Large Theme Moderator Signups and Design Primer
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Large Theme Moderator Signups and Design Primer
THIS IS THE LARGE THEME MODERATOR SIGNUP THREAD
The purpose of this thread is for moderators to post applications for their games. After approval, moderators will create individual threads for game signups. You will post there. This thread is does not contain player signups for games.Player posts will be deleted from this thread.-
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So, you want to run a Large Theme...
That's fantastic! I'm T-Bone, the moderator of the Large Theme Queue. The purpose of this and the next several posts is to explain the process of moderating a game, from start to finish. My goal is to have several straightforward posts that any moderator, new or old, can reference to help them with any questions that arise during the planning or execution stages of moderating a Large Theme game.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Intro
1. Moderator Requirements
2. Making a signup thread.
3. Designing a game.
4. How to write a role PM.
5. Running your game.
Let's get some basic definitions out of the way:
- What is a Large Theme? On this site, a Large Theme game is a game with more than 13 players that has a strong emphasis on flavor and/or deviations from normal mafia in mechanics or roles. There is a list of Normal rules that can be found on the mafiascum wiki. If you want to design and run a game that does not adhere to those rules and has 14+ players, you're in the right place!
- What is the purpose of the List Mod?
My job (as it pertains to mods) includes:
- approving game signups
- give permission to mods to create threads in the Large Theme forum
- capricious abuses of power
- providing feedback and support for game moderators for anything that arises during creating and running a setup
With that out of the way, let's get to how you're going to get your game in signups.-
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Hi friends. For the time being I will run this queue and oversee ongoing Large Theme games with the other Listmods.-
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Defcon Mafia 5.0 may enter sign-ups. Please make a new thread in the queue forum.-
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Have fun.In post 219, northsidegal wrote:- Game name- Situation Room
- Flavor- Open
- Number of players- 17
- Are hydras allowed (Yes/No)- No
- Your modding experience- Northsidegal/Modded_Games
- Current modding commitments- None
- Reviewers- Jingle
- Reviewers agreed to FINAL version? (Yes/No)- Yes
- Backup or co-mod- Nero Cain
- Backup or co-mod's experience- Previous games modded
- Backup or co-mod's commitments- None
- Is it possible your game has any of the following: (Yes/No)- Nope
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I am setting myself to v/la for about 2 weeks. I'm moving to the Boston area, so that is going to take up a majority of my life for the foreseeable future.
I'll still monitor this thread and launch games as needed. If you need game related Listmod style help while I am on v/la, please message one of the other Listmods.-
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Morning Tweet and Fferyllt are both in the queue.-
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To be clear waiting in the queue not taking sign-ups sorry! Still two games to fill!-
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I'm sorry RC I misread this and thought you weren't starting signups till the 30th. Please go ahead.-
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You may begin.In post 249, Blade Dancer wrote:In post 238, Blade Dancer wrote:- Game name- Friends, Enemies and That Other Person
- Flavor- Mod Designed, Made Up Universs
- Number of players- 21
- Are hydras allowed (Yes/No)- Yes, Two Heads, Must Disclose to the Mod
- Your modding experience- A lot, my Main is Titus
- Current modding commitments- None
- Reviewers- Morning Tweet and MathBlade
- Reviewers agreed to FINAL version? (Yes/No)- Yes
- Backup or co-mod- Morning Tweet
- Backup or co-mod's experience- Just Recently Radio Buzz
- Backup or co-mod's commitments- None
- Is it possible your game has any of the following: cults,- Underlined are possible. Detailed in Spoiler below. I will answer questions about what is possible but not how it could be implemented in the game.mid-game alignment changes,moderator lies that cannot be reasonably anticipated (for example, Godfather, Tailor, Miller, Ninja, and mechanics like that are generally fine. Telling someone they are a reflexive doctor when they're actually a PGO is not),secret win conditions,un-divulgedalignment generation, direct moderator influence during the game? (Yes/No)non-randomness in player role/
Spoiler: Here's what you know
Please do not enter my game into signups until December unless I bold here stating otherwise. I expect to be in trial during November and passing on duties to Morning Tweet is unfair.I'd like to enter signups when there's an opening. My homicide trial is getting delayed until January at the earliest.-
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You may begin.In post 250, PookyTheMagicalBear wrote:- Game name- Squid Game
- Flavor- Squid Game
- Number of players- 21
- Are hydras allowed (Yes/No)- No
- Your modding experience- A bunch of games here
- Current modding commitments- none
- Reviewers- Jingle
- Reviewers agreed to FINAL version? (Yes/No)- Yes
- Backup or co-mod- Jingle
- Backup or co-mod's experience- He has modded a lot of games
- Backup or co-mod's commitments- yes
- Is it possible your game has any of the following: cults, mid-game alignment changes, moderator lies that cannot be reasonably anticipated (for example, Godfather, Tailor, Miller, Ninja, and mechanics like that are generally fine. Telling someone they are a reflexive doctor when they're actually a PGO is not), secret win conditions, un-divulged non-randomness in player role/alignment generation, direct moderator influence during the game? (Yes/No)Nah -
There is some moderator misdirection. Nothing too severely crazy. I think. Probably.
Warning: Death, lots of death. Most of you will not survive. Probably. But should be fun!-
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