[Path-Shaper]

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. 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.

[Path-Shaper]

Cast

***THERE ARE TO BE NO REVEALS OF CHARACTER NAMES OR ROLES***

Vanessa Silverman: Supposedly dead homeschool kid
William Silverman: Supposedly dead homeschool kid
Rex Murphy: A/V Club Leader, Shelley's boyfriend
Maxine Murphy: Head Cheerleader, Jeff’s girlfriend
Shelley Evanovich: Yearbook Editor, Rex's girlfriend
Jeff Gladstone – Football Quarterback, Maxine’s boyfriend
Ellie Garret – Cheerleader
Eva Cho – Cheerleader
Jack Jones – Football Team Member
Aaron Patrick – Football Team Member
Artie Goldstein – A/V Nerd
Ethel Ferringer – A/V Nerd
Sara Stacks – Yearbook Team Member
Nick Netherton – Yearbook Team Member


Roles

***THERE ARE TO BE NO REVEALS OF CHARACTER NAMES OR ROLES***

The following roles are in this game:

Paired Killers
Lovers
Healer
Guard

There is a Coroner Finder in the game - as long as this person is still alive, CFs will be given upon death.
There is one player who is infected with the Zombie virus. Not even this player knows. If they are targeted by the killers, they instead become a zombie with recruitment powers.

This post has been edited by Path-Shaper: 19 July 2016 - 09:34 PM

[Path-Shaper]

Game Specific Rules

Days are 36 hours. Nights are as instantaneous as possible.

NO REVEALS OF CHARACTER NAMES OR ROLES ARE ALLOWED.

[Path-Shaper]

***TV Static cuts to a home video***


In the kitchen of the Murphy home…


Maxine Murphy: Mom, Jeff and I were thinking of heading to the cabin with a couple of friends for the Christmas break.

Maxine’s Mother: Max, you know I don’t like the idea of you out there alone with your boyfriend.

Maxine: Ah, come on mom, it’s Christmas, you and Daddy are going on your cruise, we’re going to be all alone here anyway. Plus, we won’t be alone, Ellie and Eva are gonna come, and Jeff’s friends Jack and Aaron. Can’t we just go have some fun?

Ellie Garret: Yeah, come on Mrs. M – we’ll be there to keep an eye on them!

Eva Cho: Yeah, everything’ll be fine Mrs. M!

Maxine’s Mother: Fine, fine! But bring your brother.

Maxine: (looking nonplussed) But mom, he’s such a nerd! If I invite him, I’ll have to invite his nerdy girlfriend and their nerdy friends!

Maxine’s Mother: Maxine Murphy, he is your twin brother! Treat him and his friends with a little respect! You’ll be working for those nerds someday you know?


***Cut to another video***


In Rex Murphy’s bedroom…


Rex Murphy: (on telephone set to speaker) So my mom’s forcing Max to bring us all along to her week at the cabin!

Shelley Evanovich: (over speakerphone) And what, you want to go? I don’t know, Rex… Do you really wanna hang out with those jocks and bimbos all week?

Rex: Oh come on, Artie and Ethel are coming, and you can bring Sara and Nick. The cabin’s pretty big, we’ll probably barely notice!

Shelley: (over speakerphone) Fine, but Rex, it’s not going to be all fun and games. I have to study for my pre-med exam.

Rex: (excited) Yes! Whatever! I’ll totally help you study!


***Cut to another video***


In Shelley’s car…


Shelley: So yeah, I guess their parents got this huge cabin out in the woods for pretty cheap. Something about these two kids being murdered there a few years back.

Sara Stacks: Oooh, are you talking about the Silverman kids? Vanessa and William?

Nick Netherton: Billy and Nessy Silverman? You mean those homeschooled kids?

Shelley: Yeah, them!

Nick: My folks have a cabin just the other side of the lake from the Silverman cabin. I met them once… They were, strange children.

Sara: Yeah, and from what I read in the paper, they were found hanged and mutilated at the Silverman cabin about a year ago. Their parents found the when they came back from some charity event.

Nick: No wonder the Murphy’s got the house for cheap!

