Posted April 10, 2022
Hi, everyone. Welcome to GOG Mafia game #75.
This is a game of Forum Mafia. Please don't post here unless you've been directed here from the sign up thread or PM, or were otherwise told by the mod that you should post here. Exception: anyone, including dead players and non-players, may make a bump post if a player asks for it here or in the admin thread. You may also use an alt-user to make a bump post. The bump post should contain no game-relevant information.
Direct any queries you may have to the General Discussion and Administration Pages or to me via PM.
RULES:
0. ZFR is the moderator for this game. If you have any issues, contact him via PM.
1. Cryptoclaiming is forbidden.
(In short, cryptoclaiming is having everyone fullclaim in some sort of, preferably nearly unbreakable, code, which gives the Town team an unfair advantage.)
2. Betting among players is strictly forbidden.
3. Real Life issues and situations should and will always take priority over what happens in the game. If a player presents a real life issue as a reason on why they need a bit more time or are temporarily unavailable to partake normally in the game that reason should be accepted and respected by everyone else (including the mod). Everyone should always treat real life problems/situations in a gentlemanly manner and never try to make accusations or gain leverage in the game based on that. If these issues become too overwhelming the incapacitated player should inform their mod and ask for a replacement as soon as possible or if they are unable to do so the mod should take steps in finding a replacement for them. Everyone should be playing the game for fun and treat each other with the necessary respect. Therefore we shall always assume that every real life reason for inefficient participation in the game is 100% real and has to be taken as such. We shall also count on everyone playing the game to show proper respect and sportsmanship to their fellow players and the mod by never abusing this "free pass". If someone is caught taking advantage of everyone's good will they will be immediately allowed to find another place to play forum mafia.
4. This is a game of lying. Players are expected to lie. No statement or promise a player makes within the game has any force outside the game. As an example, a bet offered in a game is not something you can collect if you win (see also Rule 2). An exception to this is Real Life issues, as per Rule 3.
With that in mind, you might want to avoid sensitive topics, ones which would benefit from having all the participants telling the truth, till after the game is finished.
5. While shouting at each other is expected in a game of Mafia, please remain civil to your fellow players. Sometimes we say things in the heat of the moment that we might not fully mean. Sometimes we are misunderstood. Sometimes we can think someone will take something one way, and they receive it differently. If somebody appears upset by something you have written, take an actively caring approach. Being deliberately nasty should never be a game tactic, and if anybody playing this game thinks that it is a good idea, please stop. If you are unsure if another player is genuinely upset or just in-game upset, please err on the side of caution.
6. Please bold any questions you have for me, so it's easier for me to see them. You may use bold for other reasons (like stressing a point) but please avoid doing so excessively.
7. It goes without saying that discussing this game outside this thread is prohibited.
8. Do not edit your posts for any reason. Remember there is a forum feature that automatically merges posts made within 10 minutes. There is also a forum bug which prevents your post from appearing sometimes when it should appear on a new page. Making a second post in this case after less than 10 minutes can cause your post to be merged and appear edited.
9. If you die, stop posting in this thread. A single "bah" post is allowed, but discouraged. Your "bah" post should not contain any game-relevant information.
10. You are expected to make a post at least once every 48 hours. If you need to be away for longer, please let me know in advance.
11. Please do not directly quote your role PM or any other communication with me. You may post your Name (Harry Potter) and Role, but anything else has to be paraphrased. Note that simply changing "you" to "I" is not considered paraphrasing. When in doubt, ask me first.
12. You may discuss the (paraphrased) flavour of your role PMs, or any technical details that are related to gameplay, but you may not discuss technical minutae that are not gameplay related. For example asking someone if their PM mentions them allowing to target themselves is OK since it's gameplay related. However asking for the exact spelling of their role, or the timestamp at which PM was received is not.
13. If you do something intentionally in a way that goes against the spirit of the game, you will be penalised. When in doubt, ask me first.
