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Yellow 
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Posted 02 December 2008 - 08:24 PM
Game Mechanics
1 - General Structure
Players may begin posting as soon as the mods announce that the game has started on the thread. The game begins during the day. The day ends when when a sufficient number of people have voted to lynch a player (remove that player from the game) or voted to end the day without a lynch. Many games also have time limits on the days, and if no consensus is reached when the time expires, the day ends with no lynch (36 hours is the time limit for the present game). When the day phase has ended, night begins. The mods will then post a scene reporting the outcome of the day. Players may continue posting in the thread (unless they've been voted out) but no voting is allowed. Night ends when the mods post the morning scene reporting the outcome of the night actions. Day and night phases continue to alternate until the game ends.
2 - Day Phase
During the day, players may post in the thread and vote. Some roles may have special powers which can be used during the day. See later posts for a list of roles.
2.1 - Voting Mechanics
To vote for a player: bold that player's name.
To vote to end the day without a lynch: bold the word night.
To change your vote: bold the other player's name (or bold night).
To remove your vote without casting a new vote: bold the phrase remove vote.
2.2 - Voting Restrictions
You may only vote during the day phase. You can only have one vote outstanding at any time. You may not vote for yourself. You may not edit a vote into a post. You may not edit a vote out of a post.
2.3 - Bold Restrictions
The use of bold should be limited to voting. If you want to emphasize a players name or another word, you can underline the word or post using a different color
2.4 - Majority Defined
A majority means either more than half of the active players voting for one player's lynch or half or more of the active players voting to go to night without a lynch.
2.5 - Ending the Day
The day ends as soon as a majority is reached (or, if the game has a day time limit and the players fail to achieve a majority, once the time limit has elapsed). Anyone lynched is no longer an active player and must not post in the thread. Votes can no longer be withdrawn and new votes cannot be cast until the night phase ends.
2.6 - Evening Scene
The mods will post a scene shortly after the day ends to report the results of the day actions. If the day ended with a player's lynch, the mods might also reveal information about the lynched player, such as the player’s alt or alignment. This is the mods’ choice, and they’ll explain what, if any, information will be revealed in the game rules. There are no hidden clues in the evening scenes.
3 - Night Phase
During the night, players may post in the thread but may not vote. Some players will have the ability to perform special actions. Once again, the mods decide which roles will be included for their game, so be sure to fully read the game rules and any role descriptions which may be included.
3.1 - Performing a Night Action
If your role includes the ability to perform a special action at night, you need to PM the mods to indicate the action you wish to take. Most, if not all, roles have the ability to "withhold" their powers (i.e. take no action). This will be made clear to the roled players, and, usually, to all other players as well. If you chose to not perform your allowed action, you must PM "no action" to the mods. Most games have a time limit on nights (12 hours is the time limit for the present game). All players must PM their night actions to the mods within this timeframe. Players are strongly encouraged to send their night actions as soon as possible. You may also send in a PM for your special action during the day phase, this is very strongly encouraged.
3.2 - Contingent PM
If you send in a PM during the day phase, you may choose to list alternative actions contingent on the manner in which the day ended. If none of the contingencies you list actually occur, your PM will be disregarded, and you must send a new PM to the mods (example: if Meanas is lynched I kill Kaschan, otherwise I kill Hood's Path).
3.3 - Provisional PM
You may choose to send a provisional PM if you want to further consider your night action but do not want to extend the night if all other roled players have decided upon their actions. Provisional PMs must be clearly marked as such. A provisional PM will not be acted upon by the mods until it becomes a 'definite PM.' A provisional PM becomes definite as soon as ( a ) you confirm your choice with another PM, ( b ) all other roled players that need to send night actions have done so, or ( c ) the time limit for the night has expired.
As a courtesy to other players we ask that you confirm your provisional PM as soon as you are able.
3.4 - Last Resort PM
In extraordinary circumstances you may be allowed to send in a last resort PM. A last resort PM will not be acted upon by the mods until ( a ) you confirm your choice with another PM or ( b ) the time limit for the night has expired. Should you need to send a last resort PM, you must first seek the mods approval by explaining the circumstances that necessitate such a PM. Last resort PMs are accepted only at the discretion of the mods.
3.5 - Failure to PM
If not all PMs are received within the time limit, everyone who has failed to send in a PM will be considered to have taken no action. In addition, those who failed to send in a PM will be warned by the mods or may risk further penalties.
