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[Turnabout Mafioso]
A Mini-Mafia Game presented by Secura
Listen to this while reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7iNdKEeRyk
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/HotelBallroom.png
Inside the famous DeLaude Hotel's ballroom...
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/NewsReporter.gif
This is Keiko Koike, live from the DeLaude Hotel, where the press are gathering for a big announcement from the police regarding alleged gang activity here earlier today.
Little seems to have been said thus far, but as far as Five Live News understands the situation, there has been not one, but two murders in the Statesman's Suite!
Wait... here comes one of the police now... hey! HEY, DETECTIVE!
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/Gumshoe.gif
Yeah, pal, I know what you're all sayin'. There's two dead guys upstairs and it's a real bloodbath.
And you know what, pal? This time ol' Gumshoe won't be caught out! Wohohohoho... we've got a solid suspect this time; Madame Elizé Da Silva!
The Game
Participate in a courtroom drama as you try to get to the bottom of the State vs. Da Silva trial, a case where all the evidence points to the defendant but the witnesses say differently!
- Can the city's crime organisation kill the witnesses and ensure the true criminal remains free?
- Will the Prosecution and Defense work together to learn the truth, or try to outdo one another?
- And more importantly, will Gumshoe ever learn to shave?
Rules
The rules are simple:
- The criminal is permitted one kill per evening, and must eliminate three of the four witnesses to the crime to ensure Da Silva is found guilty.
- Both the Prosecution and the Defense need to uncover the true story behind the trial, with varied narrative outcomes dependent on their cooperation and survival or lack thereof.
- As with the Ace Attorney games, there is a limit to the number of days the trial can continue for; should this limit be reached, the Judge will make a decision himself.
- Should the either the Defense or Prosecution be attacked during the night or lynched during the day, the player is out of the game, but a replacement character will be introduced for narrative reasons. Should both be incapacitated, it falls to the witnesses to bring justice to the court. No calling this trial off!
- The mafia wins if they kill/lynch three of the four witnesses.
- The town (everyone else) wins if the mafia is found.
- The Defense and/or Prosecution will recieve a special 'victory' if they are still alive at the end too.
Phases will last for 24 hours, give or take depending on real-life commitments.
The game begins with a Night Phase. Voting occurs during Day Phase, whereby the person with the greatest number of votes is called to the stand and there will be a narrative piece regarding the character they're playing. Voting is as standard (vote: X and unvote, vote: X). Abstaining and No Voting are allowed.
All talking must take part in this thread unless you have been provided with a QuickTopic link in your Role PM, whereby you are permitted to talk there. The arrested/dead are permitted to talk.
Copy/Pasting Role PMs, QuickTopic posts/links or anything else is prohibited, but that goes without saying.
Signups 7/7
- SplitPersonality
- A Very Super Market
- Beskar
- Centurion1
- Methos
- Cultured Drizzt fan
- Captain Blackadder - Assassinated
Replacements
- atheotes
- Renata
Splitpersonality
02-14-2010, 07:21
Gumshoe! :D
I am so in.
A Very Super Market
02-14-2010, 10:56
Oh what the hey, in
I think Gumshoe looks like Matt.
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/GumshoeLaugh.gif
Wohohoho, two signups! While this is Secura's first game and there's still alot of things to learn, there's a good story behind it all, pal!
Yeah... what Gumshoe said ^
Also, In. Though, I don't know what to think of the crazy .gifs. Where did you get them from?
This is what Phoenix Wrigh (http://objection.mrdictionary.net/go.php?n=3621489)t has to say about this game.
You don't like them?
There're animated rips from the game series themselves; they're taken from the fantastic Court Records fansite, whereby anyone is free to use them as long as they're not hotlinked directly from the site.
So, before I forget, many thanks to Court Records for the images and Capcom for the awesome characters and world they've created.
Centurion1
02-14-2010, 18:24
wow this looks good. in. i like the pics actually add flavor to the game.
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/GumshoeSad.gif
Oh... hey, pals. Secura has finally completed the Role PMs... you guys should signup soon, or I'm not getting paid and I'll be eating instant noodles again...
Oh hey, Gumshoe, didn't see you there... where's my sandwich?
atheotes
02-14-2010, 18:48
this sounds interesting...put me down as a replacement if you need :bow:
Cultured Drizzt fan
02-14-2010, 23:21
against my better judgement, IN :bow:
Not sure how much time I can put in another game. :sweatdrop:
Captain Blackadder
02-15-2010, 03:51
I'm in
Start of Night Zero
Phase Ends at 21:00 GMT Tuesday (24 hours from now)
Listen to this while reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=salG7Cuq7xA
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Inside Courtroom #2, 4:37pm, 8th December 2013.
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I believe that brings an end to today's proceedings. It is such a shame when someone with so much hope and potential makes such a mess of their life... do you have any final thoughts to add, Mr. Edgeworth?
