The Syndicate

Russtifinko wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote: Speaking of level announcements, I was shocked people didn't find out something was going on when INH said he was picking 2, then Jigsaw picked 2, and then Jigsaw claimed he found Fetus! I agree with you, Russ, I thought that would be an automatic baddie caught as well, but maybe not?

And speaking of Jigsaw, I know he enjoyed it, but was pretty busy, a complete newbie, and his computer died before the game started so he had to play from his phone! I found it absolutely hilarious, given that, that his track record of voting baddies in this game was by far the best of any civvie... because he kept going after Devin! Unfortunately, I think after Devin got other players to vote for him, it scared him off, haha.[/b][/color]

Wow! I came after that, so I didn't notice it. It's a really good thing civs didn't all start voting INH. Though I guess he wouldn't have died. And kudos to Jigsaw for his strong play! My first game I voted 3 civs, role blocked 3 others, and then died.

Indeed, but I figured that's why INH was taking the risky move of announcing the same levels he was putting Bandage Girl in, because even if they had found him out, he would have been unlynchable.

thellama73 wrote:I tried to enter a warp zone, but you wouldn't let me.

Yes! That was because you were blocked in a warp zone poll, unfortunately.

Epignosis wrote:So much thought goes into your games MP. Appropriate thought- Bioshock had a serious tone and elements that did the video game true justice. Avant 2 and Meatboy had unsurpassed wackiness that always had you looking over your shoulder (when the threat was always in front of you).

Ever amazing shit. Looking forward to your next one already.

Thank you so much. The same goes to the comments from everyone else. I really appreciate all of you playing and the kind words.

I do try to always capture the spirit of the theme I take on in hosting a game, and I do feel I was successful in representing the odd, light-hearted, wacky frustration that makes Meat Boy so intriguing.

Russtifinko wrote:
Thanks, MP! This was a really fun game, and even though it took a few days to get into it after subbing in it was well worth it.

We baddies were TERRIFIED about you guys finding Dr. Fetus in level 7; we were nearly certain we would have lost if you did. We actually ended up doing research to find the least-picked numbers at that point.

I suspected that was how Brownie worked, but we never got to see because he died so early. That was a shame. There was speculation in BTSC about who he was right up until the end.

MP, how did the Cotton Alley night sequences go? I was left constantly wondering why people did or didn't die during those.

Llama's power was so strong! We were really lucky he didn't get to use it.

How did MR and Lizzy get BTSC? Neither of them were characters who could get it from Warp Zones, were they?

Epignosis wrote:So much thought goes into your games MP. Appropriate thought- Bioshock had a serious tone and elements that did the video game true justice. Avant 2 and Meatboy had unsurpassed wackiness that always had you looking over your shoulder (when the threat was always in front of you).

Ever amazing shit. Looking forward to your next one already.

I agree wholeheartedly with this. I liked the zaniness and the always-looking-over-your-shoulder-even-when-you-should-be-feeling-safe-iness of this game.

Hedgeowl wrote: Ooo Russti I am so going to think you are always bad now. I started to really think you were laying it on thick with the Hedge is a civ shtick, but again you played it so smoothly. Plus like I said in the game it really was hard to think you were bad then.

Thanks Hedge! I'll take that as a compliment. Part of me felt bad for you that everyone was ganging up on you when you weren't bad at all, so I thought you could use some defending. It helped that I got civvie cred for it, of course.

I'd like to think I posted stuff I would've posted as a civvie though, and I don't think I'd have bought the case against you anyway, although I may not have opposed it so stridently if I had no info.

One thing I always wondered was, why didn't you guys post your level choices in thread? I know it happened a little at the beginning, but it had mostly fizzled by the time I subbed in. If I had been civ, I would have spent the whole game arguing for that. Then if you picked a level someone you suspected had said they also picked and it turned out to be the right one, you'd have proof they were bad, right? At the beginning I thought we might be destroyed by that alone.

