Stessier's Copyright Infringing Liasons - Closed

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Thu May 09, 2013 10:11 am

Let's see how many we get, I'll work on what roles will be involved for various levels of participation.

Rules

The roles will depend on how many signups we get:

Basic game - 9 players
- 2 of the villagers are Werewolves
  
  1 of the villagers is a Seer
Stretch goal #1 - 12 players
- 2 of the villagers is Werewolves
  1 of the villagers is a Berserker
  
  1 of the villagers is a Seer
  1 of the villagers is a Werewolf Hunter
Stretch goal #2 - 16 players
- 3 of the villagers is Werewolves
  1 of the villagers is a Berserker Werewolf
  
  1 of the villagers is a Seer
  1 of the villagers is a Werewolf Hunter
  2 of the villagers are a member of the Cabal
Stretch goal #3 - 19 players
- 3 of the villagers are Werewolves
  1 of the villagers is an Beserker Werewolf
  1 of the villagers is a Sorcerer
  
  1 of the villagers is a Seer
  1 of the villagers is a Werewolf Hunter
  2 of the villagers are members of a Cabal
  1 of the villagers is a Mentalist
Ultimate goal - 22 players.
- 3 of the villagers are Werewolves
  1 of the villagers is an Beserker Werewolf
  1 of the villagers is a Sorcerer
  
  1 of the villagers is a Seer
  1 of the villagers is a Werewolf Hunter
  3 of the villagers are members of a Cabal
  1 of the villagers is a Medium
  1 of the villagers is a Mentalist
  10 of the remaining villagers will be Innocents

Roles will be assigned at random.

EXPLANATION OF ROLES

Werewolves

Spoiler:

Good Guys

Spoiler:

Seer
Each night the Seer can ask about a player, and is told if that player is a Villager or a Werewolf. No other roles will be disclosed to the Seer about that person, with 1 exception: If the Seer scans the Beserker Werewolf, he will be told that the player is, in fact, the Beserker Werewolf.

Werewolf Hunter
At night, the Werewolf Hunter can choose to secretly protect one other player. The Werewolf Hunter can also choose to not protect someone during the night cycle. The Werewolf Hunter cannot choose himself to protect, or the previously protected player from the previous night, if any.

If the Werewolf Hunter decides to protect one other player and the Werewolves choose to kill that same person that the Werewolf Hunter has chosen to protect that night, the player chosen will not be killed. It will be announced to the village that no one was killed that night. The Werewolf Hunter will be informed that he prevented that person’s death.

In addition, during the day cycle, the Werewolf Hunter can choose to shoot a currently living villager with a silver bullet. This power can only be used once during the game. The villager selected will be killed instantly, and it will be announced to the village if that player was a Werewolf or not. If the villager killed by the bullet was the Beserker Werewolf, the Beserker Werewolf will be killed before he has the chance to use his "instant kill" ability. In addition, the moderator will announce to the village the identity of the Werewolf Hunter.

Cabal
Three of the villagers are members of a Cabal. Since they are together at night, they know each other are not Werewolves. The Cabalists can secretly speak with each other at night, and are the only villagers allowed to speak with each other via personal message during the night period. (except for the Mentalist when he is using his power) In addition, at night the Cabalists can discover the true role of one player who was previously killed. As long as one Cabalist is still alive, this power can be used, once per night.

Medium
The Medium can, once a game, hold a séance. In order for a séance to occur, a majority of the village has to vote for it for a particular player, and the player being voted on has to be dead, obviously. In addition, the Medium must also vote for the séance to occur for that player. The moderator will announce to the village who the Medium is when the séance occurs. When holding a séance, the dead player can make one post in the thread, revealing what he knew up to the point in time of his death. The player is not forced to tell the truth, they can say whatever they wish, but the information has to be presented in the actual thread only, no PMs are allowed. Thus, it is very important for any dead person from this game to not look at any spoilers or get any other information about the game until the game ends.

Mentalist
The Mentalist can, once per night, establish a mental link with any other living villager. Once this link is established (via the Mentalist telling the moderator whom he wishes to speak with), the Mentalist and the person selected can exchange PMs for that night cycle. Once the night cycle is concluded, the PMs must stop immediately. In addition, if the werewolves happen to attack either the Mentalist or his subject during that night cycle, the moderator will PM the 2 participants to inform them that the link was broken, which means that all PMs between the 2 would have to stop immediately. Due to the great mental strain on the subject, the Mentalist cannot contact the same person 2 nights in a row.

