"OKAY, I'M READY FOR THIS EPISODE TO END" -- EPISODE FORMAT, EVENTS, AND FLAVOR MECHANICS
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The day phase will be referred to as the 'Exposition' phase.
The night phase will be referred to as the 'Climax' phase.
Each pair of Exposition and Climax phases are referred to as an 'Episode'.
Each fourth Episode is a special episode called a 'Season Finale'.
Each role will have access to unique, flavor-heavy 'Episode Events' that they can anonymously trigger in order to influence the Exposition of any given episode. Notably, each scum role will have a town-flavored event that they can trigger.
Triggering an Episode Event does not count as your submitted Night Action.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, every Episode Event is a single-shot action that will be refunded if it does not resolve.
The Scum team will have factional Episode Events that will flavor and influence the Climax of each episode.
Episode Events will be denoted on rolecards with the following information;
-You will be told when you can activate your event or if it has a delayed activation.
-You will be told the priority of your event. In the instance that multiple Episode Events are triggered, only the highest priority Event happens.
--That said, some events will have a 'zero' priority, meaning they can always be triggered and will always take place and do not keep other Events from happening.
-You will be told the requirements for your event to be triggered.
Season Finales will allow for bigger, more influential events.
Nearly every role and mechanic of the game is more powerful during a Season Finale.
As a final note, all scum have guaranteed safe-claims and roles that fit the flavor of these fake-claims. Do not try to flavor-game this setup.
Scum all have had their flavor crafted before I crafted any of the town roles--I have built this setup around scum having effective, believable safe-claims.
Flavor-claims are not anywhere near the sort of town-clear that you might expect from other games.
Furthermore, I have given scum measures to punish players who are attempting to flavor-game the setup. Claim flavor at your own risk.
We are here to play mafia rendered under the flavor of Steven Universe--I will have no pity for anyone who takes the flavor as a means to attempt to outguess the moderator.
"I AM THEIR FURY, I AM THEIR PATIENCE; I AM A CONVERSATION" -- ALLIANCE MECHANICS
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During each Climax phase, a player may submit (to the mod) the name of any one other player that they wish to form an Alliance with.
If two players pick each other in this fashion, they begin the next Episode in an Alliance.
Alliances grant an Exposition-chat only neighborhood between all members of the Alliance.
Furthermore, many roles will also gain unique abilities due to being in an Alliance.
If you ever end up in a different alliance, your previous one will end.
If your allied partner is killed or lynched, you will still retain the benefits of being in an Alliance for the remainder of the Episode.
During a Season Finale, Allied players can chat in their neighborhoods during the Climax phase.
During a Season Finale, players may submit an extra player to be allied with, allowing for three-player Alliances.
Allying with other players will always resolve independent of all other abilities.
Unless otherwise stated, no ability will normally interact with each player's ability to Ally.
There are mechanics in this game which directly influence Alliances, including abilities that may allow a player to access Alliance PTs they are not a part of.
"THE ABYSS IS NO SUNDAY SWAN RIDE" -- STRESS MECHANICS
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Throughout the entirety of the game, a 'Stress Meter' will be posted and updated with each votecount.
The Stress Meter can fluctuate between 'Slice of Life' and 'Tragic Destiny.'
The Stress Meter begins the game in the direct middle of each of these categories. It can progress to +4 or -4 Stress.
At +4 Stress, or 'Tragic Destiny,' all players require one extra vote to lynch (except in LYLO) and all protective actions always succeed--they can not be redirected and even enhanced priority kills that normally ignore protection will fail on protected players.
At -4 Stress, or 'Slice of Life,' all town players will require one less vote to lynch (except in LYLO) and the scum factional kill will always succeed--it can not be redirected and effects that would cause it to fail for any reason will not.
Many abilities will require the Stress meter to be at or above a certain mark in order to be used.
If a non-scum player dies, the stress meter moves 1 rank towards 'Tragic Destiny.'
If a scum player dies, the stress meter moves 2 ranks towards 'Slice of Life.'
