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[Newcomer FM] NFM26 | GAME OVER [Mafia + Witch Win]

PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 7:35 pm
by melanora
Newcomer Forum Mafia


Please read the rules below fully.

General Rules:

  1. Be respectful. Should be self-explanatory. No tolerance against racial/homophobic/sexist remarks. If you feel this rule isn't being followed, PM me.
  2. Do not discuss the game outside of the thread unless otherwise stated.
  3. Do not quote any messages from / conversations with the moderator.
  4. Do not gamethrow. Always work towards your faction's goals.
  5. If you are inactive for more than 36 hours, you will receive a prod, and have 18 hours to reply. If you do not reply within 18 hours, you will be removed. However if your posts are found to not actually try to include content to futher the game, they will not count towards resetting the prod timer. Said content is evaluated under the moderator's discretion. You will be told if your post is valid or not.
  6. Quoting and then editing another player's post for the purpose of misleading is prohibited. Editing to simply cut down the post content to what is relevant is allowed.
  7. Be sure to look at ObiWan's Rules for more info, some of the rolecards that will be used and the ECO if you don't know how a situation is handled. The FM Academy can also be a good read.
  8. Lastly, If you have any questions, feel free to ask the moderator. We'll be glad to answer any doubts you may have.

Invest Results
Spoiler: Your target is totally ordinary. Citizen/Godfather
Your target pays great attention to detail. Lookout/Blackmailer/Bodyguard/Agent
Your target cares about the well being of others. Doctor/Sheriff/Mafioso/Witch
Your target is secretive with their information. Investigator/Consigliere/Medium/Janitor
Your target reacts based on others movements. Escort/Marshal/Vigilante/Consort
Your target cannot be trusted. Transporter/Veteran/Framer



Sheriff Results:
Spoiler: Your target is Not Suspicious.
Your target is a member of the Mafia!


Unique roles
Spoiler: Transporter, Veteran, Godfather, Mafioso, Witch.

Role Pairings
Spoiler: Town Investigative (Investigator/Lookout/Sheriff)
Town Protective (Marshal/Bodyguard/Doctor)
Town Support (Medium/Escort/Transporter)
Town Killing (Vigilante/Veteran)

Mafia Head (Godfather)
Mafia Tactical (Mafioso/Blackmailer)
Mafia Support (Consort/Consigliere/Agent)
Mafia Deception (Janitor/Framer)


Transporter Rolecard change
Spoiler: Transporter

You are a Transporter.

Your alignment is Town Support.

Your job is to move people, no questions asked.
Not only that, but you are very good at it!
You swap two people during the night in the hopes of saving the lives of your fellow innocent town members.

Every night you may transport two people.
The two people will be notified that they were transported.
Any actions against the two people will be swapped. This includes investigations, killings, and being controlled by a witch.
You may not transport yourself.
You are immune to being controlled by a witch.

You win with the Town
You win with Survivors
You must kill the Mafia
You must kill Arsonists
You must kill Witches
You must kill Serial Killers
You must kill Stalkers
You must kill Bombers
You may spare anyone else

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | SetUp

PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 7:37 pm
by melanora
Rolelist:
Town Investigative
Town Protective
Town Killing
Random Town
Random Town
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen


Godfather
Mafia Support
Random Mafia
Random Mafia


Witch



Live Player list
3. cmitc1 Schultz128
5. JammySplodge yauaustin202
8. MaccaMania Enorino
9. Varanus TheDavis2211
11. RhazhBash cgMeretricious



Graveyard
Babynora’s Dirty Diapers
2. Swordsworth - Killed N1 by
Mafia - Citizen
1. chitownmvp01 - Lynched D2 - Citizen
16. jakob12341 - Killed N2 by Vigilante and Mafia - Marshal
10. Unorthodox1337 - Lyched D3 - Framer
4. AaronC - Killed N3 by Mafia - Lookout
7. MisaTange - Lyched D4 - Consort
12. chordedWhisper - Killed N4 by Mafia - Bodyguard
15. Imatreeant - Lyched D5 - Consigliere
13. Mroz4k - Killed N5 by Mafia - Sheriff
6. KilledbySnow - Lynched D6 - Citizen
14. Chilly1234 - Killed N6 by Mafia - Vigilante