3.6 - Changing a Night Action
PMs to the mod can be changed at any point before the new day is announced. A PM is considered to be changed only after the mod receives and has read the PM. The player bears the risk that the mod will post the morning scene after the player has sent in a new PM but before the mod has actually read it.
3.7 - Abusing the Time Limit
If the mods have included a night time limit, it begins as soon as the previous day ended, regardless of when the mods posted the evening scene. However, this time limit is a maximum limit, and all players should send in PMs as soon as they feel comfortable doing so. Players (and mods) prefer shorter nights, as people are anxious to see who may have died and to begin voting again. If the mods feel that a player is abusing the time limit by unreasonably stalling, they may force the player to take no night action or take other appropriate action.
3.8 Preventing Night Actions
Except where expressly noted, no night actions prevent any other night actions sent in from taking effect.
3.9 - Morning Scene
The night phase ends when the mods post the morning scene. The mods will post the scene shortly after all night action PMs have been received. The scene will report any player deaths that occurred during the night, and might also reveal information about the lynched player, such as the player’s alt or alignment. There are no hidden clues in the morning scenes. As soon as the scene is posted any players who have been killed at night will no longer be active players and can no longer post in the thread. The time limit for the new day will begin with the morning scene.
Section 4 - Endgame
The game will continue to alternate between day and night phases until the game ends. The game can end after either a day or night phase.
4.1 - Winning Conditions
The game ends once one faction has reached its winning conditions, which the mods will state in a later post.
Mafia is a team game. Once one faction achieves its winning conditions, all members of that faction have won whether or not they are active players when the winning conditions are achieved.
4.2 - Ending Scene
The mods will post an ending scene and declare the game over shortly after one faction achieves its winning conditions. If for any reason it becomes impossible for either faction to achieve its winning conditions, the mods will declare the game a draw.
The game is only over when a mod posts the ending scene. Even if you know (or believe you know) the result of the game before then, you may not post in the thread unless you are an active player.
4.3 - Calling the Game Early
The mods reserve the right to end the game at any time before a faction achieves its winning conditions provided there are compelling reasons to do so. In general, the mods will end the game early as soon as one faction's victory becomes inevitable.
4.4 - Spoilers
When the game is over, the mods will reveal the alts and roles of everybody who played and also give everyone access to the spoiled spectator threads on the discussion board.
RULES
All players must:
A1) Have an account on malazanempire.com/forums
A2) Log in and view the thread and the discussion board anonymously at all times, unless they have informed the mods that this is not possible for technical reasons
A3) Post at least once every 24 hours. Any player who has not posted within the last 24 hours will be automatically modkilled, whether or not the mods announce this on the thread.
The mods may grant extensions to this limit in some cases (if so, they will give details in a later post). However, if they have not posted on the thread to announce an extension before the 24 hour limit is reached, no extension will be granted, whatever may have been said elsewhere. Please contact the mods as early as possible if you wish to request an extension.
A4) Send in role prescribed night actions (including the desire to take no action) within the time limit
A5) Treat everybody else playing with courtesy and respect
A6) Make any edits the mods request of them as soon as possible, whether or not they believe that the posts need to be edited.
A7) Contact the game mods as soon as possible if they feel you are at risk of breaking a rule or fear they or another person may have already done so.
Players must not:
B1) Act in any way intended to reduce the chance of their faction achieving its win conditions. (However, should all surviving members of a faction agree that they wish to resign and end the game early, they may do so by PMing the mods privately, without stating their intentions on-thread until the mods post to announce that the game is over.)
B2) Discuss the game with any other living players outside this game thread except when told they may do so in their role PMs.
B3) Reveal any information about the game at all in any other thread than this one, or in any other forum (including message boards and chat rooms) where it may be seen by a living player.
B4) Give anybody access to any of their accounts (including game alts, if the game is using them), either here or on the mafia discussion board.
B5) Attempt to obtain advice about the game from anybody not currently playing.
B6) Post information on the thread relating to another player's past or current activity on (or absence from) the board that would not otherwise be available to anybody reading the thread.
B7) Quote, in whole or part, PMs from (or other private conversations with) the mods on the thread, or discuss the timing of any PMs sent to the mods.
