The Syndicate

Hey guys and gals and little green things,

It's Adama again! ISN'T ADMIRAL CAIN JUST A GREAT LEADER *mutters something unintelligible, coughs*. I'M SO HAPPY WE HAVE HER HERE NOW TO GUIDE US TOWARD THE FUTURE AND STUFF *you're not sure, but it sounds like Adama was armpit farting throughout that sentence*. She's even letting me take some time off to spend with the kids *prolonged spazzy screech*.

DON'T BE A TRAITOR. DON'T BE A TRAITOR. DON'T BE A TRAITOR.

So say we all

Juliets is required to post in haiku only for the duration of day 5.

The president of the colonies has brought in a new law:

Revival of the Arts Act: As many of the arts of the colonies were lost in the attack, we must begin to add to our arts collection. Each day, one random player must post only in haiku.

THE SHOW MUST GO ON

Ricochet was sitting in the CIC, Pepsi can in hand. The can itself was empty - he had found it in the trash, which unusually hadn't been ejected into space to ensure colonial relics were found and survived.

On an entirely different note, Scotty died, leaving in his wake a great absence of artistes in the colony. Thankfully, the president knew just what to do to compensate for that... (ominous music)

Scotty has died. It is now day 5. This day will last for 72 hours. The fleet may be jumped for the last half of that time.

Everyone has been modkilled. Golden and Dom win!

OK, not really. But I think it's the only way I'm going to get a win this year around here.

You found no resurrection ship at A4

Some lame ass-lynch post.

Polo was on his hands and knees in the weight room. No-one was quite sure what he was up to.

"Hey dude" Black Rock asked "What are you up to?"

"Just looking for ass-clues" said Polo.

Polo was shunned from polite society for the rest of his days. He could never figure out why.

LoRab has been lynched. She was D'Anna Biers. It is now Night Four.

Some quick things:

One - the lynch post will be late today - possibly significantly - because I'm on an interview panel all day.

Two - therefore, I'm going to take the opportunity to pull back the phases slightly. The night period will begin at midnight EST and will last for only 22 hours, ending at 10PM EST tomorrow. The Admiral's powers will be functional for the second half of that phase.

Three - Dex is replacing DFaraday with immediate effect. Thanks Rabbit for also volunteering, I'll let you know if I end up needing another.

I should have clarified that talking about the public win condition that Cain brought into being is above board. It's talking about secret win conditions that is not.

Scotty wrote:
Metalmarsh89 wrote:
Black Rock wrote:
a2thezebra wrote:JJJ and Ricochet are - essentially - confirmed civvies.
When the heck did that happen?
You're doing a weird form of catch-up if this is the first thing you spotted and commented on.
Hey MM, how did you get in the good graces of the prez?

@Golden, is this MM night kill law permanent? I mean, it seems a little OP if the president can just assign someone immunity to Mafia kills- though I'm not complaining.

You found no resurrection ship at E6

Long Con wrote:Host: Do players need to be alive to claim their Win Condition?

Yes, unless their win condition expressly says otherwise. This is about the survival of the human race. Death is death!

However - I guess this is as good a time to say it as any - there will also be two specific gameplay-based awards opened to public vote at end game, and those awards will also lead to win credit dead or alive.

I do not have any milk. Cylon cows haven't been invented yet. Also missing is beef. Those frakking cylons, destroying our cow supply in the attack on the colonies.

sig wrote:@HOST was no kill submitted or was the nightkill blocked? Also when did the Marmot law start working? Would it have blocked last nights kill?

Almost done school for the year so bear with me here.

Laws operate from the start of the day phase on which they are introduced, although if it possible for someone to contravene one before it is posted on that day, then they will not be found to be in breach.

You found no resurrection ship at E6

I advise you not to google which piece of anatomy is most close in spelling to 'toaster'

Prize has been won

Metalmarsh89 wrote:
Golden wrote:Contest answers by PM, please. Try not to butcher quotes all the time, too. I'm always fixing all your mess ups!
You didn't say by PM originally. :P

I guess I just assumed everyone would act in self-interest

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Oh look, Long Con took my answer.

You're the one who decided to write it in the thread... I guess you want everyone to know if you win a prize.

Contest answers by PM, please. Try not to butcher quotes all the time, too. I'm always fixing all your mess ups!

CONTEST TIME!!!!

Three trivia questions - first one to answer correctly, wins.

Name three characters who existed in both the 1978 and the 2003/04 remake but were a different gender in each?
What is the name of the actor/actress who appeared in both Galactica 1978 and the 2003/04 remake? What roles did they appear as?
What major role from the 1978 series died in the attack on the colonies in the 2003/04 remake? How were they connected to another major role in the 2003/04 remake?

You found no resurrection ship at D4

You found no resurrection ship at D1

Adama has his role power. Cain has the powers of the Admiral.

The President of the Colonies has passed a new law:

Marmot Witness Protection Act: Marmot is believed to have been witness to a cylon attack and may know the identity of a cylon. He is immune from nightkills.

