Micro 974: The Last of the Red-Horned Dung Beetles (Borked)

[Something_Smart]

Micro 974: The Last of the Red-Horned Dung Beetles

Moderator: Something_Smart
Backup Moderator: the worst
Shoutout to: Isis, our new Micro listmod!

Alive Players:

Spoiler:

1. Herta,
   Town Gardener
   
   
2. Smoke and Mirrors (PookyTheMagicalBear + Nancy Drew 39),
   Town Gardener
   
   
3. Taly,
   Town Sentry
   
   
4. NorwegianboyEE,
   Mafia Goon
   
   
5. Tayl0r Swift,
   Town Sentry
   
   
6. Bunno,
   Town Gardener
   
   
7. JohnnyFarrar,
   Town Surgeon
   
   
8. vizIIsto
   bugspray
   ,
   Town Sentry
   
   
9. TheGoldenParadox
   A Simple Plan
   ,
   Mafia Goon

Dead Players:

Spoiler:

1. vizIIsto is dead to me

[Something_Smart]

The Rules:

1. All site rules apply.
2. Be nice. Mafia games can get heated but remember never to attack the person.
3. Play to your wincon.
4. Days are approximately 8 days long, nights are approximately 48 hours long.
5. Failure to post at least once every 48 hours will result in a prod. If you do not pick up your prod in 24 hours, or if I feel that your activity is low enough to be disrespectful to the other players, I will look for a replacement.
6. Please put votes in this format: VOTE: Something_Smart. Bolded votes are allowed (

Vote: Something_Smart

), but I'm more likely to miss them. In case you don't know, you can vote with:

Code: Select all

[v]Something_Smart[/v]

and unvote with

Code: Select all

[uv][/uv]

Unvotes are not necessary to change your vote.
In addition, to vote for a player to receive the Beetle, use the heal tags, like so: HEAL: Something_Smart.
7. No vote trickery. Votes inside spoiler tags and obviously broken quotes will not be counted. Don't attempt to confuse other players over whether your vote was valid.
8. If more than half the players are voting for a player, then that player is hammered and removed from the game, and the day will end. If the deadline is reached before a hammer occurs, the day will end without anyone dying.
9. If you have a question for me, put it in bold and say

@Mod

or

@Something_Smart

. If it's not something you want made public, feel free to shoot me a PM. If you need me in a pinch, you can reach me on Discord under

Something_Smart#8109

(and the worst under

Tom#4827

).
10.

This spooky shade of orange (#4F2200) is the mod color.

Do not use it. Do not impersonate me.
11. Do not discuss this game in any other thread except in PT's created specifically for this game. Do not discuss any other ongoing game in this thread.
12. Do not quote any out-of-thread communications with me or with any other player.
13. Do not post if you are dead.
14. Do not pretend to break any of these rules. Pretending to break a rule is punishable just as harshly as actually breaking it.
15. My word is law. Just because it is not stated here does not mean that it is acceptable. I am generally a nice person, and will give you a warning if you do something I don't approve of, but it's always better to ask than risk the consequences (see rule 9).
16. The mafia have daytalk and may request a Discord server if they so desire.
17. This is an open setup. The setup is as follows:

Spoiler: Setup

Breaking news! A live specimen of the Red-Horned Dung Beetle (Scarabaeus perplexia), once thought to be extinct, has been discovered deep in the African jungle. As far as we know, this is the only living Red-Horned Dung Beetle left in existence, and that has caught the attention of some... rather eccentric collectors, who seem to be abandoning scruples in an attempt to capture it.

The beetle was placed in the care of Dr. Zenkava of the University of Warsaw, but it seems there has been some grave news on this front. Dr. Zenkava was shot outside of the laboratory and is now in critical condition at Orłowskiego Hospital. We can only hope that Dr. Zenkava is able to recover quickly enough to identify the attacker, who is still at large. In the meantime, a new caretaker for the beetle must be found...

2 Mafia Goons

7 Townies

All townies have an equal chance of being a

Gardener

, a

Sentry

, or a

Surgeon

.

The

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

begins the game with no caretaker. During any day in which it has no caretaker, players may-- but do not have to-- make a majority vote to place the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

in the care of a player. If a Mafia member ever becomes the caretaker of the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

, the Mafia win immediately. (This means that any player receiving it is confirmed as town, if the game continues.) If the caretaker of the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

dies, it will revert to having no caretaker.

