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Mafia 78.5 - Ragnar's Escape Trouble at the monastery

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Posted 26 October 2011 - 09:06 AM

Outside the walls the Saxons swarmed across the fields like ants, leaving mud and crushed crops in their wake. They were too late, but that didn't stop them from trying to pretend their posturing had some sort of value. Ragnar sighed and let his eyes drift out to sea where three ships could still be seen heading for the horizon. They were heavy in the water, he could still see that much, but not as heavy as they should have been. The riches of the monastery were left behind. As was Ragnar.
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Across the fire Erik Blodøks sat brooding. His massive frame seemed to shiver with contained violence and his brow was deeply furrowed in thought. That in itself was reason to worry. Erik was not a thinker. He was a man of action who through a surprisingly long life had learned that most problems could be solved with an axe much quicker than with trickery and words. A true son of Thor was Erik, not like Ragnar who had been cursed with a quick mind and a careless tongue. Not a popular trait in a world were men were priced for their care with words and strength of arm. Still, no one doubted Ragnar's strength or his prowess with the axe. As a warrior he was as accomplished as any of them, apart perhaps from Erik.

“I can get the gates open”. That was what Ragnar had said. And now the chief was thinking. Thinking! No good would come of this.
*

They hadn't expected the Saxons to be this quick. Dawn arrived just as Ragnar finished scaling the walls. The first light crawled lazily across the dew laden hills to reveal brightly polished pikes and helms of a small army. He could only watch as his fellow Vikings pushed the three longboats out into the sea and fled. Not the most honourable of actions for sure, but a necessary one. They were a raiding party, not an army. Ragnar wondered for a moment if they had noticed that he was gone.
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A young nun named Ment ambled happily along the corridor. The morning prayer was done and the matron mother had asked for her to bring some dried fruit and fresh fish from the pantry. The army had driven away the Vikings and all that fear which had been choking the life out of their little monastery had gone with them. It was time for a celebration, and Ment, poor illiterate girl of farm stock that she was, had hardly ever eaten fresh fish in her life. Being so caught up in the joy of it all, she didn't see the demon hiding behind the door until muscled, hairy arms reached out and wrapped around her face and throat. Small as she was the embrace lifted her of her feet. Hair and sweat and the reek of dirty leather pressed against her with crushing force. She tried to look up but the world was cloaked in beard. She couldn't breath.
“Forgive me” someone whispered in thickly accented Latin.
“I need your clothes”

Mentalist is dead. She was a ravished nun.
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Posted 26 October 2011 - 09:10 AM

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. When the day phase has ended, the mods will then report on the outcome of the day, sometimes with an accompanying 'scene' for flavour. Then night begins. Players may continue posting in the thread (unless they've been voted out) but no voting is allowed. Night ends either when the set time has passed, or when all actions are in, to the mod's discretion. The mods will subsequently report on the outcome of the night actions, again sometimes with an accompanying scene for flavour. 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. The day phase will last for 36 hours.

2.1 - Voting Mechanics
(On a separate line)
To vote for a player: bold that player's name (preferably with the word 'vote' before it).
To vote to end the day without a lynch: bold the word night (preferably with the word 'vote' before it).
To remove your vote without casting a new vote: bold the phrase remove vote.
To change your vote: remove vote and place a different 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 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 - End of Day Scene
The mods will often 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 usually no hidden clues in the end of day 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 time frame. 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 have stated

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 36 hours. Any player who has not posted within the last 36 hours will be automatically modkilled, whether or not the mods announce this on the thread. Warnings will be issued after 24 hours and subsequently closer to the deadline. A modkill with not influence the number needed for a lynch or a vote to night during that same day.

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, or failing that as you would want to be treated.

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.

A8) You must not edit previous posts unless to change code tags, spelling or grammar.

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. Refrain from using meta arguments in thread, or from referring to your reasons as being based on meta.

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 accidentally 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 and anybody not actively involved in the game (whether spectators or dead players who no longer wish to play) can request access to this thread by PMing the mods. Only dead players will have access to the Beyond. Please note 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. Any posts found to contravene these rules will be deleted and the responsible players will be added to a blacklist for any future games run my this mod.

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.

D5) PM living or dead players with comments on the game.
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Posted 26 October 2011 - 09:23 AM

Specifics for the game

The game will have a 36h day cycle and a 12h night cycle.

