Capo di Tutti Capi III [Concluded]

[Splitpersonality]

So ATPG would be in control of the town by making himself seem amazing because he killed off a potential mafia member.

It seems like he could throw a non-family guy under the bus to save himself, and that is in all honestly something quite likely to happen in Capo, judging from what I've seen, but ATPG seems to be in the same "All powerful townie organizer" mode he normally does in large games... (Again from what I've observed)

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Voting concluded as of 1400. Last post to be used will be 378.

Write up to follow as rapidly as practicable.

[a completely inoffensive name]

I want my vote for pevergreen to count, for some reason it wasn't counted in earlier tallys.

[Askthepizzaguy]

ATPG, there is a flaw in your reasoning really. You thought you were certain that I was mafia and therefore figured its a good gamble to take. A family without a made cannot kill and its unlikely it would gain recruits. Other mafia families wouldn't care much either way. Town would hail you as a hero and essentially give you innocent status, allowing you to direct its efforts to your liking.

The flaw in your reasoning is much larger than the flaw in mine. My scummy rating has jumped progressively higher and higher as this round has gone on, and with all the fingers pointed in my direction.

Even if I am correct about you, that hardly clears me, as many have pointed out.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Sunset, Day Two

As the sun tired of presiding over the bickering committee and began to disappear under the trees of the mainland, One of the Director's guard banged the gavel and began to tally up the final votes. Oddly enough, the Director himself, Reenk Roink, was not present at the meeting, having presided quietly through much of the session but not returning from the last break...

The committee watched in uneasy silence as the Director's men did the count in hushed tones. They weren't announcing the results out loud, rather content with scribbling tallies on a sheet of paper.

Once they had finished, one of the Director's men came and approached the committee members. He went directly to Factionheir and handed him a business card.

"The Director wants you to go to this address immediately," the man said to Factionheir, pointing at the card.

As Factionheir looked at the card, he saw only a grape embossed on the front. Turning it around, he saw an address scribbled in a barely legible cursive: 732 Bay Street. Next to the address was a crudely drawn map.

Factionheir looked quizzically at the Director's man. He swallowed, nervous, not quite believing this was happening. "This is certainly a change from how we, how we used to do it in Fatlington. Do I even get a last meal?"

The guard shrugged and said flatly, "It's Reenkster."

So Factionheir put on his coat and began trodding through the slushy streets of Fatlington. After what seemed like half an hour he found himself back towards the bayside close to the docks -- well out of Fatlington’s center city and in the slums.

Beginning to get goosebumps due more to his surroundings than the cold, Factionheir pressed on, following the map until he found Bay Street, tucked away behind a run town tenement building. The street was more of an alley, complete with trash strewn about and the animals - and people - it attracted.

His throat swelled with fear as he realized that he would be shot and dumped in a trash heap like some filthy raccoon. However, as he continued to walk down the street, he could see a faint glow that stood apart from its dark and grungy surroundings.

When Factionheir got close enough, he could hear the faint sounds of people talking with a catchy bass line in the background. The now visible sign on top of the door read 'Club 30'.

Taking a deep breath, Factionheir opened the door and took in the sight of Club 30. It was as if time had stood still for twenty years here. Factionheir didn't recognize anyone at the club, it was a completely different crew.

The men were all dressed in dark suits, black, dark blue or brown, with top hats. The women - well, Factionheir wasn't paying much attention to what they wore...

At that moment, the front door opened again. The unusual sensation of air rushing out of the club was felt by the patrons. Making his entrance was a man who, unlike the other gents, wore a cream white suit over a satin blue shirt. He had a matching hat to boot and it was tilted forward so as to cover half of his face and leave a shadow over the other half. Unlike FH's own entrance, which had been met with indifference, the entire club's gaze fell upon the man as it fell quiet, allowing each one of the man's steps to be clearly audible.

For a moment, all was still. Then the man in the cream white suit reached inside his breast pocket as if to draw a gun. Hushed gasps were heard and Factionheir froze in terror. All for naught however, as the man in the cream white suit pulled out a dime and flipped it across the room. It went into the coin slot of the Wurlitzer 850 Peacock perfectly and a melody lick began to emanate that Factionheir had never heard before.

