Be Excellent To Each Other

The game is split into day and night phases. During the day phase, the players are attempting to come to a consensus on who should be lynched by the townsfolk. You are trying to catch out the bad guys, find out who looks suspicious, etc. To begin with, there is very little information to go on - you're all scared, and you're all pretty much suspicious of each other. As the days progress, people will die, revealing their role. Roles like the cop will uncover vital information, but will they put themselves at risk to share it? Each day phase there will be a lynch if consensus is reached. Once more than half of the players vote for the same player to be lynched, that will be the end of the day, and that player will be strung up. If the deadline passes and there is no consensus, there will be no lynch that day.

During the night phase, and player who has a night ability (revealed in the PMs you will receive) can use their role. When all night abilities have been used, or when the deadline expires, the night phase will be over and a new day will start. Any overnight deaths will be revealed.

The game alternates between day and night until one of the teams has won - see 'Win Conditions' below.

Rules:

1) Only Mafiascum players can post in the game day threads. Anyone is welcome in the dead zone.
2) Your participation is necessary. Whoever is in charge of a game may modkill a player for non-participation at their discretion.
3) You may play in-character or out-of-character as you wish.
4) Unless your role specifies that you can, you should not communicate privately with other players about the game in progress.
5) You may not use out-of-game information within the game. This includes, but may not be limited to:

• Quoting PMs from the game admin
• Posting screenshots of anything
• Commenting on user login times or other user behaviour observed using forum features

6) To vote, use the syntax [vote:playername]. To unvote, use [vote:unvote]. To vote for no-one to be lynched, use [vote:nolynch].
7) Enjoy it. Don't get upset if you are voted for, it's a chance to change people's minds.
8 ) If you wish to reveal the role you have been given, you are welcome to do so. Don't expect to be believed unless you can prove it though.
9) When playing, you are expected to play towards your win condition. This has shown to be a little dubious in past games, so perhaps a better ruling would be 'you may not play in a way that is directly contrary to your win condition'.

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Day 1 will start at midday on Wednesday. Below is the playerlist:

Bluecup
Bobbyaro
ComicalGnomes
Craster
Curiosity
Dudley
GazChap
Goddess Jasmine
Joans
kalmar
LaceSensor
Mr Russ
mrak
Plissken
Runcle
Sheepeh
Spinglo Sponglo!
Squirt
zaphod79
Zardoz

The following roles are in this game:

1-4 Mafia Goon(s)
0-1 Mafia Roleblocker
1 Serial Killer
1 Cult Leader
0-1 CCTV Operator
0-1 Seer
1 Terrorist
1 Doctor
0-1 Editor
0-1 Awkward Bugger
7-15 Townies

Below are the role descriptions for each role. These are the PMs that are sent to each player informing them of their role.

























NB: The Town will have either the Doctor or the Terrorist, but the players will not know which (unless they choose to reveal themselves); the Mafia will have the other. If they are in the game, then the Editor and Awkward Bugger will also have other primary roles.

Night events occur in this order: Roleblock -> Recruit -> Investigate -> Protect -> Kill.

Win Conditions

You win the game dependant on your team's win condition. Note that Townies and Mafia do not need to survive to win, so helping your team win is more important than your own personal survival. The win conditions are:

• Town - You win when every Mafia member, Cult member and the Serial Killer are dead.
• Mafia - You win when the all killing roles are dead, and you equal or outnumber the town and cult combined (preventing a lynch).
• Cult - You win when all killing roles are dead, and you outnumber the town (preventing a lynch).
• Serial Killer - You win when everyone else is dead. Horribly.

Right, I've probably made loads of mistakes, so please point them out if you notice them. Also, any queries or suggestions are most welcome.

does the git have a win condition?

and the penalty for revealing himself accidentally or otherwise is not clear. Given that people historically don't 'vehemently' defend people, it'll be rather obvious I think, especially when they can only do it when they hit 5 votes. What if they don't complain? What penalty? etc.

Simple game my arse!

Anyway, can the cult pm each other?

I dont get the editors role either since its just a confirmed townie role really.

Yes, whichever his primary role is.

Should the cultist not know who the other members of the cult (or at least the leader) are , and can the communicate outside of the game ?

Good question, perhaps I've phrased it badly. I suppose I just want him to stir things up a bit - perhaps change it to 'subtlely defend'?

No.

*edit*

Actually, I can't remember if they did in Craster's second game or not. Can previous cultists confirm?

Nope, the Editor could be cult, mafia, SK or town. It's a secondary role.

aha I like it.

Cultists can usually talk, yes.

When I was cult, we chatted constantly. When I was running a game, the cult could talk. Indeed, you can't stop them.

Yes that's fine then. When you're indoctrinated into the cult you'll told who your leader is. It's up to the leader whether they want to share info regarding the other members (to give them some kind of control).

How do you think we orchestrated the final push?

You were midwives?

How's that looking for the Awkward Bugger now?

How are you going to work the Editor's mechanic? Special group in PHPBB? I was considering an editor type role for my games.

can you vote as the bugger then? what if you vote early on and then have to be against your own vote later on.

If I tell you that, I'll have to kill you.

Of course, you're still a normal player as you have a primary win condition. It's probably best not to vote too early if you get that role, however.

To clarify on the Seer role, if you target the Terrorist and he decides to blow himself up that night, then the other person involved in the vision dies as well.

Unlikely, but it needed clarification.

"7-15 Awkward buggers"

Looks good though!

That's the way.

Another clarification:

If the terrorist blows him/herself up and the CCTV Operator is installing a camera in their house, they will also die.

Wasn't this game starting today?

Midday? It used to be 10am. I don't like this game already. You're running it wrong.

At least nobody's going to be stuck in Arkham Asylum for the whole game...

I was worried I wouldn't have it ready in time. It turns out I was ready at 9am, but didn't want to start it early in case people were gearing up for midday as I'd stated in the rules...

Is it too late to sign up?

Yes.

Phooey.

Where was the sign up thread? How have I missed this?

here

Malc

I was kidding.

Yeah, it's only been stickied in the main forum for a week. Right, locking this thread now.