Anyway, I had a really good time playing this one, even though I was pressed for time occasionally. Thanks to everyone, especially my teammates, for making it so much fun, and to MP for putting together such a unique and cool game!

As to Cotton Alley, here you go:

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Cotton Alley - [[d7] x [# of Heroes remaining - 1] + # of level selected]

It was an algorithm thus similar to your team's kills, but only that I rolled it with each Hero individually, and I thought the "# of level selected' being a modifier added a level of absolute crazy intensity that is analogous to Cotton Alley. Meat Boy is a pretty damn tough game, but the Cotton Alley levels are RIDICULOUS.

MR and Lizzy got BTSC because MR visited the Warp Zone in Hell that corresponded to his character (see: the Warp Zone section for more detail!) and thus he got to role check someone. If he role checked a civvie, they gained BTSC.

Speaking of level announcements, I was shocked people didn't find out something was going on when INH said he was picking 2, then Jigsaw picked 2, and then Jigsaw claimed he found Fetus! I agree with you, Russ, I thought that would be an automatic baddie caught as well, but maybe not?

And speaking of Jigsaw, I know he enjoyed it, but was pretty busy, a complete newbie, and his computer died before the game started so he had to play from his phone! I found it absolutely hilarious, given that, that his track record of voting baddies in this game was by far the best of any civvie... because he kept going after Devin! Unfortunately, I think after Devin got other players to vote for him, it scared him off, haha.

Russtifinko wrote:Oh, and one more thing! Do we get a banner? And how does one put a banner in their signature? I still need to get my Minimalism one too, but I haven't been able to figure out how.

Yes! Typically, Daisy makes the banners for all of the games, except for the ones in which the host opts to make their own banner, and she said she'd work on these ASAP.

If you want to put a banner in your sig, visit your User Control Panel, then under the Profile tab, select Edit signature, and then place the URL of the image you want and bracket it with the img /img tags as you would in a post.

Meat Boy - You can search three levels on Night 0 instead of one.
Sausage Boy - You can inquire about one player and guess their role. If incorrect, you are told. If correct, you can guess again.
Sushi Boy - You cannot use your power on Night 0.
Tofu Boy - Any player who votes for you on Day 1 cannot use their power on Night 1.
Pork Chop Boy - The first vote cast against you on Day 1 takes three lives away from you instead of one.
KFC Boy - You are silenced for Night 0 and Day 1.
Burger Boy - You can cancel a player's power of your choice on Night 0.
Head Cheese Boy - The first player to vote this option has a resurrection to be used on anyone but him/herself at any point in the game.
Bacon Boy - You are removed from the Day 1 poll.
Veal Boy - You survive death automatically on Night 0.
Mystery Meat Boy - Randomly selected result.
Meatloaf Boy - You must post in song lyrics or musical Youtube videos only for Night 0 and Day 1.

Epignosis wrote:I suggested lynching replacements. I just chose poorly.

Lol, yes, that was another moment I thought the civvies might actually have some luck! But it fizzled out too.

Really, the baddies couldn't have played this game any better. It's hard to say either of the factions really had an advantage considering every factor in the game, but I still wondered at times if the dynamic made it unfair to the civvies... but in actuality, the civvies just were the furthest off the mark they could possibly be.

Lizzy wrote:Oh! How could I forget my short-lived BTSC buddy, MR? I thought our pairing was brilliant! Why did he die btw?

Yes!! I was pleased to see at least one of the BTSC possibilities did happen!

A Person wrote:Now that the game is over, I think I may have used my rezz too early when I used it on Rob, but I have had a habit of dying early lately and wanted to make sure it was used on someone i thought was a civ.

You probably used it pretty well considering Rob had so many lives, but unfortunately it didn't matter.

And you reminded me, I forgot to display the Day 0 poll results!!

Epignosis wrote:

Lizzy wrote:I have a cvestion: how on earth can you type that fast? Dayum!

