The Syndicate

A game for 13 players based on Brandon Sanderson's Warbreaker

9 Civs - Find the threats to town and remove them. You win once all non civilians are removed from the game.
3 Mafia - Deceive and survive the town's hunt. You win once you've hit vote parity.
1 Indy - *Win condition is only known to the Indy*

**Disclaimer!**
This game will contain information/names/concepts from the novel, but will not contain spoilers for the book. I'd think of this more of the aroma you get by walking near the restaurant rather than going inside and seeing the food for yourself. As a fan, I hope I can do these books justice.

On Nalthis, in the Nalthian system of the cosmere, all individuals are born with a single Breath, which can be willingly transferred or given away to another individual. A Breath can be thought of as a soul, or as the manifestation of the 'sixth sense'. A person with no Breaths is called a Drab.

With the threat of Hallandren’s invasion of Idris ever looming, several people have gathered to forestall what could be a great tragedy. Unknown to them, certain malefactors are currently working, and succeeding in raising tensions between the two peoples. Find those responsible and prevent calamity.

Within this game, during the day, players may willingly give all of their breaths to another player. Players who do this should do so by providing a DM to the host.

Certain magical boons will be granted to players with an allotment of breaths.

The first heightening (2 breaths)
Players who achieve the first heightening will be made aware of those who no longer have their breath upon reaching the first heightening.

The second heightening: TOWN (4 breaths)
Town who achieve the second heightening now have the capacity to protect themselves or others from a night kill. Attempting to do so will reduce the submitter's total breaths by one.

The second heightening: MAFIA (4 breaths)
Mafia who achieve the second heightening may choose at night to janitor next yeet as long as they have voted for the person yeeted. If this ability is used, the player will return to having a single breath. Further, if they submit to use this power and their vote does not land on the same player who is yeeted the power will not qualify as being used.

The third heightening (6 breaths)
Players who achieve the third heightening will now resist a nightkill or negative action taken against the player who has achieved the third heightening. If this ability is used, the player will return to having a single breath. Further, if they submit to use this power and a protection does not occur the power will not qualify as being used.



Power roles:

One for Town:
“Lightsong the Bold, the Returned God of Bravery” to the people of Hallandren.

Lightsong will begin the game with 4 breaths and the use of breaths for the second heightening will not decrease their total breaths. Lightsong is immune to poison. If Lightsong gives away their breath, their vote weight will become 0 until a breath is restored. Lastly Lightsong may not accrue more than 4 breaths at a time, excess breaths will be lost.

One for Mafia:
The Mafia Leader

The Mafia Leader will begin the game with 3 breaths. While the Mafia Leader is alive the Mafia are immune to poison.

And the 3p:
“Vasher, a grumpy man in ragged brown clothing. He wields a mysterious black blade.”

Vasher’s win condition will be made known to the player.
Vasher begins the game with 6 breaths and may not give breaths.
Vasher once per game at night may choose give his blade to another player, poisoning them. This power will not qualify as being used if the target is not yeeted by poison in the following end of day cycle.
*Secrets*

Ties will be decided at random.
Yeets will result in a flip, with the exception of a janitorial power being used.
Day/Night cycles are standard Heist 48/24.
Thread will be locked at night.
There will be no hammer enacted for this game.
No BTSC unless indicated otherwise via dm.
No angleshooting/excessive ATE.

• This includes the use of discussion regarding communication with host and other non players.

Self-Voting will not count
No editing/deleting posts
Off topic discussion should use OT
Non players should use np
Dead players should use dead
Please refrain from using host color. I've called dibs.

Example Vanilla Civ message:

Congrats! You are a vanilla civilian! Eliminate the threats to the town!

**Keep in mind as games I host fall into the realm of experimentation, thus I have attempted to work the numbers to be balanced to the best of my ability, this however does not MEAN that this game is balanced.**

Please feel free to dm me regarding any questions on the setup.

Flavor list: Please note that all players, even power roles and scum will receive one of these flavor roles as an alias. Flavor roles will be randomized prior to alignments and power roles. Flavor roles will not have any impact upon player alignment and is mostly for fun/fluff.

