Wings and Heart of the Legacy of the Void Swarm (Gameplay Thread) - Night 7

Seems whoever was interviewed was Raynor.

[SIZE="3"]The End[/SIZE]

The five of you sit in the mostly barren cantina, the abstract presence of the fifteen dead (or, rather, fourteen dead and one hospitalized) threatening to devour any telepath near you.

"So... this is it." The apparent leader in the group was Rayquaza2233, speaking with authority. "The night has passed, but no one's been killed. Should we proceed to lynching?"

"No, we shouldn't," said Dusk, leaning back on his chair.

A figure bursts into the cantina.. who is it?

You all make faces at each other, staring at none other than Zeratul, Lord Xela.

"I bring tidings from the future..." he begins, but is cut off by ClawOfBeta.

"You're already dead, dumbface," he remarks.

"Right." answers Lord Xela. He continues, "I bring tidings from the past, then..

A few days ago, you all lynched someone. As to avoid spoilers, I won't say who, but when you lynched them you set forth a merciless evil. The hybrids, a monstrous race of mixed Zerg and Protoss DNA, have already begun their assault the night you lynched them. Who, who, who may it be? Reveal yourself; the game is over."

Dusk stands up. "All right. We're done with this. I'm the hybrid some of you may have been seeking."

Lord Xela continued, "in the future.. the person you lynched would have been the person to stop the hybrids from taking over.. but because of their death, this killer is unstoppable."

ClawOfBeta protested, "Let's just kill him then!"

Dusk grinned, replying, "There is nothing to stop. The hybrid has claimed power." With a deft slash, Dusk kills ClawOfBeta, as well as Kurtle and MasPan.

 Role PMs for Day 9

Dear ClawOfBeta:

You are Gabriel Tosh, an ex-convict Spectre who seeks to rid the universe of Arcturus Mengsk. The Zerg invasion has prompted you to team up with James Raynor to try and free your fellow Spectres in order to achieve your goal. At night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - Mind Blast USER". The target will be unable to access the IRC mafia channel (if they are mafia) and will be unable to talk to anyone for one day and one night. You are able to use this ability on Night 0. You may only use this ability two times. You win if the Terrans are the last faction standing.

Dear Kurtle:

You are a Hive Mind Emulator, a building capable of permanently mind-controlling a non-heroic Zerg unit. Personally, you're a great building to be built and all, but please don't die. At night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - mind control USER". If the target is a Zerg, you will be able to use their ability on the next night. If you do not use that ability, you will lose it. You may use this ability on Night 0. You win if the Terrans are the last faction standing.

Dear MasPan:

You are an Infestor, a Zerg capable of discharging neural parasites to control units. At Night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - send Neural Parasite". You will gain the night ability of a random user, if they have one, and will also control their vote during the day. However, you will not know whose ability you have stolen, nor who you control the next day. You may not use this ability on Night 0, and you will only be able to control two votes over the course of the entire game, so choose wisely. If you do not use your stolen ability on the next night, you will lose it. You win if the Zerg are the last faction standing.

"So, it's you and me, Rayquaza2233.. or should I call you James Raynor?" Dusk taunts.

"I don't care. I can't believe..." Rayquaza2233 stops and thinks for a moment. "There's no hope now, is there?"

"No, there isn't," Dusk replies with a smile. "We, the perfect breed, will take over." Still smiling, Dusk slashes James Raynor, whose last vision is the cold, metal floor.

FIN, Dusk wins

Post-game to come up shortly.

Well, great, I died.

So we needed to leave Zeratul alive in order to have any chance at winning? Dang, that's harsh.

I think I was a little bit overpowered >_>

So we needed to leave Zeratul alive in order to have any chance at winning? Dang, that's harsh.

No, you needed to kill me, a neutral, before taking out ThatHurts, the last Zerg (or sometime shortly after), but there was no way for anyone to know how many neutrals were out there.

I think I was a little bit overpowered >_>

No fucking kidding.