B8) Post on the thread at any time after they are dead until the mods themselves post on the thread to announce that the game is over. Any posts accidently made after death should be immediately edited blank.
B9) Make any bets about the game.
B10) Offer to break any of these rules or any other rules the mods have set in place for the game, encourage others to do so or help to conceal the fact that rules have been broken.
AND JUST SO YOU KNOW
C1) Failure to comply with the rules may result in any punishment the mods deem appropriate, including, but not limited to: a request to edit posts; formal warnings on thread; "modkilling", lashing, spanking, paddling, the rack, thumbscrews, waterboarding, time-out, death and/or ending the game prematurely in favor of one faction or none. Except where clearly stated in the rules, the mods are free to respond to any rules violation in whatever manner they wish. In all cases the mods' decision on these matters is final.
C2) Feel free to PM your thoughts (or questions) to the mods. We love to hear them!
C3) The mods reserve the right to amend the rules during the game if we realize we've forgotten to cover something.
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As well as running the game on this thread, the mods are also responsible for administering the spoiler thread on the discussion board. Anybody not actively involved in the game (whether spectators or dead players) can request access to this thread by PMing the mods. Please not that while in general the mods will be happy to let anybody have access to this thread, they do reserve the right to refuse access to anybody for any reason. Accordingly, please do not ask anybody other than the mods for access to the spoiler thread or give yourself access to it, even if you have the power to do so.
Once given access to the thread, spoiled spectators should also take note of the following rules, and must not:
D1) Share any information from the spoiler thread with living players, or post such in a forum where it may be seen by living players.
D2) Offer any advice, hints or strategy to living players.
D3) Make personal attacks on players in the game or on posters in the spoiler thread itself
D4) Post on the game thread before the mods announce that the game is over.
and just in case this is contradicted above or something...
You can vote for yourself. This has no special game mechanic attached to it, so stop getting paranoid. I just think this is a good rule
1 - General Structure
Players may begin posting as soon as the mods announce that the game has started on the thread. The game begins during the day. The day ends when when a sufficient number of people have voted to lynch a player (remove that player from the game) or voted to end the day without a lynch. Many games also have time limits on the days, and if no consensus is reached when the time expires, the day ends with no lynch (36 hours is the time limit for the present game). When the day phase has ended, night begins. The mods will then post a scene reporting the outcome of the day. Players may continue posting in the thread (unless they've been voted out) but no voting is allowed. Night ends when the mods post the morning scene reporting the outcome of the night actions. Day and night phases continue to alternate until the game ends.
2 - Day Phase
During the day, players may post in the thread and vote. Some roles may have special powers which can be used during the day. See later posts for a list of roles.
2.1 - Voting Mechanics
To vote for a player: bold that player's name.
To vote to end the day without a lynch: bold the word night.
To change your vote: bold the other player's name (or bold night).
To remove your vote without casting a new vote: bold the phrase remove vote.
2.2 - Voting Restrictions
You may only vote during the day phase. You can only have one vote outstanding at any time. You may not vote for yourself. You may not edit a vote into a post. You may not edit a vote out of a post.
2.3 - Bold Restrictions
The use of bold should be limited to voting. If you want to emphasize a players name or another word, you can underline the word or post using a different color
2.4 - Majority Defined
A majority means either more than half of the active players voting for one player's lynch or half or more of the active players voting to go to night without a lynch.
2.5 - Ending the Day
The day ends as soon as a majority is reached (or, if the game has a day time limit and the players fail to achieve a majority, once the time limit has elapsed). Anyone lynched is no longer an active player and must not post in the thread. Votes can no longer be withdrawn and new votes cannot be cast until the night phase ends.
2.6 - Evening Scene
The mods will post a scene shortly after the day ends to report the results of the day actions. If the day ended with a player's lynch, the mods might also reveal information about the lynched player, such as the player’s alt or alignment. This is the mods’ choice, and they’ll explain what, if any, information will be revealed in the game rules. There are no hidden clues in the evening scenes.
3 - Night Phase
During the night, players may post in the thread but may not vote. Some players will have the ability to perform special actions. Once again, the mods decide which roles will be included for their game, so be sure to fully read the game rules and any role descriptions which may be included.
