Capo di Tutti Capi IV [Concluded]

[Xenoneb]

The reason I believe that anyone can be mis-scanned (AKA subo not killing anyone) is the fact that FBI have a higher chance of getting a right response.

[Choxorn]

I like the "Double Lynch of ACIN and Subotan" idea. People voting for Subotan, can some of you switch your votes so that we can make a tie, or something?

[Populus Romanus]

I like the "Double Lynch of ACIN and Subotan" idea. People voting for Subotan, can some of you switch your votes so that we can make a tie, or something?unvote; vote: ACIN

[Montmorency]

Hey, Mr. Tallyman, tally me banana. Morning come, an' I wan' go home.

[Xenoneb]

Unvote;Vote:KingCal

[sturmhauke]

Announcement:


Bad things are going to happen to inactives and lurkers.

Very bad things.

This is your only warning. Checking for a pulse.... no pulse, no more sunrises.

I'm not lurking, but I'm also not posting a bunch of noise just for the sake of noise. I got my vote down for ACIN, which I am happy with. Subotan looks fishy too with this guilty result.

[Backwards Logic]

Lampshading… what? If it's my sig, then you know I'm the scummiest townie ever. Isn't that so, Mr. Backwards Logic, my former GM? Is my aura of scumminess so great that everything I say must be doubted?

Very true, I have called you that. However, using that as part of your defense in an entirely new game isn't exactly kosher. You could still be a scum here and playing identically... FoS: El Barto.

I for one support a double-lynch of ACIN and Subotan, mostly because real-life is making keeping up with things close to impossible and removing the chronic text-wallers would help. Not to mention the cases behind them aren't half bad either given it's day three. Vote: ACIN to even things up.

[El Barto]

The reason I believe that anyone can be mis-scanned (AKA subo not killing anyone) is the fact that FBI have a higher chance of getting a right response.
Food for thought… :ears:

I like the "Double Lynch of ACIN and Subotan" idea. People voting for Subotan, can some of you switch your votes so that we can make a tie, or something?
Agreed, seems like The Stranger won't be brought to justice today.
unvote; vote:a completeley inoffensive name.

Very true, I have called you that. However, using that as part of your defense in an entirely new game isn't exactly kosher. You could still be a scum here and playing identically... FoS: El Barto.
Actually I am keeping in character. See my sig!

[White_eyes:D]

Unvote:Montmorency Vote:ACIN Double lynch FTW:2thumbsup:

[Montmorency]

Alright, guys. No one will do it. JHT is nowhere to be seen. I'll just update Subo's tally, though I fear it may be off in places.

BANANAS

20 - ACIN: (landlubber, gibsong, Visorslash, Craterus, Choxorn, sturmhauke, Sprig, ATPG, B_Ray, Jarema, Xehh II, edse, Ibn-Khaldun, Peasant Phil, Suburban Plankton, Populus Romanus, Xenoneb, Backwards Logic, El Barto, White_eyes:D)

23 - Subotan: {The Stranger, issaikhaan, Sister Coyote, Montmorency, Silver Jan, Kennigit, TinCow, ULC, Neri, Romanic, God Emperor, Erebus, AggonyKing, Arjos, Cahoma, Seon, Raskolnikov, scottishranger, woad&fangs, Renata, Lewwyn, slash & earn, Diana Abnoba }

8 - El Barto: {Winston Hughes, Beskar, Frozen In Ice, Johhog, Ironside, Cahoma, GamezRule, shlin28, }

7 - The Stranger: { qlyphz, Memnon, Commander, Subotan, Beefy187, guiri, Riedquat}

5 - Montmorency: {Yaropolk, Sasaki, hero di classico, Death is yonder, Diamondeye}

2 - Yaropolk: {Oh! TheLastDays!, DaveShack}

1 - Beefy187: {Psychonaut}

1 - Abstain: {Double A, Chaotix}

1 - Seon: {thefluffyone93}

1 - Chaotix {ByzantineKnight}

Anyone want to doublecheck?

[guiri]

Unvote; Vote ACIN

[Neri]

Unvote;
Vote: ACIN

I believe we are now tied.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Ok. Then maybe you can tell me who the guy with the ski mask is.

Considering he was both the one who attacked me, and the one who contacted you publicly in the write-up last night.

From a private message.


Chaotix, et al: Look closely at the format for Seamus' writeups.


Montmorency was headed home via the boardwalk when a quartet of bikers came bouncing up the entry steps and turning onto the boards behind him – motors roaring. They were dressed head to toe in black leather and each sported a bandanna on their ski-masked heads – red, white, and blue flag bandannas.
XXXXXX
He didn’t hesitate, just leapt from the boardwalk onto the soft sand below. The bikes roared past above him, but couldn’t get down to the sands fast enough to prevent him making his way into a nearby apartment building. Nobody had been there to cut off his escape.
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
Moros police would later insure his girlfriends – all four – had almost certainly never felt any pain. His car had been hit from behind in a silly fender-bender, but Moros had fled the scene rather than stopping.
XXXXXX
Rather than heading for the restaurant where he had arranged to meet one of his quartet of “we’re pretty close” friends for a bit of dinner, Moros had headed straight for his safehouse. He’d arrived without trouble and entered the room without a hitch, locking its bar locks behind him.
XXXXXX
Police surmised that he had been surprised to see an open window in his carefully protected apartment. The shot that killed him had come through the open window, obviously fired by a skilled marksman, and had pithed his brain stem neatly.
XXXXXX
The police couldn’t explain the map of the Alaska territory that had been nailed to the door of the saferoom, nor the writing – ‘Seward’s Folly’ – on the fringe of the map. All of the four women were moved to tears, only one asked about a will.
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
Askthe pizzaguy stood on the porch of his bungalow, pacing and looking at his watch. He’d been there for six minutes and thirty-four seconds. A shadowy figure 60 yards down the street stood up and opened up on the porch with a Tommy gun.
XXXXXX
“About time,” muttered ATPG as he dropped to the floor of the porch.
XXXXXX
A series of five armored plates slid rapidly upward, moving in a smooth and uniform fashion, protecting the porch completely.
XXXXXX
“Very smooth,” said Pizza to himself, “very smooth indeed.”
XXXXXX
He had had faith that he would be protected, that he would have no problems at all, and his faith had been rewarded….at least this time.
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
To all appearances, it was a chance meeting. For one of them, it had been. The conversation was soft – a ski mask does not make for easy conversation – and only took a few minutes.
XXXXXX
“Think about it, and call me if you’re interested.”
XXXXXX
“No need to wait that long.”
XXXXXX
“Good, very good.”
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
Pharoah had already turned in when the phone rang. It was his buddy from his old homestead, A.C., so he didn’t brush him off and enjoyed the chat. The phone call, however, made sure that he never heard the glass break at his back door, or the steps of his assailants as they came up the stairs and poised outside his room.
XXXXXX
“So anyway, it’s nice enough round here, but Atlantic City was loads better, I mean you really just can’t…”
XXXXXX
Pharoah never finished the thought as a quintet of attackers burst through the door wielding mops, brooms, and – in one case – a rug beater. What the weapons lacked in elegance, they made up for in violence as the five attackers poked, swatted and battered poor Pharoah, his phone, and his pillows into ruin. The attackers left their tools and went away.
XXXXXX
Pharoah died, hours later, never regaining consciousness.



Single space means part of same narrative.

Double space means new narrative.

In short, no one "contacted" me last night. The two stories are unrelated.

[Clitsome]

select:GH
vote: Neri

Trying to keep the tie alive.

[gnarlycharlie]

Vote: Abstain

keeping the tie.

[Sprig]

SSubotan Guilty, why does that not surprise?

[Winston Hughes]

Unvote; Vote: Present

[Clitsome]

select:GH
vote: Neri

This time, I'm doing it more boldly.

[naut]

Is it actually currently tied? I count 22 to 23.

Nvm. Neri switched 22 to 22.

[Montmorency]

Let me help you out. Good night, ya bums. :stare:

22 - ACIN: (landlubber, gibsong, Visorslash, Craterus, Choxorn, sturmhauke, Sprig, ATPG, B_Ray, Jarema, Xehh II, edse, Ibn-Khaldun, Peasant Phil, Suburban Plankton, Populus Romanus, Xenoneb, Backwards Logic, El Barto, White_eyes:D, guiri, Neri)

22 - Subotan: {The Stranger, issaikhaan, Sister Coyote, Montmorency, Silver Jan, Kennigit, TinCow, ULC, Romanic, God Emperor, Erebus, AggonyKing, Arjos, Cahoma, Seon, Raskolnikov, scottishranger, woad&fangs, Renata, Lewwyn, slash & earn, Diana Abnoba }

7 - El Barto: {Beskar, Frozen In Ice, Johhog, Ironside, Cahoma, GamezRule, shlin28, }

6 - The Stranger: { qlyphz, Memnon, Commander, Subotan, Beefy187, Riedquat}

5 - Montmorency: {Yaropolk, Sasaki, hero di classico, Death is yonder, Diamondeye}

2 - Yaropolk: {Oh! TheLastDays!, DaveShack}

1 - Beefy187: {Psychonaut}

3 - Abstain: {Double A, Chaotix, gnarlycharlie}

1 - Seon: {thefluffyone93}

1 - Chaotix {ByzantineKnight}

1 - Neri {Clitsome}

[Crazed Rabbit]

vote: ACIN

Lying isn't good for the town.

CR

[The Stranger]

im not sure wether a tie is the best way. since im very much inclined to believe that GH will either spare them both or he will let the one of least use to him die.

why do i think this?

when i spoke to subo in skype he said GH would save ACIN over Earthling in the case of a tie.

GH has been rather quick to protect Subotan with an alibi after the detective results came up. And both have confirmed to be in close connection, atleast on conversationwise.

on the other hand it will be interesting to see how GH handles this case. Imo he can step up as a Director and do some more things for the town. sofar i havent really seen him do anything in public nor any efforts to rally the town. EARN THAT 3RD PERIOD!

[The Stranger]

My sources do not lie. Let me repeat that, as some of you will insist on reading that to mean something completely different.

My sources do not lie.

As it happens, in addition to Montmorency's Nazi connection, and Stranger's third party shenanigans, I also possess knowledge of a mafia scum who has attempted to recruit wise guy(s). And no, before you butt in, I wasn't the one asked. Since the town seems particularly feral today, know that that if you lynch me, I will take this secret with me to the grave - once you've all calmed down a bit and pursued some serious candidates, then I will be co-operative and reveal it.

i dont think you are in a position to negiotate. better come clean and see if the truth will save you. you know stuff about nazis and are 100 percent sure that your sources dont lie yet you still think of me as guilty of what exactly? im a townie, if your sources are so clear how come they are wrong on that?

THE TRUTH WILL CLEANSE YOU! COME CLEAN!

[The Stranger]

If this hasn't been posted yet; apologies for the delay again.


Citizens of Fatlington, the Fatlington Police Department accepts Askthepizzaguy's explanation of his previous actions. Mr. smokingunman also told us that his message was delayed as well. So we will continue to use the radio station to broadcast our information. We would like to inform you that woad&fangs was found guilty last night. The Fatlington Police Department authorizes appropriate citizen deputies to deal with him as they see fit.

this confirms this pretty much


ccording to ACIN you are scum. If that is the case I would like you to pass on some info to your luca/don. I'll be a wiseguy after the next night phase and am willing to be recruited into your family. If they would prefer email to remain anonymous at first they can reach me at "email"
~Woad

hes a townie or a WG with kills on his name, most likely the n1 attempt on Blackadder. He should be put in PTgroups for one night and should die if he fails to show up.

[The Stranger]

And thus the blameless Guy of the hot Pizza speaks strongly to us, nor do we fail to heed his words.

why do you talk so weird all the time? is this a biblic code? stop doing that and speak spanglish or chinglish...

but seriously stop doing that or i have to FOS you.


SSubotan Guilty, why does that not surprise?

What about this SPRIG?

[The Stranger]

You just contradicted yourself.

I know for certain that Subotan was not involved in the only kill on Night 1 (didn't somebody else bring that up already?). There are no roles that show up as guilty without a successful kill.

Therefore whoever investigated him is lying. And likely a Made, because Mades do not normally get "guilty" results from investigations- only "innocent", "criminal", and "unclear". So Mr. Made made a mistake, and now we should lynch him. Simple.

or subotan is lying about his vig on Montmerency and he is involved in one of the N2 kills. Cuz people also show up guilty if investigated on the night of the murder... mades and such ONLY show guilty on the night of the murder...

[LazyMcCrow]

500+ weekend posts and two cups of coffee later and I've noted an awful lot of scummy digression; with worthy lynch targets getting shuffled down the list as a deluge of 'evidence' gets bandied about. However - The current top four on the tally list would all probably make good choices. If ACIN or Subotan turn out to be anything other than mafia, then I'd still be at a loss as to why they have opted to spread so much confusion: By spamming so much deflecting argument over the last 500 posts. In order to gain any kind of understanding about the Stranger and Subotans argument I fear I shall have to re-read the exchange - something I shall have to make another pot of coffee for. In any case, I'd like to see what our incumbent Director does with a tie Vote: Subotan (should make the tally even)

[The Stranger]

Yes, Xeno, there's always a chance that investigations are inconclusive. Or that you get Innocent on a Don. Or Criminal/Guilty on a townie.
Murdering doctors? No connection to Mengele by any chance?
'Cos a doctor is an obvious target and 'knowing the identity of scum' can be acting as a front for a real, FBI investigator?

are you saying we shouldnt lynch Mengele?

