Xenogears Mafia (Game Over)

Antihero · Post Post #5800 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:15 am

just read the dead QT.

Hey nacho,

thanks for saying "I believe" twice when everyone else was calling me an idiot (and saying "I believe" at the same time)

I appreciate it.

ISO · Post Post #5801 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:24 am

Night Actions: http://www.quicktopic.com/50/H/LdMsmWPz9xbnd

ISO · Post Post #5802 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:32 am

-----SAMPLE ROLE PM------------

Spoiler: Lucca

-------VTs---------

Spoiler: Citan

Spoiler: Rico

Spoiler: Maria

Spoiler: Emeralda

Spoiler: Seraphita

Spoiler: Tolone

Spoiler: Sigurd

Spoiler: Cain

---TOWN PRs----

Spoiler: Bart

Spoiler: Marguerite

Spoiler: Billy

Spoiler: Dominia

Spoiler: Hammer

Spoiler: Ramsus

Spoiler: Khan

Kahn Wong, Possessed Warrior of the Nisan Alliance

Not much is known about Kahn’s history other than he was an agent of Shevat before his mysterious disappearance. Although believed to be dead, the truth is that Kahn was defeated and possessed by the malevolent entity called Grahf. However, Grahf has not yet been able to seize permanent control of Kahn’s mind, and he travels incognito under the pseudonum ‘Wiseman’ on the rare occasions he wrests control back. Curiously, Grahf has no love for the Solarians, and their goal of Deus’ revival starkly contrasts with his own: to destroy the god that does nothing to prevent the endless suffering he has seen over the course of his existence.

Abilities:

Triality of Consciousness (Ability Enabler) [Special, Night]
: Being possessed is hard work! You’ll have to decide whether to yield to Grahf’s influence, masquerade as Wiseman, or simply take the direct approach.
At night, PM me one of the following names: {Kahn, Wiseman, Grahf}. The chosen aspect’s ability will be enabled the following day or night (depending on who you pick). This ability MAY (and should) be used in conjunction with other abilities, and may not be blocked by any means. This is the only ability you may use Night 1. All aspect abilities are 1-Shot each.

Aspect: Kahn (Commute) [Active, Night, 1-Shot]
: You’ve spent the last few years running. What’s a few more?
PM me saying you wish to commute. You will be immune to all actions that night. This ability cannot be blocked by any means.

Aspect: Wiseman (Track) [Active, Night, 1-Shot]
: Ah, now it’s time to get your hands dirty. As Wiseman, you’re accustomed to gathering information and staying hidden.
Select a target. If your action succeeds, I will tell you who (if anyone) your target visited that same night.

Aspect: Grahf (1-Night Neighborize) [Active, Day, 1-Shot]
: Grahf, on the other hand, doesn’t mind taking a more direct approach.
Select a target DURING THE DAY (before the hammer vote). You will be given a QT with this player the following night, and ONLY for that night. You may change your pick if you have already submitted and it is still daytime. If you do not pick anyone, this ability will still be available the next day.

Win condition:

All threats to the Nisan Alliance are eliminated.
Game thread: here!

Please confirm by replying to this PM with your alignment, and that you understand your role.

Spoiler: Midori

---SCUM---

Spoiler: Miang

Miang Hawwa, Ancient Seductress of the Solaris Empire

Miang may appear as a girl in her twenties, but this facade is nothing more than a rather persuasive extension of Deus’ will. Technically the oldest living consciousness (next to Deus itself), Miang’s mission, programmed into all women in whom she awakens, is the imminent resurrection of Deus. To this end, Miang has aligned herself with Solaris, who possess both the resources and scientific knowledge possible to make her vision into reality.

Abilities:

Etrenank (Factional Communication) [Misc]
: Floating in the clouds, high above the surface dwellers, you and your allies are untouchable while gathered here. Your allies consist of:
RachMarie,
Krelian, Mad Scientist of the Solaris Empire

Faster Than Light,
Isaac Stone, Corrupt Bishop of the Solaris Empire

Desperado,
Shakhan, Goon of the Solaris Empire

???,
a Traitor
who knows your identities.

You may speak to the known members of your team in here.

