Mini 2097 - Make Me Regret This Game Over

[Gamma Emerald]

Mini Theme 2097: Make Me Regret This UPick

Backup-mod + reviewer: schadd_

Pseudo reviewer as of 8/26 and all-around cool dude: RadiantCowbells

Player List:

• TemporalLich
  
• Menalque
  
• TiphaineDeath
  
• jjh927
  
• Adorable
  
• Elements
  
• mastina
  
• Korina
  
• Chemist1422
  momo
  
  
• Son Of A Shepherd
  
• Sujimichi
  EspressoPatronum
  
  
• Elbirn
  
• eth0s

Spoiler: Alive

Menalque
Adorable
mastina
Chemist1422
Sujimichi
Elbirn

Spoiler: Dead

D1: Korina was a Town Indecisive Conditional Self-Excluding Neighborhood Crafter
N1: Son of a Shepherd was a Town Informed Specific Backup
D2: Elements was a Mafia Imprecise Bloodhound
N2: TiphaineDeath was a Town Copscetic
D3: TemporalLich was a Mafia Disloyal Informed Inventor
N3: jjh was a Sensitive D4 Mass Developer
N3: eth0s was a Mafia Combined Roleblocker Rolestopper

[Gamma Emerald]

Rules

(Shamelessly stolen from Firebringer, who took from other moderators)

General

1. I am the Mod and what I say goes. I reserve the right to change the rules or force-replace players as I see fit, as well as to request modkill permissions if I deem it is necessary. If this happens, all players will be made aware of this fact.
   
2. That being said it is very possible I may make a mistake, no one's perfect, if you see a mistake, let me know. If you have questions, comments or whatever feel free to PM me.
   
3. Preface all in-thread messages to the mod with
   @Mod
   .
   
4. Punishment for breaking any of the following rules is on a case-by-case basis and is therefore not fixed.
   
5. This is a game. Play to win, and have fun, because what’s the point if it’s not fun?
   
6. DO NOT TALK ABOUT ONGOING GAMES.
   
   
7. Do not quote mod communication or out-of-thread communication. Paraphrasing of both is allowed. You may not post post-by-post logs of external communications, however you may refer to specific posts.
   
8. Do not in any way try to bait moderator action. You will be punished to the reach of my ability.
   
9. All Global Site Rules Apply
   
10. All Normal Mafia Rules Apply

Posting and Voting

1. purple
   is my color. Don't use it.
   
2. Do not use invisible, encrypted, or ridiculously small text. Everything posted in the game thread should be public. Keep font sizes above tiny as a general rule.
   
3. All votes should be written in the VOTE: Player tag. Bolded votes are acceptable but make sure to write the word vote into your vote. Unvotes are helpful, but not necessary.
   
4. Votes may
   not
   be contained inside quote, code, area, or spoiler tags.
   
5. A lynch is reached and day ends when a majority of all players, half players alive plus one, are voting for the same person. If this is not achieved by deadline a no lynch shall occur. If a mechanic changes this it will be announced in thread.

Activity and Deadlines

1. This games has day phases last 10 real life days, excepting Day 1 which will last 14 days, and night phases that last 3 real life days. Accelerated nights will always be available but everyone must opt in.
   
2. Failure to post once every 48 hours, will result in a prod.
   
3. If you fail to respond to your prod in 24 hours, you will be replaced. You may return before being replaced at the cost of an additional counted prod.
   
4. If you get three prods without improvement you will automatically be replaced.
   
5. If you are going V/LA please notify me in advance.
   
6. A replacement may request that phase be extended up to 48 hours upon replacing in.
   
7. Being V/LA over the night will result in a force replacement without notice if you have not been active during your V/LA period.
   
8. If you wish to take your old slot after replacing out, you may request to do so, however it is subject to my approval. If you replace out due to inability to get along with another player you will not be allowed to take your slot back under any circumstances.

[Gamma Emerald]

Setup Info

• Damage system: each player starts with 2 hit points. There are ways a player may take damage, as well as ways to prevent or undo damage. Taking unmitigated damage twice will result in death. Damage received in a night will not be made known to the players.
  
• Nightly updates: All players will receive nightly mod feedback containing any action results it relevant effects to the player. There exist roles that may mildly impact these messages.
  
• Miscellaneous: all private topics have encryptorless daytalk.

Spoiler: Sample Town Role PM

Gamma Emerald

Hello Gamma Emerald! You seem to be fortunate enough to have not been corrupted, so you are aligned with the town. You have been granted powers based on a table, making you a Question Answering Game Mod.

Scattered objects (Game Mod): all the other objects in the game rest on your surface, and you support them by providing moderator services such as vote counts and flips.
How do I make a table? (Question Answering): You will do your best to answer any questions relevant to the setup or mechanics honestly and impartially.

You win when all threats to the town are eliminated and at least one town is alive.

[Gamma Emerald]

So you don't get frustrated, here's a progress bar.

Pick reception:

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100%
Brainstorming:

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100
Drafting:

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100%
Finalizing:

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100%
Last touches:

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100%

[Gamma Emerald]

I've had a soft finishing point of Saturday but due to the combination of my reviewers not showing up and weather concerns I'm pushing that back to Tuesday. Sorry for the long wait but I assure you guys, it'll be worth it.

