Mafia 47: Kingmaker - Game over!

[BrianMcQueso]

PLEASE NOTE: In the interest of simplicity, all ruling persons will be referred to as "The King" within the rules. I mean no offense to the fairer gender, and they will be referred to as Queen _______ when they are chosen, but for the rules, assume all instances of "King" to mean "King or Queen".

The town crier runs through the streets. "THE KING HAS DIED!"

The news spreads like wildfire. Rumor has it that a group of assassins as infiltrated your fair kingdom and assassinated the king, looking to seize control of the land by assuming the throne. It becomes clear that these assassins must be rooted out and executed, but with the loss of the king, the town has no one to lead them. The town begins to degrade into a lynch mob, killing innocent townsfolk wildly accused of being in league with the conspirators. As chaos begins to tear through the town, a single cloaked figure speaks up.

"I am from the Royal Society of Kingmakers," he proclaims, "and I have a solution for your problem". He goes on to explain that ordinary citizens of the town will have the opportunity to act as King for the duration of one day. At the end of that day, the King must choose one person in the town to execute. The other citizens may voice their concerns, but, in the end, have no official means to execute another citizen. By making sure one individual controls the power, it will be difficult for the assassins to sway the town too greatly. The cloaked man reveals the shining signet of the Royal Society of Kingmakers and assures the town: "While it may be possible for an assassin to assume the role of the King for a day, rest easy that an honest citizen will always hold the position of Kingmaker. Talk with each other and trust in the Kingmaker's judgment, as they will help shape the fate of our kingdom."

And with those parting words, he vanishes.

Player List:

Alexander
Ameliaslay
elvis_knits
Fritzler
Fuldu
Glork
MrBuddyLee (rep. N_lich)
mystery meat of doom
petroleumjelly
RandomActs
Rosso Carne (rep. LML/chamber)
Shamrock (rep. mon_s237)
thesilentspeaker
Thok
Twomz
Vaughn
Vikingfan (rep. Broomhead)
VitaminR
Yosarian2

If you are interested in reading the game without knowing the roles of the players, I have removed the roles from this post. If you are interested in "spoiling" what has happened, you can click -here- to see the roles and lynches.

[BrianMcQueso]

The Rules

Note: Stuff that's different from normal is italicized so you'll pay more attention to it.

>

Only the King's vote counts.

To help keep track of the thoughts of the townfolk, you may still vote, and I will still keep track of vote counts. If you wish to make your vote noted, it must be in

bold

. If you do not bold your vote, it will not be counted.
> Because citizens' votes do not affect the lynch decision,

you may vote for more than one player at once.

If you no longer find someone suspicious, unvote for them.
> Once the day's King has arrived at their decision of who to kill, they must post

EXECUTE: NAME

in bolded and all capital letters. After that post has occurred,

no more posts will be allowed, not even from the King.

The King may not change their mind after an execution order has occurred, so BE SURE if you want to execute someone.
> Days will last a minimum of 24 real-life hours. There should always be a chance for discussion before an execution.
> If the Kingmaker dies and there are no other players that are eligible to become a Kingmaker, then the town will revert to a lynch mob (voting and lynch, good ol' mafia style).
> Each day

must

end in an execution. "No Lynch" is not an option in this game. If I post a deadline and the King fails to make an execution in the allotted time, the King will be executed for his incompetence.
> If you'd like a vote count, feel that an inactive player needs to be prodded, or otherwise need to get my attention, let me know

in bold

. I like to read my games to see what's going on, but sometimes I'm rushed and only have time to skim and only read the bold text. I try to make sure there's a vote count on every page to make it easier to reference back, but I forget sometimes.
> If you plan on being unavailable for more than a 48-hour period, please post a notice in the thread or send me a private message. Treat this game as a commitment. Be considerate – don't leave us hanging. If you're unable to play for whatever reason, just drop me a PM letting me know, please just don't disappear. If you tell me, I promise I won't get mad; it's no problem for me to find replacements.
> The game is not to be discussed outside of the thread, unless your role specifically states otherwise.
> Once your death scene has been posted, you're dead. Please stop typing. I'm fine with a few parting words such as "bah, go town", but nothing with game-affecting content. I'm pretty lenient about this, but don't push it.

