The Syndicate

A new mafia speed game experience brought to you by trench-coated Llama & Mongoose, the makers of many fine surveillance devices.


Roles:

The Civilians


Nick Charles of The Thin Man. BTSC with Nora


Nora Charles of The Thin Man - BTSC with Nick.


Asta of The Thin Man - Bark deters attacks (blocker).


Norma Desmond of Sunset Blvd. *Secrets*


Barton Keyes of Double Indemnity. Can check one statement each night to see if it is a lie.


Waldo Lydecker of Laura. Survives the first attempt on his life by faking his own death.


Sam Spade of The Maltese Falcon. Searches for The Maltese Falcon. If he finds it, he can sell it for booze money!


Philip Marlowe of The Big Sleep. Hunts for baddies on even nights.


Mark Cardigan of His Kind of Woman. An aspiring Shakesperian Actor. Can take on another player's night power each night (at random).


James Temple of Key Largo. Wheelchair bound but extremely observant. His votes in lynch polls count for zero, but role checks every night.


Frank Bigelow of D.O.A. Has been poisoned and has only a little while to live. Has a random chance of dying each night, but the longer he survives the more powerful he becomes.


Cassie Hartley of They Drive By Night. Plucky Truck Stop Waitress. Can serve Coffee or Booze each night.

Baddies


Pastor Harry Powell of Night of the Hunter. Nightly Kills.


Cody Jarrett of White Heat. Periodic fits of insane rage, killing a random player.


Franz Kindler of The Stranger * Secrets *


Bruno Anthony of Strangers on a Train Criss Cross! Each night, force two players to target each other.

Indie

Dashiell Hammett of Thin Man/Maltese. Can re-write day happenings twice. One lynch switch and one lynch stop. BTSC with Wilder.


Billy Wilder of Double Indemnity/Sunset Blvd/Others. One anytime kill to use in the game. BTSC with Hammett.


Events
Hayes Code
Scenario Build
Femme Fetale
Prohibiting Prohibition

Vices (Items)

Liquor


Coffee

1. Illegal BTSC (Behind the Scenes Contact/Conversation) is prohibited.
2. No editing and deleting posts.
3. No role outing yourself or others, as well as revealing your or others’ true identity.
4. Be nice.
5. Double targeting is prohibited.
6. If you have any complaints regarding the game, players or hosts, please address this via PM to the hosts or the moderator for this game, thellama73. Don't be shy; he likes PMs.
7. PMs are to be sent to both hosts.
8. Dead players should not post on-topic and should be in dead red. There is a "dead" button when posting for this function.
9. Off-topic posts should be in off-topic green. There is an "OT" button when posting for this function.
10. Posts from non-players should be in non-player blue. There is a "np" button when posting for this function.
11. This is the host color. Avoid it or you will make Mongoose cry. And that's basically like kicking a puppy.
12. Any Phil Collins discussions must be negative in nature.
13. Please don't publish host PMs in the thread. We are very private people and our true natures cannot be revealed!
14. Missing votes will have ramifications.
15. Have a great time. Please approach us with any questions or concerns.

Gender List

Male
Female

1. A Person
2. Roxy
3. Hedgeowl
4. Vompatti
5. Flyin' High
6. timmer
7. Metalmarsh89 bea
8. S~V~S
9. Lizzy
10. Epignosis
11. Dom
12. Kate
13. Turnip Head
14. SpaceDaisy Nevinera
15. agleaminranks
16. Enygma Eve
17. Kneel4justice
18. boo

You may now post.

Phh, finding Lana is easy, check it.

Lana. LANA. LANA. LANA! LANA! LANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

boo wrote:Phh, finding Lana is easy, check it.

Lana. LANA. LANA. LANA! LANA! LANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Danger zone...

boo wrote:@Huge Phil Collins fans: Does anyone have information on the poll (and is the bottom option supposed to be a host/non option, or can we vote for any of them?)

I just added a host/np option, so you can vote for any of the others. As far as info goes...

Alright, I think I'll just vote now then. A police station seems like a good start for finding a missing person to me.

^Not a bad idea, perhaps.

Very good opening post.

I just thought of American Horror Story as I read .

Woo-hoo, I'm in way too many games!!

