Mafia:TFG

[Zairak]

Mafia: The Forum Game [Beta]
All the fun of the popular party game, without the need for real-life social interaction.

General Overview

Terms:

1. At its core, Mafia is played between two teams; the town and the mafia (i.e. the namesake of the game). Needless to say, the town collective are the protagonists while the mafia are the antagonists.
2. A GM (i.e. Game Master) is a neutral player who, while not a player in the game, is directly involved by moderating and making sure everyone follows the rules.
3. The mafia and the town can be further differentiated by some (not all) members possessing specific, unique abilities; they are referred to as roles. The GM is responsible for assigning roles at the beginning of the game. Not every player will necessarily have a role and no roles are announced at the beginning of the game. A role is only revealed after the respective player has died. More than one of the same role can be in play at the same time. Although roles are normally only revealed once the player has died, this is not always the case.
4. The round is the total length of time it takes for the game to end (i.e. with either side winning). A round is further subdivided into days and nights. A turn is comprised of a day and night phase of the same set. During the day, players are allowed to vote, use their abilities, etc. During the day, players are allowed to vote, use their abilities, etc. During the night, voting is stopped and the only players ‘active’ are the mafia. However, non-Mafia roles can make actions during this time. Days and nights last until the GM officially stops them and posts a summary summarizing the events of that day or night.
5. The recoil is the discussion that proceeds an ended round. Players can post their personal experience of the round, or discuss rule changes.
6. An expansion is an add-on that changes the dynamics of the game significantly; however, it is not a role, but can contain roles. Expansions are used at the GM's discretion and need not be used at all.

Instructions:

The objective of the town is to eliminate all members of the mafia. The objective of the mafia is to outnumber the town (which would, by consequence, allow them to have a voting majority). The difficulty is that the town is unaware of who the mafia is – it could be anyone – but, surely, the mafia co-inhabits the town with its peaceful citizens, blending in and remaining almost unnoticeable. Notably, a legitimate team effort is required on both ends for either side to be successful. The mafia has an advantage, however, since they are aware of each other’s identities. On the other hand, the town has the advantage of numbers, outnumbering the mafia significantly.

During the day, all members of the town (including the mafia members who conceal themselves as innocent townspeople) vote on someone amongst them to lynch (i.e. kill, without trial) in the game thread. This could involve having an open discussion, or voting whatever way you feel like. Be warned that, with the mafia amongst the town, voting in unison with others could be working towards the mafia’s ends; the killing of innocents. At the end of the day, whosoever has the most votes by the end of the day is killed off and their role revealed by the GM in a summative post.

Similarly, during the night, the mafia members themselves have a secret discussion amongst themselves to kill a specific target in the town via PMs. Ultimately, the leader of the mafia, the Godfather, PMs the GM a target after consulting his team. It is highly recommended that mafia members come to an agreement before the PM is made. Mafia members can elect to kill themselves if strategy requires it. The GM ends the night by posting the surely gruesome death of the mafia’s victim in the game thread as a summative post.

Summaries:

As mentioned, the GM will write summative posts, detailing all the events of that turn. For day phase, this includes:
- A descriptive narrative which takes into account every player’s actions and that day’s events
- An abridged list, in point form, detailing the narrative above
- An updated player list, with the deceased marked with [strike] tags

For the night phase, a narrative of the mafia victim’s death and an updated player list is sufficient.

The GM has the authority to fit in a logical sequence of events. For greater flexibility, the GM should fit event occurrence in real-time, allowing for the earliest events requested via PM by players to take priority, if possible. Basically, it’s the GM’s call in how a day plays out. Of course, the GM’s reasoning should be fair and rational.

The Rules:

1. The GM’s decisions are the ultimate level of appeal. Any issues with the GM’s decisions should be discussed via PMs. If you derail the game with arguments, the GM has the authority to kill you. If you must make it public, leave arguments for recoil. The GM further has the authority to override rules and the game timeline to address ambiguities and circumstances where the game breaks, as well as to correct mistakes on his/her part. Additionally, if the GM find unethical or unsportsmanlike behavior, they can force a player to undergo a one game leave, wherein they cannot play for a single Round. This punishment will not be recorded against said player anywhere.
2. When a player dies, said player is eliminated from the game. Ghosts? There’s no such thing as ghosts. Dead players can, however, converse with each other. That is to say, ghosts can post in the threads and make comments, but are not allowed to make any commentary that would influence the game. The GM reserves the right to pass judgment on what does and what does not count as influencing the game. If a dead player is revived, the GM will notify the dead player of the revival.
3. Days should last up to 20-23 hours, and nights should last from 1-4 hours (i.e. both should sum to 24). Nights are truncated in time for the benefit of the town. If the mafia feels that the time offered at night is not sufficient, they can arrange to send in PMs during the day, well in advance, listing a primary victim and substitute victim. In the case that the primary victim is lynched by the town during that day, their night kill defaults to the substitute.
4. If you anticipate being absent for a part of the game, give 24-hour notice. If you anticipate being very inactive, just refrain from signing up. Don’t post that you’re not signing up; not posting at all during sign ups is indicative enough.
5. Only votes in this format Vote: [username] count. If you wish to undo a vote, simply make another post in the format Unvote: [username]. The GM is responsible for tallying votes. Once a majority is reached, voting ends.
6. The mafia comprises of roughly 1/4th of the town. Round up or down, if necessary.
7. It is against the rules to betray your team to the town if you are in the mafia. The only exception to this is the Usurper role and, even then, there are specific conditions to this. However, any non-Mafia role can go corrupt after getting permission from the GM, who will allow or disallow the corruption based on their own judgment regarding the balance of the game. The GM reserves the right to limit or tweak the corrupted role's abilities as they see fit. A corrupted player is not allowed to switch back to their original side.
8. The recoil should, at most, last 3 days.
9. Players are able to reveal their roles to others. However, do this at your own peril.
10. This is a game. It is ran for the enjoyment of the players. As such, try to follow the basic principles of good sportsmanship and refrain from abusing your fellow players. The GM reserves the right to decide what is and what is not bad sportsmanship and abuse.
11. Players are not allowed to speak to the GM in code with the intent to "hide" their actions. They are further disallowed from making official actions via MSN, barring the site itself not working for them. Even in that case, if a relevant role is using an ability on that player at the time of the MSN conversation (i.e., the NSA Agent), a stock PM will be created showing what ability or abilities were used.

[Zairak]

Roles

The Mafia:

Note: The Godfather role is mandatory. Any other mafia role is optional; it is up to the GM to include or exclude them depending on personal preference. To fill the 1/4th quota, the Goon role should be assigned.

Godfather:
1. The Godfather leads the mafia. As such, he chooses his minions from the player list (i.e. creates his own team) and, in doing so, assigns a second-in-command, third-in-command, etc. If the Godfather is killed, the second-in-command (and so on) is promoted to the Godfather role.
2. The Godfather sends a PM to the GM each night indicating the mafia’s next victim. That player is killed at night’s end. If the Godfather fails to make the PM in a timely fashion, the GM may contact the second-in-command (and so on) for the kill.
3. The Godfather is naturally immune to investigative roles, and shows up as innocent. This is subject to the powers of others, however.
4. When picking their mafia, the Godfather should choose carefully. If the team members are unavailable, the Godfather is unable to action for them. Further, the GM is not required to compel the Mafia members to obey the Godfather, despite the "No betraying unless you are the Usurper" rule. Any infractions will be dealt with after the Round in question.

Cleaner:
1. Up to three times in the round, the Cleaner can PM the GM indicating that he will “clean up” the body after the mafia has claimed its next victim. At night’s end, the mafia’s kill is announced but the town does not learn the victim’s role (if any), the victim shows up as a townsperson.
2. When the Cleaner uses their power on a planned mafia victim, they learn the actual role of that player, even though the town does not.

Extortionist:
1. Every other day, the Extortionist can blackmail and/or intimidate a player.
a) Blackmail; The targeted player cannot use his role.
b) Intimidate; The targeted player cannot post in the thread and, by consequence, vote. If the intimidated player speaks out in the thread, he has a 50% chance of getting killed at day’s end. Any further posts by the target adds 5% to this probability.
2. Either ability can be done in one of two ways. First, the Intimidation can be sent in during the Night Phase and will take effect immediately when the subsequent Day Phase starts. Second, it can be done in the middle of Day Phase, but will not take effect until the GM gets online and makes a post announcing it.
3. Other players are not allowed to post for the Intimidated player.

