[GAME THREAD]: OVER 9000-verse Mafia!

[d_w_w]

Welcome to the OVER 9000-verse Mafia Game.

These are the rules. Many mods have contributed to these rules. Many thanks to all of you.

Please read these rules. If you are unsure about something, PM d_w_w or Imarevenant with questions.

THE OFFICIAL RULES (Read or Die!)

HOW TO PLAY:

ROLES: Every player has been given a role, each with it’s own abilities (or lack thereof). Your role PM will explain what it does if you are meant to know. You do not need to reveal your role to other players nor will we do so in the in-game write ups. Of course, you can choose to reveal information about your role if you wish to if you feel it would help you to reach your win condition. Jut remember that any information you reveal can also be used against you, so claiming is entirely at your own risk. If you want to use your ability, PM the mods of the game (d_w_w and Imarevenant). Do NOT post it in the thread unless your role PM states otherwise.

PHASES: The game is split into two phases, Day and Night. The game begins during the day phase with all players (Town and Mafia alike) posting in the thread deciding who to lynch. Lynching is the town’s main way of eliminating mafia, so be sure to examine everything that your fellow players say in order to find inconsistencies, lies, dodgy voting patterns and anything else that could incriminate people. There may also be clues in the end of phase write ups, but relying on those is not advised as they may be veiled, misleading or otherwise unreliable. Day phases last approximately 48 hours or until a consensus is reached on who to lynch. Night phases last approximately 24 hours but may end earlier if all night activities are completed. If you have an optional ability and choose not to use it, please inform the mods via PM so that they know not to wait on your ability.

VOTING: All voting and game related discussion is to occur within the game thread. Town players may discuss who they think are Mafia, and Mafia members should be trying to avoid being lynched by bluffing and blending in and generally trying to not get lynched. To vote on anyone, post VOTE: Username (MUST BE IN BOLD!). You can also change your vote by typing CHANGE VOTE: Username (AGAIN IN BOLD!). You can also change your vote to nobody by typing CHANGE VOTE: No Vote (STILL IN BOLD!). Your last option is to vote for a no lynch, meaning that you actively choose to not lynch anyone. To do so simply type VOTE: No lynch (BOLDED OBVIOUSLY!). All votes post in the thread for your vote to count and it must be in bold. If you vote within a quote then your vote won’t be counted, so if you mess up voting and quote it to edit it then it will not count.

DAY PHASES: A Day Phase is generally over whenever a person obtains votes from more than 50% of the total number of players remaining, at which point they are lynched. It can also end if the time expires before a lynch is reached, at which point a No Lynch will be declared. There are abilities out there that can change votes such as vote manipulators, multi-voters and no-voters so vote counts may not always be as they seem. When a person dies their role title will be revealed for all to see in the end of day write up.

NIGHT PHASES: Night Phases begin after a day phase has ended. During this time most abilities will be sent in to the mods (d_w_w and Imarevenant), with the Mafia usually sending in their kills while the town send in names of people they want to use their abilities on, such as investigate or protect. The night phase will end once all abilities have been sent in or when the time limit expires, at which point the mods will do a write up of the night’s activities. The write up will reveal what players have been killed any some other events that happen depending on what the mods consider important enough to be in the write ups. Whenever possible, try to get PMs into the mods as soon as possible after the start of the night phase in order to keep the game moving along at a quick pace.

Once night has ended, a new day begins and the cycle repeats itself until win conditions have been reached. The Town generally wins when there are no threats left to them, the Mafia generally win when their numbers are equal to or greater than the remaining non-Mafia players. Remember, this is a team effort so if you think sacrificing someone may help your cause then go ahead.


GENERAL MAFIA GAME RULES:

No players are allowed to edit their posts EVER!. Whether it be to correct a typo or to remove some accidentally incriminating things someone has said, no editing of posts is allowed. While mods may choose to be lenient, the standard penalty for anyone caught editing a post is a mod kill.

All players should play to their role/alignment and play to win. While there are likely to be times that you have to do things against your best interest, any players who deliberately go against their win conditions risk being banned from future games for failing to play to their role and going against the spirit of the game.

