Post by Mister Blockey on Sept 1, 2009 13:11:44 GMT -5
The Year is 1824.
There is a town nestled in the mountains of Europe, claimed by many nations, owned by none. Mountains rise on every side and it is nearly inaccessible.
The town of Valea, in near constant shade of the towering mountains, and blocking the only pass in, The Castle.
The Castle has stood so long it has no name. It has kept the town safe, for a price, always for a price. Oh it varies. Sometimes it's virgin sacrifice, sometimes it's hope.
Twenty years ago the Mad Doctor moved in, and things changed for the better. Oh The Castle was certainly still strange. Stranger yet even for all the new metal additions, the strange glowing lights in the night, and the occasional trembling of the earth, but for twenty years nothing was demanded. There was no price.
The time has come again. A great storm has been trapped in the valley, flooding the town and everyone has come to The Castle for shelter. The main chamber is long and dark. People huddle for warmth, just out of the rain, when a thin reedy voice comes from the walls, crackling.
"Welcome to my castle. I'm so glad to see you all here. You see I lost my latest project and I'm loath to give up so fast. And here you all are, volunteering to help me create something spectacular. You see I've made this machine."
Large unnatural glowing lights spring forth without flame and illuminating a large metal chair covered in wires and tubes and needles.
"It improves people... when it works. It has been very successful. My last project survived five sessions before it escaped. Others have not been so lucky. You're all here to find the lucky one though. And starting tomorrow you will all get to vote as to who gets put in the Machine. One person a day. It has a cool down period. Help me succeed and you all go free. We must sacrifice for Science!"
The voice cuts out with a harsh crackling sound and you all huddle closer together, dreading the coming day.
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It's now night 0, I will have sent out PMs before noon tomorrow. Day 1 will start at Noon Thursday.
Vote and Unvote will follow standard, bold and colored conventions. Questions to the mod will be in standard bold green.
The lynch however, is not standard. I will not tell you what exactly it does, that's up to you to figure out. I will say that it does not have the same effect on every player, or even necessarily stay consistent if a player manages to be placed in the Machine twice somehow.
Days will be 5 days long, and nights will be 2 days long, unless you folks would like otherwise.
Feel free to vote on that in Bold Purple if you would like to weigh in on that.
There will always be a lynch of exactly one player. If there is a tie, whichever person in that tie reached a higher number of votes first is lynched. If there is some misguided attempt to vote no lynch, someone will be selected randomly to go up.
I do have a resurrection mechanic in this game. It may or may not actually occur though. If you don't want to be resurrected, you can opt out upon death and/or removal. It would be better if you didn't , but the game as whole won't suffer if you don't hang around. Just tell me so that I don't think you'll come back and you don't. Obviously if you choose to be spoiled upon death and/or removal, you will be opting out of resurrection.
Unlike most other games, the color can be important. I will say some things for atmosphere. Other statements will most definitely be hints to hidden background mechanics that will not be explained in any other way.
One last note. This game is meant to be an experience. Play to win, certainly, but don't expect to. It is entirely possible for this game to end with everyone having lost. It's not likely, but it's possible.
Feel free to speculate folks, role pms will be out later.
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The Living:
5) Merestil Haye
7) Sinjin
8) Parzival
10) Sister Coyote
11) Mitey Mouse
The Dead:
1)TotalLost: Blacksmith (resilient)
2) Hockeyguy8435: Physician (helps town through machine)
12) Timmyfellinthewell: Pyro (compulsive killer)
6) BillMC: Mad Patient, human failed experiment with anti-human sentiment
The Insane:
4) NAF1138: Frankenstein Monster (Inhuman)
3) Flying Cow Of Doom: Protean Man (Inhuman)
9) metallicsquink: Human private eye
There is a town nestled in the mountains of Europe, claimed by many nations, owned by none. Mountains rise on every side and it is nearly inaccessible.
The town of Valea, in near constant shade of the towering mountains, and blocking the only pass in, The Castle.
The Castle has stood so long it has no name. It has kept the town safe, for a price, always for a price. Oh it varies. Sometimes it's virgin sacrifice, sometimes it's hope.
Twenty years ago the Mad Doctor moved in, and things changed for the better. Oh The Castle was certainly still strange. Stranger yet even for all the new metal additions, the strange glowing lights in the night, and the occasional trembling of the earth, but for twenty years nothing was demanded. There was no price.
The time has come again. A great storm has been trapped in the valley, flooding the town and everyone has come to The Castle for shelter. The main chamber is long and dark. People huddle for warmth, just out of the rain, when a thin reedy voice comes from the walls, crackling.
"Welcome to my castle. I'm so glad to see you all here. You see I lost my latest project and I'm loath to give up so fast. And here you all are, volunteering to help me create something spectacular. You see I've made this machine."
Large unnatural glowing lights spring forth without flame and illuminating a large metal chair covered in wires and tubes and needles.
"It improves people... when it works. It has been very successful. My last project survived five sessions before it escaped. Others have not been so lucky. You're all here to find the lucky one though. And starting tomorrow you will all get to vote as to who gets put in the Machine. One person a day. It has a cool down period. Help me succeed and you all go free. We must sacrifice for Science!"
The voice cuts out with a harsh crackling sound and you all huddle closer together, dreading the coming day.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
It's now night 0, I will have sent out PMs before noon tomorrow. Day 1 will start at Noon Thursday.
Vote and Unvote will follow standard, bold and colored conventions. Questions to the mod will be in standard bold green.
The lynch however, is not standard. I will not tell you what exactly it does, that's up to you to figure out. I will say that it does not have the same effect on every player, or even necessarily stay consistent if a player manages to be placed in the Machine twice somehow.
Days will be 5 days long, and nights will be 2 days long, unless you folks would like otherwise.
Feel free to vote on that in Bold Purple if you would like to weigh in on that.
There will always be a lynch of exactly one player. If there is a tie, whichever person in that tie reached a higher number of votes first is lynched. If there is some misguided attempt to vote no lynch, someone will be selected randomly to go up.
I do have a resurrection mechanic in this game. It may or may not actually occur though. If you don't want to be resurrected, you can opt out upon death and/or removal. It would be better if you didn't , but the game as whole won't suffer if you don't hang around. Just tell me so that I don't think you'll come back and you don't. Obviously if you choose to be spoiled upon death and/or removal, you will be opting out of resurrection.
Unlike most other games, the color can be important. I will say some things for atmosphere. Other statements will most definitely be hints to hidden background mechanics that will not be explained in any other way.
One last note. This game is meant to be an experience. Play to win, certainly, but don't expect to. It is entirely possible for this game to end with everyone having lost. It's not likely, but it's possible.
Feel free to speculate folks, role pms will be out later.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Living:
5) Merestil Haye
7) Sinjin
8) Parzival
10) Sister Coyote
11) Mitey Mouse
The Dead:
1)TotalLost: Blacksmith (resilient)
2) Hockeyguy8435: Physician (helps town through machine)
12) Timmyfellinthewell: Pyro (compulsive killer)
6) BillMC: Mad Patient, human failed experiment with anti-human sentiment
The Insane:
4) NAF1138: Frankenstein Monster (Inhuman)
3) Flying Cow Of Doom: Protean Man (Inhuman)
9) metallicsquink: Human private eye