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Post #1 (isolation #1) » Mon Jul 31, 2023 1:59 pm
Postby xyzzy »
site rules:
obey all site rules. you can read the site rules here.
do not discuss the game in any capacity outside of this game thread unless your role gives you explicit permission to do so. if you are allowed to do so, I will provide you with a private topic where you can do so.
do not harass other players in this game. while a certain level of confrontation and argumentation is typical in Mafia games, do not bring personal vendettas or outside influences into the game. additionally, do not harm or threaten to harm any person.
game conduct:
play to win the game. there is a chance that you will lose the game, but do your best to avoid that, and do not deliberately throw the game.
do not use the color #8C0000.
do not use any sort of cryptography, hidden text, or other similar methods to hide information in the game thread unless your role explicitly states that you may do so. if you are unsure of what is not allowed, PM me for clarification.
do not quote information from private threads or from the moderator in the game thread.
if you have access to a private thread, assume that that is the only place where you may communicate privately with the other people in that thread unless your role explicitly says otherwise.
joining the game, leaving the game, and activity:
at the beginning of the game, you will receive a role PM. please confirm by telling me
your alignment
and
any players whose alignment you know
, along with a brief summary of
any non-vanilla abilities you have
.
if you will be away from the site for a set period of time, please post in the thread letting the other players know this and PM me, and update the "Vacation / Limited Access" info in the User Control Panel. if you are regularly V/LA at certain times (such as during the weekend), you only need to PM me about it once.
if you do not post for 48 hours, I will prod you; failure to respond to prods or needing to be prodded repeatedly throughout the game might result in a replacement. there is no specific threshold for this, but I will let you know if I think this will become an issue.
if you need to be replaced for any reason, you may message me with information to be passed on to the player who replaces you. this isn't mandatory, but if there's strategic advice you'd like to offer to whomever replaces you, you can do this.
gameplay:
living players may vote to eliminate living players by writing
vote: player
or VOTE: player in the game thread. you may also vote for no elimination.
once the majority of living players are voting to eliminate a player, that player will die.
if you have died, please do not post in the thread anymore. you are not officially considered dead until I announce your death in the game thread.
day phases do not have deadlines by default. deadlines may be implemented for day phases at my discretion.
each night phase will last 72 hours, plus however much time it takes me to start the next day.
a sample role PM for the town is included at the bottom of this post. please keep in mind that the designers of this game may have used different formatting or wording than what you see in the sample role PM.
moderator responsibilities:
I will not edit your posts unless your post breaks the rules in such a way that information needs to be removed from it or quotes a post that does that, or you ask me to edit it to fix a broken tag. I will provide a brief explanation of the edit and, in cases of fixing broken tags, will end the post with a spoiler containing the complete original text of the post.
if you have a pronoun listed on your account, I will use that to refer to you. otherwise, I will default to referring to you as "they"/"them". if you do not have a pronoun listed on your account but wish for me to refer to you using some other pronoun, message me to let me know.
I will do my best to keep the game running as smoothly as possible, but there will be times when I'm not around. I will do my best to post a votecount every day, and potentially more frequently than that if a substantial number of new posts have been made.
I reserve the right to modify these rules at any time if necessary.
Korina is a co-moderator for this game; posts by them are official.
the most important, most fundamental rules of all:
remember the Midnight Amendments:
be cool.
c’mon.
nice.
thanks for vibing and keeping it tight. if you need me, I'm on my mobile.
the thing about writing flavor text for sample role PMs is that you can put anything here
you are a
townie
! you win once no members of opposing factions are alive, or when nothing can prevent this.
as long as you are alive, during the day, you can vote and post in the game thread.
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Post #2 (isolation #2) » Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:33 pm
Postby xyzzy »
role PMs have been sent out! the very earliest you should expect the game to start is about 20 hours from this message, but even if I have all the confirmations I need by then, I would expect it to be slightly later than that.
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Post #4 (isolation #3) » Tue Aug 01, 2023 2:11 pm
Postby xyzzy »
Merlyn has been replaced by Random Nurse. day 1 begins.
it took me several seconds to figure out how to pm myself a quoted version of a locked post so i could get my templates for the opening post and the rules and this votecount. this newfangled forum software is so challenging for me, a decrepit, elderly hermit
17 players not voting (Doctor Drew, Random Nurse, JasonWazza, DragonEater70, Theta Alpine, Ranger, DkKoba, Save The Dragons, AniX, Skygazer, Ircher, Bingle, Aureal, Alisae, Cook, camelCasedSnivy, KatyKimFanClub)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: hello, and welcome to mod notes! often time this spot will be empty, but this is where I will let you know about things like prods and deadlines if those come up -- the all caps italics text at the top of the votecount is where I'd put flavor text if this game had flavor. it's instead where I just put whatever random garbage is on my mind! anyway, AniX noted an upcoming V/LA this weekend. I'm waiting on one player who has opened their role PM but hasn't confirmed yet, who I'll be reaching out to shortly. otherwise, things are all looking good!
