Princess Bride Mafia - Game Over

[MeMe]

"Has it got any sports in it?"

"Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles..."

"Doesn't sound too bad. I'll try to stay awake."

"Oh, well, thank you very much, very nice of you. Your vote of confidence is overwhelming. Alright…

The Princess Bride

."

And so, we begin our adventure…

Alive (7)

:
Fishbulb 2

replaces CRiX

Macros

replaces PBuG, who replaced mikehart

mathcam 2

replaces jadesmar

massive
mole
Norinel

replaces Darkblade

Sugar

Dead (12)

:
Macros, Princess Buttercup - killed Night 1
Fishbulb, Miracle Max (Doctor) - died of a festering leg wound Night 2
Fletcher, Valerie (Back-up Doctor) - killed Night 2
mlaker, Count Rugen (Mafia) - Brute Squaded Day 2
JereIC, Dread Pirate Roberts III (Vigilante) - died of a festering leg wound Night 3
Leonidas, Prince Humperdinck (Mafia) - Brute Squaded Day 3
Werebear, The Albino (Mafia) - Brute Squaded Day 4
Dourgrim, ROUS - Brute Squaded Day 5
rite, Vizzini (Cop) - Brute Squaded Day 6
mathcam, Inigo Montoya (Vigilante) - died of a festering leg wound Night 7
Someone, ROUS - Brute Squaded Day 7
Talitha

replaces Dragon Phoenix

, ROUS - Brute Squaded Day 8

[MeMe]

Rules

:

Same as always…but listed here for those who don’t yet know them by heart

• Votes must be in
  bold
  . If you do not bold your vote, it will not be counted.
  
• Please be attentive and
  unvote
  , if necessary, before casting a new vote. This is not
  required
  , but I’d appreciate it.
  
• Executions will require a simple majority of votes. Once a player has reached the necessary majority, his pleas are useless and any attempts to unvote will be unheeded. You may
  vote: no lynch
  – majority votes of this kind are necessary to end the day without a death.
  
• The game is not to be discussed outside of the thread unless your role specifically states that you may do so.
  
• Once your death scene has been posted, you’re dead. Stop typing.
  
• Don’t edit/delete previously submitted posts
  
• Don’t quote any PMs from me.
  
• If you have a night choice to make, it is due by the posted deadline. I will not wait for you – if you do not submit a choice to me, tough! No choice will be made.
  
• If you anticipate being unavailable for more than a 48-hour period, please post a notice to that effect in the thread.
  Treat this game as a commitment. Be considerate – don’t leave us hanging.
  
• Remember, it’s a game. It’s supposed to played. It’s supposed to be
  fun
  . Do your part.

[MeMe]

“She doesn't get eaten by the Eels at this time.”

“What?”

“The Eel doesn't get her. I'm explaining to you because you looked nervous.”

“Well, I wasn't nervous…Well, maybe I was a little bit

concerned

. But that's not the same thing.”

Grandpa was right, as grandfathers often are. The Eel did

not

eat Buttercup. Instead, the many years that stretched ahead of our young heroine were just…sucked away. The death toll rings for

Macros

, a lady who was once a commoner like yourselves, but had been more recently known throughout Florin as the beloved

Princess Buttercup

.

With 18 in the game, it will take 10 votes to sic the Brute Squad on someone. The thread is yours.

[MeMe]

Note: mlaker asked me, via PM, to inform everyone that he is on vacation for about a week.

[MeMe]

I happened to be on when the site went down and did a vote count right before. If the missing posts show up, cool; if they don't, this count is acurate. The only change I've made from last night's count is to update Fishbulb's vote above (it may be a joke, but it's in

bold

!).

Vote Count:

Someone

(7):

mathcam, mlaker, Darkblade, JereIC, Dragon Phoenix, rite, mikehart

massive

(2):

CRiX, Someone

Werebear

(1):

Fletcher

mathcam

(1):

Dourgrim

rite

(1):

Werebear

mikehart

(1):

mole

Dragon Phoenix

(1):

Fishbulb

Not voting (4):

jadesmar, Leonidas, massive, Sugar

10 votes to Brute Squad.

[MeMe]

MeMe

, does the list of people voting for Someone in Someone's vote count reflect the order in which the votes were made?

Yes.

[MeMe]

Vote Count:

Someone

(4):

mlaker, Dragon Phoenix, rite, mikehart

massive

(3):

CRiX, Someone, mathcam

Werebear

(1):

Fletcher

mathcam

(1):

Dourgrim

mikehart

(1):

mole

jadesmar

(1):

Darkblade

Not voting (7):

Fishbulb, jadesmar, JereIC, Leonidas, massive, Sugar, Werebear

10 votes summons the Brute Squad.

[MeMe]

Vote Count:

massive

(5):

CRiX, Someone, Dourgrim, Fishbulb, Fletcher

Someone

(2):

mlaker, mikehart

mikehart

(1):

mole

jadesmar

(1):

Darkblade

Leonidas

(1):

Dragon Phoenix

CRiX

(1):

mathcam

Not voting (7):

jadesmar, JereIC, Leonidas, massive, rite, Sugar, Werebear

Still need 10 votes.

