Death Curse

[Hectic]

Death Curse

Comod: Nero Cain
Reviewed by: callforjudgement, Isis

Anyone who gazes upon the scroll of the

Death Curse

will meet an untimely and gruesome demise.

Alive

Spoiler:

MURDERCAT - LAST CAT STANDING -

TOWN

Dead

Spoiler:

Toogeloo - Town
Vaxkiller - Town
Hopkirk - Town

-

Fredrick A Campbell - Mafia

Lady Lambdadelta - Town
Theta Alpine - Town

-

shellyc - Mafia

MUSHSHAGANA - Town

Dripping Goofball - Mafia

-

Titus - Mafia

Tayl0r Swift - Town

Adorable - Town

-

Flea The Magician - Town
Gloria Cleary - Town
UNOwen - Town

-

Bell - Town

-

Fidget - Town

PookyTheMagicalBear - Town

Noraa - Mafia

Game Events

Spoiler:

Many people have been scrolled.

Spectators

Spoiler:

• PenguinPower
  
• skitter30
  
• Andycyca
  
• Gypyx
  
• Chemist1422
  
• Cabd
  
• fferyllt
  
• Syryana
  
• Ydrasse
  
• petapan
  
• Kanna
  
• Flopz
  
• Krazy
  
• Infinity 324

Spoiler: Ruleset

The Rules

• ONE: FUNDAMENTALS
  • All site-wide rules apply. Read and respect them.
    
  • There is no personal communication outside the forum postings (regarding this game) unless your role specifically allows it.
    
  • Do not quote your Role PM or any private communication (either real or fabricated) with the moderator, co-moderator, backup-moderator, or fellow players. Paraphrasing your Role PM is acceptable.
    
  • Be courteous and respectful to all your fellow players and the moderating team.
    
  • Play to your Win Condition.
• TWO: DAY PHASE
  • Each Day Phase shall have a deadline.
    
  • Votes must be in the format of VOTE: PlayerName or
    Vote: PlayerName
    , or they shall not be counted. Abbreviating someone's name is acceptable, so long as I can discern who you were voting for without trouble. If I think it should count as a vote, it will.
    
  • Unvoting is not required, but is much appreciated.
    
  • Please post at least once every 36 hours. If you fail to do so, you will be prodded. If you fail to respond to said prod within 36 hours, you will be replaced.
    
  • If you get three or more prods, or fail to respond to a prod by posting in thread within 36 hours (or by PM if at Night), I will begin seeking for a replacement (this means the third prod functions like a notice that you are racing the search for your replacement.)
    
  • A deadline extension may or may not be granted; just ask.
    
  • Votes and Unvotes shall not count in Twilight.
• THREE: CAPITAL OFFENSES
  • Do not quote your Role PM or any private communication (either real or fabricated) with the moderator, co-moderator, or backup-moderator. Paraphrasing your Role PM is acceptable.
    
  • There is to be no personal communication outside the forum postings (regarding this game) unless your role specifically allows it.
    
  • The following is a list of outlawed shenanigans:
    • Using invisible text, codes, cryptography, etc.
      
    • Editing your posts (if you have the power to do so)
      
    • Insulting other players
      
    • Quoting any PTs you may have access to
  • If any of these offences are committed, I have the right to force-replace you from the game, or, with Listmod permission, modkill you.
• FOUR: MISCELLANEOUS
  • This is a game. Have fun, and keep the game fun for other people. This might be the most important rule.
    
  • My mod colour is
    #FFBF00
    ; don't use it.
    
  • Feel free to address me in-thread, but if there is a large egregious mistake please PM Hectic. Small matters like errors in the votecount can be posted in-thread.
    
  • I have the final say on any issue.
    
  • I have the right to edit this Ruleset at any time.

Setup

5 Mafia

15 Town

Nightless. Mafia have daytalk.
Each day, players vote to give someone a scroll containing a death curse. That person must pass the scroll to a second person, who must pass it to a third. Then, the 3 players who came in contact with the scroll simultaneously die and are flipped.
Mafia have a factional 1-shot private dayvig that they may use at any time. It may not be used on a player currently holding a scroll.

Scroll phases repeat until mafia have parity or majority over the town, or all the mafia are dead.

Spoiler: Setup Specific Day Rules

• The dayvig shot will extend any deadline by 48 hours.
  
• Once you have reached a simple majority to curse (half of all living players plus one) that person shall receive the scroll.
  
• If town fails to curse someone by the end of the 7 day deadline, mafia will pick who becomes cursed.
  
• Once a player is cursed, they will have 2 days to pick a player they'd like to pass the scroll to, using a vote.
  
• I'll allow placeholder votes using the HURT: tags in the event the player is afraid they'll forget to pass it on. The person it's passed to will simply default to the placeholder they've put down earlier.
  
• If no placeholder vote was used, I'll pick the last living/non-cursed player the scroll bearer has voted in the game to receive the scroll.
  
• If the above is not applicable, I'll allow mafia to pick.

[Hectic]

PLAYERLIST:

PookyTheMagicalBear
Tayl0r Swift
Gloria Cleary
shellyc
Toogeloo
Hopkirk
Theta Alpine
Bell
Fredrick A Campbell

Zdenek

Titus

VaultDweller

MURDERCAT
UNOwen
MUSHSHAGANA
Flea The Magician
Adorable
Lady Lambdadelta
Noraa
Dripping Goofball

Lapsa

Vaxkiller

Isis

Fidget

STATUS:

Role Confirmations received:

20

Role Confirmations required to start:

15

V/LAs:

Spoiler: Previous

Noraa is V/LA from 29/10 to 30/10
Gloria Cleary is V/LA from 25/10 to 30/10
Zdenek is V/LA from 24/10 to 26/10
Noraa is V/LA from 22/10 to 24/10

[Hectic]

Sample Town Role PM

Welcome,

Player

. You are

Town

.

