Elements Mafia 39 - by eljoemo

[Kuroaitou]

Please do not post until the host of the current mafia posts the rules and their theme for this mafia game cycle. Thank you!

[eljoemo]

ELEMENTS MAFIA 39

Forum Style Forum Mafia on the Forums!

Spoiler for "Lore":

In the not so distant future, the members of the Element The Game forum were peacefully going about their business. Some were making new card ideas; some were ferociously testing new decks; and some were just chilling in chat with their best-est friends in the whole wide world. Some were doing all 3 at once, amazingly. And everything was nice and peaceful and happy and joyful and playful and cheerful and jolly and superb and fantabulous and such.

But then...

They came...

The TROLLZ! But these were no ordinary trolls, no sir. These were not the trolls that would make slanderous remarks about your mother. These were not the trolls to send you links to a certain Rick Astley song. These were not the trolls that would spam your Facebook wall. These were super-trolls. Mega-trolls! Hyper-trolls!... ÜBER TROLLZ! These trolls could make you rage quit a forum permanently in just one night of trolling and then blend in like any normal user. And they had chosen to set their peepers on the peaceful Elements The Game Forum. It was, like, super scary.

But the EtG community was strong! They would fight the trolls, til the last member. Admins and member alike teamed up to defeat the evil forces of balding middle-aged men who live in their parents' basement, lest the forums would be lost forever! (And that would suck)

And so it began, the Admins investigated member's profiles; the Trolls made people rage quit; and everyone voted on who would be perma-banned forever.

RULES:

1.   No posting during the 'Night Phase' whatsoever. Everyone gets '~1' warning per night phase if they mess this up.
2.   Do not post, chat, OR PM ANY revealing information if you have been killed/removed from mafia (except for minor 'BLARGH'/murloc TM death noises). This also means that if you withdraw from mafia, you cannot reveal any information after withdrawing from the game.
3.   All Secondary roles/targeting/actions are to be messaged during the NIGHT phase, unless stated otherwise.
4.   No player may do the 'No-Vote'/AFK for two consecutive days without a viable reason. Holidays, funerals, etc count as viable reasons. Mafia on other sites, just forgetting, etc, do not. If you wish to withdraw, post in this thread; but do NOT reveal any secret information. Players without viable reasons will be modkilled. Breaking this rule repeatedly may result in a ban from future mafias.
5.   Post in the topic if you want to sign up. No need for any 'role' choosing or whatnot, everything is randomized and assigned.
6.   Do not quote PMs. Ever. Furthermore no one is permitted to declare themselves to be a scum, either publicly or through PMs.
7.   You are allowed to talk in chat about mafia, but please remember general chat rules.
8.   You are not allowed to edit AND/OR remove your post. Instead, EBWOP will take effect. This means, to edit your post, post again with the correct fixes. Any posts breaking this rule will result in the post being deleted on sight.
9.   Any flaming/trolling/cursing will not be tolerated. Appropriate actions will be taken if any of this occurs.*
10.   The mod/host has the final say in any dispute. Do not argue with the mod/host. Do not impersonate the mod/host.
11.   Breaking rules 2, 6, 9 or 10 may result in ban from future mafias or forum games in general.**
12.   When PM-ing the Host for anything associated with Mafia, please include "Mafia" in the subject line. Otherwise, your PM may be ignored or overlooked.

* Abbreviations of curse words doesn't count. But please do keep it PG-13.
** Banning from future mafias will be on a case by case basis and is entirely in the Forum Games Organizer(s) hands.

Spoiler for How to play Elements Mafia:

Mafia is generally played between two teams: Civilians and Mafia. The civilians are the main group, and they enjoy the minor advantage of being a majority. Every day, the civilians post in the thread to discuss who is likely to be mafia, and place a vote on who they think is being scummy (a.k.a. mafia-like or anti-civilian). One thing to note is that your Voting Total signifies the total of votes placed on you, and Voting Power stands for how many votes you actually place on someone when you vote on them (everyone has a standard Voting Power of 1). At the end of the day the host tallies up all the votes and considers all skills affecting the voting; the person with the most votes on them is killed (termed as lynching), and all their info is revealed. Then Night falls, and NO ONE posts in the thread.

That’s when the mafia come in. The Mafia are a minority of players who know each other’s identity. Their job is to eliminate all the other players using deception and nightkills. They interact with the town during the day, trying to mislead them away from lynching any mafia members. And when night falls, Mafia discusses in secret and chooses a person to kill (termed as nightkill). Also during the night the civilians use their skills. Some of the noteworthy skills include the cop/seer, who investigate other players to find their allegiance, and the doctor (usually called Archangel here) who can protect a specific player from any nightkills for that night.

Does the stupid game ever end, you ask? Well contrary to popular belief, it does. The Civilians win when whenever they manage to lynch all the Mafia members. And Mafia wins when their combined Voting Power is enough to control the vote entirely, i.e. if all Mafia members vote on the same Civilian and all Civilians vote on a Mafia ember, the civilian will be lynched.

ROLES:

THE TROLLZ - (~25%)

The digital mafia. Also referred to as "The Trolls", these guys will choose a target to annoy, belittle, bully, intimidate or insult each night phase. This member will get so annoyed they'll quit the forums forever (equivalent to dying in normal mafia).

The target is chosen by PM-ing myself during the night phase. Any of the trolls can PM me, and I will accept the latest PM I receive as the target.

You guys don't get special abilities; you guys suck. Boo. Hiss.

