SRK Mafia XI: Vampires Vs Werewolves - Game Over: Town Wins!

General Discussion
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Theme:
Werewolves vs Vampires (vs Town!) 3 faction game!
Werewolves and Vampires start weak, but grow stronger as the game progresses.
Town start strong, but grow weak as they die/convert to Werewolves and Vampires.

27 person signup
3 Vampire
3 Werewolf
21 town (at the start!)

Phases:
The game will cycle through Day and Night phases. Day phases will last 36 hours. During the day, you may vote to lynch one person from the game. Votes are done via PM to me, and cannot be changed once PMd. Night phase will last 12 hours. During the night phase, the Vampire and Werewolves will stalk the night and submit their night actions (along with Town roles that work at night).

Recruitment Process:
Before the game starts, all roles will be randomly assigned. There is no choosing teammates for this game.

Last Gasp
When a Town member is killed, they get 1 last gasp. The last gasp must be submitted within 12 hours of the death to me, then I will post it in the game thread.

Bans:
Bundle of Sticks (3 Game Ban)
Manx ( 2 Game Ban)

Roles:

Vampire Roles

Spoiler

http://i.imgur.com/3JeEufi.jpg

Vampric Presence:
-All night time decisions from the Vampire faction must be sent by Dracula
-If Dracula is killed, he may promote any Vampire or Vampire Initiate into a new Dracula role
-Grants access to Promote skill

http://i.imgur.com/xsD6vti.jpg

Werewolf Roles:

Spoiler

http://i.imgur.com/4J8zdHK.jpg

Lucian
Beastly Presence:
-All night time decisions from the Werewolf faction must be sent by Lucian
-If Lucian is killed, he may promote any Werewolf or Werewolf Initiate into a new Lucian role
-Grants access to Promote skill

http://i.imgur.com/sX7YmRA.jpg

Town Roles:

Spoiler

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“The last bastion for humanity in this dark, godforsaken world”

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“A twisted soul who spends more time with the dead, than the living.”

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“In a world filled with the undead and manly beasts, you manage to be the most corrupt of all…”

http://i.imgur.com/csROUI3.jpg

  • Automatic Inconclusive on a Vampire/Werewolf only applies to a starting Vampire/Werewolf
    "You are more interested in understanding the criminal, than in preserving yourself, which may lead to your downfall…"

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“You have managed to mix together some chemicals you are sure is a cure for all these recent bites… if only you had a test subject.”

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“Surrounded by the shadows, in a place god has turned a blind eye to, you persevere in bringing the Holy Light to this place…”

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“You may be just as deranged and drunk as the rest of those you lock away… but luckily, you’re the one with the key.”

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“After taking an arrow to the knee, you retired to this quiet place to live out your days on your former glory. But as the dark rears its head in your area, you decide that maybe your sword will be put to good use once again…”

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“As a young child, you were visited by a gypsy woman who kissed you on the forehead and then disappeared forever. Since that day, you have been gifted with dreams that allow you to see beyond your own eyed, and into the beyond…”

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“As a child, you managed to stumble across a book in the hollow of a tree on the outskirts of town. Studying the words within, you have managed to awaken the ancient spirits of the land, who gift you the use of magic. You now attempt to use that magic to restore a balance to the world that has tipped into the favor of darkness recently…”

http://i.imgur.com/5JXg2gk.jpg

“You are a regular joe, and have recently begun to notice the darkness grows longer each night…”

Those who have PMs are immune from Bite while their Counterpart is still alive

Werewolf And Vampire night actions
Vampires and Werewolves initiates start off with no powers, but may gain some as the game progresses. Dracula and Lucian grant the Promote ability at the start.

Spoiler

These factions get multiple actions per night: 1 Major, and unlimited Minor. These abilities are only allowed if they have the corresponding role. If that role dies then the faction loses access to that ability.

Major Actions:
Bite, Assassinate, Promote

Minor Actions:
Stalk, Bodyguard, Shapeshift, Dominate, Sacrifice, Eviscerate

Vampire/Werewolf Roles (available to either faction):
Promote
Granted by the faction leader. May take an initiate or a Convert, and give them any role available to their faction from these lists.

Assassin
Grants access to the **Assassinate **Skill. **Assassinate **may be used during the night phase to target one person; that person is killed. If Assassinate is used on the same target by multiple sources, that target instead escapes while the assassins are distracted fighting each other.

Converter
Grants access to the Bite Skill. Bite may be used during the night phase to target one person; that person is then considered an initiate of that faction. A faction may only have a maximum of 7 roles (including the leader). Bite only works on Town members. If a Vampire/Werewolf is targeted, the bite will fail, and the biters identity will be revealed to the target. Once converted, a new PM will be started between the person bit, and whoever is assigned as their master. If the master is killed, the converted person may be assigned a new master right away, or left masterless (meaning no PM ability). A convert can be brought into the main PM too if desired, but it is not required. If a person is targeted with Bite by 2 people on the same night, then the target will get away while the 2 Converters are distracted fighting each other.

