The Syndicate

Civilians: To win, civilians must lynch the Mafia.

Upstairs


Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham
He's the patriarch of Downton Abbey while his family and servants confront war, death and an ever-changing England. Sometimes, though, the change can be too much for even him to bear.
Likes: Walks with his dog; whiskey
Dislikes: Change; most of his daughters' decisions
As head of the household, Lord Crawly can protect someone from death each night.


Cora Crawley
Robert's American wife, she is a calming presence in his life, even though that, thanks to British laws, her huge fortune can only go to a male heir.
Likes: Her family; comfort
Dislikes: Controversial issues; her mother-in-law
Cora is a typical mother in that she always finds out the truth. She is able to select a line from the thread each night to determine if it is a lie.


Violet, Dowager Countess
Robert's mother is both feared and revered, depending on whom you ask. A staunch defender of tradition, she nonetheless can surprise by embracing the new.
Likes: Snappy one-liners
Dislikes: Telephones; swivel chairs
The Dowager Countess loves to impose her opinion on others and can force a player to vote a certain way.


Lady Mary Crawley
Being Robert and Cora's oldest daughter, the pressure to produce a male heir has fallen on her. Strong-willed and impetuous, she at last found love with distant cousin Matthew Crawley and they had a son together.
Likes: Being right, Matthew
Dislikes: Society's constraints, Edith
Lady Mary must be heard and will anonymously provide her thoughts in the thread through the host.


Lady Edith Crawley.
The Crawleys' middle daughter, Edith is the plain one. She's lonely, sensible, but has a mean streak when she wants to. Edith is ambitious.
Likes: being noticed
Dislikes: Mary
Thriving for attention, Lady Edith can write a message to anyone who votes for her.


Lady Sybil Crawley.
The youngest Crawley girl is also the most passionate. She is fiercely political, devoted to the cause of votes for women, and generally angered by injustice everywhere. After becoming a nurse during World War I, she fell madly in love with Branson, the family chauffeur. They later eloped.
Likes: Helping the help and the helpless
Dislikes: Selfishness; narrow minds
Supportive of her husband Tom, while Sybil is alive Tom can vote for two separate people via PM to the host.


Matthew Crawley
A distant cousin of the Crawley clan, he was nonetheless appointed heir to Downton after the previous heir sank with the Titanic. At first reluctant in his duties, he came to love the Crawleys, especially Mary.
Likes: Mary
Dislikes: Breaking hearts
Matthew is a lawyer and settles disputes. He will be a lynch tie breaker. He'll submit a list to the host at the beginning of the game showing his preference. His list can change any night.


Isobel Crawley.
Isobel is Matthew's widowed mother who has clashed with other members of the Crawley clan since the day they arrived. Still, she has a good heart and has managed to form some surprising alliances.
Likes: Meddling
Dislikes: Dishonesty
Isobel loves to be in-the-know. She can search someone each night to find out if they have BTSC.


Tom Branson
The former Crawley chauffeur, Branson is now their son-in-law. Perched uneasily between upstairs and down, his placement in Downton is awkward for all involved.
Likes: Sybil; revolution
Dislikes: The monarchy
Tom goes against the grain. He can vote one way in the thread (which will not count), but PM his true vote(s) to the host.


Lady Rose MacClare
She's the spontaneous, vivacious, and reckless cousin who moves in with the Crawleys. She continues to push against the wave of tradition, encouraging the latest in technology and shortest of hemlines at the estate.
Likes: Dancing; the wireless
Dislikes: Boundaries
If Lady Rose were born 100 years later, her theme song would be "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." She provides a bit of fun to the thread by insanifying a player each night with the insanity of her choice.


Downstairs


Mr. Carson
The Crawleys' head butler, he tries to run a proper household, war or scandal be damned. He mostly succeeds.
Likes: Doing things the right way
Dislikes: Impropriety
Mr. Carson gives the orders and can redirect a players target. His target must be someone from downstairs or Mafia for the redirect to go through. He and Mrs. Hughes enjoy talking over tea - BTSC.


Mrs. Hughes
The head housekeeper, Mrs. Hughes has a stern manner but a soft heart. Unlike Carson, she isn't afraid of bending the rules when the moment calls for it.
Likes: Being a good servant; loyalty
Dislikes: Mary; Thomas
Mrs. Hughes is quick to provide mercy to the staff at Downton. She may remove a player from the lynch poll each day. She and Mr. Carson enjoy talking over tea - BTSC.


John Bates
Robert Crawley's valet, he is a fiercely loyal servant. Trouble, however, follows him wherever he goes, even after he finds love with fellow servant, Anna.
Likes: Anna; preserving the Crawley name
Dislikes: those who hurt the one ones he loves
Searches for Anna each night. If he finds her, they gain BTSC.


Anna Smith Bates
Mary's ladies maid, Anna is kind and devoted to her husband (Mr. Bates) as well as Lady Mary.
Likes: Perseverance, hope
Dislikes: disloyalty; unkindness
Searches for Mr. Bates each night. If she finds him, they gain BTSC.


Mrs. Patmore
The head cook, Mrs. Patmore has opinions about everything from Daisy's personal life to the proper way to bake a cake.
Likes: Hearing herself over others
Dislikes: anyone who questions her authority
Quiet in the kitchen! Mrs. Patmore can silence a player each night.


