Omertà II: The Battle for Atlantic City [Concluded]

Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night
Now they blew up his house too
Down on the boardwalk they're gettin' ready for a fight
Gonna see what them racket boys can do
~ Bruce Springsteen, "Atlantic City"

In recognition of the Phillies/Yankees World Series, I've decided to make the sequel to my original Omertà game Philadelphia vs. New York-themed. The system I'll be using is essentially the same as the original, with a few minor tweaks.

Atlantic City, Fall, 2009

Earlier in the year, the Philadelphia Mafia was on the brink of extinction after two of its precious Made men turned Stoolie, violating the unbreakable code of Omertà, or silence and absolute loyalty. As is custom with Mafia conflicts, the outcome was very bloody, with only three of its members surviving either arrest or death. Finally, when it seemed as if the family was on the verge of collapse and Don Anthony Giampetro had just been apprehended by the police, the Don's Hand, acting under orders, eliminated the final threat to the family, thus closing off the police's "in" to the organization.

Quietly, the family began to organize under the direction of its new Don, Vincent Selvo. As it turns out, Don Selvo was more adept than anyone could imagine, and within a span of months he had almost built the family's numbers back to the way they were before the Stoolie Crisis. However, as the Don is about to find out, numbers do not equal trustworthiness.

You see, the Five Families of New York, sensing an opening, began to move their men into Atlantic City, which had always been Philadelphia territory by orders of the legendary Mafia Commission. Don Selvo, upon discovering this, took offense and took his case to the New York-dominated Commission, which promptly denied any instances of wrongdoing. Seething, Don Selvo decided to take matters into his own hands and began to move the bulk of his operations to the Jersey Shore resort town in order to send a message and muscle any potential competition out of the way.

It seemed to be a success, with Don Selvo quickly reestablishing dominance over his former territory. However, little did he know that the Commission had anticipated his move and already inserted operatives of their own into his family. Faced with extinction once more, Don Selvo and the new incarnation of the Catalano Crime Family must use the best of their abilities to root out the traitors and reclaim what was once theirs. With tensions between Philadelphia and New York already at a boiling point because of the World Series, the savvier residents of Atlantic City realize that things are going to get bloody before a winner is decided.

This is war. This is Omertà II: The Battle for Atlantic City.

Game basics:

Welcome to Omertà, a small Mafia game, named after the infamous code of silence as outlined in the prologue to the first game. Much of that game is based off of George Anastasia's book Blood and Honor, which I highly recommend and I hope to turn into a Large game one day far down the road. This incarnation follows its predecessor several months afterwards, taking into account that game's outcome.

The main twist of this game is that everyone is a mafioso; however, some of these things are not like the other.

Rules:

Standard rules apply. No screenshots, no quoting PMs when dead, etc. "Abstain" and "No lynch" are both acceptable options, although it is entirely within my discretion as host to change the rules and what kind of votes I accept at any time.

Roles:

Each player will receive a PM with abilities, some of which are unique, some of which are not. Some players may have no abilities aside from the standard townie ones. I may eventually rework this post to provide more information about roles here. For now, Don Vincent Selvo is the only role that is guaranteed to be on the Philadelphia mafia's (town's) side. The Don's powers include partial immunity.

Should he wish to play, Sasaki Kojiro will automatically be granted the role of Don Selvo, as that was his role in the last game. Should he choose not to join, the role will randomly be assigned.

Finally:

Have fun! :2thumbsup:

Signed up: (16/16)
Sprig
Greyblades
atheotes
Sasaki Kojiro
johnhughthom
woad&fangs
Iskander 3.1
Tratorix
Centurion1
A Very Super Market
spL1tp3r50naL1ty
Double A
A1_Unit
pevergreen
Askthepizzaguy
Crazed Rabbit

Since this is a small game why not (in). And by the way, To be a world series, shouldn't it involve the world? I know you yanks are precious but honestly.

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hmm..- the made man turned Capo has become Don Selvo...

Yes!!!

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Originally Posted by Sprig

And by the way, To be a world series, shouldn't it involve the world? I know you yanks are precious but honestly.

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To be fair, we do have a team from Canada that's eligible and actually won the thing in 1992 and 1993. :laugh4:

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Originally Posted by Sprig

Since this is a small game why not (in). And by the way, To be a world series, shouldn't it involve the world? I know you yanks are precious but honestly.

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Psh, I bet you don't like the Miss Universe contest either.

The Super Bowl winners call themselves world champions as well, don't they?





That's an in by the way.

In ~:flirt:

In, please.

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Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

Psh, I bet you don't like the Miss Universe contest either.

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True, I do not like Miss Universe, but more for the fact that it is not really a contest. But the title is correct as far as I can see. A "contest" to find the most beautiful female human in the universe. The fact that humans can only be found in once place of the universe doesn't make the title any less true.

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Originally Posted by Sprig

The fact that humans can only be found in once place of the universe doesn't make the title any less true.

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Ahh, but can you say with 100% certainty that is a fact?

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Originally Posted by johnhughthom

Ahh, but can you say with 100% certainty that is a fact?

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Yes and even if it wasn't, the fact that they don't want to or can't join in, is their fault not ours.

there's recently been a whole load of games that i wanna join, but uni's been keeping me busy :cry: i'd love to join this (as with the other games too) but i think i need to pass.

hope this goes well!

In.

in.

In. I remember a disparingly bittersweet ending last time.

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Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

In. I remember a disparingly bittersweet ending last time.

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You mean the part where you got arrested? :beam:

In if there is room, which there hopefully is :(

In.

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Originally Posted by Tratorix

You mean the part where you got arrested? :beam:

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Yes, and completely my fault as well. Lynching Beefy for no reason....

In :beam:

I remember having lots of fun in the last game, will re-read.

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IN!

Just one more!

Dangit. I'm up for any welchers or those in need or replacement.

CR

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Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

Dangit. I'm up for any welchers or those in need or replacement.

CR

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i believe you are number 16... the last person to join :bow:

Yeah CR you got in.

Crazed Rabbit is the last to join. :yes:

I'll send out initial PMs and start the game tomorrow, along with other administrative Gameroom stuff that needs taking care of.

Toss me in as a replacement, since the game is full.

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