MTG Salvation

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2. This will be a completely ordinary and conventional game of mafia, without any twists or turns.
3. This game features role randomization. Several roles were deliberately assigned, due to...unique circumstances. All remaining roles were randomized.
4. Those players who control multiple aspects begin play with the first aspect listed in their role PM selected by default. When a player wishes to change their selected aspect, they must PM the moderator. During the next twilight period, the aspect change will take effect, unless otherwise stated.
5. The town win condition is "The scum must die.". The mafia win condition is "Control the ship".
6. Players may talk during the night, until the "Dawn" period is declared by the moderators.
7. This game allows for spectators to play a role in the outcome of the game. Each spectator will be assigned an alignment by the moderators, but they may request a specific alignment prior to the game. Spectators may vote for and lynch one another; lynches will not result in the end of day. This game does not feature any mafia spectators who count towards the mafia win condition.
8. Spectators may not post in the game thread, but they may post in a publicly visible spectator thread. Mafia spectators may post in the mafia chat, upon invitation.
9. Players may post in either the game thread or spectator thread. Whenever a town player is killed, they become a spectator and may continue posting in the spectator thread. When a spectator is killed, they may no longer post.
10. In the event of inactivity, spectators are permitted to replace players sharing the same alignment, provided the spectator has not inherited any abilities.
11. Design philosophy: Imagine a blanket. Soft, simple, warm. Now imagine that this blanket suddenly turned into an alien. That's into tentacle rape. And polka. Simultaneously.
12. This game features five mafia players, and zero neutral players.
13. The mafia control the following ability: "Each night, for every living mafia player, you may have the moderator send a player a misleading flavor PM which contains a physical description of an event taking place in the night." (IE, you hear a knock on your door. A bouquet of flowers is slipped into your dressing room. etc.)
14. One of the five mafia players is The Ghost in the Machine, a gimmick account. The Ghost in the Machine may not be lynched or killed by the players. In the event that all other mafia players are killed, The Ghost in the Machine will be endgamed. The Ghost in the Machine counts towards the mafia win condition.
15. This setup is ability-heavy, and uses a number of features that have never before been seen, and therefore it has a possibility of being unusually swingy as a result. No one has been able to confidently predict whether the setup is perfectly balanced, but one thing is certain: each side has the capacity to wreak great havoc upon the other.
16. Unless otherwise stated, this game requires all players to use gimmick accounts for the duration of the game. Gimmick accounts will be issued to each player by the moderator. Players are permitted to claim their main account's identities.

1) What the **** is going on here?

That's a very good question, isn't it?

2) What do you mean, you can't tell me any of the other rules?

Exactly what I said. Reading is tech.

3) So should I assume that there aren't any rules at all?

Not necessarily. I recommend you look up a little piece of philosophy called Pascal's Wager. It might be somewhat relevant to this situation.

4) But you're not God!

Without the curse, there is no God. With the curse, there is fear. With fear, there is worship! Now is the time that God advents! I HA-excuse me, I got carried away and nearly included spoilers for something. Where was I? Oh yes.

5) Will you at least tell us how many votes it is to lynch?

Did I not say that I cannot tell you any of the other rules? Don't make me smite you.

6) When is our deadline?

Once again, I would like to remind you that I cannot tell you any of the other rules. Don't worry, only a bastard Mod would let a deadline sneak up on you without any warning...

... hmm, maybe you should lynch really, really quickly.

7) I saw your ruleset in Mind Screw Mafia on MafiaScum. Can I assume that your rules here are similar?

You might think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

8) Why did the mod give me a Foul in a vote count and mention that it regards one of my posts?

It might be an indicator that you screwed up and broke the rules somehow. It might be the result of a game mechanic. It might be titled “Foul” instead of the more traditional “Rules Infraction” because this is MTGS rather than MafiaScum.

Or, it might be that your Mod is a bastard Mod and is just placing "Foul" at the end of random posts.

You decide!

