The Curse of Fenric - Small Mafia Game [Concluded]

1822, in a small farming village outside of Liverpool in England. The village has recently been invaded by a great conciousness, Fenric, who has possessed an innocent villager, transforming him into a hideous beast. The town must destroy one of the two to prevent their utter destruction at the hands of this spiritual force.

Roles (12)
Villagers (8)
The Beast (1)
The Great Conciousness (1)
Assorted Pro-Villager Roles (2)

The villagers, as you may expect, are this game's version of a townie. With no special abilities, all they can do is vote daily to help lynch a suspect. They gain a victory if either the beast or the conciousness is dead.

The Beast doesn't know who he is - he gains a villager PM just like a normal player. He only wins, along with the town, if the conciousness is killed.

The Great Conciousness knows who he is, and knows who the beast is. He gains one kill per night and he loses if either he or the Beast is killed. Players may be able to detect the conciousness if he is overly protective of a certain player (his Beast).

The assorted pro-villager roles, and their abilities, will be kept secret to the end of the game.

Standard game rules apply - no screenshots and no quoting of role PMs.

Note: This game contains new ideas which have not yet undergone any testing - due to this, you may find a few problems with the set-up. If you have any suggestions or complaints please inform me.

This game is currently in the sign-up phase - feel free to join by posting within the thread. I will start when I have twelve eager players ready to begin.

Currently In (12/12)
Warmaster Horus
shlin28
FactionHeir
Kommodus
Ichigo
Stig
Brave_Sir Robin
Haudegen
Waldinger
CountArach
Zain
RoadKill

Sign-ups are now closed and the game is in play. gibson and Garci' missed out - sorry!

Eager player 1!

IN!

:inquisitive:

:yes:

Sure, I'd like to try another mini-game. In! :2thumbsup:

:soapbox:

~:cheers:

in :bow:

Very interesting rules. In.

~:flirt: In.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnn!

I shall join

Inage.

Methinks roadkill misses out.

in!

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Originally Posted by pevergreen

Methinks roadkill misses out.

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Roadkill was number 13. this is a 12 player.

:furious3:

Mother -----

This is the third time.

Sign-ups will be formulated and processed later - I haven't quite got the time at this moment.

Since Caius never confirmed Roadkill was the 12th player

Yes, I agree. If this were a petition, I'd sign it.

:deal2:

:stupido:

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Originally Posted by Ichigo

Since Caius never confirmed Roadkill was the 12th player

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caius was in.

everyone else posts a smiley. so does he.

Certain smileys work for signing up for mafias, like :bow:, but :inquisitive: is... questioning.

Vote: Zain
Because I feel like it

Sign-ups are now closed. Sorry, but gibson and Garci' missed out. Role PMs will be released soon. Thankyou for both your patience and your joining.

Vote: Stig

Because you are so eager to lynch someone before PMs were even sent out,

Night I
Night I begins! Could all players with roles please send me the full details of your actions. This night will end in approximately 24hrs from now (18:00 GMT).

Guys... chill, voting on small games is scary enough without having to deal with enemies.

Actually... fighting gives us someone to vote out... keep going! :2thumbsup:

Night I Conclusion
The voice of the Consciousness spoke, and the Beast obeyed his command…

FactionHeir exited his home and began to stroll through the village. He had felt disconnected from the rest of the town, and had decided to go on a solitary walk through the growth outside of the town.

It was dusk and the sun was setting in the West. His thoughts and path continued to drift off from the usual, although he had never been one for following the same routes.

Through his hazy thoughts he overheard a rustle in the bushes outside of the village. He had heard of the Beast but didn’t really believe the stories. He looked to the East for the village lights, but he realized he had strayed too far. He looked back and a large black silhouette was standing in the bushes in front of the sun.

The Beast grabbed the paralyzed FactionHeir and ran a sword-like finger across his neck gently, playfully. Then it shoved it up through his jaw and into his brain. He died almost instantly.

Alive (11)
Warmaster Horus
shlin28
Kommodus
Ichigo
Stig
Brave_Sir Robin
Haudegen
Waldinger
CountArach
Zain
RoadKill

Killed (1)
FactionHeir (N1)

Lynched (0)

Day I begins. Lynch votes must be in by around about 18:00 (GMT) tomorrow. Good luck to both teams!

