Open 533: Pick Your Poison - The End

[Kalimar]

Welcome to Open 533: Pick Your Poison!

One day, three close friends in a picturesque small village decided that they wanted more from life. They had enough of their mundane, 9 to 5 existence, and of being poor. After much fantasising, they staged a robbery on the local mayor's house and stole his wealth and riches whilst he was on holiday.

However...

One of them was paranoid. Very paranoid indeed. They were certain that they would be found out. If they ran away, they would be followed. And, if they were found out, they worried that they would be killed. The only solution, then, seemed to be to kill their fellow villagers and remove all traces of their existence. They could then live a new life of bliss and euphoria. It would be easy enough to do - these people could be isolated and dealt with, with ease. The three friends had a semblance of a conscience in that respect. They thought they would help the village out, just a little bit, to even the odds.

One villager found a warning note addressed to the village, and other villagers found strange tools outside their front doors. These tools would help the village in their quest for safety, even if they didn't realise how at the time. But the note portended doom for all. Waves of panic were sent throughout the village - who would have written this, and why? They were all comrades, weren't they?

A village meeting was held. Tempers were frayed. Voices were strained. Paranoia grew, and the village knew that the only way to be safe was to eliminate the threat in the only way they knew how - a democratic lynch. Will they succeed or will innocent blood be spilled?

Players:

Alive(6):

Spoiler:

Antihero,

Vanilla Townie

Hot Cheetos,

Vanilla Townie

Egg,

Innocent Child

notscience,

Vanilla Townie

NicCage,

1-Shot Cop

EspeciallyTheLies,

Vanilla Townie

Dead(7):

Spoiler:

Banakai,

Vanilla Townie

, Lynched on Day 1.
1baldeagle1,

Vanilla Townie

, Killed on Night 1.
Hermy,

Mafia Goon

, Lynched on Day 2.
YES YES YES,

Town Jailkeeper

, Killed on Night 2.
beastcharizard,

Mafia Goon

, Lynched on Day 3.
YellowKingValley,

Vanilla Townie

, Killed on Night 3.
Venrob,

Mafia Goon

, Lynched on Day 4.

Modkilled:

Spoiler:

No one... and let's keep it that way!

[Kalimar]

General:

Standard site rules apply.
Rules can be changed at any time and can be applied retroactively. If a rule is changed, all players will be informed in thread.
You may not enter a 'bah' post once killed – the dead don't talk.
If an error has been made by myself, please notify me.
Play to your win condition.

Day:

Day One will last for two weeks. Subsequent Days will be 24 hours shorter than the previous Day. If activity in a Day is particularly poor, I reserve the right to shorten deadlines further.

Night:

Night One will last for 72 hours. Subsequent Nights will last for 48 hours. When there are five or fewer players alive, Night can be ended early if all players choose to do so by sending me a PM.
All Night actions must be sent to me in a private message and not in any QuickTopics provided.

Activity:

A prod will be issued after 48 hours of in-thread inactivity. A replacement will be sought immediately if there is no post within 48 hours of the prod.
A total of three prods will result in eligibility for replacement. I would love to not have to replace anyone and will handle inactivity-based replacements on a case by case basis with the view of trying to maintain a good flow to the game.
V/LA should be posted in thread or privately messaged to me with a specific time frame in mind. Prods will not be issued to players on V/LA, although a replacement may be sought if a V/LA period is particularly long.

Voting:

Votes can be made using either the bold tags or the vote tags. e.g.

Vote: Kalimar

or VOTE: Kalimar
A lynch can be achieved with a simple majority of votes. e.g. 7 of 13.
A No Lynch will be achieved if the Day's deadline expires without a majority vote, or a simple majority of No Lynch votes is tallied.
Once a lynch has been achieved, the thread will be closed as soon as possible and the lynched's identity revealed before immediately moving into Night. You may talk in thread until the thread is closed.

Do Nots:

Do not attack other people on the basis of race, religion, background, etc.
Do not directly copy private communications into the main thread e.g. QuickTopics or Role PM. Paraphrasing of these is allowed.
Do not discuss ongoing games within this thread.
Do not discuss this game outside of the game thread (except if allowed) until its completion.