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This case is pretty open-and-shut; in the early evening of November 4th, Madame Da Silva murdered the Ducall family. All five pieces of evidence, from the murder weapon itself to the cigarette ashes in the Stateman's Suite, point to her. There is no doub-
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The evidence may point in one direction, but we haven't heard from the witnesses yet! We're overlooking vital testimony!
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Miss Fey, I see no reason to question the witnesses when the evi-
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https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/EdgeworthTut-Tut.gif
No, your honour... the Prosecution accepts the Defense's request for testimony. Perhaps we can truly ascertain the defendant's guilt this way...
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/JudgeYesWai.gif
I see... since both Defense and Prosecution have requested to speak to the witnesses, the trial is adjourned until the morning. I will see both Miss Fey and Mr Edgeworth in my chambers.
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It is now night. Please send in your orders.
I'll join if there's still a spot.
Just an update to say that the Introduction is now up. Hope you guys enjoy the game, t'is my first go.
Role PMs are now out, so check your inboxes!
Should any member be unable to commit, simply PM me and I can pass your role onto atheotes or Renata.
Just to add that I'm still waiting on orders from someone.
I'll be posting the writeup for the night's events around 20:30 GMT, and then will proceed to post the day phase afterwards at 21:00 as promised.
Hope you enjoyed your characters and stuff! :3
End of Night Zero
Listen to this while reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zuOpBkvOUw
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/Cellar.png
Inside the DeLaude Hotel's wine cellar, 9:18pm, 8th December 2013.
Gerard Duquesne, long-serving butler at the DeLaude Hotel, is busy rummaging around the wine stacks for a particular vintage:
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/Bellboy.gif
I don't think we even have a '83 Sauvignon... he shall have to settle for a '91.
The gentle clinking of green-hued glass masks the footfalls of the older gentleman who has joined him in the cellar. The man speaks, his voice crisp with an upper-class British accent:
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/BellboyKiller.gif
My dear boy... you ought to be more careful where you go alone in these dark times...
The man discards his tray, raising a pistol at Duquesne; in a single, muffled gunshot, the bellboy crumples to the floor before he could even turn around. The gentlemanly assassin departs as silently as he came, closing the cellar behind him.
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/NightPistol.png
Captain Blackadder, AKA Gerard Duquesne, is now dead.
Start of Day One
Phase Ends at 21:00 GMT Wednesday (24 hours from now)
Listen to this while reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlgXjzeGH58
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Outside Courtroom #2, 10:26am, 9th December 2013.
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I apologise for the delay; I have just been informed that one of the witnesses, Gerard Duquesne, has been found dead in the DeLaude Hotel's cellar...
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/MiaOHSHI.gif...silence...https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/EdgeworthOHSHI.gif
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/JudgeGavel.gif
Yes... it is a blow to the case, for certain.
I'm afraid court will convene shortly, as I have delayed things long enough as it is; you must evaluate the witnesses now while there is still time... who will you call to the stand?
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/CrossExamination.gif
It is now day. You may now vote for the day's 'lynch'.
I say call Centurion1 to the stand.
You have to vote in the standard format of vote: X or unvote, vote: X.
The calling to the stand is merely a narrative thing; you're essentially voting as you do in a normal mafia game.
And thanks for voting, Beskar, had a feeling people might've forgotten my game :<
Captain Blackadder
02-17-2010, 02:05
Ohh my only mafia game I am in right now and I die first round. Ohh well
If this game is a success and people like it and rate it highly, then I'll make more for certain. I'd like to perfect the rules and stuff before I try to upgrade it to a bigger game whereby the time spent on the narrative and such can be better utilised.
Many thanks for signing up though, and I'm sorry you were killed so soon. :<
Cultured Drizzt fan
02-17-2010, 02:51
Vote: split
:yes:
Centurion1
02-17-2010, 02:58
vote: beskar
pure revenge vote nothing else.
Well, that is obviously a silly place to put it Centurion1.
Why are you saying Splitpersonaity, Cultured Drizzt fan?
Centurion1
02-17-2010, 03:09
nothing i do is silly you little island man (yes i feel like being incredibly juvenile today)
its like a first round vote. ill probably end up changing it to abstain i hate voting blind
Cultured Drizzt fan
02-17-2010, 03:12
Well, that is obviously a silly place to put it Centurion1.
Why are you saying Splitpersonaity, Cultured Drizzt fan?
Honestly I have no real reason. Which reminds me, are we allowed to vote No lynch? I assume no because it ain't in the rules anywhere.
Centurion1
02-17-2010, 03:15
always vote split because split is a conniving trickster.
Honestly I have no real reason. Which reminds me, are we allowed to vote No lynch? I assume no because it ain't in the rules anywhere.
You are permitted to vote: no lynch, yes.
I amended the rules because I realised I would screw the town over if they got their lynch wrong; the killer has two witnesses left to get, so could end the game before the next day phase otherwise.
It should balance out my indiscrepancies for the time-being.
