Mind Screw Mafia 4 (Day 4, Two More Dead!)

[Tarhalindur]

Mind Screw Mafia 4

<Dimensional shift at 56% complete.>

<Warp field stablized. 81% integrity.>

<Sanity wards at 77% and holding.>

<WARNING! Unexpected flux vortex at sector 77.31.42.>

<WARNING! Dimensional coordinates showing 30% error.>

<WARNING! Sanity ward integrity decreasing, 5% per 10 seconds. Initializing emergency dimensional scan. Spacetime coordinate scan shows null result. Initializing emergency system shutdown...>

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<0>: The first rule is that I cannot tell you any of the other rules.

Moderator:

Tarhalindur

Moderator Alt to Whom Actions Should Be Sent:

Chairman Mao

Backup Moderator:

UncertainKitten

Game State:

Day 4

Current Post Count:

Post 1868

Sanity Wards at 31% and Holding (Alive):

5) Benmage (rep. ZazieR who rep. Bogre)
11) animorpherv1
13) Flava Flave
14) Cobalt
16) Phate
26) Shotty to the Body

Sanity Wards at Critical, Initializing Emergency System Shutdown (Dead):

22) Mysterious Mystery Man, Susan (from the Discworld series), Townie Modified Roleblocker, Vanished Without Trace Day 1
23) inHimshallibe, Gendo Ikari (from Neon Genesis Evangelion), Townie Avatar Specialist, was Soul Reaped Day 1

No Lynch Occurred Day 1

6) Starbuck, Lain Iwakura (from Serial Experiments Lain), Townie Voice of Truth, Vanished Without Trace Day 2

0) Tarhalindur (player aspect), Kosh (from Babylon 5), Neutral Survivor, Got Stuck With a Hot Potato Day 1 (post 900), Died Day 2

9) Snow_Bunny, Agatha Heterodyne (from Girl Genius), Townie Mad Scientist, Banhammered Day 1 (post 715), Died Day 2

24) Maemuki, Simon (from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann), Memetic Cult Leader, Lynched Day 2 (post 1028)

15) hp[leaves], Anonymous (from Various), Mafia Memetic Jack of All Trades, Vanished Without Trace Day 3 (post 1046)

25) Haylen, Yuki Nagato (from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya), Outsider Robot, Vanished Without Trace Day 3 (Post 1325)

19) Seraphim, Ku:Nel Sanders (from Mahou Sensei Negima), Townie Duplicate, Vanished Without Trace Day 3 (Post 1458)

7) dramonic, The Tenth Doctor (from Doctor Who), Townie Time Lord, Disappeared Day 1, Reappeared Day 3 (post 1500), Nuked Day 3 (post 1634)

18) StrangerCoug, Tarhalindur, Mafia Tech Tree User, Lynched Day 3 (post 1648)

12) ortolan, Q (from Star Trek: The Next Generation), Townie Mystery Role, Was Vengefully Killed Day 3 (post 1648)
8) Fraction Jackson, the Integrated Sentient Data Entity (from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya), (Town) Collective, Committed Psychic-Assisted Suicide Day 3
2) Kairyuu, Samantha Carter (from Stargate SG-1), Townie Phaser, Mysteriously Died Day 3 (Post 1346), Revived Day 3 (post 1459), was Given a Glasgow Grin Day 4 (post 1744)
4) xRECKONERx, Vaarsuvius (from The Order of the Stick), Townie Wizard, Vanished Without Trace Day 4 (post 1844)
20) SocioPath, Quantum Mechanics (from Real Life), Townie Post Mutator, was Lynched Day 5
21) DTMaster, Nodoka Miyazaki (from Mahou Sensei Negima), Townie Mind Reader, was Given a Glasgow Grin Day 6 (post 2069)

Sanity Ward Meltdown in Progress. Commencing Disintegration Sequence (Removed From the Game):

27) Azazel Disappeared Day 2

1) Kinetic, Professor Moriarty (from Sherlock Holmes), Townie Analyzer, Vanished Without Trace Day 1

17) Candle Jack (aka Tarhalindur), Candle Jack (from Freakazoid), the Candle Jack was modkilled for [REDACTED - RULE 0] Day 3

10) raider8169, Vi (from MafiaScum), Neutral Mod Lyncher, Fulfilled His Win Condition and Left the Game Day 3

[Tarhalindur]

Rules:

<0>: The first rule is that I cannot tell you any of the other rules.