When I Hosted I kept notes as I went.

This is what I do!

But, that said, the two red posts up there I literally had not prepared at all; I just now typed those out as my thoughts off the top of my head.

Obviously, the others before that were all in my host thread already.

By entering any warp zone, players gain access to a WARP ZONE forum. While a player is in a warp zone, he or she cannot post in the game thread, but is removed from the thread poll. Players cannot speak about anything regarding the warp zone in the normal game thread, not even that they entered one or that they were silenced. If questioned about poll removal, they must feign ignorance. Breaking any of these rules is punishable by death.

If a player enters one of the red warp zones, they can choose to have a message sent from the host to the player pictured in the warp zone. The message can contain anything except for role outing or hinting.

When a player enters their third warp zone, he or she dies after the day period is over.

Forum password: warpzoneyeah

Chapter 1-5: Vote up to three players to role block for the coming Night.
Chapter 1-12: Information! Vote up to three Day 0 options you wish to find out about. For Commander Video: Gain a role check! If you check a civvie, you gain BTSC with that player.
Chapter 1-19: Vote up to three players you believe deserve to gain a life.
Chapter 2-8: Information! Vote up to five Day 0 options you wish to find out about. For Jill: Gain a role check! If you check a civvie, you gain BTSC with that player.
Chapter 2-12: Vote up to three players you believe deserve to gain a life.
Chapter 2-15: Vote up to three players to role block for the coming Night.
Chapter 3-5: Vote up to three players you believe deserve to gain a life.
Chapter 3-7: Vote up to three players to role block for the coming Night.
Chapter 3-16: Information! Vote up to three Day 0 options you wish to find out about. For Ogmo: Gain a role check! If you check a civvie, you gain BTSC with that player.
Chapter 4-D7: Information! Vote up to three players to lose five lives each. For Flywrench: Gain a role check! If you check a civvie, you gain BTSC with that player.
Chapter 5-1: Vote up to three players to role block for the coming Night.
Chapter 5-7: Information! Vote up to three Day 0 options you wish to find out about. For Alien Hominid: Gain a role check! If you check a civvie, you gain BTSC with that player.
Chapter 5-12: Vote up to three players you believe deserve to gain a life.

Epignosis - [d10 + 7]
Vompatti - N/A
birdwithteeth11 - [d5 + 28]
thellama73 - [d60 - 5]
Hedgeowl - [d10 + 17]
A Person - [d20 + 20] BOOST; [d5 + 5] REGULAR
Elohcin - [d5 + 5] + [d10 + 5]
Mister Rearranger - [d100 - 30]
Matahari - d10 + 7 + lower enemy attack by d10
DisgruntledPorcupine - [d10 + 7]
Mongoose - [d5 + 5] + [d3 + 10]
Jigsaw - 40% chance of enemy attack failure; if no luck, then [d4 + 2]
Boomslang - [d0 + 1]
Lizzy - [d10 + 7]; When he is within 10 points of possible failure in either direction from his opponent, he attempts to teleport. The teleportation’s success is categorized by a 50% chance of avoiding the attack and a 50% chance of failure, resulting in death

insertnamehere - World 1 Attack = [d15 + 15]; World 6 Attack = [d30 + 1] x 5
Russtifinko - [d20 + 15]
Rose - [d25 + # of lives opponent has lost]
Devin the Omniscient - [d40 - 5] x 3

Nevinera - [d10 + 7]

Cotton Alley - [[d7] x [# of Heroes remaining - 1] + # of level selected]

Brownie Races = Life base as a dice roll + Evasion

Epignosis - 24 - DEAD
Vompatti - Infinite - 28 - DEAD
birdwithteeth11 - 0 - DEAD
thellama73 - 0 - DEAD
Hedgeowl - 0 - DEAD
A Person - 3 - DEAD
Elohcin - 17 - DEAD
Mister Rearranger - 9 - DEAD
Matahari - 6 - DEAD
DisgruntledPorcupine - 11 - DEAD
Mongoose - 17 - DEAD
Jigsaw - 0 - DEAD
Boomslang - 0 - DEAD
Lizzy - 24 - Infinite - DEAD

insertnamehere - Infinite
Russtifinko - 22
Mongoose 2.0 - 18
Devin the Omniscient - 0, 10, 10