9) Why did the Mod give me a Strike [number] in a vote count?

It might be an indicator that you really screwed up and should not do that again. Or maybe the Mod just likes baseball a lot. Either way, just remember... “STRIKE THREE, YOU'RE OUT!”

10) The Vote Count doesn't look right. Why is that?

Probably because I screwed up (my issues with vote counts are legendary). Say something and I'll double-check.

11) Wait, you checked and said it's right but it's still obviously wrong!

Then it's right, and you don't yet understand why it is right.

12) Is the game nightless?

Good question. Unfortunately, I can't tell you the answer at this time. I can tell you that if you have a night action then the game probably has nights, and if you have a day action that isn't a Rapid Action then it's probably nightless.

13) Wait, Rapid Actions? What are those?

Abilities that resolve immediately upon receipt (as opposed to at the end of the phase they are submitted during). Think split second from Time Spiral block.

14) I think you screwed up with something.

Let me know and I'll take a look for myself.

15) You checked, then said it was right and the decision was final. I still disagree...

Disagreeing is fine, but once I've indicated a decision is final (which usually occurs only with judgment calls such as “is this quoting a mod PM?”, most things are more cut and dried) then the decision is, in fact, final. You can still disagree, but please be polite about it and wait until the end of the game before complaining loudly.

16) Why are you not allowed to tell us any of the other rules?

Please report to your local reeducation camp for immediate remedial training, Comrade.

17) Does your inability to answer that question have anything to do with the card game Mao?

Now, now, that would be telling!

18) Why are you answering in red text?

When the seagulls cry, there are no survivors. (Also, you probably should leave the red text to the mod.)

19) Should I check with the mod prior to claiming in order to make sure that I'm not risking a modkill?

It couldn't hurt... (especially not with a mod who has been known to be trigger-happy about these things)

20) I'm dead and town. Why am I showing up in green on the dead list?

Tradition. (On MafiaScum green usually means townie and blue usually means neutral or SK.)

21) Why are you saying that these are the Frequently Asked Questions for Mind Screw Mafia when this is Mind Screw Salvation Mafia?

... *sigh*

Figure it out yourself.