[MeMe]

Lots of changes, so I'll do another

Vote Count:

Fishbulb

(3):

mole, Leonidas, Werebear

massive

(2):

CRiX, Dourgrim

Leonidas

(2):

Dragon Phoenix, mathcam

Someone

(1):

mikehart

jadesmar

(1):

Darkblade

mlaker

(1):

jadesmar

Not voting ( 8 ):

Fishbulb, Fletcher, JereIC, massive, mlaker, rite, Someone, Sugar

10 votes = Brute Squad

[MeMe]

Vote Count:

Fishbulb

(3):

mole, Leonidas, Werebear

Leonidas

(2):

Dragon Phoenix, mathcam

jadesmar

(2):

Darkblade, mlaker

Someone

(1):

mikehart

Not voting (10):

CRiX, Dourgrim, Fishbulb, Fletcher, jadesmar, JereIC, massive, rite, Someone, Sugar

I wonder if we'll

ever

reach the necessary 10 votes...

[MeMe]

Latest Count:

mole

(7):

mathcam, mlaker, massive, Fishbulb, Dourgrim, Someone, rite

Fishbulb

(3):

mole, Leonidas, Werebear

Leonidas

(2):

Dragon Phoenix, mikehart

jadesmar

(1):

Darkblade

Dourgrim

(1):

jadesmar

Not voting (4):

CRiX, Fletcher, JereIC, Sugar

10 votes still needed to call in the Brutes

[MeMe]

End of Day Count:

Leonidas

(10):

Dragon Phoenix, mikehart, mole, Sugar, Dourgrim, Someone, jadesmar, Fishbulb, rite, CRiX

Fishbulb

(2):

Leonidas, Werebear

mole

(2):

mathcam, massive

jadesmar

(1):

Darkblade

Not voting (3):

Fletcher, JereIC, mlaker

10 votes...no Brute Squad. It is night.

Deadline for night choices is 9 p.m. EST Tuesday, August 12.

[MeMe]

“There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead… Now, mostly dead is slightly alive. Now, all dead...well, with all dead, there's usually only one thing that you can do.”

“What’s that?”

“Go through his clothes and look for loose change.”

Commence with the clothes rummaging – not even a miracle pill would be able to save

Fishbulb

– who the King’s stinking son fired back when he was known as

Miracle Max

– from the ravages of the large, festering wound on his leg.

His witch…er…

wife

Fletcher

’s screeching torment at her loss abruptly ended with one push of a lever…that went to 50.

Valerie

need not learn to live alone. She has followed her husband into eternity.

With 16 in the game, it will take 9 votes to summon the Brutes. The thread is, once again, yours.

[MeMe]

Vote Count:

mlaker

(1):

mole

Leonidas

(1):

Sugar

Dragon Phoenix

(1):

massive

Not voting (13):

All the rest

Nine votes will end the day.

[MeMe]

Vote Count:

mlaker

(1):

mole

Leonidas

(1):

Sugar

Dragon Phoenix

(1):

massive

Not voting (13):

All the rest

Nine votes will end the day.

Hmm. Weird. We're still right where we were 2 1/2 days ago.

I will be out of town until Tuesday evening. If the requisite nine votes are reached in my absence, I'd appreciate a mod locking the thread for me.

[MeMe]

Votes...Handily Arranged For All to See:

mlaker

(5):

mole, Dragon Phoenix, mikehart, Sugar, rite

mikehart

(3):

JereIC, Someone, Werebear

Dragon Phoenix

(1):

massive

Not voting (7):

CRiX, Darkblade, Dourgrim, jadesmar, Leonidas, mathcam, mlaker

Tired of this day? Nine votes will make the sun go down.

[MeMe]

Bump Count:

mlaker

(5):

mole, Dragon Phoenix, mikehart, Sugar, rite

mikehart

(3):

JereIC, Werebear, Someone

Not voting (8):

CRiX, Darkblade, Dourgrim, jadesmar, Leonidas, massive, mathcam, mlaker

Answer:

Nine

Question:

How many votes will result in a show of Brute Squad Force?

[MeMe]

Here's the

Vote Count:

mlaker

(5):

mole, Dragon Phoenix, mikehart, Sugar, rite

Dourgrim

(4):

Someone, JereIC, jadesmar, mlaker

mikehart

(1):

Werebear

CRiX

(1):

Leonidas

Someone

(1):

Dourgrim

Not voting (4):

CRiX, Darkblade, massive, mathcam

Nine votes. Still.

[MeMe]

Current Count:

Dourgrim

(6):

Someone, JereIC, jadesmar, mlaker, Leonidas, Werebear

mlaker

(5):

Dragon Phoenix, mikehart, Sugar, rite, Dourgrim

Not voting (5):

CRiX, Darkblade, massive, mathcam, mole

Nine votes will end the day.

[MeMe]

Vote Count:

mlaker

(7):

Dragon Phoenix, mikehart, Sugar, rite, Dourgrim, mole, Werebear

Dourgrim

(3):

Someone, mlaker, Leonidas

jadesmar

(1):

massive

Not voting (5):

CRiX, Darkblade, jadesmar, JereIC, mathcam

Brutes at Nine.

[MeMe]

Double-post deleted.

