The Syndicate

Courtesy of the master, Long Con:

Jackofhearts2005 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:03 pm Regardless, rocking setup as always, Epi.

Glad you enjoyed it, though I also wish it were played at full strength.

speedchuck wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:58 pm

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:46 pm You did resemble Mountain Mafia speed more than mafia speed tbh...and the win cons seemed as hard to acquire in both.

I didn't melt down QUITE as hard here... but it was close.

I was worried I had made your win condition too easy.

You nailed the code word on your first try after like three letters.

All you needed to do was lynch Wily.

So did all of the other civilians. Your win condition at that point was incredibly easy comparatively speaking- you just didn't meet it like they didn't meet theirs.

sprityo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:33 am I’m satisfied to know I got everyone on the mafia team besides DH

Should’ve done the old “mafia gets priority replacements arguement” because it’s 90% true always

Except it wasn't: The only "priority" replacement was White, who never opened the role PM. Alien was the only person to ask for a replacement when I had willing and available people to fill in. DFaraday asked for one, but I had no success finding any.

sprityo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:38 am
I also want to know from Epi why we couldn’t replace into dead player slots. Whatever game mechanic was inhibiting that

Skull Man and Dust Man, to name two. These were also the reasons I couldn't allow a dead chat.

sprityo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:39 am Like had I gone back in I would’ve been jumping down nova’s throat to be lynched. And especially Kyle on that last day.

That's another issue: While I'm not completely opposed to letting the dead come back in early on, making the mafia kill / lynch the same person who suspects them is unbalanced in and of itself. A fresh person hasn't formed opinions (or at least has not voiced them).

Long Con wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:53 am

Kylemii wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:44 amat the end when epi implied that the game wasn't over because of an indie wincon ...

I missed this. When was this?

It was at the very end, after the lynch. I said it in BTSC.

Long Con wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:00 am

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:50 amHonestly, and I hope LC knows me well enough to know that when I say this I still think of him as a friend and a good player and a good guy and all that, but I was surprised after all the cards were down with his actions at the end there.

Obviously he didn't know Kyle was Wily, or that Speed was Cossack, or that Speeds only requirement for winning was to have Kyle die, but Sniping me out when he could have and probably should have just let Kyle bite it is funky to me.

Even with Kyle dead, we (the mafia) would have still taken home the W. Though also something to consider is that LC had no way to guarantee that the tie would bend in a favorable way. Dumping his vote onto Chuck and then flipping the lynch onto me (an outted baddie) was in his view the smartest move. Even if it was in the end futile.

Well, you nailed it already, so I don't see why you'd think it was funky.

From my perspective, it was three Civs and three baddies, PLUS Gemini Man. The fact that the game hadn't ended with Jack's lynch meant, to me, that the Civs still somehow had a chance. I'm still not clear why it didn't end with Jack's lynch.

If the Civs had a chance, then certainly my power would play a part. I could force a baddie lynch. I had to choose to flip the lynch a half hour before the lynch was done. So, I could have chosen to do nothing, and then AT BEST we get a tie between Speedchuck and Kylemii. I asked about how ties were decided, but there was no answer. So I assumed a coin flip.

So my choice was between doing nothing, and crossing my fingers for a coin flip victory, hoping that nova or Gemini weren't going to make an appearance... or ensuring that a baddie died. I think if you consider that, you'll realize that there was nothing 'funky' about what I did. It was the only possible way to try to get a Civ victory. Right?

Your play at the end was, I believe, the most reasonable thing anybody in your position could have done.

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:05 am
I mean I get why you did it, and its no skin off my back. I think Epi was holding out to see if Kyle bit one. Which could have been possible after the Jack lynch if I guess certain people did or didn't vote, or if certain powers were used a certain way. I dunno. I'd have to re-check or w/e and see who was alive at what time. Like, if you guys had actually managed to lynch Kyle via coin flip or if Wilgy had shown up and lynched Kyle, there you go Cossack gets his win. Calling it early would've robbed him of that.

This is correct. I also don't rush (no pun intended) endgame scenarios, because I don't want to call it and end up realizing I overlooked a scenario in which the presumably victorious faction could lose.

Also, in case anyone hadn't figured it out, the colored letters were to spell Cossack's code word "GAMMA."

I appreciate you coming in. Likewise Dyslexicon.

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:22 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:19 pm

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:17 pm Draft-Style games would be something I'd love to see more of in the future. Completely bonkers stuff. Coulda gone either way at any point to be fair.