Hey sorry to intrude but I have to say that this game is brilliantly thought out Secura. :bow:
Centurion1
02-17-2010, 03:22
thank you.
No lynch = Abstain? Ouch. It means we pretty much need to get a first-round lynch.
I would recommend not randomly voting anyone. As we don't want to lose a witness, the defence or the prosecution.
Cultured Drizzt fan
02-17-2010, 03:25
always vote split because split is a conniving trickster.
somebody is holding a grudge :tongue: :laugh4:
did he really mess you guys up in Bleech shippuden that bad?
Centurion1
02-17-2010, 03:27
not to mention numerous other games.
no i :bow: to him he is a god of mafia in my eyes...... or i am incredibly easy to trick.
let me put it this way he double crossed a kid who went to his school in bss. that says something.
The best one was the "Let me study your dragon balls" and Chaotix went "Sure! Nothing harmful in that" >_>
Hey sorry to intrude but I have to say that this game is brilliantly thought out Secura. :bow:
Thank you. I think I can write a good story (and it isn't difficult when Capcom made such an amazing world to play with), but I'm not so certain on my ability to host a game, hence why I'm a bit sketchy on rules and stuff. Hoping it works out and I can make more though!
No lynch = Abstain? Ouch. It means we pretty much need to get a first-round lynch.
I would recommend not randomly voting anyone. As we don't want to lose a witness, the defence or the prosecution.
I'm sorry, I mistook myself there. You are permitted to vote: no lynch if you don't wish for a lynch this round. You can also vote: abstain if you wish to forego your vote and allow the others to decide on what happens. I have narrative options to cover my tracks if you guys decide on no lynch for the round, just as I do if you lynched the Defense or Prosecution.
Please bear in mind, however, that the game can only last 120 hours total as a mini-game; it is at this point that the Judge will call a verdict himself.
Centurion1
02-17-2010, 03:39
The best one was the "Let me study your dragon balls" and Chaotix went "Sure! Nothing harmful in that" >_>
oh you dont even know how bad he got me......... i really dont want to talk about it.
though that is rather bad *waits for chaotix to come in with his head held down in shame*
Anyway, Vote: No Lynch
We need everyone to speak up, being honest. If some one doesn't speak up, I say to lynch him for being a waste of space.
Centurion1
02-17-2010, 03:44
we have a limited time for lycnches as the dear secura pointed out. either way vote: no lynch
This actually balances the game out a bit better than I expected. I was worried that the abilities of the Prosecution and Defense would imbalance things, but I realise now that a shrewd mafia will be able to close the case with some very well-planned moves before anyone knows what's going on.
Anyway, I have amended the rules in my very first post, and have also posted the victory parameters just in case anyone was confused.
Basically, it's either a mafia win, a town/lawyer win, a town/Defense win or a town/Prosecution win. I've got some narrative and images lined up to cover all the possibilities, so it's all down to how you guys play now. :3
For now I'll Vote: No Lynch. When I get home I'll make a proper response.
A Very Super Market
02-17-2010, 04:23
Aah, lurking already
Vote: No Lynch
If I get a full set of votes in in less than the alloted 24-hours, then I can throw out the next updates sooner than 21:00 (or at least, put out the lynch results and save the 'Start of Night One' post, to get some debate going). Just a heads-up on that front for you.
The final results were:
No Lynch, 6: Beskar, Centurion1, Methos, AVSM, SplitPersonality, Cultured Drizzt fan
Pretty unanimous.
Splitpersonality
02-17-2010, 04:40
Vote: No Lynch
Sorry I was at my girlfriend's all day, will make sure to be more prompt and on time in the future.
No suspicions as of yet.
Haha, your timing is impeccable, Split!
I will allow you all to have a think about your votes, but it's nice to see no lynch early on, at least. Let's you get into the game a bit more, which is occasionally hard to do when it's so short!
I'll get to work on the 'End of Day One' write-up for the morning, but I can tell you that a very confused police detective will be taking the stand.
Cultured Drizzt fan
02-17-2010, 12:07
Its still the day phase right?
Unvote: Split, Vote: no Lynch.
went to sleep before changing my vote :tongue: Not that it particularly matters at this point
What I find weird, is that everyone agreed with me...
End of Day One
Listen to this while reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0muwEn_FQYE
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Inside Courtroom #2, 11:19am, 9th December 2013.
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/GumshoeScratchHead.gif
I'm not really sure why you've brought me back up here, pal...
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/EdgeworthThinking.gif
Detective Gumshoe, it is not your time to ask questions, but to answer them... recall the scene of the crime for us, if you will.
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/GumshoeSad.gif
Y-yes sir, pal, sir! W-well, I have a photograph of the crime scene here:
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/CrimeScene.gif
U-ummm... as you can see, p-pal, the bodies of the Ducall family had been piled upon one another; both were shot in the back of the head...
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/EdgeworthThinking.gif
And the evidence found at the crime? Perhaps you should explain for the benefit of Miss Fey...