Players are only allowed to post their role title from their role PM, that is the bit that says you are “Town Aligned Protector” or something similar. You can paraphrase things that your PM says but you are not allowed to directly quote anything else other than the role title from your PM, which is also the only thing players will see when you are dead. Related to this, players are not allowed to ask each other about the specific wording of any part of their roles. In other words, it is okay to ask another player if they are sure that their role means "X", it is not okay to ask another player if their role reads as "X". If the mods catch you posting anything that closely resembles what your role PM says then it will be grounds for a mod kill. You have been warned!

In game “role bets” such as “I will never play again if…” is strictly prohibited. If you do this then you will at minimum be replaced as soon as possible, with a maximum penalty of a mod kill. It may also lead to a ban from future games, mods don’t want players who will bet on things outside their games in order to try and prove something in a game so just don’t do it.

Though we can’t force you to post, all mods love to see active participants in their games. We advise everyone to check in at least once a day, as games can move pretty fast and it can be easy to fall behind if you are not on regularly.

Though this may also be a mafia game, try not to postwhore in the thread. Where possible try to keep things relevant to the game that is being played and try not to let arguments get out of hand. This game stirs up some passionate arguments and we understand that this will happen, but if anything turns into a personal attack then it ruins the fun for everyone. Be considerate.

Unless your role PM specifically states otherwise, no players are allowed to talk about their role, game plan, alignment, win condition or basically anything game related outside of the game thread. While mods can’t easily enforce this rule, any communication about the game outside of the game thread goes against the spirit of mafia games and spoils the game. Anyone caught doing this WILL be mod-killed. This is your only warning!

Once you are dead, you stay dead. You will not be allowed to participate in the game thread or continue to talk to people outside the thread that you could talk to before. So if you are a Mafia player who dies, you are NOT allowed to continue talking about the game to your Mafia team mates. No dead players will receive any extra information from the mods (d_w_w and Imarevenant) when they die either. If you are dead, try not to post anything in the game thread as anything you say could be an unnecessary distraction to those still playing, though a quick post going “Oooooooo I’m a ghost!!” is generally okay, no-one is allowed to leave cryptic messages from the dead, notes on their corpses or anything like that. If you are dead, your contribution to the game is over.

Talking to other dead players is also frowned upon, as many games have been known to feature a revive type ability or need to have players replaced. Talking to other players outside the game means that these abilities can’t be used properly and that you can’t be used as a replacement, which can still have an impact on the game in play. So don’t do it!

When it comes to mafia games, nothing is ever as it seems. There can be things about your role that you don’t know about, other people can bluff about their abilities, people can lie, events can happen and write ups can be read in many different ways. If you have any questions about what is happening then you can get in contact with the mods (d_w_w and Imarevenant) via PM, and if we can clarify anything for you then we will do what we can. But there are many reasons why we might not be able to, and in any such eventuality you will get a post simply stating the following ->

Example Town Role:

You are: Example Man, Justice Aligned Example

You have one goal in your life, and that is to be the example for all others to look too. Knowing someone else is following your lead gives you that warm fuzzy feeling down in your nether regions that you so desire. For the purposes of this game, you will show the town an example of a basic townie role PM.

You win the game when all threats to Justice are dead.

[d_w_w]

Player List

1. Antithesis
3. Astil
4. bak42
5. BHK1978
6. Bluestar / petrija
11. Eayragt
14. GruntMark
16. iMac
21. mjdgoldeneye
22. moon_lit_tears
32. Wallbanger

Arrested:

Reserves (please PM d_w_w if you would like to join the reserves/replacement list)

Turns
Day 1: No lynch, arrest of Destiny.
Night 1: Death of Comradebot
Day 2: Wrestling Century left the game, arrest of mjdgoldeneye
Night 2: Deaths of Arrows and Zeel1, hospitalization of Jaded and Nedew
Day 3 Midday Event: See here.
Day 3: Death of Destiny, arrest of Prophet
Night 3: Deaths of i effin rule and Nedew
Day 4: Death of SuperOwens, arrest of petrija
Night 4: Deaths of Tha Black Phenom and Gonvick
Day 5: No lynch, arrest of lprock
Night 5: Deaths of Jman23k and trypio
Day 6: Lynch of lprock
Night 6: Deaths of Glotnot and derek_b
Day 7: Lynch of canyoudothecancan, arrest of masterded
Night 7: No deaths.
Day 8: Lynch of MichiganHero
Night 8: Death of Waghlon.
Day 9: Lynch of masterded
Night 9: No deaths.
Day 10: Lynch of Prophet.
Night 10: No deaths.
Day 11: Lynch of supermareo, death of Jaded.
Night 11: No deaths.
Day 12: Lynch of crayon.

