Message #77498

[Fury]

In a remote scientific Artic outpost, a hidden horror that once plagued a similar outpost lies dormant, studying the humans. Until now...


The Rules


Werewolf is a game of paranoia, deception and betrayal. Hidden amongst the unknowing Scientists is The Thing, an alien creature looking to kill them and ensure its survival. The Scientists outnumber the Thing, but they don't know who to trust. The Thing wants to kill enough Scientists so that it can reach parity and overthrow the scientists openly; the Scientists want to destroy the Thing by uncovering its identity.

If that wasn't a dire enough situation for the Scientists, even amongst the Scientists there are secret Goverment Agents looking to preserve and capture the Thing even at the cost of their own lives. Fortunately the Scientists have the aid of the Psychics and Psychologists who can find the true identity of The Thing and of the Researchers who can discover information on the Thing and of the Hunters out to kill the biggest game of their lives. These characters must hide their identity just as much as the Thing must, as they are the greatest threat to the forces of evil and will surely be killed if revealed.

It may seem like a simple human is powerless in this clash of good and evil, but they are not. Every day the humans get to choose one person to lynch in their efforts to kill the Thing. The humans must vote to choose the person they think most likely to be the Thing. With their vote, the humans can reveal much about the motives of others. But they must be cunning, or more than a little lucky, if they are to survive.


Standard Big Rules


All roles will be handed out after the last person signs up, with all players receiving a PM containing their role and (known/unknown) traits. The game will then proceed to a night deadline.

The game is divided into two periods - night and day. For practical reasons these two periods are run concurrently, from one update till the next. Each update is 24 hours apart.

Each day, all players vote to lynch one of the players - the person they think is most likely to be the Thing or other baddie. Each night, the Thing decides who to kill. In each 24 hour period, the Scientists will lynch, and the Thing will hunt. The humans can try to lynch multiple people by creating a glorious, Lemeard-approved tie, and the Thing can also decide not to hunt anyone at all at night. Beware of Crovaxian slips as well!

The Thing (including any infected host) wins if it manages to reach parity with the humans. The Scientists, Hunters, Psychics, Psychologists and Researchers win if they manage to destroy the Thing. The secret Government Agents win if they keep the IDENTIFIED Thing alive and reach parity with the other humans. For players with more than one role, their MAJOR role counts towards the win, their minor role does not.


Standard Werewolf Rules

• §1A. - You sign up to the game by requesting so in a post in this thread.
  §1B - No new players will be admitted after the game has started, except to substitute for another player.
  §1C - You may at any time be substituted out by requesting so in the thread.
  §1D - Failure to vote has NO consequence.
• §2A – Players will vote or can decide not to. See Rule 1D.
  §2B – Votes are valid or invalid according to the situation.
  §2C – In the event of a tie all tied players will be executed. Lynching requires a minimum of 2 votes for the to-be-lynched person.
  §2D - The player(s) with the majority of votes at deadline are considered dead. They will not reveal any inside information after the deadline. The presumed dead player(s) should post in a non-default colour until their true role is confirmed.
• §3A - Orders and votes submitted after deadline are ignored.
  §3B - Orders (scans, hunts, et cetera) are sent to the Game Moderator via PM.
  §3C - Players are responsible for any Private Messages missed due to inbox being full.
  §3D - Orders take place in the DAY EVENTS and are determined in the NIGHT EVENTS (before lynchings) except for hunts which comes after lynchings in the NIGHT EVENTS.
• §4A - Spectators may comment, but never suggest a course of action, reveal any new information, including vote counts, or discuss any details of their former character, in the case of ghosts. Preferably spectators will comment only in a manner tangential to the actual game.
  §4B - When doing spectator commentary, please use a non-default colour.
  §4C - Please don't use the same color of text as the GM is using.
• §5. - Alliances and Feuds which aren't based on your characters or roles in the game between players are forbidden. Alliances and Feuds which continue from one game to another undermine the whole idea of the game.
• §6A – The Game Moderator has the last word on all matters.
  §6B – If the Game Moderator makes a mistake (e.g. with the vote count, hunt/scan orders), if critical information has been revealed, the mistake will be kept.
• §7A – Forging PMs is allowed. Screenshots of PMs is not.
  §7B – Posting or quoting of PMs from the GM is not allowed - real or forged. Rephrasing information you know is allowed.
  §7C – Players may use PMs to coordinate their actions.  Players are reminded to use the public thread where possible.
• §8A – Voting must be done in the following way. Write "VOTE" and the person you are voting for in bold text.
  §8B - If you wish to un-vote someone, write "UNVOTE" and their name in bold text.
  §8C - In case of re-voting without un-voting the original vote will be the counted vote.
  §8D - Do not edit votes after posting them. If you make a mistake, unvote and revote in a new post.
  §8E - Votes should be oversized or clear of other text to ensure they are not missed by the GM.
  §8F - We won't be super specific about how you must vote, but be a dear and hit at least two of these: bold, larger font, white/light colored text.
• §9 - The GM can and will remove players if the GM believes that player is adversely affecting the game, for example through deliberate violation of the rules. This will be done through the use of killing the player's role, or using substitutes, if they are available. All such decisions are made solely at the discretion of the GM.
• §10 - The game will start once an NPC dies. Orders can be sent by PM to the GM. Until then, life goes on as usual at the outpost.

