PenguinPower's Mini Normal Review, May 2018

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Setup Info

Opening Post:

Welcome to Mini [insert number here] – Otters vs. Penguins

Reviewed by (x,y)

Player List:

Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Player 4
Player 5
Player 6
Player 7
Player 8
Player 9
Player 10
Player 11
Player 12
Player 13

* = prod

Spoiler: Living Players

Alive players

Spoiler: Dead Players

No one...yet

Spoiler: Important Events

Nothing has happened!

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Rules Post:

Rules

Rules shamelessly stolen from various moderators.

General Rules

1. All site rules apply here.
2. You may not quote private Moderator-supplied information (real or otherwise) of any kind
3. There is to be NO personal communication outside of the forum postings unless your role PM specifically allows it.

If someone contacts you outside the game, report it to me IMMEDIATELY

4. This game will start with a Day phase
5. No ciphers, encryption, extremely small text, or other similar tactics.
6. If you have the ability to edit, refrain from doing so.
7. It's your responsibility to read and understand all of the rules.

Activity

1. Aim for one post every 48 hours at a minimum.
2. After 48 hours of no activity, I will prod the inactive player
3. A prodded player has 48 hours to respond to my prod with a

substantive post in game

, after which time a replacement search will begin. I abhor prodging.
4. A player who has been prodded 3 times will be subject to replacement with no further notice
5. If you plan on being inactive for more than 48 hours, PM the Mod to notify you plan on being V/LA.
6. If you plan to have regularly scheduled V/LA period (e.g. the weekend) please PM the mod to notify

Deadlines

1. Days will last 14 days
2. Nights will last 48 hours
3. Extensions may be given out in extreme circumstances, and is up to the discretion of the Mod
4. If you have a role with a Night action, your action is due to the Mod by the posted deadline. If no action is received by the posted deadline, you may forfeit your action(s). Players with a Night action may submit a "No Action" PM to indicate to the Mod you do not wish to perform your action.

Player Rules/Voting

1. A simple majority of all living players must agree on one person (via voting) for a Lynch to occur (simple majority = ½ # of living players +1, rounded down). If no one has a simple majority of votes at deadline a No Lynch will occur.
2. Votes should use Vote Tags or they may not be counted (

Code: Select all

[vote]Player[/vote]

). Use them.
3. Unvotes use Unvote Tags or they may not be counted (

Code: Select all

[unvote]Player[/unvote]

). Unvotes are helpful, but not required. I will love you if you use them.
4. You may VOTE: No Lynch - a simple majority (as described above) of No Lynch votes will result in a No Lynch and a move to the Night phase.
5. Votes/Unvotes should be placed on a line all by themselves to make them easier for everyone to see, or they may not be counted. Do this.
6. Votes in quotes, spoiler tags or otherwise hidden will not be counted.
7. Votes that misspell or have other minor errors will be counted as normal as long as I understand what you are getting at.
8. Once a player has reached a simple majority of votes no further unvoting will change their fate. Tough.
9. When a player is lynched the game enters twilight until the Mod posts a death scene; all players may continue to post.
10. If you are killed (either via lynch or night kill) you may no longer post except for

one

brief “Bah!”-type post that contains that must contain a cute image of a Penguin.

Misc Rules

1.

This

is my color. I don't like to share, so don't use it.
2. I'm perfect, but there may be an appearance of a mistake on occasion. This is intentional. Please PM me privately to address. I will correct any of these intentional mistakes where possible, but there may be situations that I cannot. Sorry. Be at peace knowing those were intentional as well.
3.

Bold all requests to the Mod so that I don't intentionally miss them.

4. Rule violations will be dealt with based upon severity - up to a Modkill - at the sole discretion of the Mod
5. Any situation not specifically covered in the above Rules is subject to Mod discretion and will be handled as the Mod sees fit to address. Live with it.
6. Factional abilities may be used alongside role abilities as long as the role ability doesn't specifically state otherwise.

Spoiler: Sample Role PM

You are a

Vanilla Townie!

