Day 2 Final VotalsLycanroc Midnight - 2 (
DarthWolf,
Arcanine the Destroyer)
The Light - 0
Rainbow Cloud - 0
Arcanine the Destroyer - 0
Drift - 1 (
Rainbow Cloud)
DarthWolf - 0
Endgame - A Touhou Coup/Sylveon Trolls Everyone"Finished," Maniacal Engineer finally exclaims after a rigorous session of portal generator repair work. "Now we should be able to cycle through the different worlds those fictional characters came from and send them back."
"That's good," Rainbow Cloud says, "because I think we know who to send through first." Changeling and Anime Kitten arrive on scene, ushering along the character in question shackled by a pair of banned-cuffs. "We fear he's been hiding something from us. Plus, just look at those creepy, beady eyes in his sunken sockets! The consensus is that we've pegged our villain."
"Then what are we waiting for?" ME says as he shifts the lever on the control console, changing the portal to match the character's energy signature displayed on a newly installed gauge.
"You don't understand," the lanky blond man protested. "I'm not who you think I am!"
"Either way, you're going home and out of our hair," Rainbow Cloud told the man, then nudged him through the portal.
Max1996 was lynched!Dear
Lycanroc Midnight , you are Toshinori Yagi, a.k.a.
All Might, from the manga series My Hero Academia. Once a great crime fighter, he was the eighth bearer of the One For All Quirk, granting him powers such as enhanced speed, strength, and durability. Ultimately, he passed on his Quirk to one of his students, Izuku Midoriya, spelling the beginning of the end of All Might's crime fighting days. However, Toshinori remains a force for good in other ways, such as by teaching Foundational Hero Studies at U.A. High School.
Due to passing on your superpowers to another, you are the
Vanilla Townie. You have no special abilities to use against villain scum but your own vote and voice. You are aligned with the Town and win once the Mafia and any other threatening factions are eliminated.
After the two living Administrators depart, the two Team Bosses direct the remaining fictional characters to line up in front of the Chaos Portal so they can all travel home. Just as ME is about to send a cute Pokémon to his home world, however, one character near the front of the line suddenly draws a pistol and aims it at the Engineer's head. "You're not getting rid of me that easily," she announces. "This place is full of chaos and barbarism. I've witnessed the indiscriminate killing and banning of innocents in the first few minutes I've been here. As a princess
and law enforcement official, it's my obligation to take full control of the situation and establish order.
The cute Pokémon hugs ME's leg tightly, acting terrified of the woman. "Establish order? In Team Chaos?!" Maniacal Engineer shouts. "I'd call you insane, but insanity is my thing!"
"Don't interrupt," the kimono-clad woman snaps. "I couldn't help but notice the banning power of those lovely hammers you staff members wield, so I tried collecting one for myself from the man who brought us here."
"Wait a minute, it was
you who killed Zexy!" Rainbow Cloud gasps. "He doesn't even have any banning power in this forum, you monster!" Letting out a fierce yell, Rainbow Cloud charges at the woman, banhammer raised, but the princess turns and shoots RC in the leg. In an unfortunate twist, the banhammer flies out of the crippled Boss' hand and donks a blue, winged equine on the head, banning her.
Rainbow Cloud lost the game!Dear
Rainbow Cloud , you are
Rainbow Dash from
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Rainbow Dash is a pegasus pony and member of the Mane Six who represents the element of loyalty. She's also a competitive and fast flier responsible for maintaining Ponyville's weather, and has even been declared the best flier in all of Equestria by Princess Celestia herself.
Due to your aerial prowess, you are the
Town 1×Commuter. One Night phase during the game, you may
fly off, rendering yourself untargetable by any actions that Night, including kills. You are aligned with the Town and win once the Mafia and any other threatening factions are eliminated.
Seeing an opportunity to act, ME reaches for his own banhammer...but finds a fuzzy, ribbonlike appendage in its place. Looking down, he sees the Sylveon whose feeler he grabbed snicker evilly. The Sylveon uses another feeler to smite the Maniac with his own banhammer, which the Sylveon stole from ME's belt during his "frightened" ruse. "That cute little animal was in on it, too?!" cries out the girl with the two-toned hair.
"Yes," answers the authoritarian woman smugly. "He agreed to assist me in my takeover of this wretched realm. If you're smart, so will you, young lady."
"Don't count on it."
"Too bad." The woman picks up Rainbow Cloud's banhammer and swings it at the protestor.
