Micro 975: The Shape of Water [END]

[Boonskiies]

Micro 975:

A film by Guillermo del Toro

Player List

1. Punpun
   [Man + ????]
   
2. Tayl0r Swift
   
   
3. Creature
   
   
4. The Bulge
   derp
   
   
5. Venus and Mars
   [Nancy Drew 39 + Shiro]
   
6. Alchemist21
   
   
7. Gamma Emerald
   
   
8. Infinity 324

Living Players

1. Creature - VT
   
2. Venus and Mars - Vanilla Town Neighbor
   
3. Alchemist21 - Town 1 shot Tracker

Dead

Punpun

,

faded

Day 1

,

Town Bunyip

Gamma Emerald

,

died

Night 1

,

Town Night 2 Bulletproof Neighbor

Tayl0r Swift

,

faded

Day 2

,

Mafia Ascetic Neighbor

Infinity 324

,

died

Night 2

,

Town 1-shot Weak Friendly Neighbor

The Bulge

,

faded

Day 3

,

Mafia Goon

Important Links

Day 1 Begins
Vote Count 1.02
Vote Count 1.03
Vote Count 1.04
Vote Count 1.05
Vote Count 1.06
Vote Count 1.07
Vote Count 1.08
Vote Count 1.09
Vote Count 1.10
Night 1 Begins

Day 2 Begins
Vote Count 2.02
Vote Count 2.03

[Boonskiies]

Rules:
Because Rules are there to CONTAIN the FUN!

The Basics:

1] Play to win. Nobody wants to be a loser.
2] Do not take screenshots or directly quote any of the PMs that I send you. Doing so will result in a mod-kill. Pretending to break this rule is the same as actually breaking 3] You may paraphrase, but use caution. When in doubt, run it by me first.
4] Do not edit any of your posts, if you have the ability to do so.
5] Do not use encrypted text, hidden text, small text, or any other hard-to-read text when posting.
6] Once you have been faded or killed, you are out of the game. Do not post anymore until the game is over. "Bah" post if you need to, but eh...
7] Do not talk about this game with anybody else outside of this thread unless your role PM explicitly says that you can.
8] Heated discussion is fine, but personal attacks, insults, flaming, and poor sportsmanship are not. Please don't be a jerk to your fellow players. If I feel that your behavior is preventing other players from enjoying the game, I reserve the right to force-replace or mod-kill you.
9] Do not talk about ongoing games. Like really, come on...

Day, Night, and Twilight:

9] Each Day phase will last for

10 days

, and each Night phase will last for two days.
10] Players may continue to talk during

Twilight

, including the player that has been faded.
11] If you do not send me your Night action before the specified deadline, I will assume that you are not performing an action on that night, unless your role specifically requires an action, in which case a randomizer will be used to complete the action.
12] If you know you will be unavailable during a Night phase, you may send me your night action during the preceding Day phase if you so desire.
13] Deadline extension requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
14] Factional abilities may be used alongside role abilities as long as the role ability doesn't specifically state otherwise.

Voting:

15] Please post all votes and unvotes using either the bold tag or the vote tag. Nicknames are fine, as long as I can understand them. Votes should look like this:

Vote:Boonskiies

or VOTE: Boon.
16] Unvotes are helpful, but not necessary.
17] Please refrain from engaging in any kind of voting trickery. If it looks like a vote, I'm counting it as a vote.
18] A

Fade

will only occur when a majority (more than 50% of all possible votes) is reached. The number of votes needed to hammer will be included with every vote count.
19] If a majority is not reached by the deadline, there will be no execution on that Day.
20] Once a hammer occurs, no votes or unvotes will prevent the execution from happening.
21] Additional votes include VOTE: No Fade to end the Day with no fade (which will also require a majority) and VOTE: Draw to end the game in a draw (which will require 100% agreement from all living players).

Activity:

22] You will be expected to post at least once every 48 hours. If you go more than 48 hours without posting, you will be prodded.
23] If you receive a prod, you will have 24 hours to post in the game thread. If you do not respond to your prod within 24 hours, you will be replaced. Additionally, if I have to prod you more than three times, you will be replaced.
24] If you know that you will have limited access to the game for more than a few days, please let me know either in the thread or via PM.

Communication with the Moderator:

25] I may be pretty close to perfect, but I do still make mistakes every now and then. If you notice an error with the vote counts, deadlines, or anything else related to the game, please let me know and I will correct the issue.
26] I will not answer any role-related questions in the game thread. If you have any questions about your role, the (theoretical) roles of any other players in the game, or (theoretical) role interactions, send me a PM. Do not try to trick me into confirming a player's role. I will not be amused.
27] If you need to get my attention, just include @Mod or @Boon in your post. Also, bolding will help catch my eye.

Miscellaneous:

28] Even if my Checklist states no to Scum day talk or no to Multitasking, these can still be in the game with the corresponding roles. Encryptor and Multitasking modifier, for instance.
29] If you have any problems with another player, send me a PM and I will do my best to resolve the issue.
30] If a player is mod-killed during the Day phase, then that Day will end immediately.

31] My color is Turquoise. (#008080) DON’T USE IT.

