The Roles
Rebel Alliance/Republic Roles
In this game, roles are actually going to be considered force powers or physical abilities than actual roles.
Force Insight
With this power of the force, one player is able to gain insight into what another player's role is. This person can only use their power once each day. This is the classic cop role.
Force Rebound
The player who is able to execute the force rebound is one is able to deflect the attack of his opponent and send the attack back to the one who sent it. For instance, if this player was voted out, he would be able to survive and choose someone who voted for him to replace him. Thus, they recieve the attack of getting voted out. Likewise, if he was the target of a mafia hit, the hit would deflect from him back to the person trying to carry it out. Two things to note. The player with force rebound may choose to use it on another person or protect them. This power then acts for the protected person the same as if they had the power. However, if the player with the role is targetted for an attack, they would be unable to rebound it since their attention is diverted. As well, the player with this role must tell me who will be the recipent of it's power for the next day before the next day starts. Otherwise, it won't be used. Once the name is given, it is set and can not be changed for that next day and night.
Jedi Mind Trick
These are not the droids you are looking for. A powerful tool of the force used to confuse the weak minded. With this ability, a person is able to cancel another player's vote and replace it with a vote of his own. You will not vote Khushrenada. I will not vote Khushrenada. You will vote stevey. I will vote stevey.
Force Balance
With this power, a player is able to switch the power of one player with another. Let's say Player 1 had the Jedi Mind Trick power and Player 2 was just a townie. Using force balance on the two means that Player 1 is now a townie and Player 2 has the Jedi Mind Trick. The player with Force Balance doesn't know if he was successful nor does he know what roles were switched. The players whose roles were switched will only be notified that balance has been restored to the force and what their new role is. The player with Force Balance may use it on himself. Any role or power can be exchanged, even mafia and other roles.
Jedi Master
The Jedi Master is a master of the force. Because of this, he can use any Jedi or Force ability listed above. In case you are still unsure what that entails, allow me to list them. Force Insight, Force Rebound, Force Balance and Jedi Mind Trick are all available to the Jedi Master. He may choose one of those abilities and use it for that day. Of course, the same rules that apply to how those powers work apply to the Master as well.
Gambler's Luck
Never tell me the odds. Sometimes, you're successfully navigating an asteroid field, the next you're frozen in carbonite. This player is able to cash in his luck once to escape death but next time, his luck will be all used up and he will not be so successful.
Alien
An alien is a normal townie. It's only power is the vote.
Empire Roles
All mafia members have a special talent. That talent is seperate from their role of either godfather or henchman. The player with Force Balance can switch a mafia member's power but not their affiliation. Does this mean that the townies would want to let a known mafia member live in order to get that power for themselves or will they just strike down the mafia member? We shall see.
Force Lightning
Power!!! Ah, nothing like sending your opponent a crippling blast of pain. The player with this ability is able to choose a person for each day and render them paralyzed for a day and night. So, if Khushrenada was targeted with Force Lightning, he would not be able to vote or perform any action he may have the next day. In addition, he can only post once in the voting thread, so make your message worth it.
Future Forseen
This player likes to plan his steps carefully. He may request to know who is going to be affected by an action. Meaning he could ask about the Jedi Mind Trick to know who's vote is being cancelled and what it is being replaced with. Who will the person with Insight be looking into? Who are the two players who will be affected by Force Balance? What power is the Jedi Master using today? The only things unforseen are who has Gambler's Luck and who will be protected by Force Rebound.
Force Manipulation
The only power to disrupt Force Rebound. With this power, the player is able to throw debris or other objects at another player. Because of this distraction and break in concentration, it disrupts the power of another player. What that means is, anyone hit with Force Manipulation can not perform an action that day. So, if a townie is hit with Force Manipulation, they lose their vote which is their power. Any other player with a power also loses their action for the day but may still vote.