Con-Man:
1. The Con-Man can guess any player’s role by PMing the GM each turn until he gets a role correct. The player must be alive.
2. Assuming the Con-Man is correct in his guess, his role "activates" and he “steals” that player’s role (i.e., gaining all abilities), while the victim becomes a powerless townsperson. When he steals a role, the Con-Man creates a separate, new instance of it for himself with all abilities "reset". However, if the Con-Man gives up the role and then later reclaims it, his instance of the role will resume from where he last left it.
3. This power is lost if the victim dies, or the Con-Man voluntarily gives up the role.
4. The Con-Man can guess another player's role by voluntarily giving up the stolen role (thereby, returning it to the victim) or if the current victim is killed. The Con-Man cannot hold multiple roles simultaneously.

Kidnapper:
1. During the round, the kidnapper can kidnap one player and hold him/her hostage.
2. The hostage cannot vote or use his/her power in the time that he/she is kidnapped.
3. The ransom note must briefly detail a demand which is reasonable, a judgment the GM must make. If the demand is met or the kidnapper is killed, the hostage is freed, otherwise the hostage is held indefinitely (regardless of day) until either event happens.
4. If the Kidnapper is investigated, the hostage is freed.
5. Stockholm Syndrome: when a player is kidnapped, Stockholm Syndrome goes into effect. After a certain number of Days, as determined by the GM, the player will begin to sympathize with their kidnappers and join the mafia. The number of days is not known to the Mafia until they are informed by the GM that the player has joined them. The player will still appear as kidnapped, but is able to use their role abilities. Even after being released, the person suffering from Stockholm Syndrome will continue to be a part of the mafia. However, their death is not required for a town victory.

Framer:
1. Each day, the Framer can plant incriminating evidence on a player. If that player is investigated, he is determined to be guilty.
2. Any framings done are permanent. They will last the entire Round, barring use of role abilities that would cancel them.

Seductress:
1. Every night, the Seductress "seduces" a target and tells them who to vote for the next day (via the GM).
2. If the target fails to do so, the target dies during the next night phase.

Hitman:
1. The Hitman can try to "focus" on a target for three consecutive day and night phases.The Hitman cannot do anything else (including vote or post) during this time. If the Hitman abandons the target or votes or posts, he/she needs to start over.
2. By the end of the third night, the Hitman can choose to shoot his/her target and make a kill. If the Hitman is targeted during this time by another role (e.g. SS Agent's protection), there is a 50% chance the action will fail.
3. The Hitman can choose to make a fail-proof kill at the expense of becoming a Goon for the rest of the round.

Cold Reader:
1. Upon investigation, the Cold Reader is revealed as the Medium. However, upon death, the Cold Reader's true identity is revealed (unless cleaned).
2. Every other day, the Cold Reader can PM the GM an unrestricted, fake message attributed to a dead player, which the GM posts on the Cold Reader's behalf.

Goon:
1. Like a townsperson, the goon has no special abilities. However, being a member of the mafia, he has equal say in suggesting targets to the Godfather and must be killed for the town to win.

Usurper:
During the Round, any one of the Mafia members can PM the GM, proclaiming their intent to become an Usurper. While loyal to the mafia itself, the Usurper is power-hungry and wants to be the Godfather. If the Usurper can somehow get the Godfather killed, he becomes the new Godfather and can re-establish the hierarchy (i.e., second-in-command, etc.) The GM will then decide whether to validate the Mafia member becoming an Usurper or not. What methods are acceptable to get the Godfather killed should be discussed with the GM.

The Forces of Justice:

Note: The Detective role is mandatory. Any other justice role is optional; it is up to the GM to include or exclude them depending on personal preference.

The Forces of Justice roles can become "corrupt", within certain restrictions, and side with the Mafia. They must PM the GM about it first, so they can stop potential game wrecking.

There is a special move that can be performed by the Justice Roles under certain conditions. It is called Witness Protection.

Witness Protection:
This ability, when used, places one person under protection from both the mafia and town kills until the Justices are either killed or recall the ability. If three of the five Forces of Justice type roles are killed before it is used, the ability is nulled for the entire Round. Once it is used, all Justices must be killed for it to be rendered null.

To utilize this ability, at least three Forces of Justice roles must PM the GM identifying both the other members involved and the player chosen to be protected by the ability.

If a Mafia Member learns of this scheme and sends the GM a PM with the names and roles of all three justice roles involved, as well as the name, but not necessarily the role, of the person being protected, one of the Agents will be killed and the Witness Protection for that Turn will fail. The ability will still be active in future Turns, assuming the Agents involved do not cancel it and the Mafia Member does not find them out again.

Also, once a Witness Protection is enacted, the target of that protection can change. The ability is not revealed publicly upon use.

Finally, the Witness Protection ability cannot be used on any of the Justice type roles directly involved in invoking the Witness Protection ability.

Detective:
1. Each day, the Detective can interrogate a player by PMing the GM the player’s name. The GM returns a ‘guilty’ verdict if said player belongs to the mafia and a ‘innocent’ judgment otherwise. This is not always 100% accurate, though (i.e. the Framer’s ability).

FBI Agent:
1. Every other day, the FBI Agent can learn a player’s role by PMing the GM the player’s name. If said player is in the mafia, he/she is identified as a townsperson.
2. Every other day, the FBI Agent can analyze a dead player’s body by PMing the GM. If a mafia victim is investigated, the FBI Agent learns the role (i.e. undoing the Cleaner’s power) and this will be declared in the player's list. If a lynch victim is investigated, the last player “associated” with the victim (i.e. if a role used an ability on him/her) is identified.

Secret Service Agent:
1. The secret service agent is aware of the Governor’s identity.
2. Each night, the Secret Service Agent can PM the GM a name of a player to protect. If the mafia targets that player, he/she is protected.
3. If the Secret Service Agent chooses to do so, he can prevent a town lynching but his identity is revealed.
4. The Secret Service Agent cannot use his Night Phase role ability to protect himself from the Mafia.

CIA Agent:
1. Every other day, the CIA Agent can ‘arrest’ three players. Any votes or abilities used by said players up to that point are not annulled, but they are inactive for the rest of the day.
2. Every other day, the CIA Agent can set up surveillance targeting a specific player. The CIA Agent learns of any other players that target said player (i.e. use their role powers on him/her) and of any items said player was holding associated with that player’s role (i.e. a gun could be indicative of either mafia or justice alliance). Creativity is encouraged on the part of the GM.

NSA Agent:
1. Every day, the NSA Agent can wire-tap one player. Any PMs sent by said player to the GM are forwarded to the NSA Agent.

Other Roles:

Note: Not all of these roles need to be included. It’s up to the GM’s discretion to use them. If there are more players than roles, then any remaining players are considered townspeople.

Governor:
1. The Governor can PM the GM, requesting that that day’s lynch be stopped, under the following conditions:
a) It is not himself
b) The player has not already been saved by the Governor previously (i.e. this only works once/player)
2. Even if the Governor saves a player once, and they later die and are revived, the Governor is unable to save them again.

Traveling Salesman:
1. Every other day, the Traveling Salesman can leave town on ‘business,’ making him immune to lynching that day and that night’s mafia hit (i.e. The GM doesn’t reveal his identity in the summary).
2. Every day, the Traveling Salesman can ‘sell’ his vote to a player (without the target's agreement), allowing that player to have double-voting power but he becomes unable to vote himself as a consequence. At any day thereafter, he can cash in and have a voting power equal to as many votes he has sold in previous days, however, now his customers will be unable to vote. He can only cash in votes of those players that are still alive. He can restart the cycle again the next day.

Miller:
1. The Miller is a regular townsperson except, upon investigation, he is revealed to be guilty. Upon death, he is revealed just to be a townsperson by the GM. His true identity is only revealed at round end.

Jester:
1. The Jester’s goal is to get lynched. If he succeeds, any players that voted for his lynch can’t vote or use role abilities the next day.

Angel:
1. Once per round, the Angel can opt to ‘switch’ places with the lynched or mafia victim for either the day or night phase, sacrificing himself instead. The Angel cannot be conned by the Con-Man or blackmailed by the Extortionist.

Doctor:
1. Every day, the Doctor can opt to bring the previous night’s mafia victim back to life with a 25% chance of success. If he succeeds, the chances of revival for the next victim drop by 5%.

