The Black Hand [Concluded]

Vernazza, Italy.

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A small peaceful town. So small it had only one Policeman, Sasaki Kojiro, and his main duty involved sitting in the seaside cafe chatting with the owner. Until one day...

(more will be revealed later)

Rules:

Bold all votes, like this: Vote:Sasaki

Please unvote before changing vote: Unvote:Sasaki; Vote: Csar

Votes that are in a bigger font than normal only count for half :p

Unless otherwise notified, you will be allowed to post after death.

Don't quote, forward, or take screenshots of any pm's from me. If you want to convince people of your role you will have to do it through your own eloquence.

Invisibility mode required, except for mafiosos.

Signed up (28):

Sigurd Fafnesbane
Csar, the grand high underestimator of craftiness (guilty)
Divine Wind
Don Corleone
Reenk "Courteous" Roink
GeneralHankerchief
discovery1
Silver "YOU ARE ALL FOOLS" Rusher
Kage "I thought I was eighth even though I'm really ninth" musha
Sig Bing Kanctaphrax
Ignoramus
Dutch Guy
Sir Moody
Proletariat
Crazed "can't pick a mafia with a 50/50 chance" Rabbit
Husar
EMFM
Xiahou
Cowhead
doc_bean
AggonyDuck of the MightyGut
Masy
Glaucus
ByzantineKnight
Major Robert Dump
theRTWguru
Kommo "I'm still not telling you how I know" dus.
Drisos-hime

first

Second

Third place for DW :balloon2:

Fourth! This is going to be a pain, keeping multiple game information separate. Speaking of which, those of you that haven't signed up for Two Kingdoms... still plenty of titles left.

First! :2thumbsup:

I seem to be noticing a trend in these games being more story-oriented...

In, btw.

I'm in.

Awe that's wrong Sasaki. :inquisitive:

I say we lynch the Moderator of the Game.

Vote:Sasaki Kojiro

Silver "YOU ARE ALL FOOLS!" Rusher is going to be involved in the playing of this mafia-themed werewolf game of medium proportions.

I wish my name said:

Cs Sasaki is a mafioso Vote:Sasaki ar

9th.:bow:(And people dont you now lynch me for editing this post)~;)

I'm in.

I'm in.

Sign me up.

:balloon2:

im in

In!

Crazed "Can't Pick a Mafia with 50/50 Odds" Rabbit is in.

CR

In.

Man all I get is (guilty) by my name. weak

And I once though you were crafty Sasaki :(

I'm in.

I'm ready for some more hot mafia action. :yes:

Count me in.

Don_Bean signing up !

I'm hoping this will be another role fest !

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Originally Posted by Reenk Roink

First! :2thumbsup:

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First in or first making an @ss of himself?

:laugh4::laugh4::laugh4:... sorry couldn't resist.

Sign me up! This town will need my mighty gut!~:cheers:

Me please! Also, Oblivion reference? Or you just liked the name? Sounds fun anyway.

From the Wikipedia article on Mafia.

Lets do it. Glaucus is ready to play.

Sign me in too

Byzantine Knight

Im in, since I dont have to worry about playing 2 games at once now :laugh4: :laugh4:

Alright Sasaki I got some questions. When do we start the game? After SR's is finished or before?

And when are we going to get some more information on the game?

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Originally Posted by Csar

Alright Sasaki I got some questions. When do we start the game? After SR's is finished or before?

And when are we going to get some more information on the game?

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I was about to post it but now I'm not.

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Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

I was about to post it but now I'm not.

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Ok that makes me happy. Why do you hate freedome?:thumbsdown:

I'm in

Please sign up Kommo "I'm still not telling you how I know" dus.

I've just been lynched innocent in the Godfather, sign me up! ~:)

:book: :smash: :yes:

Signups closed, I'll be sending out pm's.

Sasaki Kojiro was enjoying his coffee in the seaside cafe of Verzanna at sunset.

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Hearing a screeching of tires he looked up in surprise, just in time to see a black sedan come to a halt outside the cafe.