Daisy Mason
Assistant cook to Mrs Patmore, Daisy grows from a farm girl afraid of electricity to a young woman attempting to assert herself.
Likes: Her friends; cooking
Dislikes: Being bossed around so much
Sweet Daisy is like Mrs. Patmore's famous cake: Vanilla.


Joseph Moseley
Mr. Moseley get's a second chance at Downton as First Footman after leaving his job as a butler serving Isobel Crawley. He's a bit of a misfit but strives to do his job well.
Likes: Having someone to talk to
Dislikes: Unkindness
Second chances are always nice. Mr. Moseley will not be lynched the first time he receives the most votes.



Mafia: Have BTSC. Kill every night. Must kill civilians, upstairs and downstairs.


Thomas Barrow
The footman of Downton, Thomas is a schemer who doesn't care who he offends. He spends his smoke breaks plotting with O'Brien.
Likes: Feeling powerful
Dislikes: Being a servant
Thomas can blackmail someone each night. His target will have a choice- tell Thomas their role or receive +2 votes for the upcoming lynch phase. Thomas will send his power PM in during the day phase. For example, he will send in a PM Day 1 to be used on his target Night 1.


Sarah O'Brien
A devoted ladies maid to Cora for many years, her calm exterior hides a simmering resentment about her lot in life. She eventaully leaves Downton after an incident involving slippery soap and the loss of Cora's 4th baby.
Likes: Eavesdropping
Dislikes: Too numerous to list
Each night, Ms. O'Brien chooses a player to curse as well as the type of posting curse that player will receive.


James Kent
He's known as a vain and silly flirt. He flirts with the maids and even unknowingly led Thomas on. He can also be selfish, arrogant, and rude. He eventually gets sacked for being found in bed with a lady.
Likes: Mirrors
Dislikes: French Cuisine
James flirts with his targets each night, persuading his target to vote a certain way.



The Doctor: Wins if he and at least one of the three Crawley sisters (Mary, Sybil, or Edith) are alive at the end.


Dr. Richard Clarkson
He is the local doctor for the Crawley family.
Likes: Isobel Crawley
Dislikes: Conflicting views on medicine
Has one lynch stop and one resurrection.

I was going to say, one member of the Crawley family missing, but then I noticed you mentioned her in the first role.



I can't wait to play this. The only TV benefit of moving to England has been getting this earlier then the states!

My ex watches this. Maybe I should invite her... and then lynch her.

Um, I'm pretty sure it's pronounced DownTOWN Abbey.

Elohcin wrote: Cora Crawley
Robert's American wife, she is a calming presence in his life, even though that, thanks to British laws, her huge fortune can only go to a male heir.
Likes: Her family; comfort
Dislikes: Controversial issues; her mother-in-law
Cora is a typical mother in that she always finds out the truth. She is able to select a line from the thread each night to determine if it is a lie.

I've used a role like this before and I am going to point out the first thing that I would be doing and to make sure you are aware of it.

Whats to stop Eloh (or any town player) from asking or making everyone go "i am part of the town" and just check that one line? If nothing Then be aware of someone potentially using the role in that fashion

On a funnier note: what happens if someone post "This statement is a lie" and they want to check that?

ika wrote:On a funnier note: what happens if someone post "This statement is a lie" and they want to check that?

The universe explodes.

ika wrote:

Elohcin wrote: Cora Crawley
Robert's American wife, she is a calming presence in his life, even though that, thanks to British laws, her huge fortune can only go to a male heir.
Likes: Her family; comfort
Dislikes: Controversial issues; her mother-in-law
Cora is a typical mother in that she always finds out the truth. She is able to select a line from the thread each night to determine if it is a lie.

I've used a role like this before and I am going to point out the first thing that I would be doing and to make sure you are aware of it.

Whats to stop Eloh (or any town player) from asking or making everyone go "i am part of the town" and just check that one line? If nothing Then be aware of someone potentially using the role in that fashion

On a funnier note: what happens if someone post "This statement is a lie" and they want to check that?

Then Cora effectively becomes an alignment checker rather than a lie detector, in which case there is a possibility for misinformation since Dr. Clarkson is independent. Also, given players' tendency toward obviousness, Cora would likely paint a target on her own back and get night killed sooner rather than later.

For my own part, I can tell you that I will not be making any such statement regardless of my alignment.

It used to be the case that certain statements were uncheckable, like forced statements, were uncheckable. Certain words, like "civvie", would render a statement uncheckable. Because just that happened. It made the role pointless. Then it was the first info role to go out of fashion.

That was maybe four or fove or so years back? Recently some hosts have brought them back, but since they did not play back in the day, they did not use the same limits we used to use.

Thats my recollection too SVS. They did go out of fashion, although some people still found clever ways to use them effectively.

Golden wrote:Thats my recollection too SVS. They did go out of fashion, although some people still found clever ways to use them effectively.

Yeah, I played games with some LD's early on in my career at The Piano and such, but they quickly faded almost completely out of use.

I'm glad because I never liked them very much, but that's just me.

I still am careful of my wording just in case their is a lie detector around, but it's been years since I have seen one about.
It's hard to find a checkable statement since many are subjective.

Fun fact: Mr. Carson and Dolores Umbridge are real life husband and wife.