Shelley: No kidding, that’s creepy!


***Cut to another video***


Outside the cabin as Maxine and Rex’s car is pulling up…


Jeff Gladstone: (whispering) Alright, here they come…

Jack Jones: (whispering) Bro, this is gonna be so funny!

Aaron Patrick: (whispering from behind the camera) I know right? They’re gonna shit their pants!

Maxine and Rex start unloading the car and bringing supplies into the house.

Jeff sneaks up behind Maxine and starts whispering creepy horror music then jumps up and scares her.

Maxine: (screaming) Jeff, you asshole!

Maxine pushes Jeff into the snow. He and the boys are all laughing and they start having a snowball fight.


***Cut to another video***


It is night inside the cabin, Rex and Maxine and all their friends are gathered around the table eating dinner.


Maxine: So after dinner we’re going to go for a hike around the lake, any of you nerds want to come?

Rex: Fuck off Max! And no, none of us want to come freeze our asses off with you assholes.

Maxine: Suit yourself, nerds. More beer for us!

Rex: What like you’re the only person who thought to bring refreshments? On a week-long, parentless vacation in the new cabin?

Shelley: Rex, I thought you were going to help me study for my pre-med exams!

Rex: Ah, honey, we’re here all week, we can let loose for one night can’t we?

Maxine: Yeah, Shelley, don’t be so uptight, have a little fun, maybe have some sex or something. Anything to loosen you up, eh?

Shelley: Fuck you Max! I wasn’t talking to you.

Jeff: Ah, come on ladies, settle down, no need to fight, you know, unless it’s foxy boxing!

Sara: Jeff, you’re such a pig. Gods, what were we thinking, spending a week in a cabin with asshole jocks and the bimbo squad?


***Cuts to another scene***


In the cabin’s living room…


Shelley: Rex, I’m a little worried about the others, they’ve been out there pretty long, it’s almost midnight, and the snow’s coming down pretty hard.

Rex: I know, but there’s no use in us going out there too in this. We’ll all get lost if we do that.

Sara: (toking on a joint) Yeah Shelley, relax, they’re big kids, they can take care of themselves. Here, smoke some of this, just chill.


***Cuts to another scene***


Later, in the cabin’s living room…


Shelley: (grabbing onto Rex’s arm) Did you hear that?

Rex: Hear what? There’s nothing out there.

Shelley: No, I swear I heard children’s laughter.

Sara: You’re probably just paranoid from the weed Shell, I don’t hear anything either.

The sound of children giggling suddenly comes clearly from the windows.

Shelley: See! I told you!

Rex: Ah, settle down Shell, it’s probably just Max, Jeff and their friends fucking with us.

Nick: Yeah, man, let’s go check it out!

Rex and Nick get up to go look out the windows when suddenly the front door bursts open. Snow is flying into the living room as Maxine, Jeff and their friends plod in from outside.

Rex: See Shell, they were just fucking with us!

Maxine: What are you talking about, nerd?

As Jeff closes the front door behind them, the sound of children’s laughter permeates the room, and there’s a knock at the door.

Shelley grabs Rex’s arm, terrified as Jeff slowly opens the door. There’s no one there.

***Scene cuts***

[Path-Shaper]

It is Day 1. 36 hours remaining.

14 players still alive: Anomandaris, Aparal Forge, Demelain, Denul, Emurlahn, Fanderay, Kadagar Fant, Kessobahn, Korlat, Merrid, Olar Ethil, Shadow, Telas, Togg

8 votes to lynch. 8 votes to go to night.



Players not voted: Anomandaris, Aparal Forge, Demelain, Denul, Emurlahn, Fanderay, Kadagar Fant, Kessobahn, Korlat, Merrid, Olar Ethil, Shadow, Telas, Togg

This post has been edited by Path-Shaper: 19 July 2016 - 09:23 PM

[Togg]

First!

[Kessobahn]

Checking in and out.

[Demelain]

Second!

[Shadow]

Good afternoon everyone.
How's everything hanging?

[Demelain]

Well, there's snow, beer, weed and ghosts (?) trying to kill us.

