Newbie 922: Day 3

[Phate]

You wake up to another perfect morning in your idyllic, generic town. Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and there's a man hanging outside your window. It seems that Councilman Jaquan had been in debt to the mafia! A hasty inspection procures a note. It reads:

Dear Citizens of Queens' Toakwell,

This man owed us some money, and he couldn't pay. So we killed him. Remember to be up-to-date on your payments, and please use the Mafia brand name for all your illegal needs.

Sincerely, the Mafia.

As the remaining members of the Village Council (there used to be ten), you will do your best to root out this evil! Besides, all of you are also in debt to the mafia, and you don't have the money handy. There's a problem, though. You know that the two mafia members in Queens' Toakwell are also members of the Council, but you're not sure just whom. The only way to settle this is to lynch them before they kill you!

It is currently

Day 2

. The deadline is

Tuesday, May 11

. With

5 alive

, it's

3 to lynch.

Living Players: 5

Acosmist

Edprata

RayFrost

Furry*
Elementary Fermion

Independent John

Nachomamma8^

Sniper

BridgesAndBaloons

Ellibereth*

Dead Players: 4

Lawls,

Townie

, lynched Day 1

danger1030

Cojin*,

Doctor

, killed Night 1
havingfitz*,

Townie

, lynched Day 2
Panacea^,

Townie

, killed Night 2


Players marked with a caret (^) are Semi-experienced players. If you have any questions about semis, feel free to ask these players. More information about semi-experienced players can be found here.
Players marked with an asterisk (*) are Inexperienced-Challenged. They suffer from a lack of inexperience, but please treat them with the same respect you would treat anyone else. More information about inexperienced-challenged players can be found here.

[Phate]

Welcome to Newbie Game 922! Before posting, please read the rules and information in posts 0-2 in this thread. Remember to check back often and read your role PM carefully. If you have any questions, ask the ICs and SEs (Inexperience-Challenged players and Semi-experienced players) in the thread - that's why they're there. If you don't receive a satisfactory answer, or if you want to ask a question without revealing any information to the other players, contact me with your question either by PMing me or by using bold text in the thread to get my attention (Ex:

Mod: What's the square root of 4?

).

Rules and Information

Phase Rules and Information

• Pregame
  is the phase before the game while players are confirming. During this phase, the thread will be locked.
  
• Day
  is the phase that begins after the Pregame phase and after each Night phase. Each Day phase has its own number; the first Day phase is Day 1 (commonly abbreviated as D1). The thread will be unlocked during this phase. Once a majority of votes or the deadline has been reached, the game moves to the Twilight phase.
  
• Twilight
  is the phase that begins after each Day phase. The Twilight phase is simply the time after a majority or deadline is reached, but before I check the thread. During Twilight, all players may post as normal, but votes and unvotes will not be counted. Once I check the thread, the game moves to the Night phase.
  
• Night
  is the phase that begins after each Twilight phase. Each Night phase has its own number; the first Night phase is Night 1 (commonly abbreviated as N1). The thread will be locked during this phase. Once the deadline is reached, the game moves to the next Day phase.

Game Rules and Information

• You may vote for a player at any time during the day by posting in the thread in the format
  Vote: Phate
  . Votes must be in bold.
  
• You may vote to end the day in the format
  Vote: No Lynch
  .
  
• You may remove your vote in the format
  Unvote
  . If you wish to change your vote, you may change it by simply voting for another player; however, unvoting first (ex:
  Unvote; Vote: Vel-Rahn Koon
  helps me to provide accurate vote counts.
  
• If the majority of players are voting for one player, he will be lynched and the day will end. If the majority of players are voting for a nolynch, the day will end without a lynch.
  
• When you are dead, you may not post.

Activity Rules and Information

• Days will have a deadline of three weeks. If the deadline is reached, the day will end without a lynch.
  
• Nights will have a deadline of 72 hours. If your role has one or more actions, and your action(s) has not been submitted at the end of the deadline, you will not perform an action.
  
• If you do not post in a 48-hour period, I will send you a PM that tells you to post (commonly referred to as a prod). If you do this multiple times, I may replace you. If you do not respond to a prod by posting in the thread within 24 hours, I may replace you. If you are replaced, you are no longer playing in this game and may not post.
  
• If you anticipate being unavailable for longer than 48 hours, please post in the thread and say so (make sure to post in it
  bold
  so that I notice it). Remember that when you signed up for this game, you made a commitment. If you can't honor that commitment, ask to be replaced; don't flake out without notifying me and your fellow players.

Miscellaneous Rules and Information

• Until the game ends, you may not discuss this game outside of this thread with anyone unless I explicitly give you permission to do so, and only in the manner I indicate. You may not discuss any other ongoing games in this thread.
  
• Do not edit or delete any of your posts.
  
• Do not use invisible text (by setting the size to 0, or setting the color to blend in with the background, for example).
  
