Greetings.

While my crack team of top-notch writers works on my character, I have decided to fill my time with forum games. I see you all like werewolves, but instead of putting werewolves in your werewolves, I decided to offer you an alternative: A game called The Resistance. Similar to Werewolf, this is a "party game", where players take on different roles and attempt to deceive each other, because somebody decided that lying and stabbing each other in the back was a good way to promote friendship at parties. I don't know who that person was, but, he or she deserves a medal.

So! The game itself. In a ten player game (we'll start with that), players take on the role of a resistance movement against a tyrannical government, attempting to carry out missions for their side. However, some members of the resistance are actually evil spies attempting to sabotage them. The resistance is going to have figure out who the spies are if they want to succeed, and obviously the spies are trying to keep a low profile while completing their missions.

The game itself is simpler than Werewolf in that there are only two roles, and no real special abilities. It's more a game of deduction than random lynching, and at no point are any players eliminated, so you can't be randomly killed in the first round and not get to play any more. Not sure if you'll all like it, but, I'd like to give it a try.

How Stuff Works

- In a ten player game, six players are loyal members of the Resistance, and four are evil Spies. The Spies are aware of each others identities.
- The game lasts up to five rounds. The Resistance must successfully complete three missions to win. The Spies must successfully sabotage three missions to win.
- Each round, the person running the game (me in this case) will assign a mission (which will require a certain number of operatives to complete), and a leader.
- The leader for that mission will suggest a team of X operatives (however many are required to complete the mission). The leader can volunteer him/herself for the mission.
- The rest of the team votes on whether they agree with this team or not. If the vote fails, leadership passes to the next person in the list, who suggests a new team. This is the primary method for trying to keep Spies away from the mission.
- An important note: If the vote fails five times in a row, the Spies win, as the Resistance is too fragmented and disorganized to accomplish their goal.
- Should the vote succeed, the mission is carried out. Each operative participating in the mission submits via PM a Mission Result. This result will be either Success or Fail.
- If all operatives have submitted a Success result, the mission succeeds, and the Resistance gets a point.
- If even one operative submits a Fail result, however, the mission is sabotaged, and the Spies get a point. This gives the Resistance an important clue, however: One member of that team, at least, is a Spy

And those are the basics! The Resistance must keep careful watch on who is on a mission when it succeeds or fails in order to determine who is a Spy, and who is a loyal member of the Resistance. They must then try to swing the vote to keep the spies out. As the game progresses, some missions will require more than one Fail result, making things more difficult for the Spy team.

I hope that was all clear. If it wasn't feel free to ask questions, and I'll clarify as best I can. I'll post a bit of a sample game turn here so you get a better idea of how things will work:

A Sample Round

Game Start: Roles are assigned in secret, Spies are made aware of each other.
Assignment Phase: Mission One is assigned. Mission One will require three operatives to complete. Bob is selected as the leader.
Team Selection Phase: Bob suggests a team of himself, as well as Doug and Linda.
Voting Phase: Everyone agrees with this team, and votes for it. The vote passes, and the mission proceeds.
Mission Phase: Operatives submit their results in secret.
Result Phase: Two successes, but one fail! The Spies take this round, but now we know that either Bob, Doug, or Linda is a spy...

Some Tips

- Voting in the first round is tricky. Imagine the first leader selects a team that contains no Spies. This is bad for the Spies, because they will lose the round. However, they have no basis to vote against the team, so doing so will cast suspicion on them. It might be good to simply let the Resistance have the first round in this case.
- Alternately, maybe there IS a Spy on the team in the first round. It may be wise for the Spy to submit a Success result so the mission is carried out successfully. They may lose a round, but now the Resistance will be fairly certain that every operative on that team is on their side.
- When multiple Spies are on a team, make sure only ONE of you submits a Fail result (unless the mission requires multiple Fail results to sabotage it). If multiple Fail results are received, I will announce it. Then people will know that there were multiple Spies on the team.
- Remember: There are two ways for the Spies to win. They must either sabotage three missions, OR, cause the vote to fail five times in a row. Don't get too hung up on the voting phase, or you'll lose, Resistance!

And that's about all I can think of for now. Again, if you have questions, let me know. If you're interested, feel free to start a sign-up sheet in the usual fashion. I'm limiting this to ten players for now, because I've never run it before, so, I'd like to keep it manageable. In future, maybe we'll expand it to more players!

