. You may use it. I will not edit any player's posts.
Behaviour
- This is a heated game but toxicity will not be tolerated. Attack the play not the player. If your fellow players tell you to stop, you must stop. If you do not stop, I will hand you over to the authorities (list mods). Asking people to stop voting you or to stop scumhunting you entirely doesn't count for this rule and you may find yourself executed if you try it.
Don't talk about ongoing games
- You may not talk to each other about this game outside of threads I have created for this purpose. You may not talk about other ongoing games in this thread.
Tiny text
- may be difficult for players with myopia and hyperopia to read. Please keep its size above 80.
Provable randomness
- is against the rules. Saying that you rolled a die or some dice or used random.org is fine, using dice tags or quoting from random.org is not.
Cryptography
- is forbidden in any form. Breadcrumbing is okay.
Confirmation
- You have about 48 hours to confirm your role and your alignment by PM. Game will start sooner if everyone confirms. Posting in a private topic counts as confirmation.
Activity
- You must post at least once every 48 hours in the game thread during the day phase or I will prod you. You then have 24 hours to post in the game thread or I will replace you. Players can request me to prod somebody early. This will only count as an official prod if you don't post before you would have been due for a prod. If you haven't posted in the 24 hours before the thread is locked for the night, you must reply to the night start PM or you will be replaced during the night. If you accumulate 4 prods, you will be force replaced.
Replacements
- If you have failed to confirm your role or have not posted within 24 hours after you have been given a prod, I will seek a replacement. If I have not announced the replacement in thread, you may stay. If I have announced the replacement in thread, you may not stay.
Days
- The first day begins when the game starts. The other days begin after the night is over. Days last 14 days (336 hours).
Nights
- Nights last at least 48 hours. If every player replies to the night start PM with "fast night" or any of its variants, I will end the night phase prematurely. If a player does not send me such a PM, I will not do so.
Vacation/Limited Access
If you need to be absent for more than 48 hours, you should declare V/LA in bold in the thread like this: @Mod: I will be v/la until Thursday. While you are V/LA, you be prodded once every 72 hours.
Quoting
- You may not quote (or copy paste) any private information into the thread, including your role PM and any mod communication. Paraphrasing the contents of these is fine.
Voting
- Votes must be in bold in the format VOTE: Fredrick A Campbell or Vote: Fredrick A Campbell. Strong preference for using vote tags instead of bold tags. Unvotes are nice but not required. If I think it’s a vote, it’s a vote, no tricks.
To use voting tags, type[vote]Fredrick A Campbell[/vote] to vote and [unvote]Fredrick A Campbell[/unvote] to unvote.
Executions
- Days end early when a simple majority of players (50% of living players + 1 rounded down) vote to execute somebody. If a majority is not reached at deadline or if a majority of the players vote for no execution, the day will end without an execution. At evens, 50% is sufficient for no execution.
Twilight
- Begins when a majority is reached and lasts until I lock the thread. You're still alive until I flip you so you can talk in any game threads you have access to until then, but no votes or unvotes will be counted.
Action submissions
- You may submit actions via PM. As scum, you have the option of sending me a PM or using the PT. If the actions are not submitted by the deadline then you do nothing. You can change your mind as many times as you like before the night phase is over.
Reminders
- If I don't hear from you about your night actions, I'll PM you 24 hours before the deadline. This doesn't count as a prod. If I still don't hear from you, you will take no action.
Notes Private Threads
- Let me know if you want a private thread to store your thoughts and feedback for the other players. This thread will be made public immediately after the game. You may draft posts in your notes PT but you may not talk about your notes PT in public. You definitely may not use the notes PT to demonstrate that you've had a town mindset in private all along; just put your town mindset in public to begin with and keep your notes to yourself.
Play to win
- this particular game, not some future one, and keep it fun!
Sample VT Role PM
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:27 pm
by Fredrick A Campbell
Role PMs have been sent out.
Please confirm your role and alignment by PM or Private Thread if you have access to one.
The game begins in (expired on 2020-07-07 09:30:00) or when everyone has confirmed, whichever happens sooner.
I drew town, and intend to share my ice cream with whoever else did as well.
Hoops? Klick?
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:05 pm
by Hoopla
hello people of the town.
i am well rested; full of coffee, left-over dal, and wild ideas.
the scum don't stand a chance.
VOTE: bob - easy target.
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:10 pm
by Hoopla
In post 17, notscience wrote:I drew town, and intend to share my ice cream with whoever else did as well.
Hoops? Klick?
i made a couple of unwise rulings in my attempt to lead the noble and venerable town bloc last game; gypyx and renaissance/klick slipped through the cracks early. we weren't punished for it due to excellent night play, but i intend to conduct a more rigorous screening this time around.
i think i'll be able to read you well enough, though.
