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    Exclamation The Riftwar [Concluded]

    Lo! Death has reared himself a throne
    In a strange city.
    POE, The City in the Sea, st. 1

    The wind came from nowhere.
    Ringing into existence with the reverberation of a hammer striking doom, it carried the heat of a forge that fashioned hot war and searing death. It came into being in the heart of a lost land, emerging from some strange place between that whis is and that which seeks to be. Angry, it stank of ancient evil, echoing with long forgotten prophecies. In a frenzy the wind spun, swirling out of the void, as if seeking a course, then it seemed to pause, then it blew northward.

    The old nurse hummed a simple tune, one handed down from mother to daughter for generations, while she sewed. She paused to glance up from her needlework. Her two small charges lay sleeping, tiny faces serene while they dreamed their tiny dreams. Occasionally fingers would flex or lips would purse in sucking motions, then one of the other would return to quiescence. They were beautiful babies and would grow to be handsome lads, of this the nurse was certain. As men they would haveo nly vague memories of the woman who sat with them this night, but for now they belonged as much to her as their mother, who sat with her husband presiding over a state dinner. Then through the window a strange wind came, chilling her despite its heat. It carried a hint of alien and distroted dissonance in its sound, an evil tune barely perceived. The nurse shivered and looked towards the boys. They became restless, as if ready to wake crying. The nurse hurried to the window and closed the shutters, blocking out the strange and disquiting night air. For a moment it seemed all time held its breath, then, as if with a slight sigh, the breeze died away and the night was calm again. The nurse tightened her shawl about her shoulders and the babies stirred fitfully for another moment, before lapsing into a deep and quiet sleep.

    Taken from "A Darkness at Sethanon" prologue by Raymond E. Feist, avaliable freely online at: http://browseinside.harpercollins.co...=9780007229437



    Hello, and welcome to the mafia game based on the First Riftwar. The series of books by Raymond E. Feist provide the backstory of this game.


    Rules:
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    Players vote during the day phase and send in night orders they have (if any) during the night phase. Each phase will last approx. 24 hours. Voting and orders are cut off at the time of the phase ending, so if the day ends at 9:00am, votes on 9:00am count, but those at 9:01 do not. All times will be measured off the host's time, if there is any differences. Players must vote in the format of Vote: Ichigo and if they wish to unvote, Unvote: Ichigo, Vote: Sasaki Kojiro. Voting for abstain and no lynch are not permitted. The host will not, at any stage, provide a tally for the public.



    Rules to do with PM's, chatlogs, screenshots and revealing:

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    Players may quote PM's in the entireity, but may not provide screenshots of any type in thread or private. Chatlogs of any kind are not to be quoted. This includes but is not limited to IRC, javachat, MSN, AIM et al. Players may reveal their role at any time, either by full role reveal with a quoted role PM in thread, or just saying the function or night abilities. At no point may a person reveal in private, only in this public thread.


    Players who are dead:
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    Players who have died are encouraged to continue participating, but may not reveal, allude to or in any way mention their role or abilities. Any mention of this will result in the host asking the player to refrain from posting and having their posts removed by the moderators. Dead players are also not permitted to vote, even in jest, unless overtly obvious that it is fake and does not draw attention.



    How is this game set up and what are roles like etc etc (AKA FAQ)
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    But pevergreen, you overtly attractive man, I don't know anything about this series of books or the world, or even who Raymond E. Feist is! How is this game set up?
    Fear not, for each of you will receive a role PM. This PM is your guide, do not delete it. Included in this PM will be your objectives and your character name. Each person will receive a unique role PM with a named character. This name gives you your role and allegiance and you should not give it away lightly. A feature of this game is that if you receive the name of a person, by any method, you may send the host a PM asking for infomation on the character, to which you will receive a reply giving all the infomation you know. There are multiple 'mafia' families and each person has objectives. The game has been thought out to be (hopefully) balanced.

    Question 1: Reveals:
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    Quote Originally Posted by Renata View Post
    I used to love those books. I'm probably not in, but just in case I get weak *and* stupid, can you clarify the reveal thing? The only way to reveal anything about your role -- name, night ability, anything -- is publicly? Is that correct? (Excluding any night actions which might reveal your role in some way, of course.)
    Yes, the only way to reveal anything about your role and its abilities is public. You may reveal your name to anyone you wish, but it may let them know that you could be person x that they need dead.




    Why should you play this game?


    Each person will receive a unique role PM with a named character. This name gives you your role and allegiance and you should not give it away lightly. A feature of this game is that if you receive the name of a person, by any method, you may send the host a PM asking for infomation on the character, to which you will receive a reply giving all the infomation you know.

    (Just in case you didnt read it, plus its a cool feature)


    In addition to this, The Riftwar is the first game to feature a new mechanic of gameplay. This is not revealed, but will be easy to spot once the game begins. To my knowledge, it has not happened anywhere in mafia, and is definately the first game on the .Org that it has happened.