Lawyer:
1. The Lawyer can represent a player each day.
2. If that player is to be lynched, then he can contest the results. If the number of votes for the Lawyer’s client is at most 5 more than those for the next leading player, that player is lynched instead. Otherwise, he has a 50% chance of successfully transferring the lynch to the next leading player.
3. The player can’t be interrogated (Detective) or arrested (CIA) on that day. These roles can still use their powers on other players, however.

Hider:
1. Every night, the Hider can hide at another player’s house by PMing the GM. In doing so, he is immune from the mafia when targeted, but is also killed if his host is targeted.
2. If the Hider chooses to hide at a mafia member’s home, he is automatically killed.

The Batman:
1. You are required to reveal your role to someone during each day phase by PMing the GM who will pass on your identity to the requested target. In return, the target cannot vote for you throughout the round. If you fail to do so, the GM will give your identity to someone randomly.
2. You are allowed, but not required, to kill a player during each night phase. If your target is not a mafioso, you lose your role and become a townsperson (i.e. losing immunity from the voters you've revealed your identity to). If your target is a mafioso, you keep your abilities.

The Medium:
1. Every other day, the Medium is able to contact a dead player via the GM.
2. The GM can post one message (i.e. max 20 words) in the game thread on behalf of the dead player and credit it to the Medium.

The Rabble-Rouser:
1. Once per round, the Rabble-Rouser can PM the GM to stir the town into a frenzy. Any player who receives 5 or more votes will be lynched at the end of the day phase (this is subject to the power of others however).
2. While the Rabble-Rouser is alive, a random player will receive an extra vote each day. Players are not informed of who has the additional vote.

Girl Scout:
1. The Girl Scout is immune to the Framer.
2. The Girl Scout begins each day with -1 votes to her name.

Townsperson:
1. A townsperson has no special abilities. As a citizen, however, he/she is entitled to voting rights in town lynches.

[Zairak]

Expansions:

Siblings/Lovers
In the Siblings expansion, one of the Justices and one of the Mafia members is aware of each others' role and affiliation. It's because they are siblings. The intention is for both of them to survive. If one of them dies, the other commits suicide the next night. The "Lovers" dynamic is basically the same except, instead of a Justice it could be any non-mob role. The Siblings/Lovers win if they are the last two surviving members of the town.

MVP Records:

Round 1:
-To be added-

Round 2:
-Fat1Fared <FOREVER ALONE> Was the last Mafia Member and, in fact, the last living being in the city.

Round 3:
-To be added-

Round 4:
-Underling <Intimidation doesn't last very long; Lenny Wilkens>: Was intimidated but, through his sacrifice, turned the tables on the Extortionist.

Round 5:
-To be added-

Round 6:
-To be added-

Round 7:
-YamiChan <Don't underestimate her> Despite being a new player, was quite influential in uniting and directing the Forces of Justice and town in general against the Mafia.

Fixes:

03/03/2011
- Updated Con Man role and balanced it a bit more.
- Clarification regarding corruption; justice can in fact be corrupted.
- Added in Zairak's name to the bottom of first post.

03/14/2011
- Added in clarification about dead players; they can converse about the game with other dead players, but not alive players.

03/26/2011
- Added in the original description for the Witness Protection ability.

04/05/2011
- Added in an MVP List

04/25/2011
- Added in a note clarifying that players are, in fact, allowed to reveal their roles to each other.

5/17/2011
-The Usurper role was changed; The Usurper will no longer be randomly assigned by the GM. Instead, this "role" can be taken on by any mob member, excluding the current Godfather, of their own will. That is, any mafia member can become an "Usurper" and try to get the old Godfather killed and take over themselves. The mafia member must first PM the GM asking permission. Credited to OverMind.

5/23/2011
-Added in a fix to the Secret Service Agent; he can no longer protect himself from the mafia kill. Credited to Ishikawa Oshro.
-The Batman role was added in to the role repository. Credited to OverMind.
-A new facet of the Kidnapper's ability, Stockholm Syndrome, was added into the role description. Credited to OverMind and Fenrir502.
-The Intimidation ability of the Extortionist was altered slightly to allow the Extortionist to make their Intimidation during the Night Phase, making the Intimidation take effect immediately upon the subsequent Day Phase. Further, though the Extortionist retains their ability to make an intimidation during a Day Phase, it will not count until the GM gets online and announces it in thread. Finally, the Intimidated player cannot have other players post for them. Credited to OverMind.
-Added in a stipulation to Point 3 of the "Terms" section that more than one of the same role may be in play and that, although roles are normally only revealed once the player has died, this is not always the case.
-Made a correction in Point 4 of the "Terms" section of the rules; only voting is stopped; non-mob roles can technically be active.
-Added in stipulation to Point 2 of the "Rules" section that ghosts, while allowed to make commentary, are prohibited from influencing the game.
-Added in a stipulation to Point 7 of the "Rules" section that any non-Mafia role can go corrupt but needs to get permission from the GM before doing so. Further, a corrupt player, when investigated, will show up as guilty and will in general behave as if a mafia member had been investigated. The GM will make a judgment as to whether to allow the corruption based on the balance of the Round and has the authority to limit or tweak the role of the corrupted player as they see fit. Finally, a corrupted player cannot switch back to their originating side. Credited to Fat1Fared and animex75.
-The Role of the Cleaner was updated; they now learn the role of the player they clean, even though the town may not. Credited to YamiChan.
-Cleaner was updated; the person cleaned will be revealed as a Townsperson, as opposed to not having any role revealed. Credited to YamiChan.
-An udpate was applied to the role description of the Framer; when a person is framed, they will show up as guilty for the rest of the Round. The effect is permanent.
-An update was made to the Godfather role description; the Godfather should pick their team very carefully as the Godfather will no longer be allowed to action on behalf of their team. Further, try to pick people you can actually work with on any reasonable terms.
-An update was applied to the Witness Protection ability; the Witness Protection cannot be used on any of the Justice Roles currently instigating this ability. Credited to animex75.
-Added in a statement to "The Rules", Point 10, encouraging good sportsmanship and avoiding "abuse"; the GM reserves the right to pass judgment on what is or is not abuse. Credited to YamiChan.
-A stipulation was added to the Governor role; if the Governor has saved a person from the lynching before then, even if they are killed and revived later, the Governor is still unable to save them again.
-Point 1 of "The Rules" section was updated with a clarification; the GM, as an unbiased moderator, is allowed to override rules and the game timeline to address ambiguities and circumstances where the game breaks and to correct mistakes on his/her part.
-The role description of the FBI Agent has been updated; when their second ability is used, any dead players analyzed and found to be cleaned result in the relevant End-of-Turn Summaries listing the correct role instead of "Townsperson".
-An addendum was added in to the "The Rules" section, Point 11, wherein players cannot speak in code to the GM in PMs, nor make official actions via MSN, barring the site itself not working for them. In the case of an NSA Agent watching the person actioning on MSN, a PM will be created for them containing the base action made, not an excerpt of the MSN conversation.
-An addendum was added to Point 1 in "The Rules" wherein, if the GM finds unethical or unsportsmanlike behavior, they have the authority to force the player to undergo a one game leave. This will not be recorded against a player anywhere.
-Update was made to the Extortionist; replaced "or" with "and/or" in "1. Every other day, the Extortionist can blackmail or intimidate a player." Credited to Underling.
-Clarification was added to Point 2 of the The Rules section; dead players, when revived, are to be notified by the GM.

5/24/2011
-Corrected a typo in Point 2 of the The Rules Section regarding Ghosts and whether they can post or not. Typo discovery credited to YamiChan.

06/02/2011
-Updated terms section; properly defined "turn" in Point 4.
-Wording of the Con-Man was refined and streamlined. Credited to OverMind.
-Batman (na-na-na-na) description was reworded and slightly modified; RNG function was added to Point 1 of the role description. Credited to Ishikawa Oshro.
-Extortionist description was modified and reworded for clarity; an additional 5% chance to die will be added for each additional post made by the Intimidated player. Credited to Mystical and TheOcean.
-New section was added titled "Expansions"; this section is generally composed of add-ons to the game. These are usually unique game dynamics and may or may not be in play in any given Round.
-Siblings/Lovers add-on was added to the Expansions section. Credited to OverMind and 0mnislash17.
-New Mafia role was added: Seductress. Credited to OverMind.
-New Mafia role was added: Hitman. Credited to OverMind and Fat1Fared.
-New Mafia role was added: The Cold Reader. Credited to Underling.
-New Other role was added: The Medium. Credited to AsterGray.
-New Other role was added: The Rabble-Rouser. Credited to killshot.
-New Other role was added: Girl-Scout. Credited to Fenrir502.
-Wording and spelling of Traveling Salesman role was updated; slight clarification to Point 2. Credited to HolyShadow.
-The "The Rules" section, Point 6, was updated; The Mafia still comprises roughly 1/4 of the town. However, the GM can now choose to round the number of Mafia up or down as necessary. Credited to Fat1Fared.