[MeMe]

Count:

mlaker

(7):

Dragon Phoenix, mikehart, Sugar, rite, Dourgrim, mole, Werebear

Dourgrim

(2):

mlaker, Leonidas

jadesmar

(1):

massive

Darkblade

(1):

mathcam

Not voting (5):

CRiX, Darkblade, jadesmar, JereIC, Someone

Slow discussion means time to impose a deadline --

10 PM EST Monday, September 1

.

At deadline, the player with the most votes (at least five) will be paid a visit by the Brute Squad. If no one has five votes, the day will end without a death. If there is a tie, the player who reached the required number of votes first will be eliminated. Of course, if anyone reaches nine votes before deadline, day ends as usual.

Now let's hear some chatter!

[MeMe]

Norinel replaces Darkblade effective immediately.

[MeMe]

Update:

mlaker

(8):

Dragon Phoenix, mikehart, Sugar, rite, Dourgrim, mole, Werebear, massive

Dourgrim

(1):

Leonidas

Norinel

(1):

mathcam

Not voting (6):

CRiX, jadesmar, JereIC, mlaker, Norinel, Someone

Five at deadline, nine before.

[MeMe]

End of Day Count:

mlaker

(9):

Dragon Phoenix, mikehart, Sugar, rite, Dourgrim, mole, Werebear, massive, jadesmar

Dourgrim

(1):

Leonidas

Norinel

(1):

mathcam

Not voting (5):

CRiX, JereIC, mlaker, Norinel, Someone

“Boo! Boooooo! BOOOOOO!”

“Why do you do this?”

“Because you had love in your hands, and you gave it up.”

“But they would have killed Westley if I hadn't done it.”

“Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Alright, I’m going to come clean with you – I boo because I find that it’s kind of distracting.”

“Distracting? What need have you of distraction?”

“Well…the more I boo, the less people seem to notice my hands.”

The Brute Squad advances on

mlaker

– aka

Count Rugen, the Six-Fingered Man

(mafia).

It is now night.

Deadline for choices is 6 PM EST Tuesday, September 2

.

[MeMe]

“Well, Roberts had grown so rich, he wanted to retire. So he took me to his cabin and told me his secret. ‘I am not the Dread Pirate Roberts,’ he said. ‘My name is JereIC.’ I inherited this ship from the previous Dread Pirate Roberts, just as you will inherit it from me. The man I inherited it from was not the real Dread Pirate Roberts, either. His name was Cummerbund. The real Roberts has been retired fifteen years and living like a king in Patagonia.’”

Though the

Dread Pirate Roberts III

had been the terror of the sea, he had been living peaceably on land – even willing to protect the country he now called home. Some thought of him as nearly indestructible…until that nasty gash on his leg took a turn for the worse. Roberts (

JereIC

, vigilante) can now be found only in Davy Jones’ Locker.

Fourteen awake…eight must agree before the sun will set.

[MeMe]

Quick Count:

Leonidas

(6):

Sugar, Dragon Phoenix, Dourgrim, Norinel, Someone, massive

Not voting (8):

CRiX, jadesmar, Leonidas, mathcam, mikehart, mole, rite, Werebear

8 votes = serious brutality

[MeMe]

Bump Count:

Leonidas

(7):

Sugar, Dragon Phoenix, Dourgrim, Norinel, Someone, massive, Werebear

Not voting (7):

CRiX, jadesmar, Leonidas, mathcam, mikehart, mole, rite

[MeMe]

“Mawidge...mawidge is what bwings us togewer today...Mawidge, the bwessed awwangement, that dweam wiffim a dweam...Ven wuv, twoo wuv, wiw fowwow you fowever…so tweasuwe your vruv..”

“Skip to the end.”

“Have you the wing?”

“Here comes my Westley now.”

“Your Westley is dead. I killed him myself.”

“Then why is there fear behind your eyes?”

Well, heck! A little fear is perfectly understandable when your own Brute Squad turns on you. The sun barely had a chance to get comfortable in the sky before it was forced down again by eight voices calling for their own

Prince Humperdinck

(

Leonidas

, mafia) to suffer at the hands of the Brutes. Wow – that marriage was even shorter than he’d planned.

It is now night. Deadline for choices is

9 PM EST Saturday, September 6

.

[MeMe]

No loss of life last night.

Someone

, however, is limping about – the result of a nasty wound on his leg.

Thirteen alive – if you want to see me plagiarize the movie script again, seven of you will have to agree on a target.

[MeMe]

Fishbulb 2 replaces CRiX effective immediately.

[MeMe]

I Like to

Count:

Dourgrim

(2):

massive, Someone

Werebear

(1):

Sugar

Not voting (10):

everyone else

[MeMe]

Count:

Dourgrim

(1):

Someone

Werebear

(1):

Sugar

Not voting (11):

Dourgrim, Dragon Phoenix, Fishbulb, jadesmar, massive, mathcam, mikehart, mole, Norinel, rite, Werebear

Brutes at seven.