I think it ended up balanced, though I do agree that the inactives tipped things in the mafia's favor, but I have no control over that.

It turned out very balanced I think. Would be funny as hell to see a Draft Game that ended up with a monster team one way or the other.

Followed by an upset.

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:17 pm Draft-Style games would be something I'd love to see more of in the future. Completely bonkers stuff. Coulda gone either way at any point to be fair.

I think it ended up balanced, though I do agree that the inactives tipped things in the mafia's favor, but I have no control over that.

Balancing this was a cluster.

On the one hand, I had no control over what weapons the mafia will draw. Had Kylemii picked Gravity Man, Bright Man, Metal Man, and Bomb Man, say, this would have truly been a cluster.

On the other, Dr. Light and Mega Man were stacked- one was a limited cop, the other was able to steal powers and do other things, and these two had BTSC. So on that front, I was worried the civilians would be overpowered, especially if Kylemii took something like Snake Man, Skull Man, Crystal Man, and Charge Man.

Long Con wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:54 pm Why were some roles revealed during the game?

Sloonei's role (Crystal Man).

Jackofhearts2005 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:51 pm Also, I just wanna day it really messes with the balance of a game to have four unreplaced inactive townies and it’s a shame that a game that was constructed with such care and was otherwise so much fun was tainted by the town being deprived of two lynches.

I agree. I never modkill, but replacing anybody that late in the game would have thrown it.

Simon (a civilian) forced you (a civilian) to kill Colin (an independent), so if you had gotten your way, you would have deprived the civilians of one more good guy vote.

sprityo blocked Dr. Light on the very Night Light was going to expose the evil Gemini Man as nova.

Light

Dr. Light
Thomas Light receives the remaining Robot Masters as civilian Robot Masters. The civilians win by eliminating Dr. Wily and his Robot Masters. *Secrets*
Each Night, Dr. Light investigates a Robot Master to discover if it was programmed by Wily, Cossack, or remains loyal to Light. Upon a second, subsequent investigation, Dr. Light can determine the Robot Master’s identity.
Dr. Light has BTSC with Mega Man.

Mega Man
The Mega Buster breaks all ties.
Mega Man slides out of the first Night kill attempt against him.
If any Robot Master is lynched, Mega Man may use its power that Night.
If Mega Man chooses not to use a Robot Master power (or if there is not one to use), he may call Rush, and use one of Rush’s two modes once:
Rush Coil: Mega Man will avoid all Night actions against him.
Rush Jet: Mega Man will be off the poll the next Day.
*Secrets*
Mega Man has BTSC with Dr. Light.


Robot Masters

I

Bomb Man
Hyper Bomb – You have sabotaged your place in the lynch poll with explosives. If you are lynched, you will have the option to detonate one of your voters that Night, killing that voter.

Cut Man
Rolling Cutter – Two different Nights, you may activate Rolling Cutter, and all votes against you the next Day will be cut in half.

Guts Man
Super Arm – With your superior strength, you can create a roadblock and block your target from using any action that Night.

Ice Man
Ice Slasher – Freeze the number of votes your target can take, starting at two, but your ability diminishes in power each Night. For example, your Night 1 target can only take two votes Day 2. Your Night 2 target can only take three votes Day 3, and so on. Any votes cast for your target after the cap are void.

II

Bubble Man
Bubble Lead - Submerge your target in an underwater prison at Night. Your prisoner may not post, vote, or use a Night action the next phase. However, your prisoner is safe from all votes or Night actions during that span.

Metal Man
Metal Blade – With all the stealth a robotic ninja can muster, you can assassinate one target at Night. The target’s role or affiliation will not be revealed. The kill attempt will automatically fail against humans.

Air Man
Air Shooter – Using tornado power, you can airlift one individual off the next Day’s poll.

Heat Man
Atomic Fire – Bring the heat! Your target begins the next Day with one vote.

III

Magnet Man
Magnet Missile – Your magnetic weaponry enables you to draw your target’s ability to yourself. You will experience all effects of the ability used on you, but if you draw any kill to yourself, your magnetic shield will protect you from destruction.

Spark Man
Spark Shock – Spark Shock lets you override the volitional system of your target; in other words, you will force your target to vote the next Day for the individual of your choice.

Snake Man
Search Snake – Tracksss each Night.

Gemini Man
Gemini Laser – Your beam causes you to gain a double in the thread as an illusory account during the Day. You can vote and post using the fake account. Your weapon only activates after a phase in which you took zero votes.

