Imperial Intrigue (Endgame, OUT OF NOWHERE)

[Wraith]

IMPERIAL INTRIGUE

Spoiler: Opening Flavor

The

Beran

sat on the Burning Throne, face hard and scowling, posture rigid and straight, as usual. The Throne Room was dark - lamps down, shutters drawn - lit only by the bright glow of the Throne itself. The great doors cracked open and a shadowed figure entered; Garen Sturmengard raised a hand to his chin and glared at the man as he crossed the room to the base of the Throne's elevated platform. "A number of emissaries demand audience,

mein herr

," said the steward, halting with a stamp of his foot and bowing his slightly in respect.

"Who?" asked the

Beran

, narrowing his eyes.

"Most refuse to identify their benefactors,

herr

, citing fear for their safety. All demand

private

audience."

"If they deign to grace me with their presence without showing common courtesy then they shall receive no preferential treatment from me," the

Beran

growled, his scowl hardening. "Light the lamps, send them in."

"Which ones,

mein herr

?"

"All of them. They'll settle their disputes like men or they won't be settled at all."

Welcome to my first Large Theme game. I hope and plan to have a lot of fun with this, so just sit back, relax, and follow the damn rules, and we'll be alright.

Rules

1. Votes must be bolded in this format:

Vote: Wraith

2. Days will have a deadline of three weeks. Deadline can be extended under special circumstances
-----2a. Deadline will be shortened at my discretion as the game progresses
3. Factions CAN daytalk
4. Do not under any circumstances communicate with another player(s) outside the game thread.
5. Please do not quote the role PM
-----5a. Please ask permission before quoting any PM from the mod.
6. Absolutely no invisible, small, or otherwise unreadable text. Spoiler tags are allowed as long as the nature of their contents are clearly labeled.
7. You will be prodded after failing to post in 72 hours. If you require a third prod at any point in the game you will instead be replaced. Inform in-thread of any upcoming V/LA in bold:

V/LA Sunday to Saturday

-----7a. If you join to my game and flake without posting or requesting replacement you will be blacklisted.
8. “Bah” posts are allowed, and should not include any kind of game-related information. However, lynched players may continue to talk during Twlight.
9. Twilight occurs after the hammer and before the lynch scene. You may continue to talk but any new votes/unvotes will not be counted.
-----9a. "No Lynch" occurs when HALF of the remaining players vote for it.
10.

Blue

is my color, don’t use it.
-----10a. Uncolored

Italics

will be used in flavor. Only the opening flavor will be spoilered.
11. I modkill at my discretion, with or without warnings depending on the offense. If you think something will test my rules (or patience), ask me first, or don’t do it at all. Modkills will end the day and turn the killed player into a Neutral Survivor.
12. If I make a mistake in some way, point it out via:

@mod: You made a mistake

13. I reserve the right to add to or change the rules at my discretion. There are no loopholes, and I enforce ex post facto.
14. Don't be afraid to have fun. Despite the wording of these rules I am not a ruthless dictator and the vast majority of players are not trolls. Good luck!
-----14a. To be more specific: Please Be Civil
15. On Activity Requirements and Replacements: Players will be prodded upon request or if they go 72 hours without any sort of activity. A player will receive two prods before being force-replaced. Replacements will be recruited via the mini normal queue topic or if a player contacts me via PM and requests to be the first priority for replacing someone. If a player does not respond to a prod at all within 72 hours that player will be replaced regardless of number of prods.
-----15a. I have had serious activity problems in the past. I will tighten activity requirements as I see fit.
16. I have certain house rules regarding roles:
-----17a. Serial Killers are immune to Cop investigations in Large games
-----17b. PGOs are killed if they are targeted by a nightkill, but they do kill their attacker
-----17c. People are informed if they are roleblocked in a normal game
17. Play to win. I don't care if someone you hate is in your faction, if you throw the game to spite someone you will be modkilled and blacklisted.
18. Flavor will play a heavy part of my contribution in this game. Remember that any public flavor that I write willl have NO BEARING on the alignments of players mentioned. I will attempt to put flavorized recaps of game events into each votecount, and flavor will open and end each day. Flavor will work its way into official PMs as well, and if it makes sense flavor-wise players who are killed during the night will be informed as to who murdered them (PMs about questions to me will not be flavored). After flips the names of players (which will be bracketed in flavor) will be replaced by the names of their characters if I have the time to do so.

Spoiler: Example PMs

"Flavor Quotation"

You are Beran Garen Sturmengard, bearer of the Primarch's Privy Seal and provisional ruler of the Imperium. You are the moderator, but for exemplary purposes you will be a VT in this role PM. Your objective is to run an orderly court and hear out these emissaries of powerful men, while at the same time you seek out the rumored heir to the Imperial Throne and restore him to his rightful place. Your role is

Loyalist

, and for exemplary purposes, you have no special abilities.

You win when all threats to House Argelev and its Loyalists are defeated.

You are Beran Garen Sturmengard, bearer of the Primarch's Privy Seal and provisional ruler of the Imperium. You are the moderator, but for exemplary purposes you will be a poewr role in this role PM. Your objective is to run an orderly court and hear out these emissaries of powerful men, while at the same time you seek out the rumored heir to the Imperial Throne and restore him to his rightful place. Your role is

Loyalist Moderator

, and for exemplary purposes, you have the following special ability:

Off With His Head!:

You immediately declare the target player to be a traitor and disrupting your court. That player is immediately executed, their alignment and role revealed and changed to reflect their noob status. This power is unlimited and used at your discretion at any time.

Attending the

Beran

's Court (1/24)

7.

AGar

,

Victor Argelev (Wild Card)

, Survived and Won the Iron Crown!

Bold

= Confirmed
* = Prod

Banished (23/24)

21.

samantha97

,

House Morrell (Loyalist)

, Bombed Day One
1.

Empking

,

Terran Agents (Eastern Rolecop)

, Exiled Day One
17.

gandalf5166

,

Brotherhood of the Watchers (Loyalist Watcher/Guardian)

, Murdered Night One
9.

SleepyKrew

,

Imperial Skyfleet (Loyalist One-Shot Day Vigilante)

, Murdered Night One
15.

JDGA

,

House McKarn (Loyalist)

, Murdered Night One
13.

StrangerCoug

,

Henrich Bremburg (Bremburg One-Shot Bulletproof)

, Exiled Day Two
6.

David Xanatos

,

Moran Argelev (Mason Beloved Prince)

, Murdered Night Two
20.

Shinki

,

Valterran Armaments (Gunsmith)

, Murdered Night Three
14.

monk

,

3rd Legion "Stormtroopers" (Mason)

, Murdered Night Three
11.

SodaSpirit17

,

Stadt-Orogoth (Loyalist)

, Exiled Day Four
2.

Otolia

,

House Delmar (Loyalist)

, Poisoned Night Four
3.

whispersilk

**,

Anya Argelev (Mason Roleblocker)

, Committed Suicide(?) Night Four
10.

Andrius

*

mbstokem

**

tclawren

,

9th Legion "Iron" (Bulletproof Townie)

, Imprisoned Day Five
12.

PeregrineV

,

7th Legion "Berserkers" (Eastern Enabling Traitor)

, Murdered Night Five
5.

manho

,

4th Legion "Deathbringers" (Bremburg Recruited Traitor)

, Murdered Night Five
8.

EtherealCookie

,

House Tyranus (Loyalist)

, Exiled Day Six
4.

Bogre

*,

The Usurper (Eastern One-Shot Bulletproof)

, Executed Day Seven
23.

MacDougall

,

House Morvanus (Loyalist)

, Murdered Night Seven
22.

Magua

,

Imperial Guard (Bremburg Recruited Enabling Traitor)

, Executed Night Seven
18.

MattP

*,

House Piast (Eastern Traitor)

, Executed Day Seven
24.

Nero Cain

,

Belisarius Gonolith (Bremburg Rolecop)

, Executed in Endgame
16.

vezokpiraka

**,

Popular Uprising (Loyalist)

, Vassalized in Endgame
19.

kdowns

*,

1st Legion "Prime" (Loyalist One-Shot Vigilante)

, Vassalized in Endgame

Executed (0/24)

Milestones in the Struggle

samantha97 is Killed
Empking is Executed, End of Day One
gandalf5166, SleepyKrew, and JDGA are Murdered, Start of Day Two
StrangerCoug is Imprisoned, End of Day Two
David Xanatos is Murdered, Day Three is Skipped
Shinki and monk are Murdered, Start of Day Four
SodaSpirit17 is Executed, End of Day Four
Otolia and whispersilk are Murdered, Start of Day Five
Andrius is Imprisoned, End of Day Five
PeregrineV and manho are Murdered, Start of Day Six
EtherealCookie is Exiled, End of Day Six
Start of Day Seven
Bogre is Executed, End of Day Seven
MacDougall and Magua are Killed, Start of Day Eight
Endgame

[Wraith]

Role PMs are being sent out as I type this post. It may be a while before I work my way down to you so be patient. Please confirm via return PM. Once 20/24 players confirm I will begin the game.

[Wraith]

Role PMs are ALL sent out. Please remember to confirm via return PM.

[Wraith]

Day One

The great doors to the Throne Room were thrown open, and twenty-four men and women marched inside. The

Beran

stood and briefly gave them the Imperial salute. Most returned it, bowing slightly as well - others did not. "What is the meaning of this?" demanded

[JDGA]

, spreading his arms wide. "We requested a private audience, not a mob debate!"

"Many of you are so arrogant as to

demand

things of me. I may be only of a minor klan but I am still

Beran

, and here, now, my word is law. I will not be talked down to like one of your servants," Sturmengard rumbled. "You did not

request

audience, you demanded it. So did the rest of you. And so you will all have the audience you demanded...together."

A cacophony of voices erupted, drowning out all other sounds within the hall. Under the cover of the chaos, a steward slipped through the crowd of delegates and approached the

Beran

, saluting and handing him a message. Reading it, Sturmengard's expression turned grim. "SILENCE!" he bellowed, holding up a hand. Almost immediately the hall suddenly obeyed his command. "The legion commanders have dispatched me messages from all across the

Relm

. There are armies stirring in the north, west, and east, all claiming to be fighting for the rightful heir to the throne!"

"Well they're all dirty liars!" interrupted

[vezokpiraka]

. Many others shouted in agreement. The

Beran

growled and raised his hand again, scowling at them.

"As I was saying," he continued. "They all claim the Iron Crown, and march on the city to take it by force if necessary." He clenched his fist and crumpled the letter. "I suspect the nobles are behind this," he growled, narrowing his eyes and staring at each delegate in turn. "Some of you must represent these traitors, yet you refuse to identify yourselves. Very well. By majority vote of your peers, you will be found and exiled from the

Relm

, at best. At worst, you will be executed." The

Beran

settled himself on the Burning Throne. "Begin."

Please remember that flavor has NO BEARING on any players' role or alignment. Names used were chosen at random.

Deadline for this day will be October 11, 2011

With 24 alive it will take

13

to lynch

[David Xanatos]

First!

And now, sleep.

[SleepyKrew]

Alright, I've got some role-based info to help make things easier to understand.
There are 2 main scum groups, Loyalists and Imperialists.
There are also several Houses. Those loyal to a House are town.
I want everyone to claim their alignment/House in their first post.

Also,

Rain Death on Otolia from Above

^Daykill^

[SleepyKrew]

I myself am House Keiger.
There is one House that is scum. It is Argelev.

[David Xanatos]

Please tell me that's a fake daykill.

If it isn't, congrats, you just became today's lynch I think..

PEdit: How dare you. How very dare you. Not only do you barge in here throwing around death threats, you accuse the honourable house of Argelev of being traitors! You will

kneel

before this day is through, fiend!

[kdowns]

VOTE: Gandalf

We are not in mordor...

[tclawren]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

VOTE: SK

[SleepyKrew]

I see that both of you have failed to identify your House/alignment. Right this injustice at once.

[SleepyKrew]

Make that three.

[kdowns]

Wait What. I thought there was only Loyalist and Agriev.


Can't tell if I'm stupid... Or You're trolling.

[SleepyKrew]

David, why does my Daykill make me insta-lynch?
What if Otolia flips scum/3rd party?
What if I did it because I know something you don't?
What if I just killed a Negative Utility?

PEDIT: Good sir, WHAT IS YOUR HOUSE/ALIGNMENT

[tclawren]

@SK-I'M A FUCKING LOYALIST OK. AND I BELONG TO HOUSE ARGELEV.

NOW TAKE A LOOK UP AT THE PROVIDED VT PM AND GIVE ME A GOOD FUCKING REASON WHY WE SHOULDN'T LYNCH YOUR FAIL 3RD PARTY ASS.

[kdowns]

I am of the House Argelev also.

[EtherealCookie]

Lo.

Vote: Kdwons

[David Xanatos]

Because you're taking a Day-Shot that may, depending on mechanics, end the day.

Doesn't matter. Scum know who other Scum are on their team.
Town are the uninformed majority, "knowing something we don't" is being an informed minority. The informed minority are the scum teams.
Negative Utilities are Town too, and can be directed in most cases I've seen.

[tclawren]

MOAR SK VOTESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[David Xanatos]

VOTE: SK

Very nice catch, tclawren. I hereby dub you Sir tclawren of the Falcon's Eye.

[SleepyKrew]

"Nice catch"? Meaning you weren't aware that Loyalists/Argelev aren't town David?

[Magua]

Man, I *love* SleepyKrew already.

David is definitely scum.

VOTE: David Xanatos

[SleepyKrew]

Magua, I thought you were hydraing with Slaxx?

[kdowns]

Pretty Sure that is the Town House.

[SleepyKrew]

Post #20 should read "ARE town". Thank you kdowns.