Post by popebenedict on Jan 1, 2008 15:36:21 GMT -5
I. Introduction
The once peaceful city of Dalmaska has been experiencing several
deaths over the past few weeks, and blame of this has been put on the new ports built for increased commerce. They are rumored to have attracted a band of mafia members looking to take over the town. A mysterious host has come to try to solve the problem, along with his burly body guards.
The goal of each side is to destroy the other and survive this nightmare.
II. VOCABULARY
A brief vocabulary lesson to clarify the terms ahead: “Day” and “night” refer to the 24 hour periods, not regular days and nights. “Role” indicates a player’s powers, but “alliance” simply denotes whether they’re on the side of the Mafia or of the Innocents. “Townsperson” and “townspeople” refer to all the players in the game, and shouldn’t be confused with “Innocents”. “Real-time day” means our standard 24-hour period, regardless of whether it’s day or night within the game.
III. PLAYERS
Below is the complete list of characters taking part in this Mafia game.
There is no replacement voters. If you fail to vote, then it is unfortunate for you, but you do not count. That will greatly simplify voting for us all.
IV. BOARDS
This board is where the bulk of the game will take place. I will create a new topic for each day, where accusations, voting, and the execution will take place. You are welcome to create your own topics on this board, as long as they pertain to the Mafia game.
Mafia members, PM me your Mafia execution votes, and if you wish to have anything stated to all Mafia members, say ALL: and then the message you want them given. That way, the Godfather will have less worries about accidentally being revealed.
The topic “The Cemetery” is for dead characters to discuss the game. Dead characters may not participate in the voting topics or games; unless otherwise specified, they may only post in the Cemetery and out-of-game topics.
V. THE DAY/NIGHT CYCLE
Mafia rotates on a day/night cycle, with different events taking place on each. For the convenience of this online community where nobody’s schedule matches up precisely, this game of Mafia will allow no less than 24 hours for each day and 24 hours for each night. I will signal the beginning of a new day by creating a new topic for it on this board.
A number of things occur during the day:
Immediately, if there has been a consensus among the Mafia the previous night, their choice of victim is murdered. However, if the Doctor successfully guessed which Innocent was chosen by the Mafia, the Innocent does not die.
For the rest of the day, surviving members must make accusations and vote for an execution. Players must participate in the day’s game.
A number of things occur during the night:
Immediately, if there has been a consensus among the townspeople the previous day, their choice of suspect is executed.
For the rest of the night, Mafia members must confer via PMing me (or possibly some other account if we set it up) to select a victim. The Doctor may PM me selecting a player to protect. The Detective may PM me selecting a player whose alliance will be revealed.
VI. ROLES
The following characters roles appear in Mafia I
HOST- The host is for all intents and and purposes the narrator of this tale. He will start and end every night and day. When you have any questions you PM him. He is is the neutral ground of Mafia. Our proud host for Mafia I will be....Pope Benedict!!!!!!
MAFIA –These are the villains. These evil people want to take over the town of the innocents to create a new base of operations in
Dalmaska.
Innocents-The reluctant heroes. They hope to survive and overcome the villainy of the Mafia.
Doctor – The champion of the Innocents. The Doctor has the power to rescue assassination targets from the brink of death. Every night, the Doctor may PM the Host naming a player to protect. If that player is the one the Mafia Members selected, the player isn’t killed after all.
Detective – Prowling in the shadows, the Detective has arrived in town to sniff out the Mafia. Every night, the Detective may PM the Host to inquire about the alliance (not specific role) of any player. The Host will reply naming the player’s alliance. Unless the player is of a role that states otherwise, the host will bet truthful.
Godfather – A special Mafia Member. S/he is completely identical to the other Mafia Members except for one special trick: the Godfather’s dealings in the underworld are so well-concealed by his/her network of minions that the Godfather always appears innocent to any investigation. Should the Detective ask the Host about the Godfather’s alliance, the Host is required to say that s/he is an Innocent.
