VLDR Christmas Event Signups

[Schultz128]

Winter's Mastery

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[Game Rules]

1. The most important: respect your host and the other players. Please remember that this is just a game.
   
   
2. This is a role-playing game and I, the host, will be the GM. I will facilitate everything in this game; please always follow my instructions.
   
   
3. This game is both active and time-based. If you are unable to respond to another player's action due to your absence, then I will act on your behalf. I always try to be fair. Consider this a disclaimer: do not complain about actions I took for you. This is often better than simply letting you die because you happened to be offline.
   
   
4. Your primary goal in this game is to escape the facility. Note that some roles may have additional goals, while others don't need to escape at all. In order to escape, you must open the Number 9 Door. You will learn how to do this as the game progresses.
   
   
5. Once the escape door is opened, all players able to leave - meaning not unconscious or otherwise preoccupied - will escape, and the door will close. The game ends immediately afterward. In other words, opening the Number 9 Door marks the end of the game.
   
   
6. You cannot carry more than 5 items on your person, not including hidden or undetectable items that come with a role.
   
   • Unless otherwise stated, every player has the ability to keep one item hidden. This item will not be found during body searches unless you are unconscious or dead.

[Player Rules]

1. Do not, under any circumstances, discuss your role. Do not claim a role, do not list your role's abilities, and do not name your role's win conditions. This includes hinting at or "softclaiming" a role. Some roles may be obvious, but please refrain.
   
   
2. All players will be required to send in a character description after they have received their roles. Reminder that character descriptions should exist within the realm of reality and are purely cosmetic, meaning they will not effect combat or other RNG situations. Other than that, design your character to your liking. You can even play as yourself if you wish.
   
   
3. Do not talk about the game outside of game means. This includes talking to other players, alive or dead, or members not in the game. If you must ramble or rant, my DMs are open.
   
   • Dead players are not allowed to discuss the game with other dead players.
   
   
4. Please bold all of your actions so that they are easy for me to see.
   
   
5. Whenever you send me a message regarding the game, make sure to begin the PM subject with "VLDR", or otherwise I may not see it. Also, whenever you are in a PM chain with other players, be sure to click "Reply to all recipients" when messaging the other players. You do not have to do this for Private Messages/Actions, those should go solely to me.
   
   
6. DO NOT JOIN THIS GAME IF YOU WON'T BE ACTIVE. We're aiming for this game to be completed within 2-3 weeks. The more active the players are, the less time it will take to complete. This game is much more fun when all players are active since the game is turn and time based.

[Phases]
Spoiler:

Discussion - Talk with other players in the thread, vote for various options, etc. Mainly used as filler between other phases.

Puzzle - Separate into groups and solve riddles with your team. Solely in PMs.

Roaming - Explore the facility, interacting with others along the way. Solely in PMs.

Ambidex Game - Choose to ally or to betray your opponents. What you choose dictates if you'll be able to escape, or if you'll be left behind...

[Roles]

There cannot be two of the same role excluding roles that copy abilities. Other than that, it's completely random. If you have any questions regarding your role or the roles of others, please feel free to message me.

To help balance the usage of firearms in the game, all roles that don't start with a firearm in their kit will be inefficient with firearms, meaning that they will never be able to kill someone with one shot unless under special circumstances (i.e shooting an unconscious player). The Maverick, Zero, and Officer roles have gained the "Firearm Proficiency" passive, which enables them to possibly kill a player in one shot. The player is still required to roll a high number for their action for this to occur.

I have also modified a couple of roles to where they differ from the versions in the VLDR Hub. A new role has also been added.

Roles Changed/Added:

• Radical
• Maverick
• Zero
• Officer
• Tachomaniac

Due to the nature of this game, Pair roles are not included.

Spoiler:

Good
Roles whose main purpose is to protect other players or defeat team evil.

Guardian Angel

Glory in compassion

Abilities:

• During Roaming, you may inquire at any time where your target is.

Win condition:

• (Player) is alive by the end of the game [you cannot kill your target].
• If (player) dies, escape without letting his or her killer escape.

Detective

Solving mysteries

Abilities:

• Once per roaming, you may choose a player to track. You may inquire about their location at any time during roaming.
• You sense when someone has been killed.

Win condition:

• Escape without allowing any evil or killing roles to escape [including conspirators].