© Copyright, Zairak, AsteriskRocks & OverMind

[Zairak]

Okay, so three comments made in three days of Recoil. Eh.

The only thing I am changing for the next Round is a clarification of whether or not dead players can converse about the game with other dead players. Which, they can.

Sign Ups start now.

[bakurachick]

i sign up

[OverMind]

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[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

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[Fat1Fared]

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[Fenrir502]

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[killshot]

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[Underling]

I SIGN UP

Reading the rules is optional, right?

[grimfang999]

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[Fat1Fared]

I obey underling this round.....lead us oh god of errrrr underlings....wait what

[kudos]

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[Ishikawa Oshro]

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[yamiangie]

I sign up
someday i will get how to play this

[Zairak]

Sign Ups will continue until sometime Wednesday night.

[0mnislash17]

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[Zairak]

Sign Ups End.

Here is a player list:

Sign Up List:
1. bakurachick
2. OverMind
3. Ninjasplaycardgames2
4. Fat1Fared
5. Fenrir502
6. killshot
7. Underling
8. grimfang999
9. kudos
10. Ishikawa Oshro
11. yamiangie
12. 0mnislash17
13. animex75

As there are 13 players, there will be 3 Mafia members; the Godfather and two cronies.

Roles will be passed out and the Round will start after I receive the Mafia choices.

[Zairak]

In a bar...

Tables are scattered all around the bar, filled here and there with people. An aging man walks back and forth behind the counter, serving up various spirits. At a corner table sits a young couple, seemingly out of place in this place. At a query from the lady, the man leans over, grabs a bag and takes a laptop out of it, opening said laptop on the table. In moments, he has the site up and is searching for the local movie theatre schedule.

As he is browsing, he is suddenly redirected (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ5TajZYW6Y). As his brow curls in rage, an image appears over the webpage. It appears to be an angry yet well dressed Italian sits on a very nice chair. Suddenly, the figure lifts the cane in his right hand and seems to point it toward the young man. The couple have but a couple seconds to look confused before the laptop explodes, killing both of them.

Sign Up List: 13
1. bakurachick
2. OverMind
3. Ninjasplaycardgames2
4. Fat1Fared
5. Fenrir502
6. killshot
7. Underling
8. grimfang999
9. kudos
10. Ishikawa Oshro
11. yamiangie
12. 0mnislash17
13. animex75

All your roles have been passed out. If you did not receive one, tell me. There are, again, 3 Mafia members this Round including the Godfather.

Day Phase will end at 8 P.M. EST. Night Phase will end at 9 P.M. EST.

With that, Round 4 Start.

[bakurachick]

Vote: grimfang

[OverMind]

I'm going to Vote: bakurachick.

grimfang's a good guy, and definitely not a mafia member. That's ridiculous.

[bakurachick]

im not mafia either. i'll change my vote if you change yours ^_^

[OverMind]

In that case ...

Unvote: bakurachick
Vote: yamiangie

I'm definitely not voting for her just to continue the trend of making her die again first in the game, therefore, making her kind of like the new dixonij of Mafia:TFG. That is definitely not my intention. And, furthermore, elaborating on this non-existent intention is not yet another ploy to get everyone to laugh and vote for her for the lulz.

[bakurachick]

unvote: grimfang

vote: animex

[Underling]

OK, well... now I've read some of the rules...

Vote: OverMind

[yamiangie]

i was the stupid one to bandwagon myself last round.
Vote:Kudos

[kudos]

Vote: [Overmind]

He's a smart one, plus he's acting suspicious

[Fenrir502]

Who am I to argue with Mr.Underlingalingaling?

vote: Overmind

[Underling]

Oh yeah, now I remember... OverMind was pretty smart wasn't he...

Aww shit... unvoting like the Fist of the North Star.


Unvote: OverMind
Vote: kudos

[bakurachick]

unvote: animex

ill vote again later, not sure who yet.

[OverMind]

Unvote: yamiangie
Vote: OverMind

Wait, what?

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

Vote Overmind

[Ishikawa Oshro]

Vote:overmnind
Ill go with it just because an overmind left untouched will be a baaaad game!

[OverMind]

Unvote: OverMind

For the record, I'm the Doctor.

By revealing my role, I'm at least attempting to save myself. Do you guys really want to lose me knowing full well that I'm not a mafia member?

If the votes do change, I'm leaving the responsibility to one of you forces of justice to save me from the mafia. Again, if you don't, it's your own fault.

You guys forced me into this corner, I'm playing as well as I can with the cards the GM dealt me.

[Ishikawa Oshro]

well now that overmind has said that I say we can now trust him.
Unvote:overmind

[Underling]

Unvote: OverMind

For the record, I'm the Doctor.

By revealing my role, I'm at least attempting to save myself. Do you guys really want to lose me knowing full well that I'm not a mafia member?

If the votes do change, I'm leaving the responsibility to one of you forces of justice to save me from the mafia. Again, if you don't, it's your own fault.

You guys forced me into this corner, I'm playing as well as I can with the cards the GM dealt me.

Err... so why exactly were you voting for yourself in the first place?

[OverMind]

Err... so why exactly were you voting for yourself in the first place?

I had just given up all hope, maa-aan. I was down on my luck.

It was like the whole world was against me, maa-aan. The only way out was to kill myself. But, even then I was too scared to pull the trigger, maa-aaan. So, I was going to let the town do it.

Then, I had a reveleation, maa-aan! Hallelujah!

God, yes God himself, told me that it's not my time. He said that I'd be crucial to winning the game.

He has a plan. A master plan, maaa-aaaaa-aaaa-aaaan.

He said that all I have to do is trust him and I'll be fine.

Well, I'll tell all of you, right here right now, that I trust God and he's going to save me, maaa-aaaaa-aaaaaa-aaaa-aaaaan.

[Underling]

I see.

[OverMind]

Maaa-aaaa-aaan.

[bakurachick]

eh, why not

vote: kudos

[Zairak]

Day 1, Day Phase End.

[animex75]

it seems that i forgot to subscribe >.>;

[Zairak]

Day 1, Day Phase Results:

Angry at the recent damage to the local bar, the town is searching out the culprit, not willing to rest a day until the wrongdoer is brought to justice.

Naturally, like all real detectives, they have no idea what they're doing. So, they end up on the street looking back and forth between kudos' and OverMind's houses which are, conveniently, located right next to each other. An argument soon breaks out.

"It's so obviously kudos!" One person says.

Just as quickly, another person says "No, it must be OverMind!"

The group quickly becomes polarized between the two options, despite some alternatives being brought up. Shortly...

"Well I suppose you're right, it must be OverMind. Let's get him!" The first person says.

That being settled, the second person walks up to the house and begins rapping on the door, demanding OverMind come out. No response is heard.

Disappointed, the second person walks back to the group. As they are about to ask if anybody has any other ideas, they notice something odd about the first person. WIthout warning, the second person reaches out and grabs the first person's mustache, ripping the obviously fake facial hair off.

"AHA! There you are, OverMind!" Kudos, the first person, proclaims.

"I, uh, can I change my vote?" OverMind asks, backing up all the while.

Angry looks appear on the rest of the town's faces as they close in on OverMind.

The Doctor has left the building.

Sign Up List: 13
1. bakurachick
2. OverMind - Doctor
3. Ninjasplaycardgames2
4. Fat1Fared
5. Fenrir502
6. killshot
7. Underling
8. grimfang999
9. kudos
10. Ishikawa Oshro
11. yamiangie
12. 0mnislash17
13. animex75

Summary:
-OverMind, the Doctor, was killed by the town; this was decided by RNG as the vote was tied.

Notes:
-OverMind has died and as such is removed from the game.

Day 1, Night Phase Start.

[Underling]

Well, can't say he didn't bring it upon himself...

[bakurachick]

the doctor dies early a lot in this game it seems.

[killshot]

Nevermind. Jumped the gun.