Note that this does not apply if you are executed. NO TALKING AFTER THE EXECUTE ORDER HAS BEEN POSTED.

> Don't edit/delete previously submitted posts. If you accidentally double post or make a tragic formatting error, just let me know and I'll fix the problem. I'm pretty good at catching stuff like that anyway.
> If you have any questions, just ask. I'm cool like that. 8)
> Remember, it's just a game. It's supposed to be

fun

. Do your part, and stay active.

Flow of the Game

We will be starting with

Dawn

.

Day - Players discuss who they believe to be the assassins, and try to convince the King who to execute. Players may vote to keep track of their suspicions, but their votes do not count. Once the King posts an execution, the game immediately enters twilight.

Twilight - Once the King posts an execution,

no more posts may be made, not even by the King

. Twilight will last until I come in and post the execution scene.

Night - All players make their night actions except the Kingmaker. Once I have all the choices, we enter Dawn.

Dawn - I post the death scene, but the thread doesn't open yet. Once the Kingmaker knows which players are still alive, they secretly PM the new King choice to me. Once I reveal who the King is, the thread will be opened in Day. If the Kingmaker died, a new Kingmaker will be chosen in Dawn.

[BrianMcQueso]

Roles

A number of assassins have infiltrated the town, forming one anti-town killing group. An unknown amount of players have received the following PM:

You are one of the assassins, along with [name(s)]. Since your plot to take the throne quietly has failed, you will take it by force by eliminating the townsfolk until you outnumber the populace. Each night, you may talk with your fellow assassins and choose another player in the town to kill that night. Any member may send in the kill choice, it does not matter (since there are no Roleblockers or Trackers in this game). If I receive multiple kill choices, I will go with the most recent choice submitted. To the populace, you appear like normal townsfolk, which earns you the right to become the King, if the Kingmaker so chooses. However, the Royal Society of Kingmakers can not be fooled as easily, so you will never have the opportunity to become the Kingmaker. You win when your group outnumbers the town.

The townsfolk bring their own talents to the aid of the town. Any of these roles may be in the town, and there may be more than one of a particular role. There may also be roles listed who do not appear in this town.

You are a town guard. Each night, you may patrol the town and investigate another player in the town. You can determine (with absolute accuracy) if that player is an assassin. Because of your duty to the throne, you will never receive the opportunity to become a Kingmaker, but you may still be chosen to take the throne as King. You win when all the assassins are executed.

You are the town doctor. Each night, you may visit another player's home and attend to any wounds they have. If the assassins have attempted to kill that player that night, they will be spared. Because your duties consume all of your time, you will never receive the opportunity to become a Kingmaker, but you may still be chosen to take the throne as King. You win when all the assassins are executed.

You are a radical vigilante. Upset with the Kingmaker system imposed on the town, you have decided to save the town on your own terms. Each night, you have the option to kill another player in the town whom you believe is an assassin. Because of your strong opposition to the Kingmaker system, you will never receive the opportunity to become a Kingmaker, but you may still be chosen to take the throne as King. You win when all the assassins are executed.

You are a member of the secret Masonic society in town. Along with [name(s)], you all know each other to be innocent and not part of the assassin conspiracy. You may also discuss privately at night matters regarding the town. Your bond to the Masons prohibits you to join the Kingmaker society, and while you may never become a Kingmaker, you may still be chosen to take the throne as King. You win when all the assassins are executed.

You are the beloved Hero of the People. You've spent your life standing up for the common man and striving to help them overcome the oppression of the monarchal system. If the King decides to execute you during the Day, the people will rise up and slay the King and your life will be spared. Your tie to the commonfolk means you can never accept an invitation from the secret elitist society of the Kingmakers, but you may still be chosen to take the throne as King. You win when all the assassins are executed.

You are an ordinary citizen of the town. You have no abilities at night other than getting a good night's rest. However, as an honest, unbiased native of the kingdom, you have the potential to join the secret Kingmaker group and become a Kingmaker. Until you receive your invitation, you have only your wits and vote to defend yourself. You win when all the assassins are executed.