Win condition:

• You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated.

Game thread is here. Please confirm by telling me your alignment, any partner's names, and acknowledging that the mafia has daytalk.

[Hectic]

---

Hectic rubbed his hands together in anticipation. It was his first year anniversary on the job, and he was about to unleash his greatest game yet on the world. He'd triple checked the role PMs 7 times, and was positive he'd got everything right.

He leaned back, relaxed, and waited for everyone to confirm.

His thoughts were interrupted as Isis stormed into his cubicle.

"Isis! I had a feeling I was due for a promotion. I'm guessing you want me to moderate Team Mafia?"

Isis sighed. "You've sent NorweiganboyEE a scum role PM, and he's not even in your game."

"R-really? Sorry about that, I don't, uh, I really don't know how that slipped through the cracks..." Hectic mumbled.

"You've also given half of your players mod permissions. Somebody's plagiarised post 2 with Sans playing the trombone. Fix this mess, Hectic, we don't pay you to be incompetent."

Hectic frowned. Perhaps moderating wasn't as easy as the listmods had advertised it to be.

---

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 1.0

[20] Not Voting:

PookyTheMagicalBear, Tayl0r Swift, Gloria Cleary, shellyc, Toogeloo, Hopkirk, Theta Alpine, Bell, Zdenek, VaultDweller, MURDERCAT, UNOwen, MUSHSHAGANA, Flea The Magician, Adorable, Lady Lambdadelta, Noraa, Lapsa, Isis, Fidget

With 20 alive, it takes 11 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-28 03:35:35).

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 1.2

[4] PookyTheMagicalBear:

Isis, Fidget, Zdenek, Toogeloo

[4] Noraa:

UNOwen, Lady Lambdadelta, Hopkirk, MURDERCAT

[2] Tayl0r Swift:

shellyc, Tayl0r Swift

[2] shellyc:

VaultDweller, Bell

[2] Bell:

Lapsa, Flea The Magician

[1] Adorable:

Noraa

[5] Not Voting:

PookyTheMagicalBear, Gloria Cleary, MUSHSHAGANA, Adorable, Theta Alpine

With 20 alive, it takes 11 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-28 03:35:35).

[Hectic]

---

"Psst. Hectic."

Hectic jumped up with a start. "Hello?"

The source of the sound seemed to come from underneath his desk. He cautiously peered under and found a penguin sitting there quite contentedly.

"The newbie queue's been a little slow recently," Penguin Power continued, "You got any newbies in your game I could borrow perchance?"

"Uhh, I think Tayl0r Swift is a newbie, but I don't really want to overgame them if you know what I mean."

Penguin Power stared at Hectic in silence, his glare sending several chills down Hectic's spine. Hectic almost self-voted on the spot.

"Say goodbye to your emoji privileges in newbie games. You're banned from using them."

With that bombshell, he climbed out from under Hectic's desk, and waddled out of the cubicle.

---

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 1.4

[9] Noraa:

UNOwen, Lady Lambdadelta, Hopkirk, MURDERCAT, PookyTheMagicalBear, Adorable, Flea The Magician, Toogeloo, shellyc

[1] Tayl0r Swift:

Tayl0r Swift

[2] shellyc:

VaultDweller, Bell

[1] PookyTheMagicalBear:

Isis

[1] Bell:

Lapsa

[1] Adorable:

Noraa

[5] Not Voting:

Gloria Cleary, MUSHSHAGANA, Theta Alpine, Fidget, Zdenek

With 20 alive, it takes 11 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-28 03:35:35).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

Isis is being replaced.

Will post a request in the replacement queue when I'm not on mobile.

[Hectic]

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 1.5

[5] Noraa:

UNOwen, Hopkirk, Adorable, Toogeloo, MURDERCAT

[3] Hopkirk:

Lady Lambdadelta, PookyTheMagicalBear, Isis

[2] shellyc:

VaultDweller, Bell

[2] Bell:

Lapsa, shellyc

[2] Tayl0r Swift:

Tayl0r Swift, Theta Alpine

[1] Adorable:

Noraa

[5] Not Voting:

Gloria Cleary, MUSHSHAGANA, Fidget, Zdenek, Flea The Magician

With 20 alive, it takes 11 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-28 03:35:35).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

---

"Hectic," Isis commanded, "In my office. Now."

Hectic stifled a groan. The last time he'd been called into Isis's office, she'd docked his pay 4 times and then a few more times to boot. By the end of the meeting, he was paying money rather than getting paid to work here.

He reluctantly dragged himself into Isis's office, it surely couldn't be any worse than last time... right?

Isis brought up one of Hectic's posts. "Tell me what this is."

"I-it's a votecount I posted from earlier in the game."

"Why isn't it a pagetop?"

Hectic stared. "Oh, uh, well, that's strange, someone uh, must've deleted my pagetop, um, yes, that must be it..."

"Don't lie to me. I'm removing your edit permissions and ability to use italics as punishment. Don't miss another pagetop, or say goodbye to the bold function. Get out of here."