"Dance for the Director," were the words addressed to the committee’s designated victim by the man in the cream white suit. "If you're good enough, you're home free."

After some hesitation from the unexpectedness of the situation, a grin came across [victim's] face. If there was one thing he could do, it was dance.

So he began to dance - not the jitterbug that everyone and their grandmother could do - Factionheir performed moves on the floor that nobody had ever seen before, and it meshed perfectly with the music.

The club patrons had focused their attention on Factionheir and he received much applause for his innovative dance. His backslides, his spins, his crotch grabs all drew cheers of amazement from the crowd. Even the Director noted his approval by nodding, and when his head was moved up, a smile could be seen on his face. "Fred Astaire couldn't have done better."

At that moment, the Director had begun to join in the dancing himself. At first Factionheir was enjoying the company, as the Director would match every move he made, and the crowd was loving the performance. This amusement soon turned into anxiety as Factionheir realized he wasn't able to keep up with the Director. Factionheir wanted to stop but realized he wasn't even able to control his own movements. He had to match up with each of the Director's moves even though it was becoming physically impossible to do so.

Suddenly, the music began to segue into a blistering sax solo, and the Director stopped and stood erect. He lifted his hat, exposing his face, and nearly all the ladies and a tenth of the gents in the club swooned and fainted. He then began to lean forward, nothing of his body moving except his ankles. After a certain angle, it became clear that this was an impossible lean, but the Director continued on until he was fourty-five degrees to the ground. He hovered there for a bit and then slowly made is way back up, turning to face Factionheir as to indicate it was his turn.

Factionheir felt his body stiffen and then felt his ankles tilt. After he had passed the point of no return, he tried desperately to pull himself back up but no amount of strain on the calf and foot muscles would be of avail.

As he was about to fall, Factionheir heard the sound of a motor from underneath the floor. He got the feeling that his soon to be messed up face wasn't going to be his biggest problem. A rusted spike suddenly burst out from the parquet and ran him through the sternum.

As the spike retracted, FH's body eased the the floor. The Director tipped his hat back down and made his exit.

Back at the convention center, the remainder of the committee had witnessed the event via a state-of-the-art television broadcast. Entertained, appalled, bewildered – a mixture of emotions played across their faces. Then they filed out into the night.


OOC

Night Two begins. Please have your orders in by 1500 Eastern on Wednesday 8/12/9 (1100GMT). Earlier delivery is preferred as it speeds the write-up. Please put “n2 orders” in your subject lines for ease of handling.

ANYONE with concerns – and any now dead – should check the rules on play by the dead in the first post of the summary thread.

Final Tally:

1st
FactionHeir: 18 (Andres, Askthepizzaguy, Beskar, Chaotix, CountArach, Death is Yonder, DisgruntledGoat, DJGingivtis, GeneralHankerchief, Haudegen, Jolt, LittleGrizzly, Lord Winter, Sigurd, slashandburn, Tincow, Yaropolk, YLC)

2nd
Askthepizzaguy: 4 (Centurion1, Ironside, Sasaki, shlin28)

3rd & 4th
Beskar: 3 (Iskander, johnhughthom, Tratorix)
ricera10: 3 (Craterus, Kommodus, spL1tp3r50naL1ty)

5th (tied)
Jolt: 2 (Factionheir, Kagemusha)
Khazaar: 2 (Myrddraal, Pannonian)
Reenk Roink: 2 (El Diablo, Shinseikhaan)
Sasaki: 2 (Ichigo, pevergreen)

Others
AVSM: 1 (Double A)
Andres: 1 (gibsonsg91921)
Beefy187: 1 (Gaius Scribonius Curio)
DisgruntledGoat: 1 (psychonaut)
Double A: 1 (A Very Super Market)
Dutchguy: 1 (woad&fangs)
LittleGrizzly: 1 (White_eyes:D)
pevergreen: 1 (a completely inoffensive name)
spL1tp3r50naL1ty: 1 (Beefy187)
YLC: 1 (glyphz)

No Lynch: 1 (SSNeoperestroika)

Abstain: 7 (atheotes, Caius, Diana Abnoba, Khazaar, Moros, ricera10, Twilightblade)

Voted Late: 3 (Crazed Rabbit [for Sasaki]; shlin28's [vote change pizza to abstain], rhyfelwyr [factionheir])

[Jolt]

Awesome. I both abstained and voted for FactionHeir at the same time.

