Gotham City Mafia: Conclusion

[def]

Should have known I'd lose an argument with def

It wasn't the argument! All I asked of you was one thing! No seed on me. There was a little self-preservation there, but ultimately, you were an "out-of-sight, out-of-mind" thing. When you targeted me, all of a sudden I had to put some time in to check out if you were on the up and up. You would have won if you'd stayed away.

I can understand that the game wasn't as thrilling for you, just lurking about in the background though.

Next time

Seeing as everybody else could have done the same thing in private without me knowing about it, and you Agents all did it on the writeboard, I didn't think I should punish you because somebody posted your PM publicly. For all I know, everybody could have quoted their roles word-for-word to KDM when he was confirmed town, and I wouldn't have a clue.

A lot of people did. Too many to count. I think it's in bad taste to quote the host, with time stamps and all, but writing it without quotes seems fine to me.

[XimenaPaulina]

Hey guys! I thoroughly enjoyed this game. I can see where the scum were coming from, having played as scum myself. Thanks for the comments. I acted sheep, but I had contacted KDM day 1, and Def day 2. Looking back, that was the best thing I did.

Honestly I think you did very well, and was very instrumental for the Town. You and Alopex are those special cases where flying under the radar and not getting too much attention, combined with proper coordination of night actions, proved to be a good thing and NOT to be construed as a sheepish behavior.

A lot of people did. Too many to count. I think it's in bad taste to quote the host, with time stamps and all, but writing it without quotes seems fine to me.

In fairness to all who shared their night actions with me, they didn't exactly quote the host word-for-word, so it was fine with me.

With regards to me publicizing Brickdoctor's role claim to me and me asking in the game thread if it's worth penalizing him for that, I didn't actually see that as metagaming as Peanuts saw it. The way I interpreted it is it's one way of finding out if Brickdoctor's telling the truth, and I did so in the context of still playing my character within the bounds of the storyline. And in fairness to Doc he did make quite a convincing excuse, so convincing that it made me forget the fact that ADHO did not penalize him which would've meant he was lying and I would've been more convinced that he was indeed the last of the agents.

[ADHO15]

A lot of people did. Too many to count. I think it's in bad taste to quote the host, with time stamps and all, but writing it without quotes seems fine to me.

Fair enough then. I know I'm not an experienced Mafia game player by any means and perhaps should have played more games before hosting, as the games I did play weren't all that different from each other for the majority, so let that be a lesson to future hosts. There were a lot of roles to coordinate and balance, and I wasn't 100% how the odd one worked, so playing and learning about more of these in practice would have been a better idea.

Myself and other future hosts can now clearly see what worked in the game and what didn't, so we can all learn from it. Using existing character should probably be avoided as the temptation is there to connect roles with characters which, like I said, still made for a good game in my opinion. When we were planning the game, I remember there were a lot of people wanting an everybody-has-an-action game, which I liked because it meant nobody was left bored as a vanilla townie. Maybe 48 actions was too many, especially when I didn't know how to balance them properly. It seems the Scum were overpowered, but the Town won, so I guess it wasn't too unfair.

I know I learned a great deal from the game, and will hopefully be a better player in future games for it. I really liked being in charge, though, and loved knowing what was going on when some of you were clueless.

Now for the roles...

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Baby Doll – Criminal

Marion Louise Dahl is a female actor who was born with a rare disease which kept her from ever aging, meaning that she spent all of her life looking like a young child.

She became famous for a brief period when she played the title character in the TV sitcom "Love That Baby". After the show was closed Mary went through a rough, depressing period of her life where she realized that the only time when she had been truly happy was when she was in the show as Baby Doll. So she kept the alias and sought revenge on those who cancelled the show and thus ruined her life.

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Will Power – You may inherit the Action of the previous Criminal to leave the game. Use once.

Skill: “I didn’t mean to” – Your adorable looks mean, if you accept, your alignment will be revealed on the second day. Use on Night one only.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Bane – Criminal

Dorrance spent his early years in the hellish prison of Pena Duro on the corrupt South American island nation of Santa Prisca. He developed superhuman strength through forced experimentation on him involving the drug Venom. Although his dependency on Venom is an immense weakness, Bane has been one of Batman's most intelligent and physically powerful foes. He became known as "The Man Who Broke The Bat" when he broke Batman's spinal cord, forcing Bruce Wayne to give up the Batman persona while he recuperated.

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: “I will break you” – If your target would be killed, you will block the attacker.

