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[PSYCH PHALLA] The Chief Stands Alone! Host Victory!

TerrendosTerrendos Decorative MonocleRegistered User regular
edited May 2011 in Critical Failures
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(A PHALLA by Terrendos)
(OP format stolen from MrBlarney because he's a handsome devil)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-atnbh-H7E

Good, everyone's here. Into my office, now. This is important.

As you may have heard, our undercovers have tipped us off. There's a group of moles in the Santa Barbara Police Department. They may be here even now, listening in. Needless to say, this is now our top priority. All other cases have been put on hold until we solve this thing. I've issued a full lockdown of the entire department to prevent anyone from escaping. We have to nail these guys, and we need to do it ASAP. Consider them armed and extremely dangerous.

Ah, good, Mr. Spencer, you and Mr. Guster will be heading up the investigation. If you want to get paid, you'll need to find every last one of these infiltrators.

Oh, the telephone? Yes, Mr. Mayor, I can assure you, the matter is well in hand. We have our best assets working on it.

What are you waiting for? Go!

General Overview

It's a PHALLA! By now you should be familiar with them, if not you should go HERE. It's the Penny Arcade version of Mafia. Head to the link for more information.

This particular Phalla is based on the USA Network show Psych, involving a fake psychic detective who solves murders for the Santa Barbara Police Department. The show thrives on the quick wit and interplay between the main cast. This Phalla will have neither.

This is the first Phalla I've ever run, so it'll be very straightforward. Also, that means go easy on me.

Voting

Each day, players must vote for one player to be placed under arrest by my, Police Chief Karen Vick. Vote for the player who you find most suspicious in bold red with "!vote for <player name>" or similar phrase. You may retract a vote by posting "!retract vote for <player name>" or similar phrase in bold lime or change your vote by making another one in bold red. The player who receives the most votes will be arrested.

Voting will close each day at midnight (12:00 AM) EST. If it's not in by 11:59:59 then it doesn't count.


Order of Operations

The vote goes first, then all secondary powers simultaneously.


Signing Up

Sign up with the phrase "I !sign up" or similar phrase in bold lime to ensure that your intent to play is acknowledged. Right now I am looking for 20-25 players, but in the (hilariously slim) odds that I get more, I will consider up to 30. You may also !RESERVE UP IN BOLD MAGENTA.


Inactivity

It is expected that players make at least two posts and a vote each day to be considered sufficiently active (one post can include your vote post). Inactivus hungers, and I will be ruthless. Failure to meet these requirements once will result in the issue of a warning. Thereafter, any (even non-consecutive) failure to meet these requirements will result in your replacement. If there's no suitable replacements, that role is removed from the game entirely.


Clarifications

Ask me questions in BOLD ORANGE. I respect the right to deny you precious information for whatever reason I see fit.


Other Rules

Standard Phalla rules apply: no sharing of host-provided PMs via screenshots and direct quotation. The same goes for personal pages - no screenshots or sharing of links. However, information may be shared indirectly, such as through rephrasing. No anonymous contact is allowed. All messages must be traceable to a player in the game.

Link me to any proboards and provide me full access, lest ye get the back o' me right hand.


Questions and Answers

What happens in the event of a tied vote?

Clarification denied.

Are there thralls?

No.


Are there gonna be named roles and will the mafia at least have cover (name)roles or will it just be villagers + Shawn, Gus and Company? With the cover roles for the mafia being vanillager?

There will be named roles. The mafia will not have named roles. I may change my mind and give meaningless names to the mafia if I'm feeling whimsical tomorrow but they will be worthless and unrelated to the show. There will be a Vanillager role post in the OP.

Will there be any neutrals or psycho killers? Or are you saving Yin and Yang for next season?

Clarification denied.

Villager Role PM:
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A POLICE OFFICER! You might be a beat cop, or a meter maid, or maybe a detective. But you don't have a name. Still, this situation is serious, and there's lives at stake. You need to help diffuse this situation before it gets worse.

To that end, Chief Vick has begun opening up her office for people to come in. Every day, you must VOTE for someone to have Chief Vick arrest.

Player List

1. Capfalcon - Police Officer
2. SLyM - SBUCS Infiltrator
3. godmode - Police Officer
4. Sir Fabulous - Police Officer
5. Mr. Mojo Risin - Police Officer
6. wildwood - Police Officer
7. Ringo - Shawn Spencer
8. Zandracon - Henry Spencer
9. Ultarune - SBUCS Infiltrator
10. Dunadan019 - Police Officer
11. 101 - SBUCS Infiltrator
12. Extermatott
13. The_Reflection - Burton Guster
14. garroad_ran - Police Officer
15. Spudge - SBUCS Infiltrator
16. Grundlterror - Police Officer
17. stever777 - Mr. Yang
18. Wildcat - SBUCS Infiltrator
19. durax - SBUCS Infiltrator
20. Void Slayer - Mr. Yin
21. warban
22. FecklessRogue - Police Officer
23. CaptainPlanet82 - Carlton Lassiter
24. Swordstone The Anonymous - Police Officer
25. zanmatto - Juliet O'Hara
26. vertroue

The Living
12. Extermatott
21. warban
26. vertroue


Reserves
2. Element Brian
3. Crumble
4. kuhlmeye
5. Alegis

Narrations:
Day 0
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Last Day

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  • CapfalconCapfalcon Tunnel Snakes Rule Capital WastelandRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Spot the Pineapple!

