Posted September 04, 2020
Hi, everyone. Welcome to GOG Mafia game #69.
This is a game of Forum Mafia. Please don't post here unless you've been directed here from the sign up thread or PM, or were otherwise told by the mod that you should post here. Exception: anyone, including dead players and non-players, may make a bump post if a player asks for it here or in the admin thread. You may also use an alt-user to make a bump post. The bump post should contain no game-relevant information.
Direct any queries you may have to the the the General Discussion and Administration Pages or to me via PM.
Rules:
0. ZFR is the moderator for this game. If you have any issues, contact him via PM.
1. Cryptoclaiming is forbidden.
(In short, cryptoclaiming is having everyone fullclaim in some sort of, preferably nearly unbreakable, code, which makes it all but impossible for the Mafia team to win.)
2. Betting among players is strictly forbidden.
3. Real Life issues and situations should and will always take priority over what happens in the game. If a player presents a real life issue as a reason on why they need a bit more time or are temporarily unavailable to partake normally in the game that reason should be accepted and respected by everyone else (including the mod). Everyone should always treat real life problems/situations in a gentlemanly manner and never try to make accusations or gain leverage in the game based on that. If these issues become too overwhelming the incapacitated player should inform their mod and ask for a replacement as soon as possible or if they are unable to do so the mod should take steps in finding a replacement for them. Everyone should be playing the game for fun and treat each other with the necessary respect. Therefore we shall always assume that every real life reason for inefficient participation in the game is 100% real and has to be taken as such. We shall also count on everyone playing the game to show proper respect and sportsmanship to their fellow players and the mod by never abusing this "free pass". If someone is caught taking advantage of everyone's good will they will be immediately allowed to find another place to play forum mafia.
4. This is a game of lying. Players are expected to lie. No statement or promise a player makes within the game has any force outside the game. As an example, a bet offered in a game is not something you can collect if you win (see also Rule 2). An exception to this is Real Life issues, as per Rule 3.
With that in mind, you might want to avoid sensitive topics, ones which would benefit from having all the participants telling the truth, till after the game is finished.
5. Have fun and enjoy the game. While shouting at each other is expected in a game of Mafia, please remain civil to your fellow players.
6. Please bold any questions you have for me, so it's easier for me to see them. You may use bold for other reasons (like stressing a point) but please avoid doing so excessively.
7. It goes without saying that discussing this game outside this thread is prohibited.
8. Do not edit your posts for any reason. Remember there is a forum feature that automatically merges posts made within 10 minutes. There is also a forum bug which prevents your post from appearing sometimes when it should appear on a new page. Making a second post in this case after less than 10 minutes can cause your post to be merged and appear edited.
9. If you die, stop posting in this thread. A single "bah" post is allowed, but not encouraged. Your "bah" post should not contain any game-relevant information.
10. You are expected to make a post at least once every 48 hours. If you need to be away for longer, please let me know in advance.
11. Please do not directly quote your role PM or any other communication with me. You may post your Name (and House) and Role, but anything else has to be paraphrased. Note that simply changing "you" to "I" is not considered paraphrasing. When in doubt, ask me first.
12. You may discuss the (paraphrased) flavour of your role PMs, or any technical details that are related to gameplay, but you may not discuss technical minutae that are not gameplay related. For example asking someone if their PM mentions them allowing to target themselves is OK since it's gameplay related. However asking for the exact spelling of their role, or the timestamp at which PM was received is not.
13. If you do something intentionally in a way that goes against the spirit of the game, you will be penalized. When in doubt, ask me first.
14. Breaking rules, depending on the severity of the infraction, can get you modkilled at my discretion. Getting modkilled can be hazardous to your health and usually means you lose regardless of whether your team wins or loses. It's also bad in general. Please don't get modkilled.
If there are extenuating circumstances, a modkill may not result in a loss, and a modkilled player may still win if their faction wins. Please note that not reading or forgetting the rules is not considered an extenuating circumstance.
15. Once a majority votes for a player, that player gets lynched. No amount of unvoting is going to help them.
16. If no majority vote is achieved before Day ends, then no lynch takes place.
17. Playing Age of Wonders 2 instead of Mafia is allowed and encouraged.
22. You have to read the rules before playing.
Notes on the game:
The game is Harry Potter themed, but will contain no spoilers (beyond the very obvious; you all know Harry is a wizard, right?). Please do not include any spoilers if you roleplay.
The game won't contain any recruitment/cult elements. Nobody's winning condition will change throughout the game.
The game is divided into General Casting Phase during which you cast your votes, and the Special Casting Phase, during which no posting takes place here. If you don't like flavour, you can call it Day and Night.
To vote you can cast the Votus spell on somone. A valid vote has to be bolded and stand in a separate line by itself. Like so:
Votus Bookwyrm
You may also cast any other spell. You may even put it in italics to make it more spellsy. But it still needs to be bolded and in a line by its own, like so:
Wingardium Leviosa adaliabooks
To unvote, use the Unvotus spell. Again bold and in a new line. Remember though that you don't need to unvote if you wish to vote on someone else.