VII. EXECUTION
During the night, Mafia Members convene in private to kill off an Innocent. Okay, swell. But during the daytime, all the townspeople gather to execute one of their own. And this is where half the excitement of Mafia lies. You see, it’s no fun just to submit bland little votes for people and kill them off. Pfft! If any of you have encountered the game in real life, it was probably within some sort of theater context, and executions are precisely the reason for that. Compare:
I vote for Prime.
VOTE: Prime
Alongside:
I think Prime did it. I saw him checking out that library book about medieval weaponry. Dead giveaway! Who else here would even KNOW how to operate a crossbow? I sure don’t.
VOTE: Prime
I want to see real accusations. Make up bizarre motives, or come up with weird circumstances that just happen to lead your target to the scene of the crime. Watch as Prime comes up with a legitimate defense:
It was for my Dungeons & Dragons campaign! I wanted to make an all-new divine weapon and I thought it’d be better to draw on actual history as my source. Look, Cinders does D&D with me, she can back me up on this! And besides, how do you expect me to own an authentic crossbow? You’d have to be rich to get your hands on something like that. As rich as… say… Paul…
VOTE: Paul
This is crucial, guys. If this game is going to be interesting, you’ve got add some flavor to the accusations and counter accusations. Take away that psychological aspect and you’ve just got a bunch of people jumping on a bandwagon. Dull.
At the end of each day, I’ll tally up the results and the majority vote will prevail. I assume each player will chip in with at least one vote, but the more the better. You can change your vote over the course of the day as you like; your final post will be the one considered definitive.
VIII. HONESTY
This is pretty vital, for obvious reasons.
I’m trusting that you won’t PM, email, or in other way contact other players revealing your role, alliance or sensitive information, whether or not you are still alive. Needless to say, I’m also trusting you won’t reveal any of that on the actual boards. However, in the Cemetery, dead players may freely reveal their alliance – but not their specific role.
Again, I don’t think there’s any need to stress this point. We’re all good people here, and cheating = less fun for all.
If anyone has questions please post them here!!!
~Some of the Material used in this post was quoted from Pohatufan1 in his Exodus mafia posting: www.pokeschoollost.proboards67.com/index.cgi?board=overcover&action=display&thread=1198009130&page=1
The once peaceful city of Dalmaska has been experiencing several
deaths over the past few weeks, and blame of this has been put on the new ports built for increased commerce. They are rumored to have attracted a band of mafia members looking to take over the town. A mysterious host has come to try to solve the problem, along with his burly body guards.
The goal of each side is to destroy the other and survive this nightmare.
II. VOCABULARY
A brief vocabulary lesson to clarify the terms ahead: “Day” and “night” refer to the 24 hour periods, not regular days and nights. “Role” indicates a player’s powers, but “alliance” simply denotes whether they’re on the side of the Mafia or of the Innocents. “Townsperson” and “townspeople” refer to all the players in the game, and shouldn’t be confused with “Innocents”. “Real-time day” means our standard 24-hour period, regardless of whether it’s day or night within the game.
III. PLAYERS
Below is the complete list of characters taking part in this Mafia game.
There is no replacement voters. If you fail to vote, then it is unfortunate for you, but you do not count. That will greatly simplify voting for us all.
IV. BOARDS
This board is where the bulk of the game will take place. I will create a new topic for each day, where accusations, voting, and the execution will take place. You are welcome to create your own topics on this board, as long as they pertain to the Mafia game.
Mafia members, PM me your Mafia execution votes, and if you wish to have anything stated to all Mafia members, say ALL: and then the message you want them given. That way, the Godfather will have less worries about accidentally being revealed.
The topic “The Cemetery” is for dead characters to discuss the game. Dead characters may not participate in the voting topics or games; unless otherwise specified, they may only post in the Cemetery and out-of-game topics.
V. THE DAY/NIGHT CYCLE
Mafia rotates on a day/night cycle, with different events taking place on each. For the convenience of this online community where nobody’s schedule matches up precisely, this game of Mafia will allow no less than 24 hours for each day and 24 hours for each night. I will signal the beginning of a new day by creating a new topic for it on this board.