Generally, anti-town Episode Events and outcomes will move the stress meter towards 'Tragic Destiny.'
Pro-town Episode Events and outcomes will move the stress meter towards 'Slice of Life'.
This works to balance the swing of the setup, but also reflects the atmospheric ebb and flow of the show.
GENERAL RULES:
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This game will start with a 'prequel' phase--during this time, all players will be given access to their PTs and some roles may even have specific abilities that can be used. Any players with access to a PT can chat during this phase.
During this prequel phase, players may chat, ask public or private questions about the setup, and submit alliance targets and Episode Events for the first Episode.
The 'prequel' phase will last 48 hours.
As a general rule you should aim for one post every 24 hours, minimum, to keep the game moving.
If you anticipate being unavailable for more than a 48-hour period please post a notice to that effect in the thread. Treat this game as a commitment. Be considerate – please don't leave us hanging!
Prods of missing players will be issued after 48 hours of no activity. Also, players may request a prod on another player after 24 hours. Any player may be replaced if they fail to post in-thread within 24 hours of being prodded by me. If the game turns to night before you can respond to your prod, PM me letting me know you still want to play.
No prods will be issued during Night.
A player who is eligible for a third prod is subject to possible replacement without further notice.
You may not quote private Moderator-supplied information (either real or fabricated) of any kind. Paraphrasing (for role claims, etc.) is acceptable.
You may not quote private topic or other out-of-game discussion (such as Hydra chats) in the public game thread, regardless of if the quotes are real or fabricated. Paraphrasing is acceptable.
You can always copy and paste the full content of your own posts (outside of moderator communication) so long as it does not contain any links to where it came from or any timestamps.
You may only ever paraphrase posts made in private topics by other players and this is also subject to the same link/timestamp restriction.
There is to be NO personal communication outside of the forum postings and approved QTs. If someone contacts you outside the game you should report it to me immediately.
DURING THE DAY (EXPOSITION):
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Each Day will have a two-week deadline. Extensions will be given only in extreme circumstances, but always feel free to ask.
Day Actions resolve as soon as I am capable of resolving them.
If you submit a day action publicly or privately but you do not want the action to take effect, you must PM me about the action cancellation as soon as you submit the action. If another player makes a post between when you submit the action and when you PM me about cancellation, I will not be able to cancel your day action.
If you have a Day Action that you may submit privately, I will allow you to 'queue' the action to resolve on a trigger such as "When the Day begins" or "If I ever am voted for."
If multiple Day Actions are queued to be resolved on the same trigger, I will resolve them according to NAR rules.
If you do not know when your action resolves in NAR, feel free to ask me.
A simple majority of votes relative to the number of living players is required for a Lynch to occur (simple majority = ½ # of living players +1, rounded down).
If the deadline runs out before a majority lynch is agreed on, the day will end in a no-lynch.
Players may vote for a No-Lynch via voting for 'No Lynch'.
Once a player has reached a simple majority of votes no further unvoting will change their fate.
Once a player is lynched the game enters twilight until I post a death scene; all players may continue to post.
Once you are dead (either via lynch or night kill) you may no longer post except for a brief “Bah!”-type post that contains NO game related information.
Votes should be bolded or tagged or they may not be counted (e.g. VOTE: Player or VOTE: Player).
Vote revocations should be bolded or tagged or they may not be counted (e.g. VOTE: UNVOTE: Player or Unvote). Unvotes are not necessary before changing votes.
Votes/Unvotes must be placed on a line all by themselves to make them easier for everyone to see.
Votes/Unvotes that reasonably follow the guidelines specified above, and are unambiguous with respect to player nicknames/abbreviations, will count.
If you cast a Vote, doing so will remove all previous votes indicated with your name before the new vote is cast--in this way, a player who has a role-related ability to double vote will essentially 'unvote' before casting their new vote, rather than having a lingering double vote.
Your normal vote is a 'voting action' that is only affected by other actions that specifically interact with your vote.