Deadline


The deadline of this game is BM Sunset Time (forum time will be used).
Votes and orders made on 17:59 will count, while those made on 18:00 WILL NOT.


The Roles


Except for Scientists and the Thing, all other Roles MAY, not will, be in the game.

• Scientists: The simplest role - without corroborative evidence, a Scientist knows nothing for sure, but can use the power of his vote to help lynch others. Scientists win when the Thing is killed.
• Hunters: May shoot and wound someone once per day. If the Thing is wounded, its identity is revealed. If a human is wounded he will not be lynched (if he was voted to be) and his vote will not count for that night only. Hunters win when the Thing is killed.
• Psychics: May scan a person's mind once per day to attempt to determine their identities or roles. Multiple scans on a single person may be needed. Can work with a Psychologist to better determine someone's identity or role. Psychics win when the Thing is killed.
• Psychologists: May study a person once per day to attempt to determine their identities or roles. Multiple scans on a single person may be needed. Can work with a Psychic to better determine someone's identity or role. Psychologists win when the Thing is killed.
• Researchers: May study clues to the Thing's origins, behaviour, history, etc. once per day. Can work with another researcher for more relevant clues. Researchers win when the Thing is killed.
• Escape Artists: Will escape the first time he's lynched and then hide from lynching for a day. Will be vulnerable after that.
• Secret Government Agents: Will attempt to stop the other humans from killing the Thing. May recruit someone to be a Secret Government Agent if he is the only remaining agent left. The would-be-recruit has a choice to join or not. Recruitment is only official and valid when done by a real secret Government Agent that fulfills the stated condition and validated by Headquarters (GM). Secret Government Agents win when they reach parity with the other humans as long as the IDENTIFIED Thing lives. They will then kill off the remaining people and call in their black OPs to capture the Thing.
• The Thing: May kill one person per day until it reaches parity and will then openly kill everyone. May infect one body one time only by absorbing its essence and transferring part of its consciousness into the new host. The new host will NOT count towards parity and will not be active until the original Thing dies and it takes over. Has a more successful attack against the quieter humans who don't speak much and keep to themselves. After a few successful attacks, can then successfully kill anyone. The Thing wins when it reaches parity and kills everyone.

FAQ

Do I have to roleplay? No. It's fun and helpful to, but it's not required. Some players don't really roleplay at all, and instead simply post votes and accusations, and that's okay too.

