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Newbie 2045: A Midwinter Night's Dream - End!

Post Post #0 (isolation #0) » Mon Dec 14, 2020 6:47 am

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Newbie 2045 - A Midwinter Night's Dream

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As the longest night of the year approaches, we can all enjoy more time sleeping and dreaming. Unfortunately more dream-time also means more time for nightmares. What dreams will you wake up from in this game? Grab a pillow and a blanket and let's find out!

The flavor is purely for your enjoyment (and mine!), and has no effect whatsoever on the NewD3 newbie game setup and rules.


Player List (9)

safebet222

Lunar Martian

Battle Mage
Illwei

Mikul

Norfolk Boy1
Mr Turtle

quiet

unwnd
(SE)
petapan
(SE)
BBmolla
(SE)

bold
= confirmed
* = prod


Spoiler: Alive
Lunar Martian


Spoiler: Dead

Norfolk Boy1,
Vanilla Townie
was eliminated on Day 1
BBmolla,
Town Cop
, was killed on Night 1
quiet,
Vanilla Townie
was eliminated on Day 2
Battle Mage,
Vanilla Townie
, was killed on Night 2
safebet222,
Mafia Goon
, was eliminated on Day 3
petapan,
Vanilla Townie
was eliminated on Day 4
MIkul,
Vanilla Townie
was endgamed on Day 4
unwnd,
Vanilla Townie
was endgamed on Day 4


Spoiler: Banished
Let's not go there


Spoiler: Vote Counter Settings
Living PlayersLunar Martian
Mikul
unwnd
petapan


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Post Post #1 (isolation #1) » Mon Dec 14, 2020 6:48 am

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Setup Info

Newbie Setup
Newbie Setup

NewD3 (as designed by RadiantCowbells):

ABC
Mafia
Mafia Roleblocker
Mafia Rolecop
Mafia Goon
Row 1
Town Cop and Town Doctor
Town Tracker and Town Friendly Neighbor
Town Cop and Vanilla Townie
Row 2
Town Jailkeeper and Town Tracker
Town Jailkeeper and Town Friendly Neighbor
Town Jailkeeper and Vanilla Townie
Row 3
Town Mason and Town Mason
Town Tracker and Town Doctor
Town Mason and Town Mason

Each Newbie Game will be given a setup that incorporates one mafia role from the top of a column, and then two town roles from a row below the selected mafia role. The remaining six roles will be filled in by
one mafia goon
and
five vanilla townies
appropriately, to create a
2-mafia
and
7-town
setup.

All Newbie games use the Natural Action Resolution system for determining Night action effects.
Mafia Roleblocker
action takes precedence over a
Town Jailkeeper
action should that apply.

Mafia are able to communicate in their Private Topic at all times.


Spoiler: Full Setups
Column A & Row 1:
Mafia Roleblocker, Mafia Goon, Town Cop, Town Doctor, Vanilla Townie x 5
Column A & Row 2:
Mafia Roleblocker, Mafia Goon, Town Jailkeeper, Town Tracker, Vanilla Townie x 5
Column A & Row 3:
Mafia Roleblocker, Mafia Goon, Town Mason x2, Vanilla Townie x 5
Column B & Row 1:
Mafia Rolecop, Mafia Goon, Town Tracker, Town Friendly Neighbor, Vanilla Townie x 5
Column B & Row 2:
Mafia Rolecop, Mafia Goon, Town Jailkeeper, Town Friendly Neighbor, Vanilla Townie x 5
Column B & Row 3:
Mafia Rolecop, Mafia Goon, Town Tracker, Town Doctor, Vanilla Townie x 5
Column C & Row 1:
Mafia Goon x 2, Town Cop, Vanilla Townie x 6
Column C & Row 2:
Mafia Goon x 2, Town Jailkeeper, Vanilla Townie x 6
Column C & Row 3:
Mafia Goon x 2, Town Mason x2, Vanilla Townie x 5


Mods should use the sample role PMs below.


Sample Role PM's (click on the spoiler button to reveal)

Spoiler:
Vanilla TownieWelcome!

You are a
Vanilla Townie
.

You have no special abilities.

You win when there are no longer any threats to town.


The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Town JailkeeperWelcome!

You are a
Town Jailkeeper
.

