The Syndicate

Next album I do I'll get Carly Rae Jepsen and Syd Barrett and Lorde and Walter Becker to back me up.

novaselinenever wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2019 11:58 pm I listened to Aja

Incredible song.

Now go listen to seven more.

I hope everyone had a good time.

I hope everyone experienced frustration from time to time.

I hope everyone listened to at least one Steely Dan tune.

I hope I win a lot of money this week.

Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 10:11 pm Generally a game should be designed so that revealing your role doesn't usually save you. And investigations are limited so town can't win with just them. Case in point: this game.

If you can't guarantee that, just ban claiming and call it a day.

Indeed.

I designed this game with that specifically in mind.

I believe it is befitting given Steely Dan's upbeat and happy melodies and imagery juxtaposed with lyrics of drug addiction, sexual improprieties, and betrayal.

The things that look nice can bite you.

Matahari wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 9:59 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 9:49 pm

Matahari wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 9:42 pm Old Skool doesn’t ignore evidence, and someone should have called out their claims of not using their powers. Omg I was half laughing, half screaming at my phone all end game!

Trust me, a number of us brought it up. And it should have been enough in that ridiculous nonsense of a MyLo. You did your job. Something to consider moving forward though -- if you have conclusive evidence, call it 100% instead of 80.

The problem with that is I didn’t know all the roles. There could have been a role that switches peoples targets. I literally was thinking about My Old School, ‘California tumbles into the sea’, maybe the ground shifts and all targets move. I overthink things.
Plus, like Dunya, I’m not too keen on role claiming unless I’m about to be lynched. It takes some of the mystery out of the game, you know? So I left both Dunya and Elo at 80% or more red. Next time, I’ll try to play your way and just assertively put it out there.

I appreciate this thinking, Matahari.

I thought the mafia team was done. Mac lynched Day 1. Jack caught Night 1. That's half the team.

Hello ladies.

MacDougall wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 9:04 pm One thing I can say is that our scum chat was the most active scum chat I have been in in a long time and I am sure that the consistent strategising and communication played a part. This was a win born from really fucking wanting to win. Thank you Dunya, Elo and Jack. Fuck you Nova.

This is true. This was the most active mafia chat I had ever witnessed. It was a War Room.

I did indeed design this game with the mindset of civilian roles being bad or bad roles being good.

Steely Dan's songs are pop jazz/fusion happiness juxtaposed with lyrics of debauchery, drug addiction, betrayal, and what have you.

I hope this game fit that theme.

nova stopped the two of first three kills of the game.

He only failed because he was blocked Night 1 by Babylon Sisters (the same Night nutella accepted help from Doctor Wu).

Night 1
nutella accepts Wu’s protection.
JoH gets a role check. Checks SpaceDaisy. Kills nutella.
speedchuck has BTSC with Lunalee
LC chases the Dragon with JoH – no Day 2!
Matahari watches dunya (nothing)
DDL picks five names.

JJJ curses speedchuck

Lunalee picks 16

Nova jails nutella (blocked!)

Spacedaisy picks “Deacon Blues”

Eloh abstains

Dunya blocks nova

Night 2

Luna predicts 15

Mata watches JJJ (nova, Eloh)

Nova jails JJJ

Speedchuck gets BTSC with Long Con

JJJ curses nijuu (FAILED)

Eloh kills JJJ (FAILED)

Dunya blocks LC


Night 3

DDL puts these on the D4 poll:

leetic
Lunalee
Neverwhere
ninju
Reywas

speedchuck gets BTSC with juliets

dunya blocks Matahari and kills LC (FAILED)

Matahari watches LC

nova jails dunya

Lunalee guesses 13

JJJ curses nova

SpaceDaisy picks “Do It Again”

Night 4

Lunalee guesses 10

Nova protects JJJ (FAILED)

Matahari watches nova (sees dunya)

SpaceDaisy picks “Kid Charlemagne”

Speedchuck gets BTSC with SpaceDaisy

JJJ curses speedchuck

Dunya blocks and kills nova

Night 5

JJJ curses Lunalee

Lunalee predicts 9

Matahari watches speedchuck

Speedchuck has BTSC with juliets

Dunya kills Matahari and blocks SD
SD picks “Time Out of Mind” (FAILED)

Night 6

Speedchuck gets BTSC with Long Con

Dunya kills JJJ and blocks Kites

Lunalee predicts 7

SpaceDaisy picks “Hey Nineteen”

Night 7

Kites removes self

SD picks “Time Out of Mind”

Dunya kills SD and blocks Luna

Luna predicts 7 and detects Kites (FAILED)

FM
No static at all

Clarity is key, and that fosters the good times. Each Night, you pick three Steely Dan songs to spin. If the first selection is in the game, it will appear on the front page in its complete form (not including secrets). If not, then the second selection may be. If that one isn’t, we’ll try the third number. If none of them are in the game, that’s too bad. Give her some funked-up music, man.

