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The doors to your cells grind open in unison, revealing a large, grimy, area. The only features are a pair of harsh, fluorescent floodlights, a rusty PA speaker, a tinted window far up on the wall, and an odd looking wooden board hanging on the opposite wall. The board has slots on the left side for thirteen placards and next to each placard, seven stubby pegs. As you get closer, each one of you recognizes your name on one of the placards. The final one ominously reads “No Lynch.”

: (; killed Twilight Five)
: (; killed Twilight Five)
: (; killed Night Three)
curiouskarmadog:
: (; lynched Day Two)
: (; killed Twilight Five)
: (; lynched Day Five)
" (; lynched Day Four)
: (; lynched Day Three)
: (; lynched Day One)
: (; killed Night Four)
: (; killed Night One)
No Lynch

Under the sign is a pile of broken plaques bearing more odd names. In the pile, one of you finds a rusty metal rectangle that some recognize:

The Rectangle wrote: You are a

Townie

. You have no special powers other than your vote for who to lynch. Whether you are alive or dead, you will win when only town aligned players are alive.

Upon closer inspection, the small bit of chain still attached is covered in teeth-marks as if someone had gnawed it free. The rectangle is discarded in disgust.

Just as the nervous glances start really picking up, the rusty old PA speaker crackles to life.

“Welcome to the Arena. You have been chosen to take part in a game of Mafia for the enjoyment of our patrons. The are as follows:

1: Every player has been assigned a win condition and an alignment. If at any time a win condition is fulfilled (or this cannot be prevented), all players with that win condition (even if they are dead) will be declared the winners and all other players will lose.

2: The following alignments: “Town”, “Mafia” and the following win conditions: “Only Town aligned players are alive.”, “Only Mafia aligned players are alive.” exist in this game, but there may or may not be more.

3: The game will start in the Day phase. During the day, all players may vote upon an action. If the majority of players vote for another player, that player will be lynched and may no longer participate in any capacity (though they may still win). If the majority of players vote for “No Lynch,” the game will proceed directly to the Night phase.

4: You may vote for a player by hanging your voting tally on a peg next to their name (or by posting with “PlayerX” replaced with the name of the player you are voting for.) You may only vote for one player at a time, and if you are changing your vote, you must first remove your tally (or post )

5: Once a majority of votes has been reached, the action voted upon will be taken no matter what. Any further votes or changes in votes will be too late and disregarded as such.

6: After a Lynch or No Lynch has occurred, the game will move into Night, and you will retire to your cells. Some players are permitted to communicate with myself or each other if the role they were assigned specifically says so.

7: After all players have communicated any “Night Choices,” or three days have passed, all living players will resume the game in a new Day phase. This cycle will repeat until a win condition is fulfilled.

8: If a player does not participate in the discussion, their shock collar may be employed to force (or “Prod) their participation. Simply make their non-participation clear. If you have a reason not to talk but do not want to be “Prodded” please make an announcement to that effect.

9: If a player escapes or dies in non-game related circumstances, they will be quickly replaced. The replacement player, while a different person, will have the same role, alignment, and win condition of the player they are replacing. Additionally, if that player’s predecessor had sent or received any official communications during Night phases, they will be informed of these communications.

10: If not enough players are participating or the spectators grow bored, a deadline may be enacted. When a deadline hits, the player with the most votes will be lynched regardless of whether or not they have a majority of votes. If there is a tie at deadline, the player to have received the most votes will be lynched.

11: Dead players to not talk. They do not post. They do not PM. They do not “Bah.” They are dead.

12: Breaking any of the above rules or revealing official transcripts of mod-player communication (Posting a PM) will result in a kill at the spectator’s discretion. The killed player will not be replaced. If they are killed during the Day, they game will go to Night.

13: This is a game. The majority of you are expected to die, but you are expected to die in an entertaining fashion. In other words, Have Fun!

[Insert exaggerated and outstandingly hilarious confirmatory message that inspires trust and understanding with the other players here]

[Insert exaggerated and outstandingly hilarious confirmatory message that inspires trust and understanding with the other players here] +1

confirm

/confirm

/confirm

/confirm

//ccoonnffiirrmm

/confirm

I'm here.

Yeeeeup.

Hi.

confirm

As each of you hears your name come over the PA speaker, you step nervously forward until the voice comes to the 11th player on the list.

"GunslingerKB...

GunslingerKB..."

All of you look around for the absent player. GunslingerKB is found leaning against the rusty wall, a look of terror and pain etched across his face. His name is called a third time:

"GunslingerKB..."

but still he gives no response, choosing instead to slump to the ground and shiver violently.

"How unfortunate" the voice notes "we will have to begin the game without him."

so let's get this started



for being the newest player in this game ^^

;_; Thats not very nice...

because his avatar makes me look fat

I always do what random.org tells me to.

Let's try that again.

*winces* That's not very fair isn't it?

I don't think "fair" is an issue at this stage of the game...

True, that. Someone has to be unfairly targeted when the game starts though, in order to get things moving.

Then again, the rest of the game isn't always "fair" either. Such is mafia.

to prove your point.