Day 1: Geript, the carnival dancer (Town Vanilla), has been lynched. Night 1: Holyflare, the carnival dancer (Town Vanilla), has been nightkilled. Day 2: Ritoky, the repinique (Wanderer), has been lynched. Night 2: Fuba, as Xinxa Marquinhos (Town Jailer), has been nightkilled. Day 3: 27ninjabunnies, as Regina Celos (Mafia Godfather), has been lynched. Night 3: Onegu, the carnival dancer (Town Vanilla), has been nightkilled. Day 4: Fecalfeast, as the child apprentice (Mafia Vanilla), has been lynched. Night 4: sandroba, as the carnavalesco (Tracker), has been nightkilled. Day 5: VayneAuthority, as Kitaman (Survivor) has been lynched. Night 5: Oatsmaster, the carnival dancer (Town Vanilla), has been nightkilled. Day 6: Alakaslam, the carnival dancer (Town Vanilla), has been lynched.
Day 6: prplhz, the carnival dancer (Town Vanilla), has been endgamed.
Day 6: rsoultin, as Artanis (Mafia Roleblocker), has survived.
Roles are standard. Despite heavy flavour, knowledge of Brasilian culture or capoeira is not required.
Ruleset: Spoilered, however please review the resolution period. Rule change (18 May): I will allow smurfs this game. Send me a PM.
Mafia is an educated guessing game of epic proportions. The objective of the game is to lynch or kill all mafia members before they outnumber the rest of the town. It's much like a game of poker because mafia members are also part of the town during the day and may manipulate the vote to their liking. If the mafia at any time outnumber or equal the townspeople, they win. The town's goal is to lynch all the members of the mafia.
The game is typically very active, so the thread will get big quickly. However, it is essential to read the thread to play the game. If you do not have the time or patience to read the whole thread, do not play. I will not compensate for ignorance.
Rules:
Cheating: Cheating includes (but is not limited to): 1. Posting after death. You may have one polite goodbye post, but it may not contain any potentially game-changing information. 2. Ruining the game by doing something like hand out your mafia's member list to the town. 3. Logging on to someone else's account to get their role or looking over someone's shoulder to get their role. 4. Comparing role PM times to determine roles. 5. Posting screenshots of your inbox. 6. Posting or sharing any PM you receive from a host. 7. Getting yourself modkilled to help your team. Your non-majority-decided death may not be used as a bargaining chip. 8. Signing up more than once using smurf accounts. 9. Betting items outside of the game in exchange for in-game benefits. 10. Sharing accounts with other players unless cleared by the host in advance. Otherwise, only you may post on your account.
Cheating is not tolerated here. The punishment will be severe.
Posting:
Mod Font: This is mod font. It is reserved for moderators. Please do not use it.
Question Font: This is question font. Use it to ask the moderators questions about the rules. Please do us a favor and read the rules before you ask anything.
Activity: You must post in this thread TWICE per day/night cycle and vote every day while you are alive. Failure to do so will result in a warning; a second offence will result in a modkill.
Smurfs/Hydras: No hydras please. I will allow smurfing. Please send me a PM with who you are playing as.
Post Restriction Rules: There will be no post-restriction for this game. However we will be vigilant with spam for the sake of readability.
Spam is not tolerated, nor is any off-topic material. Do not discuss Proleague here. Do not talk about Starcraft II here. Play Mafia here. This also means you should condense your posts when possible. 15 one-liners in 30 minutes is unacceptable.
Encryption: Don't do it.
Editing: Editing is not allowed for any reason. Editing will result in a warning. If we discover you to have changed any content whatsoever, you will be modkilled. Zero tolerance. This is the one part of the site where it is okay to be double posting, even triple-posting. While I ask for everybody to post as concisely as possible, post again using the acronym (EBWOP: Edit by way of posting) if you want to clarify/correct something you just posted.
Inappropriate posts: If you want to post something insulting or inappropriate and know the TL mods would have a problem with it elsewhere, don't post it here. If you do, a host will warn you or modkill you and request that you be banned from future games. The hosts have the final say on what is inappropriate. If you do not like how someone is talking to you, please PM a host, Foolishness or GMarshal before involving the TL staff. If you are unsatisfied with how the situation is resolved, then you can appeal to the TL staff normally.
Reporting posts: The report button is a nice feature for regular TL, but not for this forum. We prefer to deal with things in house if possible to avoid confusion among the TL staff. If you have a problem with how someone is posting, talk to the host, co-host, or GMarshal before using your report button. Please do not use your report button for anything other than inappropriate posts which you feel are not being dealt with adequately.
Ban discussions: Please wait until this game is over to talk about modkills and bans resulting from this game.
Play to win. This means you play your best to help your team win while you are alive and in the game. However, this does not mean that you should try to win by being a jerk to the other players so they all want to quit playing.
This also means that you cannot leave the game without a good reason without a ban. These situations will be dealt with on a case by case basis. PM me or the co-host if you need to leave the game.
You have been warned.