Any Major Dude Will Tell You
Any minor world that breaks apart falls together again

If a civilian is lynched, you will offer words of encouragement to everyone through the Host that Night.

Bodhisattva
Can you show me the shine of your japan, the sparkle of your china?

The Bodhisattva is one who has attained Nirvana but sticks around to save others. You protect someone each Night at the expense of your own life and by the shine of your Japan. Won’t you take me by the hand?

Kid Charlemagne
On the hill the stuff was laced with kerosene, but yours was kitchen clean

You thought you could turn the world around with LSD, but all the “white men” on the street- cocaine- made you obsolete. Fortunately, there’s gas in the car. Yes, there’s gas in the car. And you still have plenty of supply left. Feed your target a tab each Night, and while that cat’s having a cosmic voyage, only the words in his or her role description are available to him or her the following Day.

Deacon Blues
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide

You want a name when you lose. We get it. If you are killed, you will receive an invincible account that can post but cannot vote or be targeted by anything. If you ae lynched, however, you’ll be drinking scotch whiskey all night long and dying behind the wheel- that is to say, out of the game. Expanding man, indeed.

Bad Sneakers
Five names that I can hardly stand to hear

Including yours and mine and one more chick who isn’t here. On one occasion, you select five names, which will be the only ones to appear on the lynch poll the next Day. Honey, when they gonna send me home?

Time Out of Mind
Tonight when I chase the dragon, water will change to cherry wine, the silver will turn to gold

One night, when you chase the dragon, you will target someone. If you picked a civilian, the silver will turn to gold, and there will be another Day phase right after the next one. If you went after a mafia member, then the water will change to cherry wine, and there will be two Night phases. Oh, and put a dollar in the kitty.

Rikki Don’t Lose That Number
You might use it if you feel better when you get home

What is that number? Is it to someone’s telephone? Is it a joint? Or is it how many people vote in the lynch? Correctly predict how many players vote in the poll the next Day and you gain a lie detection. And you could have a change of heart.

Hey Nineteen
That’s ‘Retha Franklin

The Cuervo Gold and the fine Colombian indeed make tonight a wonderful thing, but you’re looking for someone with less experience to share that evening with. You can choose someone who has fewer posts than you at the end of the Day phase, target that person at Night, and enjoy BTSC the rest of the next phase.

Peg
And when you smile for the camera- you know I’ll love you better!

Smile for the camera. Beautiful. If anyone targets your target at Night, you’ll take some pictures, and from these pin shots, the name of the actor will come back to you. It’s your favorite foreign movie.

Aja
Up on the hill, people never stare- they just don’t care

Invite your guest each Night to join you up on the hill, where no one is staring or caring- there’s only Chinese music and banyan trees. While in your care, your target is too relaxed to carry out any Night action but will be protected from any negativity from anyone with murder on his or her mind.

Josie
We’re gonna bring out the hat and hooters when Josie comes home

You’re the pride of the neighborhood. You are a cause for celebration. You’re so good, that if you are lynched, the town will break out the bats and shooters: Every civilian’s vote will be worth double during the next Day phase.

Reelin’ in the Years
The things that pass for knowledge, I can’t understand

The weekend at the college might not have turned out like you planned, but there’s something else going down if you’re feeling frisky. Each phase you survive, you reel in one role check, but once you make that check (during any Night), you’ve checked out and accrue no further credits. Stow away the time.

Black Cow
I can’t cry anymore while you run around

When you’ve had enough of someone, the Night prior, tell that person to drink a big black cow and get out of here. That person is silenced and may not vote during the next Day phase.

My Old School
Oh no, Guadalajara won’t do

And you’re never going back to your old school. Too much embarrassment, right? You know the feeling, so feel free to take someone off the next Day’s poll each Night. Once, and once only, you can flee to Guadalajara and take yourself off the poll. William and Mary won’t do.



Mafia (4)

Do it Again
Wheel turning round and round

People often return to their vices, and you make sure that they do. Each Night, you will force someone to vote for the same person he or she voted for the Day before. In addition, that person will be forced to target the same individual he or she targeted the Night before, if any.

