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@dyachei
@dunya
@Master Radishes
@NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME
@TonyStarkPrime
@JaggedJimmyJay
@RondoDimBuckle
@falcon45ca
@motel room
@NotAnAxehole
@tutuu
@Mizery
@MacDougall

I realize that how this went down made mech play essentially irrelevant, but do any of you have thoughts on the setup?

I was thinking that any future iteration of this setup would include a roleblocker for the wolf team.

One intention of the setup is WIFOM; I really wanted the wolf team to have the mobility to make town eat itself alive with speculation. A totally brutal D1 negated that immediately, as was the quick realization that Scotty was likely the wolf PR and that both PRs holstered N0. What was meant to be a space for fake claiming and what-ifs turned into an almost guaranteed loss scenario for Alison and Dyson.

Alison does deserve kudos for her fake spew; town had a lot of trouble seeing through it despite knowing that Alison subbed into a "losing team" and that she knew the score from the beginning. She did wonderfully, but it would have taken extreme luck on Dyson's end in order to end game.

The tie rand going against the wolves every time also sucked, though in fairness, it was w/w wagons on D1.

Dyson sphere was bonked. They were a Guilty Discord Member.

Innocent Discord Members win. Thank you for playing.

@dyachei
@Master Radishes
@NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME
@TonyStarkPrime
@JaggedJimmyJay
@Alison
@RondoDimBuckle
@falcon45ca
@Scotty
@motel room
@NotAnAxehole
@tutuu
@Dyson sphere
@Mizery
@MacDougall

Spec chat: https://discord.gg/DZCAFJ43k7
Wolf chat: https://discord.gg/7ctHgNkv8Q

@MacDougall was done diddily killed. He was an Innocent Discord Member.

D4 has begun. You have 48 hours to decide the next bonk.

Post counts as of EOD D3


Available post counts for D4; to reference, please see your "Posts in topic" amount in your avatar bit to the left.

Dyson sphere 165
falcon45ca 276
JaggedJimmyJay 244
MacDougall 282
Master Radishes 216
motel room 175
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME 234
NotAnAxehole 198
TonyStarkPrime 167
tutuu 320

@Mizery was bonked. They were an Innocent Discord Member.

N3 will last for 24 hours. Please have night actions submitted to me within the next 23 hours, please.


Poll EOD D3

@RondoDimBuckle was done diddily killed. He was an Innocent Discord Member.

D3 has begun. You have 48 hours to decide the next bonk.

Post counts as of EOD D2




Available post counts for D3; to reference, please see your "Posts in topic" amount in your avatar bit to the left.

Dyson sphere 155
falcon45ca 255
JaggedJimmyJay 219
MacDougall 270
Master Radishes 202
Mizery 195
motel room 165
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME 224
NotAnAxehole 175
RondoDimBuckle 278
TonyStarkPrime 159
tutuu 300

@Alison was bonked. She was a Guilty Discord Member.

N2 will last for 24 hours. Please have night actions submitted to me within the next 23 hours, please.



Poll EOD D2

Remaining post counts for D2:

Alison 100 -- 36 REMAINING
Dyson sphere 131 -- 90 REMAINING
falcon45ca 200 -- 77 REMAINING
JaggedJimmyJay 150 -- 37 REMAINING
MacDougall 199 -- 31 REMAINING
Master Radishes 174 -- 85 REMAINING
Mizery 160 -- 65 REMAINING
motel room 136 -- 77 REMAINING
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME 169 -- 55 REMAINING
NotAnAxehole 132 -- 70 REMAINING
RondoDimBuckle 178 -- 50 REMAINING
TonyStarkPrime 133 -- 77 REMAINING
tutuu 200 -- 25 REMAINING

Remaining post counts for D2:

Alison 100 -- 59 REMAINING
Dyson sphere 131 -- 100 REMAINING
falcon45ca 200 -- 85 REMAINING
JaggedJimmyJay 150 -- 69 REMAINING (nice)
MacDougall 199 -- 66 REMAINING
Master Radishes 174 -- 95 REMAINING
Mizery 160 -- 94 REMAINING
motel room 136 -- 81 REMAINING
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME 169 -- 74 REMAINING
NotAnAxehole 132 -- 83 REMAINING
RondoDimBuckle 178 -- 85 REMAINING
TonyStarkPrime 133 -- 87 REMAINING
tutuu 200 -- 52 REMAINING

@dyachei was done diddily killed. They were an Innocent Discord Member.