Dos:

Follow the rules.
Read your role PM more than once to be sure you understand your role and win condition.
Ask me if you have any queries about the rules or the game.
Ensure I know if you are on V/LA and for how long.
Request prods on other players if they're in prod range and I've been lazy in prodding anyone.
Be active and have fun!

[Kalimar]

Setup Information:

See: http://wiki.mafiascum.net/index.php?tit ... our_Poison

In the pregame phase, the mafia will choose three of five roles which will be randomly assigned to the town. The three townies with a 'Power Role' Role PM will then be randomly assigned one of the three roles each.

The selectable roles are as follows:

Innocent Child
Tracker
1-Shot Cop
Jailkeeper
2-Shot Vigilante

Three Mafia Goons and seven Vanilla Townies will join these three power roles to round out the cast.

The possible role PMs that can be sent are as follows:

Spoiler:

Welcome, [player], you are a

Vanilla Townie

.

You have only your voice and your vote. Use them well.

You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated and there is at least one town-aligned player alive.

Welcome, [player], you are a

Power Role

.

Once the mafia has determined which roles will be in play this game, you will be randomly allocated to one of these roles: Innocent Child, Tracker, 1-Shot Cop, Jailkeeper, 2-Shot Vigilante.

You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated and there is at least one town-aligned player alive.

Welcome, [player], you are an

Innocent Child

.

At any time throughout the game, you may send me a PM. I will publically reveal you to be the Innocent Child and therefore confirmed as town-aligned.

You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated and there is at least one town-aligned player alive.

Welcome, [player], you are a

Tracker

.

During the Night, you may PM me the name of one player you would like to follow. When the next Day starts, you will be told of who, if anyone, they visited at Night.

You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated and there is at least one town-aligned player alive.

Welcome, [player], you are a

1-Shot Cop

.

During the Night, you may PM me the name of one player you would like to investigate. When the next Day starts, you will be told of their alignment. You are guaranteed to be sane. You may only use this ability once.

You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated and there is at least one town-aligned player alive.

Welcome, [player], you are a

Jailkeeper

.

During the Night, you may PM me the name of one player you would like to jailkeep. This will prevent them from performing any night actions and prevent them from being killed at Night.

You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated and there is at least one town-aligned player alive.

Welcome, [player], you are a

2-Shot Vigilante

.

During the Night, you may PM me the name of one player you would like to kill. If you succeed, they will die the following Day. You may only use this ability twice.

You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated and there is at least one town-aligned player alive.

Welcome, [player], you are a

Mafia Goon

, along with [player2] and [player3].

One of you must PM me which three powers you would like the town to inherit within 48 hours. Keep in mind these powers will be used against you.

Use the QuickTopic here: [link] to talk to each other in the pregame phase and in the Night phases. Do not talk here during the Day.

You win when all town members are eliminated or when nothing can prevent this situation.

[Kalimar]

All role PMs have been sent.

Please confirm by sending me a PM of what your role is. You have 48 hours in which to do so (until (expired on 2013-10-08 18:40:00)) or else be replaced.

The mafia have 48 hours to choose which town power roles will be in play. After this, town with the Power Role PM will need to confirm again once they have received their specific role.

The game will then begin! Let's make this an enjoyable experience for my first time moderated game.

Update: Power roles have now been allocated. The game will begin when 12 of 13 players have confirmed.

Update 2: Everyone has confirmed, so the game can begin!

[Kalimar]

There was a reflective mood in the hall as the villagers waited for everyone to arrive. Some felt that, no matter how close you were to someone, you could only rely on yourself. Others weren't even sure you could do that. Imaginations soared, conjuring wicked images and extreme theories. Perhaps the villagers would be disappointed when they found out that they were only being killed in pre-emption by those who sought a materialistically rich life. Not grandiose, not even... necessary.

The last villager arrived. There was a distant hope that not everyone would show up, despite the necessity of the situation. It was shattered. This was real, and it was happening now. An eerie silence pervaded as everyone waited for everyone else to discuss who should... well, die.

Who would cast the first stone?

~

Day 1 has begun.