[Ishmael]

Well technically I voted abstain earlier, but as it was before the write-up was posted I don't think anybody has counted it. A lot of scummy activity going on, and several people I'm considering voting for, but Subotan's obfuscating behaviour, coupled with his 'Guilty' scan, tips the balance for me. After all, what's the point of having detectives if we don't make use of their scans? Sure, he plausibly could be innocent, but from what I gather that would be the exception rather than the rule. Therefore:

unvote, vote: Subotan

[TheLastDays]

I thought we wanted to even the tally?

unvote, vote: ACIN

[a completely inoffensive name]

vote: ACIN

Lying isn't good for the town.

CR

But trolling is good for me.

Thanks for the bandwagon guys. The guy who admitted to causing confusion in the name of trolling has reaped what he sowed from idiots who will say that they didn't read the walls of text and then go on to say they don't know why I lied or caused confusion.

:trollface: Bon Voyage everyone!

[TheLastDays]

Just going to say, if ACIN picks up over SUbotan by any chance, I will switch to Subo.

1) He somehow knows everyone's secret by night 2? TS, Monty, some Mafioso. I highly doubt all of that, especiall because we haven't seen any ecidence for MOnty being a Nazi yet, Yaro has to speak up about that PM conversation, but that can wait until tomorrow. There was no talk of an omonous source about MOnty's Nazi contacts before, there was just the PM exchange between Yaro and Monty, suddenly Subo involves himself, talking of some kind of source. Yeah, right.

2) Blackmailing the town to not lynch him so he spills his important secrets? Take them to your grave, man, fine by me, we'll be better off finding scums without your help. This alone is worthy of two lynches and I don't need no detective results to confirm it.

[Visor]

You caused it.

[TheLastDays]

But trolling is good for me.

Thanks for the bandwagon guys. The guy who admitted to causing confusion in the name of trolling has reaped what he sowed from idiots who will say that they didn't read the walls of text and then go on to say they don't know why I lied or caused confusion.

:trollface: Bon Voyage everyone!

I've read your walls of text and I a partly sympathetic because I know what it's like to argue with Earthling but at the moment, as long as you're around, we won't be able to get everyone to focus on better targets because you're such a great distraction that the scums can use to shiled themselves from any danger. As I explained in my last post, lynching Subotan is what I really want to see happen today, I'm just following the consensus to get you lynched as well.

[classical_hero]

Five posts in a row. Come on man, that is just unacceptable. Multi quote instead. The button is right next to the quote button. unvote; vote: The Stranger.

[The Stranger]

that button doesnt work for me.

[Death is yonder]

Given GH's seeming inclination towards Subo in thread (and purportedly via Subo, ACIN in private [he raised up that between Earthling and ACIN GH would spare ACIN]
I'd concur and rather go with Subo. Asking for people to spare you in exchange for some hypothetical information just cannot be allowed to happen.

In any case, on the subject of Monty, presumably the arrival of Yaro to clear things up will help significantly in that decision.

Unvote; Monty
Vote: Subo

[Secura]

I was originally going to follow up on the TS 'reveal' from Subotan during the last day phase, but since Pizza's vouched for him and the writeup corroborates that, he's more than earned his reprieve.

vote: El Barto

I don't like the whole "I was attacked, therefore I'm innocent!" (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?137953-Capo-di-Tutti-Capi-IV&p=2053375460&viewfull=1#post2053375460) spiel.

[The Stranger]

Given GH's seeming inclination towards Subo in thread (and purportedly via Subo, ACIN in private [he raised up that between Earthling and ACIN GH would spare ACIN]
I'd concur and rather go with Subo. Asking for people to spare you in exchange for some hypothetical information just cannot be allowed to happen.

In any case, on the subject of Monty, presumably the arrival of Yaro to clear things up will help significantly in that decision.

Unvote; Monty
Vote: Subo

GH has already said he will do what the town wants and that is he will kill them both in case of a tie.

[Death is yonder]

A quick check just in case.


I'll kill whoever you want me to kill. I'm your guys' servant, after all.

Well evidently GH should see we want them both dead then.

Alright:

Unvote: Subo
Vote: Abstain

Should be tied now?

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Five posts in a row. Come on man, that is just unacceptable. Multi quote instead. The button is right next to the quote button. unvote; vote: The Stranger.


that button doesnt work for me.

It works for me. I don't understand why it wouldn't work for you.
Also, you can always edit your posts to add another quote. Be creative!
In a normal mafia game it wouldn't bother me but in a game like this it does!
Hopefully some mod will merge those posts.

[Sigurd]

Still have 5 pages to read.. but I think the Stranger/ Subotan exchange is worth a vote.
Stanger say Subotan is lying, Subotan say Stranger is lying. Someone is lying... Subotan used we in a very Sith manner.

vote: Subotan

[BillMc]

Some people need to read the roles. There is just too much conversation about the scans, when they don't show too much, especially this early in the game. Guilty does not mean too much, just means that someone has killed, we don't know why they have done it, since it could be a wiseguy doing it. later on it will mean something more important, but not right now.

Finally caught up. I think Hero's post lays it out (the bit underlined). Subotan claims to have failed in his group attempt to kill, yeah has returned guilty -- so he's lying about something; and his "I'll take information that can help town to the grave" defence is very anti-town.

vote: ACIN for the tie.

select: GH

[Believer]

I've been crazy busy these past few days with school work. Is there still time to vote?


Vote: abstain

Select: ATPG

I can't vote someone when there's this much text both in my books and in the thread, sorry.

[The Stranger]

can someone do a last thorough count to make sure there really is a tie?

i would do it but i have to go to college now

[Diamondeye]

Unvote; Vote: Subotan. He is the best lynch of the two.

[scotchedpommes]

Can't get a definite count.

Vote: Abstain

[BillMc]

UNVOTE Subotan for the tie if i count right

[scotchedpommes]

UNVOTE Subotan for the tie if i count rightThe day is over.

[Hamata]

I think i was killed?

[ The Imperial Guard agreed to support the no-spam policy - Sec ]

[Populus Romanus]

The day is over.And that vote was invalid anyways.

[naut]

Unvote; Vote: Subotan. He is the best lynch of the two.
Diamondeye for the vig/lynch tonight/tomorrow.

[gnarlycharlie]

Diamondeye for the vig/lynch tonight/tomorrow.

was he not paying attention?

[Craterus]

BillMc's unvote was right on the dot, by my calculations. Phase was due to end at 9am EDT (2pm BST) and his post shows up as 14:00. So that depends on Seamus' interpretation of the deadline, I suppose.

Why was Škotsko trying to end the vote 7 minutes early?

And FoS: Diamondeye, of course. Naughty boy!

[BillMc]

BillMc's unvote was right on the dot, by my calculations. Phase was due to end at 9am EDT (2pm BST) and his post shows up as 14:00. So that depends on Seamus' interpretation of the deadline, I suppose.

Why was Škotsko trying to end the vote 7 minutes early?

And FoS: Diamondeye, of course. Naughty boy!

There was about 5 seconds left on the counter when I completed a re-tally, and unvoted subotan; network lag from my blackberry may have taken it after 14:00; it'll be Seamus' call.

[Diamondeye]

Diamondeye for the vig/lynch tonight/tomorrow.


And FoS: Diamondeye, of course. Naughty boy!

Please tell me why voting for someone who has been scanned Guilty is suspicious.

[scotchedpommes]

Why was Škotsko trying to end the vote 7 minutes early?You've misread it? Simply posted the same timer Seamus had set. Once the time's expired it displays the message that the day has concluded.

[Posted that much for reference as was switching back and forth through recent pages.]


Please tell me why voting for someone who has been scanned Guilty is suspicious.You somehow don't see a problem with changing the number of votes with a few minutes left when people have been trying to achieve a tie?

[TinCow]

There was about 5 seconds left on the counter when I completed a re-tally, and unvoted subotan; network lag from my blackberry may have taken it after 14:00; it'll be Seamus' call.

Regarding the timer, I can give some insight on this. The timer displays the time left based on your personal computer's settings. It properly adjusts for time zone and such, but if your computer is not synced with standard internet time, your display may be a few minutes off one way or the other. The only way to compensate for this is to make the timer do checks on server time every single time the timer is queried, and that would cause a lot of additional queries to be sent to the server. I'm not willing to lag the server just to make sure that timer is absolutely identical for everyone. If there is an issue where a specific player thinks they cast their vote slightly before the timer expired, while someone else thinks it was slightly after, that is an issue the game host will have to decide for themselves.

[The Stranger]

gmt+0 13:00 flat. i think it should count.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I have counted such votes in games, only when explicitly stated that :00 on the dot is illegal, do I not count it.

But that's me.

[TheLastDays]

So we have either Subo and ACIN or just Subo, right? Fine by me.

[BillMc]

Regarding the timer, I can give some insight on this. The timer displays the time left based on your personal computer's settings. It properly adjusts for time zone and such, but if your computer is not synced with standard internet time, your display may be a few minutes off one way or the other. The only way to compensate for this is to make the timer do checks on server time every single time the timer is queried, and that would cause a lot of additional queries to be sent to the server. I'm not willing to lag the server just to make sure that timer is absolutely identical for everyone. If there is an issue where a specific player thinks they cast their vote slightly before the timer expired, while someone else thinks it was slightly after, that is an issue the game host will have to decide for themselves.

Understood. I've no issue with the server if it doesn't not count - a blackberry is not the device of choice for doing a last minute recount to see whether DiamondEye was going to make or break the tie. Tho I'd like to hear his rationale for breaking the tie.

[Diamondeye]

You somehow don't see a problem with changing the number of votes with a few minutes left when people have been trying to achieve a tie?

I had no idea that there were only a few minutes left, I just read through the thread and voted. And no, I have no problem voting for my primary suspect even if that ensures his lynch.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

On my computer -- the only standard I can work with for this -- BillMc's post was at the deadline, 0900 EDT, and will count. Given Tincow's explanation, I would probably have counted the next post 0901 EDT as valid as well, though in this case it did not contain a vote.

jht was supposed to tally and I am missing that tally. This is close and must be checked. Give me a few more.

[TinCow]

On my computer -- the only standard I can work with for this -- BillMc's post was at the deadline, 0900 EDT, and will count. Given Tincow's explanation, I would probably have counted the next post 0901 EDT as valid as well, though in this case it did not contain a vote.

To further clarify, the timestamp on posts is done by the server. That stamp is identical for everyone, though it will display differently depending on the time zone selected in each profile.

[B-Wing]

I thought JHT has dropped out of all games?

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Wow, missing a day is pretty brutal on the catch up.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I thought JHT has dropped out of all games?

:sad:

He will be missed dearly. :balloon:

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Out beneath the cracks and coming in waves
As Dawn's first rays cross the green field
they shine in open eyes lying still
From the boughs of the oak tree
three ravens wait
over his cold bones lying as they are
The wind will moan forevermore
They'll perch on his backbone
beneath the morning sun
peck out his eyes one by one
… “Such Hawks Such Hounds”
… Dead Meadow


9:31PM Tuesday, 31 October 1951
The Executive Meeting Room (Small Ballroom)
Fatlington Convention Center
Fatlington, New Jersey


Director Hankerchief, having changed his suit from grey to black once again, seemed more distracted than usual throughout the day's proceedings, having excused himself from the Executive Meeting Room several times to be briefed by Commissioner Fermanagh on the latest Devil's Night happenings. While the position of Director most ostensibly dealt with the mafia incursions into Fatlington, it was easy to forget that he had other duties as well.

By the end of the day, Director Hankerchief slumped over in his cushy seat, looking rather exhausted. He managed to rally himself, however, when the voting finally concluded. "Everyone remain in your seats, please," he said, noting the tied vote. "a completely inoffensive name and Subotan, eh? Well, that'll justify why I got so many eggs, I guess." His four scantily-clad assistants from yesterday, still dressed in white, had entered the ballroom and were passing out buckets filled to the brim with eggs to everyone in the room. The Director watched in silence as this task was carried out, and upon completion, the assistants took their places behind him. Now, Hankerchief spoke again.

"As you know, tonight is Devil's Night, the night before Halloween. And unless you have been extraordinarily lucky, you have had to deal with everything that comes with this night... most notably the acts of vandalism. Now, due to current circumstances, the police presence on this night has been stepped up and the acts of vandalism have been down by nearly 75% from last year. However, I said that I would be a business-friendly Director, and, well... we cannot have a dropoff in the sale of certain items simply because of an increased police presence. a completely inoffensive name, kindly make your way to the front of the ballroom." a completely inoffensive name did so, not liking where the Director was going with this very much. "You too, Subotan," Hankerchief said, "You're not getting out of this scot-free. The Committee members started muttering with pleasure at this turn of events.

"The dairy farmers in the towns surrounding Fatlington are very happy about my recent purchase of several gross' worth of eggs. In the tradition of Devil's Night, we will make use of these eggs in the most wasteful way possible. But this year, we will not do it in the name of vandalism. Instead..." - and the Director's gestures were rapidly growing more theatrical - "...we do it in the name of justice; ladies and gentlemen, your targets."

The last thing that people saw of ACIN and Subotan before they disappeared beneath the onslaught of eggs were eyes, two pairs of very wide eyes, conveying the twin expressions of immense panic. Then they were gone, and pure motion took over the ballroom. There was no chance of evading the amount of eggs that came flying their way, no chance of doing anything save for being rooted to the ground and wishing, praying, that it would be over soon.