Voting rules:
This game uses plurality lynch. The player with most votes at deadline will be lynched. 1. Voting is done in the voting thread. The voting thread is here. Please keep votes there, and only vote there. Do not PM me your vote. 2. Please vote in the following format: ##vote: Half the Sky. Votes not done in the correct fashion will not be counted. I or my co-host will update vote counts whenever we get the chance. 3. If you change your vote, please ##unvote before posting another vote (can be done in the same post). 4. No conditional voting. 5. You may not vote for yourself. You may not vote for anyone dead or outside the game. 6. You may not vote for a no-lynch. 7. Voting is mandatory. You may NOT abstain. Failure to vote will result in a warning on the first offence. Subsequent offences will result in a modkill.
Signups:
This game is open to all players regardless of experience.
Game-specific rules:
Modkills: This game follows the TL Mafia Ban List. If you are modkilled, your punishment will go beyond being eliminated from this game. Please refer to it for questions about your punishment. If you want to use this game to sit out your ban, please PM us and post in the Ban List.
Behaviour: 1 Simply put, do not be a dick. We will pre-warn, warn or modkill you if you approach or cross the line. I am specifically most against personal attacks. These games are meant to be fun for everyone; play the game, but don't ruin the experience. 2 Absolutely, positively, no discussion about other concurrent games in this thread. This can affect other games and is unacceptable. Please do not refer to outside-of-thread activity of players in this thread. Violation of this rule will result in a warning; subsequent offences will result in a modkill.
Replacements: This game uses replacements. Replacements will be made until Night 2. If a player needs to depart after Night 2, he or she will be modkilled. No exceptions. If a player is modkilled before Night 2, they will be replaced by a player on the replacement list if possible. Type /replace if you want to be put on the replacement list.
Clues: There are no clues. The storyline in my game is for entertainment purposes only.
PMs: PMs are not allowed in this game, with the exception of the scumteam and masons. No out-of-thread communication of any sort is allowed for other players. The scumteam and masons, if any, will be provided their respective QTs to communicate in.
Coaches: As there is a newbie game currently open, there will be no coaches allowed this game.
Shadows: I will permit shadows this game. If you shadow a player, I will provide a separate QT for you and your shadow. If your player happen to RNG into the scumteam, you will not have access to scum QT.
Observers: Please PM the hosts for the Observer QT once the game has started, otherwise, type /obs in the signup thread.
Time Cycle: This game will follow a 24 hour night/48 hour day-cycle. The deadline is 22:00 GMT (+00:00). Please note the deadline is xx:59 and I will not accept votes/actions at xx:00. Do not post after the deadline. Don't do it. Posting after the deadline and prior to flip is subject to a modkill. The game will resume when the night post is up. There will be a mafia resolution period of 30 minutes for night actions. This means that scum have until the daypost, whereas town blue roles have until 30 minutes prior to the daypost to submit actions.
Credits: Thanks to pretty much every TL mafia player/host/mod/etc who has hosted and revised rulesets/guidance. Many thanks to Blazinghand, Artanis and Kita who have all provided me with much insight and guidance regarding hosting over my time here at TL. Cheers Artanis and GlowingBear for also helping me with the flavour. Many thanks to LightningStrike and GlowingBear for helping me cohost. Much <3 to all of you!
Win Condition: All members of the Salgueiro are eliminated or remaining members concede.
Carnival Dancers (Town Vanilla) Every day and every night you practice with dancers of all ages from your community, determined to see your standing in the samba community rise. Aware of the underground that permeates the world of samba schools, you also do what you can to look out for your fellow dancers and musicians at Carnival.
Cuica (Miller) Unaware of the disruption you are causing to all the spectators, you play your high-pitched cuica drums day in and day out. The only problem is that others may perceive you to be playing to a different rhythm especially if your timing isn't right with the rest of the drummers. As a miller, you will receive your town vanilla PM but return as a Salgueiro member to alignment checks.
Repinique (Wanderer) At night your drums produce a sound that cuts sharp, high and loud, and sometimes in directions you didn't intend or were even aware of. Your sound wanders around at night to random neighbours, unintentionally, just as you do. And you're rarely if ever aware of where you go each night. You will receive a town vanilla PM.
Paolo Bianchi (Parity Detective) The director of carnival for Mancha Verde, you have tabs on who is who and doing what in your school. As the detective your first night's check yields no result. Your subsequent check will indicate whether your alignment is the same or not as the previous. If a roleblocker interferes with you for an evening you return no result. Your next night's check will match up with what you had the night before you were roleblocked.
Thiago Costa (Town Vigilante) As the drum major for your school and overall field commander, you have the power to remove anyone who is out of touch. As the town vigilante you have one shot at expelling someone from your section. If roleblocked, you cannot attempt again.
Xinxa Marquinhos (Jailer) As the director of harmony (music) for the school, your artistry is what brings your dancers to life and revives them in a time of need and beautiful enough to paralyse all those who listen. As the jailer, each night you may choose a player to protect from all KP for that evening. Your target is prevented from taking any action that evening.
Porta Bandeira and Mestre Sala (Masons) As the flag-bearer and the master of ceremonies, respectively you dance to each other and present the vision of your samba school to the audience and the judges. You know each other so well you can communicate without anyone else knowing. You are confirmed to each other.
Velha Guarda (Veteran) You're known for having made history at Marcha Verde in past years and you want to see your successors steal the show at carnival. You've also been through the tough times, tough enough to protect yourself from one KP in a given night if attacked by one of the Salgueiro. If roleblocked, though, you can be taken out.
