[OOC] Mafia: How to Get Away With Murder

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mafia:
How to Get Away With Murder

^{Thank you to Gcold for letting me steal everything from their game of Mafia}

◤ Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead. ◢
─ Unknown

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Introduction

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This round of Mafia takes some characters and inspiration from Shondaland/ABC Studios “How to Get Away With Murder”. You don’t need to know a thing about the series to play.

Luke and Heather Arnold had had bright futures ahead of them. But one night, while searching for things they weren’t supposed to see, Luke found a gun. He had never touched a gun before. He didn’t know not to wave it around. When it went off the first time, the bullet went straight between Heather’s eyes, leaving Anneliese Keating with yet another crime scene in her home. Someone had to call 911-

But then there was another gun shot. This one self inflicted. Everyone was looking at the dead body; they didn’t think to keep an eye on Luke.

Oh my god. We can’t let Anneliese find out!

She had told you to just let go of the case the group had been working on, but of course, no one could. It wasn’t technically breaking and entering- Bonnie let you in as she left- but you only told her you were there to hang out. Maybe study. You didn’t tell her that you were there to raid the documents because you wanted to know why you weren’t working the case anymore.

You tried to cover it up. Your future in law school depends on your image. Went to work cleaning blood out of the bedroom carpet after you removed the bodies- but you were not expecting Anneliese to come home so soon, not expecting Bonnie to look in the basement.

You end up having to tell her the whole story- why you were in her house, how Luke and Heather died. She’s angry.

But this being Anneliese, she will protect you. She directs Frank to stage a murder suicide in the woods with the bodies. Bonnie deals with everything else as usual- leaving no trace that anything ever happened.

It would have worked if everyone had kept their mouth shut. You would think they’d know that in law school by now.

Participation

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Read the rules before continuing.

This RP is an adaption of Mafia If you've never played this game before, you can learn more on this wiki.

This roleplay will be player-driven; you influence what happens, so communicate frequently. The game runs between three to six (OOC) weeks, and one IC post is required from each player per week. Your spot will be reassigned to a queued player if you miss the deadline.

After enough players have signed up (further applicants will be placed in queue), certain players at random receive secret roles. These roles are in the next section. Your role must remain a secret and will only be revealed if you die. Do not PM other participants (active or defeated).

Mechanics

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Gameplay is divided in 2 phases:

The game starts in "Day" phase, which is the time for interaction. Throughout this phase, there will be an ongoing vote for who is believed to be the killer. At the end of Waking Phase, the character with more than half of all votes (ie. 4 votes out of 7 active players, 3 out of 5, etc.) will be lynched and their role revealed. Players can choose to abstain from voting and change or cancel their votes within the allotted time. Once both murderers are caught, the game is over and those remaining win. Otherwise, we continue into the next phase.

"Night" phase means silence. No IC posts are allowed during this phase. The GM will message everyone to determine their course of action for that night. This is the time for the antagonists to kill, and also for special roles to use their abilities. Roles will be given through PMs and results will only be returned once all actions are locked in.

Vote tally and the result of each phase will be tracked in OOC. Please specify your Daytime vote in IC (with hider), or OOC.

Roles

_{*All role actions are optional, which means you don't have use your ability if you're scared of being busted.}

Antagonists (Whoever ratted you out)

• Mole – The standard "bad guy"; eliminate one player each night
• Roleblocker – Block 1 player from their nighttime action; takes over for the goon if they are killed

^{*The antagonists can directly PM each other.}

Protagonists (Crogiolo Syndicate)

• "Citizen" x3 – No nighttime ability
• Investigator - Investigate 1 player each night, revealing their alignment (protagonist or antagonist; no result if blocked)
• Enforcer – Prevent 1 player from being eliminated at night; can't protect yourself

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Don't roleclaim. You may accuse another player. However, no one is allowed to show OOC proof of roles (role assignment PM and/or investigation results).

* Note *
Depending on what characters we get, I’m considering variants of the standard roles. We’ll still have the four roles and however many citizens.

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In this game, players do not have to kill one another. You can opt to tie them up, or whatever works. (If you really want to kill them, though, I won’t stop you!) Bonnie and Frank are additional connections who can give you a hand.

You do not necessarily have to be a law school student.

[role model]

OK, I don't want to look non-intelligent but do we ask for a role or is there a standard CS or...?

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The character sheet should be the zeroth post in the character tab. You make your character, then once we have enough people, I decide who snitched. (Well, a generator decides, but you know what I mean).

[Zoey Boey]

let me know if there's anything i need to change or add

Leela Malviya

	Leela Malviya Gender: Female Age: 22 Height: 5'6 Weight: 124 lbs Occupation: Part Time Barista, Law School Student

Background

Leela was born to immigrants from India. Her mother and father were very well off there and wanted to seek more fortune in the Land of Opportunity. They had already amassed quite amount of wealth ontop of the money they had already inherited from their parents before them. Members of the upper class, they left it all behind. Leela is an American citizen, and she can fluently speak Indian and English, with the proper natural accents for both, a true bi-lingual person.

