The Syndicate

Character alignments are random. There is no connection between characters and their alignment. However, there may be thematic connections between some characters, shrines, and abilities. Be cautious about claiming anything, including your character.
Roleclaiming and Infodumping are legal in most cases for this game. However, mechanics exist which may make roleclaiming unfavorable. Claim at your own risk.

Some roles have specific Elder Scrolls characters assigned to them. This is purely for fun/flavor, and once again has no bearing on the role's alignment, or any other signficance.

Citizens of Tamriel (Roles):
Altmer Noble
Argonian Mage
Argonian Smuggler
Ashland Trader (Dunmer)
Black Marsh General (Argonian)
Bosmer Adventurer
Breton Apprentice
Breton Monk
Dunmer Conjurer
Imperial Guard
Imperial Merchant
Khajiit Hunter
Khajiit Wanderer
Nord Scholar
Nord Warrior
Orc Bard
Orc Berserker
Priest of Arkay (Imperial)
Redguard Alchemist
Redguard Mercenary
Telvanni Wizard (Dunmer)
Thalmor Dignitary (Altmer)
Vigilant of Stendarr (Nord)
Wood Elf Commoner
*Additional Lore on races


Daedric Princes:*
Azura – The Prince of dusk & dawn and the transition between stages.
Boethiah – The Prince of deceit, conspiracy, treason, and unlawful overthrow of authority.
Clavicus Vile – The Prince of bargains, wishes, power, and trickery.
Hermaeus Mora – The Prince of knowledge and memory.
Hircine – The Prince of the hunt.
Malacath – The Prince of the spurned and ostracized.
Mehrunes Dagon – The Prince of destruction, violent upheaval, energy, and mortal ambition.
Mephala – The Prince of secrets, lies, unknown plots, and obfuscation.
Meridia – The Prince of light and vital energy.
Molag Bal – The Prince of domination and spiritual enslavement.
Namira – The Prince of the primeval dark, and shadowy spirits
Nocturnal – The Prince of the night and darkness.
Peryite – The Prince of pestilence, plague, and disease.
Sanguine – The Prince of hedonism, debauchery, indulgence, and sin.
Sheogorath – The Prince of Madness.
Vaermina – The Prince of dreams and nightmares.
*Additional Lore on Daedric Princes

Unique Mechanics

Shrines
Each Daedric Prince has a Shrine dedicated to them. Each role has access to a number of Shrines. Each Shrine grants the player a unique ability. Every night, all players must access one of their Shrines to utilize the ability associated with it. If a player does not submit a night action themselves, they will be forced to access one of their shrines assigned at random by the Host.
In standard mafia terms: the Shrines act as X-shot abilities, and all/most players are Jack-of-all-Trades roles.
To "access" a Shrine refers to a player's choice of Shrine ability on a given Night. This is different than "targeting" a Shrine, which may also be possible as a night action in some cases.
The number of Shrines available to each role varies; some players will have access to more Shrines than others. Some abilities may be repeated, while others may be unique to certain roles.
All factions have access to all Shrines. Abilities may be repeated across alignments.
Unless otherwise stated in a role card, players cannot visit the same Shrine twice in any three-night period (Ex., if a player visits a Shrine on Night 1, they must wait until Night 4 to visit that Shrine again).
Roleblocked players still access their Shrines, but they will fail to utilize any abilities there.

Champions
Several players in the game are designated as Champions for their respective Daedric Princes.
Each Champion wields an Artifact associated with their Prince. An Artifact is a unique item that grants its wielder powerful abilities. As long as a Champion remains alive, they maintain possession of their Artifact. However, when a Champion dies one of the following happens depending on the circumstances of the Champion's death:

• Artifact passes into possession of a Civilian

• Artifact passes into possession of the Mafia team

• Artifact destroyed

Players can possess multiple Artifacts at a time, but cannot access more than one Artifact ability per Day/Night cycle.

Artifacts


Azura’s Star
Daedra: Azura
Town: A dead player of the wielder’s choosing can cast a vote in the poll. The dead player may not post in the thread, but they have no individual voting restrictions. Each player can only be targeted once with Azura's Star.
Mafia: The wielder can access one Shrine ability belonging to a dead player, in addition to their own. No player may be selected more than once with this ability.




Cuirass of the Savior’s Hide
Daedra: Hircine
The wielder is immune to all non-lethal negative abilities and vote manipulation which directly target them. This includes kill modifiers (except for Mehrunes' Razor), but not kills themselves.



Dawnbreaker
Daedra: Meridia
The wielder will always see the total number of players accessing the same Shrine as them, as well as the identity of one player (selected at random) visiting that Shrine each Night. While visiting the Shrine of Meridia, the wielder can see the identities of all players accessing the Shrine.