And being old and frail, you also cannot stand if multiple people try to take you out at once.
Carnavalesco (Tracker) As the scriptwriter and plot designer for your school's programme, you are aware of where people need to be on the set as well as off the set. At night you can select one person whose whereabouts you may track, returning the individuals they have visited, if any.
Dirigent (Banisher) As the key patron of your samba school you will do whatever it takes to get your group to the top in your classifiation and that includes suspension of any performer that simply cannot keep up. Each night you can send one performer home from your set. This roleblocks your target and protects them from KP; however it also prevents others from taking any action on this individual.
GRES Acadêmicos do Salgueiro
Win Condition: Reduce Mancha Verde to the point where they cannot overcome your numbers, or nothing can prevent this from happening.
Regina Celos (Mafia Godfather) The chairperson of the Salgueiro school, you keep mum on all affairs surrounding it. The murders of your deputies "are a police matter now" and as long as the police don't suspect you, you're good as gold. As the mafia godfather you return green to alignment checks. You are also untrackable.
Artanis (Mafia Roleblocker) A Dutch national studying communication management at university, Artanis has scored an amazing internship at Salgueiro. IRL he's been studying capoeira since November 2014, and his quick martelo and armada is dangerous...to everyone. As the mafia roleblocker you may select one player to whack in the head with your boot and knock them out each night.
Designer de Fantasias (Mafia Framer) You not only know how to dress others to impress but you can also do the same to deceive. As the framer you may choose one person to frame, and that individual will return the opposite alignment if checked.
Guarda Costas (Mafia Vigilante) You protect your cronies, yet you are one of the deadliest assassins around. As the mafia vigilante you have one round that you can use on any person in a given night. If roleblocked, your bullet will not be refunded.
Bicheiro (Mafia Rolecop) You fund the samba schools from the ground up and as such, have the network to figure out not only internal operations but also where your rivals stand. Each night, you may submit the name of a player for which you can check their role.
Aprendizes (Mafia Vanilla) You might be young, but you're not so innocent. As a mafia vanilla you’ve just learnt the tricks of the trade, but that doesn't make you any less lethal.
The Business Traveller
Win Condition: You are alive when either the Mancha Verde or Salgueiro samba schools have satisfied their respective win condition.
Kitaman (Survivor) You're here on business and taking in the sights and sounds of the carnival on your downtime. Trying to not stick out as a wealthy American tourist, you go about like everyone else, vigilant of those who would disrupt the festivities. If you can only avoid the fray yourself, that is.
This is a semi-open setup. Possible roles are known but the exact number is not.
1 There are no notifications unless absolutely necessary. 2 There are no alignment changing mechanics. 3 If the vigilante loses his/her bullets, (s)he will not be refunded. 4 A mafia powerrole may carry KP and use their ability on someone else simultaneously. 5 The mafia RB always supercedes the banisher. 6 The mafia RB and town jailer resolve simultaneously. The jailer loses protective ability and the RB, if delivering KP, will have that delivery stopped. 7 The veteran is roleblockable. 8 KP from opposing factions resolve simultaneously.
Mafia KP = 1kp KP must be delivered by individuals and subject to RB/tracking rules. Final formula confirmed pending nr of players signed up.
If there are any questions on roles or rules, you can ask openly until game start. Once the game starts, everything must be kept in PM land.
moving lol so...one at a time for me or y'all will break me xP
Moving sucks...I'll break, er um, help save you from the agony.
##shoot Rasputin
<3
I kid. Seriously though, hopefully it's not too far or too much of a pain. And congratulations again on graduation. Now onwards and upwards to graduate studies
On May 19 2015 04:17 geript wrote: This OP setup is really fucking sexy. Well done. Easy to find what you want as a player and filter list is quick to get to.
On May 20 2015 02:28 27ninjabunnies wrote: We need more people!
Definitely. Although, across TL, there's one mini just underway and another one starting this week. It will probably be slow until people start dropping out of either/both.
Independent of those games, I've only been around since last November, not sure if TL activity overall slows down because of the summer months or if because people are out of school, it picks up.
On May 20 2015 05:57 VisceraEyes wrote: I've won anytime I've rolled 3p on TL. Just sayin. That's twice.
Could have sworn you were the one lynched as SK in Metal, but maybe that was someone else.
As for me, RNGed assassin in JOAT. Somehow managed to win, considering that game was a train wreck for town and I think I was more of an enemy to myself than the other assassin (Robik) was.
Third parties aren't a big deal. Only played one game with an SK in Titanic 7, and ritoky wasn't that hard to isolate. Xata in Ippo though was definitely harder, but had the KP not relied on multiple hits (hp system), mafia would have NKed him anyways. That was more on the hp system than on the fact there was a 3p - any third party acting that townie would have gotten NKed, end of.
Fuba, I'm in the process of clearing up your ban (check your PM).
We hope to start this game tonight.
Assuming we have 13 with fuba, I will have signups open until 21:00 GMT (+00:00) (one hour prior to game start) or until we reach the maximum of 17 players, whichever should come first.
Anyone after this time or above the limit can signup as a replacement.
Fuba is cleared to play. We have the minimum 13. Not signed up yet? 4 more spots are open.
