The Syndicate

Frodo - Frodo is the Bearer of The Ring. (Secrets)
Gandalf - Gandalf may once (each) in the game, roleblock another player, protect another player, and nightkill another player. He may only perform one of these actions each night.
Samwise*
Merry*
Pippin*
Bilbo*
Aragorn*
Boromir*
Legolas*
Glorfindel*
Elrond*
Gimli*
Glóin*
Tom Bombadil*
Bill the Pony*


*Only 10 of these 13 starred roles are included in this game.



Sauron - Sauron may search each night for The Ring, roleblocking his target in the process. (Secrets)
Balrog
Nazgûl

Kylemii wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2018 9:15 pm Who is Bill Ferny

Who is Bill Ferney indeed?


Bill has been removed from the role list, and the balance has been shifted to less favor the mafia (like it was before).

It seems I am so far removed from hosting relatively vanilla games that I've forgotten what proper balance looks like.

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 5:56 pm when are the eod phases? Like mountains mafia?

Since this is a simple game, I'm willing to expand those options to the players' choice of the following (in PST):

7-8 AM
12-2 PM
6-7 PM
10PM+

So just let me know any of these times that work for you. This is for all players.


Additionally, day phases are 48 hours while night phases are 24 hours .

MacDougall wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:28 am

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:37 pm Mac is back, which means Mac's signature is back with him.

Truly the best signature on TS.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:31 pmbeetlemac

No actually I saw a Facebook post begging me to come back (me being inactives) and I felt obliged.

What did Dunya say about me? Did she comment on my sweet gains?

Welcome back! Good to have you in another one of my heists.

DFaraday wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2018 3:07 pm I'll never say no to a Tolkien game. Also, it's jarring to imagine Tom Bombadil as a vanilla civ.

My preference is for 6-7 PST.

I had planned on PMing you to let you know this was in signups, but I didn't even have to do that.


I also just (conveniently) finished reading The Children if Hurin, and Christopher Tolkien release. First Tolkien book I've read that wasn't made into a blockbuster film, and I found it quite enjoyable.

Did I mention that we're halfway filled up?

7 more, let's go!

Ambray wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2018 12:52 pm Probably gonna be useless, but shall give it a go!

Great to have you!

You've proven your use already.

Hello sucker(s) welcome to the game.

Kylemii wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2018 2:40 am one of my first games on this website was the Hobbit mafia and I apparently played really badly in it. this will be a crucial part of my redemption arc B)

That's right! We were mafia teammates in that game! That was one of my first games here too.

I went by Metalmarsh89 at that time.

Long Con wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2018 2:13 am Can I play this?

I'd love to have you! Though we've reached our limit of players already.

Were you the last one to sign up? The downside of these new polls is I have no idea who did sign up last.

Kylemii wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2018 1:42 pm

Marmot wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2018 1:32 pm

Kylemii wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2018 2:40 am one of my first games on this website was the Hobbit mafia and I apparently played really badly in it. this will be a crucial part of my redemption arc B)

That's right! We were mafia teammates in that game! That was one of my first games here too.

Apparently I was a civ and got nightkilled on night 2, then later I replaced in as a mafia player and got lynched a day later.

I went by Metalmarsh89 at that time.

what the fuck, I had no idea you were the same person

Basically, I have reached self-actualization and changed my name.

Too bad mafia skillz don't come along with it.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2018 2:47 pm Is the game beginning immediately after Bilbo's 111th birthday, or do we have to wait a couple of decades?

This game will begin when the ring is found.

Actually this game is waiting on two things.

1) [mention]Long Con[/mention], were you the last signup? There's 16 votes in the poll, but I can only house 15 players.

2) I'm going to be out of town next weekend, so I need to time this game so that a day period will begin on Friday evening. Thus Day 0 will being Monday morning, and Day 1 will begin Tuesday evening.

Thanks anyway Dizzy.

Now I've got 15. Expect this game to start soon!