The Syndicate

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.)

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.

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

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

@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).

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

bonk

wtf is this theme

oh good, that explains it thanks

Heyo

supp suppp suppity sup sup

so I was doing some thinking in my study last night and realized that if you receive a role in the night, odds are greater that it is a sane role, considering the 25% chance of insanification. So it makes sense to use it IF you use probability as the main factor. Anyone disagree?

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:00 pm wtf is this theme

forum theme or game theme or wat?

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:07 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:00 pm wtf is this theme

forum theme or game theme or wat?

Well the forum theme is pretty self explanatory: like a Walmart of sorts for people that like playing phat gamez.

I meant, who bonks? Why do we bonk, Master Wayne?

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:07 pm so I was doing some thinking in my study last night and realized that if you receive a role in the night, odds are greater that it is a sane role, considering the 25% chance of insanification. So it makes sense to use it IF you use probability as the main factor. Anyone disagree?

there is an 83% chance ur role will succeed, 17% it will be insane, the chance for failing to use i didnt take into equation cuz it would just muddy it

i would personally use the doctor the most, that seems great

coz u know for a fact if it will be insane, and u will survive to see the result that is insane

then u can claim it ITT and become lock town (because mafia members cant give role to another mafia member)

i probably wouldnt use the other roles, setup is already more townsided than mountainous 12v3 coz even if we play full vanilla we have at laest 1 PR that has a claim, and potentially some goodies with it if mafia PR chopped

swag

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:10 pm

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:07 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:00 pm wtf is this theme

forum theme or game theme or wat?

Well the forum theme is pretty self explanatory: like a Walmart of sorts for people that like playing phat gamez.

I meant, who bonks? Why do we bonk, Master Wayne?

iss like the bonk go to horny jail meme, the shiba inu dog hitting another dog with a bat

I (me, I, myself, dass right) was the one who put that emoji on the syndicate discord, then user JustPlayingItCool made it a core part of his identity, and here we are fam

all roads lead to rome me mmhmm u better treat me with respect

I've yet to roll cop in any setup so I'd just use the cop check. I've rolled doctor very often. Can be a nice clearing role but otherwise I gain no info on anyone.

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:11 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:07 pm so I was doing some thinking in my study last night and realized that if you receive a role in the night, odds are greater that it is a sane role, considering the 25% chance of insanification. So it makes sense to use it IF you use probability as the main factor. Anyone disagree?

there is an 83% chance ur role will succeed, 17% it will be insane, the chance for failing to use i didnt take into equation cuz it would just muddy it

i would personally use the doctor the most, that seems great

coz u know for a fact if it will be insane, and u will survive to see the result that is insane

then u can claim it ITT and become lock town (because mafia members cant give role to another mafia member)

i probably wouldnt use the other roles, setup is already more townsided than mountainous 12v3 coz even if we play full vanilla we have at laest 1 PR that has a claim, and potentially some goodies with it if mafia PR chopped

swag

True RE not using the vig role, and honestly even the doctor. I mean, I feel like using it early won’t hurt town completely if it blows up in your face, but definitely holstering and waiting if numbers start to dwindle can be bad news bears if you’re wrong

Anyways, enough mech talk.

[VOTE: Scotty] aubergine

Time for an OMGUS.

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:13 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:10 pm

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:07 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:00 pm wtf is this theme

forum theme or game theme or wat?

Well the forum theme is pretty self explanatory: like a Walmart of sorts for people that like playing phat gamez.

I meant, who bonks? Why do we bonk, Master Wayne?

iss like the bonk go to horny jail meme, the shiba inu dog hitting another dog with a bat

I (me, I, myself, dass right) was the one who put that emoji on the syndicate discord, then user JustPlayingItCool made it a core part of his identity, and here we are fam

all roads lead to rome me mmhmm u better treat me with respect

I just googled this.

Now I feel old.

Hi everyone, I’m juliets one of your two Mods on Duty for this game (@fingersplints is the other and she will post soon). You can contact me here at the site or on discord juliets#5354.