Skill: Expert Strategist – You may use your Action twice during the following Night.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Black Mask – Undercover

Roman Sionis came from a rich family. His parents hated people like the Waynes, but put on almost social masks in public to seem like more charming people. Roman hated the masks his parents wore. After his parents died in a suspicious fire, Roman quickly drove the family company into the ground, leaving it open to a Wayne Industries buyout. Driven mad by losing his legacy, he turned his hatred on Bruce Wayne. In the ensuing battle with Batman, the wooden mask that Sionis used to conceal his identity became permanently burned into his face as a living death mask.

For you to win, the Undercover Agents must outnumber the Criminals.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Crime Boss – By framing them, your subject will appear guilty to investigation.

Skill: Mob Influence – You may choose the subject of your target’s Action or Skill.

You can privately communicate with the other Undercover Agents on this writeboard. (password: scumofgotham)

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Calendar Man – Criminal

Julian Gregory Day suffers from schizotypal personality disorder, with ideas of reference focusing around the calendar. He believes the major dates of Gregorian calendar mark times when he is personally and uniquely freed from societal norms. On these dates, he exhibits mildly sociopathic and frequently criminal behaviour. Despite being notorious among both heroes and villains alike for being something of a joke, he has a very bright intellect which he uses to gain his goals without attracting much attention.

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Holiday Spirit – Every other day is a holiday for you so you are able to vote twice on alternate days (the second by PM).

Skill: Loyalist – When using this ability, you can prevent your target from being converted.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Catwoman – Undercover

At the age of thirteen, Selina Kyle discovered that the administrator of the orphanage where she lived was embezzling funds and so she confronted them. In an attempt to cover up the illegal activities, the administrator put Selina in a bag and dropped her in a river to drown (like a cat). Selina was able to escape and later returned to the orphanage. There she stole documents exposing the administrator's corruption and sent them to the authorities. She also took the opportunity to steal enough money to live on before going back to the streets. Later she became a morally-ambiguous professional thief. After encountering Batman she immediately became attracted to him.

For you to win, the Undercover Agents must outnumber the Criminals.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Astonishing Beauty – Your good looks mean you can easily convert any fool who’ll follow you. If you should be killed, they would likely commit suicide. Used on alternate days.

Skill: Catwalk – Your stealthy movements allow you to steal one item from your target without being seen.

You can privately communicate with the other Undercover Agents on this writeboard. (password: scumofgotham)

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Clayface – Criminal

At one time, Matt Hagen was a famous actor, but he became facially disfigured after a car accident. He was visited by Roland Daggett who offered him an opportunity to test a Renuyu cream: a drug that could refigure a person's face. Addicted to the formula, Hagen broke into Daggett Labs in an attempt to steal the drug. Unfortunately, two of Daggett's thugs surprised him and hyper-saturated the actor in the formula by drowning him in a canister of Renuyu. Instead of killing him, the cream bonded to Hagen's cellular structure and turned his entire body into the cream. The transformation gave him the ability to manipulate his body into any shape or form he desired.

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Shape Shifter – After morphing into your target for the night, you will be able to use your new action on a second target of your choice. You won’t be aware of what action you gain, however.

Skill: Mudslide – Your quick agility means that nobody will be able to keep up with you when you move so fast, making you invisible to trackers, watchers and investigators on the nights you’re careful.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Deadshot – Undercover

As a child, Floyd Lawton idolized his brother, but after a tragic accident shot him in the head, thus saving their father whom he hated. The incident shattered his mind and he adopted a new name. Deadshot is a hired assassin, regularly boasting to "never miss". He is capable of using a large variety of weapons, but prefers using a pair of silenced, wrist-mounted guns. He initially appeared in Gotham City as a new crime fighter, but was revealed to be an enemy of Batman when he attempted to replace the Dark Knight.

For you to win, the Undercover Agents must outnumber the Criminals.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Daylight Assassin – Allows you to take someone out of the game during the following Day. One in two chance of success.

Skill: Crosshair – Your deadly skill with weapons means your next Day kill will succeed.

You can privately communicate with the other Undercover Agents on this writeboard. (password: scumofgotham)

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Egghead – Criminal

Egghead. Little is known about this villain apart from him being very self confident and proud. He believes himself to be "the world's smartest criminal”. His crimes would usually have an egg-motif to them and he would often include egg puns in his speech where appropriate, such as "egg-zactly“. Additionally, he would use a wide assortment of egg-shaped weapons, such as laughing gas eggs and tear gas eggs (laid by chickens on a diet of onions). It is yet unknown why he had formed such an attraction to eggs.

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Brainiac – Allows you to permanently learn and gain the Action of your target. Use once.

