About a month or so back you had auditions for a new reality show called
La Isla de la Muerte. You didn't really know what the title meant—you just thought it had a nice-sounding Spanish name, and you're a sucker for tropical islands.
Survivor, to you, got real old real fast, and you thought this show would bring a little something special to the table.
And now here you are, along with seventeen other beach bum wannabes. You don't actually look the most photogenic on TV, but it's a nice break from the daily grind. Warm and sunny all the time you're here, the chance to swim in the ocean—something you've never done all your life—and most importantly, much-needed time off the grid, what with all your senseless "friends" on Facebook.
A tall man in sunglasses and a sun hat but otherwise typical business attire, apparently the host, approaches you, smoking a cigar.
"Welcome to
La Isla de la MuerteAnd now here you are, along with seventeen other beach bum wannabes. You don't actually look the most photogenic on TV, but it's a nice break from the daily grind. Warm and sunny all the time you're here, the chance to swim in the ocean—something you've never done all your life—and most importantly, much-needed time off the grid, what with all your senseless "friends" on Facebook.
A tall man in sunglasses and a sun hat but otherwise typical business attire, apparently the host, approaches you, smoking a cigar.
"Welcome to
," he says in a throaty voice. "The island of death."
So
The host continues speaking.
"Do you see that over there?" he asks, pointing to a rotting corpse in the distance. "Some of you did that. Some of you jerks took an innocent life."
Now you're looking at each other with suspicion. You have an early talk, but you've really got nothing. After the hosts lets you chatter for about fifteen seconds, he gets your attention again.
"And, more importantly, I know which of you are those jerks."
"So what do we do?" you ask, pissed off. "Are we supposed to just stand around here while we all lose our heads!?"
"No," the host responds. "You catch who killed the man... or you die trying."
"This is one crazy-ass hell of a show," you mumble to yourself. "But we all signed the contract. If that's what it takes to live, I might as well."
The host disappears. You wonder whether he's in hiding, since he didn't look the most well-intentioned of people. But you have more important things to deal with, so you're getting right to it.
So
THAT'S
what it means, you realize. A few of you gasp, but there wasn't really anybody anything could do. You're all stuck here for now.The host continues speaking.
"Do you see that over there?" he asks, pointing to a rotting corpse in the distance. "Some of you did that. Some of you jerks took an innocent life."
Now you're looking at each other with suspicion. You have an early talk, but you've really got nothing. After the hosts lets you chatter for about fifteen seconds, he gets your attention again.
"And, more importantly, I know which of you are those jerks."
"So what do we do?" you ask, pissed off. "Are we supposed to just stand around here while we all lose our heads!?"
"No," the host responds. "You catch who killed the man... or you die trying."
"This is one crazy-ass hell of a show," you mumble to yourself. "But we all signed the contract. If that's what it takes to live, I might as well."
The host disappears. You wonder whether he's in hiding, since he didn't look the most well-intentioned of people. But you have more important things to deal with, so you're getting right to it.
GENERAL GAME RULES
Unless contradicted by your role PM:
- Votes must be in vote tags to count. Unvote tags are not required before voting someone else, but can help with clarity. A majority of votes is required to lynch—no exceptions. You may also vote No Lynch; if the majority does so, day will end early without a lynch.
- Day 1 will last 1 real-life day per signed-up (not necessarily living) player or until a majority lynch. Each day after that will be 3 days longer than the unused time from the day before it, with a guarantee of half a day per living player and never to exceed 125% of the initial Day 1 length, unrounded. Modkills that continue the day add 3 days to the time limit, subject to the same range. A table with the maximum day length for any of my games from 5 to 32 players is available here.
- Prods go out after 48 hours of inactivity. If you do not respond to a prod within 24 hours or I have to prod you a third time, I will replace you.
- The mod's color is purple. Don't use it.
- Do not pretend to break the rules or encourage others to break the rules.
- If something needs my attention, PM me or bold the word "Mod" followed by what you want to tell me.
RULES SPECIFIC TO THIS GAME
THIS IS A BASTARD MOD GAME.
Expect me to get you to hate me on purpose. Experience with other theme games is strongly encouraged.[/list]
BACKUP MOD:
ViSAMPLE ROLE PM
StrangerCoug, you are a. You like tropical paradises, sure enough, but some corrupt TV network executive pulled a bait and switch on you—this clearly isn't a tropical paradise. It's a war zone. It's still a game, but one you damn well better win: Vote all the murderers off the island.vanilla townie
You have no gun, no badge, no first aid kit, no magic thingamajiggers, absolutely nothing special except for three things—survival skills, your brain, and voting abilities. But those three things are all you need to get out of this excuse of a reality TV show alive!
You win when all threats to La Isla de la Muerte have been eliminated from the game.
Please PM me back acknowledging that you understand and confirm your role. The thread is here and you're in a day start.
IMPORTANT LINKS
Day 1 start | Day 1 end
Day 2 start | Day 2 end
Day 3 start | Day 3 end
Day 4 start | Day 4 end
Day 5 start | Day 5 end
Day 6 start | Day 6 end
Day 7 start | Day 7 end/Endgame
Spoiler: ALIVE (2/18)
Spoiler: DEAD (16/18)