You may target one player per night phase. This player will be protected from kills and be prevented from using their own action, if they have one, during that night phase. You cannot target yourself.

You win when there are no longer any threats to town.


The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Town CopWelcome!

You are a
Town Cop
.

You may target one player per night phase. At the end of the night phase, you will be informed if they are
Town
or
Mafia
. If you are roleblocked, you will receive no result.

You win when there are no longer any threats to town.


The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Town MasonWelcome!

You are a
Town Mason
.

You know that [player] is Town-aligned. You also share a Private Thread (PT), located here, where you may talk at any time.

You have no active abilities.

You win when there are no longer any threats to town.


The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment or by posting in your PT.

Town TrackerWelcome!

You are a
Town Tracker
.

You may target one player per night phase. At the end of the night phase, you will be informed what player or players they targeted with their action, if any. If you are roleblocked, you will receive no result.

You win when there are no longer any threats to town.


The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Town DoctorWelcome!

You are a
Town Doctor
.

You may target one player per night phase. This player will be protected from kills during that night phase. You cannot target yourself.

You win when there are no longer any threats to town.


The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.


Town Friendly NeighborWelcome!

You are a
Town Friendly Neighbor
.

You may target one player per night phase. This player will be sent a message informing them that you are Town-aligned.

You win when there are no longer any threats to town.


The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.


Mafia GoonWelcome!

You are a
Mafia Goon
.

You and your partner share a factional kill each night. You must choose which of you will commit the kill. You also share a factional Private Thread (PT), located here, where you may talk at any time.

You win when the Town has been eliminated, or nothing can stop this from occurring.


The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment or by posting in your PT.

Mafia RolecopWelcome!

You are a
Mafia Rolecop
.

You may target one player per night phase. At the end of the night phase, you will be informed of their role but not their alignment.
Vanilla Townies
and
Mafia Goons
will both return "Vanilla". If you are roleblocked, you will receive no result.

You and your partner share a factional kill each night. You must choose which of you will commit the kill. You may commit the kill and perform a role cop in the same night phase. You also share a factional Private Thread (PT), located here, where you may talk at any time.

You win when the Town has been eliminated, or nothing can stop this from occurring.


The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment or by posting in your PT.
Mafia RoleblockerWelcome!

You are a
Mafia Roleblocker
.

You may target one player per night. This player will be prevented from performing their own action, if any.

You and your partner share a factional kill each night. You must choose which of you will commit the kill. You may commit the kill and perform a roleblock in the same night phase. You also share a factional Private Thread (PT), located here, where you may talk at any time.

You win when the Town has been eliminated, or nothing can stop this from occurring.


The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment or by posting in your PT.
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Post Post #2 (isolation #2) » Mon Dec 14, 2020 6:49 am

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Rules:


In-Game Behavior


1.
Site Rules are in effect. Please familiarize yourself and follow them.


2. Posts consisting purely of insults without game content are not tolerated. I penalize such posts with a strike. Three strikes and you're out. Severe issues will be reported to the listmods.

3. Claiming scum is allowed. Claiming scum with another player (whether as a joke or not) will result in severe consequences for you, and consequences for your team.

4. Play towards your win condition. Gambits are fine, directly harming your own team is not.

5. Loophole abuse is not tolerated.

6. Have fun! There are a lot of great people who play, discuss mafia game theory and practice, and discuss life, the universe and everything, too, here at Mafiascum.net. During and after this game, please take a look around the site and get to know us. I think you'll like what you see.


Voting and Deadlines:



1. Voting must be bolded in the form
Vote: Player
- bold tags

Code: Select all

[b]Vote: Player[/b]
or

VOTE: Player vote tags

Code: Select all

[vote]Player[/vote]


or else they will not be counted. Unvotes are not required to change your vote, but they are helpful. Please note: I'm using an automated vote counter.
If you don't use the vote tags, be sure to add a colon after the word "Vote".


2. Votes inside of spoiler tags will not be counted.

3. I don't mind if you use nicknames/abbreviations when you vote someone. But if I have no idea who you're voting for, then the vote won't be counted. Please note: the vote counting application may be more finicky about nicknames than I am. If you notice that your vote hasn't been recorded, please let me know.

