VashtaNeurotic, BipolarChemist, Gypyx and PrivateI present...
Forum link: https://survivorlca.proboards.com
Application Deadline: Tuesday, October 17th at 11:59 PM EDT
Game Start: Friday, October 20th at 8:45 PM EDT
Projected End Date: Sunday, December 10th, 2023
NOTE: PLEASE READ RULE {31} As it contains important information for the format of this game.
{ GENERAL RULES }
{01} This is a game. The main objective is to have a roarin' good time; no excessive flaming, spamming, or otherwise being a jerk. Toxicity and personal attacks by players (whether they're still in the game or have been eliminated) or by spectators will not be tolerated.
{02} This is a game. The secondary objective is to win.
{03} We are not infallible, so if we make a moderating mistake, please point it out and we will correct it if needed.
{04} We have worked extensively to produce a game that is enjoyed by all involved. As such, we promise to offer each player respect but expect to be shown the same in return. We also expect you to respect all other players.
{05} Survivor: Lights Camera Action is ANONYMOUS. All participants are strictly prohibited from so much as hinting to their own identities or implying another player's identity. This DOES NOT include your confessional. If you are talking with other people outside of this forum, you must not state or imply that you are playing in this game. If you are talking with other players on this forum, try not to say anything that would allow people to easily ID you. Communication outside the private message system is also forbidden until otherwise stated. Failure to follow this rule can result in a variety of consequences ranging from a terse warning to one's elimination from the game. We reserve the right to determine the severity of possible infractions.
{06} Exercise common sense. If you are unsure as to whether an action conflicts with the rules, ask. Yes, this is a competition, but do not attempt to undermine challenges or game mechanics for your own gain. This violates both the spirit of the game and common respect mentioned above. If intentional cheating occurs, you will punished accordingly.
{07} Private communication with players outside of your tribe or eliminated players is strictly prohibited unless otherwise stated. PMs are only to be used for communication within your tribe unless otherwise specified. Spectators ARE NOT "in your tribe"--don't message them. Any player found in violation of this rule will be penalized.
{08} Any and all posting about this game outside the provided forums unless SPECIFICALLY STATED is illegal.
{09} The posting of Private Messages (whether via text (paraphrasing is fine) or via image) in a public forum is explicitly disallowed. You may, however, post them in your confessional. You are also prohibited from taking a screenshot of private messages and showing them to other players. Forwarding is not allowed. Quoting is NOT allowed in Private Messages, as is pretending to quote. You may paraphrase, and you may also quote very short snippets, like you might in a real conversation. If you have any questions about what does and does not constitute "quoting" or "paraphrasing", ask the Executive Producers.
Don't show other players screenshots of anything in your confessional, any challenge scores, or any game information they do not already have access to, which includes items.
{10} This forum software allows group PMs to be created. You are free to use those; go hog wild.
{11} The Executive Producers may discipline any player that breaks the rules however we see fit, depending on the specific situation. We also reserve the right to implement new rules if needed.
{12} If you have any issues that cannot be resolved by the Executive Producers, or if the Executive Producers are breaking rules, please report that to Mufasa, aka Cephrir.
{13} Although this game takes place on an off-site forum, that forum is considered an exclave of Mafiascum.net. All MS conduct rules will apply as well as punishments for breaking them.
{GAME MECHANICS}
IMMUNITY CHALLENGES
IMMUNITY CHALLENGES
{14} Winners of Immunity Challenges will be safe from elimination and cannot be voted out at the Tribal Council during that particular round. Note that giving away the Immunity Necklace is allowed, but only for the first 12 hours of a Tribal Council, and once passed it cannot be passed again. if the necklace is passed, an additional 24 hours will be added to the clock.
{15} The outcomes of all Challenges are final, except in case of incorrect tallying by the Executive Producers. if you see something we may have missed please bring it up, the Executive Producers will listen to you.
{16} We appreciate the fact that prospective players will enter this game with a range of skills. With this in mind, understand that we as Executive Producers can't cater to all players' needs and time constraints in challenges. We will, however, consider extreme circumstances brought to our attention making judgment calls if need be.
{16a} Unless otherwise stated, you MAY NOT USE OUTSIDE RESOURCES FOR ANY CHALLENGE.
{16b} Unless otherwise stated, you may not discuss any part of any immunity challenge with other players.
TRIBAL COUNCIL
{17} Tribal Councils are where players are voted out. Before the merge, only the losing tribe or tribes will visit Tribal Council, and will vote at least one player off. After the merge, all remaining players will go to Tribal Council, including immunity challenge winners.
{17a} When three players remain, the group of players voted out from a predetermined point on, the jury, will vote for who they want to win the game instead of who to eliminate.
To be explicit, this game is a Final 3.
{18} On a general basis, our goal is to ensure Tribal Councils last 24 hours from the end of the challenge, but may change at the Executive Producers discretion if need be. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE TIMER WHEN POSTED. if a player fails to submit a vote within the given time frame, they will receive a publicly known self-vote. in the event that a player knows he or she will be unable to vote by deadline, that player may notify the Executive Producers and cast a conditional vote to avoid penalization.
