Setup summary:
The Mafia Traitor is, of course, always Mafia.
The remaining two Mafiosi were chosen randomly from the eleven remaining player slots, five of which were power roles... that may or may not have had any actual power.
Voices of Yune (mod information) were predetermined and shuffled between the Role PMs randomly.
~Locke Lamora~
Modgods need no flavor text.
Welcome to Tellius and Mafia of Order. You are
Tarhalindur, Bastard Operator over Mafia
, Mafia Traitor (JOAT from Hell)
. You got bored, as happens so often. So you did a little hacking, sacrificed a few babies (or interns - not much difference), and fell into this game as Player 13. But it looks the portal dropped you on top of one of the players with a nice spine-snapping
crunch
. Looks like just 12 players after all. It'll take a while for you to get enough power back to warp out, so you're stuck here for a while trying to be someone else for a while, but y'know what? Having people out to kill you is just like your old job, except this time they're actually able to make you do more than yawn. So this might actually be interesting. You just need a good falseclaim to blend in. The person you killed should do...
mv P12.shape Tar.shape
...You only just realized that the player you killed was a bird-person. You feel like a cosplayer. Well, demons can't be choosers. Time to meddle!
These are your abilities.
(F)
You are limited to 60 posts in this game.
(F)
who
You know the scum in this game are Mia, Mafia Duelist (
DTMaster
) and Shinon, Mafia Individual (
Kmd4390
). They do not know you exist, and you may not contact them. You do not know if they have any nonfactional abilities.
(F)
Tarhalindur's Falseclaim!
Once during the game you may send me a name and a list of abilities. I will return to you a false Role PM that matches your request as well as I can get it at my earliest convenience.
(I)
Tarhalindur's Safeclaim!
You know that Janaff, the right wing of Hawk King Tibarn, is not in this game. You also know that Nephenee, the little soldier that could who hails from Crimea's countryside, is not in this game.
(I)
Voice of Yune.
"I wonder how important the post count restriction is anyway...?"
(A)
World Domination from any Unix Terminal!
You have four one-shot abilities. You may only use one per Night.
*finger - Identify a player's role name.
*rm -r - Delete all existing posts from one player.
*gzip -a - Lower the word quota for a single player to 200 per post. This effect persists until you die.
*chmod o-r -a - Roleblock a player. This effect persists until you die.
(W)
Win Condition.
You win if the Mafia (including yourself) comprises at least half of the Town. If both of the Mafiosi die, you lose.
Please confirm via PM. I wish you the best of luck.
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~Cobalt~
You can't allow anyone to know what you can do. Healing without any tomes or staves is a rare gift--almost unheard of. If anyone saw you doing it, you'd be given away immediately, and I don't know if I could keep you safe.
Welcome to Mafia of Order. You are
Micaiah, Townie Priestess (Sacrificer)
. The hopes and praises of the crushed country of Daein weigh heavily on your shoulders, Maiden of Miracles. Your friends and enemies alike have come to trust your tactical prowess as well as your kind heart, and will support you to the end.
These are your abilities.
(F)
You may only make 85 posts in this game.
(F)
Micaiah's Falseclaim!
Once during the game you may send me a name and a list of abilities. I will return to you a false Role PM that matches your request as well as I can get it at my earliest convenience.
(I)
Micaiah's Safeclaim!
If you wish to hide whether you are a power role, you know that Leonardo, the Dawn Brigade's Archer and a child who has seen too much destruction and death for his age, is not in this game.
(I)
Voice of Yune.
"450 words is a lot. Think of trimming your posts after making them rather than having to conserve words as you write them."
(A)
Sacrifice.
At Night, you may PM me a target and the number of posts you would like to subtract from your Post Count Restriction. The person you target will have that number added to their Post Count Restriction. This ability will fail if your target dies overnight.
(W)
Win Condition.
You win when all of the Mafia players are dead.
Please confirm via PM. I wish you the best of luck.
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~Kmd4390~
You're chasing after a laguz now?
Gatrie, I swear you'd hit on a tree if I dressed it in a skirt. Tell me I'm wrong!