IV

Pharaoh Man
Pharaoh Shot – Imbuing your target with the power of the gods, your weapon enables him or her to target two individuals during the same Night phase. The Pharaoh Shot must be activated in the presence of the sun- that is, during the Day. The Pharaoh Shot will not affect mafia kills.

Bright Man
Flash Stopper – Turn the lights on or off, skipping one Day or Night phase entirely. The command to skip a Night phase must be received the previous Day, while the command to skip a Day phase must be received the previous Night. In any case, Bright Man must survive the phase for the power to go into effect.

Dust Man
Dust Crusher – Vacuum someone out of the scrap pile and repair him, recycling any one destroyed robot master into an anonymous “Doc Robot” account. The Doc Robot is inactive during the Day while it charges; at Night, its user may post and use its original Night action.

Skull Man
Skull Barrier – On two occasions, you may activate the Skull Barrier, making yourself immune to all Night actions that Night, including kills. Upon activating the Skull Barrier, you gain BTSC with one dead player of your choice for the next phase.

V

Gravity Man
Gravity Hold – Reverse the gravitational pull before the end of any Day phase and flip the entire poll upside down! Votes for the first name will go to the last name and vice versa; votes for the second name will go the penultimate name, and vice versa. And so on! You must activate this power at least thirty minutes before the poll’s deadline, and once activated, it cannot be reversed, so be careful! This only works once.

Charge Man
Charge Kick – Choo choo! Ram someone’s action to the person the target voted for.

Crystal Man
Crystal Eye – Gaze into the Crystal Eye each Night and reveal to all what a Robot Master of your choice can do.

Napalm Man
Napalm Bomb – Anyone who targets you at Night will begin the next Day with two votes.

Wily

Dr. Wily
Albert Wily programs four robot masters Day 0. These robot masters join Dr. Wily in BTSC. Dr. Wily’s forces win by outnumbering the civilians.

Independent

Dr. Cossack
Mikhail Cossack is a scientist who was once framed by Dr. Wily. *Secrets*
While escaping from Dr. Wily’s fortress, Dr. Cossack purloined a powerful device Wily was going to use for his evil, selfish plans. If Cossack could reprogram it, perhaps it could be used for good instead…
Dr. Cossack wins if he can crack the passcode and Dr. Wily is lynched. Beware that the device is rigged to self-destruct after the third incorrect entry or Night 5, whichever comes first!

Proto Man
*Secrets*
Due to a corruption in your system, Proto Man, you begin with no alliance. Your programming is still in flux, and because of this, so is your win condition. Your win condition is based on a sliding scale, which is affected by your actions throughout the scope of the struggle between the heroic and villainous. Your system abides by the following code:

0% - 39% = Win with Dr. Wily
40%-60% = Win by surviving
61%-100% = Win with Dr. Light

Each Night, you have two actions. You will use your shield to protect someone, and you will use your arm cannon to shoot someone. The shield protects your target from death but nothing else, while your arm cannon impairs your target, making your target unable to vote the next Day.
On one occasion, you may forego both abilities and run a system scan. You will learn what your current percentage is.
If you are destroyed, you will perform an automatic system scan and learn what your final percentage is.


Vote a civilian: -4%
Vote a mafioso: +10%
Vote for and lynch a civilian: -12%
Vote for and lynch a mafioso: +30%
Shield a civilian: +3%
Successfully shield a civilian: +21%
Shield a mafioso: -5%
Successfully shield a mafioso: -35%
Blast a civilian: -1%
Blast a mafioso: +4%

Dr. Light- K-Ness
Mega Man- Elohcin

Bomb- MacDougall
Cut- Dom
Guts- sprityo
Ice- DrWilgy

Bubble- Turnip Head
Metal- JackofHearts2005
Air- Soneji
Heat- Bullzeye

Spark- White

Pharaoh- Quin
Dust- DFaraday
Skull- JaggedJimmyJay

Gravity- Long Con
Charge- Simon
Crystal- Sloonei
Napalm- nutella

Dr. Wily- Kylemii
Magnet- Marmot
Snake- Infected_alien8_
Gemini- novaselinenever
Bright- Lunalee

Dr. Cossack- speedchuck

Proto Man- ColinIsCool

To be clear, there was no priority regarding replacements, except that White never opened his or her PM. The only other replacement was alien, who asked to be replaced. DFaraday later asked to be replaced, but I had no success replacing him.

Who is Eating Your Cherries?

Poll ended at Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:13 pmPlease note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.