<1> This is a game. I hope that you have fun. In return, I ask that you not have your fun at the expense of the other players in this game (in other words, don't be a jackass). Repeated or extreme violations of this rule will result in replacement or modkill.
<1a> Attempting to use loopholes in the rules to gain an advantage in the game is considered jackassery, and will be treated as such. This applies to things like encrypted codes, invisible text, editing and deleting posts, trying to use the structure of the role PM to gain an advantage, etc. Please, use your common sense!
<2> If there is a conflict between a role and the rules, the role wins.
<3> Do not edit your posts, on pain of modkill.
<4> Quoting private communications (role PM, mason conversations, etc.) or pretending to do the same will result in a modkill. Paraphrasing, however, is not only acceptable but encouraged unless I explicitly say otherwise.
<4a> If your English/other native language teacher would call it plagiarism, it's not a paraphrase. (This elaborative rule added 4/27/2009 to clarify Rule 4.)
<5> You may not talk with other people about this game outside of the thread (but see Rule 2).
<6> This game will have both a vote count but will have no FoS count.
<6a> In a Normal game, the FoS count will have no effect on the game other than breaking voting ties at deadline. Theme games make no such guarantee.
<7> To help the game run smoothly, votes and FoS'es should be made in bold text, and use the format Vote: XXXX . An unvote and/or unFoS is required to remove a vote; to unvote, please use the format Unvote: XXXX.
<8> If a player has a majority of votes, that player is lynched and cannot be unvoted. You may talk during twilight unless I state otherwise.
<9> The first game Day will begin with a deadline of four (4) weeks. Subsequent Days will begin with a deadline of three (3) weeks. (Not applicable. See Game-Specific Rules for deadline details.)
<10> If deadline occurs without a full majority and a majority of voting players are voting for a player, that player will be lynched. Otherwise, No Lynch will occur.
<11> You may elect to No Lynch any number of times during the course of the game. In order to No Lynch, one of the two following conditions must be met: either a majority of living players must vote no lynch, or no player receives a majority of votes from voting players before deadline. (To vote No Lynch, please use the format Vote: No Lynch. FoS'es for No Lynch will not be counted.)
<12> Don't drink and post, lest ye receive Public Humilitation. (This rule is an injoke and doesn't actually do anything.)
<13> After Day ends (with the exception of Day 0, which leads directly into Day 1), the game will enter Night. Night will last 48 real-life hours unless otherwise indicated. Do not post during Night, upon pain of modkill (though I'll be lenient if it's an accident).
<14> When you die, stop posting. You may make a single "Bah!"/"Frak you!"/etc. post in the thread. You may not include game content in this post. In addition, once you are dead, please do not discuss the game with anyone other than the Mod until the game is over, as this makes the mod's life easier.
<14b> Dead players may or may not be granted access to the spectator thread after death. If such access is granted, dead players may discuss the game in that thread only.
<15> All players need to post at least once every 72 hours, or inform me if this is not possible. If you do not post for 72 hours, you will be prodded. If you are prodded, then you will need to post something (a simple "/prodded" will suffice if you're short on time) within 72 hours or you will be replaced. You will receive an Strike the second time you fail to post for more than 72 hours. The third time you fail to post for 72 hours, you will be replaced.
<15a> If you have limited access, you need to post to this effect in the thread. If I prod you despite you declaring V/LA status, call me on it and I will be duly embarrassed.
<15b> If you post before I get around to handing out the prod, you avoid the prod.
<16> Players may only use one special ability per day/night cycle (but see Rules 2 and 34). Passive abilities and factional abilities are not counted as special abilities for purposes of this rule; any activated abilities inherent to a faction, however, count normally
<17> This game will start on Day 0 after all players have confirmed (by the method specified in their role PM). Day 0 is a no-lynch day and will be immediately followed by Day 1. See Mask Rules for details.
<18> Any player who is modkilled automatically loses the game. I will modkill in the fashion that I deem most damaging to the modkilled player's faction.
<19> I reserve the right to add rules if necessary (or if I really, really want to).
<20> Okay, that's enough formal-sounding stuff. Good luck, have fun!

Game-Specific Rules:

Deadline Rules:
<21> In order to simulate the original game’s three-day mechanic, there are no day deadlines in this game. Instead, there is a game deadline of 72 game hours. At the end of this time, the game will end and Majora's faction (hint: not town) will be victorious (regardless of the game state).
<21a> For every day that passes in real life, 1 hour passes in the game (so, all else being equal, the game will end after 72 real-life days). Note that abilities can affect the relative flow of time between real life days and game hours; in fact, such an ability is in effect at the start of the game - while that ability is in effect, the game clock only advances 1 hours for every 2 days that pass in real life (if this ability is in effect the entire game, then the game will end after 144 real-life days have passed).
<22> A countdown to the game deadline, accurate to the nearest game half-hour, will be provided in each vote count.
<23> Time spent in Twilight does not count towards the game deadline. Time spent in Night DOES count (at the start of the game, each Night takes up 1 game hour).
<24> Time spent in Mask Drafts (see Rules 30 and 31) does NOT count towards the game deadline.
<24a> I reserve the right to revoke Rule 24 if I believe that it is being abused. (Hint: repeatedly or excessively trying to prolong Mask Drafts to gain discussion time for the main game will get Rule 24 revoked, though I will be more lenient about this Day 0)

Mask Rules:

<25> This game includes a grand total of 25? masks, corresponding to the masks seen in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Each mask grants a different power (or lack thereof) when worn and begins the game in the unworn mask pool.
<25a> When a player picks up a mask, he or she learns its normal abilities immediately via a mod PM.
<25b> Some Masks have special powers (called superpowers) that are only available to the true Wearer (the player who has that mask as their true mask). These powers are only visible to and usable by the true wearer; when a true wearer picks up their true mask, they will recieve a PM that lists the superpower(s) as well as the normal power(s). Note that having a true mask does not necessarily mean that your true mask has a superpower!
<26> Players MAY NOT remove their masks unless an ability says otherwise.
<27> If a player is not wearing a mask (either because they were allowed to drop their mask by an ability or because their mask was knocked off), that player MUST immediately pick up and wear an unworn mask if possible. If more than one player is not wearing a mask at the same time, see Rule 29 and 32.
<28> If a player, for any reason, is not wearing a mask and cannot pick one up, that player dies as a state-based effect.
<29> When a player is killed (by lynch or killing action), that player's mask will be returned to the unworn mask pool. If a mask is destroyed, it can no longer be worn.
<30> At the beginning of the game (Day 0), a Mask Draft will occur. A chosen player (either chosen randomly or by ability) will choose a mask from the unworn mask pool and put it on (gaining that mask's abilities and removing that mask from the unworn masks pool) by posting Take: MASKNAME in the thread, then that player will choose another player by posting Select: PLAYERNAME in the thread. This process will repeat, in popcorn style, until all players are wearing masks or until all masks are worn, whichever comes first; when this happens, Day 1 will begin.
<30a> If a player has not chosen a mask within 48 hours of being selected to draft, that player will pick up a mask at random.
<31> If a player must wear two or more masks for any reason, that player chooses and puts on that many masks at the same time.
<32> At the beginning of each day, if one or more players is alive but not wearing a mask and there is at least one unworn mask in play, a Mask Draft will occur. This mask draft will only involve living players that are not currently wearing a mask, but is otherwise identical to the Mask Draft that occurs on Day 0.
<33> If a player's mask is removed or destroyed by a Rapid Action, that player may immediately pick up and wear an unworn mask. There are no Rapid Actions in this game that can destroy or remove multiple masks at once.
<34> Each player may use up to one activated ability granted by their Mask and one activated ability granted by their role per day/night cycle.

Other rule:
<35> Some abilities in this game have the {item} tag. This tag has no rules effect; however, certain abilities depend on whether or not an ability has the {item} tag.

Players are all one of four races: human, magical girl, witch, or [other]. A lynch may only happen if a magical girl or a witch is voting for the player to be lynched.

Most players are humans. Kyubey can offer to turn humans into magical girls.

Magical girls have a set amount of MP; should their MP ever hit 0, they will turn into a witch and become a survivor.

Magical girls replenish MP by killing witches. Upon the lynch of a witch, all magical girls voting for that player with or prior to the lynching vote will gain a fixed amount of MP, divided by the number of magical girls on that wagon, and rounding down.

Should a witch be killed by a magical girl, that magical girl will gain the full fixed amount of MP for herself. If this would take her above her MP maximum, she may retain the remaining MP as a Grief Seed item. This item may be used at the beginning of night to replenish the player's MP.

If a magical girl holding a Grief Seed item is lynched or killed, that Grief Seed item will be treated as though a witch was killed, following the same rules as above.

Every day is subject to a non-negotiable 3 week deadline. Deadline for night actions is 3 days after the beginning of night, and day will begin 24-48 hours from that time. (Allow the mod time to write flavour scenes, yes?)

Should a day end without a majority of votes on any player, the day will end in a no lynch.

A palpable aura of miasma covers Mitakihara. Every magical girl loses 1 MP at the end of night.

The town win condition is: Eliminate the mafia.

The mafia win condition is: When the mafia comprise half or more of living non-survivor players minus 2.

Kyubey's win condition is:
You [redacted] when a human becomes a magical girl.
You [redacted] when a magical girl becomes a witch.
Gain [redacted]. Every other player loses.

Akemi Homura's win condition is:
The game reaches day [redacted]. Every other player loses.