Welcome to Mafia of Order. You are
Shinon, Mafia Individual (Cap-Immune)
. A mercenary that doesn't like people in general but hangs around anyway, you aren't interested in this vote or word count nonsense. You're an expert at what you do, and while you don't mind challenge at all in your boring life, pointless challenge only adds to the tedium.
Having been berserked by Lehran, you're now even less inclined to care about the people around you. Mia seems to have gotten even more clueless since you last saw her, too. As long as she's on your side, you don't really care what happened to her dream world. You just have this urge to kill people, and you've never been one to deny yourself.
These are your abilities.
(F)
You are completely unaffected by all word and post caps. You can say as much as you want as much as you want.
(F)
Bond of Ashera.
You may speak with your ally Mia (
DTMaster
) at any time in
this QuickTopic.
(F)
Berserk Rage.
You and your ally share a factional kill. At Night you may tell me how you want to use it.
(I)
Voice of Yune.
"There are ways to raise your post cap, but I'm not telling what they are!"
(W)
Win Condition.
You win when the Mafia comprises at least half of the Town, or nothing can prevent the same.
Please confirm via PM. I wish you the best of luck.
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~Debonair Danny DiPietro~
Crimea's Keystone, Bastian:
Bastian's unparalleled diplomatic skills ensured that many treaties were signed, spreading peace across Tellius.
Welcome to Mafia of Order. You are
Bastian, Townie Liaison (Neighborizer)
. Your pompous verbosity and rather pathetic attempts to steal Lucia's heart belie your wit and discretion as one of Crimea's most trusted retainers. You have spent most of the last year in hiding, on your own missions... It wouldn't hurt you much to do it again now.
These are your abilities.
(F)
You may only make 65 posts in this game.
(I)
Voice of Yune.
"? ... I believe there is a Traitor somewhere among these players."
(A)
Channel of Negotiation.
Once during the game you may PM me the name of someone you would like to open communications with. I will open a QuickTopic where you may speak with that person at Night for the rest of the game.
(W)
Win Condition.
You win when all of the Mafia players are dead.
Please confirm via PM. I wish you the best of luck.
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~fuzzylightning~
Wherever the queen goes, I follow. I practice seid magic... Even if I cannot fight, I can lend strength to my friends and companions.
Welcome to Mafia of Order. You are
Rafiel, Townie Blessing (Post Fountain)
. As mild-mannered and calm as the Herons should be, you are a righteous - if terribly frail - creature after the spirit of Order. You are not accustomed to fighting, but you are not interested in seeing needless violence happen to anyone if possible.
These are your abilities.
(F)
You may only make 50 posts in this game.
(F)
Rafiel's Falseclaim!
Once during the game you may send me a name and a list of abilities. I will return to you a false Role PM that matches your request as well as I can get it at my earliest convenience.
(I)
Rafiel's Safeclaim!
If you wish to hide the fact that you are a power role, you know that Volug, the silent wolfkin that travels at Queen Nailah's side, is not in this game.
(I)
Voice of Yune.
"Power roles were assigned independently of alignment..."
(P)
Blessing.
As long as you are alive, each player's Post Count Restriction will be increased by 7 posts every Night.
(W)
Win Condition.
You win when all of the Mafia players are dead.
Please confirm via PM. I wish you the best of luck.
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~Juls~
Our loyalty lies with you, Empress Sanaki. You will always be our empress. Please do not forget that.
Welcome to Mafia of Order. You are
Tanith, Townie Guardian (Permanent and Total Protector)
. You have served Empress Sanaki since the her coronation, and would gladly give your life for her. Empress Sanaki has not been seen recently, but it seems there is a threat to her allies. Upon your word and your life, you will not let any harm befall her friends.
These are your abilities.
(F)
You may only make 60 posts in this game.
(I)
Voice of Yune.
"I wonder... What is the difference between conserving posts and lurking?"
(A)
Guardian Seraph.
Once during the game you may target one player. Any (A) or (F) ability performed by an anti-Town player will not affect that player until you die.
(W)
Win Condition.
You win when all of the Mafia players are dead.
Please confirm via PM. I wish you the best of luck.
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~a cold starry night~
Carefree Saint, Laura:
Laura returned to her home's church and became a mother to many orphans, all of whom loved her gentleness.
