Games Mafia Game 113 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - GAME END

SirSamuel016 · Jul 27, 2023

GAME END

Within one swift night, the world's deadlock was broken. Moebius lost full control of the world, and the Endless now came to an end.

But, the new world that would be created would not be a return to what should have been in the truest sense. No, just one individual outsmarted all and gained the strength to reforge the world to his own desires.

RISE NOW, WINNER OF MAFIA GAME #113!

HARDY
SANTA CLAUS

Parties lost to the endless now...

Town

Farfalla
Psychiatrist // Ouroboros

GB
Townie // Ouroboros

Tatsumaki
Townie // Ouroboros

Baka Taichou
Townie

Mafia

Jammin
Mafia Boss

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There are a few thank yous I want to make before I head off to bed because HOLY FUCK it is late.

Firstly, to my wonderful co-host and friend @Lambu for helping me build this game that I'm incredibly proud of. We put a lot of time into it, and I'm thrilled with how it turned out. It wouldn't of been anything like this without your expertise and input so thank you for joining me on creating this!

Secondly, thank you to @Marmalade! You nailed the aesthetic with the avatars and this game wouldn't of looked anywhere near as nice as it did without all your hard work! Thank you for helping me reach my creative vision!

Thirdly, I'd like to give a thank you to @Copy Panda! Not only was the furry fella our substitute in case he was needed, but in the early days of idea brewing late last year, I had the idea of adapting The Devil from the Chainsaw Man game I got to co-host with him and tweaking it for a new setting. He gave me his blessing and was another pivotal point of feedback for game construction so thank you my friend

Fourthly, this game nearly had a completely different set-up due to player numbers, but in the face of adversity some incredible people stepped up to fill the plate- Bel, Jammin, Kat: thank you for helping us reach the number of players we needed for the game to run as we envisioned, and for your crucial parts that you played!

Finally, thank you to all the players! I'm so glad you all joined us for this game. I love the Xenoblade series and I had a wonderful time creating the game with Lambu, as well as hosting it! Thank you to all who made it possible, and on one last note: CONGRATULATIONS HARDY!!!

JOIN THE ENDLESS NOW (DEADPAD)

SirSamuel016 · Jul 21, 2023

Mafia Game 113 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Game instructions

The MH specific game rules will be explained below. If you would like to play, please announce your participation in the "Mafia Game Discussion" Thread. This thread is strictly for playing the game. Thank you.

Players will be secretly assigned two roles. One group will play the "Mafia" role; the other group will play the "townspeople" role. The townspeople will not know who other townspeople or Mafia members are. However the Mafia members will know who is a Mafia member and who isn't.

During the day phase, all of the players debate the identities of the Mafia members and at the end each person will vote to eliminate a suspect. This is carried out in the "game thread". In the game's "night" phase the Mafia will discuss through PM’s (which will be sent to the host when it’s over) on who they should kill. They will then send the unlucky person’s name onto to the host. Play will then continue until all of the Mafia have been eliminated, or until the Mafia reaches the same number as the townspeople.

A typical game will start with a minimum of 7 players, 5 Townspeople and 2 Mafia members. The members that will be Mafia and Townspeople will be chosen through a random list generator . Whereby the participating player’s names will be put in and after the randomisation the Mafia roles will go to the names at the top of the list. This is to avoid butthurt and favouritism accusations. :'[

Lastly, the numbers of Mafia Members depends on the number of participants! (the numbers are indicative)

7 - 10 = 2 Mafias
11 - 13 = 3 Mafias
14 - 17 = 4 Mafias
18 - 20 = 5 Mafias
21 - 24 = 6 Mafias
etc.

Game Phases

PHASE 1: DAY
This is where you discuss/argue about who is and isn't mafia. As soon as the day phase starts, you are allowed to vote. The day phase will take place strictly inside the “game” thread. Any discussions regarding the day phase outside the thread will be dealt with severely.
VOTE KILL [user]
This will be the manner in which you vote. Make sure it is clearly displayed in your post though caps/coloured or bold font.

You will be only allowed 1 vote change per phase. So use your vote wisely. Day phase will last about 24 hours, or until the host gets a majority on votes for one person (majority = half +1)
PHASE 2: NIGHT
The host closes the game thread during the night phases.
There should be no discussion about the game during the night phase, regardless of the player is still in the game or already out.

During the night phase, the mafia members will collaborate and choose who they want to kill. They will not do this in the thread, but via PMs with each other/other alternative communication channels approved by the host, such as pirate pad.

