Iron Diadem
Deer Sygphred,
The kween is ded. Shee made a cownsell of "people of nobility and talent, to rule in my stead should I perish--to cement the stability and life of this great country" but sumthing is rong amung them & Norway is mooving in the North. They say it is becuz the Goddiss is angree. She wonts the land bak.
It haz bin 5 years. Wer r you? I no they wud be talking about this evrywer so I am wundring if u herd anything. I herd u wer werking in a tavurn but u disapeerd & I feer ur cuntry wil disapeer with u.
I cant stay heer much longer.
--HHThis is a BYOR Kingmaker with a flavor twist. The story continues from The Lonely Prince, but no prior knowledge of that game is necessary.
As this is a
BYOR, you will be asked to PM a coat of arms to
Webadict,
Solifuge, and myself (
Vector), from which your role will be constructed. This consists of colors and symbols that would appear as part of your role's family heraldry (see
here for more information than you could possibly want), from which Webadict will create your actions. You don't need to make a picture--words are fine.
As this is a
flavor-heavy game, you may also submit a short description of something you think would be cool for your character role. Furthermore, you may submit flavor night actions if you wish, interact with characters during the day, whatever. I will be using this information to craft a story. You are, of course, portraying one of the dead queen's council.
Things you may want to keep in mind: 1. You may not play as any character from one of my previous games, though your character's story will likely be woven in with theirs; 2. I am pretty flexible, but if it flat-out does not fit the tone (example: spacecraft), I will find some way make it fit the tone (myth-and-legendish early 1500s Denmark with a thing for Shakespeare--whatever your challenge is, I accept it :I); 3. The themes of this game are
Faith, Fate, and Governance; 4. You can find previous games linked in my sig, if you're curious about what they were like.
There will be a lot of flavor. It's a BYOR! Bring what YOU want. It might just get tweaked a bit to fit the story :]
As
Solifuge is a mensch, he will be making images of your coats of arms. These, along with your role name, will be publicly visible throughout the game. Please remember that character description and discussion of symbolism should be sent only to Webadict and myself.
As this is a
Kingmaker, a single person will be selected as Kingmaker, who then selects someone to be King for a day. Only the King has a vote, and once it is cast, that person is executed. The king will be announced at the start of each day, and may or may not be on the side of town.
This game will be pretty complex. I will not accept any raw beginners, but folks with little experience may still be accepted upon review.
For those familiar with The Lonely Prince, you may be interested to hear that the Princess Amendment is not in place. However, I will still ask that you not be cruel to each other.
You are not in this game until all three people mentioned above--Vector, Webadict, and Solifuge--have received your role.
General rules: 1. The execution must be in red and bold, and in this format: Execute Playername. There is no unvoting--once cast, it is final. If you are not the king, do not post in red.
2. The day will last until an execution is decided, while Nights are at least 24 hours. The night time span does not includes weekend, though I may end weekend-spanning nights after 24 hours if all night actions are in.
3. Never edit your posts for any reason, including typos.
4. Do not PM other players. Players with private chat access will be given a topic on QuickTopic where they may post freely.
5. Never quote any PM from the mod. You may give a general summary (for example, a roleclaim), but do not quote directly.
6. Please put my name in bold if you would like to get my attention. This goes double for actions posted in a QuickTopic--I WILL IGNORE ANYTHING THAT IS NOT IN BOLD.
7. A deadline will only be enforced if I deem that the game is stalled. I will give a minimum of 36 hours notice if I enforce a deadline. If there is no decision by the deadline, the king will be executed.
8. Dead players may post one “bah post” to comment on their death, but it may not contain any relevant game information. After that, dead men tell no tales, so please do not post.
9. Please make an effort to post at least once daily. If you do not post for 36 hours without reason, you will be prodded. If I don’t hear from you within 24 more hours, you may be replaced (in particular: do not disappear if you are the king). If you think someone needs a prod, please bring it to my attention--I can’t guarantee I will notice everyone who is not posting.
10. There may be post restrictions. These should not interfere with gameplay.
11. I cannot answer questions about player's actions unless that player's actions are available to be seen. I cannot answer questions about your actions in-thread. I can, however, answer generic questions. I will simply ask you to rephrase the question, if I deem the question is bad.