Edit 9/5/2019: should be finished tomorrow or Saturday if all goes well. Sorry for the wait, and thanks for your patience!

9/14: game is probably like 99% done being made

[Gamma Emerald]

Role PMs have gone out! Game will start when 10/13 players confirm.
Edit: Needed confirmation are in and the day will start soon

[Gamma Emerald]

Day 1 Start

Following the crazy party with the worst, Gamma Emerald decided to figure out if he could discover the issue with his clock. He had set the clock on his work table, and then left to get a drink. As he drank his water he started clearing some space on his desk, when he noticed a strange aura coming out of the clock.
Suddenly, his felt his body and mind being pulled into something. The next thing he knew he was stuck as the same work table he was just clearing. "Oh great", he thought, "I wonder how long it will take my friends to worry?"

It was almost a month later when they came to see what happened. "I know he's sometimes bad about announcing personal issues but he generally doesn't completely vanish", spoke mastina with a worried tone. "I'm sure there's some reason to this", EspressoPatronum explained.
At this point, eth0s called out, "hey guys, what's the deal with the clock?" Korina exclaimed, "oh, I think Aristophanes mentioned that the party he was at last year went crazy due to some clock, maybe it was this one?" RadiantCowbells and schadd_ then left to get something, while the rest looked at the desk, not knowing the fate that would soon befall them.

Elbirn was to first to speak, asking, "hey, why do I feel so weird?" Gamma Emerald heard this and said, "hey guys, did the clock do something to you too?" jjh927 said, "I think? What just happened?"
Gamma went on to explain, "it seems the clock is extremely cursed, and I think the curse might actually be spreading to some of the other objects on this table. We seem to be stuck as inanimate objects. I want you to see if you can't find any corrupted items. If you do, try throwing them off the table, I bet that would get them away from the click enough to break the effect.
"Okay, but how?", Menalque asked. "We don't really have limbs." Gamma suggested, "I've discovered I'm somehow capable of moving the object I'm inhabiting. The same should apply to you, so when the time comes you can group up and shove the suspect off". Elements spoke up, "well you heard the man, let's crack this case!"

[Gamma Emerald]

VC 1.0

Not voting: Adorable, Elbirn, Elements, EsprssoPatronum, eth0s, jjh927, Korina, Mastina, Menalque, momo, Son Of A Shepherd, TemporalLich, TiphaineDeath

With 13 alive it take 7 to lynch.
Day 1 will end in (expired on 2019-09-29 13:40:00) or when a lynch is reached.

[Gamma Emerald]

Hey

[Gamma Emerald]

Uh

[Gamma Emerald]

VC 1.1

Elements (2): mastina, Menalque
Korina (2): TemporalLich, jjh927
EspressoPatronum (1): Elbirn
Menalque (1): Korina
TenporalLich (1) TiphaineDeath
TiphaineDeath (1): Elements

Not voting: Adorable, EsprssoPatronum, eth0s, momo, Son Of A Shepherd

With 13 alive it take 7 to lynch.
Day 1 will end in (expired on 2019-09-29 13:40:00) or when a lynch is reached.

[Gamma Emerald]

VC soon

I would like mastina to comment too. Is she due a poke yet

@mod?

Will send prods if needed soon

Which, I will gladly take a photo of the gambit page on the wiki to show you that I have never looked at slayers before. I just don't know if it's against the rules or not.

@mod is it?

I don't see how screenshotting the wiki can break any rules

[Gamma Emerald]

I'm gonna be kinda out of commission for a while so schadd_ hopefully will take things over while I'm dealing with things

[Gamma Emerald]

Hello, I have some time on my hands so I'll do some cursory mod work. However I'd like to apologize for a small shortcoming I have realized. I seem to have not been vigilant in making sure schadd_ kept up the accoutrements of the game, especially the daystart PM specialization. If a large portion of you request I retroactively provide these for Day 2 and Day 3, I will do so. Otherwise I will simply advocate for the maintenance of this facility going forward. In addition I will consider writing flavor for existing and future flips, but know that I will for certain have flavor for the ending.

[Gamma Emerald]

I'll assume by sheer lack of interest no one cares about retroactive sending of the special daystart PMs for Days 2 and 3. I'll ensure it happens for future Days, however.

[Gamma Emerald]

A win condition has been achieved, mod scene soon, Saturday Morning is the latest it should be.

[Gamma Emerald]

Game Over

The investigation had been going well. Elements and TemporalLich had already been discovered as corrupted and pushed off the table. Unfortunately there was also a mistake where Korina was assumed to be corrupted, and Son of a Shepherd and TiphaineDeath were inexplicably lying in pieces on the table. Things turned in the third break in the inquisition, however, as eth0s was found in a new state, blackened by some yet unknown force. A strange aura rose from his location, and it was the same as the ones from Elements and TrmporalLich; they had found another corrupted item.

It attempted to float back to the clock, but suddenly RadiantCowbells and schadd_ returned with a rather gaudy sledgehammer, quickly ran to the clock and smashed its face in. There was a massive puff of the corrupted aura, and then it suddenly dissipated in a flash.