It lasted five minutes before everyone ran out of eggs. At the end of it, both victims were dripping from head to toe, their skin bruised and cut and bleeding in some places but aside from that they were basically unhurt. Everyone blinked in surprise; wasn't the idea that he was supposed to be egged to death? Director Hankerchief, however, showed no surprise, instead simply getting up and addressing a completely inoffensive name and Subotan. "Go clean yourselves up," he said, "but not in the bathroom. We've already given the custodial staff here too much work to do. The Convention Center's right on the beach after all, take a dip in the ocean instead."

Everyone watched silently as a completely inoffensive name and Subotan stumbled out of the room, confused, waiting for a cue from their Director. After some minutes of waiting, they finally got one.

"Everyone to the windows, please."

The Committee did so, not seeing much save for two silhouetted figures gradually making their way to the ocean.

"The seagulls should be active this time of night, I think - yes, there they are." They descended upon a completely inoffensive name and Subotan at once, and suddenly everyone in the Committee understood. They watched in horrified silence as the seagulls formed a cloud around the two, obstructing their view - though occasionally they could see an arm flailing. This went on for about fifteen minutes as the seagulls picked a completely inoffensive name and Subotan dry, and then they flew away, leaving nothing but tattered, eyeless bodies on the ground and a gradually darkening patch of sand.

The committee filed out slowly, a bit numb. “Trick or treats” had concluded for the kids just an hour or so ago – and just moments ago for the committee as well. Happy Halloween!



OOC

Sorry this took so long. My designated primary tallyer was out of it – jht is not active for the present time – and I had to recount from scratch.

Orders (active and passive separate please) for Night 3 are due no later than:


Lynch Vote Tally:

ACIN – 24 (Neri, CR, OTLD, Sub P, Diana, Populus, Backwards, El B, W_E, guiri, landlub, gibs, visor, Craterus, Chox, sturm, Spring, ATPG, B_Ray, Jar, X2, edse, Ibn-K, & P.Phil).

Subotan – 24 (Ish, Sigurd, Diamond, khaz, SisCoy, Monty, Silver, Knngt, TinC, ULC, Romanic, God Emp, Shlin, Erebus, AggKng, Arjos, Cahoma, Seon, Rask, Woad, Renata, Leww, Slash, Lazy)

Stranger – 7 (qlyphz, memnon, subo, beefy, ried, hero.

Monty – 2 (Yaro, Sasaki)

Yaropolk – 1 (DaveS)

Beefy – 1 (Pasycho)

Seon – 1 (Fluffy)

Chaotix – 1 (ByzKnight)

Neri – 1 (Clitsome)

Abstain – 6 (Double A, Chaotix, Gnarley, DiY, Blvr, Skot)

Present – 1 (W.H.)

*Xenoneb’s vote for “King Cal” was invalid; BillMC’s Vote on the deadline was poorly formatted, and did not say “Vote: subotan,” so only the “unvote” was counted. These mistakes cancelled one another numerically, ending in a tie.

[Arjos]

LMAO, after this GH can be director forever :D

[Subotan]

Grisly stuff. In any case, y'all would do well would do well to listen to what I had to say before you all went psychotic and started demanding that I be lynched for the deathly sin of "textwalling". I've made a note of all who used that to justify their vote, so you can expect me to reappear when that information becomes relevant again.

[Secura]

The tally doesn't seem to show any of the votes against El Barto, of which there were a fair amount. :3

[Askthepizzaguy]

Night action requests for my groups have been submitted.

How about you other organizers? If you haven't beaten me to the punch with your fewer groups, then you're snoozing on the job.

That said, I could always use more people and I'm also willing to share extras I find with other organizers.

90% of you agreed ahead of time to these specific actions, and that you'd be committed to these groups.

Back out less than 12 hours before deadline and it will be considered intentional sabotage. :stare:

Back out now, with good explanations, and it will be okay, I guess... but seriously. Don't. :wink:

[TheLastDays]

Grisly stuff. In any case, y'all would do well would do well to listen to what I had to say before you all went psychotic and started demanding that I be lynched for the deathly sin of "textwalling". I've made a note of all who used that to justify their vote, so you can expect me to reappear when that information becomes relevant again.

I hope you know that you died for other things than simply textwalling.

[SisterCoyote]

I hope you know that you died for other things than simply textwalling.

Yeah; my vote had nothing to do with the text walls at all.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Sorry gents, you know that the Four Horsemen will always hold a special place in my heart, but the will of the town was pretty clear in this instance.

In more important news, I need two volunteers for protection work. First come, first served. PM only.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Got the volunteers, thanks. :bow:

[The Stranger]

Sorry gents, you know that the Four Horsemen will always hold a special place in my heart, but the will of the town was pretty clear in this instance.



what does that mean?

[El Barto]

What's happened to johnhughthom?

What about this SPRIG?
What's with Sprig?

are you saying we shouldnt lynch Mengele?
Read my original post:

Yes, Xeno, there's always a chance that investigations are inconclusive. Or that you get Innocent on a Don. Or Criminal/Guilty on a townie.
Ah, well: It says that "unlike Doctors, Surgeons always register as innocent."

And so what? Doctors presumably register the whole gamut of states from innocent to guilty, depending on what they do. If Subo is a murdering doctor, we are better off without him, no?
Murdering doctors? No connection to Mengele by any chance?

And why would Subo say "I know the identity of Mafia scum," when "I am a doctor" sounds a lot better. Come now.'Cos a doctor is an obvious target and 'knowing the identity of scum' can be acting as a front for a real, FBI investigator?
You're lumping together everything I've said. Mengele was a doctor who murdered people, that's what I said. Sheesh!

I have counted such votes in games, only when explicitly stated that :00 on the dot is illegal, do I not count it.

But that's me.
Could be solved by GM posting a 'no votes past this post'.

The tally doesn't seem to show any of the votes against El Barto, of which there were a fair amount. :3
There was a fair number of unvotes, but given that I once had about eight-10 votes against me then I think there should be some on me.

[GeneralHankerchief]

what does that mean?

It's a reference to my old game Pirate Ship Mafia where both ACIN and Subotan were part of a recurring vig group that provided me endless amusement.

[woad&fangs]

I vig'd Captain Blackadder the first night. Last night I was in the failed attempt on Cahoma. Only one person responded to my request for a night action so I joined along. My pm to The Stranger was honestly a fishing attempt to try to capture some mafia. Kudos to whomever the detective is. I think that is the earliest I have ever gotten investigated. If someone has a doctor group in need of another person I am willing to join that tonight otherwise I will be vig killing with the same group to try to get rogue detective status.

If somebody wants to get buffed up to doctor they should protect me as it looks like I'm getting vig'd tonight.

[Subotan]

Sorry gents, you know that the Four Horsemen will always hold a special place in my heart, but the will of the town was pretty clear in this instance.

Squee! Ahem, I mean, we died as BROTHERS IN ARMS

[Askthepizzaguy]

I vig'd Captain Blackadder the first night. Last night I was in the failed attempt on Cahoma. Only one person responded to my request for a night action so I joined along. My pm to The Stranger was honestly a fishing attempt to try to capture some mafia. Kudos to whomever the detective is. I think that is the earliest I have ever gotten investigated. If someone has a doctor group in need of another person I am willing to join that tonight otherwise I will be vig killing with the same group to try to get rogue detective status.

If somebody wants to get buffed up to doctor they should protect me as it looks like I'm getting vig'd tonight.

The doctor guy who said to me privately that he wanted to be a surgeon should probably get on this.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Squee! Ahem, I mean, we died as BROTHERS IN ARMS

You died as torsos in arms. You have become bird food. Soon, you will be bird poop.

Bird poop falling through the sky, moonlight glistening off each slimy drop.

[Subotan]

And yet as guano, my remains will be more valuable than any of your lives ever were.

[DaveShack]

I'm curious about something. On multi-party night actions, how closely do the PMs have to match? Is it enough to match on the substance of who's involved and what they're doing, or does the form of the text have to match too?

[Montmorency]

And yet as guano, my remains will be more valuable than any of your lives ever were.

Nutritious words, poop man!

HAW-HAW!

[classical_hero]

I'm curious about something. On multi-party night actions, how closely do the PMs have to match? Is it enough to match on the substance of who's involved and what they're doing, or does the form of the text have to match too?Just the names and the target have to match.

[Ishmael]

"The dairy farmers in the towns surrounding Fatlington are very happy about my recent purchase of several gross' worth of eggs."

I think these dairy farmers need to learn some basic economics. They probably don't want potential competitors earning large amounts of capital....

Jokes aside, nice write-up GH. The 'twist' at the end was great.

[El Barto]

And yet as guano, my remains will be more valuable than any of your lives ever were.
And I am the Queen of Antiva.

[Xenoneb]

Antiva must be falling on hard times now.

[El Barto]

Probably. They need more kittens.

[Populus Romanus]

ROFL! I can hardly believe the double lynch worked. No tally or anything!

[Askthepizzaguy]

Last game, we had a number of them. Put quite a few scumbags and traitors out of commission. Very successful, those double-lynches were, except at the end where victory was delayed a bit because some people could not let go of their pride and look at the very clear evidence in front of them. :wink:

[B-Wing]

Wow, that was quite a write-up. Simultaneously horrific and hilarious. Quentin Tarantino would be proud.

[El Barto]

Wow, that was quite a write-up. Simultaneously horrific and hilarious. Quentin Tarantino would be proud.
Speaking of which, some parts of the write-ups seem written in Askthepizzaguy-style.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Thanks for the kind words, guys. :yes: The next execution will take place at a locale that may be familiar to Capo III players.

[scottishranger]

Thanks for the kind words, guys. :yes: The next execution will take place at a locale that may be familiar to Capo III players.

mmm yess I remember. Hahah I cant wait

[Askthepizzaguy]

Speaking of which, some parts of the write-ups seem written in Askthepizzaguy-style.

No doubt because my style is somewhat inspired by GH's style, and then I've branched off from it.

I still enjoy his narratives more, they're much more descriptive, and mine is more like a comic book with dialogue. That's why when people tell me I'm a good writer I sort of look at them and go "there's better".

[El Barto]

There's even a thread (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=439530) about you, Pizza.

Your only flaw is you excessive modesty, I'd say. :clown:

[Xenoneb]

I love this game!

[Askthepizzaguy]

Your only flaw is you excessive modesty, I'd say. :clown:

I've been accused of the opposite before, so I guess it balances out.

[El Barto]

I love this game!
Everybody does!

I've been accused of the opposite before, so I guess it balances out.
Accused but not proven. Who could blame us for being smug after Highway to Hell?

[The Stranger]

i expect some more activity from you GH. you have to earn the 3rd term!

[Askthepizzaguy]

i expect some more activity from you GH. you have to earn the 3rd term!

The man just performed a beautiful double execution to the delight and approval of the entire town, and you are somehow dissatisfied with this?

Granted, three would be nice, but I am not sure even this town has the cojones to try three at a time. You know, it's like a water slide. Too many fat kids at once and it gets clogged.

[The Stranger]

nah im not dissatisfied. just he shouldnt slack now. succes at day means nothing when the night falls

[Silver Jan]

I love this game too but I am totally lost at the moment :) It's so different from any other Mafia I have played before so I apologise for not commenting very often but I am reading a lot.

[The Stranger]

so many ppl only signed up at the .org for this game wth. i see join date: sep 2011 all over the place

[Silver Jan]

so many ppl only signed up at the .org for this game wth. i see join date: sep 2011 all over the place

Pizza got a lot of people from other sites to join up.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Pizza got a lot of people from other sites to join up.


Good thing about that is, the peeps who signed up are mostly active, playing the game, and have had some kind of mafia experience.

As such, we have a whole lot less deadbeats than last time. I am very, very grateful to you off-site people, because without you, this game wouldn't even be half as badass.

[Cahoma]

Good thing about that is, the peeps who signed up are mostly active, playing the game, and have had some kind of mafia experience.

As such, we have a whole lot less deadbeats than last time. I am very, very grateful to you off-site people, because without you, this game wouldn't even be half as badass.
I'm one of the off-site people!:D
I haven't been that active though, but that's mostly because it's really complicated and all that.

[Suburban Plankton]

I am very, very grateful to you off-site people, because without you, this game wouldn't even be half as badass.
We are pretty awesome, aren't we?

:grin:

[edse]

We are pretty awesome, aren't we?

:grin:

Yeah, we are

[Silver Jan]

"Tis the only time Pizza has made me feel warm and fuzzy :)

[Seon]

"Tis the only time Pizza has made me feel warm and fuzzy :)

Ewww...

[Silver Jan]

I am feeling my feet here (damn the ice).

I am posting because I need to, ya think?

I want to be involved and I'm not sure how to do it, that's why I haven't voted for a lynch (I usually have a good Scumdar).

Anyway that's my post. I hope Town Wins!

[The Stranger]

vote abstain or no lynch if you dont know who to vote for, cuz if u miss 5 votes u get WoG

[Silver Jan]

What's a Wog, If I need to vote, I will

Seriously. I am trying really hard to get in to the game but I'm clueless.

I don't want to be get rid of now!!!!

[The Stranger]

WoG=Wrath of God. if you are inactive or lurking (not voting) then you get removed from the game. the rules say miss 3 votes in a row or 5 in total will result in your removal from the game.

so in case u dont know who to vote for, vote abstain or no lynch. you dont want to get removed :P

[Moros]

Dead guy talking:

WoG means Wrath of God (IIRC) and it means that if you miss votes your character will be struck by lighting or something and removed from the game. In other words. Miss too many votes and you are out og the game.