• Do not quote any private messages from me. Do not pretend to quote any private messages from me.
  
• My decisions are final. That said, I do make mistakes, so if you feel that I've made one, please inform me via PM. If you have an issue, problem, or complaint about my actions, do not post it in the game thread.
  
• The color blue is my color.
  Do not use the color blue.
  
• Remember that the ICs and SEs can help you with general game questions.
  
• Violating the rules may result in a warning, a replacement, or a modkill, at my discretion. Modkills result in the violator's immediate death. Modkilled players cannot win. Modkills may result in the end of the day, at my discretion.
  
• Once the game is over, I will post a link to the mafia discussion thread. If you are a member of the mafia and you do not want me to post a link at the end of the game, please notify me.
  
• Remember that this is a game, and its primary purpose is enjoyment. Many people find it hard to enjoy a game full of personal attacks and discourteous behavior, so try to keep things civil.

Here are some links that may help you become a better mafia player.

• MafiaScum Wiki - Main Page
  
• MafiaScum Wiki - Newbie Guide
  
• MafiaScum Wiki - Frequently Asked Questions
  
• MafiaScum Wiki - Commonly Used Abbreviations
  
• Mafia Discussion - Mafia Theory

[Phate]

This game will be using the F11 setup. This setup is currently used for all newbie games. To prevent game-breaking strategies, these games are run with semi-open setups (meaning that all possible roles are known, but not the exact setup). More information about the F11 setup can be found here. More information about semi-open setups can be found here.

The setup will have one Mafioso, aligned with the mafia, and five Townies, aligned with the town. The remaining three players will be one of the following:

• a Roleblocker, aligned with the mafia, and a Cop and Doctor, both aligned with the town.
  
• a Roleblocker, aligned with the mafia, and two more Townies, both aligned with the town.
  
• another Mafioso, aligned with the mafia, and a Cop and another Townie, both aligned with the town.
  
• another Mafioso, aligned with the mafia, and a Doctor and another Townie, both aligned with the town.

These are all the possible Role PMs.

Mafia-Aligned Players

You are a

Mafioso

! More information about your role can be found here.

You are a member of the

Mafia

, along with your partner, xxxx. You may communicate privately with the other members of the

Mafia

at the following link:

link

. You may only do so during Pregame and Night phases. During the day, try to blend in with the rest of the players and get someone else lynched. Remember that you can win even if you die.

Actions

Group Actions

• Mafia Kill
  - During each Night phase, the
  Mafia
  may kill one player. Submit this by posting your choice in
  bold
  in the link provided above (Example:
  Mafia Kill: Phate
  ). The first name posted by any member of the
  Mafia
  in this manner is the
  Mafia
  's choice for the night, and the choice cannot be changed. You may submit
  No Mafia Kill
  .

Win Condition

You win when all living players are members of the

Mafia

and there is at least one living player, or nothing can prevent the same.

You are a

Roleblocker

! More information about your role can be found here.

You are a member of the

Mafia

, along with your partner,

yyyy

. You may communicate privately with the other members of the

Mafia

at the following link:

link

. You may only do so during Pregame and Night phases. During the day, try to blend in with the rest of the players and get someone else lynched. Remember that you can win even if you die, and that even if your partner dies, you may use both of your actions.

Actions

Role Actions

• Roleblock
  - During each Night phase, you may choose one player to block. Any actions that player performs will fail. They do not find out that they've been blocked, and you are not told whether you've successfully blocked an action. Submit this action by sending me a PM (Example:
  Roleblock: Phate
  ). If you do not want to perform an action, submit
  No Action
  .

Group Actions

• Mafia Kill
  - During each Night phase, the
  Mafia
  may kill one player. Submit this by posting your choice in
  bold
  in the link provided above (Example:
  Mafia Kill: Phate
  ). The first name posted by any member of the
  Mafia
  in this manner is the
  Mafia
  's choice for the night, and the choice cannot be changed. You may submit
  No Mafia Kill
  .

Win Condition

You win when all living players are members of the

Mafia

and there is at least one living player, or nothing can prevent the same.

Town-Aligned Players

You are a

Cop

! More information about your role can be found here.

You are a member of the

Town

. Your results are guaranteed to be accurate, but if you are blocked by a Roleblocker, you will not receive a result. Remember that you can win even if you die.

Actions

Role Actions

• Investigate
  - During each Night phase, you may choose one person to investigate. I will send you a PM that tells you if they are guilty or innocent. Submit this action by sending me a PM (Example:
  Investigate: Phate
  ). If you do not want to perform an action, submit
  No Action
  .

Win Condition

You win when all living players are members of the

Town

and there is at least one living player, or nothing can prevent the same.

You are a

Doctor

! More information about your role can be found here.

You are a member of the

Town

. Remember that you can win even if you die.