For those of you who haven’t played on the Syndicate before the Mods on Duty are responsible for making sure everyone is treating one another with respect and that everyone behaves in accordance with our Rules and Code of Conduct. If you become frustrated or angry or in any way upset with another player or the host please contact one of us instead of attacking someone personally in the game thread. If we are not online, you can report a post someone else made that you feel violates the rules or the spirit of respect we want in our games. (Instructions for using the Report function are in the Rules link Syn posted above).

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Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:15 pm Anyways, enough mech talk.

[VOTE: Scotty] aubergine

Time for an OMGUS.

I don’t think that means what you think it means

Unless you’re trying to goad me into voting you for some reason

Ok ok how bout this: OMGLIMEFLAVOREDCOKESUCKS

#gotem

only ppl who got balls of steel finna use the doctor on a scumread and vig them with it

who here has balls

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:16 pm

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:15 pm Anyways, enough mech talk.

[VOTE: Scotty] aubergine

Time for an OMGUS.

I don’t think that means what you think it means

Unless you’re trying to goad me into voting you for some reason

Ok ok how bout this: OMGLIMEFLAVOREDCOKESUCKS

#gotem

btw can i ask if yall know each other?

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:16 pm

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:15 pm Anyways, enough mech talk.

[VOTE: Scotty] aubergine

Time for an OMGUS.

I don’t think that means what you think it means

Unless you’re trying to goad me into voting you for some reason

Ok ok how bout this: OMGLIMEFLAVOREDCOKESUCKS

#gotem

It was going to be a comedy shtick that I've tried to do for a few games, unfortunately no one has naturally done the thing I want them to do so that I can finish the routine.

Thus I'll remain attempting that in random future games hoping for the routine to go how I want it to go.

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:18 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:16 pm

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:15 pm Anyways, enough mech talk.

[VOTE: Scotty] aubergine

Time for an OMGUS.

I don’t think that means what you think it means

Unless you’re trying to goad me into voting you for some reason

Ok ok how bout this: OMGLIMEFLAVOREDCOKESUCKS

#gotem

btw can i ask if yall know each other?

No, we've only played in 1 game where he was town and I was maf.

I just did it because he was online.

You and I have been in a game together, you were fun to have around.

iight bet u 2 definitely not w/w yeah fam. i dun think two wolves make asynchronized posts like this, i think it feels a bit different if w/w
hell naw fam unless u was on another acc. i aint play with no lime coke

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:24 pm

Spoiler: show

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:20 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:16 pm

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:15 pm Anyways, enough mech talk.

[VOTE: Scotty] aubergine

Time for an OMGUS.

I don’t think that means what you think it means

Unless you’re trying to goad me into voting you for some reason

Ok ok how bout this: OMGLIMEFLAVOREDCOKESUCKS

#gotem

It was going to be a comedy shtick that I've tried to do for a few games, unfortunately no one has naturally done the thing I want them to do so that I can finish the routine.

Thus I'll remain attempting that in random future games hoping for the routine to go how I want it to go.

iight bet u 2 definitely not w/w yeah fam. i dun think two wolves make asynchronized posts like this, i think it feels a bit different if w/w

Spoiler: show

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:21 pm

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:18 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:16 pm

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:15 pm Anyways, enough mech talk.

[VOTE: Scotty] aubergine

Time for an OMGUS.

I don’t think that means what you think it means

Unless you’re trying to goad me into voting you for some reason

Ok ok how bout this: OMGLIMEFLAVOREDCOKESUCKS

#gotem

btw can i ask if yall know each other?

No, we've only played in 1 game where he was town and I was maf.

I just did it because he was online.

You and I have been in a game together, you were fun to have around.

hell naw fam unless u was on another acc. i aint play with no lime coke

You played on a game on EpicMafia that was hosted by DKKoba right? I'm Bradland from there. I had the Skarmory PFP.

OH SHEEEET bradland my man how u doin boi

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:26 pm

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:24 pm

Spoiler: show

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:20 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:16 pm

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:15 pm Anyways, enough mech talk.

[VOTE: Scotty] aubergine

Time for an OMGUS.

I don’t think that means what you think it means

Unless you’re trying to goad me into voting you for some reason

Ok ok how bout this: OMGLIMEFLAVOREDCOKESUCKS

#gotem

It was going to be a comedy shtick that I've tried to do for a few games, unfortunately no one has naturally done the thing I want them to do so that I can finish the routine.

