The Syndicate

Welcome to a Light Game for 13 players!

Thirteen players goes on a journey to seek spiritual truth. Among them are hidden three trickster spirits. If you seekers survive, you will obtain the highest form of spiritual wisdom! If you don't survive, you will be corrupted by the trickster spirits, and your very soul will rot to its core!


Game Mechanics:
- There will be 10 Vanilla Townies (Seekers) and 3 Mafia Goons (Trickster Spirits)
- Since this is a light game, there will be a post cap of 100 posts per Day phase.
- Days are 48 hours long and Nights are 24 hours long.
- This game is divided in Day phases and Night phases. During the Day, the players choose who shall be eligible for execution. During the Night the execution is carried out through special mechanics.
- The Mafia will have a 24 hours chat on Discord as well as a Factional Night Kill every Night.
- This is a game with Night Activity. There will be two Night time destinations each night: The Grasslands, where the execution takes place, and The Tree House, where a council is held.
- All dead town players will be sent to an unspoiled graveyard for mechanical reasons.*

Day Phase:
- During the day, two players will be sent to The Grassland through voting: The player who gets the most votes, and the player who gets the least votes. (Tie breakers: For most voted - The player who reaches the number of votes first. For least voted - The player with the lowest post count.)
- All players can cast a vote for any amount of the living players they wish to vote for, including themselves.
- Once a vote has been cast, it cannot be removed!
- The Mafia will choose an additional player of their choice to send to the Grassland. They can also send one of their own.
- Every player not sent to The Grasslands will take shelter in The Tree House for the night.

Night Phase:
- Each player sent to The Grasslands will receive a shared Quick Topic Chat. Here they will discuss which one among them should be executed. They will each submit an execution kill to the Game Moderator. If they fail to submit an execution kill, the kill will be pointed at themselves.
- Meanwhile, the players in The Tree House will also receive a shared Quick Topic Chat. Here they will discuss and vote for which one of the three players sent to The Grasslands shall have their execution kill activated. The player with the most votes will have their kill activated. (Note: The player chosen by The Tree House will not be killed, but said players execution kill of choice will be carried through!)
- The players will be unable to see the other groups Quick Topic Chat during the Night. It is up to the players whether they want to share the chat by linking to it the next day.
- The Mafia will send in their factional Night Kill. However, they cannot kill a player who have been sent to The Grasslands.
- Each morning, the player who has been executed as well as the player who has been night killed will flip. A new day starts.

* If the game reaches a Final Three, they will all be sent to The Grasslands. All dead town players will vote for which one of these players shall carry out the final execution kill. The game will conclude.

Town win when all threats are eliminated.
Mafia win when they exceed town in numbers.

This setup was originally created by cue5c of Personality Cafe Mafia.

lets do it

But of course.

i am interested but not sure if i can commit! any idea roughly when the game will start?

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 1:49 am i am interested but not sure if i can commit! any idea roughly when the game will start?

It will have to be Monday 12th or whenever the game is filled after that date.

I hope you will find the time, but I understand, of course, if life is getting lifey.

Hmm

hmm

hmM

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:26 am All dead town players will vote

I think this might single-handedly eliminate the Syndicate game bias towards scum wins. That is a really powerful mechanic for town.

Anyway, I'm in.

Alison wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 2:32 am

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:26 am All dead town players will vote

I think this might single-handedly eliminate the Syndicate game bias towards scum wins. That is a really powerful mechanic for town.

Anyway, I'm in.

Nonsense. Every town game I’ve been in here, we’ve won.

All one of them.

Also HmM

Alison wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 2:32 am

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:26 am All dead town players will vote

I think this might single-handedly eliminate the Syndicate game bias towards scum wins. That is a really powerful mechanic for town.

Anyway, I'm in.

Note that this is rule only comes into effect if the game goes to F3.

Before that point, all players (town and mafia) who are alive and sent to the Tree House, will vote for one of the three players who was sent to the Grasslands. This player will in turn get the power to eliminate one of the other two others who was sent to the Grasslands.

In actuality, this game is probably still a bit mafia sided here. It's pretty balanced on PerC, where there is a town bias rather than a mafia bias.

But I'm forever a believer in any town. I beliiiieeve!

ur color is so gorgeous dizzy

just like the gorgeous drag queen u are

/out

hmmmmmmmmm

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

can i be the meerkat again

in!

this setup is amazing i love grass

ok screw it im in!

iaafr wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:16 am this setup is amazing i love grass

rofl did u mean u like the setup or cuz ur a bunny? i imagined a klutz bunny saying this and it made me laugh

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:35 am ok screw it im in!

dizzy would it be possible for u to give permission for nutella to get rid of linki for this game tya

/in but man i hope not everyone maxes the post limit lol pls be gentle

I'm not sure i've ever posted more than 100 in one phase

tutuu wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:06 am

iaafr wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:16 am this setup is amazing i love grass

rofl did u mean u like the setup or cuz ur a bunny? i imagined a klutz bunny saying this and it made me laugh

all of the above, and more

Scirrus wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:17 pm /in but man i hope not everyone maxes the post limit lol pls be gentle

I'm not sure i've ever posted more than 100 in one phase

haha :D

I'm back in again because tutuu promised not to throw.

I would like to /in, and have done so via the poll.

Hope having someone with only ~6 games worth of experience isn't a problem! (If it is for X reason of the setup, I don't mind)

I’m sure you’ll be fine!

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:41 pm I would like to /in, and have done so via the poll.

