(yes, this post is long, but I would rather have everything be clear from the start)
1. Please abide by all
site rules (most of the important ones are repeated in this post).
2. If you have questions or feel that a situation needs moderator intervention, PM me.
3. Toxicity will not be tolerated. Toxic behaviour includes, but is not necessarily limited to:
- flaming, insulting, or making personal attacks on other players
- use of slurs or derogatory language
- spamming
- excessive AtE
- intentionally making the game unenjoyable for other players
- otherwise being a jerk
This rule exists to ensure that the game remains enjoyable for everyone. If you do not stop after a warning, I will most likely replace you.
4. Play to your win condition.
5. If you wish to replace out, request replacement via PM. Do not discuss replacing out in thread or suggest that another player replace out.
6. Once you request replacement or I notify you that you are being replaced, it is final. You cease to be a player in the game and may no longer post. You may not replace back into your slot.
7. Dead bodies don't talk! Dead players may not post in the game thread or any associated PTs other than the spectator PT.
8. Do not discuss this game outside of the game thread and associated PTs.
9. Do not quote or misquote private communications into the game thread. Paraphrasing is fine. Private communications include:
- your role PM
- communications with the moderator
- posts from PTs
10. Do not engage in the use of trust tells.
11. Do not use provable randomness. Claiming to have rolled a die, for example, is fine; using dice tags is not.
12. Do not use cryptography, invisible text, or text under size 75.
13. If you have the power to edit or delete posts, do not use it.
14. My mod colour is
#700000
. For some reason, it changes colour on different themes and also with different sizes of text if you put the size tags the wrong way. I'm not going to ban red text because of that, just don't try to impersonate me. I also use cyan in PTs (
#80FFFF
), it's more readable.
15. In the past, the word "lynch" referred to the town's elimination method. Due to the racially charged history of lynchings in the USA, Mafiascum no longer allows this word to be used. Alternatives include:
- eliminate and its derivatives
- execute
- condemn
- fade
- vote off
- YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!
- anything else that gets the point across
16. Pretending to break a rule will be treated as if the rule was actually broken.
17. I reserve the right to alter (some aspects of) the ruleset. If I do so, I will announce it in thread.
18. At minimum, you must post once every 36 hours. If you fail to do so, you will be prodded.
19. You must pick up your prod within 24 hours by posting in the game thread. I am somewhat lenient about prod dodges as long as they are followed up with game-relevant content. If your prod occurs within 24 hours of night start, you may instead respond to the night start PM. If you do not pick up your prod, you will be replaced.
20. If you accumulate 3 prods, you will be replaced.
21. If you are going to be V/LA, you must inform me by declaring it in thread or by PM.
22. Regardless of V/LA status, any player who does not post for 5 days will be replaced. If you foresee that this will be the case for you, please request replacement.
23. Day 1 has a 10-day deadline. All other days have a 7-day deadline. Nights have a 2-day deadline.
24. Deadline extensions may be granted in special circumstances. Requests for extensions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
25. The night can end early if all living players, including those without night actions, agree to it.
26. Votes and unvotes must be bolded in the format
VOTE: Player
or in vote/unvote tags (
VOTE: Player). Vote/unvote tags are preferred. You can get vote tags by typing (vote)Player(/vote) with square brackets.
27. Improperly formatted votes, unclear votes, and votes in spoilers or obviously broken quotes will not be counted. I also will not count votes that are
struck through
or purposely obfuscated in any way.
28. An elimination occurs when a majority (>50%) of players agree to eliminate someone.
19. If no majority is reached by the deadline, no elimination will occur.
30. You may vote to no-eliminate (
VOTE: No Elimination). If the number of living players is even, only 50% of players must agree to secure a no-elimination.
31. Once the hammer vote is cast, the day’s fate is sealed. Discussion may continue into the twilight, but no further votes or unvotes will be counted.
32. All existing PTs have daytalk.
33. You may quote posts from the game thread into PTs, but you may not quote posts from PTs into the game thread. Drafting posts in PTs, however, is fine.
34. If you would like a personal PT, you may request one.
35. If you have a personal PT, do not use it to prove you are working from a town mindset (real or fake).
36. All PTs shared by two or more players will be released unredacted after the game ends. If you have a personal PT, it is up to you what you would like to do with it.