3.1 - Performing a Night Action
If your role includes the ability to perform a special action at night, you need to PM the mods to indicate the action you wish to take. Most, if not all, roles have the ability to "withhold" their powers (i.e. take no action). This will be made clear to the roled players, and, usually, to all other players as well. If you chose to not perform your allowed action, you must PM "no action" to the mods. Most games have a time limit on nights (12 hours is the time limit for the present game). All players must PM their night actions to the mods within this timeframe. Players are strongly encouraged to send their night actions as soon as possible. You may also send in a PM for your special action during the day phase, this is very strongly encouraged.
3.2 - Contingent PM
If you send in a PM during the day phase, you may choose to list alternative actions contingent on the manner in which the day ended. If none of the contingencies you list actually occur, your PM will be disregarded, and you must send a new PM to the mods (example: if Meanas is lynched I kill Kaschan, otherwise I kill Hood's Path).
3.3 - Provisional PM
You may choose to send a provisional PM if you want to further consider your night action but do not want to extend the night if all other roled players have decided upon their actions. Provisional PMs must be clearly marked as such. A provisional PM will not be acted upon by the mods until it becomes a 'definite PM.' A provisional PM becomes definite as soon as ( a ) you confirm your choice with another PM, ( b ) all other roled players that need to send night actions have done so, or ( c ) the time limit for the night has expired.
As a courtesy to other players we ask that you confirm your provisional PM as soon as you are able.
3.4 - Last Resort PM
In extraordinary circumstances you may be allowed to send in a last resort PM. A last resort PM will not be acted upon by the mods until ( a ) you confirm your choice with another PM or ( b ) the time limit for the night has expired. Should you need to send a last resort PM, you must first seek the mods approval by explaining the circumstances that necessitate such a PM. Last resort PMs are accepted only at the discretion of the mods.
3.5 - Failure to PM
If not all PMs are received within the time limit, everyone who has failed to send in a PM will be considered to have taken no action. In addition, those who failed to send in a PM will be warned by the mods or may risk further penalties.
3.6 - Changing a Night Action
PMs to the mod can be changed at any point before the new day is announced. A PM is considered to be changed only after the mod receives and has read the PM. The player bears the risk that the mod will post the morning scene after the player has sent in a new PM but before the mod has actually read it.
3.7 - Abusing the Time Limit
If the mods have included a night time limit, it begins as soon as the previous day ended, regardless of when the mods posted the evening scene. However, this time limit is a maximum limit, and all players should send in PMs as soon as they feel comfortable doing so. Players (and mods) prefer shorter nights, as people are anxious to see who may have died and to begin voting again. If the mods feel that a player is abusing the time limit by unreasonably stalling, they may force the player to take no night action or take other appropriate action.
3.8 Preventing Night Actions
Except where expressly noted, no night actions prevent any other night actions sent in from taking effect.
3.9 - Morning Scene
The night phase ends when the mods post the morning scene. The mods will post the scene shortly after all night action PMs have been received. The scene will report any player deaths that occurred during the night, and might also reveal information about the lynched player, such as the player’s alt or alignment. There are no hidden clues in the morning scenes. As soon as the scene is posted any players who have been killed at night will no longer be active players and can no longer post in the thread. The time limit for the new day will begin with the morning scene.
Section 4 - Endgame
The game will continue to alternate between day and night phases until the game ends. The game can end after either a day or night phase.
4.1 - Winning Conditions
The game ends once one faction has reached its winning conditions, which the mods will state in a later post.
Mafia is a team game. Once one faction achieves its winning conditions, all members of that faction have won whether or not they are active players when the winning conditions are achieved.
4.2 - Ending Scene
The mods will post an ending scene and declare the game over shortly after one faction achieves its winning conditions. If for any reason it becomes impossible for either faction to achieve its winning conditions, the mods will declare the game a draw.
The game is only over when a mod posts the ending scene. Even if you know (or believe you know) the result of the game before then, you may not post in the thread unless you are an active player.
4.3 - Calling the Game Early
The mods reserve the right to end the game at any time before a faction achieves its winning conditions provided there are compelling reasons to do so. In general, the mods will end the game early as soon as one faction's victory becomes inevitable.
4.4 - Spoilers
When the game is over, the mods will reveal the alts and roles of everybody who played and also give everyone access to the spoiled spectator threads on the discussion board.
