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tithin
Nov 14, 2003


[Grandmaster Tactician]



The World of Worm is inherently a world of choices - it is also a world where Paralell Universes exist and the existence of these universes is not unknown to the players of Worm.

edit - It is a world and universe where not only are super powers real, but they are common, and they often go to the most damaged individuals you can imagine. One such group, is the Slaughterhouse Nine.

In one such Alternate Universe, The Slaughterhouse Nine have arrived at the current location of The Toybox - an unaligned collective of Tinkers and Inventors, who peddle their specialised wares in an attempt to build fame, and fortune.

Their motives in targetting Toybox are unknown to any but themselves, however unlike in the canonical world of Worm where the capture and subsequent shift of Toybox to its own dimensional plane assisted the Slaughterhouse Nine in preparing to bring about the end of the world following within 2 years, this time, Toybox was not unprepared for attack, and the persistent hunter Defiant, arrived in time to contest their plans.




- Open to Non-Auspollers
- Aiming for around 20 people, though more are welcome.
- We are playing to hammer.
- Days are 24 hours long and dependant on when I can pull my poo poo together.
- Day 1 will start once we've got enough people and I've got my poo poo together.
- No editing of your posts.
- No quoting role PMs
- There are no millers or death millers or reverse death millers or anti-reverse death millers in this game. That being said, expect roles. Superheroes are cool.
- Role explanations: http://wiki.mafiascum.net/index.php?title=Roles but feel free to PM me for any clarifications!
- Deadposting is not prohibited - post if you like, but don't be a dick and try to keep contributing. Cheerleading only.
- The more Civilians killed, the higher the chance that a remaining Civilian will gain a specific power through a trigger event



  1. Anidav
  2. Asphyxious
  3. Bifauxnen
  4. Gwynplaine
  5. Kat Delacour
  6. Milky Moor
  7. Mills
  8. Mithranderp
  9. Old Dirty Cumburgs
  10. Plotterboy
  11. SKY COQ
  12. thatbastardken
  13. Tirade
  14. whats for dinner
  15. Zetsubou-san

tithin fucked around with this message at 22:26 on Feb 25, 2015

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Asphyxious
Jun 25, 2012

I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life.
In!

whats for dinner
Sep 25, 2006

IT TURN OUT METAL FOR DINNER!

I'd like to play, if that's okay

Just Burgs
Jan 15, 2011

Gravy Boat 2k
I'm innit to winnit I'mma spin it in a minute!

Milkfred E. Moore
Aug 27, 2006

'It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.'

tithin posted:

The World of Worm is inherently a world of choices - it is also a world where Paralell Universes exist and the existence of these universes is not unknown to the players of Worm.

In one such Alternate Universe, The Slaughterhouse Nine have arrived at the current location of The Toybox - an unaligned collective of Tinkers and Inventors, who peddle their specialised wares in an attempt to build fame, and fortune.

Their motives in targetting Toybox are unknown to any but themselves, however unlike in the canonical world of Worm where the capture and subsequent shift of Toybox to its own dimensional plane assisted the Slaughterhouse Nine in preparing to bring about the end of the world following within 2 years, this time, Toybox was not unprepared for attack, and the persistent hunter Defiant, arrived in time to contest their plans.




- Open to Non-Auspollers
- Aiming for around 20 people, though more are welcome.
- We are playing to hammer.
- Days are 24 hours long and dependant on when I can pull my poo poo together.
- Day 1 will start once we've got enough people and I've got my poo poo together.
- No editing of your posts.
- No quoting role PMs
- There are no millers or death millers or reverse death millers or anti-reverse death millers in this game. That being said, expect roles. Superheroes are cool.
- Role explanations: http://wiki.mafiascum.net/index.php?title=Roles but feel free to PM me for any clarifications!
- Deadposting is not prohibited - post if you like, but don't be a dick and try to keep contributing. Cheerleading only.
- The more Civilians killed, the higher the chance that a remaining Civilian will gain a specific power through a trigger event

oh my god oh my god oh my god i'm SO IN

Gwynplaine
Jan 24, 2015

"Let me get this straight..."
It's the real authentic, leave y'all dented
Forget what ya heard, if I said it, I meant it
Did it for real, while y'all pretended
Back for more, startin' the war to end it

I would like in on this, yes.

