This game is FINISHED. If you would like to read, the game starts here and ends here.

If you would like to play mafia, check out the "Werewolf (AKA Mafia)" thread. A link is in my sig.

Hey, this is a sequel of sorts to "Werewolf (AKA Mafia)". Which, at the time of this post, is in its second game. If you want an example of what this game is like, I suggest checking it out.

The game is one of misinformation, secrecy, psychology, and trust. And what better setting for that than a club of UFO hunters? No two games are quite ever alike, it's always a mix'n'match of different players, roles, and playstyles. But it's hard to really do it justice in writing- So without further ado the story, objectives, and rules are below:

Story

A young group of conspiracy theorists have become aware of a horrible truth: three of their members have been replaced by aliens. And to make things worse they have a healthy suspicion that another one of them is really a demon. But who could they be?

Objectives

In this version there are three factions. As such, there are three objectives:

• Humans - Lynch the alien menace and lynch or disable the Demon. They win if all Aliens are dead and if the Demon is either dead or unable to work do to the Priest being alive.

• Aliens - Kill all other players. They win if the Aliens are the only faction left.

• Spawn - Mark all players for the path of evil and survive. This team's win condition is the most complicated:
  • If the Demon has marked all surviving Humans and is alive when the Humans would normally win, then the Spawn win. Basically, if the Demon dies, then the Humans are purified.
  • If the Demon has marked all surviving Aliens and the Aliens have reached the point where they would normally win, AND the Aliens did NOT kill the Demon during night, then the Spawn win. Basically, if the Aliens killed the Demon themselves, then they are purified.

Rules

The game is divided into two alternating phases, Day and Night.

• During the Day everybody posts in the thread and votes on someone to lynch. To have your vote counted place two '#' number signs in front of the name of the player you wish to lynch. EX: ##Vote: That Troper. This is to make the votes easier to find. You can change your vote as many time as you want until the Day ends. When all votes are cast or after 24 hours, play goes to the Night phase.

• During the night the Aliens and other special players (Known as Roles) send a PM to the host (that's me) indicating who they would like to use their "powers" on. Activity in the thread should stay as quiet as possible during this time. When all pms are in or 24 hours have passed, play goes back to Day.

Roles

Roles are decided randomly and given secretly. For your own protection it is suggested that you do not reveal your role. For a good example of what happens when you do that, just watch Game 2 in Werewolf (AKA Mafia). SEEREEUSLY. There are no rules against revealing or lying about roles, it's just generally considered dumb.

A player's role is revealed upon death.

The different roles are described below:

Alien Faction

All Aliens will know each other.

• 2 Invaders - The basic enemy of the Human faction. At night they unaminously decide one player to kill per night and send it in a PM to the host. They can also check in with the Bodysnatcher to see what they think.

• 1 Bodysnatcher - This Alien can choose one player to become an Invader. The Bodysnatcher will die, however. The picked person will also lose their ability if they had one. When the Bodysnatcher uses this ability, they should inform their Invader allies. The Aliens cannot use this ability AND kill in the same night. When checked by the Investigator, the Bodysnatcher will appear Human.

Spawn Faction

Both Spawn players will know each other. But their powers cannot be used until after the Priest dies.

• 1 Demon - If the Priest dies the Demon will be able to activate their special ability: Every two nights after the Priest dies the Demon chooses one player to "mark" for the Spawn. The marked player will not know that they were marked. The only change will be they count towards the Demon victory. The Demon appears Human to the Investigator.

• 1 Warlock - Every night the Warlock can check a player. However they will only be told whether the player is the Priest or not. If the Warlock is killed they will use their magic to become a ghost and kill one player during one night. If they are killed before the Priest dies, they must wait to use this power.

Human Faction

Humans are the only faction that do not know each other.

• The Investigator - The Investgator checks the Role of one player per night. However, if they check the Bodysnatcher or Demon they will appear Human. And if they check the Weirdo they will appear as an Invader.