RULES
All players must:
A1) Have an account on malazanempire.com/forums
A2) Log in and view the thread and the discussion board anonymously at all times, unless they have informed the mods that this is not possible for technical reasons
A3) Post at least once every 24 hours. Any player who has not posted within the last 24 hours will be automatically modkilled, whether or not the mods announce this on the thread.
The mods may grant extensions to this limit in some cases (if so, they will give details in a later post). However, if they have not posted on the thread to announce an extension before the 24 hour limit is reached, no extension will be granted, whatever may have been said elsewhere. Please contact the mods as early as possible if you wish to request an extension.
A4) Send in role prescribed night actions (including the desire to take no action) within the time limit
A5) Treat everybody else playing with courtesy and respect
A6) Make any edits the mods request of them as soon as possible, whether or not they believe that the posts need to be edited.
A7) Contact the game mods as soon as possible if they feel you are at risk of breaking a rule or fear they or another person may have already done so.
Players must not:
B1) Act in any way intended to reduce the chance of their faction achieving its win conditions. (However, should all surviving members of a faction agree that they wish to resign and end the game early, they may do so by PMing the mods privately, without stating their intentions on-thread until the mods post to announce that the game is over.)
B2) Discuss the game with any other living players outside this game thread except when told they may do so in their role PMs.
B3) Reveal any information about the game at all in any other thread than this one, or in any other forum (including message boards and chat rooms) where it may be seen by a living player.
B4) Give anybody access to any of their accounts (including game alts, if the game is using them), either here or on the mafia discussion board.
B5) Attempt to obtain advice about the game from anybody not currently playing.
B6) Post information on the thread relating to another player's past or current activity on (or absence from) the board that would not otherwise be available to anybody reading the thread.
B7) Quote, in whole or part, PMs from (or other private conversations with) the mods on the thread, or discuss the timing of any PMs sent to the mods.
B8) Post on the thread at any time after they are dead until the mods themselves post on the thread to announce that the game is over. Any posts accidently made after death should be immediately edited blank.
B9) Make any bets about the game.
B10) Offer to break any of these rules or any other rules the mods have set in place for the game, encourage others to do so or help to conceal the fact that rules have been broken.
AND JUST SO YOU KNOW
C1) Failure to comply with the rules may result in any punishment the mods deem appropriate, including, but not limited to: a request to edit posts; formal warnings on thread; "modkilling", lashing, spanking, paddling, the rack, thumbscrews, waterboarding, time-out, death and/or ending the game prematurely in favor of one faction or none. Except where clearly stated in the rules, the mods are free to respond to any rules violation in whatever manner they wish. In all cases the mods' decision on these matters is final.
C2) Feel free to PM your thoughts (or questions) to the mods. We love to hear them!
C3) The mods reserve the right to amend the rules during the game if we realize we've forgotten to cover something.
-------------------------
As well as running the game on this thread, the mods are also responsible for administering the spoiler thread on the discussion board. Anybody not actively involved in the game (whether spectators or dead players) can request access to this thread by PMing the mods. Please not that while in general the mods will be happy to let anybody have access to this thread, they do reserve the right to refuse access to anybody for any reason. Accordingly, please do not ask anybody other than the mods for access to the spoiler thread or give yourself access to it, even if you have the power to do so.
Once given access to the thread, spoiled spectators should also take note of the following rules, and must not:
D1) Share any information from the spoiler thread with living players, or post such in a forum where it may be seen by living players.
D2) Offer any advice, hints or strategy to living players.
D3) Make personal attacks on players in the game or on posters in the spoiler thread itself
D4) Post on the game thread before the mods announce that the game is over.
and just in case this is contradicted above or something...
You can vote for yourself. This has no special game mechanic attached to it, so stop getting paranoid. I just think this is a good rule
This post has been edited by Yellow: 02 December 2008 - 08:25 PM
Don't fuck with the Culture.
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Yellow
- Sick and Tired
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- Group: High House Mafia
- Posts: 1,703
- Joined: 22-February 05
Posted 02 December 2008 - 08:33 PM
Goodies' winning conditions:
You must eliminate all evil paranormals.
Baddies' winning conditions:
You must eliminate all goodies (or reduce the numbers to the point where the Goodies and Baddies are at an equal number).
Should the result become a foregone conclusion, the game will end.
Roles that may appear in this game:
Any.
Roles that will definitely not appear in this game:
None.
CF is in effect.
Role name and username only.