You do not have any actions or special abilities. Your vote is your only ability to support town.
You win when all scum factions are eliminated, and town has at least 1 player left standing.
Thread {linked when you click on it} is located here!
Please confirm by responding to this PM with your role and alignment

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Role PMs:

Spoiler: Vanilla Townie

You are a

Vanilla Townie!

You do not have any actions or special abilities. Your vote is your only ability to support town.
You win when all scum factions are eliminated, and town has at least 1 player left standing.
Game Thread {linked when you click on it} is located here!
Please confirm by responding to this PM with your role and alignment

Spoiler: Universal Backup

You are a

Town Universal Backup

After the first power role has died, you will inherit their role. If the first roles to die are multiple people at night, you will inherit one of those roles randomly.
You win when all scum factions are eliminated, and town has at least 1 player left standing.
Game Thread {linked when you click on it} is located here!
Please confirm by responding to this PM with your role and alignment

Spoiler: Town Ascetic

You are a

Town Ascetic!

During the night phase, any actions which target you are ignored aside from those which would kill you.
You win when all scum factions are eliminated, and town has at least 1 player left standing.
Game Thread {linked when you click on it} is located here!
Please confirm by responding to this PM with your role and alignment

Spoiler: Town Ascetic Mason

You are a

Town Ascetic!

You share a Masonry with {y}. During the night phase, any actions which target you are ignored aside from those which would kill you.
You win when all scum factions are eliminated, and town has at least 1 player left standing.
Your private chat is linked here: {link}
Game Thread {linked when you click on it} is located here!
Please confirm by responding to this PM with your role and alignment

Spoiler: Town Mason

You are a

Town Mason!

You share a Masonry with {x}
You win when all scum factions are eliminated, and town has at least 1 player left standing.
Your private chat is linked here: {link}
Game Thread {linked when you click on it} is located here!
Please confirm by responding to this PM with your role and alignment

Spoiler: Town Cop

You are a

Town Cop!

You may investigate one player every night. You will be notified of their alignment at the end of the night.
You win when all scum factions are eliminated, and town has at least 1 player left standing.
Game Thread {linked when you click on it} is located here!
Please confirm by responding to this PM with your role and alignment

Spoiler: Town Rolestopper

You are a

Town Rolestopper!

During the night, you may target one player. If successful, any night actions targeting the player will fail.
You win when all scum factions are eliminated, and town has at least 1 player left standing.
Game Thread {linked when you click on it} is located here!
Please confirm by responding to this PM with your role and alignment

Spoiler: Mafia Rolecop

You are a

Mafia Rolecop!

You may target one player per night phase. At the end of the night phase, you will be informed of their role but not their alignment. Vanilla Townies and Mafia Goons will both return “Vanilla.” If you are roleblocked, you will receive no result.
You win when the town faction is dead, and you have at least 1 mafia member left remaining.
Your partners are,

{name then role}

, and

{name then role}

Your private chat is linked here: {link}
Game Thread {linked when you click on it} is located here!
Please confirm by responding to this PM with your role and alignment

Spoiler: Mafia Goon

You are a

Mafia Goon!

You have no special ability, but your vote serves to help the mafia win!
You win when the town faction is dead, and you have at least 1 mafia member left remaining.
Your partners are,

{name then role}

, and

{name then role}

Your private chat is linked here: {link}
Game Thread {linked when you click on it} is located here!
Please confirm by responding to this PM with your role and alignment.

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Setup:
=TOWN=
Town Ascetic
Town Mason
Town Ascetic Mason
Town Universal Backup
Town Cop
Town Rolestopper
Vanilla Townie
Vanilla Townie
Vanilla Townie
Vanilla Townie
=SCUM=
Mafia Rolecop
Mafia Goon
Mafia Goon
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Results PMs:

Spoiler: Killed)

You were killed!

Spoiler: Cop Results - Town

[player name] is innocent.

Spoiler: Cop Results - Mafia

[player name] is guilty.

