Consulmaker - Carthage wins!

[Cogito Ergo Sum]

Game: Consulmaker.
Kingmaker meets Roman History and the principle of Collegiality.

Instead of one King, there are two Consuls with absolute vetoing power. The Town also gets to elect Tribunes to protect its interests with a limited veto. Each day will also have a maximum length of 4 weeks.

Current game status:

Game over!

Consuls:

Tribunes:

216 BC, Cannae. Hannibal, with 54,000 men on his side, faces off against a 87,000 large Roman army, the largest army Rome had ever amassed. It proved to be one of the bloodiest battles of all time as Hannibal's superior grasp of tactics decimated the Roman army killing around 60,000 of its men while suffering but 16,000 Carthaginian losses.

212 BC, Rome, Hannibal infiltrates Rome. Can the Roman Republic and the Roman Senate survive or will its grand history be subverted by anarchy and Carthage?

Note: the 212 BC-thing didn't actually happen.

Alive (4):

5. Sarcastro

(replacing ubertimmy)

, Elephant, SK, Endgamed
7. Rand Althor, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Doctor, Endgamed
8. Battle Mage II

(replacing Twito)

, Hannibal, Carthaginian Commander-in-Chief, Victorious
15. Cephrir II

(replacing Shanba (replacing Panzerjager)), Marcius Porcius Cato, Double-veto Tribune, Endgamed

Dead (15):

2. the silent speaker, Roman Citizen, Killed Night 1.
17. Paper, Roman Citizen, Stomped on Night 1.
12. ~N9V~, Mago Barca, Carthaginian Relief Force Commander, Executed Day 1.
16. Toaster Strudel, Roman Citizen, Killed Night 2.
11. AndrewS, Roman Citizen of the Gens Iulia, Stomped on Night 2.
9. Kison, Roman Citizen, Executed Day 2.
10. Hackerhuck

(replacing mole)

, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, Cunctator, the Shield of Rome, Roleblocker, Killed Night 3.
6. Primate, Hasdrubal, Carthaginian General, Stomped on Night 3.
19. Cephrir I, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Maior, Vigilante, Executed Day 3.
3. TheEyeOfMordor, Roman Citizen, Killed Night 4.
13. Battle Mage I, Roman Citizen, Executed Day 4.
14. Mastermind of Sin, Roman Citizen, Stomped on Night 5.
20. Occult

(replacing livingod)

, Roman Citizen, Executed Day 5.
4. Yosarian2

(replacing TheJiveMachine (replacing Cheesefan))

, Shady Senator, Consulmaker, Stomped on Night 6.
1. Zindaras, Roman Citizen, Killed Night 6.
18. Raffles, Maharbal, Carthaginian General, Executed Day 6.

[Cogito Ergo Sum]

General Rules:

[1] No quoting mod PMs, no invisitext, no color=black, no editing or deleting posts.
[2] Nights will last 72 hours. If you haven't sent in a choice by then, I will make one for you.
[3] No communication outside the thread, unless your role specifically allows it.
[4] It is an execution only when I say so. Feel free to continue discussion during "twilight".
[5] If you're dead, you may post a single "Braaaiiiiinnnnnsssss!" post in thread. Nothing more.
[6] If you expect to be absent for a longer period of time, please post this in the thread.
[7] I am the Mod. If you think I've made a mistake, pm me, so I won't have to humiliate you in public.
[8] Dark red text belongs to me. Players are not allowed to post in dark red.

Player:

XXXX

Role:

Roman Citizen, Townie

Flavour:

You are a Roman Citizen. This means you are eligible for Consulmakership, but more importantly you have the all-important power of speech and persuasion. Your job is to help protect the Roman Republic through identifying its enemies during the Day.

Note: Role PMs reflect solely the reality as the character sees it. I reserve the right to lie or mislead you in any way I want in the role PM.

Note: If I feel like it, I will edit your posts. To fix mistakes, make crappy puns, whatever.

Note: Don't try to outguess the mod.

[Cogito Ergo Sum]

Consulmaker Rules:

General:

Each Day has a minimum length of 1 week and maximum length of 4 weeks. Once we are down to 10 players, the maximum length will be 3 weeks. Once we are down to 5 players, there will be no minimum length and a maximum length of 2 weeks.

Consuls and Dictator:

Rather than voting, each Day’s lynch will be decided by the Consuls. They both have the power of a Day-ending execution and an absolute power to veto any such execution. The Consuls are chosen each Night by the Consulmaker(every Night a new pair). If one of the Consuls dies that Night, the other Consul will become a Dictator and will have the power to decide that Day’s lynch on his own, but such a Day will be at most 2 weeks longs, rather than 4. If both Consuls die, no lynch will take place. Once it is down to 5 players, only a Dictator will be chosen. In that situation, the Consulmaker will also be able to pick a back-up Dictator each night, in case his first pick dies. Consuls and Dictators possess immunity from execution.

Tribunes:

In addition to the Consuls, we also have Tribunes. Tribunes possess immunity from execution and are allowed to veto one execution a Day. As it is their duty to represent the people, they are elected during the first week of every Day. Votes for Tribunes must be written in the format:

Vote for Tribune: CES

. At the end of the first week, the two players with the most votes are elected Tribune. If there’s a tie for second place, only 1 Tribune will be elected. If there’s a three(or more)-way tie for first place, no Tribune will be elected. Once we are down to 10 players or fewer, only 1 Tribune may be elected. Once we are down to 5 players, Tribunes will no longer be elected.