/Getting back in his coffin.

Edit: The Stranger, with all his vitality, apparantly was faster to reply.

[Silver Jan]

Vote The Stranger

Cos he made me uncomfortable

[The Stranger]

FoS silver jan for voting during nightphase and for voting for someone who is only being polite and trying to help him.

[Silver Jan]

FoS silver jan for voting during nightphase and for voting for someone who is only being polite and trying to help him.

Sorry :( I told you I was a welp at this, I just have no cooking clue as to whats happening

[Moros]

Vote The Stranger

Cos he made me uncomfortable
Dead guy talking:

There are two fases a game: day and night. One can only vote during the day. The Night fase is when people send their orders to Seamus for their night actions. A Mafioso for example might send a pm to Seamus on who's going to kill dring the night fase. Possible action vary depending on the player's role, see your role pm. Townies can also perform actions but they can only do it in groups, again see your role pm. Each night is concluded by summary of events that happened, thus the night actions. During day fase people vote to lycnh a suspect. The day is concluded by the wirte up of the lynch and is followed again by a new night fase.

Currently its night.

[Arjos]

/Getting back in his coffin.

Edit: The Stranger, with all his vitality, apparantly was faster to reply.

That made my day XD
I just can't stop laughing :D

[Silver Jan]

I really am sorry, I will go back to my cave and the darkness

[Silver Jan]

Why di I pick night to chat to players :(

[Arjos]

Why di I pick night to chat to players :(

If that's referred to me, it wasn't about your questions, but just those 2 lines :)

[TheLastDays]

Talking during the night is A-ok (in most games), just try not to vote at night and don't get upset if you get an Fos or the like... they never killed nobody.

[sturmhauke]

It's only Night 3 and already this game thread is longer than the first (and longest) online Mafia game thread I ever played in.

[The Stranger]

winner will be declared King of Games and will face Yugi in the finals!

[Moros]

It's only Night 3 and already this game thread is longer than the first (and longest) online Mafia game thread I ever played in.
Dead guy talking:

Yeah well how many times did you play a Mafia game with about 117 players?

You guys have no idea how hot it can be in a coffin. I just can't get to sleep. I should have picked a coffin with airco.

[sturmhauke]

Dead guy talking:

Yeah well how many times did you play a Mafia game with about 117 players?

Never. The most was around 30. This is a whole different league.

[The Stranger]

im not getting out of my bed anymore for less than 50 players.

[Askthepizzaguy]

So, I see the illuminati are doing pretty well.

Shame about the breadcrumbing.

[GamezRule]

Really? I think I like 30-40 player games best...

[Askthepizzaguy]

So, I see the illuminati are doing pretty well.

Shame about the breadcrumbing.

Yeah. You know I'm not going to let this go, either. So, wanna start explaining?

[Cecil XIX]

Illuminati? But Aussiegiant and Ramses II CP aren't in this game!

[Askthepizzaguy]

@ The Illuminati

I put it to you like this.

Maybe you're neutral, maybe you're scum, maybe you're townie.

But if you're neutral or townie*, you're about to get exposed by me I think. So, if you have reasons to protest your innocence and/or have reasoning that should convince me to shush my face, well you've got about 12 hours.

I expect something in my inbox or I'll point at all the crumbs I see, and then we'll get a vacuum cleaner and that will be the end of you.

*Scum, same deal, but I doubt you'd come forward then. :laugh4:

[GeneralHankerchief]

Well, good thing I changed my user title from "Illuminated" not even a day ago... :juggle2:

[Montmorency]

Just try it, Pizzafly. :smoking:

[Askthepizzaguy]

Just try it, Pizzafly. :smoking:

:grin:

[Xenoneb]

So, I see the illuminati are doing pretty well.

Shame about the breadcrumbing.
Ummm. What?

[Askthepizzaguy]

Ummm. What?

Yeah, I know.

It could all just be my imagination, but then again, I haven't gotten much sleep.

First I see communists everywhere, then Nazis, and now Illuminati.

Next, I'll be declaring that I see a secret society of smurf-lovers, and their goal is obviously to get rid of Gargamel and his Cat Azrael, represented by the kitten lovers El Barto and whats his face, whose name escapes me at the moment...

[GeneralHankerchief]

I have just mass-deleted the previous twelve posts as spam. Really, there could have been more, but I decided to make that the cutoff.

Please remember that there are still over 100 people playing this and many of them are having a difficult enough time of keeping up with things. Do not make it any harder for them than it already is.

[Populus Romanus]

Night 3 now over.

[El Barto]

Well, good thing I changed my user title from "Illuminated" not even a day ago... :juggle2:
https://img710.imageshack.us/img710/5778/demolitionman38.jpg
DIS-Illuminate!!! ;)

Just try it, Pizzafly. :smoking:
Oh no you didn't.

[glyphz]

I have just mass-deleted the previous twelve posts as spam. Really, there could have been more, but I decided to make that the cutoff.

Please remember that there are still over 100 people playing this and many of them are having a difficult enough time of keeping up with things. Do not make it any harder for them than it already is.Wow! You are the real deal, Director!

Imma selecting you from now on.:bow:

[El Barto]

I don't wanna raise trouble, but are moderators allowed to moderate game threads where they're playing in?

[GeneralHankerchief]

Yes we are. In the very rare case where there's a conflict of interest (say someone reveals sensitive information when they shouldn't and the moderator has to remove it) we just suicide and take ourselves out of the game. This has happened maybe once or twice in the Gameroom's five-year history, if that.

[Suburban Plankton]

I have just mass-deleted the previous twelve posts as spam. Really, there could have been more, but I decided to make that the cutoff.

Please remember that there are still over 100 people playing this and many of them are having a difficult enough time of keeping up with things. Do not make it any harder for them than it already is.
And yet this exchange still remains:


So, I see the illuminati are doing pretty well.

Shame about the breadcrumbing.Yeah. You know I'm not going to let this go, either. So, wanna start explaining?
So Pizza is actually having a conversation with himself (and a rather contentious one, at that). Does he do this often over here?

[Erebus]

That's the third such pizza on pizza exchange this thread I believe.

[El Barto]

Yes we are. In the very rare case where there's a conflict of interest (say someone reveals sensitive information when they shouldn't and the moderator has to remove it) we just suicide and take ourselves out of the game. This has happened maybe once or twice in the Gameroom's five-year history, if that.
Thanks! I was just asking in case there was some conflicting situation. :)

And yet this exchange still remains:

So Pizza is actually having a conversation with himself (and a rather contentious one, at that). Does he do this often over here?
That's the third such pizza on pizza exchange this thread I believe.
Pizza's been known to leave clues a.k.a. breadcrumbs out there for people to follow.

[GamezRule]

Like in Highway to Hell when he WIFOM'ed the town to victory?

[Askthepizzaguy]

Oh shush. :tongue2: It's very clear I was repeating myself for emphasis, not talking to myself like a deranged Askvaard Von Pizzaguy.

[El Barto]

Like in Highway to Hell when he WIFOM'ed the town to victory?'He' in the singular? You do Renata, civplayah and me no credit at all my good humiliatingly defeated sir.

Oh shush. :tongue2: It's very clear I was repeating myself for emphasis, not talking to myself like a deranged Askvaard Von Pizzaguy.
Oh, that Arsetaard fellow who wouldn't let me exploit loopholes in his rules.

[classical_hero]

Look at all this meta-gaming.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Look at all this meta-gaming.

Psssh. I could do better.

[El Barto]

Too much metagaming, classical? Is this complaining you metagamicial of itself?
Psssh. I could do better.

__
{o,o}
|)__)
-"-"-
O RLY?

[Seamus Fermanagh]

“But you better know how to point out the liars.
You’ve got to weigh your wars make sure you’re not fighting for nothing. Nothing.
But these things take time love.
These things take backbone.
And they’ll tell you what you want to hear ’cause they think it’s better. Better.
But you better know how to point out the liars.
You’ve got to weigh your wars make sure you’re not fighting for nothing. Nothing.

Are you fighting for nothing, nothing?”
….Fighting for Nothing
….Meg & Dia


Halloween Night -- The Streets of Fatlington


Arjos didn’t head straight home, but went to his office on the Bayside near the docks. The office block wasn’t impressive, but it was only a couple of blocks down from Club 30. Besides, he had had the office ‘built to suit.’ It wasn’t very big, but it was well buttressed against assault with reinforced walls, a steel door, and windows with blast shutters.

Parking his car, Arjos noticed four shadows standing up from behind the 55-gallon drums in the warehouse lot next door. He was running before he really knew why and already had his own revolver out as the quartet raised their weapons.

Both sides fired, and both sides achieved absolutely nothing – except to make the other side duck and dodge a little harder. Arjos hit the stairs running and was up to the office door at the top before his attackers could reach him and fire up the stairwell. Three agonizingly long seconds later, the door was open, Arjos was through, and the door was swinging back to a locked position.

It wasn’t enough. From the street opposite the office, two other figures lugged out their heavy PIAT launchers. One shot hammered into the blast screen of one of the office windows, partially penetrating it and blowing off the shielding and smashing the glass. A little stunned by the first blast, Arjos could only watch as the second projectile, fired a second after the first one, arced up and into the window.

“Oh, rats…” Arjos muttered.

The round impacted inside the office on the roof near the overhead lamp. All of the careful reinforcement now served to contain the blast within the office – unfortunately for Arjos. He would be found dead in the smoldering office an hour later. Though his body had been savaged, his face was unmarred and strangely peaceful.


Chaotix was not a happy man. He’d started out well enough, heading home in the car, using a different route than normal. This being Fatlington, when he was rear-ended into the car in front of him, he didn’t hesitate at all, he just dived out and rolled to his feet.

It wasn’t enough. Two pairs of attackers kept after him, one in each pair firing short bursts from some kind of machine pistol whenever they got a good glimpse of him, and the second in each pair using….

>FOOOOOOOOM<

Flamethrowers! Malfing flamethrowers!. Chaotix might be able to outdistance them, but if he fell behind he was quite literally toast. Whenever he tried to break contact by crossing the street, the sub gunners would hold him back with sustained bursts and the pyrotechnic types would rush his position. He was being herded – and that was what had him unhappy.

Suddenly, he reached a spot where two cars almost closed the gap across the street and took his chance. Forty-five slugs ripped through his whirling trench coat as he shot the gap and a gout of flame warmed his back as he leapt behind the second car, but nothing touched him. He raced towards the half-open doorway of a warehouse. If he could get inside he could shake them!

He reached the doorway and stopped suddenly as the blue-suited man, blu ski mask et al. stepped into the doorway to block his progress. The man held a preposterously large revolver in his hand and spoke around his cigarette.

“Pas ce soir, mon ami. Au revoir.”

As the revolver steadied, only feet away from Chaotix’s grimly resigned face, the warehouse door slammed shut and intercepted the bullet. A screeching car raced down the street, scattering the other gunmen while simultaneously revealing another auto, sitting there idling with its door open. Chaotix took the hint, hopped in, and motored off to Club 30 for a few bracers – and a nice safe crowd of people to mingle among.

In the warehouse, the masked man lowered his revolver and stared at the door.

“Merde, Je deteste zese ‘alloween treecks.” he muttered softly.

He lit a fresh cigarette, glanced at his watch and then faded into the darkness, almost as though he had become invisible.


Taillesskangaru had seen the posters nailed around town, covered in saucy fingerprints.

"Wanted: Dead or Alive- Fatlings who have forsaken their civic duty. All those who refuse to attend the Committee of Vigilance will be punished for the crimes of abandonment, dereliction of duty, un-patriotism, malfeasance, offense against public justice, offense against public trust, offense against public order, high treason, low treason, lurking, middle treason, and loitering in a public area after 6pm, which is a violation of city ordinance 107 dash B subsection 17, and may be punishable with a fine of up to three dollars or 12 hours of community service with no coffee breaks."

Well, that didn't seem so bad, Tailless thought to himself, as he hopped up the stairs of his apartment building. But just as he was about to twist the doorknob, something warm and wet smashed into the side of his head, and knocked him to the granite. He wiped the muck from his eyes, and looked at his hands; they were covered in blood. Confused, he looked up and saw something swinging from a rope, dripping blood everywhere. On closer examination, he saw that it was some sort of animal, or at least part of one. The gory scene in front of his eyes was so disturbing and so sudden, that Tailless turned away, and began rushing down the stairs to get back to his car. That's when he saw the glowing Mizza Mut sign... on his own vehicle.

>>>Dear God, no....<<<

The explosion was deafening. Taillesskangaru dropped to the ground and covered his face and his head, a heavy piece of metal nearly hitting him in the temple. His quick reflexes did him credit. Feeling exposed, he hopped to his feet and tried to hurry back up the steps and into the apartment building, but just as he was about to reach his destination, a thick, disc-shaped object landed on the ground next to where he was standing with a loud splat. Tailless looked up to see what had happened, only to get a face full of steaming hot pizza pie, courtesy of someone standing on the roof, wearing a trenchcoat and fedora.

"Limited time only, get two for the price of one, Mister Kangaru! No charge for additional toppings! Don't forget to tip your driver!"

As Tailless pulled the pizza from his face, he saw more pizza pies hurtling toward him, and he quickly hopped out of the way.

"You're fast on your feet, that's good hustle, Mister Kangaru! But are you faster than the fastest pizza delivery man in all of Fatlington?" shouted the figure on the roof.