I went with the speakeasy, because that's where people speak… easy…ly…

I'm tempted to vote train because I love the Orient Express.

I want to check out the dark alley.

This is Film Noir; going with the Private Detectives office.

S~V~S wrote:This is Film Noir; going with the Private Detectives office.

^wss. Also I have "Let's start at the very beginning. A very good place to start..." in my head now.

Love the story btw. Way to go Mongoosey!

Vompatti wrote:I want to check out the dark alley.

I want to check out your dark alley too. >:3

How is gender determined?

I decided to hop on a speeding train to check.

Private detective's office!

Hi everyone!

SOooooooo, I'm tempted to look on the train because old mysteries on trains are always fun. I think I'll check the gangster's hideout though, it sounds scary and interesting - and bad guys are the most likely to have nabbed that dame.

If we are the detectives, I see no reason to go the police or the detective's agency (unless its our own, but even then we need to get out detecting!).

None of the others tickly my fancy.

Votes gangster's hideout.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:How is gender determined?

I decided to hop on a speeding train to check.

Gender is the range of physical, biological, mental and behavioral characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity.

Choo choo.


I like trains.

"Halt! Who goes there, friend or foe?"

"Friend."

"What's the password?"

"Foe."

Mwah, see? Mwah!

I'm of the opinion that a good detective story oughta begin and end in the P.I.'s office.

*enters the private detective office wearing a fatastical hat and gloves - removes gloves and lights cigerette*

yay for this game! I adore all old movies and have been looking forward to this game! <3

Huzzah!

And I know where I'm heading first.

I'll be in the newspaper room, see. Just wait'til the papers get a load uh this!

thellama73 wrote:Youse guys have been quick to check in.

What is this, a hotel?

From a Noir standpoint, there were a lot of good choices. For me Noir is about hard boiled private eyes, but a Noir case could be made for pretty much all of the choices. But O Hostess with the Mostest, what is the Noir connection for a boxing match? I am not getting that one.

Also@ Mongoose~ the roles have this:

Cody Jarrett of White Heat. Periodic fits of insane rage, killing a random player.

What exactly does "periodic" mean? Especially in the context of killing a random player.

S~V~S wrote:Also@ Mongoose~ the roles have this:

Cody Jarrett of White Heat. Periodic fits of insane rage, killing a random player.

What exactly does "periodic" mean? Especially in the context of killing a random player.

Very curious indeed!

S~V~S wrote:From a Noir standpoint, there were a lot of good choices. For me Noir is about hard boiled private eyes, but a Noir case could be made for pretty much all of the choices. But O Hostess with the Mostest, what is the Noir connection for a boxing match? I am not getting that one.

Before Million Dollar Baby, before Rocky, before Raging Bull, there was....http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041859/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Going with Speakeasy, cause it seems fun!

Voted Train!

Poor Jules Dassin

Now then, whicha youse is da triggerman, enh?

I've seen enough of this.

The numbahs on the doohr ahre tree-one-fourah.

Dat equals eight, see?

The crook, in my expert opinion, must therefore be Hedgeowl.

Epignosis wrote:I've seen enough of this.

The numbahs on the doohr ahre tree-one-fourah.

Dat equals eight, see?

The crook, in my expert opinion, must therefore be Hedgeowl.

314 are also the first three digits of pi, which reminds me of pie. There's only one thing here we can put into pies, and they are turnips.

My vote is going with turnip head.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:314 are also the first three digits of pi, which reminds me of pie. There's only one thing here we can put into pies, and they are turnips.

My vote is going with turnip head.

Yeah, but there's only one thing that turnips can't be used for.

Murdah.

And doesn't 314 = pie make you think of P.I.? As in, the P.I.'s Office where the body was found?

I was never at that P.I.'s office. So it couldn't a been me!

Interesting... two "joke" votes one on top of the other.

S~V~S wrote:Interesting... two "joke" votes one on top of the other.

My thoughts exactly.

Epignosis wrote:I've seen enough of this.

The numbahs on the doohr ahre tree-one-fourah.

Dat equals eight, see?

The crook, in my expert opinion, must therefore be Hedgeowl.

So basically a half hour after the day starts you vote. Odd vote is odd. Are you so busy that you wouldn`t be on forum for 23 1/2 hours?