Timeline of Events
Day One Begins
Day Two Begins
Day Three Begins
Day Four Begins
Day Five Begins
Day Six Begins
Day Seven Begins

ISOs
melanora [Moderator]
chitownmvp01 xUltiix
Swordsworth
cmitc1 Schultz128
AaronC
JammySplodge yauaustin202
KilledbySnow
MisaTange
MaccaMania Enorino
Varanus TheDavis2211
Unorthodox1337 Cenas4life
RhazhBash cgMeretricious
chordedWhisper
Mroz4k
Chilly1234
Imatreeant
jakob12341

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Confirmation Phase

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:44 am
by melanora
Introduction and mechanics.

First of all, welcome to NFM. Some of you have already played before, while others are brand new, so I'll try to keep this simple.
Forum Mafia, or FM in short, is a game about deception between the two main factions: The uninformed majority (town) and the informed minority (mafia), with, most of the time, a third-party (neutrals) trying to fulfill their own goals along the way. Logic, mind games, etc. are all part and usual of mafia.

Town and Mafia both have pretty straight-foward win conditions: eliminate the opposite team, and all neutrals with a night killing ability (Neutral Killings). While the mafia has the opportunity to kill periodically, the town cannot rely on their own killing roles to win the game - for that, they must vote to kill a player by "lynch".

The game is divided in two phases: the Day, and the Night.

  • The former is when the players post on the game thread, discussing about what happened during the night, other players and who should be voted for the lynch. This is also when Whispers* are sent. The first day lasts 24 hours but no lynchs occur during it. The following days last 120 hours (5 real-life days) and lynches are allowed, these which will occur after the majority has been reached. To vote, just post "/vote PlayerNameExample". When a player reaches majority, they are automatically lynched, there is no trial phase. When a player is lynched, they are immediately removed from the game, with their role and last will (if they have one) being shown to public.
  • The latter is a 48-hour period where any player who has a night action may use it (unless jailed). **During this phase the Mafia privately talks on their mafia chat. After the 48 hours are over, all actions are carried out, and the personal results of this phase shall be privately messaged (PM'd) to each player.

*Note: There are no whispers present in this game.
Jailor may not role in this set-up


The game will only end once one of the major factions (or a NK) fulfills their condition.

PM Protocols
When sending me the information below, make sure one of the following is in the subject line:
"NFM Last Will" for Last Wills.
"NFM Death Note" for Death Notes.
"NFM Night Action" for Night Actions.

Mafia Tactical is in play: Meaning - Any member of the Mafia may sacrifice their night action to make the factional kill at night.
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Terminology.

General terms:

Role Card: The PM which contains the player's role, alignment and abilities.
Game Throwing: Playing against your win condition with the intent of making your own faction lose.
Hard Claim: Directly stating one's own role on the game thread.
Soft Claim: Hinting one's role without explicity stating it.
Counter Claim (CC): Making a claim which directly contradicts someone else's. E.g Player A hardclaims Citizen, but Player B is a Lookout who saw them visiting, so they hardclaim and bring up their evidence.
Fake Claim: Claiming a role which is not their own's. E.g When a mafia member is demanded to hardclaim, they almost always fakeclaim instead.
Scum/Scummy: Scum is the name given to any role which doesn't win with town, and needs to be eliminated for town's win condition. Being scummy means adopting a behaviour which doesn't line up with the behaviour expected from a town member.
Confirmed: Being 100% confirmed as a certain [role]/[alignment].
No Lynch: Instead of voting for a player, you may also "/vote No Lynch". If majority reaches on a No Lynch, no player is killed. A No Lynch will also occur when the amount of time for the Day phase is over and majority hasn't been reached. No Lynching is, the majority of the time, benefitial to scum, so aiming towards it is generally scummy.
Reads/Reading: The read you have on a player is the conclusion about their alignment and/or role through their posts or other factors.
WIFOM: WIFOM is the circular reasoning that results from trying to determine the choices of an opponent who acted with full knowledge that their behavior would be subject to scrutiny.
Mislynch: An incorrect lynch on a town member.
Tunneling: Solely focusing on a player and their posts, ignoring others. Often considered scummy.
Last Will: A personal "diary", per see, in which the player may choose to write whatever they consider relevant. Automatically revealed upon death.