4. Eliminations require a majority of votes: (number of living players/2) +1, rounded down.

5. If there's no majority at deadline, there's no elimination.

6. When the hammer vote is cast, all players, including the eliminated may talk freely until the final vote count and eliminated player's card-flip have been posted. I will lock the game thread at that time.

6. Once you are dead, you may not post in the game thread again. Not even a "Bah" post.

7. Deadlines are set at 10 days on Day 1 and 7 days for subsequent game days. and Extensions may be granted if there are replacements near deadline, or under other extraordinary circumstances (e.g., site outages, major holidays).


Prods and Replacements:


Replacing Out
If you need to replace out of this game, send me a private message about it. Do NOT post that you want to be replaced, or that you have asked to be replaced in the game thread.
I will acknowledge your replacement request by replying to your PM. From that time forward, you are out of the game. Do not make any posts in the game thread.

This is a site rule that can entail penalties if broken. It applies to all mafia games at Mafiascum.net unless the game moderator explicitly states otherwise.



1. Prods will be given if you do not post in
36 hours
.

2. You will be replaced if you either do not respond to a prod, or need to be prodded more than 3 times total. You may request for a player to be prodded at any time. Prods requested when a player has been absent for less than 36 hours do not count for replacement purposes.

3. If you are V/LA (on vacation/have limited access), make sure I know. If you are V/LA for more than a week, I suggest requesting replacement, but it's not required. If a lengthy V/LA is adversely affecting the game (e.g., if you are not able to post minimally during that time), then your mod may replace you.without penalty.


Misc.



1. Dark Blue (#004080) is the color I will use for mod posts. Please don’t use this color or otherwise try to make your posts look like mod posts.

2. You can talk about the game in the private threads given to you via PM, assuming you were given one. Otherwise, please refrain from talking about this game outside of this thread, and don't talk about other games inside of this game. This is a sitewide rule. See announcement here.


3. No editing, deleting, using invisible texts, write in code, using font sizes less than 70, etc...

4. Don't quote or talk about any mod-recieved PMs. Your flavor is for you to enjoy and you only, until the end of the game.

5. I make mistakes. If you notice I make one, please let me know.

6. Questions are vastly preferable to Modkills. If you're thinking about to do something that you're unsure is within the letter or spirit of these rules and the game of mafia, then ask me privately about it first.


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Post Post #3 (isolation #3) » Mon Dec 14, 2020 6:49 am

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Introduction and Tips
Thanks to Irrelephant11 and others for their contributions to these tips.


Here are some helpful links (a lot of them from our helpful wiki):

-> Forum Rules and Guidelines
-> The Glossary
-> Commonly Used Abbreviations
-> The Newbie Guide
-> Articles on How to Play Well (be sure to check the dates these were written/updated, as good advice changes over time)


Key Concepts and Tips


Activity


Try to check in at least once a day.
Besides the activity requirements listed in the moderator's original post, it's just necessary for a fun and healthy game that everyone
plays
. If you post very rarely, or only post a little bit at a time, you may get scumread for lurking. Even if you are not scumread for it, what's the fun in playing a game where multiple people are hardly participating?

Site Meta


Meta is the description of how people on Mafiascum like to play mafia. Things can be different on other online mafia sites, or if you play IRL, so it's good to know what's expected of you on this site. These aren't "rules", per se, but if you don't follow these guidelines it is likely things will go poorly for you on MS. Some examples are...

Random Voting Stage (RVS)

Games on MafiaScum almost always begin with what we call the Random Voting Stage (RVS). At this point in the game, we are in a low information game state (except the mafia, which know everyone’s alignment). As a way to provoke reaction, start a discussion, and try to determine alignment, people will usually vote for non-serious reasons. As the discussion progresses, we will eventually get the game moving and progress out of RVS.

Voting, E-x, and Hammers

E-x is a way to convey how far away a player is away from elimination. For example, you should always announce that you are putting someone at E-1 (1 vote away from an elimination) so that someone doesn’t come along and accidentally vote for that player's elimination. This also prevents Mafia-aligned players from coming along and placing the final vote to eliminate (“hammer”) and claiming ignorance about doing so. You may also see E-2 and E-3 (2 votes away from elimination and 3 votes away from elimination, respectively).