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Post #52 (isolation #4) » Tue Aug 01, 2023 3:28 pm
Postby xyzzy »
someday they will make a 3d printer slicer that can accurately tell you how many hours this sick ass dragon will take to print. today is not that day
2 players voting for Ranger (Doctor Drew, Alisae)
1 player voting for AniX (DkKoba)
1 player voting for DkKoba (Save The Dragons)
1 player voting for Skygazer (camelCasedSnivy)
1 player voting for Doctor Drew (Ranger)
1 player voting for Alisae (Aureal)
1 player voting for camelCaseSnivy (Ircher)
1 player voting for Ircher (KatyKimFanClub)
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Post #336 (isolation #5) » Wed Aug 02, 2023 8:29 am
Postby xyzzy »
a stick, a stone, it's the end of the road
2 players voting for Ranger (Doctor Drew, Alisae)
2 players voting for AniX (DkKoba, Save The Dragons)
2 players voting for DkKoba (camelCasedSnivy, AniX)
1 player voting for Skygazer (Cook)
1 player voting for Ircher (KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for Doctor Drew (Ranger)
1 player voting for Alisae (Aureal)
1 player voting for camelCaseSnivy (Ircher)
1 player voting for Aureal (Skygazer)
1 player voting for Save The Dragons (Bingle)
4 players not voting (Random Nurse, JasonWazza, Theta Alpine, DragonEater70)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: Random Nurse has noted an ongoing Thursday through Sunday V/LA.
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Post #610 (isolation #6) » Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:35 pm
Postby xyzzy »
happy baldur's gate 3 eve to all who celebrate
4 players voting for Random Nurse (Cook, Alisae, Doctor Drew, DkKoba)
3 players voting for DkKoba (AniX, KatyKimFanClub, Ircher)
1 player voting for AniX (Save The Dragons)
1 player voting for Doctor Drew (Ranger)
1 player voting for Alisae (Aureal)
1 player voting for Aureal (Skygazer)
1 player voting for Save The Dragons (Bingle)
1 player voting for Skygazer (camelCasedSnivy)
4 players not voting (Random Nurse, JasonWazza, Theta Alpine, DragonEater70)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: as noted in rule 19, some PMs may differ in formatting from the sample role PM in the rules. Ranger is V/LA. I interpreted 402 as a vote for Bingle and then an immediate vote for AniX, which means Bingle momentarily had two votes. re:416, doing that as soon as I post this votecount! I made the swap in the list of players but not the list of living players. that being said I generally treat pre-game replacements as though the player was always in the slot.
Last edited by xyzzy on Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Post #811 (isolation #8) » Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:43 pm
Postby xyzzy »
y'all see the musical episode of star trek? good shit
4 players voting for Doctor Drew (Ranger, Skygazer, DkKoba, Random Nurse)
3 players voting for DkKoba (AniX, KatyKimFanClub, Ircher)
2 players voting for Bingle (Save The Dragons, camelCasedSnivy)
1 player voting for AniX (Alisae)
1 player voting for Random Nurse (Doctor Drew)
1 player voting for Alisae (Aureal)
1 player voting for camelCasedSnivy (Bingle)
4 players not voting (JasonWazza, Theta Alpine, DragonEater70, Cook)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: DragonEater70 is V/LA for just a little bit.
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Post #952 (isolation #10) » Fri Aug 04, 2023 6:24 pm
Postby xyzzy »
my ipod mini battery finally arrived today! i bought an ipod mini at goodwill a couple months ago. the battery was dead, and the first one i bought off of ebay didn't work. it took me ages to get around to buying a second one because it's basically impossible to tell who's a reputable seller of ipod mini batteries and i never got around to actually getting a return on the first one, so i didn't want to waste any more money. the first one came with a couple very tiny screwdrivers (the sizes you'd need to pry open an ipod mini and unscrew the two screws inside) that are reasonably good as very small screwdrivers, and it was only $10, so i don't feel too bad about not getting a refund, because i will undeniably get value out of the screwdrivers. i already have, in fact! the flat head one is actually really good for shaving off tiny imperfections in 3d printed objects.
4 players voting for Doctor Drew (Ranger, Skygazer, DkKoba, Random Nurse)
2 players voting for DkKoba (AniX, Ircher)
2 players voting for Bingle (Save The Dragons, camelCasedSnivy)
2 players voting for Random Nurse (Doctor Drew, KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for AniX (Alisae)
1 player voting for Alisae (Aureal)
1 player voting for camelCasedSnivy (Bingle)
1 player voting for Ircher (DragonEater70)
3 players not voting (JasonWazza, Theta Alpine, Cook)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: I haven't explicitly said this yet, but so there's confusion about it: you are explicitly allowed to discuss your role PMs as long as you're not quoting it. as noted in rule 19, some roles may have formatting that is different from the sample role pm. Ranger has been prodded -- given her V/LA, I'm going to wait to hopefully hear back so it's more of a "hey just checking in" soft prod.
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Post #1026 (isolation #11) » Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:22 am
Postby xyzzy »
hello! I have been reminded of the existence of this rule by a list mod and asked to tell you all not to discuss specifics of role PM formatting any further.
