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![]() How often do YOU think about the Roman Empire? No not THAT Roman Empire. The HOLY Roman Empire, legitimate successor to the fallen Ancient Rome and blessed by the Pope himself, was first founded by Charlemagne and then firmly reestablished by Otto the Great in 962. Over time it evolved into a loose confederation of states primarily in and around today's Germany, but included most of the modern Netherlands, Burgundy, Northern Italy, and Switzerland at various times, plus bits of Poland and Bohemia. Eventually some of the princes of the Empire became electors in one of Europe's largest Elective Monarchies, and by the 15th Century, the Habsburgs of Austria had managed to secure the Imperial Title for themselves, even as it remained nominally elective. This loose confederation might have continued uninterrupted and may have even deepened or centralized its authority were it not for a certain Martin Luther, a clergyman whose 95 Theses would ignite a crisis in Christendom, peeling away large portions of formerly Catholic Europe into new independent, Protestant churches. The HRE was ground zero for this great "Reformation," and the Catholic Habsburgs saw what little authority they had as Emperor repeatedly challenged by independent-minded Protestant Princes intend on utilizing religious reform as a backdoor method to realize greater autonomy from their Catholic overlords. As the 16th century gave way to the 17th century, the fragile religious peace between Protestants and Catholics within the Empire has broken down. Sparked by a succession crisis in Bohemia, the Protestant Princes have openly rebelled against Imperial Authority, variably trying to assert a Protestant majority among electors (and thus, elect a Protestant Emperor) or dissolve the Empire entirely. Foreign powers have now been dragged into the conflict with their own goals - religious, dynastic and political. To solve this conflict the Emperor has called for a great summit to resolve the issue, and invited leaders from across Europe to attend. Unfortunately, not all have come for peace - and the Emperor and his allies must now deduce who among their number are spies and threats to the Imperial order and the rightful Roman Catholic Church. The outcome of this meeting will determine who emerges triumphant from the 30 Years' War, and not just what the faith of the Empire will be, but whether a Holy Roman Empire exists at all. Basic Game Information: This game is modded by Josefstalinator and co-modded by Wins32767, and has been sanity/balance checked by Shell. The game is intended to be played with 26 players, and signups will close once that number has been met. I reserve the right to tweak this slightly as I am still making some balance adjustments, or if we struggle to recruit a sufficient number of players. I'll aim for days to be 48 hours in length, with 24 hour long nights. This may change depending on real life stuff. Join the discord and post your favorite rotund Japanese dinosaurs chill until it's time to receive your role (this is required to play the game): https://discord.gg/e8kZ3xnnpS There are no hidden components to PM's/roles, alignment changes, or jesters. General Mafia Rules (That have been stolen from Yami that was stolen from Natural 20 who stole them from Somberero): 1. Be excellent to each other. This is a game, part of the game is having people react, but if you think you’re reacting badly, walk away, calm down, come back later. 2. For the lurker mechanic for this game, if you do not post 10 times per game day, you will receive a warning. If it happens a second time, you will be modkilled. Exceptions can be made if deemed necessary. Remember: Posting IS Praxis. 3. Don't edit your posts. 4. Don't talk after you're dead. I'll add you to the deadchat on discord. 5. Once hammer comes down, stop posting. We will close the thread once we notice. 6. Flavor is flavor, you’re welcome to pursue arguments on it if you want. Additionally whilst I try to retain flavor justification for many abilities, they will not always match expectations. 7. No replacements after D2. 8. Don't directly quote any communication from me, including your role pm. If you have OOT communication with another player, the rule still applies. 9. Don't fake day actions. 10. If you are directly affected by a Day Action, do not post under any circumstances until I post the result of the Action. Everyone else is good to keep going. 11. This game takes a somewhat irreverent attitude towards some genuinely serious source material, and is not intended as an indictment or criticism of anyone's religious faith. Do not take any flavor language as an attack on you, your faith, or the faith of any in the real world. Let's try to enjoy what is a genuinely interesting political and social situation in the 17th century and avoid tangents or attacks. We are here to have fun. A note about result language: 1. A result that successfully targets will yield the result. "Your action was successful." 2. A result that does not successfully target will yield the result. "Your action fails." 3. If a player name is ever mentioned as part of a result other than those that require it, this is a mod error. 4. A "successful" target is defined as an ability resolving on someone. This does not have to be the intended target, so a redirected result will yield the same language as a result that has not been redirected. The SA Mafia community takes a lot of pride in being a safe, respectful, inclusive and inviting space. If you ever encounter anything or anyone who makes you feel uncomfortable, threatened, abused, angry, or even unsure of how you feel, there many people here, both within and outside of the SA Mafia community, who are happily willing to listen, provide support, and enact change to make the community better for everyone. Here is a short list of only some of the people that other players have suggested as a resource that you should never hesitate to contact: Leperflesh and Antivehicular (current Traditional Games Mods), VoodooFly, Hal Insandenza, Bifauxnen, Monathin, Wologar, Maerlyn, EccoRaven, CCKeane, Opopanax, Sandwolf, Shellception, or whoever else you feel safer talking to! Playerlist:
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# ¿ May 24, 2025 05:03 |
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poo poo, I forgot to pick a thread tag.
