Octopus Overlords

Dark Mage Dominicus -53 years experience.
Born into the Steppinstone family. Parents wanted him to play sports, he chose wizardry. Killed his parents.
Survived the previous encounter in the village of Pippenshire when his late apprentice, Terric, royally screwed up.

Dark Mage Torlocus -16 years experience.
Tried to impress his friends by conjuring mead during alchemy class, accidentally set the teacher on fire. Was expelled and joined the dark mages.


Dark Mage Xenistress -2 years experience.
Rebelled against her parents when they tried to get her to dress more modestly, joined the dark mages so she could strut her stuff.


Light Mage Jabvid the Young - 4 years experience. (Gets 3 cards per turn-May use only one)
Recruited to the Light Mages after Ezkerra was killed in the Battle of Pippenshire. Showed promise during wizardry trials of being able to travel between dimensions. Was brought on board immediately to try and reach the 8th dimension to free Master Gordik after he was trapped during a game of 8th Dimensional Chess with Ezkerra at the time he was killed (the only known Wizard to reach the 8th Dimension).

Villagers

Each night the dark mages kill. Each morning random card is dealt to each player. Death reveals alignment.

Mod must be informed a card will be played before the triggering event for the card happens. Card is not considered used unless the power is activated. Some cards can be used more than once but not all at one time. 1 use per day. There are multiple cards in the deck for some (i.e. Daydreamer. There could be as many as 6 cards dealt to 6 different players in one day). You cannot reveal the card you have in your hand; doing so nullifies it's use for the current turn. Hypothetical card situations can be discussed BUT the conversation cannot be started by the card holder.

Possible Cards_

1. 1 Extra Vote (once played cannot be removed, no notification to the village) 2 uses.
2. Cancel 1 vote (once played, cannot be removed and player that voted cannot vote the same player that round again. No notification a vote is canceled is made to the village) 2 uses.
3. Who are you?- Free scan for player’s role. (May be played when a vote is placed against card holder). 2 cards-1 use each.
4. Escape lynching. (May be used if card holder is lynched). 1 use.
5. Resurrection! (Resurrect lynched player). 1 use.
6. Séance. (Communicate with the dead. Dead, chosen by card holder, may make one post in the game thread). 1 use.
7. Beyond the Grave (Communicate with the dead. 1 PM to chosen dead and 1 PM from the dead). 2 uses.
8. Who said that? (One anonymous PM to any player through the MOD) 2 cards-2 uses each
9. Block scan. (Blocks all scan attempts during day) 2 uses.
10. Pre-Mature Deathification! (Kill one player during the day if they have at least 1 vote against them). 1 use.
11. Shield! (Protects any one person against any kill attempt except lynching. Must be used before kill attempt. Effects carry over into the night). 3 uses.
12. I am Spartacus! (Your role will show Villager if scanned. Effects carry over into night). 2 uses.
13. Mortician (ID the role of a dead player). 2 uses.
14. Illumination (If lynched, play this card and get 1 scan of one of your lynchers . You will take this info to your grave). 2 cards-1 use each.
15. Nuke’em From Orbit (If lynched play this card and one of your lynchers will die in your place. Card holders choice). 1 use.
17. Picture this! Target Posts for the next 48 hours may only be in images (no words). 2 uses.
18. Mind’s Eye (1 scan on any player that has not cast a vote. Can only be used once a majority of players have voted). 1 use
19. Howdy Partner (may PM with 1 other person for 1 day cycle, card effects end at lynch). 5 uses.
20. Scramble (all votes placed against at least 3 players are redistributed randomly to those 3 players. If a majority is reached then a lynch occurs). 1 use.
21. Quantum Shift (if enough votes have been cast against more than 1 player to reach a majority on 1 player then votes will be redirected to player in the lead thus lynching the target. If a tie for the lead then card holder’s preference). 1 use.
22. Swipe (take the card from another player). 2 cards- 2 uses each.
23. Swiper no swiping! (no power but if swiped by the swiper they get a useless card). 3 cards possibly in play. Unlimited.
24. Told Ya So! (If cardholder reaches N-1, may play this card to prove their identity. Role of player announced by Mod). 1 use.
25. KaBoom! (All card powers blocked for the remainder of the day when this card is played). 1 use.
26. Right back at ‘cha! (Power effects carry over into the night. If killed by any means other than lynch then killer will die also). 2 uses.
27. I’ll take seconds! (Use this card to draw randomly 2 cards from the un-used card pile (not given out in random distribution that day). My use only 1 of the drawn cards, player’s choice.). 2 uses.
28. Reveal! (Reveal the cards of 3 chosen players to the card holder only). 2 uses.
29. Puppetmaster. (Card holder may type up any message and send to MOD and have MOD inform the target player that they must post this as a message on the board ASAP). 5 uses.
30. Deadlines! (Play this card to set a deadline for the lynch vote. Choice of 24 hours or 48 hours from time card is played. Player with most votes is lynched at deadline, If tie then no lynch.) 1 use..
31. A View from Heaven (Play this card and a dead player of your choice gets a free scan of a living player). 2 uses.
32. Are you Really Spartacus? (Play this card to find out if "I am Spartacus" card has been played, if the player was scanned, and the role of the player it masked (scanned or not), but not which player.) 2 uses.
33. Daydreamer (No powers thus freeing your mind to roam to whatever subject you desire) 6 cards in play. Unlimited.