CYCLE & Rules

Spoiler:

The game begins at night, while the village sleeps. Each night, the 4 Werewolves conspire to murder an Innocent. Each night, the Seer, if still alive, receives a vision (by asking me "Is X a Werewolf?"). The Sorcerer will receive a vision (by asking me "Is X the <seer, werewolf, priest, innocent, etc>?") The Werewolf Hunter will tell me who he wishes to protect, if anyone (by telling me "I will protect X" or "I will not do anything this night"). The Cabal will ask me for the true identity of a deceased person (by asking me "I wish to know the true identity of X"). The Mentalist will tell me who he wishes to speak with, if anyone (by telling me "I will speak with X"). I will have to hear back from each of these people before I can advance the game cycle.

Each dawn, the village will awaken to discover the mauled corpse of the prior night's victim, or I will announce that no one died during the evening. All living villagers will then have a chance to select one of their number to lynch by participating in the discussion in this thread. You may vote for anyone still living, however, you cannot vote for yourself. Remember, NO PERSONAL MESSAGING IS ALLOWED. They can also call for a séance, if they wish.

To vote for a lynching, place the name of the accused in boldface. Nothing else is a vote. To vote for a séance, boldface the phrase "Séance for X".

Lynching goes by majority rule. Changing votes is possible only until a majority is reached. (If you're in the plurality and you want to change your vote, change it before that decisive vote is cast!) Once a majority is reached, the accused will be hanged by the neck until dead! Voting is not required, but night will not fall until the village hangs someone. The same rules apply for a séance vote. When the villager is hanged, I will reveal if he was a Werewolf or not.

I will announce the latest news at dawn and dusk (gametime) to mark the cycle.

CLUES and RULES

I will provide no clues in the thread, and none outside the thread other than the questions I'm asked by the people with the appropriate roles.

Nobody dead may say anything to anyone at any time, unless you are "resurrected" in a séance. I will tell you personally if that happens to you. (See rules about the Medium for clarification)

Anyone may PM me for clarification of the rules.

VICTORY

The Villagers win if they kill all the Werewolves, and there is at least one non-Werewolf left alive. The Sorcerer is counted as a non-Werewolf, even though he is on the "winning" side if the Werewolves win.

The Werewolf team wins if the number of non-Werewolves equals the number of Werewolves at any time during the game cycle.

Roster

Remus West
Qantaga
Lassr
Vorret
tru1cy
Holman
RMC
Purge
Grundbegriff
bb2112
Newcastle
pr0ner
Scoop20906
Chaosraven
theohall
redrun
triggercut
Bakhtosh
Lagom Lite
Unagi
LordMortis
El Guapo

Remus West · Post by **Remus West** » Thu May 09, 2013 10:16 am

Qantaga · Post by **Qantaga** » Thu May 09, 2013 10:18 am

Lassr · Post by **Lassr** » Thu May 09, 2013 10:21 am

Qantaga · Post by **Qantaga** » Thu May 09, 2013 10:21 am

Showoff.

Vorret · Post by **Vorret** » Thu May 09, 2013 10:28 am

bland IN!

Vorret · Post by **Vorret** » Thu May 09, 2013 10:28 am

We need to trick LM to post in here !

tru1cy · Post by **tru1cy** » Thu May 09, 2013 10:30 am

Remus West · Post by **Remus West** » Thu May 09, 2013 10:39 am

Qantaga wrote:Showoff.

Its a compensation tactic.

Lassr · Post by **Lassr** » Thu May 09, 2013 10:58 am

Remus West wrote:
Qantaga wrote:Showoff.
Its a compensation tactic.

Yep, get tired of hearing "Is he in yet?"

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Thu May 09, 2013 11:53 am

IN!

RMC · Post by **RMC** » Thu May 09, 2013 4:44 pm

In for reals, and no hospital stay or firing people this time. Just a vacation, but I can still post while one vacation.

purge · Post by **purge** » Thu May 09, 2013 5:00 pm

I don't have all the time in the world (going to E3 this year, got some GT prep work) but I should be good enough to contribute and help kill those pesky innocents.

Do the wolves get a forum (their communication method is not mentioned in the writeup above).

I also assume a mentalist can be in contact with a werewolf, and the werewolf can lie his ass off?

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Thu May 09, 2013 6:20 pm

purge · Post by **purge** » Fri May 10, 2013 12:25 am

I just want to be clear.

bb2112 · Post by **bb2112** » Fri May 10, 2013 7:30 am

Woohoo! Grund is back! IN!

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri May 10, 2013 8:44 am

Grundbegriff wrote:In

Woo-hoo! Welcome back. Did you find a way around the work blockage or will you be entertaining/curing the insomniacs with your posting?

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri May 10, 2013 8:45 am

We are at Basic Game level of participation right now: 2 wolves, 1 Seer, 6 Villagers.

Would like to get some more so some of the cooler powers can be added.

Newcastle · Post by **Newcastle** » Fri May 10, 2013 11:19 am

linch grund

pr0ner · Post by **pr0ner** » Fri May 10, 2013 2:49 pm

Maybe I'll survive past night 0 this time.