[MeMe]

Count:

Dourgrim

(3):

rite, massive, Someone

Werebear

(1):

Sugar

Not voting (9):

Dourgrim, Dragon Phoenix, Fishbulb, jadesmar, mathcam, mikehart, mole, Norinel, Werebear

[MeMe]

Here's the Latest

Count:

Dourgrim

(5):

rite, massive, Someone, Dragon Phoenix, mikehart

mikehart

(2):

Dourgrim, Werebear

Werebear

(1):

Sugar

Not voting (5):

Fishbulb, jadesmar, mathcam, mole, Norinel

Need 7

[MeMe]

I'm not going to impose a deadline as talk has been steady...but it'd sure be nice if we could head into night before Monday so that the replacement for DP (if he's still alive) could take over during a night phase and have a couple of days to read the thread before being expected to say anything. Just something to keep in mind.

[MeMe]

Count:

Werebear

(4):

Sugar, massive, mathcam, Fishbulb

Dourgrim

(3):

rite, Someone, mikehart

mikehart

(2):

Dourgrim, Werebear

Not voting (4):

Dragon Phoenix, jadesmar, mole, Norinel

[MeMe]

You sillies! Alright...deadline imposed:

8 p.m. EST Monday, September 22

. The player who has the most votes (at least 4) at that time will be Brute Squaded. In case of a tie, the player who got there first is outta here.

[MeMe]

Talitha replaces Dragon Phoenix, effective as soon as she logs on and sees the notice in her inbox.

[MeMe]

End of Day Count:

Werebear

(6):

Sugar, mathcam, Fishbulb, Dourgrim, massive, Talitha

Dourgrim

(3):

rite, Someone, mikehart

mikehart

(1):

Werebear

Not voting (3):

jadesmar, mole, Norinel

Trust me...it's enough.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Where is the Man in Black?"

The Albino shakes his head, says nothing.

"You get there from this grove, yes?"

(silence)

"Fezzik, jog his memory."

"I'm sorry, Inigo. I didn't mean to jog him so hard. "

In the face of death,

Werebear

(

the Albino

, mafia) says not a word...how appropriate.

It is now night.

Deadline for choices is 8 PM EST Monday, September 22.

[MeMe]

Good morning everyone! Once again, no new bodies to bury. Whew.

Twelve alive – it'll take seven identical votes to head into Night 6.

[MeMe]

End of Day Count:

Dourgrim

(6):

Talitha, Fishbulb, mole, rite, Sugar, Dourgrim

Not voting (6):

jadesmar, massive, mathcam, mikehart, Norinel, Someone

Again, trust me...it's enough.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"I mean, what are the three terrors of the Fire Swamp? One, the flame spurts. No problem. There's a popping sound preceding each, we can avoid that. Two, the Lightning Sand. But you were clever enough to discover what that looks like, so in the future we can avoid that too."

"Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.'s?"

"Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist...

oof

!"

But you know better...Dourgrim, Rodent of Unusual Size, is now feeding several Brutes.

It is now night.

Deadline for choices is 8 PM EST Wednesday, September 24.

[MeMe]

This should have been done at dawn yesterday (Day 5):

Talitha

is limping about – the result of a nasty wound on her leg.

Yes, it's a mod error -- get off my back. I'm allowed one per game.

And now...Day

SIX

!

Hey! No one died again. Cool.

Eleven left -- majority is six. Have at it.

[MeMe]

Count:

rite

(3):

massive, mathcam, Norinel

Not voting (8):

the rest (or, for you purists, "the professor and Mary Ann")

[MeMe]

End of Day Count:

rite

(5):

massive, mathcam, Norinel, Sugar, Fishbulb

No Lynch

(1):

rite

Not voting (5):

jadesmar, mikehart, mole, Someone, Talitha

And...guess what? It's enough.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is ‘Never get involved in a land war in Asia.’ But only slightly less well known is this: ‘Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!’”

And the least-known classic blunder of all is to assume the employ of braggart geniuses, who naturally work for whomever flatters them and, more importantly,

pays

them more. Pro-town

Vizzini

(

rite

) barks with glee until a fist larger than his head silences him forever.

It’s time for night-night. Choices are due

9 PM EST Wednesday, October 1.

[MeMe]

“You know, it's very strange -- I have been in the revenge business so long, now that it's over, I don't know what to do with the rest of my life.”

“Have you ever considered piracy? You'd make a wonderful Dread Pirate Roberts.”

It certainly seems as though

Inigo Montoya

(

mathcam

) would have been a magnificent DPR IV, but we’ll never know for sure. That oozing leg wound took his life before he could buckle his first swash.

Only nine left…five votes is a majority.

[MeMe]

So noted. I'm working on it.

[MeMe]

mathcam replaces jadesmar effective immediately.

[MeMe]

The Easiest Count Ever:

Someone

(1):

massive

Not voting (8)

[MeMe]

A Fairly Unnecessary Count:

Someone

(3):

massive, Sugar, mathcam

Not voting (6):

Fishbulb, mikehart, mole, Norinel, Someone, Talitha

Five'll do it.

[MeMe]

Current Count:

Someone

(3):

massive, Sugar, mathcam

massive

(1):

Someone

Not voting (5):

Fishbulb, mikehart, mole, Norinel, Talitha

Still five...just like I've been tellin' you.

[MeMe]

Deadline imposed:

Noon EST, Thursday, October 16

.

[MeMe]

"What about the R.O.U.S.’s?"

"Rodents of Unusual Size? I don’t think he exists anymore – we took care of him the other day, remember?”

“But look there at the little “s” on the end of the word “rodent”! I guess it shouldn’t worry us…

oof

!"

