Welcome to Special Chair of Deception 68: Ascendance of the Unshackled, hosted by @Arete and @Chloe on @Host_Account_3!
Setup created by Evenstar and run with permission and minor modifications.
Rules:
- Follow the Global Rules and Forum Game Rules.
- To ensure the game runs smoothly, players who fail to meet the requirement of 15 substantive, on-topic posts will be immediately replaced. Players who zero-post in the first 24 hours of a day phase without informing the hosts in advance may also be replaced (if you must miss the first 24 hours, inform the hosts). These requirements may be adjusted if the day ends early due to majority.
- Refrain from excessive ATE (appeals to emotion). Excessive ATE includes, but is not limited to, statements that directly say or imply that something in the game is having a negative impact on someoneās out of game relationships or well-being. Ordinary manipulation is still allowed.
- I will be closely monitoring the thread for toxicity, harassment, and excessive ATE. However, please do not hesitate to bring problematic posts to my attention if you believe I missed them.
- Alts are allowed, but you must inform the hosts of your identity.
Role List
Luminary x1
Converted Unshackled Role x1
Convertable Azure Dragoon Roles x9
Role names will be taken from the Chair of Deception Class Card Thread. With the partial exception of the Luminary, roles have flavor significance only and not mechanical abilities.
Starting on Night 1, the Luminary must convert a living Azure Dragoon player to the Unshackled faction. The Unshackled do not have access to a factional kill, only to this conversion.
All members of the Unshackled are lovers ā if one member of the Unshackled dies, all of them lose.
If the Luminary is eliminated, they will survive and be revealed as the Luminary. The last player on their wagon will be executed in their stead, regardless of their alignment. This will not be disabled in LyLo.
Thus, the setup can be viewed as:
- Eliminationproof Last-voter-vengeful Lover Cult Leader x1
- Vanilla Cult Lover x1
- Vanilla Townie x 9
Sample role PMs:
Summary
The Luminary, Leader of the Unshackled
The Azure Dragoon is corrupt. You can feel it every time someone is strung up for lĆØse-majestĆ©, every time a child goes hungry because the Lord hoards taxes for himself, every time a trial is decided by the weight of the Lordās thumb on the scales. The Azure Dragoon is corrupt, and the whole kingdom cries out in agony.
You donāt understand how others canāt see it too.
You thought at first that you would meet the same fate as every reformer before you. But no matter how they call for your blood, their weapons glance harmlessly off your skin.
They have to see the light. You can show them the light, but it will take time.
You are the Luminary, the head of the Unshackled. You have access to the following effects:
- Each night, beginning Night 1, you must induct another player into the Unshackled.
- If you are ever eliminated, you will survive and the last player who voted you will die in your place.
- If another member of the Unshackled is eliminated, you and all members of the Unshackled die and lose the game.
You win when as many living players are aligned with the Unshackled as with the Azure Dragoon.
The Enforcer
You were a knight of this kingdom, once. You rode out with the Lordās army and carried his banner high.
But though you cared for little but honor and glory, there is no honor in upholding the position of an unjust despot out of cowardice. It may be your own life at stake, but to stand with this Lord is a price you cannot bear to pay.
You are the Enforcer, a member of the Unshackled. You have no abilities. You are lovers with the Luminary; if they die, you will die and lose.
You win when as many living players are aligned with the Unshackled as with the Azure Dragoon.
The Knight
You are a knight of this kingdom. You stand at the Lordās right hand in battle, carrying his standard. At court, you never back down from a fight.
Yet you can see the cracks in your Kingdomās military. You can see unqualified people promoted to General at your Lordās word. You would lay down your life for him gladly, but thereās a voice in the back of your head that asks ā¦ will it be his fault, not yours, if you have to?
You are the Knight, a member of the Azure Dragoon. You have no abilities but your voice and your vote.
You win when you eliminate the Unshackled.
Note: Role PMs may contain flavor. However, the Unshackled will receive fake role PMs, allowing them to fakeclaim. With the exception of the Luminary, the example role PMs are not present in the game.
Note: Rolecard art created via DALLE-2. Please take any and all fighting about this to the cookie thread.
Gameplay
- The set-up is an 11 player setup with 1 Cult Leader, 1 starting Cultist, and 9 vanilla townies
- Days are 48 hours unless majority is reached early and nights are 24 hours. SoD/EoD will occur at 2023-01-02T02:00:00Z on the relevant day (9:00 PM Eastern Time). Apologies to Europeans.
- Executions are majority and plurality.
- No-execute is NOT a valid vote.
- In the event of a tie, the execution will be randed between the tied players.
- Self-votes are considered valid votes.
- Votes are locked in LyLo (execute-or-lose) scenarios, but not in MyLo (misexecute-and-lose) scenarios. That is to say, in situations where town must execute correctly or lose, the first vote cast by a given player is final and cannot be changed.
- The day will never end early in LyLo except due to majority, due to possible complications involving the Luminaryās passive.
- The Unshackled will communicate through a private Discord server.
- The Luminaryās conversion is mandatory. If no valid conversion is submitted, it will be randomized among members of the Azure Dragoon.
- The game will begin with a 24-hour night 0 period. The Luminary may not convert during this time, but it can be used for discussion among members of the Unshackled. The thread will be locked. This period may be slightly longer or shorter to accommodate host scheduling.
Player List
- Kiiruma
- Gorta
- Jarek
- Ashlyn
- Frostwolf103
- Silviu200530
- Ruby
- Marluxion
- Hazardwaste
- Creature
- Leafia
Backups
- YouButWorse
- ElizaThePsycho
- Zorvo
Spectators
- TheBlueElixir
- Evenstar
- Ranta