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Post #1183 (isolation #12) » Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:11 pm
Postby xyzzy »
oh, pog, this continental breakfast has grape nuts
3 players voting for Doctor Drew (Ranger, DkKoba, Random Nurse)
1 player voting for DkKoba (Ircher)
2 players voting for Bingle (Save The Dragons, camelCasedSnivy)
1 player voting for Random Nurse (KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for AniX (Alisae)
1 player voting for Alisae (Aureal)
1 player voting for camelCasedSnivy (Bingle)
1 player voting for Ircher (DragonEater70)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Cook)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (AniX)
1 player voting for Ranger (Doctor Drew)
3 players not voting (JasonWazza, Theta Alpine, Skygazer)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: prodding Random Nurse.
Last edited by xyzzy on Sun Aug 06, 2023 5:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Post #1296 (isolation #13) » Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:14 pm
Postby xyzzy »
right as i began working on this votecount, a popup appeared on my screen that said "how likely are you to recommend a windows pc to a friend?" and i dunno what the answer was before, but now it's zero. i actually think everyone should use an operating system that never, ever shows a popup like that.
2 players voting for Doctor Drew (Ranger, Random Nurse)
2 players voting for Bingle (Save The Dragons, camelCasedSnivy)
1 player voting for DkKoba (Ircher)
1 player voting for Ranger (Doctor Drew)
1 player voting for Random Nurse (KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for Alisae (Aureal)
1 player voting for camelCasedSnivy (Bingle)
1 player voting for Ircher (DragonEater70)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (AniX)
1 player voting for Cook (DkKoba)
5 players not voting (JasonWazza, Theta Alpine, Skygazer, Alisae, Cook)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: KatyKimFanClub is V/LA. JasonWazza opened both their role PM and the followup "hey, you need to confirm" message, but it slipped my mind that they hadn't posted (when you rely on the activity overview page, sometimes you get utterly destroyed by the fact that some people aren't on it). not really sure what's going on there given that they opened the PMs, but I'm going to go ahead and replace them.
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Post #1375 (isolation #15) » Mon Aug 07, 2023 7:56 am
Postby xyzzy »
I've had a lot of milk from Costco to bad recently. not a great experience for me
3 players voting for Doctor Drew (Ranger, Random Nurse, DragonEater70)
2 players voting for Bingle (Save The Dragons, camelCasedSnivy)
2 players voting for DragonEater70 (AniX, Bingle)
1 player voting for DkKoba (Ircher)
1 player voting for Ranger (Doctor Drew)
1 player voting for Random Nurse (KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for Alisae (Aureal)
1 player voting for Cook (DkKoba)
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Post #1532 (isolation #16) » Tue Aug 08, 2023 5:26 pm
Postby xyzzy »
i got that damn oshi no ko theme song stuck in my head again
3 players voting for Doctor Drew (Ranger, Random Nurse, DragonEater70)
2 players voting for Bingle (Save The Dragons, camelCasedSnivy)
2 players voting for DragonEater70 (AniX, Bingle)
1 player voting for Ranger (Doctor Drew)
1 player voting for Random Nurse (KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for Alisae (Aureal)
1 player voting for Aureal (DkKoba)
1 player voting for Cook (Ircher)
1 player voting for camelCasedSnivy (Political Clout)
4 players not voting (Theta Alpine, Skygazer, Alisae, Cook)
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Post #1757 (isolation #17) » Thu Aug 10, 2023 3:01 am
Postby xyzzy »
i got the album bad mode by hikaru utada in the mail yesterday and i an listening to it right now. i'm sure you're asking, did i cry during "one last kiss" while thinking about the themes of evangelion 3.0+1.0 and the series as a whole? yeah
3 players voting for Doctor Drew (Ranger, DragonEater70, DkKoba)
2 players voting for Political Clout (Save The Dragons, camelCasedSnivy)
2 players voting for camelCasedSnivy (Political Clout, Skygazer)
2 players voting for Theta Alpine (Doctor Drew, Cook)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (AniX)
1 player voting for Random Nurse (KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for Alisae (Aureal)
1 player voting for Cook (Ircher)
4 players not voting (Alisae, Random Nurse, Bingle, Theta Alpine)
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Post #1777 (isolation #18) » Thu Aug 10, 2023 6:19 pm
Postby xyzzy »
if you saw me submit this post without changing the flavor text here first, no you didn't
3 players voting for Doctor Drew (Ranger, DragonEater70, DkKoba)
2 players voting for Theta Alpine (Doctor Drew, Cook)
1 player voting for camelCasedSnivy (Political Clout)
1 player voting for Political Clout (camelCasedSnivy)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (AniX)
1 player voting for Random Nurse (KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for Alisae (Aureal)
1 player voting for Cook (Ircher)
6 players not voting (Alisae, Random Nurse, Bingle, Theta Alpine, Save The Dragons, Skygazer)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: still looking for a Doctor Drew replacement. prodded DragonEater70 and KatyKimFanClub.