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/GumshoeChatterbox.gif
Wohohoho... well, we had no choice but to arrest Madame Da Silva; we found a bracelet near the Ducalls which she has already confirmed as her own, ashes from a premium brand of cigarette used by the defendant, a newspaper bearing her inky fingerprint...
Start of Night One
Phase Ends at 21:00 GMT Thursday (24 hours from now)
Listen to this while reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXqTpVfazdQ
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Inside Courtroom #2, 4:05pm, 9th December 2013.
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Yes, yes, thank you, Detective. I cannot think of a finer way to spend five hours of valuable time.
Could you summarise that for those who may have fallen asleep?
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Wohohoho, sure pal; firstly, we this bracelet:
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/Bracelet.png
It was found next to the Ducalls; the defendant has admitted that the item in question belongs to her.
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/MobilePhone.png
This mobile phone belongs to the defendant too; it was found just inside the Stateman's Suite... I almost stood on it, pal!
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/Newspaper.png https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/Fingerprint.gif
Then we have this newspaper, printed on the day of the murder, a late edition; it bears Madame Da Silva's thumbprint.
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/AshFlakes.png
And finally these flakes of burned tobacco and ash, proven to come from a superior brand smoked by Da Silva! And that's not even counting the murder weapon, which is covered in her prints too!
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/JudgeTalking.gif
Thank you, Detective, you may stand down. Mr. Edgeworth, any thoughts on the matter?
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It is evident from the fingerprint evidence alone that Madame Da Silva is guil-
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Doesn't the defendant's fingerprints being everywhere strike you as suspicious? Look at her...
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...she is wearing gloves. In fact, she wears them to the point of obsession!
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If the defendant rarely removes her expensive gloves, why would she do so to commit a crime and leave evidence of her presence all over the crime scene? The facts don't add up...
...I would go as far as to suggest that my defendant is not guilty at all, merely an innocent woman caught in the wrong place at the wrong time!
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/EdgeworthLOL.gif
*chuckles* And yet here we are, Miss Fey, wasting time learning facts we already know and watching Detective Gumshoe's monthly bonus dwindle away...
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/MiaOHSHI.gif
...have you considered that the dear Madame may not be as innocent as you believe, but an accomplice to the true criminal? Perhaps tomorrow we can actually get down to questioning a witness; time is no longer on our side.
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/JudgeNoWai.gif
A shame that the day did not yield anything sufficiently productive; perhaps tomorrow we can get back on track.
For now, court is adjourned until the morning. I will see Miss Fey and Mr. Edgeworth in my chambers, please.
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/GavelSlam.gif
It is now night. Please send in your orders.
I have just realised that the game may not be as balanced as I previously believed.
I followed a Night-Day-Night-Day-Night format I've often seen utilised, but it doesn't really fit considering the abilities of the special roles as well as the narrative of the Phoenix Wright world in general. I will see how this game pans out, but I do intend to restart it with a Day-Night-Day-Night-Day format to more closely follow the games and ensure that the town (that being the Defense, Prosecution and witnesses) actually has a better chance of winning.
The game'll carry on, just a forewarning that the odds are unintentionally mafia-stacked. Apologies. :3
Been pretty ill today so going to delay the round until tomorrow, and shorten the final one in it's place. Which works out fine for a certain Defense Attorney who hasn't sent orders in yet.
Apologies. :3
Start of Day Two
Phase Ends at 10:00 GMT Saturday (24 hours from now)
Listen to this while reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFXb9altU74&feature=related
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Inside Courtroom #2, 10:03am, 10th December 2013.
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Mr. Edgeworth! You're here?
The bailiff informed me of the attempt an upon your life during the night!
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While I appreciate the concern, it takes more than a few hired thugs to keep me from the truth, your Honour...
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/MiaOHSHI.gif
*thinks to herself* And takes more than little help from a certain Defense Attorney, Mr. Edgeworth...
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/Secura87/JudgeYesWai.gif
I am glad to hear it. Time is running out on this case and we still have much to learn. Who will you call to the stands first?
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It is now day. You may now vote for the day's 'lynch'.
http://objection.mrdictionary.net/go.php?n=3631349
Vote:Guilty Drizzt fan
Cultured Drizzt fan
02-19-2010, 20:58
http://objection.mrdictionary.net/go.php?n=3631349
Vote:Guilty Drizzt fan
...... That is so awesome. I am almost tempted to vote for myself.
So what, are you a lawyer? If you are something is wrong, cause I ain't guilty.
So what, are you a lawyer? If you are something is wrong, cause I ain't guilty.
Because you are against Miles Edgeworth, and I have not lost a single case. You thought you would silence me by attempting to kill me, because together with Detective Gumshoe, we investigated you and revealed the truth.
You are infact the killer, the one who disposed of Captain Blackadder.
(Also, can we get votes on CDF and win this game please?)
