The Syndicate

Gonna make this one quick. sprityo has been lynched. He was:



Award!!!!


Night 3 begins now and will last 24 hours.

Awards nominees and finalists (don't click until you've tackled Epi's rebus puzzle):

The police, paramedics, investigators, ceremony staff, and awards presenters decided to take a lunch break. The narrative wasn't making much sense, and it was starting to get rather exhausting. It was like someone was writing this stuff in short windows of time without a clear plan of what was going to happen in the story. Or someone else was controlling the writer from the future. A scream of horror from the ceremony chamber shook them from their immediate confusion and replaced it with concern. They rushed back inside to find two more presenters lying dead.





Under his bloodied body was found a stack of cue cards. They read in succession as follows:

The camera pans wide towards the stage as a mild round of applause reverberates through the arena. Prolific triple threat Will Smith sidles up to the podium.

"Thank you. Thank you. Our next award is for best host. The winner of this award is the person who is able to navigate the inevitable shitfuckery, bad sportsmanship and accusations of imbalance to still provide a great game experience for the three people who actually try."

The crowd explodes into laughter. Mr. Smith still has "it".

"This field was red hot this year but there could only be one winner."

Smith opens an envelope and pulls out a piece of paper.

"The winner is DharmaHelper!"

The crowd's response is hushed. PWC officials scurry around the stage area looking towards one another with confused and incredulous looks on their face. DharmaHelper approaches the stage with a huge grin on his face and his trademark swagger.

"Wait. Wait. I am so sorry. DharmaHelper you did not win this award."

DharmaHelper falls to the ground, heartbroken. The crowd explodes into a sea of panic.

Spoiler: show

"The winner is Epignosis!"

The camera locks on Epignosis, who has passed out in his seat.

"Oh that's a little embarrassing. Fortunately there are actually TWO WINNERS! Yup two winners."

DharmaHelper looks up from his prone position and ponderously surveys the svelte and sophisticated looking socialite.

Spoiler: show

"Dragon D. Luffy is also the winner!"

The crowd are beyond stunned. Not only was the award read wrong but there are in fact two winners after all. What shenanigans. What parlour games! What fun!

The camera panned to Dragon D. Luffy.

It looked as though he was shot down while attempting to deliver some photographs to the event officials...

[mention]Sloonei[/mention] is replacing [mention]M Plus 7[/mention].

Day 3 begins now. It will last 48 HOURS instead of 24 to account for Super Bowl Sunday.

I forgot our nominees and finalists:

Whodunnit
Poll ended at Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:02 pm
Please note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.


colonialbob
0
No votes
Voters: None
Dragon D. Luffy
0
No votes
Voters: None
Enrique
5
29%
Voters: Kylemii, G-Man, speedchuck, S~V~S, MacDougall
Epignosis
1
6%
Voters: Enrique
G-Man
5
29%
Voters: Lunalee, nutella, Epignosis, reywaS, sabie12
Kylemii
0
No votes
Voters: None
Lunalee
0
No votes
Voters: None
M Plus 7
0
No votes
Voters: None
MacDougall
1
6%
Voters: Dragon D. Luffy
nutella
0
No votes
Voters: None
reywaS
0
No votes
Voters: None
S~V~S
0
No votes
Voters: None
sabie12
0
No votes
Voters: None
speedchuck
1
6%
Voters: colonialbob
sprityo
0
No votes
Voters: None
Leonardo DiCaprio (host/dead/non)
4
24%
Voters: juliets, Jackofhearts2005, Sloonei, JaggedJimmyJay
Total votes: 17

Seeking justice for the murderous interruptions to the ceremony, the presenters converged on two of their own, suspicious that they might be behind the killings. After a violent melee, one man was left beaten to a pulp. A prepared speech was located on his smart phone by police, who couldn't resist the opportunity to give the presentation themselves.

Enrique was lynched. He was:

Ahem, well, alright, okay. So this is how it is, then.