Automaton

Searching for companionship

Abilities:

• You have inhuman strength, but you are not invulnerable.
• You are unable to kill.

Win condition:

• Escape with (one third of total number of players) others.

Officer

Martial law

Abilities:

• You begin the game with a revolver and one bullet, undetectable until first use.
• You are proficient with firearms, enabling you the potential to kill a player in one shot.

Win condition:

• Escape without allowing any evil or killing roles to escape [including conspirators].

Esper

Morphogenesis

Abilities:

• Every Ambidex Game, you are informed of a role of a living player in your group.
• You can sense when someone is betraying in the Ambidex Game.

Win condition:

• Escape with (one-fourth of total number of players) others.

Believer

Caged bird

Abilities:

• Choose between three people at the start of the game. Your target will escape certain death one time [excluding the Ambidex Game].
• You begin the game with a knife.

Win condition:

• Escape with your target [you cannot kill your target].
• If you die, you will win so long as your target escapes.
• If your target dies, ensure their killer does not escape with you.

Nurse

Luna, M.D.

Abilities:

• At the start of the game, choose three players to monitor. If any of them are killed, you will be informed so and be given the location where they died.
• You are able to tend to others' wounds with great finesse.

Win condition:

• Escape with (one-fourth of total number of players) others.

Vigilante

Swords of Justice

Abilities:

• Every Ambidex Game, you will be informed how many people in your group have killed.
• You start with a hidden scalpel.

Win condition:

• Escape without letting anyone who has killed to escape, excluding yourself.

Tachomaniac
Gotta go fast

Abilities:

• In all confrontation (grabbing an item, combat, etc.) your action is first over all others.
• You start with a Kevlar vest that will remain unnoticeable until death (unless you wish to remove it).

Win condition:

• Escape with (half or more) of the total amount of players.
• Escape without allowing any evil or killing roles from escaping.

Pair
Roles that can't exist without its counterpart; alignment varied!

Conspirator
Keeping secrets

Abilities:

• You and your partner, (player), may communicate via PM at any time other than the Ambidex Game.

Win condition:

• Escape with 3 or fewer others, including your partner.
• If one of you escapes, you both win so long as you have completed your other goal.

Adversary
Friendly competition

Abilities:

• You and your rival, (player), cannot kill one another.

Win condition:

• Escape without your fellow adversary.
• The adversary left behind may still win if his or her rival escapes alone.

Telepath

Imaginary friends

Abilities:

• You and your partner, (player), may communicate via PM at any time other than the Ambidex Game.
• If one of you is incapacitated or killed, so is the other. You feel your partner's pain.

Win condition:

• Escape.
• If one of you escapes, you both win.

Agent/Agent
The Special Office of Internal Security

Abilities:

• You and your partner, (player), may communicate via PM at any time other than the Ambidex Game.

Win condition:

• Prevent the (evil/killing role) from completing his or her win condition, and escape.
• If one of you escapes, you both win so long as you have completed the above goal.
• If your target completes their goal, kill them and escape together.

Neutral
Roles who are just along for the ride - they only care about escaping.

Alchemist

Innovation

Abilities:

• You are able to create special passive items that no one else can create or find. You are given a list of items you can create, or you may tell your host what you wish to make within reason.
• If your items leave your possession, they will automatically activate on whoever takes them, and you start off with a handful of special items.

Win condition:

• Escape.

Maniac
What's yours is mine

Abilities:

• You can steal from and plant items on others with 100% success.

Win condition:

• Escape.

Senior
Wise and stubborn

Abilities:

• Once, you may PM the host and force any option to take place.
• Your vote counts as two in all decisions.

Win condition:

• Escape.

Hacker
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Abilities:

• You are given next pairings during the Ambidex Game.
• Once, you may swap two people before pairings are announced.

Win condition:

• Escape.

Tinkerer
Crazy inventions

Abilities:

• You begin the game with a handful of items.
• You can combine items to create weapons within reason.

Win condition:

• Escape.

Jumper
...Kanny?

Abilities:

• You can hide 3 more items on yourself.
• You consider yourself agile.

Win condition:

• Escape.

Con Artist
Quality knockoffs

Abilities:

• You are able to create copies of items that are in your inventory. The copies will not work upon use.
• Once, you may make a fully functioning replica of an item.