Tailless looked up and saw the man on the roof pull out a Thompson sub-machine gun, and he bolted toward the door.

“Trick or TREAT!”

Maniacal laughter permeated the streets of Fatlington as the man on the roof fired down in the general direction of the scrambling Kangaru. But somehow, Taillesskangaru managed to get inside the building. He scrambled into his apartment, slammed the door behind him, and then hid under his couch and cried like a little girl. Somehow, he escaped with his life.... just barely.


Craterus was walking away from the Convention Center up Atlantic Avenue, alongside Seaside park, heading uptown to the Bar at the Hotel Abbatoir. He was keeping an eye out and searching his surroundings – a cautious Fatling was something of a redundancy – when he glimpsed the strangest looking contraption passing across Atlantic on the far side of the hotel.

>An M4 tank made of…or cardboard?< thought Craterus. >That can’t be right…oh, it must be some kind of Halloween gag….<

He had only been distracted for a moment, but that had been time enough. A tall man stood next to him, face muffled with a scarf and sporting one of those fuzzy hats you saw on the Soviet leaders in their parades.

“Good Even-ing, Tovarisch.”

The fellow made no untoward move. Craterus turned slowly, seeing no other threat, but still wary.

“I vas sent by a group of come-rades to ask you a few questions, Da?”

Craterus stood stock still. Which is exactly the moment for which the sniper positioned up in the Hotel Abbatoir had been waiting. The marksman squeezed the trigger gently, like all good shots the actual firing came almost as a surprise – as did the result.

The shooter couldn’t see the blade in the darkness, at least not against the outline of Craterus’ gray fedora. The round hit the blade of a long polesword transfixing the tree just next to Craterus and the richly engraved blade of the ashenderi turned the shot. Against all the odds, Craterus had been given a reprieve.

The shooter’s second effort was rushed and hit the tree as Craterus bowled over the conversational decoy and made it into the darkness of the park. Some chaps are just luckier than others.


For others, their luck was at an end. El Barto, puttering around in the kitchen getting dinner for himself and Felix, kept wondering why Felix wouldn’t sit still – and then he heard it.

>Meeeew, Meeeww<

El Barto saw a little kitten in the spot of grass that served as the front yard to his brownstone. The poor thing was hopping on its little legs, dragging one leg that was injured or broken. No wonder Felix had been on edge – that cat had been hearing the cries of his fellow feline long before El Barto could.

He had to intervene. Grabbing the shotty he kept by the door, El Barto stepped onto the stoop and scanned the terrain. Setting the shotty aside, he knelt down and cradled the skittish and injured kitten. The leg was definitely broken.

>>>Rotten kids! Torturing a harmless kitten and breaking a leg for some sick Halloween prank.<<< “There, there, kitty….

Falling three stories might break your legs too, but you stand a much better chance if you can land on some poor unsuspecting soul and get him to break your fall. El Barto was hammered flat by the dive-bombing attacker, and was in no position to defend himself when he was scooped up and carried unceremoniously to his backyard.

The maple that grew there wasn’t particularly tall – the sandy soil of a barrier island is a better home for pines then for maples – but it was tall enough. A noose was produced and fixed around his neck while others held his arms and legs. El Barto was tied hand and foot and then the rope was hauled. Up he went as the main branch took his weight, kicking and thrashing as he strangled. His attackers tied off the rope and then watched until his struggles ceased, then the half dozen strong party doffed their hats and filed away.

El Barto’s corpse swung gently in the breeze, back and forth, with only Felix’s silently swaying head watching from the kitchen window to bear witness.


For another, luck wasn’t involved at all. Secura favored absenthe, that pale green nectar that was poison and passion wrapped in one. So after the committee wrapped up, her destination had been an easy choice. Only Reenk Roink would serve that illicit beverage – rules never quite seemed to apply to him – and therefore Secura was at the bar at Club30 when it happened.

The five would-be assassins were dressed for anonymity, each wearing a western style bandanna over their faces and fedoras pulled low over their eyes. Their shotguns and heavy pistols were very recognizable however as they moved forward through the retreating crowd at the bar.

But not all the crowd were moving away. With exquisite choreography, five masked waiters whirled in front of the advancing gunmen, overturning tables to make a neat barrier. Secura was whisked from the bar, blindfolded, chloroformed, and out the back door of the club even before the Club30 guards had closed off the outer doors to the bar. The gunmen stopped, appalled, without even the chance to fire their weapons.

“Tsk, tsk, fellows,” said Reenk softly, “that simply won’t do.”

The gunmen stared at Reenk Roink over the barrels of their weapons. Roink brushed a fleck of lemon rind off of his lapel and looked back. The tableau held for a moment, and then the gunmen lowered their weapons and their gaze.

“Better. Now, be a set of dears and scurry about tidying up my bar. If you’re very quick and nice these heavyset hirelings of mine won’t remove your incredibly out-of-style masks – I suppose we can just think of you a fashion-challenged trick-or-treaters – and then you can go on about your business. I have better things to do.”

With a moue of distaste for the attackers and a jaunty wave to the major domo, Reenk was off, leaving the impromptu clean-up team to their work.

Secura woke a short while later, lying on a rattan four-poster bed that looked as though it belonged in The Raffles. The whole room (apartment?) was eclectically, yet in its own odd way quite elegantly, furnished. Still a little hazy, she only just then noticed the fellow standing at the other side of the bed.

>>>Reenk?<<< she thought hazily.

“Ah….so glad you could rejoin me, dear one. It’ll make you much better company. And I shouldn’t worry too much about wagging tongues…after all, you can blame it on the absenthe, or that I insisted on the treat rather than a nasty trick…”

^Fade to black^


Slysnake too ended up at a bar – his choice was the Hotel Abbatoir. He needed to get his strength back after the food – at least that was what they said it was – they’d tried to feed him at Mercy Hospital. He wasn’t certain that the fruit in the bottom of the Rock and Rye bottle counted as food, but he was willing to do the field study to find out.

That’s when the trio of shooters opened up and gunned down the bar-back and and the rather aged faux-blond sitting next to Sly, who up until her head was shot through had been getting progressively more attractive as Sly got closer and closer to the fruit in his bottle.

The trio of shooters seemed competent enough, but never really got in rhythm with each other’s efforts. Sly vaulted the bar, going quickly through the secret drop door to the cellar – ah….Prohibition – and out of the line of fire. The shooter trio hit a few more patrons on the way out, though none seriously, and ran off through Seaside Park.

Slysnake did not get off scot-free however. The old dropdoor had too much refuse below it and he landed badly. Though not crippled, he would be spending some time at Mercy.


Lord Brennus, out for a stroll on Atlantic Avenue, saw the commotion down by the Abbatoir a few blocks distant and decided to wander over and see what was up. He’d really been ambling along, for all the world as though it were just a normal evening – he’s seemed a little out of it to his fellow committee persons. He simply wasn’t paying attention.

Person A simply stepped from the store doorway and shoved Brennus over. Person B, then zipping along at 45mph down Atlantic Ave in a Deuce-and-a-half with “Seward’s Folly” on the canvas sides, simply didn’t swerve to avoid and didn’t apply the brakes. Brennus flew fifty feet, breaking a leg and an arm as he landed. Too many witnesses prevented a quick second effort and good citizens saw to it that Lord Brennus was at Mercy Emergency even before the pain got started. All in all, a charitable soul might label that good luck….of a sort.


One man, watching in the crowd as Brennus was loaded into the ambulance, was surprised to be talking to a masked man standing next to him. With all the attention on Brennus, nobody really noticed details about either of them. Besides, it was Halloween, and a surprising number of folks were wearing masks of one sort or another. A few questions were exchanged, a matter of a few minutes hushed discussion, and the masked man said, simply, “I will look forward to your call.” He melted into the night.


Fatlington was a town that attracted dangerous loners, something that fit Tincow to a tee. He preferred to keep his own counsel and work quietly toward a goal.

When confronted by the lone gunman, he did the prudent thing – he ducked and then ran for cover. The first shooter, unfortunately, didn’t miss when Tincow slowed. Hit in the shoulder, TinCow was in agony. A hit through the deltoids was not at all like the ones in the movies.

Off-handed, he fired back, forcing the first shooter under cover. That’s when the second shooter hove into view. Disheveled, a bit manic, looking for all the world like he was about to snap, the person TinCow had dismissed as a ‘bo down on his luck pulled out a sawed-down Garand.

“Game over, man, Game over!”

He didn’t even seem to really be talking to Tincow, just at him. Tincow turned to meet the new threat, but not fast enough. The second shooter may have been talking crazy, but he shot just fine. Two slugs took Tincow in the throat and left him bleeding in the gutter.

The two shooters looked at the corpse, and then wandered in different directions.


Cecil XIX had just finished a later supper at Iron Felix’s, though not quite the repast he had watched the preceding evening, and headed for his car for the short drive to Club30 for a nightcap.

As the car pulled away from the curb, a lone figure shouldering a bazooka stepped out from behind a car 30 yards away. He fired immediately, hammering the round into the cars radiator.

The DeSoto blew up, but most of the blast went up and away from the cab. Cecil was shocked and confused – a sitting duck for any following effort at a coup de grace. It never came.

Looking nearly as confused, the bazookaman looked around at the nearby cars and storefronts, shook his head, and then made his escape at the sound of the rapidly approaching sirens. Cecil never did quite figure out what had happened.


There would be no doubts in the mind of anyone about what happened to Xenoneb.

Xeno’ had been at Club30 during the evening, and had got to witness the kerfluffle at the bar when Secura had been spirited to safety by a five-person team of faux waiters. He’d staid for a half dozen rounds more, but nothing else exciting came up.

Since he figured that that was about it for entertainment, he’d decided on a quick trip to his flat for some sleep before facing the committee in the morning. The trip ended a lot quicker than he had hoped.

The man standing up suddenly from behind the city trash can near the corner moved very fluidly, the short sickle slicing through the trenchcoat and deeply into Xenoneb’s guts in one short, powerful arc. Xenoneb gasped, the air rushing out of him even before he could scream.

The sickle reversed and swung up. It came down again, this time on Xenoneb’s neck, but more slowly. It cut his neck and pulled his head down onto the trashcan top. Unable to move without cutting into his own spine, Xenoneb was trapped as his assailant brought up a nine-pound hammer. Four blows later, Xeno’s head sagged like Halloween pumpkin after 2 weeks in the sun. He was dead long before the last hammer-blow fell.


Ameranth had slept peacefully and awakened before dawn to get down to the Convention Center, and the added police protection, that was his goal for the day. The early bird catches the worm, after all.

But apparently, that early bird also manages to duck the pool cue. Ameranth was striding purposefully up the block, not hearing the soft footsteps of the pair coming up behind him or the shadows of the second pair in the alley next to the pool hall. As for the fifth attacker, Ameranth had the lucky good fortune to spot a heads up penny on the sidewalk – which he ducked to grab without breaking stride – and the fifth attacker’s pool cue whistled over his head and directly into the pair of trailing attackers.

Ameranth jumped sideways and backwards and, in a scene reminiscent of the keystone cops, the pool cue swung back for another strike and ended up hammering the other pair as they came forward from the alley. Ameranth took off at a run before they could get reorganized and made it to the safety of the convention center.

>>>Good luck indeed,<<< thought Ameranth, >>>I would have been dead back there without my lucky new penny.<<<

And sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.



09:33AM, Thursday, 1 November 1951
The Executive Meeting Room (Small Ballroom)
Fatlington Convention Center
Fatlington, New Jersey


“…so that’s as much as we’ve been able to piece together. It was a horrible night for Fatlington and we’re certain to have lost many good citizens. You MUST stop these evil scum in their tracks!”

Mopping his brow, Fermanagh took a moment to calm himself and looked out at the disgruntled committee.

“We’ve got the first post-mortem results as well. It seems that Captain Blackadder was just a standard John Q. Citizen. A few odds and ends made things seem unclear about him at first, but deeper investigation proved he was one of our solid citizens. He will be missed.

In addition, our modest director wanted me to remind you all that you voted heavily for him to continue in his position. You all knew that, but we forgot to publicly announce it last night.

Stop these animals. Stop them if you can.”

Generalhankerchief strode to the podium, once again dressed in business gray. Another day had begun.



OOC

Day Four, lynch vote only, begins:

Phase ends:

Remember, do NOT edit a post with a vote in it; post the change in a separate post.

Results etc. as soon as I can get to them. It’s to bed for me now.



Attacked: a completely inoffensive name (n2), Ameranth (n3), Askthepizzaguy (n1, n2), Cahoma (n2), Cecil XIX (n3), Chaotix (n2, n3), Craterus (n3), Earthling (n1), El Barto (n2), Master Necromanver (n2), Montmorency (n2), Raskolnikov (n1), Secura (n3), Slash and earn (n1), slysnake (n3), taillesskangaru (n3)

Wounded: Slysnake (n1,n3), Lord Brennus (n3)

Killed: Arjos (n3), Captain Black Adder [townie] (n1), El Barto (n3), ELITEWARMAN8GINGYBREADMENMILK (n2), Moros (n2), Pharoah (n2), TinCow (n3), Xenoneb (n3)

Lynched: Earthling (d2), a completely inoffensive name (d3), Subotan (d3)

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[GeneralHankerchief]

Attention Committee: There will be a masquerade tonight at Club 30 immediately following the reading of votes. You are all expected to be there.