[Tarhalindur]

Mind Screw Mafia 4 Frequently Asked Questions:

1) What the fuck is going on here?

That's a very good question, isn't it?

2) What do you mean, you can't tell me any of the other rules?

Mao?

3) So should I assume that there aren't any rules at all?

Not necessarily. I recommend you look up a little piece of philosophy called Pascal's Wager. It might be somewhat relevant to this situation. Also, check your history again.

4) But you're not God!

Present day... present time... *cackles evilly*

5) Will you at least tell us how many votes it is to lynch?

Don't make me smite you.

6) When is our deadline?

Once again, I would like to remind you that I cannot tell you any of the other rules. Don't worry, only a bastard Mod would let a deadline sneak up on you without any warning... while requiring a full majority for a lynch... and having a role in the game that becomes the sole winner should you no lynch...

... hmm, maybe you should lynch really, really quickly.

7) I saw your ruleset in Mind Screw Mafia 3. Can I assume that your rules here are similar?

You could assume, yes... but we know what they say about assuming...

8) What the heck is this "Rules Infraction" I see added onto my post?

It might be an indicator that you screwed up and broke the rules somehow. It might be the result of a game mechanic.

Or, it might be that your Mod is a bastard Mod and is just placing "Rules Infraction" at the end of random posts.

You decide!

10) Why are you not allowed to tell us any of the other rules?

Please report to your local reeducation camp for immediate remedial training, Comrade.

11) So, I have a night action. When should I send it in to you?

Read your role PM again, it should be informative.

12) Why does it say that I need to send in the post count on which I want to use my ability?

Because some roles...

wait a minute

... where did you hear this again? I think a member of our glorious revolution needs to be sent to the reeducation camps...

lackeys shouldn't be sending information that requires ultraviolet clearance to those without ultraviolet clearance...

13) Will you get rid of that goddamn haiku rule already?

What makes you think I haven't? (Besides the fact that it's funny, that is.)

14) What happens when I change my avatar/signature/location without using the action listed in my role PM?

That's for me to know, and you to find out. HINT: You really don't want to find out.

15) What's this about not saying Candle Jack's name? Is it cur

DON'T SAY HIS NAME!

[Tarhalindur]

It is now Confirmation Stage. Roles are going out. Please confirm to the Tarhalindur account, not the Chairman Mao account.

[Tarhalindur]

Update:

All but four players have confirmed. Of those four: Maemuki is V/LA and will be given extra time ([REDACTED] days) to confirm. Gorrad, malthusis, and Boxman all appear to have flaked the site; I will replace them shortly unless I see them confirm within a very short time period.

I hope to start the game by [REDACTED]. - Tar

[Tarhalindur]

"You speak of knowledge, Judicator? You speak of experience? I have journeyed in the darkness between the most distant stars. I have beheld the birth of negative suns and born witness to the entropy of entire realities. Unto my experience, Aldaris, all that you have built here on Aiur is but a fleeting dream... a dream from which your precious Conclave shall awaken, finding itself drowned in a greater nightmare."

