The rules in this game are different than what you may be accustomed to, so read carefully.
TECHNICAL RULES
1- In order for a lynch to occur, a majority vote, rounding up, must be made against a particular lynch candidate. The second that majority is reached, that person is considered dead and may say nothing more game related. If for whatever reason you want to vote ‘no lynch,’ ask your friendly neighborhood mod if it’s allowed.
2- Twilight is officially defined as the time after a majority has been reached but before the lynch scene has been posted. This isn’t the Webster’s definition, it’s my definition. But of course my definition is oh so more important.
3- If your role says you can talk with other people, you can, but only with whom it says and only when it says. If the role does not say you can talk with other people, all communication about this game MUST stay in this thread until the game is over. You also may not post any out of thread game-related conversation verbatim.
4- As soon as you are dead (reached majority vote or killed in a night scene or day-kill scene), you are dead. You may post nothing game related (not even a suspicion) beyond this point. You may make one ‘Bah’ post, but it should contain nothing that could potentially alter the outcome of the game.
5- Day deadlines may be imposed upon the town if day has lasted too long, players are inactive, or if the mod finds reason to do so. If a majority is not reached before the deadline hits, the day will end in a No Lynch. If a No Lynch is for whatever reason disallowed, the person with the most votes is lynched (in case of tie, one of the tied chosen at random).
6- Night deadlines are always imposed. You have until this deadline to get in your night choice, if you have one. If you need night to be extended for whatever reason, PM me and I’ll see what I can do.
7- Important: The mod reserves the right to modify these rules or your role at any time without advance warning. This particularly applies if you attempt to find a loophole in your role or post restriction. So don’t try to do that.
MOD RULES
1- Bold your votes, bold your unvotes. You do want them to be counted, right? In addition, unvote before revoting. It’ll make my life (and yours) much easier.
2- NEVER ever quote your role, or any part of any PM I send you. Period. You may paraphrase these PMs unless I tell you not to. Failure to heed this rule will result in a modkill. Not kidding here. What, did you think I was?
3- If, during any night, you do not wish to make a night choice, please inform me of this. It’ll make night go faster, so you can all get back to your little wild goose chase funhouse.
4- If you are going to be gone for an extended period of time (72 hours or more), I’d appreciate it if you’d post a notice in the thread. You could post a notice in V/LA, but there’s a chance that I might not notice it and end up replacing you for inactivity or something. Yeah, I’m not omniscient, ok?
5- If you are not actually going to be gone, try to post often. Every day would be ideal, but this is probably not possible for many of you, so just try to do so whenever you have spare time and access to mafiascum. Oversleeping townies are a real pain in the rear, y’know?
6- And of course, please be nice to everyone. That includes me. I may be the mod, but I’m a person too. Of course, a few cuss words here and there are nothing, as long as we’re not directly insulting people with them. That wouldn’t be very nice, would it? no
7- Don’t edit your posts. No, don’t even think about it. YOU HEARD ME! Just because that ‘edit’ button is crying out to you after you just noticed a glaring Freudian Slip in your post does not mean you should listen to Mr. Edit Button and give him a click. NO!
8- Have you ever heard of people talking invisibly? Does that even make sense? Didn’t think so. That means that invisible, super-tiny, and screwy-character text is not allowed.
9- THE MOD IS YOUR SUPREME DESPOT LEADER! OBEY HIM! The mod may have specific instructions based on certain game mechanics and things like that. Although you may not understand their function, they are there for a reason, so obey them. In addition, there are some rules that I cannot actually directly enforce, so I’ll have to use the honors system. Just obey the rules, and we’ll all get along, and I won’t have to strike anyone down. Ok? Ok.
10- And of course, the exceptions rule. There’s an exception to every rule, and these rules are included. Based on certain game mechanics and whatnot, there is a chance that there may be exceptions, additions, or exemptions to these rules. If something I say in thread or by PM conflicts with these rules, whatever I said will most likely be correct. These rules were designed to be uniform to most games I run and as such may not accurately represent all role mechanics, so read what I have to say in thread and in your role PM carefully. Your diligence will be rewarded.
11- HAVE FUN!! This rule is perhaps the most important. Well, scratch that, number 9 is. Yeah.
SPECIAL ANIMAL CROSSING RULES
1- Welcome to Animal Crossing! There are a few changes to the usual way things go in order to create a unique Animal Crossing themed Mafia experience.
2- Each player starts the game with two bells, unless your role PM says otherwise. The generous administration of Animal Crossing will give each player 1 bell per night, again, unless your role says otherwise. Every third night, players will receive 2 bells. You may ask the mod for a count of your bells at any time, as I will be storing the data on an Excel spreadsheet. At any time during the day, you may say
GIVE <#> BELLS TO <player>
to donate bells to said player (hopefully a player you trust…). Be sure you know how many bells you have before doing this, as false donations may result in mod action.
3- Bells are used as currency in Tom Nook’s shop, located in the third post. Players will not know what an item does until they acquire it, at which time they will be sent a description and use via PM. You may hold no more than 2 items at once. You may not quote an item’s description. To purchase an item, send me a PM anytime during DAY, and day only. Anything that roleblocks a player also negates the effects of any night-exclusive items he uses. You may not use any more than one night-exclusive item on any given night.
4- You may draft a will on any night of the game by sending it to me via PM. You may also revise the will, but only once in the game (and this may not be on the night the will was originally drafted). Your will is revealed to players upon your death. Your will can only donate to specific people (so ‘to the doctor’ is not allowed). You may will items and/or bells.
5- If due to a nightkill, items or bells are left to a deceased beneficiary or if there is no will, lost items will be auctioned off in the morning. A majority vote will be held prior to lynch to determine the recipient of any lost bells. If a person dies to lynch but doesn’t have a valid beneficiary for his stuff, said stuff is gone forever.
6- There is also a Town Bulletin Board. Some roles and items allow a person to post messages on this board. Normal rules that apply to posting apply to the board (so no quoting your role, for example). You may sign your name on any message you write to the board, but since you can sign with any name, any signatures should be taken with a grain of salt. The mod may also post messages on the board. Said messages will not be differentiated from others on the board.
7- Finally, unless an item says otherwise, it may be discarded for no refund at any time.
GreenLiquid wrote:You may use a night actions in conjunction with night-exclusive items per the rules, but you may not use more than one night-exclusive item each night.
GreenLiquid wrote:Cloud wrote:
Anyway, do the bells -have- to go to someone? Could we vote to have noone get the bells?
'No Lynch' in this case is the equivalent of not giving away the bells.