If there are any questions about roles, mechanics, etc, this is the time to ask them. Once the game begins, all questions to the moderators must be in PM land (or QT for those whom it will apply).
If there are any newbies reading this thread that wish to shadow anyone you have until the silent period to make those arrangements - please post in thread whom you wish to shadow.
In the annual ceremony that marks the official start of the festivities, Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes handed over the keys of the city to King Momo, the mythical jester who reigns over the extravaganza to the tune of samba music blaring everywhere.
Even as parts of Brasil were experiencing massive droughts, the larger cities were able to band together in many ways and provide the start to Carnival kickoff that so many craved, a respite from the troubling times that many Brasilians faced.
But not all was doom and gloom; aside from the citizenry partying in the streets, close to one million tourists were flooding the cities, and Kitaman was no exception.
Having gotten his tan on in Rio, he and his friends were looking forward the endless parties, endless drinking and the endless kissing of women that often went hand in hand at Carnival. Kita and his friends rented a villa where they could kick back eat and drink to their heart's content. And maybe if lucky, entertain a few female companions. And then some.
Meanwhile, carnival dancers at the GRCES Escola de Mancha Verde were already strutting their stuff in Sao Paulo determined to capture the honours that had eluded them as of recent years. Working hard all year, they had managed to survive some of the pitfalls that other schools have had to deal with particularly with shady connections to patrons or shady dealings with sponsors. This wasn't the case for a number of the schools in Rio and the rainy season in particular in some cities had ruined rehearsals for a number of the groups.
Unfortunately as times grew tougher for the people, so did the drug lords that continued to tighten their grip on a number of the samba schools they sponsored. And Carnival wouldn't make the spectacle any less dangerous.
The only question would be how dangerous it would become for performers themselves and tourists.
And in an hour's time, you start to decide your fate.
The pre-game interval is now over. The roster is now locked. We have now reached the silence period.
There is to be zero posting in thread for the next hour except for popcorn.
Those of you wishing for Observer QT, please PM me for access to the Observer QT. Those wanting to replace in, please PM any of the moderators and we shall get you on the list.
I shall post again once all PMs are disseminated. Please stand by.
In the villa he'd rented for the term, Artanis was practising his capoeira moves in the living room. As he was helping the Salgueiro school prepare their written programmes and booklets for distribution to sponsors and patrons, he also took note of the increase in funds the school was getting. Business was quite good...which meant he needed to keep brushing up on his moves in case he found himself in danger or maybe a pawn in a ransom plot. Or something scary.
Less than a kilometre away, the Salgueiro performers lined up and continued dancing in the night, determined not only to prove their worth in Rio but in all of the country. Increasingly, business owners and patrons were flocking to Sao Paulo, which had put some financial pressures on all of the Rio-based samba schools and this was something that the board found unacceptable. They remained a force as an entity in Rio's north side, but financially, they felt threatened as schools like Mancha Verde and Tataupe rose in prominence.
Of course, this is where the bandits and unscruplous patrons would come in and take their place, attempting to eliminate those who would otherwise impede on their mission....and profits.
This carnival would be no exception. Underneath the glamour and glitz and the spectators singing and dancing, underneath the layers of revelry was an ugly underbelly inevitably to be released, a Pandora's box of all that could go wrong in the world of samba.
As Carnival gets underway, that Pandora's box opens today.
Day 1 has begun.
We are underway - Day 1 has begun! The voting thread is here. Day 1 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). At that time, the player with the most votes gets lynched.
Currently, rsoultin is set to be executed. Day 1 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Not voted (7): 27ninjabunnies, rsoultin, fuba, VayneAuthority, Damdred, ritoky, prplhz
Currently, sandroba is set to be executed. Day 1 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Not voted (5): 27ninjabunnies, fuba, VayneAuthority, Damdred, ritoky
Currently, 27ninjabunnies is set to be executed. Day 1 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Not voted (5): fuba, VayneAuthority, Damdred, ritoky, prplhz
Currently, 27ninjabunnies is set to be executed. Day 1 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, geript is set to be executed. Day 1 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, geript is set to be executed. Day 1 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, geript is set to be executed. Day 1 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, geript is set to be executed. Day 1 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, geript is set to be executed. Day 1 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
On the second night of Carnival, sicklucker, Batsnacks, Greymist and cakepie went on a bar crawl as they took in the spectacle of Carnival. One of the traditions in the streets was the kissing of many women as possible, which many of the tourists engaged in, especially in Rio. It was a wild time before the solemnity of Lent and even the women, whilst more discreet, still enjoyed the act as much as possible.
Sicklucker, Bats, and Cakepie all aimed to reach 30 women by midday, but Greymist being even more ambitious was well on his way to topping 50.
At one point, Greymist poked fun at cakepie for trying to improve the quality of his kisses.
"It's not about how you kiss, it's how many, amateur!!"
But that didn't matter.
The winner of course would get to drink that night on the tabs of the others.
Sicklucker managed to make a few of the locals swoon at a tequila bar and managed to sweet talk a tall, blonde haired patron into going home with him. As he led his companion on his arm out of the distillery, the couple ran smack into a slew of police who were swarming the distillery.
"What in the actual fuck???" he yelled as he was knocked aside.