Actions

Role Actions

• Protect
  - During each Night phase, you may choose one player to protect. The first kill that targets your chosen player is negated. Submit this action by sending me a PM (Example:
  Protect: Phate
  ). If you do not want to perform an action, submit
  No Action
  .

Win Condition

You win when all living players are members of the

Town

and there is at least one living player, or nothing can prevent the same.

You are a

Townie

! More information about your role can be found here.

You are a member of the

Town

. Remember that you can win even if you die.

Win Condition

You win when all living players are members of the

Town

and there is at least one living player, or nothing can prevent the same.

[Phate]

danger1030 and Sniper haven't confirmed, so I'll be getting replacements for them as soon as I can. I'm going to go ahead and unlock the thread and start the game now, though.

Day 1 begins. Remember, with 9 alive, it's 5 to lynch.

[Phate]

BridgesAndBaloons replaces Sniper.

[Phate]

Andrius replaces danger1030.

[Phate]

I apologize, Andrius. You can replace into a game for your first game, but you can't be in multiple newbies at once until you have a completed game. Since you're also in Newbie 917, you can't replace into this one.

Cojin replaces Andrius/danger1030.

[Phate]

RayFrost replaces Edprata.

[Phate]

Nachomamma8 replaces Independent John.

[Phate]

with a mod who cannot count to three in order to get an accurate vote count and who does not respond to PMs.

If you have an issue, problem, or complaint about my actions, do not post it in the game thread.

So I'll take it for granted that you're intentionally trying to piss me off. Are you doing it trying to get modkilled or are you just too stupid to read the rules of the game you're playing? I'm being lenient because this is a newbie game, but I suggest to you that rather than insulting the player who's taking time out of his busy life to provide the public service of moderating games for bitchy, ungrateful newbies like yourself, just post it in your LiveJournal. Carry on.

Edit: Oh, and to the rest of the players - I haven't been ignoring PMs, as EF's post implies. The PM in question was (itself a response to an inactivity prod) a correction of the votecount. I corrected the mistake when I had time (about a day later, I believe), and didn't think to send EF a gold star or whatever it is he wanted. Everyone is still free to send PMs to me.

[Phate]

Mod, can we have a 72-hour deadline extension while we look for a Lawls replacement, since he DOES have one of the largest bandwagons on him right now?

This is reasonable. Deadline is extended to March 24.

[Phate]

Regardless of the status of replacements (Lawls will not be replaced, since he doesn't want to be), deadline is still March 24. You won't get another extension, though.

[Phate]

Final lynching wagon: Lawls - 5 (Cojin, Acosmist, Elementary Fermion, Nachomamma8, Panacea)

You found this game - you're learning how to play
You've a choice of who to expel today.

What is scummy? Who is scum? What do you do?
What's a nulltell? What's a scumtell today?

It's hard to trust, but still maybe you must
Cooperate to find the scum cell today

The game is full of those who've gone away
Four replacements 'fore deadline fell today

The motives are obscure - players argue
To a newb townie say farewell today

Lawls has been lynched. He was a

Townie

.

Night actions should be in within 72 hours. Whether they are or aren't, the thread will reopen then.

[Phate]

In the morning, you convene for another council meeting... but Councilman Cojin seems to be missing. After about an hour of waiting, you head to his house, and he is messily strewn about it, dried blood splattered across the walls. In his last moments of life, he seemed to be trying to use his medical kit to reattach his entrails, to no avail.

Cojin has been killed. He was a

Doctor.

Day 1 begins now.

[Phate]

Ellibereth replaces BridgesAndBaloons.

[Phate]

Furry replaces RayFrost.

[Phate]

havingfitz - 4 (Acosmist, Nachomamma8, Elementary Fermion, Panacea)

Just before deadline, a majority of the votes roll onto havingfitz. Most of you are suspicious about his involvement in the lynch of the town doctor, and feel he needs to pay. Before he can protest, havingfitz is hanging from the end of a rope.

havingfitz,

Townie

, lynched Day 2.

Night deadline is 72 hours from now.

[Phate]

Good morning, players! Welcome back to the game. Let's see who's missing.

Oh, look at that! Panacea is lying on the ground, blood pooling from her body.

Panacea,

Townie

, killed Night 2.

With 5 alive, it's 3 to lynch. Deadline is three weeks from now.

[Phate]

Is there any way we can get a slight deadline extension due to finals? I have one this thursday, two one the day of deadline, and one the day following it.

I just know im not putting a whole lot of effort into this since school is eating up all my time right now, and really want to make a run at this game.

Seriously, deadline extend get

plz

No. The entire playerlist has been posting at just barely above prodding level. You've had

plenty

of time, and I don't foresee extending the deadline to be necessary or likely to promote activity.

Deadline stands.

[Phate]

The day ends in no lynch! Scum win!

Acosmist and Furry were mafia. Cojin was your doctor. The rest were townies.