Take your pick

[Togg]

Demelain, on 19 July 2016 - 10:09 PM, said:

Well, there's snow, beer, weed and ghosts (?) trying to kill us.

Take your pick

I choose secks.

[Shadow]

Demelain, on 19 July 2016 - 10:09 PM, said:

Well, there's snow, beer, weed and ghosts (?) trying to kill us.

Take your pick

I've always wanted to try shrooms.
Anyone bring any?

[Shadow]

Togg, on 19 July 2016 - 10:10 PM, said:

Demelain, on 19 July 2016 - 10:09 PM, said:

Well, there's snow, beer, weed and ghosts (?) trying to kill us.

Take your pick

I choose secks.

Regular secks or dragonsecks?

[Telas]

Shadow, on 19 July 2016 - 10:11 PM, said:

Demelain, on 19 July 2016 - 10:09 PM, said:

Well, there's snow, beer, weed and ghosts (?) trying to kill us.

Take your pick

I've always wanted to try shrooms.
Anyone bring any?

Oh man, I got you covered there. Want it chocolated or in a tea? Also, I'm only going to give you a small dose so you don't freak out.

Also, hi people!

[Togg]

Shadow, on 19 July 2016 - 10:14 PM, said:

Togg, on 19 July 2016 - 10:10 PM, said:

Demelain, on 19 July 2016 - 10:09 PM, said:

Well, there's snow, beer, weed and ghosts (?) trying to kill us.

Take your pick

I choose secks.

Regular secks or dragonsecks?

The ecks rated kind! Dragons, wolves, horny cheerleaders...

[Shadow]

Togg, on 19 July 2016 - 10:24 PM, said:

Shadow, on 19 July 2016 - 10:14 PM, said:

Togg, on 19 July 2016 - 10:10 PM, said:

Demelain, on 19 July 2016 - 10:09 PM, said:

Well, there's snow, beer, weed and ghosts (?) trying to kill us.

Take your pick

I choose secks.

Regular secks or dragonsecks?

The ecks rated kind! Dragons, wolves, horny cheerleaders...

Dragons and horny cheerleaders. That's my new fetish.

Now to go search the depth of THE DARK NET for such depravities.

[Shadow]

Telas, on 19 July 2016 - 10:20 PM, said:

Shadow, on 19 July 2016 - 10:11 PM, said:

Demelain, on 19 July 2016 - 10:09 PM, said:

Well, there's snow, beer, weed and ghosts (?) trying to kill us.

Take your pick

I've always wanted to try shrooms.
Anyone bring any?

Oh man, I got you covered there. Want it chocolated or in a tea? Also, I'm only going to give you a small dose so you don't freak out.

Also, hi people!

I've heard it's really good accompanied with classical music. Do you think this would be a good idea while tripping?

[Demelain]

Dude/dudette/duthing: we're in a cabin in the woods. There's no wifi.

All we got is our imaginations. And various substances that enhance it.

Also, poll question: horny cheer4leaders or horny nerd chicks?

[Shadow]

Demelain, on 19 July 2016 - 10:56 PM, said:

Dude/dudette/duthing: we're in a cabin in the woods. There's no wifi.

All we got is our imaginations. And various substances that enhance it.

Also, poll question: horny cheer4leaders or horny nerd chicks?

For me or for the dragons?

I want the nerds, leave the cheerleaders for the dragons.

Edit: Also, no wifi????
What year do you live in? 2010? I have 4G.

This post has been edited by Shadow: 19 July 2016 - 11:02 PM

[Demelain]

Shadow, on 19 July 2016 - 11:01 PM, said:

Demelain, on 19 July 2016 - 10:56 PM, said:

Dude/dudette/duthing: we're in a cabin in the woods. There's no wifi.

All we got is our imaginations. And various substances that enhance it.

Also, poll question: horny cheer4leaders or horny nerd chicks?

For me or for the dragons?

I want the nerds, leave the cheerleaders for the dragons.

Edit: Also, no wifi????
What year do you live in? 2010? I have 4G.

I'm a dragon. I want nerd chicks and I'll breathe fire on you to get them.