Before you hammer a player, state your intent to hammer (usually done in bold) and ask the player to claim their role. This is done to prevent power roles from being eliminated, and can sometimes get Mafia-aligned players to be caught (via counter claiming). It's best to then allow other players to react and discuss the claim before hammering.


Claiming Your Role

It is almost always best to not claim your role unless you are at E-1 and have been asked to claim as part of an “intent to hammer.” This is because, as a town power role (“PR”), if you out prematurely, you are likely to be night-killed (“NK’d”). As a Vanilla Townie (“VT”), claiming early helps the mafia team narrow down the setup and possible PR candidates. An exception to this would be if a mafia player claimed your role, claiming early to counter the false claim (“CC”) would out the mafia player, and would be a benefit to the town.

Do not fake claim a power role as town!
While it may help you avoid getting eliminated, you might cause a real PR to out themselves by counterclaiming - then the mafia will know who the PR is, and you will probably get eliminated for lying to town. Feel free to fake a claim as scum, though, if you think it would help.

ELo

ELo is the shortened representation of “Eliminate or Lose.” ELo in the Newbie Queue is when there are 3 remaining players, 2 of which are town and 1 is mafia; or when there are 5 remaining players, 3 of which are town and 2 are mafia. It is important in these situations that the town aligned players do not carelessly vote like is done during RVS or early days, as the mafia player(s) can organize and instantly provide the necessary votes to eliminate (“quickhammer”) and win the game.

Conclusion

Mafia is hard!
As town, it can be hard to figure things out, and stressful when people think you're scum.
That's okay!
Just share your thoughts on who you think is scum as they come to you, and don't be afraid to change your mind. As scum, it can be hard to lie convincingly, and stressful when people think you're scum. Don't let that scare you! Try to think of what you would post if you were town, and don't be afraid to "change your mind".

This is a game.
Have fun!
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Post Post #4 (isolation #4) » Mon Dec 14, 2020 6:51 am

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This is the Pregame Phase. I'll send out Role Private Messages (PMs) during the next couple hours. Please respond to your Role PM with your alignment (Town or Mafia) and Role Name to confirm that you have received it.

You have 48 hours from the time I send you the Role PM to respond. If you cannot respond by then, I will seek a replacement.

Once 8 of the 9 players have confirmed via PM reply, the game will begin!

I'll update this post as we progress through Pregame.

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All Role PMs
will go out shortly
have gone out!

8 of 9 players have confirmed.

Day 1 will begin momentarily!
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Post Post #6 (isolation #5) » Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:28 pm

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Day 1 Begins!


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Dreams have featured in art and literature since the beginnings of both. Perhaps the most famous work about dreaming is Shakespeare's own
A Midsummer Night's Dream
. What makes the state of dreaming so central to the human experience? Perhaps we will find out!



Not Voting
(9): Mr Turtle, unwnd, safebet222, Lunar Martian, Mikul, Illwei, quiet, petapan, BBmolla


With 9 alive, it takes 5 to eliminate.



Deadline: December 27, Midnight US Eastern Time.

Countdown: (expired on 2020-12-27 21:00:00)

Due to the holidays, I have added two days to the Day 1 deadline so it doesn't fall on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.


Mod Notes:

- quiet has 36 hours in which to post before I must search for a replacement. (expired on 2020-12-16 07:29:24)
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Post Post #25 (isolation #6) » Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:03 pm

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Prophetic dreams figure in several works of art and literature throughout history. In Homer's Odyssey, Penelope had a prophetic dream that her husband, Odysseus, would return to her and drive away all her unwanted suitors.



petapan
(2): safebet222, Lunar Martian
BBmolla
(2): petapan, Mikul
Mr Turtle
(1): unwnd
unwnd
(1): Illwei
Mikul
(1): BBmolla

Not Voting
(2): Mr Turtle, quiet


With 9 alive, it takes 5 to eliminate.



Deadline: December 27, Midnight US Eastern Time.

Countdown: (expired on 2020-12-27 21:00:00)

Due to the holidays, I have added two days to the Day 1 deadline so it doesn't fall on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.