Finally, you may Votus Dumbledore. Doing it has no effect since Dubledore is immune to such nonsene, but if enough people do it, the General Action Phase will end. i.e it is the equivalent of voting for a no-lynch.
Note that standard Mafia vocabulary like "vote", "unvote", "no-lynch"... etc will be accepted too. If you insist on being boring.
Anything in flavour in this thread is just fluff. Any flavour PMs you receive from me is just fluff. Depending on my time and inclination I may or may not send you flavour at Night. Despite what these say, they should never be taken as indication that an action was or wasn't performed on you or that your action failed or succeeded. For example, if you're investigated or protected or blocked or jailed, you will never be told so, unless the mechanics of the role call for it, like through some kind of Loud modifier, and even then it will be explicitly stated and not hinted at through flavour.
If anything is not fluff it will be clearly stated. Usually bolded. And best of all, if you're in any doubt about whether something is fluff or not you can just ask me and I'll answ...
...
*sigh* Why do I bother... You're just going to ignore this again, aren't you?
random.org was not used in this game. Physical dice were used for all randomising. You can thank Joe who suggested d20 for my C9++ game. See game #64's attachment for a picture of the dice. I'm not reposting it here. It's a d12 from the OotS board game. I used the blue one only this time.
Sample role PM
Hi, Bookwyrm. You are Larry Gardener, Gryffindor, Vanilla Townie.
You enjoyed your first year at Hogwarts. Some second year dude named Harry or something defeated the big evil from the Chamber of Secrets, but you were the hero of your year. The only weird thing you came across while staying here were some strange dreams about angry half-orcs. And now it's time to be the hero of the Tournament.
Non-flavour version:
Aside from voting, you do not have any special abilities.
You win when all threats to Town have been eliminated and there is at least one Town player left alive.
All role PMs will generally have this format:
Hi, nick. You are Name, House/School, Modifier/Role/Faction.
[Extremely hilarious flavour fluff.]
Non-flavour version:
[Technical explanation of your role and win conditions.]
Useful link:
https://wiki.mafiascum.net/index.php?title=Main_Page
Check the above for Mafia information
And finally: I enjoy reading any PMs you send me about your thoughts on the game, but please keep in mind that unless they're direct questions I probably will simply respond with "oho" so as not to accidentally give you any unnecessary information. So if you feel like it, please send me your thoughts and don't take my lack of response as an indication that I'm not interested in what you say.
This is a game of Forum Mafia. Please don't post here unless you've been directed here from the sign up thread or PM, or were otherwise told by the mod that you should post here. Exception: anyone, including dead players and non-players, may make a bump post if a player asks for it here or in the admin thread. You may also use an alt-user to make a bump post. The bump post should contain no game-relevant information.
Direct any queries you may have to the the the General Discussion and Administration Pages or to me via PM.
Rules:
0. ZFR is the moderator for this game. If you have any issues, contact him via PM.
1. Cryptoclaiming is forbidden.
(In short, cryptoclaiming is having everyone fullclaim in some sort of, preferably nearly unbreakable, code, which makes it all but impossible for the Mafia team to win.)
2. Betting among players is strictly forbidden.
3. Real Life issues and situations should and will always take priority over what happens in the game. If a player presents a real life issue as a reason on why they need a bit more time or are temporarily unavailable to partake normally in the game that reason should be accepted and respected by everyone else (including the mod). Everyone should always treat real life problems/situations in a gentlemanly manner and never try to make accusations or gain leverage in the game based on that. If these issues become too overwhelming the incapacitated player should inform their mod and ask for a replacement as soon as possible or if they are unable to do so the mod should take steps in finding a replacement for them. Everyone should be playing the game for fun and treat each other with the necessary respect. Therefore we shall always assume that every real life reason for inefficient participation in the game is 100% real and has to be taken as such. We shall also count on everyone playing the game to show proper respect and sportsmanship to their fellow players and the mod by never abusing this "free pass". If someone is caught taking advantage of everyone's good will they will be immediately allowed to find another place to play forum mafia.
4. This is a game of lying. Players are expected to lie. No statement or promise a player makes within the game has any force outside the game. As an example, a bet offered in a game is not something you can collect if you win (see also Rule 2). An exception to this is Real Life issues, as per Rule 3.
With that in mind, you might want to avoid sensitive topics, ones which would benefit from having all the participants telling the truth, till after the game is finished.
5. Have fun and enjoy the game. While shouting at each other is expected in a game of Mafia, please remain civil to your fellow players.
6. Please bold any questions you have for me, so it's easier for me to see them. You may use bold for other reasons (like stressing a point) but please avoid doing so excessively.
7. It goes without saying that discussing this game outside this thread is prohibited.
8. Do not edit your posts for any reason. Remember there is a forum feature that automatically merges posts made within 10 minutes. There is also a forum bug which prevents your post from appearing sometimes when it should appear on a new page. Making a second post in this case after less than 10 minutes can cause your post to be merged and appear edited.