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sign

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    ergh I should ask are there gonna be named roles and will the mafia at least have cover (name)roles or will it just be villagers + Shawn, Gus and Company? With the cover roles for the mafia being vanillager?

    More proper form (I think...)

    Are there named roles?


    Does everyone get a named role?

    Egos on
  • kimekime Queen of Blades Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    You denied the tie-vote question? That just means it has to be done!

    I don't think I can play, unfortunately :(.

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  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Egos wrote: »
    ergh I should ask are there gonna be named roles and will the mafia at least have cover (name)roles or will it just be villagers + Shawn, Gus and Company? With the cover roles for the mafia being vanillager?

    More proper form (I think...)

    Are there named roles?


    Does everyone get a named role?

    There are named roles. Not everybody gets one.

    Terrendos on
  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    err gonna have to drop as much as I like the theme .. bad experiences with this type of thing

    Egos on
  • SLyMSLyM Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I've done one Phalla ever and this is finals week.

    My priorities are so fucked up, but there's no way I can say no to fucking Psych.

    Don't get mad when I'm terrible.

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  • godmodegodmode Southeast JapanRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Yessssssss! Love this show!

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  • Sir FabulousSir Fabulous Malevolent Squid God Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Yessssssss I love this book!

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  • Mr. Mojo RisinMr. Mojo Risin Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Well I know nothing about this but I'm currently addicted to phalla so what the hell

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  • wildwoodwildwood Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Sign me up! please let me be Buzz he's so awesome

    Will there be any neutrals or psycho killers? Or are you saving Yin and Yang for next season?

    wildwood on
  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    wildwood wrote: »
    Will there be any neutrals or psycho killers? Or are you saving Yin and Yang for next season?

    Clarification denied.

    Terrendos on
  • RingoRingo He/Him a distinct lack of substanceRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Signup!

    This should be relaxing

    Ringo on
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    I know my last visit to my grandpa on his deathbed was to find out how the whole Nazi werewolf thing turned out.
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  • ZandraconZandracon Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    bluh

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  • The AnonymousThe Anonymous Uh, uh, uhhhhhh... Uh, uh.Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Reserve up since my internet access is limited.

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  • UltaruneUltarune Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Sign Up!

    Ultarune on
  • WildcatWildcat Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    !Reserve up, please.

    Wildcat on
  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Sign up

    Dunadan019 on
  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    dibs on mr yin

    Dunadan019 on
  • 101101 Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I !Sign up I am itching for some phalla

    101 on
  • ExtermatottExtermatott Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    You just HAD to put up another Phalla...

    Extermatott on
  • godmodegodmode Southeast JapanRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    101 wrote: »
    Sign me up. I am itching for some phalla

    :winky:

    godmode on
  • The_ReflectionThe_Reflection Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Sign up it's been too long

    The_Reflection on
  • garroad_rangarroad_ran Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I will Sign up! for this

    garroad_ran on
  • SpudgeSpudge Witty comments go next to this blue dot thingyRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    !Sign me up for this one

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  • GrundlterrorGrundlterror Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Just died in a mini yesterday so I'm ready to Sign Up for another.

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  • stever777stever777 AFK most Saturdays Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Me too! Just died in a mini & a full yesterday so I'm ready to also
    Sign Up

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  • GrundlterrorGrundlterror Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    You deserved to die in the mini!!!!

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  • stever777stever777 AFK most Saturdays Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Sheesh! Make one little move to help out a fellow Mafioso and you're branded for life!

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  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Still need a few more people to hit the minimum of 20. I'd prefer to get 25 though.

    Terrendos on
  • stever777stever777 AFK most Saturdays Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Here's a noob question: What's a thrall do and are they connected to anyone, (cuz of the name)?
    Or is this all there is to it:
    Thrall - an evil person who appears to be good when seered. Sometimes revealed to be evil upon death.

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  • GrundlterrorGrundlterror Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I'm pretty sure thats all there is to it..

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  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    That's pretty much it. They're typically a member of the mafia but they show up as a villager when seered.

    People like to know ahead of time if they're in the game because that tends to let any network that forms know whether or not they need to segment in order to prevent a thrall from leaking the names of all the specials.

    Terrendos on
  • WildcatWildcat Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Unless they're a reverse thrall death miller.

    All right Terrendos, you can let go of my arm now. !Change to sign up, please.

    Wildcat on
  • stever777stever777 AFK most Saturdays Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Wildcat wrote: »
    Unless they're a reverse thrall death miller.

    Thanks, cat. Whaaa...???

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  • FecklessRogueFecklessRogue Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Question: will Gus have access to the Super Smeller?

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  • WildcatWildcat Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    stever777 wrote: »
    Wildcat wrote: »
    Unless they're a reverse thrall death miller.

    Thanks, cat. Whaaa...???

    Psych!!

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  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Question: will Gus have access to the Super Smeller?

    Clarification denied.

    I love saying that.

    Terrendos on
  • duraxdurax Who watches the watchdogs? Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    !Still waiting for a Black and Tan sequel

    durax on
  • wildwoodwildwood Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    If the Mafia win, will they make Shawn confess that he's not psychic? Or would that be more for a Lassie faction win?

    I like giving Terrendos excuses to say...

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