Suddenly everyone was back to themselves, even the ones taken out already, though they were out of sorts. RadiantCowbells explained that the hammer has the power to dispel curses. After hearing this, Gamma was intrigued, whating to know why such a thing existed, as well as what took them so long to come in. They couldn't answer the first question, but said that apparently the clock had made the door inoperable until the last corrupted item besjdes the clock was out of commission. Gamma was troubled by this, and asked if he could hold onto the hammer for a time. He wondered what other cursed items were around in other places...

The Town has won the game!

[Gamma Emerald]

Also who successfully protected against the final scumkill?

That actually didn't happen but schadd only posted the relevant kill so lol
Yeah schadd was a help but I need to leave better instructions for my backup mod next time

[Gamma Emerald]

After the TL flip I had a bit of a theory about a bus driver existing but I'm not sure about it

Fun fact, that was ones of the developmemt roles, specifically for eth0s

[Gamma Emerald]

Also who successfully protected against the final scumkill?

That actually didn't happen but schadd only posted the relevant kill so lol
Yeah schadd was a help but I need to leave better instructions for my backup mod next time

Who died?

jjh

[Gamma Emerald]

I’m kinda disappointed not to have seen the power ups tbh, especially if they came with new flavour

Yeah everything had some good flavor ideas behind it
That was the main point of this game, testing my skill at role writing. That was the meaning of "make me regret" but Korina submitting what he did shooked me

[Gamma Emerald]

In hindsight the fact that his power was super fuckin similar to mine should have been an alarm bell
We claimed in our pt and although he said disloyal jailkeeper I was actually thinking in my head all game that it was roleblocker
And it never occurred to me “hmm, two roleblockers for town is kinda weird actually”

I don't know why Gamma didn't just call ethos's role an Alien because combined roleblocker/rolestopper is an existing role, Alien, which has been around onsite since before I joined (it predates 2008), and which has been Normalized as a whitelisted role.

Calling it combined makes it fit in with all those modifiers

I could see it plausibly powering up to separate roleblocking and rolestopping

Also I hate how it is called that
Like how does roleblock + rolestop = "IT WAS ALIENS"

[Gamma Emerald]

objects of power.

What

[Gamma Emerald]

Also who successfully protected against the final scumkill?

That actually didn't happen but schadd only posted the relevant kill so lol
Yeah schadd was a help but I need to leave better instructions for my backup mod next time

Who died?

jjh

Does that mean Eth0s roleblocked Chemist?

Yes

[Gamma Emerald]

Btw Menalque and Adorable would have cancelled each other if they targeted the same person, never noted this but they have inverted effects (they are essentially - or +1 action the next night)

[Gamma Emerald]

After the TL flip I had a bit of a theory about a bus driver existing but I'm not sure about it

Fun fact, that was ones of the developmemt roles, specifically for eth0s

I never thought about keys like that. Glad I didnt get bus driver tho tbh

bus keys lmao

[Gamma Emerald]

In hindsight I dont think there was any way for me to back up his claim as either alignment (as it seems like it all hinges on me taking damage which i did not know of).

Part of our role meant that when we shot you the first time all mod messages the next phase would be missing the letters TOAST.

Heat Up: Each night you may target a player, dealing 1 hit of damage to them. A player with 2 hits of damage on them at the end of the night dies.
Toasted (Feedback Disruptor): due to the pain from being heated in a toaster, feedback received the day after a player is hit by "Heat Up" will lack letters of the word TOAST. This happens regardless of damage nullification.
Short Circuit (Conditional Bomb): if you are targeted by a liquid based active ability, your electrical parts get damaged and you blow up, dying and taking out a player of your choice.

I'm confused how this is supposed to help me clear you. I dont receive feedback for anything so if that applies to me then I fail to see how I would have any feedback to reference

Yeah this the thng I most should have made sure to have my backup aware of

[Gamma Emerald]

I still dont understand how it would effect me? Like what is considered feedback and who would be missing the TOAST letters?

Each daystart everyone was supposed to get a message, it would have included
>nieghborhoods from Korina's role
>actions results if needed
>inventions received
>role changes triggered by jjh's role
and if none of those were there a base "nothing happened for you" message would have happened.

[Gamma Emerald]

You should have killed me instead of deb

I am extremely difficult to mislynch

25% failure chance from bloodhound fucked us. You were gonna die n2 if we knew you could power everyone up

It was an alignment check though, not a role check?

WOW I actually didnt even realize that. If I did then I forgot it immediately and assumed he would see roles LMAO

Who was 3p??? Elbirn? Chemist?

There was no 3p
bloodhound was meant as a red herring + a believable claim

[Gamma Emerald]

though it might have been a town role had the rand gone differently
I made the roles then randed aligns, then tweaked any roles I thought needed it

[Gamma Emerald]

(how long should I wait to officially talk about my next planned modded game)

[Gamma Emerald]

My next idea I want to do is a game with underwhelming or mismanaged roles and mechanics in past mafia games. I'm down to take ideas but it most likely won't be a UPick style game