During the night, the players may take the following actions:

Mafia Goon

-- each night, one Mafia member may carry out the factional kill on a player of their choice.

Mafia Goon

-- each night, each Mafia member may attempt to steal the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

. This will only succeed if the Beetle has no caretaker at the time the action resolves; steals resolve after kills, so this can happen if the caretaker dies that night. If successful, the Mafia member will come into possession of the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

, and thus win the game.

Mafia Goon

-- once during the game, one Mafia member may roleblock a player, preventing them from taking any actions that night. This may be done at the same time as the above actions.

Town Gardener

-- each night, the Gardener may choose one of two options: either (1) target a player and learn whether or not that player has attempted to steal the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

on this night or any previous night; or (2) target a player and make them permanently unable to possess the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

(if they are voted to receive it, instead nothing will happen, and if they attempt to steal it the attempt will automatically fail).

Town Sentry

-- once per game, if not the caretaker of the Beetle, the Sentry may choose one of two options: either (1) defend the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

, preventing anyone from stealing it that night; or (2) attempt to steal the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

, becoming its new caretaker if successful (if the Beetle has a caretaker, this is only successful if the caretaker dies that night). Sentries have a higher steal priority than Mafia members; if multiple players of the same alignment make an unblocked attempt to steal the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

in the same night, one will succeed at random.

Town Sentry

-- once per game, if the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

has a caretaker, the Sentry may choose to guard that caretaker. If the caretaker would die at night, the Sentry dies instead. If multiple Sentries guard a player who is attacked, one dies at random. If the Sentry guards a player who is also healed by a Surgeon, the Sentry will still die.

Town Surgeon

-- each night, the Surgeon may choose one of two options: either (1) heal a player that they did not heal in the previous night, protecting them from death if they are not also a Surgeon; or (2) operate on Dr. Zenkava. If exactly one Surgeon operates on Dr. Zenkava, and that Surgeon survives the night and is not roleblocked, the operation will be a success, and any further operation attempts by that Surgeon will do nothing (but will not interfere with other Surgeons operating). If two successful operation attempts are made on Dr. Zenkava, the Doctor wakes up and is able to identify the attacker; the Mafia must choose one of their living members to be publicly revealed as Mafia at the start of the following day.

No players may self-target.

The

Town

wins when all Mafia members are dead.
The

Mafia

win when they control 50% of living players, or if a Mafia member is ever the caretaker of the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

.

Spoiler: Role PM's

Town Gardener

Welcome, XXXX, to Micro 974: The Last Of The Red-Horned Dung Beetles. Your role is

Town Gardener.

Each night, you may choose one of two options:

• Target another player and learn whether or not that player has attempted to steal the
  Red-Horned Dung Beetle
  on this night or any previous night; OR
  
• Target another player and make them permanently unable to gain possession of the
  Red-Horned Dung Beetle
  .

You win when all mafia members are dead and at least one town member remains alive.

Please respond to this PM indicating you understand your role and your win condition.
The game thread is here.

Town Sentry

Welcome, XXXX, to Micro 974: The Last Of The Red-Horned Dung Beetles. Your role is

Town Sentry.

Once per game, if you do not possess the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

, you may choose one of two options:

• Defend the
  Red-Horned Dung Beetle
  , preventing anyone from stealing it that night; OR
  
• Attempt to steal the
  Red-Horned Dung Beetle
  , becoming its new caretaker if successful (if the Beetle has a caretaker, this is only successful if the caretaker dies that night).

Additionally, once per game, if the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

has a caretaker other than you, you may use the following ability:

• Guard the Beetle's caretaker. If the caretaker would die at night, you will die instead.

You win when all mafia members are dead and at least one town member remains alive.

Please respond to this PM indicating you understand your role and your win condition.
The game thread is here.

Town Surgeon

Welcome, XXXX, to Micro 974: The Last Of The Red-Horned Dung Beetles. Your role is

Town Surgeon.