[Zairak]

Day 1, Night Phase Results:

In a dark room...

A figure is sitting at a desk, occasionally going back to one of his forums and refreshing the page, hoping for this guy to hurry up and update the freaking game already.

Finally, a new post is shown for the thread. He hurriedly clicks it. Suddenly, pictures start appearing all over his screen, depicting felines in various humorous situations. A Rageface starts to emerge on animex75's face, only to disappear, along with the rest of his body, as the laptop explodes, killing him and setting his house ablaze.

A CIA Agent's badge was found in the ashes the next morning.

Sign Up List: 13
1. bakurachick
2. OverMind - Doctor
3. Ninjasplaycardgames2
4. Fat1Fared
5. Fenrir502
6. killshot
7. Underling
8. grimfang999
9. kudos
10. Ishikawa Oshro
11. yamiangie
12. 0mnislash17
13. animex75 - CIA Agent

Summary:
-The Mafia killed animex75, the CIA Agent.

Notes:
-Animex75 has been killed and as such is removed from the game.

Day 2, Day Phase Start.

[animex75]

fuck, i didn't even get to use my role ;-;

[Underling]

Vote: kudos

[bakurachick]

vote: fenrir

[Ishikawa Oshro]

why are we just voting >.<
If u have no target dont just go randomly voting people out.

VOTIN ON TEMPORARY HIATUS
The town needs to get together and accomplish a win for once.
Id like for all roles to pm underling their roles. I already know his role and he is safe. The heroes of justice are already weak due to the cia agent being targeted. LET MOVE FOR A WIN TOWN.
chick and underling could you too please unvote kudos for now

[bakurachick]

i voted fenrir, not kudos

[Ishikawa Oshro]

w.e unless u have reason to vote someone out dont vote.
Lets try a change of pace in this game for once. Were only looking for 3 mafia people.
If no one from the force of justice votes that only leaves the mafia left. which will slow the their objective and more than likely give us the win.

[Underling]

Well, I've been intimidated but seeing as I already posted before I found out, there's not much I can do about it...

So yeah, 50% chance I'm fucked... dunno if we can use that.

[Underling]

Oh, and-

Unvote: kudos

[Ishikawa Oshro]

Id like to have the entire town vote for underling!!!!!
Vote:underling!

Could I have the fbi agent and governor and all those other really good roles pm me please. Even if ur a minor role the forces of justice shall prevail!!!!

[Underling]

It's also important nobody uses any powers on me, it's important the intimidation was the last thing done to me. (Once I'm dead the FBI will be able to reveal the guy responsible.)

Vote: Underling

[killshot]

Vote: Underling

[0mnislash17]

Vote: Underling

[Fat1Fared]

how dare you vote underling Ish, this crime will not go unpunished....I vote ish

PS seriously though, how smart is it to vote someone who says their being intimidated?

[bakurachick]

unvote: fenrir

vote: underling

[Ishikawa Oshro]

fared we already explained our reasoning.
we can find the player who intimidated him through roles!

>.< get with the town man or I may have to have u ousted

[Fat1Fared]

ohhhhh.....I knew that <<......totally >>

well if his lord underling wishes to die

unvote Ish

vote underling

[Ishikawa Oshro]

thank you steve

[Zairak]

Day 2, Day Phase End.

Results soon.

[Zairak]

Day 2, Day Phase Results:

The somewhat diminished mob continues to roam the city. Eventually, they get tired and sit down at the local park for a spot of tea, as all civilized mobs are prone to do.

Partway through the repast, somebody notices a nametag upon one of the mob members chest that reads "Underling". After a few minutes' thought, the first mob member makes the obvious connection.

"IT'S A MOB UNDERLING GET HIM" The first mob member says, rushing towards Underling and flailing. Soon, the rest of the mob joins him. Underling goes down in the rush, his dying words being "WHO REPLACED MY NAMETAG"

Truly, the Guv'nor died as he lived; drinking tea somewhere.

Sign Up List: 13
1. bakurachick
2. OverMind: Doctor
3. Ninjasplaycardgames2
4. Fat1Fared
5. Fenrir502
6. killshot
7. Underling: Governor
8. grimfang999
9. kudos
10. Ishikawa Oshro
11. yamiangie
12. 0mnislash17
13. animex75: CIA Agent

Summary:
-The town killed Underling, the Governor.

Notes:
-Underling was intimidated, but did not die as a result. He did, however, die as a result of the town beating him senseless and as such is removed from the game.

Day 2, Night Phase Start.

[OverMind]

A pox upon the houses of all the townspeople that condemned me to hell.

I hope the mafia wins and ensures that all your deaths are slow and grisly.

[Ishikawa Oshro]

sorry overmind D=

[Zairak]

I haven't gotten a kill and I suppose I gave too long for somebody to give me one.

Further I'm going to bed now.

Nothing happened in the Night Phase.

Day 3, Day Phase Start.

[Ishikawa Oshro]

>.<

[Fat1Fared]

damn, the mob's are ether very cocky or useless o0

[grimfang999]

Or they have left our town alone :V

[0mnislash17]

Definitely St. Paddy's Day effect stopping the mob last night. Didn't want the Boondocks Saints on their doorstep =O!

[Ishikawa Oshro]

town march towards our first step to victory. This one is for underling.
Vote:Fenrir

[bakurachick]

vote: fenrir

[0mnislash17]

Vote:Fenrir

[Ishikawa Oshro]

Vote:Fenrir

=O

[Fat1Fared]

vote:fenrir

this is for you, lord underling <salutes>

[grimfang999]

vote: fenrir

[killshot]

Vote: Fenrir

[Zairak]

Day 3, Day Phase End.

[Zairak]

My internet is having its ass kicked. I'm lumping both Phase Results together.

Day 3 Results:

The town continues its oddly very focused rampage. Such is their raw determination that they cross the very oceans to reach Australia. There, they strangle a sinister looking hamster to death.

Yes, all of them at the same time.

And so Hamtaro Fenrir502, the Extortionist, died.

Later that night...

A very satisfied seeming member of the mob is sitting in his house, totally not looking at internet pron to celebrate his latest success. As he totally doesn't multitask while clicking, a picture fills the screen. A picture that begins with goa and ends with tse.

Ishikawa Oshro, unwilling to accept the reality of what just happened, takes a running leap out of his second story window.

The FBI Agent broke his neck on impact.

Sign Up List: 13
1. bakurachick
2. OverMind: Doctor
3. Ninjasplaycardgames2
4. Fat1Fared
5. Fenrir502: Extortionist, Mafia Member
6. killshot
7. Underling: Governor
8. grimfang999
9. kudos
10. Ishikawa Oshro: FBI Agent
11. yamiangie
12. 0mnislash17
13. animex75: CIA Agent

Summary:
-Fenrir502, Extortionist and Mafia Member, was voted out by the town.
-Ishikawa Oshro, FBI Agent, was killed by the Mafia.

Notes:
-Fenrir502 and Ishikawa Oshro have both died and been removed from the game.

Day 4, Day Phase Start.

[bakurachick]

Dont worry Ishi, we will avenge your demise.

[animex75]

ewwww, i actually feel sorry for ishi on that one o.O

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

According to Ishis list, the next most likely person to be mafia is fared

[bakurachick]

vote: fared

[kudos]

Woo! One mafia down. :)

Vote: [0mnislash17]

[Fat1Fared]

vote Fared meh,

[0mnislash17]

Vote:Fared

[OverMind]

Shit just got real.

[Zairak]

The Kidnapper has kidnapped kudos.

Their demands are that the town vote out kudos.

[Ishikawa Oshro]

those heinous mafia goons right =P
kidnapping and risking it all

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

vote fared

[yamiangie]

vote Kudos

[Zairak]

Turn End.

Results soon.

[Zairak]

Day 5 Results:

The town is ecstatic over finally hitting the right person. To celebrate, they throw a party in the local park. Soon, several rolls of toilet paper adorn the trees, along with a few partygoers.

One of the partygoers, who apparently cannot hold his drink, starts flailing around randomly, screaming about the lolcats. After several shoes gain a new coating of whatever Fat1Fared ate for lunch, the other partygoers lose their patience and shove him into the nearby river.

Unfortunately for him, he is driven to believe the river is made of alcohol.

And so the Kidnapper drowned.

