The morning was a morning much like any other. The shining green crystal-marble walls of the Jade Palace enclosed the Court-chosen Emperor and his retinue, and from his throne he proclaimed the law of the land.
This was no tyrant's kingdom, but an empire of merit and achievement. The Emperor had been selected for his wisdom and education, and his accomplishments as the Court Minister of Agriculture prior to his election. Before his decisions, he listened to the words of his advisors, the other members of the Jade Court. He was not an infallible man, but he was well-loved for his fairness and well-reasoned decisions.
The morning was a morning much like any other, and the Emperor had a crossbow bolt sticking out of his neck. It was an uncanny, unreal thing. The Emperor gurgled in his death throes, twitching, then lay still.
The funeral was tense, as the mourners cried out in the Palace roads. "Woe!" They cried, for the empire had lost its Emperor. And as the Emperor was laid to rest, you received word from the imperial investigators assigned to discover the truth of the Emperor's assassination. There was no doubt about it, now. The Emperor had been assassinated by a pawn of the Onyx Cabal - and they would be making a play for the bloodstained throne they had emptied.
Among the Court, you were chosen to be one of the electors, and nine more joined you. By the time you learned that the Onyx Cabal had infiltrated your electorate, it was too late to cease the proceedings. You resolved to ensure that the throne would find a worthy successor. You resolved that the empire would not fall to ruin by the acts of an Onyx Emperor.
Or were you one of the conspirators, scheming eagerly for the day you would seize your rightful place at the head of this empire? None could say. Not till the bitter end of the Jade Court's election of the new Emperor.
Welcome to Jade Court, a ten-player election mafia. The goal of this game isn't to execute the traitors among you or murder the innocent, but to make sure that your faction has a member elected Emperor. While power roles will be relevant, I'll take a break from my prior preferences - not everyone will have abilities, and the abilities that are present will be weaker in comparison to my prior games. This is a bit of an experimental format, but I'll do my best to make sure it's balanced and fun to play.
Core Rules:- The game shall possess ten players. Seven of those ten players will possess the
Jade Court alignment, and the remaining three will possess the
Onyx Cabal alignment.
Onyx Cabal members share a private chat together which may be used at any time. Since Quicktopic is dead, we'll use Discord for this.
- If all three Nominated players are of the
Jade Court alignment, they will form a Jade Council and the
Jade Court-aligned players will
win. If all three Nominated players are of the
Onyx Cabal alignment, they will lead a coup, seize control of the Jade Palace, and the
Onyx Cabal will
win immediately. Otherwise, the
winning faction will be whichever faction has one of its members elected Emperor.
- The game will occur over four Day phases. There will be no other phases, nor will the game last longer than the end of the fourth Day phase. Each Day phase will last for 72 hours, not counting time spent on weekends.
- During the first three Day phases, the players will vote for
Nomination. At the end of the Day, whichever player has received the most
Nomination votes will be Nominated. In the event of a tied
Nomination, the Day will continue until the tie is broken and no further. Once a player has been
Nominated, they cannot be
Nominated again. Furthermore, they may no longer use or be affected by
[Direct] abilities, though they may still use or be affected by
[Influence] abilities.
- On the final Day phase, assuming no faction instantly wins, the players will then vote for
Election. All players who were not
Nominated may now vote from among the
Nominated players to select an Emperor. At the end of the final Day phase, whichever player has received the most
Election votes will become Emperor. In the event of a tied
Election, the Day will continue until the tie is broken and no further. Whichever faction has one of its members
Elected Emperor will then
win.
- Please vote in
blue for
Election and
Nomination. Votes may be freely moved between players or removed under normal circumstances.
- Vote counts will be released every 24 hours, at 8 PM Central time. Active-use abilities that do not resolve at the end of the Day will also resolve at this time. I may also post other vote counts on request or when appropriate, when I have the time to make them, though abilities will not resolve at those times.
- Please also try to be reasonably civil to your fellow players. Some aggression is understandable, but we're all playing a game here. If you feel the need to take a breather, please do so.
- I shouldn't need to say this, but no quoting mod communications, including your role PM, in the game thread. If you're a member of the
Onyx Cabal, you may quote mod communications in your private chat.
- If you need a replacement, please either let me know or post it in the thread, or both.
- I may opt to extend the Day phase's duration in the event of a replacement or rough IRL circumstances for myself or one or more players.
- If you die, you may not continue to post in the thread beyond a single humorous 'bah' post. A player's death will result in their role and alignment becoming publicly visible. Death will probably not be a factor in this game, but probably not is not 'definitely not'.
- In addition to their alignments, players may possess abilities. There are two categories of abilities - [Direct] and [Influence]. Players are informed of what abilities they possess within their role PM. Not every player will possess an ability, and possessing more than one is especially unlikely - though much more probable for a member of the Onyx Cabal or a Sect member.
- [Direct] abilities must be explicitly used to take effect. In contrast, some [Influence] abilities must be explicitly used, and others have a passive effect. Some abilities that are explicitly used must be publicly declared, others may be used in private.
- [Influence] abilities trend towards influencing the vote - providing advantage, creating disadvantage, or rarely more drastic effects. [Direct] abilities tend to interact with players directly. If a player possesses both a [Direct] ability and an explicit-use [Influence] ability, they may utilize both during the same Day phase.
Example Abilities:
[Direct] Sage's Discernment [target1][target2]: You select two players, and at the end of this Day, learn whether they possess the same alignment or not. Sect membership counts as a separate alignment, and overrides someone's actual alignment, for the purposes of this ability. You may only use this ability once.
[Influence] Rule of Law: Once you use this ability, all abnormal votes cease to count at the end of this Day. You may only use this ability once.
[Direct] Imperial Imprisonment [target]: You select a player, and imprison them. Any [Direct] ability they would use that would resolve at the end of this Day, fails. If they attempt to use a [Direct] ability with that quality, you are informed of that, and they are informed that their ability failed due to being lawfully imprisoned.
[Influence] Growing Control: You possess normal Nomination votes equal to the current Day phase's number.
- Sects are groups within the Jade Court. They may be infiltrated by Onyx Court members, so beware. Sects are not guaranteed to exist.
- A Sect may be made of up to four players, and may possess additional win condition requirements that must be fulfilled in order for their members to claim victory. A larger Sect will likely possess more stringent additional win conditions. It is guaranteed that it is possible for every Jade Court aligned player to win, even with Sect win conditions factored in.
- Sect members may also possess group-assigned abilities which require cooperation to utilize. Sects are not guaranteed to possess private communications within their Sect.
- Sects may benefit from secrecy.
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