I'm busy with getting settled in with the new job, so I can't get things started quite just yet, but role PMs will be sent by Friday night, at the latest. I'm hoping it will be sooner than that, though.
In the meantime, enjoy this delicious flavor segment.
Spoiler: Flavor
My computer decided to give me technical issues that set me back, but I've blasted through that and now have the Role PMs nearly complete! I will have them sent out before I sleep tonight. And trust me, these Role PMs will be worth the wait!
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1. The game is a day start.
2. Day shall last two weeks.
3. During the day, you may place votes on a person using this format:
Vote: Player-X.
3a. Unvotes are not required, but are very helpful.
4. When a player receives more than half of the total votes at any point during the day, that player is lynched.
5. Once a player is lynched, twilight begins.
6. If the deadline has passed and no one has received more than half the total votes, no one will be lynched.
7. If a player has not posted within 72 hours, they will be prodded.
7a. Failure to reply to the prod in thread (or by PM during the night) in 24 hours will result in replacement of that player.
7b. If a player has been prodded three times and is due for another prod, they will be automatically replaced.
7c. If a player continually skirts the prodding threshold with insubstantial antiprod posts, they may be prodded anyway at the mod's discretion.
7c(1). These prods count toward the three-prod threshold mentioned in Article I, Section 8b.
7d. If a player has been absent long enough to be replaced, but has yet to be prodded, the 24-hour safety window will automatically be waived.
8. The mod will attempt to provide at least one vote count per day.
8a. The mod will not, however, provide more than one vote count per page unless he deems it necessary.
8b. Additional vote counts will be provided at the mod's discretion.
8c. Players may request additional vote counts from the mod, which he may grant at his discretion.
8c(1). Requests that would violate Article I, Section 8a will, at the least, be frowned upon severely.
Article II: Twilight
1. Votes and unvotes will not be counted during twilight.
2. The lynchee may continue to talk during this time, as well as any other living player.
3. Unless otherwise specified, actions may not be submitted during twilight.
4. Once the lynch scene has been posted, the mod will lock the thread and night will commence.
Article III: Night
1. Night will last 72 hours.
2. During the night, any roles or factions with night abilities may choose to use them by PMing the mod (see the Role PM for role-specific instructions).
2a. If the role or faction chooses not to submit an action, a PM to the mod stating such is preferred.
3. Once the deadline for night has passed, all actions not received will count as a No Action.
3a. Actions submitted solely via QuickTopic will also be counted as No Action.
3a(1). In other words, make sure you submit your actions via PM.
3a(2). The mod will not be lenient on this matter. You have been warned.
4. Once night is over, there will be a short delay before the breaking of day as the mod finishes resolving actions and writing flavor.
Article IV: Special Game Mechanics: Energy
1. All abilities, unless otherwise specified, require energy in order to be used.
2. All players will recharge their energy at the beginning of the night phase.
2a. The amount each player will recharge is detailed in their respective Role PM.
3. If you try to use an ability and lack sufficient energy for it, the action will fail.
3a. The mod may or may not warn you if this happens prior to the deadline, so you are advised to keep on top of things.
4. If you have zero energy and an ability causes you to lose a specific amount of energy, you will die.
Article V: Special Game Mechanics: Abilities and Actions
1. All abilities, unless otherwise specified, are one of--or a combination of--the following three types: Physical, Electrical, and Psionic.
1a. What type your ability is determines how it can interact with other abilities.
1a(1). For example, an action that blocks psionic abilities is unable to block abilities that are physical or electrical.
1a(2). However, an action that blocks psionic abilities can also block an ability that is physical and psionic.
2. The game uses a custom action resolution, but you can assume that, in general, abilities will resolve similarly to Natural Action Resolution.
3. Unless otherwise specified, you may only target a single player during whatever phase you submit your action in.
3a. However, you may use more than one ability during a phase.
3a(1). If you use multiple abilities, they must all target the same player and you must have sufficient energy for each ability.
3b. Unless otherwise specified, you may not use self-targeting abilities in conjunction with abilities that target other people.
4. Unless otherwise specified, you are allowed to modify and/or cancel any action submissions you've made up until the end of the phase the submission was made in.
Article VI: Capital Offenses
1. Do not quote your Role PM (with one exception: members of the VILLAIN faction may quote their Role PMs in their designated quicktopic).
1a. Do not quote any kind of PM whatsoever.
1b. Do not quote the names of any abilities you may or may not have.
1b(1). If you wish to claim, you must use paraphrase only.
1b(2). You may, however, discuss your energy levels/recharge rate.