• The Schizo - This player is told they are the Investigator. But when they check someone, the player they chose will appear as an Invader. The exceptions are the Bodysnatcher, Demon, and Weirdo. As such the Investigator and Schizo compliment each other.

• The Weirdo - This player is told they are a normal Human, but when checked by the Investigator they appear as an Invader.

• The Priest - As long as the Priest lives the Demon faction is disabled. If the Priest is still alive and all Invaders are lynched, the Humans will not have to kill the Spawn to win. The Priest can also bring back one player to life.

• Humans - Just a human. They do human things like, voting, lynching, forming mobs, you know, that sort of thing.

• 2 Reporters - These roles will only be used if we get 25 players. If we do, then instead of a player's role being revealed up death, these two will instead be informed of it, and will be free to do with the info as they please. A player's Faction will still be revealed upon death, however.

Sign-up

Copy and paste the list in the post above you and edit your handle in to sign-up!

1. Stevebat Turned into tacos N1 - Weirdo

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3. Anarchy Poked to death D3 - Priest

4. Strange Dwarf Killed by Warlock N5 - Schizo

5. Quantumawsome Fell off of cliff N3 - Human

6. Thespacephantom Survived - Invader

7. Artemis92 Turned to JELLO-O N2 - Human

8. You Must Die Survived - Bodysnatcher

9. Aliroz the Confused Survived - Invader

10. Angry Scientist Fed to sharks D2 - Warlock

11. The Dead Mans Life Beaten to death D1; revived D2; Turned to rice N4 - Investigator

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17. Crewe dissolved D4 - Demon

edited 13th Apr '11 10:43:19 AM by Braincogs

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So are there any questions about game balance? The only thing that I'm really unsure of is the success rate for the Demon; I don't know if it should maybe be higher or the rate that I have it at now (60%).

Demon should have 100% success, but only able to use it every two nights.

Also, I'm in.

Ah, yes that should do.

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edited 31st Mar '11 8:33:33 AM by Braincogs

Also, I'm sorry you had to get got in the last game. :(

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That other game is getting ridiculous. Just saying.

Yeah, and I can't say that I don't feel partly responsible. ;>_>

But I'm confident everyone will still have fun.

Edit: Also I changed the name of the "Demon Faction" to "Spawn", just so it's less confusing.

edited 31st Mar '11 11:38:42 AM by Braincogs

Also, if the demon's converted townies don't know that they are, won't they be trying to kill the Demon?

Yes they would. The converting is like the demon marking them as their own, or giving them a spirit of anger. Even if they don't know it.

Mechanic-wise, converting is just a measurable way for the Demon to win without killing anyone.

I guess for clarity I'll change "convert" to "mark".

edited 31st Mar '11 12:24:54 PM by Braincogs

I don't think, realistically, that we're going to get enough players. Consider taking out the spawn faction?

Give it time. It's only been half a day. I'm planning on giving it until Werewolf 2 is over. Unless that somehow goes so long that we get 25 people before then.

Also, I forgot to add in that if we do have reporters, then a deceased person's faction will still be known.

edited 31st Mar '11 1:09:16 PM by Braincogs

I want to play.

I'm interested, but I'd like to see how I feel after Werewolf ends before signing up.

I'd like to participate. I have no idea what is going on in the werewolf 2 game, so here I am.

I hope that doesn't mean that you're abandoning eX, Quantum.

That would be disappoint.

It won't start til Werewolf 2 is over anyway.

edited 31st Mar '11 2:03:46 PM by Braincogs

I'm still in it, it's just hard to follow.

Also, do I get an avatar from the first game?

edited 31st Mar '11 3:39:40 PM by Quantumawsome

yeah you'll get one. I just finished Anarchy's today.

Edit: Sent. Now that's the last of them.

edited 1st Apr '11 1:26:26 PM by Braincogs

Perfect. Thanks.

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Okay, I've read some of the second Werewolf game, figured the confusion ought to be sufficiently hilarious, and have decided to play.

I'm in.