Spoiler: Neighborized

You have been invited to join the neighborhood! [Link to Neighborhood PT]

Spoiler: Day Start

Wake up! Day [number] has begun! [Link to Game Thread]

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Primary reviewer: Firebringer
Secondary reviewer: Something_Smart

[PenguinPower]

Yes, I think it needs some modification. The two town-aligned aesthetic roles are non-negotiable.

Help!

[PenguinPower]

Also

Spoiler:

Otters lose

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obligatory.

(I have nothing against it, i'm just still mad at this game kinda)

[PenguinPower]

Ha! I forgot you were in that. I had a lot of fun

[Something_Smart]

Hi!

Implosion, as the secondary, should I wait to give my thoughts until Fire has given his suggestion?

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Nah, feel free to give thoughts as soon as you have them.

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Also I also forgot that you were in that game when I linked it >.>

Or rather, I have distant memories of the game with two ascetics, and distant memories of that game where penguin was town and i townread him for being different from his newbie game, and i forgot that they were the same game

[Something_Smart]

Thanks implosion.

I think it's quite townsided. Two conftowns plus at least one, and probably more, from the cop, plus probably one or more from the UB inheriting mason or cop, plus the rolestopper probably being cleared if they get a save on one of the numerous conftowns.

[Firebringer]

Yo penguin power
How’s life man?

I haven’t looked at your setup at all but I will give it a peek for normalcy tonight and hopefully balance thoughts shortly after.
I am sure normalcy will be fine.

[Firebringer]

I will echo Something smart here that this is a bit too townsided.

It’s fine on normalcy

I think remove the universal back up and limit cop in some way and setup is good.

[PenguinPower]

Remove UB and make Cop odd-night?

[PenguinPower]

How’s life man?

Better than it has been the past three weeks. Thanks!

[PenguinPower]

How’s life man?

Better than it has been the past three weeks. Thanks!

[Firebringer]

Remove UB and make Cop odd-night?

Yeah I would be fine with this

[Firebringer]

How’s life man?

Better than it has been the past three weeks. Thanks!

Good to hear man, sucks with you being sick and stuff.
Fight the disease!

[PenguinPower]

Setup:
=TOWN=
Town Ascetic
Town Mason
Town Ascetic Mason
Town Odd-Night Cop
Town Rolestopper
Vanilla Townie
Vanilla Townie
Vanilla Townie
Vanilla Townie
Vanilla Townie
=SCUM=
Mafia Rolecop
Mafia Goon
Mafia Goon

Modified Cop PM:

Spoiler: Town Odd-Night Cop

You are a Town Odd-Night Cop!
You may investigate one player every odd-numbered night (Night 1, 3, 5, etc). You will be notified of their alignment at the end of the night.
You win when all scum factions are eliminated, and town has at least 1 player left standing.
Game Thread {linked when you click on it} is located here!
Please confirm by responding to this PM with your role and alignment

[Firebringer]

Approved with Fire

[Something_Smart]

Still think it's a bit townsided, especially with follow-the-cop shenanigans. Even if cop claims D2 it's unlikely scum will stop it from getting another investigation out. (Since they're likely to burn one shot at the cop N2 and then cop gets a result even if they hit the rolestopper N3).

[Firebringer]

A bit townsided is fine.

[PenguinPower]

I can change Rolestopper to Jailkeeper?

[Something_Smart]

I do think that would be better, if you want to change it.

[PenguinPower]

Setup:
=TOWN=
Town Ascetic
Town Mason
Town Ascetic Mason
Town Odd-Night Cop
Town Jailkeeper
Vanilla Townie
Vanilla Townie
Vanilla Townie
Vanilla Townie
Vanilla Townie
=SCUM=
Mafia Rolecop
Mafia Goon
Mafia Goon

Town JK PM:

Spoiler: Town Jailkeeper Role PM

You are a Town Jailkeeper!

You may target one player per night phase. This player will be protected from kills and be prevented from using their own action, if they have one, during that night phase. You cannot target yourself.

You win when all scum factions are eliminated, and town has at least 1 player left standing.

Game Thread {linked when you click on it} is located here!

Please confirm by responding to this PM with your role and alignment