Vote Count 0

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice, Venrob, Hermy, YellowKingValley, Hot Cheetos, 1baldeagle1, Egg, Banakai, notscience, YES YES YES, beastcharizard, NicCage, BK201

With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-10-22 07:45:00)

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 1.1

(3)

YellowKingValley

: 1baldeagle1, beastcharizard, Venrob
(3)

NicCage

: Egg, Hermy, Banakai
(2)

Banakai

: NicCage, notscience
(1)

Egg

: Hot Cheetos

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice, YellowKingValley, YES YES YES, BK201

With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-10-22 07:45:00)

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 1.2

(4)

NicCage

: Egg, Hermy, Banakai, 1baldeagle1
(2)

1baldeagle1

: Venrob, BK201
(1)

YellowKingValley

: beastcharizard
(1)

Banakai

: NicCage
(1)

Egg

: Hot Cheetos
(1)

mnemonicdevice

: notscience

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice, YellowKingValley, YES YES YES

With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-10-22 07:45:00)

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 1.3

(5)

NicCage

: Egg, Hermy, Banakai, 1baldeagle1, YellowKingValley
(2)

1baldeagle1

: Venrob, BK201
(1)

YellowKingValley

: beastcharizard
(1)

Banakai

: NicCage
(1)

Egg

: Hot Cheetos
(1)

Hermy

: notscience

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice, YES YES YES

With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-10-22 07:45:00)

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 1.4

(5)

NicCage

: Egg, Hermy, Banakai, 1baldeagle1, YellowKingValley
(3)

Hermy

: notscience, NicCage, beastcharizard
(2)

1baldeagle1

: Venrob, BK201
(1)

Banakai

: Hot Cheetos

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice, YES YES YES

With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-10-22 07:45:00)

Mod Notes:

to Mod: How does Mafia pick their poisons anyway? Each one gets to choose a town PR or

they meet pre-D1 to discuss about their choices, plus other things

.

The latter is correct -- the choice is collective.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 1.5

(5)

NicCage

: Egg, Hermy, Banakai, 1baldeagle1, YellowKingValley
(3)

Hermy

: notscience, NicCage, beastcharizard
(1)

1baldeagle1

: BK201, YES YES YES
(1)

Banakai

: Hot Cheetos

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice, Venrob

With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-10-22 07:45:00)

Mod Notes:

Banakai was prodded.

[Kalimar]

Alright, I'm gonna flat out say this. I can just tell that NicCage is scum. Becuase, Nic is more helpful than this when he's town. But, when he's scum, he's more in the background, just saying some stuff that doesn't really help town a whole lot.

Actually, screwing up a reaction test can be a scumtell because normally, a townie would just let test continue without going 'OH MY GOD, GUYS WATCH OUT, THIS IS A TEST!!!' Usually, I can tell somethings are reaction tests, but I don't say anything.

Goddamn dude, really?

Nice defense there, btw.

Also, Hermy's opening posts are pretty townish, and Nic's vote is bad.

You've never been in a game with me before, what are you basing this on?

I have actually, it's ongoing. Might wanna check the playerlists.

Please discontinue this line of conversation. Talking about ongoing games is not allowed.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 1.6

(5)

NicCage

: Egg, Hermy, Banakai, 1baldeagle1, YellowKingValley
(3)

Hermy

: notscience, NicCage, beastcharizard
(1)

1baldeagle1

: YES YES YES
(1)

Banakai

: Hot Cheetos
(1)

beastcharizard

: BK201

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice, Venrob

With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-10-22 07:45:00)

Mod Notes:

mnemonicdevice was prodded.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 1.7

(5)

NicCage

: Egg, Hermy, Banakai, 1baldeagle1, YellowKingValley
(2)

Hermy

: notscience, NicCage
(1)

1baldeagle1

: YES YES YES
(1)

Banakai

: Hot Cheetos
(1)

beastcharizard

: BK201
(1)

YellowKingValley

: beastcharizard

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice, Venrob

With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-10-22 07:45:00)

Mod Notes:

Egg and Venrob were prodded.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 1.8

(5)

NicCage

: Egg, Hermy, Banakai, 1baldeagle1, YellowKingValley
(2)

Hermy

: notscience, NicCage
(1)

1baldeagle1

: YES YES YES
(1)

Banakai

: Hot Cheetos
(1)

beastcharizard

: BK201, mnemonicdevice
(1)

YellowKingValley

: beastcharizard

Not Voting:

Venrob

With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-10-22 07:45:00)

Mod Notes:

Day has passed halfway mark!
YES YES YES and BK201 are about to be prodded.