Vote:Warmaster

I saw you eating a spicey meatball. How do you explain this?

vote: kommodus If I was the consience I probably would have chose you to be the beast.

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Originally Posted by Waldinger

vote: kommodus If I was the consience I probably would have chose you to be the beast.

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Well, for all I know this might be true. But I don't see what advantage there would be in choosing me. He's going to want to pick someone he thinks won't get lynched. It's true that I've been surviving quite long in recent games because of Holmes, but that doesn't really apply here - if I get lynched and the game doesn't end, you know I was neither the consciousness nor the beast, so I'm vindicated.

Meanwhile I will:

Vote: Haudegen

Just a friendly nudge, really. Hey man! Jump on in, introduce yourself, and tell us, um, what's your favorite flavor of ice cream? :beam:

I ate meatballs yesterday, but I don't like spice. I can say the chef made a mistake.

Oh! Sorry, you wanted something relating to mafia... What is the relation between spicey meatballs and quiltyness? Because there isn't for me.

Vote:Kommo; third to sign up.

bannnddwwaaaggooooonnn

Vote: Kommo

Unvote:Kommo, Vote:Roadkill

Third on the bandwagon, of course! :yes:

FoS: Count Arach
Killing me is revenge for me foiling your plan in the secret formula.

I'm dead, but I can still post ~:p

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Originally Posted by Kommodus

Vote: Haudegen

Just a friendly nudge, really. Hey man! Jump on in, introduce yourself, and tell us, um, what's your favorite flavor of ice cream? :beam:

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Thank you :beam:

Well, I actually like stracciatella and generally all sorts that contain a healthy amount of chocolate. :balloon2:

This is the third mafia game I joined. I consider myself still a newbie. That´s why I probably won´t be one of the biggest contributors, but I check the thread several times per day.

Vote: Roadkill
Come now, don't be so stupid. If your town Kommo is a great advantage to your side, a wise mafia will kill him sooner or later anyway. So if Kommo isn't death late game he's either mafia, or the mafia have been unwise in leaving him alive (because his Holmes is helping them).

Vote Ichigo

I do not get your reasoning :embarassed:

Read the FAQ

Oops... still gonna keep the vote though, someone got to vote for you :sweatdrop:

Before the game even started Stig voted for me, and FactionHeir voted for Stig because Stig "jumped the gun".

FactionHeir is dead, so...

Vote: Stig

Unvote: Warmaster, Vote:Zain

So, you killed FactionHeir to frame Stig?

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Originally Posted by FactionHeir

FoS: Count Arach
Killing me is revenge for me foiling your plan in the secret formula.

I'm dead, but I can still post ~:p

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Yes that is why I killed you... I mean... I am going to be so WIFOMed for that comment.

But yeah
Vote: Waldinger - You may not be aware but Kommodus is useful unless we lynch him, in which case we cannot know if he is a townie.

Exactly why the conscionsness would have chosen him as the beast. Also, once Kommodus had 3 votes on him Warmaster unvoted Kommodus. Perhaps he was protecting his fluffy beasty from the bandwagon?

Vote: Roadkill for being third on the bandwagon :laugh4:

(And yes, i'm aware this puts me third on Roadkill's bandwagon.)

How about we ignore that "rule" this game because it gets us nowhere but lynching our own blood.

MUHAHAHAHAHAHA, :smartass2:

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Originally Posted by Zain

How about we ignore that "rule" this game because it gets us nowhere but lynching our own blood.

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If there is good enough reasoning for the voting, then the rule does not apply.

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Originally Posted by CountArach

If there is good enough reasoning for the voting, then the rule does not apply.

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Heh, I didin't see good enough reasoning in Tale of Beer and Old People...

But either way... hello

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Originally Posted by Zain

Before the game even started Stig voted for me, and FactionHeir voted for Stig because Stig "jumped the gun".

FactionHeir is dead, so...

Vote: Stig

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Stupid reasoning, as Ichigo said. I'm not framing myself you know.
Unvote, vote: Zain

Tally:
RoadKill: 2 (Warmaster Horus, Brave_Sir_Robin)
Kommodus: 2 (Waldinger, RoadKill)
Zain: 2 (Stig, Ichigo)
Haudgen: 1 (Kommodus)
Ichigo: 1 (shlin28)
Stig: 1 (Zain)

If I am correct, this is the current tally. Could you guys keep to it throughout this round - it'll make the game easier for your exceptionally lazy host. Thanks!