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Post #1891 (isolation #20) » Sat Aug 12, 2023 6:02 pm
Postby xyzzy »
i watched the entire tv show jury duty today. if you're looking for a show to watch that you can view in its entirety in just a day, this one is pretty solid. that's my official tv recommendation of the votecount. i've been trying to make sure i include at least one tv recommendation in every votecount. haven't really been keeping track of whether i've successfully done that so far this game, but i'm guessing i have a success rate somewhere around 90-95%. my proficiency is presumably off the charts.
3 players voting for camelCasedSnivy (Political Clout, Cook, DragonEater70)
2 players voting for Random Nurse (KatyKimFanClub, camelCasedSnivy)
2 players voting for Aureal (DkKoba, Bingle)
1 player voting for Doctor Drew (Ranger)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (Aureal)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Doctor Drew)
1 player voting for Cook (Ircher)
1 player voting for Skygazer (AniX)
5 players not voting (Alisae, Random Nurse, Theta Alpine, Save The Dragons, Skygazer)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: still looking for Doctor Drew and Alisae replacements. DragonEater70 is V/LA until Tuesday. prodded Theta Alpine, successfully
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Post #1922 (isolation #21) » Sun Aug 13, 2023 4:06 pm
Postby xyzzy »
do do do do do, do a dollop
3 players voting for camelCasedSnivy (Political Clout, Cook, DragonEater70)
2 players voting for Aureal (DkKoba, Bingle)
1 player voting for Random Nurse (KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for Doctor Drew (Ranger)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (Aureal)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Doctor Drew)
1 player voting for Cook (Ircher)
1 player voting for Alisae (AniX)
1 player voting for Ircher (camelCasedSnivy)
5 players not voting (Alisae, Random Nurse, Theta Alpine, Save The Dragons, Skygazer)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: still looking for Doctor Drew and Alisae replacements. DragonEater70 is V/LA until Tuesday. prodded KatyKimFanClub and Save The Dragons.
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Post #1998 (isolation #22) » Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:55 pm
Postby xyzzy »
it's been two nights in a row that i've had to fully change shirts after i was done exercising because i was sweaty. is this just because it's so hot, or a result of me exercising really good? i honestly have no idea. i'm gonna have so much laundry to do. y'know, in past games, i've used this flavor text area for a lot more just little quotes and references and what have you, and that's not to say i haven't done any of those this time around, but i'm really using it as more of a journal. hope you're enjoying it if you're reading it!
3 players voting for Cook (Ranger, camelCasedSnivy, Ircher)
3 players voting for camelCasedSnivy (Political Clout, Cook, DragonEater70)
2 players voting for Aureal (DkKoba, Bingle)
2 players voting for DragonEater70 (Aureal, KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Deltabreedy)
1 player voting for Political Clout (AniX)
5 players not voting (Alisae, Random Nurse, Theta Alpine, Save The Dragons, Skygazer)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: Doctor Drew is replaced by Deltabreedy! still looking for an Alisae replacement.
Last edited by xyzzy on Mon Aug 14, 2023 4:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.
it's been two nights in a row that i've had to fully change shirts after i was done exercising because i was sweaty. is this just because it's so hot, or a result of me exercising really good? i honestly have no idea. i'm gonna have so much laundry to do. y'know, in past games, i've used this flavor text area for a lot more just little quotes and references and what have you, and that's not to say i haven't done any of those this time around, but i'm really using it as more of a journal. hope you're enjoying it if you're reading it!
4 players voting for Cook (Ircher, Ranger, camelCasedSnivy, Ircher)
3 players voting for camelCasedSnivy (Political Clout, Cook, DragonEater70)
2 players voting for Aureal (DkKoba, Bingle)
2 players voting for DragonEater70 (Aureal, KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Deltabreedy)
1 player voting for Political Clout (AniX)
5 players not voting (Alisae, Random Nurse, Theta Alpine, Save The Dragons, Skygazer)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: Doctor Drew is replaced by Deltabreedy! still looking for an Alisae replacement.
I'm listed as voting for Cook twice. To my knowledge, I am not a doublevoter.
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Post #2130 (isolation #24) » Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:41 pm
Postby xyzzy »
you ain't nothin but a round bog
3 players voting for Cook (Ranger, camelCasedSnivy, Ircher)
3 players voting for Aureal (DkKoba, Bingle, DragonEater70)
2 players voting for camelCasedSnivy (Political Clout, Cook)
2 players voting for DragonEater70 (Aureal, KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Deltabreedy)
1 player voting for Political Clout (AniX)
5 players not voting (Alisae, Random Nurse, Theta Alpine, Save The Dragons, Skygazer)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: still looking for an Alisae replacement. prodding Save The Dragons. this is Save The Dragons' third prod in about a week, and further inactivity might result in replacement.
