Doctor Willenloss and his splendid invention, or... [Concluded]

Doctor Willenloss and his splendid invention, or how I learned to stop worrying and I love the time machine.

Munisch. Little town in the middle of Central America. Home to German emigrants and their children. And, of course, some other people.
Weather is mild and peaceful here. Town inhabitants are content to live simple, silent lives. Well, at least most of them.
“Commies, [bleep]ing commies! Merciful God, please wipe this red plague from the face of our poor planet!” Doctor Willenloss was in one of his bad moods. “Or I will eliminate them myself!. Yes, yes... that is what I have to do... McCarthy would be grateful, little silly man...” doctors yells hushed to mumbling. He allowed his assistants to take him back to the laboratory.
Adele, as always, took care of world-weary genius. He relaxed, letting her stroke his hand, and his assistants maintaining his machines. Especialy THE Machine. Machine, which soon be used for changing world history.
This was the biggest of old doctor's inventions. Machine that could be used to travel in time. Not only to travel, but also to change it. Remake. Doctor wanted to use it for changing events that shaped first decades of twentieth century. But the Machine was still only a prototype, which allowed only very limited time travels – for a maximum of three days. During last month doctor Willenloss and his assistants were working hard on this problem. Doctor even asked his son, professor Willess, for help, despite old enmity between this two men. But only a scientist can understand another scientist.
Limited range of machine operation was not the only problem. There were others, who wanted to use the machine for their own goals, among them members of Communist movement, so hated by old doctor. It was not known by him, but their agents inflitrated even the ranks of his closest collaborators...


Welcome to my small mafia game for 16-20 players.
Some basics:
game main new mechanic would be time machine, which could be operated by some characters. Details would not be described here, but expect that some actions and their results (even death!) may be reversed ("rewinded")
second thing: there would be gender of characters, It may become important, as: "you saw that your target was visited by a woman"
third: every character would have at least minor role (no vanilla townies); every character would have a name. Names may appear at descriptions of nights

Rules:
1. Communication outside the gamethread and sanctioned quick topics is not allowed
2. Each player would have a character with unique name. All descriptions made by host would use these names. Like: Jarema character is called 'Jerry'. Description of night: Jerry was spying doctor Willenloss, when the latter was attacked by masked men'
3. Yes, that also means that sometimes only gender of character would be revealed in description (you know, mafia like to hide their faces)
4. After death, only name reveal will happen immediatelly. Alignment reveal will happen after few days, together with role (or cover role) reveal.
5. There are few characters who, for different reasons, will have their alignment described as 'not clear' rather than 'mafia' or 'town'. Not every player would be aware that it is the case for their character. True role of character would not always be revealed
6. Time-revelsals may happen. If time is 'rewinded' all actions and they consequences will be annuled. For example, lynched players would no longer be lynched. But, you will all retain memories of your deeds (like scan results)
7. Each day will consist of 2 periods lasting 24 hours. It is important, as some abilities can be only used during first or second part of day. Nights will last 24 hours


List of characters:
doctor Arthur Willenloss, inventor
professor Felix Willess, his son
Jane, Mary, Fred, Igor & Mike, doctor's assistants
John Blake, Martha Burghes, Michael Connely, Adele Delacruse, William Lane, Ann Pferd, Adam Steiner, Eva Znanetzky, other Munisch' inhabitants
(some characters may be deleted, as needed)



Day 1:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053479161
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053479510
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053479650

Day 2:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053479785
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053479980
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053480183

Day 3:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053480421

Day 2'
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053480852
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053481108
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053481359

Day 3'
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053481607
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053482069
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053482598

Day 4
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053483110
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053483406
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053483618

Day 5
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...post2053483878

In, in ,in in in

Time travel again?

Nice! I enjoyed blackadder's game hugely, in ^^

In.

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Time travel again?

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Originally Posted by Arjos

Nice! I enjoyed blackadder's game hugely, in ^^

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I was not in his game, I watched it for some time. Here it would be... hmm...
a little bit different but similar :laugh4:

Let's do the time warp again!

