Metal Gear Solid - Tactical Espionage Action
You wake up again to the sounds of gunshots and screams. Fortunately, the bridge which you slept under hasn't been bombed yet. The war has been waged for months, and nobody has tried to stop it. You grab your weapon and turn on the radio, hoping to catch some news about the latest terrorist attack or, maybe, the death of an important faction leader. After some normal radio chit-chat, something unnatural grabs your attention.
"Good day, Gentlemen!"
...Not what you expected. What could this be?
"Today, we will organise a little game for you. We here at ArmsTech have built a weapon of mass destruction, the Metal Gear REX-2!"
This sounds like an ad for a new washing machine, except that millions of lives are at stake. The gunshots stop, and faint screams can be heard from the wounded...
"This weapon will be handed to the winners of our game. But it isn't as simple as that! Several factions have already shown interest in our invention, but we are always aiming to bring technology to the masses, which is why you're hearing this announcement. So take this opportunity while you can: all you have to do is eliminate all your opponents, and the world will be yours! Have fun!"
...You can't believe it. While you're still trying to figure out if this wasn't just a bad joke, a bullet hits a wall just a few centimetres away from your left ear; there isn't time to think. This conflict is about to end - but what will the outcome be?
Welcome to the long-awaited Metal Gear Solid-themed Tactical Game!
This game will be hosted by Exarius and Accent, and was approved by Earthworm.
<porygon3> "now that unicycle is over, get ready for a GOOD mafia game"
/!\ ATTENTION /!\
There is a number of experimental mechanics in the game, so please read the rules carefully before signing-up!
Additionally, we guarantee you that this game does exist - it has been in the games listing for quite a long time. And there is no singing involved (unless you wish to, but please spare us)!
Rules
1. If you sign-up, you agree to participate in the game, even if you are not in the player list. Non-players may be asked to participate in some form during the course of the game.
2. Only sign up if you know you're going to be at least fairly active. If we notice that you seem to be idle, we reserve the right to have you forcefully subbed out if necessary. We'll most likely nudge first, though.
3. Being able to use IRC is compulsory. If you can't come online regularly, please don't sign up.
4. This game is, as stated above, EXPERIMENTAL in many ways. This means you'll have to forget about most of what you'd assume in a 'normal' game, like the role distribution or the number of factions for example. There will be no faction changes during the game though.
5. Be careful who you trust. We're not going to give a real reason as to why, but everyone would do well to be more cautious than normal. Your normal, traditional mafia strategies may not work in this game. The hosts reserve the right to lie to you, if only for comedic purposes.
6. The game is designed to reward skillful play and original tactics. Don't expect to win by luck only.
7. The hosts reserve the right to alter the state of the game as they see fit at any point. It is advised to notify the hosts of your progress, so that they can better evaluate how well everyone's doing. This also helps for the postgame.
8. Whilst you are alive you can talk to anyone about the game. Once you are dead you can still talk to anyone about the game, but knowledge acquired after death cannot be transferred from a dead player to a living player. If you are not playing, the same rules apply as if you were alive in the game (which means you can say anything to anyone - players, don't be too generous with your information).
9. Every user has a role PM. Role PMs may not be shown to other users on Night 0 (except to a team mate), but starting from Day 1 onwards they may be freely distributed. However, role PMs can also be faked. If you want to fake a role PM, feel free to PM one of the hosts for assistance. Note that while most role PMs follow a general template, some differences exist on purpose, so don't be too hasty to dismiss one as fake if it lacks a capital letter. Screenshotting of all forms is banned. If anyone finds a person encouraging others to take screenshots or taking screenshots and showing other people, please be sure to report it.
10. You can paste things told to you by the hosts. You may fake logs. Do not take pasting of a host conversation as definite proof, these can be faked. If you want to fake a log, feel free to PM one of the hosts for assistance. Impersonation of a host or another user however, is banned at all points. Please do not attempt to impersonate in any way.
11. You may vote to lynch users during each Day by posting "[any word] [user]" in bold, or "No lynch" if you don't want to lynch anyone, and if you change your vote, you MUST edit the bolded text out of the old post if you post with a new vote. This means that your first vote that you post is the vote that is counted: you can have any amount of votes in the thread, but only the first one will be counted.
12. Days will last 48 hours or until majority is reached. Majority is reached when one of the hosts indicates it in the thread; as long as this hasn't happened, there is no majority, even if all the players have voted against the same person. After majority is reached, there will be a grace period of 3 hours, and if the majority is still in place after said grace period, the day will end. If there is a tie at the end of the day, there will be no lynch. The deadlines are meant to be a general indication of when the Day will end, not an exact limit.
13. Nights will last 48 hours. This gives you 48 hours to submit your night action by either sending a PM to the hosts or telling them on IRC. If you send a PM, please state what you are doing in the PM title using this format: "Night X - [Night action here]". Remember, you have to tell Exarius and Accent what you're doing. If you don't want to use any action, let the hosts know that you're idling, as it makes it easier for us and confirms that you're active. If you have multiple Night actions, send them all in one PM. If Exarius doesn't receive anything from a player we will assume the player is idling.
14. No kills will take place during Night 0.
15. Priorities have been decided beforehand and will not be revealed.
16. There will be no items in this game. Don't claim to be a thief!
17. The game will end when at least one faction achieves its win condition and the other factions don't have enough power to influence the outcome of the game. For example, if player A needs player B to die in order to win, as long as there is a reviver in the game, it will not end; and even when player B is dead and there is no way to change that, as long as any other player still has a way to win, the game will continue. No player will be removed from the game upon winning.
18. This game is themed around Metal Gear Solid (the first game of the Metal Gear Solid series, on the original PlayStation). However, not all roles come from the game, and the characters may not have the motives you'd expect (for example, a 'bad' character may be allied with a 'good' one).
19. There will be a total of 25 players.
20. If a role PM contradicts the rules, the role PM takes priority. So if the rules tell you you are not allowed to claim Batman, but your role PM says you are allowed to claim Batman, you should follow your role PM.
Thanks Mekkah and Fishin for these.
Sign-Up List
The players will be handpicked for this game, but please post your priority anyway. This allows you to sign-up for Superstars Mafia and still have a good chance to be in this game regardless!
Reserved:
Toothache*
Dubulous*
THE_IRON_KENYAN*
Jimbo*
Mekkah*
Alchemator
P1:
Eo Ut Mortus
Lesm46
Flounder
YoshiKing
imperfectluck
Phantasia
moot
reyscarface
Veedrock
P1-or-P2-if-in-Superstars:
Fangren
Pidge
assassinfred
MagicMaster87
Da Letter El
LonelyNess
Blue_Tornado
askaninjask
GameFreak201
Staraptor Call
blue_light
supermarth64
Class
zerowing
shade
Aura_Guardian
P2:
Igor
GoldenKnight
asim
FinnRagetti
Altair
Yeti
Other:
RaRe555
KnightoftheWind
polelover44
Kharozz
UncleSam
-Mind-
zorbees
Agape
Anachronism
P76:
LightWolf