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Post #2200 (isolation #25) » Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:56 am
Postby xyzzy »
madoka from the tv series puella magi madoka Magica is an incredibly selfish character
5 players voting for Aureal (DkKoba, Bingle, Save The Dragons, Cook, Political Clout)
4 players voting for Cook (Ranger, camelCasedSnivy, Ircher, Theta Alpine)
2 players voting for DragonEater70 (Aureal, KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Deltabreedy)
1 player voting for Deltabreedy (AniX)
4 players not voting (Alisae, Random Nurse, Skygazer, DragonEater70)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: still looking for an Alisae replacement. DragonEater70 is V/LA.
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Post #2323 (isolation #26) » Sat Aug 19, 2023 3:46 pm
Postby xyzzy »
cow house?
6 players voting for Aureal (DkKoba, Bingle, Save The Dragons, Cook, Political Clout, Skygazer)
4 players voting for Cook (Ranger, camelCasedSnivy, Ircher, Theta Alpine)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Deltabreedy)
1 player voting for Ircher (AniX)
4 players not voting (Alisae, Random Nurse, DragonEater70, Aureal)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: still looking for an Alisae replacement. Bingle will be V/LA toward the end of the month. prodding Skygazer, Political Clout, and Deltabreedy. Deltabreedy is listed as V/LA on his profile, though he didn't specifically post a V/LA message here, so this is more of a light check-in.
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Post #2326 (isolation #27) » Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:42 pm
Postby xyzzy »
just remembered that frasier reboot is fine come out soon. honestly not sure what to make of that. it'll be good if at least 25% of the episodes involve an elaborate farce
6 players voting for Aureal (DkKoba, Bingle, Save The Dragons, Cook, Political Clout, Skygazer)
4 players voting for Cook (Ranger, camelCasedSnivy, Ircher, Theta Alpine)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Deltabreedy)
1 player voting for Ircher (AniX)
4 players not voting (ofrhz, Random Nurse, DragonEater70, Aureal)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: ofrhz replaces Alisae. this votecount is identical to the last one.
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Post #2473 (isolation #28) » Sun Aug 20, 2023 5:47 pm
Postby xyzzy »
skimbleshanks the railway cat, the cat of the railway train
6 players voting for Cook (Ranger, camelCasedSnivy, Ircher, Theta Alpine, DragonEater70, ofrhz)
6 players voting for Aureal (DkKoba, Bingle, Save The Dragons, Cook, Skygazer, Political Clout)
2 players voting for Theta Alpine (Deltabreedy, AniX)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (KatyKimFanClub)
2 players not voting (Random Nurse, Aureal)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: please don't use personal insults. if you feel another player has directed a personal insult at you, report the post.
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Post #2590 (isolation #29) » Mon Aug 21, 2023 4:38 pm
Postby xyzzy »
when this votecount reaches 1.21, you're gonna see some serious shit
6 players voting for Cook (Ranger, camelCasedSnivy, Ircher, Theta Alpine, DragonEater70, ofrhz)
5 players voting for Aureal (Bingle, Save The Dragons, Cook, Skygazer, Political Clout)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Deltabreedy)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for KatyKimFanClub (AniX)
1 player voting for Random Nurse (DkKoba)
2 players not voting (Random Nurse, Aureal)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: Random Nurse and Deltabreedy have requested replacement. re: 2500, that's up to the designers of the individual roles.
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Post #2615 (isolation #30) » Tue Aug 22, 2023 4:30 am
Postby xyzzy »
4 out of 5 dentists agree
6 players voting for Cook (Ranger, camelCasedSnivy, Ircher, Theta Alpine, DragonEater70, Save The Dragons)
4 players voting for Aureal (Bingle, Cook, Skygazer, Political Clout)
3 players voting for Random Nurse (DkKoba, ofrhz, KatyKimFanClub)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Meuh)
1 player voting for Meuh (AniX)
2 players not voting (Random Nurse, Aureal)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: Deltabreedy is replaced by Meuh. still searching for a Random Nurse replacement.
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Post #2713 (isolation #32) » Wed Aug 23, 2023 5:58 am
Postby xyzzy »
there's a shoe storage thing that goes over a closet door in my apartment with little transparent containers, and one of them has over time attracted three different spiders who have all gotten stuck in there and perished. completely inadvertent spider tomb...
7 players voting for Cook (Ranger, Ircher, Theta Alpine, DragonEater70, Save The Dragons, ofrhz, Skygazer)
3 players voting for Aureal (Bingle, Cook, Political Clout)
3 players voting for Klick (KatyKimFanClub, camelCasedSnivy, Meuh)
1 player voting for camelCasedSnivy (AniX)
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Post #2746 (isolation #33) » Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:40 am
Postby xyzzy »
this isn't in my rules but really ought to be (and will be in the future): please make sure votes and unvotes are not inside spoiler tags or otherwise obscured. the unvote in 2736 has been noted, but I'm not always perfect about catching things like that.
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Post #2898 (isolation #34) » Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:03 pm
Postby xyzzy »
danny devito
5 players voting for Cook (Ranger, Ircher, Theta Alpine, Save The Dragons, Skygazer)
5 players voting for Klick (KatyKimFanClub, camelCasedSnivy, Meuh, DkKoba, ofrhz)
3 players voting for Aureal (Bingle, Cook, Political Clout)
1 player voting for camelCasedSnivy (AniX)
3 players not voting (Klick, Aureal, DragonEater70)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: Save The Dragons is V/LA. I am imposing a one-week deadline as per rule 17. day 1 will end no later than midnight EST on September 1.
