TheWaaagh
January 6th, 2012, 11:29 PM
Hey, so after I saw Luna mention a Firefly themed game I got to thinking about how great another cult classic tv show would be as a mafia game: Arrested Development. It's all there: the backstabbing, the lies, the subtle double-speak, the forget-me-nows. So I figured I would submit this idea for approval:
Roles
Godfather
Hidden Mafia Role*
Hidden Mafia Role*
Doctor
Investigator
Hidden Town Role*
Hidden Town Role*
Hidden Town Role*
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen
Serial Killer
* possible roles: Consort, Framer, Janitor, Consigliere, Mafioso
* possible roles: Sheriff, Investigator, Doctor, Vigilante, Veteran, Bodyguard, Escort, Lookout, Detective, Coroner
Note: Doctor and Investigator are the only two roles that may have duplicates in the Hidden Roles.
Mafia Roles will not have duplicates.
Investigation Results
Your target is obsessed with the dead, he could be a Coroner, Veteran, or Janitor.
Your target does not appear dangerous, they could be a Citizen or Godfather.
Your target spends a lot of time with others, they could be an Escort or Consort.
Your target likes operating on people, they could be a Doctor or Serial Killer.
Your target owns many weapons, they could be a Vigilante, Bodyguard, or Mafioso.
Your target stalks people from a distance, they could be a Lookout, Detective, or Framer.
Your target takes a lot of notes on others, they could be a Sheriff, Investigator, Consigliere.
Here's the Role Card for each role.
Godfather
You are the Godfather! At night, you and the mafia will discuss who to kill. You can hold a vote on who to kill and who to send, but you will have the final say. To perform your action, PM me with "-kill [NAME], send [NAME]". You are immune to all forms of detection: lookout, sheriff, investigator, and detective. You are not immune at night. Your goal is to see the Town and Serial Killer wiped out.
Consort
You are the Consort! At night, you may discuss with the mafia who you will choose to visit, preventing them from performing any actions that night. They will be informed that they were blocked. To perform your action, PM me with "-block [NAME]". You cannot do this if you are sent to kill for the night. Your goal is to see the Town and Serial Killer wiped out.
Framer
You are the Framer! At night, you may discuss with the mafia who you will choose to visit, causing them to appear as a random mafia role to investigators and sheriffs. To perform your action, PM me with "-frame [NAME]". You cannot do this if you are sent to kill for the night. Your goal is to see the Town and Serial Killer wiped out.
Consigliere
You are the Consigliere! At night, you may discuss with the mafia who you will choose to investigate, giving you their exact role. To perform your action, PM me with "-investigate [NAME]". You cannot do this if you are sent to kill for the night. Your goal is to see the Town and Serial Killer wiped out.
Mafioso
You are the Mafioso! At night, you may discuss with the mafia who to kill. Your goal is to see the Town and Serial Killer wiped out.
Janitor
You are the Janitor! At night, you may discuss with the mafia who you will visit, cleaning them of their role and last will. This prevents either from appearing if your target is killed that night. You may use this ability 3 times, and a failed cleaning will count towards this limit. To perform your action, PM me with "-clean [NAME]". You cannot do this if you are sent to kill for the night. Your goal is to see the Town and Serial Killer wiped out.
Citizen
You are the Citizen! Your power lies in your voice and the vote. If at the end of the game there is a tie between a member of the mafia and a Citizen, the Citizen will win the tie. Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Investigator
You are the Investigator! At night, you may pick someone to investigate, revealing a list of possible roles they could be. To perform your action, PM me with "-investigate [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Sheriff
You are the Sheriff! At night, you may pick someone to check their alignment, revealing if they are town, mafia, or the Serial Killer. To perform your action, PM me with "-check [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Veteran
You are the Veteran! At night, you may go into alert mode, killing anyone who visits you that night, regardless of alignment. This does not ignore immunities. You may use this ability 3 times. To perform your action, PM me with "-alert". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Bodyguard
You are the Bodyguard! At night, you may choose to protect someone with your life. If they are attacked, then you will be die in their stead, and kill the attacker as well. This does not ignore immunities. To perform your action, PM me with "-protect [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Coroner
You are the Coroner! At night, you may choose to dissect one of the deceased, finding out who they targeted each night. You may use this ability 3 times. To perform your action, PM me with "-dissect [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Escort
You are the Escort! At night, you may choose to visit someone, preventing them from performing any actions. To perform your action, PM me with "-block [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Doctor
You are the Doctor! At night, you may choose to heal someone, preventing what would otherwise be one fatal attack. If someone is attacked a second time during the night though, they will still die. To perform your action, PM me with "-heal [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Lookout
You are the Lookout! At night, you may choose to follow someone, seeing everyone who visits them. To perform your action, PM me with "-watch [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Detective
You are the Detective! At night, you may choose to follow someone, seeing who they visit that night. To perform your action, PM me with "-follow [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Vigilante
You are the Vigilante! On any night after night 1, you may choose to kill someone. To perform your action, PM me with "-kill [NAME]". You may use this ability 2 times. Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Serial Killer
You are the Serial Killer! At night, you may choose to kill someone. To perform your action, PM me with "-kill [NAME]". You are immune at night. Your goal is to see the Mafia and Town wiped out. You win 1 v 1 ties. If an escort or consort visits you, you will kill them instead of your target for the night.