You are the Kingmaker. Each morning, after the assassins have killed (or attempted to kill) a member of the town, you must secretly choose another player in the town to become the new King. You may not choose yourself, and you may not choose the same player two days consecutively. If you are killed (either by the assassins or executed publicly), you will be given a list of people in the town who are eligible (pro-town players with no special abilities) to replace you as the Kingmaker. That player will become the new Kingmaker. You win when all the assassins are executed.

Thus, any player except the Kingmaker may become King. Only vanilla townies can become a Kingmaker.

[BrianMcQueso]

Roles have been sent. Please confirm by PM. We'll be starting with Dawn, so there are no choices to be submitted except the Kingmaker's.

[BrianMcQueso]

Day 1 Begins!

Today's King is

the silent speaker

. He will decide today's lynch. TSS, look to the rest of the town for guidance on who you should execute, but remember that the final decision is yours.

If you are unclear on how the Kingmaker system works, please PM me.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that we'll be starting with two people unconfirmed. If they don't pick up their PMs in a day or so I'll be getting on them.

[Fritzler]

I say you kill mon in exactly 23 hours and 57 minutes.

[VitaminR]

Random Vote: RandomActs

I guess we'll start like in any other game.

[Fritzler]

Killing vitamin r would be cool with me too.

[VitaminR]

Thanks Fritz. I knew you appreciated my presence.

[RandomActs]

Dang. Stuck in a game with Vaughn again! Oh well, should make things interesting. Good to see ya again, bud.

[Alexander]

Good morning! Let's get to scum-finding, shall we? Of course, in this game random voting is not what it used to be, but still...

Random vote Knitting_elvis

[mystery meat of doom]

OMG SCUMMXORZ EVERYWHERE

Vote: Everyone.

[petroleumjelly]

Perhaps this is just childhood memories coming up (literally), but I gotta start with a random

Vote: Mystery Meat of Doom

. I don't know

what

those lunchladies put in that, nor would I like to know anytime soon.

[Yosarian2]

Note: we need to never, ever make Fritzler king. Unless we want the day to last 7 seconds...

[petroleumjelly]

Hehe. Technically, day hast to last 24-hours... but after skimming "Bad Idea" Mafia, Yos2 does have a point.

[Fritzler]

Note: we need to never, ever make Fritzler king. Unless we want the day to last 7 seconds...

its required to be a 24hour day idiot, so you'd get 24 hours to convine me not to kill you

[Fritzler]

Hehe. Technically, day hast to last 24-hours... but after skimming "Bad Idea" Mafia, Yos2 does have a point.

The peasants call out "boooooooooooooo"

[Yosarian2]

Note: we need to never, ever make Fritzler king. Unless we want the day to last 7 seconds...

its required to be a 24hour day idiot, so you'd get 24 hours to convine me not to kill you

I'm sure you'd find a way.

[Fritzler]

Note: we need to never, ever make Fritzler king. Unless we want the day to last 7 seconds...

its required to be a 24hour day idiot, so you'd get 24 hours to convine me not to kill you

I'm sure you'd find a way.

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

[Fritzler]

Note: we need to never, ever make Fritzler king. Unless we want the day to last 7 seconds...

its required to be a 24hour day idiot, so you'd get 24 hours to convine me not to kill you

I'm sure you'd find a way.

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

[Fritzler]

Note: we need to never, ever make Fritzler king. Unless we want the day to last 7 seconds...

its required to be a 24hour day idiot, so you'd get 24 hours to convine me not to kill you

I'm sure you'd find a way.

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

[Ameliaslay]

Nice triple post there,

random vote: alexander

[elvis_knits]

vote glork

because his avatar is cool

[Twomz]

Man i was hoping Fritz was king. This means we're gonna have a long drawn out day 1.

I vote we select Fritz as king tomorrow. And that we lynch in alphabetical order, starting w/ Alexander.

Vote: Alexander

[RandomActs]

I vote we select Fritz as king tomorrow. And that we lynch in alphabetical order, starting w/ Alexander.

Can I change my name? Perhaps something starting with ZZZ?