<0> I am the Mod. If a dispute arises, my decision is final. That said, I am not infallible - if I make a mistake or you have a question, please inform me of the problem (preferably via PM or bold text) and I will correct it.
<0a> Like captains, Mods must value certainty over correctness in a pinch. If you disagree with a mod decision and I have indicated the decision is final, please keep your disagreements to yourself until the game is over. This makes my life easier, and gives everyone involved time to cool off. NOTE: Failure to abide by this may result in modkill. You have been warned.
<1> This is a game. I hope that you have fun. In return, I ask that you not have your fun at the expense of the other players in this game (in other words, don't be a jackass). Repeated or extreme violations of this rule will result in replacement or modkill.
<1a> Attempting to use loopholes in the rules to gain an advantage in the game is considered jackassery, and will be treated as such. This applies to things like encrypted codes, invisible text, editing and deleting posts, trying to use the structure of the role PM to gain an advantage, etc. Please, use your common sense!
<2> If there is a conflict between a role and the rules, the role wins.
<3> Do not edit your posts, on pain of modkill.
<4> Quoting private communications (role PM, mason conversations, etc.) or pretending to do the same will result in a modkill. Paraphrasing, however, is not only acceptable but encouraged unless I explicitly say otherwise.
<4a> If your English/other native language teacher would call it plagiarism, it's not a paraphrase. (This elaborative rule added 4/27/2009 to clarify Rule 4.)
<5> You may not talk with other people about this game outside of the thread (but see Rule 2).
<6> This game will have both a vote count but will have no FoS count.
<6a> In a Normal game, the FoS count will have no effect on the game other than breaking voting ties at deadline. Theme games make no such guarantee.
<7> To help the game run smoothly, votes should be made in bold text, and use the format Vote: XXXX . An unvote is required to remove a vote; to unvote, please use the format Unvote: XXXX.
<8> If a player has a majority of votes, that player is lynched and cannot be unvoted. You may talk during twilight unless I state otherwise.
<9> The first game Day will begin with a deadline of four (4) weeks. Subsequent Days will begin with a deadline of three (3) weeks.
<10> If deadline occurs without a full majority and a majority of voting players are voting for a player, that player will be lynched. Otherwise, No Lynch will occur.
<11> You may elect to No Lynch any number of times during the course of the game. In order to No Lynch, one of the two following conditions must be met: either a majority of living players must vote no lynch, or no player receives a majority of votes from voting players before deadline. (To vote No Lynch, please use the format Vote: No Lynch. FoS'es for No Lynch will not be counted.)
<12> Don't drink and post, lest ye receive Public Humilitation. (This rule is an injoke and doesn't actually do anything.)
<13> After Day ends (with the exception of Day 0, which leads directly into Day 1), the game will enter Night. Night will last 48 real-life hours unless otherwise indicated. Do not post during Night, upon pain of modkill (though I'll be lenient if it's an accident).
<14> When you die, stop posting. You may make a single "Bah!"/"Frak you!"/etc. post in the thread. You may not include game content in this post. In addition, once you are dead, please do not discuss the game with anyone other than the Mod until the game is over, as this makes the mod's life easier.
<14b> Dead players may or may not be granted access to the spectator thread after death. If such access is granted, dead players may discuss the game in that thread only.
<15> All players need to post at least once every 72 hours, or inform me if this is not possible. If you do not post for 72 hours, you will be prodded. If you are prodded, then you will need to post something (a simple "/prodded" will suffice if you're short on time) within 72 hours or you will be replaced. You will receive an Demerit the second time you fail to post for more than 72 hours. The third time you fail to post for 72 hours, you will be replaced.
<15a> If you have limited access, you need to post to this effect in the thread. If I prod you despite you declaring V/LA status, call me on it and I will be duly embarrassed.
<15b> If you post before I get around to handing out the prod, you avoid the prod.
<16> Players may only use one special ability per day/night cycle (but see Rules 2 and 34). Passive abilities and factional abilities are not counted as special abilities for purposes of this rule; any activated abilities inherent to a faction, however, count normally
<17> This game will start on Day 1 after all players have confirmed (by the method specified in their role PM).
<18> Any player who is modkilled automatically loses the game. I will modkill in the fashion that I deem most damaging to the modkilled player's faction.
<19> I reserve the right to add rules if necessary (or if I really, really want to).
<20> Okay, that's enough formal-sounding stuff. Good luck, have fun!

