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 Post subject: RP Game Idea
PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 8:58 pm 
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Okay, this is an RP game idea that's based off something I used to participate in on another message board. It was really fun, so I figured we might as well try it out here.

It would be a mystery-based RP, with a bit of a twist. First, the moderator/host/coordinator/whatever would PM one of the participants, and appoint them the murderer. None of the other players would know who this person is.

The game would consist of "day" and "night" periods. During the day, the players would debate and try to figure out who the murderer is, all while staying in character. At the end of the day, they would have to vote on which character they believed should be killed. The character with the most votes would be executed. If the person executed is the murderer, then the game ends. If not, then, during the night, the murderer kills one of the other players. The game goes on like this until a) The murderer is killed, or b) There are only two players left, one of which is the murderer.

To complicate matters, there is also a "witness". This witness would be PMed by the moderator, telling him or her the identity of the murderer. The witness could proclaim the murderer's identity outright, but this would not be a good idea because: a) It would most likely cause him or her to be the next victim, and b) There's no reason for anyone to believe him or her, since many people could be claiming to be witnesses to save themselves.

This setup winds up getting very interesting, especially if you're good at lying and misleading people. So, would anyone be interested in trying this out?


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Interesting concept. Sign me up. It would be fun trying to mislead this group.


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Meep, would it be possible to play if you can't necessarily be around to read the thread every day?

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WrenDraco wrote:
Meep, would it be possible to play if you can't necessarily be around to read the thread every day?


Sure. Keep in mind, "day" and "night" are RP designations, and don't correspond to real-life day and night. How long a day would be could be determined by the number of pages or posts since the previous "day". Night would last until the murderer PM'd the moderator back with the choice of his victim.


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:o This sounds sexulant. Sign me up, plz.


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 Post subject: Yay! Another RP thing for me to participate in!
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Sounds interesting without being overly time intensive. I'm willing to give it a go.

One question: Would the characters just be us, as posters, or is there some in-game scenario, with motives and histories to the people involved? Because without some background, it seems like it might be in danger of devolving into "He's the murderer!" "Why?" "Uhhm... because I said so!"

Of course, you're the one with actual experience, so I shall sit back and participate and watch and learn from whatever you feel would work best. Just wanted to toss out the query.

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 Post subject: Re: Yay! Another RP thing for me to participate in!
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Yevaud333 wrote:
Sounds interesting without being overly time intensive. I'm willing to give it a go.

One question: Would the characters just be us, as posters, or is there some in-game scenario, with motives and histories to the people involved? Because without some background, it seems like it might be in danger of devolving into "He's the murderer!" "Why?" "Uhhm... because I said so!"


Well, there would be an RP scenario, but it will not relate to the actual identity of the murderers or who they kill. Generally, arguments would be given in-character (the arguments could be based on such things as who the character has voted for to die, or how they are acting, or who the murderers have killed so far). If necessary, though, certain arguments, based on things like the number of times someone has posted (people might be suspicious if one character is overly involved in the thread, or, alternately, if they do not post at all), can be made OOC.

This game is very psychologically subtle, and you have to be smart to keep from getting murdered, or avoid detection if you're the murderer/witness. There are all sorts of strategies that can be used, such as laying low and letting others fling their accusations at each other, or choosing your murder victims in a deliberately misleading way (i.e., kill off anyone who accuses whoever you're trying to frame).


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Sounded good over the phone, still sounds neat. Sign me up. In a month. I'm gonna be busy and internet-deficient till then.

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I wanna play too!

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Alright then, I wanna play three! ^_^ Or whatever number we're at now...

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Hmm, that does sound like a lot of fun. Though I suspect I may die soon. Count me in.

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I'm in.


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Intruiging. I'll say I'm in, but I'd like to discuss it with you, at your leisure.

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I think I can jump in here, this sounds like a really good and fun idea Icy. I'm in.

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Hmm... I've done this in real life.

It was fun then it's fun now.

I'm in. ^_^

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I've never taken part in a roleplaying thread in any lasting manner, but this sounds pretty neat. Count me in.


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 Post subject: Do my eyes deceive me?!? ::squints at newcomer::
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Yaaay! Someone got Rince to actually post in the Roleplaying forum! :D

Good one, Icy!

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When will we start?


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