1.
Above all, this is a game – have fun!
2.
Keep in mind that there are rules with higher authority than mine, and those are
mith’s rules. Be sure to follow them as well.
3.
As a corollary to the above, please do not discuss events in other ongoing games in this one. This holds true even on any outside communication this particular setup may allow.
4
. I’m only a cute fluffy furry thing, and as such, I’m bound to make mistakes. If you believe I have made an error in moderation, feel free to send me a PM and tell me what you think is wrong. Some mistakes are minor and can be corrected, but other mistakes may not be correctable. These will stand as final to be discussed at the end of the game.
5.
Be courteous to your fellow players. This is just a game, and any blatant personal attacks on another player will not be tolerated. Remember that everyone just wants to have fun!
6.
Once you are dead, you are
dead
. Dead people are not known by modern science to speak, so please refrain from posting in the topic after you are dead. This means no bah posts, as much as I want to have fun at your expense by forcing you to write bizarre ones.
B. The Day Phase: Voting, Lynching, and Biding Your Time
1
. Days in this game shall use
Player-Pool-Dependent Deadlines.
- Days shall have a
guaranteed minimum
deadline of 7 days
.
- Days may last up to
N*2 days,
where N is the number of players alive at the start of the day.
2
. The standard format of a vote shall be
bold text
consisting of the word “Vote” followed by the name of the player you are voting for, e.g
Vote: Kaiveran
. You may also vote no lynch by posting
Vote: No Lynch
. Using vote tags is acceptable. Abbreviations of names are acceptable, but I must be able to tell who you are voting for. If it’s not clear I will not count it.
3.
Conversely, if I think it’s a vote, it’s a vote. Make your intentions known.
4.
Say
Unvote
to retract your vote. You do not need to unvote for a vote change to be counted. You do not need to specify the player you are unvoting.
5.
An instant lynch will occur
if and only if
an absolute majority (>50%) of all votes are in for a given candidate.
6.
At a deadline, lynch can occur with a lower number of votes, defined as
at least
25% of all votes. If there is not a majority by the deadline, then the person with the highest number of votes above the quota will be lynched and night will begin. In the case of a tie vote above the quota, one of the candidates will be selected at random to be lynched. If no person has a number of votes at or above the quota, there will be no lynch.
7.
The day ends either at a deadline or when I say it does. If a (no-)lynch technically occurs, all alive players including the lynchee may converse until I lock the thread and confirm the lynch (or lack thereof).
C. The Night Phase: All Quiet On The Killing Floor
1.
All nights will have a deadline of 72 hours, during which all active power roles must send me a PM with their choices.
2.
If a night action is not sent in during this time, the action will be forfeit if it is optional, or randomized if it is required (and I
only
treat actions as required if they are specified as such in the setup.)
3.
If I receive multiple night choice PMs from someone, only the latest one will be counted.
D. The Do’s and Don’ts (Mostly Don’ts)
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This is to alleviate any “mod-impersonation” issues, so feel free to make your posts as colorful as you want. Just don’t include anything that looks like this. Violations can be dealt with via anything from warning to modkill, depending on how seriously it derails the game.
NOTICE: ArcAngel is my backup mod. She has set her color to
All above rules apply.
2.
This game is to be played in the
English
language, with no funny business such as invisible, encrypted, coded, or illegibly small text. If you believe you have encountered such a message in a player's post, please point it out to me via PM and I shall handle the situation.
3.
Unless it is explicitly stated in your role PM or this specific setup’s rules/mechanics that you can do so, do not communicate with anyone outside this thread. Even then, only communicate when your role PM states you can.
4.
Do not
ever
quote any communication you have with me, the moderator of the game. In most cases, paraphrasing things I have sent you (such as a role PM) is okay, but under NO circumstance may any information be directly quoted, screenshotted, etc. (Basically, anything that can be construed to
prove
those communications took place.) If you are unsure if something is legal, feel free to ask me via PM. Please note that quoting mod information is considered
cheating,
and is subject to the cheating penalties below.
5.
I reserve modkills for serious or repeat offenders of the rules, and will use my judgment to administer them. Modkills may come with additional punishing conditions, but
if the action that led to the modkill is deemed as cheating, which I define as giving a faction unfair advantage over the other. IF AND ONLY IF a player is modkilled for cheating:
- A modkill on Town will end a Day phase, but a Night phase will be allowed to continue.
- A modkill on Mafia in a standard game will end a Night phase, but allow a Day phase to continue.
- A modkill on a member of one Scumteam in a game with multiple anti-town factions will NOT end the Night, but rather deny that team a factional kill for the night.
Under NO OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES shall a modkill count as a lynch, or any factional kill.
6
. If you pretend or fake breaking any of these rules, it shall carry the same consequences as actually breaking the rules. For example, if you think you can “quote” a Scum PM as town and prove that you are really town by not getting modkilled, then you’re sadly mistaken; you will still be modkilled.
7.
Last but not least,
I
am the mod here. That means
I
am the only one who really knows what’s up, and
I
say when the game is over. So for your own good,
refrain from revealing possible endgames before I do. What you
think
is happening might not be what is actually happening; if you reveal your team/role/other stuff and the game happens to continue, you may have just screwed over your team, and if you come in after you are dead/replaced and congratulate players on their “win”, you could risk getting banned. So be patient and wait for me to post.
E. Activity Management and Other Matters
1
. This starts with you. Treat this game as a commitment, and try your best to stay active. If you will be unable to participate for a period 3 days or longer, please note a V/LA in the thread or PM me saying so, and I will put you down in the VCs/updates. Please note that I reserve the right to force-replace you if I think your absence will disrupt the game at any point.
2.
If a player has not posted for a certain amount of time, they will receive a prod. This time period shall be either
3 days
, or
N/7 days
(rounded down to the nearest whole number), where N is the number of real life days within the deadline; whichever is smaller. If the prod is not picked up within the same amount of time, the player will be force-replaced.
3.
You may be prodded a maximum of
2
times. If you come up for a theoretical third prod, you will simply be replaced, no questions asked.
4.
Barring extreme circumstances, I will not grant extensions to any deadlines in this game. It’s up to you to use your time wisely.