Skill: Egg-cellent Criminal – You are able to confirm your alignment to your target. Use once.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Harley Quinn – Criminal

Harleen Francis Quinzel was a psychiatric intern at Arkham Asylum. Despite achieving high grades in college, she was not a particularly intellectual or strong-minded woman, having only gotten through college by seducing her professors. While researching the lunatics at Arkham, she became fascinated with the Joker, nearly instantly falling in love with him during their sessions. After helping him escape from the asylum more than once, Harleen was suspected by the authorities, who revoked her license and placed her in her own cell. Later she fled and became Harley Quinn, the sidekick to The Joker himself.

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Dr. Quinzel – As a doctor, you like to look out for your fellow criminals and protect them from all actions. You can also protect yourself instead.

Skill: Skilled Gymnast – Being so flexible you always manage to watch your own back and see anyone who targets you.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Hush – Criminal

Tommy Elliot, born a child of wealth and privilege, became close friends with Bruce Wayne. However behind his good looks was a cunning and merciless creature. Tommy crafted a scheme to earn his own fortune. He severed the brake lines of his parents' car, sending the vehicle careening off the side of the road. Only Bruce’s father managed to save them. Twisted by his own avarice, he inwardly blamed Bruce Wayne for his perceived "good fortune" – a mentality that would one day fuel an elaborate plot to destroy Bruce Wayne altogether.

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Neurologist – Being an expert of the brain, you find it easy to work out whether or not your subject can kill.

Skill: Talented Surgeon – Your brilliance in all fields of brain surgery give you five different surgical abilities to use on your target, although you’re not certain of the effects. Choose from:

- Infection - Kills the target two days later

- Concussion - Blocks the target from all actions

- Amnesia - Protects the target from all actions

- Brain Damage - Confuses the target (randomises their own target)

- Lobotomy - Learns the target's allegiance

Use each one once only.

Please read the rules, add your avatar and put your character profile in your signature.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Killer Croc – Criminal

Waylon Jones was born with medical condition which caused him to grow progressively more like a crocodile, hence his name. His mother died in childbirth, and his father abandoned him. Waylon was raised by his aunt, but her persistent drinking prevented him from growing up in an ideal household. Later, thanks to his great strength (and low intellect) he became a crocodile wrestler, killing them with his bare hands. Croc realized that there was more money to be made in crime, so he set out to become Gotham's most powerful underground figure.

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Bloodthirsty – Allows you to savagely attack someone and take them out of the game.

Skill: Crocodile Skin – Having such tough skin makes it impossible for you to be blocked during the next Night.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Man-Bat – Criminal

Dr Kirk Langstrom, is a scientist specializing in the study of bats who developed an extract intended to give humans a bat's sonar sense. He tested the formula on himself because he was becoming deaf. While it worked, it had a horrible side effect: it transformed him gradually into a hideous, humanoid, bat-like monster. Although he briefly regained control of his transformations, he's now relying on his bat side more and more often. He believes he has slaughtered his own wife, son and daughter.

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Wingspan – Your ability to fly makes tracking other players simple, meaning you can see who your target uses their powers on.

Skill: Echolocation – Sonar powers are useful for discovering the number of Criminals that voted to lynch during the previous day.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Mr Freeze – Criminal

Victor Fries was a talented cryogenic scientist who married a young woman named Nora whom he passionately loved. But their happiness was short-lived: Nora was diagnosed with a fatal disease and Fries, sickened with sorrow, attempted to save her using cryogenic technology. However, the experiment went terribly wrong and Fries' equipment malfunctioned, consuming him and his lab in an explosion of ice. Victor somehow survived, but now his body could only survive at sub-zero temperatures. He constructed a suit which would now protect him in his altered state.

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Ice Blaster – This gun of yours enables you to freeze your target on the spot, preventing them carrying out their ability.

Skill: Cryogenic Armour – Your tremendously strong suit means you can’t possibly be killed on the nights you choose to wear it.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Mr Zsasz – Undercover

Victor Zsasz was once the head of his own international company and had amassed a large personal fortune in addition to his family's wealth. At the age of 25, he turned to gambling. One night, he gradually squandered his entire fortune, ultimately betting everything he owned against The Penguin at a Gotham casino. While he was attempting to commit suicide by jumping from Gotham Bridge, a homeless man tried to assault him with a knife. Instinctively grabbing the knife, Victor Zsasz saw in the man's eyes that all life is meaningless and that nothing nor anyone matters. He then proceeded to stab the man to death. From then on, he dedicated himself to "liberating" others from their "pointless" existence.

For you to win, the Undercover Agents must outnumber the Criminals.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Knife-Wielding Maniac – Allows you to take someone out of the game. One in three chance of success.

Skill: Unpredictable – You have a 50% chance of seeing what ability your target used and a 50% chance of seeing which ability was used on your target.

