[Path-Shaper]

GAME MECHANICS and Rules

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, 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.

2.1 - Voting Mechanics
To vote for a player: bold "vote" and that player's name.
To vote to end the day without a lynch: bold the phrase "vote night".
To remove your vote without casting a new vote: bold the phrase "remove vote".
To change your vote for a player: First bold remove vote then vote for the new player.

The vote should be positioned at the end of a post, and be clearly seperated from the rest of the post. Example:


Quote
your text, many quotes, brilliant arguments and a clever and convincing conclusion. Alternatively, a lame joke.

remove vote

vote Killer




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.
Typically, if a player is modkilled during the day the majorities will not adjust.
Typically, if a player dies during the day due to a player's ability majorities will adjust.

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. Typically, 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. 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.

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 spoiler board.


RULES

All players must:

A1) Have an account on forum.malazanempire.com

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 usually be issued after 24 hours and subsequently closer to the deadline.

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) Edit their posts unless to change spelling or grammar.

B2) 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.)

B3) Discuss the game with any other living players outside this game thread except when told they may do so in their role PMs.

B4) 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.

B5) 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.

B6) Attempt to obtain advice about the game from anybody not currently playing.

B7) 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.

B8) 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, if this behaviour is forbidden in the current game (it usually is).

B9) 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.

B10) Make any bets about the game.

B11) 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.

B12) Reveal any information about their role within the game when such reveals are forbidden (this is only forbidden in certain games). .

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", restriction of access to the spoiler thread(s), 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 spoiler board 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. 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 usually be added to a blacklist for any future games run by 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.


As always these rules will be randomly enforced or ignored according the the whims of the moderator.

[Path-Shaper]

Things had really gone to shit in your town. It had all started when a strange light had lit up the night sky a week ago. First half the police force just up and vanished. Then Farmer Wilson's body was found skinned and impaled onto his combine. The electricity seemed to go out at random times. Out of the entire town it seemed just like you and old man Winslow were the only ones left. He refused to leave his front porch just sat there with a shotgun muttering about the Devil coming to inflict retribution on you all for gay marriage or some such bullshit.

You are driving over to shorties house cause his ham radio still worked. He had been found skinned 2 days ago inside Walmart. The tires squealed as your pickup jumped the curb and bounced in front of his house. For some reason you felt as if you were being hunted. The beating of your heart sounds like a kettle drum as you cluch your AR15 to your chest. Shorty kept his radio hooked up to a solar generator and in his den. There is a flutter of life in the machine as the dial spins to the only emergency channel that you can remember from your Vietnam days. You start chattering hoping that someone is listening somewhere.

"Please help! CODE JAY8IN1! The entire town is dead or missing! Unknown killer or killers! Our location is................."

The mic slowly falls from your hand as you stare down at the twin blades sticking out of your chest.

The radio goes alive with "VERIFY! VERIFY! FOR GODS SAKE HANG ON SOLDIER WE ARE SENDING IN THE SQUAD!"

The last thing you hear is a low throttled laugh.. "Ahhahahhhhahahhha"





Elsewhere. Frantic steps pound the stairs and then a body bursts through your locked office door. "SIR! WE just got a coded transmission using a top secret signal. Sir! It was a JAY code requesting force 1 to be immedaitaly sent." "Do you have a location." "Just finished triangulating it." "Well what are you waiting for send them in. Tell them that it they have a green light."


Note:

Night Resolution is

Heal -> Kill

This post has been edited by Path-Shaper: 14 July 2015 - 03:20 PM

[Path-Shaper]

Days are 24 hours, Nights will be as close to 0 hours as possible so please be certain to send your actions in during the day.

The game timer will officially start tomorrow at roughly 7:30am central time (gmt -5) Votes will not count until after the timer starts. You can now post if you wish though.

It is now Day 1.

Players still alive: Aranatha, Bek Okhan, Denul, Demelain, Eloth, Fener, Hanas, Karosis, Skintick, Liosan, Olar Ethil, Omtose




Players not voting: Aranatha, Bek Okhan, Denul, Demelain, Eloth, Fener, Hanas, Karosis, Skintick, Liosan, Olar Ethil, Omtose

[Denul]

First on the ground, bitches

[Eloth]

Denul, on 13 July 2015 - 03:03 PM, said:

First on the ground, bitches

"Do you smell that?"

"I love the smell of napalm in the morning"

"What? I was talking about the smell of cannabis, it smells like Denul is high on being first"

"So?"

"Point, although would you be that happy to be First?"

"Maybe"

"You're not much help Charlie November"

"I didn't know I needed to be yet Charlie Hotel"

[Aranatha]

vote Denul

Cause he's way too excited to hurry up and die....

[Eloth]

"Charlie Elephant what is that your holding?"

"A sausage on a stick, otherwise known as a corn dog"

"It looks tiny"

"Yes, it is only six inches but it smells like a foot"

"Haha good one"

[Eloth]

"Charlie Alpha, this is Charlie Lima, someone has mentioned sausage on a stick"

...

"Charlie Elephant where did you get it from?"

"Charlie Romeo brought a few with him from his bbq last night"

"Are there any left?"

"No, there is a shortage on pig"

"Well I know where we can get some"

Vote Fener

[Karosis]

Delta One to Delta Alpha, we have identified the problem Over.

Delta Alpha to Delta One, state nature of the problem over.