Welcome to Mafia of Order. You are
Laura, Townie Cleric (Vanilla)
. A quiet, Ashera-fearing priestess from rural Daein, you wish to help your friends in any way you can - even if you probably couldn't hurt a fly if you wanted to.
These are your abilities.
(F)
You may only make 50 posts in this game.
(I)
Voice of Yune.
"I sense at least two power roles in this setup..."
(W)
Win Condition.
You win when all of the Mafia players are dead.
Please confirm via PM. I wish you the best of luck.
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~Goatrevolt~
Are you blind, Astrid? It's the night before a mission, and that fool is stinking drunk. Probably gambled all his money away, too. And you! You follow him around mooning over him and cleaning up his messes! Do you have no pride, girl? What the man needs is someone to slap some sense into him.
Welcome to Mafia of Order. You are
Makalov, Townie Layabout (Vanilla)
. A gambler, liar, swindler, and loser all at the same time, you are trying to earn enough money to get out of debt in the service of Crimea. Fortunately, Lady Astrid is helping subsidize your lifestyle... but... even with her help you're only breaking even. At least you have her undying devotion, for some reason.
These are your abilities.
(F)
You may only make 90 posts in this game.
(I)
Voice of Yune.
"I counted three roles with falseclaims in this game."
(W)
Win Condition.
You win when all of the Mafia players are dead.
Please confirm via PM. I wish you the best of luck.
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~Sotty7~
I'll have to remember her name. She likes to feed me.
Welcome to Mafia of Order. You are
Ilyana, Townie Merchant (Vanilla)
. You travel with the merchant caravan as protection, and you get paid in food. Your ability to eat everything and occasionally everyONE in sight is more renowned than your ability to protect things, though. Always famished and thin enough to make a rail jealous, you can always get someone to feed you. Hopefully that can translate into Mafia skill!
These are your abilities.
(F)
You may only make 60 posts in this game.
(I)
Voice of Yune.
"Each player has heard the voice of Yune. However, it may not be wise for everyone to claim what they heard immediately..."
(W)
Win Condition.
You win when all of the Mafia players are dead.
Please confirm via PM. I wish you the best of luck.
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~SensFan~
Thrown around by Skrimir, cornered by General Zelgius, and now this. Can someone tell me why I always seem to pull the short straw?
Welcome to Mafia of Order. You are
Ranulf, Townie Adjutant (Vanilla)
. You are the top lieutenant in Gallia and direct aide to Prince Skrimir, in addition to Gallia's chief diplomat. What this means in practice is that you wind up thrown into every mess in the beast kingdom, with the feeling of your bones breaking starting to become a regular occurrence. Through it all, you've kept a sense of humor that will hopefully propel you through this experience as well...
These are your abilities.
(F)
You may only make 80 posts in this game.
(I)
Voice of Yune.
"I'm pretty sure there are three Win Conditions in this game..."
(W)
Win Condition.
You win when all of the Mafia players are dead.
Please confirm via PM. I wish you the best of luck.
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~VP Baltar~
That's right, I'm a deserter. I don't have to defend my decision. I made the right choice.
Welcome to Mafia of Order. You are
Zihark, Townie Vigilante (Vanilla)
. You turned your back on the human race, and sell your sword for whoever will buy your meals. But in your travels, you have made many friends through the righteous Ike and Micaiah. With renewed purpose, you will fight to the death for those you care about. This particular arrangement tears you apart inside... War is so senseless.
These are your abilities.
(F)
You may only make 70 posts in this game.
(I)
Voice of Yune.
"The mod is keeping track of how many posts everyone has used. Don't rely on viewing yourself in isolation..."
(W)
Win Condition.
You win when all of the Mafia players are dead.
Please confirm via PM. I wish you the best of luck.
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~DTMaster~
I was pretty close to beating you, last time. So c'mon! The longer we wait, the less I'm gonna remember about how I got that close!
Welcome to Mafia of Order. You are
Mia, Mafia Duelist (Vanilla)
. You joined Ike's mercenaries of your own volition in hopes of finding someone who can become your lifelong rival! ...But it hasn't happened yet. Until then, you train tirelessly so that you can defeat said rival in a duel at dawn! Perhaps you'll finally find your ultimate opponent in this game?