Merkava (Factional Kill) [Misc]
: Each night, the Alliance will witness the firepower of this
fully armed and operational
battle station.
One member of your team may perform a kill each night, but may use no other active ability while doing so.

Subtle Persuasion (Redirect) [Active, Night, 1-Shot]
: You are an incredibly powerful ether user, to the point that with much effort, you can utterly dominate the mind of another.
Select two targets, and specify who should be the source and destination. If your action succeeds, all actions that were intended for the source will be performed on the destination instead. You may only do this once.

Not-so-subtle Persuasion (Roleblock) [Active, Night]
: Mind control is hard work. Sometimes a turn in the hay is all someone needs to become more pliable.
Select a target. If your action succeeds, any active ability this target attempts to perform will fail.

Win condition:

The Solaris Empire comprise half the living population, or nothing can stop this from occurring.

Fakeclaim:
The following character is not in the game.

Elhaym Van Houten, Battle Mage of the Nisan Alliance

’Elly’, until recently a soldier in the Solaris Military, could finally no longer ignore the atrocities she suspected her government was committing against the surface dwellers. Although her father, a high ranking military man, tried to shield her all her life, Elly’s intuition lead her to the factory where she discovered heinous experiments being performed on human subjects. Escaping during a recent attack, Elly decided to devote her considerable ether skill to the Alliance instead.

Abilities:

Aqua Ice (Rolestop) [Active, Night, 1-Shot]
: Encase your target in a sheet of ice, preventing any action (even killing) being done to that target the same night.
Select a target.. If your action succeeds, any other action performed on them that night will fail. You may only do this once.

Anemo Bolt (Roleblock) [Active, Night]
: Fire a blast of wind at your target, disorienting them and preventing them from acting.
Select a target. If your action succeeds, any active ability this target attempts to perform will fail.

Win condition:

All threats to the Nisan Alliance are eliminated.
Game thread: here!

Please confirm by replying to this PM with your alignment, and that you understand your role.

Spoiler: Krelian

Krelian, Mad Scientist of the Solaris Empire

Krelian, once a devout follower of the Nisan Sect, was deeply shaken by the death of Sophia, the former Great Mother of Nisan. Disillusioned with the ineffectiveness of his faith, Krelian devoted his life to bridge the gap between science and god. Now on the verge of success, Krelian will stop at nothing, sacrificing anyone and anything to achieve his goal where his god, and possibly he himself, obtain true omnipotence over the lives of others.

Abilities:

Etrenank (Factional Communication) [Misc]
: Floating in the clouds, high above the surface dwellers, you and your allies are untouchable while gathered here. Your allies consist of:
nhammen,
Miang Hawwa, Ancient Seductress of the Solaris Empire

Faster Than Light,
Isaac Stone, Corrupt Bishop of the Solaris Empire

Desperado,
Shakhan, Goon of the Solaris Empire

???,
a Traitor
who knows your identities.

You may speak to the known members of your team in here.

Merkava (Factional Kill) [Misc]
: Each night, the Alliance will witness the firepower of this
fully armed and operational
battle station.
One member of your team may perform a kill each night, but may use no other active ability while doing so.

Nanotechnology (Invent) [Active, Night, 2-Shot]
: As a nanotechnology expert, you can covertly alter a person’s physiology or surroundings.
Select an ability and a target, and if your action succeeds, you will assign that ability to that target. Who may receive this ability depends on the ability. You may use each ability once for a total of two uses. Your target WILL be informed they have received an ability, and the abilities are permanent. The abilities are:
Miller
: Your target will now investigate as ‘Solaris Empire’ for the rest of the game. Usable on Nisan aligned targets.

Ascetic
: Your target will be immune to all actions except killing actions for the rest of the game. Usable on anyone - even you.

Win condition:

The Solaris Empire comprise half the living population, or nothing can stop this from occurring.

Fakeclaim:
The following character is not in the game.

Queen Zephyr, Recluse Monarch of the Nisan Alliance

Zephyr, ancient monarch of the floating country of Shevat, has a checkered past. Involved in the Shevat-Solaris war, she made the decision to sacrifice Sophia to help assure the cessation of hostilities. She was ‘rewarded’ with immortality, and will never pass away of natural causes. However, centuries alive have left her cold and distant, and she will have to summon her long-buried strength and courage to once again defend the world from the Empire.