Days and nights
Days will last 36 hours. Nights 12. Please get provisionals in early.
You must eliminate all evil paranormals.
Baddies' winning conditions:
You must eliminate all goodies (or reduce the numbers to the point where the Goodies and Baddies are at an equal number).
Should the result become a foregone conclusion, the game will end.
Roles that may appear in this game:
Any.
Roles that will definitely not appear in this game:
None.
CF is in effect.
Role name and username only.
Days and nights
Days will last 36 hours. Nights 12. Please get provisionals in early.
This post has been edited by Yellow: 02 December 2008 - 08:45 PM
Don't fuck with the Culture.
#4
Yellow
- Sick and Tired
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- Group: High House Mafia
- Posts: 1,703
- Joined: 22-February 05
Posted 02 December 2008 - 08:35 PM
Venkman threw down his gloves, knocking over a cold, half-drunk cup of coffee. He scrambled around in his pockets, pulled out a dessicated packet of cigarettes. The night had been such a pain in the ass, he contemplated just eating the damn things, but decided it was probably better if he just smoked one instead. Nobody seemed to be about, just him and Winston back from their latest wild goose chase. Some old woman hears her cat farting, she picks up the phone. WHO YOU GONNA CALL? He was starting to regret the ad campaign.
He picked up what appeared to be the least-threatening letter from the pile of letters and bills on the reception desk. Janine really should have been handling this stuff, but she was... well, she was Janine. He opened the thing up, waited ten seconds for his tired eyes to focus.
He skipped to the business end.
"Great, another pencil-neck prick wants a piece of us." He threw the letter onto the floor, which he had come to think of as the "to do pile". Not for him to do, of course. That was someone else's job.
BRRRRIIINNNNNNNNNGGGGG. BRRRRIIINNNNNNNNNGGGGG.
He picked up the phone, mildly pissed that Janine had decided to disappear exactly when he needed her most. If he wasn't sleeping, no one should be sleeping.
"Y'ello."
"Is that the Ghostbusters?" said a confused, somewhat snooty voice at the other end.
"Speak, bub. I'm a busy man."
"Oh, thank God. My name's James V--"
"Woah, pal. Get to the point," he said, already wondering how soft his bed was going to be when he eventually managed to crawl into it.
"It's a nightmare, buddy!!!" said the voice, just two exclamation marks away from insanity. "Lightning, boiled eggs, malfunctioning refrigerators, the works!"
"Look, bub, this is the Ghostbusters. That means that if some slobbering, dirty beast with fangs the size of your Buick is trying to beat your door down with its man-sized forearms, you're on the right track. If you just want to complain that you're wiring's on the blink, you dialed the wrong number."
The voice hardly missed a beat. "Yeah, yeah. The first one. The monster thing."
"Right. Damn, I'm never going to get any sleep tonight."
"You've got to come quick! My refridgerator keeps screaming words at me in some crazy accent (I think it might be French) and some flat-topped punk rocker hermaphrodite called Gozer just asked me if I was a god!"
"Gozer, huh?" Venkman had heard that name somewhere before. Maybe it was their bank manager. Egon would know, he was sure. "Ok, bud, just give me your address and we'll be there ASAP. We can sort the bill out later, i.e. when I've decided how much I wish I hadn't answered this call."
"Oh thank God, thank God! The address is 55 Central Park West. I'll be waiting."
Venkman put the phone down, and wondered for a moment if he could just ignore the damn thing. On one hand, he was tired, and he was running out of cigarettes. On the other hand... well, there were about 10,000 bills in the other hand.
Him and Winston would go scout the place out, wait for Ray and Egon to show up. In the meantime, maybe Janine would remember that she had a job to do. Even if it was the middle of the night.
He reached over and slammed the big red button. The place erupted into chaos, and he tried not to smile too much at the thought of Winston having a heart attack in the shower.
"WE GOT ONE!!!"
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Game will start when I'm damned ready. Do not post until I say you can.
He picked up what appeared to be the least-threatening letter from the pile of letters and bills on the reception desk. Janine really should have been handling this stuff, but she was... well, she was Janine. He opened the thing up, waited ten seconds for his tired eyes to focus.
Quote
Dear Drs. Stantz, Spengler, Venkman, and Mr. Zeddemore,
It has come to our attention that the New York City Police Department have been inundated recently with so-called "ghost sightings", which have left their mark in the form of a 379.3% increase in 911 emergy calls. Needless to say, this kind of work load is not...