Changeling lost the game!Dear
The Light , you are
Sunset Shimmer from
My Little Pony Equestria Girls. Sunset originated as a unicorn from Equestria, where she studied under Princess Celestia. However, selfish desires drove her to abandon her studies. Eventually she stole Princess Celestia's crown and brought it through a portal to the human world, where Sunset Shimmer had already established (negative) influence as a Canterlot High School student, but was followed there by Twilight Sparkle. Sunset's plans to conquer Equestria using magic from Celestia's crown were thwarted by the Princess of Friendship and the human parallels of the remaining Mane Six. After this, Sunset Shimmer expressed remorse for her actions, and ultimately remained in the human world to learn about friendship with help from the human Mane Six.
For devoting yourself to studying friendship after a less-than-friendly debut, you are the
Town N2 Onward Cop. Each Night phase
starting with Night 2, you may select a player to
check their friendship. If your target is Town or otherwise benign, you will recieve a "friendly" result; if your target is Mafia or otherwise threatening, you will recieve an "unfriendly" result. You are aligned with the Town and win once the Mafia and any other threatening factions are eliminated.
"Anyone else feel like resisting us?" asks the princess. Her question is promptly answered by the sensation of what seemed to be another Sylveon's claws digging into her body. The first Sylveon comes to the princess' rescue with a Dazzling Gleam, knocking out the assailant and revealing his true form.
DarthWolf lost the game!Dear
DarthWolf , you are a
Zoroark from Pokémon. Zoroark are called the Illusion Fox Pokémon because they can disguise themselves as other Pokémon using their signature ability, Illusion. According to Pokédex entries, Zoroark use this trickery to protect their pack, and can even create illusory scenery to conceal their lairs.
Since you can assume the guise of another, you are the
Town Amnesiac. One Night phase or Day phase during the game, you may select a dead player to
emulate. At the end of the phase, you receive all powers and modifiers that your target initially possessed. Investigative roles will recieve the same results on you as though they scanned your target, though your alignment doesn't change. You are aligned with the Town and win once the Mafia and any other threatening factions are eliminated.
Using the powers of the Team Boss' banhammers, the princess forces the rest of Team Chaos into submission, causing all the fun in the forum to quickly wither away.
Drift won the game!Dear
Drift , you are
Kotohime from the Touhou Project game
Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream. Kotohime is supposed to be a princess, but she strikes others as very odd. She doesn't go out much, and collects things most people don't find interesting. She also considers herself a police officer.
As a self-proclaimed investigator, you are the
Mafia Rolecop. Each Night phase, you may select a player to
investigate. You will learn your target's role. You are aligned with the Mafia and win once the Town and any other opposing factions are eliminated, or nothing can prevent this.
Meanwhile, the sly Sylveon tears up all of the forum themes except for the Eeveelutions theme, and sits back to admire his evil work.
AussieEevee won the game!Dear
Arcanine the Destroyer , you are a
male Sylveon from Pokémon. Sylveon, the Intertwining Pokémon, is an evolved form of Eevee, and as such, the males outnumber the females seven to one, despite having an appearance that some might describe as feminine. Sylveon's ribbonlike feelers produce a calming aura that lowers enemies' guard and makes them vulnerable to attack.
Because you can lull enemies into dropping their guard, you are the
Mafia Roleblocker. Each Night phase, you may select a player to
block. You will prevent them from using their action that Night. You are aligned with the Mafia and win once the Town and any other opposing factions are eliminated, or nothing can prevent this.
...and no, I didn't let AE submit this last minute; he actually subbed into this.
The game ended in a win for the Mafia! Congratulations,
Arcanine the Destroyer and
Drift ! Good game to
Lycanroc Midnight ,
The Light ,
Cilantro ,
Rainbow Cloud ,
Zexy , and
DarthWolf as well!
Now for some postgame questions! You can respond to as many or few of these as you like; I appreciate any feedback.
How was the setup?I tried to design the game with several measures for stalling nightkills, none of which panned out. I restricted the Cop to N2 Onward partially for flavor and partially to allow for more actual guesswork early game, but I'm second guessing that decision. I think it was a too-nice gesture for my petite scum team looking back, but might have worked better in a larger game. I also wonder if I should have made Max's role a 1×Vigilante instead of a Vanilla, but I was worried that might only have accelerated Town's loss if used wrong. I'd like to hear what you all have to say about my game balance-wise!
Did you enjoy the flavor text?Coming up with FT as I went along was a fun challenge, especially considering all the unrelated characters involved, some of which I was unsure of how to even write with properly. Oh yeah, also, there's an epilogue still on the way. Stay tuned.
What would you have changed about the game?
Are you looking forward to playing more Mafia games hosted by me, MegaPod?