Immediately, the bar patrons ran for cover. Batsnacks, also in the same distillery, was already trapped on the upper floor and unable to escape, managed to catch the police target, trying to escape. And pretty soon he saw why, underneath the shirt, he saw a gun, and sensing danger, shoved down the stairs.
The policemen descended on their target, revealing a samba school shirt in the fracas. The patrons, especially the locals, well aware of the ugly underbelly of the samba schools, let out a loud collective gasp.
Unfortunately for them, their target managed to wrangle free, only for sicklucker and his companion to stop them. Tripping the escapee on the way out, he sent flying into the exit, knocking him out. The entire upper deck broke into applause, as they had averted major disaster.
It would have been unthinkable had he let loose at Carnival, in a packed tequila bar.
Geript, the carnival dancer (Town Vanilla), has been executed.
It is now Night 1. Please send all actions to GlowingBear, LightningStrike and myself. Please note there is a mafia resolution period of 30 minutes prior to EoN. Countdown:
I woke up the next day and looked out from our balcony of our spacious fifth floor condo that we shared with several friends. I had wanted to visit Rio for years and especially last summer for the World Cup. But because of a slew of conflicts, I had been unable to.
My husband was fast asleep but I'd gone out for a quick run with Breshke and Superbia, who'd both brought their significant others to Carnival as well. Breshke and Superbia had both been out late and expressed concern about some of the rival samba members clashing with each other. Nonetheless it wouldn't stop us from exploring the city, but it reminded me that I just needed to be that more vigilant.
Superbia headed back to the complex after about 8km in whilst Breshke and myself continued along towards the Mancha Verde complex.
"We'll do 15km, then we will turn back," I said "if you need to run up another 5 for your training, there's the sculpture loop that should cover that. I only need 15."
"Fifteen is fine by me," he responded. "As long as I don't trip over dead bodies."
As if on cue, our worst fears were confirmed.
We stopped short as we saw a slew of police carry out a body wrapped in cloth. Breshke tried to climb the fence to get a closer look, and although he couldn't see the body, he did see more investigators carrying out bags of evidence. Another investigator rolled out what appeared to be a large window-shaped prop, which clearly had blood splattered all over it.
"You've got to be fucking shitting me," Breshke muttered.
"So this crime wave is catching the performers now?" I quipped. "Bloody hell."
A policeman came up to us and told us we needed to leave. But not before we caught investigators hauling out more evidence.
Holyflare, the carnival dancer, (Town Vanilla) has been assassinated.
Day 2 has begun. The player with most votes at day's end will be lynched. Voting will close at at 22:00 GMT (+00:00).
Not voted (5): 27ninjabunnies, VayneAuthority, Damdred, ritoky, Onegu
Currently, 27ninjabunnies is set to be executed. Day 2 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Not voted (4): 27ninjabunnies, Damdred, ritoky, Onegu
Currently, 27ninjabunnies is set to be executed. Day 2 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Not voted (4): 27ninjabunnies, Damdred, ritoky, Onegu
Currently, 27ninjabunnies is set to be executed. Day 2 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Not voted (4): 27ninjabunnies, Damdred, ritoky, Onegu,
Currently, Damdred is set to be executed. Day 2 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, VayneAuthority is set to be executed. Day 2 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Not voted (5): 27ninjabunnies, Alakaslam, Onegu, VayneAuthority, sandroba
Currently, fuba is set to be executed. Day 2 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, fuba is set to be executed. Day 2 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, ritoky is set to be executed. Day 2 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, ritoky is set to be executed. Day 2 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, ritoky is set to be executed. Day 2 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, ritoky is set to be executed. Day 2 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
To take a break away from the incessant partying in Rio's streets, my husband and I took to the cablecar views of Rio and the seaside. Though I am deathly afraid of heights, he wanted to reach the summit at 400m above the ground so I decided that for him, well I'd grin and bear it. The view however was beautiful, the sea glistened against the sunset.
Interestingly enough he wanted to also go rock climbing, which again, I was physically fit for, but again, deathly afraid of heights.
Damn me.
Upon our return, we headed immediately into a restaurant which served traditional Brasilian food. It was quite upscale and pretty packed, but we didn't care. The hostess seated us at a table adjacent to several VIPs, all in business suits, which surprised me at least given that I'd had expected this to be a touristy place. My husband suggested that maybe some of the locals had more or less the same idea we had, getting a bit weary of the partying spilling everywhere in urban Rio.
Both of us had ordered a few glasses of wine by the time the waitress came to take our order. As I placed my dish I noticed a table of loud-mouthed patrons kicking back with drinks as they discussed their performances at Carnival. I noticed that one of them had a set of shallow drums seated next to him. Curious, I got up from my table and wandered closer to the drums to which the drummer looked at me and hissed.
"What sort of drums are these? Seems like they make a very high pitch." I inquired.
SCREEEEETTTTTCCHHHHHHHHHHH.
Before he could even answer, the restaurant was surrounded by a slew of law enforcement agents. Almost immediately I was pushed out of the way as one officer grabbed the drummer I was talking to and manhandled him through the back patio. The carnival performer in response tried to break free, and when he did, attempted to reach into his pocket for his mobile.
Unfortunately that proved to be a fatal error.