At the beginning of the game, the Mafia members will be informed of the other members. The Mastermind (Boss) must PM the host telling them their choice for the night's murder and the murderer from his team. They should also pm the PM discussions separately. There can only be one murder in the night phase therefore the mafia members must come to an agreement.

If the Mafia don't send in their night kill before the night phase ends, then their action will not be performed. The Mafia can also send in their night actions during the previous day phase if they think they will not be online during the coming night.

The time for the Night phases is set by the host.

MH Specific Game Rules

ACTIVITY RULES

Be active in the day phase and post at least three times. It's a Minor Violation if you don't do that and will result in Penalty Vote(s)/Hostkill and ban from future games (Hall of Shame). If you are going to miss out on a period of time due to real-life events make sure to inform the host, who is going to judge each situation individually and decide whether or not taking the player out of the game is necessary.
Place at least one vote every day phase. It's a Minor Violation if you forget to place a vote and will result in Penalty Vote(s)/Hostkill and a ban from future games (Hall of Shame).
Don't post more than 100 times per day phase. This is to reduce spam and the volume of posts per game. Nobody has time to go through hundreds of one-liner posts with the same content over and over again (Imperium Copyright Rule). If you hit the volume restriction, it's a Minor Violation you will get a Penalty Vote per 10 additional posts you make.
No talking during Night Phases, except for some roles that it is explicitly allowed and encouraged. The Night phases are only to send in Night Actions. The scale of punishment for players who are caught discussing game content during the night may vary from Minor Violation to instant Hostkill, depending on the seriousness of the comment and/or warnings given before. NEW
Dead people can't talk. So don't post once your character is dead; do not help others once you are dead. You can, however, lurk the thread. If you post regardlessly, you will be banned from future games (Hall of Shame).

OUTER THREAD RULES

Absolutely DO NOT discuss the game outside of the game thread (unless you are Mafia members discussing it with another mafia through pms/piratepad). This is so that people do not reveal their roles and ruin the game. Players violating this rule will be instantly host killed and banned from future games (Hall of Shame).
Do not directly comment on the current game, once you are dead. This is so you don't influence the players that are still playing. Violators of this rule will be banned from future games (Hall of Shame).

OTHER GAME RULES

You are not allowed to post any screenshots, PMs or anything similar that can reveal your role, or the role of others, nor fake host PMs. If you do, you will be host killed and banned from future games (Hall of Shame).
You are not allowed to pretend to be a Daytime Vigilant, Cowboy, or other roles, that have Day Commands. It's a Minor Violation if you do that regardlessly.
You are not allowed to ignore directions sent to you by the host, for example, a mandatory vote change by the Politician. It's a Minor Violation if you fail to respond accordingly. NEW
You are not allowed to majorly edit the content of your posts, nor delete any of your own or someone else's posts without the Host's approval. If you do, you may get a Minor Violation punishment or host killed immediately and banned from future games (Hall of Shame).

RULE BREAKING, PUNISHMENT & HALL OF SHAME

Minor Violations are "small rules violations", which do not result in a host kill instantly but are sanctioned with Penalty Votes first. For the first Minor Violation you get 1 Penalty Vote, for the second you get 3 Penalty Votes and the third gets you host killed. Three Minor Violations of any kind will lead to a host kill. NEW
If you disobey the roles above that are resulting in you being host killed and/or banned from future games, you will get registered in the Hall of Shame.
One violation bans you from the upcoming game.
A second violation of the same kind will ban you from the next three-game.
A third violation and you are out from all upcoming games.
No amnesty or prescription until further notice.

MH Specific Hosting Regulations

DAY PHASES & VOTINGS

Each active player has to vote during a day phase. Each player has the chance to change his vote once.
A day phase can be ended earlier, if and only if one player has collected more than a half+1 of the second votes ("locked votes") of all players and each player has voted at least once (Absolute Majority Voting).
If by the end of the regular time of the day phase two or more players have the same amount of votes, the second votes ("locked votes") are decisive. The player with the most locked votes is being lynched.
If one or more players have the same amount of votes and locked votes, each player is getting the possibility to change his vote one more time. The regular day phase is being expanded for the means of further discussions.
If the voting result is the same by the end of the expanded day phase, both players are being lynched.

