Welcome to Newbie 1687! The Mafia has infiltrated your town and killed the mayor!
It's up to you to discover the identities of the bad guys and bring peace back to your home!
Do not quote your role PM or any other PM/QT communication from the mod.
Do not contact any player in or outside of the game about the game.
Do not use encrypted or hard-to-see text (including "invisible" text, text below the 50% text size option, or text hidden via BBCode (not including spoilered text)).
Do not edit or delete posts in this thread. If you made a formatting mistake, I will fix it for you (if it doesn't change the content of the post).
Activity
If a player doesn't post in-game after a period of 48 hours, other players may request a prod of that player.
If a player doesn't post in-game after a period of 72 hours and another player hasn't made a request, I will prod that player.
If a player is prodded, that player has 24 hours to make an in-game post before a replacement will be found.
If a player receives multiple prods and/or prod-dodges excessively, that player will be subject to a force-replace.
If you are going to be absent for a specific period of time, please let me know ahead of time!
Votes and Lynching
Votes must be in the format of VOTE: Player Name or
VOTE: Player Name
. Abbreviations, missing punctuation, and misspellings will be accepted as long as it is obvious to me who is being voted for. If I perceive it as a vote, it will count as a vote.
Unvotes are not necessary to change a vote.
A player will be lynched if a majority of the players have voted for that player.
You may vote for a
No Lynch
. If a majority of players vote for a No Lynch, the game will proceed to Night without a lynch.
All living players, including the lynchee, may continue to post until I lock the thread.
Once I have posted your death scene, you may not post ("bah" posts are not allowed).
Behavior
Harassment of an individual player is NOT permitted. While this is a competitive game, no personal attacks will be tolerated.
Always play to your win condition.
Do not discuss this game anywhere else with anyone else unless your role allows you to.
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 1:37 am
by Zaicon
Game Setup
This game is using the standard Newbie Game setup, Matrix6. One row or one column will be randomly chosen from the table below and the remaining six roles will be filled in by Mafia Goons and Vanilla Townies as appropriate to create a total of 2 Mafia-aligned players and 7 Town-aligned players.
A
B
C
1
Town Jailkeeper
Vanilla Townie
Mafia Goon
2
Mafia Roleblocker
Town Cop
Town Doctor
3
Town 1-Shot Bulletproof
Mafia Goon
Town Tracker
Please note:
The Mafia must specify who is performing what Night action when the actions are submitted.
In applicable situations, a Roleblocker's action will resolve before a Jailkeeper's action.
In applicable situations, a Mafia Roleblocker has the option of submitting both roleblocks and kills, even when the Mafia Goon is still alive.
Spoiler: List of Role PMs
Role PM wrote:You are a
Vanilla Townie
.
Abilities
During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched.
During the Night, you may sleep.
Win Condition
You win when all threats to the Town are eliminated and at least one Town-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to PM me. Please confirm your participation in this game by responding to this PM with your role name. The game thread is here.
Role PM wrote:You are a
Town Cop
.
Abilities
During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched.
During the Night, you may investigate one player by sending me the name of your target via PM. At the end of the Night, you will receive a result in the form of
You believe [target] to be [Guilty/Not Guilty]
. If you did not successfully investigate someone, you will receive
No Result
.
Win Condition
You win when all threats to the Town are eliminated and at least one Town-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to PM me. Please confirm your participation in this game by responding to this PM with your role name. The game thread is here.
Role PM wrote:You are a
Town Doctor
.
Abilities
During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched.
During the Night, you may protect one player by sending me the name of your target via PM. You may not target yourself. You will not be informed as to the result of your protection.
Win Condition
You win when all threats to the Town are eliminated and at least one Town-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to PM me. Please confirm your participation in this game by responding to this PM with your role name. The game thread is here.
Role PM wrote:You are a
Town Jailkeeper
.
Abilities
During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched.
During the Night, you may place one player in Jail by sending me the name of your target via PM. They will be protected from kills and prevented from using their own ability, if they have one. You cannot target yourself.
Win Condition
You win when all threats to the Town are eliminated and at least one Town-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to PM me. Please confirm your participation in this game by responding to this PM with your role name. The game thread is here.
Role PM wrote:You are a
Town Tracker
.
Abilities
During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched.
During the Night, you may track one player by sending me the name of your target via PM. At the end of the Night, you will be told if that player targeted anyone and whom that player targeted.
Win Condition
You win when all threats to the Town are eliminated and at least one Town-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to PM me. Please confirm your participation in this game by responding to this PM with your role name. The game thread is here.
Role PM wrote:You are a
Town 1-Shot Bulletproof
.
Abilities
During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched.
You will survive the first kill attempt made on you during the Night. You will not be informed if and when this happens.
Win Condition
You win when all threats to the Town are eliminated and at least one Town-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to PM me. Please confirm your participation in this game by responding to this PM with your role name. The game thread is here.
During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched.
As a team, the Mafia may kill one player per Night by sending posting on the Mafia thread or sending me a PM with your target and which one of you will be performing the kill.
You win when the Town is eliminated and at least one Mafia-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to PM me. Please confirm your participation in this game by responding to this PM with your role name. The game thread is here.
During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched.