Delta One to Delta Alpha, the Advance Strike Team is chasing pigs over.

[Demelain]

Aranatha, on 13 July 2015 - 03:46 PM, said:

vote Denul

Cause he's way too excited to hurry up and die....

wouldnt it be ironic if aranatha was bubba? Let's keep the trend going.

Path-Shaper, on 13 July 2015 - 02:45 PM, said:

Days are 24 hours, Nights will be as close to 0 hours as possible so please be certain to send your actions in during the day.

The game timer will officially start tomorrow at roughly 7:30am central time (gmt -5) Votes will not count until after the timer starts. You can now post if you wish though.

It is now Day 1.

Players still alive: Aranatha, Bek Okhan, Denul, Demelain, Eloth, Fener, Hanas, Karosis, Liosan, Olar Ethil, Omtose




Players not voting: Aranatha, Bek Okhan, Denul, Demelain, Eloth, Fener, Hanas, Karosis, Liosan, Olar Ethil, Omtose

pretty sure eastern time is gmt-5, while central is gmt -6

This post has been edited by Demelain: 13 July 2015 - 05:36 PM

[Bek Okhan]

Demelain, on 13 July 2015 - 05:29 PM, said:

pretty sure eastern time is gmt-5, while central is gmt -6

He works in the financial sector and he can't tell time?

[Demelain]

Bek Okhan, on 13 July 2015 - 11:57 PM, said:

Demelain, on 13 July 2015 - 05:29 PM, said:

pretty sure eastern time is gmt-5, while central is gmt -6

He works in the financial sector and he can't tell time?

i hope he doesnt work with markets

[Karosis]

Demelain, on 14 July 2015 - 02:23 AM, said:

Bek Okhan, on 13 July 2015 - 11:57 PM, said:

Demelain, on 13 July 2015 - 05:29 PM, said:

pretty sure eastern time is gmt-5, while central is gmt -6

He works in the financial sector and he can't tell time?

i hope he doesnt work with markets

Well.... that would explain a lot of things....

[Eloth]

Karosis, on 13 July 2015 - 05:16 PM, said:

Delta One to Delta Alpha, we have identified the problem Over.

Delta Alpha to Delta One, state nature of the problem over.

Delta One to Delta Alpha, the Advance Strike Team is chasing pigs over.

851-12-5-18 Entry 1

My unit has been decimated. Not many survived the initial assault. The thing, it looked like a pig, it killed them all. It's been sighted a few times but the eerie thing is, it hasn't made a noise. No sound.


851-12-5-18 Entry 2

It might not be a pig or a boar but until it makes a noise I am happy to classify it so.

[Liosan]

Karosis, on 14 July 2015 - 02:46 AM, said:

Demelain, on 14 July 2015 - 02:23 AM, said:

Bek Okhan, on 13 July 2015 - 11:57 PM, said:

Demelain, on 13 July 2015 - 05:29 PM, said:

pretty sure eastern time is gmt-5, while central is gmt -6

He works in the financial sector and he can't tell time?

i hope he doesnt work with markets

Well.... that would explain a lot of things....

Since we couldn't seem to lynch you last game, karosis, let's start things off right.

Vote Karosis

[Karosis]

Liosan, on 14 July 2015 - 07:15 AM, said:

Karosis, on 14 July 2015 - 02:46 AM, said:

Demelain, on 14 July 2015 - 02:23 AM, said:

Bek Okhan, on 13 July 2015 - 11:57 PM, said:

Demelain, on 13 July 2015 - 05:29 PM, said:

pretty sure eastern time is gmt-5, while central is gmt -6

He works in the financial sector and he can't tell time?

i hope he doesnt work with markets

Well.... that would explain a lot of things....

Since we couldn't seem to lynch you last game, karosis, let's start things off right.

Vote Karosis

Huh by that logic you should be modkilled right now.

Vote Liosan

[Path-Shaper]

There are 23 hours and 59 minutes left in the day

It is now Day 1.

Players still alive: Aranatha, Bek Okhan, Denul, Demelain, Eloth, Fener, Hanas, Karosis, Skintick, Liosan, Olar Ethil, Omtose




Players not voting: Aranatha, Bek Okhan, Denul, Demelain, Eloth, Fener, Hanas, Karosis, Skintick, Liosan, Olar Ethil, Omtose

[Path-Shaper]

The shadow dropped from a building. The softest of hands cupped your head and lifted.


A while later a patrol comes by and a scream goes out. While it wasn't the first time they had seen a headless corpse it was the first time they had seen one missing a spine as well.


Demelain is dead he was Balrogglord and town.


There are 23 hours and 56 minutes left in the day

It is now Day 1.

Players still alive: Aranatha, Bek Okhan, Denul, Eloth, Fener, Hanas, Karosis, Skintick, Liosan, Olar Ethil, Omtose




Players not voting: Aranatha, Bek Okhan, Denul, Eloth, Fener, Hanas, Karosis, Skintick, Liosan, Olar Ethil, Omtose

This post has been edited by Path-Shaper: 14 July 2015 - 01:29 PM

[Path-Shaper]

Bek Okhan, on 13 July 2015 - 11:57 PM, said:

Demelain, on 13 July 2015 - 05:29 PM, said:

pretty sure eastern time is gmt-5, while central is gmt -6

He works in the financial sector and he can't tell time?

Fuck day light savings time.

[Skintick]

Well that was quick