9. If you die, stop posting in this thread. A single "bah" post is allowed, but not encouraged. Your "bah" post should not contain any game-relevant information.
10. You are expected to make a post at least once every 48 hours. If you need to be away for longer, please let me know in advance.
11. Please do not directly quote your role PM or any other communication with me. You may post your Name (and House) and Role, but anything else has to be paraphrased. Note that simply changing "you" to "I" is not considered paraphrasing. When in doubt, ask me first.
12. You may discuss the (paraphrased) flavour of your role PMs, or any technical details that are related to gameplay, but you may not discuss technical minutae that are not gameplay related. For example asking someone if their PM mentions them allowing to target themselves is OK since it's gameplay related. However asking for the exact spelling of their role, or the timestamp at which PM was received is not.
13. If you do something intentionally in a way that goes against the spirit of the game, you will be penalized. When in doubt, ask me first.
14. Breaking rules, depending on the severity of the infraction, can get you modkilled at my discretion. Getting modkilled can be hazardous to your health and usually means you lose regardless of whether your team wins or loses. It's also bad in general. Please don't get modkilled.
If there are extenuating circumstances, a modkill may not result in a loss, and a modkilled player may still win if their faction wins. Please note that not reading or forgetting the rules is not considered an extenuating circumstance.
15. Once a majority votes for a player, that player gets lynched. No amount of unvoting is going to help them.
16. If no majority vote is achieved before Day ends, then no lynch takes place.
17. Playing Age of Wonders 2 instead of Mafia is allowed and encouraged.
22. You have to read the rules before playing.
Notes on the game:
The game is Harry Potter themed, but will contain no spoilers (beyond the very obvious; you all know Harry is a wizard, right?). Please do not include any spoilers if you roleplay.
The game won't contain any recruitment/cult elements. Nobody's winning condition will change throughout the game.
The game is divided into General Casting Phase during which you cast your votes, and the Special Casting Phase, during which no posting takes place here. If you don't like flavour, you can call it Day and Night.
To vote you can cast the Votus spell on somone. A valid vote has to be bolded and stand in a separate line by itself. Like so:
Votus Bookwyrm
You may also cast any other spell. You may even put it in italics to make it more spellsy. But it still needs to be bolded and in a line by its own, like so:
Wingardium Leviosa adaliabooks
To unvote, use the Unvotus spell. Again bold and in a new line. Remember though that you don't need to unvote if you wish to vote on someone else.
Finally, you may Votus Dumbledore. Doing it has no effect since Dubledore is immune to such nonsene, but if enough people do it, the General Action Phase will end. i.e it is the equivalent of voting for a no-lynch.
Note that standard Mafia vocabulary like "vote", "unvote", "no-lynch"... etc will be accepted too. If you insist on being boring.
Anything in flavour in this thread is just fluff. Any flavour PMs you receive from me is just fluff. Depending on my time and inclination I may or may not send you flavour at Night. Despite what these say, they should never be taken as indication that an action was or wasn't performed on you or that your action failed or succeeded. For example, if you're investigated or protected or blocked or jailed, you will never be told so, unless the mechanics of the role call for it, like through some kind of Loud modifier, and even then it will be explicitly stated and not hinted at through flavour.
If anything is not fluff it will be clearly stated. Usually bolded. And best of all, if you're in any doubt about whether something is fluff or not you can just ask me and I'll answ...
...
*sigh* Why do I bother... You're just going to ignore this again, aren't you?
random.org was not used in this game. Physical dice were used for all randomising. You can thank Joe who suggested d20 for my C9++ game. See game #64's attachment for a picture of the dice. I'm not reposting it here. It's a d12 from the OotS board game. I used the blue one only this time.
Sample role PM
Hi, Bookwyrm. You are Larry Gardener, Gryffindor, Vanilla Townie.
You enjoyed your first year at Hogwarts. Some second year dude named Harry or something defeated the big evil from the Chamber of Secrets, but you were the hero of your year. The only weird thing you came across while staying here were some strange dreams about angry half-orcs. And now it's time to be the hero of the Tournament.
Non-flavour version:
Aside from voting, you do not have any special abilities.
You win when all threats to Town have been eliminated and there is at least one Town player left alive.
All role PMs will generally have this format:
Hi, nick. You are Name, House/School, Modifier/Role/Faction.
[Extremely hilarious flavour fluff.]
Non-flavour version:
[Technical explanation of your role and win conditions.]
Useful link:
https://wiki.mafiascum.net/index.php?title=Main_Page
Check the above for Mafia information
And finally: I enjoy reading any PMs you send me about your thoughts on the game, but please keep in mind that unless they're direct questions I probably will simply respond with "oho" so as not to accidentally give you any unnecessary information. So if you feel like it, please send me your thoughts and don't take my lack of response as an indication that I'm not interested in what you say.
Post edited September 25, 2020 by ZFR
