Setup walkthrough
Signup phase
Every player who confirmed participation was asked to optionally send to the Host via PM two or three names of jazz players that he/she liked the most, in case he/she were familiar with this genre. Period, subgenre and instrument(s) mattered not; the only rules were that it had to be a specific artist (i.e. not a band or ensemble) and that he/she could not have chosen Esbjörn Svensson.
One of the players' choices would thus become his/her sock account pseudonym.
In case a player would pass on choosing his/her favourites, the Mod of Duty would then be appointed as mediator. His temporary role was the following
Neutral Connoisseur.
You must pick the name of a jazz player for forum members that, during the signup process, have passed on doing this thing themselves. Please inform the Host via PM of your pick. Person, genre, jazz period, instrument(s) matter not; the only rules are that it must be a specific individual (i.e. not ensembles or bands) and it cannot be Esbjörn Svensson. You will not be told which other names have been already picked or named, but in case your pick should come in conflict with already chosen ones, the Host will let you know. You will not be told which forum member you're choosing for.
Game phase
Civilian Roles
"Hands Off" from
When Everyone Has Gone.
Civilian doctor. Every Night, can choose to protect a player from being nightkilled.
"Breadbasket" from
Live '95.
Vanilla civilian.
"Bemsha Swing" from
Plays Monk.
Vanilla civilian.
"Semblance Part II" from
Winter in Venice.
Vanilla civilian.
"Serenade for the Renegade" from
Strange Place to Snow.
Vanilla civilian.
"Elevation of Love" from
Seven Days of Falling.
Vanilla civilian.
"Dolores in a Shoestand" from
Tuesday Wonderland.
Vanilla civilian.
"The Rube Thing" from
Live in Hamburg.
Vanilla civilian.
"Jazz" from
Leucocyte.
Civilian cop. Every Night, can check a player to determine his role and alignment. Receives one free ID on another civilian at the end of D0.
"The Left Lane" from
301.
Vanilla civilian.
Mafia Roles
"Dodge the Dodo" from
From Gagarin's Point of View.
Mafia godfather. Will be read as civilian if checked by the civilian cop.
"The Wraith" from
Good Morning Susie Soho.
Vanilla mafia.
"Letter from the Leviathan" from
Viaticum.
Vanilla mafia.
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a2thezebra, having chosen Mingus among her jazz names and having been assigned as such, met during role distribution the conditions to be granted an extra ability:
Additionally and exceptionally, you are also a Mingussanifier (or Timmersanifier). You get a one-time night power to target a player with curse that player to post in an insanified way during the subsequent Day phase. The "Timmer"variation of this curse usually meant, in past games, that the cursed player had to post "Timmer" instead of any names or pronouns in every sentence he wrote. You can choose to curse him to write "Mingus", but it is up to you to evaluate the consequences of doing that. You can also choose any other keyword you might prefer, but usually "Timmer" had the most memetic impact in past games.
You can use it only starting Night 1 and it will take effect if and only if you survive the Night in which you sent the action.
She would have been granted this ability
if and only if she drew a civilian role (which she did).
Apologies for colouring outside the 3-role guidelines with this and apologies to the player who got insanified, but it was too fun not to reference Mingus (i.e. his album called
Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, for instance) this way. (Then again, ika's response to being cursed with this was pretty, uhm, "eloquent...)