Minor updates for clarity:
Defining negative action as seen in:

"Players who achieve the third heightening will now resist a nightkill or negative action taken against the player who has achieved the third heightening. If this ability is used, the player will return to having a single breath. Further, if they submit to use this power and a protection does not occur the power will not qualify as being used."

A negative action causes a flip and removal from the game or is an alternate adverse affect. Of what is known in the setup, this includes Poison, becoming the Majority Vote, and the nightkill.

Defining known action resolutions: Submission for breath transference will resolve at EoD, the last submitted request prior to EoD will be the one I act upon naturally. Any hightenings achieved following will be made known to the player as soon as achieved.

Playerlist and ISOs

Creature
DaughterOfOmega
Gira
Neon
Scotty
Seanzie
S~V~S
falcon45ca
lucy
nutella
pyxxy
sig
srceenplay

The city of T'Telir bustled with life as the sun began to set, casting a warm glow over the colorful buildings and winding streets. Emerging from the shadows of an alleyway, Vasher stepped onto the crowded thoroughfare, his ratty cloak rippling in the cool evening breeze. He moved with purpose, feeling the hum of his sword, Nightblood, at his side. His sharp eyes scanned the throng of people as he made his way towards the city's center.

Day 1 has begun. Poll should be functional.

If you wish to give breath to another player, dm me in the discord hub.

Let me know if you have any questions.

@DrWilgy is there a post cap

lucy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:10 pm @DrWilgy is there a post cap

There is no post cap limit for this game.

kinky

Neon here to 500 post every day

There being no postcap is rad.

I signed up for this game days ago and completely forgot about it.

Neon wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:20 pm [VOTE: Lucy] aubergine

1984

also i'm gonna bottom post with the highest post count

Is this gonna be the game Gira rands wolf?

By the colors! what have we here?

nutella wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:25 pm By the colors! what have we here?

A game where thirteen players are gonna put up a 85 page day one, apparently.

6th which is basically first

Three of the non-Creature players who have posted so far are mafia and one of them is independent. Can the independent stand up so I can lynch the other three?

Creature wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:36 pm Three of the non-Creature players who have posted so far are mafia and one of them is independent. Can the independent stand up so I can lynch the other three?

Oh nevermind sig just snuck in.

I’m ready to be the town leader or be permanently behind one or the other (or maybe both?)

Creature wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:36 pm

Creature wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:36 pm Three of the non-Creature players who have posted so far are mafia and one of them is independent. Can the independent stand up so I can lynch the other three?

Oh nevermind sig just snuck in.

For those into it, I looked this up, and am a bit confused. Is this a separate series, or a part of Mistborn? I read WOT ages ago and like Sanderson, and would like to see if I like this.

Where would I start?

S~V~S wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:38 pm For those into it, I looked this up, and am a bit confused. Is this a separate series, or a part of Mistborn? I read WOT ages ago and like Sanderson, and would like to see if I like this.

Where would I start?

It's part of the Cosmere universe which includes Mistborn as one of the interconnected series, but Warbreaker itself is a standalone novel set on a different planet. It's good!

Basically multiple of his series including Mistborn and the Stormlight Archive have magic systems and lore that interrelate in cool ways as they progress

nutella wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:44 pm

S~V~S wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:38 pm For those into it, I looked this up, and am a bit confused. Is this a separate series, or a part of Mistborn? I read WOT ages ago and like Sanderson, and would like to see if I like this.

Where would I start?

It's part of the Cosmere universe which includes Mistborn as one of the interconnected series, but Warbreaker itself is a standalone novel set on a different planet. It's good!

I should have originally put this in green.

So Warbreaker would be a good start? I'll download it. Thanks!

Oh I didn't know Cosmere was related to Branderson Banderson.

First: The mechanics of this game seem weird to me.

Second: I said I would try this game, and I haven't seriously tried while town alignment in years.

Third: I have an exam two days after spring break ends, and last exam I did horrible. If I'm alive till endgame I will be studying for that pretty hard.

I haven't read the mechanics of the game yet.

