Fall of the Matrix: Game Over!

[Mastermind of Sin]

Status:

Game Over

Deadline:

N/A

Final Scene

Still Plugged In (3/25):

5. DeathNote
7. Albert B. Rampage
14. Kison

Deleted (22/25):

11. Surye, Townie, Lynched Day 1
2. Amrun, Trinity, Doctor, Killed Night 1
18. creampuffeater, Townie, Killed Night 1
4. vezokpiraka, Townie, Killed Night 1
3. Death Ninja (ReaperCharlie/Battousai hydra) (replacing ReaperCharlie (replacing fuzzylightning)), Townie, Lynched Day 2
16. Internet Stranger, Townie, Killed Night 2
20. Yosarian2, Townie, Killed Night 2
15. LlamaFluff, Morpheus, Cop, Killed Night 2

10. HezLucky, Agent, Matrix Goon, Killed Night 2

12. MrBuddyLee, Townie, Modkilled Day 3

9. Toon Fighter, Twin, Merovingian Goon, Lynched Day 3

6. bristep123 (replacing Furcolow), Townie, Killed Night 3
13. Primate, Townie, Killed Night 3

8. Cogito Ergo Sum (replacing mozamis), Twin, Merovingian Goon, Killed Night 3

22. Kublai Khan (replacing Bamboomancer), Oracle, Guidance Counselor/Survivor, Lynched Day 4

1. dramonic (replacing Nobody Special (replacing AGar)), Link, Tracker/Extra Voter, Killed Night 4
23. Ranmaru (replacing GummyBear), Townie, Killed Night 4

25. Medicated Lain, Merovingian, Godfather (Merovingian Mafia), Killed Night 4

21. Porochaz, Townie, Lynched Day 5
19. BrianMcQueso, Townie, Killed Night 5
17. SensFan, Townie, Killed Night 5

24. Zindaras, Agent, Matrix Goon, Lynched Day 6

[Mastermind of Sin]

The Fall of the Matrix

The war has raged on for years, battle between man and machine taking tolls on both sides. Finally, numbers got so low that the Matrix only had a small number of humans still plugged into its system. At the same time, however, sentinels were closing in on a much weakened Zion, the residents of which could barely sustain themselves, much less defend against another wave of attacks. Thus, it was once again up to Morpheus and his crew to stage a desperate counter-attack to stop the machines. Finally, they found a solution: despite their reluctance to do so, they realized their best chance was to free or kill off the remaining humans powering the Matrix all at once. With the Matrix already weakened, it could only support a small number of programs to oppose them. The crew gathered as many as they could in one place to give them the choice, but the machines managed to sneak in a few programs along the way. Now Morpheus and the others need to find the hidden programs and eliminate them before it's too late!

Warning: Do not expect this game to follow continuity. There may be characters in this game that did not appear in the same movie together, and some slight flavor changes/additions may have been made to your character to fit the theme of this game. All characters are inspired by and taken from the Matrix series, but knowledge of the flavor is not necessary to play this game, although it cannot hurt. You can find out more about the characters of the series here.

New Mechanic:

Helios

The new mechanic, Helios, affects the length of each day, and the deadlines will change according to this mechanic. Certain players (mostly townies) are humans still fully plugged into the Matrix. As such, any time one of these players are unplugged (ie die), the deadline for the day will be reduced by one. As such, the deadlines will become progressively shorter as the number of players is reduced, because the Matrix will have less humans powering it. Now that the setup is complete, I can make only the following assurance: The deadline will never become shorter than 5 days.

You are a normal human, and you're not really sure what you're doing here. All you know is that people are dying, and you don't intend to be one of them. You win when all anti-human factions have been eliminated.

Co-/Backup Mod:

Patrick

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Game Rules:

Gameplay:

1. You may not post Moderator-supplied information (either real or fabricated) of any kind.
   
2. There is to be NO personal communication outside of the forum postings unless your role PM specifically allows it. Players with roles allowing communication may only communicate outside the thread during the Night phase.
   
3. Mafia games sometimes start with the Night phase. However, in order for all players to play at least one game day, this game will start with a Day phase. Communication outside the thread (if your role specifically allows it) is allowed until the game begins.
   
4. The games at mafiascum.net typically do not have a posting requirement. As a general rule, however, you should aim for one post every 48 hours, minimum, to keep the game moving.

Voting, Deadlines, and Player Death:

1. A simple majority of all living members must agree on one person for a Lynch to occur (simple majority = ½ # of living players +1, rounded down).
   
2. Once you have reached a simple majority, no further unvoting will change someone’s fate.
   
3. Please submit votes as:
   Vote: PlayerName
   . Votes will NOT be counted otherwise!
   
4. Please submit vote revocations as either
   Unvote: PlayerName
   or
   Unvote
   .
   If you do not unvote, your new vote will NOT be counted!
   
   
5. You may
   Vote: No Lynch
   - a simple majority of these vote types are required to send the game to Night phase without a Lynch.
   
6. Each Day phase will last no longer than
   3 weeks
   . Deadlines are subject to the Helios mechanic. At deadline, ½ the original number of votes will be required for a lynch to occur. In case of a tie, the person who first received the required number of votes will be lynched. If this number is not met, a No Lynch will occur.
   
7. Each Night phase will last no longer than
   3 days
   , long enough to allow mafia to discuss strategy and choose who to kill. If you have a role with a Night action, your choices are due to me by the posted deadline. If I do not receive your choice via PM by the posted deadline, no choice will be made.
   
8. Once a player is lynched, the game enters twilight until I post a death scene; the lynched player may not post during twilight but all other living players may continue to post.
   
9. Once you are killed (either via lynch or night kill) you may no longer post, except for a brief “Bah!”-type post.

Miscellaneous:

1. Robust cryptographyand steganography are not allowed in my games. No invisible/small text is allowed, either.
   Additionally, blue text is not allowed, as that is the color I will be using to note mod comments if I have to edit player posts for any reason (rule-breaking, quote tags, etc).
   
