Hello, and welcome the TWEWY Mafia game thread! “What is Mafia?” you may ask. To put it simply, a mafia game pits an uninformed majority – in this case, the Players – against an informed minority – the Reapers – with each side trying to eliminate the others, and the last team standing wins¹. Reapers know who their teammates are and may communicate with them outside of the thread; Players only know their own identity and cannot communicate with other members about the game outside of this thread².

This Mafia is, of course, themed after The World Ends With You – each participant will be assigned a character from the game; combined with your alignment, this makes up your “Role.” Most characters will also be assigned an ability that allows them to take a special action under certain circumstances.

1 – There may also be Individuals, who are on neither team and have their own special win conditions, which can vary from ones that require them to fulfill a certain condition before they can be killed, kill everyone else, or others. There may also be Non-Aligned Players, whose ability allows them to choose a side later on, but are not initially allied with anyone and have no win condition – if they die or the game ends before they have chosen a side, then they are automatically among the losers.

2 – Some Players have communicating with a specific other Player outside of the thread as a character ability.



Game Progression

The game is divided into two alternating phases:

In the Day Phases, members vote in-thread on who they would like to lynch; if a majority of the participants can agree on one person, then that person is Lynched. If no agreement can be reached, then that Day Phase will go down as a “No Lynch.”

During the Night Phases, members with active abilities PM the GM with who and/or how they want to use their ability. Night actions may be changed or canceled at any time during the 24-hour time limit.


Voting

When voting, please do so in bold, and separate from the body of your post, like so:

Vote: ViperSean

When changing a vote, you use the same format, but with “Change Vote” instead of just “Vote.” If you have cast a vote and wish take it back entirely instead of just changing it to someone else, use:

Change Vote: No Vote

If you wish for nobody to be lynched during a Day Phase, then you also have the option of casting a vote for “No Lynch.”



Night Actions

When sending in your night action PM, please use a format similar to voting – for those of you with active abilities, this means using the bolded word from your role description. Some examples:

Investigate: ViperSean

Kill: ViperSean

Protect: ViperSean

This is to help the GM keep straight who is doing what without having to memorize everyone’s ability or consult a list (more than is necessary, anyway).



Roleclaims

At any time you see fit, you may make a claim to which character you are and what your alignment is; this generally done as a manner of defending oneself, though the effectiveness will vary. An example:

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Neku Sakuraba: Player Aligned Emo Teen

Losing The Game

The Players will be declared defeated if, at the start of a phase, the amount of Reapers is equal to or greater than the amount of non-Reapers.




Modkills

A Modkill is when the GM has to step in and Erase a member due to them violating one this game’s four rules:

1. Do not talk about the game outside of the thread with people you aren’t allowed to talk to it about.

2. Do not edit or delete your posts. Just like in real life, once you’ve said something, you’ve said it – no take-backsies. If you need to say something else or clarify a certain point, you are allowed to double post.

3. Do not quote anything from another member or the GM’s Private Messages to you in-thread, with the exception of your character name and alignment.

4. Do not disclose ANY information about the game (your power, the results of your night actions, the identity of your teammate(s), etc.) after your death has been confirmed in a write-up.

Beyond these restrictions, anything goes (all forum rules still apply).

Additionally, you will be Modkilled if you are absent from the proceedings (either in-thread or from night actions) for four consecutive phases – that’s six days IRL. If you’re going to be away for a while, say so ahead of time in-thread to avoid receiving a Modkill. Alternatively, you may simply send PM to the GM to notify them that you are still paying attention, but aren't acting/speaking for strategic reasons.

If you intentionally get yourself Modkilled to prove to the other Players the alignment of your teammate(s), then your teammate(s) will be Modkilled as well (only you will receive a Warning). You are still allowed to prove your teammates alignment be getting yourself killed legally, such as by intentionally getting yourself Lynched, or requesting that someone Kill you during a Night Phase.

If you are Modkilled, then whatever action or vote you would've taken that phase will be invalidated. After your first Modkill you will be issued a Warning; receiving a second warning will result in you being suspended from participating in the game again for one round.



Further Questions

If you’ve any questions about game progression in general, ask in-thread so that someone may assist you as soon as possible. Questions specifically about your role or ability works should be PM’d directly to the GM. Suggestions concerning things to be done in future rounds may be PM’d to the GM or posted in-thread, whichever you prefer.

[color=#666666]This message was edited by ViperSean on Jun 30 2009.