Individually, you may roleblock one player by sending me the name of your target via the Mafia thread or by PM. You may both roleblock and kill during the same Night.
As a team, the Mafia may kill one player per Night by posting on the Mafia thread or by sending me a PM with your target and which one of you will be performing the kill.
You win when the Town is eliminated and at least one Mafia-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to PM me. Please confirm your participation in this game by responding to this PM with your role name. The game thread is here.
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 8:17 am
by Zaicon
With 8/9 confirmed, the game can begin!
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 8:19 am
by kirroha
VOTE: Drixx
lynch the IC wooooo
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:07 am
by hawkleader3
VOTE: notachipmunk
His claim of not being a chipmunk early seems panicky
Hey guys. I'm hawkleader3 and I've been in a few mafia games. Still learning, but I've played around 6 or so games. I wish you all the best of luck
Wait, so you want the wiser person of the group to be lynched (In the first day)? And you seem happy about that?
That's like starting a PC/console game for the first time, select the tutorial in the main menu, and before the NPC can give you any tips, and info which might clear your doubts, you try to hit him/her in the face
You're the kind of (unstable) individual that I'll stay away whenever I can.
- guttsa
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:26 am
by kirroha
Drixx please come in and teach the newbies what is RVS : )
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 12:06 pm
by Drixx
↑kirroha wrote:Drixx please come in and teach the newbies what is RVS : )
Your wish is my command.
VOTE: kirroha for trying to get on my good side. Bwa ha ha. I don't have a good side!
IC Introduction:
Hello everyone. My name is Drixx and I am your IC for this game. IC is a bit of humor, standing for Inexperience Challenged. The IC is a volunteer position served by experienced players who wish to help newer folks have an enjoyable experience in their first games, and to help teach some of the basics of the game and answer any questions of mafia game theory which may arise. There are also SE players in the game, which means that they have played a certain number of games including at least one outside of the Road to Rome. SEs are not obligated to answer questions, nor are they obligated to answer honestly should they choose to answer any questions.
The IC position is not at all indicative of role or alignment, so anything I say using this color should not be used to judge my alignment. This also means that you can trust me to always be honest with you concerning questions of mafia theory, as I understand it, when I speak in this color as the game's IC. Some areas of theory are always evolving or have several viewpoints, and while I will do my best to be thorough, I also will try not to leave you with novels to read. If there are differing views, I will explain the ones I am familiar with and which particular part I agree with.
Please be aware that while I shall not lie to you in my role as IC, you should consider me just as likely as any other player in the game to be on the scum team. The roles are assigned randomly. This also means that while I will always be honest and helpful with my posts and answers about the game, you should be careful as sometimes an honest answer can be very misleading. Mafia is a game with many facets, and deception is one of the most valuable; especially for the scum team. As the game's IC, I have a private topic where I can post thoughts about the game as it progresses, and should there be any time where I choose to play differently than I would otherwise play, because I am the game's IC, I will make a note of it there so you can see after the game.
As a start: Since it takes only 5 votes on day one to lock someone, you should think carefully before placing a vote that might allow the scum team to lock a player. As the days move onward, the number of votes required lessens and placing a vote is something you will want to think about carefully. You can always state that you suspect someone. Generally this is done by using the acronym FoS, which means "Finger of Suspicion". If you place a vote that puts someone one vote away from being lynched, it is generally considered good form to put a bold warning that the player is at L-1 (Locking Votes minus 1). If a player is already at L-1, generally you should state an intent to vote and allow them time to give a final defense, reads, or make a claim.
Finally, there is plenty of time in each day phase, so be sure to discuss things with the rest of the players, ask questions, respond to questions from others, and check back in as often as you have the time. An active game is a great deal more fun than an inactive one.
Please do remember to keep things civil. A little humor never hurts, so long as it isn't in the form of a personal attack against other players. Mafia is a game that can sometimes inspire emotion, and if you get frustrated with another player, remember to attack the play and not the player. That's about it for my introductory post. If you have any questions for me, please bold them and put them on a new line starting with @Drixx or @IC to make sure that I see them, and I'll do my very best to answer it as quickly as possible.
I work as a professor in real life, so please feel free to ask as many questions as you would like; I really don't mind answering them.
Let's have a great game guys!
I've actually been under the weather with touch of winter flu; fever chills since last night. They've abated and I'm eating some chicken soup and hydrating, but I expect I'll be back shivering in bed before too much longer. Wanted to make sure I got my IC post up and let you guys know though.
@mod: V/LA 24 hours please
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 12:48 pm
by Rufus Delorian
VOTE: Hawkleader3
His claim of leading hawks sounds fishy to me.
Hi all, I've not played before but I've read through a couple of games and I think get the gist...or at least understand some of the acronyms.
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 1:45 pm
by kirroha
) : Bad Drixx. Bad OMGUS.
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 3:57 pm
by kagesong
Ummm...........not super forum smart here, sorry..... How does one get the white background for a vote????
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 5:37 pm
by notachipmunk
VOTE: Rufus Delorian
Their name reminds me of Back to the Future, and I wasn't much of a fan.
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:45 pm
by Rufus Delorian
Oddly enough, I've never actually seen the film.
Though just like the DeLorean car; I am a triumph of style over function, and my footprints set on fire when I travel through time.