DaughterOfOmega wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:59 pm First: The mechanics of this game seem weird to me.

Second: I said I would try this game, and I haven't seriously tried while town alignment in years.

Third: I have an exam two days after spring break ends, and last exam I did horrible. If I'm alive till endgame I will be studying for that pretty hard.

So you’re mafia then?

Creature wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:01 pm I haven't read the mechanics of the game yet.

Creatures town entering sheep mode

sig wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:02 pm

DaughterOfOmega wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:59 pm First: The mechanics of this game seem weird to me.

Second: I said I would try this game, and I haven't seriously tried while town alignment in years.

Third: I have an exam two days after spring break ends, and last exam I did horrible. If I'm alive till endgame I will be studying for that pretty hard.

So you’re mafia then?

I’m going to be awful town, so is their any difference

It’s really that I just started to take mafia serious again, I spent a while just not caring

Wilgy said in the sign up thread that his games can have experimental mechanics. That's kinda why I signed up.

Creature wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:01 pm I haven't read the mechanics of the game yet.

same

@Neon why are u voting me

lucy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:10 pm

Creature wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:01 pm I haven't read the mechanics of the game yet.

same

I think it has something to do with breaths.

Every player starts with 1 breath, except the town leader, the mafia leader and the independent who start with at least 4.

Every player can give their breath to someone else.

Players who total 2 breaths get to know which players have 0 breaths.

Players who total 4 breaths get to protect someone (if town) or janitor someone they're voting (if mafia).

Players who total 6 breaths get to protect themselves from any negative action? (I haven't read this one right tbh)

[VOTE: Creature] aubergine
Now watch them disappear for the rest of D1 and D2

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 6:39 pm Self-Voting will not count

This is really funny and definitely not targeted at a few players in this game.

Neon wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:20 pm Neon here to 500 post every day

oh colours no

lucy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:23 pm

Neon wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:20 pm [VOTE: Lucy] aubergine

1984

Correct welcome to the new world order

S~V~S wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:31 pm

nutella wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:25 pm By the colors! what have we here?

A game where thirteen players are gonna put up a 85 page day one, apparently.

Correct. I'm here to ruin lives.

Creature wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:36 pm Three of the non-Creature players who have posted so far are mafia and one of them is independent. Can the independent stand up so I can lynch the other three?

It's me I'm the independent if by independent you mean vanilla town

S~V~S wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:31 pm

nutella wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:25 pm By the colors! what have we here?

A game where thirteen players are gonna put up a 85 page day one, apparently.

That’s almost longer than the bloody book this is based on

I'm sitting here trying to understand mafia mechanics, while also trying to break MU's ban evading rules, and I haven't even began writing an essay due for my comparative governments class

we need more hours in the day

DaughterOfOmega wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:49 pm I'm sitting here trying to understand mafia mechanics, while also trying to break MU's ban evading rules, and I haven't even began writing an essay due for my comparative governments class

we need more hours in the day

lol what did you do to get banned on MU

sig wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:52 pm

DaughterOfOmega wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:49 pm I'm sitting here trying to understand mafia mechanics, while also trying to break MU's ban evading rules, and I haven't even began writing an essay due for my comparative governments class

we need more hours in the day

lol what did you do to get banned on MU

The answer to the question why I was banned, and the answer to why I'm still banned are completely different

since you want the reason from 5 years ago, post# 101 in the MU ban log.

DaughterOfOmega wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:54 pm

sig wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:52 pm

DaughterOfOmega wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:49 pm I'm sitting here trying to understand mafia mechanics, while also trying to break MU's ban evading rules, and I haven't even began writing an essay due for my comparative governments class

we need more hours in the day

lol what did you do to get banned on MU

The answer to the question why I was banned, and the answer to why I'm still banned are completely different

since you want the reason from 5 years ago, post# 101 in the MU ban log.

I will literally figure out my MU password just to see this multi year old drama

nutella wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:53 pm

I spent 200 on clothes, razor, shoes today

Still nowhere near my ban evading budget

Hell I gave Makaze 300 bucks last month because I felt bad for him, dealing with me is a full time job