Plum replaces malthusis, raider8169 replaces Boxman, and hp [leaves] replaces Boxman. - Tar

The Zeroth Vote Count (aka the "Boy Meets Girl Under a Full Moon That Explodes For No Adequately Explained Reason" Vote Count)

1) Kinetic (0) -
2) Kairyuu (0) -
3) Plum (rep. malthusis) (0) -
4) xRECKONERx (0) -
5) Bogre (0) -
6) Starbuck (0) -
7) dramonic (0) -
8) Fraction Jackson (0) -
9) Snow_Bunny (0) -
10) raider8169 (rep. Boxman) (0) -
11) animorpherv1 (0) -
12) ortolan (0) -
13) Flava Flave (0) -
14) Cobalt (0) -
15) hp [leaves] (rep. Gorrad) (0) -
16) Phate (0) -
17) Candle Jack (0) -
18) StrangerCoug (0) -
19) Seraphim (0) -
20) SocioPath (0) -
21) DTMaster (0) -
22) Mysterious Mystery Man (0) -
23) inHimshallibe (0) -
24) Maemuki (0) -
25) Haylen (0) -
26) Shotty to the Body (0) -
27) Azazel (0) -

Not Voting (29): Kinetic, Kairyuu, Plum, xRECKONERx, xRECKONERx, Bogre, Starbuck, dramonic, Fraction Jackson, Snow_Bunny, raider8169, animorpherv1, ortolan, Flava Flave, Cobalt, hp [leaves], Phate, Candle Jack, StrangerCoug, Seraphim, SocioPath, DTMaster, Mysterious Mystery Man, inHimshallibe, Maemuki, Haylen, Shotty to the Body, Azazel

Votes to Lynch: ???

FoS Count:

1) Kinetic (0) -
2) Kairyuu (0) -
3) Plum (rep. malthusis) (0) -
4) xRECKONERx (0) -
5) Bogre (0) -
6) Starbuck (0) -
7) dramonic (0) -
8) Fraction Jackson (0) -
9) Snow_Bunny (0) -
10) raider8169 (rep. Boxman) (0) -
11) animorpherv1 (0) -
12) ortolan (0) -
13) Flava Flave (0) -
14) Cobalt (0) -
15) hp [leaves] (rep. Gorrad) (0) -
16) Phate (0) -
17) Candle Jack (0) -
18) StrangerCoug (0) -
19) Seraphim (0) -
20) SocioPath (0) -
21) DTMaster (0) -
22) Mysterious Mystery Man (0) -
23) inHimshallibe (0) -
24) Maemuki (0) -
25) Haylen (0) -
26) Shotty to the Body (0) -
27) Azazel (0) -

Not FoSing (27): Kinetic, Kairyuu, Plum, xRECKONERx, Bogre, Starbuck, dramonic, Fraction Jackson, Snow_Bunny, raider8169, animorpherv1, ortolan, Flava Flave, Cobalt, hp [leaves], Phate, Candle Jack, StrangerCoug, Seraphim, SocioPath, DTMaster, Mysterious Mystery Man, inHimshallibe, Maemuki, Haylen, Shotty to the Body, Azazel

Current Deadline:

???

First Mod Deadline Review:

???

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Begin Game!

[Maemuki]

I'M HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

*cough* I'm here.

Vote: Tarharlindur

[SocioPath]

Vote: Tarhalindur
Vote: UncertainKitten

Its not scummy to do this as I have a meta of always voting for mods, and therefor I am allowed.

No one else is allowed without scrutiny from me because I shall hide behind my meta.
No this is obviously not a logical fallacy.

DO AS I SAY NOT AS I DO.

[Candle Jack]

Hey look, the game's started! I can't wait to see what crazy mind screw Tar has in store for us this time.

Well, besides the obvious that is:



Oh, and

Vote: Chairman Mao

. Finding Chairman Mao would reveal the rules in the last three games, so surely lynching him here will do the same!

[SocioPath]

I meant what I said, Maemuki.

Vote: Maemuki

[xRECKONERx]

OH LAWD.

Vote: SocioPath

[Seraphim]

Well, that's weird.

Weren't there only 25 player slots? Why are there 27 players?

Vote: Azazel

FoS: Shotty to the Body

I smell something fishy.

I would support a Tar lynch in this circumstance.

[Maemuki]

I meant what I said, Maemuki.

Vote: Maemuki

Ehm? :3

[Azazel]

Vote: Seraphim

OMGUS!