Sign Up List: 13
1. bakurachick
2. OverMind: Doctor
3. Ninjasplaycardgames2
4. Fat1Fared: Kidnapper, Mafia Member
5. Fenrir502: Extortionist, Mafia Member
6. killshot
7. Underling: Governor
8. grimfang999
9. kudos
10. Ishikawa Oshro: FBI Agent
11. yamiangie
12. 0mnislash17
13. animex75: CIA Agent

Summary:
-The town killed Fat1Fared, the Kidnapper.
-The Mafia tried to kill a person that was already dead.

Notes:
-As the Kidnapper died, kudos was released.
-Fat1Fared has been removed from the game.

Day 5, Day Phase Start.

[bakurachick]

vote: kudos

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

Only the Godfather remains. As of now my DETECTIVE powers are useless.

Vote kudos

[animex75]

i said long cat, not lolcat

[0mnislash17]

Vote:Kudos

[Fat1Fared]

oh nooooo, don't vote kudos....oh my death was so bad

[killshot]

Vote: Kudos

[Ishikawa Oshro]

good going town ^_^

[kudos]

I know I may not be of much use to you town, but do you really have a grievance against me? What have I done to earn your distrust?

Is there any need for this wanton destruction and slaughter? Must you strew my entrails along the street with those of the mafia? Will I not be defiled by this contact with the enemy?

Think well upon your actions before you make them, for indeed there is no turning back.

[0mnislash17]

You don't VM me anymore, that warrants a vote against you enough >:V

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

That small paragraph of fancy words is suspicious, vote kudos even more so

[Ishikawa Oshro]

cause if your just a townie your expendable ^_^

[kudos]

So being eloquent has negative repercussions now? What is this world coming to???

Vote: [Ninjasplaycardgames2]

[0mnislash17]

Unvote:Kudos

She VM'd me so I'm gonna spare her my vote. ^_^

[Ishikawa Oshro]

is vm a voice message =O
you kinky traitor

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

Xb

[0mnislash17]

*insert Genma Saotome laugh here*

[Ishikawa Oshro]

*insert Genma Saotome laugh here*

*insert Soun Tendo laugh here*
lol that has me laughing btw

[Zairak]

Turn End.

[OverMind]

Oooh, the excitement is killing me (Not like there's anything left to kill, but anyway).

[Ishikawa Oshro]

Oooh, the excitement is killing me (Not like there's anything left to kill, but anyway).

oh overmind making those brook (onepeice) jokes are we

[Zairak]

Day 5 Results:

"Hey! Where the hell did all the alcohol go?!" A partygoer exclaims.

All around the park, not a drop is to be found. Soon, the partiers become angry and choose a random person to vent their aggression on. Kudos attempted to make a public speech about violence and entrails in order to dissuade them, but to no avail.

"It wasn't meeeeeeeee" She says as the crowd descends on her, killing the Godfather.

Elsewhere...

The Hider and Jester are hanging out, drinking all the scotch they looted and watching the first season of Arrested Development again.

Sign Up List: 13
1. bakurachick: Hider
2. OverMind: Doctor
3. Ninjasplaycardgames2: Detective
4. Fat1Fared: Kidnapper, Mafia Member
5. Fenrir502: Extortionist, Mafia Member
6. killshot: Jester
7. Underling: Governor
8. grimfang999: NSA Agent
9. kudos: Godfather, Mafia Member
10. Ishikawa Oshro: FBI Agent
11. yamiangie: Angel
12. 0mnislash17: Secret Service Agent
13. animex75: CIA Agent

Summary:
-The last townie was killed and the Mafia won again... wait, what? Kudos, the Godfather and last Mafia Member, died and the town won? Damn...

Round End. Town Victory.

Stuff will be announced as soon as I get that other game updated. Or possibly tomorrow morning. In either case, Recoil Go Go Go.

[Ishikawa Oshro]

Case Closed

[bakurachick]

thnx ninjas for all your help and i helped clear 3 peoples names, at least off of my suspect list anyways :D

[animex75]

it seems that whichever team i'm on wins >.>

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

People please, the real hero here is Ishi, for without his undercover leadership the town would have surely perished.

[OverMind]

Huzzah! Is this the first town win?

[bakurachick]

2nd town win

[animex75]

first since i started playing, so close enough

[OverMind]

I think Zairak has an update in store for you all, in celebration of another town win.

Whoops, said too much already.

[kudos]

well that was an epic fail. gratz town. :)

[Ishikawa Oshro]

People please, the real hero here is Ishi, for without his undercover leadership the town would have surely perished.

I wanna cry at this.
The town truly got this win with the help of everyone doing their part.
And underlings plan first turn to find fenrir!

[Underling]

intimidate me my ass

[Zairak]

As OverMind said, there's going to be an addition to the abilities of the town.

This new ability, conceived by OverMind, is called Witness Protection.

What it does, is, if enacted successfully, it protects one player from both the town vote and the mafia kill for that Turn.

To use the ability, three of the Justice type roles must PM the GM saying they want to protect this person and identify the other two Justice type roles in said PM. Only the FBI Agent, CIA Agent and Secret Service Agents can use this power. If any of the three are killed before the power is used, the ability becomes null for the rest of the Round.

After it is used, for the ability to become null, all of the previously mentioned Justice Roles must be killed.

Witness Protection, when enacted, is not revealed publicly unless foiled, which brings us to how the ability can be countered.

If a Mafia member learns of the plan to use Witness Protection on somebody and can provide the names of at least 2 of the Justice Roles using the ability and their target, one of the Agents will be killed and the Witness Protection will fail. Which Agent is killed is selected at random.

It may seem like stringent requirements, but this ability was not designed to be a common use ability. It was meant to provide a slight edge to a well organized town.

Recoil is scheduled to last until Saturday evening.

[OverMind]

There are a few clarifications I want to make to Zairak's post, it might have been an error in communication.

What it does, is, if enacted successfully, it protects one player from both the town vote and the mafia kill for that Turn until the justices are killed (i.e. spans multiple turns, which could be the rest of the round or even the next turn).

Unless, of course, this was not an error, in which case we can discuss it. It's recoil, so why not?

Only the FBI Agent, CIA Agent and Secret Service Agents can use this power.

I consider the NSA Agent and the Detective as justice roles. Of course, according to the rules, the Detective is a mandatory role, the rest aren't. I think we've got to do a bit more brainstorming here to make this power a little bit more inclusive of all the justices, but not make it too easy or overly difficult to activate. We gotta find a balance.

I was thinking the requirement could be:
1) All justices, whichever ones are playing, have to be involved with the PMing.
2) The power is only available if there are 3+ justices playing; the GM does not reveal if the power is even available, the justices are responsible for organizing themselves and figuring it out. And, if they can do that successfully, then they deserve to use the power.

If a Mafia member learns of the plan to use Witness Protection on somebody and can provide the names of at least 2 of the Justice Roles using the ability and their target, one of the Agents will be killed and the Witness Protection will fail. Which Agent is killed is selected at random.

I'm not sure if this is necessary, but I'm not against it. My thoughts were that if we have 3+ justices playing, by the time they get themselves organized at least one of them will probably get killed. But, then again, if the justices bumble up and somehow leak the plan out, I do think the mafia deserves a last minute chance to beat them at their own game. So, I'm not against this, actually.

And, off-tangent:

intimidate me my ass

The mafia effectively lost the game when this happened.

[animex75]

indeed they did, that was a brilliant plan

[Zairak]

I likely made some errors in transcribing the ability from the PM conversation between me and OverMind.

All Justice Roles counting as such was the original intent.

[Zairak]

Okay. Saturday Evening.

Sign Ups Start.

[bakurachick]

i sign up

[Fenrir502]

I sign up, if that's okay

[animex75]

i sign up

[Ishikawa Oshro]

Ill sign up.......for now

[berober04]

s-up

[0mnislash17]

Signing up.

[Underling]

sign me up

[grimfang999]

I can't wait for you to sign me up
In a minute, minute
In a fuckin' minute

I can't wait for you to sign me up
In a minute, minute
In a second

I can't wait for you to Sign me up
And make me feel like bad ass
I can't wait for you to Sign me up
SIGN. IT. UP.

(pachow)

[OverMind]

I'll sign up.

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

sign up

[killshot]

I sign up.

[Fat1Fared]

sign up. please not mob, i will be useless

[Ishikawa Oshro]

sign up. please not mob, i will be useless

im making u my right hand man =D

[OverMind]

im making u my right hand man =D

Ewwwwww. Who knows where your right hand has been?