Players

01. GlancingReverse/ReaperOscuro
02. shadow warrior 9
03. Pheonyx
05. Kanon
06. WereFlamingo
09. Wolverine527
10. Narphinean/HiKaRi
11. Hoo


Replacements
01.
02.


Erased

07. Rabla - Nao-Nao: Reaper Aligned Ganguro Girl
12. Amethyst - Raimu “Rhyme” Bito: Player Aligned Calm Loli
08. Squirrel Lord - Sota Honjo: Player Aligned Tough Guy
04. jessemaher00 - 777: Player Aligned Rising Rockstar

Write-Ups

Introduction - It Really Would Be Quicker For You To Just Scroll Down

Day One - Petty Squabbling
Night One - Cat Fight

Day Two - I Think I Preferred The Squabbling
Night Two - The Players Who Don't Do Anything

Day Three - About Damn Time
Night Three - Déjà Vu

Day Four - LOGIC
Night Four - In Which They Do Stuff

Day Five - Yeah
Night Five - And Now It's Someone Else's Problem


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A group of people awoke to find themselves in the Scramble Crossing, which was curiously devoid of any life other than the fifteen confused souls now left to mill about its empty crosswalk, unable to leave on account of the invisible walls blocking every exit. The sky above them was pale purple color; the clouds, a sickly yellow. The Q-Floor moniter that dominated their view displayed only static.

Suddenly, without anyone knowing how he got there or how long he had been, there was a man in a grey suede suit standing in the middle of the Scramble, who they all seemed to become aware of almost simultaneously.

“Greetings, Players,” he said, the dark sunglasses he wore glinting ominously. “And welcome... to The Reapers’ Game.”

Many of the people around him immediately began to loudly raise questions or objections, but he silenced them all by simply raising his hand – somehow, the Players knew they didn’t want to cross him.

“To put it simply,” he began. “You are all dead. However, you have been given the opportunity to earn a second chance at life. Amongst you now are a group of Reapers – think of them as your opponents, for that is what they are. If you wish to get your lives back all you need to do is find the Reapers...“ a devious smile spread across his face. “...And Erase them.”

“Each day,” he continued. “I will allow you to vote on who you think is a Reaper. At the end of a day, whoever has the most votes will be Erased. During the nights that follow, you all may do as you please – but don’t be surprised if some of your number fail to return the next morning. If you fail to eliminate all my Reapers before they eliminate you, well... all you’ll earn then is a one-way ticket to oblivion.”

The man raised his arm into the air and, with a snap of his fingers, he disappeared. The sky immediately turned a pristine blue, and the clouds became untainted white – but nothing could serve to liven the somber mood that had descended on the Scramble Crossing, still eerily empty, save for the fifteen individuals who were trapped inside. All the while, the Q-Floor monitor above their heads had begun to count down the time they had left to reach a decision – the time they had to kill.


It is now Day Phase 1. You have until 4 AM GMT on sixteenth of June to cast your votes. With twelve Players remaining, seven votes are required for a Lynch.

Stop that, you'll confuse the new people

Speaking of which, be sure to thoroughly read the rules so you don't do anything illegal. Here's the Cliffnotes version:

• Don't edit your posts (you are allowed to double post).
• You can't quote anything from the PM's you receive, with the exception of your character role.
• Don't talk to people about the game outside of the thread unless your role PM says you can (Or if you're both Reapers).

Which reminds me - I've made the necesary minor adjustments to put this game in a more "traditional" Mafia format. Namely, You need a majority vote to lynch somebody, and there is no longer any Seven-Day time limit to the game

Wait, so we can't just say, Target: ____ anymore? We actually have to remember what our ability is?

quote GlancingReverse

Wait, so we can't just say, Target: ____ anymore? We actually have to remember what our ability is?

You were never "allowed" to do that; I just let it slide because most people didn't remember.

Well, you could have told us that earlier. Or, at least, made it a little bit more obvious.

quote ViperSean

Don't talk to people about the game outside of the thread unless your role PM says you can (Or if you're both Reapers).

You know, I always wondered what would happen if the Reapers decided that PM and the like was too tedious and decided to just take their plans to the GD.

quote GlancingReverse

quote ViperSean

Don't talk to people about the game outside of the thread unless your role PM says you can (Or if you're both Reapers).

You know, I always wondered what would happen if the Reapers decided that PM and the like was too tedious and decided to just take their plans to the GD.

They would probably get modkilled if they did that. That or they would be lynched immediately by the people that saw them posting in the GD .