[Kalimar]

Prods sent to: Egg, NicCage, mnemonicdevice, Banakai, Hermy

Banakai, mnemonic and Egg are on their second prod.

Would be good if activity could pick up a bit.

[Kalimar]

Pageflipping for vc.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 1.9

(4)

Banakai

: Hot Cheetos, NicCage, notscience, Hermy
(3)

beastcharizard

: mnemonicdevice, Egg, 1baldeagle1
(2)

NicCage

: Banakai, YellowKingValley,
(1)

1baldeagle1

: YES YES YES
(1)

YellowKingValley

: beastcharizard
(1)

Venrob

: BK201
(1)

Hot Cheetos

: Venrob

Not Voting:

none

With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-10-22 07:45:00)

Mod Notes:

No prods needed, but note deadline approaching.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 1.10

(6)

Banakai

: Hot Cheetos, NicCage, notscience, Hermy, Egg, 1baldeagle1 [L-1]

(2)

Hot Cheetos

: Banakai, Venrob
(1)

beastcharizard

: mnemonicdevice
(1)

NicCage

: YellowKingValley
(1)

1baldeagle1

: YES YES YES
(1)

YellowKingValley

: beastcharizard
(1)

Venrob

: BK201

Not Voting:

none

With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-10-22 07:45:00)

Mod Notes:

Less than a day to deadline.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 1.11

(7)

Banakai

: Hot Cheetos, NicCage, notscience, Hermy, Egg, 1baldeagle1, Venrob

(1)

Hot Cheetos

: Banakai
(1)

beastcharizard

: mnemonicdevice
(1)

NicCage

: YellowKingValley
(1)

1baldeagle1

: YES YES YES
(1)

YellowKingValley

: beastcharizard
(1)

Venrob

: BK201

Not Voting:

none

With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-10-22 07:45:00)

Mod Notes:

A lynch has been reached!

[Kalimar]

What was once a peaceful picturesque village in the countryside now seemed like a distant and disconcerting place to be. There was no real evidence to suggest who the mysterious perpetrators were, and so nobody quite knew if their suspicions were well founded or not. It left people on edge - if one couldn't trust the people they thought they'd known all their life, who could they trust?

For a large proportion of the day, NicCage took a lot of heat. It appeared as though he was going to be the one sacrificed for the greater good by the village. However, near the end, the momentum shifted onto poor, unsuspecting Banakai. With Night on the horizon, it was too late to stop this momentum. A majority vote was tallied, and Banakai was to die.

As he was brought to be lynched, a single tear rolled from his right eye. Somehow, once the deed was done... people knew. It wasn't him. An innocent's blood was spilled.

Banakai,

Vanilla Townie

, was lynched on Day 1.

Night 1 has begun. Actions are due in 72 hours, or by (expired on 2013-10-24 19:15:00).

All actions must be sent to me by PM in that time frame.

[Kalimar]

Sweet dreams? More like chilling nightmares -- that is, if anyone could even sleep at all.

Certainly, there were some who weren't getting any sleep at all. But one would sleep forever...

1baldeagle1 had always had chronic bouts of insomnia, so it was no surprise that he was up and about in the depths of night. He paced around, thinking and thinking endlessly, as though possessed. What ifs, potentials, perhaps, maybes... and how to prevent any more innocents being slain and put an end to this debacle.

Aha! A eureka moment! Everything clicked together in his mind. Everything including a bullet. Epiphany was met with finality, and 1baldeagle was killed. At least his chronic insomnia was cured...

The sun gleamed on the horizon... who knew what today would hold?

1baldeagle1,

Vanilla Townie

, was killed on Night 1.

------

Vote Count 2.0

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice, Venrob, Hermy, YellowKingValley, Hot Cheetos, Egg, notscience, YES YES YES, beastcharizard, NicCage, BK201

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-06 21:30:00)

Mod Notes:
Note the deadline is 24 hours shorter today, as per the rules.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 2.1

(2)

Hot Cheetos

: YellowKingValley, Venrob
(1)

Hermy

: notscience
(1)

beastcharizard

: Egg

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice, Hermy, Hot Cheetos, YES YES YES, beastcharizard, NicCage, BK201

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-06 21:30:00)

Mod Notes: BK201 is being replaced by request.