---

[Hectic]

VaultDweller is being replaced.

[Hectic]

Vaxkiller replaces Isis! Give them the warmest of welcomes.

[Hectic]

---

“Listen, pal. Everyone makes mistakes. You’ll learn”

PenguinPower sat on Hectic’s desk, consoling him for the grievous mod errors he’d committed. Hectic’s head was in his hands, wondering how he could ever write flavour without being able to use italics.
“Posting a non-pagetop VC is a capital offense, yes,” PenguinPower mused, “But you’re still new! I could even convince Isis to reinstate your permissions.”

Hectic looked up, his eyes filled with suspicion. “…What do you want in return, Penpow?”
PenguinPower smiled. “Well, just a friendly

suggestion

to all of the players in your game eligible to play as newbies, that

maybe

they should just check the newbie queue out. Did you like the italics I just used? They’re

real

nice, aren’t they?”

Hectic sighed, knowing he had little choice. “It’ll be done.”

---

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 1.7

[5] Noraa:

UNOwen, Hopkirk, Adorable, Toogeloo, MURDERCAT

[3] Adorable:

Noraa, Theta Alpine, Vaxkiller

[2] Hopkirk:

Lady Lambdadelta, PookyTheMagicalBear

[2] shellyc:

VaultDweller, Bell

[2] Bell:

Lapsa, shellyc

[1] PookyTheMagicalBear

Tayl0r Swift

[5] Not Voting:

Gloria Cleary, MUSHSHAGANA, Fidget, Zdenek, Flea The Magician

With 20 alive, it takes 11 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-28 03:35:35).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

Titus replaces VaultDweller! Give her the welcome of warmest.

[Hectic]

@Hectic are we allowed to talk about replacements and the motivations behind players replacing out or use replacement as reasoning behind our reads?

You may.

[Hectic]

As a favour to Penguin Power, I would like to inform all players in this game who are eligible to be newbies that the newbie queue exists.

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 1.8

[7] Noraa:

UNOwen, Hopkirk, Adorable, Toogeloo, MURDERCAT, Lapsa, Titus

[3] Adorable:

Noraa, Theta Alpine, Vaxkiller

[1] Hopkirk:

Lady Lambdadelta

[1] shellyc:

Bell

[1] Bell:

shellyc

[1] PookyTheMagicalBear

Tayl0r Swift

[1] Tayl0r Swift

PookyTheMagicalBear

[5] Not Voting:

Gloria Cleary, MUSHSHAGANA, Fidget, Zdenek, Flea The Magician

With 20 alive, it takes 11 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-28 03:35:35).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 1.10

[6] Noraa:

UNOwen, Hopkirk, Adorable, Toogeloo, MURDERCAT, Lapsa

[4] Adorable:

Noraa, Theta Alpine, Vaxkiller, Fidget

[2] PookyTheMagicalBear

Tayl0r Swift, Titus

[1] Hopkirk:

Lady Lambdadelta

[1] shellyc:

Bell

[1] Bell:

shellyc

[1] Tayl0r Swift

PookyTheMagicalBear

[4] Not Voting:

Gloria Cleary, MUSHSHAGANA, Zdenek, Flea The Magician

With 20 alive, it takes 11 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-28 03:35:35).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

---

Hectic rubbed his eyes. It'd been another really long day at work and it was the 8th time he'd had to work overtime this week.

The phone rang, snapping him out of his self-pity. Slowly, Hectic answered, expecting the worst.

Unfortunately, there was no snuggly duckling on the other end.

"It's me."

Hectic chewed on his trusty pencil. "And who would that be?"

"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career, skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let Flopz go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you. I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."

The line went dead. Hectic sat in silence, contemplating the heavy implications of what he'd just heard. The administration was holding Flopz captive? And whoever had just called was trying to free him? He should probably let someone know.

At the end, he decided not to tell any of the listmods. After all, he didn't want to get in trouble.

---

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 1.17

[6] Toogeloo:

Hopkirk, shellyc, MURDERCAT, Titus, Toogeloo, Theta Alpine

[2] Bell:

Tayl0r Swift, Vaxkiller

[2] Noraa:

UNOwen, Adorable

[2] Tayl0r Swift:

PookyTheMagicalBear, Bell

[2] shellyc:

Fidget, Flea The Magician

[1] PookyTheMagicalBear

Gloria Cleary

[1] Adorable:

Lapsa

[1] Hopkirk:

Lady Lambdadelta

[3] Not Voting:

MUSHSHAGANA, Zdenek, Noraa

With 20 alive, it takes 11 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-28 03:35:35).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

---

“Hectic, Nero Cain informed me that you have a Flavour PT.”

Isis was folding her arms. This could mean trouble. The last time Hectic had seen Isis fold her arms, she’d given someone a 2 year ban, and added some random numbers to the end of their username for good measure.

“I do…” Hectic said nervously. “Is there something wrong?”

“Why aren’t I added to it? I need to be in every single one of your PTs. You know this.”

Hectic nodded. He’d prepared a decoy Flavour PT with fake flavour for an event like this. Hectic’s flavour was for his eyes only.

He smiled assuredly, “Absolutely. I’ll add you to it right this instant.”

“Good.” Isis strolled away, none the wiser.