Splitpersonality
02-19-2010, 21:20
(Also, can we get votes on CDF and win this game please?)
Vote: CDF
Thank you Gumshoe for this investigation result.
:bow:
Because you are against Miles Edgeworth, and I have not lost a single case. You thought you would silence me by attempting to kill me, because together with Detective Gumshoe, we investigated you and revealed the truth.
You are infact the killer, the one who disposed of Captain Blackadder.
(Also, can we get votes on CDF and win this game please?)
What exactly did this supposeded investigation reveal? And why should we be so sure that you aren't lying to us?
What exactly did this supposeded investigation reveal? And why should we be so sure that you aren't lying to us?
Why would I lie and wouldn't I obviously get counter-claimed?
Also, I got protected and saved from a night attacked.. as the write-up says..
While I appreciate the concern, it takes more than a few hired thugs to keep me from the truth, your Honour...
Cultured Drizzt fan
02-19-2010, 22:55
Excellent.
Vote: Centurion
I suggest my lawyer and gumshoe both tell me who they are, so that I don't hit the wrong targets :beam:
A Very Super Market
02-20-2010, 02:50
So what is CDF's role?
Cultured Drizzt fan
02-20-2010, 03:31
I am the defendant. and one of you is framing me for this murder. I need to kill the witness who is doing it, and thats it.
A Very Super Market
02-20-2010, 03:36
So of course a detective would investigate someone and give vague clues.
Splitpersonality
02-20-2010, 05:48
Wait, so your role is, as the defendant, to MURDER whoever is framing you?
That sounds odd.
*Skeptical*
Cultured Drizzt fan
02-20-2010, 06:43
Wait, so your role is, as the defendant, to MURDER whoever is framing you?
That sounds odd.
*Skeptical*
Well, look at me..... Have you seen someone who looks LESS like a criminal mastermind? I am evil, I am just not the evil person who did THIS.
Splitpersonality
02-20-2010, 06:47
Well, look at me..... Have you seen someone who looks LESS like a criminal mastermind? I am evil, I am just not the evil person who did THIS.
Well, have you killed anyone thusfar?
Cultured Drizzt fan
02-20-2010, 06:51
Well, have you killed anyone thusfar?
Nope. Something about beskar struck me though. :tongue: I chose wrong obviously. All I need to do is kill the tampering witness and then I am in the clear..... Finding him is a different matter althogether. (all I have is night kill, no investigation)
Splitpersonality
02-20-2010, 07:09
Perhaps then you should cooperate in thread with Gumshoe?
You are revealed now, maybe you should give him hints or whatever.
Nope. Something about beskar struck me though. :tongue: I chose wrong obviously. All I need to do is kill the tampering witness and then I am in the clear..... Finding him is a different matter althogether. (all I have is night kill, no investigation)
I agree with split. Work with the investigator and things will go a lot quicker in this game. Granted, that assumes we can trust CDF, which I don't. Can anyone else agree that his [CDF] story has some truth to it?
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Oh... hey, pal! Secura says that the round's going to be extended to give you guys time to catch the crook out, and allow Methos, AVSM and Centurion1 some time to vote!
Considering the night phase is essentially short because it's "game over", so to speak, I'll be extending this round by six hours, hopefully enough time to engender more discussion and get the rest of the votes in. :3
Also, Cultured Drizzt fan is not the defence attorney, I got the defence attorney in my first results on night one. The defendant also knows my identity because they protected me from last nights attack by Cultured Drizzt fan.
Cultured Drizzt fan is the killer.
Also, I would like to see Centurion1's and AVSM's vote on him, I have reason to believe we need a large voting majority to win.
Centurion1
02-20-2010, 16:22
im a witness so........ vote: cdf
dont expect too much of me my mouth hurts.
Cultured Drizzt fan
02-20-2010, 16:56
Also, Cultured Drizzt fan is not the defendant, I got the defendant in my first results on night one. The defendant also knows my identity because they protected me from last nights attack by Cultured Drizzt fan.
Cultured Drizzt fan is the killer.
Also, I would like to see Centurion1's and AVSM's vote on him, I have reason to believe we need a large voting majority to win.
what? Are you kidding me? So what you are saying is that I am not Elize Da Silva?
Thats BS and you know it.
Unvote: Centurion, Vote: Beskar
Blatant lying is making you seem a very good target in my eyes.
I'm still waiting for AVSM to vote; I'll wait until 17:00 GMT before posting a writeup, hoping he gets a chance to have more of a say.
I'll be able to clear up alot of confusion and stuff too. :3
A Very Super Market
02-20-2010, 17:09
Urgh, fine.
Vote: CDF
Unvote: Centurion, Vote: Beskar
Blatant lying is making you seem a very good target in my eyes.
I didn't lie, I miswrote. I meant defence attorney.
However, you are the killer. :yes:
End of Day Two
Listen to this while reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmcrlF0GdWw&feature=related
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Inside Courtroom #2, 15:19pm, 10th December 2013.