Fire up the barbecue – tonight

Someone

, (

ROUS

) will be the chew

ee

rather than the chew

er

.

It is now night. Deadline for choices is

11 PM EST Wednesday, October 15.

[MeMe]

Y'all up for some mad déjà vu ? Get ready 'cause here it come... (I am soooo

not

street. Sorry.)

mathcam

is limping about – the result of a nasty wound on his leg. Looks like he'll make a full recovery, though.

And now...Day

EIGHT

!

Hey! No one died again. Cool.

Eight left -- majority is five. Have at it.

[MeMe]

The Very 1st Day Eight Count:

Talitha

(2):

Sugar, massive

Sugar

(1):

Norinel

Not voting (5):

Fishbulb, mathcam, mikehart, mole, Talitha

Five = Night Nine

[MeMe]

~grumbles~

Alright - poking mole, replacing mikehart.

To any who saw this pre-edit...

eek

!

[MeMe]

PBuG replaces mikehart, effective immediately - mole has been prodded.

[MeMe]

Macros replaces PBuG who just replaced mikehart effective immediately. (PBuG's parents didn't think it was as smashing an idea for him to be in yet another game as

he

did...)

Carry on.

[MeMe]

Are you guys just

itching

for a deadline? Thought so.

Deadline imposed:

6 PM EST Wednesday, October 22

.

[MeMe]

The Very 2nd Day Eight Count:

Talitha

(3):

Sugar, massive, mathcam

Sugar

(2):

Norinel, Talitha

Not voting (3):

Fishbulb, Macros, mole

Five votes...that's what I need.

[MeMe]

“Now I think you ought to go to sleep.”

“Okay.”

“Okay...Okay. Oh-kay....All right. So long.”

“Grandpa? Maybe you could come over and read it again to me tomorrow.”

“As you wish...”

You have rid your fair Florin of the final

ROUS

(

Talitha

).

GAME OVER – TOWN WINS

!

“See? Didn't I tell you…?”

“Yes -- you're very smart. Shut-Up.”

Full roles/night happenings coming up.

[MeMe]

Westley

Norinel (formerly Darkblade)

You are Westley. You are trying to find Miracle Max by checking one person nightly (even if you’re already dead). If you locate him while he still lives, you will receive a miracle pill (with chocolate coating, to make it go down easier), which will be used to revive you if you should need it. If you do not locate Miracle Max on nights one or two, you may investigate two people on nights three and four – then back to one person nightly for the remainder of the game.

You win once all evil elements have been cast out of Florin

To be sent to Westley if he’s found by Buttercup

: You have been reunited with you true love, Buttercup (player), and you are now free to speak to her at night. You have the nightly option to protect Buttercup; if you make this choice and she is targeted, you will die in her stead (unless someone protects you).

To be sent to Westley after he’s been brought back to life

: Miracle Max’s pill resurrected you! However, you are in a weakened state, leaving you unable to vote today. You may talk as much as you want, though.

Buttercup

Macros

You are Buttercup. You long to see your sweet Westley again! By mentioning the full name of a player (no abbreviations) in the same post in which you use the word “love,” you may check that person at night to see if he is your beloved Westley (up to two people nightly). If you fulfill the posting requirement for more than two players, you must choose which to investigate from among them. If you locate him, you will become a mason group and be able to talk with him at night.

clarification addendum: you will be unable to search for Westley on night 1

You win once all evil elements have been cast out of Florin

To be sent to Buttercup once Westley is found

: You have been reunited with you true love, Westley (player), and you are now free to speak to him at night. Westley has been given the nightly option to protect you; if he makes this choice and you are targeted, he will die in your stead (unless someone protects him).

Inigo Montoya

mathcam

You are Inigo Montoya. You are searching for the six-fingered man. By mentioning the full name of a player (no abbreviations) at least eleven times during the course of a game day, you will be able to count his fingers the following night (up to two players for nights two & three, one player nightly thereafter). If you’ve fulfilled the requirements for more than two players, you must choose which to investigate from among them. You will, of course, be unable to use your investigative ability night one. For subsequent nights, the deadline for night choices will be stated in the thread. If you do not submit a choice by the stated deadline, you forfeit your investigation.

You are also a one-slash vigilante, able to target someone with your sword once during the game. You may use this ability by PMing me during any night phase with your target.

You win once all evil elements have been cast out of Florin

Fezzik

massive

You are Fezzik. You like to rhyme! You must rhyme with quotes (using the quote box) from others at least 2 times, in two separate posts daily. Until your two-rhyme requirement is met, you may not vote. Examples of proper rhyming:

There’s a lot of random voting

I’m going to keep my vote floating.

and

That didn’t make any sense at all!

What’d you do, hit your head in a fall?
Restrictions: You may not explain what you are doing nor can you mention the words “poem” or “rhyme” or any variations thereof – I’ll let you know if you’re on thin ice. If you break these restrictions, or if you lodge a vote before your requirement is filled, you will be lynchable with only half the votes required.

Bonus: If you manage to rhyme 5 times throughout the course of a day, you will win the use of a Holocaust cloak for that night. The holocaust cloak can be used to protect a player of your choice or, once during the game, yourself.