[SIZE="4"]Post-Game Discussion starts here.[/SIZE]

 Role PMs

 Terran

 Mephisto: Adjutant

Dear Mephisto:

You are an Adjutant, an android connected to the battleship Hyperion and tasked with providing information for the Terrans. At night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - check USER". This will check for that user's bio-signatures and indicate what race they are of. However, this ability will not work on Night 0. In addition, you are not allowed to release the information you find to anyone, as the data is not completely accurate. You win if the Terrans are the last faction standing.

 xBTAx: Tychus Findlay

Dear xBTAx:

You are Tychus Findlay, a good friend of James Raynor. You are actively seeking the destruction of the Queen of Blades, and this has caused you to side with James Raynor in the battle against the Zerg. Right now, you're looking for a Dominion-owned robot (think Gundam), the Odin. If you manage to find the Odin, both you and your machine will gain new powers. At night, message Infection with "Night x - mount USER" to attempt to get on the Odin. If you fail, and your target is an enemy, you will die. If you fail, and you.. mount a Terran, you will not be allowed to vote the next day because of the shame you've brought upon Raynor's Raiders. Come on now, mounting a fellow human. The good news is, you may use this ability on Night 0. You win if the Terrans are the last faction standing.

 ClawOfBeta: Gabriel Tosh

Dear ClawOfBeta:

You are Gabriel Tosh, an ex-convict Spectre who seeks to rid the universe of Arcturus Mengsk. The Zerg invasion has prompted you to team up with James Raynor to try and free your fellow Spectres in order to achieve your goal. At night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - Mind Blast USER". The target will be unable to access the IRC mafia channel (if they are mafia) and will be unable to talk to anyone for one day and one night. You are able to use this ability on Night 0. You may only use this ability two times. You win if the Terrans are the last faction standing.

 ElectricSix: Medivac

Dear ElectricSix:

You are a Medivac, a wonderful but ridiculously weak air-borne vehicle with the ability to heal biological units. This ability will help you and your Terran allies in this game. At night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - heal USER". The target will be immune from any negative abilities used against them for the night. Know, however, that there are abilities that may bypass this, and you cannot use this ability on yourself. Your ability is void on Night 0. You win if the Terrans are the last faction standing.

 Darkmaniak, Rayquaza2233: James Raynor

Dear Darkmaniak:

You are James Raynor, an elite Marine who has led Terrans against the Terran Dominion, as well as against the Zerg. You have no night ability, but your commanding attitude and the fact that you're leading this revolution mean that your lynch vote counts for double during the day. However, you want Sarah Kerrigan alive in order to attempt and rid her of her Zerg infestation. If she dies, you will kill someone in your despair. Gotta love that Sarah Kerrigan, eh? You win if the Terrans are the last faction standing.

 Kurtle: Hive Mind Emulator

Dear Kurtle:

You are a Hive Mind Emulator, a building capable of permanently mind-controlling a non-heroic Zerg unit. Personally, you're a great building to be built and all, but please don't die. At night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - mind control USER". If the target is a Zerg, you will be able to use their ability on the next night. If you do not use that ability, you will lose it. You may use this ability on Night 0. You win if the Terrans are the last faction standing.

 DualReaver: Donny Vermillion

Dear DualReaver:

You are Donny Vermillion, a UNN news anchor. Your news and journalism experience will help in the fight against the Zerg and, to an extent, the Protoss. At night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - interview USER". You will do an interview with that target, which will be broadcast the next day. You may use this ability on Night 0. You win if the Terrans are the last faction standing.

 TobiasBlack: Egon Stetmann

Dear TobiasBlack:

you are Egon Stetmann, the lead scientist aboard the Hyperion. Your dedication to research and science will be a tool you can use in your fight against the Zerg and Protoss. At night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - research USER". You will be allowed to read their entire role PM. However, you should not share the information you procure with anyone. You may use this ability on Night 0. You win if the Terrans are the last faction standing.

 Holypie: Rory Swann

Dear Holypie:

You are Rory Swann, master of the Terran armory aboard the Hyperion. Your massive amount of knowledge concering Terran weapons and armor will be an asset to your race in this fight. At night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - impress USER". You will impress your target with the knowledge you have of reapers, firebats and other such units, rendering them incapable of using any nighttime abilities they may have. You may use this ability on Night 0. You win if the Terrans are the last faction standing.

 KajitiSouls: Odin

Dear KajitiSouls:

You are the Odin, a mighty battle robot designed by the Dominion. You are allied with the Terrans, but right now you are only able to vote to lynch. Once the right person has mounted you, though, you will be able to use your abilities. You win if the Terrans are the last faction standing.

 Zerg

 ChaoticCJ: Queen of Blades

Dear ChaoticCJ:

You are Sarah Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades. Since your corruption from the Zerg, you have come to be their leader and hopeful salvation. At night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - implode USER". The target will die. You may not use this ability on Night 0. You win if the Zerg are the last faction standing.