I'm presenting the Best Side Mission Award. I didn't play this game so I figured I wouldn't really know how to talk it up. I mean, sure, it looks like it was a lot of fun, but that's a given with this community and host, not to mention the theme. You don't need to have played it to appreciate all the detail that went into it, though. Just looking at the endgame makes me go fuck, I should've been there. You miss all the shots you don't take etc.. The set-up was astounding, but even that wasn't enough. The host had to be present in the game, keep perfect track of every action, make adjustments so that the game would run smoothly through the two weeks it lasted. It's an insane effort. You can host a whole game just telling the players who died on every phase, maybe what their role was. This was on a whole other level. That the host could pull it off and then by the end break down their observations into a detailed self-reflection tells me, wow, this person cares about the community a lot. And of course it wasn't just the host. Mafia doesn't really take off if the players can't properly engage with the set-up. They posted a lot. I can tell that this was a high effort game from all parties, that it was a collaborative effort to make this game award-worthy.

Spoiler: show

Besides being an award winner, this game was also the host's swan song. The host did what had to be done and left on a high note. I'm thrilled to offer this to my almost-namesake, and I really hope that he gets to see this, I'm sure somebody's keeping in touch with him, thank you [mention]Ricochet[/mention] for hosting Courage the Cowardly Dog Mafia! Thank you for the work, thank you for building community with us, you know you're welcome back any time.

Now back to the game I was playing and that I will surely win since only a fool would try to kill me!

Night 2 will end at 8:00 PM EST.

Jackofhearts2005 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 01, 2019 12:36 pm So do I have to like follow this game to know if DH wins things?

The winners are all being added to the game's second post.

The emotional state of the Socky Awards was confused to say the least. How was one supposed to balance the horror of senseless murder with the joy of the awards presentations? Is there a For Dummies book that would shed light on some appropriate response to such conflicting events? These are what at least one attendee was pondering just prior to a loud shot ringing out over the building. A man yelled out, and then crumpled to the floor. In his inside coat pocket was a post card labeled "Best Job"...

A ceremony official inserted the thumb drive into a computer in the sound room, located a recording, and immediately broadcast it across the auditorium.


CLICK HERE

The ceremony attendees were a mess, running around across the auditorium and over each other with no regard for life or limb. Chaos reigned. One person experienced the worst of it all, trampled to death under the weight of designer shined boots and stiletto heels.

Long Con was lynched. He was:


Security cleared the space and paramedics attempted to resuscitate him to no avail. One did find something gripped tightly between Long Con's cold dead fingers:
a thumb drive labeled "Most Valuable Player". The contents were sure to be very interesting to a number of people in attendance.

Who murdered JJJ?
Poll ended at Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:10 pm
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colonialbob
1
6%
Voters: Long Con
Dragon D. Luffy
1
6%
Voters: Lunalee
Enrique
2
13%
Voters: Epignosis, speedchuck
Epignosis
1
6%
Voters: nutella
G-Man
1
6%
Voters: sabie12
Kylemii
0
No votes
Voters: None
Long Con
3
19%
Voters: Dragon D. Luffy, novaselinenever, Enrique
Lunalee
2
13%
Voters: S~V~S, colonialbob
M Plus 7
1
6%
Voters: G-Man
MacDougall
0
No votes
Voters: None
novaselinenever
0
No votes
Voters: None
nutella
0
No votes
Voters: None
reywaS
1
6%
Voters: Kylemii
S~V~S
1
6%
Voters: reywaS
sabie12
0
No votes
Voters: None
speedchuck
0
No votes
Voters: None
sprityo
0
No votes
Voters: None
Well, the narrative strongly suggests DH...? (host/non)
2
13%
Voters: juliets, JaggedJimmyJay
Total votes: 16

Long Con wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:52 pm Sorry dunya! I thought it was the end of Day 1 that was the deadline.



CONGRATULATIONS!

Yeah that's my bad. I decided to shimmy that one in after telling you that.

DharmaHelper let out a chuckle, taking one last glance at JJJ's lifeless corpse. What a doofus. He took the card he'd received the security guard, faced the audience, and gave them their first winner of the night.


CLICK HERE

Sloonei wrote: ↑Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:20 pm Is this game eligible for next year’s “best game“ socky?

Why yes, I do suppose that it is.

Ceremony attendees and special guests are beginning to arrive at the red carpet. The snaps and clicks of cameras almost completely drown out the mounting buzz of fans who have traveled from all over Mafia Nation to see these superstars in the flesh. A few people have already been taken away in ambulances after going into shock when a particularly well-dressed celebrity took the first step out of his or her limousine. The Socky Awards are back.