With my own eyes, I - and other patrons - screamed in horror as the officer gunned him down, not taking a chance on what was in that pocket.
Ritoky, the repinique (Wanderer), has been executed.
It is now Night 2. Please submit your night actions to GlowingBear, LightningStrike and myself. There is a scum resolution period of 30 minutes. The night ends at at 22:00 GMT (+00:00).
Tia Alvarez, a wealthy businesswoman, knocked on the door of Xinxa Marquinhos. She was interested in becoming another patron of the Mancha Verde samba school and wanted to find more on the music behind it. She had scheduled an appointment and arrived a tad early.
"Well," said a voice behind her, "everyone's out in the streets playing about and here we all are, working." It was one of Xinxa's maids.
"You're here early," she said, "but I know he was expecting you. Come on in."
"I understand he was out late?"
"Yes, he worked a bit hard with the dancers but perhaps a bit too hard. He needed those caipirinhas and had a few too many in him last night."
"Well I imagine nearly every music director gets a bit winded during Carnival."
"Up right this way," the maid said as she led him to the director's office.
She opened the door...and let out a bloodcurdling scream. Xinxa Marquinhos was found dead in a pool of blood.
The local rebels had struck - both figuratively and literally, having escaped the nearby jail and already looking to have a little too much fun at Carnival.
Fuba, as Xinxa Marquinhos (Jailer), has been ambushed.
Day 3 has begun. The player with most votes at day's end will be lynched. Voting will close at at 22:00 GMT (+00:00).
Not voted (7): VayneAuthority, Onegu, rsoultin, 27ninjabunnies, Fecalfeast, Oatsmaster, Alakaslam
Currently, Oatsmaster is set to be executed. Day 2 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Not voted (6): VayneAuthority, Onegu, rsoultin, Fecalfeast, Oatsmaster, Alakaslam
Currently, 27ninjabunnies is set to be executed. Day 2 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, VayneAuthority is set to be executed. Day 2 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, 27ninjabunnies is set to be executed. Day 3 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, 27ninjabunnies is set to be executed. Day 3 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, 27ninjabunnies is set to be executed. Day 3 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Not Voted (5): Fecalfeast, rsoultin, Oatsmaster, Alakaslam, VayneAuthority
Currently, Fecalfeast is set to be executed. Day 4 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Currently, Fecalfeast is set to be executed. Day 4 ends in at 22:00 GMT (+00:00). The voting thread is located here. Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.
Se você escrever depois do prazo e diante do resultado, será removido do jogo. (Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.)
Se você escrever depois do prazo e diante do resultado, será removido do jogo. (Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.)
Another day of classes. "Goodness, school was such a drag," muttered Fecalfeast as he was getting ready to go home.
He was readying himself ready to head to Carnival for the night performances. His first year in the samba school, he was still young and learning the ways to perform as well as keep the sections in order. He had done well performing with the younger students but only recently did he start performing with the adults.
Just as he was headed home, he spotted another child he recognised from a rival samba school.
It was time to wreak a little havoc.
Fecalfeast, baked as he was, wanted to get even with him and nothing was going to stop him.
He dragged the child, Rubio into the cafeteria where he started to beat him up. Upon a closer look, he recognised his rival from the Camisa Verde school.
"Thought you could get away with stealing my girl? Think again!!!"
"You're not keeping your girl you dipshit, not the way you are treating her lately," he retorted.
Fecalfeast responded as he threw his rival against the table and Rubio managed to fight back, landing with a punch to his chest. Fecalfeast responded with a series of capoeira moves, one which swept Rubio to the floor.
Fecalfeast then picked the kid up, threw him again on top of the table climbed on top of the table and dropped Rubio again.
"Who's the dipshit now?" he screamed at him.
Several other students started pouring into the cafeteria, incidentally intruigued and entertained by the fight. As it escalated, though, a security guard spotted Fecalfeast and started charging the two students. The guard managed to tackle Rubio as Fecalfeast bolted for the exit.
He opened the door....and there was the principal.
She promptly grabbed Fecalfeast by the arm as he whined endlessly about Rubio.
"What on earth were you thinking? In any case, don't think you'll be here for quite some time." she muttered.
Fecalfeast, the child apprentice (Mafia Vanilla), has been expelled!
It is now Night 4. Please submit your night actions to GlowingBear, LightningStrike and myself. There is a scum resolution period of 30 minutes. The night ends at at 22:00 GMT (+00:00).
Sandroba sat down looking through scores of music as he looked ahead after this year's Carnival; it was never too early to be researching scores, ideas and thoughts for next year's programme. At the very least, he needed to have a musical portfolio to present the first wave of patrons and sponsors in the quarter after Carnival.
"Hmmmmm," mused Sandroba, as he paged through stacks of scores. "Nothing here would seem to make sense."
BOOM! Sandroba heard an explosion followed by the smattering of glass. Before he realised what was going on, he felt a rough hand on his shoulder. Sandroba turned around and was faced by two masked men, one wielding a knife. He managed to dodge both men and seeing that the first floor of his house was sealed off, attempted to jump off the balcony.
Sandroba jumped off only to come face to face with more masked men, this time, armed with guns. And this time, there was no way out.
sandroba, as the Carnavalesco (Tracker), was assassinated. Day 5 has begun. The player with most votes at day's end will be lynched. Voting will close at at 22:00 GMT (+00:00).