DharmaHelper
0
No votes


Voters: None

DrWilgy
0
No votes


Voters: None

Kylemii
1
8%


Voters: speedchuck

Long Con
0
No votes


Voters: None

novaselinenever
0
No votes


Voters: None

speedchuck
3
23%


Voters: DharmaHelper, Long Con, Kylemii

Pac Man (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
9
69%


Voters: dunya, Bullzeye, Sloonei, Turnip Head, Jackofhearts2005, Epignosis, sprityo, Lunalee, JaggedJimmyJay


Total votes: 13

You have to re-vote.

All dead people are off the poll.

Good Idea: Stop posting in the fucking POLLS thread. Hey!

The Polls Thread must be a hidden level.

I'll be a little more direct:

Please don't sign up for my game if you don't intend to play it.

DFaraday has been destroyed by GAMMA:

He was Dust Man.

Dust Crusher – Vacuum someone out of the scrap pile and repair him, recycling any one destroyed robot master into an anonymous “Doc Robot” account. The Doc Robot is inactive during the Day while it charges; at Night, its user may post and use its original Night action.

Dom has been destroyed by GAMMA:

He was Cut Man.

Rolling Cutter – Two different Nights, you may activate Rolling Cutter, and all votes against you the next Day will be cut in half.

Soneji has been destroyed by GAMMA:

He was Air Man.

Air Shooter – Using tornado power, you can airlift one individual off the next Day’s poll.

Who wants to be the very best that no one ever was?

Poll ended at Fri Oct 12, 2018 9:36 pmPlease note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.

DFaraday
0
No votes


Voters: None

DharmaHelper
3
18%


Voters: Jackofhearts2005, Turnip Head, DrWilgy

Dom
0
No votes


Voters: None

DrWilgy
0
No votes


Voters: None

JackofHearts2005
5
29%


Voters: Gemini Man, DharmaHelper, Long Con, Kylemii, novaselinenever

Kylemii
0
No votes


Voters: None

Long Con
0
No votes


Voters: None

novaselinenever
0
No votes


Voters: None

speedchuck
0
No votes


Voters: None

Soneji
0
No votes


Voters: None

Turnip Head
0
No votes


Voters: None

Poke Man (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
9
53%


Voters: Sloonei, dunya, MacDougall, Epignosis, sprityo, JaggedJimmyJay, Bullzeye, Dyslexicon, Quin


Total votes: 17

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:54 pm I should be sleeping. Good night, all.

Indeed.

Who is indecent?

Poll ended at Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:53 pmPlease note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.

DFaraday
0
No votes


Voters: None

DharmaHelper
4
24%


Voters: novaselinenever, Dyslexicon, Jackofhearts2005, K-Ness

Dom
0
No votes


Voters: None

DrWilgy
0
No votes


Voters: None

Dyslexicon
0
No votes


Voters: None

JackofHearts2005
0
No votes


Voters: None

K-Ness
5
29%


Voters: DrWilgy, speedchuck, DharmaHelper, Turnip Head, Long Con

Kylemii
0
No votes


Voters: None

Long Con
0
No votes


Voters: None

novaselinenever
0
No votes


Voters: None

speedchuck
0
No votes


Voters: None

Soneji
0
No votes


Voters: None

Turnip Head
0
No votes


Voters: None

Peeweeher Man (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
8
47%


Voters: Bullzeye, Quin, sprityo, Sloonei, Marmot, Lunalee, JaggedJimmyJay, Epignosis


Total votes: 17

Announcement:

If you do not participate and vote to my satisfaction, you will not qualify for a win.

Who wants to be the Master of the Universe?

Poll ended at Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:59 pmPlease note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.

Bullzeye
5
28%


Voters: Turnip Head, speedchuck, K-Ness, Kylemii, sprityo

DFaraday
0
No votes


Voters: None

DharmaHelper
2
11%


Voters: Long Con, Dyslexicon

Dom
1
6%


Voters: DFaraday

DrWilgy
0
No votes


Voters: None

Dyslexicon
0
No votes


Voters: None

JackofHearts2005
3
17%


Voters: Bullzeye, DharmaHelper, DrWilgy

K-Ness
0
No votes


Voters: None

Kylemii
0
No votes


Voters: None

Long Con
0
No votes


Voters: None

novaselinenever
0
No votes


Voters: None

speedchuck
0
No votes


Voters: None

Soneji
0
No votes


Voters: None

sprityo
0
No votes


Voters: None

Turnip Head
0
No votes


Voters: None

He Man (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
7
39%


Voters: Sloonei, Lunalee, dunya, JaggedJimmyJay, M Plus 7, Epignosis, Marmot


Total votes: 18

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Oct 04, 2018 11:41 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Oct 04, 2018 11:22 pm It's a fucking T-Shirt.

