Thomas Pynchon
Edgar Allan Poe
Spinning Paper
Charlie Kaufmann
Oscar Wilde
Mark Z. Danielewski
Rucks
Gone but not forgotten (16/24):
Spoiler:
Terry Goodkind,
Neutral Rape Enthusiast
, killed by a "chicken that is not a chicken" pre-game
Bret Easton Ellis,
Vanilla Townie
, lynched Day 1
David Foster Wallace,
Vanilla Townie
, killed Night 1
The Daily Bugle,
Vanilla Townie
, killed Night 1
Jane Austen,
Mafia Roleblocker
, killed in gladiatorial combat Day 2
William Shakespeare,
Mafia 2-shot Strongman
, lynched Day 2
Gregory Williamson,
One-shot Lightning Rod
, killed Night 2
James Joyce,
Mafia Jack-of-All-Trades
, lynched Day 3
Gertrude Stein,
Vanilla Townie
, lynched Day 4
Marion Zimmer Bradley,
Doctor
, killed Night 4
Lemony Snicket,
Mafia Watcher
, lynched Day 5
Dr Seuss,
1-shot Gladiator
, killed Night 5
Confucius
Moliere
,
Prostitute
, killed Night 5
Hulk Hogan,
Mafia Fruit Vendor
, lynched Day 6
God,
1-shot neighborizer
, killed Night 6
EL James,
Nurse
, died Night 6
TS Eliot,
2-shot Mafia Ninja
, lynched Day 7
Books burned:
Nobody, hopefully.
General Rules
1) Starting and Ending States:
All roles that can communicate at Night may do during pregame. The game will end when one faction has fulfilled its win condition, unless otherwise specified.
2) Day Procedures:
Each player may discuss the game and cast a single vote at a time against people they want to lynch. Day ends when either the deadline hits or a strict majority of the votes are on one person.
3) Voting:
Votes should be in
bold
in order for them to count, for instance:
Vote: HP Lovecraft
. You may also use the VOTE: tags if you desire. If you wish to vote for a different player, you don't need to unvote. As long as I can tell who you're voting for, I don't care if you abbreviate someone's name when you vote them.
4) No Lynch:
As an alternative to voting for someone, you may
Vote: No Lynch
, but for it to take effect, enough players must vote No Lynch that it would be impossible to form any other majority.
5) Deadlines:
D1 deadline will be 4 weeks. Every day from then on will have a strict deadline of 3 weeks, unless a ridiculous amount of replacements are needed.
6) Mass Inactivity:
In an act of pure villainy, I may shorten the deadline if I deem the activity level is unsatisfactory. You will be warned if I want you fellows to pick up the pace.
7) Deadline Lynches:
If no single player has enough votes for a lynch at the deadline, the result is No Lynch and the game proceeds to Night. Deadlines are there for a reason.
8) Twilight:
After someone receives the majority vote, everyone may still discuss the game, but votes and unvotes will not be considered - the person voted for by the majority will be lynched regardless. Twilight will last until I waltz in and post a death scene (which can be quite short, but never really long)
9) Night Length and Procedures:
The topic will be locked at Night. If your Role PM specifies that you have a Night Action, you may follow the instructions on that PM to use it. Barring extenuating circumstances, Nights will not last longer than 3 RL days.
10) Night Action Resubmission:
If you have to PM a choice to the mod (i.e. the name of someone you want to kill/protect/investigate), you may change your choice at any time during the Night by sending The Mod another PM with the new choice. The most recent choice will be honored.
11) Night Action Priority:
This game will use
Spoiler: this NAR
Copy
Hide
Bus
Block
Redirect
Protect
Miscellaneous
Kill
Doctor
Recruit
Inspect
12) Bolding Stuff:
Bolding something is how you get the mod to notice it. It's that simple.
13) Mod Color:
If The Mods needs to edit your post, it will be done in
b
o
l
d
e
d
,
r
a
i
n
b
o
w
f
o
n
t
. Don't impersonate me, or I'll cut off your thumbs and feed them to you.
14) Activity, Prods, and Replacements:
You will be prodded if three days have passed since your last post. You will be replaced if you do not post after another 24 hours, or if you need to be prodded three times throughout the game. If you know ahead of time that you will not be able to participate for at least 48 hours, go ahead and announce it in-thread so nobody (such as the mod) thinks you're lurking. I reserve the right to blacklist flakers or people who maliciously replace out.
15) "Last Words" for replacements:
If you request replacement, you may PM me a message that you would like to have passed on to the person who replaces you.