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He barely had time to notice the gunmuzzle sticking out of the backseat window before the the cafe was ripped apart by machine gun fire. The car sped off and Sasaki was left laying in a pool of his own blood.

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The town doctor had just informed the anxious citizens that though Sasaki's state was still critical there was a good chance he would live. If he had arrived minutes later he would not have been in time. As the crowd exited the hospital they were still discussing what had been the hottest topic for the past few hours, who had attempted to kill Sasaki and why?

They noticed that the town billboard had been stripped clear of all the usual advertisements and announcements. Instead there was posted a single letter, which read:

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Citizens of Verzanna:

Ours is an ancient order. We three have lived among you for many years, watching over this small town. It is with sad hearts that we inform you that three members of The Black Hand have infiltrated our town and are living amongst us. It was they who attacked our policeman. What purpose they have in this town we do not know, but rest assured we will do our best to protect the town by patrolling as watchmen each night. We have some ability to hand out justice on our own but for the most part it will be up to the townspeople to rid Verzanna of these parasites.

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There was no signature, just the symbol:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

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Not quite sure what you're getting at here, Sasaki. Sounds like something a mafioso would post.

Vote: SK

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Originally Posted by Proletariat

Not quite sure what you're getting at here, Sasaki. Sounds like something a mafioso would post.

Vote: SK

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I only wonder why he would kill himself. :inquisitive:

Voting hasn't started yet and I'm not dead :tongue3:

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Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

Voting hasn't started yet and I'm not dead :tongue3:

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No one can survive a mafia bullet even you. :thumbsdown: CHEATER

Vote: Sasaki

PM's sent. If you didn't get one you don't have a role sorry. Kills will be posted in ~24 hours.

Has anybody checked the links yet? There's a page attached to one of them that has a whole bunch of roles. There's also a link that only talks about vigilantism, the one that says their own justice. Isn't that the same as the lynching?

Masons!

Ok people, check for people who are doing funny handshakes...

Hmmm, so the three people who posted on the billboard are masons. So now when we vote to lynch someone our chances of killing an innocent roleplayer are even higher than usual because we also have a doctor and cops to worry about, and if the badguys only hit one person per round it keeps the odds in their favor longer. So do we have to lynch each round, what if the whole village abstained? I'm sure this suggestion will get me killed first again

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...........................................................

Maybe. I feel like I want to kill somebody any moment. Major Robert Dump, that wasn't a wise thing to say. I hope that the mafia does not kill you the next round, but I am suspicious of you... Maybe you are "pretending" to be innocent... You must be a mafioso... WHY ELSE WOULD YOU WANT US NOT TO LYNCH?

Vote: Major Robert Dump

because if we give the detective and masons time enough to do their job we wont go lynching innocents and the mafia will get themselves caught by the masons. I made the argument of abstaining in GII, but in that game there is only a doc and a detective. meanwhile, the mafia only killed one guy last round, that guy being me, and now the whole damn village cant figure out if the mafia is messing with them or if we got a mafia on the first lynch, which is wholly impossible due to the timetable.

Of all the people in all this game to lynch, why would I paint a big bullseye on my head for both the mafia and the village by asking about the ramifications of a town-wide abstain? TBH, this game intrigues me, I'm sorry I missed the first few

I think we need to lynch, for the same reasons Sasaki explained in Godfather. I think it's really, really eerie how quiet it is. There's a couple of folks that usually lead the charge in terms of sifting through what we know, and they haven't said anything. Top of that list is Sigurd.

Vote: Sigurd.

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Originally Posted by Don Corleone

I think we need to lynch, for the same reasons Sasaki explained in Godfather. I think it's really, really eerie how quiet it is. There's a couple of folks that usually lead the charge in terms of sifting through what we know, and they haven't said anything. Top of that list is Sigurd.

Vote: Sigurd.

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Don, voting doesn't start until someone's been killed.

Oh. I saw some debate already ongoing, I thought that we were picking a lynchee already. Sorry Sigurd.

Unvote: Sigurd
Vote: Abstain

The townspeople were still standing around the bulletin board in some confusion when a commotion back at the hospital got their attention. Hurrying back, they were greeted with the sight of the doctor examining Kommodus' throat. A mafioso had been waiting behind him when he got into his car and attempted to kill him with piano wire.