{19} The results of Tribal Councils will not be posted before the deadline.
{19a} Unless an extension has been given, votes made after the deadline expires will not be counted, even if Executive Producers are late to posting results.
{20} The modification of votes after they have been submitted is allowed. Please submit this as a new post, do not edit, edits might be missed. Players are able to change their votes as many times as they want until the deadline expires.
{21} If a player has failed to vote three times, the Executive Producers may choose to eliminate that player at their discretion.
BREAKING TIES
{22} In the event of an initial tie, a revote shall take place. Players may only vote for one of the tied players, and all tied individuals may not vote. Reward items may not be used in this revote, but any reward items that have already been played WILL remain in play.
{22a} If a revote is necessary to break a tie, 24 hours will be added to the clock.
{23} If a majority is not met in the revote, all tied players and immune players become instantly immune and the remaining players will draw rocks for elimination. Note that this applies even if, say, a three-way tie becomes a two-way tie. In this scenario, only the players in the two-way tie would be immune for the rock draw. in a Final 4 TC, rocks will not be drawn, and tied players will participate in a tiebreaker challenge.
{23a} IF at any point in the game ALL players are ineligible to be voted for, we will end the TC, any items played at that TC will count as being played and will be lost.
We then go into a fresh new round and a new challenge (an already created backup challenge) All players will play for immunity as per normal and then we go into a TC as per normal
{23b} IF at any point in the game ALL BUT 2 players are ineligible to be voted for (and they are tied for votes), we will go to a revote. If in the revote it is still a tie then the 2 players who are tied for will go straight into the fire-making challenge.
TWISTS AND ITEMS
{24} Twists will be implemented without warning or provocation throughout the game. The time and setting of each twist has already been determined, so as to neither give an unfair advantage or disadvantage to a player or group of players. These twists may cause some non-traditional eliminations to take place.
{25} There will be items in this game which can give players advantages in the game. The use of all items should be posted in your Voting Thread, but we will accept other means of communication as well. One type of item is the Hidden Immunity Idol, which is a special item guaranteed to exist in the game. The rules for how these advantages work will come with them.
{26} Hidden Immunity Idols can be played at Tribal Council to nullify all votes against a given player. You may give them to another player at any time. You may also play them on other players without their consent, as well as on yourself.
{27} Conditional idol and item plays are allowed. You can play idols or items in response to the playing of other idols or items (not in response to votes). For example, you could write, "play my idol on myself if an idol is played on Hal or a item takes my vote away." Note that some powers may not be possible to respond to, such as an extra vote that is not announced before the reading of the votes.
{28} The Executive Producers will not answer hypothetical questions about any item or item which is not guaranteed to exist from your POV. That is, we will answer questions about an item or power if you have ever possessed it, or if its existence is public information (as in the case of the Idol).
{29} You may transfer items to other players unless they specifically indicate otherwise. Ordinarily, you may transfer items only to players in your Tribe. However, you may transfer an item to a player not on your tribe by posting in bold in a challenge thread while the challenge is ongoing, "I transfer an item to (player)." In essence, it's like you're blatantly walking up to them during the challenge and doing something suspicious where everyone can see you. You are allowed to do this and then not actually transfer an item, but it allows you to transfer an item to that player at any time until the challenge ends.
{30} Some items may effect the round they are played in significantly (on the same scale of transferring the immunity necklace). In this case they will only be playable in the first 12 hours of the phase and extend the phase by 24 hours.
PLOT TWISTS
{31} Plot Twists are the primary (but not sole) method through which twists will be implemented throughout the game. At predetermined points during the game, the Executive Producers will reveal 3 potential twists for the following round.
All 3 twists will start with 1 entry in a raffle, and all living players (unless otherwise specified) will be allowed to vote for a twist in their decision booth to add an entry for that twist. AFTER TRIBAL COUNCIL one entry will be randomly drawn of the current living players votes (unless otherwise specified) and that twist will be implemented.
Furthermore, when merge occurs, players will be able to cast 2 votes with respect to the plot twists. These twists range from simply adding items in the game, to changing communication methods, to even changing the format of the game. However they will only affect the round they occur in, unless otherwise specified.RETURNEES
{32} There will be exactly 1 permanent returnee twist in the game. It will occur premerge and permanently return two eliminated players to the game. Those returnees will be immune the round they return and be given power over a major decision in the game.
MISCELLANEOUS
{33} If you need an extension at any point in the game please inform an Executive Producer and we will do our best to accommodate you, no questions asked. Please inform us at the earliest possible time, but please don't abuse this rule. If the request comes in less than 2 hours before results (whether challenge or TC) we may not be able to accommodate this. Likewise if you know you're going to be away from the game for longer than 24 hours please inform us so we can plan ahead.
{34} If for whatever reason you cannot do a challenge please inform us and we will attempt to find a suitable alternative or stand in if we can accommodate. We ask that you contact the Executive Producers directly so that we can plan accordingly.
