The Lonely Prince
Once upon a time, a lonely prince who had thought he had everything, satin and samite and rubies and pearls, found that he longed for something that exceeded their value. That is to say--a paramour, whose pureness of heart and clarity of mind would be as a lily in the midsts of the evil he had known. So he drew to him thirteen women whose beauty was apparent in their every gesture; so he drew to him these thirteen, in whom he saw virtue and honor.
Once upon a time, a lonely prince thought himself somewhat more grand than he was and mistook his distaste for evil as an understanding of it. He drew to him thirteen beauties differently made, to choose from them and make one his wife. But among them the clever ones deduced that he had drawn in some interlopers, who arrived not for love but for fame and fortune. And among them the kind ones convinced the thirteen that something had to be done, for the sake of the prince; and among them the bold ones decided that, one by one, they would root out the evil from this bundle of thirteen roses, and send those rivals away.
Unfortunately the evildoers within this fine bouquet had both sharp hairpins aplenty and a taste for desperation, so it must be said that some of the thirteen met bloody ends.
Once upon a time a month and a day later, a prince walked into a bar...This game is a mild bastard mod. That is to say, I have already lied to you once or twice. However, I give to you my promises. Not only will the rules be as static as possible, but any lies I tell will be
truths from the perspective of our storytelling prince. Indeed, they will be solely in the flavor; none of them will be whoppers, only minor details. I also promise you that there will be hidden mechanics. Discovering them will be in your best interest, but the game can be finished successfully for all concerned without them.
Because of the complexity of this game and my relative newness as a mod I will not accept any raw beginners. Those who have finished a BM and two other games will be automatically accepted; others may or may not be accepted upon review.
Please also note that in this game there is a 3-strike enforced politeness rule in place. That is to say, don't ruin the game for others through cursing and vitriol. On the first strike I will give a warning. On the second, I will take away your vote for the day. On the third, you will be modkilled. You
are proto-princesses, and if you prove yourself unsuitable, the prince will ask you to leave. I am not kidding about this.
I am not going to be a hardass, but Great Temple conditions will not be happening again.
Game Rules (mostly thanks to LNCP--there are some changes, so read it):- It will be trusted, on behalf of both the players and the mod, that you will play according to the restrictions (if any) given and that you will play both respectfully and to fulfill your win condition to the best of your abilities.
- All votes must be in red and bold for legibility. Unvoting before voting again is not required, but appreciated. You may vote for No Lynch. You cannot conditional vote. In case of a tie, no one will be lynched. The game has soft hammers; if at any point a player has 51% of all available votes, that player will be lynched and the day will end.
- Days and Nights both span 72 hours. Neither time span includes weekends. Nights may end earlier if all actions are in before the deadline. Due to my work hours and the flavor-heavy nature of this game, most days will end at 7PM Pacific (5 AM GMT) but will be processed to completion a couple of hours later.
- Never edit your posts for any reason, including typos.
- Do not PM other players unless explicitly allowed. Players with private chat access will be given a topic on QuickTopic where they may post freely.
- Never quote any PM from the mod or any communication with them unless explicitly allowed. You may give a general summary (for example, a roleclaim), but do not quote directly. Rulebreakers can and will be modkilled with prejudice.
- Any requests to the moderator not in bold will be ignored.
- Dead players may post one “bah post” to comment on their death, but it may not contain any relevant game information. After that, please do not post.
- You may ask for an extension or shorten by putting the respective word in bold. Extensions require 33% of players to agree minus any players opposing, and requires at least three players. Extends are for 48 hours including weekends, and there may only be a maximum of four Extends.
- Shortens require at least 51% of players to agree, and will end the day immediately, even if I cannot process them right away.
- Please make an effort to post at least once daily. If you do not post content (that is, nothing along the lines of “placeholder post”, "this is a post" or "I will post later") for 48 hours, you will be given a warning. If I don’t hear from you within 24 more hours, you will be replaced or modkilled. Your third warning will be your last. Should you not post content for a further 24 hours from the third warning, you will be modkilled. If you manage to be inactive for more than 48 hours after this, you will be modkilled without warning. See also rule 12. This includes weekends.
- If you do not post content for an entire day (72 hours minimum) you will be modkilled at the end of the day. The Day is quite long enough; there are no excuses for flaking.
- Short-term absences need to be stated before you become absent, or I will not be able to take them into account. If you’ll be gone for a longer time, you can either PM me about it and I’ll try to accomodate, or request a replacement as below.
- If you can no longer post, you may Request Replacement. If there is anyone in the replacement queue that person will replace you. If not, you will remain in the game until this happens even if you won't be prodded - please endeavour to post regardless.
- Never underestimate your importance, and always play to win!
PRINCESS AMENDMENT: Keep the vitriol out of this game. It's fine to be aggressive, but keep the hard-core insults out of here. On first infraction, I will give you a warning. On the second, I will take away your vote for the day. On the third, you will be mod-killed.
Game Action Order:All Day actions will be processed in the order they are posted, as soon as possible.
Night actions are processed according to the principle of
Natural Action Resolution. In case of ambiguity, the following order is used (instead of the one in the link):
- Copy
- Hide
- Bus
- Block
- Redirect
- Misc. Misdirect
- Protect
- Inspect
- Miscellaneous
- Kill
- Recruit
- Resurrect
Webadict the White Swan - Killed, cooked, and partially eaten Day One
Griffionday the Hopeful Prince - Eviscerated and throat cut Night One
Ottofar the Black Swan - Ritualistically sacrificed Day Two
Solifuge, AKA Lovelace - Eviscerated and offered to the Goddess Day Two
notquitethere the Gardener-Sage - Defenestrated and sliced to ribbons Night Two
RangerCado => zombieurist, AKA Hypatia - Executed, beheaded, and offered to the Goddess Day Three
Griffinpup => TheWetSheep the Balalaika Player - Crushed and mangled beyond recognition Night Three
Okami no Rei => Webadict, who wore Red Shoes - Banished barefoot from the Prince's castle Day Four
Jim Groovestar, AKA Dreaming Death - Returned to the land of the dead one heart lighter Night Four
Tiruin the Duck - Made helpmeet and protector of the castle inhabitants in the Aftermath
Lenglon the Lily - Made a member of the Queen's Guard in the Aftermath
Toaster the Rose - Made a member of the Queen's Guard in the Aftermath
Leafsnail, who wears Black Shoes - Crowned Queen of Denmark in the Aftermath
Mod Flavor LinksThe Thirteen BridesSir ShepardA Prince walks into a bar. . .Important detailsTreasurehouseHoratio and the PrinceThe Servant and the ServedThe Prodigal BrotherSacrificesAge Before BeautyA Change of ColorWoundsOrderWords, words, wordsInterrogating the Prince"But that I have bad dreams. . ."Blood tiesSmellsRed herringWhere the Gods WalkEt in Arcadia Ego"Other fish in the sea""I was sad I had no shoes, until. . ."Death and the VirginSong of the Two Young WolvesThe Things They CarriedHoratio and SigfredEtude for Bass and Lyric BaritoneTräumeThe Heartfelt DucklingHe Who Shall ServeCharacter PMsPart the FirstPart the SecondPart the ThirdEnding/plot detailsMechanics and setting details
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