    This game requires 45 people, a prize will go to the person who recruits the most.

    If you have any questions, feel free to PM or post here.

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    but I joke. Some of my best friends are Vietnamese villages.
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    Can I use my Sliver deck?

    This is about Magic the Gathering, right?

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    Oh boy...

    In.
    "I'm going to die anyway, and therefore have nothing more to do except deliberately annoy Lemur." -Orb, in the chat
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    Quote Originally Posted by TosaInu
    At times I read back my own posts [...]. It's not always clear at first glance.


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    In. I recruited these people

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    Quote Originally Posted by pevergreen
    In addition to this, The Riftwar is the first game to feature a new mechanic of gameplay.
    I wonder what it is?

    Whatever it is...it sounds really good IN

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    In.
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    in

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    In!

    I'll give it a go
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    As I am quite familiar with R.E. Feist's work, I am in.
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    sign-ups for my mafia game are rather slow, so count me in :D
    Bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro View Post
    In. I recruited these people

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    I'll accept that, Sasaki recruited me

    In, I really enjoy Feist's work, promise to be active
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    What's the riftwar? Will I need to know anything about the books to play the mafia?

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    in please


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    Quote Originally Posted by Subotan View Post
    What's the riftwar? Will I need to know anything about the books to play the mafia?
    That would be my question as well. Can I read your entry post as a hit that one doesn't really have to know anything about the topic as well?

    Anyway, I'll give it a go. So IN, I say.

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    Quote Originally Posted by You
    But pevergreen, you overtly attractive man, I don't know anything about this series of books or the world, or even who Raymond E. Feist is! How is this game set up?
    Fear not, for each of you will receive a role PM. This PM is your guide, do not delete it. Included in this PM will be your objectives and your character name. Each person will receive a unique role PM with a named character. This name gives you your role and allegiance and you should not give it away lightly. A feature of this game is that if you receive the name of a person, by any method, you may send the host a PM asking for infomation on the character, to which you will receive a reply giving all the infomation you know.


    So no, you don't need to know anything. Knowledge of the game will not be an advantage, so don't count on what you know if you've read the books. This game is covering 9 books, which probably comes out at around...4000 pages.
    Quote Originally Posted by TosaInu
    The org will be org until everyone calls it a day.

    Quote Originally Posted by KukriKhan View Post
    but I joke. Some of my best friends are Vietnamese villages.
    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur
    Anyone who wishes to refer to me as peverlemur is free to do so.

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    .in

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    I used to love those books. I'm probably not in, but just in case I get weak *and* stupid, can you clarify the reveal thing? The only way to reveal anything about your role -- name, night ability, anything -- is publicly? Is that correct? (Excluding any night actions which might reveal your role in some way, of course.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Renata View Post
    I used to love those books. I'm probably not in, but just in case I get weak *and* stupid, can you clarify the reveal thing? The only way to reveal anything about your role -- name, night ability, anything -- is publicly? Is that correct? (Excluding any night actions which might reveal your role in some way, of course.)
    Yes, the only way to reveal anything about your role and its abilities is public. You may reveal your name to anyone you wish, but it may let them know that you could be person x that they need dead.
    Quote Originally Posted by TosaInu
    The org will be org until everyone calls it a day.

    Quote Originally Posted by KukriKhan View Post
    but I joke. Some of my best friends are Vietnamese villages.
    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur
    Anyone who wishes to refer to me as peverlemur is free to do so.

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    In.

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    OK, so you can tell people name in private, but nothing else. Gotcha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pevergreen View Post
    In addition to this, The Riftwar is the first game to feature a new mechanic of gameplay. This is not revealed, but will be easy to spot once the game begins. To my knowledge, it has not happened anywhere in mafia, and is definately the first game on the .Org that it has happened.
    You mean, I might actually survive to the end for the first time ever?

    My guinea pig was named Pug. That means I'm in!
    Strikeout!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pevergreen View Post
    This game is covering 9 books, which probably comes out at around...4000 pages.
    When you say 9 books, does that cound Magician as one complete volume, or as two separate books?

    Magician should be required reading for anyone who calls themselves a fan of the modern fantasy genre.
    Strikeout!

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    It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then, the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro View Post
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    definitely recruited me with that. In.

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    IN

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    Hmm. New mechanic of gameplay.

    So, does this have magic and trolls and whatnot?

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    No trolls in Midkemia to the best of my knowledge, but there are those pesky Pantathians
    Strikeout!

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    IN!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iskander 3.1 View Post
    No trolls in Midkemia to the best of my knowledge, but there are those pesky Pantathians


    I'm leaning towards IN. How long until this starts?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iskander 3.1 View Post
    No trolls in Midkemia to the best of my knowledge, but there are those pesky Pantathians
    Oh surely not...

    How does Pug first use the Greater Path? Saving Carline from two trolls.

    Game will start shortly after getting the required number of people.


    Knowing this period, are you really worried about Pantathians?
    Quote Originally Posted by TosaInu
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur
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