Game-specific rules:
<21> Some (but not all) abilities iterate. When an ability iterates, it is used during the current phase, then repeats (using the same choices as used originally) during the next phase of the same type until it has repeated a certain number of times (indicated with the ability). The number of times an ability iterates can be shorthanded as “iterate {number}”.
<21a> If an ability that iterates has a duration, the duration does not end until the ability fails to resolve (due to iterating as many times as it can or due to an ability preventing its resolution).
<21b> Abilities already used continue to iterate until they have iterated as many times as they can, even if the player who used them is dead.
<21c> Roleblocking a player stops all abilities that player would use tonight (by action or iteration) from resolving, but does not stop actions submitted that night from iterating on subsequent nights.

<0> I am the Mod. If a dispute arises, my decision is final. That said, I am not infallible - if I make a mistake or you have a question, please inform me of the problem (preferably via PM or bold text) and I will correct it.
<0a> Like captains, Mods must value certainty over correctness in a pinch. If you disagree with a mod decision and I have indicated the decision is final, please keep your disagreements to yourself until the game is over. This makes my life easier, and gives everyone involved time to cool off. NOTE: Failure to abide by this may result in modkill. You have been warned.
<1> This is a game. I hope that you have fun. In return, I ask that you not have your fun at the expense of the other players in this game (in other words, don't be a jackass). Repeated or extreme violations of this rule will result in replacement or modkill.
<1a> Attempting to use loopholes in the rules to gain an advantage in the game is considered jackassery, and will be treated as such. This applies to things like encrypted codes, invisible text, editing and deleting posts, trying to use the structure of the role PM to gain an advantage, etc. Please, use your common sense!
<2> If there is a conflict between a role and the rules, the role wins.
<3> Do not edit your posts, on pain of modkill.
<4> Quoting private communications (role PM, mason conversations, etc.) or pretending to do the same will result in a modkill. Paraphrasing, however, is not only acceptable but encouraged unless I explicitly say otherwise.
<4a> If your English/other native language teacher would call it plagiarism, it's not a paraphrase. (This elaborative rule added 4/27/2009 to clarify Rule 4.)
<5> You may not talk with other people about this game outside of the thread (but see Rule 2).
<6> This game will have both a vote count but will have no FoS count.
<6a> In a Normal game, the FoS count will have no effect on the game other than breaking voting ties at deadline. Theme games make no such guarantee. (I guarantee that FoSes will have no effect on the game at all. Neither will votes.)
<7> To help the game run smoothly, votes should be made in bold text, and use the format Vote: XXXX. (There are no votes this game. See Game-Specific Rules for details.)
<8> If a player has a majority of votes, that player is lynched and cannot be unvoted. You may talk during twilight unless I state otherwise. (There are no votes or lynches this game. See Game-Specific Rules for details.)
<9> Each game day will have a deadline of two (2) weeks. (Yes, this is short. Past experience suggests that this is also about five times longer than Day will actually last.)
<10> If deadline occurs without a full majority and a majority of voting players are voting for a player, that player will be lynched. Otherwise, No Lynch will occur. (There are no lynches this game. See Game-Specific Rules for details.)
<11> You may elect to No Lynch any number of times during the course of the game. In order to No Lynch, one of the two following conditions must be met: either a majority of living players must vote no lynch, or no player receives a majority of votes from voting players before deadline. (To vote No Lynch, please use the format Vote: No Lynch. FoS'es for No Lynch will not be counted.) (Not applicable. See Game-Specific Rules for details.)
<12> Don't drink and post, lest ye receive Public Humilitation. (This rule is an injoke and doesn't actually do anything.)
<13> After Day ends, the game will enter Night. Night will last 48 real-life hours unless otherwise indicated. Do not post during Night, upon pain of modkill (though I'll be lenient if it's an accident).
<14> When you die, stop posting. You may make a single "Bah!"/"Frak you!"/etc. post in the thread. You may not include game content in this post. In addition, once you are dead, please do not discuss the game with anyone other than the Mod until the game is over, as this makes the mod's life easier.
<14b> Dead players may or may not be granted access to the spectator thread after death. If such access is granted, dead players may discuss the game in that thread only.
<15> All players need to post at least once every 72 hours, or inform me if this is not possible. If you do not post for 72 hours, you will be prodded. If you are prodded, then you will need to post something (a simple "/prodded" will suffice if you're short on time) within 72 hours or you will be replaced. You will receive an Strike the second time you fail to post for more than 72 hours. The third time you fail to post for 72 hours, you will be replaced.
<15a> If you have limited access, you need to post to this effect in the thread. If I prod you despite you declaring V/LA status, call me on it and I will be duly embarrassed.
<15b> If you post before I get around to handing out the prod, you avoid the prod.
<16> Players may only use one special ability per day/night cycle (but see Rules 2 and 34). Passive abilities and factional abilities are not counted as special abilities for purposes of this rule; any activated abilities inherent to a faction, however, count normally
<17> This game will start on Day 2 after all players have confirmed. (Yes, Day 2. It will become clear shortly.)
<18> Any player who is modkilled automatically loses the game. I will modkill in the fashion that I deem most damaging to the modkilled player's faction.
<19> I reserve the right to add rules if necessary (or if I really, really want to).
<20> Okay, that's enough formal-sounding stuff. Good luck, have fun!