[johnhughthom]

FoS:Jolt

Two votes eh?

[gibsonsg91921]

That's why he retaliated and voted for you.

[Splitpersonality]

He lifted his hat, exposing his face, and nearly all the ladies and a tenth of the gents in the club swooned and fainted.

I think we made a good choice on our director

[Double A]

Why are you panicking with a single vote on you?

Because I'm not reading enough Douglas Adams.

Hey you're the one that did an OMGUS vote. Basically. Kinda. Maybe.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Why is there no vote from me? I voted.

[Double A]

Your name was too inoffensive.

[Gaius Scribonius Curio]

In order to keep somewhat up-to-date...

Jolt and Yaropolk certainly look to be somewhat dangerous, not to mention traitorous. Would either of you care to respond to FactionHeir's claims beyond a flat denial?

This episode also highlights the dangers of trusting a 'townie' in this game. Roles not being static any sort of association is bound to be fraught with risk. While ATPG rightly insists that people tied up in protection groups can't go off and kill, there are issues with the inconclusivity of the results of these groups should the target not be attacked. But hey, thats the joys of Mafia...

[Veronica "Trouble" Toluso]

Sorry about the delay in joining, all.

My first time.

Won't wait to post until I've read all 14 pages.

Damn lot to read.

[ricera10]

I'd have to say this game is pretty crazy; I opened up my mouth once and got two lynch votes. I shudder to think about what might happen if I contribute anything tomorrow (in-game).

[Yaropolk]

In order to keep somewhat up-to-date...

Jolt and Yaropolk certainly look to be somewhat dangerous, not to mention traitorous. Would either of you care to respond to FactionHeir's claims beyond a flat denial?

This episode also highlights the dangers of trusting a 'townie' in this game. Roles not being static any sort of association is bound to be fraught with risk. While ATPG rightly insists that people tied up in protection groups can't go off and kill, there are issues with the inconclusivity of the results of these groups should the target not be attacked. But hey, thats the joys of Mafia...

Check out post 346:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...&postcount=346

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Tally has been corrected after discussion with a few others. Sorry to have missed a few votes, but I was running late and took a tally for granted at one point. Dumb, but true. My fault.

[Gaius Scribonius Curio]

@ Yaropolk: Thanks. Probably missed it in the mountains of reading beforehand. I meant more the potentially damaging claim on the part of FactionHeir, (ie: That you approached him and offered to switch allegiances.), rather than that you knew about Imperator Invictus' status. I'm curious to know which protection group you were part of, and if your partners would come forward. I'm not overly suspicious as of yet, Factionheir may merely have wanted to shift some heat from himself, but at first glance there appears to have been an attempted vigilante hit on N1, which may have contained townies wishing to proceed along a path to promotion to wise-guy etc..., as there was obviously little evidence to warrant that on the first day. It may have contained you and your 'protection' group may have got inconclusive results, I'm sure that PM is floating around somewhere. There are plenty of flaws in that argument I know, and I'm not wanting to make the mistake of going after someone ruthlessly who may have been framed. But some names of associates and some confirmation would be good.

NB: I consider Jolt to be much more of a concern...

[naut]

Sounds to me that we have a line for gallows. dirty townies Sasaki and Yaropolk and Jolt probably mafia. Now is Factionheir mafia dragging others with him to grave or a wiseguy thats a question mark. Also what is the connection of Askthepizzaguy on all this?

I think i vote: Jolt as according to Factionheirs post he is more then most likely mafia.

This post bugged me. Kage talks, but says nothing at all.

[Beefy187]

I'd have to say this game is pretty crazy; I opened up my mouth once and got two lynch votes. I shudder to think about what might happen if I contribute anything tomorrow (in-game).