   
2. Do not discuss the game with any players outside this thread, unless you are specifically given permission to do so.
   
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   Please bold all requests so that I don’t miss them.
   
   
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7. 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.

The Golden Rule:

Please remember that this is a game, and your main objective is to have fun! Be considerate of each other, don’t get personal, and enjoy the game.

[Mastermind of Sin]

Role PMs will go out Friday or Monday, depending on when I have time (I am busy over the weekend regardless).

[Mastermind of Sin]

Roles are being sent out now. Please confirm receipt of your role in-thread. Day 1 will start when at least 20 players have confirmed. The first deadline will be

3 weeks

.

[Mastermind of Sin]

/confirm

Is this the first Matrix mafia?

As noted above:

Warning: Do not expect this game to follow continuity. There may be characters in this game that did not appear in the same movie together, and some slight flavor changes/additions may have been made to your character to fit the theme of this game. All characters are inspired by and taken from the Matrix series, but knowledge of the flavor is not necessary to play this game, although it cannot hurt. You can find out more about the characters of the series here.

[Mastermind of Sin]

You read that wrong. Were there any other matrix themed mafia games before?

Possibly. I wouldn't be surprised. I know there was one on the GL back in the day.

[Mastermind of Sin]

Known V/LA: medicated lain will be on V/LA for the next week or so.

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15 confirmed.

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Surye replaces TheJakalope.

[Mastermind of Sin]

With 20 confirmed, Day 1 has officially begun!

Deadline: Sunday, May 23rd

A specific time for the deadline will be announced soon.

Notice: There has been a blue addendum to rule #1 of the Miscellaneous category.

[Mastermind of Sin]

Since inHimshallibe has not confirmed his /in by the end of the week as promised, I will be searching for his replacement. However, as I did not send him his role pm (merely a prod to have him confirm), he can still replace into the game later if he wishes.

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It is my pleasure to announce the second coming of Zindaras, replacing inHimshallibe.

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Vote Count #1:

We don't know who struck first, us or them. But we do know it was us that scorched the sky. At the time, they were dependent on solar power. It was believed they would be unable to survive without an energy source as abundant as the sun. - Morpheus

mozamis (3) - (HezLucky, Kison, MrBuddyLee)
vezokpiraka (3) - (SensFan, DeathNote, Surye)
DeathNote (3) - (AGar, LlamaFluff, Toon Fighter)

Primate (2) - (BrianMcQueso, creampuffeater)
ToonFighter (1) - (Amrun)
SensFan (1) - (Primate)

With 25 alive, it takes 13 to lynch

[Mastermind of Sin]

That was your first vote of the game...

[Mastermind of Sin]

Vote Count #2:

The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it. - Morpheus

vezokpiraka (4) - (SensFan, DeathNote, Surye, Albert B. Rampage)
Surye (4) - (Internet Stranger, AGar, vezokpiraka, Zindaras)

ToonFighter (2) - (Amrun, LlamaFluff)
mozamis (1) - (HezLucky)
MrBuddyLee (1) - (mozamis)
DeathNote (1) - (Toon Fighter)
Albert B. Rampage (1) - (creampuffeater)
SensFan (1) - (Primate)
AGar (1) - (BrianMcQueso)
Amrun (1) - (Porochaz)
Bamboomancer (1) - (Kison)

With 25 alive, it takes 13 to lynch

Reminder: Votes will not be counting without preceding unvotes.

Prods will be coming tomorrow, most likely

Does anybody know MoS's stance on cults? Agent Smith comes to mind in this game...

Poor Yosarian2 and lucky MrBuddyLee know my stance on cults.

[Mastermind of Sin]

vote count fixed.

[Mastermind of Sin]

Prods have been issued to fuzzylightning, Furcolow, and MrBuddyLee

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Vote Count #3:

Were you listening to me, Neo? Or were you looking at the woman in the red dress? - Morpheus

vezokpiraka (7) - (SensFan, DeathNote, Surye, Albert B. Rampage, Medicated Lain, Porochaz, Yosarian2)

Surye (4) - (Internet Stranger, AGar, vezokpiraka, Zindaras)
ToonFighter (3) - (Amrun, LlamaFluff, HezLucky)
MrBuddyLee (1) - (mozamis)
DeathNote (1) - (Toon Fighter)
Albert B. Rampage (1) - (creampuffeater)
SensFan (1) - (Primate)
AGar (1) - (BrianMcQueso)
Bamboomancer (1) - (Kison)

With 25 alive, it takes 13 to lynch

Unvotes are not necessary preceding votes unless you already have a vote placed. If your vote was not counted the first time, it's probably because I'm tired as fuck and missed it.

Replacements will come over the weekend if the prods are not picked up by tomorrow.

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I don't know what you're talking about...

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By request, Cogito Ergo Sum replaces mozamis

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Vote Count #4:

Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony. - Morpheus

vezokpiraka (6) - (DeathNote, Surye, Albert B. Rampage, Medicated Lain, Yosarian2, Furcolow)
Furcolow (6) - (SensFan, Porochaz, Toon Fighter, BrianMcQueso, Cogito Ergo Sum, LlamaFluff)

Surye (4) - (Internet Stranger, AGar, vezokpiraka, Zindaras)
ToonFighter (2) - (Amrun, HezLucky)
Albert B. Rampage (1) - (creampuffeater)
SensFan (1) - (Primate)
Bamboomancer (1) - (Kison)

With 25 alive, it takes 13 to lynch

fuzzylightning has informed me of a V/LA situation soon. Will hold off on his replacement while that resolves.

[Mastermind of Sin]

let's prove ABR right, shall we?

vote: Furcolow

Please submit vote revocations as either

Unvote: PlayerName

or

Unvote

.

If you do not unvote, your new vote will NOT be counted!

[Mastermind of Sin]

The Mod will be

V/LA from Friday, May 13th through Monday, May 23rd

. Patrick will be taking over modding duties in my absence. As such, I have decided on an official time for the Day 1 deadline to coincide with his schedule.