NIGHT PHASES & ACTIONS

During the night phase, each player with a role with a night action may send it into the host via PM.
The player may or may not make use of his action. If the player misses the deadline and does not submit his action within the given time, it is seen as not used action. It is possible, however, to submit it before the start of the night, if the player already knows he has no time to do it later.
The night actions are listed in Priority groups. The higher the priority ranking, the more likely it is that the night action is being executed successfully. The first actions to be performed are those from P1, then P2 and ending with P3.
If two-night action roles from the same priority group target the same player at night a coin flip will decide which night action is executed first.

NIGHT ACTIONS PRIORITY GROUPS

PRIORITY - "ROLE BLOCKING"
(Prostitute, Hypnotist, Mafia Escort, etc.)
PRIORITY - "SAVING & INVESTIGATING" (& more)
(Doctor, Detective, Spy, Sickly Townie, Hider, etc.)
PRIORITY - "KILLING & RECRUITING"
(Mafia Member, Mafia Boss, Third Party, Time Bomb, Insane Doctor, Maison Recruiter, Pirate's Robbing, etc.)

Keep in mind the basic behavior rules of the game:

Post at least 3 times and Vote at least once every Day Phase.
Don't post more than 100 times per day phase.
No talking during the Night Phases, no talking about the game outside the game thread and no talking if you are dead.
You are not allowed to post any screenshots of PMs or anything similar that can reveal your role or the role of others, whether real or fake, nor to quote the exact words of host PMs.
You are not allowed to majorly edit the content of your posts, nor delete any of your own or someone else's post without the Host's approval.
You are not allowed to ignore directions sent in to you by the host, for example a mandatory vote change by the Politician.
Keep disrespectful behaviour in-check.

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Hosts

@SirSamuel016 as M
@Lambu as N

Thank you for the exquisitely beautiful avatars @Marmalade !!!

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Players:

Tatsumaki as Alexandria (Townie)
Baka Taichou as Ashera (Townie)
Belserion as Ethel (Townie//Ouroboros)
Farfalla as Eunie (Psychologist)
Kat as Glimmer (Freeman)
GrySun as Gray (Mafia Member)
Hardy as Matthew (Santa Claus)
Brandish as Melia (Detective)
Erinyes as Mio (Townie)
Asako as Nia (Townie)
Digitaldude as Nikol (Mafia Member//Ouroboros)
GB as Noah (Townie//Ouroboros)
Shad as Rex (Townie)
Jammin as Shulk (Mafia Boss)
Demonspeed as Taion (Townie//Traitor)

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Days in the Endless Now:

Day 1 End/Night 1 Start / Night 1 End / Day 2 Start
Votes

Shad || Townie || HOSTKILLED on Day 1
Asako || Townie || Lynched on Day 1
Erinyes || Townie || Killed Night 1

Day 2 End/ Night 2 Start / Night 2 End / Day 3 Start
Votes
Demonspeed || Townie//Traitor || Lynched Day 2

Day 3 End / Night 3 Start / Night 3 End / Day 4 Start
Votes
Brandish || Detective || Lynched Day 3
Belserion || Townie//Ouroboros || Killed Night 3

Day 4 End / Night 4 Start / Night 4 End / Day 5 Start
Votes
Digitaldude || Mafia Member//Ouroboros//Hot Potato || Lynched Day 4
Kat || Mafia Member || Killed Night 4

Day 5 End/ Night 5 Start / Night 5 End
Votes
GrySun || Mafia Member//Ouroboros || Lynched Day 5

GAME END

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Game Lore

Aionios. Home to the nations of Keves and Agnus, and where this twisted battle will take place. What is essential for life in this world? Food? Water? Certainly, but what is needed most in this world is life.
Taking each other's lives will only continue the endless now that Moebius seeks to keep alive, so you must kill not each other, but the very scum that profit from your meaningless deaths: the Moebius who hide amongst you all. Aionios means eternity, and whether you are to free yourselves from your eternity of despair rests solely on your shoulders.

Will you future be redeemed, or once again will you be weighed down by your sins?
Let the twisted killing game commence!

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Mechanic: Ouroboros

Among those fighting this battle, there are those who are specially equipped to fight the Moebius Scum: Ouroboros.

Ouroboros is a custom secondary role that grants the user 3 abilities to use: Doctor, Prostitute/Escort, and Spy/Mafia Detective.
But, with great power comes potent drawbacks. Once an ability has been used, it incurs a 2-night cooldown for itself before it can be re-used
(eg. Doctor is used Night 1 to protect a player. Doctor is now on cooldown for Nights 2 and 3, before being available for use again Night 4).