D2 has begun. You have 48 hours to decide the next bonk.



Host reminder: Please do not speculate why substitutions were made.

@dyachei is replacing @dunya.

@Alison is replacing @lost monkey.

New available post counts for D2:

Alison 100
dyachei 100
Dyson sphere 131
falcon45ca 200
JaggedJimmyJay 150
MacDougall 199
Master Radishes 174
Mizery 160
motel room 136
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME 169
NotAnAxehole 132
RondoDimBuckle 178
TonyStarkPrime 133
tutuu 200

Posts counts as of EOD D1



Available post counts for D2; to reference, please see your "Posts in topic" amount in your avatar bit to the left.

dunya 189
Dyson sphere 131
falcon45ca 200
JaggedJimmyJay 150
lost monkey 106
MacDougall 199
Master Radishes 174
Mizery 160
motel room 136
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME 169
NotAnAxehole 132
RondoDimBuckle 178
TonyStarkPrime 133
tutuu 200

@Scotty was bonked. He was a Guilty Discord Member.

N1 will last for 24 hours. Please have night actions submitted to me within the next 23 hours, please.




Poll EOD D1

Syn wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 3:12 am @Lime Coke has been replaced by @JaggedJimmyJay.

JJJ will be granted a limit of 50 posts for D1.

Just a reminder that everyone has to use the

tags in a post alongside their vote in the poll.

Mizery wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:43 pm Can the doc shots self-target tbh?

None of the PRs can self-target.

I have added [8] to the Game Overview section to clarify this.

@dunya
@Master Radishes
@NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME
@TonyStarkPrime
@Lime Coke
@lost monkey
@RondoDimBuckle
@falcon45ca
@Scotty
@motel room
@NotAnAxehole
@tutuu
@Dyson sphere
@Mizery
@MacDougall

@dunya
@Master Radishes
@NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME
@TonyStarkPrime
@Lime Coke
@lost monkey
@RondoDimBuckle
@falcon45ca
@Scotty
@motel room
@NotAnAxehole
@tutuu
@Dyson sphere
@Mizery
@MacDougall

All role cards have been sent. If you did not receive one or noticed an issue, please get in touch with me.

N0 has now begun. D1 will start August 10th at 12:00 PM PDT (23.5 hours from now).

Thread Events

Lime Coke was replaced by JaggedJimmyJay on DAY 1 — Here
Scotty was bonked on DAY 1. He was a Guilty Discord Member — Here
Dunya was replaced by dyachei, lost monkey was replaced by Alison on NIGHT 1 — Here
dyachei was killed on NIGHT 1. They were an Innocent Discord Member — Here
Alison was bonked on DAY 2. She was a Guilty Discord Member — Here
RondoDimBuckle was killed on NIGHT 2. He was an Innocent Discord Member — Here
Mizery was bonked on DAY 3. They were a Innocent Discord Member — Here
MacDougall was killed on NIGHT 3. He was an Innocent Discord Member — Here
Dyson sphere was bonked on DAY 4. They were a Guilty Discord Member — Here

ISOs

dunya / dyachei — KILLED ON N1 — Innocent Discord Member
Master Radishes
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME
TonyStarkPrime
Lime Coke / JaggedJimmyJay
lost monkey / Alison — BONKED ON D2 — Guilty Discord Member
RondoDimBuckle — KILLED ON N2 — Innocent Discord Member
falcon45ca
Scotty — BONKED ON D1 — Guilty Discord Member
motel room
NotAnAxehole
tutuu
Dyson sphere — BONKED ON D4 — Guilty Discord Member
Mizery — BONKED ON D3 — Innocent Discord Member
MacDougall — KILLED ON N3 — Innocent Discord Member

Host ISO
juliets
fingersplints

Polls

Poll EOD D1

Poll EOD D2

Poll EOD D3

Post Count Tracking

Posts counts as of EOD D1



Post counts as of EOD D2



Post counts as of EOD D3

New Site Rules, Guidelines, and Philosophy

Remember that the premier rules in any Syndicate Mafia game come straight from the site rules. Review those rules below, and direct any concerns you may have to the host or moderator(s) on duty.