You can privately communicate with the other Undercover Agents on this writeboard. (password: scumofgotham)

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Poison Ivy – Independent

Pamela Lillian Isley studied advanced botanical biochemistry at a university under Dr Jason Woodrue. Isley, a timid, shrinking violet, was easily seduced by her professor. Woodrue injected Isley with poisons and toxins as an experiment, causing her transformation. She nearly died twice as a result of these poisonings, driving her insane. Enraged at the betrayal, Pamela suffers from violent mood swings, being sweet one moment and like poison the next. She uses toxins from plants in her own bloodstream for her criminal activities, which are usually aimed at protecting the natural environment.

For you to win, the majority of the survivors must be marked with seeds (see Action).

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Seed Sew – You are able to mark your target with a seed to fulfil your objective. Targets will be aware that they have a seed.

Skill: Flower Power – If you are killed or lynched during that Night or the following Day, your plant friends will avenge you by killing your killer or someone who voted for you.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Ra's Al Ghul – Independent

Ra's al Ghul is an international terrorist and leader of an assassin organization called “League of Shadows” whose ultimate goal is a world in perfect environmental balance. He believes that the best way to achieve this balance is to eliminate most of humanity. He is aided in this quest by the Lazarus Pits, reservoirs of rejuvenating chemicals that restore the dying to life; these pits have granted him a lifespan of several hundred years.

For you to win, the League of Shadows must outnumber the other factions (see Skill).

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Resurrection – Your use of the Lazarus pits means that you may return to the game after being killed (not lynched). Use once during the night after your death.

Skill: League Of Shadows – You are the founder of this secret organisation and can recruit one player per night to your cause in order to claim victory. Scum and Neutrals cannot be converted.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Simon The Pieman – Undercover

Simon the Pieman. Little is known about this villainous baker. One day he just appeared in Gotham City as the owner of a bakery. Later he lured several major criminals to his factory and dumped them into a hole so that he could take over. When Batman, Robin, and Batgirl tried to stop him and his gang, Batman was subjected to a giant eggbeater, Robin was trapped in a vat of butter, and Batgirl was tossed into the chocolate tank. Despite being despised by other criminals, he’s very self-confident and is sure that taking over Gotham and becoming one of the major criminals is easy as pie! He always starts a sentence with the phrase “Simon says…..”

For you to win, the Undercover Agents must outnumber the Criminals.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Exploding Pies – You have an unlimited number of pies that knock the target out, stopping them using an ability.

Skill: Bake Sale – Allows you to give one of your Exploding Pies (see Action) to your target for them to use.

You can privately communicate with the other Undercover Agents on this writeboard. (password: scumofgotham)

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

The Creeper – Independent

Jack Ryder was a popular reporter on Gotham TV. When he made an exposé on the Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime showed up and threw Ryder into the same vat of chemicals that transformed him. The chemicals, mixed with the Joker's laughing gas, triggered a mutation in Ryder. As a result, Ryder's body became bright yellow with green hair with dramatically enhanced strength and agility. Seeking revenge against the Joker and suddenly smitten with Harley Quinn, he pursued them relentlessly with a terrifyingly wild enthusiasm. While the Creeper did not kill the criminals, his methods were so frenetically deranged that the Joker eventually begged to be arrested to escape them.

For you to win, you must survive until either the Criminals or the Undercover Agents win.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Creep – If the player you target is a Criminal, you will be protected from all kills that Night. If your target is killed, you will also die.

Skill: Secret Search – The alignment of any players killed (not lynched) on the night you use this ability will be revealed to you only, not the public threads. Should you die, all alignments you learnt will be revealed. You will also take one item from the deceased, if they have any,

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

The Mad Hatter – Criminal

Jervis Tetch, formerly a research scientist, is completely obsessed with the works of Lewis Carroll. As his criminal name indicates, he takes the appearance of the Mad Hatter from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. He is an insane neuroscientist and developed hardware that can control the brain and induce hypnotic states, and often uses hats or other headgear for mind control.

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Mind Control – Allows you to discover either the Action or Skill of your target. Use once per player.

Skill: Mad As A Hatter – Your protective hypnotic devices prevent you getting confused when they’re activated during the next night.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

The Music Meister – Criminal

The Music Meister claims he was bullied as a child, because he sang in a choir. But he soon discovered that when he sang higher, he could hypnotize people. He thus uses his newly discovered talents to control the people that had bullied him and plans to "settle the score". As he sang during his first song "Bullies used to pick on me because I sang in choir, but something very strange occurred as I kept singing higher. The ruffians around me quickly fell into a trance, and it was then with wicked glee I made those puppets dance!"

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Hypno-Laser – Your special staff has the power to immobilize your target, stopping them from posting during the next Day phase. One in three chance of success.