Graveyard

0. Imarevenant is dead. He was Epic GET Guy, Justice Aligned Guy that Got It.
00. d_w_w is dead. He was Iron Man, Justice Aligned Billionaire Playboy With Really Fancy Toys.
2. Arrows is dead. He was Marv, Justice Aligned Brute of Sin City.
7. canyoudothecancan is dead. He was The Joker, Arkham Asylum Aligned Deranged Jester
8. Comradebot is dead. He was Ryu, Justice Aligned Street Fighting Champion.
9. derek_b is dead. She was Elektra, Marvel Aligned Gorgeous Greek Assassin.
10. Destiny is dead. She was Anonymiss, Justice Aligned Woman Without a Name or Face.
12. Glotnot is dead. He was Phoenix Wright, Justice Aligned Defense Attorney.
13. Gonvick is dead. He was Daredevil, Justice Aligned Man Without Fear.
15. i effin rule is dead. She was Moonstone, Dark Avengers Aligned Psychologist Posing as Ms. Marvel
17. Jaded is dead.
18. Jman2k3 is dead. She was The Black Cat, Marvel Aligned Tantalizing Thief.
19. lprock is dead. Bane, Arkham Asylum Aligned Venom Addict.
20. masterded is dead. He was Norman Osborn, Dark Avengers Aligned Leader and Iron Patriot.
23. Nedew is dead. He was L Lawliet, Justice Aligned Greatest Detective.
24. Prophet is dead. She was Poison Ivy, Arkham Asylum Aligned Plant-Based Seductress.
27. SuperOwens is dead. He was Venom, Dark Avengers Aligned Thug Posing as Spider-Man.
28. MichiganHero is gone. He was Epic Fail Guy, Justice Aligned Guy that Tends to Fail.
29. Tha Black Phenom is dead. She was Harley Quinn, Arkham Asylum Aligned Hench Wench.
30. trypio is dead. He was Bullseye, Dark Avengers Aligned Assassin Posing as Hawkeye.
31. Waghlon is dead. He was Donatello, Justice Aligned Ninja Turtle.
26. supermareo is dead. He was 'Splosion Man, Justice Aligned Guy that Tends to Explode.
33. WrestlingCentury is gone. He was Andrew Arrows, Justice Aligned GDSX Original.
34. Zeel1 is dead. She was Catwoman, DC Aligned Tantalizing Thief.

*I decree that Wrestling Century is cannot receive a loss for this game. He can either win or get a no contest.

[d_w_w]

Night -1

The OVER 9000-verse was already an odd place. Some might describe this universe as diverse. Others might use the word "dysfunctional".

The natives of this universe included members of both the famous GDS and the infamous GDSX factions, as well as the OS-tan, nChan, and the Eastern Digital factions.

And then they came.

Heroes. Villains. Costumes. Powers. And then there were the really weird people.

Could this universe handle immigration of this volume and of this sort? Were these newcomers the harbingers of disaster for the OVER 9000-verse? Would this be the dawn of a new golden age for all things OVER 9000?

Only one man knew the answers to these questions. Only this man knew what to do. This man got it. He knew which newcomers meant to cause trouble and which meant to help. He called everyone to Mafia-ville, the make-shift neutral capital of the OVER 9000-verse. As everyone arrived, he climbed to the top of the highest building in the city.

He wanted to make sure that everyone saw him. He wanted to make sure that everyone heard him. He wanted to make sure that everyone got it.

And boy, oh, boy, did they get it. Poor Imarevenant was flung from a top the the building, dead before he hit the ground. No one saw his attacker, as he had not yet called the crowd to attention.

Everyone did, however, see him plummet from the top of the building. His descent, while tragic, was slightly comical. After all, it wasn't every day that you saw a man fall a distance of OVER 9000 floors.

Of course, only jerks laugh at times like these. Everyone else cried, terrified at what they had just witnessed.