A number of things occur during the day:
Immediately, if there has been a consensus among the Mafia the previous night, their choice of victim is murdered. However, if the Doctor successfully guessed which Innocent was chosen by the Mafia, the Innocent does not die.
For the rest of the day, surviving members must make accusations and vote for an execution. Players must participate in the day’s game.
A number of things occur during the night:
Immediately, if there has been a consensus among the townspeople the previous day, their choice of suspect is executed.
For the rest of the night, Mafia members must confer via PMing me (or possibly some other account if we set it up) to select a victim. The Doctor may PM me selecting a player to protect. The Detective may PM me selecting a player whose alliance will be revealed.
VI. ROLES
The following characters roles appear in Mafia I
HOST- The host is for all intents and and purposes the narrator of this tale. He will start and end every night and day. When you have any questions you PM him. He is is the neutral ground of Mafia. Our proud host for Mafia I will be....Pope Benedict!!!!!!
MAFIA –These are the villains. These evil people want to take over the town of the innocents to create a new base of operations in
Dalmaska.
Innocents-The reluctant heroes. They hope to survive and overcome the villainy of the Mafia.
Doctor – The champion of the Innocents. The Doctor has the power to rescue assassination targets from the brink of death. Every night, the Doctor may PM the Host naming a player to protect. If that player is the one the Mafia Members selected, the player isn’t killed after all.
Detective – Prowling in the shadows, the Detective has arrived in town to sniff out the Mafia. Every night, the Detective may PM the Host to inquire about the alliance (not specific role) of any player. The Host will reply naming the player’s alliance. Unless the player is of a role that states otherwise, the host will bet truthful.
Godfather – A special Mafia Member. S/he is completely identical to the other Mafia Members except for one special trick: the Godfather’s dealings in the underworld are so well-concealed by his/her network of minions that the Godfather always appears innocent to any investigation. Should the Detective ask the Host about the Godfather’s alliance, the Host is required to say that s/he is an Innocent.
VII. EXECUTION
During the night, Mafia Members convene in private to kill off an Innocent. Okay, swell. But during the daytime, all the townspeople gather to execute one of their own. And this is where half the excitement of Mafia lies. You see, it’s no fun just to submit bland little votes for people and kill them off. Pfft! If any of you have encountered the game in real life, it was probably within some sort of theater context, and executions are precisely the reason for that. Compare:
I vote for Prime.
VOTE: Prime
Alongside:
I think Prime did it. I saw him checking out that library book about medieval weaponry. Dead giveaway! Who else here would even KNOW how to operate a crossbow? I sure don’t.
VOTE: Prime
I want to see real accusations. Make up bizarre motives, or come up with weird circumstances that just happen to lead your target to the scene of the crime. Watch as Prime comes up with a legitimate defense:
It was for my Dungeons & Dragons campaign! I wanted to make an all-new divine weapon and I thought it’d be better to draw on actual history as my source. Look, Cinders does D&D with me, she can back me up on this! And besides, how do you expect me to own an authentic crossbow? You’d have to be rich to get your hands on something like that. As rich as… say… Paul…
VOTE: Paul
This is crucial, guys. If this game is going to be interesting, you’ve got add some flavor to the accusations and counter accusations. Take away that psychological aspect and you’ve just got a bunch of people jumping on a bandwagon. Dull.
At the end of each day, I’ll tally up the results and the majority vote will prevail. I assume each player will chip in with at least one vote, but the more the better. You can change your vote over the course of the day as you like; your final post will be the one considered definitive.
VIII. HONESTY
This is pretty vital, for obvious reasons.
I’m trusting that you won’t PM, email, or in other way contact other players revealing your role, alliance or sensitive information, whether or not you are still alive. Needless to say, I’m also trusting you won’t reveal any of that on the actual boards. However, in the Cemetery, dead players may freely reveal their alliance – but not their specific role.
Again, I don’t think there’s any need to stress this point. We’re all good people here, and cheating = less fun for all.
If anyone has questions please post them here!!!
~Some of the Material used in this post was quoted from Pohatufan1 in his Exodus mafia posting: www.pokeschoollost.proboards67.com/index.cgi?board=overcover&action=display&thread=1198009130&page=1
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