Skill: Katzenjammer – While everyone is busy listening to your hypnotic singing, all eyes are on you and so no one would dare block, confuse or protect you during the next night.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

The Riddler – Criminal

Edward Nygma is a brilliant man, a genius in many fields with an absorbing love for puzzles and games. After a teacher announced that a contest would be held over who can solve a puzzle the fastest, a young Edward Nygma sets his sights on winning this. After Edward got high scores, his father, unable to grasp the fact that his son was brilliant and believing he had cheated, beat him out of envy. This left him with a strong internal desire to tell the truth, and prove his innocence. This desire manifests itself in the form of his obsession with riddles as well as the obsession that he’s indeed one of the greatest minds alive.

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Bright Intellect – Your genius-level powers of deduction allow you to learn the alignment of your target.

Skill: Questionable Character – You will be converted to the Undercover faction rather than be lynched, but only on the Days following your use of this Skill at Night. You will be unable to vote following your conversion.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

The Scarecrow – Criminal

Jonathan Crane was a professor of psychology at Gotham University, specializing in the psychology of fear. He was fired after injuring a student by accident. After his dismissal, he killed the regents who fired him and became a professional criminal. Following this, he transferred to Arkham Asylum and became a psychiatrist, where he performed more fear-induced experiments on his patients. He takes the moniker "the Scarecrow", the favourite taunt of the bullies that mocked him in his childhood because of his lanky frame and bookish nature.

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Fear Gas – A huge supply of toxic gas that makes the action used by your target affects a random subject.

Skill: Toxin Smuggling – Allows you to give a canister of Fear Gas (see Action) to your target for them to use.

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

The Ventriloquist – Undercover

Arnold Wesker was a former ventriloquist in Gotham City when he suffered from schizophrenia, a psychological trauma in his youth. Wesker turned to crime and carved a dummy by the name of Scarface out of Blackgate Prison’s ‘Hangman’s Tree’. His schizophrenia was manifested within the dummy, who became the dominant personality. Dubbing himself the Ventriloquist, he and Scarface went on a crime spree in Gotham.

For you to win, the Undercover Agents must outnumber the Criminals.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: Multiple Personalities – With two of you able to look out for your fellow Agents, they will be protected from all Actions.

Skill: Stick-em-up – On the nights you keep your gun handy, you will kill your killer, should someone try to murder you.

You can privately communicate with the other Undercover Agents on this writeboard. (password: scumofgotham)

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

Welcome to Gotham City Mafia! Your role is:

Two-Face – Criminal

Harvey Dent, Gotham City’s district-attorney, was dedicated to his job of upholding law and order, and became one of the first supporters, allies, and even friends of Batman and Bruce Wayne. At the time of his job as a district-attorney he brought the largest crime boss, Sal Maroni, to the court. However, Maroni threw acid in his face during the trial leaving Dent horribly scarred on the left side of his face and his left hand. Harvey escaped from the hospital and descended into madness. He became obsessed with duality and opposites, and developed a second persona, the villainous Two-Face, to contrast the law & order obsessed Harvey Dent.

For you to win, the Criminals must take out all the Undercover Agents.

Abilities: use one each Night

Action: District Attorney – As Gotham’s former DA, you have a certain political respect among the criminals. This allows you to steal your target’s vote the following Day to use for your own purposes (second vote by PM).

Skill: Lucky Toss – The Action used by your target will affect themself instead of their subject as if it were a fair act of karma (50% chance of success).

Please read the rules and confirm your participation to this game in the Confirmation & Discussion topic.

Please ask us any questions here if you are unsure about anything.

~ Joker and Penguin

And as a bonus (if you didn't see it already on the writeboard) I even made Maxie Zeus from the Prologue a role. He was never designed to be a playable character in the game, but I gave him the missing Godfather role later on.

Most of those are probably already known to the majority of you, but maybe they'll answer some questions.

There were also several abilities with hidden extra parts to them:

- Bane - "I will break you" - Bane had a 1 in 6 chance of being killed instead of the person he was protecting and a 1 in 6 chance of killing the attacker. This obviously didn't reveal itself in-game.

- Hush - Talented Surgeon - Each of your unknown abilities had a 50% chance of success. I think only your first one, the investigation, was unlucky and the rest succeeded. Black Mask would have been a dead man after a couple of days if he wasn't lynched.

- Poison Ivy - Flower Power - Blocking or protecting could not prevent you getting revenge during the Day if you were lynched, but this didn't happen in the game.

- Ra's Al Ghul - Resurrection - As Killer Croc found out, you could not be killed by the same person twice.