Mod Notes:

- quiet has 36 hours in which to post before I must search for a replacement. (expired on 2020-12-16 07:29:24)
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Post Post #50 (isolation #8) » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:33 am

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Dreams in literature have often had a supernatural aspect to them, but also reflect a character's waking thoughts and actions. In Shakespeare's
Macbeth
, Lady Macbeth sleepwalks, reliving her murder of Duncan, in her own personally constructed hell.


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BBmolla
(2): petapan, quiet
Mr Turtle
(1): unwnd
unwnd
(1): Illwei
Mikul
(1): BBmolla
quiet
(1): Mikul

Not Voting
(1): Mr Turtle


With 9 alive, it takes 5 to eliminate.



Deadline: December 27, Midnight US Eastern Time.

Countdown: (expired on 2020-12-27 21:00:00)

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Post Post #100 (isolation #11) » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:06 pm

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Literary dreams have inspired visual artists. One example, Dante's Dream by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was inspired by Dante Alighieri's poem
La Vita Nuova
. In the dream, he is led to the death-bed of Beatrice Portinari, who was the object of his unfulfilled love. The painting is layered with symbolism of life, hope, purity and love.


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BBmolla
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unwnd
(1): Illwei
safebet222
(1): BBmolla
petapan
(1): Lunar Martian

Not Voting
(2): safebet222, Mr Turtle


With 9 alive, it takes 5 to eliminate.



Deadline: December 27, Midnight US Eastern Time.

Countdown: (expired on 2020-12-27 21:00:00)

Mod Notes:

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Before he wrote the much better known
Canterbury Tales
, Chaucer wrote a series of four poems known collectively as his
Dream Visions
These poems were inspired by French and Italian poets who also wrote about visions. His poems were a conduit through which the influence of European writers was received into English. His poems and their European influencers led to a profound change in the way the 'self' was conceptualized in medieval courtly literature. The literature, language, and behaviour of the court took place in the dream visions, an genuine exploration of individual subjectivity in its social context. These works are considered a major contribution to the ongoing debate about how medieval culture transformed into modern early culture.



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(3): quiet, unwnd, Lunar Martian
Lunar Martian
(2): Illwei, petapan
unwnd
(1): safebet222
safebet222
(1): BBmolla
quiet
(1): Mikul

Not Voting
(1): Mr Turtle


With 9 alive, it takes 5 to eliminate.



Deadline: December 27, Midnight US Eastern Time.

Countdown: (expired on 2020-12-27 21:00:00)

Mod Notes:

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Post Post #177 (isolation #13) » Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:06 am

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Shakespeare sure had a thing about dreams. In
Julius Caesar
, his wife, Capurnia had a prophetic dream the night before he was assassinated in the Senate. She cried out three times in her sleep about his murder, then woke up and told him about a dream of a statue with blood pouring out from all sides. Deceius, one of the conspirators, had to quickly come up with a false interpretation of the dream to prevent Caesar from changing his plans to visit the Senate.


Lunar Martian
(2): Illwei, petapan
BBmolla
(2): unwnd, Lunar Martian
unwnd
(1): safebet222
safebet222
(1): BBmolla
quiet
(1): Mikul

Not Voting
(2): Mr Turtle, quiet


With 9 alive, it takes 5 to eliminate.



Deadline: December 27, Midnight US Eastern Time.

Countdown: (expired on 2020-12-27 21:00:00)

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But, enough about dreams in traditional Western literature and art. We have a whole world to explore as well as a few centuries! The supernatural, including strange dreams were a motif in 19th century Japanese art. This is a woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi called
The Dream of O-Iwa, A Normal Woman in a Disfigured World
, ca. 1830s. This piece is inspired by a powerful and terrifying story of a man, Lemon, who poisons his wife and commits several murders during his social climbing endeavors. His guilt brings on horrific ghost visions of his decomposing wife that ultimately drive him mad.


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Post Post #268 (isolation #15) » Sat Dec 19, 2020 6:34 am

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The Sarashina Diary by Sarashina Nikki is a memoir written by a royal lady-in-waiting of Heian period (794 to 1185 CE) Japan. Her work stands out for its descriptions of her travels and pilgrimages and is unique in the literature of the period, as well as one of the first in the genre of travel journaling. Her memoirs start with her childhood days, when she loved reading romantic and supernatural tales. Her heart's desire was to read the Tale of Genji from beginning to end. She wrote about her joy at receiving a complete copy of it, and how she dreamed of living a similar romance. When her life didn't turn out as well as she had hoped, she blamed her addiction to such tales, which made her live in a fantasy world and neglect her spiritual growth. As well as recording her travels and day-to-day life, she also wrote about her dreams.


