The Syndicate

Thomas the Tank Engine Mafia

The Sodor Steamworks



Thomas – He’s a really useful engine!
Being really useful, Thomas is always helpful and convincing. His vote each Day is worth three.



Percy – Junior engine who is learning the ropes and pulls the mail cars.
Percy has the opportunity to take on a new steamy ability each Night, but can use the ability only once!



Gordon –The proud engine who pulls the Express.
On two occasions, Gordon can pull another engine with him along the Express line, protecting himself and his target from all Night actions.



James – Vain and egotistical, he likes to tell others what they can and cannot do.
James may role block anyone at Night.



Henry – An old accident-prone engine who is unwell at times.
On one occasion, Henry may switch the decommission vote to any player of his choice.



Edward – A grand old back engine who even gets along with the Troublesome Trucks!
Targets anyone each Night, helping them pull their load and giving that player twice their ability the next Night.



Toby – The old trolley engine. “Well let’s say he’s square!”
Tracks anyone at Night, finding out who that person targeted.



Emily – The newest member of the Sodor Steamworks just wants to be included!
*Secret*


Narrow Gauge Engines
These smaller engines will search for one another each Night. If they find one of their own, they earn permanent BTSC.


Skarloey


Rheneas


Sir Handel


Peter Sam


Rusty


Duncan


Dirty Diesels
Have BTSC and scrap a player each night. The scrapping can not be blocked!



‘Arry – Biff!
Biffs someone each Night, making their talk silly!



Bert – Bash!
Bashes someone each Night, blocking that individual!



Mavis - A feisty diesel engine, Mavis doesn't take kindly to advice.
Mavis has spent quite a bit of time with the Steamies, and she knows how to do their jobs very well. Like Percy, she can use one Steamy ability, but only once!


Diesel 10 – All of the other engines are afraid of Diesel 10, and Diesel 10’s claw, “Pinchy!”
He uses Pinchy to prevent someone from voting the next Day.

The Fat Controller



Sir Topham Hatt
Cannot be lynched or Night killed. Each Night, he may direct the target of one of the engines as he sees fit, or he may decide who runs the special, taking that engine’s name off the poll the next Day. He loses his position if there is too much confusion and delay (that is to say, all eight main steam engines are lost).

Day 0

The Island of Sodor is surrounded by beautiful blue seas. It has fields of green and sandy yellow beaches. There are rivers, streams, and lots of trees where the birds sing. There are windmills and a coal mine, and docks where visitors to the island arrive. The island also has lots and lots of railways. Who’s that puffing down the track. It’s Thomas! Hello Thomas! “Hello everybody. Welcome to the Island of Sodor!”


All of the engines on the Island of Sodor enjoy showing travelers around the island. They visit the windmill, the seaside, and the Sodor Suspension Bridge. Today, Sir Topham Hatt has called a meeting at the paint factory for all the engines.

“With many visitors scheduled to visit the island this summer, we must have the sights in tip-top condition. Each attraction must be given a shiny new coat of paint. Diesels and steamies must work together to deliver all the paint around the island.”

“Stinky steamies,” mumbled ‘Arry.

“I do not want to work with them,” grumbled Bert.

This made Thomas and Percy cross. They didn’t want to work with the diesels either. The diesels were oily and they seemed very different to the steamies. Soon all the engines were arguing.

What happened next came as a surprise to everyone. One of the engines bumped a shelf that was holding some paint. It came crashing down. Blue, red, green, brown, and black paint flew everywhere! The diesels, the steamies, the narrow gauge engines, and Sir Topham Hatt were all splattered with paint. It was a terrible mess.

“You have all caused confusion and delay,” scolded Sir Topham Hatt.

Sir Topham Hatt was right. With all the splattered paint, the steamies, the narrow gauge engines, and the diesels were unable to recognize who was who.

What color were you splattered with?

I am posting this so I am first even though I am not playing!

MovingPictures07 wrote:I am posting this so I am first even though I am not playing!

That's just mean!

Alright, but seriously... Hello to everyone! I am the aforementioned Mr. Sock. If you have absolutely any concerns, questions, need any help, have any conflict, whatever, that's what I'm here for! I am so glad to see those I know and those that I don't, those who have played mafia and those who are new to our community; we have a seemingly pretty awesome player lineup here.

I will be a bit absent through the 30th, just a warning, but after that I should be around very regularly. Regardless, I will try to be around as often as possible so that I am here if anyone needs me. Happy Mafiaing!

Excellent post Andrew. A fitting FIRST POST if I ever saw one.

Is sir thopam hat a civvie or an indie? By the way I voted blue.

Judging by the text color I'd say indy.

I agree~ the "First Post" is the first post by a player.

Even when he isn't playing, MP is a baddie~

And i was thinking Sir Hat is an Indy, they are usually listed at the end, but perhaps the host will clarify for us

DharmaHelper wrote:Excellent post Andrew. A fitting FIRST POST if I ever saw one.

Thanks! You realize you NEDD an avatar! You should get one.

I voted Green by the way.

Linki - Well if I Ned an avatar, a Ned Avatar I shall have.