Babylon Sisters
So fine, so young

Your friends say no, don’t go for that cotton candy, but you can’t help yourself. You seek the fresh company of others and want to show them a good time. In seducing your target at Night, you will convince him or her to forgo his or her Night action altogether. Watch those bridges burn.

Pretzel Logic
Where did you get those shoes?

You got them from the guy that got lynched that Day, right? Each Night, you will use the lynched number’s ability. It may not make any sense, but you aren’t joking, son.

Doctor Wu
Katie tried- I was halfway crucified

Are you with them doctor? Can you hear them doctor? Of course not. Before the poll ends each Day, you may send, through the host, an invitation to someone for your doctoral services. You of course don’t actually protect them, but in exchange for your “services,” you will have control of their Night action the next Night should he or she accept. Oh, and one more thing: If your role gets exposed in any capacity, you will be shown to be a traditional doctor.

Civilians (15)

FM – Spacedaisy
Any Major Dude Will Tell You – nijuukyugou
Bodhisattva – reywaS
Kid Charlemagne – JJJ
Deacon Blues – juliets
Bad Sneakers – Dragon D. Luffy
Time Out of Mind – Long Con
Rikki Don’t Lose That Number – Lunalee
Hey Nineteen - speedchuck
Peg – Matahari
Aja – novaselinenever
Josie – Neverwhere
Reelin’ in the Years – nutella
Black Cow – leetic
My Old School – Kites

Mafia (4)
Do It Again – Elohcin
Babylon Sisters – Dunya
Pretzel Logic – MacDougall
Doctor Wu – JackofHearts2005

No static at all? You sure?

Poll ended at Mon May 06, 2019 8:28 pmPlease note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.

dunya
0
No votes


Voters: None

Elochin
0
No votes


Voters: None

juliets
0
No votes


Voters: None

Long Con
4
24%


Voters: Elohcin, Lunalee, juliets, dunya

Lunalee
2
12%


Voters: Long Con, Kites

Carolyn Leonhart (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
11
65%


Voters: Sloonei, speedchuck, Dragon D. Luffy, Spacedaisy, novaselinenever, Epignosis, JaggedJimmyJay, MacDougall, Matahari, nutella, Jackofhearts2005


Total votes: 17

Get along...

Poll ended at Sat May 04, 2019 8:00 pmPlease note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.

dunya
0
No votes


Voters: None

Elochin
2
13%


Voters: Long Con, juliets

juliets
0
No votes


Voters: None

Kites
2
13%


Voters: speedchuck, Spacedaisy

Long Con
0
No votes


Voters: None

Lunalee
0
No votes


Voters: None

Spacedaisy
0
No votes


Voters: None

speedchuck
3
20%


Voters: dunya, Elohcin, Kites

David Palmer (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
8
53%


Voters: novaselinenever, Matahari, Sloonei, JaggedJimmyJay, Dragon D. Luffy, MacDougall, Epignosis, Jackofhearts2005


Total votes: 15

The post will be later. I'm sorry. I'm locking up until then.

I know they'll love you better.

Poll ended at Thu May 02, 2019 7:48 pmPlease note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.

Dragon D. Luffy
5
31%


Voters: dunya, JaggedJimmyJay, Lunalee, Spacedaisy, Elohcin

dunya
0
No votes


Voters: None

Elochin
3
19%


Voters: juliets, Dragon D. Luffy, Kites

JaggedJimmyJay
0
No votes


Voters: None

juliets
0
No votes


Voters: None

Kites
0
No votes


Voters: None

Long Con
0
No votes


Voters: None

Lunalee
1
6%


Voters: Long Con

Neverwhere
0
No votes


Voters: None

Spacedaisy
0
No votes


Voters: None

speedchuck
0
No votes


Voters: None

Cornelius Bumpus (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
7
44%


Voters: speedchuck, novaselinenever, Owner of a Lonely Heart, MacDougall, nutella, Matahari, Epignosis


Total votes: 16

Who's Next? Wait...That's Not Steely Dan!

Poll ended at Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:23 pmPlease note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.