JosefStalinator fucked around with this message at 15:25 on Jun 17, 2024 |
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Sandwolf posted:loving hell I am so down for this, can I be the Landgrave of Thuringia? There's no single Thuringia by the 30 Years' War
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EGalz18 posted:After the expenditure of so much human life to so little purpose, men might have grasped the essential futility of putting the beliefs of the mind to the judgement of the sword. Instead, they rejected religion as an object to fight for and found others
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I will be posting HRE memes to bump this thread periodically:![]()
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Sand scum claiming itt
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Your Personal Muse posted:Give me a gun so I can shoot sand done
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We are halfway there comrades I'll probably start more aggressively pushing people to join starting Monday, when I'll actually have roles and whatnot ready for launch
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I need the beet
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Very important beet lore developing
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Two more! Summon some retired old goons or something.
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RWC and Keats are in, hum moving to unspoiled. Will assign roles tonight and start sometime tomorrow!
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If you haven't yet, join the dang discord
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It was a somber day for all of Europe, as dignitaries from all corners of the Empire and the great Kingdoms beyond its borders gathered to prepare for the future. Ferdinand II, by the grace of God elected Holy Roman Emperor, forever August, King in Germany, King of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Rama, Serbia, Galicia, Lodomeria, Cumania, Bulgaria, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Margrave of Moravia, Duke of Luxemburg, of the Higher and Lower Silesia, of Württemberg and Teck, Prince of Swabia, Count of Habsburg, Tyrol, Kyburg and Goritia, Marquess of the Holy Roman Empire, Burgovia, the Higher and Lower Lusace, Lord of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon and Salines, was dead. But that was some time ago. Today, his son would be elected and crowned as the new Holy Roman Emperor. As the foremost nobles of the realms passed through the city gates to enter Regensburg, an omen of what was to come awaited them slumped against the walls of the city's fortifications. JosefStalinator, aka Karl, Village Idiot, Imperial-Aligned Peasant died of dysentery Night 0! quote:
Hardly phased by the presence of a dead peasant - they're a dime a dozen these days - the assembled nobles quickly confirmed their new Emperor. As they departed to their various corners of the Empire they knew a renewal of conflict was just around the corner, and wondered who would emerge victorious from the greatest war Europe had yet known... Day 1 Begins!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij6fJF5C2M0
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It was a turbulent first day of the new Emperor's reign - for days the delegates at the conference squabbled with one another, arguing over which of the various assembled posed the greatest threat to the Empire. With much consternation the assembled eventually settled on Rhymes With Clue, who was solemnly led to the executioner, and saw his head removed from his body. Rhymes With Clue, aka Gaspar de Guzmán, Imperial-Aligned Count-Duke of Olivares was executed Day 1! quote:
Shaken by having killed one of the Emperor's allied generals, the assembled retired for the night, wondering what might be the consequences of their actions... Night 1 Begins! 24 hours for night actions!
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A great tragedy befell Christendom on the beginning of the second day, as the nobles of Europe awoke to find their pontiff dead: Yuming aka Pope Urban IV, Imperial-Aligned Pope in Rome and ruler of the Papal States was found dead in their bed Night 1! quote:
But that's not all... for the Pope was joined by another... Mockingquantum, aka Maximillian I Elector of Bavaria, Imperial-Aligned Duke of Bavaria was found brutally beaten to death Night 1! quote:
While Christendom mourned the death of its pontiff and the brutal murder of one of the Empire's most loyal electors, the Emperor took action, promulgating an Imperial Bull, the Reichsregiment! Declaring it necessary for the stability and protection of the Empire, the following shall be voted upon by all players: quote:Reichsregiment: The Emperor will be granted a one-shot ability from a random player that votes yes. They will not be told whom. The player in question will be roleblocked that night. All players may vote AYE or NAY in their confessional by end of day. Not voting will be considered a NAY vote. A majority vote of AYE is necessary for all Imperial Bulls to go into effect. Day 2 begins!