Despite the fact that you guys can't see my reasoning, it's alright.

Unvote: Vote: Roadkill

He's been unacceptionally inactive this game. And his MUAHAHAHA statement above just doesn't suit me well.

Tally:
RoadKill: 3 (Warmaster Horus, Brave_Sir_Robin, Zain)
Kommodus: 2 (Waldinger, RoadKill)
Zain: 2 (Stig, Ichigo)
Haudgen: 1 (Kommodus)
Ichigo: 1 (shlin28)

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Originally Posted by Zain

Despite the fact that you guys can't see my reasoning, it's alright.

Unvote: Vote: Roadkill

He's been unacceptionally inactive this game. And his MUAHAHAHA statement above just doesn't suit me well.

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Scummy... I ask you all to bandwagon Zain, he's obviously guilty.

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Originally Posted by CountArach

Vote: Waldinger - You may not be aware but Kommodus is useful unless we lynch him, in which case we cannot know if he is a townie.

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Um... I thought I'd debunked this argument for the purposes of this game? If you lynch me and the game doesn't end, it's obvious I was a regular townie, since the game ends if either the beast or the consciousness is lynched. Like the rest of you I can't tell whether or not I'm the beast.

Maybe the consciousness did pick me, hoping to use what you've just said as an argument to make sure his beast didn't get lynched. But if so, he made a mistake, since that argument is moot (as I've shown).

Hm... :inquisitive:

Vote Zain

Third on bandwagon on Roadkill

Hey Shlin, that makes you 3rd of bandwagon on me. SCUMMY

Either way, what's wrong with defending myself by taking myself out of the tiebreaker? How is self-defense scummy?

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Originally Posted by Zain

Hey Shlin, that makes you 3rd of bandwagon on me. SCUMMY

Either way, what's wrong with defending myself by taking myself out of the tiebreaker? How is self-defense scummy?

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Townies shouldn't be afraid to be lynched. If your lynched that proves you innocent anyways. It's common knowledge that ties help the town by extending the round and giving them more time to talk.

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Originally Posted by Zain

Hey Shlin, that makes you 3rd of bandwagon on me. SCUMMY

Either way, what's wrong with defending myself by taking myself out of the tiebreaker? How is self-defense scummy?

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Self defense by saving yourself, before the tie is in order (ie. before the Gamemaster says this is a tie and we can only vote on those in it) is scummy.

Get Zain people.

I didn't know ties were good for the townies, i'm still new and learning something new pretty much every game. I'm sorry, I'll continue learning.

Unvote: Vote: Stig

Back to my previous vote.

Which has the worst reasoning ever.
Would I be mafia I'd kill Ichigo or Kommo, so that I've got rid of them

Tally:
Zain: 3 (Stig, Ichigo, shlin28)
Kommodus: 2 (Waldinger, RoadKill)
RoadKill: 2 (Warmaster Horus, Brave_Sir_Robin)
Haudgen: 1 (Kommodus)
Stig: 1 (Zain)

Just so you know, this round will end in about ten minutes.

He says that now

Unvote: Kommodus, Vote: Roadkill
Just tying everything up. I don't think that either Zain or Roadkill is guilty but this will hopefully generate some more discussion

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Originally Posted by Waldinger

Unvote: Kommodus, Vote: Roadkill
Just tying everything up.

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Why?

After the votes were counted, Zain was pushed harshly forward by the villagers. A predominant villager handcuffed him, and then laid his neck upon a block of wood. Some villagers honestly believed that he was the consciousness - they truly had no idea how correct they were.

“So Zain, you will be killed today - anything to say in your defence before we behead you.”

“No, not really” Zain said casually. He spoke with no fear of what was coming, he actually seemed to be rather used to the routine.

“Ok, saves us the hassle of listening I suppose. Anyhow, let’s get this execution over with.”

As the axe came down upon Zain’s head, and he was decapitated, the villagers began to speak among themselves. They were silenced immediately by a blood-curdling scream from Zain’s headless corpse.

“I live on, never shall I be killed. Victory may be yours, but only for now - vengeance will be mine!”

A spirit like figure rose from the corpse, screaming foreign and harsh words of hatred at the villagers as it cried through them, leaving the town, and then dematerialising into the thin air.