[Craterus]

:stare:

[Populus Romanus]

Attention Committee: There will be a masquerade tonight at Club 30 immediately following the reading of votes. You are all expected to be there.I would rather not imagine the execution coming.

[Craterus]

Oh yeah, and vote: Raskolnikov. Something tells me it was you.

[sturmhauke]

Wow, bloody night. And it seems we do have commies, unless that Ruskie thing was some kind of ruse.

If you're secretly a pinko, raise your hand. Anyone?

[Populus Romanus]

Why bother asking when we have a list of them right here (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/group.php?groupid=58)?

[El Barto]

For others, their luck was at an end[/I]. El Barto, puttering around in the kitchen getting dinner for himself and Felix, kept wondering why Felix wouldn’t sit still – and then he heard it.

>Meeeew, Meeeww<

El Barto saw a little kitten in the spot of grass that served as the front yard to his brownstone. The poor thing was hopping on its little legs, dragging one leg that was injured or broken. No wonder Felix had been on edge – that cat had been hearing the cries of his fellow feline long before El Barto could.

He had to intervene. Grabbing the shotty he kept by the door, El Barto stepped onto the stoop and scanned the terrain. Setting the shotty aside, he knelt down and cradled the skittish and injured kitten. The leg was definitely broken.

>>>Rotten kids! Torturing a harmless kitten and breaking a leg for some sick Halloween prank.<<< “There, there, kitty….

[I]Falling three stories might break your legs too, but you stand a much better chance if you can land on some poor unsuspecting soul and get him to break your fall. El Barto was hammered flat by the dive-bombing attacker, and was in no position to defend himself when he was scooped up and carried unceremoniously to his backyard.

The maple that grew there wasn’t particularly tall – the sandy soil of a barrier island is a better home for pines then for maples – but it was tall enough. A noose was produced and fixed around his neck while others held his arms and legs. El Barto was tied hand and foot and then the rope was hauled. Up he went as the main branch took his weight, kicking and thrashing as he strangled. His attackers tied off the rope and then watched until his struggles ceased, then the half dozen strong party doffed their hats and filed away.

El Barto’s corpse swung gently in the breeze, back and forth, with only Felix’s silently swaying head watching from the kitchen window to bear witness.

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Bye Bye cruel word. Someone feed Felix, he'll be needing anew butler now I'm gone.

[Diamondeye]

Flamethrowers and a silly accent, and the blue mask?

Vote: Seon. Stop trying to kill Chaotix already.

[TheLastDays]

But what if he knows something about Chaotix?
I for one still take him at his word about creating his own Mafia.

vote: Chaotix

[Askthepizzaguy]

2400 Plaza del Universo
Radio City building, Suite 501
Fatlington, New Jersey





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lI_YSFjhgY





Last day of the rest of my life
I wish I would've known
Cause I didn't kiss my mama goodbye

I didn't tell her that I loved her and how much I care
Or thank my pops for all the talks
And all the wisdom he shared

Unaware, I just did what I always do
Everyday, the same routine
Before I skate off to school

But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest
Instead of taking a test
I took two to the chest

....

Johnny boy always played the fool
He broke all the rules
So you would think he was cool

He was never really one of the guys
No matter how hard he tried
Often thought of suicide

It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends
He put his life to an end
They might remember him then

You cross the line and there's no turning back
Told the world how he felt
With the sound of a gat







The Anachronism Hour with Saucy Slice



"Good morning, Fatlington. This is your host of The Anachronism Hour, DJ Saucy Slice. It would seem we're in the middle of a crime wave like nothing we've ever seen before. I don't know what to say, except that I am very grateful so many of us survived the night in spite of the horrendous violence.

The song you just heard was P.O.D.'s Youth of the Nation. Let's do News Cruise! with Askthepizzaguy."


No sound effect today.


"So, Ask, can you tell us what happened?"







Askthepizzaguy: "Last night, the following citizens were attacked and survived: Ameranth, Cecil XIX, Chaotix, Craterus, Secura, Slysnake, Lord Brennus, and Taillesskangaru. Unfortunately, the following Fatlings did not survive: Arjos, El Barto, Tincow, and Xenoneb.

Police reports are understandably hard to come by, but in this reporter's opinion, this is what happened:





Arjos was probably attacked by a team of 4 vigilantes, who failed to accomplish their task. However, two mafiosi finished the job.

Chaotix was attacked by a team of 5(?) vigilantes, who nearly succeeded in their task, but were prevented from their coup de grace by either two or three defenders. I would double-check on that as two defenders seems unusual, I may be misreading.

Taillesskangaru was attacked by a lone gunman wearing a trenchcoat and fedora, who obviously works for Mizza Mut, or used to work for that company. Police aren't concerned with this man because he seems to be quite the amateur. Also found at the scene was the body of a dead kangaroo, missing its tail, hanging by a rope. Quite bizarre.

Craterus seemed to have been attacked by a pair of gangsters dressed as Soviet Russians, but survived due to luck.

El Barto seemed to have been attacked by a group of 6 vigilantes, and died on the scene.

Secura seemed to have been attacked by a group of 5 vigilantes, and then protected by a group of 5 defenders, and a rather dashing, heroic young man named "Reenk Roink", who makes all of the ladies and 10% of the guys swoon.

Slysnake seemed to have been attacked by a group of three wiseguys or three gangsters, but they were unable to make the kill, possibly due to luck or another trait... bad luck? Slysnake has been injured twice now.

Lord Brennus was nearly slain by the same two gangsters that killed Moros last night, and left the same evidence behind, "Seward's Folly" It is pretty clearly the same group.

Tincow was slain by two gangsters, one wielding a Garand. Interesting to note that Tincow actually fired back before he was slain, that's something we don't see much.

Cecil XIX appears to be the target of a lone vigilante, possibly of the same stripe that is wandering around pretending to be a pizza man.

Xenoneb was slain by a particularly brutal serial killer wielding a sickle and hammer. Yeah, sickle and hammer. No communists in Fatlington? I don't think so.... they're here.

Ameranth seemed to be attacked by a group of 5 vigilantes, but he survived due to luck.


And that's everything, Saucy."



"Sounds to me like we mostly survived by the skin of our teeth. This was a failure of our vigilant people to protect us from harm, and it could have been a lot worse.


In other news, I have an interview with a man claiming to be from the Pentangeli crime family.... that's really odd, I thought they were extinct but apparently they're back, so says the anonymous man on the telephone. You're going to want to stay tuned for this interview, coming up next, after a word from these sponsors..."




If you want to request a song or an interview, dial 1-855-DJ-SLICE (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/private.php?do=newpm&u=23872). He'll serve your ears something hot and fresh in thirty minutes or less.

"Legitimate businessmen", please contact us anonymously via email (askthepizzaguy@yahoo.com) to set up a phone interview, to discuss the unemployment situation on the air.

[GeneralHankerchief]

I've just sent in the execution writeup to Seamus. I will of course perform another double-lynch if it is the town's preference, but I'd prefer not to this time around because it would require extensive tweaking to the writeup.

Also, try not to get lynched this day phase. This one isn't going to be pretty.

[classical_hero]

Attention Committee: There will be a masquerade tonight at Club 30 immediately following the reading of votes. You are all expected to be there.So we can hide our face, so the world will never find you?

[The Stranger]

Vote:Woad&Fangs

a detective got a guilty result back on you, how do you plea?

[Andres]

Vote : Scienter

[The Stranger]

Vote:Woad&Fangs

a detective got a guilty result back on you, how do you plea?


Citizens of Fatlington, the Fatlington Police Department accepts Askthepizzaguy's explanation of his previous actions. Mr. smokingunman also told us that his message was delayed as well. So we will continue to use the radio station to broadcast our information. We would like to inform you that woad&fangs was found guilty last night. The Fatlington Police Department authorizes appropriate citizen deputies to deal with him as they see fit.

here is the original.

[sturmhauke]

Guys, I totally can't form a new mafia group with only like 3 people.

Much as I wish it wasn't the case, I need a group of five to kill dudes tonight.

So shoot me those PMs. I will take you to the top. I will be blatantly obvious. I will not be lynched until somebody figures out I'm not joking.

Let's not wait to find out the hard way that he's serious.

vote: Chaotix

[TheLastDays]

Vote:Woad&Fangs

a detective got a guilty result back on you, how do you plea?

I think he already said he was among the group that killed Blackadder.

[LazyMcCrow]

Vote: The Stranger. I would have been happy with any of the top four going for the lynch yesterday and you were third on the list. You opposed the notion of a tied vote - presumably to keep a live lynch-bait body in the queue in front of you and have since been borderline-spamming the thread with deflection and distraction. However it is the fact that you lied to town by forging PMs and chat that keep you top of the list to me. I'd guess that you have a neutral/third party role, but you want to stay alive too much and have been far too unhelpful for it to be a town-friendly one.

[LazyMcCrow]

And they're off!

Chaotix: 2 (OTLD, Sturmhauke)

Raskolnikov: 1 (Craterus)
Seon: 1 (Diamondeye)
Woad&Fangs: 1 (The Stranger)
Scienter: 1 (Andres)
The Stranger: 1(Lazy McCrow)

@Andres: Why the vote on the Scienter? I don't remember a post by the Scienter and a vote without a reason jumped out a bit after all the 'evidence' that was flying around yesterday.

[Visor]

The Campground. :tongue:

[Askthepizzaguy]

Vote: The Stranger. I would have been happy with any of the top four going for the lynch yesterday and you were third on the list. You opposed the notion of a tied vote - presumably to keep a live lynch-bait body in the queue in front of you and have since been borderline-spamming the thread with deflection and distraction. However it is the fact that you lied to town by forging PMs and chat that keep you top of the list to me. I'd guess that you have a neutral/third party role, but you want to stay alive too much and have been far too unhelpful for it to be a town-friendly one.

Point in favor, was in the writeup doing successful protection yesterday. As such, helped advance townies toward doctor as well as himself, and his whereabouts were known.

So you can write him off as not being one of the active mafia killers that night.

That's just for starters. He was in the writeup doing successful protection today. As such, helped advance townies toward doctor as well as himself, and his whereabouts were known.

And there were a lot of mafia kills last night, including at least one communist kill, 1 russian mafia kill, at least a couple of other gangster kills, and lots of vigilantism.


Basically, what I'm saying is, you're barking up a strange tree.



Vote: Diamondeye

I have no idea what you've been up to, or why you're voting for Seon.

[sturmhauke]

I checked, Scienter has only posted once, on Day 1. So he's Lurky McLurkerson. I guess if he keeps it up he'll just get hit by lightning.

I agree about Stranger, no objections to him dying either. My other top suspects are all dead already (ACIN, Earthling, Subotan), have to see who else starts smelling fishy.

[Lewwyn]

I'm a bit worried about what happened yesterday between Monty and Yaropolk. I don't think we ever got a clear answer and the whole thing felt fishy to me.

Vote: Yaropolk

[LazyMcCrow]

Basically, what I'm saying is, you're barking up a strange tree.


Hmm - I've only read each part of the thread once but I didn't see The Strangers name mentioned specifically in the write up doing protection? I don't doubt that you are aware of his actions though, in which case there are a handful of others who would be able to corroborate. If anything else comes up that looks more lynchworthy then I'd certainly consider changing my vote, but for now I'll stick with what I have: and that is a vote on someone who has gone out of their way to misinform and distract town, and who is desperate to avoid the lynch.

[sturmhauke]

I checked, Scienter has only posted once...

This was in response to Lazy McCrow BTW.


Point in favor, was in the writeup doing successful protection yesterday. As such, helped advance townies toward doctor as well as himself, and his whereabouts were known.

So you're vouching for him, then?

[Death is yonder]

Vote: Chaotix

Do conversions appear in write ups?


One man, watching in the crowd as Brennus was loaded into the ambulance, was surprised to be talking to a masked man standing next to him. With all the attention on Brennus, nobody really noticed details about either of them. Besides, it was Halloween, and a surprising number of folks were wearing masks of one sort or another. A few questions were exchanged, a matter of a few minutes hushed discussion, and the masked man said, simply, “I will look forward to your call.” He melted into the night.

Alongside what may be a number of wiseguys trying to become mafia, I find it most prudent to lynch Chaotix, who may be at the center of this operation.


So you're vouching for him, then?

Presumably Pizza is saying that with the wide spat of kills going on concurrent with protections that needed The Stranger's aid for success, he is not responsible for those kills by mafia families etc that are going on and I'm guessing accorded some leeway to a certain extent.

Naturally it doesn't clear him of anything though, just provides him with a personal alibi for 2 straight nights.

[The Stranger]

I checked, Scienter has only posted once, on Day 1. So he's Lurky McLurkerson. I guess if he keeps it up he'll just get hit by lightning.

I agree about Stranger, no objections to him dying either. My other top suspects are all dead already (ACIN, Earthling, Subotan), have to see who else starts smelling fishy.

so you are going to kill a guy whos helping the town by creating doctors and protecting ppl? thats fishy... and for what reason exactly? what were u doing in order to help the town these last nights?

[The Stranger]

Vote: The Stranger. I would have been happy with any of the top four going for the lynch yesterday and you were third on the list. You opposed the notion of a tied vote - presumably to keep a live lynch-bait body in the queue in front of you and have since been borderline-spamming the thread with deflection and distraction. However it is the fact that you lied to town by forging PMs and chat that keep you top of the list to me. I'd guess that you have a neutral/third party role, but you want to stay alive too much and have been far too unhelpful for it to be a town-friendly one.

your entire reasoning is wrong. i was opposed to the doublelynch based on the affiliation of GH with both. when GH posted he would lynch both if that was what the town wanted i no longer opposed it and even made effort to ensure that it happened. so what do you have left? nothing...

but since ive been helping the town by protecting ppl and creating doctors and was for sure not involved in any killing, i wonder what you have done for the town in order for you to judge me with the self-righteousness that can only belong to the wicked or the most sacred of men?