In addition to this, Ouroboros' unique nature grants them a latent ability:

Ouroboros' Latent Ability: Future Redeemed
For just one instance for each faction, fate will grant a singular Ouroboros a chance at redemption through inheritance.
Upon the first instance of a Town faction's Ouroboros being killed, and a Mafia faction's Ouroboros being lynched, the Ouroboros will be inherited by another.
The inheritor will be chosen by the deceased player and passed on at the end of the next phase.

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Good luck, everyone~

GB · Jul 21, 2023

first

Lambu · Jul 21, 2023

Day 1 Votecount (12/14)

x4 Asako (Brandish #171, Demonspeed #224, Jammin #236, Digitaldude #296)

x2 Hardy (GB ~~#124~~, #286, Kat #142)

x2 DD (Hardy #291, Asako #294)

x2 Brandish (GrySun #125, Farfalla #297)

x1 Jammin (Erinyes #145)

x1 Demonspeed (Farfalla #211)

x1 GrySun (Belserion #222)

x0 Belserion (~~Digitaldude~~ ~~#29~~)

x0 Erinyes (~~Asako~~ ~~#237~~)

x0 Farfalla (~~Shad~~ ~~#25~~ , ~~Hardy~~ ~~#84~~)

Votes missing: Baka, Tatsu

Tatsu

Baka

Bel

Farf

Kat

Gray

Hardy

Brandish

Erin

Asako

DD

GB

Shad

Jammin

Demon

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DAY 1 ENDS IN...

GB · Jul 21, 2023

i think i am a samurai

GrySun · Jul 21, 2023

Second

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This Gray will just further promote mispronunciation of the Gry in GrySun.

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My role shouldn‘t need too much effort to play properly.

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I like that the Ouroboros has a failsafe from a balance perspective, but makes it look like there‘s not many. 2 for town 1 for mafia?

Kat · Jul 21, 2023

Master has given Glimmer a sock... Master has present Glimmer with clothes!! Glimmer is...FREE!

GrySun · Jul 21, 2023

But the long cooldown makes it really impractical if town only has 2.

Shad · Jul 21, 2023

Fourth,

I'm a vanilla, hosts want to encourage me to keep me healthy life style.

Brb with more toughts

GrySun · Jul 21, 2023

Shad said:
healthy life style

Shad · Jul 21, 2023

@Marmalade thanks for the avys <3

SirSamuel016 said:
Ouroboros is a custom secondary role

SirSamuel016 said:
Upon the first instance of a Town faction's Ouroboros being killed, and a Mafia faction's Ouroboros being lynched, the Ouroboros will be inherited by another.
The inheritor will be chosen by the deceased player and passed on at the end of the next phase.

@Lambu @SirSamuel016
In the case the player already has a secondary role, what would happen if they get passed the ouroboros?

GrySun · Jul 21, 2023

So we‘re 15, that‘s 11v4 normally. But TPs are in fashion nowadays so I doubt there‘s none, though the game mechanic wouldn‘t work well with most TPs.

GB · Jul 21, 2023

what about opposite faction inheritance

GrySun · Jul 21, 2023

Ouroboros being lynched doesn‘t let us pick a new one, only when killed. So afk Ouroboros player incoming who gets lynched early and we get screwed?

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Oh, almost forgot. My role is active.

Shad · Jul 21, 2023

I'm asking about what happens to existing secondary roles if passed the custom role because I want to convince you guys that it is unlikely for a vanilla townie to have a secondary role like lover or traitor, if it get overwritten, it would impact the balance way too much.

So worse case is death miller/miller

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GB said:
what about opposite faction inheritance

Good question
Please tag hosts, but meanwhile I'm assuming it possible to be passed between factions

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GrySun said:
Ouroboros being lynched doesn‘t let us pick a new one

What are you talking about, when the ouroboros is lynched they pick who to give it to.

Once tho per faction

GrySun · Jul 21, 2023

Shad said:
I'm asking about what happens to existing secondary roles if passed the custom role because I want to convince you guys that it is unlikely for a vanilla townie to have a secondary role like lover or traitor, if it get overwritten, it would impact the balance way too much.

So worse case is death miller/miller

Sleeper is worst case actually.

Dunno why you think it would overwrite it, a person can have more than 1 secondary role, at least in games so far it happened.

But I doubt you can have 2 Ouroboros at the same time, so we need to somehow prevent it being passed to mafia or existing Ouroboros if it comes to it.