[Kalimar]

EspeciallyTheLies replaces BK201. Welcome to her!

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 2.2

(2)

NicCage

: EspeciallyTheLies, YellowKingValley
(2)

Hermy

: notscience, YES YES YES
(1)

Hot Cheetos

: Venrob
(1)

beastcharizard

: Egg

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice, Hermy, Hot Cheetos, beastcharizard, NicCage

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-06 21:30:00)

Mod Notes: Prods about to go to NicCage, beastcharizard, Hot Cheetos, mnemonicdevice.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 2.3

(2)

NicCage

: Venrob, Hermy
(2)

YellowKingValley

: notscience, EspeciallyTheLies
(1)

Hermy

: YES YES YES
(1)

Hot Cheetos

: YellowKingValley
(1)

beastcharizard

: Egg
(1)

EspeciallyTheLies

: beastcharizard

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice, Hot Cheetos, NicCage

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-06 21:30:00)

Mod Notes: YES YES YES about to be prodded.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 2.4

(2)

notscience

: EspeciallyTheLies, Hermy
(2)

beastcharizard

: Egg, Hot Cheetos
(1)

NicCage

: Venrob
(1)

Hermy

: YES YES YES
(1)

Hot Cheetos

: YellowKingValley
(1)

EspeciallyTheLies

: beastcharizard
(1)

Egg

: notscience

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice, NicCage

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-06 21:30:00)

Mod Notes:

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 2.5

(3)

notscience

: EspeciallyTheLies, Hermy, YellowKingValley
(3)

beastcharizard

: Egg, Hot Cheetos, YES YES YES
(1)

NicCage

: Venrob
(1)

Hermy

: NicCage
(1)

EspeciallyTheLies

: beastcharizard
(1)

Egg

: notscience

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-06 21:30:00)

Mod Notes:

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 2.6

(4)

notscience

: EspeciallyTheLies, Hermy, YellowKingValley, Venrob
(2)

YES YES YES

: Hot Cheetos, Egg
(2)

Egg

: notscience, NicCage
(1)

beastcharizard

: YES YES YES
(1)

EspeciallyTheLies

: beastcharizard

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-06 21:30:00)

Mod Notes:

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 2.7

(4)

notscience

: EspeciallyTheLies, Hermy, YellowKingValley, Venrob
(2)

YES YES YES

: Hot Cheetos, Egg
(2)

Egg

: notscience, NicCage
(1)

beastcharizard

: YES YES YES
(1)

EspeciallyTheLies

: beastcharizard

Not Voting:

mnemonicdevice

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-06 21:30:00)

Mod Notes: Prod incoming for Hermy. Replacing mnemonicdevice for inactivity...

Also note, deadline encroaching...

[Kalimar]

Anyway I'm glad mnem is being replace because day extension.

I have no plans to extend the deadline.

[Kalimar]

PhDScar replaces mnemonicdevice. Welcome to him!

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 2.8

(5)

notscience

: EspeciallyTheLies, Hermy, YellowKingValley, Venrob, PhDScar [L-1]

(3)

Hermy

: notscience, NicCage, Egg
(1)

YES YES YES

: Hot Cheetos
(1)

beastcharizard

: YES YES YES
(1)

EspeciallyTheLies

: beastcharizard

Not Voting:

none

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-06 21:30:00)

Mod Notes:

[Kalimar]

Hermy has been prodded.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 2.9

(4)

notscience

: EspeciallyTheLies, Hermy, YellowKingValley, Venrob
(3)

Hermy

: notscience, NicCage, Egg
(1)

YES YES YES

: Hot Cheetos
(1)

beastcharizard

: YES YES YES
(1)

Egg

: beastcharizard

Not Voting:

PhDScar

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-06 21:30:00)

Mod Notes:

[Kalimar]

If I don't hear from Hermy within 24 hours then I will replace her overnight.

Sidenote: Technically, she already reached her third prod. I think if I replace everyone who hits 3 mechanically, I will end up replacing more people than I want to. I'm trying to be a little reasonable here, as I'd prefer to not replace if I can, but I also don't want to upset the flow of the game.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 2.10

(7)

Hermy

: notscience, YES YES YES, PhDScar, Venrob, NicCage, beastcharizard, Egg

(3)

notscience

: EspeciallyTheLies, Hermy, YellowKingValley
(1)

YES YES YES

: Hot Cheetos

Not Voting:

none

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-06 21:30:00)

Mod Notes:

A lynch has been reached!