Slightly more uncommon terms:

FoS - Finger of Suspicion. Putting the Finger of Suspicion onto a player means that one is calling that player scummy and saying that other players should keep an eye on that player. [Alt. Hand of Suspicion (HoS)]
LyLo - Lynch or Lose. A stage in the game where town must lynch scum or they lose. See also: MyLo.
MyLo - Mislynch and Lose. A stage in the game where if town mislynches (lynches town) and the Mafia make a kill town loses.
PoE - Process of Elimination.
OMGUS - "oh my god you suck". An acronym used to describe retaliatory actions such as votes. Ex: voting a player because they voted you citing the reason "because they are stupid".
PbPA - Post by Post Analysis. Analyzing a player's posts in succession, typically associated with ISO.
ISO - Isolation. Looking at a player's total posts in a game, in succession.
IC - Inexperienced Challenged. A term used to describe the experienced players who sign up for NFMs as representatives.

For a more complete list, feel free to look here.

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Playing as Town

While Mafia can talk strategy during the night, the town needs to use the day phase to discuss and figure out who is and isn't town as well. What can you do, then?
Try to progress discussion in a fashion which will be benefitial to the town, try to look for posts that feel scummy, ask and answer questions other players have made, try to see which intentions a player has behind their posts, be active and post reads regularly. Avoid plays which could benefit scum instead (e.g Hardclaiming for no reason, fakeclaiming), and try your best to think for yourself - it's a common mistake to follow blindly whatever other players have to say.

And be sure to read ObiWan's guide about playing as Citizen.

Playing as Mafia

As scum, you should play exactly like you would as town - be active, post reads, try to look productive, etc. The difference here are your goals: Hiding information, misleading the town and stalling out long enough until they no longer outnumber you. This means appearing as scum-hunting, but in actuality pushing for a mislynch by questioning, false reading and trying to depict a player as scum. However, keep in mind that if a teammate is acting undeniably scummy and their lynch looks like the right call, try not to oppose it too obviously - or it could be tracked back to you.
And remember: you are a team, and thus communication is essential. Try to talk over every situation so you can plan in advance.

Playing as Neutral

Witch is the only neutral available to roll. Their goal and play style is a mix between that of the Town and Mafia. They want to be actively hunting scum and trying to figure out who they win with and who they don't, applying one of the best night actions in the game accordingly; either to get into contact or to severely hinder. However they do not want to be getting scum lynched themselves, so they also have to play similar to the Mafia in the regard that they do want the town to be successful. Above all they need to look out for number 1; themselves.


Golden Rules:
Don't claim Neutral.
Don't be inactive.
Remember what your goals are at all times.
Don't panic if you commit a mistake, but try to work your way around it.
Have fun. It's a game, after all.

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For anything else, feel free to ask me in a PM, or in the thread, or take a look at the FM Main Hub.

Note: Thank you to ObiWan for this guide.

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Confirmation Phase

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:52 am
by melanora
Ah, the birds are singing! The wind is blowing!
And all is right with the world!

There's the smell of flowers, and sunshine,
and a dead body, and-

... Who put that there?

LITTERING IS WRONG.

Find me who left this body out here to rot!



