I think it's long overdue that we have a game celebrating one of the greatest authors of all time, the inestimable Charles Dickens! Dickens' greatest strength was his huge array of memorable and wonderfully crafted characters, so here's a chance for those characters to interact in a web of intrigue, unexpected twists, and sudden disasters. Mafia is perfect for Dickens!
This is still a rough draft, but I'll continue honing the roles.
CIVVIES
David Copperfield - A resilient young man, David has a 50% chance of deflecting any night ability he is targeted with.
Oliver Twist - Although Oliver's destiny is constantly being shaped by those around him, he can always ask for more gruel. His vote counts for two in each lynch.
Amy Dorrit - Miss Dorrit will come into a great inheritance on a random night in the game. When this happens, she will gain a different ability to use every night.
Arthur Clennam - Arthur searches for Amy every night. If he finds her, they gain BTSC.
Bob Cratchit - Kindhearted Bob will protect a player every night.
Tiny Tim is so guileless he melts even the coldest heart. Each night he will invite a player to spend Christmas with him, blocking them for the night.
Little Nell - Nell is the purest young soul England has ever known, and too good for this sinful earth. If she is lynched, the next night will be skipped due to mourning.
Esther Summerson - Having been caught up in the sticky case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, Esther can insanify a player by reading legal documents to them each night.
Sydney Carton - Sydney cannot let an innocent man die. He may stop one lynch and switch another.
Mr. Micawber - A goodnatured man, but not the most rational. Mr. Micawber tries to help a player each night, but removes them from the poll instead.
Nancy - Nancy starts out cowed by Sikes, but she gradually finds her courage. Every other day, Nancy's vote will increase in value by 1.
The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future - The Ghosts search for Ebenezer Scrooge every night. SECRET
Philip 'Pip' Pirrip - Pip wishes to distance himself from his humble past, so each night he will post his thoughts in an eloquent letter.
Nicholas Nickleby - A bit more fiery than some of Dickens' other protagonists, Nicholas will search for evildoers and kill every even night.
Martin Chuzzlewit - Young Martin seeks to honor his father (Old Martin) by resurrecting a player once in the game.
Edwin Drood - SECRET
The Insufferable Institution
Mr. Bumble sends in the kill for his team every odd night. He also will survive the first attempt on his life.
Thomas Gradgrind - Mr. Gradgrind is obsessed with efficiency and facts. He will role check a player every night.
Uriah Heep - Heep is smarmy and conniving, and may control one player's vote each day.
Jonas Chuzzlewit - Jonas is happy doing the dirty work for the team. He has an additional kill he may use once in the game.
The Malicious Miscreants
Bill Sikes - Sikes is a brute and happily carries out the team's kill every even night. SECRET
Miss Havisham - Miss Havisham was spurned by her love and hates all men. Each night, she will target a player. If that player's character is male, he will begin the next day with two additional votes on him.
Quilp - Quilp may be small, but he's as cruel and calculated as they come. He will redirect a player each night to a target of his choice.
INDEPENDENT
Fagin - Fagin runs a gang of pickpockets, and he's always looking for more recruits. Every odd night Fagin will recruit a player into his gang. Fagin's gang win if the living members outnumber the civvies at any point in the game.
Artful Dodger - The Dodger is already part of Fagin's gang, and as such has BTSC with him. He may also steal a player's ability on odd nights, to be used on even nights.
Rigaud - This psychotic Frenchman will stop at nothing to accomplish his goals. He will kill every odd night. SECRET
Ebenezer Scrooge - SECRET
Last edited by DFaraday on Sun Jan 31, 2016 12:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.
And for the record, I didn't include any characters from Our Mutual Friend because I know nothing about it. I want it to be the very last Dickens work I ever read.
Oh I read them all when I was a kid, I was a regular Dickens freak. I was the only kid who raised my hand the day my 8th grade class started Great Expectations when the teacher asked if anyone had ever read it. Took a lot of flak for that.
Skip softly, my moonbeams, for I have heard tell
That the stairs up to heaven lead straight down to hell
DFaraday wrote:And for the record, I didn't include any characters from Our Mutual Friend because I know nothing about it. I want it to be the very last Dickens work I ever read.
Fiddler on the Roof