Order of Operations
Veteran goes into alert mode.
Escort and Consort block.
Bodyguard chooses who to protect.
Attacks are made.
Heals are made.
Janitor cleans
Framer frames someone.
Investigator investigates/ Sheriff Checks/ Coroner dissects
Lookout and Detective receive results.
Description
I tried to make it follow the guidelines of the "Normal" game type as provided by the mafia wiki Luna linked to. I imagine with the large number of citizens the town won't be able to rely on an early mass claim, so hopefully the game will turn out to be pretty chaotic. In terms of balance, I could possibly turn one citizen into an extra power role if people felt the setup was too heavily in the mafia's favor, but personally I like it the way it is right now.
I should probably note that the RP names won't be included in the role cards. I felt that this would be an easier workaround than "banning" their mention during the day chat, and I thought it would act as a nice surprise for when people die to find out what character they had been representing. Since there isn't really any murder in AD, I also intend to supply two causes of deaths for each character.
For example, "Buster was locked outside while chasing after a bird (murdered by the Serial Killer)". Something to that effect.
Theme
This is... Arrested Development.
Qualifications
Lost a whole bunch of games as scum. M-FM I, M-FM II, FM VI. Won as town in M-FM III, but I died early so that doesn't count.
Roles
Godfather
Hidden Mafia Role*
Hidden Mafia Role*
Doctor
Investigator
Hidden Town Role*
Hidden Town Role*
Hidden Town Role*
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen
Serial Killer
* possible roles: Consort, Framer, Janitor, Consigliere, Mafioso
* possible roles: Sheriff, Investigator, Doctor, Vigilante, Veteran, Bodyguard, Escort, Lookout, Detective, Coroner
Note: Doctor and Investigator are the only two roles that may have duplicates in the Hidden Roles.
Mafia Roles will not have duplicates.
Investigation Results
Your target is obsessed with the dead, he could be a Coroner, Veteran, or Janitor.
Your target does not appear dangerous, they could be a Citizen or Godfather.
Your target spends a lot of time with others, they could be an Escort or Consort.
Your target likes operating on people, they could be a Doctor or Serial Killer.
Your target owns many weapons, they could be a Vigilante, Bodyguard, or Mafioso.
Your target stalks people from a distance, they could be a Lookout, Detective, or Framer.
Your target takes a lot of notes on others, they could be a Sheriff, Investigator, Consigliere.
Here's the Role Card for each role.
Godfather
You are the Godfather! At night, you and the mafia will discuss who to kill. You can hold a vote on who to kill and who to send, but you will have the final say. To perform your action, PM me with "-kill [NAME], send [NAME]". You are immune to all forms of detection: lookout, sheriff, investigator, and detective. You are not immune at night. Your goal is to see the Town and Serial Killer wiped out.
Consort
You are the Consort! At night, you may discuss with the mafia who you will choose to visit, preventing them from performing any actions that night. They will be informed that they were blocked. To perform your action, PM me with "-block [NAME]". You cannot do this if you are sent to kill for the night. Your goal is to see the Town and Serial Killer wiped out.
Framer
You are the Framer! At night, you may discuss with the mafia who you will choose to visit, causing them to appear as a random mafia role to investigators and sheriffs. To perform your action, PM me with "-frame [NAME]". You cannot do this if you are sent to kill for the night. Your goal is to see the Town and Serial Killer wiped out.