Se você escrever depois do prazo e diante do resultado, será removido do jogo. (Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.)
Se você escrever depois do prazo e diante do resultado, será removido do jogo. (Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.)
Se você escrever depois do prazo e diante do resultado, será removido do jogo. (Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.)
Kitaman walked into his temporary office with his associates and legal team for yet another day of work on the road. His schedule was packed with meetings with clients and he was set to close a massive business deal today, worth close to $100 million.
As they were preparing the room for the big meeting, Kita opened up his laptop and went through his agenda, making sure they had everything they needed and that anyone they needed to conference in was readily accessible.
"Shall I do the honours?" he asked the rest of the team. "I'll call them up here."
Suddenly his mobile went off. He checked and saw a message that the big meeting had abruptly been cancelled.
"That's weird," he commented, "someone is sick?"
There was a banging on the door. One of the lawyers answered.
The team was met by a slew of immigration and customs agents.
"What is going on?" he exclaimed.
"We've got a summons," muttered one of the lawyers as he skimmed through a document he'd just received. "There might be some shady things going down with our partner."
Kitaman wanted to explode. Someone clearly didn't do their due diligence and heads were going to roll when he returned home.
VayneAuthority, as Kitaman (Survivor) has been deported.
It is now Night 5. Please submit your night actions to GlowingBear, LightningStrike and myself. There is a scum resolution period of 30 minutes. The night ends at at 22:00 GMT (+00:00).
Another performance night in the bag. Oatsmaster had dressed as a pizza slice with tomatoes on the side and danced all night in a gigantic chef's hat as he'd sung all evening.
He put away his costume in the warehouse with the other dancers and changed and was getting ready to go home.
His section friend, Oscar, asked if he wanted to hit the bar for a quick drink, to which Oats accepted.
Oats and Oscar made their way to downtown Sao Paulo to one of the smaller lounges and got themselves a caipirinha each. Nearby, they spotted one of the local politicians who was also taking in several drinks.
"What on earth?" muttered Oscar. "Why is he here? It's far too dangerous for people like him to be out here late at night."
The server then brought the pair their drinks.
Oatsmaster put the glass to his mouth.
BOOM.
The lounge exploded in a large fireball.
Oatsmaster and his friend never got to taste their drinks.
Oatsmaster, as a carnival dancer (Town Vanilla), has been assassinated.
Day 6 has begun. This is the final cycle of the game. This will not only determine the lynch but the ultimate winner. Voting - and the game - will close at at 22:00 GMT (+00:00).
Se você escrever depois do prazo e diante do resultado, será removido do jogo. (Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.)
Se você escrever depois do prazo e diante do resultado, será removido do jogo. (Posting after the deadline and before the flip will result in a modkill.)
Having just arrived back home after an entire term working in Brasil, Artanis continued to work with his capoeira group perfecting his martelo, armada, and several other offensive moves. He'd joined a capoeira group whilst working in Rio and though he had improved massively with his moves against the locals, there were several instances of him getting owned when going against the experts.
Still he vowed never to give up.
Finishing his final year at Utrecht University, Artanis become involved with his university's capoeira group and gained more experience. After several weeks and towards the end of the term, he found himself at the big roda surrounded by his group.
The music started to play. Artanis met his partner and squatting down, grabbed his fellow capoeirista's hand before starting sequence after sequence of moves. He twisted, turned and cartwheeled gracefully, avoiding the armadas of his capoeirista as she turned and twisted, barely managing to avoid Artanis' legs as he tried to sweep her from underneath. For several minutes their moves dodged each other, almost too gracefully.
It reminded Artanis how he was able to knock out a few of the Mancha Verde carnival dancers, the ones that thought he was up to no good during his time abroad.
Artanis continued to twirl and kick, an armada here, a martelo there, and finally a rasteira, forcing his partner off before embracing her and stepping off the circle for the next partnership to proceed.
His female partner, who was impressed with his skills, asked him a few questions after the roda.
"So you started here in November?" she asked. "I'm surprised. You're a bit skilled than I would have expected."
"Well," Artanis replied, "it helps when you've worked in Brasil and learnt from the experts!"
Several other capoeiristas surrounded him wanting to hear about his travels abroad. Finally his partner looked and him and suggested they celebrate their success with drinks.
Alakaslam, as a carnival dancer (Town Vanilla), had been upended.
rsoultin, as Artanis (Mafia Roleblocker), just keeps getting better and better with capoeira.
prplhz as a carnival dancer (Town Vanilla) couldn't handle Artanis.
Mafia Victory!
Rio de Janeiro (Observer QT) is here. Recife (Mafia QT) is here. Role and Action List is here.
Congratulations to mafia for going the distance! A special shoutout to both Onegu and sandroba for calling the scumteam in entirety in the thread.
Cheers GlowingBear for guiding me with the flavour of the Brasilian samba schools. And thanks to Artanis who shed his knowledge to me on capoeira. Thanks to GlowingBear and LightningStrike for helping cohost and cover when needed.
Stick around for the post-game discussion and we hope to see you in another game on TL!
Both factions had their problems this game as was commented on many times in the observer QT. lylo could have gone either way.
In lylo when you are town, always go through filters from previous days.