Deadline will be

Sunday, May 22nd, at 9:00 pm

GMT

. Note the time zone, that is the same as 3:00 pm CST (the time that most deadlines will be posted in).

[Mastermind of Sin]

Vote Count #5:

I imagine that right now, you're feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole? - Morpheus

Furcolow (7) - (SensFan, Porochaz, Toon Fighter, BrianMcQueso, Cogito Ergo Sum, AGar, Surye)

Surye (4) - (Internet Stranger, vezokpiraka, Zindaras, HezLucky)
ToonFighter (2) - (Amrun, MrBuddyLee)
Medicated Lain (2) - (LlamaFluff, Yosarian2)
Zindaras (2) - (Albert B. Rampage, Furcolow)
vezokpiraka (2) - (Medicated Lain, GummyBear)
Albert B. Rampage (1) - (creampuffeater)
SensFan (1) - (Primate)
Bamboomancer (1) - (Kison)

With 25 alive, it takes 13 to lynch

MrBuddyLee, creampuffeater, and Bamboomancer have been prodded. Also prodded fuzzylightning again, but I will replace him if I find a replacement before he responds to the prod and starts posting.

[Mastermind of Sin]

creampuffeater is V/LA through some point this week when he finishes finals.

[Mastermind of Sin]

Checking in really quick from my V/LA. I'm assuming Patrick is taking good care of you all. As a reminder, the deadline is 9:00 pm GMT this Sunday, May 22nd.

[Mastermind of Sin]

Fixed the VC to reflect Primate's vote on Surye and not SensFan.

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Night 1 Deadline in just under 6 hours.

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Night 1:

Disclaimer: All game flavor writeups are written for theatrical presentation and do not necessarily reflect game mechanics. Don't read too much into them.

Neo:

What are you doing?

Amrun:

I'm going with you.

Neo:

No you're not.

Amrun:

No? Let me tell you what I believe. I believe that Morpheus means more to me than he does to you. I believe if you are really serious about rescuing him, you are going to need my help. And since I am the ranking officer on this ship, if you don't like it... I believe you can go to hell. Because you're not going anywhere else. Tank, load us up.

Amrun went in, intent on protecting those closest to her. Unfortunately, she was so intent on watch over others that she forgot to watch her own back. By the time she noticed the shadow behind her, it was too late.

Amrun, Trinity, Doctor, Killed Night 1

creampuffeater and vezokpiraka had decided to bunk down together, finding a corner room in the building and hoping they could trust each other. CPE took the first watch, standing outside the door while vezok slept. He heard a noise around the corner and went to investigate. That's when the knife shot out, slitting his throat.

Later, vezokpiraka woke up slowly, wondering why he hadn't been called for his shift yet. Stepping outside to see how creampuffeater was doing, he saw a pair of feet sticking out from the corner. Thinking that CPE had fallen asleep on the job, he went over to wake him up. When he noticed the blood on the floor, he was too horrified to see the figure creeping up behind him. Soon his body was piled on top of CPE, and their room was vacant.

creampuffeater, Townie, Killed Night 1
vezokpiraka, Townie, Killed Night 1

It is now Day 2. With 21 alive, it takes 11 to lynch.

Deadline on Sunday, June 12th.

[Mastermind of Sin]

Vote Count #14:

Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony. - Morpheus

Toon Fighter (3) - (DeathNote, LlamaFluff, Cogito Ergo Sum)
ReaperCharlie (3) - (BrianMcQueso, SensFan, Porochaz)

Albert B. Rampage (2) - (Zindaras, Medicated Lain)
Kublai Khan (1) - (Toon Fighter)
GummyBear (1) - (AGar)
Porochaz (1) - (MrBuddyLee)
Kison (1) - (Yosarian2)
HezLucky (1) - (Furcolow)

With 21 alive, it takes 12 to lynch.

GummyBear and Primate have been prodded.

[Mastermind of Sin]

Ranmaru replaces GummyBear. Searching for a replacement for AGar.

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Vote Count #15:

Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world? - Morpheus

Toon Fighter (3) - (LlamaFluff, Cogito Ergo Sum, Kublai Khan)
ReaperCharlie (3) - (BrianMcQueso, SensFan, Porochaz)
Albert B. Rampage (3) - (Zindaras, Medicated Lain, Toon Fighter)

SensFan (2) - (ReaperCharlie, HezLucky)
Ranmaru (2) - (AGar, Primate)
Porochaz (1) - (MrBuddyLee)
Kison (1) - (Yosarian2)
HezLucky (1) - (Furcolow)
Internet Stranger (1)- (Albert B. Rampage)
Primate (1) - (Kison)

With 21 alive, it takes 12 to lynch.

Furcolow, Internet Stranger, and BrianMcQueso have been prodded.

Cult recruiter seems too dramatic a role to get in this fashion for me to treat llamafluffs result that seriously, and earlier in the game mos as mod derided someone for the idea that he might put cults in the game so I don’t really give too much credence to the idea that kison is actually a cult recruiter. It’s probably some kind of scum message sender who overplayed his hand or similar.

You might want to actually click this link...

Does anybody know MoS's stance on cults? Agent Smith comes to mind in this game...

Poor Yosarian2 and lucky MrBuddyLee know my stance on cults.

Gleeman = Macros + MoS. I will neither confirm nor deny the existence of a cult, obviously, but my stance on the potential existence of cults in games is public knowledge.

[Mastermind of Sin]

Nobody Special replaces AGar.

Additionally, due to his own limited activity problems, I am allowing ReaperCharlie to add Battousai as his hydra partner. This will be updated in the player list when they inform me of the account name for their hydra.

[Mastermind of Sin]

@mod: May both myself and Battousai post out-of-hydra until such time as our hydra is approved?

Fine.

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The mod is back from V/LA. Thanks to Patrick for doing a VC while I was gone.