Abilities:

A Life Already Lived (Ascetic) [Passive]
: Zephyr exists beyond the reaches of petty squabbles.
You are permanently immune to all actions except killing actions.

City in the Sky (Watch) [Active, Night, 1-Shot]
: Shevat, mobile as it is, allows you an excellent vantage point to view interesting events.
Select a target. If your action succeeds, you will be informed of anyone who visited that player the same night. You may only use this ability once.

Win condition:

All threats to the Nisan Alliance are eliminated.
Game thread: here!

Please confirm by replying to this PM with your alignment, and that you understand your role.

Spoiler: Stone

Isaac Stone, Corrupt Bishop of the Solaris Empire

Stone, then called Stein, was once a frontrunner for the Solaris Elements team at the Jugend Academy a few years ago. However, he was always exceeded by his contemporaries, and as a result, became bitter and vengeful. Leaving the academy and looking for revenge, Stone joined the Solarian fronted church, the Ethos Society. There, his mind became further evil and depraved, and he began to conduct illicit experiments on humans in order to build his own private army. As Solaris considers him useful, they allow him to operate under their watchful eye, hoping they can reap the fruits of his labors.

Abilities:

Etrenank (Factional Communication) [Misc]
: Floating in the clouds, high above the surface dwellers, you and your allies are untouchable while gathered here. Your allies consist of:
nhammen,
Miang Hawwa, Ancient Seductress of the Solaris Empire

RachMarie,
Krelian, Mad Scientist of the Solaris Empire

Desperado,
Shakhan, Goon of the Solaris Empire

???,
a Traitor
who knows your identities.

You may speak to the known members of your team in here.

Merkava (Factional Kill) [Misc]
: Each night, the Alliance will witness the firepower of this
fully armed and operational
battle station.
One member of your team may perform a kill each night, but may use no other active ability while doing so.

Attunement (Vanilla Cop) [Active, Night, Non-consecutive]
: You have the ability to sense the touch of ether on others.
Select a target. If your action succeeds, I will tell you whether this player is “Vanilla” or “Not Vanilla”.“Vanilla” is defined as having no abilities besides factional abilities. You may not use this ability on consecutive nights.

Win condition:

The Solaris Empire comprise half the living population, or nothing can stop this from occurring.

Fakeclaim:
The following character is not in the game.

Jesiah Black, Element Emeritus of the Nisan Alliance

Jesiah, leader of the last generation of Elements trained at Jugend Academy, was an idealist. Together with his friends in his regiment, he sought to change the world, and change Solaris with it. Yet he slowly grew disillusioned with the treatment of the less fortunate and general barbarism of the government, and none too soon realized he had to leave. Officially retiring, Jesiah left Solaris entirely and hooked up with some old friends, who looked like they were once again trying to change the world -- and this time, it would be for the better.

Abilities:

Veteran Appraisal (Vanilla Cop) [Active, Night, Non-consecutive]
: As an old special ops vet, you have the ability to detect if others have any interesting skills.
Select a target. If your action succeeds, I will tell you whether this player is “Vanilla” or “Not Vanilla”. “Vanilla” is defined as having no abilities besides factional abilities. You may not use this ability on consecutive nights.

Win condition:

All threats to the Nisan Alliance are eliminated.
Game thread: here!

Please confirm by replying to this PM with your alignment, and that you understand your role.

Spoiler: Shakhan

Shakhan, Goon of the Solaris Empire

Shakhan, former cardinal from the Ethos Society, is now the puppet ruler of the compliant country of Aveh. Put in power when Solaris occupied the capital, Shakhan now controls the day to day affairs there. However, it is obvious even during public appearances that he is acquiescent to a greater authority, a fact which greatly annoys him. Hopeful that he’ll be recognized for his efforts, Shakhan continues to maintain the status quo of Aveh being a puppet state for the Solaris Empire.