I'm pretty sure, my first time posting was even worse

[Twilightblade]

hey beefy wasnt that the game where you got lynched after two posts?

[naut]

So ATPG would be in control of the town by making himself seem amazing because he killed off a potential mafia member.

It seems like he could throw a non-family guy under the bus to save himself, and that is in all honestly something quite likely to happen in Capo, judging from what I've seen, but ATPG seems to be in the same "All powerful townie organizer" mode he normally does in large games... (Again from what I've observed)

This post also bugs me. He says the same stuff as FH said in the post above. Adds nothing and makes it look like (to the average skim reader) he's contributing. But, really he isn't.

[Beefy187]

hey beefy wasnt that the game where you got lynched after two posts?

That would be it

That scared me too much, I stopped playing for a few games

[Yaropolk]

@ Yaropolk: Thanks. Probably missed it in the mountains of reading beforehand. I meant more the potentially damaging claim on the part of FactionHeir, (ie: That you approached him and offered to switch allegiances.), rather than that you knew about Imperator Invictus' status. I'm curious to know which protection group you were part of, and if your partners would come forward. I'm not overly suspicious as of yet, Factionheir may merely have wanted to shift some heat from himself, but at first glance there appears to have been an attempted vigilante hit on N1, which may have contained townies wishing to proceed along a path to promotion to wise-guy etc..., as there was obviously little evidence to warrant that on the first day. It may have contained you and your 'protection' group may have got inconclusive results, I'm sure that PM is floating around somewhere. There are plenty of flaws in that argument I know, and I'm not wanting to make the mistake of going after someone ruthlessly who may have been framed. But some names of associates and some confirmation would be good.

NB: I consider Jolt to be much more of a concern...

What FH posted was my actual PM to him. There were 3 protection groups organized yesterday by a single large group of people that I am aware of. ATPG was one of the people we protected. DIY, Splitpersonality and Myself were the ones who got the lot to protect him - others were instructed to protect the other people in teh writeup. Invictus's mafia affiliation was openly discussed among the protection group, I dont know for sure who actually got the info out of him. I assumed FH was unaware that his identity was leaked. Either way, there were way too many people who knew about him for him to survive more than a day. I contacted him in hopes of gaining his trust, and if he replied I would have pumped him for info before we lynched him today. Since I'm a simple townie I don't have much to offer him other than my cooperation.

[Death is yonder]

I'd have to say this game is pretty crazy; I opened up my mouth once and got two lynch votes. I shudder to think about what might happen if I contribute anything tomorrow (in-game).

Welcome to mafia , just contribute freely, being lynched and getting frustrated is all part of the game, just take a breather and accept it as part of the game.

Invictus's mafia affiliation was openly discussed among the protection group,

I certainly didn't get anything of that sort Yaropolk, are you 100% sure?

Maybe it was just you...

FoS: Yaropolk

Since I'm a simple townie I don't have much to offer him other than my cooperation.

Perhaps trying to cooperate to become a mafia eh?

[DisgruntledGoat]

ATPG was one of the people we protected. DIY, Splitpersonality and Myself were the ones who got the lot to protect him - others were instructed to protect the other people in teh writeup.

Was the protection for ATPG discussed with him or done without his knowledge?

[Death is yonder]

It was organized by someone who probably was in close contact with him.

[DisgruntledGoat]

Well, ATPG was pretty paranoid then as I know that he also set up protection for himself. I find it interesting that Yaropolk would say he was intimately involved in a protection group for ATPG, which would typically let ATPG know they were doing that. And ATPG would turn around and request protection from another group.

[Death is yonder]

Because in light of recent stuff, Yaropolk has shown that he isn't to really be trusted with important (protection) stuff, so one couldn't really blame ATPG for shifting the protection groups, especially as one of those who were protecting him professes his desire to become a made...

Yaropolk has clearly shown that he harbors a clear desire to become thoroughly involved with the mafia, and hence whilst not an immediate threat, a likelier future threat.

[DisgruntledGoat]

From what I read of his post it seems he was referring to N1. So recent stuff wouldn't really apply to it thought.