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I pulled the rim of my hat further down and trudged onwards through the rain. It was wet out here today, the kind of wet that flowed right into you and drenched you from the inside out, the rain that pitter-pattered on your head, tapping out an abstract rhythm like some crazed new-age jazz cat from the "Hot Shoe Jazz Bar" on 9th street.
Not that I had been there in the way i'd prefer these past few days, too much to do, too little time, as was the way with cases like this.
It all started in the early hours of the morning, I was minding my own business, hunkered down with Miss E.Fitzgerald and Mr J.Daniels for company, when there was a knock at the door.
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That was some knock.
"You in, Dick?"
My name wasn't Dick.
The door opened and in walked the rest of my life, all bottled up in five foot eight and long black hair.
"Good, you are in. I need help, and I need it fast"
As a rule I don't help anyone, and I don't do anything fast, but this dame seemed desperate, and while Mr Daniels has helped me through a long night before, he was a cold and unforgiving bedfellow.
"What can I do for you, Miss…?"
I said Miss, but I knew it would be a Mrs, a gal like that doesn't stay Miss for long, doesn't stay Mrs for that long after that, to be fair.
"It's Mrs, and it's my husband. He's been shot dead"
She didn't seem too put out about it.
"You don't seem too put out about it?"
She looked me up and down. More down than up, and with a look that said to me 'Back off, bud' That told me where I stood.
"I'm devastated"
An obvious lie, but then i'd seen a lot of marriages go by the wayside in my line of work, who was to say what she really felt.
"I need you to find the killer, I need you to find him fast… You can name your fee"
I needed to think about this fully. Could I take the case the way I was feeling after last night? Was this dame likely to be as much trouble as she looked. Would I be better off finishing off this bottle and closing the door on her and the pain that could come with her?
"Sure thing, $100 a day, plus expenses. Now tell me everything…"
I was always a sucker for a pretty face…
Possible CharactersP.I
P.I. Partner
Cleaner
Femme Fatale
Shoe shine boy
Bartender
Waitress
Night club owner
Jazz singer
House band members
Husbands business partner
Bar patrons
You may be asked to play one of these characters throughout the game, or another character that I haven't thought of yet
You will be expected to stay in character at all times.
Power RolesSerial Killer
You've struck once, but once wasn't enough.
Win condition : Kill 5 people
Action : kill someone
Undercover cop
You want to bring down the mob, and if you catch a killer or two on the way, then that is fine by you!
Win condition : Town
Action : Investigate 1 person and find out their win condition
Prostitute
Life on your back, good job you enjoy it.
Win condition : Town
Action : entertain 1 person, stopping them from doing anything or having anything done to them. They will know they spent the night with a prossie...
Informer
You know what's going on, you dirty rat.
Win condition : Stay alive and out of jail.
Secondary win : Town
Action : Investigate 1 person and find out their win condition. You must use this action every night.
If you get attacked overnight, you will tell your attacker everything you know, which will save your life. If you are attacked you cannot investigate that night. If you do not have any new information that your attacker has not heard before, then they will kill you anyway...
Mafia leader
You own this town, and you need to take care of anyone who is getting to close to finding you out.
Win Condition : Mafia
Action : Send a goon out to kill, or kill someone yourself
Mafia Goon
Run of the mill goon, you do what you are told.
Win condition : Mafia
Action Order
Roleblock : Investigate : Kill
Roles and characters will be randomly assigned.
Prizes for being in character, sticking to the theme and keeping the story going.
You will be voting to hand someone over to the cops.
Days will last at least 24 hours and the game will start after the cottagers have done their business.
At the end of the "day" the person with the most votes will be handed over to the cops, regardless of whether it is an overall majority or not. If there is a draw, then the day will be extended for a length of time that I decide, where as soon as someone takes the lead, they will be voted out.
If it is still a draw after the "Golden Vote" period, then all players who have the highest number of votes will be taken away to the big house.
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