There is no CF. Upon death only the player behind the alt will be revealed.

There will be several possible roles in this game, some of which may not have been used for some time, but no role that will move the game away from a classic scum vs inno scenario. Make of that what you will.

15 registered players
Tattersail
JLV
JA
STD
twelve
Otataral Toblakai
Ansible
the Dude
HiddenOne
D'rek
Vengeance
Khell
Obdigor
dkt
Dinivan
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Posted 26 October 2011 - 09:08 PM

Before posting, this is another simple rule that you're all expected to follow.

Do you have a Chinese avatar? If so you're expected to change it back into a more name appropriate avatar now that the excellent Rot3k game has ended.

A good selection is to be found here: http://forum.malazan...ndpost&p=906044 . If possible pick the avatar previously used by the alt. If for some reason you're unable to find the right one or you cannot remember which one it had previously, pick whichever seems most appropriate.

Finally, if someone has already posted using the avatar you've chosen; pick another one.
Only someone with this much power could make this many frittatas without breaking any eggs.
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Posted 26 October 2011 - 09:36 PM

The game will begin tomorrow morning as soon as I get up from bed.
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Posted 27 October 2011 - 07:35 AM

It is day 1

36 hours left of the day

15 players still alive: Emurlahn, Kessobahn, Omtose, Atrahal, Tiamatha, Hood's Path, Osseric, Galain, Thyrllan, Ruse, Rashan, Gamelon, Tennes, Meanas, Mockra

8 votes to lynch
8 votes to go to night.

Players not voting: Emurlahn, Kessobahn, Omtose, Atrahal, Tiamatha, Hood's Path, Osseric, Galain, Thyrllan, Ruse, Rashan, Gamelon, Tennes, Meanas, Mockra


Have fun :unworthy:
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Posted 27 October 2011 - 07:38 AM

Nunnery eh?

Time for Dragon Sex?

Edit: Forgot to change Avatar, doing so now.

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 07:44 AM

I think this is right.

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 07:51 AM

That looks just the right amount of sexy
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Posted 27 October 2011 - 08:18 AM

Checking in with my beautiful new avatar

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 10:09 AM

Hello everyone!

Vote Kessobahn

Because I'm sure that's not what your avatar used to be.

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 10:15 AM

Vote Osseric


hypocrisy

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 10:17 AM

In fact, you've stolen my avatar. Thief!

Vote Kessobahn

Again for emphasis.

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 10:19 AM

It is decided. I will steal Kesso's back as punishment. I always liked it better anyway.

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 10:20 AM

View PostTiamatha, on 27 October 2011 - 10:15 AM, said:

Vote Osseric


hypocrisy


On your part? You've stolen Anthras'.

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 10:27 AM

So can you remember everyone's avatar from previous games? I didn't recognise the one I picked thinking it would be a fresh new one, it's scary to know you pay that much attention to detail.



However, now I know this used to be your avatar it makes me feel a lot happier with my selection

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 10:43 AM

I got the right one, I think. Well, I had the easy one.

Yeah, Rashan has Emurlahn's Avatar. And he wants sex with dragons? The embodiment of Luzifer himself? He is clearly no god-fearing faithful nun.

Two excellent reasons to vote him.

Vote Rashan

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 10:44 AM

Though it is not for non-players to post in this thread, I agree with the sentiment of HD. Try to pick the correct avatar if you please.

Incidentally, I have no clue where to find the PS avatar.

This post has been edited by Path-Shaper: 27 October 2011 - 10:45 AM

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 10:50 AM

View PostPath-Shaper, on 26 October 2011 - 09:08 PM, said:

Before posting, this is another simple rule that you're all expected to follow.

Do you have a Chinese avatar? If so you're expected to change it back into a more name appropriate avatar now that the excellent Rot3k game has ended.

A good selection is to be found here: http://forum.malazan...ndpost&p=906044 . If possible pick the avatar previously used by the alt. If for some reason you're unable to find the right one or you cannot remember which one it had previously, pick whichever seems most appropriate.

Finally, if someone has already posted using the avatar you've chosen; pick another one.



I'll change, now I know then. Yet there are a few new players, and also players that won't remember so it shouldn't matter. If you think it does then a list of avatars with the right name wouldn't go amiss.

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 11:01 AM

I personally don't see it as a big deal, but I'm not God.

Just a god.
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