"Hey, I'm picking up something...strange here coming from our wiretap on that Blackstar Estates country club out in California!" Randy, the FBI surveillance analyst shouted to his supervisor in the cubicle next door on the third floor of the National FBI Headquarters Building Place Thing.
"What is it runt? I ain't got all day. This game of minesweeper ain't gonna play itself. I'm on a clock here, so spit it out!"
...ash nazg gimbatul...
"...Well, sir, it sounds like some sort of...invented language. It...unsettles me. Here, listen, don't you think this sounds Satanic?"
...ash nazg thrakatulûk...
"Yeah, a bunch of teenage slumber party hocus-pocus is what it sounds like." The supervisor gruffed. "You know we've got actual terrorists with bombs and who knows what out there trying to threaten the country. We don't need to be wasting our time with a bunch of weirdo goth punks. Isn't it time your team moved onto something more important?"
"Something more important...like a game of minesweeper, you mean?" Randy retorted sarcastically.
"Hardy har har, hey, I can't help it if it's been a slow day on the Internet networks..."
...agh burzum-ishi krimpatul...
"Yeah, well, we would be moving on to something else, sir, but I've been unable to re-establish contact with our undercover agents. All our secure lines are dead."
"Randy...I don't think our comm lines are the only things that are dead." the supervisor said as he wheeled his computer monitor around for Randy to see.
"Wow, what a game of minesweeper!"
"Indeed, what a game. This can't be a coincidence. Hold on a sec..." After a minute of computery-typing stuff, the supervisor sat back in his chair dejectedly.
"What is it, sir?"
"Just as I thought. There was a code-splice into my minesweeper.exe. I was able to trace the IP address through several proxies, straight to Blackstar Estates. They wanted to send a message. I take my earlier words back: these are some serious dudes."
"What? Russian mafia? Jihadists?"
...Ennyn Durin aran Moria...
"There just no way of knowing until we get another undercover team in there to report back."
"But, sir, what makes you think that another team would fare any better than the last one?"
"Well, Randy, if we could just break their code, we might be able to gain enough inside information to make our infiltrators credible. Is there any way you can decipher this invented language of theirs?"
...mellon a minno!...Im Narvi hain echant...
"No sir, I'm just the surveillance analyst."
"And what exactly do we pay you to do here again, Randy?"
"It's pretty complicated, so I won't bore you with the details, but basically I watch these jaggedy lines on the audio feeds here and make sure that they don't get too jaggedy. What we really need is a linguist or a cryptologist."
"Jackson has already headed home for the weekend. Laramie is on vacation with his family in Hawaii..."
"Hey you guise, you guise, guise, what's goin' on!" exclaimed Hinkels, the janitor with Asperberger's who worked the night shifts on the third floor of the National FBI Headquarters Building Place Thing.
...Celebrimbor o Eregion teithant i thiw hin...
"God-dammit, Hinkels, how many times have I told you that this work is top secr--"
"Ooooh hey, you're listening to Lord of the Rings stuff! Mae Govannen, mae govannen, hehehe!"
"Lord of the Rings stuff? Are you high?" the supervisor sighed.
"High-elven, do you mean, hehehawhaw? Technically no, but I do speak Sindarin. Oooh, and now they've switched to Khuzdul!"
"Khuzdul?" Randy and the supervisor both exclaimed at the same time.
"Yeah. Dwarvish language. They're talking about...setting up a...Lord of the Rings-themed...sex orgy masquerade ball."
"Not Jihadists then..." Randy muttered.
"I didn't know Dwarves had a word for a sex orgy masquerade ball..." the supervisor pondered.
"Yeah, and it's going to be next weekend. Any participant must simply dress in a Lord of the Rings masquerade outfit and speak the secret password at the entrance of the Blackstar Estates Ballroom to gain admission."
"...I guess they could still be Russian mafia..." Randy muttered.
"This is our chance!" the supervisor exclaimed. "What's the password?"
"Damn FBI scum..." Mercutio, the head Cult dungeonmaster, grumbled as he levered three bodies of FBI agents into a dirt hole with his shovel in the wine cellar of the Blackstar Estates Grand Ballroom.