[Starbuck]

Vote: Mysterious Mystery Man

Too much alliteration for me.

[Maemuki]

No posts for 2 minutes, I am disappoint.

@ Socio, aren't you acting a bit...weird? But, it's a Tar game so I'll let it pass.

[Azazel]

Well, he seems to have voted three people without unvoting.

[Maemuki]

Well, he seems to have voted three people without unvoting.

...hidden triple voter...?

[Azazel]

Well, he seems to have voted three people without unvoting.

...hidden triple voter...?

If he's supposed to be hidden, he's doing a terrible job at it.

[Kairyuu]

Vote: Tarhalindur

We WILL lynch him. This is not up for debate.

Premise: Tarhalindur knows he can and very well may be lynched.
Premise: Tarhalindur has been lynchable in every Mind Screw game prior to this one.
Premise: Tarhalindur is a strong proponent of the idea that if a mod is acting as a player, they MUST be self-aligned, aka neutral.
Premise: Lynching neutrals is almost as good as lynching scum.
Conclusion: Lynching Tarhalindur is in the town's best interest.

[Maemuki]

Vote: Tarhalindur

We WILL lynch him. This is not up for debate.

Premise: Tarhalindur knows he can and very well may be lynched.
Premise: Tarhalindur has been lynchable in every Mind Screw game prior to this one.
Premise: Tarhalindur is a strong proponent of the idea that if a mod is acting as a player, they MUST be self-aligned, aka neutral.
Premise: Lynching neutrals is almost as good as lynching scum.
Conclusion: Lynching Tarhalindur is in the town's best interest.

*applause*

[Seraphim]

Vote: Tarhalindur

We WILL lynch him. This is not up for debate.

Premise: Tarhalindur knows he can and very well may be lynched.
Premise: Tarhalindur has been lynchable in every Mind Screw game prior to this one.
Premise: Tarhalindur is a strong proponent of the idea that if a mod is acting as a player, they MUST be self-aligned, aka neutral.
Premise: Lynching neutrals is almost as good as lynching scum.
Conclusion: Lynching Tarhalindur is in the town's best interest.

Eh, that's not completely true. Though not officially 'canon' Mind Screw games, Tar's uPick Mini Madness game did NOT have the mod as a player. In a Marathon game he ran, the Mod was a jesterbomb. So it's not completely in the town's best interest, necessarily.

And only Sith deal in absolutes.

[Maemuki]

Eh, that's not completely true. Though not officially 'canon' Mind Screw games, Tar's uPick Mini Madness game did NOT have the mod as a player. In a Marathon game he ran, the Mod was a jesterbomb. So it's not completely in the town's best interest, necessarily.

Yes, but it's not like we'll lose anything. I doubt that he would push the jesternomb again.

[Kairyuu]

Vote: Tarhalindur

We WILL lynch him. This is not up for debate.

Premise: Tarhalindur knows he can and very well may be lynched.
Premise: Tarhalindur has been lynchable in every Mind Screw game prior to this one.
Premise: Tarhalindur is a strong proponent of the idea that if a mod is acting as a player, they MUST be self-aligned, aka neutral.
Premise: Lynching neutrals is almost as good as lynching scum.
Conclusion: Lynching Tarhalindur is in the town's best interest.

Eh, that's not completely true. Though not officially 'canon' Mind Screw games, Tar's uPick Mini Madness game did NOT have the mod as a player. In a Marathon game he ran, the Mod was a jesterbomb. So it's not completely in the town's best interest, necessarily.

And only Sith deal in absolutes.

Tar's upick was not run as a mind screw. It was run based on the premise of multiple-phase roles. Also, mod-Jester-bomb in a large game that probably months were spent balancing, and will probably run for months is FAR less likely than mod-jester-bomb in a quickly created marathon game that'll be over in an hour or two.

[Seraphim]

But there are a number of other nasty things he could do.

And yeah, I'm playing Devil's Advocate here and think that the mysterious new players should be under heavy scrutiny right now.