Nevinera - 29 - DEAD

Meat Boy - Epignosis
Bandage Girl - Vompatti
Commander Video - birdwithteeth11
Goo Ball - thellama73
Jill - Hedgeowl
Alien Hominid - A Person
Ogmo - Elohcin
Flywrench - Mighty Rearranger -- [wrathofgod]
Captain Viridian - Matahari -- [Dom]
Tim - thellama73 2.0 -- [DisgruntledPorcupine]
Pink Knight - Mongoose
Steve - Jigsaw
Tofu Boy - Boomslang
Meat Ninja - Lizzy

Dr. Fetus - insertnamehere
C.H.A.D. - Russtifinko -- [Degobunny]
Little Horn - Mongoose 2.0 -- [Rose] -- [Flyin' High]
Larries Lament - Devin the Omniscient

Brownie - Nevinera

• Meat Boy – The game’s protagonist who tries to save his love from the evil Dr. Fetus. Every night he travels through a level, searching for Bandage Girl; if he finds her, he forces Dr. Fetus to flee to another world. Meat Boy is very fast and jumps normally. He hates saws!
Lives = 30
Evasion = d10 + 7


• Bandage Girl – The unfortunate captive victim of Dr. Fetus, she awaits rescue by Meat Boy, but may instead be found by someone else. If Dr. Fetus is defeated at Chapter 6: The End, she finally regains her abilities, which are very similar to Meat Boy's. Until then, she has no day or night ability, but also cannot be killed because she remains in Dr. Fetus’s possession.
Lives = Infinite until Chapter 7, then 30
Evasion = N/A


• Commander Video – From Bit.Trip, he assists Meat Boy in his quest, searching for Bandage Girl every night in a level. Commander Video is very slow, but has the ability to hover in the air, increasing his jump distance.
Lives = 10
Evasion = d5 + 28


• Goo Ball – From World of Goo, he assists Meat Boy in his quest, searching for Bandage Girl every night in a level. Goo Ball is slow and jumps normally, but can stick to walls or ceilings, a unique and very helpful trait. However, its success can be erratic.
Lives = 15
Evasion = d60 - 5


• Jill – From Mighty Jill Off, she assists Meat Boy in his quest, searching for Bandage Girl every night in a level. Jill is slow and jumps normally, but can descend at a slower speed than many others, allowing for easier damage control.
Lives = 15
Evasion = d10 + 17


• Alien Hominid – From Alien Hominid, he assists Meat Boy in his quest, searching for Bandage Girl every night in a level. Alien Hominid has normal speed, but can choose to boost his jumps, allowing him a huge advantage over enemies. However, after boosting, he must wait another night to do so again, and his regular jump is lackluster.
Lives = 20
Evasion = [d20 + 20] BOOST; [d5 + 5] REGULAR


• Ogmo – From Jumper, he assists Meat Boy in his quest, searching for Bandage Girl every night in a level. Ogmo has normal speed and lackluster jumping ability, but can double jump.
Lives = 20
Evasion = [d5 + 5] + [d10 + 5]


• Flywrench – From Flywrench, he assists Meat Boy in his quest, searching for Bandage Girl every night in a level. Flywrench is slow, given his odd shape. He can hug a wall, vertically moving up it with ease, and additionally is able to triple jump. However, his jump worsens with each jump, and he falls faster than any other character, making it very difficult for damage control. Consequently, he has perhaps the most erratic success of any of the heroes.
Lives = 15
Evasion = d100 - 30