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Post Post #324 (isolation #16) » Sat Dec 19, 2020 12:06 pm

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Zhuangzi
is an ancient Chinese text from the late Warring States period (476–221 BCE) which contains stories and anecdotes that exemplify the carefree nature of the ideal Taoist sage. It, with the Tao Te Ching are considered the foundational works of Tao. The most famous anecdotes in
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Shen Zhou: Dream Journey


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Jiang Yan Dreamt about the Blooming of his Writing Brush
is a story about Jiang Yan, an official from the Southern Dynasty (479-534). One night when he fell asleep, he dreamt a god gave him a colorful writing brush, and from then on his literary talents were inspired and he became the most successful writer of that time. When Jiang Yan was old, the god appeared once again in his dream and told Jiang to give the writing brush back to him. Jiang’s brilliant creative power soon faded away.


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Considered one of the highest achievements in Korean fiction,
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poses the question: Will the life we dream of truly make us happy? Written in 17th-century Korea, this classic novel’s story is about a young monk living on a sacred Lotus Peak in China, who succumbs to the temptation of eight fairy maidens. For doubting his master’s Buddhist teachings, the monk is forced to endure a strange punishment: reincarnation as the most ideal of men.

His new life is full of material, martial, and sensual accomplishments beyond his wildest dreams. He encounters the eight fairies in human form, each one furthering his path towards understanding the fleeting value of his good fortune. As his successes grow, he comes closer and closer to finally comprehending the fundamental truths of the Buddha’s teachings. The Nine Cloud Dream explores the meaning of a good life and the virtue of living simply with mindfulness.



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One of the major motifs in John Milton's
Paradise Lost
epic blank verse poem is a series of dreams by the two protagonists, Adam and Eve. The dreams are an integral part of the narrative of innocence, temptation, loss of innocence, and the promise of salvation. It's believed that the poem was begun in about 1658 and finished in about 1663.



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Post Post #581 (isolation #24) » Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:50 am

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Rafael's Dream, by Marcantonio Raimondi (1480-1534), may at first appear to be a restful and idyllic sleep, but the details in the foreground and background show this dream is the stuff of nightmares.



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Prods will be paused today and tomorrow for the Christmas holiday. On the morning of the 26th, any needed prods will issued. The 26th is the day before the current deadline. I'll consider adding one more day to the deadline if prods need to be sent, OR if a majority of players wish for the deadline to be extended. Let me know by PM if you would like the extension.


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Norfolk boy1 replaces Mr Turtle. Please welcome him!
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Have a cheesy Mid-Century Modern tune about Christmas dreaming!



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No midwinter night's dream sequence could be complete without the ghosts who haunted Ebeneezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve. The first ghost, Jacob Marley warned Scrooge that he had one chance to escape the fate that Marley had earned with his lifelong greed and selfisheness. The visitation incited such fear that Scrooge couldn't help but listen to the ghosts who came after.



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Post Post #663 (isolation #35) » Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:04 am

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In post 660, Norfolk Boy1 wrote:I didn't get included in the vote count.
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The second apparition, the Ghost of Christmas Past, reminded Scrooge both of his childhood innocence and of his earliest choices of money over people.




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The third spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, shows Scrooge people he knows, and people he doesn't know, at the markets, buying what they need for a festive feast. He sees happiness and kind thoughts for others, even cold-hearted others like himself. And he sees two pitiful children, named Ignorance and Want, who tug at his heartstrings. The ghost tells Scrooge they will doom all who ignore them.



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The final apparition, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is visually the most terrifying. But after everything else he's dreamed this night, Scrooge is almost calm about the faceless reaper-like spirit. But, not so calm about the future that is revealed to him. He sees his own death and funeral, where no one cares and many show up only for the post-funeral meal. As horrible as that makes him feel, it's not the worst of the dream. He sees Bob Cratchett's family mourning the death of their young child, Tiny Tim. That death shatters the last of the ice gripping Scrooge's heart. He awakens, filled with Christmas spirit, and sets about making his small part of the world a better place.