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CubicalSucrose posted:I would've rather gone the licorice hat route, but consider us square now I guess, I won't mention it again. The forces of CubicalSucrose gathered outside his small duchy, rallied to war by their Duke. Aggrieved by past personal slights, and suspecting Sandwolf to be a traitor to the Imperial cause and the true Catholic Church, CubicalSucrose's army of a mere few thousand marched upon the lands of Sandwolf, meet his army in pitched battle. Outnumbered and wavering, CubicalSucrose himself rallied his men in a great cavalry charge, falling upon the flank of Sandwolf's Pike and Shot forces, scattering them and descending upon Sandwolf's personal retinue. Cheers arose from the forces of CubicalSucrose, as one of his knights rode out from the melee with the head of Sandwolf, having slain their purported traitor: Sandwolf, aka Johann Georg Fuchs von Dornheim, Imperial-Aligned Prince-Bishop of Bamberg was slain in battle Day 2! quote:
Before those present could fault CubicalSucrose for slaying one of the Emperor's loyal witch hunters, another question had to be asked - where is CubicalSucrose? Alas, he would escape any punishment for his sins. As the forces of Sandwolf melted away, CubicalSucrose's triumphant forces would quickly find themselves solemnly muted, as his own body was found, laying dead where he had so heroically led the charge. CubicalSucrose aka Charles IV, Imperial Aligned Duke of Lorraine and Bar was slain in battle Day 2! quote:
His Duchy would quickly fall to disorder, but his heir Charles V would continue in exile in Vienna. CubicalSucrose is now a STUMP! He may post freely but cannot vote or be targeted in any way. Day 2 continues.
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Votecount for Day 2 ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 Johnny Keats (6): Yami Fenrir , NeverHelm , wologar , Voodoofly , wologar , CapitalistPig , sharkmafia , CapitalistPig , CapitalistPig , Tsietisin ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢🟢🟢 NeverHelm (3): fool of sound , b-minus1 , mollyohreally ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢🟢 Voodoofly (2): Johnny Keats , Monathin ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢🟢 Tea Party Crasher (2): Zoya , zzyzx ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 Ignatius M. Meen (1): wologar ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 Yami Fenrir (1): Your Personal Muse ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 Hyper Crab Tank (1): Punkreas Not voting: EGalz18, hambeet, Hyper Crab Tank, Ignatius M. Meen, Tea Party Crasher With 21 alive, it's 11 votes to execute. The current deadline is June 24th, 2024 at 7 p.m. EDT - that's in about 1 day, 3 hours.
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Remember friends - be excellent to one another. We are here to HAVE FUN first and foremost. This is a silly game about a fictional conflict in which millions of people died horrible deaths - our beloved dying gay comedy forums were founded on the principle that this is an extremely funny basis for discussion and as such, we should reflect this cynical edginess by having a good time at the expense of the long dead, not one another. Let's make sure we are putting our own mental health and fun ahead of anything else. If the game is getting frustrating, don't be afraid to take a wee break and reassess when tempers have cooled and you can give another crack at it. Please reach out to Shell, Wins, Josef (me) , or anyone else you're comfortable chatting with if you need someone to talk to. This mod message is not aimed at anyone in particular, nor is it indicative of anyone's alignment or skill at the game. Let's all have a fun time and continue playing this game that covers one of my favorite time periods and that I really enjoyed putting together ❤️
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mollyohreally posted:##render judgement Will process this shortly. Named players plus molly please refrain from posting for a second. Any posts made before this will not count for the purpose of this day action.
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mollyohreally posted:##render judgement ![]() Unexpectedly, mollyohreally decrees a ROYAL CATHOLIC INQUISITION, surprising everyone! Egalz18, Tsitisin, and Wologar are hereby named Royal Inquisitors. The following player has been accused of Heresy against the Holy Catholic Church: Johnny Keats. The above named Royal Inquisitors may now, by end of day, vote ##AYE or ##NAY, judging the guilt of the accused for the crime of heresy. Quote this post when passing your judgement. Should two of the three vote AYE, Johnny Keats will be found GUILTY. Should two of the three vote NAY, Johnny Keats will be found NOT GUILTY. Not voting by end of day will be considered a NAY vote. The punishment for heresy is immediate execution. Day 2 continues.