Celerity
Passive role. Grants access to an extra Major action in a night for the faction.

Werewolf Only Roles:

Bodyguard
Grants access to the **Bodyguard **Skill. Bodyguard may be used during the night phase to target one person; if that person is targeted by an Assassinate they will be protected. If they are targeted by Stalk, they will be revealed as inconclusive.

Dominator
Grants access to the **Dominate **Skill. **Dominate **may be used during the night phase to target one person; that person is prevented from using any of their special abilities until the end of the next night phase.

Vampire Only Roles:

Stalker
Grants access to the **Stalk **Skill. **Stalk **may be used during the night phase to target one person; if that person uses any special abilities, their role and target will be revealed to the Stalker. If no abilities are used, the results return inconclusive.

Shapeshifter
Grants access to the **Shapeshift **Skill. **Shapeshift **may be used during the night phase to choose one person; that person is secretly hidden and the Shapeshifter takes on that persons persona at the end of the night, and lasts until the end of the next night. If the Shapeshifter is inside of Town Hall, this grants the ability to target somebody inside of the Town Hall. The shapeshifter becomes the target and takes all consequences of actions targeting him/her, and any investigations will be returned as if the target was a vampire. They also get to manipulate that persons vote for the day.

As you can see, the game can get complex, but at its core it’s fairly straightforward except for the addition of a third faction.

If all vampires and Werewolves are killed, the town wins.
If all Werewolves are killed, and Vampires make up half of the remaining players, Vampires win.
If all Vampires are killed, and Werewolves make up half of the remaining players, Werewolves win.

Order of Actions:

For the blocks, everything is designed to go off within a block at the same time. So for instance, a skill from Block A (i.e. possession) can alter/prevent a skill in a later Block (Faith), but a skill from Block C (Assassinate) cannot prevent a skill from Block B (Policework) from happening.

COMMON SENSE RULES THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO POINT OUT, BUT NOW HAVE TO:

  1. Do not edit ANY POSTS. Period. For any reason. Do not ask us to verify with mods that you did not have any malicious intent in editing your posts, we will not do it. Do not provide me with any photographic evidence of your edits. There are going to be no warnings this time, just DQ’s. Habitual editors will be banned. We have had this BS happen way too much during these last two games. If you have anything to add, or any clarifications to typos to make, or a broken image/link in your post, create a new post to address it.

  2. Do not PM anyone playing the game. If you are mafia, keep your PMs in the mafia conversation. If you’re one of the lovers, keep your PMs inside the Lovers conversation. You should not be PMing anyone else if you are them, and if you aren’t, you have no business using the PM inbox at all regarding this game. If you have any questions regarding gameplay, PM me. If someone PMs you that shouldn’t be, do not mention it in the thread, just PM me with the the contents of it. PM’ing once will result in a DQ. Habitually doing so will result in a ban. (Things not game related will not result in any penalty, but to keep the integrity of the game, if someone playing PMs you, please report it to me.)

  3. No coaching after you’re dead. This includes outside of SRK. I don’t care what format you’re thinking of using, be it Battle.net, AIM, MSN, Skype, Smoke Signals, Texts, Morse Code. Don’t do it. Also, because this has happened recently, I will not verify any of your hunches after you die. Keep it to yourself, take it to the Loser’s Lounge, if someone shares information they know, don’t bring it to anyone else’s attention that’s still in the game. If someone does this, PM me with the proof, and that person will face a ban.

  4. No discussing or plotting to break or bend the rules in your PMs, lovers and mafia. I’ll be in those conversations anyway, so that should go without saying. But just in case you think you can do it while I’m sleeping, think again. If you start discussing something that I don’t immediately catch, and that action is taken, once I find out, the perpetrator of the act and the instigator will both receive bans and DQs.

  5. If you are lovers or mafia, you will not be allowed into the Loser’s Lounge until you leave the Pm conversation after you die. It’s not entirely clear on how you do this by looking at it, but upon your death, simply click “Delete Conversation” on the left-hand side of the screen. This will only delete it on your end, and no one else’s.

  6. Do not try to get removed from the game after it already starts, or try to break the rules to get DQ’d. If something super unexpected happens, I’ll try to be reasonable, but overall, if you know you’re going to be busy, and unable to play at all, don’t sign up. If you suddenly see a full schedule hit your plate just before we start, ask me to take your name off the list, and I’ll put in an alternate. After we start, I’m not going to take your name off unless you have a really good reason, and I can find an alternate to take your place. Otherwise, don’t deliberately break a rule just to get a DQ. You will not just get a DQ, but banned.

