THE NATIONAL FLARP LEAGUE PRESENTS (A)NOTHER FABULOUS LEGEND: THE NEFARIOUS FORMULATED LIQUIDATION AND THE NECROMANCER FIEND'S LAIR
"HEY! DO YOU LIKE GLORY?" Over the murmurs of the crowd came the shrill shrieking of a small child. No handheld voice amplifiers needed here- Frossa's voice cut through the slur of the crowd effortlessly as she waved down passerbys. "DO YOU LIKE FINDING VAST RICHES BEHIND YOUR WILDEST DREAMS? DO YOU LIKE EXPLORING NEW LANDS AND MEETING FANTASTICAL BEASTIES? MAYBE BASHING IN THEIR SKULLS IS MORE YOUR SPEED?" A break in the yelling as she laughed. "OR DO YOU LIKE BASHING UP OTHER TROLLS? DO YOU LIKE..."
The small purpleblood trailed off, bouncing enthusiastically on her heels as she glanced up to the redblood she was sharing a scarf with.
"What?"
"DO YOU LIKE..."
"Do I like what, Frossa?"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...Oh. Ah. Uh... Do you like... fun???"
"FUN!" Frossa lept and clapped her hands, pulling Alifax around as she pranced behind the counter. He tugged at the scarf wrapped around his throat and let out a faint choking noise. "IF YOU LIKE FUN, THEN JOIN THE NFL!" With that, the girl spun, wrapping the scarf around herself and effectively yanking the other troll immediately beside her. Frossa threw her arms open wide, wiggling her fingers as she struck a pose beside Alifax. "COME AND PLAY TODAY AND SEE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN MISSING!"
sign ups are currently OPEN!
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:21 am
Once per round, you can make your way up to the main booth and tell Alifax which suspicious troll you are voting for to send to jail. All votes are recorded on a clipboard and are publicly viewable, so there's no anonymity! The tribe has spoken.
For the sake of clarity, please use troll's real names (rebel aliases are also fine) instead of their character's name. Or both, if you're an over achiever like that!
Frossa smiles widely and thrusts a sheet and a rainbow gelpen into your face. "Contract~?" Despite the flourished calligraphy and the amount of text crammed onto the page, most of it seemed to be literal jibberish, (Alifax most certainly handled making these). It obfuscates on in fancyspeak that signing this means agreeing to participate, that the NFL would not be not held responsible for any real deaths that might incur, and that you promised to do your best to stay in character. At the bottom, it reads;
Sign ups will run for two days, or until 14 players have registered!
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:22 am
GAME EXPLANATION This is basically a classic game of mafia! 1 killer, 14 players. All role PMs related to kills/saves/clues will go through Mea/melona-pan. Essentially, each day (24 hours in real time), players will have the chance to publically roleplay, converse, and vote on a single suspect using the form in the post above. The most popular culprit, by plurality, will summarily be executed (Alternian martial law is tough!) in game. If players fail, (and they will!), the murders will continue until the killer is apprehended. Keep trying to collect evidence, sniff out those clues, and be careful who you trust. : ) Due to the nature of this game, there is a possibility it could run a few days past the end of the bloodfest minigames. (if the psionics do a real good job...) In that case, we will continue, but cease handing out tickets. Also due to the nature of this game, sign ups will be limited to 14 players at maximum.
One ticket will go out daily to the first person who voted for the jailed the previous round, and one will be awarded for our favourite roleplay post of the day (open to all trolls, alive, 'dead', or just here to watch).
If you are not participating in the mafia game, you may participate instead in our daily activity. Just as much murder, so much less time-consuming activity! NIGHTLY PHASES 1. The accused from the previous night are jailed and summarily executed! If any players with roles were killed/jailed, they will be outed. If the conjurer is caught, the denizens prevent the next murder and the game ends. 2. The killed are announced in the same NFL post, provided the conjurer is still at large. If the psionics managed to save someone, it will be clearly indicated. If any players with roles are killed, they will be outed. 3. a pm will be sent out if the medium is alive with their answer. 4. players then have 24 hours in real time to vote in thread and PM Mea with their kill and shield targets, and the cycle repeats!
THE CHARACTERS This year, FLARP characters for the game are pre-made, with jobs, relationships, and a two line backstory to make FLARP more accessible to the every-day troll. True to mystery dinner-fashion! You're free to have your troll develop their character however they want past that. Go wild. Match ups will be randomly rolled in this thread when the time comes, and have NO relation whatsoever to the actual special roles in-game (but it's fun to use that as awful IC evidence). The mechanical roles, as followed, are privately rolled, with results that aren't announced by the NFL - they're "secret".