It has come to our attention that the New York City Police Department have been inundated recently with so-called "ghost sightings", which have left their mark in the form of a 379.3% increase in 911 emergy calls. Needless to say, this kind of work load is not...
He skipped to the business end.
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... in short, we believe the best course of action will be to initiate our own investigation into the supposed "paranormal" events of the past few months.
We expect you to cooperate fully with our investigation.
Sincerely,
New York City Mayor's Office (on behalf of the USEPA)
We expect you to cooperate fully with our investigation.
Sincerely,
New York City Mayor's Office (on behalf of the USEPA)
"Great, another pencil-neck prick wants a piece of us." He threw the letter onto the floor, which he had come to think of as the "to do pile". Not for him to do, of course. That was someone else's job.
BRRRRIIINNNNNNNNNGGGGG. BRRRRIIINNNNNNNNNGGGGG.
He picked up the phone, mildly pissed that Janine had decided to disappear exactly when he needed her most. If he wasn't sleeping, no one should be sleeping.
"Y'ello."
"Is that the Ghostbusters?" said a confused, somewhat snooty voice at the other end.
"Speak, bub. I'm a busy man."
"Oh, thank God. My name's James V--"
"Woah, pal. Get to the point," he said, already wondering how soft his bed was going to be when he eventually managed to crawl into it.
"It's a nightmare, buddy!!!" said the voice, just two exclamation marks away from insanity. "Lightning, boiled eggs, malfunctioning refrigerators, the works!"
"Look, bub, this is the Ghostbusters. That means that if some slobbering, dirty beast with fangs the size of your Buick is trying to beat your door down with its man-sized forearms, you're on the right track. If you just want to complain that you're wiring's on the blink, you dialed the wrong number."
The voice hardly missed a beat. "Yeah, yeah. The first one. The monster thing."
"Right. Damn, I'm never going to get any sleep tonight."
"You've got to come quick! My refridgerator keeps screaming words at me in some crazy accent (I think it might be French) and some flat-topped punk rocker hermaphrodite called Gozer just asked me if I was a god!"
"Gozer, huh?" Venkman had heard that name somewhere before. Maybe it was their bank manager. Egon would know, he was sure. "Ok, bud, just give me your address and we'll be there ASAP. We can sort the bill out later, i.e. when I've decided how much I wish I hadn't answered this call."
"Oh thank God, thank God! The address is 55 Central Park West. I'll be waiting."
Venkman put the phone down, and wondered for a moment if he could just ignore the damn thing. On one hand, he was tired, and he was running out of cigarettes. On the other hand... well, there were about 10,000 bills in the other hand.
Him and Winston would go scout the place out, wait for Ray and Egon to show up. In the meantime, maybe Janine would remember that she had a job to do. Even if it was the middle of the night.
He reached over and slammed the big red button. The place erupted into chaos, and he tried not to smile too much at the thought of Winston having a heart attack in the shower.
"WE GOT ONE!!!"
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Game will start when I'm damned ready. Do not post until I say you can.
This post has been edited by Yellow: 02 December 2008 - 08:35 PM
Don't fuck with the Culture.
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Posted 02 December 2008 - 11:52 PM
Please respond to your role PM so I know I've sent it 
Game begins at ~ 7am GMT Wednesday.
edit - also, please put your alt in your PM somewhere, cos the quote function is terrible on this new board and it will mean a ball ache for the mods if you don't do that. Thanks.
Game begins at ~ 7am GMT Wednesday.
edit - also, please put your alt in your PM somewhere, cos the quote function is terrible on this new board and it will mean a ball ache for the mods if you don't do that. Thanks.
This post has been edited by Path-Shaper: 02 December 2008 - 11:59 PM
Only someone with this much power could make this many frittatas without breaking any eggs.
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Posted 03 December 2008 - 12:51 AM
DISCLAIMER:
DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMTANCES, SOME OF YOU MAY FIND THAT YOUR ROLE PMS HAVE BEEN ALTERED.
PLEASE DISREGARD ALL EARLIER INFO, EXCEPT FOR THE LATEST ROLE PM.
MENTIONING THAT YOUR PMS HAVE CHANGED, OR ANYTHING RELATED TO SID CHANGES IN THREAD WILL RESULT IN INSTANT MODKILL.