14. You have to read all the rules before playing. The first player to make a post consisting of the word dildog and nothing else will get a tiny bonus.
15. Breaking rules, depending on the severity of the infraction, can get you modkilled at my discretion. Getting modkilled can be hazardous to your health and usually means you lose regardless of whether your team wins or loses. It's also bad in general. Please don't get modkilled.
If there are extenuating circumstances, a modkill may not result in a loss, and a modkilled player may still win if their faction wins. Please note that not reading or forgetting the rules is not considered an extenuating circumstance.
16. Playing Age of Wonders 2 instead of Mafia is allowed, but only on days ending with "y".
Notes on the game:
The game is a closed setup. It doesn't contain any recruitment/cult elements. More broadly, nobody's winning condition will change throughout the game. It also doesn't have any bastard elements, like hidden Tragic Lovers, or Jesters.
To vote, make sure your vote is bolded like so:
Vote adaliabooks
I won't be anal about it being in a separate line, but please make sure it's obvious that you intend to vote. Votes hidden in quotes for example, will not be counted.
For historical reasons, you may use votus instead of vote. Like so:
Votus gogtrial
You may also Unvote or Unvotus. Though it's not necessary to unvote before voting someone else.
You may also vote for a no-lynch as follows: Vote No Lynch or Vote No Elimination.
Once a majority votes for a player, that player gets lynched. No amount of unvoting is going to help them.
If no majority vote is achieved before Day ends, then no lynch takes place.
This game will have no roles that give false results to investigative roles, for example Godfather, Miller or Ninja. This also includes roles that give false investigative results made on someone else, for example Lawyer, Framer, and modifiers that cause false results, for example Naive.
It may have roles or modifiers that completely block investigative roles, for example Roleblocker, Commuter, Ascetic, but in this case the Investigator will receive "Player1 is NO RESULT" and it may have roles that change the target, for example Bus Drivers and Redirectors, but in this case the Investigator will be told what their new target is "Player2 is X".
The above doesn't apply to non-investigative roles, like Doctors. These may still be overridden (e.g. by Strongman), or be blocked or redirected without informing them.
Anything in flavour in this thread is just fluff. Any flavour PMs you receive from me is just fluff. Depending on my time and inclination I may or may not send you flavour at Night. Despite what these say, they should never be taken as indication that an action was or wasn't performed on you or that your action failed or succeeded. For example, if you're investigated or protected or blocked or jailed, you will never be told so, unless the mechanics of the role call for it, like through some kind of Loud modifier, and even then it will be explicitly stated and not hinted at through flavour. If your flavour says that you attempted to kill someone, but you saw that another player cast a shield in front of them, and next Day you see that the target is still being alive, do not assume that he was protected by a Doctor. He could have been bulletproof. Or you could have been roleblocked. Or either could have been jailed. Or bus driven, or commuted. Or any other of myriads of ways that can prevent a kill.
If you are not sure if something is fluff, feel free to ask me. I will simply answer "Yes, fluff" or "No, not fluff" without discussing any other implications.
Sample role PMs
Welcome, Vitek. You are Harry Potter, Vanilla Townie.
You vote and you try to figure out who the Mafia are. You win when all threats to Town have been eliminated and at least one Town player is left alive.
Welcome, flubbucket. You are Harry Potter, Townie Roler.
You have the following ability:
At Night you perform Role on selected target.
You also vote and you try to figure out who the Mafia are. You win when all threats to Town have been eliminated and at least one Town player is left alive.
Useful link:
https://wiki.mafiascum.net/index.php?title=Main_Page
Check the above for Mafia information
And finally: I enjoy reading any PMs you send me about your thoughts on the game, but please keep in mind that unless they're direct questions I probably will simply respond with "oho" so as not to accidentally give you any unnecessary information. So if you feel like it, please send me your thoughts and don't take my lack of response as an indication that I'm not interested in what you say.