1. El Guapo
2. Chaosraven
3. Moliere
4. Unagi
5. bb2112
6. Remus West
7. Vorret
8. Newcastle
9. Scoop20906
10. RMC
11. tru1cy

So we will start on a day cycle. A random card will be doled out each morning when the day starts. Use it or lose it. But use it wisely since most cards have limited uses.

Mages kill at night. Villagers lynch during day. Cards are played during the day before the lynch, some have effects that carry over into the night. Villagers, Dark Mages and Light Mage all get cards.

No seer this game, he lost his seer power when the Dark Mages lost their power. Some cards allow seer spells though.

Roles are Out. We will start on a day cycle since we only have 11 players.

 Newcastle 
 

For his aggressive pre-game recruitment. Very wolf-like even if the roles had not been determined yet.

 stessier 
 

As he is the hidden 12th player.

Chaosraven wrote:As he is the hidden 12th player.

Talk about the ultimate lurker! Very suspicious.

Moliere wrote: Newcastle 
 

For his aggressive pre-game recruitment. Very wolf-like even if the roles had not been determined yet.

 morticia, uhm i mean morliere 
 


wait not i mean  moliere 
 
, morliere is the cool one

why oh why moliere, why. Why must you always be hating. Is it the my long flowing of locks? Is it my snazzy pimp cane? My uncanny ability to scoop, though am reformed? Every game you do this.

Just to be clear, we haven't officially started yet, right?

it will not start until you see the start up story posted.

"As day broke, everyone gathered. Who are the dark mages? The one thing that everyone agreed on is that El Guapo is cool."

How's that?

I haven't had poutine in 5 days so I might be a little jumpy

OK, I have a question.

If a card has two uses, or whatever I guess really... Do we 'hold our cards' over each day, or is it a Use-it or Lose-it each day?
Can we horde our cards 'for tomorrow'?

Unagi wrote:OK, I have a question.

If a card has two uses, or whatever I guess really... Do we 'hold our cards' over each day, or is it a Use-it or Lose-it each day?
Can we horde our cards 'for tomorrow'?

Pretty sure it is use it or lose it. But I'll wait for the official word. I think we get new cards every day.

And according to this I am right:

Each night the dark mages kill. Each morning random card is dealt to each player. Death reveals alignment.

according to that, the question isn't answered.

Yes, we get a card each day. That's not my question.

Pretty sure it was use it or lose it last game.

Yes, use it or lose it. But use it wisely....

waiting on 3 more to get message.

Here

So we will start on a day cycle. A random card will be doled out each morning when the day starts. Use it or lose it. But use it wisely since most cards have limited uses.

Mages kill at night. Villagers lynch during day. Cards are played during the day before the lynch, some have effects that carry over into the night. Villagers, Dark Mages and Light Mage all get cards.