You win once all evil elements have been cast out of Florin

Miracle Max

Fishbulb

You are Miracle Max. You really are a decent miracle man no matter what Humperdinck says. Nightly, you may choose one player to protect from bodily harm – choosing to protect yourself no more than once during the game.

You win once all evil elements have been cast out of Florin

To be sent to MM once Westley has used him

: Westley, the man in black, was mostly dead. Luckily, you were up to the challenge and have brought him back to the land of the living with your chocolate-covered miracle pill. Way to go! Too bad that making that pill has used up all the skill you had. You no longer have the power to protect, though you still play for a Florin win.

Valerie

Fletcher

You are Valerie, witch…er…

wife

of Miracle Max. Right now you’re pretty much just around to make Max look authentic. I’ll let you know if that changes.

You win once all evil elements have been cast out of Florin

To be sent to Val once MM is dead/retired

: Miracle Max has retired/died. You’ve been watching him long enough to take over his business without missing a beat. Nightly, you may select one person to protect from bodily harm. You may elect to protect yourself only once during the rest of the game.

Grandpa

Talitha (formerly Dragon Phoenix)

You are Grandpa. You’ve read

The Princess Bride

so many times that you know every character through and through. Nightly, you may check one player of your choice and get a result of “pro-town” or “anti-town.”

You win once all evil elements have been cast out of Florin

Vizzini

rite

You are Vizzini, Sicilian genius. Nightly you will choose a person to investigate – with your wits on the case, their secrets will be exposed in the form of “evil” or “good.” Because you love bragging about your superior intellect, you will share your investigation with another player. Submit the names of three players of your choice, and I will use a random method of choosing from the three. That person will receive the name of the player investigated and the result of the investigation – neither you nor your role will be mentioned to the receiver.

You win once all evil elements have been cast out of Florin

. You’d

think

Vizzini would be evil, right? Nope – he’s a genius

for hire

, and I’ve hired him for the town.

The King

Fishbulb 2 (formerly CRiX)

You are The King. Because you’re not quite as sharp as you used to be, people tend to forget that you’re not just a figurehead and do indeed still wield some power.

You win once all evil elements have been cast out of Florin

Mod note: Votes count double.

Dread Pirate Roberts III

JereIC

You are The Dread Pirate Roberts. You used to leave no survivors, but ever since you met that Westley fellow and let him live, you’ve given up swashbuckling for the quieter life of the vigilante. Nightly, you can choose to target a person, as long as you’ve FOSed that person in the thread at least two times, in two separate posts. If you’ve fulfilled the requirements on more than one player, you must choose which to target. You will, of course, be unable to use your vigilante ability night one. For subsequent nights, the deadline for choices will be stated in the thread. If you do not submit a choice by the stated deadline, your choice is forfeit.

You win once all evil elements have been cast out of Florin

ROUS

Dourgrim

You are a Rodent of Unusual Size (ROUS). You may bite a player at night if you have directly followed that player’s posts with one of own at least three times during the previous day (a player posting less than three times in a game day is safe from being bitten). If you have managed to fulfill the requirements for more than one player, you must choose the victim from among them.

Most

victims will die outright. There are some, however, who have been exposed to Rodent cooties all their lives. A bite will transform them into an ROUS rather than killing them. If you transform a player, they will learn your identity and work toward an ROUS win with you. You will remain the sole recruiter, however. If

you

die, no new blood will be brought in. You will, of course, be unable to use your ability night one. For subsequent nights, the deadline for choices will be stated in the thread. If you do not submit a choice by the stated deadline, your choice is forfeit. You are protected from being night-killed tonight only, as compensation for not being able to bite anyone.

Mid-game, the role was amended as it became apparent to me that the conditions made it near impossible to

choose

a victim - rather he was forced to just settle for whomever could be caught. Amendments were that he only had to follow two posts (rather than three) and that if less than half of the players alive made multiple posts on any game day, he was free to pick from among all players whom to bite.

You win if an ROUS is the last standing

Mod notes: Florin peasants transform immediately, non-peasants protected by a doctor will transform the following night; unprotected non-peasants die immediately. Evidence of a bite will be noted in all instances (death, protection, and recruitment).

Prince Humperdinck

Leonidas

You, Count Rugen (mlaker), and the Albino (Werebear) form the mafia group in Florin. Nightly, you will confer with the others and make a decision on whom to target. It is

your

job to make the final decision if a consensus cannot be reached and to send the target’s name to me. All three of you appear guilty when investigated. The Albino is a doctor.

Once during the course of the game, you may choose to block a lynch. PM me during the day, before the death scene is posted, and the life will be spared (even your own). The day will end as usual and no one will be told who/what prevented the death.

You win if at least one of your team is the last standing

Count Rugen, the six-fingered man

mlaker

You, Prince Humperdinck (Leonidas), and the Albino (Werebear) form the mafia group in Florin. Nightly, you will confer with the others and make a decision on whom to target. It is Humperdinck’s job to make the final decision if a consensus cannot be reached and to send the target’s name to me. As second-in-command, if the Prince is killed, the decision-making and communication responsibilities fall to you. All three of you appear guilty when investigated. The Albino is a doctor and Humperdinck can block one lynch.