These are your abilities.
(F)
You may only make 65 posts in this game.
(F)
Bond of Ashera.
You may speak with your ally Shinon (Kmd4390) at any time in
this QuickTopic.
(F)
Berserk Rage.
You and your ally share a factional kill. At Night you may tell me how you want to use it.
(I)
Voice of Yune.
"If everyone posted once a day, I don't think there would be any overactivity modkills."
(W)
Win Condition.
You win when the Mafia comprises at least half of the Town, or nothing can prevent the same.
Please confirm via PM. I wish you the best of luck.
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DAY 1 ACTIONS:
Cobalt - Requests falseclaim (Lekain, Mafia Godfather)
DAY 1 RETURNS:
~Cobalt~
I hope I've made myself clear.
No matter how you struggle, you have no choice but to follow the orders given to you by the empire.
No matter how noble your motives, defiance against us will result in the death of your nation.
This you must never forget.
Welcome to Mafia of Order. You are
Lekain, Mafia "Chosen One" (Godfather)
. You have devoted your life to Ashera - not so much out of piety, but rather for power. You will stop at nothing to quell this legion of blasphemers and attain your rightful place at the right hand of the Goddess herself!
These are your abilities.
(F)
You may only make 85 posts in this game.
(F)
Senatorial Conspiracy.
You may speak with your allies _______ ( _____ ), _______ ( ________ ), and _______ ( _______ ) in
this QuickTopic at Night only.
(F)
Light of Judgment.
Your party shares a factional kill. At Night, you may send the mod a PM detailing which of your allies is killing whom.
(F)
Lekain's Falseclaim!
Once during the game you may send me a name and a list of abilities. I will return to you a false Role PM that matches your request as well as I can get it at my earliest convenience.
(I)
Lekain's Safeclaim!
You know that Micaiah, the embodiment of the hopes and dreams of the crushed country of Daein, is not in this game.
(I)
Voice of Yune.
"450 words is a lot. Think of trimming your posts after making them rather than having to conserve words as you write them."
(P)
Peerless Peerage.
Any investigations that target you will return whatever would fit a Vanilla Townie.
(W)
Win Condition.
You win if nothing can prevent the Mafia from making itself the only faction in the game.
Please confirm via PM. I wish you the best of luck.
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NIGHT 1 ACTIONS:
Locke Lamora - Permablocks Cobalt (successful)
Juls - Permaprotects Goatrevolt (successful)
Debonair Danny DiPietro - Neighborizes VP Baltar (fails as DDD is lynched)
Cobalt - Sacrifices 2 posts to VP Baltar (fails, as Locke Lamora is permablocking Cobalt)
Mafia - M-kills Juls
NIGHT 1 STATA:
Cobalt - ROLEBLOCKED--
ACTION->VP Baltar
GoatRevolt - GUARDED--
VP Baltar -
BLOCKED SACRIFICE!
All Players - POSTS+7
Juls - M-KILLED
NIGHT 1 RETURNS:
All players: "Your post cap has increased to ____."
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NIGHT 2 ACTIONS:
Locke Lamora - Deletes all of Kmd4390's posts (successful)
Mafia - M-kills Sotty7 (successful)
NIGHT 2 STATA:
Kmd4390 - DELETED
Sotty7 - M-KILLED
NIGHT 2 RETURNS:
All players: "Your post cap has increased to _____."
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NIGHT 3 ACTIONS:
Locke Lamora - Role Cops SensFan (successful)
Mafia - M-kills SensFan (successful)
Locke Lamora: Requests falseclaim (Janaff, Townie Watcher)
NIGHT 3 STATA:
SensFan - M-KILLED R-COPPED
NIGHT 3 RETURNS:
Locke Lamora: "SensFan's role is
Ranulf, Townie Adjutant (Vanilla)
.
All players: "Your post cap has increased to ____."
~Locke Lamora~
I've been with you since we were kids, Tibarn. I'm still here now. No matter what happens, I'll be here. It just wouldn't be right if I didn't offer my life for yours. Phoenicis needs you now more than ever.