Choke
I find your lack of faith... disturbing. Some days, it just seems everyone around you is letting you down. They're either jumping out of hyperspace too soon or letting the rebels escape. And so, you just have to let people know your displeasure. And what better way than killing them? The player may kill any one player he chooses but there is a caveat. He can only target someone who has voted for him and the vote has to be permanent. Meaning if Khushrenada voted for the player with choke during the day but then switched his vote later in the day, the player with choke could not kill him. It is only a vote that stands when the day is done that would count. When used, it doesn't have to be done on the same day a person voted for you. If someone voted for you on Day 1, you could choke them on Day 4 if you wanted. The vote for you just means the door is now open to strike against them. If used on a player protected by Force Rebound, nothing happens as you would have to be pretty dumb to keep choking yourself. As well, when used, it will only be revealed as a mafia hit. Saying someone was choked would make it easy to figure out who has the ability. Who did the choked guy vote for? Again, this power can only be used once.
Godfather
The mafia will consist of those 4 powers. However, one of those players will also be given the title of Godfather. That person leads the mafia and is responsible for telling me who the hit will be each night and who will commit the hit. This is important since a Force Rebound means the person making the hit may be killed. If the player with the role of Godfather is killed during the game, he will give me the name of his successor and then a different member of the mafia will take over.
Mafia players do not have to perform their power according to the Godfather's wishes. They are free to use it however they choose. But, it is best to cordinate your actions together and pool your resources.
Other Roles
There will only be one other role this game. Unless we suddenly get an influx of people signing up. That role is a new one.
The Senator
Each day, the senator may propose a bill of whatever he chooses and all players have the chance to either ratify or reject the bill. The senator looks out for his own interests and will do whatever it takes to rise in the Senate and become Chancellor. Thus, he seeks the elimination of all potential rivals meaning all townies and mafia. Yet, he must also work with the many players of this game in order to survive and keep his political ambitions alive.
So, what does it mean to propose a bill? Well, this player may be as creative as possible and come up with any idea that strikes his fancy. As an example, the senator may propose that he be given Jedi Master powers. If his bill is accepted by a majority, he gets his way. If it is struck down, well, better luck tommorrow. Maybe the Senator will come up with a whole new role to be brought in the game or propose a player be killed. We just don't know. But it should be interesting. And it gives us a chance to incorporate the poll feature in the game.
Of course, I will have final say on whether a bill is acceptable. I.E. Let's have all Mafia members or Townie members named. That would clearly ruin the game and be unacceptable.
Bounty Hunter
The bounty hunter plays both sides of the war and is looking to survive and make a hefty profit. The bounty hunter is really the killer role. Each day, he can choose any person he wants to die. Of course, Force Rebound would kill him. The bounty hunter is looking to be the last one standing. To that end, the bounty hunter will want the finest weaponry like a thermal detonator. How may the bounty hunter acquire such a device? Everyone in the game will be assigned a value of 1, 2, or 3. When the bounty hunter kills someone, their value will be added to a point total. In this way, it is like acquiring payment or the bounty for someone. If the Bounty Hunter reaches 6 points, he may then acquire a thermal detonator. Each thermal detonator costs 6 points. Using a thermal detonator means the bounty hunter may choose any two players he wants and hurls the bomb at them, killing them. The only exception would be protection by Force Rebound but in that case, the blast doesn't rebound to kill the bounty hunter. The thermal detonator may be used at any time in the day or at night with instant results.
Updates
Added one more role. The bounty hunter.
One more thing to note about that role. The player with Future Forseen can learn who the target of the Bounty Hunter is. But, he can not know how many points the bounty hunter has or if he has a thermal detonator.
If a player has been hit with Force Lightning, they may make one post and one post only in the voting thread. After the post is made, they can not edit it or add new thoughts.
Another update. There is only one mafia this game. I know I spoke about having two but I decided that due to the amount of people who have signed up, it would be best to keep it to one mafia for the game.
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