I hope you all liked the names of your abilities and the way they were presented to you each Night.

Edited December 11, 2011 by ADHO15

[XimenaPaulina]

ADHO, I think you got my abilities wrongly. Those are my "inherited" abilities: Bright Intellect from sok and Fear Gas from Scarecrow.

My starting abilities are (not the exact words):

Action: Will Power - which allowed me to inherit the action of the last Criminal to leave the game. Use once.

Skill: "I didn't mean to..." - gives me the ability to reveal my true allegiance on the next day if I choose to use it. Use only in the first night.

[ADHO15]

ADHO, I think you got my abilities wrongly. Those are my "inherited" abilities: Bright Intellect from sok and Fear Gas from Scarecrow.

Oh, of course. I forgot about that when I copied your role PMs just now. I've updated yours and Egghead's to how they were originally. Sorry about that.

[TheBoyWonder]

Thanks for a Brilliant Game. To tell the truth, I had never read a Batman Comic before playing in this game. I picked Killer Croc just because no one else had. A very good Choice! I enjoyed the Comic Format! It made the Game fun to read.

Peanuts and K-nut I apologise for killing you. I liked the game format, Everyone having Night Actions. It made you think harder, and have to co-operate to kill the overpowered Scum.

[Nightshroud99]

Thanks for a Brilliant Game. To tell the truth, I had never read a Batman Comic before playing in this game. I picked Killer Croc just because no one else had. A very good Choice! I enjoyed the Comic Format! It made the Game fun to read.

Peanuts and K-nut I apologise for killing you. I liked the game format, Everyone having Night Actions. It made you think harder, and have to co-operate to kill the overpowered Scum.

Yeah me too, I have not read a single Batman comic.

But this game and Arkham City have inspired me to begin reading them, which may blossom into another hobby that my wallet may not be fond of.

Also upon seeing everyone's abilities and the thought processes behind ADHO15 and the Penguin, I can understand what went on and thus I retract my criticism about the abilites being too similar.

I would have never guessed Harley Quinn would have been a protector

Also, an apology to those I called sheep in game and on the whiteboard, because I can see that you were playing a stellar pm game.

(Also Penguin, amazing set-up for the game, one year of planning and work. It's made me appreciate the game even more now that I know it was a labor of love. )

[Tamamono]

Tammo - You've really come a long ways since our student days in Isla Paradisa, and I'm proud to see of your vast improvement in this game. Even if we've not really communicated in this game like in previous games, I'm glad to see you somehow shedding off your "Belville ghost". Too bad you were converted as I would've wanted you to win with the town.

Thanks, Kiel!

And a couple of apologies, first to sok for the "Stupid joke", and to Peanuts for my wrong suspicion on you (the same goes to Masked Builder, which I was also utterly wrong about). I guess my scum-reading skills still need a lot of "refining".

I actually think Masked's death was mainly my fault. Sorry Masked!

Seeing as everybody else could have done the same thing in private without me knowing about it, and you Agents all did it on the writeboard, I didn't think I should punish you because somebody posted your PM publicly. For all I know, everybody could have quoted their roles word-for-word to KDM when he was confirmed town, and I wouldn't have a clue.

Well, for the record, I paraphrased mine to def.

[ADHO15]

Here are my game records:

And the night actions written out to make them more clear:

Night One

Bane protects Riddler from death

Black Mask is confused and so makes The Music Meister look guilty when investigated instead of Baby Doll

Calendar Man prevents Two-Face from being converted

Clayface morphs into The Scarecrow and confuses Black Mask

Egghead permanently learns The Riddler's Bright Intellect action

Harley Quinn protects Baby Doll from all actions

Hush is confused and so learns that The Scarecrow cannot kill instead of Black Mask

Killer Croc kills Ra's Al Ghul

Man-Bat sees The Ventriloquist use an ability on Deadshot

Mr Freeze blocks Mr Zsasz

Mr Zsasz fails to kill Egghead

Poison Ivy gives Harley Quinn a seed

Ra's Al Ghul dies and so fails to convert Mr Zsasz

Simon The Pieman blocks The Riddler

The Creeper creeps with Harley Quinn and is therefore protected from all kills

The Mad Hatter learns The Riddler's Action

The Riddler fails to investigate The Ventriloquist

The Scarecrow confuses Hush

The Ventriloquist protects Deadshot from all actions

Two-Face fails to redirect Baby Doll's ability to herself

Future:

Baby Doll reveals her alignment

Deadshot increases his chances of killing tomorrow

The Music Meister prevents himself being blocked, confused or protected tomorrow night

Night Two

Black Mask fails to redirect The Ventriloquist's protection from Deadshot to The Creeper