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An interesting set of witness accounts... I think we may have finally gotten to the bottom of this case. Can you summarise for us, Miss Fey?
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Of course, your Honour:
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Firstly we have the account of Dr. Afforme, guest of the DeLaude Hotel and occupier of the closest room to the Statesman's Suite.
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He noticed a young gentleman walk past the bellboy at his door, and heard gunshots from the Suite within ten minutes of his wine being delivered; he heard the moment of the Ducall's deaths..
Correct. Our second witness is Miss Roberts, the receptionist of the Hotel; she recalled booking a room for Madame Da Silva and a 'M.M', a young gentleman who kept his identity under wraps.
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She assumed he was a musician, correct?
Exactly; she also remarked that she did not see this younger gentleman around when the defendant was arrested by Detective Gumshoe.
She guessed it was publicity reasons, but it is more likely he was trying to avoid being implicated.
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Our final witness is Mr. Ballaud, security detail for the DeLaude; he saw both the defendant and the mystery gentleman entering the Hotel earlier in the day
He also spotted Madame Da Silva disposing of the murder weapon during the evening, and spefically noted that she was wearing gloves at the time.
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Thank you, both of you.
I believe it is time to call the defendant, Madame Elizé Da Silva, to the stand.
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Wrapping Up
Listen to this while reading:
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Inside Courtroom #2, 15:50pm, 10th December 2013.
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Having reviewed both the evidence and the witness testimonies, it has become apparant that we require the truth from the defendant.
Mr Edgeworth, if you will?
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Madame Da Silva... what response do you have to the case thus far?
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*silence*
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The time for your silence has passed, Elizé!
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I have a question for you, Mr. Edgeworth, if you will?
Why are you working alongside Miss Fey?
This is a court of law, is it not? Your job is to find me guilty, and yet here you are, attempting to prove my innocence?
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At first, I would have agreed with you; the evidence pointed towards your guilt, and I was happy with that.
However, as lawyers, our job is merely to find the truth, no matter how painful it may be. I began to have doubts about your guilt, and I believe I was correct.
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Fascinating... if I wanted to listen to someone waxing philosophically, I would have read some Nietzsche.
As it stands, however, your witnesses are unreliable and do not compare to the strength of the evidence. I am guilty, and you have lost.
That is all.
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Madame... I believe it was Nietzsche himself who said that only a coward would acknowledge the existence of all being lost in a battle.
This is a court of law, our battleground, and while evidence does stand it's ground, it is witness testimony that truly fights for justice.
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Delightful... are you quite finished?
All this talk is pointless; you may have proven through testimony that I am innocent, but you do not have the true killer to charge instead.
I believe a Guilty verdict is due, wouldn't you agree, your Honour?
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I... the defendant is correct. The witness testimonies are substantial, but without the actual perpretrator, I have little choice but to cal-
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Only a foolish fool would foolishly slam their gavel before the day is done.
Miles Edgeworth!
My father thought that you might like to see these files... and there is a scruffy-looking fool waiting outside in the Lobby. He has detained an equally foolish fool by the name of Markus Maroni that requires your immediate attention.
Know this, however; the perfection that is I would not have required such a last minute reprieve!
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F-Franziska!
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Markus Maroni is clearly the M.M that signed into the DeLaude with Madame Da Silva!
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This trial has been through it all; what appeared to be an open-and-shut at the start has turned into a tangled web of murder and deceit.
I reiterate my statements from the first day; it is such a shame to see a high-class woman in these courts, and this is unlikely to be the last time either; while she may not have pulled the trigger, she did take the role as accomplice and attempt to pervert the course of justice.
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On the charge of the murder of the Ducalls, I find the defendant, Madame Elizé Da Silva...
NOT GUILTY
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Conclusion
Listen to this while reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d_mw_IKSNQ&feature=related
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Outside Courtroom #2, 16:38pm, 10th December 2013.
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Hey, pal!
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Gumshoe! We couldn't have done it without you!
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Thank you for your help, Detective.
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Well... actually you owe it to the little lady, pal.
She found the file you needed, led the police to Maroni's home... she's a really scary girl when she's fired up, pal!
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Silence, fool! Only a foolish fool with a desire for pain would foolishly flee from Franziska von Karma!
Victory Cards:
Justice and Law.
Mia Fey and Miles Edgeworth worked together and survived.
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Victory Conditions: Bring the criminal to justice before they can kill three witnesses, Survive.
With the late arrival of Franziska von Karma, the courts have new information and a new suspect for the murders of the Ducall family; Markus Maroni, de facto leader of the city's largest crime syndicate. While she may have been innocent in killing them, Madame Da Silva's attempts to tamper with evidence and mislead the courts has not been taken lightly, and she will be tried at a later date for these crimes.
Despite the odds and the overwhelming animosity, Mia Fey and Miles Edgeworth have been able to work together to ensure that the State vs. Da Silva trial remained on the true course of justice.