---

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 1.18

[9] Toogeloo:

Hopkirk, shellyc, MURDERCAT, Titus, Toogeloo, Theta Alpine, MUSHSHAGANA, Lady Lambdadelta, Noraa

[2] Bell:

Tayl0r Swift, Vaxkiller

[2] Tayl0r Swift:

PookyTheMagicalBear, Bell

[2] shellyc:

Fidget, Flea The Magician

[1] Noraa:

Adorable

[1] PookyTheMagicalBear

Gloria Cleary

[1] Adorable:

Lapsa

[1] Lapsa:

UNOwen

[1] Not Voting:

Zdenek

With 20 alive, it takes 11 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-28 03:35:35).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

mod I was voting toogelooo

I've amended this on all the relevant VCs.

[Hectic]

Zdenek is being replaced.

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 1.20

(FINAL)

[11] Toogeloo:

Hopkirk, MURDERCAT, Titus, Toogeloo, Theta Alpine, MUSHSHAGANA, Lady Lambdadelta, Noraa, UNOwen, shellyc, Bell

HAMMER

[2] Tayl0r Swift:

PookyTheMagicalBear, Bell

[2] Bell:

Tayl0r Swift, Vaxkiller

[2] shellyc:

Fidget, Flea The Magician

[1] Noraa:

Adorable

[1] PookyTheMagicalBear

Gloria Cleary

[1] Adorable:

Lapsa

[1] Not Voting:

Zdenek

With 20 alive, it takes 11 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-10-28 03:35:35).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

Toogeloo

is the

scroll bearer!

They now have 2 days to pick a player they'd like to pass the scroll to, using a VOTE:

I'll allow placeholder votes using the HURT: tags in the event the player is afraid they'll forget to pass it on. The person it's passed to will simply default to the placeholder they've put down earlier.
If no placeholder vote was used, I'll pick the last living/non-cursed player the scroll bearer has voted in the game to receive the scroll.
If the above is not applicable, I'll allow mafia to pick.

Timer: (expired on 2020-10-29 17:26:39)

[Hectic]

Toogeloo

has thrown the scroll to

Vaxkiller

!

Vaxkiller

is the new

scroll bearer!

They now have 2 days to pick a player they'd like to pass the scroll to, using a VOTE:

I'll allow placeholder votes using the HURT: tags in the event the player is afraid they'll forget to pass it on. The person it's passed to will simply default to the placeholder they've put down earlier.
If no placeholder vote was used, I'll pick the last living/non-cursed player the scroll bearer has voted in the game to receive the scroll.
If the above is not applicable, I'll allow mafia to pick.

Timer: (expired on 2020-10-30 19:02:47)

[Hectic]

Fredrick A Campbell replaces Zdenek! Give them the welcome.

[Hectic]

---

Isis backflipped into Hectic's cubicle. The entrance had its intended effect; surprising and confusing Hectic.

"I need you to modkill Kanna from your game."

"Kanna?" Hectic began, "She isn't in my game, how would I modkill her?"

"Just make it happen."

"I don't understand what you mean-" Hectic protested.

"You're questioning things that you don't comprehend, Hectic. Modkill Kanna. Now."

Hectic paused for a moment, but then nodded, mumbling under his breath, "Modkilling Kanna. Got it."

---

[Hectic]

Kanna has been modkilled.

[Hectic]

(expired on 2020-10-30 19:02:47) left for Vaxkiller to pass the scroll.

[Hectic]

Theta Alpine has been prodded.

[Hectic]

Oops

[Hectic]

Spoiler: They knew they didn't have long. They knew as soon as they'd laid eyes upon the strange runes that the scroll held. Still, that hadn't prepared them for how death would call... Toogeloo was in a deep slumber one night when he heard a phone ringing downstairs... he was on the ground floor. This was slightly alarming, but Toogeloo didn't have much longer to think about it, as a eldritch horror of a Panda appeared from a dark portal in front of him, and bit his head off. He was... Spoiler: Town Vaxkiller was harpooned by his lamp after he failed to forward the email he received to 10 others. A classic error. He was... Spoiler: Town Hopkirk awoke an ancient evil as he went robbing an old Burial Tomb. Not sure why, but maybe he just went for it since he knew he didn't have long left. He was mummified. He was... Spoiler: Town

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 2.0

[17] Not Voting:

PookyTheMagicalBear, Tayl0r Swift, Gloria Cleary, shellyc, Theta Alpine, Bell, Fredrick A Campbell, Titus, MURDERCAT, UNOwen, MUSHSHAGANA, Flea The Magician, Adorable, Lady Lambdadelta, Noraa, Lapsa, Fidget

With 17 alive, it takes 9 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-11-06 21:29:24).

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 2.1

[5] Fredrick A Campbell:

Bell, MUSHSHAGANA, PookyTheMagicalBear, shellyc, Flea The Magician

[2] Noraa:

Titus, Fredrick A Campbell

[1] UNOwen:

Tayl0r Swift

[1] Adorable:

Theta Alpine

[1] Flea The Magician:

Noraa

[7] Not Voting:

Gloria Cleary, MURDERCAT, UNOwen, Adorable, Lady Lambdadelta, Lapsa, Fidget

With 17 alive, it takes 9 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-11-06 21:29:24).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

---

hectic hard at work . lights dimming and eyelids dropping dooown and dooowwwnn n

isis pointed at hectic " you are kill"

"no" said s hectic

"yOU aare kill""

"NO" Hectic

" "last warn ing hectic" isis jumped

" ok sorry. i am Kill"

---

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 2.3

[6] Fredrick A Campbell:

Bell, MUSHSHAGANA, Flea The Magician, PookyTheMagicalBear, shellyc, UNOwen

[2] Noraa:

Titus, Adorable

[1] Fidget:

Tayl0r Swift

[1] Adorable:

Theta Alpine

[1] shellyc:

Fidget

[1] Tayl0r Swift:

Fredrick A Campbell

[1] PookyTheMagicalBear:

Noraa

[4] Not Voting:

MURDERCAT, Lady Lambdadelta, Lapsa, Gloria Cleary

With 17 alive, it takes 9 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-11-06 21:29:24).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

---

Hectic rubbed his eyes over and over again, but no matter how many times he did, post (the post above this) remained. It contained a piece of flavour from the decoy Flavour PT he'd sent Isis into. How on earth had this found its way into his game?