Dragon D. Luffy
1
6%


Voters: Spacedaisy

dunya
2
13%


Voters: Matahari, Dragon D. Luffy

Elochin
1
6%


Voters: Kites

JaggedJimmyJay
0
No votes


Voters: None

juliets
0
No votes


Voters: None

Kites
0
No votes


Voters: None

A Wild Dragomir Has Appeared
5
31%


Voters: Long Con, JaggedJimmyJay, speedchuck, Lunalee, juliets

Long Con
0
No votes


Voters: None

Lunalee
2
13%


Voters: Elohcin, dunya

Matahari
0
No votes


Voters: None

Neverwhere
0
No votes


Voters: None

reywaS
0
No votes


Voters: None

Spacedaisy
0
No votes


Voters: None

speedchuck
0
No votes


Voters: None

Chevy Chase (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
5
31%


Voters: Jackofhearts2005, nutella, MacDougall, Epignosis, novaselinenever


Total votes: 16

Dragomir wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 5:09 pm

juliets wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:50 pm

Dragomir wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:46 pm I subbed in yes?

Hi! Did you sub in for leetic?

Don't know yet. Haven't received a role PM.

This guy is apparently replacing leetic.

juliets wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:52 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:42 pm Since I am back to work, I have to extend the Night phase just a bit. Night actions are due by 7pm EST and that is when the phase will end.

Epi, when do you expect the lynch post to be?

About 7:10 pm EST.

Let's narrow things down a bit...

Poll ended at Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:36 pmPlease note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.

leetic
3
18%


Voters: Lunalee, dunya, novaselinenever

Lunalee
2
12%


Voters: Elohcin, Kites

Neverwhere
0
No votes


Voters: None

nijuukyugou
7
41%


Voters: JaggedJimmyJay, juliets, leetic, Dragon D. Luffy, Spacedaisy, Long Con, Matahari

reywaS (nope)
0
No votes


Voters: None

Jeff Porcaro (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
5
29%


Voters: Jackofhearts2005, Sloonei, nutella, MacDougall, Epignosis

Who you gonna send home?

Poll ended at Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:29 pmPlease note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.

Dragon D. Luffy
0
No votes


Voters: None

dunya
0
No votes


Voters: None

Elochin
0
No votes


Voters: None

Jackofhearts2005
10
63%


Voters: nijuukyugou, Matahari, leetic, juliets, Long Con, Dragon D. Luffy, Elohcin, JaggedJimmyJay, Spacedaisy, Kites

JaggedJimmyJay
0
No votes


Voters: None

juliets
0
No votes


Voters: None

Kites
0
No votes


Voters: None

leetic
1
6%


Voters: novaselinenever

Long Con
1
6%


Voters: Jackofhearts2005

Lunalee
0
No votes


Voters: None

Matahari
0
No votes


Voters: None

Neverwhere
0
No votes


Voters: None

nijuukyugou
0
No votes


Voters: None

novaselinenever
1
6%


Voters: dunya

reywaS
0
No votes


Voters: None

Spacedaisy
0
No votes


Voters: None

speedchuck
0
No votes


Voters: None

Bernard Purdie (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
3
19%


Voters: MacDougall, nutella, Epignosis


Total votes: 16

Which number should we spin first?

Poll ended at Tue Apr 23, 2019 5:11 pmPlease note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.

Dragon D. Luffy
0
No votes


Voters: None

dunya
0
No votes


Voters: None

Elochin
0
No votes


Voters: None

Jackofhearts2005
0
No votes


Voters: None

JaggedJimmyJay
0
No votes


Voters: None

juliets
0
No votes


Voters: None

Kites
0
No votes


Voters: None

leetic
0
No votes


Voters: None

Long Con
0
No votes


Voters: None

Lunalee
0
No votes


Voters: None

MacDougall
8
42%


Voters: Long Con, Spacedaisy, dunya, Kites, Matahari, Lunalee, nutella, juliets

Matahari
0
No votes


Voters: None

Neverwhere
3
16%


Voters: JaggedJimmyJay, Jackofhearts2005, speedchuck

nijuukyugou
0
No votes


Voters: None

novaselinenever
0
No votes


Voters: None

nutella
5
26%


Voters: Elohcin, Dragon D. Luffy, MacDougall, novaselinenever, nijuukyugou

reywaS
0
No votes


Voters: None

Spacedaisy
0
No votes


Voters: None

speedchuck
0
No votes


Voters: None

Michael McDonald (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
3
16%


Voters: Sloonei, M Plus 7, Epignosis


Total votes: 19

Who?

Please note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.
You may select 1 option

Walter Becker
7
35%


Voters: novaselinenever, leetic, speedchuck, Jackofhearts2005, MacDougall, Elohcin, Spacedaisy

Donald Fagan
9
45%


Voters: Neverwhere, JaggedJimmyJay, juliets, Matahari, nutella, Kites, dunya, Dragon D. Luffy, Lunalee

Jeff Skunk Baxter (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
4
20%


Voters: M Plus 7, Epignosis, Sloonei, sprityo