Thus I'll remain attempting that in random future games hoping for the routine to go how I want it to go.

iight bet u 2 definitely not w/w yeah fam. i dun think two wolves make asynchronized posts like this, i think it feels a bit different if w/w

Spoiler: show

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:21 pm

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:18 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:16 pm

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:15 pm Anyways, enough mech talk.

[VOTE: Scotty] aubergine

Time for an OMGUS.

I don’t think that means what you think it means

Unless you’re trying to goad me into voting you for some reason

Ok ok how bout this: OMGLIMEFLAVOREDCOKESUCKS

#gotem

btw can i ask if yall know each other?

No, we've only played in 1 game where he was town and I was maf.

I just did it because he was online.

You and I have been in a game together, you were fun to have around.

hell naw fam unless u was on another acc. i aint play with no lime coke

You played on a game on EpicMafia that was hosted by DKKoba right? I'm Bradland from there. I had the Skarmory PFP.

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:27 pm OH SHEEEET bradland my man how u doin boi

this interaction is obv not w/w im juss helpin u friendos out there making reads, maybe i finna jinx it by spelling it out loud but FUCK it ion give a fuck boiiii i do wat i want

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:27 pm OH SHEEEET bradland my man how u doin boi

I'm alright, how about you?

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:28 pm

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:27 pm OH SHEEEET bradland my man how u doin boi

I'm alright, how about you?

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:29 pm

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:28 pm

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:27 pm OH SHEEEET bradland my man how u doin boi

I'm alright, how about you?

Spoiler: show

Lmao

Bonk bonk

Can the doc shots self-target tbh?

[VOTE: Unvote] aubergine

Not outing a read on Scotty yet because he went straight into mech talk.

Tutuu seems comfortable though and I'm outing a townread on her.

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

it dont say but im 100% sure none of the roles can't self-target

i think u asking this ITT is towny so u town gratz famlam

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.

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:48 pm [VOTE: Unvote] aubergine

Not outing a read on Scotty yet because he went straight into mech talk.

Tutuu seems comfortable though and I'm outing a townread on her.

ayyyyy esskeetit

If only I could watch the entire movie of Shrek in gif form right now.

Aloha! I am town, vanilla flavour

Master Radishes wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:52 pm If only I could watch the entire movie of Shrek in gif form right now.

Sacrilege.


Shrek is meant to be enjoyed in HD, full length format w/ surround sound.


Also, how are you? How's your summer been?

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:35 pm Bonk bonk

Theme based entrance from Nook gets a town lean

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:20 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:16 pm

Lime Coke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:15 pm Anyways, enough mech talk.

[VOTE: Scotty] aubergine

Time for an OMGUS.

I don’t think that means what you think it means

Unless you’re trying to goad me into voting you for some reason

Ok ok how bout this: OMGLIMEFLAVOREDCOKESUCKS

#gotem

It was going to be a comedy shtick that I've tried to do for a few games, unfortunately no one has naturally done the thing I want them to do so that I can finish the routine.

Thus I'll remain attempting that in random future games hoping for the routine to go how I want it to go.

Wolfy.

I’m pretty sure there’s actually good mech stuff to do in this setup but I haven’t thought enough

TonyStarkPrime wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:05 pm I’m pretty sure there’s actually good mech stuff to do in this setup but I haven’t thought enough

I skimmed the OP, looks like it's got moving parts that don't involve me (yet), so I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.


TSP, long time no see (rhymes are fun)

falcon45ca wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:08 pm

TonyStarkPrime wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:05 pm I’m pretty sure there’s actually good mech stuff to do in this setup but I haven’t thought enough

I skimmed the OP, looks like it's got moving parts that don't involve me (yet), so I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.


TSP, long time no see (rhymes are fun)

ez town

tutii
uhhh. new guy with 2 posts
falcon

tutuu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:09 pm

falcon45ca wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:08 pm

TonyStarkPrime wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:05 pm I’m pretty sure there’s actually good mech stuff to do in this setup but I haven’t thought enough

I skimmed the OP, looks like it's got moving parts that don't involve me (yet), so I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.


TSP, long time no see (rhymes are fun)

ez town

tutii
uhhh. new guy with 2 posts
falcon

How dare you pocket me so quickly!




Ok, I'm in