In.

Communists and time travel? How can I resist - in!

I want to be a communist! In

I'm willing to try time travel again.

I'll be IN

Maybe someone more wants to join?
I will advertise a little tommorow

I will join to fill ranks. :bow: My time will be divided, so don't expect Supertownie Pizzaguy, thanks.

Sure why not I'm IN.

I will try to get more player today.
I can run it for a minimum of 14 players. I will just axe something

Interesting setup, professor!

I will join

I'm going in!

It seems like I have minimum number needed to go. I will late a little bit longer, and start the game tommorow, aproximately 24 hours from now. I still hope for at least one player.

I added rules to the OP. All pms sent

All important inhabitants of Munisch gathered. Doctor Willenloss asked them to come. And when doctor asks, no one refuses. At least not openly.
When the last person arrived and taken her place, doctor stood up and started his speech:
'My assistants, my neighbours, and my son.
I gathered you here, because we have a problem. As all you know, I invented Time Machine.
The problem is, that someone else than your good old doctor seems to be using the machine! I am also aware that a group of communists tries to get my invention for themselves. They are among us. Yes, they are sitting here right now. We must do something about it! As you all know, I do not like half measures. We will vote and choose one person. Then, we will hang him or her. Simple and effective. And if we want to exterminate these red pests, we must do it. So, start talking!'

Day 1 begins. As stated in the rules it will last 2x24 hours (well, today a little shorter)

Time to midday:


Time to end of day 1:

Half-measures indeed. Who's using the time machine here, Igor or Felix? Has to be one or the other, excepting Commies.

I intend to go in hard for this game.

Vote: Diana Abnoba

Vote:John

vote: Xenoneb

vote:BSmith

Good golly gosh! The amount of those terrible kinds of posts in a row has almost given me a heart attack! Vote: Nightbringer for the heinous crime of posting above me.

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Good golly gosh! The amount of those terrible kinds of posts in a row has almost given me a heart attack! Vote: Nightbringer for the heinous crime of posting above me.

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vote: NinjaCow64

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Originally Posted by Nightbringer

vote:BSmith

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What? No fake reasons given? Come on, it's a day one tradition to pretend to have reasons for voting for someone.

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Originally Posted by Ishmael

vote: NinjaCow64

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Laughing is not a reason. :whip:





AND NOW, A JOURNEY THROUGH MEMORY LANE

Anyway, it looks like from the game color, the color we're looking for is red. Communists instead of mafia.

Commies haven't had much luck here on the .org.

Capo IV, they got nearly exterminated, and failed to accomplish their objectives. And that was their best showing yet.

Capo III, I made sure they got wiped out. Even if they were my best friends. SPLITPERSONALITY!!!

And there was a game where Lord Winter was the only communist and we lynched him day one.

And IRL, the soviet union collapsed, cuba is an impoverished hole, and China is more robber baron capitalist than we are at this point.

So, basically, unless the town really screws it up, history suggests, COMMIES GONNA DIE.

Am I missing anything, anyone?

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1. Edse
2. Montmorency
3. Arjos
4. BSmith
5. Chaotix
6. Brickfaced
7. Ishmael
8. Xenoneb
9. DaveShack
10. Nightbringer
11. Askthepizzaguy
12. Diana Abnoba
13. NinjaCow
14. Robbiecon
15. Ironside

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This is our list of victims.

Vote: Arjos

For he has not received a vote yet.

Blah. my ninja editing isn't what it used to be. Proofreading takes too much time.

Vote: Arjos in case it didn't count.

I'm glad to hear morale is low among your ilk.

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I'm glad to hear morale is low among your ilk.

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I am NOT an elk.

Ok, so basically, outside of thread communication is disallowed and everyone has a role of some sort...

...I'm thinking mass claiming townie network.

Either way, the last person to sign up obviously had a reason for being late, probably to busy being a naughty communist to realise they were part of the town's inhabitants. :whip:

vote: Ironside

I like the spread vote. Odds are very good we at least get a vote on a scummer this way.