32] The flavor text is for entertainment purposes only. Analyze it at your own risk.
33] Do not ask me to mod-kill, force-replace, or discipline any other player in the game. That is my decision to make, not yours.
34] As the moderator, my word is final. Please respect my instructions and my decisions.
35] I reserve the right to change these rules during the game if necessary. If this happens, I will inform everybody of the rule change in the thread.
36] In addition to these rules, all site-wide rules also apply.
37] Claiming color code, timestamps, spelling, or any other form of non-public information is prohibited.
38] If the game happens to have multiple scum factions, I will play the game out through. If only scum remain, and all scum end up dying or all living on the final night, the game will be a joint win between scum factions. Basically, I will not play an extra night if scum come in to the day in a 1-1 or a 1-1-1 situation. The normal mafia win conditions would come into play prior to the night happening, so it would become a joint win at the point. If town lives in the 1-1-1 situation, the night will play out if it isn't an auto win.
39] Go ahead. Find a loophole in my rules. Abuse of a loophole may end with a mod-kill.
40] I live in California, and have Pacific Standard Time.
40] You may notice that this is a second Rule 40. I am the mod. I have the right to do this because in the end, what I say goes.

Sample Vanilla Townie:

41] At least one person will receive this PM.

Welcome, [insert player name here], you are a

Vanilla Townie

.

Abilities:

• During the day, you can vote and talk
• You do nothing special.

Win condition:

You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated and there is at least one town player alive.

Game thread is here. Confirm by replying to this PM with your role name.

[Boonskiies]

Sending Role PM's out now. When 7 of 8 people confirm, I will begin the game.

ALL ROLE PM'S HAVE BEEN SENT OUT

[Boonskiies]

Day 1

Vote Count 1.01

Actor Doug Jones portrayed both the Asset in The Shape of Water and Ape Sabian (Hell Boy), both based off The Creature from the Black Lagoon, both directed by Guillermo del Toro.

Not Voting [8]:

Sailor Senshi, Tayl0r Swift, Punpun, derp, Gamma Emerald, Alchemist21, Infinity 324, Creature

With

8

alive, it takes

5

to

Fade

.

Day 1

ends in

(expired on 2020-11-01 20:00:00)

on

November 1st.

Mod Notes

: Enjoy the game! It will begin as soon as 7 confirmations are in!

[Gamma Emerald]

I’m gonna actually play this later. For now I need to wallow in despair and make plans.

[punpun]

4 layers of unmoving stocks is what I need to boot myself up for this game.

VOTE: Gamma

Mr. Emerald over here is like a fish in the sea, he sees the hurricane coming and what does he do? He transforms into a bird. It's beautiful, but tragic.

[punpun]

~pun

[Infinity 324]

VOTE: gamma

[Alchemist21]

VOTE: Creature

I know nothing about this theme but apparently it’s about some sort of creature so we start by voting out the Creature.

[Sailor Senshi]

Vote creature

Classic scum creature not posting.

~Venus

[Creature]

Being met with lame name puns/jokes is not an inspiring start.

[punpun]

It's RVS, like the Tom and Jerry episode that plays before the hard hitting world war 1 documentary. Was Creature expecting the tragic character death before any of the buildup or character development?

~pun

[Gamma Emerald]

Btw my role is pretty yikes so don’t expect me to be worth much mechanically
It seems like it’s gonna be a slurry of negative utility

[Gamma Emerald]

VOTE: punpun
2 votes isn’t even halfway to a fade. I don’t think much of Creature’s reaction to votes on him but yours seems a little pre-emptively defensive.

[punpun]

Are you sure "defensive" is the word you're looking for? What would I need to be defensive about?

~pun

[Gamma Emerald]

I’m not sure, but I didn’t want to spend 15 minutes thinking of what I was trying to say exactly. I think you’re trying to act like a good guy early and appeal to Creature by being inquisitive towards those who press him.

[Gamma Emerald]

To reference the lexicon of the mod, it feels like a very early guardian angel pocket attempt.

[punpun]

11 in normal-speak: "It's RVS, Creature. What did you expect?"

Gamma is like an actor up on the stage. He sees a bouquet of roses walk into the spotlight, and what does he do? He burns the roses. With a flamethrower.

~pun

[Gamma Emerald]

Okay then, I read the intent quite wrong in that case.
But please at least fix the purple prose so that doesn’t happen again.

[Alchemist21]

Yeah, not sure how Gamma got that wrong.

But I don’t think scum Gamma would willfully misinterpret a post then push it with bad articulation this early in the game.

[Gamma Emerald]

But would I push it with bad articulation after unintentionally misinterpreting it as scum? Because that’s the facts of what happened.

[Alchemist21]

Vote creature

Classic scum creature not posting.

~Venus

Btw if y’all are going by Sailor Scout names when you sign you should probably still post a guide of who’s who.

[punpun]

Yeah, I don't think it's intentional.

The purple prose is here to stay, Gamma. Although, it could be repainted to green or even cyan if you prefer?

~pun

[Gamma Emerald]

Mercury = Krazy
Venus = Shiro
Mars = Nancy Drew 39

Played with the hydra in a past game so I know which is which.

[Gamma Emerald]

Yeah, I don't think it's intentional.

The purple prose is here to stay, Gamma. Although, it could be repainted to green or even cyan if you prefer?

~pun

I don’t mind the purple prose, I just want it made clearer what the message is underneath the coat of paint.