The Syndicate

thellama73 wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

thellama73 wrote:Can I be Simon Magus? He is my favorite character.

His novels are a total mystery, but James Joyce's Dubliners is one of the greatest short story collections. Simony (along with paralysis and gnomon) is a major theme.

"Counterparts" is one of my favorite short stories ever.

I'm currently slogging my way through Ulysses. It is weird.

God help yes you in that yes endeavor and yes I hope you get more out yes of it than yes I did yes

thellama73 wrote:Can I be Simon Magus? He is my favorite character.

His novels are a total mystery, but James Joyce's Dubliners is one of the greatest short story collections. Simony (along with paralysis and gnomon) is a major theme.

"Counterparts" is one of my favorite short stories ever.

The Ten Commandments

I. Thou shalt not speak privately with thy neighbor without my permission; I am the Host.
“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.” (Matthew 12:36)

II. Thou shalt not edit nor delete your posts.
“And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.” (2 Peter 2:3)

III. Thou shalt not publically identify your role nor the role of thy neighbor.
“Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.” (Proverbs 11:13)

IV. Thou shalt not post private messages the Host sends to thee.
“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” (Deuteronomy 29:29)

V. Thou shalt not double target.
“Do not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people.” (Leviticus 19:18)

VI. Thou shalt not use thy Host’s color.
“For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God.” (Isaiah 14:13)

VII. Thou shalt speaketh in red if life hath gone out of thee.
“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.” (Ecclesiasties 9:10)

VIII. Thou shalt use off-topic green and non-player blue as appropriate.
“And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.” (1 Timothy 5:13)

IX. Thou shalt ask your Host or the Mod for any assistance you may require.
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him.” (James 1:5)

X. Thou shalt not be an asshat.
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice.” (Ephesians 4:31)

The Righteous
Eliminate The Heathens and survive

The Twelve Disciples
Each disciple can search for another disciple. A found disciple's unique ability will be activated.
"And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction." Matthew 10:1

Simon Peter

James, the son of Zebedee

John

Andrew

Philip

Matthew

Thomas

James, the son of Alphaeus

Simon the Zealot

Bartholomew

Thaddeus

Judas Iscariot
*Secrets*


The Prophets
“Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.” (2 Chronicles 24:19)

Elijah
On the seventh Night, Elijah will call down fire from heaven and smite someone.

Daniel
Daniel has a dream revealing one sentence of BTSC to him.

Isaiah
Isaiah has a vision, learning the target of the one for whom he voted.

Ezekiel
Ezekiel makes a prophecy regarding who will be stoned the next Day. If the prophecy is correct, Ezekiel will be further empowered. If the prophecy is false, he gains a permanent lynch vote against himself. Ezekiel may choose not to utter a prophecy. *Secrets*


The Priests
“And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.” (Exodus 19:6)

Aaron
Aaron makes a high priestly prayer of intercession, protecting someone from death.

Eleazar
Eleazar uses the Urim and the Thummim on two occasions to determine someone’s alignment.

Phinehas
On one occasion and with mighty zeal, Phinehas will throw his spear into someone’s chest, killing that person during the Day and preventing the stoning. He will not know if his decision was wise or foolish.


The Kings
“Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.” (Judges 5:3)

David
The most famous king of Israel, may, in order, play his harp to sooth someone else, removing that person from the poll, sling a stone to block a person, take a census to learn how many civilians remain, and finally, show mercy on someone else by pardoning him.

Solomon
In order to impart his great wisdom, Solomon writes a proverb each Night to be included in the Night post.


The Patriarchs
“And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.” Genesis 15:15

Noah
For every three righteous that are stoned, there will be divine judgment, and a randomly chosen civilian will die. Whenever divine judgment draws nigh, Noah will select seven others to join him in his ark, avoiding the punishment. Only Noah can protect against this calamity.

Abraham
Abraham is the father of nations. *Secrets*

Moses
The leader of the Exodus will inflict someone with a plague. *Secrets*

Joshua
As long as Joshua is alive, whenever an evil one is stoned, the sun will stand still so that the slaughter may continue!


The Heathens
Eliminate the Righteous
Kill each Night
Have BTSC
“And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you.” Ezekiel 11:12

Pharaoh of Egypt
The Pharaoh hardens his heart; he will enslave someone each Night and force that person to target as he sees fit.

Goliath the Philistine
Goliath can taunt someone, blocking that person.

Jezebel, Wife of Ahab
Jezebel searches for a prophet. If she finds a prophet, she will emasculate him, and he will forever lose his power.

Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar has a revelatory dream every Night, seeing the identity of someone dead.

Herod Antipas
Herod shall imprison someone; the imprisoned may not post nor vote the next Day.


The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
“Come and see.” Revelation 6:7

Conquest, the White Horseman
*Secrets*

War, the Red Horseman
*Secrets*

Famine, the Black Horseman
*Secrets*

Death, the Pale Horseman
*Secrets*

Of the 33, only 8 are evil.

You know the hardest part about finding the bad guys in the Bible?

They're the same people as the good guys.

I've settled on 33 roles.

Wonder why?

There will be plenty of roles (Bible has a lot of people ya know).

By the way, I know I'm getting ahead of myself, but I'm calling dibs on the upcoming Masters of the Universe Mafia.

I'm going to start developing this, and refining it as I play more Mafia games. I'd like to have done two or three before launching it. Seems like a lot of "moving parts" involved in between days. But I'm keen on getting the story and roles started.

Kate wrote:haha! Blasphemy, I love it!!!!!!

I never said Jesus would be a character, who, when killed, comes back three days later.

I've never run a Mafia game before, but I imagine that when I do, I'll put us right smack dab in Judea-diddley.

Merry Christmas, you filthy animals.