Asphyxious
Jun 25, 2012

I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life.

Gwynplaine posted:

It's the real authentic, leave y'all dented
Forget what ya heard, if I said it, I meant it
Did it for real, while y'all pretended
Back for more, startin' the war to end it

I would like in on this, yes.

I actually just posted a video to this as my first post in my first mafia game.

Then quoted it a whole bunch in the SPILL game.

Gwynplaine
Jan 24, 2015

"Let me get this straight..."
I remember! It's an affectionate pastiche!

Also, that song is good.

Coq au Nandos
Nov 7, 2006

I think I would say to my daughters if they were to ask me this question... A shitpost is the greatest gift that you can give someone, the ultimate gift of giving and don't give it to someone lightly, that's what I would say.

Milky Moor posted:

oh my god oh my god oh my god i'm SO IN

Likewise. Great concept Tithin.

thatbastardken
Apr 23, 2010

A contract signed by a minor is not binding!
In, gimme dat sweet gritty superpower flava

Zetsubou-san
Jan 28, 2015

Cruel Bifaunidas demanded that you [stand]🧍 I require only that you [kneel]🧎
yea sure why not.

in

Bifauxnen
Aug 12, 2010

Curses! Foiled again!


This sounds pretty cool! I'm in.


Hey Gaspy, did you ever go read the rest of the last deaddoc by any chance?

Asphyxious
Jun 25, 2012

I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life.

Bifauxnen posted:

This sounds pretty cool! I'm in.


Hey Gaspy, did you ever go read the rest of the last deaddoc by any chance?

Who's to say?

Bifauxnen
Aug 12, 2010

Curses! Foiled again!


Asphyxious posted:

Who's to say?

Nooooo, I'm supposed to be the one faking YOU out this time!

hambeet
Sep 13, 2002

I think I'll sit this out, but will be watching.

I might start up a dead doc for anidav and I to chat in from night 1.

Mills
Jun 13, 2003

Only because it's tithin.

Those On My Left
Jun 25, 2010

Matthew Beet posted:

I think I'll sit this out, but will be watching.
This, probably. Got a lot of work on this week.

Anidav
Feb 25, 2010

ahhh fuck its the rats again
In

The Before Times
Mar 8, 2014

Once upon a time, I would have thrown you halfway to the moon for a crack like that.
een like a peen.

sweetroy
May 23, 2011
thats a space bar

man i hate yall

Matthew Beet posted:

I think I'll sit this out, but will be watching.

I might start up a dead doc for anidav and I to chat in from night 1.

I'm too flaky at the moment to play but if there's a deaddoc I wouldn't mind a link

Tirade
Jul 17, 2001

Cybertron must act decisively to prevent and oppose acts of genocide and violations of international robot rights law and to bring perpetrators before the Decepticon Justice Division
Pillbug
I'll play, cheers tithin. How many are you aiming for?

hambeet
Sep 13, 2002

sweetroy posted:

I'm too flaky at the moment to play but if there's a deaddoc I wouldn't mind a link

Sure thing. I'll PM it to you, Toml, anidav and mills.

tithin
Nov 14, 2003


[Grandmaster Tactician]



About 20 or so.

Fuckface the Hedgehog
Jun 12, 2007

I'm in. Gonna get so angry.

hambeet
Sep 13, 2002

Can I suggest a rule? Just thinking of thousands really. I was talking to gaspy about it towards the end of the last game and apparently dead doc was too:

I think we need to stop the referring to past games. Like arguing someone is or isnt playing like they were in game X or whatever.

Should we just treat each game as each own little uhh instance? Like if you think toml is playing different to than last game maybe act on it, but don't mention it and don't make it party of your argument?