Egghead fails to discover The Ventriloquist's allegiance

Harley Quinn protects The Creeper from all actions

Hush fails to discover Deadshot's allegiance

Killer Croc fails to kill Calendar Man

Man-Bat sees Mr Freeze use an ability on Killer Croc

Mr Freeze blocks Killer Croc

Mr Zsasz fails to kill Egghead

Poison Ivy gives Mr Freeze a seed

Ra's Al Ghul returns to the game

Simon The Pieman blocks Egghead

The Creeper fails his secret search as nobody was killed during the night

The Mad Hatter learns Clayface's Action

The Music Meister prevents Calendar Man posting during Day Three while he is protected from being blocked, confused or protected

The Riddler discovers Hush's allegiance

The Scarecrow gives Baby Doll a canister of Fear Gas

The Ventriloquist fails to protect Deadshot and instead protects himself from all actions

Two-Face redirects The Ventriloquist's ability to himself

Future:

Clayface morphs into Deadshot and kills Calendar Man

Deadshot kills The Riddler

Night Three

Baby Doll discovers The Music Meister's allegiance

Black Mask does nothing

Clayface morphs into Egghead and learns Mr Zsasz's allegiance

Egghead fails to discover Black Mask's allegiance

Harley Quinn protects Baby Doll from all actions

Hush does nothing

Killer Croc kills The Scarecrow

Man-Bat tracks Ra's Al Ghul

Mr Freeze blocks The Scarecrow

Mr Zsasz fails to kill Baby Doll

Poison Ivy gives Clayface a seed

Ra's Al Ghul recruits Egghead

The Creeper creeps with Hush

The Mad Hatter learns Ra's Al Ghul's Action

The Music Meister fails to prevent Ra's Al Ghul posting during Day Five while he is protected from being blocked, confused or protected

The Scarecrow gives a canister of Fear Gas to Baby Doll

Two-Face steals The Scarecrow's vote to use the following Day

Night Four

Baby Doll discovers The Music Meister's allegiance

Black Mask does nothing

Clayface morphs into Egghead and learns Mr Zsasz's allegiance

Egghead fails to discover Black Mask's allegiance

Harley Quinn protects Baby Doll from all actions

Hush does nothing

Killer Croc kills The Scarecrow

Man-Bat sees Ra's Al Ghul with Egghead

Mr Freeze blocks The Scarecrow

Mr Zsasz fails to kill Baby Doll

Poison Ivy gives Clayface a seed

Ra's Al Ghul recruits Egghead

The Creeper creeps with Hush

The Mad Hatter learns Ra's Al Ghul's Action

The Music Meister fails to prevent Ra's Al Ghul posting during Day Five while he is protected from being blocked, confused or protected

The Scarecrow gives a canister of Fear Gas to Baby Doll

Two-Face steals The Scarecrow's vote to use the following Day

Night Five

Baby Doll discovers Harley Quinn's allegiance

Black Mask frames Mr Freeze

Clayface morphs into Egghead and fails to learn Black Mask's allegiance

Egghead discovers Baby Doll's allegiance

Harley Quinn does nothing

Hush protects Black Mask from all actions

Killer Croc fails to kill Ra's Al Ghul

Man-Bat learns the number of Criminals who voted to lynch on Day 5

Mr Freeze blocks Ra's Al Ghul

Poison Ivy gives The Creeper a seed

Ra's Al Ghul fails to recruit Clayface

The Creeper fails his secret search as nobody was killed during the night

The Mad Hatter learns Two-Face's Action

Two-Face steals Ra's Al Ghul's vote to use the following Day

Future:

The Music Meister prevents himself being blocked, confused or protected tomorrow night

Night Six

Baby Doll discovers The Mad Hatter's allegiance

Black Mask fails to redirect Hush's action to The Creeper

Clayface morphs into Mr Freeze and blocks Black Mask

Egghead discovers Clayface's allegiance

Harley Quinn protects Baby Doll from all actions

Hush infects Black Mask

Killer Croc fails to kill Black Mask

Man-Bat sees Two-Face with Black Mask

Mr Freeze blocks Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy fails using her action tonight

The Creeper creeps with Man-Bat

The Mad Hatter learns Harley Quinn's Action

The Music Meister fails to prevent Hush posting during Day Seven while he is protected from being blocked, confused or protected

Two-Face steals Black Mask's vote to use the following Day

I don't think there's really anything surprising among all that, but the info's there for you all to look through.

Edited December 11, 2011 by ADHO15

[Tamamono]

ADHO, I think you have the nights messed up. I investigated Doc on Night 4, not Night 3.

[K-Nut]

Yeah, on Night 3 I redirected Man-bats ability to himself.