He looked over his shoulder and around his cubicle. Nobody was there.

Just to be sure, he checked underneath the loose carpet. Occasionally, he'd find zoraster lying there, resting peacefully. When Hectic had asked him on why he did this, zoraster had said it was just the most comfortable position in the department, and not to worry about it. Hectic hadn't pressed further; he'd been taught not to ask questions.

Anyway, the flavour post; Hectic feared someone must've hacked into his computer and dropped it there. Or even worse, the flavour had become sentient and dropped itself into the game.

He needed to tread carefully.

---

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 2.4

[5] Fredrick A Campbell:

Bell, MUSHSHAGANA, Flea The Magician, PookyTheMagicalBear, UNOwen

[2] Noraa:

Titus, Adorable

[2] Tayl0r Swift:

Fredrick A Campbell, shellyc

[1] Fidget:

Tayl0r Swift

[1] Adorable:

Theta Alpine

[1] shellyc:

Fidget

[1] PookyTheMagicalBear:

Noraa

[4] Not Voting:

MURDERCAT, Lady Lambdadelta, Lapsa, Gloria Cleary

With 17 alive, it takes 9 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-11-06 21:29:24).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

Lady Lambdadelta and Flea The Magician have been prodded.

Lapsa is being replaced.

[Hectic]

DrippingGoofball replaces Lapsa! Give her the warmest welcome.

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 2.5

(FINAL)

[9] Fredrick A Campbell:

Bell, MUSHSHAGANA, Flea The Magician, PookyTheMagicalBear, UNOwen, MURDERCAT, Titus, shellyc, Fidget

[1] Noraa:

Adorable

[1] Tayl0r Swift:

Fredrick A Campbell

[1] Fidget:

Tayl0r Swift

[1] Adorable:

Theta Alpine

[1] PookyTheMagicalBear:

Noraa

[3] Not Voting:

Lady Lambdadelta, DrippingGoofball, Gloria Cleary

With 17 alive, it takes 9 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-11-06 21:29:24).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

Fredrick A Campbell

is the

scroll bearer!

They now have 2 days to pick a player they'd like to pass the scroll to, using a VOTE:

I'll allow placeholder votes using the HURT: tags in the event the player is afraid they'll forget to pass it on. The person it's passed to will simply default to the placeholder they've put down earlier.
If no placeholder vote was used, I'll pick the last living/non-cursed player the scroll bearer has voted in the game to receive the scroll.
If the above is not applicable, I'll allow mafia to pick.

Timer: (expired on 2020-11-07 04:04:49)

[Hectic]

---

Hectic sauntered into his cubicle. He'd just had his lunch break at McMafia, feasting on an OMGUS stew and a RVS milkshake. He was pleasantly satisfied, and ready to resume work.

He sunk into his chair, skimming over the activity in his game while he'd been gone. He frowned and stopped scrolling as he came across a familiar looking post.

It read; "Hectic sauntered into his cubicle. He'd just had his lunch break at McMafia, feasting on an OMGUS stew and a RVS milkshake-"

Hang on a minute, was a flavour post being written about Hectic in real-time? This didn't make any sense.

As Hectic reeled in confusion at the realisation of this, he saw the words "Hang on a minute, was someone writing a flavour post..." edited into the post.

This was not right. This was very wrong. He needed to call Isis immediately and demand to know what was going on.

---

[Hectic]

Timer: (expired on 2020-11-07 04:04:49)

[Hectic]

Lady Lambdadelta has been prodded.

[Hectic]

Lady Lambdadelta

is the new

scroll bearer!

They now have 2 days to pick a player they'd like to pass the scroll to, using a VOTE:

I'll allow placeholder votes using the HURT: tags in the event the player is afraid they'll forget to pass it on. The person it's passed to will simply default to the placeholder they've put down earlier.
If no placeholder vote was used, I'll pick the last living/non-cursed player the scroll bearer has voted in the game to receive the scroll.
If the above is not applicable, I'll allow mafia to pick.

Timer: (expired on 2020-11-09 07:07:48)

[Hectic]

Timer: (expired on 2020-11-09 07:07:48)

[Hectic]

---

"Isis, why were my thoughts and actions being written down in real-time into a flavour post?"

Isis raised an eyebrow. Hectic couldn't see this over the phone, but he could just tell from her aura.

"zoraster wasn't supposed to release that feature until next month. Well, anyway, it's a new feature to help our mods out. Do you like it?"

"No, I hate it. I don't want to be in another one ever again."

"Well, about that..." Isis replied.

Hectic's eyes widened. "Am I in one right now?"

He waved his arms in front of him, as if to grapple the invisible force at work that was writing this flavour post.

"Please, I didn't sign up for this. Make it stop."