2. Do not use invisible text, codes, cryptography, etc.
3. If you have the power to edit your posts, don't.
4. Do not insult other players personally.
5. Do not test the mod by experimenting to see what he considers a personal insult.
6.
Dark Red
is the mod's color. Don't use it.
7. Do not talk about ongoing games.
8. Do not quote any QuickTopics you may have access to, unless the mod has given you permission.
9. If any of these offenses in Article VI are committed, the first action taken will be a warning against the player.
9a. If the offense is deemed severe enough, the mod may waive the use of a warning in favor of sterner solutions.
10. Any further offenses committed will result in either a sterner warning, forced replacement, or a modkill, to be determined at the mod's discretion.
11. Modkill means you are removed from the game and autolossed.
Article VII: Miscellaneous
1. The mod has the final say on any issue.
1a. However, the mod can make mistakes. If he does, please point them out either in a PM or in thread.
2. If something is missing from this ruleset, do not exploit the loophole.
2a. Instead, point it out to the mod so it can be corrected.
2b. Taking advantage of a loophole will result in anything from a warning to a modkill.
3. If you need any help, or have questions, or just want to talk in general, feel free to PM the mod.
3a. This does not mean the mod is obligated to answer any of your questions.
4. In some games, dead people can talk, but this doesn't happen to be one of them.
4a. Unless otherwise specified.
5. The mod reserves the right to edit this ruleset as he deems necessary.
Article VIII: Flavor
1. Flavor is simply flavor. Speculate about it at your own peril.
2. All players have "game-names" that represent them in flavor scenes. They do not denote any player's alignment whatsoever.
3. The
HERO
faction is the town faction in this game, represented by the color
orange
.
3a. The
ALIEN
faction is the mafia faction in this game, represented by the color
green
.
3b. If any third-party factions are present in the game, they will be represented by the color
purple
.
4. In the flavor, the term "lynch" will be replaced by other names for terminating someone's life.
4a. However, votes made using terms other than that described in Article I, Section 3 will not be counted.
5. Reveals in this game, unless modified by an action, will consist of player name, game-name, and alignment.
Article IX: The Most Important Rule of All
1. Remember, this is a game. Don't forget to have fun!
Spoiler: Sample Town PM
Hello, NPC. Your game-name is
Redsuit
. This name will be used for flavor purposes only, and does not denote your alignment whatsoever.
As the daughter of the Director, you've never really wanted for anything in life. You got whatever you wanted, and that includes getting into the Superschool despite seemingly not having any talents that qualified you for the berth. You quickly learned that threatening people with the ire of your mother was more than sufficient motivation to not give you any trouble. As you grew older, other effective methods of persuasion opened up to you, as well...and you were good enough to have an effect on both the sexes.
Ultimately, you did develop some prowess in martial arts, along with a razor-sharp intellect. It still took some "persuasion" to be named the head of your class, but it was mostly because that route was simple and sure. Now a task force has been assembled to locate the villainous Teela, and you decided that you wanted a share of the glory that would come from accomplishing that objective. You merely let your mother know of your desire, and before long the Superchief more than willingly added you in as the group's fifteenth member. Time for you to see just what your mettle is made of...
You are a member of the
HERO
faction. You will win the game when all threats to the Heroes are eliminated.
The following is information regarding your superpowers:
Please confirm by PMing me the contents of the following rules from the ruleset: Article I, Rule 1; Article II, Rule 1; and Article V, Rule 1. The game thread is here.
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There have been technical difficulties as of late, and as I was unexpectedly out all day I didn't get a chance to make sure things were kosher here. I'll do a little bit of checking tonight to make sure everyone received their Role PMs, and then get fully on top of things tomorrow. I apologize for the long delays.
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Alright, most everyone is confirmed. The ones that haven't have until 6:00 p.m. CST tomorrow to get their confirms in before I start looking for replacements. Regardless, I plan to start the game at some point tomorrow evening, likely around 9:00 p.m. CST or so. See y'all tomorrow.
Oh, and you folks have no idea what the hell you got yourselves into. Just thought I throw some foreshadowing out there.
You could have done much better than that for an opening post. I hope you're not going soft, Jason.
Nachopappa looks town, at least. Ree's opening is kind of lame but that's unfortunately null.
You could have done much better than that for an opening post. I hope you're not going soft, Jason.
Nachopappa looks town, at least. Ree's opening is kind of lame but that's unfortunately null.
Wth? I had to look at your join date because I thought you were new. Trying to get us out of RVS? I'll bite.
How are you using any of those posts to determine alignment?
You could have done much better than that for an opening post. I hope you're not going soft, Jason.
Nachopappa looks town, at least. Ree's opening is kind of lame but that's unfortunately null.