What do I post?/I don't understand! You can post anything you like, really but preferably in an IC POINT OF VIEW.  Typically humans will post accusations. "I think he did it, just because!" or "I think she did it, because last turn she voted against the guy who turned out to be the Thing" Accusations work better when you can back them up with some reason. Trash talking is allowed and encouraged.

I'm The Thing.  What do I do? You pretend to be a human and do and say WHATEVER IT TAKES to survive.

I'm a Psychic/Psychologist!  Great. You can try to figure out who is the Thing. Communicate wisely though. If you post "Hey I'm the Psychic/Psychologist!", you might find the Thing visiting you that very night.

I'm a Researcher. What do I do? You try to find information about the Thing to help your fellow scientists.

I'm a secret Government Agent. What do I do? You pretend to be one of the others but you also try to find the Thing in order not to lynch it and try not to let it kill you.

I'm still confused/I don't know who to vote for. Either watch other players in action and see how they're doing it, or jump right in yourself.  This game is both deadly serious, and quite comical, where people will accuse others for the slightest and most vague of clues, or just in retaliation for voting against them!  The first round of voting is difficult, as the only way to try to tell who's the Thing and who's not is to listen to what people are saying. In later rounds you can try to identify patterns, or look for groups that vote together, or people who changed their votes to keep the Thing from being lynched.

Are Scientists' votes private or do they go in the main thread? Very definitely public!

Does the Thing vote with the humans? Absolutely. The Thing wants to do everything it can to keep the naive humans from suspecting that it's the Thing.  If the humans think you're the Thing, they'll vote to lynch you! So the Thing's job is not only to kill the humans, but also to convince the humans that it's actually an innocent human as well!

Aw man, I'm just a Scientist. We can't all be the Thing. Have fun being a Scientist. Root out the evildoers! Try not to be confused for the Thing and be lynched by your fellow humans!

How does a substitute work? If a player cannot continue to play, another player may jump into that role. Subs may be players who were previously killed in the current game (though there are caveats, a Bad Guy is often not a good sub because he Knows things) or a late signup. In either case, when someone subs in, they assume the identity of that slot. Thus if someone who was playing and was the Psychic/Psychologist, if he gets subbed, the player who comes in is the Psychic/Psychologist, and pretends that he's been there the whole time.

How long does a game last? Depends on setup and what happens in the game. Could be as short as 2-3 days, or as long as 10 days!


CHARACTERS

Penchant the Hunter / Scientist is attacked and killed
Velax the Hunter / Scientist is attacked and killed
Zaki the Researcher / Scientist is bashed repeatedly in the head till dead
Slapsticks the Escape Artist / Scientist is attacked and killed
Ketchum the Researcher / Scientist turned Secret Government Agent is attacked and killed
Lefanis the Secret Government Agent / Psychologist is attacked and killed
Telrunya The Thing / Scientist is roasted
Lanyon the Psychologist / Scientist is strung like a chicken
Sonya the Psychic / Scientist is hanged to death
D'Espana the Secret Government Agent / Psychic is shot dead
Barek the Escape Artist / Scientist is attacked and killed

[Penchant]

Sign me up .

[Velax]

I'm in.

[Zakilevo]

Me three.

[Norrel]

in

[Ketchum]

In as Ash Ketchum, the Pokemon Master

[Lefanis]

Ready and waiting

[Telrunya]

In. This was just so awesome to read last time.

[Lanyon]

IN BROCHACHO

[Sonya]

Hi there!

Is a little sad, but lately i log in mostly for the Alt games than BM turns.

[D'Espana]

That awkward moment when you spend more time playing a game on BM forum than playing BM itself...

But I'm in anyways 

[Fury]

Check out the poster in the first post 

[Telrunya]

Seems the site is down, I don't see any, nor does following the link work

[Fury]

Filesmelt is kind of slow lately.
I've used a different site now.
Try again. 

RULES and ROLES now added.
Especially read: Failure to vote has NO consequence

[D'Espana]

Fury, I'll let you know I have saved the image in my laptop. You just deserve it.