No seer this game, he lost his seer power when the Dark Mages lost their power. Some cards allow seer spells though.

Sorry. New to this rulez set. Has the game started? Was I susposed to get a card? Little confused.


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The game has not officially started yet. You will get a card when it does.

Late to the party but here.

waiting on tru1cy.

Ok thanks


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Apologies here... Work and Legion have been taking my time

alright, we will get started, I will start sending the cards and then post the start up story.

For centuries the Dark Mages have roamed the world subduing villages with their dark magic. And for centuries the Light Mages have battled to keep the world free.

Our story picks up in the 454th year and the 120th day of Darkness, 4 years after the disaster at Pippenshire when young Dark Mage Terric fouled up their plans for converting the village. Dark Mage Dominicus has rebuilt his Chaos Order with 2 capable apprentices, the menacing Torlocus and the seductive Xenistress. Today they were escorting newcomer Kinectickid to meet his new Master, Dark Mage Freakor of the Demented Order.

As they traveled the winding road leading to the village of Good Rain, Dominicus could not help but to think back on his last trip into the country and the disaster that unfolded. He survived but it set back his Order by 4 years; time spent training new apprentices to accompany him in his adventures.

“What an idiot Terric was, it is implanted in your help early in training not to even think about the spell that should not be thought about. It was very difficult spell to even think of much less pronounce but yet Terric did it, he thought of that spell Xiutuitixi…” before Dominicus realized what he was doing he felt a tingle in his body, “Oh Fizzle”, he just thought of the spell you are not supposed to think of.

Before the magic left his body he turn to KenecticKid, raised his staff, and shouted, “Fatalis!” A bolt of red energy shot from the staff and hit Kinectickid. Kinectickid dropped dead before him.

Xenistress and Torlocus turned to Dominicus and then they all saw the swirling clouds and felt the magic leave their body. Dominicus looked down at Kinectkid, “He must have thought of the spell, I felt it when it happened. He had to be punished before our powers left us. The deed is done. We must slip into Good Rain and begin the duty of recovery.”

They looked down the valley at the village. The villagers had noticed the clouds also, as many began scrambling to leave. Dominicus sighed, “Here we go again.” This time he only had himself to blame, poor innocent Kinectkid was the first victim of his mistake.



Remember you cannot talk about your cards.

So timing of playing cards; I will look at the time stamp of the PM to play a card and I will look at the time stamp of posts in the game thread. WHen a card is played I will link back to the last post right before the card was played.

the playing of a card could make votes afterward null and void. Just a heads up on how I will handle timing of cards being played.

So it is day 1. Who will the village lynch?

I say we try something new and lynch RMC!

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME!!!

 Unagi 
 

Lets get this out of the way....

 moliere 
 

Newcastle wrote:Lets get this out of the way....

 moliere 
 

But I'm Cheryl!

Newcastle wrote:Lets get this out of the way....

 moliere 
 

Really. I must insist that you pay attention to me.

Lassr wrote:So timing of playing cards; I will look at the time stamp of the PM to play a card and I will look at the time stamp of posts in the game thread. WHen a card is played I will link back to the last post right before the card was played.

the playing of a card could make votes afterward null and void. Just a heads up on how I will handle timing of cards being played.

So it is day 1. Who will the village lynch?

Can people send you 'standing orders' like "Play my card if Situation X is achieved" ?

Unagi wrote:IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME!!!

 Unagi 
 

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Unagi wrote:

Lassr wrote:So timing of playing cards; I will look at the time stamp of the PM to play a card and I will look at the time stamp of posts in the game thread. WHen a card is played I will link back to the last post right before the card was played.

the playing of a card could make votes afterward null and void. Just a heads up on how I will handle timing of cards being played.

So it is day 1. Who will the village lynch?

Can people send you 'standing orders' like "Play my card if Situation X is achieved" ?

Yes


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Now I feel like I need to go read all the damned cards so I know whats going on. Should have looked more closely at the rules.

 RMC 
 


60% of the time he's evil all the time.