A Noob's Guide to DXII Mafia

Things I hope to add: -Special/Personal Choice Rules (FFA, 3rd Party, Cult, etc) -More abbreviations -Descriptions of roles Anything else needed, just post below. [spoiler=Game Mechanics]In its simplest form, Mafia consists of two sides: the Mafia, and the Town. The Mafia's goal is to kill the innocents, while the Town's goal is to kill the Mafia. At the beginning of the game, the Moderator will secretly send everyone their role. The Mafia will know each other, while (in the basic game) everyone else will only know their own role. The game has two phases, the first of which is Day. During Day, the Town must choose someone to Lynch; they are trying to eliminate the Mafia, but the Mafia can lead them astray by casting suspicion elsewhere. Generally, players will vote for someone they think is Mafia (the Mafia will vote so that they seem to be doing this as well, and might even vote for each other to confuse the Town); when a player gets a majority of the votes (half the amount of players alive plus one or rounded up), they are lynched. Their role is revealed by the Moderator, and it becomes Night. *Many Dominating12 games include a Night 0, in which all powers except to kill or recruit may be used, unless allowed by the moderator* During the Night, night actions may be used by roles known as "Power Roles". Many common power roles are listed in below spoilers, however, moderators may come up with additional roles to help balance a game or add an interesting element to it. At night, mafia is also usually allowed a kill, so in effect, town gets a kill during the day, and mafia gets one at night. However, there are also other night killing roles that are not necessarily mafia, but those are usually reserved for more complex games. The game alternates between Day and Night until either the Mafia are eliminated, or the Mafia have killed everyone else (or nothing can prevent the same). Keep in mind that deception, deceit, and lying are not only allowed, but encouraged and expected. Be careful who you give information to, and don't hesitate to ask a moderator for help![/spoiler] [spoiler=Basic Rule Template]While this is not something set in stone, this is a basic guideline for rules on D12. However, make sure you read the moderator's rules for each game, as there may be differences. Rules: -You must do your best to help YOUR faction win. -All forms of outside communication on this site are allowed, but moderators must be included in PMs. -Do not post after you die. -Do not post in the game thread if you aren't in the game. -Please do not edit posts. -Votes take this format: Lynch USER -Actions take this format: D/NX - ACTION USER. If there are multiple moderators, please send actions in a PM including both or all of them. -No bribing the moderators or other players -The moderator is always right. If there is an issue, respectfully bring it to their attention, but do not argue it.[/spoiler] [spoiler=Common Abbreviations and Terms]EBWOP- Edit by Way of Post (Usually done when you make a mistake and aren't allowed to edit posts) NK- Night Kill FFA- Free For All (different game type than Town v Mafia version) BG- Bodyguard JOAT- Jack of All Trade OC- Outside Conversation NOC- No Outside Conversation More will be added here as the need arises[/spoiler] [spoiler=Common Roles]Basic Town Roles: -Vanillager/Vanilla Townie/VT -Inspector/Rolecop -Cop -Tracker -Doctor/Medic/Bodyguard -Mason -Jailer -Vigilante Advanced Town Roles: -Princess & Princess Bodyguard -JOAT -Mayor/Double Voter -Bomb (named Dragon in Lordes and Ladies Mafia) Basic Mafia Roles: -Mafia Goon (no powers) -Mafia Rolecop/Inspector -Mafia Roleblocker/Hooker Advanced Mafia Roles: -Mafia Godfather -Announcer -Framer 3rd Party Roles: -Survivor -Cult Recruiter -Serial Killer Themed Roles: Free-For-All Themed Roles: -Slickster -Killer Rogue[/spoiler] [spoiler=Commonly Used Abilities]These are all ignorant of alignment, as some powers could be applied to multiple factions. Usually Day Limited: Day Only: Double Vote Switch Vote Usually Night Limited: Roleblock Recruit Track Jail Doctor/Save/Protect Night Only: Day or Night (Moderator Discretion): Investigate Kill[/spoiler]