[Kalimar]

Discussions raged on during the second day of the village's hunt for the mystery trio. People argued, debated, and argued some more -- the torrent of words felt endless. In a way, it was quite similar to the first day; it seemed as though notscience was sure to be lynched, but the momentum surprisingly shifted right at the end. No one was safe...

Hermy claimed to have one of the mysterious tools granted by the trio, and almost managed to deflect the stormy momentum elsewhere. However, YES YES YES also claimed to possess this tool, and was believed more than Hermy. Thus, in a lightning flash of votes, Hermy was chosen to be lynched.

Hermy accepted her fate silently. She knew it was never worth it to even have undertaken this mission of madness to begin with. Perhaps she would find peace in the underworld...

Hermy,

Mafia Goon

, was lynched on Day 2.

Night 2 has begun. Actions are due in 48 hours, or by (expired on 2013-11-08 01:00:00)

[Kalimar]

Note: I will be opening this in about 40 mins, as I need to go pretty shortly after I open it and don't want to delay the daystart too much.

[Kalimar]

Hope! At long last, there was hope. Perhaps now one of the trio's members had been taken care of, the others would give up. An idealistic vision indeed... and a fatally flawed one, at that.

The next day, everyone met at the hall as usual. The notion of this event being 'usual' was a peculiar, and slightly unsettling one. Perhaps over time people would be desentitised to the idea of these lynches... but not now.

Everyone was accounted for, except for... YES YES YES. Alarm bells rung in peoples' minds. All went to look for him. It turns out they didn't have to look very far.

YES YES YES was found in his back yard. He had been impaled by a giant tree branch. It seemed almost symbolically defiant, as though the two wrongdoers were now upping their ante following the loss of their comrade. There was no subtlety or intrigue behind this murder. Both sides had now drawn blood... and neither liked it.

The hunt continues...

YES YES YES,

Town Jailkeeper

, was killed on Night 2.

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Vote Count 3.0

Not Voting:

PhDScar, Venrob, YellowKingValley, Hot Cheetos, Egg, notscience, beastcharizard, NicCage, EspeciallyTheLies

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-20 00:00:00)

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 3.1

(2)

Venrob

: PhDScar, Egg
(1)

Hot Cheetos

: YellowKingValley

Not Voting:

Venrob, Hot Cheetos, notscience, beastcharizard, NicCage, EspeciallyTheLies

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-20 00:00:00)

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 3.2

(2)

Hot Cheetos

: YellowKingValley, Venrob
(2)

EspeciallyTheLies

: NicCage, Egg
(1)

Venrob

: Hot Cheetos
(1)

Egg

: PhDScar
(1)

PhDScar

: notscience

Not Voting:

beastcharizard, EspeciallyTheLies

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-20 00:00:00)

[Kalimar]

I think if I replace everyone who hits 3 mechanically, I will end up replacing more people than I want to. I'm trying to be a little reasonable here, as I'd prefer to not replace if I can, but I also don't want to upset the flow of the game.

This has now been amended into the rules, as follows...

A total of three prods will result in eligibility for replacement. I would love to not have to replace anyone and will handle inactivity-based replacements on a case by case basis with the view of trying to maintain a good flow to the game.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 3.3

(2)

Hot Cheetos

: YellowKingValley, Venrob
(2)

EspeciallyTheLies

: NicCage, Egg
(1)

Venrob

: Hot Cheetos
(1)

Egg

: PhDScar
(1)

PhDScar

: notscience

Not Voting:

beastcharizard, EspeciallyTheLies

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-20 00:00:00)

Mod Notes: EspeciallyTheLies and PhDScar to be prodded.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 3.4

(3)

Venrob

: Hot Cheetos, EspeciallyTheLies, NicCage
(2)

Hot Cheetos

: YellowKingValley, Venrob
(1)

EspeciallyTheLies

: Egg
(1)

Egg

: PhDScar
(1)

PhDScar

: notscience

Not Voting:

beastcharizard

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-20 00:00:00)

Mod Notes: Hot Cheetos to be prodded.