  7. No posting images of PMs, even as a joke, in the game thread. If you are going to make a fake PM, do it so that it’s easy to tell at a glance that it’s fake.

There’s bound to be loopholes, things I didn’t think of, strategies, and plays that will seem outright dirty and unfair. Good! This particular game is about fun not fairness!
Enjoy! And feel free to ask for clarification if something isn’t clear.

Signups:
Combo_Knight (Doctor)
The Co-Jones (Detective) - Day 1 Lynch
AlphaCommando (Werewolf - Initiate) - Day 2 Lynch
GodotsRevenge(Werewolf - Lucian) ** - Day 3 Lynch
Vynce (Witch)
Missing Person (Coroner)
3rdSTRikeLOVE - Night 3 Kill
Hecatom (Vampire - Assassin/Recruit) ** - Day 7 Inactivity Kill
Bious (Jailer)
Synonym (Fortune Teller)
DarkGeneral (Werewolf - Lucian/Recruit)
[color=gray]Azure (Mayor) - Day 6 Inactivity Kill
[color=gray]orochizoolander - Night 2 Kill
highlulu - Day 2 Inactivity Kill
WTF-AKUMA-HAX (Dracula, Converter)
[color=gray]ForgeDigger (Priest)- Night 2 Kill
RadicalFuzz - Night 4 Kill
Aidebit (Vampire - Shapeshifter/Dracula/Recruit) - Day 7 Lynch
BullDancer (Werewolf - Converter) - Day 4 Lynch
Icege - Night 3 Kill
Pietastic (Van Helsing) - Night 5 Kill
SoVi3t (Vampire - Initiate) - Night 1 Kill
NinetiesArcade - Night 5 Kill
Augustus (Vampire - Dracula) - Day 5 Lynch
Saitsu (Soldier)
The Chief
SumAznDude - Day 6 Lynch

Day 1: Curiosity killed the Cat
Night 1: Break of Dawn
Day 2: such confession, very logic
Night 2: Red Dawn
Day 3: Teen Wolf
Night 3: Saved by the Bell
Day 4: Taking no chances
Night 4: Death and Rebirth
Day 5: A Bat on the wind
Night 5: Hope is lost…
Day 6: Rebirth of a Hero
Night 6: Born From Darkness
Day 7: Accepting your fate
Night 7: Static
Game Over

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Sup, my fellow no role townies!

Sup, Vynce?

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Alright, still managed to be one of the first ones to post in here.

LET’S GO!

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What uppp B)

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Vynce playing from Shawshank. Me playing from Shawshank 2 (China).

Holla.

I wonder if OZ will notice that I inb4 him?

Lynch Pistol Shrimp

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Last time, I lost in no small part because I wasn’t prepared day one. Now… That will not be the case.

Roleless town here, committed to getting the doctor to heal me if I’m bitten. I’ve done some theorizing and hope to start the discussion by us getting in the minds of the monsters. To wit, here’s the analysis I’ve done of monster strats:

As monsters:

Spoiler

Only bite people who you think would go along with being bitten. Don’t bite the other monster team at any cost. (They find out who bit them).
Probably focus on promote before bite or assassinate.
Detective is no threat to you
Jailer can protect someone from you, in essence…if you bite someone, they find out who you are.
Avoid assassinating the soldier’s target. Soldier can’t protect from bite.
I’d reason about which roles you want to recruit, but I’d be shocked if that came into play at all.
Fortune Teller and Witch can work together really well. When Fortune Teller knows of a monster, Witch can redirect that power. As long as both are alive and human , that’s a big threat to monsters. So we humans need to keep them working together. Fortune Teller, Witch: don’t let on about your role.
Monsters are likely better off just biting specific people rather than roles.

Vampire strategy:

Spoiler

Use stalker to figure out who has special powers. Assassinate them if they’re a threat to you.
Shapeshifter: target someone who likely won’t die, first of all. Either via assassinate or via lynch, since the shapeshifting lasts until the next night (i.e., through the next day phase)
Recognize that the person who got shapeshifted will likely complain if you vote against their intention. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, since you can just shapeshift someone else
Shapeshift, when done well, could swing a vote
If you shapeshift the psychic’s target, it’ll make them look like a vampire
Avoid stalking the soldier’s target, since then stalk won’t work.
Witch can switch your target of assassinate, bite, stalk, or shapeshift

Werewolf strategy:

Spoiler

Bodyguard can protect teammates from assassinate or the vampire stalk ability. Probably just used to protect the person under the most suspicion.
Dominate can stop any role… Even doctor. But you need to figure out who the doctor is first. Early game, use it on anyone you think has a role and is likely to use it. It’s kind of UC-like. Use randomly at first to role hunt. Later, be more strategic.
Use it on van helsing to stop him from killing, or the mayor or jailer to stop them from blocking things/learning who did things. Or witch, because witch is a mindfuck. Witch really needs to know who has a special role to be effective, though.
Coroner priest fortune teller and detective are less important to dominate.
Eviscerate whenever possible… Block dose LGs!
Be mindful of the vampire doctor sacrifice strategy. If that happens, build up numbers, perhaps even at the cost of promoting. But also recognize you don’t want to bite the vampires.