• Captain Viridian – From VVVVVV, he assists Meat Boy in his quest, searching for Bandage Girl every night in a level. Captain Viridian is slow and jumps normally. He has the unique ability to shift gravity, causing chaos for unsuspecting attackers, but his ability to control exactly how and when it shifts is sometimes beyond his control.
Lives = 15
Evasion = d10 + 7 + lower enemy attack by d10


• Tim – From Braid, he assists Meat Boy in his quest, searching for Bandage Girl every night in a level. Tim is fast and jumps normally. He additionally has the ability to shift the fabric of time itself on two occasions, if he believes the heroes are in danger. Consequently, Tim has the choice to reset the previous cycle (day and night), allowing it to be replayed. Tim must make this decision within thirty minutes after the end of the period.
Lives = 25
Evasion = d10 + 7


• Pink Knight – From Castle Crashers, she assists Meat Boy in his quest, searching for Bandage Girl every night in a level. Pink Knight has normal speed and a lackluster regular jump, but can flutter in the air while jumping, providing the extra distance necessary to evade disaster.
Lives = 20
Evasion = [d5 + 5] + [d3 + 10]


• Steve – From Minecraft, he assists Meat Boy in his quest, searching for Bandage Girl every night in a level. Stevie has normal speed, but a terrible jump. However, he can shift around blocks in the levels, vastly increasing the chance of an enemy’s failure to harm him.
Lives = 20
Evasion = 40% chance of enemy attack failure; if no luck, then [d4 + 2]


• Tofu Boy – From 'Super Tofu Boy', he “assists” Meat Boy in his quest, searching for Bandage Girl every night in a level, but in reality only does so to prove to himself how awesome he is after completing a level. Because of a major iron deficiency, he is very slow and has a terrible jump, rendering him completely useless. If his ego is ever bruised, he consequently suffers severe psychological issues, becoming suicidal. Once Tofu Boy loses a single life, his win condition changes from a typical civvie to that of a suicidal maniac, winning the game only if he is killed via lynch.
Lives = 10
Evasion = d0 + 1


• Meat Ninja – He assists Meat Boy in his quest, searching for Bandage Girl every night in a level. He is very similar to Meat Boy, running very fast and jumping normally, but has an additional ability to avoid imminent danger. Every time he fears he is close to death, he will attempt to survive via teleport, an ability that is unpredictable in success. When he is within 10 points of possible failure in either direction from his opponent, he attempts to teleport. The teleportation’s success is categorized by a 50% chance of avoiding the attack and a 50% chance of failure, resulting in death.
Lives = 30
Evasion = d10 + 7











• Dr. Fetus – The game’s antagonist, Dr. Fetus, is truly evil. Every night, he hides Bandage Girl within a level that he has engineered to kill or confuse his enemies; he must choose which level by the end of each day period. If she is found, he flees to another world, altering the landscape of the game. When the players are in Chapter 1: The Forest, Dr. Fetus selects a target every night to chase in his Lil’ Slugger. When the players are in Chapter 3: The Salt Factory, Dr. Fetus selects a target every night for Brownie to race. Once Chapter 6: The End is reached, Dr. Fetus chooses a player to face in the final boss battle at his castle. Until then, Dr. Fetus cannot be killed. If Dr. Fetus is successful any of the attempts throughout the final boss battle, he wins and his nemesis dies, and he challenges a different player the subsequent night. Once he loses, he flees one last time to World 7: Cotton Alley, instead capturing the player who defeated him, hiding in levels once more. If subsequently found, he dies.
Lives = Infinite
Attack = World 1 Attack: [d15 + 15]; World 6 Attack: [d30 + 1] x 5


• C.H.A.D. – An animated mass of blood and tissue that confronts any intruders at the Hospital. When the players are in Chapter 2: Hospital, C.H.A.D. selects a target every night to attack. C.H.A.D. is very fast and his attack is brutal.
Lives = 30
Attack = d20 + 15