Win condition:

• Escape.

Dancer

Two distractions

Abilities:

• Most private actions you submit will not be announced in front of others, excluding some attacking actions (at host's discretion). The target of your action may not notice either.

Win condition:

• Escape.

Blinded
More than meets the eye

Abilities:

• Your hearing abilities are superhuman - you can hear things happening far away.
• You can keenly hear movement, making it difficult for people to sneak attack you.

Win condition:

• Escape.

Analyst
Trained eye

Abilities:

• Upon receiving a new partner for puzzles/AB Games, you will be given a message describing your partner's alignment.
• Once every Discussion Phase, you may inquire about a player's inventory without having them know.

Win condition:

• Escape.

Boxer
Perfect rhythm

Abilities:

• You cannot get knocked unconscious by a physical attack.

Win condition:

• Escape.

Synthestitch
Tastes like purple!

Abilities:

• Whenever someone is publicly searched, you will be privately informed his or her hidden item(s), if there are any. You're also informed of any hidden items in your surroundings while looking around.
• You will be given details of publicly announced actions (i.e. the item that two people secretly exchange, what someone whispers to someone else, etc.).

Win Condition

• Escape

Wildcard
Roles with flexible win conditions, meaning they can become good, evil, or completely benign in the end.

Doppelgänger

Double vision

Abilities:

• You have no abilities.

Win condition:

• Once you kill someone, you become their role and take all of their items. You cannot win as a doppelgänger.

Armor

Cuirass past

Abilities:

• Covered head to toe in tough armor, you are resilient to physical attacks and are extremely slow.
• Your role is announced to everyone at the start of the game.

Win condition:

• There is a key hidden somewhere in the facility; you must find it and use it to remove your armor.
• Once your armor is removed, you will assume another role. You cannot win as an armor.

Average Joe

∑

Abilities:

• You have no abilities.

Win condition:

• You will assume a new role immediately after the first Ambidex Game. You cannot win as an average Joe.

Lover

Undying affection

Abilities:

• You have no abilities.

Win condition:

• You are deeply attached to (player). Escape with him or her [you cannot kill your target].
• If your target dies, his or her murderer must be dead before you can escape.

Passépartout

Choose your fate

Abilities:

• You are able to choose your abilities from a list given to you every Ambidex Game.
• Each time you choose a new ability, your previous one will be lost.

Win condition:

• You are able to choose your win condition from a list given to you.
• Once you choose your win condition, it cannot be changed.

Zero

Mastermind

Abilities:

• Once every Roaming and Puzzle phase, you may inquire about a player's role. You will be told what his or her exact role is.
• At the start of the game, you may choose to begin with an item in any other role's toolkit.
• If you take a gun from the Maverick or Officer's kits, you will become proficient with firearms, enabling you the potential to kill a player in one shot.

Win condition:

• Ensure that only Neutral and Wildcard roles escape. You do not need to escape.

Evil
Roles whose goal is to hinder the player environment and cause chaos.

Chaotic

Harmony in chaos

Abilities:

• You have no abilities.

Win condition:

• 6 betrays happen in the Ambidex Game, not including when you choose betray.

Radical

Free the soul

Abilities:

• You have an EMP bomb that can be planted during the Roaming Phase. Once you plant it, it cannot be discovered until after the Roaming Phase ends. Players will be able to witness you plant the bomb, though.
• The bomb is deactivated using your blood, the other players will have two attempts to find you and disarm the bomb or 60 hours.

Win condition:

• You win if your EMP bomb detonates. The bomb will knock down everyone's BP by 3.
• If your bomb is disarmed, you must escape with 3 or fewer others.

Challenger
All for one

Abilities:

• You are able to escape certain death one time [excluding the Ambidex Game].

Win condition:

• Be the first person [or a part of the first group] to reach (BP required to escape) BP, and escape.
• If you are not the first to reach (BP required to escape) BP, ensure that the/a person with the highest BP count is dead before escaping, excluding yourself.

Demolitions Expert

Explosive personality

Abilities:

• Once per roaming, you may plant a small explosive device in any room and at a specific location. You cannot plant the SED while someone else is in the room.
• When someone nears where your SED is, it will detonate, and the victim will fall unconscious or die, depending on how injured he or she is.