Idk. :shrug: I've decided I'm not going to anymore.

Asphyxious
Jun 25, 2012

I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life.

Matthew Beet posted:

Can I suggest a rule? Just thinking of thousands really. I was talking to gaspy about it towards the end of the last game and apparently dead doc was too:

I think we need to stop the referring to past games. Like arguing someone is or isnt playing like they were in game X or whatever.

Should we just treat each game as each own little uhh instance? Like if you think toml is playing different to than last game maybe act on it, but don't mention it and don't make it party of your argument?

Idk. :shrug: I've decided I'm not going to anymore.

So if you notice the disparity, you can say you think they're suss, and if they ask why you're just like :shrug: ?

Those On My Left
Jun 25, 2010

Matthew Beet posted:

Can I suggest a rule? Just thinking of thousands really. I was talking to gaspy about it towards the end of the last game and apparently dead doc was too:

I think we need to stop the referring to past games. Like arguing someone is or isnt playing like they were in game X or whatever.

Should we just treat each game as each own little uhh instance? Like if you think toml is playing different to than last game maybe act on it, but don't mention it and don't make it party of your argument?

Idk. :shrug: I've decided I'm not going to anymore.

I'm not playing, but my 2 cents is that this is a bad rule.

Basically the meat and potatoes of mafia is conversation. I personally think those conversations should have as few artificial constraints as possible. It's easy to justify having a rule of "Don't share PMs from the Mod, or fake PMs from the Mod" because that rule is entirely consistent with the principle that communications between a mod and a player are secret. It's also easy to justify having a rule of "Don't post after hammer" because that can steal the mod's thunder (and given that it's the mod's game that's pretty poor form). It's also easy to justify having a rule of "Don't talk about this outside the thread" because that breaks the day night cycle.

I don't think there's as clear a justification for the rule you're proposing.

Asphyxious
Jun 25, 2012

I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life.

Those On My Left posted:

I'm not playing, but my 2 cents is that this is a bad rule.

Basically the meat and potatoes of mafia is conversation. I personally think those conversations should have as few artificial constraints as possible. It's easy to justify having a rule of "Don't share PMs from the Mod, or fake PMs from the Mod" because that rule is entirely consistent with the principle that communications between a mod and a player are secret. It's also easy to justify having a rule of "Don't post after hammer" because that can steal the mod's thunder (and given that it's the mod's game that's pretty poor form). It's also easy to justify having a rule of "Don't talk about this outside the thread" because that breaks the day night cycle.

I don't think there's as clear a justification for the rule you're proposing.

I agree with this.

Bifauxnen
Aug 12, 2010

Curses! Foiled again!


Asphyxious posted:

So if you notice the disparity, you can say you think they're suss, and if they ask why you're just like :shrug: ?

Well if something's suss only cause it's different, it might not be such a great argument to make in the first place. LIKE IN LAST GAME, I was only suss on Beet's differences cause they added up to less scumhunting instead of more. Presumably there's some bad consequences to that difference, and you can point out how it's trying to be sneaky. I pretty much agree with TOML that trying to rein it in could be a bit too much of an artificial constraint. But it might be harder for newer players to follow your logic too if they aren't going off the same kind of historical view, so backing it up more with something else sounds like a good idea anyway.

Hm, this might not work too well for Gwyn, though. "Wow, Gwyn's gameplay has improved by leaps and bounds! ...must be a team of coaching in the scumdoc"

Those On My Left
Jun 25, 2010

I only play mafia with you guys, and the reason for that is that I kind of know who you are, and it feels like playing with friends. Saying that we can't talk about past performance in games cuts directly against that - it's like forcing me to pretend that I'm playing with strangers.

Mafia without the ability to use a bit of folk psychology (e.g. "Hey, Beet doesn't usually post like that!") is a hobbled and deficient version of mafia.

Milkfred E. Moore
Aug 27, 2006

'It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.'

Those On My Left posted:

I only play mafia with you guys, and the reason for that is that I kind of know who you are, and it feels like playing with friends. Saying that we can't talk about past performance in games cuts directly against that - it's like forcing me to pretend that I'm playing with strangers.