Mace of Molag Bal
Daedra: Molag Bal
Rogue: Can only be possessed by Molag Bal’s Champion. Artifact destroyed upon the Champion’s death or achievement of win condition. [SECRETS].



Mehrunes’ Razor
Daedra: Mehrunes Dagon
Mafia: 5-shot nightkill item.
Five times during the game, the wielder of Mehrunes’ Razor can attempt a kill with the Artifact. This kill attempt is in addition to, and separate from, the Mafia team’s factional nightkill. A kill attempt with Mehrunes’ Razor is unblockable.
If the attempt is successful, the targeted player will die.
If the attempt is unsuccessful, nothing will happen and the shot will be spent.
Kill attempts with Mehrunes’ Razor will only be successful if the targeted player is wielding an Artifact. Any Artifacts in that player’s possession will pass into the possession of the Mafia team if, and only if, they are killed via Mehrunes’ Razor.
On the third unsuccessful attempt with Mehrunes’ Razor, it will pass into the possession of the last player targeted. In that player’s possession [SECRETS].
If Mehrunes’ Champion dies with multiple shots remaining on the Razor, it will remain in the possession of the Mafia team, with one additional shot expended. If Mehrunes’ Champion dies with one shot left on the razor, the Mafia team will retain the final shot.
Artifacts possessed by the Mafia team may be accessed by any member of the team during any phase. However, no player may access multiple Artifact abilities at the same time, and no Artifact may be accessed by multiple players at the same time.
In addition, the Mafia team gains access to special bonus abilities for each additional Artifact they possess. [SECRETS].



Volendrung
Daedra: Malacath
The wielder’s vote permanently counts as 2 and decides all ties.

Host ISOs:
Sloonei
JaggedJimmyJay

Active Players (5):
DaisyCloud
Enrique / Vulgard
Gavial
Long Con
TonyStarkPrime

Eliminated Players (19):
Seanzie - Argonian Mage, Town - Eliminated on Day 1
Alison - Argonian Smuggler, Town - Killed on Night 1
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME - Black Marsh General, Town - Killed on Night 1
Qwags - Bosmer Adventurer, Town - Eliminated on Day 2
Syn - Vigilant of Stendarr, Town - Killed on Night 2
Moghedien / Stupid Sexy Flanders - Khajiit Wanderer, Town - Eliminated on Day 3
BoKnows - Orc Bard, Town - Killed on Night 3
KZA - Breton Apprentice, Town - Killed on Night 3
MacDougall - Breton Monk, Mafia - Killed on Night 3
falcon45ca - Redguard Mercenary, Mafia - Eliminated on Day 4
Made - Ashland Trader, Town - Killed Night 4
Nachomamma8 - Imperial Guard, Town - Killed Night 4
lost monkey - Nord Warrior, Mafia - Eliminated Day 5
Jackofhearts2005 - Nord Scholar, Town - Killed Night 5
Marmot - Dunmer Conjurer, Mafia - Eliminated Day 6
Scotty - Wood Elf Commoner, Town - Killed Night 6
Master Radishes / Quin - Redguard Alchemist, Town - Eliminated Day 7
Kylemii - Altmer Noble, Mafia - Killed Night 7
Timsup2nothin - Imperial Merchant, Rogue - Eliminated Day 8

Additional Game Info

Rules -- Mechanics


Rules -- Votes & Phases

Rules -- Gameplay

Host’s pledge
This game features many unique roles and abilities, and has some non-standard mechanics. I promise you, the players, that I have done everything in my power to ensure a fair and balanced game for all alignments. I believe there are no “bastard” elements in this game and the general structure of mafia remains intact. While there may be roles which obscure player access to information, the hosts will never otherwise lie to players. There is no potential for any players to change alignment during the game. This game features no mechanical cults, jesters, millers, godfathers, or other such roles.


Polls

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7

This is going to be fun!

I don't know what we're up against.

HALP Scotty!!!!

Marmot wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:00 pm I don't know what we're up against.

HALP Scotty!!!!

I got nothing for ya

“Later, Azura aided the Nerevarine in defeating Dagoth Ur and toppling the Tribunal Temple.[2] Azura is also credited for making the Khajiit from Bosmer stock in Elsweyr.[16]”

You bet.

Gotta be honest, reading background lore is like using a Murphy bed for the first time: impossible.
I’ve never played Skyrim. My knowledge base is thus:
-flying horses
-flying Thomas the Tank engines
-hey you’re finally awake

So I’m goin in blind, please excuse my dear aunt sally

i hard claim whoever the coolest character is

Syn wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:02 pm i hard claim whoever the coolest character is

You'll make a fine rug cat.

I've never played elder scrolls before.