Those among the townspeople who had thought the letter from the "masons" was just an elaborate prank thought so no longer. Slowly they left the hospital and headed home for the night. Those with cars checked very carefully for mafioso's in the back seat.

Sigurd Fafnesbane was ruminating on the toilet. "Who were these members of the "The Black Hand" and what did they want? For that matter who were these Masons? Was it possible this had anything to do with the old legand about..." He stood up, and before he could finish his sentence his house was ripped apart by an explosion loud enough to waken the entire town, if any of them had managed to fall asleep.

Killed(1):
Sigurd Fafnesbane

Alive(27):
Csar
Divine Wind
Don Corleone
Reenk Roink
GeneralHankerchief
discovery1
Silver Rusher
Kagemusha
Big King Sanctaphrax
Ignoramus
Dutch Guy
Sir Moody
Proletariat
Crazed Rabbit
Husar
EMFM
Xiahou
Cowhead
doc_bean
AggonyDuck
Masy
Glaucus
ByzantineKnight
Major Robert Dump
theRTWguru
Kommodus
Drisos

Please remember to bold all votes. You have 24 hours. Time may be extended if there is enough discussion. Those who I feel are not participating enough will be eliminated...this may include people who show up every round just to abstain.

Hmmmm, those were very brief kill descriptions and especially the Kommodus being saved part was a bit unclear. Although on further examination it does make sense. I had originally thought that the Mafioso was in the car, but it seems like the Mafioso was behind him and basically missed his chance when Kommodus entered his car.

Anyway, this started on a positively. We have one villager whom we know is innocent and at the same time the Mafia lost a kill. So we have gained a slight advantage now. Way to go doctor!:2thumbsup:

EDIT: Oh lol, I need to start reading things properly. Looks like the mafioso was in the car afterall, but somehow thanks to the doctor Kommodus survived.

Reenkmaistro is pleasantly surprised that a doctor was able to save a villager on Day 1. Kommodus has also been proven innocent. Of course, he is not able to point any fingers, and as such, he abstains, courteously. :bow:

Good job from the Doctor.~:cheers: It seems that the mafia tryed to eliminate some of the most dangerous townspeople towards them at the first round. Thanks to Doc Kommodus was saved,but unfortunately we lost Sigurd. There is not much to go with at the moment so i will Abstain at the moment.

Csar abstains, courteously.

:D

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Originally Posted by Csar

Csar abstains, courteously.

:D

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Just for reference, these are the kinds of posts I consider not-contributions :p

Well, I normally support lynching in the first round, however, with doctors, detectives AND masons running around, killing one of them might be too big a risk after all. Though I'm still rather unsure about that, I need to think it over and might vote when more people have posted...

For now I vote:abstain, rather reluctantly...

Analysing posting times, I'd say at least one of the mafiosi or the doctor does not live in America. Sasaki has been quite active I think, Sigurd wouldn't have been killed if the mafia knew he would be suspected, so Sasaki must have received the Sigurd murder before the other.

So after, a lot of thinking, I come up with the slightest possible clue to the identity of the mafia... well...:sweatdrop:

Vote: No Lynch

Just for now.

Oh and we as non-special-role villagers, what can we advise the doctor? Should he save Kommodus each round, or pick other that he thinks might be murdered? I don't really know which would be better for the town...:juggle2:

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Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

Just for reference, these are the kinds of posts I consider not-contributions :p

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I don't even much like you anyways. :yes:

So the Masons are Watchmen and can act as a Vigilante too? Sounds interesting. So if we have three masons, then it's safe to assume that there propably is three mafia members too. The amount of Detectives and Doctors remains a mystery, but my guess is that there only is one detective and one or two doctors.

Also Sasaki, about the rules. I've noticed that you've added the rule "Invisibility mode required, except for mafiosos." Could you clarify exactly what this means and do I have to obey it?

Kommodus's situation is a tricky one.