In the case of specific votes (such as an ability that may put a vote called [Extra Vote] on a player), you must use specific tags to submit these votes AND to remove them if you want to unvote with just that [Extra Vote].
If you unvote, you will remove all votes that are clearly controlled by you in the votecount. Unvoting will not remove votes that can not be removed or votes that can only be submitted privately.
Vote counts will be edited into the first post of each page (so long as I can keep up, yo). Other announcements and requested vote counts will receive their own post.
DURING THE NIGHT (CLIMAX):
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Night will have a 72-hour deadline. Extensions will not be given, unless a player has to be replaced during the Night.
If you have a role with a Night action, your choices are due to me by the posted deadline. If I do not receive your choice via PM by the posted deadline you will forfeit your actions.
If you expect not to be here to submit your night action during the night, you may send one in in advance.
I resolve Night Actions according to Natural Action Resolution as outlined by the Mafiascum Wiki.
If you do not know when your action resolves in NAR, feel free to ask me.
Roles with Night actions will not be able to submit an action on Night 0 (i.e. during the confirmation stage).
MISCELLANEOUS:
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Any and all anti-town factions in this game have day-chat.
Please bold all requests to myself so that they don’t get missed.
Do not use standard MafiaScum purple (#800080). This is my color. All other colors are fine.
No invisible/small/encrypted text is allowed (if you can't read it, don't post it).
You are not allowed to edit your posts, if you have the ability to do so.
If you have an issue/problem with the game, please PM me privately. Do not post issues/complaints in the game thread.
If you do not understand how your role functions, feel free to PM me.
If you want to chat about Steven Universe or other great cartoons, you can PM me about that, too.
I may make mistakes - please point out any mistakes gently. Mistakes will be corrected where possible, but sometimes mistakes are made that cannot be reversed. These will stand as final to be commiserated over after the game.
Rules violations will be dealt with according to their severity, up to and including a Modkill, as the Mod sees fit. Modkills may be accompanied by a change to day/night and the offender’s role will be changed to Neutral Survivor, which guarantees a loss.
- Just know, it's all about intention. If you genuinely mess up, I'll try to cut you some slack. If I determine you're trying to compromise the integrity of the game though, you won't be too happy with the punishment.
Any situation not explicitly covered above is subject to my discretion and will be handled as I see fit on a case-by-case basis.
I reserve the right to modify these rules at any time, so long as I inform you in thread.
THE GOLDEN RULE:
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Please remember that this is a game and your main objective is to have fun!
I created Steven Universe Mafia II to bring people together and celebrate a show I love, but, ultimately, to have fun time on site.
Be considerate of each other, don’t get personal, and enjoy the game. Playing to win does not preclude being considerate of each other! Be cool.
SAMPLE ROLEPM:
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Jane, Ticket Taker and Ex-Girlfriend
I come all this way to return your "Koala princess" DVDs, only to find you with another girl?
You are aligned with the Town Faction. You are Human.
Where's she at, though?
Each Climax Phase, you may target a player to attempt to Ally with.
If that players also attempts to Ally with you, you will form an Alliance.
In addition to the standard benefits of an Alliance, you will also be counted as 'removed from the game' for all purposes other than taking night actions and posting within your Alliance Neighborhood.
EVENT:
Save it for your blog...
EPISODE EVENT: Exposition Only--Activate this ability at any time during the Exposition Phase.
PRIORITY: 0 (This Episode Event will always happen when you activate it)
REQUIREMENTS: You may only activate this ability at -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, or +3 Stress. You must be in an Alliance.
You may immediately end the Alliance that you are in, resulting in your Ally losing all benefits of the Alliance.
This event will also cause your former ally to be unable to join another Alliance during the next Episode.
The Stress Meter rises by 1, towards 'Tragic Destiny'.
Keep Beach City Single!
You are aligned with
Earth
.
In order to win the game, all threats to Earth must be removed from the game.
In order to win the game, at least one Earth-aligned player must be alive.
