STANDARD RULES:
Underlined rules are new.
0. I'm in charge. You can tell me if I've made a mistake, but my decisions are ultimately final. Don't question such in-thread. Also, these "standard rules" are not part of the setup definition and are subject to change.
0a. Use common sense, or ask, when interpreting the rules. Exploiting loopholes in the wording of the rules may be modkillable under this rule.
1. Post at least once every three days. Notify the mod privately or in-thread if you expect an extended absence.
2. If I try to contact you, and can't get a response in 48 hours for no reason known to me, you may be replaced.
2a. If I prod you for lack of activity, and you pick it up, I expect you to post something in the next couple of days. If that's not possible then you should reply to the prod and explain.
2b. If I PM you and ask you a direct question, answer this question. If I ask you "are you still playing?" that is not a simple prod, that is me asking you whether you're still playing.
3. I do not promise to give warning before replacing a player.
4. If you have the ability to submit a night choice, and do not wish to use it, please PM me to say that you don't wish to use it. It'll make things go faster. If you don't PM me at all, I may make a choice for you, and I may consider replacing you.
5. You do not have to unvote. Votes and unvotes have to be bolded. No Lynch is voted, unvoted, and "lynched" as though it were a player.
6. Don't discuss this game outside the thread, except as your role explicitly allows.
That includes excessive raving or complaining about it.
7. Once it has been announced that you are dead,
you must not make any attempt to claim/suggest/joke about any role info you might have.
This is punishable by modkilling someone on your team, or whatever else I feel is appropriate, even if you didn't understand that you broke this rule.
You can only make a "bah" post once you're declared dead.
8. Do not quote, or pretend to quote, any out-of-thread discussion. In particular, do not quote or pretend to quote private communication from the mod.
9. Modkill and deadline policies may be determined on the fly as I think appropriate.
10. Don't edit or delete your posts. I am likely to edit posts to fix tags or remove duplicates for you.
11. Be nice, have fun, and play hard.
11a. Do not post needless vulgarity, personal attacks, or off-topic content.
11b. If you knowingly and blatantly screw over your own team, you will be banned from any game I run in the future.
11c. You don't have a right to play badly. It's not against the rules, but it's not a right. If you suck too hard it may get you kicked out.
Deadline policy for this game:
Every game day will start out autodeadlined at four weeks. I will not automatically push this back for replacements. I may grant extensions if I think the town deserves it. I may move the deadline up if the town is silent. Role claims may prompt an extension.
Vacant positions, their night actions, and votes:
I may make no move. I may make a random move. I may make an obvious move. I'm not inclined to make very stupid or very lucky moves, even when these are selected randomly.
I will not count truly vacant positions towards the total number of players when determining the number needed to lynch. I will not allow a lynch to immediately result from declaring a position vacant.