Game-Specific Rules:
<21> There are no votes or lynches this game. Instead, most (but not all) players have daykills.
<21a> All daykills end the day.
<21b> If all town-aligned players with daykills are dead, Mafia victory is inevitable and the game will end immediately.
<22> Once a player with a daykill has fired, he or she cannot fire again until 24 hours have passed in a single Day for each time that player has fired (so a player who has fired twice cannot fire again until 48 hours have passed in a Day).
<23> The mod apologies for any lack of flavor and possible errors (from game pace) in advance.

14 players will receive the following (vanilla Town) role PM:

Arr! Ye be an ordinary Pirate! Ye have ye voice and ye trusty flintlock pistol! Unfortunately, ye flintlock be slow to reload, and pistol whippin' be useless in the face o' trained ninja scum and their thrice-damned katanas. But ye shall overcome!

Abilities:
Day: During the day, you may talk... and more importantly, you may shoot another player in the face using the command Kill: PLAYERNAME (the name of the other player must be spelled correctly for this kill to count). This kill ends the day just like a lynch would. After you have successfully shot a player, you will be unable to shoot again until 24 hours have passed in a single day phase (flintlocks are notoriously slow to reload). Due to the action of salt and water spray, the interval required to reload will increase by 24 hours with each additional kill (so after two kills 48 hours must pass in a day phase before you reload, after a third kill 72 hours must pass, and so on).
Night: During the night, you will sleep off the rum on your hammock, and thus have no actions.

You win when all the scurvy Ninja scum have been eliminated.

Three players will receive the following (Town Cop) role PM:

Arr! Ye be a Pirate Cook! Ye peg leg keeps ye from participatin' in th' pillage and plunder, but ye gets ye pay anyways so what the hey. Ye don't have a flintlock of ye own, but seein' tha crew in th' mess each morn' and even' has its own use...

Abilities:
Day: During the day, you may talk... and that's it. That's the downside of not havin' a flintlock of ye very own.
Night: Each night, you may target another player. You will learn whether that player is a regular at the ship's mess (i.e, you will learn whether that player is a Pirate or a Ninja. Note that the Sensei and the Heir to the Dojo will investigate as Pirates for as long as there are at least two surviving Ninjas.