[Brickdoctor]

With regards to me publicizing Brickdoctor's role claim to me and me asking in the game thread if it's worth penalizing him for that, I didn't actually see that as metagaming as Peanuts saw it. The way I interpreted it is it's one way of finding out if Brickdoctor's telling the truth, and I did so in the context of still playing my character within the bounds of the storyline. And in fairness to Doc he did make quite a convincing excuse, so convincing that it made me forget the fact that ADHO did not penalize him which would've meant he was lying and I would've been more convinced that he was indeed the last of the agents.

I don't think it's true metagaming, as it's information from within the game, but if you're the kind of player that likes to play with only the information your character is supposed to know in-universe, then it could be considered akin to metagaming in that if this were real life, there wouldn't be a god or Joker assigning penalty votes.

I actually think Masked's death was mainly my fault. Sorry Masked!

I think it was just as much my fault as it was yours.

But I'm not sorry.

[Alopex]

Thanks for the Brilliant game!

Sorry I was inactive, I'm lucky def confirmed me night one...

As somebody asked in the day thread, I got penalty votes for sending my Night action in to late.

I love you Mr J!!!!!!!!

[Brickdoctor]

Sorry I was inactive,

Don't be. Remember, the inactive survivors are always the ones whom both sides deemed unimportant, which is a perfect position for a protector to be in.

[sok117]

Finally, an ending to this ordeal! What a great game to be a part of and watch.

I wish I had played a bit more passively rather then spark up questions here and there, definitely could have kept myself alive longer. I had the idea of using my questionable character ability on night one, then telling everyone in day 2 that I lied about being investigator, to hopefully either get the scum off my case, or if I was voted out, to still be able to be part of the game. OH well, I decided to stay true to the town.

Awesome job to the town, Def definitely brought his A -game for this one, and Kiel did an awesome job too (when he wasn't calling me stupid ) I would be really disappointed if they didn't win.

I guess the death of some villains means no sequel eh? But with the new DC license, maybe JLA mafia?

[K-Nut]

I guess the death of some villains means no sequel eh? But with the new DC license, maybe JLA mafia?

Please! Croc just put me in a coma!

[Peanuts]

So I've been killed both on Nights Three and Four? I think you messed something up, ADHO.

Oh, and there was a bit of talk about my fear gas on the last day, I had told Baby Doll everything I had done on every day, so I suppose rereading my PMs would have cleared that matter. I used it on hush on Night One, Ventriloquist on Night Three, and gave it to KDM on Night Two, and was blocked on Night Four. But I guess you had an awful lot of PMs and other stuff to remember, organizing the town must be a tough task.

[Tamamono]

I guess the death of some villains means no sequel eh? But with the new DC license, maybe JLA mafia?

Yes, please!

[Professor Flitwick]

Yes, please!

Shall we start auditioning now?

[Brickdoctor]

I guess the death of some villains means no sequel eh? But with the new DC license, maybe JLA mafia?

Nah.

Next mafia in which we get to audition needs to be Pirates of the Caribbean Mafia.

Which character do you want to be?

Barbossa

Why?

Because Barbossa's name starts with a 'B', and because Barbossa loves apples. Now, if Barbossa has a rotten apple and a soft, bruised apple...

[K-Nut]

Nah.

Next mafia in which we get to audition needs to be Pirates of the Caribbean Mafia.

Which character do you want to be?

Barbossa

Why?

Because Barbossa's name starts with a 'B', and because Barbossa loves apples. Now, if Barbossa has a rotten apple and a soft, bruised apple...

You already said that on my profile!

[Brickdoctor]

You already said that on my profile!

Oh yeah. Well, it was worth repeating publicly.

[ADHO15]

ADHO, I think you have the nights messed up. I investigated Doc on Night 4, not Night 3.

Turns out I saved one file over the other by accident. I'll go back and edit it soon.

I guess the death of some villains means no sequel eh? But with the new DC license, maybe JLA mafia?

We have considered a sequel, but thought that there wouldn't be enough major villains left to use, so there wouldn't be much call for it. That's an interesting thought though and we might discuss it further.

@ Brickdoctor:

[CMP]

We have considered a sequel, but thought that there wouldn't be enough major villains left to use, so there wouldn't be much call for it.

Count all of the Penguin's custom figures and tell me you don't have enough villains. I can kind of see what you mean, though. Perhaps the opposite end of the spectrum? (Good guys?)

[Capt. Redblade]

Why?

Because Barbossa's name starts with a 'B', and because Barbossa loves apples. Now, if Barbossa has a rotten apple and a soft, bruised apple...

Please, no more freaking apples!

(Damn it, I still can't stop posting in this colour.)