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wologar: Feb 11, 2014

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Welcome to Seal Mafia, a Mafia game for 17 players where you can pretend to be the noblest of creatures, a seal, while simultaneously stepping all over that fantasy by playing mafia.

As it couldn't be any other way, Cloacamazing! is ~~mod~~comodding this game!

Being seals, all of you are naturally powered by fish. Unless stated otherwise in your role PM, your abilities will require a fish to be used. Every player starts with one fish in their inventory.

You can gain additional fish in the following ways:

When there is an execution, the first current vote on the execution target will receive a fish (Voodoo's You Want To Be First rules, you lose your spot in line if you unvote).
The player to cast the deciding vote on the execution target (hammer) will receive a fish.
At the beginning of every day, a daily challenge will be posted with the day opening. The winner of this challenge, as decided on by the mods and obs, will receive a fish.
Lucky fish! Once per day, one random player will receive a free fish!
Robbery! After a player has left the colony, any living player may use their night action to attempt to rob their fish stash. This action costs one fish, but if successful the player will receive all fish their target had on leaving the game. If two or more players attempt to rob the same player's stash, a slapfight will ensue, in which only the winner will receive the contents of the stash. The losers will get nothing, but their fish and actions will still be spent.

It is possible for a player to receive more than one fish per day.

If you have superfluous fish, you may barter them away in the thread! You can offer to give another player your fish, for a price of your choosing. You can ask them to follow your vote, to not vote you, to target you the next night, to not target you the next night, to draw you a pretty picture, to sing a song, the possibilities are endless! Players may also beg for fish and make their own offer. Once an agreement has been reached and both seals ##shake flippers on it, the fish will be transferred (as soon as the mods get around to witnessing the transaction). The recipient will be honorbound to act in accordance with the agreement. That is, unless they decide to ignore it and face your wrath...

Other Rules:

- Don't be a jerk.
- Don't edit your posts.
- Don't copy/paste mod comms.
- Don't post after hammer.
- Don't post after you die.
- Balance? lol
- Post at least 10 times in a game day or you'll get a lurker warning. Do it again under a lurker warning and you'll stop being a seal forever.
- Don't fake day actions.
- This is a game that jokes about leftist ideologies and infighting - do not take any flavor language as an attack on you or your ideology. Also avoid political tangents or politically based attacks on others - we are here to have fun and have a laugh at ourselves.
- Finally, don't be a jerk.

Rule zeroth: If you ever encounter anything or anyone who makes you feel uncomfortable, threatened, abused, angry, or even unsure of how you feel, there are 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, Cloacamazing!, Opopanax, Sandwolf, Shellception, or whoever else you feel safer talking to!

Discord:

https://discord.gg/qaVXA7E7rz

Players:

wologar fucked around with this message at 15:41 on Feb 7, 2025

# ¿ Jan 7, 2025 21:55

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# ¿ May 13, 2025 20:13

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

Seals.

# ¿ Jan 17, 2025 15:53

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

Maugrim posted:

My fate is sealed.

So it is.

Everyone aboard!

# ¿ Feb 6, 2025 20:00

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

Cloacamazing! posted:

I'm the comod, I'm allowed to edit my messages! wol is the only one who can modkill me, and he won't because then he'll have to resolve night actions with five painters and twenty conditional vigs all by himself

Please don't spoil the setup.

This is a clologar game, btw.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2025 23:22

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

"It must be molly!"
"Yes, her right-side fins are too long to be a real seal!"
"I hear she loves musicals!"
"Out! Out! Out!"

With an indignant bark of "C'mon guys, really?�, mollyohreally was ejected from the colony before she could even utter a single 20-minutes long a capella piece.

molly's rolecard posted:

Have the mods gone completely crazy by now?

Not really, they were always like this.

You are Ross Seal, SEAL-aligned saladscooper.

Musical Inspiration: As a night action you may ##send a song to another player (YouTube, Spotify or Vocaroo link or whatever works for you). They may send a song of their own back. Your mods will then create a oneshot action representing these two songs, which you can use free of charge during the day.

