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Once, a while ago, the Guild of the Sun created a small outpost in the mountains and they sent up a small number of operatives there. Over the years, contact has been lost and the outpost has grown and changed so much that nobody remembers who was originally there. However, there is a big problem! The Sun operatives believe that enemy operatives from the Guilds of Moon and Thunder have sneaked in and are pretending to be part of Sun! What to do?! Well, destroy the invaders, of course... if only it were that easy!
This may be a little bit confusing. If you have any questions, are confused, or feel that you need help, feel free to PM Amber at any time.
Background Info
The basic premise of the Mafia game is the uninformed majority, the village, against an informed minority, the mafias. If the village manages to pull together and defeat the mafia members, then they win. The mafia members masquerade as villagers and attempt to sway them into defeating villagers, and if they become the new majority, then they win. It is also possible for there to be characters who are neutral.
There are three main groups' names, which are bolded. All three are separate entities; even though Moon and Thunder are both Mafias, they are as much enemies with each other as with Sun.
The Village, Sun
The First Mafia, Moon
The Second Mafia, Thunder
It is to the advantage of every player to be thought of as a member of Sun. To claim to be a member of Moon or Thunder is suicidal as the majority of players wish to defeat them!
Technical Stuff
Day/Night cyles work slightly differently. As time is limited, once per day, each person may PM me to use one of their moves. Once this move is PMed to me, it cannot be changed. At noon PST or around that time of every day, the results of the moves sent in the previous 24 hours will be announced. If a move is not sent to me in this time, then your character has done nothing. If you are unable to send me a move for lack of Internet or something...well, too bad, I'm sorry but I'm not changing the rules. That's just how it is. Anyway, if you're frequently away, you're likely to do worse. That's also just how it is.
Also, if your move is affecting someone else, do NOT PM them and tell them that you've attacked them. Their users are anonymous unless you specify otherwise in your PM to me.
Every character in the game starts off with 7 HP. Every attack in the game does 1 HP of damage unless specified otherwise. Resistances and weaknesses do play a part; if a Pokemon resists your attack, they take only .5 HP damage. If they are weak to it, they take 1.5 HP damage; there is no double weakness taken into account. Immunities (like psychic attacks at dark Pokemon) cause no damage to be taken. When you run out of HP you are defeated.
Once defeated, a character may no longer speak and you may not post for them in the thread. In addition, you may not tell anyone information you may have learned post-death; if you are Mafia then you may continue to collaborate with your teammate but only for strategy. Speaking in the thread once defeated is called 'Dead Talking' and is not allowed.
A 'win condition' is different for every group. If your condition is fulfilled by the end of the game, then you win, even if you are dead.
Certain people have items. These can be traded or given away, and are always received at 12 noon during the Noon Write-up. However, the act of giving an item is separate from using a move.
Strategy
Bluffing, lying, gaining trust...all are a very important part of the game. While a village member is mostly preoccupied by being careful who to trust and making sure they do not tell the Mafia something, Mafia members must masquerade as villagers.
While it is completely allowed to contact other players outside of the main thread, unless you are specifically given their name in your Role PM as part of your Mafia or you and they must do private chatting, please keep as much talking as you can HERE. This will NOT become a messenger-dominated game, with those members without being left out.
Also, I know that there are many strong links between friends in the guild. The temptation may be high to show each other Role PMs and alliances. However, I urge everyone to distance yourself for the duration, at least in Mafia-related stuff. I will be furious if I find that people have been trading this information just because they're friends...and you may be too, if your friend's a Mafia member and kills you. It may be just a game but it is unfair to everyone else, especially if you're both on the same side. And more importantly, I will be very disappointed in everyone who does this. DO NOT DO THIS. OR I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN AND HURT YOU VERY BADLY.
Faking of IM logs and Role PMs are perfectly allowed. If you wish to fake something, PM Amber and she will assist you in making it more believable. Typos are to be taken as proof that something is faked as I am a spelling Nazi. The same will usually go for grammatical errors. You may not, however, impersonate me!
Your current HP count is kept hidden from all others, and as such you may claim to have a higher or lower HP count than you actually do. There are certain things that can restore HP if you get damaged, but they are not too common.
Example Noontime Write-up
All at once, many things happen!
Loudred hears a huge crashing noise and the shock causes her to evolve! Loudred has evolved into Exploud!
Gastly is bombarded by multiple attacks! She seems hurt, but determined to stay alive. She eats an Oran berry and recovers health.
Delibird feels a probing force around him...but before he could sense who it is, it was gone.
Magcargo is attacked once! He seems unfazed and laughs off the damage. He also hears a noise behind him; whirling around, he sees nobody there. But something seems missing.
Mantine feels a comforting wave come around him. His damage is healed off!
Wigglytuff is given a present! He opens it and it explodes in his face! He begins to feel dizzy!
Linoone feels sick! Oh, no! He's been poisoned!