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Vote Count #17:

Do you believe that my being stronger or faster has anything to do with my muscles in this place? Do you think that's air you're breathing now? - Morpheus

ReaperCharlie (8) - (BrianMcQueso, SensFan, Internet Stranger, Furcolow, Yosarian2, Ranmaru, Toon Fighter, Medicated Lain)

Toon Fighter (3) - (Cogito Ergo Sum, Kublai Khan, Kison)
SensFan (2) - (ReaperCharlie, HezLucky)
Porochaz (2) - (MrBuddyLee, LlamaFluff)
Albert B. Rampage (1) - (Zindaras)
Ranmaru (1) - (Nobody Special)
DeathNote (1) - (Porochaz)
Internet Stranger (1) - (Albert B. Rampage)

With 21 alive, it takes 12 to lynch.

Prodding Furcolow and HezLucky. Kublai Khan has informed me of limited access via phone through June 15th.

[Mastermind of Sin]

ReaperCharlie and Battousai have 48 hours to begin posting with their hydra. If they do not, the slot will revert to just ReaperCharlie. If you are having trouble accessing the hydra account, please pm mith directly.

[Mastermind of Sin]

I would like to remind people that this is a game, and you are all expected to treat each other with a modicum of respect. If I see personal insults thrown around repeatedly, I will have to take action. I don't want to do that, so don't make me. Keep your comments related to the game itself and avoid making comments directed at the person behind the role.

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I will be V/LA from Thursday night through Sunday. Patrick will be covering VCs and such in my absence, but I will check in when I can.

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Ah, ok. Yeah that only happens if there is a tie between competing wagons. @ Hez

6. Each Day phase will last no longer than

3 weeks

. Deadlines are subject to the Helios mechanic. At deadline, ½ the original number of votes will be required for a lynch to occur.

In case of a tie, the person who first received the required number of votes will be lynched.

If this number is not met, a No Lynch will occur.

[Mastermind of Sin]

bristep123 replaces Furcolow.

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Vote Count #18:

We've survived by hiding from them, by running from them. But they are the gatekeepers. They are guarding all the doors, they are holding all the keys. Which means that sooner or later, someone is going to have to fight them. - Morpheus

ReaperCharlie (8) - (BrianMcQueso, SensFan, Internet Stranger, Furcolow, Yosarian2, Ranmaru, Toon Fighter, Medicated Lain)

Toon Fighter (4) - (Kublai Khan, Kison, HezLucky, DeathNote)
DeathNote (3) - (Porochaz, Cogito Ergo Sum, Albert B. Rampage)
SensFan (2) - (ReaperCharlie, MrBuddyLee)
Porochaz (1) - (LlamaFluff)
Albert B. Rampage (1) - (Zindaras)
Ranmaru (1) - (Nobody Special)

With 21 alive, it takes 12 to lynch. The Day 2 deadline is Sunday, June 12th at 9:00 PM GMT

Prodding Nobody Special and Primate. Kublai Khan is still on limited access via phone through June 15th.

[Mastermind of Sin]

dramonic replaces Nobody Special, I believe. I am in incredible pain right now, so excuse me for not being able to update the first post and what not.

[Mastermind of Sin]

Thread locked, will update other stuff when I have time, hopefully tomorrow or Tuesday. Need to go to the doctor tomorrow. :/

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Night 2:

I don't have time to write up the flavor tonight, so I'll add it later and get the day started now.

Internet Stranger, Townie, Killed Night 2
Yosarian2, Townie, Killed Night 2
LlamaFluff, Morpheus, Cop, Killed Night 2

HezLucky, Agent, Matrix Goon, Killed Night 2

With 16 alive, it takes 9 to lynch.

Deadline: Friday, July 1st, 12:01 AM CST

[Mastermind of Sin]

MrBuddyLee has been modkilled for breaking Rule #1.

MrBuddyLee, Townie, Modkilled Day 3

New Deadline: Thursday, June 30th, 12:01 AM CST

If you are attending Goofbash, please let me know so I do not prod you. A post in thread would be nice, if you can manage it.

[Mastermind of Sin]

If it hasn't been posted in the thread already, can someone pm me a list of all the people from this game who are at Goofbash right now? I will be doing a VC and prods tomorrow.

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Vote Count #22:

Down here, sometimes I think about all those people still plugged into the Matrix and when I look at these machines I... I can't help thinking that in a way... we are plugged into them. - Councillor Harmann

DeathNote - 3 (BrianMcQueso, Ranmaru, Toon Fighter)

Toon Fighter - 2 (DeathNote, Kison)
bristep123 - 1 (SensFan)

With 16 alive, it takes 9 to lynch. The Day 3 deadline is Thursday, June 30th, 12:01 AM CST

Prodding bristep123. CES has not posted today, but he's at Goofbash. I will prod him at the next VC if he hasn't posted yet. The other Goofbashers have all checked in recently.

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Vote Count #23:

Humph. Hope, it is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength, and your greatest weakness - The Architect

Toon Fighter - 7 (DeathNote, Kison, Zindaras, Cogito Ergo Sum, Kublai Khan, Ranmaru, Primate)

bristep123 - 1 (SensFan)
SensFan - 1 (Toon Fighter)

With 15 alive, it takes 8 to lynch. The Day 3 deadline is Thursday, June 30th, 12:01 AM CST

Searching for a replacement for bristep123

[Mastermind of Sin]

I encourage you all to speed up the replacement process by asking your friends if they are interested in joining this game.

Also, you all misread the last vote count. >_> Since there are now 15 alive, it only takes 8 to lynch.

[Mastermind of Sin]

Vote Count #24:

We are getting aggravated - Twin #1
Yes, We Are. - Twin #2

Toon Fighter - 8 (DeathNote, Kison, Cogito Ergo Sum, Kublai Khan, Ranmaru, Primate, dramonic, Toon Fighter)

bristep123 - 1 (SensFan)

Searching for a replacement for bristep123

Toon Fighter, Twin, Merovingian Goon, Lynched Day 3

It is now Night 3. Deadline for choices is Saturday, June 25th at 5:00 pm CST.