For those who don't know, here are the standard rules from Wikipedia (please note, this game was designed for a real-life group of people, so ignore references to people closing their eyes, etc.): In its simplest form Mafia is played by two teams: the mafia, whose members know each other's identity, and the innocents (a.k.a. "civilians," "townspeople," "village," "town," etc.), who at first know only the number of mafiosi in the game. Live games require a moderator who does not participate as a player. There are two phases: "night," when the mafia may eliminate a player from the game, and "day," during which players vote to "lynch" (eliminate) a suspect. These phases follow each other continuously until all mafiosi have been eliminated or the mafia outnumbers the innocents. Some players may be given a role with a special ability. Common examples include: the detective: an innocent who may "investigate" a player each night, learning that player's role from the moderator. the doctor: an innocent who may protect a player from killing roles each night. the barman: a mafioso who may cancel the effect of another role's ability each night. the vigilante: an innocent who may kill a player every night. Andrew Plotkin recommends having exactly two mafiosi, while the original Davidoff ruleset suggests a third of the players (rounding to the nearest whole number) be mafiosi. Davidoff's original game does not include roles with special abilities. In his rules for "Werewolf," Andrew Plotkin recommends that the first phase be day and that there be odd number of players. These specifications prevent players from being killed before the first day and in most scenarios ensure that the game will end dramatically on a lynching, rather than with an anticlimactic murder. Night All players close their eyes. The moderator then instructs all members of the mafia to open their eyes and acknowledge their accomplices. They pick a "victim" by silently gesturing to indicate their target and to show unanimity, and then close their eyes again. A similar process occurs for other roles with nightly actions. In the case of the detective, the moderator may indicate the target's innocence or guilt by using gestures such as nodding or head shaking. Night may be accompanied by players tapping gently to mask sounds made by gesturing. Day The moderator instructs players to open their eyes and announces who "died" the previous night. According to some rules the role of the murdered player is revealed, while according to others it is not. Dead players may not attempt to influence the game. Discussion ensues. At any point a player may accuse someone of being a mafioso and prompt others to vote to lynch him. If over half of the players do so, the accused person is eliminated, his role is revealed, and night begins. Otherwise, the phase continues until a lynching occurs. Because players have more freedom to deliberate, days tend to be longer than nights.

Ok... So here's my list of roles. Let me know if there are any aliases or additions we need for this. Of course, if you have an advanced role going into a game right now or for a future, we can add it later. :) Basic Town Roles: -Vanillager/Vanilla Townie/VT -Inspector/Rolecop -Cop -Tracker -Doctor/Medic/Bodyguard -Mason Advanced Town Roles: -Princess & Princess Bodyguard -JOAT Basic Mafia Roles: -Mafia Goon (no powers) -Mafia Rolecop/Inspector -Mafia Roleblocker/Hooker Advanced Mafia Roles: -Mafia Godfather Themed Roles: -Dragon

Um, there's always my claimed role, which actually worked, announcer, silencer, persuader, miller, mason, etc.

[quote=UltrasPlot - Aug 31, 05:46 PM]Um, there's always my claimed role, which actually worked, announcer, silencer, persuader, miller, mason, etc.[/quote] That role was insanely overpowered. If it's been used before, I'll add. Maybe a one night block would be more believable. Name for it? I've got Mason. Links or descriptions of the others?

Haha James, I purposefully made it overpowered so that I wouldn't get lynched. Announcer: you'll see in my game Silencer: Keeps player from talking for a phase Persuader: Forces player to vote for a user Miller: Village that shows up as mafia or vice versa

Can we at least have generic lynch commands. A simple [b]Lynch X[/b] That way we dont have to confuse the mod when they are trying to tally votes

Also, someone that can assume other roles would be cool. Like a copycat

Lots of edits done, I'm very disappointed this is the first time I'm actually getting to this.

Abbreviation... BG - Bodyguard, Doctor or anyone that can protect or guard another player.

Dragon is technically a Vengeful Townie. For reference: mafiascum.net is a good place to get roles.

[quote=UltrasPlot - Oct 4, 05:12 PM]Dragon is technically a Vengeful Townie. For reference: mafiascum.net is a good place to get roles.[/quote] I don't need your sass :P I'll call it what I want. It's my thread, right? ;) Added Mad

I was saying that Dragon is technically a variant of that role, you can leave it as is for now but after I make a game with Vengeful Townie / SuperSaint... :]

i would like to play, but am still a little confused: how often do u take turns? is it a 24 hour basis as usual, altering between day and night? when u have to include moderators in ur speech, u just mean that u send a personal message to ur speeching partner and the mods personal profiles? or is there some special function where the game takes play, (in another room or something)?

A Night Phase typically lasts 24 hours, so yes, on a 24 hour basis. This means that [b]you have 24 hours to use any night abilities by sending a PM to the moderator[/b]. A Day Phase typically lasts 48 hours, but occasionally longer, so [b]you have 48 hours to vote on who to Lynch in the forums[/b]. To include moderators in your conversations, simply include them in your PM, e.g. I send you a message to discuss the game, where UltrasPlot is moderator, entitled "Mafia Game V98/farspaceplace", but also include UltrasPlot in the message. I hope this explains everything. Generally everything becomes clearer by playing the game - during the game people will help with any questions you may have, and the Moderators will explain your abilities fully and give instructions via PM. Please join the two games currently in Signups! :) http://www.dominating12.com/forum/?cmd=topic&id=1997 (OXEN's MEGA MAFIA GAME) http://www.dominating12.com/forum/?cmd=topic&id=2018 (Virtuosity98's Berlin 1945 Game)