You win if at least one of your team is the last standing

The Albino

Werebear

You, Prince Humperdinck (Leonidas), and Count Rugen (mlaker) form the mafia group in Florin. Nightly, you will confer with the others and make a decision on whom to target. It is Humperdinck’s job to make the final decision if a consensus cannot be reached and to send the target’s name to me. As low man on the three-man pole, the only way you’re gonna be making the decisions is if the other two members of your crew are killed – and that wouldn’t be a good thing. All three of you appear guilty when investigated. Humperdinck can block one lynch.

You also have standard doctor abilities. Nightly, you may choose one player to protect from bodily harm (you may elect to protect yourself no more than twice throughout the course of the game).

You win if at least one of your team is the last standing

Florin Peasant

(x5)

Sugar, mathcam 2 (formerly jadesmar), Someone, Macros (formerly mikehart), mole

You are a Florin townsperson. You’re nothing special (except in that trite “but

everyone’s

special” way) and you’re not too clean, but you love your country.

You win once all evil elements have been cast out of Florin

To be sent to a peasant bitten by the ROUS Recruiter

: You’ve been bitten by Dourgrim, a Rodent of Unusual Size! Because you’re a tough peasant, the bite hasn’t killed you, but it has

transformed

you into an ROUS. Nightly you will discuss with the ROUS community (currently players) whom to target – choice is limited to Dourgrim’s posting criteria. If a consensus cannot be reached, Dourgrim, the original ROUS, makes the final decision and sends the choice to me. Dourgrim is the sole recruiter – if he dies, all future bites will be fatal with no one else being recruited.

Your win criteria has changed: you now win if at least one ROUS is the last standing

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To be sent to a non-peasant transformed by the ROUS Recruiter

: You’ve been bitten by Dourgrim, a Rodent of Unusual Size! Because you were protected when it happened (night #), the infection didn’t kill you outright, but instead took 24 hours to spread through your system – you have been

transformed

into an ROUS and no longer retain the abilities (if any) of your former identity. Nightly you will discuss with the ROUS community (currently players) whom to target – choice is limited to Dourgrim’s posting criteria. If a consensus cannot be reached, Dourgrim, the original ROUS, makes the final decision and sends the choice to me. Dourgrim is the sole recruiter – if he dies, all future bites will be fatal with no one else being recruited.

Your win criteria has changed: you now win if at least one ROUS is the last standing

[MeMe]

Behind the scenes

:

Night 1

• Fishbulb (Miracle Max) protects Werebear (the Albino)
  
• Werebear (the Albino) protects Leonidas (Prince Humperdinck)
  
• Dragon Phoenix (Grandpa) investigates Leonidas (Prince Humperdinck) – receives “anti-town” result
  
• rite (Vizzini) investigates Dragon Phoenix (Grandpa) – gets “good” result, Dourgrim (ROUS recruiter)
  randomly selected from rite’s choices of Dourgrim, mathcam, and mole
  receives the results
  
• Leonidas (Prince Humperdinck) chooses, on behalf of his crew, to target Macros (Buttercup), who dies
  
• Darkblade (Westley) checks to see if rite (Vizzini) is Miracle Max – negative result

Day 1

• Dourgrim (ROUS recruiter) follows Fishbulb 3+ times (fulfilling bite criteria)
  
• JereIC (Dread Pirate Roberts III) fails to fulfill criteria for vigilante kill
  
• massive (Fezzik) rhymes 2+ times before voting, 5+ times and earns cloak
  
• mathcam (Inigo Montoya) mentions Someone, massive, and JereIC 11+ times, fulfilling Rugen search criteria
  
• Leonidas (Prince Humperdinck) blocks his own Brute Squading

Night 2

• Fishbulb (Miracle Max) protects Dragon Phoenix (Grandpa)
  
• Werebear (the Albino) protects Leonidas (Prince Humperdinck)
  
• massive (Fezzik) chooses to wear his Holocaust Cloak himself
  
• Dragon Phoenix (Grandpa) investigates mlaker (Count Rugen) – receives “anti-town” result
  
• rite (Vizzini) investigates CRiX (The King) – gets “good” result, Sugar
  (Florin peasant)
  randomly selected from rite’s choices of Dragon Phoenix, Sugar, and Werebear
  receives the results
  
• Leonidas (Prince Humperdinck) chooses, on behalf of his crew, to target Fletcher (Valerie), who dies
  
• Dourgrim (ROUS recruiter) bites Fishbulb (Miracle Max), who dies
  
• Darkblade (Westley) checks to see if Dourgrim (ROUS recruiter) is Miracle Max – negative result
  
• mathcam (Inigo Montoya) checks to see if either massive (Fezzik) or
  JereIC (Dread Pirate Roberts III) is Count Rugen – negative result

Day 2

• Dourgrim (ROUS recruiter) follows mlaker, Someone, rite, Werebear, JereIC, mathcam and jadesmar 2+ times (fulfilling bite criteria)
  
• JereIC (Dread Pirate Roberts III) FOSes Sugar and Leonidas 2 times,
  fulfilling vigilante criteria
  
• massive (Fezzik) rhymes 2+ times before voting, 5+ times and earns cloak
  
• mathcam (Inigo Montoya) mentions Dragon Phoenix and mlaker 11+
  times, fulfilling Rugen search criteria
  
• mlaker (Count Rugen) is Brute Squaded

Night 3

• Werebear (the Albino) protects Leonidas (Prince Humperdinck)
  