Mafia without the ability to use a bit of folk psychology (e.g. "Hey, Beet doesn't usually post like that!") is a hobbled and deficient version of mafia.

thatbastardken
Apr 23, 2010

A contract signed by a minor is not binding!
Excessive meta-posting makes for lame games but being able to point out strange behaviours is a key part of Mafia. It's a conundrum.

G-Spot Run
Jun 28, 2005
I would like to play please, although I have NFI about your flavour world. Is this that book series you have been discussing in big spoiler blocks?

Milkfred E. Moore
Aug 27, 2006

'It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.'

Kat Delacour posted:

I would like to play please, although I have NFI about your flavour world. Is this that book series you have been discussing in big spoiler blocks?

Yes.

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/

hambeet
Sep 13, 2002

Those On My Left posted:

I'm not playing, but my 2 cents is that this is a bad rule.

Basically the meat and potatoes of mafia is conversation. I personally think those conversations should have as few artificial constraints as possible. It's easy to justify having a rule of "Don't share PMs from the Mod, or fake PMs from the Mod" because that rule is entirely consistent with the principle that communications between a mod and a player are secret. It's also easy to justify having a rule of "Don't post after hammer" because that can steal the mod's thunder (and given that it's the mod's game that's pretty poor form). It's also easy to justify having a rule of "Don't talk about this outside the thread" because that breaks the day night cycle.

I don't think there's as clear a justification for the rule you're proposing.


Hmm I didn't explain it well.


I mean the meta game. Eg. Gaspy arguing against me saying I only wanted to kill him because I joked about in Facebook. Or arguments that it's revenge from x game or y game. I'm saying we limit it to talking about the current game people are participating in.

If they want to argue someone's acting out of character yeah fine, you couldn't even try to police that I guess.

Fair enough, it doesn't have to be a rule the . I'll just treat it as scummy behaviour in future.

tithin
Nov 14, 2003


[Grandmaster Tactician]



I don't have issues with people bringing up meta arguments because as said before given how well we all know each other it would be kinda weird not to bring it up.

that said, it has become a little bit of an issue that some posters are getting hammered for who they are, rather than their content, so I'd really rather not see any of that.

Asphyxious
Jun 25, 2012

I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life.

Matthew Beet posted:

Hmm I didn't explain it well.


I mean the meta game. Eg. Gaspy arguing against me saying I only wanted to kill him because I joked about in Facebook. Or arguments that it's revenge from x game or y game. I'm saying we limit it to talking about the current game people are participating in.

If they want to argue someone's acting out of character yeah fine, you couldn't even try to police that I guess.

Fair enough, it doesn't have to be a rule the . I'll just treat it as scummy behaviour in future.

lol keep reaching for that lynch. You'll never get it.

Gwynplaine
Jan 24, 2015

"Let me get this straight..."
I think the way people post is only going to change and evolve the more games they play. I mean, it is my intention to post drastically differently in the next game and I don't think that should be considered inherently suspicious.

Regarding voting being based on old feuds? Just seems like people would do so at their own peril, really.

I'm genuinely fascinated to see what happens if Anidav survives to day 3

Asphyxious
Jun 25, 2012

I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life.

Gwynplaine posted:

I think the way people post is only going to change and evolve the more games they play. I mean, it is my intention to post drastically differently in the next game and I don't think that should be considered inherently suspicious.

Regarding voting being based on old feuds? Just seems like people would do so at their own peril, really.

I'm genuinely fascinated to see what happens if Anidav survives to day 3

If Anidav survives, in my experience, he kills us all.

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hambeet
Sep 13, 2002

thatbastardken posted:

Excessive meta-posting makes for lame games but being able to point out strange behaviours is a key part of Mafia. It's a conundrum.

Well yes this sums up my thoughts. I just think sometimes people are too reliant on it, but I understand it's place.

Anyhow, I'm gonna rely less on it. Personal preference.

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