[Kalimar]

Seeking replacement for PhDScar.

[Kalimar]

Antihero replaces PhDScar. Welcome to him!

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 3.5

(2)

Antihero

: notscience, Egg
(2)

beastcharizard

: Antihero, EspeciallyTheLies
(2)

Venrob

: Hot Cheetos, NicCage
(2)

Hot Cheetos

: YellowKingValley, Venrob
(1)

EspeciallyTheLies

: beastcharizard

Not Voting:

none

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-20 00:00:00)

Mod Notes: Note the deadline...

[Kalimar]

Venrob has been prodded.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 3.6

(4)

beastcharizard

: Antihero, EspeciallyTheLies, Egg, YellowKingValley [L-1]

(2)

Venrob

: Hot Cheetos, NicCage
(1)

Antihero

: notscience
(1)

Hot Cheetos

: Venrob
(1)

EspeciallyTheLies

: beastcharizard

Not Voting:

none

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-20 00:00:00)

Mod Notes:

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 3.7

(5)

beastcharizard

: Antihero, EspeciallyTheLies, Egg, YellowKingValley, Venrob

(2)

Venrob

: Hot Cheetos, NicCage
(1)

Antihero

: notscience
(1)

EspeciallyTheLies

: beastcharizard

Not Voting:

none

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-20 00:00:00)

Mod Notes: A lynch has been reached!

[Kalimar]

Indecision struck the village's remaining members for a large part of this day. Then, suddenly, epiphany struck. Direction was found.

And beastcharizard hung. And was drawn. Then quartered, of course.

The villagers had clearly gained a little bloodlust of their own...

One remained. Being alone may yet have its advantages, however...

It didn't matter. For now, the village was basking in its glory. They could worry about the rest tomorrow...

... if there was a tomorrow.

Beastcharizard,

Mafia Goon

, was lynched on Day 3.

Night 3 has begun. Actions are due in 48 hours, or by (expired on 2013-11-19 00:06:00).

[Kalimar]

Once upon a time, in a village far, far away, all was peaceful and still. Birds cheeped gleefully as the sun began to rise. The abundant verdure of the natural landscape would appease even the most critical aesthete. The crisp cold air was refreshing, and the place would be truly idyllic to many city-goers. The grass would really be greener on the other side to them, and yet, it was clear that even paradise had its problems.

Like the atmosphere, YellowKingValley's corpse also lay peacefully amidst the uncut grasses. His downfacing corpse may well have seemed like someone who had passed out after merrymaking the night before. We could all have laughed at that. Perhaps we would laugh anyway, in some morbid fashion. A single blow to the head was all it took... so fragile. The atmosphere remained serene; it was enough to the others that they had survived. YellowKingValley would soon be a distant memory as one who had reached the other side... old news.

A rousing hunt for the last evildoer would soon begin. Perhaps all would be solved today... and they could all live happily ever after. Well... almost all.

YellowKingValley,

Vanilla Townie

, was killed on Night 3.

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Vote Count 4.0

Not Voting:

Antihero, Venrob, Hot Cheetos, Egg, notscience, NicCage, EspeciallyTheLies.

With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-30 00:30:00)

Mod Notes: Egg is V/LA until Friday.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 4.1

(2)

Hot Cheetos

: NicCage, Venrob
(1)

Antihero

: notscience

Not Voting:

Antihero, Hot Cheetos, Egg, EspeciallyTheLies.

With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-30 12:30:00)

Mod Notes:

Edit: 12 hours added to the deadline for the site downtime.

[Kalimar]

...

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 4.2

(2)

Hot Cheetos

: NicCage, Venrob
(1)

Venrob

: notscience

Not Voting:

Antihero, Hot Cheetos, Egg, EspeciallyTheLies.

With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-30 12:30:00)

Mod Notes:

[Kalimar]

notscience is V/LA until Sunday.

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 4.3

(2)

Hot Cheetos

: NicCage, Venrob
(2)

Venrob

: notscience, Hot Cheetos

Not Voting:

Antihero, Egg, EspeciallyTheLies.

With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-30 12:30:00)

Mod Notes:

[Kalimar]

Vote Count 4.4

(4)

Venrob

: notscience, Hot Cheetos, Antihero, EspeciallyTheLies

(1)

Hot Cheetos

: NicCage
(1)

Egg

: Venrob

Not Voting:

Egg

With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2013-11-30 12:30:00)

Mod Notes: A lynch has been reached!