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Post #2902 (isolation #35) » Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:10 pm
Postby xyzzy »
(apologies for my somewhat limited presence this week btw. turns out if you're trying to sell a car that won't start that's parked in a parking garage and therefore needs to be towed by a vehicle that cannot get into a garage, that's actually one of the hardest things you can do and will suck up all your free time)
(okay some of my free time was spent fucking around with my 3d printer. what of it)
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Post #3058 (isolation #36) » Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:03 pm
Postby xyzzy »
i got a covid booster today! not the new one that's coming in a month or two. just a regular one because i could and i realized it had been nearly a year since i got the last one. you can walk into any pharmacy and say "vaccine please" and they have to comply. i also got a flu shot, which, like, they say you should wait until september to do that, but imo it's already september
5 players voting for Cook (Ranger, Ircher, Theta Alpine, Save The Dragons, Skygazer)
4 players voting for Klick (KatyKimFanClub, camelCasedSnivy, Meuh, ofrhz)
4 players voting for Aureal (Bingle, Cook, Political Clout, DkKoba)
1 player voting for camelCasedSnivy (AniX)
3 players not voting (Klick, Aureal, DragonEater70)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: Klick has been prodded. (the other players in prod range have both notified me that they're V/LA.) I received a question about the deadline that I will answer publicly: if you fail to eliminate anyone by the deadline, the day will end in no elimination.
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Post #3214 (isolation #37) » Sun Aug 27, 2023 3:00 pm
Postby xyzzy »
thank you for being a friend
6 players voting for Aureal (Bingle, Cook, Political Clout, camelCasedSnivy, DkKoba, Meuh)
4 players voting for Cook (Ranger, Ircher, Theta Alpine, Save The Dragons)
2 players voting for Klick (KatyKimFanClub, ofrhz)
2 players voting for KatyKimFanClub (Skygazer, DragonEater70)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (AniX)
2 players not voting (Klick, Aureal)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: prodded Theta Alpine, Ranger, and Save The Dragons.
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Post #3291 (isolation #38) » Mon Aug 28, 2023 4:10 am
Postby xyzzy »
monday morning you sure look fine
7 players voting for Cook (Ranger, Ircher, Theta Alpine, Save The Dragons, KatyKimFanClub, DragonEater70, ofrhz)
6 players voting for Aureal (Bingle, Cook, Political Clout, camelCasedSnivy, DkKoba, Meuh)
1 player voting for KatyKimFanClub (Skygazer)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (AniX)
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Post #3367 (isolation #39) » Tue Aug 29, 2023 3:24 am
Postby xyzzy »
my cat is very cute! she's in her little bed next to me. wow
7 players voting for Aureal (Bingle, Cook, Political Clout, camelCasedSnivy, DkKoba, Meuh, Save The Dragons)
5 players voting for Cook (Ranger, Ircher, Theta Alpine, KatyKimFanClub, ofrhz)
1 player voting for KatyKimFanClub (Skygazer)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (AniX)
3 players not voting (Klick, Aureal, DragonEater70)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: prodding Political Clout. Klick did not pick up the first prod I sent, so I've sent a follow-up and will replace them if they don't post in the next day.
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Post #3407 (isolation #40) » Wed Aug 30, 2023 7:33 am
Postby xyzzy »
agdq 2024 is in pittsburgh! wow. if any of you are considering going and have questions, let me know
8 players voting for Aureal (Bingle, Cook, Political Clout, camelCasedSnivy, DkKoba, Save The Dragons, Aureal, Meuh)
5 players voting for Cook (Ranger, Ircher, Theta Alpine, KatyKimFanClub, ofrhz)
1 player voting for KatyKimFanClub (Skygazer)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (AniX)
3 players not voting (Klick, Aureal, DragonEater70)
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: prodding KatyKimFanClub. replacing Klick — once a replacement is found, I will offer the replacement up to extend the current phase by up to 72 hours if it's a phase with a deadline. (in other words, if a replacement is found in the next 33 hours, day 1 could be extended, and if not, night 1 could be extended.)
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Post #3602 (isolation #43) » Thu Aug 31, 2023 4:44 am
Postby xyzzy »
i've been getting into doing the nyt crossword lately. i'm just okay at it at best so far. my success rate past, like, wednesday is abysmal
9 players voting for Aureal (Bingle, Cook, Political Clout, Yimmy, Meuh, DkKoba, KatyKimFanClub, DragonEater70, camelCasedSnivy)
5 players voting for Cook (Ranger, Ircher, Theta Alpine, Aureal, ofrhz)
1 player voting for Yimmy (Save The Dragons)
1 player voting for KatyKimFanClub (Skygazer)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (AniX)
0 players not voting
with 17 votes, it takes 9 to eliminate.
mod notes: the unofficial votecount in 3554 is mostly correct except for listing 5 votes on Aureal (though 6 players voting). there are a couple players in prod range (and Political Clout has not opened the prod PM yet), but as this is end of day, I'll be sending out an "it's night 1" PM to everyone anyway.
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Post #3604 (isolation #45) » Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:17 am
Postby xyzzy »
Aureal died and was a town Amway consultant!
You are a
town Amway consultant
! you win once no members of opposing factions are alive, or when nothing can prevent this.
You have the following abilities.
Recruitment drive:
during the day, you may quote a post (or part of a post) that someone else made, and respond with one of the following lines (without quotes):
"Have you heard about this new opportunity to make extra income?"
"I have something that could really help improve your finances."
"Do you want to learn about a secret to financial freedom?"
"I have a solution that could change your life."
"Have you ever thought about owning your own business?"
"I have a way for you to take control of your financial future."
"Do you want to secure a better future for you and your family?"
"I have a product that has helped so many people achieve their goals."
"Are you interested in learning about a unique investment opportunity?"
"I have something that could help you achieve financial independence."
If they acknowledge you after this in any way (either by commenting on what you said, quoting it, or mentioning your name in any capacity), and they are not already an Amway consultant, you will automatically create a neighborhood with them. In this neighborhood, you can offer them the ability to become an Amway consultant. If they accept, they will gain a copy of all of your abilities. The neighborhood will stay open even if they reject the offer, and if the offer has been made, they can choose to accept it at any time. This neighborhood will last until either one of you uses the
sell out and cut your losses
ability, or until they accept an offer to be an Amway consultant from someone else (in the event that multiple people have offered them). You may create up to 2 neighborhoods each game day.
Financial strain:
you may not use any abilities at night other than
sell out and cut your losses
, any abilities granted to you by
passive income
, and the factional kill (if relevant).
Sell out and cut your losses:
during the night, you may use this ability to leave Amway. If you do, you will lose all related abilities. If you use this, then you may not use any other abilities during that night, and you will lose your vote for the following day. Additionally, any Amway-related abilities targeting you will fail for the rest of the game.
Passive income:
for each person that you have recruited directly or indirectly (i.e., by having a chain of recruiters from you to them), you get 1 passive income. This includes players that have died, but not players that have used
sell out and cut your losses
. If you have enough passive income, you may use one of the following abilities at night:
If you have at least 1 passive income, you may target a player to send them a message. The message must include the word "Amway" somewhere in it.
If you have at least 3 passive income, you may target a player to create a neighborhood with them. If they are not already an Amway consultant, you may offer them the option to become one normally. If they are already an Amway consultant, this ability will fail.
If you have at least 6 passive income, you may target a player to roleblock them. Additionally, if they are not an Amway consultant, you will automatically open a neighborhood with them and recruit them as an Amway consultant.
If you have at least 10 passive income, you may target a player to kill them. If they were not an Amway consultant, you will also recruit them (and permanently earn passive income from them).
As long as you are alive, during the day, you can vote and post in the game thread.
night 1 begins and will end in (expired on 2023-09-03 12:20:00).
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Post #3606 (isolation #47) » Sun Sep 03, 2023 3:01 pm
Postby xyzzy »
DkKoba died and was a Gutless Mafia Traitor!
Gutless Mafia Traitor
You are a mafioso! You win once no members of opposing factions are alive, or when nothing can prevent this.
As a Traitor you appear as town-aligned to all investigative roles.
As Gutless you may not take any actions that involve night kills.
You cannot be recruited into the main faction.
the other members of the mafia faction are PLAYER NAME, PLAYER NAME, and PLAYER NAME.
Your faction has a factional kill. One member of your faction can kill a town player each night. You cannot use this ability on the same night that you use another ability.
As long as you are alive, during the day, you can vote and post in the game thread.
venus planet of love was destroyed by global warming
15 players not voting (Bingle, Cook, Political Clout, Yimmy, Meuh, KatyKimFanClub, DragonEater70, camelCasedSnivy, Ranger, Ircher, Theta Alpine, ofrhz, Save The Dragons, Skygazer, AniX)
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Post #3776 (isolation #48) » Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:07 pm
Postby xyzzy »
carpal tunnel syndrome is a nasty way to go. thankfully it is never, ever fatal.
4 players voting for Cook (Ranger, Ircher, Save The Dragons, ofrhz)
2 players voting for Bingle (Meuh, camelCasedSnivy)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (AniX)
1 player voting for AniX (Yimmy)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Bingle)
6 players not voting (Cook, Political Clout, KatyKimFanClub, Theta Alpine, Skygazer, DragonEater70)
with 15 votes, it takes 8 to eliminate.
mod notes: DragonEater70 is V/LA for the next three days. re:3748, as described in Aureal's flip, the Recruitment Drive ability would be ab ability that a recruited player receives. re:3770, in the most literal sense the ability describes itself as a recruitment, so I'll say yes to the first question. it's not so much a power as an event triggered by a role's power. it is not a change to a role; players who become Amway consultants still have their original roles.
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Post #3824 (isolation #49) » Tue Sep 05, 2023 4:21 pm
Postby xyzzy »
the only difference between the last votecount and this one is that the order of the not voting players is slightly different. riveting stuff
p-edit: oh okay then this one is a little bit more different
4 players voting for Cook (Ranger, Ircher, Save The Dragons, ofrhz)
2 players voting for Bingle (Meuh, Cook)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (AniX)
1 player voting for AniX (Yimmy)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Bingle)
mod notes: re:3804, the recruitment clause in DkKoba's flip concerns recruitment into a faction, so it doesn't apply to any sort of non-factional recruitment. I am looking for a replacement for Political Clout.
note: this was edited to correct a missed unvote after votecount 2.05. previously, camelCasedSnivy was listed as voting for Bingle.
Last edited by xyzzy on Thu Sep 07, 2023 5:28 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Post #3862 (isolation #50) » Wed Sep 06, 2023 4:00 pm
Postby xyzzy »
season 2 of the after party was pretty good! solid little tv show. it's a murder mystery where there's one murder per season and each episode is a rashomon-style telling of what a character saw but told through the lens of a specific genre (or sometimes a specific director). check it out!!
4 players voting for Cook (Ranger, Ircher, Save The Dragons, ofrhz)
3 players voting for Bingle (Meuh, Cook, Yimmy)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (AniX)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Bingle)
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Post #3873 (isolation #51) » Thu Sep 07, 2023 5:22 am
Postby xyzzy »
due to circumstances i am standing outside as i write this. it's so hot. i am dying
4 players voting for Bingle (Meuh, Cook, Yimmy, camelCasedSnivy)
4 players voting for Cook (Ranger, Ircher, Save The Dragons, ofrhz)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (AniX)
1 player voting for Theta Alpine (Bingle)
5 players not voting (Enchant, KatyKimFanClub, DragonEater70, Theta Alpine, Skygazer)
with 15 votes, it takes 8 to eliminate.
mod notes: Enchant replaces Political Clout. I missed camelCasedSnivy's unvote in 3792 in the previous votecount, so I'll update that one momentarily.
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Post #3880 (isolation #52) » Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:02 am
Postby xyzzy »
I think what probably happened is I counted camelCasedSnivy's unvote as Theta Alpine unvoting. apologies for the error — I'll go in and fix the affected votecounts when I get a chance.
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Post #3995 (isolation #53) » Fri Sep 08, 2023 4:39 am
Postby xyzzy »
i was promised there would be steak cutlets at this function.
7 players voting for Bingle (Meuh, Cook, Yimmy, camelCasedSnivy, Theta Alpine, ofrhz, Bingle)
3 players voting for Cook (Ranger, Ircher, Save The Dragons)
1 player voting for DragonEater70 (AniX)
5 players not voting (Enchant, KatyKimFanClub, Theta Alpine, Skygazer, DragonEater70)
with 15 votes, it takes 8 to eliminate.
mod notes: what's up y'all, I didn't get a chance to check the thread yesterday afternoon/evening. just to clarify, day 2 ended at 3900.
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Post #3998 (isolation #56) » Sun Sep 10, 2023 3:29 pm
Postby xyzzy »
btw y'all I will be at work when deadline ends, so expect several hours of delay before day 3. my rule for night deadlines is that the night phase will last
at least
that long, so I'll generally accept last minute changes, But Watch Out
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Post #4084 (isolation #58) » Mon Sep 18, 2023 8:09 am
Postby xyzzy »
hello! I'm alive.
Spoiler: some brief medical talk that you might find unpleasant depending on your disposition
I have all sorts of fluids going from my ears down to my lungs, but thanks to the machinations of that awful Mucinex mascot creature, I'm functional enough to moderate a game of mafia again. shout-out to Kirkland-brand ibuprofen for helping me deal with the side effects of the aforementioned creature.
infinite thanks to Korina for keeping this thing afloat in my absence!! Korina will be double checking that any and all night actions got to both of us, but if you had an action, double check to make sure we were both on the PM just in case.
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Post #4085 (isolation #59) » Mon Sep 18, 2023 1:07 pm
Postby xyzzy »
Enchant has died and was a town sensitive tracker.
you can include flavor text in your role PM. if you don't include flavor text, I will remove this field.
you are a
town sensitive tracker
! you win once no members of opposing factions are alive, or when nothing can prevent this.
each night, you may target another player, and learn who (if anyone) they targeted with an action. if your action fails, you will receive "no result".
in addition to this, you will be informed of any abilities active that night that could have caused your result to be inaccurate. examples of this include, but are not limited to, bus drivers, ninjas, and redirectors. you will not know who these abilities affected, or whether they
actually
made your result inaccurate.
as long as you are alive, during the day, you can vote and post in the game thread.
surprise, bitch. i bet you thought you'd seen the last of me
9 players not voting (camelCasedSnivy, Ircher, Ranger, KatyKimFanClub, ofrhz, Save The Dragons, AniX, Skygazer, Meuh)