Congratulations to SplitPersonality and Beskar!
The Power of Testimony
Three witnesses survived to give their testimony.
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Victory Conditions: Bring the criminal to justice before they can kill three witnesses, Survive.
In a trial that was swamped with falsified evidence that stacked heavily against the defendant, the need for the truth was paramount, and you all stepped up to the plate tremendously. Your eyewitness accounts turned the tide of battle and caused the Judge to see reasonable doubt in Madame Da Silva's guilt.
Despite the Maroni crime syndicate attempting to track you down, you have survived to tell the tale of the State vs. Da Silva trial; a return to the peace and quiet of the normality of your everyday lives await.
Congratulations to Centurion1, A Very Super Market and Methos!
I loved the write-ups, Secura. :beam:
Cultured Drizzt fan
02-20-2010, 20:02
...... *Sigh* oh well.
I'm not going to post the Role PMs because there's a liklihood that I'd like to use them (albeit modified) in later games. However, the roles (and their abilities) were as follows:
SplitPersonality - Defense Attorney Mia Fey - Protection
Beskar - Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth - Investigation
Cultured Drizzt fan - Madame Elizé Da Silva - Night Kills, Vote Switching
Methos - Lorna Roberts, Hotel Receptionist
Centurion1 - Eric Ballaud, Hotel Security
A Very Super Market - Dr. Paul Afforme, Hotel Guest
Captain Blackadder - Gerard Duquesne, Hotel Bellboy
For my first game... well, I'm not amazingly optimistic about responses, as I felt that the town/lawyers were very, very lucky to win; I had foolishly stacked things against them.
I realised halfway through the game that a N-D-N-D-N structure heavily favoured a mafia victory; coupled with the vote tampering ability, it basically ensured you only had one window of opportunity to catch CDf. CDf actually requested to use the tampering ability in the second day phase that just passed, but it will only work if the votes are not unanimously against the target; with all five people voting against him, CDf's mafia boss couldn't switch votes, whereas this would've been possible had CDf convinced at least one person not to vote for him. I had planned for the ability to be like this from the start, but was unsure if I had stated as such in the Role PM, so had to remind him this morning via PM. Apologies, Drizzty. :<
The process of actually revealing CDf was down to luck in itself; Beskar and Split (the former knew the latter as he investigated on the first evening, unsure about the reverse though) had debated investigating Methos at first, but Beskar expressed interest in Centurion1. Split said that he felt suspicious also, and then Beskar moved onto CDf and sent orders for his investigation. This investigation would have failed had Beskar not suggested himself to Split for protection overnight.
I'd like to make further games, but I've got alot more planning to do in the future. I believe D-N-D-N-D will work better, both in terms of balance between the mafia and the town and in terms of adhering to the narrative of the Phoenix Wright games themselves. I want to write games that people are interested in and actively debate... it can be difficult to do just that in a seven-man game, and I was hoping that the narrative would drive things to that point.
I'm eager to see how you guys felt, both in terms of the narrative side and the game side of it.
Thank you for playing, at any rate. :3
Why so glum. CDF? You would have won the game if you targeted either AVSM, Centurion1 or Methos.
Also, if they didn't join my bandwagon, you would have won as well. In short, it was just plain luck we, the town, actually won.
The game balance was a big issue, as you already mentioned, Secura, but I think you learned any problems from that. As for the write-ups themselves, they worked very good.
Cultured Drizzt fan
02-20-2010, 20:11
and I would have gotten away with it too, if just one person had believed me. :tongue:
I know beskar, which makes my defeat all the more depressing.
Indeed, the rules stated that the game could only last 120 hours total. As happens in the video game series, all trials only last three days total; the Judge automatically calls a verdict should one not be reached through evidence and testimony at that time.
Had the time elapsed and I would've had to end the game, Madame Da Silva would have been declared guilty, as she was meant to be, and CDf would have won that way too.
Being honest, blame Centurion1 for your loss. In a message in Noblesse, he mentioned how you are always his partner and I was wondering about the both of you. Being perfectly honest, I suspected Centurion1 more than you, and Split shared the same feeling.
I decided to investigate you, the idea being "if it isn't CDF, I will say I investigated Centurion1 and lynch him". However, I got the results that you was indeed the one we needed to get rid off.
So ultimately, you can blame Centurion1 for a random comment else where for making me decide to investigate you opposed to him. :beam:
I decided to investigate you, the idea being "if it isn't CDF, I will say I investigated Centurion1 and lynch him"
You'd fit right in with Phoenix Wright... much of his "early-trial game" is spent bluffing to prolong things to another day whereby he can investigate and get his information straight. Very much a case of saying anything to divert the spotlight away from the defendant.