Abilities:

Etrenank (Factional Communication) [Misc]
: Floating in the clouds, high above the surface dwellers, you and your allies are untouchable while gathered here. Your allies consist of:
nhammen,
Miang Hawwa, Ancient Seductress of the Solaris Empire

RachMarie,
Krelian, Mad Scientist of the Solaris Empire

Faster Than Light,
Isaac Stone, Corrupt Bishop of the Solaris Empire

???,
a Traitor
who knows your identities.

You may speak to the known members of your team in here.

Merkava (Factional Kill) [Misc]
: Each night, the Alliance will witness the firepower of this
fully armed and operational
battle station.
One member of your team may perform a kill each night, but may use no other active ability while doing so.

Win condition:

The Solaris Empire comprise half the living population, or nothing can stop this from occurring.

Fakeclaim:
The following character is not in the game.

Kelvena, Vanilla Townie of the Nisan Alliance

Kelvena, the good natured former Element of Water of the Gebler Military inside Solaris, is the most morally grounded of her contemporaries. Resigning from the military by choice, Kelvena soon after formally defected to the Alliance. Blind from birth, Kelvena requires her gear to be of any real use, but unfortunately she was not able to bring it with her from Solaris.

Abilities:

None

Win condition:

All threats to the Nisan Alliance are eliminated.
Game thread: here!

Please confirm by replying to this PM with your alignment, and that you understand your role.

Spoiler: Id

Id, Split Personality of the Solaris Empire

Id, alter-ego of Fei Fong Wong, is violent and sadistic, in stark contrast to the kind and just man who, unable to cope with the horrors he’s seen, spawned him. With no true loyalties, Id is known for little more than a capricious love of destruction and death. Lucid enough to work with the Solarians at times, Id has discovered that the Empire is more than willing to lend him weapons and ether in return for his services, and for now, that suits him just fine.

Abilities:

Avatar of the Contact (Factional Knowledge) [Misc]
: Although you know not why, you have noticed several Solarians interested in your abilities recently, but they have not been able to determine your exact identity. They are:
nhammen,
Miang Hawwa, Ancient Seductress of the Solaris Empire

RachMarie,
Krelian, Mad Scientist of the Solaris Empire

Faster Than Light,
Isaac Stone, Corrupt Bishop of the Solaris Empire

Desperado,
Shakhan, Goon of the Solaris Empire

Once again, your allies know that you are in the game, but not who you are.

Awakening (Rejoin Team) [Active, Night, 1-Shot]
: For now, allowing Fei to coexist within you has certain benefits. However, you know yourself to be strong enough to silence him forever, should you desire.
If you wish to rejoin your team, simply send me a PM at night, and you will join your team at the end of that night, and be given all the privileges of a member of your faction from thereon. However, you will lose “Alter Ego”, described below. If the rest of your team dies but you live, this ability will activate IMMEDIATELY (and you will still lose Alter Ego).

Alter Ego (Bulletproof, Investigation Immune) [Passive, Special]
: While you keep Fei around, you can revert to his appearance and use his Chi skills when convenient.
While you have not rejoined your team, you will both investigate as “Nisan Alliance” and be unable to be killed by killing actions. You may still be lynched. Additionally, an unknown ability (beneficial to the Solaris Empire) possessed by someone else will also be in play. If you rejoin your team, you will lose all of these benefits.

Win condition:

The Solaris Empire comprise half the living population, or nothing can stop this from occurring.

Fakeclaim:
The following character is not in the game.

Fei Fong Wong, Vanilla Townie of the Nisan Alliance

Fei, a child abandoned in the remote village of Lahan when he was young, is a gentle, kind man. Suspicious that there is more to his mysterious abandonment than meets the eye, he has asked the village elder, who has been less than helpful. Now, with the village on the precipice of being caught in the conflict, Fei has decided, however reluctantly due to his pacifistic nature, that he will join the Alliance to defend his home, and that more importantly, he will never allow a lust for battle to consume him and cause him to forget exactly for what he has been fighting.

Abilities:

None

Win condition:

All threats to the Nisan Alliance are eliminated.
Game thread: here!

Please confirm by replying to this PM with your alignment, and that you understand your role.

Skullduggery · Post Post #5803 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:05 am

First time I've ever had to replace out of a game. I still feel bad about it.