Tally:
Zain: 3 (Stig, Ichigo, shlin28)
Kommodus: 2 (Waldinger, RoadKill)
RoadKill: 2 (Warmaster Horus, Brave_Sir_Robin)
Haudgen: 1 (Kommodus)
Stig: 1 (Zain)

Villagers
shlin28
FactionHeir
Kommodus
Ichigo
Brave_Sir Robin
CountArach
RoadKill
Warmaster Horus

Beast
Haudgen

Consciousness
Zain

Insane Doctor
Waldinger

Priest
Stig

Village Victory!

Seems the town got lucky - full write up, along with full details, will follow.
Thankyou for joining and playing!

BTW, Waldinger, your vote was too late, sorry.

V for Victory!!

Actually Waldinger voted Roadkill and tied things up :bounce:


And Zain, you were unconvincing, work on it mate ~D

Wow, that was a quick victory. Nice job Stig, very nice! :2thumbsup:

Thanks for hosting, Omanes. :bow: For your next game, I'd work on balance. With the beast/consciousness getting only one kill per night and the town needing only to lynch one of the pair to win, I'd say things were skewed a little in favor of the town. (Not that it mattered in this case! :laugh4:)

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Originally Posted by Omanes Alexandrapolites

BTW, Waldinger, your vote was too late, sorry.

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Yeah, I'm real dissapointed that my vote was to late.

I'm not, I would have killed Zain tonight ~D

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Originally Posted by Kommodus

Wow, that was a quick victory. Nice job Stig, very nice! :2thumbsup:

Thanks for hosting, Omanes. :bow: For your next game, I'd work on balance. With the beast/consciousness getting only one kill per night and the town needing only to lynch one of the pair to win, I'd say things were skewed a little in favor of the town. (Not that it mattered in this case! :laugh4:)

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O RLY? :inquisitive:

W00t! My bandwagon was right!

So, the town earned themselves a victory. I was expecting the game to be much longer, and I balanced many roles to try and enable this, but in the end, Zain, the conciousness, was lynched on the first day phase.

Role Explanations
The conciousness, the beast and the villagers have already undergone explanation, so that just leaves the descriptions of the Priest and the Insane Doctor.

The Priest (Stig) was a kind of vigilante. He had the option of performing one exorcist on one player at any point in the game. This would have killed the victim.

The Insane Doctor (Waldinger), was a kind of detective, despite his role's misleading name. On every second night (N1, N3, N5 ect.) he could analyse one player. This would inform him if the target was infected (the Beast), inhuman (the Conciousness) or innocent (Villager or pro-Villager).

Unfortunately, his role had a twist - he would gain the opposite of what the results should say. For example, should he investigate a villager, he would find them to be either infected or inhuman. Likewise, should he investigate the beast or the conciousness, he would find them to be innocent.

Game Progression
On Night I, Zain killed FactionHeir, Waldinger analysed Kommodus (and gained the result "inhuman"), while Stig chose to do nothing.

The following day, things went a little too far in the town's favour. Zain accidentally incriminated himself early on, and this resulted in the villagers targeting him. He was eventually lynched by a margin of one vote. This resulted in the villagers gaining an almost instantaneous victory.

Afterthought
This game ended a little earlier than I anticipated, although it was an experiment to a certain extent. I had tried to balance the game out by weakening the Detective and Vigilante roles, but it seems as if it wasn't enough to prevent the town getting lucky rather early on.

In future, I feel that it may be wiser to somehow provide the conciousness with more power - the beast could be able to kill two players at once rather than one. It may also be wiser to somehow force the town to kill both characters, rather than just the one. I could also, as an alternative, have two consciousnesses, or the conciousness and his assistant, and force the town to kill both of them to gain dominance.

Any advice for future versions of this system will be appreciated.

Thanks Omanes for hosting! Lucky town, I guess...

Waldinger's vote would've saved me... I don't like deadlines...

I had a new strategy already worked up after this voting stage. Plus, it's the same people that vote for me every game. Ichigo, Stig, and Shlin.

What's the deal guys?

You sound awfully suspicious :laugh4:

And who ever said that lynching in the first round does no good?

My previous question still stand. I'm curious.

Also, how'd you guys like the death of FactionHeir? I thought it was a pretty good story... although I am a bit biased. :wink: