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Posted: **Thu Jul 09, 2015 10:22 pm**

Civilians (9)
Win Con: The Inmates and Moloch the Mystic are Dead. Be alive.

Bernard the News Vendor
He posts his unsolicited opinions in the thread via the Host.

Joey the Cab Driver
She purchases a Hustler magazine from Bernard each Night; during this time, she tells Bernard the name of a person she isn’t.

Derf
This Knot-Head intimidates someone each Night, silencing that person and making him unable to vote the next Day.

Hollis Mason
The first Nite Owl can use one of his successor’s utilities one time only.

Sally Jupiter
The first Silk Spectre will snoop around her daughter’s personal life; if her target has had BTSC with Laurie, Sally will learn the role of the target.

Dr. Malcolm Long
Walter’s psychoanalyst, in attempting to convince Rorschach that there are good people in the world, can each Night remove someone’s name from the list of people Rorschach needs dead to win.

Janey Slater
Dr. Manhattan’s ex will search each Night for Dr. Manhattan. If she finds him, she learns his identity and his secrets.

Detective Steven Fine
Tracks on Odd Nights. Bourquin gets the result too.

Detective Joe Bourquin
Tracks on Even Nights. Fine gets the result too.

Watchmen (6)
Unlike the Civilians, Watchmen have superior abilities, but have an additional win condition. Also, unlike the Civilians, Watchmen do not need to be alive at the end to win.

Walter Kovacs / Rorschach
"The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their waists and all the whores and politicians will look up and shout, 'Save us!" And I'll look down and whisper, 'No.'"

Whenever a civilian or Watchman is lynched, Rorschach will investigate, and track one of the guilty voters on odd Nights. On even Nights, he may choose to kill or spare the person he tracked.

Win Con: Rorschach does not compromise with evil. Anyone who participates in a civilian or Watchman lynch must be dead for Rorschach to win.

Danny Dreiberg / Nite Owl II
“What happened to us? What happened to the American Dream?”

Nite Owl has an impressive array of technological wonders at his disposal. He can:

Apply his advanced polygraph to lie detect one statement.
Use his sonic amplifier to deliver an anonymous message to the thread through the Host.
Reinforce his owl suit to protect himself.
Activate a projectile shield to protect someone else.
Airlift from the immediate area, taking all but four people off the poll.
Scan the perimeter and make an alignment check.

These may only be used once.

Win Con: Nite Owl needs Hollis Mason alive to win. If Hollis Mason is dead, then he needs Derf dead.

Laurie Juspeczyk / Silk Spectre II
“I used to be a masked avenger too, remember... I mean, I’m used to going out at three in the morning and doing something stupid.”

The Silk Spectre will gain temporary BTSC with her target. Her target must claim a role. She cannot gain BTSC with Rorschach, whom she despises. She starts off knowing who her mother Sally is.

Win Con: The Silk Spectre must correctly identify Nite Owl II, Dr. Manhattan, and The Comedian before the end. She can begin with a cold guess, and may update her list at any time until either she is dead or endgame.

Edward Blake / The Comedian
“Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.”

Has one Night kill.

Win Con: Get Night Killed.

Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan
“Everything is preordained. Even my responses.”

*Secrets*

Win Con: Presence

Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias
“Do it? Dan, I’m not a Republic Serial villain. Do you seriously think I’d explain my master-stroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I did it thirty-five minutes ago.”

Using his vast wealth and intellect, Veidt can manipulate many things. *Secrets*

Win Con: ???

The Inmates (3)
Has BTSC
Kills each Night.
Win Con: Must eliminate the Civilians, the Watchmen, and Moloch the Mystic.

Big Figure
Intimidates someone, buying that person's silence and preventing him or her from voting the next Day. Inherits the kill from Larry or Mike if either of them are dead.

Lawrence
Blocks on Odd Nights. Kills on Even Nights.

Michael
Blocks on Even Nights. Kills on Odd Nights.

Moloch (1)
???
Win Con: Last man standing...maybe.

Edgar Jacobi / Moloch the Mystic
*Secrets*

Posted: **Thu Jul 09, 2015 10:26 pm**

Cool beans man! I might sign up. Let's see how it goes.

Posted: **Thu Jul 09, 2015 10:29 pm**

I may or may not sign up, but if I don't sign up, the least I can do is Watch.

Then that question will have an answer.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 3:20 am**

I happened to browse the profiles of the Watchmen on wiki last evening, for no good reason I can recall.

It must be a sign that I have to play.

That, and the fact that I'm dying of mafia dehydration.

Oh cool, win-grab roles. My favourite.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 6:59 am**

Ricochet needs a baddie role if he wants any sort of chance.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:17 am**

It can be the Mother Teresa of roles, as long as it says "Does not need to be alive to win".

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 9:40 am**

Players with any P-score are welcome to sign up.

If you sign up, however, you will be expected to vote and use Night actions, if applicable (you may pass on using a Night action, but I need a PM saying so, or it will count as a missed Night action).

Anyone who misses any combination of votes or Night actions three times will have his or her P-score affected appropriately.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 10:26 am**

Ahhhhh!

This HAD to be the game that went into Speed Game sign-ups right now, didn't it? This is the only one of three Speed Games in the list (the other two being Daisy's Psych Mafia and G-Man's 1, 2, 3 Numbers Lover Game) most apt to tempt me out of my "no mafia until after the honeymoon" break.

Okay, so as I said in Frisky Dingo, my schedule has really been kicking my ass, but I might actually have some time to play mafia for a week or two max in late July after some major deadlines come and pass. My window is restricted to roughly July 21st to August 1st or so, sadly, and that's only assuming I manage to completely knock out my replication by the deadline (July 20th). If I knock it out before then, then I might be able to start sooner. If I don't knock it out by then, well, I need to get it done before I leave, so I won't be able to play.

Also, the game almost has to be 24/24, since 48/24 will probably be too long of a game for me, unless I die early or the game falls right in my mafia window (even then, still would have to die somewhat early). So... is it 24/24 or 48/24?

That first week of August is pretty much the cutoff, regardless of how much I knock out my PhD workload, since I'm leaving San Antonio on the 5th and getting married on the 8th (for those of you who don't know by now, it's to the lovely Spacedaisy, and I'm a very lucky man).

So, for now, I'm "Maybe", only because this game looks freaking amazing and it's tempting me real bad.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 10:37 am**

You can always just ignore most of the thread, read the last 5-10 posts, and blame one of those posters for your uninformed vote. Either that or just commit to drive-by voting for a full game?

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 10:40 am**

G-Man wrote:You can always just ignore most of the thread, read the last 5-10 posts, and blame one of those posters for your uninformed vote. Either that or just commit to drive-by voting for a full game?

Not my style.

I feel absolutely terrible enough as is when I miss one vote or can't analyze all of the thread. I'd be seriously bummed to miss the game, but I'd rather miss it than sign up and not play, since I can't stand the idea of flaking on a game.

If I do even play, I will very likely play a relatively more light-hearted, less posty game. There's no way I can play up to my most posty (Economics) and probably not even my normal posting level (Roger Rabbit) either.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 10:51 am**

My speed games are always 24/24.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 10:59 am**

Join us, MP, to speed up the process. If I'll be the Comedian, I'll help with out with a quick exit if you can't play anymore.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 12:21 pm**

Epignosis wrote:My speed games are always 24/24.

Good to know, thanks!

Ricochet wrote:Join us, MP, to speed up the process. If I'll be the Comedian, I'll help with out with a quick exit if you can't play anymore.

It's very tempting.

Let me see how the coming week goes and I should be able to make a decision one way or the other.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 1:32 pm**

17 more let's go

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 5:13 pm**

Ricochet wrote:17 more let's go

16 more let's go

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:48 pm**

WTF this is the one speed game I want to play but I need a break in a bad way.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:58 pm**

I'm in

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 8:13 pm**

Okay, I may not last a week's worth of mulling over this game after all. It just looks TOO good.

Bass_the_Clever wrote:WTF this is the one speed game I want to play but I need a break in a bad way.

Alright, Bass, how's this? If you play, I'll play.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 8:16 pm**

PISSING MATCHES THAT PROVE NOTHING.

Aww yeah.

Come on Bass. MP done called you out.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 8:17 pm**

MovingPictures07 wrote:Okay, I may not last a week's worth of mulling over this game after all. It just looks TOO good.

Bass_the_Clever wrote:WTF this is the one speed game I want to play but I need a break in a bad way.
Alright, Bass, how's this? If you play, I'll play.

You got a deal.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 8:18 pm**

Excellent.

I'm in. Just can't miss this game.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 10:55 pm**

Epignosis wrote:Sally Jupiter
The first Silver Spectre will snoop around her daughter’s personal life; if her target has had BTSC with Laurie, Sally will learn the role of the target.

Silk Spectre, if my memory serves.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 10:56 pm**

Long Con wrote:
Epignosis wrote:Sally Jupiter
The first Silver Spectre will snoop around her daughter’s personal life; if her target has had BTSC with Laurie, Sally will learn the role of the target.
Silk Spectre, if my memory serves.

You have passed the test.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 10:59 pm**

Also, I love Rorshach. He's... just the greatest.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 11:09 pm**

Long Con wrote:Also, I love Rorshach. He's... just the greatest.

