The Syndicate

Role cards have been sent out!

Please note the following change to role card details that has been made:

Sample Role Cards:

Thank you for playing! You are a member of the Halvøsen hiking party and a civilian.

Thank you for playing! You are an 'unknown force' and a member of the mafia.

Flavor posts will include character names, but no one is being assigned a specific character in their role cards.

I will do my best to make sure character names used in flavor posts are consistent with your preferred pronouns.

Hello all,

Due to unforeseen circumstances, I cannot get the game up and running tonight. I will send roles out tomorrow and Day 0 should begin around 9:00 p.m. EST.

Glad to see us reach 15- I'll have to re-randomize my roles now!

@Seanzie
@Creature
@fingersplints
@falcon45ca
@JaggedJimmyJay
@EnderWiggin
@Marmot
@MacDougall
@Dyslexicon
@RondoDimBuckle
@DrWilgy
@Alison

Looks like I will give this game until Wednesday night this week to pick up any additional players. We'll start hopefully Friday evening (EST).

Hey cool. We've got 12. Not sure if 3v9 is unfair in a Mountainous format. If we could get one or two more folks to sign up, it should guarantee some equitable balance and we can get started.

Remember that the premier rules in any Syndicate Mafia game come straight from the site rules. Review those rules below, and direct any concerns you may have to the host or moderator(s) on duty.

[Link] Rules and Guidelines on The Syndicate

Also always be mindful of the culture of respect that must be maintained in all Syndicate spaces at all times, to include this game thread and any external communication spaces relating to the game. Players must be respectful to one another, to the game host, to the members of the staff overseeing the game, to the game itself by way of its rules and spirit, to the Syndicate community in general, and ideally also to themselves. Respect is never optional. See our full manifesto on our culture of respect below.

[Link] A Syndicate Mafia Culture of Respect

GAMEPLAY:
1. Days are 48 hours long. I will do everything in my power to keep poll deadlines consistent.
2. Nights are 24 hours long.
3. Only those players who have BTSC may communicate with each other outside of the game thread but ONLY in designated BTSC threads or chat rooms. For everyone else, no game-related discussion is permitted outside the game thread.
4. Votes in the poll are the only votes that count. It's helpful but not mandatory that you declare your vote in the thread in a way that stands out to the host.
5. All votes are changeable all the way up to the deadline.
6. A tied day poll will result in no death. Votes matter. There will be no coin flips to determine poll results.
7. Standard alignment wincons are in effect.
8. Dead is dead; you don't get to come back from that. Dead players will have their BTSC rights removed.
9. Alignments will be revealed upon death.
10. I will probably end phases between 9:00 and 9:30 p.m. EST for this game. Any earlier is a challenge for me with getting the kids to bed.


RULES:
1) Be kind to everyone.
2) If you feel like another player is out of line or making/taking things personal/ly, contact one or both of our delightful game mods, ????.
3) No BTSC regarding the game outside of the game thread(s). Players are told in their rolecard if they have BTSC. If you don't have it, don't engage in it. Violating this rule will result in a modkill.
4) No editing or deleting posts.
5) Self-voting is prohibited.
6) Off-topic posts should be in OT Green.
7) Dead players are to post in Dead Red.
8) Non-Players should post in Non-Player Blue.
9) This is the host's color. Do not post in this color.
10) Participation is polite to everyone involved. If I feel you may not be paying attention to the game, I will reach out to you. Replacements may be employed if necessary. If you sign up, please play. If you can't play, request replacement.
11) No modkills in this game for inactivity. If you abandon your slot, then your slot will remain empty until a replacement can be found, which hurts your team. If you cannot play, request a replacement.
12) Additional rules will be added/revealed on an as-needed basis.


Sample Role Cards:

Thank you for playing! You are [insert role name here], a civilian.

Thank you for playing! You are [insert role name here], a member of the mafia.