Holyflare caught Rasputin PoEing herself the day before. She had a town read on Slam. Slam was cleared by the tracker. She could have very easily been boxed in if either town had caught that.
For mafia, they nearly threw the game when they tried to save Bunnies. From a claim analysis standpoint, ritoky was spot on. Bunnies was the lynch no matter how you cut it, once a wanderer and a JK had flipped.
Now onto the hosting/post-game comments. Several issues arose that I think feedback might be helpful for.
General acknowledgements (mea culpa/stuff that I'll change for next time) 1 Replacements do not reset votes - modkills do. This was in reference to Damdred's replacement, Oats should have started with 4 votes. It was not alignment indicative but it was pointed in Obs QT that Sandroba's thinking was clouded because of it.
2 Do not start games on holiday weekends (major holiday in many countries which I was unaware of) This was also a problem for the recently ended NSM10. I should have waited until Sunday or even after the so-called Memorial Day. Day 1 was a lot more dead than it ever should have been.
3 Setup issues - this is a tossup First, no more third parties for minis. The survivor role was universally panned, maybe for larger games it makes sense but never again for 13 players. This is not a reflection on how VA played the role, but I can understand the arguments against it regardless who drew it. Second was whether mafia should have had an untrackable GF with a wanderer already in the game. It didn't matter in this game, but could have mattered in different situations. If I had to do it again though I'd have given mafia the RB and two vanilla scum.
4 Modkills Slam and prplhz posting after the deadline - prplhz was during the night and Slam was seconds after my own prompt, not to mention Rasputin posting at 00:01 just before we declare mafia victory. LS queried on her, but I said not to modkill especially since it was before our prompt. To improve this and make more consistent - modkill after deadline rule will be consistent with the timestamp of xx:01. Therefore there is no debate regardless when a host says stop posting could be variable.
Questions for everyone
1 Vote counts - were they done often enough?
2 Time cycle: Oats asked me if a day could be shortened for a single day. I know you can never shorten days mid-day but could this be done the night before? I was told that changing day cycles are usually permanent.
3 Future games - Night 0 never flies in a mini, right? (I've never played video mafia so IDK)
4 Activity dips in the summer from what I hear - should posting requirements be raised? What has been done in the past?
5 Should I consider a closed setup or does this not matter?
There were no behaviour issues this game. Replacements - thank you for volunteering.
Anything I missed give me a shout! Anything you want to add, chime on in.
I'm usually of the opinion to 1) prevent modkills wherever possible because modkills and 2) make sure the rules are clear so they do have some backbone and people aren't doing things they shouldn't. There have been issues in other games with people posting after deadline so I do look to what happens in other games for guidance. And mods like Palmar in particular are even stricter than I am on this.
If the rules are clear enough I think any modkill will be clean because there is no dispute (in this case you can't argue a timestamp). In this game though, the subjectivity came in enough that we had to lay back (namely with when we said stop posting and the fact you posted at night and killing you over that we felt would have been stupid).
2 if you change the time cycle it should be permanent and IMO only when all players vote to do so.
3 Never played with a night 0 what do you mean? Like in video where they get a free kill before the game starts? Seems like the player who gets n0'd would be upset. Video mafia games take a much shorter time to complete and dying doesn't mean you're SOL for possibly days before the next game starts.
4 meh
5 we spoke about this already
Night 0 was done in Assassination but there was no mafia kill. But Assassination was a large normal. It still seems town favoured.
On June 08 2015 07:53 Fecalfeast wrote: Maybe I'm just being stupid but what possible advantage does posting after deadline bring you that posting 1 second before deadline wouldn't provide?
It happened in Horn of Africa, but Damdred posted after the deadline and he was modconfirmed town for doing so. In fact several people in that game commented that he was instantly town because he wasn't modkilled. That situation was also contentious because we did give multiple warnings and sicklucker was also modkilled for the same thing.
Modconfirm? Not right away. I say this because unfortunately when sicklucker continued posting we were forced to modkill both of them (to be consistent).
On June 08 2015 08:03 rsoultin wrote: he thought he was the lynch, and what he said almost never would have been said by a lynched scum?
actually, hts did the same thing in my first newbie game and she wasn't modkilled, but she was treated as practically confirmed town throughout the rest of the game for it until like lylo
Oh yeah....I remember that. The vets tried to shenannie onto me and I just freaked out and was pretty upset. Honestly that was in Student IV, that was the only reason with some people that they thought I was town because I really had trouble making reads that first game. And Oats really hated me after Bats got mislynched.
A more active scumteam would have taken advantage of me.
On June 08 2015 08:09 rsoultin wrote: i agree, personally
besides which, the only time i've actually seen host modkills for that is when people keep posting after being warned OR they manage to spew themselves confirmed town as with damdred
lots of people accidentally hit after deadline and it's usually ignored? cause it doesn't effect the game
This might be the way to go then. If people don't actually do shit that confirms themselves or ignore multiple warnings, this might be the least disruptive way to go. I'm just glad I more opinions on this.
Again this is why I wanted to bring it up and I really do appreciate the feedback.
Oatsmaster did contest that it was possible to shorten the day for one day if everyone agreed, but if that is never allowed, that's what I thought so I had disallowed it. Awesome.
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