Mafia Round 3 - Precautions

[Dylflon]

Immediately following the burning at the keeps courtyard, Mario Lover left to seek out his bed-ridden son. Maester Teuthida had brought some salves to ease the boy's itching yet his son was in constant discomfort. The Maester decided this was no case of hives but was rather red spots that the lad must have caught from one of the other children. The red spots were harmless in children but potentially fatal in adults. Mario thanks his lucky stars that he had the spots as a child. Teuthida claimed that he'd be able to fetch supplies to better ease the boy's suffering if he were allowed from the keep.

But Mario's brother was intent on not letting that happen. In fact, he'd taken many strange precautions lately. The king's first order of business had been to have all the cooks and servants killed. This of course was fruitless. Of the fifteen or so people he had killed, none of them turned out to be possessed. Though Mario did not believe in enchantments. This was the work of regular assassins through and through. Mario knew who he had to accuse.

The king entered the banquet hall later that evening, surrounded by his guards to call everyone to council. The queen had insisted that they feed another suspect to the flames. Some suggested Schadefreude of the royal guard, due to his overly mistrustful disposition of late. But one thing Mario had never expected was the Maester's accusation. Maester Teuthida stood up tall and said "The only person of late who has made themselves scarce is Lord Mario Lover. It pains me to say, but he may be posessed." The Red Priest grinned his fool's grin and nodded along with the Maester.

"Outrageous!", shouted Mario. "I have been scarce because I've been tending to my sick son. This was clearly the work of an assassin but we all turn a blind eye to the assassin in our midst. I say we feed him tot he fire." Many shouted in agreement including many of the guards, Dyne's sellsword, and the singer.

Fyacin didn't seem surprised, as if he was expecting this to happen all along.

That night in the courtyard Thespis played Fyacin a dirge as they prepared to set him aflame.

"Those who take up the secret fight
and takes lives and steal 'way by night
think they are faster than fate but we know
to hell is where assassins go"

Lord Dyne gave a nod to his pet sellsword Angrist who threw the torch atop Fyacin and the several gallons of oil that covered himself and the pyre. Fyacin shot up in flames, yet no spirit escaped his body. Just as Mario thought. No sorcery involved at all.

Just then the royal guard Sir Manasecret unsheathed his sword and made a dash for Mario and the King, screaming all the while. Mario tried to retreat but only fell on his behind. He could do nothing but try to shield his face from the blow. Just as Manasecret was upon him, a crossbow bolt caught him in the back. Manasecret collapsed on top of Lord Mario. Blood poured out of Manasecret's mouth onto Mario's doublet. The blood was followed by a ghostly apparition that seemed to crawl out of the mouth of Manasecret before stealing into the night sky.

Lord Mario could only stare on, in horror.

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The Dead

Fyacin - Assassin (Villager) -killed by the vote in round two
manasecret - Royal Guard (Mafia) - killed by vigilante in round two

Previously Dead

GameMaster - Knight (Villager) - killed by the vote in round one
Vampyr - Knight (Guardian) - killed by the Vigilante and by the Mafia in round one


PLAYER LIST/CHARACTERS/SUSPECTS

1. BreakABone - Lord Commander of the Royal Guard
2. thatmariolover - Brother to the King
3. Dyne - Hand to the King (essentially vice-king; can speak with king's authority)
4. Bond - Captain of the City Guard
5. Teuthida - Maester (scholar/healer)
6. Swan - Lord Father of the Bride
7. Schadenfreude - City Guard
8. uber_paddler - Prince
9. Typhoid - Septon (high priest)
10. Fox 6 - Knight
11. Angrist - Sellsword (mercenary)
12. Germanator - Red Priest
13. jeepnut - Knight
14. Jason1 - Royal Guard
15. Combine 017 - City Guard
16. Thespis721 - Singer


This round ends tomorrow Tuesday December 23rd at 10:59 am PST / 1:59 pm Eastern

[Dylflon]

Copy and paste from the last thread in case you missed it:

So, several players have PMed asking for a clarification.

They say that one player has been asking them to quote the villager role PM to see if they're innocent and want to know if it's okay to quote their PM to them.

Normally I'd be against PM quoting but I had forgotten to mention that every player got the villager PM and I did not copy and paste it so there may be slight variations. So role PM sleuthing won't really get you anywhere.

[BreakABone]

Interesting did the Mafia not get a vote this round? :confused:

[The Germanator]

Hmm, good job vigilante! We got one. I had my doubts that Fyacin was a bad guy and I guess I was right about that.

It's always dangerous to start voting for one person because then the bad guys can pile on and slip by unnoticed. I still have concerns about a few players out there..