• massive (Fezzik) chooses to cloak Dragon Phoenix (Grandpa)
  
• Dragon Phoenix (Grandpa) investigates jadesmar (Florin peasant) – receives “pro-town” result
  
• rite (Vizzini) investigates jadesmar (Florin peasant) – gets “good” result, Dourgrim (ROUS recruiter)
  randomly selected from rite’s choices of Dragon Phoenix, CRiX, and Dourgrim
  receives the results
  
• Leonidas (Prince Humperdinck) chooses, on behalf of his crew, to target Dragon Phoenix (Grandpa)
  
• Dourgrim (ROUS recruiter) bites JereIC (Dread Pirate Roberts III), who dies
  
• JereIC (Dread Pirate Roberts III) vigilante-targets Leonidas (Prince Humperdinck)

Day 3

• Dourgrim (ROUS recruiter) although he failed to follow any player twice, less than half alive players posted more than once, allowing him to choose his bite victim freely
  
• massive (Fezzik) rhymes 2+ times before voting, 5+ times and earns cloak
  
• Leonidas (Prince Humperdinck) is Brute Squaded

Night 4

• Werebear (the Albino) missed the deadline – no protection or kill choice
  
• massive (Fezzik) chooses to cloak Dragon Phoenix (Grandpa)
  
• Dragon Phoenix (Grandpa) investigates mathcam (Inigo Montoya) –
  receives “pro-town” result
  
• rite (Vizzini) investigates mathcam (Inigo Montoya) – gets “good” result, CRiX (The King)
  randomly selected from rite’s choices of CRiX, Dragon Phoenix, and jadesmar
  receives the results
  
• Dourgrim (ROUS recruiter) bites Someone (Florin Peasant) and
  transforms him into an ROUS

Day 4

• Dourgrim (ROUS recruiter) follows Dragon Phoenix/Talitha, Norinel and Fishbulb 2+ times (fulfilling bite criteria)
  
• massive (Fezzik) rhymes 2+ times before voting, 5+ times and earns cloak
  
• Werebear (The Albino) is Brute Squaded

Night 5

• massive (Fezzik) chooses to cloak Talitha (Grandpa)
  
• Talitha (Grandpa) investigates Dourgrim (ROUS recruiter) – gets “anti-town” result
  
• rite (Vizzini) investigates Dourgrim (ROUS recruiter) – gets “bad” result, mole (Florin peasant)
  randomly selected from rite’s choices of Talitha, mole, and Sugar
  receives the results
  
• Dourgrim (ROUS recruiter) bites Talitha (Grandpa), who will transform into an ROUS Night 6

Day 5

• Dourgrim (ROUS recruiter) is Brute Squaded

Night 6

• Talitha (Grandpa) transforms into an ROUS as a result of Night 5 bite
  
• rite (Vizzini) investigates mole (Florin peasant) – gets “good” result,
  Talitha (ROUS)
  randomly selected from rite’s choices of Talitha, mathcam, and jadesmar
  receives the results
  
• Someone (ROUS) chooses not to kill

Day 6

• massive (Fezzik) votes before rhyming requirement & and is susceptible to a lynching at half the necessary votes today; rhymes 5+ times and earns cloak
  
• rite (Vizzini) is Brute Squaded

Night 7

• massive (Fezzik) chooses to cloak Talitha (ROUS)
  
• Talitha (on behalf of the ROUS community) chooses to bite mathcam
  (Inigo Montoya), who dies

Day 7

• massive (Fezzik) rhymes 2+ times before voting, 5+ times and earns cloak
  
• Someone (ROUS) is Brute Squaded

Night 8

• massive (Fezzik) chooses to cloak mathcam2 (Florin peasant)
  
• Talitha (ROUS) chooses to bite mathcam2 (Florin peasant)

Day 8

• massive (Fezzik) rhymes 2+ times before voting, 5+ times and earns cloak
  
• Talitha (ROUS) is Brute Squaded…and thus ends the game.

[MeMe]

DP getting two mafia investigations right off the bat worried me silly...

[MeMe]

My feelings on this are well-documented -- I think that it is the players' responsibility to use all information at hand to win...even discussing the content (without quoting) of PMs. The mod should consider how the PMs are worded to make sure this is/isn't a possibility. For example, in my no-frills mafia, two of the townie PMs were identical...but all the others different. If they had been discussed, it was possible that two townies would clear each other and distrust all other claims. That was part of the set-up.

In this game, it was quite deliberate on my part to give the peasants identical PMs for two reasons 1) So that if the ROUS Recruiter realized that the "some have been exposed to Rodent cooties all their lives" in his role referred to commoners, he could more easily target those who had been revealed as such and 2) that townies could identify and "clear" each other...which (to paraphrase mathcam) could possibly screw them later if one were recruited.

Basically...it was part of the game plan that the PMs might be discussed, and, in my opinion, it should

always

be considered a possibility by the mod.

[MeMe]

I took no offense, 'Cam (or Werebear) -- but because the issue came up I thought I should explain the reason for my decision to send the roles out in this manner.

[MeMe]

~points Talitha to the sign-ups for "A Christmas Story"~

Not starting 'til right around the time of your wedding...that's not a

problem

, is it?