12. However, a lot of information on flavor will be publicly available.
13. Short-term absences need to be stated before you become absent, or I will not be able to take them into account.
14. 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.
15. Never underestimate your importance, have fun, and always play to win!
Game-specific rules:The game will start on Night 0 with the thread locked. Only the Kingmaker may act Night 0, though the scum may start talking in their scum chat.
Common questions:
Q. What is a Cycle/Phase?
A. A Cycle is a Day and Night Phase. There are two Phases in a Cycle.
Q. Can I use more than one ability during a Phase?
A. Not unless your role specifically states as such.
Q. Can I self-target?
A. Not unless the action specifically states that you can. It is now labelled [target/self] or [self] for easy viewing!
Q. Can I target 2 or more people?
A. Only if stated in the action with [target x(some number)].
Q. If my action doesn't have a Phase to be used in, can I use it any time?
A. Yes!
Q. Can I mafiakill and use an ability on the same Night?
A. This counts as using two abilities, so not unless you are allowed to use two abilities.
Here's a fine example of how actions and roles will look:
Role Name
Alignment: Alignment_Type
Wincon: You win when you have properly managed to be an example.
(Auto) Auto Ability: This ability is automatically used when possible.
(Day) Day Ability [target]: This ability is used during the Day on the target you specify.
(Mafiakill) Mafiakill Ability [target]: This ability replaces the Mafiakill ability. You may not use more than one mafiakill ability per Cycle.
(1-Shot, Night) 1-Shot Night Ability [targets x(1-5)]: This ability is used during the Night and can only be used once per game. This may target up to 5 people.
(2-Shot) 2-Shot Ability [target/self]: This ability may be used at any time but only twice per game. This ability may self-target.
Stealing the
Natural Action Resolution. It appears to do the actions fairly well, so I'll snag it.
Just as a courtesy, here's a good list of actions
Copy
Hide
Bus
Block
Redirect
Protect
Miscellaneous
Kill
Recruit
Inspect
Quick Q & A for alignments:
Q. Does the Mafia have a kill they can use at Night?
A. Yes. It is called the Mafiakill. It is available to all members of the Mafia.
Q. Does the SK/Cult have a built-in kill/convert?
A. No. No other alignment besides Mafia has any group ability available to them.
You are given one of these 13 alignments when the game starts. Usually, it will be Town, but you might be lucky!
Alignment: Town
Wincon: You win when all anti-Town factions are dead. (Mafia, Cult, SK, Lyncher, Assassin and respective Allies and Brothers)
Alignment: Mafia
Wincon: You win when your team equals or outnumbers the remaining players and all other killing roles are dead.
Alignment: Survivor
Wincon: You win when another alignment wins while you are alive or you are the only remaining player.
Alignment: SK
Wincon: You win when all other players are dead.
Alignment: Cult
Wincon: You win when your team equals or outnumbers the remaining players and all other killing roles are dead.
Alignment: Watcher
Wincon: You win when the game reaches Day [day_number].
Alignment: [alignment_type]-Ally
Wincon: You win when [alignment_type] wins.
Alignment: Brother
Wincon: You win when [player_name] wins.
Alignment: Jester
Wincon: You win when you are lynched.
Alignment: Lyncher
Wincon: You win when [player_name] is lynched.
Alignment: Martyr
Wincon: You win when you are killed, but not when you are lynched.
Alignment: Assassin
Wincon: You win when [player_name] is killed, but not when they are lynched.
Alignment: Outsider
Wincon: You win when [other_wincon] is accomplished.
My thanks to LNCP, Toaster, and Webadict, from whom I took most of the rules.
The Queen's Counsel [players]Jim Groovester - Mark II of House Magnus - Dropped from a great height Day One
Imp - Cille Edithsdatter
Persus13 - Gwenhwyfar
makeinu - Viggo Valentinsen
Cheeetar - Ansgar Danielsen
Caz - Vivianus of Austyn
Urist Imiknorris - Rød Grønsdatter
SuperBlackCat - Kisa Albertsdatter
Tiruin - Giovanna da Venezia
TolyK - Tadeusz Brzęczyszczykiewicz
Toaster - Maren Jørgensdatter
zombie urist - Louisa von Solenheim
Distant relatives [replacements]RangerCado
TheWetSheep
Could be you!
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