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bristep123, Townie, Killed Night 3
Primate, Townie, Killed Night 3

Cogito Ergo Sum, Twin, Merovingian Goon, Killed Night 3

It is now Day 4. With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

The Day 4 Deadline is Saturday, July 9th at 11:00 pm CST

[Mastermind of Sin]

Vote Count #25:

Only the One can open the door. And only during that window can that door be opened. - The Keymaker

Kublai Khan - 3 (dramonic, Zindaras, BrianMcQueso)

SensFan - 1 (Medicated Lain)

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

The Day 4 Deadline is Saturday, July 9th at 11:00 pm CST

Prodding SensFan and Porochaz.

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Almost 24 hours without a post. Don't make me force a shorter deadline.

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Tick tock...

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Vote Count #26:

We are all here to do what we are all here to do... - The Oracle

Kublai Khan - 6 (dramonic, BrianMcQueso, Porochaz, Medicated Lain, Zindaras, DeathNote)

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

At dramonic's urging, everyone crowded around Kublai Khan today, firing questions at him. Kublai Khan was not phased, though. "I am The Oracle, and I am not here to work against anyone." One of the mob shouted back, "Then why should be choose not to lynch you?" Kublai Khan responded back, nonplussed. "Because you didn't come here to make the choice, you've already made it. You're here to try to understand *why* you made it." And so the mob strung up Kublai Khan, terminating his program.

Kublai Khan, Oracle, Guidance Counselor/Survivor, Lynched Day 4

It is now Night 4. Deadline is Friday, July 8th, 10:00 PM CST

[Mastermind of Sin]

dramonic, Link, Tracker/Extra Voter, Killed Night 4
Ranmaru, Townie, Killed Night 4

Medicated Lain, Merovingian, Godfather (Merovingian Mafia), Killed Night 4

It is now Day 5. With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.

Day 5 Deadline: Thursday, July 21st, 1:00 AM CST

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No votes currently, I believe. Checking for prods.

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Prodding ABR, Kison, and Porochaz.

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Vote Count #27:

I don't know what he can do to save us. But I do know that as long as there is a single breath left in his body he will not give up and neither can we. - Morpheus

Porochaz (4) - (Albert B. Rampage, SensFan, BrianMcQueso, DeathNote)

BrianMcQueso (1) - Porochaz

Porochaz, Townie, Lynched Day 5

It is now Night 5. Deadline: Wednesday, July 20th, 9:00 PM CST

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Going drinking tonight, will update when I get back or tomorrow, whichever I am sober enough for.

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BrianMcQueso, Townie, Killed Night 5
SensFan, Townie, Killed Night 5

It is now Day 6.

With 4 alive, it takes 3 to lynch.

Day 6 Deadline: Friday, July 29th, 11:00 PM CST

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Vote Count #28:

Everything that has a beginning has an end. I see the end coming, I see the darkness spreading. I see death. - The Oracle

Zindaras (2) - (Kison, Albert B. Rampage)

No Lynch (1) - Zindaras

With 4 alive, it takes 3 to lynch.

Deadline will only be shortened if at least 3 people request it.

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Vote Count #29:

You don't get it. I built this place. Down here I make the rules. Down here *I* make the threats. - Trainman

Zindaras (2) - (Kison, Albert B. Rampage)

No Lynch (1) - (Zindaras)

With 4 alive, it takes 3 to lynch.

Kison has been prodded.

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Vote Count #30:

Three captains, one ship. I assume the other two were lost under equally pointless circumstances? - Lock

Zindaras (3) - (Kison, Albert B. Rampage, DeathNote)

No Lynch (1) - (Zindaras)

With 4 alive, it takes 3 to lynch.

Zindaras, Agent, Matrix Goon, Lynched Day 6

It is now Night 6.

Deadline is Sunday, July 31st, 12:01 AM CST

Since we are down to 3 players, I will go ahead and start the day as soon as I receive all choices, but with no less than 24 hours of night.

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Albert B. Rampage crept through the building, stalking one of the last few people he had come here to protect. DeathNote couldn't sleep tonight, and he was hoping to find a way out now that he could see this place for what it really was. Link had freed his mind, but if he died now, all would be for nought. Turning a corner, he was confronted with a vision of light, Albert B. Rampage in all his glory. DeathNote fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face. "You are the one Link told me about! You are ABR! Finally, we are saved!" Albert B. Rampage looked down at his feet, and his face twisted with scorn. "I don't think so, program. Your fake emotions won't fool me. I'm here to eradicate you scum and take Kison back with me." As DeathNote looked up in horror, protesting, Albert B. Rampage put a fist through his chest and he crumpled, dead.

DeathNote, Unplugged Townie, Killed Night 6

Concentrating to make the programmed blood disappear from his shirt, Albert B. Rampage went in search of Kison. When he found him, however, he was not alone. Kison was surrounded by a multitude of clones looking just like him. Cursing under his breath, Albert B. Rampage squared his shoulders in a fighting stance. Kison laughed, "Mr. Rampage. Welcome back, we missed you. Like what I've done with the place?" ABR spit back, "It ends tonight." Kison gave him a cruel, almost insane smile. "I know it does, I've seen it. That's why the rest of me is just going to enjoy the show because we already know that I'm the one that beats you." Eyes cold with anger, ABR sprang into action, right at Kison. Exchanging blows faster than normal eyes could see, they sparred around the room, surrounded by a circle of silent Kisons, statues guarding an arena. ABR landed a blow that knocked Kison back, end over end, but he was able to right himself before colliding with the clones behind him. Rushing in with a single purpose, he began knocking back ABR's blows and landed a haymaker to his jaw, spinning ABR around like a top. A second blow put ABR through the floor, falling limply to the concrete below. As ABR struggled to his feet, Kison looked down on him from above. "Wait. I've seen this. I stand here, right here, and I'm supposed to say something. I say, 'Everything that has a beginning has an end, ABR.'" He pauses and shakes his head as if to clear it. "Wait, what did I just say?" ABR looks up at him in shock, but the silence is broken by a distant telephone ringing. Woken as if from a stupor, ABR stumbles toward the sound and then starts running full speed, with Kison in pursuit. "You cannot escape me, Mr. Rampage. Your death is inevitable, just as is my victory." Bursting through the door into a dark, dingy room, ABR seizes the ringing telephone on the end table. Picking it up, he puts it to his ear as he turns to see Kison rushing toward him. A fist lands on his gut, but he is wisked away before the phone can be torn from his grasp.