Rules and Guidelines on The Syndicate

Also always be mindful of the culture of respect that must be maintained in all Syndicate spaces at all times, to include this game thread and any external communication spaces relating to the game. Players must be respectful to one another, to the game host, to the members of the staff overseeing the game, to the game itself by way of its rules and spirit, to the Syndicate community in general, and ideally also to themselves. Respect is never optional. See our full manifesto on our culture of respect below.

A Syndicate Mafia Culture of Respect

Voting

1. Voting must be done in the poll and as a post. Please use the vote BBCode tags for ease of searching.

2. Votes are not locked until Chop or Lose (CoL).

3. There is no "majority hammer." Game phases go their full length. The only exception is CoL when votes are locked.

4. Sleep is a valid vote.

5. The chop at EOD is determined by plurality; whichever choice has the most voters is the "winner" of the chop. This applies to sleep too.

Participation

1. Please try and play the game. The day phase is 48 hours and it would be appreciated if you made an earnest attempt to participate every 24-hour period for some time.

2. There is no post minimum; so long as you're trying and contributing, we're good.

3. If I feel your participation is too low, I'll PM you first to check in. Typically this will be after 24 hours of no posting. (Let me know if you expect longer absences.)

4. Substitutions will take place in the first 24 hours of a day phase or during the night phase. If no substitutions can be found, or it is beyond D3, the slot will be mod-killed.

Game Overview

This is a semi-open setup. You are aware of the starting base roles; however, the landscape of the PRs changes as the game progresses due to two role provider roles.

Here are some basic mechanics of the game, relevant to everyone:

1. This game has a cycle of 48-hour days and 24-hour nights.
2. There is to be no night chat for villagers. The thread will be locked after End Of Day (EOD) for the duration of the night phase.
3. Ties at EOD are determined randomly.
4. Night kills are mandatory and are assigned to a specific member of the wolf team.
5. There is a post cap of 100 posts per cycle/day phase. Using fewer posts one day does not grant you more posts the following day. The host will post limits every EOD/SOD.
6. Death flips include only alignment. No role information is provided.
7. Role claiming is permitted.
8. No power roles can self-target or target consecutively.

Game Setup

1. This is a 12 v 3 setup, with 12 villagers and 3 wolves.

2. Here is the catch: the villagers and wolves both have a 2-shot role provider. This role provider can pick a player every night and give them a power role. There is a N0, and both role providers can use a shot during this N0.

11x vanilla villagers
1x villager role provider

2x wolf goons
1x wolf role provider

3. Role providers can select a role from two sets:

A. Doctor and Tracker
B. Cop and Vigilante

4. Doctor, Tracker, and Cop are 2-shot roles. Vigilante is 1-shot.

5. Role providers cannot pick both roles from a single set; they must pick one role of each set to provide. (e.g., they cannot give out both doctor and tracker, or both cop and vigilante.)

6. The player who gets sent a power role cannot reject the ability. However, they are capable of holstering. Players are not informed if they are given a villager role or a wolf role.

7. The core difference between the villager role provider and the wolf role provider is that the wolf role provider comes with a chance of insanification or failure.

8. The wolf role provider's roles have the following conditions: 25% chance of insanifying, 25% chance of failing, and 50% chance of doing its intended action.

9. Failed actions are not refunded.

10. Insanifying results:

Doctor: kills target
Cop: opposite alignment
Tracker: spits out a random fake track
Vigilante: backfires on shooter

Role-Provider Specifics

1. Again, both role providers can use a shot on N0. This is not mandatory.

2. The wolf role provider cannot grant another wolf a role. However, the villager role provider can give a role to anyone.

3. Role providers cannot self-target.

4. Role providers cannot holster starting N1. If a role provider uses a shot N0, they'll use their second shot N1. Likewise, if they holstered N0, they must give out a role N1 and N2.

5. The wolf team cannot kill their provider target on the same night.

6. Role providers cannot target the same player twice (no consecutive targeting). However, if they are aware of the other provider's target, they can target who they targeted.

7. If a player receives a role from both role providers, they become a Jack of All Trades; they must use each ability in turn. (e.g., if a player is made a tracker-cop, they must use one the first night, then the other the next, before using the first role again.)