 ThatHurts: Leviathan

Dear ThatHurts:

You are a Leviathan, a huge.. Zerg. With tentacles and an egg sac. Look it up. At night, you may PM Infection with "Night X - Bio-Stasis USER". The target will be unable to talk or access the mafia IRC (if they are a mafia member) for the next day and night. You may use this ability on Night 0. You win if the Zerg are the last faction standing.

 MasPan: Infestor

Dear MasPan:

You are an Infestor, a Zerg capable of discharging neural parasites to control units. At Night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - send Neural Parasite". You will gain the night ability of a random user, if they have one, and will also control their vote during the day. However, you will not know whose ability you have stolen, nor who you control the next day. You may not use this ability on Night 0, and you will only be able to control two votes over the course of the entire game, so choose wisely. If you do not use your stolen ability on the next night, you will lose it. You win if the Zerg are the last faction standing.

 MetaSeraphim: Creep Tumor

Dear MetaSeraphim:

You are a Creep Tumor. You're small, purple, and gross-looking. Don't worry, you're not useless. At night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - Generate Creep". This will allow your fellow Zerg to move faster, taking their night actions higher up the priority sequence. You may only use this once every three nights. You win if the Zerg are the last faction standing.

 Protoss

 Lord Xela: Zeratul

Dear Lord Xela:
Thanks again for the role randomizer.

You are Zeratul, a well-respected Dark Templar. You are very honorable and loyal to the Protoss. At Night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - Blink". You will be immune to any abilities used on you that night that act slower than Blink. You may use this ability on Night 0. If the first two people in your team PM die, you may PM Infection on the night following with "Night x - Warp Blade USER". The target will die. You win if the Protoss are the last faction standing.

 Synthesist: Mothership

Dear Synthesist:

You are a Mothership, a huge protoss support vehicle that is a ridiculous tank. At night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - Vortex USER". The target will be trapped inside a gravity vortex for one day and one night, and will be unable to talk nor access the mafia IRC (if they are mafian). You may not use this ability on Night 0. You win if the Protoss are the last faction standing.

 Hiepocrite: Archon

Dear Hiepocrite:

You are an Archon, a Protoss spirit.. thing? Apparently, you're a manifestation of pure rage, and this rage will fuel your ability to kill. If the first two people in your Team PM die, you gain the ability to use their spirits to create your.. FURY. This will enable you to PM Infection at night with "Night x - Psionic Shockwave USER". The target will die. You win if the Protoss are the last faction standing.

 y0y0y0y0shi0: Mohandar

Dear y0y0y0y0shi0:

You are Mohandar, the elderly leader of the Nerazim, a Protoss tribe. The Void Ray you pilot will be your primary weapon in your struggle for survival. At night, you may PM Infection with "Night x - Prismatic Beam USER". The target will die to your concentrated dose of RAINBOWS. You may not use this ability on Night 0. You win if the Protoss are the last faction standing.

 Hybrid

 Dusk: Maar

Dear Dusk:

You are Maar, a Hybrid: a disgusting fusion of Protoss and Zerg. You have the ability.. to CHANGE THE UNIVERSE! No, really. You are not allied with any particular race, but are rather trying to survive in order to send the universe to its end. After every two nights, you gain a passive shield as you build up your power. This will shield you from one negative effect, but is used up immediately. You win if you manage to survive the entire game, and will wipe out any faction left standing. It's a one-man job!

On Night 6:

The Hybrid research has been completed, and you are now gathering up your strength to wipe clean the impure. Starting and including tonight, you may PM Infection with "Night x - Destroy USER". That target will die.

 Rayquaza2233: Reaver

Dear Rayquaza2233:

You are a Hybrid Reaver, a mix of Protoss and Zerg DNA. You were created at a hidden facility in Castanar (spoilers!) and are essentially invincible. Yeah, not really, you're not in this game. However, at night you may PM Infection with "Night x - Constrict USER". This will launch a ball of constricting slime at them, slowing them down temporarily. You win if you manage to survive the entire game, and will wipe out any faction left standing. It's a one-man job!

Turns out Maspan wasn't invincible.

ROLE PMs NOW.

I think I was a little bit overpowered >_>



No, you needed to kill me, a neutral, before taking out ThatHurts, the last Zerg (or sometime shortly after), but there was no way for anyone to know how many neutrals were out there.

Err MasPan was still alive and a Zerg, unless you meant the main characters from the mafia?