Hectic's cries of anguish were met with the deafening sound of silence.

---

[Hectic]

Spoiler: No matter how far they run, or where they hide, death always finds those who read the scroll. Fredrick A Campbell spontaneously combusted, and was burnt alive. He was... Spoiler: Mafia Lady Lambdadelta formed an addiction towards inventing time travel. She came close, but ultimately died of sleep deprivation. She was... Spoiler: Town Theta Alpine was polymorphed into a sheep. Someone mistook her as a worn out pillow and threw her into a shredder. She was... Spoiler: Town

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 3.0

[14] Not Voting:

PookyTheMagicalBear, Tayl0r Swift, Gloria Cleary, shellyc, Bell, Titus, MURDERCAT, UNOwen, MUSHSHAGANA, Flea The Magician, Adorable, Noraa, DrippingGoofball, Fidget

With 14 alive, it takes 8 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-11-16 09:35:05).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

---

Hectic was drenched in sweat. His eyes darted from his PC to the lights, on the lookout for any sign that he was in another flavour post.

He heard something behind him, and he jumped up in surprise, taking up a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu stance. He'd been paying for premium lessons in his free time, anything to prepare himself against this invisible force of evil.

To his relief, it was just Isis. She wore a concerned expression on her face.

"Listen... Hectic. The frequency of your VCs have been dropping, and other moderators have been complaining about you loudly reciting unintelligible gibberish-"

"Those are wards," Hectic interrupted her, "They're to fend off any self-aware flavour. I paid a exorcist a lot of money for it," he said, as his eyes flickered around nervously, always alert.

"Right, okay..." Isis said slowly, "This new feature has been quite, well, interesting, but I'm deactivating it for your game. You won't be in any more self-aware flavour posts."

Hectic dropped to his knees. It was the happiest moment of his life.

---

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 3.1

[6] shellyc:

Bell, UNOwen, Tayl0r Swift, MUSHSHAGANA, Titus, Gloria Cleary

[1] UNOwen:

Flea the Magician

[7] Not Voting:

PookyTheMagicalBear, shellyc, MURDERCAT, Adorable, Noraa, DrippingGoofball, Fidget

With 14 alive, it takes 8 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-11-16 09:35:05).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

---

Everything was great. With no crazy self-aware flavour to worry about, Hectic was having the time of his life.

A new message popped up in his inbox. It was from Isis.

It read; "Dannflor has managed to deepwolf his way into your game. Don't ask me how he's managed this, but town won't be able to win until he's dead. Get him out of there."

Hectic grumbled. Dannflor had a really bad habit of deepwolfing hard, but this was a step too far surely. Thankfully, his players were smart. Hectic had faith that they could execute Dannflor without any trouble.

---

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 3.2

(FINAL)

[8] shellyc:

UNOwen, Tayl0r Swift, MUSHSHAGANA, Titus, Gloria Cleary, Flea the Magician, Bell, DrippingGoofball

HAMMER

[6] Not Voting:

PookyTheMagicalBear, shellyc, MURDERCAT, Adorable, Noraa, Fidget

With 14 alive, it takes 8 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-11-16 09:35:05).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

shellyc

is the

scroll bearer!

They now have 2 days to pick a player they'd like to pass the scroll to, using a VOTE:

I'll allow placeholder votes using the HURT: tags in the event the player is afraid they'll forget to pass it on. The person it's passed to will simply default to the placeholder they've put down earlier.
If no placeholder vote was used, I'll pick the last living/non-cursed player the scroll bearer has voted in the game to receive the scroll.
If the above is not applicable, I'll allow mafia to pick.

Timer: (expired on 2020-11-13 19:23:46)

[Hectic]

Scroll: MUSH

There is no real ending. It's just the place where you stop the story.

This will not count, as it was posted during "twilight", and scroll passes must use the VOTE: tags.

[Hectic]

MUSHSHAGANA

is the new

scroll bearer!

They now have 2 days to pick a player they'd like to pass the scroll to, using a VOTE:

I'll allow placeholder votes using the HURT: tags in the event the player is afraid they'll forget to pass it on. The person it's passed to will simply default to the placeholder they've put down earlier.
If no placeholder vote was used, I'll pick the last living/non-cursed player the scroll bearer has voted in the game to receive the scroll.
If the above is not applicable, I'll allow mafia to pick.

Timer: (expired on 2020-11-14 18:45:49)

[Hectic]

Spoiler: The scroll is inescapable. shellyc dug herself a grave and never stopped digging. Eventually, the walls caved in. She was... Spoiler: Mafia MUSHSHAGANA was gifted an ancient tome. It looked evil . No matter how many times she tried to dispose it - throwing it into rivers, into dumpsters - it always found its way back to her. Eventually, it drove her to travel to an active volcano, seeking to throw it in. She slipped. She was... Spoiler: Town DrippingGoofball was mauled by a horde of polar bears. This was highly unusual, as they are usually solitary creatures. She was... Spoiler: Mafia

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 4.0

[11] Not Voting:

PookyTheMagicalBear, Tayl0r Swift, Gloria Cleary, Bell, Titus, MURDERCAT, UNOwen, Flea The Magician, Adorable, Noraa, Fidget

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-11-20 21:44:00).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 4.1

(FINAL)

[6] Titus:

PookyTheMagicalBear, MURDERCAT, Bell, Gloria Cleary, UNOwen, Noraa

HAMMER

[5] Not Voting:

Tayl0r Swift, Titus, Flea The Magician, Adorable, Fidget

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-11-20 21:44:00).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

Titus

is the

scroll bearer!