You win when all the scurvy Ninja scum have been eliminated.

Two players will receive the following (Mafia Goon) role PM:

A foul samurai
or pirate does not see you
hiding in plain sight

You are silent. You are deadly. You are a Ninja, and you have followed your master here to destroy the hated pirates from within. Unfortunately, your group only has one flintlock pistol at its disposal. But your skills are still honed, and your katana is still sharp.

Abilities:
Day: During the day, you may talk... and at the moment, that's it. However, if the Ninja Sensei dies while you are alive, you may inherit his (reloaded) gun and gain the ability to kill during the day.
Night: You may talk with your Ninja allies at night; as a group, the Ninjas may select one of their own and send him to kill another player. (Performing the nightkill has no effect on your ability to daykill, should you gain it.)

You win when every last Pirate has been slaughtered, or nothing can prevent the same.

One player will receive the following (Mafia Godfather/backup daykiller) role PM:

You are the silence
You whisper as the soft wind
and pass through the night

You are silent. You are deadly. You have learned the art of disguise. And you, the Ninja Heir to the Dojo, have followed your master here to infiltrate and destroy the hated pirates from within. Unfortunately, your group only has access to one flintlock pistol, which currently belongs to your master. But your katanas are still sharp, and your skill at disguise will serve you will.

Abilities:
Day: During the day, you may talk... and at the moment, that's it. However, if the Ninja Sensei dies while you are alive, you may inherit his (reloaded) gun and gain the ability to kill during the day.
Night: You may talk with your Ninja allies at night; as a group, the Ninjas may select one of their own and send him to kill another player. (Performing the nightkill has no effect on your investigation immunity... or your ability to daykill, should you gain it.)
Passive: Your mastery of disguise is such that given only a little assistance you can make yourself look and act nearly indistinguishably from a real pirate. As such, you investigate as Pirate to cop investigations for as long as there is at least one other Ninja alive.

You win when every last Pirate has been slaughtered, or nothing can prevent the same.

One player will receive the following (Mafia Godfather/daykiller) role PM:

You are dark as night
You sneak through empty places
and kill with a slice

You are silent. You are deadly. You are skilled at the arts of stealth and disguise. And it is your mastery of disguise that has led you, the Ninja Sensei, to dress up as a Pirate and lead your group to infiltrate your ancient enemies and destroy them from within. There's only one problem: the reigning Shogun has banned firearms, and pirates love their flintlocks. You've managed to acquire a single flintlock from Portuguese traders, but the rest of your crew is out of luck. (Which may be for the best for you; ninjas lack honor, and you'd rather not have to watch your back too closely anyways.)

Abilities:
Day: During the day, you may talk... and more importantly, you may shoot another player in the face using the command Kill: PLAYERNAME (the name of the other player must be spelled correctly for this kill to count). This kill ends the day just like a lynch would. After you have successfully shot a player, you will be unable to shoot again until 24 hours have passed in a single day phase (flintlocks are notoriously slow to reload). Due to the action of salt and water spray, the interval required to reload will increase by 24 hours with each additional kill (so after two kills 48 hours must pass in a day phase before you reload, after a third kill 72 hours must pass, and so on). Should you be killed, your flintlock will be passed on to Heir to the Dojo (PLAYERNAME 1), Goon 1 (PLAYERNAME 2), and Goon 2 (PLAYERNAME 3), in that order.
Night: You may talk with your Ninja allies at night; as a group, the Ninjas may select one of their own and send him to kill another player. (Performing the nightkill has no effect on your investigation immunity or your ability to daykill.)
Passive: Your mastery of disguise is such that given only a little assistance you can make yourself look and act nearly indistinguishably from a real pirate. As such, you investigate as Pirate to cop investigations for as long as there is at least one other Ninja alive.

You win when every last Pirate has been slaughtered, or nothing can prevent the same.