"Just because we practice an...unorthodox lifestyle, those amoral federales seem to think that they can violate our 1st Amendment rights," Diogenes, the head Cult Inquisitor, lamented. "They have no shame. They would perpetrate another Waco on us if they thought they could get away with it. They'll send more agents, just you watch."
...ash nazg gimbatul...
"Yes, I am aware," the Elder Pontiff observed. "In any case, we shall be ready for them. They'll probably want to infiltrate the grand Lord of the Rings masquerade we have planned for next week. But with the help of faithful brothers such as yourselves, our order will easily sniff out and repel the interlopers once again...and again...and again, if need be, until they understand what happens to FBI agents who come our way. Mercutio, send the message."
...ash nazg thrakatulûk...
"My Lord," Diogenes stammered. "Don't you think provoking the FBI like that is a bit risky?"
"They have no evidence on us, my dear Diogenes," the Elder Pontiff assured him. "For all they can prove, their agents might have just gotten...lost in the woods on the way back and...eaten by bears. We surely cannot be held responsible for such foolishness."
Mercutio stepped back from his laptop. "It is done, my Lord."
...agh burzum-ishi krimpatul...
The Elder Pontiff smiled. "Very good. Now that that's done, can we put on something a bit cheerier? This black speech chanting is a bit grating on the nerves, is it not? What about some Enya?..."
This is a "Greater Idea Mafia" Werewolf game with an optional Lord of the Rings-themed masquerade component.
First, the "Greater Idea Mafia" setup:
Role Selection:
Players will be offered 3 roles that will be drawn in non-exclusive, true-random fashion (roles can duplicate). Players must rank the roles in order of preference from 1 to 3.
If players obtain their #1 pick, then their #3 pick will be displayed as their public discard, and the remaining card will be secretly discarded.
If players obtain their #2 pick, then they will get to choose which of their other cards to display as their public discard, and the remaining card will be secretly discarded.
If players obtain their #3 pick, then they have the option of choosing either of their other two cards as their public discard, or Vanilla Townie. The remaining card(s) will be secretly discarded.
For example: Player A gets a random draw of: Cult Doctor, Cult Inquisitor, FBI Doctor. Player A might reply back with:
1. Cult Inquisitor (FBI Doctor will be shown as discard)
2. Cult Doctor (show FBI Doctor discard).
3. FBI Doctor (show Vanilla Townie discard).
Vanilla Cultist - You are a Vanilla Cultist. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. During the Night, you may sleep. You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Doctor - You are a Cult Doctor. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Doctor: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. This player will be protected from all nightkills for that Night. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Inquisitor - You are a Cult Inquisitor. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Inquisitor: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. You will receive You believe NAME to be GUILTY if that player is aligned with the FBI. You will receive You believe NAME to be NOT GUILTY if that player is not aligned with the FBI. You will receive No result if your investigation failed. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult 1-Shot Vigilante - You are a Cult 1-Shot Vigilante. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Vigilante: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. This player will be shot. 1-Shot: You may only use this ability once during the game. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult 1-Shot Ninja Vigilante - You are a Cult 1-Shot Ninja Vigilante. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Vigilante: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. This player will be shot. 1-Shot: You may only use this ability once during the game. Ninja: your actions cannot be watched, tracked, stalked, coronered, bodyguarded, or interrupted by paranoid gun owners. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult 1-Shot Brainwasher - You are a Cult 1-Shot Brainwasher. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Brainwasher: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. This player will be guilted into committing suicide if not part of the Cult. This effect will bypass any bulletproofing armor, bodyguarding, etc. If already part of the Cult, the targeted player will be protected from the rest of the game from FBI Interrogators. 1-Shot: You may only use this ability once during the game. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
2-Shot Bulletproof Cultist - You are a 2-Shot Bulletproof Cultist. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Bulletproof: You cannot be shot. 2-shot: Your bulletproofing only prevents two shooting attempts. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Hider - You are a Cult Hider. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Hider: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. You will "hide" behind that player, making you immune to any actions that target you. However, if you hide behind a non-Cult-aligned player, you will die. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Coward - You are a Cult Coward. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Coward: During the Night, you MUST PM me the name of another player. You will "hide" behind that player, making you immune to any actions that target you. However, if you hide behind a non-Cult-aligned player, you will die. If you do not PM me the name of a player to hide behind, you will randomly be assigned one. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult 1-Shot Eccentric Recluse - You are a Cult Eccentric Recluse. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Eccentric Recluse: During the Night, you may PM me if you would like to hide on your own that night. When you are hidden, all night actions will miss you. When not hidden, Inquisitors will investigate you as GUILTY, and Detectives will investigate you as a KILLER. 1-Shot: You can only hide once per game. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Peeping Tom - You are a Cult Peeping Tom. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Peeping Tom: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. You will be informed of the name of anyone who targeted that person during that Night. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Tracker - You are a Cult Tracker. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Tracker: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. You will be informed of the name of anyone that player targeted during that Night. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Mason - You are a Cult Mason. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Mason: If there are other Masons in the game, you will form a Mason group with them. There will be a Mason QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Suicide Bomber Mason - You are a Cult Suicide Bomber Mason. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Night: During the Night, you may PM me if you want to activate your bomb for the next day. Your bomb will explode the next day and kill you at the very least. If you are the lynch choice, your bomb will do 1 shot of damage to all who voted for you (it will kill players without bulletproofing who voted for you, and privately deduct the bulletproofing armor of all others who voted for you by one). Mason: If there are other Masons in the game, you will form a Mason group with them. There will be a Mason QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Martyr - You are a Cult Martyr. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Passive Ability: If you are ever lynched, the number of FBI agents who contributed to your final lynch vote will be publicly revealed. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult 1-Shot Bulletproof S&M Lover - You are Cult 1-Shot Bulletproof S&M Lover. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Bulletproof: You cannot be nightkilled. 1-Shot: The bulletproofing only protects against one attack. Lover: If there are other Lovers in the game, you will form a Lover bond with them. You will have a private QT forum with which to communicate with your lover(s) pre-game and during the Night. All Lovers will die at the same time. S&M: You will compulsively visit all other S&M players in the game each Night, and be seen as doing so by any trackers, watchers, stalkers, etc. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Stalker - You are a Cult Stalker. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Stalker: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. You will stalk that player for the rest of the game. Stalking the player informs you of any players your target visited each night, any players who visited your target, whether your target is a killer or not, and whether your target is aligned with FBI or not. If your stalking target ever dies, you commit suicide. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult 1-Shot Paranoid Gun Owner - You are a Cult 1-Shot Paranoid Gun Owner. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Paranoid Gun Owner: Every player that targets you will die. 1-Shot: This role will only activate the first Night you are targeted. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Paranoid Bodyguard - You are a Cult Paranoid Bodyguard. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Paranoid Bodyguard: During the Night, you may PM me the name of a player to protect. Every player that targets that protected player that night will be shot. Note that you cannot use this on yourself. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Chloroformer (roleblocker) - You are a Cult Chloroformer. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Chloroformer: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. This player will be unable to use his/her ability that night (if he/she has one). Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Dungeonmaster (jailkeeper) - You are a Cult Dungeonmaster. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Dungeonmaster: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. This player will be unable to use his/her ability for that night (if he/she has one). This player will also be immune to nightkills for that Night. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult 1-Shot Gladiator - You are a Cult 1-Shot Gladiator. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Gladiator: During the first half of a lynch day (the first 24 hours of a typical 48-hour lynch period), you may publicly challenge another player. All lynch votes will be reset, and only votes for you and your target will count for that day's lynch. 1-Shot: You can only use this ability once in a game. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Hypnotist - You are a Cult Hypnotist. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Hypnotist: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. You will hypnotize that player and any other player (aside from yourself) who visits that player in the night. "Hypnotized" means that the next day, until lynch, the affected player(s) will have a posting restriction placed upon them by the Mod. The exact nature of the posting restriction will be predetermined by the Mod before the start of the game and will be influenced by the flavor of the player's masquerade name. The posting restriction will not affect voting or quoting other players. Players are guaranteed to have at least some limited ability to express their own thoughts (no complete silence enforced), albeit in what form and with what difficulty they will be able to express themselves will be determined by the Mod. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Vengeful Cultie - You are a Vengeful Cultie. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Vengeful: If you are lynched, you may choose to stab one player immediately by posting in-thread Kill: PLAYERNAME. If you do not want to kill anyone, please post Kill: No one. Alternatively, if you can't be online for the lynch, you may PM me with previous instructions to be executed in case you are lynched. Note that this kill will bypass bodyguards, bulletproofing, etc. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Elder Pontiff - You are an Elder Pontiff. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Elder Pontiff: You can post "I am an Elder Pontiff" in bold in the thread at any time. I will then confirm that you are Cult. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult 1-Shot Pardoner - You are a 1-Shot Cult Pardoner. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Pardoner: During the Day, you may post 'Pardon NAME' in bold. That player will be unable to be lynched that day. 1-Shot: This ability can only be used once during the game. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
Cult Detective - You are a Cult Detective. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Detective: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player as to whether that player has access to a non-lynch killing weapon. Your message will be "NAME is a KILLER." or "NAME is NOT A KILLER." You will receive "No result" if your investigation failed. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
FBI Rookie Agent - You are a FBI Rookie Agent. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI Secret Agent (Ninja) - You are a FBI Secret Agent. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Secret Agent: your actions cannot be watched, tracked, stalked, inquisited, detectived, coronered, bodyguarded, or interrupted by paranoid gun owners. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI Chief (2-Shot Bulletproof FBI) - You are a FBI Chief. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Bulletproof: You cannot be nightkilled. 2-shot: Your bulletproofing only prevents two nightkill attempts. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI Undercover Agent (godfather) - You are a FBI Undercover Agent. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Undercover Agent: If investigated by an inquisitor or stalker, they will obtain the result NOT GUILTY. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI Taserer (roleblocker) - You are a FBI Taserer. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Taserer: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. This player will be unable to use his/her ability for that night (if he/she has one). Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI Protective Custodian (jailkeeper) - You are a FBI Protective Custodian. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Protective Custodian: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. This player will be unable to use his/her ability that night (if he/she has one). This player will also be immune to nightkills for that Night. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI Doctor - You are a FBI Doctor. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Doctor: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. This player will be protected from all nightkills for that Night. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI MacGyver - You are a FBI MacGyver. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. MacGyver: If any of your FBI teammates have died, you may perform one of their actions each night. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI Tracker - You are a FBI Tracker. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Tracker: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. You will be informed of the name of anyone that player targeted during that Night. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI 1-Shot Pardoner - You are a FBI 1-Shot Pardoner. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Pardoner: During the Day, you may post 'Pardon NAME' in bold. That player will be unable to be lynched that day. 1-Shot: This ability can only be used once during the game. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI 1-Shot Bulletproof Lover - You are a FBI 1-Shot Bulletproof Lover. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Bulletproof: You cannot be nightkilled. 1-Shot: The bulletproofing only protects against one attack. Lover: If there are other Lovers in the game, you will form a Lover bond with them. You will have a private QT forum with which to communicate with your lover(s) pre-game and during the Night. All Lovers will die at the same time. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI Coroner - You are a FBI Coroner. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Coroner: During the Night, you may PM me the name of an already-deceased player. You will receive the name of the player(s) who landed the killing blow against your target. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI 1-Shot Action Hero (Gladiator) - You are a FBI 1-Shot Action Hero. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Gladiator: During the first half of a lynch day (the first 24 hours of a typical 48-hour lynch period), you may publicly challenge another player. All lynch votes will be reset, and only votes for you or your target will count for that day's lynch. 1-Shot: You can only use this ability once in a game. Win Condition: You win when all threats to the Cult are eliminated and at least one Cult-aligned player is still alive, or nothing can prevent the same.