[Askthepizzaguy]

So you're vouching for him, then?

I'm saying a lynch on The Stranger is not a lynch on anyone in those writeups who murdered townies.

Now, unless he scans as pure innocent, he's also not a mafia Don.

Not killing; not recruiting; not scanning; not a Don. He's our top priority for lynch? I'm not seeing why.

I'm not vouching for him except to say he did his protections as requested. I'm saying I'm very skeptical of the thought process that places him first.

Tell me the reasoning. I want to see how we go from what is ostensibly, the most pro-town behavior in the game, to horrific death at the hands of Mister Director. Connect the logic dots for me, A to B to C..... maybe I am tired, and I am, but I don't see the logic.

[sturmhauke]

so you are going to kill a fuy whos helping the town by creating doctors and protecting ppl? thats fishy... and for what reason exactly? what were u doing in order to help the town these last nights?

Well I haven't actually voted for you, have I? But you're on my list for possible future votes. In that big furball earlier with you, Subotan, and ACIN, I thought all of you looked scummy.

As far as you doing protections etc, I didn't see pizzaguy's post when I wrote mine. I was off vigging lurkers. Maybe I even vigged one of your protection targets, I dunno. Could be you're on the up and up, could be you're pretending to be helpful now and will turn later. I haven't decided yet.

[Askthepizzaguy]

could be you're pretending to be helpful now and will turn later. I haven't decided yet.

You'd go a lot farther with reasoning like this.

You could say his behavior is nervous, trying hard to look pro-town, whereas other townies are more interested in catching scums than creating alibis for oneself.

Now, that's not a CASE, that's conjecture. But that's at least something I can look at and go.... oh... so thats how he could be scum and still trying to win. Makes sense in theory. You'll have better cases than that though, I'd imagine. I want something more real, preferably on the behavior side of things since his night actions look townie and his votes are too few to effectively pattern.

And other candidates would be good to examine too.

[LazyMcCrow]

@ The Stranger - I had no idea that you've apparently been protecting people when I put my vote on you. Creating more doctors is fine and commendable, but it doesn't change the fact that you've already admitted to lying (That alone puts you first on my list for the lynch), and that your behaviour within the thread has all been about your own personal survival.

[Arjos]

Ugh, peaceful death ^^
Someone must have got his vengeance out of my vengeance :D
GL to my colleagues :)

[Subotan]

Now, that's not a CASE, that's conjecture. But that's at least something I can look at and go.... oh... so thats how he could be scum and still trying to win. Makes sense in theory. You'll have better cases than that though, I'd imagine. I want something more real, preferably on the behavior side of things since his night actions look townie and his votes are too few to effectively pattern.

So my case is discounted...because?

Also, I have a pretty lulz-worthy PM from Stranger that popped into my inbox, if y'all would like to see it. If I'm allowed, that is.

[TheLastDays]

You're not allowed, because you're dead :wink:

And I think I had enough forged PMs between Subotan and the Stranger for one game, thanks. :tongue:

Let's give TS a few rounds to prove himself, this is a long game. I want answers from Yaropolk, concerning that PM exchange with Monty and apart from that Chaotix is always a good target for a lynch, especially when he announces himself as an upcoming Mafia Don.

[Ishmael]

I have a question for people who have played in previous Capo's - how is a kill attempt on a mafia Don (protected by his Luca) depicted? Common sense would decree that it would appear as a one person successful protection, yet that seems too obvious - the Don would just be lynched the next round. So does it show up as a 'lucky' escape or something?

[Subotan]

I'll paraphrase then - it went something like this, up until 3:26. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-qa9s4F6dI)

[The Stranger]

@ The Stranger - I had no idea that you've apparently been protecting people when I put my vote on you. Creating more doctors is fine and commendable, but it doesn't change the fact that you've already admitted to lying (That alone puts you first on my list for the lynch), and that your behaviour within the thread has all been about your own personal survival.

that is how you read it, the way i see it is that ive helped to bring down someone who scanned guilty. i admit i did not know that when i contacted him but i got lucky and i helped the town for its sake and not my own.

ive only been making my case vs ppl who accuse me and that is all. and the only reason i lied is because Subo lied first and took out things from the pm. i shouldnt have done it and i already apologised.

[Subotan]

and the only reason i lied is because Subo lied first and took out things from the pm
Lol. I removed two non-critical sentences which are now public knowledge, whilst yours was a blatantly fradulent account to save your own skin.


i shouldnt have done it and i already apologised.
Scum can say sorry too.

[The Stranger]

you removed the most critical sentence of all, namely the only reason i even pmd you back. but it doesnt matter anymore, well see your V section soon enough and from that we can judge if the detective that scanned us was trustworthy or not.

it seems odd that you dont admit to killing but still got scanned guilty.

[Subotan]

I didn't kill. That detective is a fraud, and you shall all find that out soon enough.

[Andres]

@Andres: Why the vote on the Scienter? I don't remember a post by the Scienter and a vote without a reason jumped out a bit after all the 'evidence' that was flying around yesterday.

I can't keep track of this game, just too many posts. That said, I signed up, so I play. TinCow died last night. Scienter is his wife in RL, ergo she's my prime suspect. I'm married too, I know how it goes.

You didn't expect that, did you :wink:

As for The Stranger, I haven't read his posts, but from what people here are saying, it's the usual The Stranger style in mafia games. A lot of blahblahblah that doesn't make much sense, accusations thrown around at lighting speed and a lot of spam and nonsense.

Eventually somebody will be annoyed enough to kill him, just to shut him up :laugh4: I love TS :smitten:

[Jarema]

I didn't kill. That detective is a fraud, and you shall all find that out soon enough.

I do not buy this explanation
vote: subotan

[The Stranger]

it does make alot of sense only youre too confused by the blabla that comes with it too see that. im actually a mafia genius.


I do not buy this explanation
vote: subotan

subotan is dead -_-

[Subotan]

I do not buy this explanation
vote: subotan

Ghostly HoS: Jarema

[Jarema]

oh
well...
maybe I will change my minfd later :)

[The Stranger]

you cant vote for a dead guy...

btw whats the point of a sawed off m1garand?

[TinCow]

Aww... dead so soon? Ah well, I survived a fair distance of Capo 2 and 3, so I can't complain too much.

I still recommend a lynch of MRD. His behavior was the scummiest I have seen yet in this game, don't let him get off your radar.

[Clitsome]

Vote: Slysnake

The poor guy is wounded twice, a life at Mercy is no life. I say we leave him at our director's mercy.

[Askthepizzaguy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie5-LrulBGk



I can't wait all day for the interview. I do have to go to sleep and then I have a manager shift tonight.


So, in honor of some of our more insane creative players who have fallen in battle, I offer you this song. :bow:

[BSmith]

This game is moving way to fast for me to get a good handle on. Seriously: from 5 pm last night when I last read the thread to 8:45 am this morning there were 4 new pages. That and the fact that the phases are much shorter than I am used to is making it hard to keep up!

And what’s with all the ghosts talking? Are the dead still allowed to talk?

Anyway – vote: abstain for now. That may change if I can get a better read on people today.

[gibsonsg91921]

Yeah, I'm gonna have to drop a vote on Vote: Major Robert Dump. He got pretty mad.

[Populus Romanus]

vote: woad&fangs

Remind me again why his guilty result bothers nobody.

[Riedquat]

vote: woad&fangs

Remind me again why his guilty result bothers nobody.

Because he transparently admitted killing Captain Blackadder on night 1.... :dizzy2:

Vote: w&f for the time being...

[Renata]

vote: woad&fangs

Remind me again why his guilty result bothers nobody.

Because he's presenting as a wannabe gangster, not an actual one.

[Renata]

vote: Diamondeye for his tie-breaking vote yesterday, but also for the "how is that suspicious" responses. He knows better than that.

[TinCow]

And what’s with all the ghosts talking? Are the dead still allowed to talk?

Yes. Dead players are actively encouraged to continue posting, we just have to be careful about what we post. In general, dead players remain good for analyzing posts, giving their impression of the game, and recommending lynches, they just need to completely omit any discussion of their own role or actions during the game. Essentially, just act like you are an independent observer who never had a role to begin with. From the rules (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?137997-Capo-di-Tutti-Capi-IV-Information-and-Story-Summary-Thread.&p=2053373788&viewfull=1#post2053373788):

Playing While Dead
While there are no "hero closets" in CdTC, you ARE encouraged to continue play once your character has died so as to contribute to your family/faction's victory if possible.

There ARE important restrictions than must be observed:
1. The dead may post, but not vote, select, or carry out any night actions (active or passive).
2. Dead players may not reveal their roles publicly or privately until that role has been revealed as per section V and may not reveal their “familiy” or role particulars even after that time.
3. Dead players may not quote from a PM unless that PM has been posted in the public thread by a living player.
4.Dead players may not reveal, recount or allude to their previous night actions (or results thereof in the case of investigations) publicly or privately – even to confirm a previously made public or private reveal.
5. Unsure? Ask the host!

PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH THIS!

Most of the arguments/problems with CdTC in earlier games resulted from dead players venting their frustration by revealing information or some such. As this can spoil the play/chances of others, it is very important that you abide by the rules above. Frustration at your being betrayed is understandable, but remember that it is just a game and that others, including your team-mates and associates, are still at play. Moreover, moderators take a dim view of such antics and could suspend your Gameroom privileges -- please make this rendition of CdTC fun for all even if you are annoyed in the short run.[/COLOR]

[ULC]

Vote:Yaropolk

Please elaborate on your little spasm yesterday.

[Subotan]

Yes. Dead players are actively encouraged to continue posting, we just have to be careful about what we post. In general, dead players remain good for analyzing posts, giving their impression of the game, and recommending lynches, they just need to completely omit any discussion of their own role or actions during the game. Essentially, just act like you are an independent observer who never had a role to begin with. From the rules (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?137997-Capo-di-Tutti-Capi-IV-Information-and-Story-Summary-Thread.&p=2053373788&viewfull=1#post2053373788):

Playing While Dead
While there are no "hero closets" in CdTC, you ARE encouraged to continue play once your character has died so as to contribute to your family/faction's victory if possible.

There ARE important restrictions than must be observed:
1. The dead may post, but not vote, select, or carry out any night actions (active or passive).
2. Dead players may not reveal their roles publicly or privately until that role has been revealed as per section V and may not reveal their “familiy” or role particulars even after that time.
3. Dead players may not quote from a PM unless that PM has been posted in the public thread by a living player.
4.Dead players may not reveal, recount or allude to their previous night actions (or results thereof in the case of investigations) publicly or privately – even to confirm a previously made public or private reveal.
5. Unsure? Ask the host!

PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH THIS!

Most of the arguments/problems with CdTC in earlier games resulted from dead players venting their frustration by revealing information or some such. As this can spoil the play/chances of others, it is very important that you abide by the rules above. Frustration at your being betrayed is understandable, but remember that it is just a game and that others, including your team-mates and associates, are still at play. Moreover, moderators take a dim view of such antics and could suspend your Gameroom privileges -- please make this rendition of CdTC fun for all even if you are annoyed in the short run.[/COLOR]

This is to prevent the forming of an undead, pro-town network that can be trusted purely because their roles have been revealed as bona fide town. Were this to happen in a Capo game, it would ensure a town victory and break the game.

[Raskolnikov]

:stare:


Oh yeah, and vote: Raskolnikov. Something tells me it was you.

Something tells me you are getting emotional.

:bow:

edit: agreed (as always with Renata) about DE. FoS for now.

[sturmhauke]

If you can't vote, do you place a vote for the sake of appearances but it doesn't count, or are you not even supposed to put down a vote at all?

[shlin28]

What is the deal with the Nazis/Illuminati anyway? Why no attacks on Monty if Yaropolk/Subotan was so certain of his Nazi-ness? I would also like Pizza to give straight answers instead of giving us possible breadcrumbs. For now however, Vote: Yaropolk

[Chaotix]

Vote: Chaotix

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Alongside what may be a number of wiseguys trying to become mafia, I find it most prudent to lynch Chaotix, who may be at the center of this operation.


Nope.

I'm in the write-up killing Arjos. I am in previous write-ups attempting kills as well. So I can't be the masked man.

Anyway, who wants to lynch a Communist?










I have a role which might interest your group.

I can not join without losing my night ability, so I could be an outsider working for you until the time would be right for me to join.

Please reply if you are interested in my offer.

~Populus
I am definitely interested.

If you join, do you lose your night ability permanently, or just for the night you work with us?I lose it permanently. Therefore, it would be best if I do not officially join yet so that I can use my ability to aid the group. At a later date I could start working with the group itself, although I would lose my ability.

Alright then. I will be sure to contact you when/if my group starts to take off and work its way up. At the moment, there is probably not much I can do for you, and I won't ask for your ability.

Your secret remains safe with me.
Any luck yet?

Some luck, which is better than none.

It's not as if I can make a mafia family immediately. I have to work my way up to WiseGuy first and then get more kills after that. In that respect, I have as many kills as it is possible for me to have before the end of Night 2.