This is a game of Forum Mafia. Please don't post here unless you've been directed here from the sign up thread or PM, or were otherwise told by the mod that you should post here. Exception: anyone, including dead players and non-players, may make a bump post if a player asks for it here or in the admin thread. You may also use an alt-user to make a bump post. The bump post should contain no game-relevant information.
Direct any queries you may have to the General Discussion and Administration Pages or to me via PM.
RULES:
0. ZFR is the moderator for this game. If you have any issues, contact him via PM.
1. Cryptoclaiming is forbidden.
(In short, cryptoclaiming is having everyone fullclaim in some sort of, preferably nearly unbreakable, code, which gives the Town team an unfair advantage.)
2. Betting among players is strictly forbidden.
3. Real Life issues and situations should and will always take priority over what happens in the game. If a player presents a real life issue as a reason on why they need a bit more time or are temporarily unavailable to partake normally in the game that reason should be accepted and respected by everyone else (including the mod). Everyone should always treat real life problems/situations in a gentlemanly manner and never try to make accusations or gain leverage in the game based on that. If these issues become too overwhelming the incapacitated player should inform their mod and ask for a replacement as soon as possible or if they are unable to do so the mod should take steps in finding a replacement for them. Everyone should be playing the game for fun and treat each other with the necessary respect. Therefore we shall always assume that every real life reason for inefficient participation in the game is 100% real and has to be taken as such. We shall also count on everyone playing the game to show proper respect and sportsmanship to their fellow players and the mod by never abusing this "free pass". If someone is caught taking advantage of everyone's good will they will be immediately allowed to find another place to play forum mafia.
4. This is a game of lying. Players are expected to lie. No statement or promise a player makes within the game has any force outside the game. As an example, a bet offered in a game is not something you can collect if you win (see also Rule 2). An exception to this is Real Life issues, as per Rule 3.
With that in mind, you might want to avoid sensitive topics, ones which would benefit from having all the participants telling the truth, till after the game is finished.
5. While shouting at each other is expected in a game of Mafia, please remain civil to your fellow players. Sometimes we say things in the heat of the moment that we might not fully mean. Sometimes we are misunderstood. Sometimes we can think someone will take something one way, and they receive it differently. If somebody appears upset by something you have written, take an actively caring approach. Being deliberately nasty should never be a game tactic, and if anybody playing this game thinks that it is a good idea, please stop. If you are unsure if another player is genuinely upset or just in-game upset, please err on the side of caution.
6. Please bold any questions you have for me, so it's easier for me to see them. You may use bold for other reasons (like stressing a point) but please avoid doing so excessively.
7. It goes without saying that discussing this game outside this thread is prohibited.
8. Do not edit your posts for any reason. Remember there is a forum feature that automatically merges posts made within 10 minutes. There is also a forum bug which prevents your post from appearing sometimes when it should appear on a new page. Making a second post in this case after less than 10 minutes can cause your post to be merged and appear edited.
9. If you die, stop posting in this thread. A single "bah" post is allowed, but discouraged. Your "bah" post should not contain any game-relevant information.
10. You are expected to make a post at least once every 48 hours. If you need to be away for longer, please let me know in advance.
11. Please do not directly quote your role PM or any other communication with me. You may post your Name (Harry Potter) and Role, but anything else has to be paraphrased. Note that simply changing "you" to "I" is not considered paraphrasing. When in doubt, ask me first.
12. You may discuss the (paraphrased) flavour of your role PMs, or any technical details that are related to gameplay, but you may not discuss technical minutae that are not gameplay related. For example asking someone if their PM mentions them allowing to target themselves is OK since it's gameplay related. However asking for the exact spelling of their role, or the timestamp at which PM was received is not.
13. If you do something intentionally in a way that goes against the spirit of the game, you will be penalised. When in doubt, ask me first.