WE APOLOGIZE FOR A CERTAIN MOD'S OVERSIGHT.
DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMTANCES, SOME OF YOU MAY FIND THAT YOUR ROLE PMS HAVE BEEN ALTERED.
PLEASE DISREGARD ALL EARLIER INFO, EXCEPT FOR THE LATEST ROLE PM.
MENTIONING THAT YOUR PMS HAVE CHANGED, OR ANYTHING RELATED TO SID CHANGES IN THREAD WILL RESULT IN INSTANT MODKILL.
WE APOLOGIZE FOR A CERTAIN MOD'S OVERSIGHT.
Only someone with this much power could make this many frittatas without breaking any eggs.
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Posted 03 December 2008 - 06:59 AM
Ok, game is on! There will be no further oversights, cos I'm off to work shortly 
It is day 1, you have 36 hours left.
There are 17 players remaining: Thyrllan, Rashan, Ruse, Kaschan, D'riss, Kessobahn, Korlat, Liosan, Gamelon, Shadow, Tennes, Fener, Silanah, Mockra, Omtose, Emurlahn, Hood's Path
9 votes to lynch
9 votes to go to night.
Have not voted: all.
It is day 1, you have 36 hours left.
There are 17 players remaining: Thyrllan, Rashan, Ruse, Kaschan, D'riss, Kessobahn, Korlat, Liosan, Gamelon, Shadow, Tennes, Fener, Silanah, Mockra, Omtose, Emurlahn, Hood's Path
9 votes to lynch
9 votes to go to night.
Have not voted: all.
Only someone with this much power could make this many frittatas without breaking any eggs.
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Posted 03 December 2008 - 07:05 AM
I guess that kind of depends what time the Brits get up...you never know, you might end up nicely content free when you awake! 
EDIT: get up to awake, 'cos it sounds better
EDIT: get up to awake, 'cos it sounds better
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Posted 03 December 2008 - 07:06 AM
Ruse, on Dec 3 2008, 12:05 AM, said:
I guess that kind of depends what time the Brits get up...you never know, you might end up nicely content free when you awake!
EDIT: get up to awake, 'cos it sounds better
EDIT: get up to awake, 'cos it sounds better
That hasn't happened yet, but I don't entirely mind - it's an interesting thing to sift through over coffee and breakfast.
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Posted 03 December 2008 - 07:07 AM
Who ya gonna call?
GHOSTBUSTERS! Yes finally we have a start! Hey, And I'm second (third damn crossposters) in wooo!
Time for a vote!
Vote Ruse
First poster must always celebrate more.
GHOSTBUSTERS! Yes finally we have a start! Hey, And I'm second (third damn crossposters) in wooo!
Time for a vote!
Vote Ruse
First poster must always celebrate more.
This post has been edited by Silanah: 03 December 2008 - 07:31 AM
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Posted 03 December 2008 - 07:11 AM
Silanah, on Dec 3 2008, 07:09 AM, said:
I take it back about being second. Third is still pretty good though right?
Third nets you the dummy prize. I hereby present you with a set of specially broken pencils! The design of the cracks is there especially to make it impossible to sharpen them to any sort of point for writing with. Enjoy!
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Posted 03 December 2008 - 07:16 AM
Ruse, on Dec 3 2008, 08:09 AM, said:
*does a little dance*
*makes a little love*
*gets down tonight*
All in delayed celebration of posting right as the buzzer sounded, naturally. I tend to be slow to react sometimes...
*makes a little love*
*gets down tonight*
All in delayed celebration of posting right as the buzzer sounded, naturally. I tend to be slow to react sometimes...
A little slow eh? I'll use small words for you then in future.
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Any getting down is good getting down!
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Posted 03 December 2008 - 07:18 AM
Right well, speaking of getting down, it's time for me to get down to bed (bad segue, I know). Shall eagerly await what spam/content, or lack thereof, the rest of you have produced come tomorrow morning.
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Posted 03 December 2008 - 07:19 AM
No making love!!
Right, I am off, and you will be moderately modless (i.e. probably for a couple of hours). Try not to break my game while I'm gone.
Right, I am off, and you will be moderately modless (i.e. probably for a couple of hours). Try not to break my game while I'm gone.
Only someone with this much power could make this many frittatas without breaking any eggs.