They now have 2 days to pick a player they'd like to pass the scroll to, using a VOTE:

I'll allow placeholder votes using the HURT: tags in the event the player is afraid they'll forget to pass it on. The person it's passed to will simply default to the placeholder they've put down earlier.
If no placeholder vote was used, I'll pick the last living/non-cursed player the scroll bearer has voted in the game to receive the scroll.
If the above is not applicable, I'll allow mafia to pick.

Timer: (expired on 2020-11-15 22:06:24)

[Hectic]

Tayl0r Swift

is the new

scroll bearer!

They now have 2 days to pick a player they'd like to pass the scroll to, using a VOTE:

I'll allow placeholder votes using the HURT: tags in the event the player is afraid they'll forget to pass it on. The person it's passed to will simply default to the placeholder they've put down earlier.
If no placeholder vote was used, I'll pick the last living/non-cursed player the scroll bearer has voted in the game to receive the scroll.
If the above is not applicable, I'll allow mafia to pick.

Timer: (expired on 2020-11-16 03:42:24)

[Hectic]

Spoiler: The scroll strikes again. Titus found a ladder in the woods. She started climbing, seeking heaven. She died of asphyxiation in the stratosphere. She was... Spoiler: Mafia Tayl0r Swift took a front row seat in a grand opera. It was an exciting opera, and there were several sparklers. The stage caught on fire and... Tayl0r didn't make it out. She was... Spoiler: Town Adorable used Sing inside a mafia den, putting all the goons to sleep with her enchanting voice. Unfortunately, they weren't very happy with her when they awoke. She was... Spoiler: Town Hectic was flashwagoned without mercy... Spoiler:

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 5.0

[8] Not Voting:

PookyTheMagicalBear, Gloria Cleary, Bell, MURDERCAT, UNOwen, Flea The Magician, Noraa, Fidget

With 8 alive, it takes 5 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-11-21 17:05:33).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

---

A large folder thudded onto Hectic's desk.

"Rejected."

"What?" Hectic stammered, "Isis, please just think about this. My 6 player '5 Goons and a VT' setup is my greatest creation yet! It was gonna be an official Approved Open Setup one day."

Isis narrowed her eyes.

"Is it too scumsided? I could remove a goon in that case!"

Isis narrowed her eyes again.

"...or, I could make the VT a cop?"

Isis narrowed her eyes further, and then realised they were now completely shut. She opened them again, slightly annoyed. "Hectic, you're on real thin ice here. Ask Ircher to review your setup before you submit something again."

---

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 5.1

(FINAL)

[5] Flea The Magician:

Bell, PookyTheMagicalBear, MURDERCAT, UNOwen, Fidget

HAMMER

[3] Not Voting:

Gloria Cleary, Flea The Magician, Noraa

With 8 alive, it takes 5 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-11-21 17:05:33).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

Flea The Magician

is the

scroll bearer!

They now have 2 days to pick a player they'd like to pass the scroll to, using a VOTE:

I'll allow placeholder votes using the HURT: tags in the event the player is afraid they'll forget to pass it on. The person it's passed to will simply default to the placeholder they've put down earlier.
If no placeholder vote was used, I'll pick the last living/non-cursed player the scroll bearer has voted in the game to receive the scroll.
If the above is not applicable, I'll allow mafia to pick.

Timer: (expired on 2020-11-17 08:09:12)

[Hectic]

Flea The Magician

is the

scroll bearer!

They now have 2 days to pick a player they'd like to pass the scroll to, using a VOTE:

I'll allow placeholder votes using the HURT: tags in the event the player is afraid they'll forget to pass it on. The person it's passed to will simply default to the placeholder they've put down earlier.
If no placeholder vote was used, I'll pick the last living/non-cursed player the scroll bearer has voted in the game to receive the scroll.
If the above is not applicable, I'll allow mafia to pick.

Timer: (expired on 2020-11-17 08:09:12)

[Hectic]

@mod

Does the game end if final scum is holding the scroll?

Yes.

[Hectic]

Gloria Cleary

is the new

scroll bearer!

They now have 2 days to pick a player they'd like to pass the scroll to, using a VOTE:

I'll allow placeholder votes using the HURT: tags in the event the player is afraid they'll forget to pass it on. The person it's passed to will simply default to the placeholder they've put down earlier.
If no placeholder vote was used, I'll pick the last living/non-cursed player the scroll bearer has voted in the game to receive the scroll.
If the above is not applicable, I'll allow mafia to pick.

Timer: (expired on 2020-11-18 10:36:08)

[Hectic]

Eventually, one begins to wonder why they keep passing the scroll around. Maybe they're convinced all of the previous deaths were simply flukes. Flea The Magician was bombarded with knowledge and secrets which they could not convey. They yearned for more and more, until finally, they sought out the meaning of life and the secret of the universe. The truth killed them. They were... Spoiler: Town Gloria Cleary found a small black dot in the centre of her room, suspended in the air. At first, it began as very minuscule, containing a dark void within, light bending around it. But... it grew larger and larger, until it consumed everything, Gloria included. She was... Spoiler: Town UNOwen was cursed to drown, he heard the demonic whisper as clear as day. He retreated to a desolate land, devoid of water. Only consuming it in very small quantities, packaged and imported safely from afar. The isolation was horrible, and he drowned in misery. He was... Spoiler: Town

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 6.0

[5] Not Voting:

PookyTheMagicalBear, Bell, MURDERCAT, Noraa, Fidget

With 5 alive, it takes 3 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-11-24 12:45:10).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

¶

Votecount 6.1

(FINAL)

[3] Fidget:

MURDERCAT, Noraa, PookyTheMagicalBear

HAMMER

[2] Not Voting:

Bell, Fidget

With 5 alive, it takes 3 to curse someone with the scroll. If there is no majority by the deadline, the mafia will choose who to curse.