0. Imarevenant is dead. He was Epic GET Guy, Justice Aligned Guy that Got It

[d_w_w]

Night 0

Last night's death had caused an uproar in Mafia-ville. Everyone was on edge and open conflict seemed inevitable.

One man, however, did everything he could to slow the tide of chaos. While undoubtedly brilliant, he had no idea how he had arrived in the OVER 9000-verse. Nor would he have the opportunity to study the situation, given the current state of affairs.

He knew that he needed popular support. And so he decided to speak directly to the people. Yesterday's public death proved that the building with OVER 9000 floors was not safe for such addresses. Instead, this man opted to hold a press conference.

Standing at a wooden podium, the man did his best to appeal to the population of the OVER 9000-verse. "I will do everything I can to track down the killer of Epic GET Guy. And I'll do everything I can to protect the innocent people of this world."

He looked down at his notecards. Who wrote this crap?

"Ladies and gentlemen, the rumors are true. I, Tony Stark, am in fact a superhero. I am Iron Man."

The crowd gasped, though most of gathering wasn't sure why they were so surprised. Like they had ever heard of Iron Man.

d_w_w then gasped as well. He looked down at his chest, before falling face first into the podium.

Everyone took this opportunity to gasp again (this time, though, they kind of, sort of, actually meant it). And then they realized that d_w_w was dead.

And then everyone started to panic. And suddenly, lynch mobs made a lot of sense to a lot of people.

Battlelines were drawn. Fingers of Suspicion were pointed. And now...

The battle rages on.

00. d_w_w is dead. He was Iron Man, Justice Aligned Billionaire Playboy With Really Fancy Toys

[d_w_w]

It is now day phase 1. With 34 players remaining, you have until 8:30 pm EDT / 12:30 am GMT on Friday, March 19th to reach a majority of 18 votes. If a lynch is not achieved, a no lynch will be declared.

[d_w_w]

You may now post.

Please read the rules, if you are not familiar with them.

And, again, please PM me with any questions that you might have about the game and/or your role. I may not be able to answer, but then again, I might.

I bet you these people will win!
1. Antithesis
3. Astil
4. bak42
5. BHK1978
6. Bluestar / petrija
11. Eayragt
14. GruntMark
16. iMac
21. mjdgoldeneye
22. moon_lit_tears
32. Wallbanger

[Zeel1]

*inb4 votes get laid on WC.*

And also, GET guy! Iron Man! Why?!?! Why did you have to take them both?!

[Arrows]

Vote: d_w_w

For killing off Iron Man

How f'n dare you.

[Nedew]

Vote: Wrestling Century

Fairly customary by now.

Just so people know (i'm sure you were just dying to find out ), i likely won't be my usual chatty self until the training game is over. Just saying this now so you don't go all "he's using a new strategy! How scummy!" on me

[Arrows]

Originally Posted by Nedew

Vote: Wrestling Century

Fairly customary by now.

Just so people know (i'm sure you were just dying to find out ), i likely won't be my usual chatty self until the training game is over. Just saying this now so you don't go all "he's using a new strategy! How scummy!" on me

Cause that thread with it's 7 posts a day. Man, that's a rough game to keep up on.

[Zeel1]

Originally Posted by Nedew

Vote: Wrestling Century

Fairly customary by now.

Just so people know (i'm sure you were just dying to find out ), i likely won't be my usual chatty self until the training game is over. Just saying this now so you don't go all "he's using a new strategy! How scummy!" on me

Opening bandwagon votes aren't particularly scummy, in my view.

If you ask me, it's the people who make bandwagon votes on people that start bandwagon votes that you need to look out for.

Vote: Nedew

[d_w_w]

It is now day phase 1. With 34 players remaining, you have until 8:30 pm EDT / 12:30 am GMT on Friday, March 19th to reach a majority of 18 votes. If a lynch is not achieved, a no lynch will be declared.

Nedew - 1 - (Zeel1)
WrestlingCentury - 1 - (Nedew)

Off for some corned beef and cabbage. Will check in to do mod-like activities when I get back.

[Comradebot]

Vote: Scum

Figured this is the best strategy ever.

[GruntMark]

Vote: JMan2k3

My gut says he is scum.