THE ADMINS - (4 people)

The forum police. These guys are responsible for keeping everything going, and they do a pretty good job about it. They also have the super ability of investigating member's profiles, and revealing their role (Troll or Non-Troll). However, their results will be swayed by each admin's role/sanity. Please note that admins will not be told their own role/sanity. The sanity of each admin will not be reveal upon their death.

Admins should PM me their target every night phase. You can change targets by PM-ing me with the new target before the night phase ends.

Admin - You're an admin and you're good at it. Your investigations are always true.

Badmin - You're a terrible admin and you get everything wrong. Your investigation are always false.

Gladmin - You're happy and nothing could make you sad. No-one looks like an evil troll to you. Your investigations always come back as "Non-Troll".

Sadmin - You're upset. Your constant downer means everyone seems suspicious. Your investigations always come back as "Troll".

Each admin will also be given a letter from A-D. If admin investigations are revealed publicly, they shall be listed in the order ABCD with the same order each time. Role/sanity will not be revealed.

MEMBERS - (everyone else)

The online civilians. Because our community is so diverse, members can have a wide variety of skills and abilities. Members can only have one ability, and each ability will only appear in one member. Some players will just be "regular members" and (although every member is special) will have no abilities or skills.

The PvP-er - I have more forum trophies than you've had girlfriends. Each night phase, can chose to target another player. The two players will then "duel", with the PvP-er having a 75% chance to win. The winner has their voting power increased to 2 for the next day phase. The loser has their voting power reduced to 0 for the next day phase. Both players will be notified via PM at the start of the day phase.

The Hacker - Information belongs to everyone. Viva le resistance! If the hacker does not vote during the day phase, the admin investigations from the following night phase are revealed publicly. Please however note that no-voting for 2 consecutive day phases will still result in being mod-killed from mafia.

The Inactive Guy - I'll be back. Each night, has a 50% chance to switch between "active" and "inactive", and will be notified of their status via PM at the start of each day phase. When "inactive", this player cannot post or vote in this topic. However, being targeted by any ability (Trolls, PvP-er, Helper) will have no effect. This player may break the "2-day no vote" rule if continually "inactive", but must then post the day phase they become active again. Starts day 1 as "active".

The Addict - Oh no, I haven't checked my unread replies in like 10 minutes!!! If the addict is banned or rage quits, their death will be declared as a regular member. They will "rejoin" the forums at the start of the next day phase as a regular member. This will be announced publicly. During the time they are perma-banned/ have quit, they will be treated as such. This means no posting, voting or PM-ing information.

The Veteran - Been there. Done that. Got the T-shirt in 3 different colours. The vote total on the veteran is automatically decreased by 1. Troll targeting has a 50% chance to have no effect.

The Lurker - ... If the lurker only posts in this thread once (including voting) during a day phase, their voting power for that phase is increased to 2.

The Helper - Looks like you're trying to build a sweet deck; want some help? Each night phase, can chose to target another player. That player will be immune to troll targeting. The next day phase, the helper's vote total will be automatically increased by 1. Cannot target themselves or target the same player twice throughout the game.


PARTICIPANTS:

NAME:	STATUS:	ROLE:	LASTED UNTIL:
ddevans96	Perma-banned	A Troll	Day 6
theelkspeaks	Rage Quit	The Lurker	Night 2
SpikeSpiegel	Online	?????	-----
skyironsword	Online	?????	-----
qwerter	Perma-banned	A Troll	Day 5
Ungaros	Online	?????	-----
Zawadx	Online	?????	-----
Pineapple	Online	?????	-----
justaburd	Online	?????	-----
dawn to dusk	Perma-banned	A Troll	Day 4
Kuroaitou	Online	?????	-----
iancudorinmarian	Online	?????	-----
CrockettRocket	Perma-banned	A Regular Member	Day 2
Mort	Online	?????	-----
Fippe94	Online	?????	-----
Dm1321	Rage Quit	The Addict	Night 4
RootRanger	Rage Quit	The Hacker	Night 6
mathman101	Perma-banned	A Troll	Day 3
Aneninen	Rage Quit	The Inactive Guy	Night 1

[ddevans96]

In

[theelkspeaks]

First in!

Preview edit: or second

[SpikeSpiegel]

In!

[skyironsword]

In.

[DoubleCapitals]

/in

[Ungaros]

Awesome theme. I'm in. Also, whether you are town or mafia... We need lots of discussion. Town, more discussion will hopefully yield more mafia mistakes; you have nothing to hide. Mafia, if you avoid or discourage discussion, it will look suspicious. It is in everyone's best interest, and lots of discussion equals LOTS OF FUN! /pregamepeptalk

[Zawadx]

Thanks for taking over this one! 

Now, for the setup, it seems a bit too town-oriented. You have 11 guaranteed town roles (or were you gonna exclude ome roles from the game version?), and amongst them 3 protection roles. Seems a bit too harsh on the Trollz. Perhaps you could transfer some roles to them? Hacker is a viable candidate, cause with sanities revealing the investigations might help mafia more than town, and mafia trading vote for info (which also makes people suspicious of the no-voters) seems good to me. Another would be the Lurker, it gives voting power in exchange for suspicion on them. Also, you could perhaps add a Roleblocker or a Godfather Troll, both of which are weakened in this version.

Also, could you changed the word banned in the Addict's desc. to perma-banned. Banned sounds like he can return after banning from the game.

And the increase to the helper's vote total isn't permanent, right?

Last but not the least, /in.

[Pineapple]

in

[justaburd]

chirp?

[ddevans96]

chirp?

Chirp? Chirp trill chirp, chirp. Chirrrrrp!

* ddevans96 hopes he didn't just accidentally cuss burd out