Granbull was attacked three times! He already seemed hurt and the extra attacks brought him to the ground.
Granbull (username) has been defeated!
Start sending in your next PMs any time before tomorrow, noon PST!
This may be a little bit confusing. If you have any questions, are confused, or feel that you need help, feel free to PM Amber at any time.
Background Info
The basic premise of the Mafia game is the uninformed majority, the village, against an informed minority, the mafias. If the village manages to pull together and defeat the mafia members, then they win. The mafia members masquerade as villagers and attempt to sway them into defeating villagers, and if they become the new majority, then they win. It is also possible for there to be characters who are neutral.
There are three main groups' names, which are bolded. All three are separate entities; even though Moon and Thunder are both Mafias, they are as much enemies with each other as with Sun.
The Village, Sun
The First Mafia, Moon
The Second Mafia, Thunder
It is to the advantage of every player to be thought of as a member of Sun. To claim to be a member of Moon or Thunder is suicidal as the majority of players wish to defeat them!
Technical Stuff
Day/Night cyles work slightly differently. As time is limited, once per day, each person may PM me to use one of their moves. Once this move is PMed to me, it cannot be changed. At noon PST or around that time of every day, the results of the moves sent in the previous 24 hours will be announced. If a move is not sent to me in this time, then your character has done nothing. If you are unable to send me a move for lack of Internet or something...well, too bad, I'm sorry but I'm not changing the rules. That's just how it is. Anyway, if you're frequently away, you're likely to do worse. That's also just how it is.
Also, if your move is affecting someone else, do NOT PM them and tell them that you've attacked them. Their users are anonymous unless you specify otherwise in your PM to me.
Every character in the game starts off with 7 HP. Every attack in the game does 1 HP of damage unless specified otherwise. Resistances and weaknesses do play a part; if a Pokemon resists your attack, they take only .5 HP damage. If they are weak to it, they take 1.5 HP damage; there is no double weakness taken into account. Immunities (like psychic attacks at dark Pokemon) cause no damage to be taken. When you run out of HP you are defeated.
Once defeated, a character may no longer speak and you may not post for them in the thread. In addition, you may not tell anyone information you may have learned post-death; if you are Mafia then you may continue to collaborate with your teammate but only for strategy. Speaking in the thread once defeated is called 'Dead Talking' and is not allowed.
A 'win condition' is different for every group. If your condition is fulfilled by the end of the game, then you win, even if you are dead.
Certain people have items. These can be traded or given away, and are always received at 12 noon during the Noon Write-up. However, the act of giving an item is separate from using a move.
Strategy
Bluffing, lying, gaining trust...all are a very important part of the game. While a village member is mostly preoccupied by being careful who to trust and making sure they do not tell the Mafia something, Mafia members must masquerade as villagers.
While it is completely allowed to contact other players outside of the main thread, unless you are specifically given their name in your Role PM as part of your Mafia or you and they must do private chatting, please keep as much talking as you can HERE. This will NOT become a messenger-dominated game, with those members without being left out.
Also, I know that there are many strong links between friends in the guild. The temptation may be high to show each other Role PMs and alliances. However, I urge everyone to distance yourself for the duration, at least in Mafia-related stuff. I will be furious if I find that people have been trading this information just because they're friends...and you may be too, if your friend's a Mafia member and kills you. It may be just a game but it is unfair to everyone else, especially if you're both on the same side. And more importantly, I will be very disappointed in everyone who does this. DO NOT DO THIS. OR I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN AND HURT YOU VERY BADLY.
Faking of IM logs and Role PMs are perfectly allowed. If you wish to fake something, PM Amber and she will assist you in making it more believable. Typos are to be taken as proof that something is faked as I am a spelling Nazi. The same will usually go for grammatical errors. You may not, however, impersonate me!
Your current HP count is kept hidden from all others, and as such you may claim to have a higher or lower HP count than you actually do. There are certain things that can restore HP if you get damaged, but they are not too common.
Example Noontime Write-up
All at once, many things happen!
Loudred hears a huge crashing noise and the shock causes her to evolve! Loudred has evolved into Exploud!
Gastly is bombarded by multiple attacks! She seems hurt, but determined to stay alive. She eats an Oran berry and recovers health.
Delibird feels a probing force around him...but before he could sense who it is, it was gone.
Magcargo is attacked once! He seems unfazed and laughs off the damage. He also hears a noise behind him; whirling around, he sees nobody there. But something seems missing.
Mantine feels a comforting wave come around him. His damage is healed off!
Wigglytuff is given a present! He opens it and it explodes in his face! He begins to feel dizzy!
Linoone feels sick! Oh, no! He's been poisoned!
Granbull was attacked three times! He already seemed hurt and the extra attacks brought him to the ground.
Granbull (username) has been defeated!
Start sending in your next PMs any time before tomorrow, noon PST!