Hope having someone with only ~6 games worth of experience isn't a problem! (If it is for X reason of the setup, I don't mind)

I'm glad to have you!

Alison wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:27 pm I'm back in again because tutuu promised not to throw.

And you!

And everyone!

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The game is now filled! \o/
I will rand the game and send you your roles Friday evening. The game will start at 10 pm CEST, which is 4 pm EDT, on Saturday.

Please familiarise yourself with the rules for this game. For any questions or clarifications, you can ask me in this thread before you've received your role, and by PM after you've receive your role.

In addition to the rules and mechanics listed in the OP, please note the following:

* For this game we will utilise Quick Topic Chats for night phases. Please use your exact Syndicate username in the Quick Topic Chats. It's easier if you register. (It's free and not annoying.)
* I forgot to put two key pieces of information in the OP (whoops) and have edited it now: Note that all players can vote for any amount of living players left in the game, including themselves. This mean you can have multiple votes if you wish. Once a vote has been cast, it cannot be removed!
* Because votes cannot be removed, using vote tags to vote in thread as well as in the poll is mandatory.

Thank you for signing up!

Can I use Nanook instead of typing the whole thing out?

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 1:05 am Can I use Nanook instead of typing the whole thing out?

Yeah, sure. ^^

Thanks, something gave me a hunch you weren’t the hardass GM-type

I was promised a Monday start at the earliest

novaselinenever wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 3:47 am I was promised a Monday start at the earliest

I know. My trip was cancelled

Are you unable to play starting Saturday?

Oof if you want to start earlier then I'll let someone else take my spot. I'm on a weekend trip tbh

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 6:11 am

novaselinenever wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 3:47 am I was promised a Monday start at the earliest

I know. My trip was cancelled

Are you unable to play starting Saturday?

Personally, I can play with the current Friday start time

However, I can also work with a Monday start time. So, I won't mind it starting on Monday instead so that it works out better for others, if that matters.

I'd prefer a Monday start. I'll still be able to play for a Friday start but I won't be as active.

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We'll start the game on Monday!

You'll receive your role some time Sunday evening. ^^

Monday also works better for me, so groovy.

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:26 am - During the day, two players will be sent to The Grassland through voting: The player who gets the most votes, and the player who gets the last votes. (Tie breakers: For most voted - The player who reaches the number of votes first. For least voted - The player with the lowest post count.)

Does this mean the fewest posts total, or the fewest posts for that Day phase?

also a typo in the top line, "last/least votes".

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 6:11 am

novaselinenever wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 3:47 am I was promised a Monday start at the earliest

I know. My trip was cancelled

Are you unable to play starting Saturday?

I should be able to manage, just going to slank on D0

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:38 pm @tutuu
@Hally
@Long Con
@NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME
@Sloonei
@novaselinenever
@staypositivefriend
@Thunal33
@nutella
@MartinGG99
@Alison
@iaafr
@Scirrus

We'll start the game on Monday!

You'll receive your role some time Sunday evening. ^^

Oh lol

Sloonei wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 1:30 pm

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:26 am - During the day, two players will be sent to The Grassland through voting: The player who gets the most votes, and the player who gets the last votes. (Tie breakers: For most voted - The player who reaches the number of votes first. For least voted - The player with the lowest post count.)

Does this mean the fewest posts total, or the fewest posts for that Day phase?

also a typo in the top line, "last/least votes".

The fewest post total.

And thank you!

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:26 am * If the game reaches a Final Three, they will all be sent to The Grasslands. All dead town players will vote for which one of these players shall carry out the final execution kill. The game will conclude.

I just noticed something I should ask about in the Final Three scenario specifications above:

1. Is there any discussion period at all at this point? Or does everyone simply vote and the game ends when that voting is done and the selected player carries out the final execution kill?

2. If there is some sort of discussion period in the Final Three scenario:
- Is that restricted to the dead town players, or can the living contribute as well? Or is there discussion amongst the dead and the living separately?

- If either the dead or the living can interact in the discussion period, who can see these discussions? For example, if both dead and living had separated discussion channels for this, would one (such as the dead) be able to see the other's chats for this scenario?

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:48 pmI just noticed something I should ask about in the Final Three scenario specifications above:

1. Is there any discussion period at all at this point? Or does everyone simply vote and the game ends when that voting is done and the selected player carries out the final execution kill?

2. If there is some sort of discussion period in the Final Three scenario:
- Is that restricted to the dead town players, or can the living contribute as well? Or is there discussion amongst the dead and the living separately?

- If either the dead or the living can interact in the discussion period, who can see these discussions? For example, if both dead and living had separated discussion channels for this, would one (such as the dead) be able to see the other's chats for this scenario?

If the game move to final three, there will a 24 hours discussion period. (Essentially the game will immediately move into another night phase). The three living players will automatically be sent to the Grasslands and thus receive a final Grasslands Quick Topic Chat. The dead town players will be sent to a final Tree House QT, where they will discuss which one of the living players they want to give the elimination power to. The mechanics of visibility will stay the same, so the dead players who haunt the Tree House will not be able to see what's going on in the Grasslands and vice versa. However, if this happens, I will share the links to the prior night's Tree House and Grasslands QTs in the thread, so the dead town players can access them as well.

I hope this answered your questions. ^^

I also have a question. I put it in spoiler cuz its quite lengthy

tutuu wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 6:59 am I also have a question. I put it in spoiler cuz its quite lengthy

Spoiler: show

dizzy, why are u so cute?

dizzy ur a huge cute now gimme chocolate

Hally wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 10:06 pm dizzy ur a huge cute now gimme chocolate