Let’s figure it out, townsmen, and use our numbers advantage to work it.

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Day 0 - Prelude to a Nightmare
July 1st, 1876
I have arrived in the town of Sleepybrook as per his request. Upon arriving, I was greeted by the Town Mayor who was all excited to see a new face in his town. He looked a little shifty when he saw my equipment; I think he was not sure of my intent, but I believe I quelled his fears. Upon arriving at my quarters, I went over my list of supplies to make sure all survived the journey in tact. I lost a few of the less necessary apparatus, but we should be good for our quest. Indeed, we need to be, for the entire fate of this town - indeed, the country - may be at stake.

July 2nd, 1876
*Even though his letter assured me he was here, I have yet to have Van Helsing present himself to me. “Make haste,” said his letter, “For not one, but two foes have risen here. We must stop it before it’s too late.” I did some preliminary readings, and he appears to be right. The balance in this area is quite off… it tends toward the darkness very heavily. There are some local mystics I hope to get in contact with, to see if my findings align with theirs, but the numbers I am seeing… it may be the biggest darkness the world as ever seen.

As well, the days are ever so short… yesterday it was dark by 3, which according to my charts is way too early. The locals, if they noticed, dare not speak of it… in fact, it is hard to find anybody out these days.*

July 3rd, 1876
*There can be no doubt anymore, the darkness is upon us. In the town square at midnight raged a battle like no other. It was not Man, but beast, and a foul creature that flew on the wind like a bat. They fought each other to a standstill while those of us who dared watched on from our windows. In the end, there was no victor, but each retreated into the night. Van Helsing has still not shown himself to me, and I fear without his intervention, all hope is lost…

By my readings, there are at least 3 of each of these foul beats plaguing the town, and in my studies I have managed to put a name to the beasts. The batlike one is called a Vampire, and he feasts off the blood of the living, spreading his plague through a bite. These monsters are cunning and smart, and can shapeshift to look like anybody they desire…

The large wolflike one is a Werewolf, cursed by the full moon to transform his body into a large, monstrous beast. No man could dare go toe to toe with one of these, as one scratch or bite and you too would be infected with the Lycanthropy and turn. And in this place, every moon is somehow a full moon, like the dark magic bends the very fabric of our universe to its will.

It is no wonder these creatures found home here in Sleepybrook; and now we are caught in a battle between the two, like a herd of cattle between two raging Lions fighting over the feast. All we can do is wait, either for death or for unlikely salvation.*

It is now Day 1. Votes are due at 9:00 AM PST on Wednesday the 20th.

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Checking in, blah blah blah.

Quick question that’s been bothering me: Are the Night Kill and Assassinate actions the same?

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They are the same; without an Assassin role, the faction will have no night kill

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Ok roles should be out, story is up, PMs should be set up…

If you’re missing your role, PM me I might have missed you.

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@Combo_Knight
@The Co-Jones
@AlphaCommando
@GodotsRevenge
@Vynce
@Missing Person
@3rdSTRikeLOVE
@Hecatom
@Bious
@Synonym
@DarkGeneral
@Azure
@orochizoolander
@highlulu
@WTF-AKUMA-HAX
@ForgeDigger
@RadicalFuzz
@Aidebit
@BullDancer
@Icege
@Pietastic
@SoVi3t
@NinetiesArcade
@Augustus
@Saitsu
@The Chief
@SumAznDude

That’ll make stalking easier.

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Well, i certainly didn’t expect the game to start so soon, i guess that this is what happens when i don’t keep up with the signup thread :rofl:
Any way, checking in before going to bed, i am quite exhausted today s i am planning to go to sleep earlier tonight

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Checking in, Lynch Vynce, Blah Blah Blah.

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I was definitely not ready for the game to start yet, but I’m here lol…

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I wish I had been @'d instead of doing the @'ing. My first post would be

No one summons Megatron

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Alpha, you almost done formulating that first post of yours?

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Damn nigglets, you sure left enough posts in the sign-up thread.

As much as revealing your strategy would do to potentially prove your innocence by laying your cards on the table, revealing strategies to the enemy seems… questionable. I’m leaning towards bad early move over guilty. I’m assuming you’re going to argue that we can use this information to reverse their line of thinking, but at first glance, it looks like this helps them more than us.

You can use the quote function to make stalking easier on people that don’t have @'able names.

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And you, GDR?

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Greetings and salutations

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Someone mind telling me who marked this insightful? I can’t see on mobile.