[Angrist]

Blast, my theory was wrong. Fyacin, why didn't you defend yourself a bit more?? :(
So then I guess Jeepnut isn't a (big) suspect either.

And yeah, good job vigilante.

Edit: Since Manasecret flew under the radar, it's hard to guess who his associates were. Or maybe it's ironic to think that they would drop hints so easily?

[Bond]

Hit!

Sorry Fyacin. :(

[manasecret]

doh! oh well its really hard to post from my girlfriends cell where theres little service anyway. gl to the mafia

[uber_paddler]

Nice work vigilante!

[Thespis721]

A second time in a row we villagers be wrong.
I share in that blame as much as any other.
The mafia did not get a kill upon our throng.
The three who didn't vote, may not be our brother.

[Dyne]

Aha, my suspicions were correct. Manasecret got what was coming to him. It didn't matter if I voted for him or not.

As for further voting, I don't know who. I know I can trust Angrist, though, because it's what my gut is telling me.

[Fox 6]

hrmmmm....

careful voting needs to be implemented now.

[Fyacin]

Well can't say I didn't see that coming honestly, heh, even I would have voted for me. Good luck villagers!

[Typhoid]

I missed the whole of round 2.
Holy. Sorry guys. At least this train keeps moving without me - even though we voted out the wrong person and the vigilante did it for us. Haha.

Anyways, I will get this ball rolling, since I need to make up for last round.

!vote Teuthida

[Thespis721]

I know not who to vote for this time,
But if Manasecret was a bad guy,
He voted mariolover and Dyne.
I say that possibly clears them in my eye.

[Jason1]

Uh so what is the deal with the Mafia in this round? Did they miss the deadline or what? Or am I missing something alltogether...

im still getting the hang of this...

[Jason1]

I have a question...how exactly game specific do our posts need to be to be counted as one of our 2 needed posts per round? I mean, so far ive been trying to stay "in character" so to speak, but lets use for instance the post I just made in the thread for round 3. Is that good enough to count for one of my posts?

[Dylflon]

You don't have to be "in character". As long as you're not talking about something that has 0% relevance to the game, you're fine.

[jeepnut]

Nice shot vigilante. One down, three to go.

I did have my doubts about Fyacin and it seems I was right. I think in general in this game, it's good to be weary of the pile-on vote this early in the game. Too easy for the mafia to slip in their votes among the crowd and ensure that a villager is killed.

I wouldn't doubt that the first person in this round to reach a couple votes will quickly get piled on by the mafia. Watch the people who make the third or later vote to kill someone, especially if it seems like the person is getting voted off for a random reason.

[Fox 6]

May not be around later, so


!vote Jason

[Combine 017]

I remain loyal to the Captain.

!vote Schadenfreude

[Bond]

Thanks for your support Combine, but I don't think Schadenfreude is anyone to fear.

!Vote Jason1.

[Swan]

!vote jason1

[Schadenfreude]

Oh you'll see. You'll all see!

!Vote Combine 017

[uber_paddler]

I'm gonna go with my gut and !vote Schadenfreude

[Typhoid]

I'll go with the group.

!retract Teuthida


!vote Schadenfreude

[The Germanator]

Going with the group hasn't really worked so far, so I'm not sure...I have my own suspicions.

!vote BreakaBone

[Combine 017]

Thanks for your support Combine, but I don't think Schadenfreude is anyone to fear.

Ya your probably right. Ill follow you with your vote, but ive still got my eye on him.

!retract Schadenfreude

!vote Jason1

[jeepnut]

Going to go ahead and put a vote out now in case I forget to get on tomorrow.

Vote !BreakaBone

My only reasoning is that he always seems to be playing people in these games and I fear what he may be able to do if this time he's on the wrong side.

[Teuthida]

Verizon is seriously pissing me off. Finally back online.

I didn't think Fyacin would be a baddie with a title like assassin. That would have been too obvious. Thought could be the vigilante but apparently not.

I'd probably go with the quoterman too if I didn't run into him so early in the game...but...

!vote The Germanator A shot in the dark. Just feels weird with everyone going after Jason1 after he admitted to being slightly confused. And shan't be voting for folks the quoterman assured me are goodies...for now.

[Angrist]

I didn't think Fyacin would be a baddie with a title like assassin. That would have been too obvious. Thought could be the vigilante but apparently not."Everyone has been randomly assigned a character position and whether or not they are evil."

Can somebody please tell me why we're voting for Jason (and Schadenfreude)??
Vote count:

Jason: 4
Schadenfreude: 2
BreakaBone: 2
The Germanator: 1
Combine 017: 1
Teuthida: 0

[Teuthida]

Ah ok. I keep thinking of the Lost game where the character corresponded to their role...but we didn't know who was who then.