Still, I had to keep checking back just so I could read the flavor. Well done, bork. You crafted quite an entertaining story.

waynegg · Post Post #5804 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:44 am

Sweet.

Lessons learned this game...

Never reply to somone else's heat or a question posed to a particular person. It gives scum an out. If Andy hadn't replied to Varsoon's heat the game would have ended two day phases ago.

Don't make plans because plans suck and are easily lead astray by scum.

Trust in myself more and don't be pushed off my reads. The game would have ended even sooner if I had stuck to my guns on my narrowed list of Anti/FTL. Btw, is that why you killed me Varsoon?

Wtg Anti!

waynegg · Post Post #5805 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:45 am

And thanks for another hella fun game Bork!

Varsoon · Post Post #5806 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:21 pm

I killed you because it was a fun pun to make in the QT.

Also, because I knew that if we got to lylo together, you'd be voting me.

ISO · Post Post #5807 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:04 pm

Fun mod notes:
1) Scum team couldn't recruit AJ - any kill on him would have done nothing. Instead, he could rejoin at his leisure, but he would lose his abilities, AND Andrius' role would stop working.
2) The two main characters, Fei and Elly, were both fakeclaims. That might've mattered if more people knew the flavor, but I think only Varsoon and nhammen for sure knew it, and they were both scum.
3) I'm really proud of some of the roles I came up with - Billy was the first one I thought of, and I liked Dominia's as well. I wanted to mix in some ho-hum roles (vig, vanilla cop) so that every single role didn't look too complicated to be fake.
4) I was really impressed by most people's play overall. I actually read this game, unlike Xenoblade which came too fast for me to keep up with.
5) Mac's role originally was an SK. I abandoned it when I decided I wanted a 1 faction game.
6) Still 4 slots left in my mini theme

:):):):):)

Cabd · Post Post #5808 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:05 pm

In post 5807, borkjerfkin wrote:Billy was the first one I thought of

I liked the role. Merely out of curiosity, what ability would it have stripped from each of the scum PRs?

ISO · Post Post #5809 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:07 pm

Miang's redirect, Krelian's inventor, Stone's Vanilla Cop. Roleblock was not up for stealing, even if she had used redirect already, purely for balance reasons.

Cabd · Post Post #5810 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:07 pm

Hitting the traitor wouldn't have worked?

ISO · Post Post #5811 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:08 pm

He had no active abilities.

ISO · Post Post #5812 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:08 pm

Oh, rejoin team? No, wouldn't have worked on that.

Cabd · Post Post #5813 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:09 pm

Shame. Making the traitor strip naked woulda been pretty funny.

Nachomamma8 · Post Post #5814 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:12 pm

I JUST DIDN'T FIT IN

Nachomamma8 · Post Post #5815 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:12 pm

I can't believe scum actually targetted TF on night 3

Nachomamma8 · Post Post #5816 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:13 pm

with a vanilla cop

Nachomamma8 · Post Post #5817 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:13 pm

In post 5800, Antihero wrote:just read the dead QT.

Hey nacho,

thanks for saying "I believe" twice when everyone else was calling me an idiot (and saying "I believe" at the same time)

I appreciate it.

<3

Cabd · Post Post #5818 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:13 pm

In post 5815, Nachomamma8 wrote:I can't believe scum actually targetted TF on night 3

What's weird is that apparently he really DID get conflicting results on antihero and I.

ISO · Post Post #5819 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:14 pm

He didn't investigate AH at all, so that's not true.

Cabd · Post Post #5820 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:14 pm

Or would have, rather, had he been able to use his ability.

ISO · Post Post #5821 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:15 pm

That is also not true, and is my fault for wording it shittily that you thought that.

Cabd · Post Post #5822 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:17 pm

Huh. Maybe I dreamed that. My dreams during this lylo have alternated between "bastard game, bork was scum" and "antihero hammered trust fund after agreeing to buy varsoon a pizza"

ISO · Post Post #5823 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:18 pm

In post 5822, Cabd wrote:agreeing to buy varsoon a pizza

fucking loled

Cabd · Post Post #5824 (ISO) » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:19 pm

My nightmares apparently involve xenoblade throwbacks, yes.