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Jan 19, 2013 10:47:35 GMT -8 @gfjmember said:

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VON. WELCOME BACK =D


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Alright, roles have been sent out, and we are ready to begin! Thanks to everyone who signed up. I'm still debating time limits, and I'll be pretty lax on them due to this being the first game (for myself included), but I'm thinking roughly 24 hours per phase. That in mind, here's a bit of additional information:

- The team leader has 24 hours to suggest a team. Failure to do so causes leadership to pass to the next person.
- From the time the team is suggested, members have 24 hours to vote. Anyone who does not vote in this time will have their votes counted as being FOR the suggested team.
- After voting is complete, operatives have 24 hours to submit results. Anyone who does not submit results will be counted as a Success
- Leadership will start with the person in spot #1 on the registration sheet, and then progress down the list, before resetting back to #1 after #10.

This is all sort of tentative, and I may tweak things in future, but hopefully that will work for now. And again, I won't be too strict with the time limits at first, so, don't stress too much.

Also, feel free to role-play. Or not. The default setting for the game is a sort of dystopian not-too-far-future where a tyrannical government has taken over, and the players are part of a resistance cell. Feel free to invent details, if you wish.

That out of the way, we can begin.

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The ancient fluorescent bulbs flicker to life, casting their harsh glow across the interior of an abandoned subway station, long forgotten by even the oldest city maps. This station, discovered and re-purposed by the Resistance, serves as a base of operations for it's operatives in the area. The sounds of the city far above are muted, and the occasional rumble of nearby functional subway tracks dislodges dust from the ceiling. Computer equipment is scattered about, holes drilled in to the concrete walls for the cables which lay strewn everywhere to power all of the equipment. Crates of weapons and supplies are stacked haphazardly along the platform, tools for those who need them.

Finally, the members of the resistance cell being to gather, filing in one or two at a time so as not to attract attention, making their way in from various hidden entrances. When everyone has arrived, they gather about the computers to receive their orders and begin their work. The largest monitor blinks a warning, signifying that secret orders are incoming, and soon enough, text fills in, detailing the next mission.

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Attention Operatives:

A convoy of transport vehicles will be leaving the city at 21:00 hours tonight. These transports are carrying weapons, ammunition, and equipment destined for an Imperial base near the Resistance main camp. Needless to say, the arrival of these weapons in to enemy hands would not be good for our cause, and would delay our operations in the area. The convoy must not arrive at it's destination. Attached is a map of the route, and a suggested ambush site. Anti-tank mines and RPGs have been left at the site for your use. Arrive ahead of time, prepare your ambush, and destroy those vehicles and their contents.

This mission will require three operatives.

Operative Mal has command.

You have your orders.

Good luck.

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And there we go. Your first mission to start you off. I'll interject with some OOC content just to keep things moving as we need to. Mal, you are the leader for this mission. Please suggest a team of three people, which can include yourself, if you would like. Everyone then has 24 hours (ish) to vote. Good luck!

Edit - Be sure to let me know, either here or via PM, if anyone has questions or if I missed anyone when assigning roles.

Alright people fall in, once everyone has posted at least once I'll give my suggestion for a team.

"Operative Court, present!" She salutes whilst confirming her presence. "I look forward to an opportunity to prove myself." She tips her head in a nod.

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I am annoyed I need to post before you make a decision.

I just want to make sure everyone is staying active, before making it, so suck it up buttercup <<

I vote we veto this stupid plot and move on with the team making, which I also vote we veto because Mal is making it and that means it's gonna suck >:I

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Fine, Jeff, Kurai and Court are my choices for a team, objections?

Yes.

I would like to know why I haven't been selected.

Jan 20, 2013 16:21:20 GMT -8 @kurisuna said:

Yes.

I would like to know why I haven't been selected.

Because there would be no need for you level of skill. That, and there is no one to play cards games against this time around. It'd be a waste of your talents.

Sure?

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I have no objections but only as long as we get some interior designer to work on our base. It could use a good paint job.

Yer hired for the job (designer that is), Crazy. And Nod can give you a hand, he knows how to paint! Or at least he should have some experience.

I smeared the walls red to keep out The Voice. Don't you all thank me at once.

But the smell is horrendous. Something needs to be done, and soon. :/

We're gonna need febreeze and some rainbow plaid colored paint

I've sprayed febreze. Also no objection. Except for the objection where Mal's dumb. And also made of febreze.

So if we need more febreze then we use Mal's blood?

Objection noted Cain, but ignored due to your ass hattery.