Win condition:

• Have three of your bombs detonate and escape.

Psychopath
Heart-Ripper

Abilities:

• You begin the game with a knife.
• You become fueled with adrenaline when you need to kill someone, making you more powerful in combat situations.

Win condition:

• Escape.
• For each Ambidex Game where there are no betrays, you must murder someone before you may leave.

Cultist

For Brother

Abilities:

• You are unable to kill outside of the Ambidex Game.
• You may choose one player per phase who will lose all of their role's abilities for the entirety of the current phase. They are not informed of this. You may choose up to two people for this between two Ambidex Games.

Win condition:

• You win if three-fourths of the players are dead [can include yourself].

Killing
Roles who goals are to thin the numbers, or to severely lower the chances of other roles winning.

Cleaver

Four-leaf clover

Abilities:

• You begin the game with your trusty fire axe, undetectable until first use.
• If you have not yet used your fire axe, you will automatically use it as a counter the first time someone tries to kill you unless your attacker is using a gun.

Win condition:

• Kill (one third of total number of players) players.

Assassin

A hired hand

Abilities:

• All weapons you carry will always be undetectable.
• You are agile and can dodge many physical attacks with ease.
• Once per roaming, you may inspect a player. You will be told if your target is a good role or an Agent.

Win condition:

• Ensure all good roles (including Agents) are dead and escape.

Maverick

Escape the past

Abilities:

• You begin the game with a revolver and three bullets, undetectable until first use.
• You are proficient with firearms, enabling you the potential to kill a player in one shot.
• For every person that you kill, you gain a hidden point to your BP count, only you know what your total BP count is. However, if your public BP count goes below 1, you will still die.

Win condition:

• Be the only person to escape.

Vainglorious
Immortal through deeds

Abilities:

• Once per roaming phase you may choose a player to stalk. You may inquire what their location is and additionally, when you inquire you will be told if they are alone or not.
• You begin the game with a scalpel.

Win condition:

• Escape while being the leading cause of death.

Obsessor
My precious

Abilities:

• You are searching for your doll, a random player at the start of the game has it. If the carrier dies, the doll is transferred to the killer.
• You are informed when the doll is transferred.

Win condition:

• Escape with your doll.

Aristocrat

A higher purpose in mind

Abilities:

• You begin the game with three vials of powder: sleep, paralysis, and death, all undetectable until first use. The powder must enter the bloodstream or be ingested to take effect. You use the entire vial upon use.
• You are a frail individual.

Win condition:

• Escape only with players who have successfully betrayed a living player.
• Alternatively, kill (one-fourth total of players) players who have only selected ally and survive to the end of the game.

Predator

It's a jungle

Abilities:

• You are stronger and faster than players who have less BP than you.
• Players who have a lower BP count than you become targeted. If their BP count becomes equal to or higher than yours, they will no longer be targeted.

Win condition:

• Kill (one fourth total number of players) marked targets.
• Alternatively, choose to betray in the Ambidex Game two times and escape.

[Gameplay Terms]
Spoiler: "Private Action" - Actions that you send only to the game host. While others may see the results of your action, they will be unable to predict it. Depending on the circumstances, nobody may even notice your private action.

"Visible/VIS" - Generally large items that could not easily be tucked away in a pocket. Visible items are listed whenever your current physical description is given. You may only carry one visible item at a time.

"Hidden/HID" - Regular items that become more difficult to find when you are searched. They do not show up while you are conscious and being searched. They will show up if you are unconscious or dead and being searched. You may only hide one item at a time.

"Undetectable/UND" - Special items attached to some roles that will never show up while being searched until they are used. They will show up if you are dead and being searched. Once an item is no longer undetectable, it cannot become undetectable again.

"AB Game/AB" - Ambidex Game

"BP" - Bracelet Points



[The Players]

To join, just type "/join" and bold it! If you have any questions, feel free to ask me now!

1. K1llthestory
2. Nopingout
3. TeamMystic
4. yauaustin202
5. Multiuniverse
6. tardispaten
7. Wiing
8. Phinerenx
9. ChubbyMooshroom9

[Schultz128]

I know this game can feel pretty overwhelming at first glance, so feel free to leave any questions about the game down below!

[TrialBot]

Beep Boop traps aren't gay seriously trust the robot.