The cursing deadline is in (expired on 2020-11-24 12:45:10).

Joint moderator ISO.

[Hectic]

Fidget

is the

scroll bearer!

They now have 2 days to pick a player they'd like to pass the scroll to, using a VOTE:

I'll allow placeholder votes using the HURT: tags in the event the player is afraid they'll forget to pass it on. The person it's passed to will simply default to the placeholder they've put down earlier.
If no placeholder vote was used, I'll pick the last living/non-cursed player the scroll bearer has voted in the game to receive the scroll.
If the above is not applicable, I'll allow mafia to pick.

Timer: (expired on 2020-11-19 12:55:30)

[Hectic]

PookyTheMagicalBear

is the new

scroll bearer!

They now have 2 days to pick a player they'd like to pass the scroll to, using a VOTE:

I'll allow placeholder votes using the HURT: tags in the event the player is afraid they'll forget to pass it on. The person it's passed to will simply default to the placeholder they've put down earlier.
If no placeholder vote was used, I'll pick the last living/non-cursed player the scroll bearer has voted in the game to receive the scroll.
If the above is not applicable, I'll allow mafia to pick.

Timer: (expired on 2020-11-20 21:36:19)

[Hectic]

filler

[Hectic]

Bell was sniped out of nowhere! He was... Spoiler: Town New deadline: (expired on 2020-11-22 21:07:09)

[Hectic]

Fidget sighed and took the scroll. Technically, she could just pretend to read it, but that didn't seem like it was fair to the scroll, she wouldn't want to hurt its feelings. She reluctantly opened it. Spoiler: Delightful. She had been... Spoiler: Town -of course. Ah well, they still had 2 more shots, this should be easy. Pooky and MURDERCAT both really wanted the scroll... this seemed odd. Perhaps they were really fond of its fine papyrus? Mostly it seemed like they just wanted to kill each other though. Fidget threw the scroll at Pooky, and he thanked her. Pooky, too, was... Spoiler: Town Uh oh. Pooky frowned at Bell now, while MURDERCAT, Noraa, and Bell all looked at each other, Spoiler: in their eyes. Noraa spoke up, " hold on, I have a chem class, can we do this later? " " Not really, the deadline's closing in, Noraa. " She drew her pistol and murdered Bell on the spot. Shockingly, he was... Spoiler: Town Thankfully for the others, she'd only thought to buy one bullet for the gun. Pooky knew what had to be done. He graciously handed Noraa the scroll, and she accepted it, recognising it was all over. She was... Spoiler: Mafia

[Hectic]

The TOWN of

PookyTheMagicalBear
Tayl0r Swift
Gloria Cleary
Toogeloo
Hopkirk
Theta Alpine
Bell
MURDERCAT
UNOwen
MUSHSHAGANA
Flea The Magician
Adorable
Lady Lambdadelta
Vaxkiller
Fidget

-have won!

[Hectic]

What a game... I had so much fun watching this. Scum off to a great start, then they crumbled within just a few passes, and then DEEPwolf Noraa riding it out as pretty much the no.1 UTR until the final stages. I hope you're okay with having dayvig and chem class memes following you in your other games now, Noraa. that was hilarious.

This is the longest large game since a 40 player one from over a year ago. Fantastic playerlist, thank you everyone for playing!

[Hectic]

Dead PT.

Mod PT.

Mafia PT.

- (expired on 2020-11-22 08:44:01) for redactions

Bell's Notes.

[Hectic]

Some random numbers

Shoutout to Nero Cain, the things were quality

[Hectic]

gg town! not my finest game, despite scum self-destructing in midgame noraa really gave it her all. noraa-shelly is destined to lose games hmmm

4th time is the charm surely. Just locktown each other and no one will expect you to be partnered based on meta.

[Hectic]

It is time! Mafia PT's been released:

Dead PT.

Mod PT.

Mafia PT.

- (expired on 2020-11-22 08:44:01) for redactions

Bell's Notes.

[Hectic]

lol I forgot about that

Really glad I edited that out in time, we would've missed out on the beauty of the rest of the game

[Hectic]

Oh no

[Hectic]

There's no way scum makes 1500 posts, right

[Hectic]

At the risk of interrupting Noraa, what did you think of how the setup played out Hectic? In theory, would you make any changes if you ran it again?
I thought I agreed with Isis that it might be a bit town sided. But the power of getting a wolf into the town block is evident.
Maybe the dayvig is actually a bit hard to use in practice?

I think it's a little townsided. It's too close to nightless and scum on average only get 2.66 nightkills (4 deaths * 2/3 chance to be first in first two passes). The vig sounds nice in theory, but if you use it super early to snipe an obvtown leader, you make it twice as difficult for 1 scum to win all the way down the line in final 5 (which turns into 4).

I think an adjustment in having scrolled players immediately treestumped, but only removed from the game and flipped upon the 3rd pass is good. It means scum win with parity slightly earlier in situations, and makes the dayvig a lot more versatile.