In.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri May 10, 2013 2:51 pm

pr0ner wrote:Maybe I'll survive past night 0 this time.

In.

A worthy goal!

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri May 10, 2013 3:03 pm

I added some Kickstarter methodology to the roles in the first post. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Vorret · Post by **Vorret** » Fri May 10, 2013 3:19 pm

stessier wrote:I added some Kickstarter methodology to the roles in the first post. Take a look and let me know what you think.

I think 19 is the sweet spot there so we get all the roles.

Qantaga · Post by **Qantaga** » Fri May 10, 2013 4:37 pm

I love the Kickstarter stretch goals.

Do I get a digital copy of the game since I was the second one to pledge?

As Vorret says, it would be nice if we could hit 19. Maybe we'll get there if you include their own personal avatar, use their name in the game's backstory, and let them name their own city to be populated by intriguing NPCs if they pledge. A soundtrack might also lure in a handful of additional players.

Newcastle · Post by **Newcastle** » Fri May 10, 2013 5:04 pm

well some names to PM - triggercut, sectoid, bakshot, austin, scoop of course, but just thinking offhand folks who've not played in a while who might give it a shot.

Scoop20906 · Post by **Scoop20906** » Sat May 11, 2013 2:30 pm

Purge just hunted me down. I'm in.

Scoop20906 · Post by **Scoop20906** » Sat May 11, 2013 2:30 pm

pr0ner wrote:Maybe I'll survive past night 0 this time.

In.

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sat May 11, 2013 3:20 pm

stessier wrote:
Grundbegriff wrote:In
Woo-hoo! Welcome back. Did you find a way around the work blockage or will you be entertaining/curing the insomniacs with your posting?

We've been dealing with medical issues on top of the work crunch. Things have stabilized some.
You're all doomed, opponents of me.

Scoop20906 · Post by **Scoop20906** » Sat May 11, 2013 3:23 pm

Similarity, you are all doomed, teammates of me.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Sat May 11, 2013 6:11 pm

And thus I will assure Scoop and Grund are on the same team.

Chaosraven · Post by **Chaosraven** » Sat May 11, 2013 6:41 pm

Qantaga · Post by **Qantaga** » Sat May 11, 2013 6:50 pm

Grund: I'm glad to hear that the medical issues have stabilized some. I hope they continue to improve. Welcome back!

Scoop: Yay!

Chaos: You forgot something here:

Chaosraven wrote:

Let me give you a hINt.

Chaosraven · Post by **Chaosraven** » Sat May 11, 2013 7:03 pm

assumINg i can manage to avoid another kenetickid-esque performance on Day One, sure.

theohall · Post by **theohall** » Sat May 11, 2013 8:37 pm

triggercut · Post by **triggercut** » Sat May 11, 2013 8:39 pm

I'd be in for the stretch goal of 16 if you need players for that.

Qantaga · Post by **Qantaga** » Sun May 12, 2013 1:07 pm

Just one more gets us trig and stretch goal #2 (16 players).

Four more and we can hit stretch goal #3 (19 players), which seems to be the sweet spot.

Seven more gets us to the Ultimate goal (22 players), which would be a pure Lars Lynching Liasons game.

Come one, come all!

redrun · Post by **redrun** » Mon May 13, 2013 9:58 am

One more IN please, however I'll be absent for most of the next week.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Mon May 13, 2013 10:08 am

redrun wrote:One more IN please, however I'll be absent for most of the next week.

Will you be around enough to get started, or should we plan to start the game on Friday? The game will start at night, so I need you to be around enough to pick up the email and (potentially) confer on the Night Kill/scan/protection.

At 16 players, I think the first day will last 2 weeks. If we get to 19+, I'm thinking 3 weeks as there are more fun powers/stuff to do.

RMC · Post by **RMC** » Mon May 13, 2013 10:53 am

stessier wrote:
redrun wrote:One more IN please, however I'll be absent for most of the next week.
Will you be around enough to get started, or should we plan to start the game on Friday? The game will start at night, so I need you to be around enough to pick up the email and (potentially) confer on the Night Kill/scan/protection.

At 16 players, I think the first day will last 2 weeks. If we get to 19+, I'm thinking 3 weeks as there are more fun powers/stuff to do.

Hey I just noticed you didn't add me to the list at the top...

I really am going to promise not to disappear... really really I am promising not too.. With sugar on top and everything..

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Mon May 13, 2013 11:00 am

stessier wrote:At 16 players, I think the first day will last 2 weeks. If we get to 19+, I'm thinking 3 weeks as there are more fun powers/stuff to do.

We give ourselves Too Much Time. Nothing should take 3 weeks. I worry the pace of this game would make me nuts.