I've got a couple of prospective allies at the moment. If you can participate in vigilante kills without losing your special ability, I could totally use your assistance tomorrow night, if you are willing.Chaotix, it is obvious that if you are not protected tommorrow night the town will have your head.

I would be willing to do you a favor. I could protect you at night, every night, for the rest of the game. So long as you don't get lynched and do not attract too much attention at night you would be invincible.

In return, however, I would have to ask a favor from you. You would have to swear your allegience to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Do we have a deal?

Please be aware that if you refuse, you will not live to see tommorrow. Because if the vigilates don't finish you...the КГБ will.

Your argument is honestly full of holes and empty threats, but I can see that you're basically trying to make it more enticing to recruit me, so no harm done.

I'm in the process of thinking about your offer for the time being.

For the moment, enlighten me about the procedure that one takes to join the Communists, and about the awesome powers I get for doing so. It would be exactly the same as joining a mafia family. You PM Seamus and and the glorious leader announcing your new loyalties.

As for new abilities, there are none I know about. What I do know is that being communist does not interfere with your original role. I am a doctor and I can still protect people. There is no reason to assume your becoming a communist would interfere with your quest to become a new don. In fact, it would make it much easier as you would be doing so with the assistance of the KGB.




-Are not KGB. They are Fifth Columnists.I had no idea there was any difference. Perhaps there isn't any this game
.-Do not know each other's identities.True. I do not know anyone else's identity except for the man in charge who tells me what to do.
-Do not have the ability to solo kill or solo protect. Things must have changed from Capo III. I maintain my role as a doctor and as a commie/KGB (again, there is a distinction?)


Role PM 1

Role: Doctor, Fatlington Police

Alignment: Townie

Summary: You are one of the trained protection specialists fielded by the FPD. You have been infiltrated into the group of Fatlings who are likely to be named to a Committee of Vigilance so that you will be in a position to offer protection to members of the committee as they search for and eliminate threats to Fatlington.

Victory Conditions: You achieve victory by voting to lynch suspicious individuals and/or participate personally in their removal until such time as: a) all of the Mafia Dons, original and created, have been killed and b) the remaining townies and unaligned wiseguys outnumber the remaining Mafiosi. Your personal survival, though important, is secondary to the overall success of the town. See below:

Town win with 41+% of original townie roles surviving = decisive victory.
Town win with 21-40% of original townie roles surviving = clear victory.
Town win with fewer than 20% of the original townie roles surviving = close victory.
Neither side wins = draw.
Town defeat with fewer than 10% of the orginal mafiosi or wiseguys surviving = close defeat.
Town defeat 11-25% of orginal mafiosi or wiseguys roles surviving = clear defeat.
Town defeat 26+% of orginal mafiosi or wiseguys roles surviving = decisive defeat.
-- Your personal survival moves you one category up on this scale.
-- Successfully protecting 5 or more individuals (and/or killing their attackers) will also move you up one category on this scale.

Abilities:

Daytime:

1. You may vote to lynch or select as can any other player.

Nightime:

Active Actions

1. Each night phase, you may designate one other player (not yourself) to receive your protection. That player will be virtually immune to all attempts on their life for that night phase. If they are attacked and survive as a result of your efforts, you will be credited with a “save.” You may earn only one save per night.

2. In combination with 2 other townies, you can form a protection group (3 required) and attempt to protect one other player. If no attack occurs, nothing happens. If the target is attacked your group will save her/him and receive credit for the save. You cannot use your special protection powers while working with a protection team and any save will count on the townie list, not towards your promotion within the doctor trap. More than 3 townies can work in the same group (limit 5), though this does not provide any other benefit aside from participation credit. If only 2 townies participate in a save effort and the target is attacked, that effort automatically fails. If you end up, by happenstance, as the only townie attempting a save and the target is attacked, you will revert to normal doctor protection ability and will probably save the target. This may result in your identification by those who were scheduled to work with you but did not.

3. You may, in combination with 4 other townies, you can form a vigilante group (5 required) and attempt to kill one other player. More than 5 townies can work in the same group (limit 7), though this does not provide any other benefit aside from participation credit. If fewer than 5 townies participate in a kill effort, that effort automatically fails. If only 1 townie attempts a kill, that effort fails and the townie has a 1 in 6 chance of dying in making the failed attempt (50%) or of being identified by name (50%).
Passive Actions: Doctors have no passive action ability.

Secret Abilities/Traits:

These are listed in your second pre-game PM and are not to be revealed or discussed during play…only used.

Regarding Investigations: When being investigated by a detective or a made gangster, you will register as “innocent.” This is true even if actions as a Surgeon or Surgeon general result in the death of your protectee’s attackers.

Role Changing
1. After two successful protections, you will be promoted to Surgeon. A Surgeon functions exactly as does a Doctor, but during a “save” will also have some chance (1 in 6 for most, 1 in 36 for Dons and “Specials”) to cause the death of one attacker (randomly determined from the attack group). After two kills, you will be promoted to Surgeon-General. A Surgeon General functions as a Surgeon, but the chance to cause the death of an attacker during a save is substantially increased.

2. After two successful saves with a protection group, one of that group, but not you, will be offered the chance to continue the game as a doctor. Your role will not be revealed thereby, you will simply not be the one chosen.

3. After one successful kill with a vigilante group, you will cease to be a doctor and will revert to normal townie status. You may progress from there. Role PM 2 is private

Pole PM 3
CDTC4 role PM3

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/asleka/180px-Emblema_KGBsvg.png

КГБ pronounced KA-GA-BA.

You have volunteered to join the KGB as an agent.
Mother Russia will greatly reward you should you succeed in your missions. These missions will be given you at certain points in the game.

For now you are part of a sleeper cell in Fatlington and are awarded the rank of Mladshiy Serzhant (Junior Sergeant).
https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/asleka/20px-Rus_serjant.gif

Should we succeed to disengage Fatlington and surrounding cities from USA, you will be remembered and given a prominent position should you elect to stay.

Chief, Department I (First Chief of Directorate)
-deletia-
I hope you will reconsider you decision, Chaotix.


As you can see, I pretty much have nothing to hide from you guys. I was trying to form a mafia group, but literally everyone who even considered joining me has been killed. Now I've decided to just continue working with the vig group I've been with since Night 1. I am still a townie.

Anyway, I survived last night by tricking Mr. Communist into protecting me from Mr. Ski Mask, so at the very least I know he was telling the truth about that. I told him I would join him if he did that. Obviously, I was lying.

Vote: Populus Romanus

You saw in the write-up what the Commie agents can do - they can solo kill as well, unless that was just an imitation killer. Let's get rid of him.

Also, I will probably need someone else to protect me after revealing this.

[TheLastDays]

Oo Could you restate your question, I'm not sure I understand it.

EDIT: This was directed at sturmhauke

[The Stranger]

whow dude... srsly? u cant even read that first pm XD

[Chaotix]

whow dude... srsly? u cant even read that first pm XD

Apologies. My monitor is widescreen, so it displays alright for me.

Anyway, I wanted to make sure I didn't leave anything out, but the important stuff is toward the end of that convo anyway.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I would expect TheStranger to lie low if he were guilty. He's played enough capo games to know that strategy.

I don't think we've heard from Yaropolk yet. But I'm thinking we just avoid the nazi/communist/3rd party speculation right now. It tends to get revealed at some point and clarified.

MRD is worth votes as TinCow said. He seemed to realize his gaff and put a ton of effort into acting like he was just overblowing it for fun. Although that could be town trying to save himself too.


GL to my colleagues :)

And by colleagues you mean?


Vote: Slysnake

The poor guy is wounded twice, a life at Mercy is no life. I say we leave him at our director's mercy.

What the heck is this vote? Vote:Clitsome

Cahoma also said a few things that struck me the wrong way but I would have to read back through for that.

Seeing last page, I will have to read the chaotix stuff now.

[Subotan]

Blimey Chaotix, are you an architect for an Aztec Pyramid or something?

[The Stranger]

why did u turn down such a promising reward? you wanted to go mafia and now you suddenly turn these over to the town?

[Cecil XIX]

vote: Populus Romanus

Let's get him talking.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

hmm, I'm not entirely sure I want to lynch a communist just yet. Populus, make a case for your side. Sometimes the 3rd party business is a sideshow.

If there is a counter to the communists it seems pretty clear that they'll take out populus in any case, seeing as he's the doctor for the commies...

[The Stranger]

it just seems like a pretty stupid way to work if ur 3rd party. i think populus is a front if this is all legit..

[Cecil XIX]

hmm, I'm not entirely sure I want to lynch a communist just yet. Populus, make a case for your side. Sometimes the 3rd party business is a sideshow.

If there is a counter to the communists it seems pretty clear that they'll take out populus in any case, seeing as he's the doctor for the commies...

Does the distinction of being a 3rd Party really matter when there are multiple, competing mafia families? What's the difference?

[Askthepizzaguy]

Hoo boy.

Coming from the guy who lynched Earthling for using obvious code, which he admitted was meant to get the commies to recruit him even if he wasn't a commie, listen here close:


1) There is a group of folks posing as communists. For ships and giggles. Admitted as such.

2) It's really obvious if you read the thread who is the ringleader of that band of pretend commies. They're the ones using direct references to communism and Russia, instead of cute little codewords.

3) Scumbags would be the priority.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I don't recall Seamus using pictures in his pm's...

[Askthepizzaguy]

I don't recall Seamus using pictures in his pm's...


Nor having them come from Sigurd's photobucket account, right?


You guys actually fell for that, Chaotix, Populus? I mean seriously, is this Amateur hour?

[Sasaki Kojiro]

asleka is sigurd?

edit: yes

[Askthepizzaguy]

"https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/asleka/180px-Emblema_KGBsvg.png"


Asleka. That's Sigurd, folks. We've seen that before; during his hosting of Star Wars games.


My goodness. I don't know whether to laugh or to cry.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Well, I'm laughing :laugh4:

[Renata]

I just can't figure out if Populus actually figured that was real or was just pulling Chaotix' chain. Or whose chain Chaotix is trying to pull, for that matter.

I think I might be insulting our dear leader. I should probably go hide now.

[Askthepizzaguy]

This is the funniest :daisy: I've ever seen.

Somebody going to be a little RED in the face, won't they? :laugh4:

[The Stranger]

i already thought it was a bit odd...

on the other hand, chaotix did get protected. so whats up with that

[sturmhauke]

Oo Could you restate your question, I'm not sure I understand it.

OK, say Seamus tells you that you can't vote on a given Day (or it's in your role description and is triggered by certain events). Do you:

A) post a vote anyway, but it doesn't get counted in the official tallies
B) not post a vote, on pain of getting zapped from On High
C) something else happens
D) go on a bender and wake up in a strange hotel room surrounded by incriminating evidence of a crime you don't remember commiting

[The Stranger]

if he tells you that you cant vote you dont vote and you wont get zapped cuz up High told you not to vote...

[sturmhauke]

Nor having them come from Sigurd's photobucket account, right?

You guys actually fell for that, Chaotix, Populus? I mean seriously, is this Amateur hour?

That is hi-larious!

[El Barto]

El Barto seemed to have been attacked by a group of 6 vigilantes, and died on the scene.
Also, in THREE DAYS you'll see you were wrong about me. THREE DAYS! :yes:

So, in honor of some of our more insane creative players who have fallen in battle, I offer you this song. :bow:
They said I was mad, that I was insane! But now I'll show them, I'LL SHOOW THEM! MWAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!

Because he's presenting as a wannabe gangster, not an actual one.
Nip 'em in the bud I'd say. Get them before they build up a family, eh?

This is the funniest :daisy: I've ever seen.

Somebody going to be a little RED in the face, won't they? :laugh4:
Freeze! Pun Police!

Playing While Dead
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
While there are no "hero closets" in CdTC, you ARE encouraged to continue play once your character has died so as to contribute to your family/faction's victory if possible.

There ARE important restrictions than must be observed:
1. The dead may post, but not vote, select, or carry out any night actions (active or passive).
2. Dead players may not reveal their roles publicly or privately until that role has been revealed as per section V and may not reveal their “familiy” or role particulars even after that time.
3. Dead players may not quote from a PM unless that PM has been posted in the public thread by a living player.
4.Dead players may not reveal, recount or allude to their previous night actions (or results thereof in the case of investigations) publicly or privately – even to confirm a previously made public or private reveal.
5. Unsure? Ask the host!ask the host indeed. is game-related private communication with players allowed?

[Seamus Fermanagh]

OK, say Seamus tells you that you can't vote on a given Day (or it's in your role description and is triggered by certain events). Do you:

A) post a vote anyway, but it doesn't get counted in the official tallies
B) not post a vote, on pain of getting zapped from On High
C) something else happens
D) go on a bender and wake up in a strange hotel room surrounded by incriminating evidence of a crime you don't remember commiting

Never discount D.

All in all, just make it obvious so that my tallyers do not count it.

Extending vote deadline, because i was so late with results. See timer

[Askthepizzaguy]

unvote, vote: Major Robert Dump

Just for now. Tincow's concerns deserve a little air time. I'll be incommunicado for the next 12 hours, so like, don't get all impatient, interview people.

[ByzantineKnight]

Vote: MajorRobertDump per TinCow

FOS: Chaotix
From the writeup tonight and the same reason as yesterday.

[SisterCoyote]

vote: Abstain (for the moment.)

FOS: Renata, Secura, both of whom are reported criminals. Reported by whom? Well, that's the question...and why I'm abstaining for the moment.