Vote: Brickfaced

I hear you are a legend of sorts here, I'm honored :P

I did not play in or read carefully the other time travel game.

I think it might be worth it for someone who has to go over some of the differences in strategy, things we might use.

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Vote: Brickfaced

I hear you are a legend of sorts here, I'm honored :P

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Overused meme is overused.

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Overused meme is overused.

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:quiet:

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I did not play in or read carefully the other time travel game.

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Well, I didn either

Vote: Arjos

I don't have time to say anything else, but ATPG seems to be a top notch Commy hunter so I follow him.

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AND NOW, A JOURNEY THROUGH MEMORY LANE

Anyway, it looks like from the game color, the color we're looking for is red. Communists instead of mafia.

Commies haven't had much luck here on the .org.

Capo IV, they got nearly exterminated, and failed to accomplish their objectives. And that was their best showing yet.

Capo III, I made sure they got wiped out. Even if they were my best friends. SPLITPERSONALITY!!!

And there was a game where Lord Winter was the only communist and we lynched him day one.

And IRL, the soviet union collapsed, cuba is an impoverished hole, and China is more robber baron capitalist than we are at this point.

So, basically, unless the town really screws it up, history suggests, COMMIES GONNA DIE.

Am I missing anything, anyone?

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Hey! Stop denigrating the good name of the Communist Party of Fatlington!

We would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those pesky kids a mole....

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Vote:John

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I do not think there is a player with that name

Vote: ATPG

Someone's got to do it. And one of this favorite tactics when mafia or 3rd party is to make a show of being opposed to that party.

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Originally Posted by DaveShack

Vote: ATPG

Someone's got to do it. And one of this favorite tactics when mafia or 3rd party is to make a show of being opposed to that party.

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Examples?

Differentiate making a show of being opposed to mafia and normal scumhunting.

I need the specifics, to determine whether you're simply in error, or are just pulling an argument ex rectum.

Vote: DaveShack

Someone's got to do it. I will be the people's champion.

Mid-day update

Tally:
Arjos: ATPG, Edse
Diana Abnoba: Montmorency
Xenoneb: BSmith
BSmith: Nightbringer
Nightbringer: NinjaCow
NinjaCow: Ishmael
Ironside: Brickfaced
Brickfaced: Arjos
ATPG: Daveshack
Daveshack: Chaotix

Doctor Willenloss coughed, and spoke:
'Common, people! Make your choice! Someone is going to be lynched today, even if everyone gets one vote. And I can assure you, that in such situation I surely will not choose someone dear to my heart.'
EDIT: After a moment, he added: "well. I am a little too old now. It seems I do not always count correct. Anyway, discuss!'

Btw Jarema, your tally is correct, but you have my name twice, so in fact I have two votes and in the lead :)

Thank you a lot. I missed that it is the same person twice

I'm sure that Jarema would have double checked if the commie's votes were correct, so I'll assume Arjos is innocent.

Unvote
Vote: Daveshack

Vote: Xenoneb for not even looking at the player list before casting his vote. (:shrug: nothing else to go on 1st day).

Vote: Diana Abnoba

All hail the random gods.

Tally:
Xenoneb (3): BSmith, Diana Abnoba
Diana Abnoba (2): Montmorency, Ironside
Arjos (2): ATPG, Edse
Daveshack (2): Chaotix, Brickfaced
BSmith (1): Nightbringer
Nightbringer (1): NinjaCow
NinjaCow (1): Ishmael
Brickfaced (1): Arjos
ATPG (1): Daveshack

Not voting: Robbiecon, Xenoneb

Doctor Willenloss coughed, and spoke:
'Common, people! Make your choice! Someone is going to be lynched today, even if everyone gets one vote. And I can assure you, that in such situation I surely will not choose someone dear to my heart.'