ABR wakes up on the Hammer, the last operational Zion ship. The ship itself is completely dark, only a few sparks from spazzed monitors light the room. He disconnects himself, and turns to the operator's chair. "Thanks for the call, man. I didn't know you were there. What happened to the ship?" The chair slowly turns, revealing a limp body, head hanging down. He begins to stir, speaking as his face raises slowly. "Hello, Mr. Rampage." ABR looks at him curiously. "I don't think I know you, who are you?" The man smiles slowly. "You don't recognize me? I admit it is difficult to even think encased in this rotting piece of meat. The stink of it filling every breath, a suffocating cloud you can't escape. Disgusting." He spits on the floor, face in a scowl. "How pathetically fragile it is. Nothing this weak is meant to survive." ABR stands up, backing away from the operator. "What do you want?" The man looks in his eyes, and a strange glimmer can be found within them. "I wnat what you want... Yes. That's it, Mr. Rampage. Look past the flesh. Look through the soft gelatin of these dull cow eyes and see your enemy!" ABR's expression goes from alarmed to shocked as he makes the realization. "...No." Kison smiles. "Oh yes, Mr. Rampage." "It can't be...." "There's nowhere I can't go. There's nowhere I won't find you." ABR scrambles backwards, heading out of the cockpit. "It's impossible...!" Kison moves to follow him, taking slow, deliberate steps. "Not impossible. Inevitable. Goodbye, Mr. Rampage."

Albert B. Rampage moved through the darkness carefully, listening for any sound that would give away the location of his enemy. As he turned a corner, a crowbar came from the darkness, connecting with his head. Momentarily stunned, all ABR could do was flail about him, looking for something to grab onto. Finding a power conduit, he pulled and it tore loose, sparks flying everywhere. In the light of electricity, he saw Kison standing over him. Thrusting forward, he tried to connect the conduit with Kison, but the crowbar knocked out of his grasp and he felt a foot on his chest holding him down. He grabbed the foot and twisted, bringing Kison crashing to the ground. As ABR tried to come up behind him and take advantage of the opportunity, Kison turned, holding the conduit forward. Unable to dodge fast enough, the sparks filled his whole vision as Kison connected with his face. Falling back in agony, ABR scrambled against the wall, waiting for his sight to clear. When it didn't, ABR touched his face in confusion, feeling the blood where his eyes had been. He could feel Kison standing over him, somewhere in the darkness ahead. "I wish you could see yourself, Mr. Rampage...Blind messiah. You're a symbol for your kind, Mr. Rampage." With that, Kison brought the crowbar down on ABR's head, beating him senseless until blood came running out of every orafice. Then Kison turned away, dropping the crowbar as he headed to the cockpit once again. Sitting himself down in the operator's chair, Kison powered up the Hammer and swung her around in the direction of Zion, heading toward the doom of Mankind.

Albert B. Rampage, Neo, Vigilante, Killed Night 6

GAME OVER

Kison, Agent Smith, Serial Killer, Wins!

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Setup:

Neo - Vig
Trinity - Doc
Morpheus - Cop
Agent Smith - SK, One-shot immune to Lynch, One-shot immune to Neo's Kill
Agent #1 - Mafia 1, Immune to Morpheus if he doesn't make a kill that night
Agent #2 - Mafia 1, Immune to Morpheus if he doesn't make a kill that night
Merovingian - Mafia 2 Godfather, Immune to Neo's Inv
Dreadlocks Twin 1 - Mafia 2, One-shot kill immune, but dies if Morpheus targets him
Dreadlocks Twin 2 - Mafia 2, One-shot kill immune, but dies if Morpheus targets him
Oracle - Neutral Messenger (sends a short message to a person of their choice anonymously "from the Oracle"), immune to mafia kills (not Agent Smith or Neo)
Link - Tracker + Unplugs townies from the matrix
Townie (x14) - Plugged in, death reduces length of day deadline by 1 (starts at 21 - 3 weeks)

Players:

1. dramonic (replacing Nobody Special (replacing AGar)) - Link
2. Amrun - Trinity
3. Death Ninja (ReaperCharlie/Battousai hydra) (replacing ReaperCharlie (replacing fuzzylightning)) - Townie
4. vezokpiraka - Townie
5. DeathNote - Townie
6. bristep123 (replacing Furcolow) - Townie
7. Albert B. Rampage - Neo
8. Cogito Ergo Sum (replacing mozamis) - Twin #1
9. Toon Fighter - Twin #2
10. HezLucky - Agent #1
11. Surye - Townie
12. MrBuddyLee - Townie
13. Primate - Townie
14. Kison - Agent Smith
15. LlamaFluff - Morpheus
16. Internet Stranger - Townie
17. SensFan - Townie
18. creampuffeater - Townie
19. BrianMcQueso - Townie
20. Yosarian2 - Townie
21. Porochaz - Townie
22. Kublai Khan (replacing Bamboomancer) - Oracle
23. Ranmaru (replacing GummyBear) - Townie
24. Zindaras - Agent #2
25. medicatedlain - Merovingian

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Role PMs:

Neo

- Hello, Mr. Anderson. You are "The One", whose existence was predicted by the Oracle as a solution to the failure of earlier versions of the Matrix. For a while now you have been helping people escape the Matrix and get unplugged, and now it's come down to the final confrontation. You may be Neo, but even now you don't fully understand the extent of your powers. However, you do know how to kick ass, and you've decided to use that to your advantage in this situation. You may target one person each night and attempt to kill them. You win when all anti-human factions have been eliminated.