Day 0 begins now and will last until 8:00 PM EST on Wednesday Tuesday (approximately 35 hours from now). This will give awards presenters additional time to prepare. The thread is unlocked and you may begin.

All role cards are out. The game thread will be opened for Day 0 early Monday. You may begin preparing/submitting awards presentations immediately though if you so desire.

Sample vanilla role card:

You are the presenter of the award for ______. The winner(s) is/are ______.

You are a vanilla civilian. You have no special abilities.

Awards Presentation -- PLEASE READ


Each of you has been assigned an award that you will be presenting during the ceremony. You will be made aware of this in your role card, as well as the name(s) of the winners of your assigned awards. If you desire, you may reveal in the game thread which award you are assigned to present, but please do NOT reveal the winners!!! That will be handled publicly by the host when the time is right. Awards and alignments have been completely randomized; no award identity has any bearing on alignment.

This is how you will have the opportunity to participate actively in the Socky Awards ceremony. You will be given the privilege of literally presenting your award to the winner, on your own, however you see fit (you may write up a congratulatory post, or record something in Vocaroo, or record a video, or whatever you like). Everyone will need to submit their awards presentations to me PRIVATELY and before the lynch deadline at the end of Day 1. If you have any questions at all about this, please send me a PM. You may begin preparing and submitting me your awards presentations as soon as you receive your role card, even if I have not unlocked the game thread yet.

This is NOT mandatory. If you would prefer not to present an award, you may simply tell me so or let the deadline pass without submitting a presentation. If so, I will handle it myself, or someone else on the Socky Awards team will take care of it. That is perfectly okay if that is your preference.


Awards Winners:

Welcome to the annual presentation ceremony of The Syndicate's coveted Socky Awards. For those not already in the know, the term "sock" is derived from site founder M Plus 7 (formerly MovingPictures07), who has some strange and unhealthy obsession with this particular article of clothing. We dedicate these grand golden socks in his honor. I certainly hope you have all come dressed appropriately for the fanfare and fame associated with this ceremony. You can be certain that your attire will be assessed thoroughly and critically in every entertainment publication across the Mafia nation. I won't have this institution embarrassed by running sneakers or tacky goatees.

RULES AND GUIDELINES (Please click the spoiler and familiarize yourself)


GAME FACILITATOR

[mention]juliets[/mention] will serve as the facilitator for our game. I am grateful as always for her help. If you are feeling frustrated, irritated, or in need of a good vent regarding any matters pertaining to the game, you should feel free to shoot her a PM.

AWARDS PRESENTERS

[mention]nutella[/mention] - posts - self-aligned blind nexus - WINNER
[mention]speedchuck[/mention] - posts - mafia 2-shot janitor - WINNER

THEY DEAD THO

[mention]Long Con[/mention] - posts - vanilla civilian - Lynched on Day 1
[mention]novaselinenever[/mention] - posts - civilian 2-shot cop - Killed on Night 1
[mention]Enrique[/mention] - posts - vanilla civilian - Lynched on Day 2
[mention]MacDougall[/mention] - posts - civilian 2-shot FBI Agent - Killed on Night 2
[mention]Epignosis[/mention] - posts - civilian 1-shot psychic / 1-shot tracker - Killed on Night 2
[mention]sprityo[/mention] - posts - vanilla civilian - Lynched on Day 3
[mention]colonialbob[/mention] - posts - self-aligned 2-shot poisoner / 2-shot role thief - Killed on Night 3
[mention]reywaS[/mention] - posts - civilian miller - Lynched on Day 4
[mention]Kylemii[/mention] - posts - vanilla civilian - Killed on Night 4
[mention]Dragon D. Luffy[/mention] - posts - mafia 2-shot inventor / 1-shot vigilante - Lynched on Day 5 - WINNER
[mention]G-Man[/mention] - posts - vanilla civilian - Killed on Night 5
[mention]S~V~S[/mention] - posts - mafia godfather / 2-shot role cop - Lynched on Day 6 - WINNER
[mention]Lunalee[/mention] - posts - vanilla civilian - Killed on Night 6
[mention]sabie12[/mention] - posts - vanilla civilian - Lynched on Day 7
[mention]M Plus 7[/mention] - posts / [mention]Sloonei[/mention] - posts 2-shot mayor - Killed on Night 7