Somebody buy it for me.

Need your address.

It's a fucking T-Shirt.

Somebody buy it for me.

Get busy living or get busy dying.

Poll ended at Wed Oct 03, 2018 8:46 pmPlease note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.

Bullzeye
0
No votes


Voters: None

DFaraday
0
No votes


Voters: None

Dom
0
No votes


Voters: None

DrWilgy
0
No votes


Voters: None

Dyslexicon
0
No votes


Voters: None

Infected_alien8_
0
No votes


Voters: None

JackofHearts2005
0
No votes


Voters: None

K-Ness
0
No votes


Voters: None

Kylemii
0
No votes


Voters: None

Long Con
0
No votes


Voters: None

Marmot
10
59%


Voters: DharmaHelper, Gemini Man, sprityo, Kylemii, Bullzeye, speedchuck, Long Con, Jackofhearts2005, K-Ness, Turnip Head

novaselinenever
0
No votes


Voters: None

Quin
0
No votes


Voters: None

speedchuck
0
No votes


Voters: None

Soneji
0
No votes


Voters: None

sprityo
1
6%


Voters: Marmot

Turnip Head
1
6%


Voters: Quin

Morganfree Man
5
29%


Voters: nutella, dunya, Sloonei, JaggedJimmyJay, Epignosis


Total votes: 17

speedchuck wrote: ↑Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:43 pm Been meaning to ask this for a while: Should I play mega man? Which games?

The ones that start with "M."

I apologize in advance, but the lynch result tomorrow is probably going to be late.

Wily is taking over the world! What will you do? WHAT WILL YOU DO?!?!?!?!

Poll ended at Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:49 pmPlease note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.

Bullzeye
0
No votes


Voters: None

DFaraday
0
No votes


Voters: None

Dom
0
No votes


Voters: None

DrWilgy
0
No votes


Voters: None

Infected_alien8_
0
No votes


Voters: None

JackofHearts2005
0
No votes


Voters: None

K-Ness
0
No votes


Voters: None

Kylemii
0
No votes


Voters: None

Long Con
0
No votes


Voters: None

Marmot
5
29%


Voters: Turnip Head, Simon, Kylemii, Jackofhearts2005, Sloonei

novaselinenever
1
6%


Voters: Quin

Quin
0
No votes


Voters: None

Simon
5
29%


Voters: Dyslexicon, speedchuck, Long Con, Marmot, Gemini Man

Sloonei
1
6%


Voters: Bullzeye

speedchuck
0
No votes


Voters: None

Soneji
0
No votes


Voters: None

sprityo
0
No votes


Voters: None

Turnip Head
0
No votes


Voters: None

Dyslexicon
0
No votes


Voters: None

Don't Have a Cow Man (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
5
29%


Voters: JaggedJimmyJay, Epignosis, Dragon D. Luffy, nutella, M Plus 7


Total votes: 17

Who needs to be blown sky high?

Poll ended at Thu Sep 27, 2018 7:52 pmPlease note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.

Bullzeye
0
No votes


Voters: None

DFaraday
0
No votes


Voters: None

Dom
0
No votes


Voters: None

DrWilgy
0
No votes


Voters: None

Infected_alien8_
0
No votes


Voters: None

JackofHearts2005
0
No votes


Voters: None

K-Ness
0
No votes


Voters: None

Kylemii
0
No votes


Voters: None

Long Con
0
No votes


Voters: None

Lunalee
9
47%


Voters: Kylemii, Turnip Head, Long Con, Sloonei, nutella, Marmot, Bullzeye, Dyslexicon, Simon

Marmot
0
No votes


Voters: None

novaselinenever
0
No votes


Voters: None

nutella
0
No votes


Voters: None

Quin
0
No votes


Voters: None

Simon
0
No votes


Voters: None

Sloonei
5
26%


Voters: speedchuck, Jackofhearts2005, sprityo, Lunalee, K-Ness

speedchuck
0
No votes


Voters: None

Soneji
0
No votes


Voters: None

sprityo
0
No votes


Voters: None

Turnip Head
0
No votes


Voters: None

White
0
No votes


Voters: None

Dave's Not Here Man (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
5
26%


Voters: MacDougall, JaggedJimmyJay, dunya, M Plus 7, Epignosis


Total votes: 19