One the one hand, he is a proven innocent. Those are bad for the mafia as it is one less potential suspect. The mafia will try to kill him. On the other hand, since the mafia at times do rise above their absolute ineptness, they may hold off killing him for a couple of rounds, while the doctor protects him, and then when the doctor leaves Kommodus in the lurch to protect another, they may strike. The mafia should be able to deduce this even with their challenged intellect. This has the potential to go in an infinite regress.

It becomes a game of who fakes out who...

Well if you're not using invisibility mode, then you must be a mafioso :tongue3:

I find watching to see who is pm'ing etc to a lame way to play the game.

Kommodus emerges as the new town leader, cuz we all know he's innocent, and we can expect him to be in direct communication with the doc now. It's early in the game and we are already in line to sticking it to the mafia:laugh4: :laugh4:

It's obvious the mafia has followed or played the game before because they wanted to take out who they percieved as strong players. Kind of an obvious move, and the doc was on top of it. What I don't understand is why were there only 2 kills if there are 3 mafia?

I'm not voting yet, would like to hear some others chime in.

Way to go Doctor!!! That totally kicks ass.

Well, clearly my suspicions about Sigurd were unfounded. But I still think that was the right line of reasoning... MRD is strangely quiet, he's my next vote.


Edit: Crap, and here he is.

Unvote: Major Robert Dump.
Vote: Abstain, for now

Nice one, doc.

Vote: Abstain

Subject to change.

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Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump

Kommodus emerges as the new town leader, cuz we all know he's innocent, and we can expect him to be in direct communication with the doc now. It's early in the game and we are already in line to sticking it to the mafia:laugh4: :laugh4:

It's obvious the mafia has followed or played the game before because they wanted to take out who they percieved as strong players. Kind of an obvious move, and the doc was on top of it. What I don't understand is why were there only 2 kills if there are 3 mafia?

I'm not voting yet, would like to hear some others chime in.

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It alternates between the three mafioso

Hmm, not enough info, and given the numerous good roles it might be safer to not lynch right now:

vote: no lynch

CR

Awesome save doctor! I guess Kommodus is a marked man...

No suspicions as yet thought
Vote: Abstain

I'd really like to hear what Kommodus has to say. Hey, can the doctor be in the mafia? Can they target and protect themselves as a cover?

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Originally Posted by Don Corleone

I'd really like to hear what Kommodus has to say. Hey, can the doctor be in the mafia? Can they target and protect themselves as a cover?

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The mafia can target themselves but the doctor is not a mafioso.

Anyone else get a weird PM from "A_friend"? :inquisitive:

Yes

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Originally Posted by Reenk Roink

Anyone else get a weird PM from "A_friend"? :inquisitive:

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No...

But, you have made me quite curious as to why, and who would go to such lengths (making a new account?) just to send a PM.

What did it say, Reenk ?

:balloon2:

Don Corleone and Major Robert Dump are mafia.

Kommodus, Proletariat, and You (Dutch_guy) are masons.

I didn't believe it, but he also said: "I will send this mail to all except the mafia and the masons"...

Weird...

Exactly the same as mine.

This is a sad excuse for a trick if one of the mafioso's did it.

This friend guy has me convinced on the validity of what he is saying, but he's also a bit rude... :no:

"Should I be angry with you" Pfft...

Still...

I would like to change my vote. No longer will I abstain, courteously. :bow:

I will vote for Don Corleone.

Also, this guy "A_friend" said that if he is killed the whole town loses. That is is reason for anonymity.

Among the three masons is a Mafia spy who he does not know.

Note: I am still not 100% sure about his claim. There is something still fishy.

Let us only kill one of his claimed Mafia, and let the other live while we gather more info.

I received it also.So should we believe it and lynch Donand MRD to be sure, opinions?

Somebody created an account to send you a PM, their account name was "A friend" and "A Friend" told you that MRD and I were the mafia? Well, that might work, except that there's no A friend in the game. I'm not mafia, I don't know about MRD, but unless the mafia are idiots, they're only going to kill one person if you lynch him or I. If you lynch us both, that would end the game, right? We could try it.

Vote: Don Corleone

Edit, erh, no "A Friend" in the org.