Zodiac Mafia [JOB]

[NotAnAxehole]

Zodiac

An Open Set up for 15 players

I like killing people because it is so much fun it is more fun than killing wild game in the forrest because man is the most dangeroue anamal of all to kill something gives me the most thrilling experence it is even better than getting your rocks off with a girl the best part of it is thae when I die I will be reborn in paradice and all the I have killed will become my slaves I will not give you my name because you will try to sloi down or atop my collectiog of slaves for my afterlife ebeorietemethhpiti

1968

It's 1968, the first confirmed killing by a man who calls himself the Zodiac. Shortly after his confession, sources reported similar incidents bearing the same signature. This is your opportunity to unravel the mystery, and arrest the Zodiac before he vanishes for ever. The Bay area may never be the same if you fail.

The real Zodiac killer once claimed to have killed 37, though only 5 were ever confirmed to be his victims... His true identity is still unknown.


Summary ~

• Zodiac Serial Killer Theme
• Open Set Up
• 48hrs Day / 24 Hrs Night
• Expected Duration of 6-24 Days (2-8 Game Days)
• Day kill flavor: Arrest

Win Conditions ~

• The Zodiac wins if they reach 5 confirmed kills OR if The Zodiac role is victorious
• The Zodiac Copy-Cat wins if they are arrested at any point
• The Civilians win if The Zodiac role is no longer present in the game
• The game ends if The Zodiac role is eliminated from the game, if the Zodiac Copy-Cat is arrested at any point, if the game reaches 1-1 Parity, or if there are no kills for 3 consecutive day/night cycles
• If the game reaches 1-1 Parity without The Zodiac having reached their win condition, the game ends in a loss for everyone
• If no kills are made by any faction for 3 consecutive day/night cycles, the game ends in a loss for everyone

Setup Information ~

• Majority vote is required for day kills
• Day kills are not mandatory
• Self voting is allowed
• If a hammer and a player becoming a tree stump occur at the same time, the tree stump takes precedence
• If a player being tree stumped results in the vote count no longer being sufficient for a hammer, the day continues
• The game is flipless

Sanity ~

• Each player has a sanity stat of 2
• If at any point, sanity is reduced for a specific player, that player is voteless for the current and/or the next voting day
• A voteless player still counts towards the Majority requirement
• If at any point, a player is reduced to 0 sanity, they become a tree stump
• Tree stumps count towards The Zodiac's confirmed kill victory condition
• Receiving a threatening message reduces a player's sanity by 1
• Self-Voting decreases Sanity by 1, this also applies to The Zodiac and Zodiac Copy-Cat

Insanity Actions ~

• Players may use Insanity Actions once per day and once per night
• The use of insanity actions reduce the player's sanity by 1
• Actions:
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  • Become Bulletproof, this is only applicable on the night phase which it is used
  • Raise morale, use this action to prevent a player from losing sanity this phase
  • Anonymous tip, use this action to anonymously send a private message via the mod
  • Arrest Warrant, use this action to place an extra vote during the next voting phase, this vote cannot be changed and will be publicly and anonymously announced at start of day
• The Zodiac and Zodiac Copy-Cat can use these actions once per day/night phase with no sanity penalty
• All actions are resolved at each 24 hour interval

Role Information ~

• The Zodiac
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  Confirmed Kills
  Everyone must know of your greatness. At night, including N0, you may kill another player. Collect 5 of these kills to win the game.
  
  Threatening Confessions
  At night, if you performed a kill, you must send a threatening letter with a confession to one other player. The confession must have the name of the victim and be signed Zodiac. Messages with a known Zodiac cypher will be accepted. You may not send a message to the same player twice unless that player has voted for you at some point during the game.
  
  Death To Pretenders
  If you kill the Zodiac Copy-Cat, gain any kills they made as if they were your own.
• Zodiac Copy-Cat
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  Copy-Cat
  Once per night, you may copy an action that The Zodiac did on a previous night. You must use both actions before repeating. If you kill The Zodiac with this ability, the game instantly ends in a town victory.
  
  Ultimate Copy-Cat
  If the Zodiac is arrested after a night of inactivity, you become The Zodiac, gain their role and win condition. Your kill count is your own, you do not inherit any kills the Zodiac has made. Your original victory condition is no longer applicable.
• Civilian
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  You are town, find the Zodiac, don't lose yourself along the way.