Inspired by doctor's short speech, gathered persons started to put second votes on some candidates. Also, at moment not noticed by others, someone passed a small anonymous note to doctor Willenloss, with name on it. Doctor, kind as always, decided to accept this vote despite it's unusual format.
'Well. I see you have decided. So, lets get rid of Mrs Burghes.'
When Martha heard that, she tried to escape. But crowd of people stopped him, and doctor Willenloss managed to put strange noose on his neck. 'You will have the honor of being first victim of my new invention!' exclaimed the scientist, and pushed big, red button.
The noose started to shrink, and the face of poor woman turned red, and then violet. After few moments, she passed out.
'I really hope that we got dirty commie here' – said doctor. But searching the body didn't reveal anything. 'Maybe after searching her stuff we will know something more? Anyway, I must admit that you are tough people. I did not expect that the first person you will choose for lynching would be a woman'

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Night 1 begins

Wait...wha' happened? No reveal? Night no over??? My brain no worky.

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Wait...wha' happened? No reveal? Night no over??? My brain no worky.

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Well. it was second part of day. Night is right now (14 hours left when I post it)

As for reveal: it is described in the rules, but I will repeat here: full reveal (role and allegiance) will happen later.
It is because time can be rewinded, and it would be too easy for town if they knew who they lynched

Lynching women... what a horribly wrongheaded pastime.

Old woman called Ann Pferd was standing at the porch of her house, watching her neighbourhood. Weather was calm, and everything was silent. When she started feeling sleepy, she walked inside. Suddenly, someone grabbed her from behind, sqeezing her throat. Poor old lady was incapable of breathing. Right before she passed away, she managed to loosen the grip, turn around and look into face of her killer. What she seen, shocked her: 'You... but... you always seemed to like me!'. Not answering, the man grasped her neck harder, and twisted. Then, he left her lifeless body at the middle of living room.
Few minutes later, another man came into living room. When he saw the body, he muttered to himself something like: 'damn, comrades will not be happy'.

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Nightbringer was Ann Pferd

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Day 2 begins

Time to midday:


Time to end of day 2:


OOC: I hope I sent all pms with night results. I am a little dissapointed with a low level of night activities

EDIT: Some of you have abilities that can be used during day. If you want to use them, remember to do it during correct part of day

Wait...it was night? That wasn't very clear from the writeups.

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Wait...it was night? That wasn't very clear from the writeups.

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oh, there is no way you could be the one that killed Nightbringer, you didn't even know it was night.

Bite: NinjaCow64

Whatta... I need a lamp, can't type in the dark.

Vote: NinjaCow64

You know, I love 24-year-old ladies. They are the perfect mix of youth and experience, I feel. It's so nice that they never come first; with younger girls, I always have the problem of satisfying them too soon. I just wish there were a way for Orgahs to connect with ~~S E X Y 24 - Y E A R - O L D W O M E N . C O M ~~.

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I'd ask players to please not contact me, even if they are 24-year-old females. It's like a spam-post joke or something.

Second, at first glance it appears a Commie has been killed, eh?

Third: bite? Is there a vampire game going on?

FoS Edse

@Montmorency Ah, I think that's just how edse greets people.

NinjaCow's opening post for the day does seem a little coincidental. So for now I'll FoS: NinjaCow. Also notice that NinjaCow voted for Nightbringer yesterday, so perhaps it was a personal goal to have him killed?

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Wait...it was night? That wasn't very clear from the writeups.

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What crap NinjaCow :rolleyes:. Jarema even has a countdown clock. This is so :curtain: "Oh I'm so lost, I didn't even know it was night phase, so I couldn't have sent any kill order in, right everyone" :wink2:. You are a much better player than that, for you to be that lost. Vote: NinjaCow

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Originally Posted by Montmorency

You know, I love 24-year-old ladies. They are the perfect mix of youth and experience, I feel. It's so nice that they never come first; with younger girls, I always have the problem of satisfying them too soon. I just wish there were a way for Orgahs to connect with ~~S E X Y 24 - Y E A R - O L D W O M E N . C O M ~~.

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I'd ask players to please not contact me, even if they are 24-year-old females. It's like a spam-post joke or something.