You are SEAL-aligned. You win when all threats to SEALs have been eliminated.

It is now Night 1 in the peaceful colony. Everyseal has 24 hours for night actions!

# ¿ Feb 8, 2025 21:14

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

Ignatius M. Meen posted:

I agree with you on DoR and we'll see if their posts improve suspiciously over today or not. ##slap DreamingofRoses with a large trout

There is no worse way to wake up from quiet contemplation than getting slapped across the face at mach speed with a large trout. How rude!

Ignatius M. Meen has slapped Dreaming of Roses with a trout! She is now bruised.

The game continues.

# ¿ Feb 10, 2025 01:08

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

Disco Anne posted:

Is the seal art contest in thread or confessional?

In thread. Let everyone marvel at your artistic flippers!

# ¿ Feb 10, 2025 02:43

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

Hyper Crab Tank posted:

Two fish. I'll pre-emptively ##shake flippers and you can do the same if you want the boon.

Maugrim posted:

##shake flippers take it, take it all. But per the OP, if this boon is a bust, you will feel all the terrible wrath I can visit upon you. _{which isn't much as I am very smol.}

Hyper Crab Tank and Maugrim slap their bellies in unison and shake triumphant flippers. The poise! The gallantry!

A contract is sealed.

# ¿ Feb 11, 2025 00:34

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

Ignatius M. Meen posted:

I DID however have one limiter removed and I might as well make use of it since we're on the subject!

##slap Zoya

##slap Tsietisin

"This seal is frothing mad! Save yourselves!"
The colony begins to split, bouncing away from Ignatius M. Meen's trout crusade with all the speed they can muster. It's not very fast.

Zoya has been bruised.

Tsietisin has been bruised.

# ¿ Feb 11, 2025 01:23

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

Bellies full, the colony enjoyed another good night of sleep, fishful dreams shared by all. Alas, when they woke up, a seal was missing. Did they disappear with one of their magic tricks?

Hal Incandenza, SEAL-aligned Copycat, has left the colony!

Hal's rolecard posted:

this is a technique I've matured over the years... [starts taking off clothes]

You are Selkie, SEAL-aligned Copycat.

Selkie Silk: As a night action, you may ##selkie magic go!, targeting another player. Until the next time you use this ability, any player targeting you will receive results as if you were your chosen player. You receive a copy of your chosen player's night results. You can only vote the same player that your chosen player votes.

You are SEAL-aligned. You win when all threats to SEALs have been eliminated.

It is now Day 3!

Today's fish will be distributed to:
the first active vote on the execution target
the final vote on the execution target
a randomly selected lucky winner
and three fish will be distributed to the winners of our seal sound system contest

Seal Sound System
Submit an audio or video of your favourite seal sounds. These sounds can be vocalizations, slaps, bounces or anything that comes from a seal. Self-made submissions could earn extra credit...

# ¿ Feb 12, 2025 17:59

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

Ignatius M. Meen posted:

Chill, Zoya. ##vote Cube ##slap FoS

Arooo!!! Right in the snout!

Fool of Sound has been slapped! He is now bruised.

# ¿ Feb 13, 2025 03:34

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

CubicalSucrose posted:

##slip away

Cubical Sucrose has sneakily slipped away from the colony! And nobody noticed!

Cube cannot vote nor be voted today.

# ¿ Feb 13, 2025 03:39

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

CubicalSucrose has returned to the colony.

# ¿ Feb 13, 2025 14:39

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

Aroo! Aroo! Arooooo!!

It's terrible! Oh, so terrible! The softest seal, the cuddliest seal in the colony has disappeared without a trace! Now whose blubber will everyone rest their weary heads on!?

shwinn's rolecard posted:

Who's ready for a cuddle party?

You are Harp Seal, SEAL-aligned Cuddler.

Cuddle Party: As a night action you may ##cuddle two players, finding out who, if any, they visited and who, if any, visited them. You will not be told which of your targets visited or was visited.