14. You have to read all the rules before playing. The first player to make a post consisting of the word dildog and nothing else will get a tiny bonus.
15. Breaking rules, depending on the severity of the infraction, can get you modkilled at my discretion. Getting modkilled can be hazardous to your health and usually means you lose regardless of whether your team wins or loses. It's also bad in general. Please don't get modkilled.
If there are extenuating circumstances, a modkill may not result in a loss, and a modkilled player may still win if their faction wins. Please note that not reading or forgetting the rules is not considered an extenuating circumstance.
16. Playing Age of Wonders 2 instead of Mafia is allowed, but only on days ending with "y".
Notes on the game:
The game is a closed setup. It doesn't contain any recruitment/cult elements. More broadly, nobody's winning condition will change throughout the game. It also doesn't have any bastard elements, like hidden Tragic Lovers, or Jesters.
To vote, make sure your vote is bolded like so:
Vote adaliabooks
I won't be anal about it being in a separate line, but please make sure it's obvious that you intend to vote. Votes hidden in quotes for example, will not be counted.
For historical reasons, you may use votus instead of vote. Like so:
Votus gogtrial
You may also Unvote or Unvotus. Though it's not necessary to unvote before voting someone else.
You may also vote for a no-lynch as follows: Vote No Lynch or Vote No Elimination.
Once a majority votes for a player, that player gets lynched. No amount of unvoting is going to help them.
If no majority vote is achieved before Day ends, then no lynch takes place.
This game will have no roles that give false results to investigative roles, for example Godfather, Miller or Ninja. This also includes roles that give false investigative results made on someone else, for example Lawyer, Framer, and modifiers that cause false results, for example Naive.
It may have roles or modifiers that completely block investigative roles, for example Roleblocker, Commuter, Ascetic, but in this case the Investigator will receive "Player1 is NO RESULT" and it may have roles that change the target, for example Bus Drivers and Redirectors, but in this case the Investigator will be told what their new target is "Player2 is X".
The above doesn't apply to non-investigative roles, like Doctors. These may still be overridden (e.g. by Strongman), or be blocked or redirected without informing them.
Anything in flavour in this thread is just fluff. Any flavour PMs you receive from me is just fluff. Depending on my time and inclination I may or may not send you flavour at Night. Despite what these say, they should never be taken as indication that an action was or wasn't performed on you or that your action failed or succeeded. For example, if you're investigated or protected or blocked or jailed, you will never be told so, unless the mechanics of the role call for it, like through some kind of Loud modifier, and even then it will be explicitly stated and not hinted at through flavour. If your flavour says that you attempted to kill someone, but you saw that another player cast a shield in front of them, and next Day you see that the target is still being alive, do not assume that he was protected by a Doctor. He could have been bulletproof. Or you could have been roleblocked. Or either could have been jailed. Or bus driven, or commuted. Or any other of myriads of ways that can prevent a kill.
If you are not sure if something is fluff, feel free to ask me. I will simply answer "Yes, fluff" or "No, not fluff" without discussing any other implications.
Sample role PMs
Welcome, Vitek. You are Harry Potter, Vanilla Townie.
You vote and you try to figure out who the Mafia are. You win when all threats to Town have been eliminated and at least one Town player is left alive.
Welcome, flubbucket. You are Harry Potter, Townie Roler.
You have the following ability:
At Night you perform Role on selected target.
You also vote and you try to figure out who the Mafia are. You win when all threats to Town have been eliminated and at least one Town player is left alive.
Useful link:
https://wiki.mafiascum.net/index.php?title=Main_Page
Check the above for Mafia information
And finally: I enjoy reading any PMs you send me about your thoughts on the game, but please keep in mind that unless they're direct questions I probably will simply respond with "oho" so as not to accidentally give you any unnecessary information. So if you feel like it, please send me your thoughts and don't take my lack of response as an indication that I'm not interested in what you say.
Post edited April 11, 2022 by ZFR