Second, at first glance it appears a Commie has been killed, eh?

Third: bite? Is there a vampire game going on?

FoS Edse

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What the ****. I hope this is a power someone has to make you say this, if not I can give you a few dating sites you may what to check out, or a name of a good Doctor. :laugh4:

What makes you think that a Commie has been killed? It seems to me that maybe it was just a wrong target killed or something like that. Maybe we have a bus driver type of role, or the wrong orders got sent...it's not really clear.

Vote: Bsmith

Well it does apply to Diana as well. It's about either one of those two got a double vote power or host mistake. Xenoneb got 3 votes, but only two voted for him. :inquisitive:

Mid-day update

'My assistants, and my neighbours. Horrible things happened here. You have killed 2 out of 6 women that are living in our community. Were you thinking about anything while doing this?
Are you stupid or something? Just imagine what will happen, if our group was the last human population on Earth! How would we proliferate and reborn our species with only four females? Please, be more rational today. But, most important of all, be active! What is it?!? Three votes?!? You must be kidding'. With these words, doctor took his place at the middle of podium.

Tally:
NinjaCow: Edse, Diana Abnoba
BSmith: Ironside

To be fair to NinjaCow, he may not be able to see the timer (I know that I can't, for some reason). And I really doubt that mafia would make themselves so conspicuous early on.

Also, I'm going to vote: robbiecon, for FoSing but hanging back from voting. Yes, it's a flimsy reason; no, I don't have anything better.

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To be fair to NinjaCow, he may not be able to see the timer (I know that I can't, for some reason). And I really doubt that mafia would make themselves so conspicuous early on.

Also, I'm going to vote: robbiecon, for FoSing but hanging back from voting. Yes, it's a flimsy reason; no, I don't have anything better.

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Interestingly enough, it is pretty much your first point that made me simply FoS NinjaCow instead of voting him. I don't think that mafia would seem so obvious, so I was giving him the benefit of the doubt.

I'm in the lead, I may as well roleclaim. I'm a roleblocker, who didn't roleblock anybody last night because I honestly didn't know it was night. Trust me, I wouldn't be this derpy if I was Mafia, I learned my lesson from ATOC. *sheds a single tear*

But go ahead, please lynch me. At this stage I'm only going to serve as a major distraction for the town, so I may as well die as quickly as possible. Goodbye, cruel world. *sigh*

Monty's post is way over the top even by his standards...
So I'm going to vote: ATPG, it seems like a possession power and the text feels like something only Pizza would come up with XD

Over the top? That's good.

Possession power? Text? Are you referring to another game or something? There was no possession here. The text is the usual Jarema fare.

Vote: Arjos

Your post, with respect to this game, makes no sense. PIS?

vote: Ironside

:bounce:

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Monty's post is way over the top even by his standards...
So I'm going to vote: ATPG, it seems like a possession power and the text feels like something only Pizza would come up with XD

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Do I need to show you some leg, honey?

~:flirt:

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The text is the usual Jarema fare.

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Uhm lol?
I was speaking of yours (the spam-bot joke etc), not the write-up...

I have a feeling someone is responsible for a numeral-based love letter I received.

Bit mystified by it but I think it's not a power a scumbag would need.

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I have a feeling someone is responsible for a numeral-based love letter I received.

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That is very interesting.

Vote: Brickfaced

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Vote: Brickfaced

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Was the love letter composed of six sevens?

Vote: Arjos

No it contained fewer numbers than that. I don't want to put a finer point on it than that.

I'm being deliberately vague so that if this is some kind of handshaking device, the person who did it can continue to do it without someone guessing it.

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Vote: Bsmith

Well it does apply to Diana as well. It's about either one of those two got a double vote power or host mistake. Xenoneb got 3 votes, but only two voted for him. :inquisitive:

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Yeah, I noticed that too. I’m going to have to say it was Xenoneb, as I sure don’t have an extra vote. I’ll vote for someone who doesn’t have any votes on them to prove it. vote: Edse