FBI Hypnotist - You are a FBI Hypnotist. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Hypnotist: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player. You will hypotize that player and any other player who visits that player in the night. "Hypnotized" means that the next day until lynch the affected player(s) will have a posting restriction placed upon them by the Mod. The exact nature of the posting restriction will be predetermined before the start of the game by the Mod and will be influenced by the flavor of the player's masquerade name. The posting restriction will not affect voting or quoting other players. Players are guaranteed to have at least some limited ability to express their own thoughts (no complete silence), albeit in what form and with what difficulty they will be able to do so will be pre-determined by the Mod. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI Detective - You are a FBI Detective. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Detective: During the Night, you may PM me the name of another player as to whether that player has access to a non-lynch killing weapon. Your message will be "NAME is a KILLER." or "NAME is NOT A KILLER." You will receive "No result" if your investigation failed. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI Honeypot - You are a FBI Honeypot. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Honeypot: During the Night, you may PM me if you want to activate your flash grenades for the next day. Your grenades will explode the next day at lynch time. You will survive, but your alignment will be revealed. If you are the one to be lynched that day, then the lynch will fail (although your identity will still be revealed), and all players who voted for you plus yourself will be unable to take part in any night actions that night. 1-Shot: You can only activate the Honeypot ability once per game. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
FBI 1-Shot Interrogator - You are a FBI 1-Shot Interrogator. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Interrogator: During the Night, you may PM me the name of a player to interrogate. If that player has already committed a felony in the game (murder, wrongful imprisonment (jailkeeping), or assault (roleblocking, attempted murder)), and assuming that the player has not been brainwashed, then that player will become an FBI Informant. If any of these conditions is not met, then the targeted player will be informed of your alignment, role, and attempt to interrogate them. Factional Kill: The FBI may kill one player per Night. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
2-Shot Bulletproof Serial Killer - You are a 2-Shot Bulletproof Serial Killer. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Factional Kill: You may kill one player each Night. Bulletproof: You cannot be nightkilled. 2-Shot: This will only apply the first two times you are nightkilled. You will not be told when these are used. Win Condition: You win when all other players are eliminated or nothing can prevent the same.
KGB Assassin - You are a KGB Assassin. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Factional Kill: You may kill one player each Night. Bulletproof: You cannot be nightkilled. 1-Shot: This will only apply the first time you are nightkilled. You will not be told when this was used. FBI Mole: You will have access to the FBI QT thread and will be able to post in that forum. You do NOT share in the FBI factional nightkill (so that any other player in the FBI QT forum can always overrule you with a decision about a night action), but you can, of course, choose to imitate the FBI factional nightkill with your own factional nightkill if the FBI team chooses to delegate the nightkill to you. Win Condition: You win when all other players are eliminated or nothing can prevent the same.
Tom Cruise - You are Tom Cruise, a Wrong-Place-at-the-Wrong-Time Tourist Survivor. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Wrong Place at the Wrong Time: If you your alignment is investigated, you will appear to be aligned with the FBI ("GUILTY"). Tourist: During each Night, you must PM me of a player to visit on that night. No action will result from your visit, other than other players being able to detect your visit. If you do not choose a player to visit, one will be randomly assigned to you. Win condition: Remain alive after at least half of the other players have died, and you will be able to escape this batshit crazy cult and get home to your wife and kid.
Plus 1 role not available at the start (acquired if converted by FBI interrogator) :
FBI Informant - You are a FBI Informant. Abilities: During the Day, you may vote for whomever you want lynched. Factional Communication: If there are other FBI-aligned players, there will be a FBI QT that can be used pre-game and during the Night. Note that you do NOT get to participate in the FBI factional nightkill (so that, if you are the only FBI teammate left remaining, you cannot win). Win Condition: You win when all players without a FBI wincon are eliminated and at least one FBI-aligned player is still alive (or nothing can prevent the same).
Optional Masquerade component:
I know that we have some new werewolf players on here such as myself, and it can be difficult for us newbies when the veterans don't have a good idea of how we ought to be reacting. So I thought that it might be interesting to have a masquerade game where we post under anonymous profiles (if I recall, something like that has been done on here before with a Puritan village flavor setup).
Also, fyi, I am available to moderate a game using this setup any time between now and about August 20th when the fall semester starts up again. After that, I still might be able to do it, but it's likely that I'd have to mandate some unorthodox deadline hours to work around my teaching (such as 0700 CDT).
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