[Kalimar]

The innocent villagers thought they had found each other; reaching out with open arms they hugged...

... and Venrob was not amongst this tender circle of love.

Cornered... no place to hide... no place to run. It was all over for Venrob. His criminal machinations, as with the rest of his trio, had definitively come to an end. He admitted his crimes and would pay his dues.

The villagers in a moment of clemency offered to let him go, as long as they would never see him again.

But... Venrob was a fair man. He accepted his death as the only way to forget this whole sordid affair. He could never forget seeing the frozen bodies of YKV and YES YES YES.

The deed was done. Peace reigned at last.

After reflection, the surviving villagers realised how much control the mayor had, and how little he really gave back. He was always on holiday whilst they toiled and laboured. No more! They decided to leave their humble village behind and forge together a new life full to the brim of excitement and fun funded by the thrifty mayor's coffers. The city is where their new lives would begin...

----

Venrob,

Mafia Goon

, was lynched on Day 4.

The

Town

has reached its win condition!

Antihero,

Vanilla Townie

, lives on.
Hot Cheetos,

Vanilla Townie

, lives on.
Egg,

Innocent Child

, lives on.
notscience,

Vanilla Townie

, lives on.
NicCage,

1-Shot Cop

, lives on.
EspeciallyTheLies,

Vanilla Townie

, lives on.

YellowKingValley, YES YES YES, 1baldeagle1 and Banakai

win alongside them.

The

Mafia

team of

Hermy, beastcharizard and Venrob

have all been eliminated and lose the game.

Night Actions:

Night 1:

Hermy kills 1baldeagle1.
YES YES YES jailkeeps Hot Cheetos.
NicCage investigates YKV and receives an innocent report.

Night 2:

Venrob kills YES YES YES.
YES YES YES jails Egg.

Night 3:

Venrob kills YKV.

----

Thank you all for playing! I hope that you enjoyed it. Please let me know if you have any feedback.

Some thoughts on how the game progressed will be in my next post.

[Kalimar]

Which was actually pretty fun in the end.

THANKS KALIMAR!

You're welcome.

~

Ask me if you want my opinion on anything particular, but a few points:

Antihero's drive upon entry swung the BC lynch quickly. He was right that BC's actions didn't match his words. This is one reason I don't love having to replace people (even though Anti was a good replacement!) as I think it can change the ballpark you're playing in quite a lot. It's a necessary evil, I suppose.

Venrob doing the self-ISO thing when flipped scum Hermy did so made me . I think it's a bad idea to make it look like you're trying really hard to defend yourself, as it looks overly self-interested. Town is self-interested, but not so much, since they need to find scum too. Venrob, I'd also cut back on the 'I hate Day 1' schtick and the RL excuses.

I think the scum had a slightly bad synergy as all three were UTR types in this game. I'm not sure that works so well when you have a few talkative people working together; you didn't really get to spread much of a scum agenda to obfuscate the Town's reads. All the lynches were Town driven at the end of the day/Day.

I also think that I would probably copy BK201's role choices (Tracker, 2-Shot Vig, IC). Nic's inno was underestimated; YKV was no longer going to be a mislynch after that and he could have been without the solid inno. The Tracker has to survive several nights to reach parity with the 1-Shot Cop. The presence of a Jailkeeper can make it hard to know whether to kill someone because it can be used protectively or aggressively. It's also quite dangerous the longer into the game it survives. The Vig can also waste or throw up false positives on the Tracker reports too, if it shoots, and if it doesn't shoot (and is shot before it can kill) it's just equal to a VT. However, Vig in the right hands can be extremely dangerous to Mafia, so be prepared for some swing on this one. Oh, and since the PRs are reasonably likely to be confirmed anyway, IC is just fairly weak all round since it doesn't do anything extra, but you all knew that.

My town MVPs would be something like: Antihero for directing a scum lynch without too much fuss and for having another good vote on scum the next day. Egg for generally playing his role fairly well (not scummy but not too threatening to be killed) and having generally good pro-town play. And, I think if BK201 had stuck around I would have put him here too - he was acting as a Voice of Reason and also had some good reads.

See you all around, perhaps!