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Scrooge's first conversation with Bob Marley will be our last words on dreams today: ‘You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone potato. There’s more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!’.


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Mythologies about dreams are a part of nearly every human culture, as one would expect given that dreaming is something nearly all humans do. In Greek mythology there are several figures who reign over sleep and dreams. Above them all is Hypnos, the god of Sleep. He was considered to be a gentle god who helped humans in need and, due to their sleep, owned half of their lives



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-- Beatrice Riva



Hypnos had numerous children, all related to aspects of sleep. Phobetor was said to appear in dreams in animal form, including "in the form of beast or bird or the long serpent". As his name suggests, Phobetor was thought to bring nightmares.


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Post Post #813 (isolation #45) » Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:13 am

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Battle Mage replaces Illwei. Please welcome him!
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Post Post #848 (isolation #46) » Thu Dec 31, 2020 12:12 pm

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Post Post #849 (isolation #47) » Thu Dec 31, 2020 12:12 pm

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Post Post #850 (isolation #48) » Thu Dec 31, 2020 12:12 pm

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Phantasos was another of Hypnos's children who presided over sleep and dreams. He appears deceptively in dreams as lifeless inanimate objects: "earth, rocks, water, trees". Ovid apparently considered trees to be lifeless objects.


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Post Post #912 (isolation #49) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 8:00 am

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Perhaps the most famous of Hypnos's children is Morpheus, another god of dreams, who appears in human form. In medieval Europe he was associated with sleep, itself, as well as dreams.


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Post Post #937 (isolation #50) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 8:43 am

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This is a final warning regarding discussion of ongoing games.
I will have to involve a listmod if ongoing games are referenced in this game again
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From the rules:

Discussion of Ongoing Mafia Games is Not Allowed

Recently we have had a spate of people discussing ongoing games. Though this has led to a record number of ongoing game bans, there may be a perception that there is some wiggle room when it comes to discussing ongoing games. This post is to tell you that there is not.

It does not matter if you are dead.
It does not matter if you don't think it will affect a game.
It does not matter if you aren't in the game.
It does not matter if you are posting about a game taking place on another forum or posting about an MS game on another forum.
It does not matter if you are moderating the game in question.

Discussing ongoing games by quoting or otherwise referring to an ongoing game is forbidden. There is no clever way around this rule. Don't try.

If you are unsure whether something violates the rule against discussing ongoing games, please don't hesitate to contact a listmod.

THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES FOR YOU

Discussing ongoing games may result in a full game ban. This will mean that you are force replaced out of all your games, and you will not be allowed to replace back into them at the end of your ban. Further bans will be far harsher, including and up to a permanent ban from the site.

Game Moderators: Take IMMEDIATE action.

Game moderators are expected to step in and take immediate action when players discuss ongoing games in the game thread -- at least a public warning in the thread not to discuss ongoing games. This is not optional for the game moderator. You may not, as a game moderator, allow people to discuss ongoing games in your thread unless the other game allows for it explicitly in the rules.
Full rule is here: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=30909
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Post Post #1000 (isolation #51) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 4:40 pm

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Baku in Japanese legend are supernatural spirits who eat nightmares. Baku were created from the spare pieces that were left over when the gods finished creating all other animals. A child waking up from a nightmare would call out three times: "Baku-san, come eat my dream."


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Post Post #1002 (isolation #52) » Fri Jan 01, 2021 5:04 pm

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safebet222 wrote:@mod... our plans fell through tomorrow morning so I am no longer on V/LA.
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Post Post #1069 (isolation #53) » Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:54 am

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Brekszta is a Lithuanian goddess of darkness and a ruler over Dreams. She protected dreamers from harm from dusk until dawn. It's thought that her name derives from Lithuanian brėkšti, which translates as "dawn/dusk is falling"


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Post Post #1070 (isolation #54) » Sat Jan 02, 2021 8:06 am

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Post Post #1071 (isolation #55) » Mon Jan 04, 2021 7:54 pm

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Post Post #1072 (isolation #56) » Mon Jan 04, 2021 7:54 pm

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Dreaming is a science. Or at least there is science behind dreaming! Although dreaming takes place throughout the sleep cycle, people are most likely to experience vivid dreams during the rapid eye movement (REM) stage. Because adults spend approximately 25% of their sleep time in REM sleep, vivid dreams can occur multiple times each night.