Day One Begins!
24 Hours Remain!

Day One will end Thurs Aug 11 at 2:00 PM EST


Reminders
There is no lynching Day 1
If you have a specific question about your role, send me a PM.
If you have a specific question about a mechanic in the game, you may ask in the thread, or send me a PM.
You may send in Last Wills/Death notes at anytime, as long as you are alive. Make sure the subject is "NFM26 Last Will" and "NFM26 Death Note"

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Confirmation Phase

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:55 am
by yauaustin202
First, i claim bomber.
Guys, massclaim is a good idea!
kappa.

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Confirmation Phase

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:56 am
by Swordsworth
Hey there everybody. Here's to a great game! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Mela thE ISOS ARWE WRONG

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Confirmation Phase

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:57 am
by melanora
Swordsworth wrote:Hey there everybody. Here's to a great game! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Mela thE ISOS ARWE WRONG


Varanus did them... I know I am about to update them with our replacements but I don't have the fancy ISO app he does.

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Confirmation Phase

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:59 am
by Swordsworth
RIP

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Confirmation Phase

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:00 pm
by xUltiix
My role is Doctor.

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Confirmation Phase

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:01 pm
by yauaustin202
PLEASE TELL ME THAT WAS A JOKE, PLEASE

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Day 1 [ Who left that there? ]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:02 pm
by Swordsworth
Oh, I forgot to hardclaim!

/axelbaby

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Confirmation Phase

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:04 pm
by AaronC
Ahh. Good morning everyone nice to see you all up bright and early.
My name is Aaron and I am sure a few of you know me since I host games in the FG section but I am generally an easy person to get along with. As a financial psychologist I enjoy getting to know how people work and am always here to cheer people up. Salt is simply thrown away and not used by me. Good luck and enjoy the sweet town we all live in. ;)

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | SetUp

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:05 pm
by yauaustin202
ISOs
Swordsworth
Schultz128
AaronC
yauaustin202
Fixed. ISOs.

Anyways: DONT CLAIM PLEASE, THAT WAS A JOKE FROM ME. I'M VERY SORRY, BUT DO NOT CLAIM DAY 1. PLEASE NO.

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Day 1 [ Who left that there? ]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:06 pm
by Swordsworth
I sure bet you're right

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Day 1 [ Who left that there? ]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:07 pm
by AaronC
... here is a novel idea why don't we introduce ourselves before we all soft claim Jester... I am guessing that is what you are all doing?

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Day 1 [ Who left that there? ]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:09 pm
by yauaustin202
Alright, before we get to day 2: I have school. So please, I have an 11.5 hours schoolday. I'm sorry if happen to not be there when a moment needs me. (It's 1 AM right now.)

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Day 1 [ Who left that there? ]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:09 pm
by Imatreeant
I am A Kappa

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Day 1 [ Who left that there? ]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:15 pm
by Swordsworth
I thought you're a treeant

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Day 1 [ Who left that there? ]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:21 pm
by yauaustin202
k, back 2 memes. Have fun.

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Day 1 [ Who left that there? ]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:29 pm
by Cenas4life
Hello everybody! I'm excited to be in my first game of FM!

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Day 1 [ Who left that there? ]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:43 pm
by AaronC
Hi there cenas4life it's my first one too. Glad you are here.

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Day 1 [ Who left that there? ]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:45 pm
by KilledbySnow
I have returned from the grave to give the living..........
HEADACHES!

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Day 1 [ Who left that there? ]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:57 pm
by Cenas4life
Glad your here too aaron.

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Day 1 [ Who left that there? ]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:59 pm
by MisaTange
Yo! This is my first FM!

Please don't tell me we're doing a massclaim d1. I mean.

Re: [Newcomer FM] NFM26 | Day 1 [ Who left that there? ]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 1:06 pm
by KilledbySnow
D1 is mostly memes,although this is out-of-the ordinary memery that happens on D1.