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 12:57 pm
by Varsoon
THE GAME BEGAN WITH A PREQUEL PHASE
During this time, anyone with 'pre-game' or 'prequel' powers may submit them to me.
Any Events that can be activated for Episode 1 can be sent to me as well.
You will also be sending your Alliance choices for Episode 1 to me as well.
During this phase, all players may chat in the public thread and in any PTs they may have.
During this phase, there will be no vote-count or usage of abilities that can't specifically be used during this phase.
Use this time to form Alliances and ask me any questions you may have about the game.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 1:35 am
by Varsoon
The ruins of the Homeworld Gem's spaceship littered the beach, scarring the usually serene sands with alien metals. It was clear that Homeworld had no sentiments for Earth. With a sigh, Steven surveyed the wreckage, wondering when things had escalated so far. It seemed like just the other day, life was so simple; Train with the Crystal Gems and go on missions to beat monsters. Before he could ruminate on it for long, his father, Greg, found him and pulled him into a tight hug.
"Steven! Oh! Thank goodness you're okay! I saw the spaceship start to leave and then it crashed so I came back and--your eye! But you're okay! I guess those jerks were no match for the Crystal Gems!"
Steven blinked, not even realizing his eye had been bruised in the conflict. He shook his head, "No way, they were super strong!"
Greg looked exasperated and confused, "But you were able to beat them back?"
To this, Steven explained, "No. They totally stomped us! This warrior, Jasper, was super beefy and knocked me unconscious. Then they abducted me onto the ship because they wanted to take me away forever. And then we crashed the ship and I almost died! They think I'm Mom? I don't know."
"A-are more Homeworld Gems gonna come after you?"
"I... don't know?"
Greg voiced his support and worries, finding it difficult to relax, although the other Crystal Gems were able to finally placate his concerns. Steven found himself sitting among the wreckage, mulling over everything that had happened. Was all of his training for this, or were there even more threats over the horizon? How would Homeworld respond when they found out? Furthermore--Peridot was still out there somewhere, and there were other dangers looming in the shadows for sure. For a moment, Steven just took it all in, preparing himself for the trials that were sure to come.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 1:54 am
by Varsoon
"Now Connie. Please don't freak out. But a giant laser hand tried to steal me into space. But it didn't, it didn't. I'm back and everything is fine now. Um, Connie. Funny story. As it turns out, there's a lot more Gems out there than we thought. And I think they wanna... kill me? Agh! Hey Connie that... that message I left you was— was just a dream. Hehehe, eeh, she's too smart for that."
With 25 Alive, it takes 13 to Lynch. Well, it would, if anyone could be voted/lynched.
Deadline
: Expired
The Current Stress is neutral:
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:02 am
by Yume
I am so adding that song to my playerlist. <3
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:05 am
by Not Chara
hello everyone.
i only recognize three of you. i look forward to getting to know the rest! :>
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:22 am
by grapes
Bibbity bobbity boop
VOTE: grapes
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:22 am
by grapes
Everyone make sure they get an alliance we only got 2 days.
I'm now currently accepting applications.
We townblock hard. We townblock strong.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:26 am
by Not Chara
ok. ally with me then. do i need references? i haven't updated my resume in a decade.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:33 am
by Varsoon
As a note, all powers that affect votes do not work in LYLO/MYLO.
In this way, no single player slot may be the single voting slot on the lynch that decides the game.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:41 am
by Firebringer
In post 8, grapes wrote:Everyone make sure they get an alliance we only got 2 days.
I'm now currently accepting applications.
We townblock hard. We townblock strong.
I have to decline this, the homeworld gems have already gave me a good offer.
As a note, all powers that affect votes do not work in LYLO/MYLO.
In this way, no player may be the single voting player on the lynch that decides the game.
I like this.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:44 am
by Firebringer
Guys if you don't mind. I am going to use this thread to talk about mostly stuff not related to the game.
Like what I am currently reading/watching/researching/etc.
Currently looking for new equipment because my bike just broke the other day.