[VOTE: Timsup2nothin] aubergine

this is a hit tbh tbh

BoKnows wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:04 pm I've never played elder scrolls before.

Brother!

I’ve never played with you before! Mom says it’s your turn for chores

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:06 pm

BoKnows wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:04 pm I've never played elder scrolls before.

Brother!

I’ve never played with you before! Mom says it’s your turn for chores

Dang! I'll go get the vacuum

I'm new around these parts

So every race has a pairing except for the Nords, which have a trio?

Don’t yet see the importance of knowing another player’s race, since alignments are randomized.

Someone more versed with skyrim might be able to draw conclusions of racial connections to daedra attunement? I haven’t found any as of yet.

But man...my character is butt ugly.
I can tell you that I probably pray to the ass-face god.

*wet fart*

What a unique and fun playlist.

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:09 pm So every race has a pairing except for the Nords, which have a trio?

Don’t yet see the importance of knowing another player’s race, since alignments are randomized.

Someone more versed with skyrim might be able to draw conclusions of racial connections to daedra attunement? I haven’t found any as of yet.

But man...my character is butt ugly.
I can tell you that I probably pray to the ass-face god.

I bet my character is uglier

BoKnows wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:09 pm I'm new around these parts

wat things do u know, bo?

Scotty is a wolf lock it in Sloonei.

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:11 pm

BoKnows wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:09 pm I'm new around these parts

wat things do u know, bo?

I know that mafia is a game of deception.

RAH RAWWW! RAH RAWWW!

I am JaggedJimmyJay the cliff racer. I will be following the game as the moderator on duty. If ever you find yourself feeling in poor spirits, frustrated, tilted, or generally concerned that the game is not staying sportsmanlike, please send me a PM either here on-site or via Discord at JaggedJimmyJay#5544. Just know that even if you forget I am here, I will still be close. You need only turn around to find me and four of my friends trailing you, sqwaking and clawing at you with infuriating persistence no matter how many times you swat.

MacDougall wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:11 pm Scotty is a wolf lock it in Sloonei.

Nice to see you too Mac

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:09 pm But man...my character is butt ugly.

BoKnows wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:11 pm I bet my character is uglier

hmm

So, historically this is where I make the one word post; "first" and then dip for several hours. I have always found that amusing, since I am never actually first. However, I have been putting off a change in playstyle for several games due to an unfortunate series of rands and the opportunity has finally arrived. No one word humor driven first post. No threadsitting fluff posting. No obnoxiously refusing to give reads. I'm just here to town it up and if the wolves NK me for it that's fine.

I wanted to do this in GoC but that vig rand; I had to play it to stay alive. I have read through all the rules and such in the OP and my own role, and I think all the good power type actions are going to be available to all town players based on shrine visits so I am just one of many and eating the early NK will be fine.

I do have a pretty strong amount of experience with Elder Scrolls games, though I think Sloonei is writing a new story here and that knowledge is background at best. If anyone has questions I will try to help though. Ping me.

As a first cut, Azura is generally the most inclined to help mortals among the Daedra...and Mehrunes Dagon should really translate as "run the other way as fast as you can" so I am most likely not visiting that shrine ever.

Timsup2nothin wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:21 pm I think all the good power type actions are going to be available to all town players based on shrine visits

U wot m8

I must be the exception then..

MacDougall wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:11 pm Scotty is a wolf lock it in Sloonei.

I agree.

[VOTE: Scotty] aubergine

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:23 pm

Timsup2nothin wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:21 pm I think all the good power type actions are going to be available to all town players based on shrine visits

U wot m8

I must be the exception then..

Ohhh unless you don’t mean each town player has access to all shrines. Might’ve misinterpreted

I think Tim is town.

Alison wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:24 pm

MacDougall wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:11 pm Scotty is a wolf lock it in Sloonei.

I agree.

[VOTE: Scotty] aubergine

Hello, I see I have never played with you before.

Nice to..uhm,,,meet you too?

I unironically townread Mac opening the game with a wet fart.

If anyone has a dayvig and would like to make Syndicate history for the fastest wolf kill recorded on this site you may direct your attentions to the person I am voting.

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:23 pm

Timsup2nothin wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:21 pm I think all the good power type actions are going to be available to all town players based on shrine visits

U wot m8

I must be the exception then..

I mean, it says the powers are one shots that come from visiting shrines, and that we ALL get to visit shrines.

Alison wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:26 pm I unironically townread Mac opening the game with a wet fart.

Don’t. It would be foolish. He just eats a lot of fatty foods on mondays

hi friends, glhf <3333

I have a confirmable PR that is unambiguously town-sided.

Alison wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:26 pm If anyone has a dayvig and would like to make Syndicate history for the fastest wolf kill recorded on this site you may direct your attentions to the person I am voting.