Adama has addressed the fleet:

"Hello again crew people and colonists and anyone else somehow not covered by those two terms,

This is your admiral speaking. We've been through some trying times in recent memory, and there is controversy swirling all around. I would urge everyone to maintain a level head and a mindset for fairness. Sometimes things aren't as blatantly obvious as they appear. They can be, but let's ensure we critically assess everything available to us before we pass judgment. This is a part of our honor code or something, right? I mean it should be if it isn't. Maybe I'll make a new code if I have to. I'm the freaking admiral after all. People have to do what I say.

Okay, everyone have a pleasant day! So say we all!"

THE ARRIVAL OF THE PEGASUS

"... and thats when I heard him say, that Marmot, he is actually slightly better than entirely worthless" said zebra, as she and Matt dissolved into fits of laughter.

They were on their way back to their quarters. They knew that the Admiral had scheduled an FTL jump to a nearby planet rich in Tylium. It was necessary to restock the fleet's supply of fuel - without it, they could not hope to outrun the cylons forever.

The Galactica jumped...

"Sir, DRADIS contact" said Vompatti "I just thought I should say something relevant".

"Attention, unkown vessel. This is the Battlestar Galactica" said sig "Identify yourself, or we will fire upon you."

A voice came back. "To the vessel that claims to be the Battlestar Galactica - this is the Battlestar Pegasus. Identify yourself with recognition codes immediately."

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Helena Cain was brought on board Galactica on a raptor. Everyone stood to attention as Cain surveyed them.

"Admiral" said Cain "you've done a fine job here. Your pilots are well trained. It's clear that the human race would not have survived in such numbers without you. I shall ensure you are appropriately honoured for your service as Admiral. However..." she tailed off.

The Admiral looked down at his insignia, and unclipped it from his jacket. "I believe this belongs to you." he said calmly.

No-one has died.

The secret role has been revealed to be Helena Cain. Helena Cain outranked everyone on the Galactica at the time of the destruction of the colonies, so is now the Admiral. She has declared martial law. In addition to any existing win conditions, Admiral Cain is imposing another. No human may win the game while any cylon is alive.

It is now day. You have 48 hours to lynch a frakking cylon.

You found no resurrection ship at E4

You found no resurrection ship at F6

Sokoth's day three vote counted. Apologies for missing it from the public voting record.

Long Con wrote:
Golden wrote:An immune player does not even have zero votes. If the lynch ended with a tie of players on zero votes, they would still be immune and not form part of any tie breaker. They have no number of votes, and any votes towards them won't change that. This is true of any mechanic that makes someone 'immune', including the Cylon Immunity Act.
Tell us more about these other mechanics..!

Or, alternatively, I could just rely on you to read everything I've already written thoroughly?

An immune player does not even have zero votes. If the lynch ended with a tie of players on zero votes, they would still be immune and not form part of any tie breaker. They have no number of votes, and any votes towards them won't change that. This is true of any mechanic that makes someone 'immune', including the Cylon Immunity Act.

Golden wrote:
Metalmarsh89 wrote:
G-Man wrote:And if Nero comes in last-second like and outs himself, we need another option. I'm gonna go with my gut on this one.

Vote = Glorfindel
There are 7 votes left to be placed, so at this point, you would need every other player available to follow suit in order to push Glorfindel into the lead.

I'll probably vote for Nerolunar. If he's a Cylon, eliminating his amnesty would still be a good result, even if no one is lynched.

Linki: Never mind. Now it's mathematically impossible for Glorfindel to be lynched outright.
To be abundantly clear - immunity does not equate to no lynch if an immune person is the lynch leader. It equates to none of the votes against the immune person being worth anything, and so them not being the top vote getter.

I really mean it when I say that there is no info to be gained by implication in my end of phase posts. I am not going to give any game info away by implication in those posts. If there is info to be had, it will be made clear in the large text at the bottom.

FREEFORM

Having had so many successes against the cylons recently, the Admiral allowed many of the key figures in the fleet to have a rest evening aboard Cloud 9. They dispersed amongst the many pleasures that were to be had aboard the ship.

Sig and Metalmarsh went in search of companions.

Bea went straight for the bar. No-one was surprised.

S~V~S and DrumBeats were seen heading for the black market.

Daisy went to the doctor. She needed advice on whether or not her colon was civ aligned.

However, many members of the fleet decided to head for the open mic, where they had heard LoRab was going to break out some of her famed rhymes.

First, they sat through Scotty doing a well known monologue from the great Caprican playwright, Dominic Sheath. No-one remembered what the play was called, so they came to call it ‘the Scotty play’. SokothQultuq was impressed with the performance. “majQa’” he cried. Silverwolf was in tears at the beauty of the prose. Epignosis was asleep.

Then it was LoRab’s turn to take the stage.

”Yo, the Admiral might not network
But you can shove your CPU glitches
I’m not gonna take any more of your frakking crap
Cos I’m a cylon, bitches.”