16) "Bah!" Posts:
If your player slot is killed off, it's probably because people don't want you around. Unless your role specifically states you can keep talking/voting/playing parcheesi with me, you are allowed one informationless "bah" post and then scram til endgame. Special mechanics can of course overlap
17) Outside Discussion:
Don't discuss this game outside of this thread with anyone unless your Role PM lets you do otherwise.
18) Post Editing:
Editing or deleting posts is not allowed (and usually not possible). Doublepost with your changes instead.
19) Mod and PM quoting:
For role PMs, If you quote it, you will be modkilled. You can send me the reformulation (I'm pretty loose with reformulation) and I will tell you if posting it is allowed or if it needs further modifications. If you quote a PM from me, you will be terminated (barring questions about rules or something).
20) Modkills:
Breaking any of the above three rules (or flagrantly violating Rule 16) will result in you getting modkilled. Modkills can be retroactive. If a living player breaks any of these rules, the day may or may not end, depending on what would disadvantage that player's faction the most. In addition, getting modkilled results in an instant loss for that player, along with my general hatred. In short, follow the rules, don't be a dick.
21) Small/Invisible text:
You may use smaller text if it amuses you, as long as it's not meant to bypass a rule. As in, no hidden messages or shit like that. I will fuck you up for fucking with my game.
22) Win Mentality:
Play to win.
23) Policy:
Have fun. Or else. And remember, it's a game - keep it classy and don't take things personally; everyone's doing what they have to to win.
24) Setup Design:
The roles were fully randomized. There is no correlation between author and role. Do not try to outguess the mod.
25) Flavor:
As you all know, you are required to post in the style of your chosen author. This is a post restriction. I hope this does not become an issue, but if you repeatedly refuse to post in this manner, I will be forced to replace you.
This is a sample role PM.
You have no special abilities.
Active Powers:
1. Suffrage
Passive Powers:
2. You win with the town
Last edited by HP Lovecraft on Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:35 pm, edited 36 times in total.
The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.
Per request, and after my own careful consideration, I have prodded "a whole mess of folks". Hopefully this will solve some of the reluctance many of you have with respect to posting.
The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.
I have extended the deadline a bit and sent out a massive round of prods. I've been very pleased with all of your writing. I just want to see more of it from most of you. I implore our absent friends: please take some time and post a bit more frequently. Don't let the game die.
The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.
OOC: @MOD, may we get a few days deadline extension? East coast is currently getting hit by a hurricane and there is power outage in many places (and I fear I may get a blackout soon also).
You will receive an extension. I and the rest of the moderation team have been very pleased with the amount of posting that has happened since our last activity reminder. We are figuring out a way to ease the role-playing requirements of the game so as to make more frequent posting easier for the more involved alter-egos.
Also stay safe.
The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.
Activity seems to have picked up a bit. The mod team is still discussing what is to be done about activity as a whole. It is likely that we will seek replacements during a long night and issue a new and more relaxed post restriction. If you guys want to help us recruit players to get the replacement situation fixed more quickly, that would be just ducky.
Happy Halloween!
Last edited by HP Lovecraft on Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:26 pm, edited 1 time in total.
The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.
, was lynched day 1. Night starts now. Night actions are due by 11/12 at 1PM EST. We will be sending a PM detailing the changes to the post restriction.
Last edited by HP Lovecraft on Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:01 am, edited 2 times in total.
The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.
ooc: Alright folks, here's how it's going to be. We have obviously had a pretty serious activity problem with this game. The mod team has talked it over, and I've given it a lot of thought. While you still need to post with your alts, you're free to post OOC in every post you make. I'm not going to prescribe a specific way of going about the implementation of OOC posting, I just want you to find a way to post more frequently than we have been to this point. As I've said before, I have been very impressed with how well you are all writing in your author voices, and that being the theme of this game, I certainly don't want that to stop. However, the need for actual words to get on the page in support of some kind of mafia game is more important than my desire to read pretty words and phrases. The game is going to go live tomorrow. I hope you've had enough time to recoup and resolve yourselves to participating a bit more diligently.
We're going to have at least one replacement coming into the game tomorrow, and I'm searching for one or two more. If you want to refer anyone to me who you think would be interested in playing, please let me know.
tl;dr you can post more OOC. lol replacements.
The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.
ooc: All flavor has been updated. We are hopefully full up on replacements, although we might see one or two more before we are done removing the deadwood. May Yog-Sothoth bless our efforts!
The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.
the main behind ee cummings is having terrible internet issues and therefore requested replacement.
the main behind Fred Phelps approached me during the night and requested to change authors because this person had become uncomfortable writing in that manner. I have let them switch to their second choice author, the one and only Hulk Hogan
tl;dr
TS Eliot replaces ee cummings
Hulk Hogan replaces Fred Phelps (although it needs to be understood that this is the same user. please refrain from attempting to metagame this replacement)
The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.