You definitely have never played with me, and thats fine.

I don’t like how sure you are, however.

So far you have written performative fluff, attempted to derail the game into drawn out mechanics speculation, displayed awkward confusion when suspected, attempted to dissuade me from townreading Mac, and then pivoted directly into casting shade on me when I continue to suspect you.

Alison wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:28 pm I have a confirmable PR that is unambiguously town-sided.

This seems unlikely from Sloonei's opening material posts, but no one is likely to be in a hurry to kill you, so sure...demonstrate.

Timsup2nothin wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:26 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:23 pm

Timsup2nothin wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:21 pm I think all the good power type actions are going to be available to all town players based on shrine visits

U wot m8

I must be the exception then..

I mean, it says the powers are one shots that come from visiting shrines, and that we ALL get to visit shrines.

Gotcha.

So you’re saying that the town are utilizing all shrines as a whole, and maybe the baddies are overlapping town shrines?

Timsup2nothin wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:31 pm

Alison wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:28 pm I have a confirmable PR that is unambiguously town-sided.

This seems unlikely from Sloonei's opening material posts, but no one is likely to be in a hurry to kill you, so sure...demonstrate.

One of us is misunderstanding the setup I think.

My reading is that each character accesses different powers from different shrines. So as an example. Altmer Noble may be able to access shrines A, B, C, D and E. Argonian Mage may be able to access shrines C, D, E, F and G. Both can access shrine C but they get different powers from accessing shrine C based on the flavor of C as well as their own character's flavor.

One of the powers I can access from a shrine is confirmable and I think pretty pro-town.

Alison wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:30 pm So far you have written performative fluff, attempted to derail the game into drawn out mechanics speculation, displayed awkward confusion when suspected, attempted to dissuade me from townreading Mac, and then pivoted directly into casting shade on me when I continue to suspect you.

Derail! Mah lord. If asking speculative questions in the thread is detailing, then we’re all in for a rough transcontinental train ride

I just realized this is a mechanically complicated game with Gavial in it. Oh no.

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:31 pm

Timsup2nothin wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:26 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:23 pm

Timsup2nothin wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:21 pm I think all the good power type actions are going to be available to all town players based on shrine visits

U wot m8

I must be the exception then..

I mean, it says the powers are one shots that come from visiting shrines, and that we ALL get to visit shrines.

Gotcha.

So you’re saying that the town are utilizing all shrines as a whole, and maybe the baddies are overlapping town shrines?

They are Daedra shrines...they are almost all some degree of "bad." According to the game materials it appears we all (town and maf) have a number of shrines to choose from and those shrines will give various abilities. I take that to mean that no players in particular are special and that the typical "PR" stuff will be handed out of the shrines to whoever. Presumably the maf will use those powers against the town and the town will try to use those powers against the maf...but the shrines/daedra themselves are best looked at as just neutral.

Since me, Mac and Tim all mercilessly slaughtered each other when all three of us were town in Double Elimination we should make up for it by agreeing to hold hands and dance in a circle and treat each other as locktown this game.

Timsup2nothin wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:37 pm They are Daedra shrines...they are almost all some degree of "bad." According to the game materials it appears we all (town and maf) have a number of shrines to choose from and those shrines will give various abilities. I take that to mean that no players in particular are special and that the typical "PR" stuff will be handed out of the shrines to whoever. Presumably the maf will use those powers against the town and the town will try to use those powers against the maf...but the shrines/daedra themselves are best looked at as just neutral.

I don't think all Daedra are evil. Meridia and Azura are arguably good. Hircine is more of a force of nature than something that falls into the spectrum of good and evil. Sheogorath is mostly harmless.

Alison wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:34 pm

Timsup2nothin wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:31 pm

Alison wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:28 pm I have a confirmable PR that is unambiguously town-sided.

This seems unlikely from Sloonei's opening material posts, but no one is likely to be in a hurry to kill you, so sure...demonstrate.

One of us is misunderstanding the setup I think.

My reading is that each character accesses different powers from different shrines. So as an example. Altmer Noble may be able to access shrines A, B, C, D and E. Argonian Mage may be able to access shrines C, D, E, F and G. Both can access shrine C but they get different powers from accessing shrine C based on the flavor of C as well as their own character's flavor.

One of the powers I can access from a shrine is confirmable and I think pretty pro-town.

If you have detailed info on what powers you get from various shrines you are way ahead of me, but I'm pretty deeply in the "yeah typical NPC type character" pool, so sure. Thanks for clarifying because I was mostly thinking this was your fairly typical early game claim and not really aligning well with the set-up, but it does make sense enough now.

That was my reading of the setup, if I'm wrong then my claim is obviously meaningless.