14 PLAYERS 1 conjurer 1 minion 1 medium 2 psionics 9 denizens *max players, roles will be reorganized if there are significantly less sign ups
THE ROLES THE CONJURER: using forbidden dark arts found in a grimoire made of troll skin, etched in rainbow blood, summons a murderous spectre to target and kill one player per day. The killer wins when everyone else (except the minion) is dead.
THE MINION: the devoted follower and pawn of the conjurer. Both the conjurer and minion will be aware of each other's identities. They can collaborate to throw the other players off the killer's path! The minion wins when the conjurer does, even if they're killed and have their role revealed. Your beloved Overlord will simply bring your dead a** back... right? The minion begins with no powers, but can assume the role of the Conjurer if and only if the Conjurer dies within the first three nights of the game.
Both of the players with these roles, although they are only pretending to be denizens, have the ability to vote.
THE MEDIUM: A troll gifted with the ability to communicate with the dead. They unearth one clue per day about the killer, having fuzzy conversations with the recently departed. Each round, the medium can PM Mea or Pope asking if a specific character/person is the conjurer. ('Is Regina/Ami the conjurer?') They will be given a 100% truthful, yes or no answer. What they do with said information, though, is up to them.
THE PSIONICS: Able to protect one character per day from being killed with their special abilities, granting the denizen a protective, invisible barrier. They can protect themselves, but if they were indeed targeted and succeed their role is revealed.
DENIZENS: Everyone other than the conjurer and the minion are members of the denizen faction - supposedly, we've got fourteen denizens on our hands. You have the power to vote! That's about it. You're a boring, run-of-the-mill troll. Ho hum. The denizens win when the killer is apprehended and the killing spree ends.
THE DEAD AND GONE: you dead. Or you were jailed, which means you were executed, because guilty until proven innocent is how we roll! Either way, you gone. The dead don't speak; after being voted/killed off, your character may linger icly and watch the events unfold, (from the jail cell if they were voted off... Frossa locked you in for real for the night despite being 'dead'???), but they are forbidden from interacting with the denizens about this game, both ICly and in real life. Meaning if you're out of the game, just... don't discuss the game until it's over. Ghosts can chat with each other in terms of rp, so you guys still got that!
OOC RULES
- Due to time constraints and the nature of the gameplay, we have to limit the number of players. SORRY. If a crazy amount of people show interest after we've hit 14, we'll consider rebalancing everything to include more people. - Only sign up one troll per player, please - your others can watch! - In a sense, anything goes in this game, although you are limited to using only Gaia and Skype to communicate (yes, that means spreadsheets are prohibited). You can tell people your role, ANNOUNCE IT TO THE WORLD, but it's not really... advised? So be sneaky, and try to win. - You can talk to non-players about the game, but do not use them to communicate any game information to other players. - It is strictly forbidden to share role PMs or private messages from Mea/Pope related to this game to anyone else (even someone who is either dead or not playing!), be it via screencap, sharing passwords, et cetera. - No mule accounts on either Skype or Gaia; you must always be using your main. - You don't need to roleplay anything, really, aside from casting your mandatory nightly vote. But it's fun, so you should :3 - Please respond to the role PM IF YOU ARE CAST WITH A SPECIFIC ROLE to ensure we know YOU know, otherwise your role will be... rerolled. - If, for some reason, especially activity worries, you're AGAINST being cast in an important role, please specify in a PM to Mea, and tell no one. - Do try to be active, considering if you get a special role other players are depending on you! - If anyone misses a day of kills/protects, the victim will be RNG'd instead, and the fact it was RNG'd will be kept a secret. - the predetermined FLARP-character quadrants aren't us trying to crackship, we swear, it's intended to mix up who your troll might talk with. Fingers crossed for some wild outcomes. - Lying, deception, scapegoating and backstabbing is pretty fun. So don't take anything personally! - That said, please do not lie to Mea and/or Pope about this game. Do not fake a public vote and do not fake a game action in private to us. If you PM both of us, please PM us both with the same information. You may choose to only PM one of us. - Try to think for yourself, and not just vote like sheep. Baaaah. - You win with your team, whether or not you're alive. REPEAT: you win with your team, whether or not you're alive. Victory from the grave! - If you have any questions, hit up Mea or Pope via Skype or PM.
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:22 am
CAST AND CHARACTERS:
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THE STORY THUS FAR:
Nothing yet! The game hasn't started. : )
07th-08th: registration & character assignment 09th-14th: rough gameplay timeline 15th: fin
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:23 am
xxxWHAC-A-WACK
Off to one side of the booth is a shiny, brand spankin' new machine built just to celebrate this year's Bloodfest campaign! Alifax slides over gracelessly to explain the glaringly obvious mechanics: pummel the characters as they pop out of their hidey-holes to see if your wrathful carnage is over. The little figures match the trolls wandering around in costume... now you, too, can feel like The Conjuror. Once per day, roll a 1d100 alonf with a few sentences of rp. The resulting number is your troll's score. Getting the highest score from the day also wins you a ticket! Additionally, dailies are also in the running for a ticket given away based on our favourite rp response. Get yo smack on!