• Little Horn – A giant shadow monster from Hell that resembles Meat Boy, this villain grows strength from the failure of others. When the players are in Chapter 4: Hell, Little Horn selects a target every night to attack. Little Horn's speed starts as normal, but grows faster with every player's death; similarly, his attack grows more powerful with every player's fatigue.
Lives = 20 + 1 each time a player loses the game
Attack = d25 + # of lives opponent has lost


• Larries Lament – A collective of three giant maggots that burrow in the ground, waiting for prey to attack. When the players are in Chapter 5: Rapture, Larries Lament selects anywhere from one to three targets every night to attack. Each of the three maggots is very slow, but combined they can do lethal damage. The three attack attempts can be split among one, two, or three targets. Every time Larries Lament loses one of its collective, it permanently loses one attack attempt.
Lives = 10 + 10 + 10
Attack = [d40 - 5] x 3











• Brownie – Designed to look like Meat Boy, but instead composed of fecal matter, Brownie hates to race (but Dr. Fetus makes him anyway). When the players are in Chapter 3: The Salt Factory, Brownie races a challenger, selected by Dr. Fetus, hoping to beat them in order to avoid death. If the opponent defeats Brownie, they can choose to help him from death or to let him die. If Brownie defeats the opponent, he has the same decision to make. As Brownie is designed like Meat Boy, he is very fast and has a normal jump. A player's success or failure in a race against Brownie is determined by whichever has the larger of [current lives as a dice roll + evasion].
Lives = 30
Attack = d10 + 7

Elohcin has been killed trying to save Meat Ninja. She was Ogmo.



Matahari has been killed trying to save Meat Ninja. She was Captain Viridian.

Who is manipulating everyone?

Poll runs till Sat Dec 07, 2013 12:25:59 am


Devin the Omniscient
0
No votes
Elohcin
1
Mongoose (8) 11%
insertnamehere
2
Lizzy (2), Matahari (7) 22%
Lizzy
1
insertnamehere (6) 11%
Matahari
3
Devin the Omniscient (3), Elohcin (4), Russtifinko (9) 33%
Mongoose 2.0
0
No votes
Russtifinko
0
No votes
MovingPictures07! (host, deadies, non-players)
2
MovingPictures07 (1), Vompatti (5) 22%
Total votes : 9

A Person wrote:Alex Lifeson is a hack

Also, A Person has been modkilled.

EVERY VILLAIN IS LEMONS!

Poll ended at Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:24:41 pm


A Person
4
Devin the Omniscient (3), insertnamehere (5), Elohcin (6), Matahari (9) 33%
Devin the Omniscient
0
No votes
Elohcin
0
No votes
insertnamehere
2
A Person (2), Lizzy (4) 17%
Lizzy
0
No votes
Matahari
2
Russtifinko (11), Mongoose (12) 17%
Mongoose 2.0
0
No votes
Russtifinko
0
No votes
Otherwise known as E.V.I.L.!!!! (host, deadies, non-players)
4
MovingPictures07 (1), Epignosis (7), Boomslang (8), Bullzeye (10) 33%
Total votes : 12

Epignosis wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Elohcin wrote:First Dr. Fetus was defeated, then he survived? I'm confused.

He was "defeated", yes, but this is his last ditch effort to spread evil!!

I once taught a student who spread evil. He had sex a lot.

Elohcin wrote:First Dr. Fetus was defeated, then he survived? I'm confused.

He was "defeated", yes, but this is his last ditch effort to spread evil!!

Dr. Fetus has been defeated!!!

Hey everyone posting this from my phone I am out of town. Unexpectedly I will not have internet I am using 3G to post this. So next post will not be until tomorrow night or Sunday morning when I get home, sorry!! Thus I am unofficially extending the period at least another 8 hours. See you later!

Matahari wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:There is no 'challenge'. I am referring to the boss battle (AKA his night action -- if Fetus wins, he kills his target; if he loses, well, something else happens).

Oh, I see. Thank you much!

No problem! Sorry for the confusion.