[Ishikawa Oshro]

Ewwwwww. Who knows where your right hand has been?

nowhere ur left hasent been =P

[yamiangie]

i sign up

[TheOcean]

sign up for whatever.

[LordZorc]

I sign up using the power of LOVE!

[Zairak]

Currently 15 signed up.

That's one shy of having 4 Mafia Members.

[Zairak]

Okay then.

Sign Ups End.

[AsterGray]

heyheyheyseeingasyou haven't started may i sign up? V:

[Zairak]

Okay.

[Zairak]

Alright. The Mafia has been chosen and all roles sorted out.

I've got a test in a half hour but, when I get back home, I'll PM all roles out and start the Round.

[Zairak]

Mafia: TFG; Round 5

Two small children, a boy and girl, are standing on the sidewalk near an ice cream vendor, pondering the most important thing in their young life; what flavors they should get. As they discuss the crucial matter, a man walks by and casually takes the money from the young boy.

Not one to take any bullshit, the young boy promptly kicks the man in the shins. The young girl joins in, but the man gets the upper hand soon enough. Ain't that just like the man?

Anyway, at that moment, the man is tapped on the shoulder. He turns around to see a person that appears to be entirely made of metal, sporting a very nice suit. At least, that's what he sees before he goes flying through the air from the punch. The man impacts a nearby brick building, breaking his neck.

The young boy and girl look up at the Mecha-Mafia in awe and respect. Well, up until he takes their money, claiming it's the "Protection Fee", and walks off counting it.

Sign Up List:
1. bakurachick
2. Fenrir502
3. animex75
4. Ishikawa Oshro
5. berober04
6. 0mnislash17
7. Underling
8. grimfang999
9. OverMind
10. Ninjasplaycardgames2
11. killshot
12. Fat1Fared
13. yamiangie
14. TheOcean
15. LordZorc
16. AsterGray

Round 5, Day 1, Day Phase Start!

If any of you did not receive a PM from me, please contact me ASAP.

Day Phase ends at 8 P.M. EST, Night Phase ends at 9 P.M. EST. Give or take.

First Day Phase end is scheduled for tomorrow evening.

[animex75]

lol

[OverMind]

I'm going to vote for whoever has the most votes when I check up again on this thread tomorrow at 5 PM EST.

Just throwing that out there.

[bakurachick]

vote: ninjasplaycardgames2

[Underling]

Guys, couldn't we like... not vote for anyone?

The first round of voting is always going to be pure guesswork, and we're statistically more likely to guess a townsperson, so...

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

Oh thats BS baku, just because I don't give you my role doesn't mean I'm Mafia! How the hell do I know if your not Mafia!?

VOTE BAKU

[bakurachick]

go ahead but im innocent, i swear. i never get chosen to be a mafia member unless im the leader, which im not

[animex75]

we'll see

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

Well I'm more innocent than you! >:V

[Ishikawa Oshro]

Guys, couldn't we like... not vote for anyone?

The first round of voting is always going to be pure guesswork, and we're statistically more likely to guess a townsperson, so...

I was actually going to say this also but im quite sure theres some.........confused townspeople out there. To have the whole town not too vote would be to make sure every townsperson understands the consequence of voting out another townsperson. But also not everyone at the current time is playing to win but playing to have fun.

If I were playing seriously I would ask that the whole town not too vote. Anyone who votes shall be voted out by the town and assumed to be a mafia member or defected justice.

But as said above youd have to get some serious town cooperation. Meaning not post but PM every townsperson the message. Im too lazy for that much work.

So if the town wants an easy win I'd suggest not voting.

(btw this should be brought back up in recoil.) The town would seriously always win if it went this smoothly

[Fat1Fared]

I follow the mighty lord underling and vote No One (PS who is no one????)

[bakurachick]

unvote: ninjasplaycardgames2

[Zairak]

Due to recent... events, Turn End will be extended to tomorrow night.

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

Unvote: baku

[OverMind]

Due to recent... events, Turn End will be extended to tomorrow night.

Because that April Fools' stunt was hilarious.

[Fat1Fared]

Because that April Fools' stunt was hilarious.

lol, Zariak was disgruntled, overmind was plain sardonic

[Zairak]

Day 1, Day Phase End.

[OverMind]

Dammit. I forgot to vote. Ugh.

Wait, no one voted anyway.

[Zairak]

Day 1, Day Phase Results:

The town is in an uproar over what to do about the Metallic Mafia Menace. A town meeting is promptly held. After numerous suggestions ranging from just waiting for it to rain and seeing who doesn't go outside to arming themselves with magnets for easy detection to stabbing the toasters in order to discourage further machine revolutions, a final suggestion is made.

"Okay we're going about this entirely the wrong way. We are up against robots. What is the opposing force to robots and technology?" the idea man asks.

"Rust!"

"Ponies!"

"OH MY GOD APPLEJACK FOREVER"

"...Hippies?"

At this last, the original speaker nods happily. He then continues:

"Yes, hippies are the opposing force to technology. Therefore, we should not kill anybody. That will be the most super effective move against them. Like Squirtle vs. Charmander. SO. TO PEEEAAACE!"

As the speaker delivers this last sentence, he somehow rips off his clothes to reveal an excellent Vash the Stampede costume. He then runs out the front door of the town hall, screaming "LOVE AND PEACE" the whole way. The town follows and the mob ends up at a nearby con involving anime and hippies. After some embarressment (and more than one round of applause for dedication), they head back to their homes.

Sign Up List:
1. bakurachick
2. Fenrir502
3. animex75
4. Ishikawa Oshro
5. berober04
6. 0mnislash17
7. Underling
8. grimfang999
9. OverMind
10. Ninjasplaycardgames2
11. killshot
12. Fat1Fared
13. yamiangie
14. TheOcean
15. LordZorc
16. AsterGray

Summary:
-HIPPIES. HIPPIES EVERYWHERE.

Notes:
-FIRST NON-FATAL TURN EVER.

Day 1, Night Phase Start.

[animex75]

...seriously? lol

[Zairak]

Wow, 9 already...

Day 1, Night Phase End.

During the night...

The tin man roams the streets, seeking his next victim. Shortly, he notices a person sitting near the docks. After a moment's study, he recognizes the person.

"I HAVE YOU NOW ISHIKAWA OSHRO. YOU SHALL NOT RUIN OUR SCHEMES THIS TIME." The metal mafia man announces in a, surprise surprise, loud robotic-y voice.

"No wait! I'm his cousin Ishikawa Re-" the Townsperson starts to lie before being propelled off the dock by the spray of bullets.

Ishikawa Red Oshro is sleeping with the fishes.

Elsewhere...

AsterGray, sickened by the rampant hippie-ism, decides to camp out at some random dude's house.

Unfortunately for the Hider, this random dude was armed with a random gun, resulting in his not so random death.

Sign Up List:
1. bakurachick
2. Fenrir502
3. animex75
4. Ishikawa Oshro: Townsperson
5. berober04
6. 0mnislash17
7. Underling
8. grimfang999
9. OverMind
10. Ninjasplaycardgames2
11. killshot
12. Fat1Fared
13. yamiangie
14. TheOcean
15. LordZorc
16. AsterGray: Hider

Summary:
-The Mafia killed Ishikawa Oshro, Townsperson.
-AsterGray, the Hider hid at the home of a Mafia Member and died for it.

Notes:
-Ishikawa Oshro and AsterGray have been removed from the game.

Day 2, Day Phase Start.

[bakurachick]

vote: underling

[animex75]

vote: underling

[AsterGray]

Man.
Fuck Hippies.

[OverMind]

I'm going to wait to see how this one turns out.

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

vote: animex

[Underling]

Vote: animex75

so i manage to convince the town to play it smart and then people start voting for me out of fucking nowhere... gee, i wonder why

[animex75]

we have a good reason to

[Underling]

i bet you do

[TheOcean]

Vote: Underling.

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

Unvote: animex

Vote: Underling

[Ishikawa Oshro]

bravo astergray! using the hider role!

[Fenrir502]

Vote Animex

Actually Unvote Animex

[bakurachick]

would the Travelling Salesman PM me (if there is one in play that is)? ^_^

[LordZorc]

Vote: Underling

[Zairak]

Day 2, Day Phase End.

Results tonight.

[Zairak]

Day 2, Day Phase Results:

A somewhat discouraged town reconvenes at the town hall. Another discussion quickly starts. Soon, one person gains control of the discussion.