Pressure was on Leela from a young age. Her parents were incredibly successful. Some of it was self-imposed, Leela didn't just want to be seen as the rich girl riding on the coatails of mommy and daddy. So she worked extra hard. She could have gotten into Law School on scholarships alone, but she didn't need to worry about money either. Leela went to a private school and always had access to the highest level of education.

Resources

Luxury Vehicle
Lawyer Mother
Real Estate Tycoon Father
Money
Smart Phone
Purse
Weird Occultist Uncle
Minor Celebrity Sister

Crimes

A drunk driving case in defence of a man who was sitting in the driver seat drunk in a parking lot when he was rearended by a grandma.

A civil case in regards to landlords allegedly unjust eviction of lower income tenets.

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@Zoey Boey Nope, looks good! Chuck it in the character section

[ButtsnBalls]

Our characters are law school students and the accomplices of Anneliese and Frank, right?

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Yep.

They don’t have to be law school students- in show they’ve also wrangled in an IT guy, a former client, lawyers their students were interning under... if you can think up something that fits I’ll allow it :D

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@Katthaj

@Berlin
@NorthernKraken
@Liv
@RedVII

Just realized I never did a tag post. If you’ve already seen this thread and are just working on a character sheet my apologies :P

[Liv]

Monica Vincent

	Monica Vincent Gender: Female Age: 25 Height: 5'4 Weight: 119 lbs Occupation: Medical student

Background

Monica wasn't always the rich kid she is now. Her parents were business owners, but their profits weren't all that great. One day, a customer walked into the shop and the friendship that formed between the three adults would change the Vincent's lives forever. As it turns out, the customer, Hugh Winfield, was a lonely old man who was dying of a disease and sitting on roughly 25 million dollars with no one to pass it down to. The Vincents were so kind to the man that one day, he immediately went home and wrote them into his will.

When Hugh passed, Monica and her parents went to his funeral. They were just about the only ones, save for Hugh's employees and assistants. The family was rather sad about his passing, especially Monica. She was only 13 and acted out as a coping mechanism, but soon enough she straightened herself out and continued to work hard at school in order to fulfill her dreams of becoming a doctor.

Aside from school, Monica is currently an intern at the Office of the Medical Examiner.

Resources

Endless wealth
Her brains
A connection in Law Enforcement
Tech-savvy friend
Her parents
Access to the ME's office
Her phone
Security personnel employed by her parents

Crimes

Apparent murder-suicide involving a politician and his wife which was later reclassified as a double homicide.

Drowning of a toddler at a birthday party, investigation still pending.

Hey, you didn't forget about us. Anyway, I'm thinking Monica and Frank had a thing in the past, and he had her help the team out and that was the start of an even more stressful life for Monica.

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@Liv I did, but I thought i didn’t xD But in the end I remembered!

Character is good to go. I like it. And that definitely would be a Frank thing.

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I also updated the intro with the following minor addition, since I just realized I hadn’t mentioned Bonnie in the introduction, whereas she is assisting you in your cover up IC xD

But this being Anneliese, she will protect you. She directs Frank to stage a murder suicide in the woods with the bodies. Bonnie deals with everything else as usual- leaving no trace that anything ever happened.

[ButtsnBalls]

Brandon Stocke

	Brandon Stocke Gender: Male Age: 54 Height: 170cm Weight: 66kg Occupation: Secretary

Background

Known around the law school as "Old Man Bran", Brandon Stocke has been in the office handling documents and appointments longer than most students are alive. On the outside, Brandon is a quiet and unassuming figure that keeps out of everyone's way. Behind the scenes, Brandon is a conniving rogue that will blackmail all sorts of people for his own gain. After all, he's got three kids and five grandkids, and the crappy "wage" the law school gives out is barely enough to feed them. He's covered the tracks of many scandalous students, staff and professionals, and managed to emerge (mostly) unscathed despite dealing with "elite" lawyers.

Only a few years from retirement, Brandon found himself in the middle of a murder mystery. Of course the ever so smart lawyers would need someone to clean up their mess again. Maybe he can use this opportunity to raise his "pension".

Resources

Incriminating documents on students, professors and legal professionals
Typewriter (because computers files can't be shredded)
Paper shredder
Lighter
Pocket knife
Dirt beige blazer with hidden pockets
1987 Ford Mustang
Daughter that works as fast food joint manager (and unlimited access to chicken tenders)

Crimes

Obstruction of justice (not prosecuted)
Harassing students (apologized)

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@Gcold Sorry for the wait, looks good! Drop it in the character section :P

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@Katthaj
@Berlin
@NorthernKraken
@role model
@RedVII

February 4 is your deadline for characters if you’re going to play :D

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@Katthaj
@Berlin
@NorthernKraken
@role model
@RedVII

Are we still playing? Is the story a little much. Is anyone in Australia? Or an area affected by the corona virus? I suppose I’ll poke y’all on the Discord too...

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My apologies and condolences to @RedVII as I just saw your last status update.

[NorthernKraken]

@nightmare medx Sorry for leaving you hanging so long, I'm probably not going to be able to play, my schedule's recently gotten a lot more hectic and i don't really have much spare time :(

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@NorthernKraken Oh no! Thanks for letting me know.