[thatmariolover]

!vote Bond.

As of right now, you claim to know that Schadenfreude isn't a threat, but it sounds more like you're trying to protect a team-mate. And since the Mafia all know each other, that sort of points to you.

Also, I'd like to take this opportunity to ask the seer to contact me via PM. Obviously nothing against the rules (screen-capping, quoting), but I want you to talk to me. I think it should be fairly obvious that I can be trusted. Mana and I were rivals, both of us voting for the other.

[Schadenfreude]

Yes! Down with the Captain of the City Guard!

!retract Combine 017


!vote Bond

[Angrist]

My reasons to !vote Bond:

He was the 2nd to vote for Fyacin (saying it seemed suspicious, but not telling why).
He doesn't say much, many of his posts consist of just a few words.
In round 1, he wanted Vampyr dead. (Although so did the vigilante.)
He is one of the guys to vote for Jason without a reason.

Edit:
Jason: 4
Bond: 3
Schadenfreude: 2
BreakaBone: 2
The Germanator: 1
Combine 017: 0
Teuthida: 0

[Jason1]

Angrist puts up some compelling arguements for me to...

!Vote Bond

[Thespis721]

Though the reasons to vote Bond seem valid,
The reasons again against Jason seem non-existent.
I'll vote more clear minded now as sure as this is a ballad.
So I !vote Germinator in his consistent.

If you ask why I think he's being consistent.
He's voted only for people I feel are innocent.
Perhaps not a reason for you to vote sane,
But this round I'm avoiding the long voting chain.

[BreakABone]

Wow this is going to be close

!vote Jason

[jeepnut]

Vote count:

Jason: 5
Bond: 4
Schadenfreude: 2
BreakaBone: 2
The Germanator: 2
Combine 017: 1

This attack on Jason has me suspicious. No one provides an explanation and rather seems to act as though their actions are self-evident. I would seem there is something going on behind the scenes here that many of us are not privy to.

[Combine 017]

Vote count:

Jason: 5
Bond: 4
Schadenfreude: 2
BreakaBone: 2
The Germanator: 2
Combine 017: 1

This attack on Jason has me suspicious. No one provides an explanation and rather seems to act as though their actions are self-evident. I would seem there is something going on behind the scenes here that many of us are not privy to.

I dont have a vote anymore, it was retracted.
And why isnt Jason defending himself.

[thatmariolover]

I would assume because he's busy. Only logical answer. Even if he was guilty he'd be claiming he wasn't.

[Angrist]

Ok, this will be very interesting.

We have a group of 5 people voting for Jason, without a good reason. As Jeepnut says, something must be going on behind the scenes.
And we have a group (including me) going for Bond.

I have been contacted by people, asking me to change my vote. That's must be either the mafia's work, or the seer's. They seem to know something, but won't tell what it is.

Whatever happens tonight, after that we'll know who (not) to trust. If Jason dies innocently, we'll know it to be the work of the poisoners. If he dies guilty, we can probably trust those who voted him off.
If Bond dies innocently, we'll know me and some others were wrong, and we should probably go after Jason next. If he dies guilty, we'll know not to trust the people who wanted us to kill Jason.

All I think I know is that Jason and Bond are definitely not on the same team. Today's results will change the game.
Also, pay attention to who gets killed by Mafia today.

[BreakABone]

Well, I have a feeling or hope that we will get at least one Mafia today, which only really leaves two of them in a point of 13-14 members (not sure if Mafia gets a vote today or if passed it up again).

I do find out how funny badblood works in this game, most people won't trust anyone who betrayed them before hand again so the pool of resources shrinks drastically.

And just to do quick math, we only have 3 Mafia left so even if the 4 voting for Bond and the 5 voting for Jason are wrong/right, not all of them are Mafia, which forces me to believe they split the vote somewhere.

[Thespis721]

To add a third scenario to Angrist's case,
To build up suspicion on the good and slow our pace.
The mafia could be voting for innocents to grow their numbers.
And further confuse us in our blunders.

[Bond]

If the vote be close, I urge you to vote for the other guy!

[thatmariolover]

Very well. I am not sure enough to cause a death, so I will change my vote for now.

!retract Bond
!vote Schadenfreude

/sigh. So many mind games.

Totals
Jason1: 5
Schadenfreude: 3
Bond: 3
Germanator: 2
Combine017: 1
BreakaBone: 1

[Typhoid]

I'm with the group on this. Jason's not even defending himself in the matter, which either means he's mafia or that he's not able to reply. Which are both reasons to get votes.

!Retract Schadenfreude

!Vote Jason

(Edited after TML's post)
Totals
Jason1: 6
Schadenfreude: 2
Bond: 3
Germanator: 2
BreakaBone: 1