You are SEAL-aligned. You win when all threats to SEALs have been eliminated.

It is now Day 4!

Today's fish will be distributed to:
the first active vote on the execution target
the final vote on the execution target
a randomly selected lucky winner
and one fish will be distributed to whoever submits the best definition of a seal, to be determined by spobs

# ¿ Feb 14, 2025 16:59

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

Ignatius M. Meen posted:

##slap Disco

Safe bet you're one scum. Doesn't matter if it's futile, I have the fish and might as well.

Ignatius M. Meen posted:

##slap Maugrim

If you both are right and there's still two scum left, then I'll bet shwin died for being onto Maugrim yesterday.

Death throes... or second wind??

Disco Anne is now bruised.

Maugrim is now bruised.

# ¿ Feb 14, 2025 20:34

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

The curtain falls for one of the most intrepid seals in the colony. Rest well, brave pinniped!

Ignatius M. Meen, SEAL-aligned Bruiser, has been ejected from the colony!

Iggy's rolecard posted:

You are the prettiest seal in the colony, and people should be blessed to read your posts!

You are Ringed Seal, SEAL-aligned Bruiser.

Post More!: If you are the top poster during a game day, you will receive a free fish.

Slapped With A Large Trout: As a public day action you may ##slap [player] with a large trout. This action can only be used on the players that made the least posts on the day before (roughly a third of the living players). You will be informed each night which players qualify. The first time they are slapped, they will become bruised. If you slap them a second time, they will be removed from the colony as they swim away to lick their wounds. You can't use this ability Day 1, as no posts have been made.

You are SEAL-aligned. You win when all threats to SEALs have been eliminated.

It is now Night 4.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2025 00:28

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

Things have changed in the once peaceful seal settlement. The remaining seals have decided to leave and join another colony...

yuming's rolecard posted:

"I never thought the Face-Eating Leopard Seals would eat my face!"

You are Leopard Seal, SEAL-aligned Faceeater.

Face-Eating Leopards: As a night action you may ##eat another player, removing them non-lethally from the game. This action only works on seals. You know that all SEAL-aligned players are actual seals in this game.

You are SEAL-aligned. You win when all threats to SEALs have been eliminated.

Zoya's rolecard posted:

You have a giant hood on top of your face that you can use to attract mates or chase off predators. It looks kind of weird, but also cute!

You are Hooded Seal, SEAL-aligned Lightning Rod.

Attract Mate: As a night action you may ##attract your target's action to yourself.

Inflate Hood: As a night action you may ##shoo all other players away from your target, causing their actions to be randomly redirected.

You are SEAL-aligned. You win when all threats to SEALs have been eliminated.

Roses' rolecard posted:

The most pious of all seals, you have been sent to grace this colony with your blessings.

You are Monk Seal, SEAL-aligned Doctor.

Divine Blessing: As a night action you may ##cast white magic on another player, protecting them from all lethal actions this night.

Vow of Poverty: As a seal of God, you have chosen to live in poverty and aid your fellow seals. Your night action does not require the use of a fish.

You are SEAL-aligned. You win when all threats to SEALs have been eliminated.

Now it mantains a semblance of peacefulness, albeit with some decidedly odd members...

Maugrim's rolecard posted:

Quite a while back, you attempted to play a mafia game as a seal, only to get vigged Day 1 by binus. Clearly that means your baby seal disguise wasn't goo enough, so you have tried to infiltrate a seal colony with your fellow non-seals in order to become their ruler and unleash your brethren on your foes.

Wait, that seems kind of scummy?

Eh, probably just regular Clo.

You are Cloacamazing!, FAKE SEAL-aligned Godfather.

Too Cute to be Evil!: Nobody could possibly suspect you of being evil, to the point where they won't even believe their eyes; any investigations on you will give innocent results (ie: Town Aligned on cop results, invisible to watcher/tracker roles, etc). This passive ability doesn't require any fish, but it has some other conditions...

Taste for Blood: If you perform the night kill once, you must perform it every other night until you're dead or otherwise unable to perform an action. If you do not kill a player within two nights, your protection will fail and you will no longer have Godfather powers.

