The Syndicate

Hedgeowl wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

Mongoose wrote:When will this be ready to roll, llama?

It is pretty much ready to go, but it doesn't seem like there is much interest in the theme, so it may be a while before it works its way into the hosting thread. I am actually more excited about the Frisky Dingo full game or the Monkey Island Full Game that I am currently working on.

Monkey Island !!!

It's almost done. I will probably post it tonight or tomorrow.

Mongoose wrote:When will this be ready to roll, llama?

It is pretty much ready to go, but it doesn't seem like there is much interest in the theme, so it may be a while before it works its way into the hosting thread. I am actually more excited about the Frisky Dingo full game or the Monkey Island Full Game that I am currently working on.

Mongoose wrote:

thellama73 wrote:I guess I'm the only one who likes Barry Lyndon.

I really really really super tried.

It's okay. I think it's his most beautiful and best film (although from a pure enjoyment standpoint I prefer the Shining) but I seem to be in the minority on that. Strangelove is great, but it has aged less well than his others, I have always felt.

I guess I'm the only one who likes Barry Lyndon.

A Clockwork Orange will be number 3. 2001 will probably be number 4, but that one will be tricky due to so few characters.

The second in my ambitious series of Kubrick themed mafias, based on my second favorite Kubrick film. This will be a straightforward game with no secrets and everything out in the open, only with an added Hierarchy mechanic. This being a story of people swept along by the whim of circumstance, the individual players are fairly limited in their night powers, but I do not think that will lessen the fun substantially.

Roles:

Redmond Barry - An opportunistic Irish lad determined to advance his station in the world. He attempts to kill every night, but the kill only succeeds if it targets someone of the next higher class (Barry starts as a peasant, so first must kill a soldier, and then a noble.) When such a kill succeeds, Barry advances to the class of the person killed. In order to win, Barry must be alive and at the highest social station at the end of the game.

Lords and Ladies

Lady Lyndon - Wealthy Noblewoman on whom Barry has his eye. Has BTSC with Reverend Runt


Sir Charles Lyndon - Lady Lyndon's infirm husband. He is too weak to do much, but Barry cannot advance to the rank of Nobility while he lives


Lord Bullingdon - Barry's son-in-law who hates and resents the Irish commoner who would usurp his family's good name and squander their fortune. Each night, he searches for Barry. If he finds him, they have a duel which only one can survive.


The Chevalier de Balibari - A professional gambler. Each night he selects another player and wagers a number of lynch votes of his choosing. A game of chance commences and the loser takes that many lynch votes on the following day. The Chevalier cheats, so the odds are slightly in his favor.

The Lords and Ladies win when the Captains are dead.

The Captains

Captain Potzdorf - Officer in the Prussian army. He kills every night and if he is killed his power moves to someone else.


Captain John Quin - Barry's rival for the affections of Nora. Has BTSC with Nora.


Captain Grogan - An old friend of Barry's and also an officer in the British army. Cannot be killed by Barry


Captain Feeney - A famous highwayman. Each night he can rob one player of their vote and use it for his own purposes.

The Captains have BTSC with each other and win when they outnumber the remaining players.

Peasants, Servants and Children

Reverend Samuel Runt - Longtime tutor to the Lyndon children. Loyal to Lady Lyndon and has BTSC with her.


Belle, Barry's Mother - A doting mother willing to do anything for her boy. Has BTSC with Barry.


Nora Brady - Barry's first love, but rejects him in favor of the wealthy Captain Quin. Has BTSC with Captain Quin.


Bryan Lyndon - Barry's beloved son. If he dies, Barry turns to drink and drops a rank in the hierarchy.


Lischen - A German peasant maid. She can provide nourishment to weary travelers, which they can use to remove lynch votes from themselves.

The Peasants, Servants and Children win when all the Captains are dead.