Welcome to Mafia of Order. You are
Janaff, Townie Watcher (Role COAT)
. The right hand of the king of Phoenicis, Tibarn, you are one of the last Hawks still able to fight after Kilvas' betrayal. With no home to return to, you've stood by Tibarn and his allies in Begnion and the Greil Mercenaries through the end of the world, and you will continue defending your friends even now.
These are your abilities.
(F)
You may only make
60
67
74 posts in this game.
(F)
Janaff's Falseclaim!
Once during the game you may send me a name and a list of abilities. I will return to you a false Role PM that matches your request as well as I can get it at my earliest convenience.
(I)
Janaff's Safeclaim!
If you wish to hide whether you are a power role, you know that Nephenee, the little soldier that could who hails from Crimea's countryside, is not in this game.
(I)
Voice of Yune.
"I wonder how important the post count restriction is anyway...?"
(A)
Insight.
You have three one-shot abilities. At Night you may PM the mod with which you would like to use.
*Identify a player's flavor name (i.e. Watcher Janaff)
*Identify a player's ability (i.e. Role COAT)
*Identify a player's post cap (i.e. 60)
(W)
Win Condition.
You win when all of the Mafia players are dead.
Please confirm via PM. I wish you the best of luck.
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Setup notes (modified from talking to Juls D2)
*What if I held a Mafia game, and nobody showed up?
*All Voices of Yune were accurate. Both DDD and SensFan PMd me about whether they should take the wording "I think" and "I sense" as something other than 100% confirmation. I decided to go ahead and tell them it wasn't for the WIFOM factor and the "I meant what I said" factor.
*Alignments (with the exception of the Traitor) and Voices of Yune were distributed randomly (Kmd: Why would I need to know that there are ways I can raise my post cap?). However, I really like how the setup came out. Once again random.org does the best job~
*Juls' role title was retconned to "protector" after I noticed "bodyguard" had a different meaning than I wanted. "Ward" would probably be the most precise name for the role, but that sounds so... unimpressive.
*As far as I'm concerned, all of the business with the post count restriction is a giant red herring, and if that wasn't obvious already, it certainly should have been after everyone received 7 extra posts when they weren't anywhere close to using them all up at the end of Day 1. Similarly, the word count was (in practice) basically an excuse for me to edit the posts of people I find obnoxious.
*What that means is that the only "real" power roles in the game are the Neighborizer, Guardian, and Traitor/JOAT. Perhaps not surprisingly, the Town roles were the first people killed.
*Because of the relative lack of power roles in this game, the scumteam is strong - but brittle. If one of them dies, the game gets much tougher for the other two.
*The original setup used two-week deadlines and each player had 10 more posts, but I decided in the end to make the post cap less of a threat (and it already wasn't much of a threat).
*I expected this setup to be the Mafia equivalent of a traffic accident (everyone told me "as soon as Town sees the post cap they'll all start lurking"). It kind of WAS a traffic accident, but not for that reason. So to an extent this has been a success!
*The scum so far are... actually kind of exposed (as of D2). There will be a lot of people going into self-loathing cycles if Kmd or Locke Lamora actually live to endgame... which at the rate everyone's going, they probably will.
*Juls would probably be the only person in this game who knows what the BOFH is... and in her case, she didn't. I totally just made the Unix stuff up on the spot, and were it not for Juls' advice I wouldn't be able to tell you if any of those commands would work.
*I was completely taken by surprise when Cobalt asked for a Mafia Godfather Role PM. I wasn't sure what to do, asked a few people what I should do, and came up with a role PM that was... sort of similar. Obviously the only part he wanted to know was the Win Condition. In the end I gave him something else that was similar. The fact that the person who knew there was a Traitor in the setup died without saying what he knew meant that everyone was going to find out what that third Win Condition was the hard way.
*The BaM No Replacement policy hurt this game... but at the same time I don't know if it would have changed the outcome. Townplay was basically terrible.
*VP Baltar is correct that I dislike Cops and that I would absolutely force a role-based dilemma. But random.org said no to the dilemma, and I
do
like flavor investigation.
*Town MVP was VP Baltar, easily. Honorary scum... probably SensFan.
Everything you say and do matters. People will respond in ways you may never see. May those responses be what you intend.
Everything you say and do matters. People will respond in ways you may never see. May those responses be what you intend.
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