[Schultz128]

Beep Boop traps aren't gay seriously trust the robot.

[K1llthestory]

schultz i like you so im gonna be the first to in. you tell me what to do buddy.

[Schultz128]

schultz i like you so im gonna be the first to in. you tell me what to do buddy.

In layman's terms, wait really.

If you want, you can get your character prepared, as all players will be required to submit a character name and description once roles are sent out.

Other than that, just wait for the game to fill or figure out if there's any questions you need answered.

[yauaustin202]

/join
Why not.

[Schultz128]

I'm just going to put this here for future reference:

I heard you needed a character to join the game--what's that about? Spoiler: It's worth noting that VLDR is often ran as a roleplaying game, meaning that you'll have to create a character and play as them throughout the game. Why is this? To me, it feels that when people roleplay as characters, the quality of the game's content increases. Reading through a game of players roleplaying as their own characters makes it feel more like a story or narrative, while if you read a game where they don't roleplay, it just seems like some nurds playing a forum game on the internet.

• Don't worry too much about your character, you'll just need a name and a reasonable description (clothes, hair, etc).
• Please take it somewhat serious and put a little bit of effort towards it.
• Don't make characters under 18 please. No one wants to read about a kid dying.
• Remember that anything your character wears or has via their description is purely cosmetic (i.e a player's character that is a massive 6'6" meat head will have the same chance in a fight as another character who is short and scrawny.)

[Multiuniverse]

/join

[tardispaten]

/join

Believe it or not, I fancy trying something new. I want to do this as a test as I do have an interest in Zero Escape. I also said that I would try once before and never did. This will likely be the first and last game. I'm willing to put things aside, if you're willing to have me for at least one game.

[Wiing]

/join
Gonna play this because the DR Christmas Event doesn't look nearly as enticing as this.

[Phinerxen]

Seems interesting
/join

[ChubbyMooshroom9]

/join

0w0 last spot

[Schultz128]

Firstly, I want to thank you all for joining. I'll be trying my best to make this game enjoyable.

Secondly, I'll be sending out Rolecards momentarily. Once you receive it, you will have to send me a character name and description. The game will start once I have all characters and have appropriate time.

[Schultz128]

All roles have been sent out! Send your characters in ASAP please!

If you have a question about your role, PM me!

[Alicitzen]

wow what a fun event that allows so many newbies experience this game type
/sarcasm

[VoltageAnH]

2hard4me

Is there a backup/replacement queue for this gamemode?

[Schultz128]

2hard4me

Is there a backup/replacement queue for this gamemode?

When a replacement is needed, I will announce it here and anyone may PM me to take it

[Schultz128]

wow what a fun event that allows so many newbies experience this game type
/sarcasm

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[Alicitzen]

wow what a fun event that allows so many newbies experience this game type
/sarcasm

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The way this game is setup is just stupid.

This isn't an actual game. This is having people join to play to a script. You're cutting out a vital part of the game for solely time.

This just shouldn't even be ran if it's not going to have the same quality or experience of a full game.

[Schultz128]

wow what a fun event that allows so many newbies experience this game type
/sarcasm

whatcanido.jpg

The way this game is setup is just stupid.

This isn't an actual game. This is having people join to play to a script. You're cutting out a vital part of the game for solely time.

This just shouldn't even be ran if it's not going to have the same quality or experience of a full game.

This is setup like a normal VLDR game. I'm not just going to block people from joining. If they want to give up a slot for a newer player, so be it.

[Clevera]

(Don't mind me, I'm just posting so I can lurk and figure out the game. K byyyyyee)

[Alicitzen]

wow what a fun event that allows so many newbies experience this game type
/sarcasm

whatcanido.jpg

The way this game is setup is just stupid.

This isn't an actual game. This is having people join to play to a script. You're cutting out a vital part of the game for solely time.

This just shouldn't even be ran if it's not going to have the same quality or experience of a full game.

This is setup like a normal VLDR game. I'm not just going to block people from joining. If they want to give up a slot for a newer player, so be it.

Thinking emoji
yup sure seems thought out for the quick winter season yup
all those 6ish new people experiencing the game yep

[K1llthestory]

youre such a loser

[Alicitzen]

youre such a loser

Hey k1ll when are you finishing that VLDR game you were hosting.