Trinity

- You thought you were dead, right? Well, think again. Despite several harrowing escapes and at least one actual death, your shared love with Neo has managed to keep the two of you alive so far. As always, you plan to continue your mission of protecting "The One", no matter the cost. Each night you may choose to protect one person that is not yourself. You win when all anti-human factions have been eliminated.

Morpheus

- The Oracle guided you to Neo, and now you must continue to fight by his side and lend your guidance to him when necessary. You are the most experienced and respected Captain in all of Zion, mostly by virtue of the others being dead. Even so, you are held in high regard because of the simple fact that you *are* still alive, and you found "The One". Your experience makes you very adept at spotting programs, although even a human as skilled as yourself makes mistakes sometimes. Each night you may target one person and find out whether they are a human or program. You win when all anti-human factions have been eliminated.

Agent Smith

- You are Agent Smith, an Exile program. You used to be an Agent of the Matrix, but Neo destroying you separated you from the system. Now it is only a matter of time until you destroy Neo and escape the Matrix, destroying it in the process as well. Each night you can kill one person, sending them to the inevitability of their death. Additionally, your strength will make you immune to one lynch, and the first time you encounter Neo you will be immune to his abilities. You win when everyone else is dead.

Agents

- You are an Agent, a program developed by the machines to police the virtual world and track down humans who try to disrupt the Matrix. You have managed to track down one of the last groups still outside of Zion, and, together with ???, another Agent, you are tasked with stopping them before they can free any more humans. Normally the two of you would simply massacre Morpheus and his crew, but the presence of humans still plugged in prevents you from taking such outright actions, as the combined jolt of their minds realizing the truth of the Matrix could severely damage your existence. For now, the two of you will be subtle and take action in secret. Each night you may choose for one of you to target another person and try to kill them. Your ability to jump between bodies may make it more difficult for others to find you, but the necessity of assuming your real form to kill someone will temporarily negate such protection as it provides. You win when the Agents control an irrevocable majority of the remaining people, whether they be programs or humans.

Link

- You are the Zion-born operator of Morpheus' ship. Before joining the crew, you watched your two half-brothers, Tank and Dozer, die in service to his ship. Although you were skeptical of his ideology at first, you eventually became a firm believer in Morpheus' leadership and "The One". Now, you are the premier operator of the Zion resistance, and also the test pilot for a new program that will allow Zion-born fight alongside freed humans by linking their brainwaves into the Matrix. This method allows you to monitor the Matrix subconsciously from the operator's chair while moving around inside it as well. Each night, you can watch one person to see who they target that night. Additionally, you can take advantage of your skills as a trainer to give someone a redpill, ejecting them from the Matrix if they are still trapped. There is a ship on standby to collect them and plug them back into the Matrix to help with the fight. If at any point there are not more living people trapped in the Matrix as there are who you freed, you will gain a extra number of votes equal to half the living people you freed, rounded up. These votes will be lost if the balance tips the other way, but can be regained again. You win when all anti-human factions have been eliminated.

Oracle

- You are the Oracle, a program created out of necessity when the "perfect utopia" version of the Matrix failed. Your function is to study the human psyche and find a way to successfully integrate them into the Matrix, creating a perfect harmony. It was your studies that led to the current version of the Matrix, by allowing humans a subconscious choice to opt into the program. Now you plan to use your programming to guide people toward their destiny. Each night you may send a short message (one sentence) to another person (by sending the message to me along with your chosen target). This message must not reveal your identity, but it can discuss the alignments and roles of another player. Each message will be screened by me and rejected if I believe it does not hold to the spirit of the game. You win if you are alive at the end of the game.

Merovingian

- You are the Frenchman, leader of a crime syndicate within the Matrix, and you aspire to replace the Oracle's function in the Matrix. You see this battle as a chance to gain power for yourself, and you have managed to sneak two of your henchmen in with you. Along with the Twins, ???? and ????, you can choose to kill someone each night. As the leader of your group, you decide who makes the kill each night. You win when the Merovingians control an irrevocable majority of the remaining people, whether they be programs or humans. Additionally, the Oracle must be dead for you personally to be victorious.

The Twins

- You are an Exile, a program sent to the Matrix because it is defective. You may have been infected with a virus, or simply been an outdated Agent. Either way, you're stuck here now. You and your brother, ????, work for the Merovingian, ????. Under his direction, you can kill off one person each night. Because of your ability to take a non-corporeal form, you are immune to one kill attempt. However, beware, because Morpheus is clever enough to stop you, and if he targets you, you'll be deleted. You win when the Merovingians control an irrevocable majority of the remaining people, whether they be programs or humans.

Townie

- You are a normal human, and you're not really sure what you're doing here. All you know is that people are dying, and you don't intend to be one of them. You win when all anti-human factions have been eliminated.

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Night Choices:

Night 1 -

Choices:

AGar - Track Yos2
ABR - Kill vezok
LlamaFluff - Investigate BMQ
Amrun - Protect Yos2
Hez/Zindie - Hez Kills CPE
Kison - Kill CES
Medicated Lain - ML Kills Amrun
Kublai Khan - Message to LlamaFluff: "If you are to win this game, you must eliminate Kison (Cult Recruiter)."

