GAME STATUS: NIGHT 3
(You are asleep. No actions may be taken at night except through PM.)
DEADLINE: MAY 23 - 3PM GMT
Luc Boivier, the villager, has been murdered!
Reinhold Battista, the sheriff, has been murdered!
Catrina Morris, the killer, has been lynched!
Ruby Sanchez, the villager, has been lynched!
You wake in your bed in the midst of the night, a cold sweat covering your body. It is midsummer in Salem, Massachusetts, and the year is 1632. Salem is a small, budding village, slowly becoming a destination for many settlers. But whoever you are, however you arrived in Salem, you can't help but feel that something is dreadfully wrong tonight, some ominous taste in the air, or how the very essence of the night seems to be carved in blood. Somebody in Salem has died tonight.
Welcome to A Murder in Salem, a roleplay based on the party game Mafia. In this game, each person will be randomly assigned a certain role in the village. The roles fall into two major categories: villagers, and killers. The villagers are attempting to find the killers, voting to hang a player at the end of each day. The killers are attempting to remain hidden while they murder another villager each night. The villagers win if the killers are all hung, and the killers win if they outnumber the villagers.
The game begins at night. The killers will communicate with the GM through PM and vote on who they will kill. They will be given a 24-hour deadline to make this decision. Once a decision has been made, the GM will post describing the death of that villager. Each player will then post in character, describing their reaction to the death, and talking amongst themselves. Posts in this stage will be fast, and one-liners are acceptable. Metagaming in the OOC is also encouraged. Each player will then make a vote on who they think the killer is, or they can vote to hang nobody if they wish. There will be a 24-hour deadline on this as well. The accused will be hung at dusk, and then night will fall once again.
Please note, neither IC or OOC should you ever reveal your role. While this is a roleplay, the point is to win and you cannot win by being honest. You are encouraged to lie and manipulate in order to achieve your goal.
ROLES: Standard Game
Villager - A common civilian. Will attempt to determine whom the killers are, and hang them during the day. Can vote on a single player during each day to hang. Whomever has the majority vote will be hanged at dusk.
Killer - Players whom meet together at night and vote to kill someone in their sleep. Are trying to appear innocent.
Sheriff - A villager whom can secretly investigate a single player each night by PMing the GM. Will know whether or not that player is a killer. Should keep their identity a secret from the killers.
Doctor - A villager whom can secretly visit one player each night by PMing the GM. If that player is attacked by the killers, they will be saved. Should keep their identity a secret from the killers.
If you have any questions, please ask!
CHARACTER SHEET:
You are a settler in Salem during the colonial era. There is no electricity, transportation is done via horse and carriage, and firearms are in limited supply. Vast woods surround the town, and construction is limited to single-story wooden homes. Christianity has a very large influence in this age. There is a church and a governor's office, but the most noteworthy landmark in Salem is the gallows located in the centre of the town.
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Nationality: Where do you come from? Are you a settler from England, Scotland or Spain? Are you native to America? An Asian settler? Anything is permitted.
Appearance:
Biography: How did you come to Salem? What do you do? You can be a town official, the governor, a member of the church, a soldier or a mercenary, anything that fits with colonial-age America.
ROSTER:
GM: @Tancuras
@Animus Reinhold Battista - The sheriff. Stabbed in the back and cooked in his own oven.
@Asuna Yuuki Ruby Sanchez - A villager. Lynched by an angry mob.
@tabbycat Catrina Morris - A killer. Hung herself in her guilt.
@Mike73 Charles Boyd
@NightmareInd Sam Spark
@Catlord Luc Boivier - A villager. Murdered by an axe in the skull.
@Zendrelax Seoriol ap Rhys