Participants in the FLARP game will also be able to snag some swag; you'll be notified what tier to pick from when the time comes.
xxscoreboard 1: You have the reflexes of a dead slothbeast. Frossa makes a snide comment about how wretched you are and hands you a pity prize- take your pick from tier 3. 2-59: Wow, you really suck at this. You can feel Alifax's blank, seemingly judgmental stare bore into your skull. Keep movin' along and come back tomorrow. 60-79: Not bad, but not good either? The little kid in front of you scored higher... Enjoy your questionable prize from tier 1! 80-94: Victory tastes so, so sweet. As does the lollipop Frossa flourishes towards you, shrieking enthusiastically about a winner. You also get to pick from the tier 2 swag shelf. 95-100: That machine got so beat you knocked off one of the model's heads, lobbing it high into the air. Frossa erupts into a gigglefit, while Alifax scrambles to retrieve it. Tier 3 swag for you, you Winner you!
TIER 1
This... sure is a poster.
A container of puttyslime. Pushing your finger in it results in a squelching FLARP noise. Clever. [click for colours]
It's a shield. No, wait... is this...
A cardboard prop dagger. Do not get wet.
Do magic junk with this wand! It's not a stick with chewed bubblegum on the end.
You've won this string of cheap plastic pearls. Shiny...
It's a commemorative pot of gold beetles. You reach for it eagerly only to realize that the beetles are fake, but hella convincing.
TIER 2
Official FLARP guides! Wow! You only get one per win, so collect 'em all and complete the set. [click for volumes]
With this foam sword, you can pierce the heavens with your imagination!
Smack things around with these handmade meteor hammers! Flames not included.
This rubber flail is so cute~ It is most definitely not handmade.
Now you, too, can add a small prison to your hive with this Make-a-Jail kit!
TIER 3
The book of the Conjuror, as seen in this week's FLARP session! You're sure it isn't made of real skin, though. Right. Right?!
WOW- your very own game grub! This handy little buddy lays eggs that hatch into flapstractions to bring your FLARPing to the next level.
An elaborate oil painting of the two booth owners, beautifully rendered by Amonee Brycer. It's so pretty...
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 3:41 pm
A neat little pamphlet (and Frossa's excited blabbering) informs you that the NFL is close to finishing construction on their shiny facilities, and this year they're welcoming new members interested in FLARP with open extremities. Sign up now and join the NFL's mailing list to get all the latest, juicy scoops!
[quote="thyPOPE"][b]I'm interested in joining- sign me up for that newsletter![/b][/quote]
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 3:42 pm
new post 2!!!
(reserved lol)
Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 11:02 am
Sign ups are now open!
Frossa cuts a ribbon with an oversized pair of scissors.
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Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 11:04 am
I,SARCELCINCIL,herebyoathmyself.
She already knew about this booth. You damn well better believe she was first in line for it.
Invisible one second, visible the next, sorry if you were waiting in line guys, but Sarcel had totally been here the whole time! She was quick to sign her life away, and totally ready for what would happen in the coming nights.
"I gotta get back to my booth, but you guys should check it out sometime." she said amiably to Alifax and Frossa, tossing the former a wink. It was fine if they didn't actually show up (or if they even participated) but she liked the company. Actually, before she went, that hippo game looked kinda weird...
Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 11:05 am
I,CERISEKOEKJE,herebyoathmyself.
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Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 11:06 am
I,NINFIALUTINO,herebyoathmyself.
Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 11:08 am
I,TOOTHYJAWMAN,herebyoathmyself.
((Actually Reemus Grroou but y'know disguises n' stuff. HOW DEEP CAN WE GO INTO ROLECEPTION ))
Austri stumbled upon this booth by accident, but was overjoyed the moment she saw the headline. "FLARPing?!?!" It was like danger and adventure all in one!! With an eager grin, the starry-eyed greenblood signed herself up, easily shoving another troll out of the way-- She was definitely going to be on that list!
Off to one side of the booth is a shiny, brand spankin' new machine built just to celebrate this year's Bloodfest campaign! Alifax slides over gracelessly to explain the glaringly obvious mechanics: pummel the characters as they pop out of their hidey-holes to see if your wrathful carnage is over. The little figures match the trolls wandering around in costume... now you, too, can feel like The Conjuror. Once per day, roll a 1d100 alonf with a few sentences of rp. The resulting number is your troll's score. Getting the highest score from the day also wins you a ticket! Additionally, dailies are also in the running for a ticket given away based on our favourite rp response. Get yo smack on!