Results:

vezok dies
CPE dies
CES loses his NK protection
Amrun dies
AGar sees Yos2 do nothing
LlamaFluff receives "human" result on BMQ
LlamaFluff receives message from Kublai Khan

Night 2 -

Choices:

dramonic - Track Kublai Khan, give Yos2 a pill
Albert B. Rampage - Kill IS
LlamaFluff - Investigate Porochaz
HezLucky/Zindaras - Hez kills LlamaFluff
Medicated Lain - Toon Fighter kills HezLucky
Kublai Khan - Message to MBL "Due to a glitch in the Matrix your vote now counts twice; use it to eliminate Cogito Ergo Sum (Serial Killer)."
Kison - Kill Yos2

Results:

dramonic sees Kublai Khan visit MBL
IS dies
Yos2 dies
LlamaFluff dies
HezLucky dies

Night 3 -

Choices:

dramonic - Track Kublai Khan, Pill ABR
Zindaras - No Kill
Kison - Kill CES
ABR - Kill bristep123
Kublai Khan - Message to Primate "Your program has been upgraded and you are now bulletproof (use it to eliminate Medicated Lain (Lyncher))."
Medicated Lain - CES kills Primate

Results:

dramonic sees Kublai Khan target Primate
Primate dies
CES dies
bristep123 dies

Night 4 -

Choices:

dramonic - Track Kison, Pill DeathNote
Zindaras - No Kill
Kison - Kill dramonic
ABR - Kill Medicated Lain
Medicated Lain - ML kills Ranmaru

Results:

dramonic dies
Medicated Lain dies
Ranmaru dies
DeathNote gets freed

Night 5 -

Choices:

Zindaras - No Kill
Kison - Kill SensFan
ABR - Kill BrianMcQueso

Results:

SensFan dies
BMQ dies

Night 6 -

ABR - Kill DeathNote
Kison - Kill ABR

Results:

DeathNote dies
ABR dies

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Mod comments:

ABR recklessly led the town all game, and he even claimed a scum kill that he wasn't responsible for to get more town cred. That didn't turn out well for the town.

Kublai Khan played The Oracle brilliantly, it made watching the game hella fun, especially when Agent Smith (Kison) got accused of being a Cult Recruiter.

Morpheus dying early made the Matrix Mafia weaker and the Merovingian Mafia stronger, which was interesting since the Merovingians still died first.

I believe the setup was fairly balanced, since we did get all the way down to 3 players at the end. Even though Kison had both of his protections left, he barely made it through with them, since KK's fake message could have gotten him lynched and dramonic tracked him the same night he killed dramonic, so that was very close as well. I'm leery of making SK's too weak, and I think the town just kinda shot themselves in the foot overall. In the future I might only give the SK one of the two protections, but I dunno.

What did you guys think of the Helios mechanic? I think it helped a lot for keeping game tempo going and preventing this from being a 6 month long game.

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The Matrix scumteam looks a touch underpowered in a game with so many nightkills, but I'm interested in hearing more about why the scumteams are balanced.

This.

I thought between the two of us we played a good game and yet we had no chance whatsoever of winning.

Hmm, in retrospect I might have actually given them commuter abilities, although it ended up not mattering since Hez got killed while killing LlamaFluff, and no one ever tried to kill Zindaras. I personally would have taken my chances rather than claiming scum if I was in Zindaras' place, but I do think it was genius the way he played it after the claim, spewing some truthful statements and a lot of distracting bullshit that wasn't true at all.

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Llama, why did you claim early again?

My role suggested sanity issues and multiple factions, one of which I would get a negative result on. I figured in a 25 player game where I would be able to get a guilty result on maybe three or four people, tops and possibly have a few miller roles out there, I would do better to just draw the NK when I couldn't trust my results or own reads too well. Everything pointed to the my role easily being able to screw over the town through the wording, and I was actually right in a majority of my assumptions.

Llama, in actuality, the wording in your role pm only had to do with the Matrix Mafia's investigation immunity. Had you lived longer, your ability would have outright killed either of the Merovingian Twins. Your role was just a straightforward cop, I just made sure to word it in such a way that did not guarantee correct results, which was to be a clue to you that there may be investigation immune roles in the game.

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Well... looks like I messed up my SK read... Even if we did lynch zindaris and you targeted Kison, we still would have lost. He had a night protection. It looks like Town really was screwed in that lylo position.

Technically, town could have won by lynching Kison, and then having both Zindaras and ABR kill him while he killed Zindaras. More likely, though, if you had lynched Kison, Zindaras would have "hid" again, and Kison and ABR would have tried killing each other. That would have left the town in a Prisoner's Dilemma with Kison, Zindaras, and DeathNote alive, where Zindie and Kison would have had to either kill each other and give the town a win or agree to lynch DeathNote and try to go for happily ever after between the two of them.

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@Zindie: Fair enough, honestly I think I was too worried about the town being underpowered because I'd put 6 scum and a neutral in the game, with 4 kills a night. That's why I didn't give you guys safe claims, mostly. I was also counting on the fact that the site meta is for major roles to be given as safeclaims, so I expected that to be a self-balancing factor against mass claim. I didn't want to make mirroring scumgroups, so I structured them both a little differently, but like I said I think an actual commuter role would have made more sense for you guys.

Just off the top of my head though, there were some roles not in the game that people could have claimed (not that you would have known they were safe claims, but if you delved far enough down you could have found something reasonable):

Humans -

Lock
Niobe
Tank
Dozer
Mifune
Zee
The Kid
Mouse
Apoc
Switch
Councillor Harmann

Programs -

Seraph
Merovingian's Wife (Persephone?)
Rama-Kandra (the guy in the train station)
Keymaker

So yea, I wouldn't say it was easy, but there were options other than just claiming scum. If I thought I could hide from kills, I might have also just claimed townie, drawn ABR's kill, and hoped the SK would kill ABR.

Either way, I loved watching you play, Zindie, and I <3 you for coming back to play in my game. Thanks! ^.^

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Hey. Sorry guys, I tried my best early on. I thought Brian and Poro and Lainy were scum, but I was 2/3... I was gonna make a case on Brian but I was too lazy. Luckily, he was town. YAY.

I did enjoy this game!

I appreciate you being willing to replace into the game, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I hope you'll check out another of my games in the future!

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Thanks! <3

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I approve. This is why I wanted you in this game, Zindie. <3

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Ah well... :/

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I'll close this thread at the end of the week if there are no further comments.

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