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Post Post #1177 (isolation #57) » Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:58 am

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Have you ever worked on a technical or research problem all day, gone to sleep, and awakened with an answer or a fresh perspective? Problem solving dreams usually involve that kind of circumstance, where the dreamer has spent a lot of waking time thinking about the problem. When this has happened to me, the solution usually looked simple in retrospect, but involved approaching the situation from a very different point of view. In studies, students who are preparing for a test tend to have a better grasp of the material after sleeping. Those who dream about the subject they’ve been studying have even better recognition.



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Post Post #1249 (isolation #58) » Thu Jan 07, 2021 8:19 am

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Individuals have their own unique dream recall frequency (DRF). According to a study published on nature.com, those who tend to remember their dreams have a higher amount of regional cerebral blood flow during sleep, as well as during their waking hours.


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Post Post #1285 (isolation #59) » Thu Jan 07, 2021 2:47 pm

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Just about anything can happen in a dream, but apparently reading isn’t one of them. You may dream about books or signs but there will be no legible letters to read. Logic and intellect seem to sleep, too, when we dream.



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Post Post #1322 (isolation #60) » Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:10 am

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Clinical psychologist Rubin Naiman shed light on why people often awaken with lingering feelings related to their dreams. “The experience we have in the dream registers in the body and in the brain in almost exactly the same way,” notes the expert. He adds that heart rate and blood pressure can actually increase during a stressful dream.



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Post Post #1323 (isolation #61) » Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:21 am

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Post Post #1324 (isolation #62) » Sun Jan 10, 2021 6:02 am

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Post Post #1325 (isolation #63) » Sun Jan 10, 2021 6:02 am

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Post Post #1326 (isolation #64) » Sun Jan 10, 2021 6:03 am

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A lucid dream is a dream during which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming. With some lucid dreams, the dreamer is not only aware but has some degree of control over the dream's narrative, characters and setting. And in others, though fully aware they are dreaming, the dreamer has no apparent control on how the dream unfolds.



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Post Post #1384 (isolation #65) » Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:41 am

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Lucid nightmares, however, are in a class all their own.



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Post Post #1385 (isolation #66) » Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:45 am

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Post Post #1386 (isolation #67) » Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:45 am

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Post Post #1388 (isolation #68) » Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:47 am

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Thanks, everyone for playing! I really enjoyed hosting the game for you. Congrats to both teams. I felt like this was a really hard-fought game by both town and scum!
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Post Post #1397 (isolation #69) » Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:53 am

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Post Post #1402 (isolation #70) » Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:59 am

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In post 1389, unwnd wrote:Ffery/Cabd, hope you enjoyed my IC-posting. Please let me know what I could do better to help newbies as that was always my goal in this game. I think if I took control a bit earlier we wouldn't be here? Though the learning experience (even for myself) is something I'll take away from this.
I did! You reminded me of my own forays into ICing games in 2013-2014. There was an almost automatic suspicion/paranoia associated with being an IC. Taking on that role unofficially garnered you some extra suspicion in this game, which you handled well.
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Post Post #1424 (isolation #71) » Sun Jan 10, 2021 10:10 am

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Post Post #1425 (isolation #72) » Sun Jan 10, 2021 10:11 am

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Once again, thank you all for playing!

Players, you're encouraged to keep playing newbies as long as you like, of course, but I humbly suggest trying out different games and styles, if you're brave enough and feel like checking out other game styles and sizes!


If you liked the "solve the setup" interactions with a semi-open setup like the NewD3 setup:

Spoiler: Check out the Open queue!
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Open Game OnePopcorn Mafia Modified
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I'm backup modding the above game!

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Moderator:
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There's also the Micro Queue!
Spoiler: 9 Player Maximum, and all sorts of setups!


Prefer to keep things a little more secret, and try out a larger pond?

Spoiler: Try the Mini Normal queue!
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Moderator: MiniMegabyte

Note: pre-designed setup by Ircher, reviewed by mastina


Prefer to add themes, flavors, and wackier roles?

Spoiler: Check out the Mini Theme queue instead:
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