Andrew wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:Excellent post Andrew. A fitting FIRST POST if I ever saw one.

Thanks! You realize you NEDD an avatar! You should get one.

*NEED

DharmaHelper wrote:I voted Green by the way.

Linki - Well if I Ned an avatar, a Ned Avatar I shall have.

Cut me some slack I'm 8 and I'm using a kindle fire.

Perhaps DH has met his match

Andrew wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:I voted Green by the way.

Linki - Well if I Ned an avatar, a Ned Avatar I shall have.

Cut me some slack I'm 8 and I'm using a kindle fire.

I made my avatar Ned Stark.

Also now I want a Kindle fire.

I'm so pleased I get to live with him!

S~V~S wrote:Perhaps DH has met his match

I am often told I act like a 6 year old. So, I seem to actually be outmatched

Andrew wrote:Is sir thopam hat a civvie or an indie? By the way I voted blue.

Sir Topham Hatt is a civilian friendly Independent. He wins with them, and loses if the first eight roles are out.

Hosts, if a player dies does the player win with their team if the team wins?

Andrew wrote:Hosts, if a player dies does the player win with their team if the team wins?

We believe in Team wins!

Yay game! Thanks for hosting Elohcin and Epignosis! This look like fun. I will choose green, because I have always liked that color.

I'm really useful!

Good night everybody going to bed.

If you vote for me I will vote you.

Red was looking lonely, so it got my vote! Game on!

Green is my favorite as well

I must say, I hope all the good little trains run on time.

Green is the color of Money. That's why I voted for it.

I'm voting red, so I can pretend to be a fire engine!

I'm blue because its my favorite color and the hosts like it also!

Yay game! Hi everyone, and welcome to all the players I haven't met before (I count 8 or 9 of you). It'll be fun to have you along!

I think I'll choose Brown. It's not very glamorous, but someone ought to pick it.

I was thinking it's about time for me to get an avatar as well. Anyone have a suggestion, or an idea about what a Russtifinko is? I'm considering a lizard with dreadlocks, but that's technically a "Rasta Skink-o".

Hello, hello, all you fine ladies and gentleman!
I guess I'll go with the classic and always elegant (non ) colour black.

Red

...and welcome to all new mafia players and new to this site.

Yay, my first game on The Syndicate! I think today I'll be going with Blue. It seems to have been a lucky colour for me in recent mafia games, I'm hoping that continues.

Russtifinko wrote:Yay game! Hi everyone, and welcome to all the players I haven't met before (I count 8 or 9 of you). It'll be fun to have you along!

I think I'll choose Brown. It's not very glamorous, but someone ought to pick it.

I was thinking it's about time for me to get an avatar as well. Anyone have a suggestion, or an idea about what a Russtifinko is? I'm considering a lizard with dreadlocks, but that's technically a "Rasta Skink-o".

How about a deformed picture of John Kerry?

No, seriously, go with the lizard with dreadlocks. Curious to see how that looks.

I am not all that familiar with this show, only having watched it with Andrew & his brothers at their house a few times, so I did some research and found that there is a Thomas Wiki

It has helped me learn more about the characters of these roles, since to the uninitiated, many of them have a similar look, and now having read descriptions of some of them, they are starting to take on individual characteristics for me.

http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_%26_Friends

I think it's important that we stay focused and keep from going off track with our discussions. We should conduct ourselves in such a way as to maximize discussion and contribution.

Oh dear, now I've lost my train of thought

DharmaHelper wrote:I think it's important that we stay focused and keep from going off track with our discussions. We should conduct ourselves in such a way as to maximize discussion and contribution.

Oh dear, now I've lost my train of thought

Well said! We need to engineer a plan to kick those baddies right in their caboose and not let them derail our investigation.

thellama73 wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:I think it's important that we stay focused and keep from going off track with our discussions. We should conduct ourselves in such a way as to maximize discussion and contribution.

Oh dear, now I've lost my train of thought

Well said! We need to engineer a plan to kick those baddies right in their caboose and not let them derail our investigation.

Thomas is British, so thats driver and guard's van.

Snow Dog wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:I think it's important that we stay focused and keep from going off track with our discussions. We should conduct ourselves in such a way as to maximize discussion and contribution.

Oh dear, now I've lost my train of thought

Well said! We need to engineer a plan to kick those baddies right in their caboose and not let them derail our investigation.

Thomas is British, so thats driver and guard's van.

Way to rain on everyone's parade.

Anyway, those words don't make good puns.

thellama73 wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:I think it's important that we stay focused and keep from going off track with our discussions. We should conduct ourselves in such a way as to maximize discussion and contribution.

Oh dear, now I've lost my train of thought

Well said! We need to engineer a plan to kick those baddies right in their caboose and not let them derail our investigation.

Thomas is British, so thats driver and guard's van.

Way to rain on everyone's parade.

Anyway, those words don't make good puns.

That's true. Who invented the word caboose anyway? What is it's origin?

From middle dutch apparently

Dutch is indeed a bottomless reservoir of funny-sounding words.

Sorry I didn't check in yesterday! I was at a family wedding so I haven't had much of a chance to get around to it until now.

Going with green because it's my favorite color.