This case was based upon the final trial of Justice For All (the second PW game), whereby Phoenix has to defend Matt Engarde, an actor charged with murdering a rival actor. It transpires that, while he did not murder the victim himself, he hired an mysterious assassin to do so, which in the game's timeline still counts as murder. Having set-up the assassin with evidence of the murder, Engarde is about to be declared Not Guilty, until the assassin states that should Engarde leave the courts, he will be killed. Brutally so. A choice of going to jail or being murdered...
...which is actually one of only two cases where the verdict is not called by the Judge, but the player themselves. I took this notion and made my own story out of it, setting it in a timeline just before Phoenix became an attorney and opting for Mia and Edgeworth as the opposing lawyers. I even included Franziska saving the day, so to speak, which is exactly what happens in the aforementioned trial.
Centurion1
02-20-2010, 20:37
heehee cdf share in my pain, share in my pain old buddy.
I'm curious why you considered investigating me? I don't recall having done anything to warrant any suspicion.
I'm curious why you considered investigating me? I don't recall having done anything to warrant any suspicion.
Because you was evidently lurking. Also, you tried to call out my investigation even though it matches the write-up. I also role-revealed and claimed I was attacked by the one and only CDF. Even then, you failed to even vote on time.
You could say hypothetically, the town only won because Secura was wanting activity out of the players. Otherwise, the game would have been lost due to you and AVSM. :no:
You could say hypothetically, the town only won because Secura was wanting activity out of the players. Otherwise, the game would have been lost due to you and AVSM. :no:
This is pretty much hitting the nail on the head.
The only reason CDf's vote tampering ability would fail was if he (or his target, as it could be used at any time in a day phase to freak you guys out, but would only work once) was unanimously voted for by the rest of the players. I was actually trying to encourage the rest of you to vote (only Beskar, Split and CDf had done so), but if you had not, then the vote tampering would have succeeded and Beskar would have been lynched instead with two votes to one.
Which was essentially a mafia victory.
Gosh, I've got so much work to do to. :<
A Very Super Market
02-20-2010, 23:35
Activity? I didn't vote for CDF because I didn't believe you. But with Secura's talk about things being skewed for the mafia anyways, I went along with it.
Splitpersonality
02-21-2010, 06:42
I would like to thank Beskar for picking nicely and investigating me the first night he could. I would also like to thank him for asking me to protect him the night he was attacked, had neither of these events happen, the town would have certainly lost. I could not have done it, truly could not have done it without your help Beskar.
You too gumshoe :bow:
Sorry for the aggravation if you were upset by the events of the game CDF :bow:
EDIT:
This also marks another game, where I have played a female role, what's up with that? :P
EDIT:
This also marks another game, where I have played a female role, what's up with that? :P
spL1tp3r50naL1ty. Duh!
A Very Super Market
02-21-2010, 07:37
I would like to thank Beskar for picking nicely and investigating me the first night he could. I would also like to thank him for asking me to protect him the night he was attacked, had neither of these events happen, the town would have certainly lost. I could not have done it, truly could not have done it without your help Beskar.
You too gumshoe :bow:
Sorry for the aggravation if you were upset by the events of the game CDF :bow:
EDIT:
This also marks another game, where I have played a female role, what's up with that? :P
Beskar apparently thinks I am a little girl who plays with teacups all the time.
Nuh-uh! Well. Only half of that.
Cultured Drizzt fan
02-21-2010, 16:12
I would like to thank Beskar for picking nicely and investigating me the first night he could. I would also like to thank him for asking me to protect him the night he was attacked, had neither of these events happen, the town would have certainly lost. I could not have done it, truly could not have done it without your help Beskar.
You too gumshoe :bow:
Sorry for the aggravation if you were upset by the events of the game CDF :bow:
EDIT:
This also marks another game, where I have played a female role, what's up with that? :P
nah its ok, You guys did good. :tongue:
I would like to thank Beskar for picking nicely and investigating me the first night he could...
"I'll see if Gumshoe can turn up any information on someone I got an eye on. Don't want to end up with an insantity plea in the middle of a court case."
"Good news, there won't be any insanity plea's, as they are working on the defence."
Though, I also wonder if that comment is sarcasm, and you didn't want to be first-nighted? :tongue:
Beskar apparently thinks I am a little girl who plays with teacups all the time.
Nuh-uh! Well. Only half of that.
That part that is wrong, is that you don't play with teacups all the time.
Splitpersonality
02-21-2010, 20:20
Though, I also wonder if that comment is sarcasm, and you didn't want to be first-nighted? :tongue:
Nah, I'm glad I was a known innocent right away by investigation, that made both of our jobs easier.
Centurion1
02-21-2010, 21:50
EDIT:
This also marks another game, where I have played a female role, what's up with that? :P
heehee remember i thought you were a chick because you always get girl roles.
not that feminine of course. :wink:
I guessed you'd appreciate being Mia Fey, that's all. :P
Splitpersonality
02-21-2010, 22:17
Mia was one of my favorite characters, so I suppose I did :D
Captain Blackadder
02-24-2010, 11:14
So why was I killed first just random or was there some other reason?
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