LoRab dropped the mic and walked off the stage.

Shortly afterwards, an explosion rocked Cloud 9. It became apparent that it was an assassination attempt… and the assassination was entirely successful.

Nerolunar has been lynched. He was Saul Tigh. You have 24 hours to send in your night actions.

Polo wrote:Are you a Cylon, Golden?

My magic number 8 ball says "Better not tell you now".

Long Con wrote:
Golden wrote:
Long Con wrote:
Golden wrote:
Metalmarsh89 wrote:
G-Man wrote:And if Nero comes in last-second like and outs himself, we need another option. I'm gonna go with my gut on this one.

Vote = Glorfindel
There are 7 votes left to be placed, so at this point, you would need every other player available to follow suit in order to push Glorfindel into the lead.

I'll probably vote for Nerolunar. If he's a Cylon, eliminating his amnesty would still be a good result, even if no one is lynched.

Linki: Never mind. Now it's mathematically impossible for Glorfindel to be lynched outright.
To be abundantly clear - immunity does not equate to no lynch if an immune person is the lynch leader. It equates to none of the votes against the immune person being worth anything, and so them not being the top vote getter.
Does amnesty get used up if the self-declared Cylon doesn't get the most votes?
I am a Cylon, I declare this to be so, so that I may be immune to lynch today if it's true.
Yes.

Unclear if LC is declaring he is a cylon, or trying to declare that I am a cylon

Long Con wrote:
Golden wrote:
Metalmarsh89 wrote:
G-Man wrote:And if Nero comes in last-second like and outs himself, we need another option. I'm gonna go with my gut on this one.

Vote = Glorfindel
There are 7 votes left to be placed, so at this point, you would need every other player available to follow suit in order to push Glorfindel into the lead.

I'll probably vote for Nerolunar. If he's a Cylon, eliminating his amnesty would still be a good result, even if no one is lynched.

Linki: Never mind. Now it's mathematically impossible for Glorfindel to be lynched outright.
To be abundantly clear - immunity does not equate to no lynch if an immune person is the lynch leader. It equates to none of the votes against the immune person being worth anything, and so them not being the top vote getter.
Does amnesty get used up if the self-declared Cylon doesn't get the most votes?

Yes.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:
G-Man wrote:And if Nero comes in last-second like and outs himself, we need another option. I'm gonna go with my gut on this one.

Vote = Glorfindel
There are 7 votes left to be placed, so at this point, you would need every other player available to follow suit in order to push Glorfindel into the lead.

I'll probably vote for Nerolunar. If he's a Cylon, eliminating his amnesty would still be a good result, even if no one is lynched.

Linki: Never mind. Now it's mathematically impossible for Glorfindel to be lynched outright.

To be abundantly clear - immunity does not equate to no lynch if an immune person is the lynch leader. It equates to none of the votes against the immune person being worth anything, and so them not being the top vote getter.

S~V~S wrote:
Long Con wrote:I would support a Glorf lynch. Rico, sig, JJJ, Glorf, S~V~S. That's my current Legion of Doom.

I'm surprised at the Lorab train picking up so much steam suddenly. I hope she's someone I need dead to win!
Oh,lol, now I am one of the baddies? Gotcha I bet you need everyone dead to win.

Golden, are we allowed to revote in the thread?

No. Votes for LoRab are still votes for LoRab, regardless of whether or not she is immune.

You found no resurrection ship at D3

You found no resurrection ship at D2

You found no resurrection ship at B5

You found no resurrection ship at C1.

You found and destroyed a resurrection ship at C5. Hot Dog and Kat returned alive.

On that note - I have a sermon to finish writing today and preach tomorrow, so don't expect me to be around much until after then. Have fun until then everyone. And someone answer Scotty's question, or direct him to read my posts thoroughly, would you? Cheers!

You have found and destroyed a resurrection ship at sector A6. Hot Dog and Kat have returned alive.

A new law has been passed.

Cylon Amnesty Act: Any person may publicly admit to being a cylon and, if the declaration is true, they will have immunity from the lynch for that day. Once a person has outed themselves as a cylon, they cannot do it a second time.

PRETZELS

JaggedJimmyJay was sitting in the mess. In front of him, on the table, was the colonies' last surviving pretzel.

"If I was to eat this pretzel" said Jay "then I would be dooming it's kind to extinction. On the other hand, this pretzel looks so good. Pretzels were my favourite foodstuff back on Virgon." He went on like this for some time. Everyone was looking at him funny.

Epignosis walked in. "Dude, you are just tying yourself in knots." he said. And then he ate the pretzel. What a lovable...

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Indiglo had been summoned to the airlock. When she arrived, something seemed odd. She couldn't quite put her finger on it. Then she had a sudden realisation! It was...

*Indiglo was sucked out of the airlock*

Indiglo has died. It is now Day three. This period will last 48 hours. The Galactica has jumped clear of the influence of black holes.

A two-goal lead...

Good multi-tasking, G-Man

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