Each night, you may choose one of two options:

• Heal a player that you did not heal in the previous night, protecting them from death if they are not also a Surgeon; OR
  
• Operate on Dr. Zenkava. If exactly one Surgeon operates on Dr. Zenkava, and that Surgeon survives the night and is not roleblocked, the operation will be a success, and any further operation attempts by that Surgeon will do nothing. If two successful operation attempts are made on Dr. Zenkava, the Doctor wakes up and is able to identify the attacker; the Mafia must choose one of their living members to be publicly revealed as Mafia at the start of the following day.

You win when all mafia members are dead and at least one town member remains alive.

Please respond to this PM indicating you understand your role and your win condition.
The game thread is here.

Mafia Goon

Welcome, XXXX, to Micro 974: The Last Of The Red-Horned Dung Beetles. Your role is

Mafia Goon.

Your partner is YYYY. You have a private topic (link) that you may talk in at any time.

You have the following powers:

• Factional kill: Each night, one of your members may carry out the factional kill on a player of your choice.
  
• Steal: Each night, you may attempt to steal the
  Red-Horned Dung Beetle
  . This will only succeed if the Beetle has no caretaker at the time the action resolves; steals resolve after kills, so this can happen if the caretaker dies that night. If successful, you will come into possession of the
  Red-Horned Dung Beetle
  , and thus win the game.
  
• Factional roleblock: once during the game, one of your members may roleblock a player, preventing them from taking any actions that night. This may be done at the same time as the above actions.

You win when the mafia control 50% of the town or when a mafia member possesses the

Red-Horned Dung Beetle

.

Please respond to this PM indicating you understand your role and your win condition.
The game thread is here.

Spoiler: Action Resolution Order

1. Mafia

   Roleblock
   
   
2. Gardener

   Prevent
   
   
3. Sentry

   Defend
   
   
4. Sentry

   Guard
   
   
5. Surgeon

   Heal
   
   
6. Mafia

   Kill
   
   
7. Sentry

   Steal
   
   
8. Mafia

   Steal
   
   
9. Gardener

   Investigate
   
   
10. Surgeon

    Operate

[Something_Smart]

Role PM's have been sent. The game will begin when 8/9 players have confirmed.

Confirmed: 8/9

[Something_Smart]

Thank you all for coming here today. I trust you've all heard the sad news about Dr. Zenkava. We will keep the Doctor in our hearts as we hope for a speedy recovery.

In the meantime, we have a more pressing matter to discuss. As I'm sure you have all heard, the last Red-Horned Dung Beetle, which was being watched over by Dr. Zenkava, is safe and secure with us, but we cannot keep it forever. You are nine of the most respected and trusted minds within the entomology community, and so we need you to decide amongst yourselves who is to be the one to take care of it.

To be quite frank, we're scared. We don't know who is after the Beetle, but they've demonstrated that they're willing to go to great lengths-- even resorting to violence-- to acquire it. Be sure not to let that happen. We are counting on you!

VC 1.0

Not voting (9)- Herta, Smoke and Mirrors, Taly, NorwegianBoyEE, Tayl0r Swift, Bunno, JohnnyFarrar, bugspray, A Simple Plan

With 9 alive it takes 5 to reach a majority.

Deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-23 19:00:00)

Mod notes: A Simple Plan has 24 hours from the start of the game to confirm or be replaced.

Beetle Status

The Red-Horned Dung Beetle has

no caretaker.

Not voting (9)- Herta, Smoke and Mirrors, Taly, NorwegianBoyEE, Tayl0r Swift, Bunno, JohnnyFarrar, bugspray, A Simple Plan

[Something_Smart]

Reminder that votes to choose a caretaker of the Beetle are done using the HEAL: tags, independent from execution voting. This is also a majority vote; if a majority on it is reached, the chosen person will receive the Beetle, and then the day will continue (unless they were Mafia, in which case the game will end). If the day ends without a majority on it being reached, then no caretaker will be assigned.

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VC 1.1

NorwegianboyEE (4)- Taly, bugspray, Smoke and Mirrors, Tayl0r Swift (E-1)

Not voting (5)- Herta, NorwegianBoyEE, Bunno, JohnnyFarrar, A Simple Plan

With 9 alive it takes 5 to reach a majority.

Deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-23 19:00:00)

Mod notes: A Simple Plan has 24 hours from the start of the game to confirm or be replaced.

Beetle Status

The Red-Horned Dung Beetle has

no caretaker.

bugspray (2)- bugspray, Herta
JohnnyFarrar (1)- Taly
Tayl0r Swift (1)- Tayl0r Swift

Not voting (5)- Smoke and Mirrors, NorwegianBoyEE, Bunno, JohnnyFarrar, A Simple Plan

[Something_Smart]

@mod the setup says all town have equal chance to be one of the three things, does that mean there's 2 of 2 and 3 of 1, or is there another town role?

The chances are independent. Each town player has a 1/3 chance of being each of the three roles, regardless of what the other town players are. So, any distribution is possible.

[Something_Smart]

@mod

when you say that the sentry has priority stealing the bug, do you mean them have a higher percentage chance of stealing it or do you mean it's assured they're going to steal it regardless of what mafia does?

question 2: If there's only one sentry attempting to steal the bug, but mafia has its two goons attempting to steal it, is the sentry still guaranteed to receive it?

Sentries have unconditionally higher priority. If any number of sentries and any number of mafia try to steal, a sentry will always get it. The only randomness is in determining which sentry gets it, if more than one attempted.

[Something_Smart]

@mod

is a sentry that stealed the bug and turned into the caretaker publicly revealed or not?

Yes. The caretaker of the Beetle is always public.

[Something_Smart]

I assume this means that even if a sentry attempts to steal the bug, as long as they aren't successful and the bug is in possession of someone else, they can still defend that player from the NK by the second ability?

Sentries may use both of their one-shots in the same night, if that's what you're asking.

(Also, don't worry about asking a lot of questions. I don't mind being pestered if it means the players understand the setup better.)

[Something_Smart]

If more than one Sentry were successful at stealing or guarding, will the non-randomly chosen Sentry(/ies) still USE UP their one-shot ability?

Yes. The one-shot abilities are expended even if unsuccessful.

[Something_Smart]

VC 1.2

Herta (3)- A Simple Plan, Smoke and Mirrors, Taly
Smoke and Mirrors (1)- Tayl0r Swift
Tayl0r Swift (1)- bugspray

Not voting (4)- Herta, NorwegianboyEE, Bunno, JohnnyFarrar

With 9 alive it takes 5 to reach a majority.

Deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-23 19:00:00)

Mod notes:

Beetle Status

The Red-Horned Dung Beetle has

no caretaker.

bugspray (2)- bugspray, Herta
JohnnyFarrar (1)- Taly
Tayl0r Swift (1)- Tayl0r Swift

Not voting (5)- Smoke and Mirrors, NorwegianboyEE, Bunno, JohnnyFarrar, A Simple Plan

[Something_Smart]

@mod To be clear is that the way to remove a heal?

To remove a heal use HEAL: nobody or UNVOTE: heal XXX. Sorry for not making that clear.

[Something_Smart]

@mod if a person has its ability to receive the bug removed by a gardener, can they still receive votes in the dayphase?

Yes. The day voting procedure will be identical, except instead of the chosen person receiving the Beetle, nobody will get it that day.

[Something_Smart]

VC 1.3

Herta (2)- A Simple Plan, Smoke and Mirrors
bugspray (2)- Herta, Taly
Smoke and Mirrors (1)- Tayl0r Swift
Bunno (1)- bugspray

Not voting (3)- NorwegianboyEE, Bunno, JohnnyFarrar

With 9 alive it takes 5 to reach a majority.

Deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-23 19:00:00)

Mod notes:

Beetle Status

The Red-Horned Dung Beetle has

no caretaker.

bugspray (1)- bugspray
JohnnyFarrar (1)- Taly
Tayl0r Swift (1)- Tayl0r Swift

Not voting (6)- Smoke and Mirrors, NorwegianboyEE, Bunno, JohnnyFarrar, A Simple Plan, Herta

[Something_Smart]

@mod, a HEAL require 3 votes to make that person caretaker, correct?

5. The threshold for choosing a caretaker is the same as the threshold for execution.

[Something_Smart]

@SS

Are we informed if we get roleblocked at night?

Players are not informed of being roleblocked unless their action would produce a result (i.e. Gardener's investigation).

[Something_Smart]

VC 1.4

Herta (2)- A Simple Plan, Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors (2)- Tayl0r Swift, Herta
Bunno (2)- bugspray, NorwegianboyEE
bugspray (1)- Taly
NorwegianboyEE (1)- Bunno

Not voting (1)- JohnnyFarrar

With 9 alive it takes 5 to reach a majority.

Deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-23 19:00:00)

Mod notes: Bunno V/LA weekends

Beetle Status

The Red-Horned Dung Beetle has

no caretaker.

bugspray (1)- bugspray
JohnnyFarrar (1)- Smoke and Mirrors
Tayl0r Swift (1)- Tayl0r Swift
Bunno (1)- Bunno

Not voting (5)- NorwegianboyEE, JohnnyFarrar, A Simple Plan, Herta, Taly

[Something_Smart]

@mod can you HEAL more than one player at a time?

No. Caretaker votes work just like execution votes.

[Something_Smart]

whats your favorite color?
what inspired this setup?
how did you come up with the ideas for the roles?
do you think theres any way for either alignment to break the setup?
if you had to choose between eating dung and eating a dung beetle, which would you eat?
who is scum?
if you could have chosen to assign scum to people, who would you have assigned scum to?
who are your favorite players in this game?
who are your least favorite players in this game?

- Orange
- It was very late and I was like "you know what the world needs more of? DUNG BEETLES"
- I honestly can't remember
- No comment
- Obviously a dung beetle
- Two people in this game
- No comment
- I love all of you <3
- Tayl0r Swift for asking inane questions, and bugspray for requesting replacement.

(See what I did there?)

Seeking replacement for bugspray.

[Something_Smart]

vizIIsto replaces bugspray!

[Something_Smart]

VC 1.5

Herta (2)- A Simple Plan, Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors (2)- Tayl0r Swift, Herta
Bunno (2)- vizIIsto, NorwegianboyEE
NorwegianboyEE (2)- Bunno, Taly

Not voting (1)- JohnnyFarrar

With 9 alive it takes 5 to reach a majority.

Deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-23 19:00:00)

Mod notes: Bunno V/LA weekends

Beetle Status

The Red-Horned Dung Beetle has

no caretaker.

Bunno (3)- Bunno, Smoke and Mirrors, Taly
vizIIsto (1)- vizIIsto
Tayl0r Swift (1)- Tayl0r Swift

Not voting (4)- NorwegianboyEE, JohnnyFarrar, A Simple Plan, Herta

[Something_Smart]

@Mod: Another question: if a sentry successfully steals the beetle at night, will the new caretaker be publicly announced in thread, or simply that the beetle has a new owner?

The new caretaker will be publicly announced.

[Something_Smart]

VC 1.6

Herta (2)- A Simple Plan, Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors (2)- Tayl0r Swift, Herta
NorwegianboyEE (2)- Bunno, Taly
Bunno (1)- NorwegianboyEE
No Execution (1)- vizIIsto

Not voting (1)- JohnnyFarrar

With 9 alive it takes 5 to reach a majority.

Deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-23 19:00:00)

Mod notes: Seeking replacement for A Simple Plan.

Beetle Status

The Red-Horned Dung Beetle has

no caretaker.

Bunno (3)- Bunno, Smoke and Mirrors, Taly
Tayl0r Swift (1)- Tayl0r Swift

Not voting (5)- NorwegianboyEE, JohnnyFarrar, A Simple Plan, Herta, vizIIsto

[Something_Smart]

TheGoldenParadox replaces A Simple Plan!

[Something_Smart]

Hi guys,

As you might have noticed, vizIIsto's slot has become compromised. After talking with Isis, I've decided to reroll the game.

I'll be sending out a PM as well. Please respond to it letting me know if you're still willing to play, and I'll get the new game set up as soon as I hear back from everyone and find a replacement for vizIIsto.

[Something_Smart]

Role assignments:

Spoiler:

Town Gardener - Bunno
Town Gardener - Smoke and Mirrors
Town Gardener - Herta
Town Sentry - Tayl0r Swift
Town Sentry - Taly
Town Sentry - bugspray/vizIIsto
Town Surgeon - JohnnyFarrar
Mafia Goon - A Simple Plan/TheGoldenParadox
Mafia Goon - NorwegianboyEE

[Something_Smart]

Everyone has agreed to play in the reroll! vizIIsto has been replaced by Professor Mafia.

The new game thread is here. Role PM's will be out soon.

[Something_Smart]

Scum PT