My favorite character in the narrative.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 11:16 pm**

And just to note: I am (have been) adjusting the roles and descriptions slightly. I always try to make things as balanced as they can be.

Work is still underway.

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:30 am**

They'll look up and shout "Play this game!" and I'll look down and whisper...

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:47 am**

on break once the current games wrap up. sorry

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 12:11 pm**

I mean, I guess I'll play.

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:32 pm**

I'm probably in if this doesn't start right away.

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 3:02 pm**

DharmaHelper wrote:I mean, I guess I'll play.

Yay!!!

It'll be good to play with you again.

G-man, Golden, Llama, LC, and Sloonei should play as well.

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 3:04 pm**

Sloonei wrote:I'm probably in if this doesn't start right away.

I'm hoping this won't start for another week or a bit longer myself, but I don't want too much longer than that!

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:32 pm**

DharmaHelper wrote:I mean, I guess I'll play.

Nobody's making you. Or am I wrong about that?

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:33 pm**

MovingPictures07 wrote:
DharmaHelper wrote:I mean, I guess I'll play.
Yay!!!

It'll be good to play with you again.

G-man, Golden, Llama, LC, and Sloonei should play as well.

Mmmm, as appealing as possibly getting dog-peed in the face by you again may be, I think I'm going to sit this one out. I've already signed up for Frisky Dingo and I'm going to try to stick to a 1-game-at-a-time limit.

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 6:28 pm**

1 game at a time? Pffft. :P

Seriously though, fair enough. Would be appreciated if you changed your mind at some point, however.

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:53 pm**

Well, I'm dead now, and I love individual win conditions, so I guess I might as well play.

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:08 pm**

thellama73 wrote:Well, I'm dead now, and I love individual win conditions, so I guess I might as well play.

Glad to be playing alongside you once again.

And I love individual win conditions too, that's what really attracted me to this game.

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:11 pm**

MovingPictures07 wrote:
thellama73 wrote:Well, I'm dead now, and I love individual win conditions, so I guess I might as well play.
Glad to be playing alongside you once again.

And I love individual win conditions too, that's what really attracted me to this game.

Do you want to make a pact now that we won't go after each other?

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:58 pm**

I'll only sign up if I can be part of that pact.

Posted: **Sun Jul 12, 2015 12:02 am**

Why don't we all sign up and all agree that none of us will go after each other?

Posted: **Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:18 am**

Golden wrote:Why don't we all sign up and all agree that none of us will go after each other?

Well, now you're just being silly.

Posted: **Sun Jul 12, 2015 11:07 am**

Why don't we all sign up

Posted: **Sun Jul 12, 2015 12:04 pm**

Ricochet wrote:Why don't we all sign up

Posted: **Mon Jul 13, 2015 3:00 pm**

I usually find complex games overwhelming and too fussy (translation: I'm neither clever enough nor attentive enough for hard and layered games) but in this case the individual win cons look incredibly cool to me, and I read Watchmen a few years ago and found it super compelling, so I'm very tempted by this. I am being super strict with myself about my "one-game-at-a-time" rule, and I'm beginning a cross-country drive on Saturday, so I reeeeallly shouldn't sign up.....

But if I die in BOB or it ends before this starts, I will definitely play.

Posted: **Mon Jul 13, 2015 3:07 pm**

Canucklehead wrote:I usually find complex games overwhelming and too fussy (translation: I'm neither clever enough nor attentive enough for hard and layered games) but in this case the individual win cons look incredibly cool to me, and I read Watchmen a few years ago and found it super compelling, so I'm very tempted by this. I am being super strict with myself about my "one-game-at-a-time" rule, and I'm beginning a cross-country drive on Saturday, so I reeeeallly shouldn't sign up.....

But if I die in BOB or it ends before this starts, I will definitely play.

Frisky Dingo is not very complicated.

Posted: **Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:47 pm**

Been wanting to get back. And, hey, watchmen.

Also, Epig and I can't argue about things in thread since he's hosting--so should make for a good comeback.

Posted: **Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:54 pm**

LoRab wrote:Been wanting to get back. And, hey, watchmen.

Also, Epig and I can't argue about things in thread since he's hosting--so should make for a good comeback.

I don't think we have any ancient Hebrew to worry about...

also

Posted: **Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:57 pm**

LoRab wrote:Been wanting to get back. And, hey, watchmen.

Also, Epig and I can't argue about things in thread since he's hosting--so should make for a good comeback.

LORAB!!!!

In

Posted: **Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:59 pm**

Golden wrote:
In

No, go awai.

Posted: **Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:00 pm**

Ricochet wrote:
Golden wrote:
In
No, go awai.

I guess I should have retired with my 66% winning record intact.

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