Consigliere
You are the Consigliere! At night, you may discuss with the mafia who you will choose to investigate, giving you their exact role. To perform your action, PM me with "-investigate [NAME]". You cannot do this if you are sent to kill for the night. Your goal is to see the Town and Serial Killer wiped out.
Mafioso
You are the Mafioso! At night, you may discuss with the mafia who to kill. Your goal is to see the Town and Serial Killer wiped out.
Janitor
You are the Janitor! At night, you may discuss with the mafia who you will visit, cleaning them of their role and last will. This prevents either from appearing if your target is killed that night. You may use this ability 3 times, and a failed cleaning will count towards this limit. To perform your action, PM me with "-clean [NAME]". You cannot do this if you are sent to kill for the night. Your goal is to see the Town and Serial Killer wiped out.
Citizen
You are the Citizen! Your power lies in your voice and the vote. If at the end of the game there is a tie between a member of the mafia and a Citizen, the Citizen will win the tie. Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Investigator
You are the Investigator! At night, you may pick someone to investigate, revealing a list of possible roles they could be. To perform your action, PM me with "-investigate [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Sheriff
You are the Sheriff! At night, you may pick someone to check their alignment, revealing if they are town, mafia, or the Serial Killer. To perform your action, PM me with "-check [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Veteran
You are the Veteran! At night, you may go into alert mode, killing anyone who visits you that night, regardless of alignment. This does not ignore immunities. You may use this ability 3 times. To perform your action, PM me with "-alert". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Bodyguard
You are the Bodyguard! At night, you may choose to protect someone with your life. If they are attacked, then you will be die in their stead, and kill the attacker as well. This does not ignore immunities. To perform your action, PM me with "-protect [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Coroner
You are the Coroner! At night, you may choose to dissect one of the deceased, finding out who they targeted each night. You may use this ability 3 times. To perform your action, PM me with "-dissect [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Escort
You are the Escort! At night, you may choose to visit someone, preventing them from performing any actions. To perform your action, PM me with "-block [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Doctor
You are the Doctor! At night, you may choose to heal someone, preventing what would otherwise be one fatal attack. If someone is attacked a second time during the night though, they will still die. To perform your action, PM me with "-heal [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Lookout
You are the Lookout! At night, you may choose to follow someone, seeing everyone who visits them. To perform your action, PM me with "-watch [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Detective
You are the Detective! At night, you may choose to follow someone, seeing who they visit that night. To perform your action, PM me with "-follow [NAME]". Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Vigilante
You are the Vigilante! On any night after night 1, you may choose to kill someone. To perform your action, PM me with "-kill [NAME]". You may use this ability 2 times. Your goal is to see the Mafia and Serial Killer wiped out.
Serial Killer
You are the Serial Killer! At night, you may choose to kill someone. To perform your action, PM me with "-kill [NAME]". You are immune at night. Your goal is to see the Mafia and Town wiped out. You win 1 v 1 ties. If an escort or consort visits you, you will kill them instead of your target for the night.
Order of Operations
Veteran goes into alert mode.
Escort and Consort block.
Bodyguard chooses who to protect.
Attacks are made.
Heals are made.
Janitor cleans
Framer frames someone.
Investigator investigates/ Sheriff Checks/ Coroner dissects
Lookout and Detective receive results.
Description
I tried to make it follow the guidelines of the "Normal" game type as provided by the mafia wiki Luna linked to. I imagine with the large number of citizens the town won't be able to rely on an early mass claim, so hopefully the game will turn out to be pretty chaotic. In terms of balance, I could possibly turn one citizen into an extra power role if people felt the setup was too heavily in the mafia's favor, but personally I like it the way it is right now.
I should probably note that the RP names won't be included in the role cards. I felt that this would be an easier workaround than "banning" their mention during the day chat, and I thought it would act as a nice surprise for when people die to find out what character they had been representing. Since there isn't really any murder in AD, I also intend to supply two causes of deaths for each character.
For example, "Buster was locked outside while chasing after a bird (murdered by the Serial Killer)". Something to that effect.
Theme
This is... Arrested Development.
Qualifications
Lost a whole bunch of games as scum. M-FM I, M-FM II, FM VI. Won as town in M-FM III, but I died early so that doesn't count.