-role pm edited out-

Then on Night 6:

You gain an ability!

The Hybrid research has been completed, and you are now gathering up your strength to wipe clean the impure. Starting and including tonight, you may PM Infection with "Night x - Destroy USER". That target will die.

Then apparently I had 2 kills on Night 7.

WHAT THE HELL I was not expecting that. I assumed from my role PM that I would have to survive with just the shield until two of the factions were eliminated, so my original plan was just to identify and lynch the inspectors if possible, then turtle with my shield ability as long as possible until we got rid of the mafia. Instead, I got the most ridiculous ability I've ever seen in a mafia game. I was planning to idle tonight, get MasPan lynched tomorrow, and take out two of the remaining three the next night, but then I found out I had THREE kills on Night 8. Sorry guys.

Err MasPan was still alive and a Zerg, unless you meant the main characters from the mafia?

Oh. Well then I have no idea why killing ThatHurts suddenly gave me a free ticket to winning the game.

but there was no way for anyone to know how many neutrals were out there.

Well, anyone could have guessed. When the game started I assumed there was a total of 8 mafia, 10 terran and 2 neutrals.

. . . That is fairly ridiculous. <.< Not saying I don't like the idea of people gaining new abilities after surviving for a certain amount of time, but I think a bit overpowered. Suddenly have one night kill after thinking you've taken care of everyone with night kills is one thing, but being able to kill off half of the remaining players? I don't think that's right.

I kind of thought there was another neutral out there, but I had no idea it'd be that powerful. I was thinking it might be Samir Duran or someone like that, who appeared Terran on inspection, but really was out for himself only. Had some ghost like ability, maybe a stolen Protoss and Zerg ability too. That'd have made more sense to me than giving someone that many night kills.

Well, anyone could have guessed. When the game started I assumed there was a total of 8 mafia, 10 terran and 2 neutrals.

Did that information come from playing other SP mafia games, or what? I've never played a mafia game with neutrals and it's typically a 1:2 mafia:town ratio.

Did that information come from playing other SP mafia games, or what?

Sort of. I based the 8 mafia on the fact that other SP games had both mafia sides with the same amount of members.. The rest was a guess because of the amount of players we had plus it being an even number.

Hmm, so my quotes after I died were actually correct, that is interesting.

The game ending was kinda unexpected.

[SIZE="4"]Things That Came Up[/SIZE]

First of all, thanks for playing. I enjoyed typing up stuff and screwing people over. The game WAS actually quite bad, I know.
Second of all, I have removed the password in #spstarcraft, the Protoss channel, in GameSurge as mafia IRC for anyone who wishes to use it. I will either let the channels die or give them to someone who will use them for any other reason. (The Zerg channel is #spzerg if anyone's interested in claiming it for whatever.)

Dusk: Incredibly OP
Yes, Dusk clearly had the upper hand in the late game. Dusk gained his killing ability one night and one day after Sarah Kerrigan died. With the amount of inspectors the Terrans got (four, according to MasPan), the village should've been able to locate at least one hybrid.. and you guys did. But Dusk managed to slip through. If Ray survived instead of Dusk, he would have been given the same power. If both survived past CJ's death, they would have alternated killing.

Hidden Abilities
Tychus Findlay || Media Blitz: acquired upon successfully mounting Odin. Skips either a day or a night, depending on when it is used (it skips the next 12-hour period). One use.
Odin || Barrage: acquired upon being successfully mounted by Tychus. Kill ability usable every two nights.
Reaver || Resist: acquired upon surviving past Day 3. Generates immunity to one negative effect.
Infestor || Infested Terran: acquired upon the death of James Raynor. Sends out a Terran to impersonate Raynor but kill someone in the day.
Maar || Destroy: You know how this went down.

Communication
I got a couple of PMs from people asking me to remove the "no talking" rule. The game was supposed to be an experiment about how long Town would last without communications, but that got thrown out the window pretty quick. My fault. Then people started roleclaiming, and that's where the game exploded.

Relation Between Vortex Targets
This was mostly flavor text. I laughed when everyone started taking it seriously. The relation is..
THEY WERE ALL VORTEX TARGETS.

It was a fun game none the less. With all the chaos that happened late in the game I thought if there was truly another hybrid out there it was the perfect time for them to make their move and win, little did I know it was that other hybrid that was causing all the chaos. lol

Gotta admit, Dusk was mad OP.

Wait, so Dusk was able to kill 3 of us at once?