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wologar posted:I did not expect this! Tsietisin posted:##AYE EGalz18 posted:"Wallenstein, roused from sleep and unarmed, is said to have asked for quarter but Devereux ran his spear through Wallenstein, killing him. The Emperor rewarded the assassins." By a unanimous vote of 3-0, Johnny Keats is officially found GUILTY of Heresy! The Royal Inquisition quickly apprehend him, lead him to the executioner's block, and behead him for his crimes against the Holy Catholic Church. Alas, while indeed a Catholic, some doubts are raised about his potential future loyalties. Johnny Keats, aka Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, Self-Aligned Generalissimo was executed by the Inquisition Day 2! quote:
Day 2 Continues.
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AnonymousNarcotics has replaced Capitalistpig.
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Votecount for Day 2 ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢🟢🟢 Ignatius M. Meen (3): wologar , Monathin , hambeet ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢🟢🟢 NeverHelm (3): fool of sound , b-minus1 , mollyohreally ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢🟢 Tea Party Crasher (2): Zoya , zzyzx ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 Yami Fenrir (1): Your Personal Muse ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 Monathin (1): sharkmafia ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 Hyper Crab Tank (1): Punkreas ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 Tsietisin (1): Tsietisin Not voting: AnonymousNarcotics, EGalz18, Hyper Crab Tank, Ignatius M. Meen, NeverHelm, Tea Party Crasher, Voodoofly, Yami Fenrir With 20 alive, it's 11 votes to execute. The current deadline is June 24th, 2024 at 7 p.m. EDT - that's in about 23 hours, 48 minutes.
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Shwinnebego replaces Iggy M. Meen. Note that votefinder is being troublesome, so you'll need to revote manually if you were previously voting Iggy.
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Votecount for Day 2 ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢🟢🟢 NeverHelm (3): fool of sound , b-minus1 , mollyohreally ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢🟢 Tea Party Crasher (2): Zoya , zzyzx ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 Yami Fenrir (1): Your Personal Muse ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 Monathin (1): sharkmafia ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 Hyper Crab Tank (1): Punkreas Not voting: AnonymousNarcotics, EGalz18, hambeet, Hyper Crab Tank, Monathin, NeverHelm, shwinnebego, Tea Party Crasher, Tsietisin, Voodoofly, wologar, Yami Fenrir With 20 alive, it's 11 votes to execute. The current deadline is June 24th, 2024 at 7 p.m. EDT - that's in about 11 hours, 47 minutes.
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Votecount for Day 2 ⚪🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 Tea Party Crasher (10): Zoya , zzyzx , shwinnebego , shwinnebego , shwinnebego , Monathin , Yami Fenrir , fool of sound , AnonymousNarcotics , mollyohreally , Hyper Crab Tank , Your Personal Muse ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢🟢 NeverHelm (2): fool of sound , b-minus1 , mollyohreally , shwinnebego , shwinnebego , wologar , fool of sound , mollyohreally ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 EGalz18 (1): Voodoofly , Hyper Crab Tank , Hyper Crab Tank ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 Voodoofly (1): Monathin , Monathin , Tea Party Crasher ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 Monathin (1): sharkmafia ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 Hyper Crab Tank (1): Punkreas , shwinnebego , shwinnebego Not voting: EGalz18, hambeet, NeverHelm, Tsietisin With 20 alive, it's 11 votes to execute. The current deadline is June 24th, 2024 at 7 p.m. EDT - that's in about 2 hours, 35 minutes.
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After a day of much haranguing and violence, the assembled nobles of the Empire came to a decision: TeaPartyCrasher would be executed for their crimes against the Empire and Church, may God save their soul. TeaPartyCrasher, aka Charles I Louis, Calvinist-Aligned Elector Palatine was executed Day 2! quote:
Night 2 begins! 24 Hours for Actions!