Executions:

Any Consul or Dictator can at any time after the first week of the Day post

Execute: Target

in thread to bring about the execution of that person. A period of 48 hours will follow in which the Town is allowed to talk and the target can make a final plea. It is during this period that executions may be vetoed. The period will end prematurely if everyone capable of vetoing waives his right of veto(or alternatively, if there is no-one capable of vetoing) and accepts the execution. If the execution is sent in less than 48 hours before the deadline, then it will only go through if the waiting period ends before the deadline as a result of the afore-mentioned.

Consulmaker Death

If the Consulmaker ever dies, his role will pass to a random Roman citizen. If there are no Roman citizens for the role to pass to, then Rome loses.

[Cogito Ergo Sum]

All Roles are out!

Deadline for Night Choices: 1600 GMT Thursday.

[Cogito Ergo Sum]

Rome had been under siege for weeks. There had been several skirmishes, but mostly it had been a war of attrition. The peace unsettled Rome. Few had died, but the threat felt inescapable. Hannibal's camps dotted the plains around the city. As daylight picked them out, still slumbering against the shallow hills, worried citizens rushed towards the Roman Senate to discuss their presence, as they had done most days of the siege. In the alarmed atmosphere of war-time, what was once only the business of Senators had quickly become that of every citizen.

Today, however, they found the large steel door of the Senate already open and streaks of maroon scrawled across the stairs in front of the temple. An arm reached out of the shadows of the building, its fingers curled inwards around the thumb. Three men in long, white robes, almost luminous in the sunlight, dragged the body out into the plaza and held up its face to the crowd.

The features of the silent speaker, Roman Citizen, stared blankly at the sun.

In the stunned silence, one man strode forward and said: “It appears that there are traitors among us. The temple has been defiled and one of our citizens murdered.” He paused theatrically. “But we must trust our consuls. Hannibal will not defeat Rome from the inside. We will weed them out.”

the silent speaker, Roman Citizen, has been Killed.

At the other side of the citadel, a similar scene unfolded in front of a large villa. As the morning progressed, the citizens in the neighbouring houses had slowly made their way to its courtyard. After dawn broke someone had quickly uncovered the night's events, but there had been a good show on the local plaza, dancing couples of tigers and orang-utans, and entertainment was important, even in war-time.

The scene itself was gruesome. The villa's facade was heavily damaged, only the crumbling ends of two pillars had been left standing. Its doors had been torn off their hinges and terracotta roof tiles lay shattered on the cobblestones. The red powder that had burst off them mingled with the remains of Paper, Roman Citizen, whose corpse lay spread out among the debris.

Paper, Roman Citizen, has been Stomped on.

You may now vote for Tribunes. The Tribunes will be elected on Thursday, the 8th of March, 1600 GMT.

The Day ends on Thurday, the 29th of March, 1600 GMT.

Please read the game-specific rules carefully. They are of utmost importance.

[Cogito Ergo Sum]

Zindaras and Primate are Today's Consuls.

[Battle Mage]

congrats Zindaras and Primate
may i ask what the rules are concerning the election of Consuls.i.e. can the Consulmaker choose to be a Consul himself?
oh and btw, i

Vote for Tribune: Twito

[Zindaras]

You shall not call me Zindaras today. Such names are for commoners, for Roman citizens, not for Consuls of Rome.

I shall be adressed as Felinus Maximus.

Vote for Tribune: Mastermind of Sin

[Cogito Ergo Sum]

may i ask what the rules are concerning the election of Consuls.i.e. can the Consulmaker choose to be a Consul himself?

All that I'm willing to share is that there is a Consulmaker, who chooses who the Consuls will be. As to possible restrictions on his choices, that I am not willing to reveal.

[Zindaras]

Kingmakers can't crown themselves, that's what I do know. And after all, this is a variant (if a rather awesome one) on Kingmaker.

[Paper]

Bah, dead already? I was looking forward to this game too.

Good luck town.

Braaiiiinnnnnssssssss!

[the silent speaker]

Craaaaaaaania.

[Zindaras]

Hey Primate, wanna execute Battle Mage?

[Primate]

I AM YOUR KING

FEAR MY MIGHTY HAND

[Primate]

Hey Primate, wanna execute Battle Mage?

KING FINDS THIS ACCEPTABLE

[Primate]

we must do it quickly, before these ignoble swine can elect tribunes to stop us

and yes, I know, etc, etc

[Zindaras]

Okidoki.

Execute: Battle Mage

DIE SCUM!

[Battle Mage]

lol such opportunism from those so inexperienced. Perhaps you need advice on the rules of this game so we can proceed with the intent of killing SCUM.

[Primate]

you are

so

going to the pits.

[Battle Mage]

lol i believe there is a minimum length on the day. in fact, i dont think the day even starts until we elect tribunes.
Might i ask if there is any reason you want to kill me, other than the fact that i posted first?

[Cheesefan]

Next person to make fun of Battle Mage gets my Tribune vote.

[Zindaras]

lol such opportunism from those so

inexperienced

. Perhaps you need advice on the rules of this game so we can proceed with the intent of killing SCUM.

Bolded made me laugh. A lot.

It's a shame you read the first post, though.

[Zindaras]

you are

so

going to the pits.

Yeah, I totally agree.

Okay, Primate, here's what we do. We wait until the town elects their silly tribunes, and then we execute Battle Mage three times so that he can't be vetoed anymore.

Kay?

[Raffles]

you are so going to the pits.

It's nice idea to vote to keep someone alive for a change. Can we make manifestos and such for the tribunal campaign? That'd rule.

Shotgun being a candidate.

[mole]

Vote for Tribune: Kison