"Okay... so the hippie thing may have been a bad idea. Let's think more critically about this. First, to take care of the mafia problem... we have to FIND the mafia. Now, what's the most characteristic thing about robots?"

"They're metal!"

"Beep boop bop boop beep?"

"THEY HELP ME MAKE TOAST. AND SMOOTHIES."

"They... obey orders?"

"Yes, that's right, they obey orders... one might even say they are Underlings. Now, who do we know that could be considered an Underling?"

As one, the mob starts looking around in slight confusion. Soon, one of them espies a name tag upon a townperson's shirt reading UNDERLING.

"FOUND ONE" the person screams as he leaps at the man, quickly followed by the rest of the town.

The Framer wished he'd worn a different shirt that day.

In a corner of the room, a person in a white labcoat is sprinkling cocaine over Ishikawa Oshro's body in an attempt to revive it. Sadly, and predictably, it fails.

Sign Up List:
1. bakurachick
2. Fenrir502
3. animex75
4. Ishikawa Oshro: Townsperson
5. berober04
6. 0mnislash17
7. Underling: Framer, Mafia Member
8. grimfang999
9. OverMind
10. Ninjasplaycardgames2
11. killshot
12. Fat1Fared
13. yamiangie
14. TheOcean
15. LordZorc
16. AsterGray: Hider

Summary:
-The town voted out Underling, the Framer and Mafia Member.
-Doctor failed to revive Ishikawa Oshro.

Notes:
-Underling has died and been removed from the game.

Day 2, Night Phase Start.

[Ishikawa Oshro]

In a corner of the room, a person in a white labcoat is sprinkling cocaine over Ishikawa Oshro's body in an attempt to revive it. Sadly, and predictably, it fails.

THERES HOPE YET!!!!

[Fat1Fared]

<Salutes Underling with a single tear> Good Night sweet King and may a bay of flower speed you on your way as cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him always survives.

<kicks ish> stupid coprse making the place look untidy

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

Animex was the one using Godfather references last time... but it could be a trap to get us to think it is animex when its actually someone like... TheOcean!

[Zairak]

No Mafia kill tonight.

Day 3, Day Phase Start.

[LordZorc]

Vote: Grimfang

[animex75]

vote: grim

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

vote grim

[TheOcean]

vote: grim

[bakurachick]

Vote: grimfang999

[OverMind]

Yeah, fuck grim.

Vote: grimfang999

[grimfang999]

Yey lets kill the guy who makes your bread :V

Vote: grimfang

[killshot]

Vote: Grimfang

Why not.

[OverMind]

To up the ante, if killing grimfang has unintended consequences* I will reveal my role.

*I'm making the judgment of what an unintended consequence is.

[0mnislash17]

Just out of curiosity, what is an "unintended consequence"? =o

Vote:Grim

[Ishikawa Oshro]

like being the jester or a roled char im assuming

[grimfang999]

Look at my comment, you will see a hint

[Fat1Fared]

I continue my position as town pacifist in memory of Lord Underling and vote no one

[bakurachick]

will the CIA agent please PM me.

[Ishikawa Oshro]

there no baker role >.<
LIES!!!!

[animex75]

there is a miller, buuuut we dunno if he's being honest or not :V

[Fenrir502]

Miller's provide flour, not bread.

HE LIES!

[animex75]

you need flour for the stuff though

[OverMind]

*unintended consequence; A consequence that was not intended.

[grimfang999]

Miller's provide flour, not bread.

HE LIES!

A miller runs a mill, mills work with alot of granary products no just wheat :V

Selling bread btw, transportable between here lokis and battle royale if it ever starts up again

[Zairak]

Day 3, Day Phase End.

[Zairak]

Day 3, Day Phase Results:

The town, overjoyed at finally nailing an actual target, convenes again eagerly. Unfortunately, nobody seems to be wearing an obvious nametag, so they simply go door to door around the town out of boredom. Finally, they arrive at grimfang999's house.

Grimfang999 goes up to knock on the door, opens it, and goes inside. Then he opens the door again and yells at the populace to get the hell off his lawn. Unamused, the town decides to just kill him quickly before they miss the evening soap operas.

HOWEVER

At the last moment, a bemonocled figure leaps atop the shoulders of some of the crowd and begins a speech about the late Lord Underling (And also hippie-ism):

take that, evil doers who murdered Lord Underling, the who's death shell prove the great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed.

Fat1Fared continues in this vein for some time, eventually convincing the town to try the hippie thing again. Oh, Governor my Governor.

Day 3, Night Phase Results:

In a flashing instant of typically shitty writing, OverMind is shot to death by robot mafia. Lawyer yada yada.

Sign Up List:
1. bakurachick
2. Fenrir502
3. animex75
4. Ishikawa Oshro: Townsperson
5. berober04
6. 0mnislash17
7. Underling: Framer, Mafia Member
8. grimfang999
9. OverMind: Lawyer
10. Ninjasplaycardgames2
11. killshot
12. Fat1Fared: Governor
13. yamiangie
14. TheOcean
15. LordZorc
16. AsterGray: Hider

Summary:
-The town was going to vote out grimfang999, but Fat1Fared, Governor, stopped them.
-Mafia killed OverMind, Lawyer.

Notes:
-OverMind has died and been removed from the game.

Day 4, Day Phase Start.

[AsterGray]

¬_¬
Hippies Everywhere.

[OverMind]

Well, my death was unintended.

Therefore, I will fulfill my end of the bargain. I was the Lawyer.

Good luck y'all.

[LordZorc]

Vote: Grimfang

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

Vote: Grimfang

[grimfang999]

Vote: grimfang

[TheOcean]

lol, silly hippie Governors.

vote: Grimfang.

[Zairak]

Just so there's no mistake...

Fat1Fared has been intimidated.

[animex75]

vote: ocean

[AsterGray]

take that hippie!

[animex75]

since i'm gonna get mafia'd at the end of the turn anyways, i'll say now that i'm the NSA agent and i intercepted the Godfather sending the kill, on ope of that i know the extortionist and have sent this information on to fared

[OverMind]

since i'm gonna get mafia'd at the end of the turn anyways, i'll say now that i'm the NSA agent and i intercepted the Godfather sending the kill, on ope of that i know the extortionist and have sent this information on to fared

What-a-twist!

[animex75]

so if i were y'all, i'd start changing votes

[grimfang999]

Unless you still think Im a afia member of course *shrugs*

I just make foods, not like my life could ever get better :V

Bloody dead end job...

[TheOcean]

*blink blink* what? that's a lie!

[animex75]

i could post the pm if you want, either way i won't rest without taking you with me

[Fat1Fared]

Just so there's no mistake...

Fat1Fared has been intimidated.

=Real smart mob-boys, attack the person who's power works by PM, cannot effect the vote this turn anyway and has clearly not voted once.....good to see brains are being ruled by brawn....Well I await my death for making this mocking post and vote no one .....because he is a douche

PS thanks AnimeX75, for making me the next target, meh, I take my death like a man

PSS I'm not a hippie and I sent the information onto the relevent parties, I would not have bothered doing this as I care little for this town and its red neck voters, but your foolishness deverses to lose.....omni and ocean

[TheOcean]

lol i can't stop giggling to make a valid defense.

[animex75]

no problem fared :V

6215

[TheOcean]

lol that stings.

[bakurachick]

Vote: theocean

[Fat1Fared]

no problem fared :V

6215

I'm actually being serious, you guys played that quite well, by highlighting that you sent the information to me and not <censored cos I'm a bitch> you made me appear important to kill, which not only protects <censored cos I'm a bitch> but also gets rid of rogue town member, the fact, I respect that is why I'm not countering the move....or am I..... :thatface:

[animex75]

eh, i'm kinda rogue myself, i have been mostly acting on my own

[grimfang999]

And I was making bread all this time, as my cunning plan unfolded *taps fingers together menacingly*

[Ishikawa Oshro]

=O
what a shocking turn of events.

*you got a 9 overmind?*

[animex75]

those who haven't done so need to vote out the Godfather

[LordZorc]

Unvote: Grimfang

Vote: TheOcean

[0mnislash17]

Vote: TheOcean

[Zairak]

Turn End.

Eating now, results soon-ish.

[Ishikawa Oshro]

Turn End.

Eating now, results soon-ish.

You called

[Ninjasplaycardgames2]

... shit

I came here to say Unvote: Grim ; Vote: Ocean... but its too late