ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENT
MAFIA
(Character U-pick)
13 player game -- balanced setup
10 good guys
9 vanilla
1 cop (begins game with free ID on a random good guy)
3 bad guys, all vanilla
Day/Night cycles: Day phases last 48 hours and night phases last 24 hours.
ATTENTION ALL PLAYERS: During the night phase the game thread will be locked. No posts will be permitted at this time. This rule is in place for the sake of balance.
ATTENTION BAD GUYS/GALS: You are not permitted to communicate privately during any day phase. You will only be able to communicate privately during night phases. This rule is also about balance.
Voting rules:
1.) Votes are changeable with no limitations.
2.) Voting is
not obligatory. There is no requirement to vote in any phase whatsoever. There are participation standards though, which I'll cover separately.
3.) The player who has received the most votes at the deadline shall be lynched.
4.) In the event of a tied vote, the lynched player shall be decided among the tied names at random.
5.) A "no lynch" option will be included each day phase. This option must lead the tally with no ties to be enacted at any time.
LYLO/elimination phase: Should this game reach an elimination phase (in which the good guys/gals must lynch a bad guy/gal or the game will end), vote changes will be eliminated -- all votes will be final. As soon as a majority is reached, the day phase will end immediately or whenever the host is next available. All subsequent votes will be void.
Participation standards:
There is no rigid standard for participation; this will be at the host's discretion. All players are expected to make a sincere effort to contribute to the game thread consistently enough that their content can be fairly judged. Non-participation has an adverse effect upon the balance of the game. If I decide a player is not participating enough to facilitate this balance, that player will be replaced. If a replacement cannot be found, there will not be a modkill. A game this small cannot handle modkills without balance being destroyed -- worse than even total quiet. With this in mind I reiterate: it's very important that everyone try to participate. At least a few posts per day are a bare minimum.
Information rules:
1.) Roleclaiming is legal in all forms.
2.) Publicly revealing information gleaned from a role is legal in all forms.
3.) Claiming one's character is legal and encouraged. Characters and alignments have nothing to do with one another in my setup.
Other:
1.) Respect all guidelines and rules found in The Syndicate's announcements section. Above all else, treat your fellow players with respect -- this is just a game.
2.) BTSC (behind the scenes chatter) is only permitted in host-designated locations. Dead players and Non-players, there will be a Spectator Chat thread, so please make sure you post in the correct thread if you are taking advantage of this function.
3.) No editing or deleting of posts in the game thread.
4.)
Dead players should post in the {Dead} Red if they are posting in the game thread. If you do post as a dead player, I insist that you ensure what you say cannot possibly affect the game in any way -- even the most innocuous off-topic things have that potential so please be careful.
5.)
Non-Players should similarly post in {Non-Player} Blue if they are posting in the game thread.
6.)
Living players wishing to discuss something off-topic should do so in {Off-Topic} Green.
7.)
This is the Host Color. I don't actually care if you use it, just don't impersonate me. Cool thanks.
8.) If you ever have any questions about the rules, roles, or setup, please ask me in private. You may ask publicly, but I will only answer publicly if I deem it appropriate.