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A new day dawns... and during the night, sheer bloodshed: Hambeet, aka Melchior Graf von Gleichen und Hatzfeldt, Imperial-Aligned Field Marshall was found brutally beaten to death Night 2! quote:
Zzyzx aka Georg Freidrich von Greiffenklau, Imperial-Aligned Prince-Bishop of Worms was found dead in their bed Night 2! quote:
b-minus1 aka Gustavus Adolphus, Lutheran-Aligned King of Sweden was found splatted on the ground beneath an open window Night 2! quote:
Three deaths in one night... truly, the Empire is in dire shape. Day 3 begins!
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Votecount for Day 3 ⚪⚪⚪🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 AnonymousNarcotics (6): sharkmafia , sharkmafia , Yami Fenrir , fool of sound , sharkmafia , Hyper Crab Tank , Monathin , Zoya ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢🟢 shwinnebego (2): Monathin , mollyohreally , sharkmafia , Hyper Crab Tank , Punkreas , Monathin , sharkmafia , Hyper Crab Tank ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 NeverHelm (1): wologar , shwinnebego , shwinnebego , Yami Fenrir , Zoya , Monathin , Yami Fenrir , Monathin , Zoya ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪🟢 Monathin (1): Yami Fenrir , mollyohreally , mollyohreally , shwinnebego , shwinnebego , Yami Fenrir , shwinnebego Not voting: AnonymousNarcotics, EGalz18, NeverHelm, Tsietisin, Voodoofly, Your Personal Muse With 16 alive, it's 9 votes to execute. The current deadline is June 27th, 2024 at 5 p.m. EDT - that's in about 3 hours, 10 minutes.
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Driving, someone quote the baby doing the hammer for me.
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Another potential threat to the Empire spotted, the nobles of the realm came to a consensus, and the verdict was quickly followed by the appropriate punishment. AnonymousNarcotics, aka John George I, Imperial-Aligned Elector of Saxony was executed Day 3! quote:
Night 3 Begins! 24 Hours for Night Actions. Though do note that tomorrow is Senora Stalinator's birthday, so I may need until Saturday to process the turn.
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Another night, another pair of dead nobles! And not just any noble either. Monathin, aka Emperor Ferdinand III, Imperial-Aligned Holy Roman Emperor was found dead in his bed Night 3! quote:
But our beloved Emperor was not alone! Your Personal Muse, aka Jindřich Matyáš Thurn, Lutheran-Aligned Rebel Leader and Military Commander was found splatted on the ground beneath an open window Night 3! quote:You are Jindřich Matyáš Thurn, Lutheran-Aligned Rebel Leader and Military Commander As the Emperor's final wish, an Imperial Bull was Promulgated Night 3. All players must vote AYE or NAY in their confessionals by end of day. Not voting will count as a NAY. A simple majority is needed for the bull to pass: Absolute Reichsstabilität: Players are forbidden from raiding one another's lands, making all looting actions automatically fail. Day 4 Begins!
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Also, mollyohreally and Neverhelm failed to make the 10 required posts on Day 3, and have been CALLED OUT for their failure! Doing so again today risks immediate death.
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With plenty of time to go, the nobles came to a consensus - and the executioner's axe made short work of shwinnebego Shwinnebego aka Christian IV, Imperial-Aligned King of Denmark and Norway was executed Day 4! quote:
The Emperor's Imperial Bull FAILS as the majority of players vote no! Night 4 begins! 24 hours for night actions!
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Another night... another bloodbath. Neverhelm, aka Ambrogio Spinola, Imperial-Aligned General and Military Leader was found a desiccated corpse Night 4! quote:
Mod Note: Neverhelm has been killed for inactivity. Normally the shorter day wouldn't count after the warning, but Never not only didn't post at all, but also informed me of his inability to keep playing. wologar aka William of Saxe-Weimar, Lutheran-Aligned Duke of Saxe-Weimar was found splatted on the ground beneath an open window Night 4! quote:
Zoya aka Johann Christoph von Westerstetten, Imperial-Aligned Prince-bishop of Eichstatt was found brutally beaten to death Night 4! quote:You are Johann Christoph von Westerstetten, Imperial-Aligned Prince-bishop of Eichstatt sharkmafia aka Frederick Henry Prince of Orange, Calvinist-Aligned Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic was found dead in their bed Night 4! quote:
Day 5 begins! Mollyohreally remains warned for not meeting the posting threshold Day 3.
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# ¿ May 24, 2025 05:03 |
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Mod note: You guys need to remember that VF's aliases are not working! I manually fixed the above, as it did not register punk or voodoo's votes.
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