You are FAKE SEAL-aligned. You win when your team has total control over the vote.

Moritz's rolecard posted:

You find yourself separated from your comrades and surrounded by round and fat seals. Your training did not prepare you for this. You decide to try and assimilate with the herd, in order to spy on their secrets. That's probably what you're supposed to do, right?

You are Navy Seal, FAKE SEAL-aligned Jugg.

Armed and Dangerous: When you perform the factional nightkill after feeding, your action will be unstoppable by any normal means.

You are FAKE SEAL-aligned. You win when your team has total control over the vote.

Disco's rolecard posted:

Sealioning (also sea-lioning and sea lioning) is a type of trolling or harassment that consists of pursuing people with relentless requests for evidence, often tangential or previously addressed, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity ("I'm just trying to have a debate"), and feigning ignorance of the subject matter.

You are Sealioning, SEA LION-aligned Debater.

Just Asking Questions: During the day you may pick a player and attempt to draw them into a debate. You must quote a statement of theirs and request they provide evidence at least three times over the course of the day. If you successfully do that, the player will be so annoyed with your constant debates that you can steal any fish they have earned during the day.

Please try to remain civil and keep the game enjoyable for everybody, even your unfortunate victim. If you notice your target is getting very upset about your behavior, but have not yet reached your daily limit, feel free to ping the mods and ask for permission to stop pursuing them, if we feel it's justified, we will allow you to activate your ability even if you haven't reached your goal of sealioning the player three times.

All The Fish For Us: Your win condition is for one of your team to amass the largest stack of fish of all seals at the end of the game. If you should leave the game before the end, your stack will still be counted, but if all of your team are eliminated, you will lose.

You are SEA LION-aligned. You win according to your personal win condition.

Cube's rolecard posted:

For a seal of your size, you are surprisingly good at hiding...

You are California Sea Lion, SEA LION-aligned Hider.

Slippery The Escaping Sea Lion: During the day as a public day action you may choose to ##slip away from the thread, making yourself unvotable for the day and untargetable by any actions. You will not be allowed to vote after doing this and will not count towards the player total, but you will still be allowed to post.

As a night action, you may ##hide, making yourself untargetable for the night.

You may use both actions during one game phase (i.e. slip away on Day 1, hide during Night 1), but every action costs a fish, so this example would use up two of your fish.

All The Fish For Us: Your win condition is for one of your team to amass the largest stack of fish of all seals at the end of the game. If you should leave the game before the end, your stack will still be counted, but if all of your team are eliminated, you will lose.

You are SEA LION-aligned. You win according to your personal win condition.

Crab's rolecard posted:

A celebrity is gracing our colony!

You are Antje the Walrus, SEA LION-aligned Messenger.

Fan Letters: As a private day action in your confessional you may ##message up to three players anonymously. The action only costs one fish, no matter how many messages you send. They may reply if they wish.

Additionally, once per day you may include one of the following words in your message:
Nurture: Your target will receive a temporary stack of Loved (requires one more vote to eliminate) for the remainder of the day
Damp: Your target will receive a temporary public stack of Hated (requires one less vote to eliminate) for the remainder of the day
Rouse: Your target gains a stack of Bulletproof

All The Fish For Us: Your win condition is for one of your team to amass the largest stack of fish of all seals at the end of the game. If you should leave the game before the end, your stack will still be counted, but if all of your team are eliminated, you will lose.

You are SEA LION-aligned. You win according to your personal win condition.

The game has ended in a FAKE SEAL and SEA LION victory!

Thank you for playing!

# ¿ Feb 15, 2025 01:29

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# ¿ May 13, 2025 20:13

wologar: Feb 11, 2014

CubicalSucrose posted:

Another Wologar game that could've been improved balance-wise by having more vigs.

Zoya posted:

i'm not mad about the setup but your role was utterly inexplicable for town lmao

It was a cop smdh

# ¿ Feb 15, 2025 02:39

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