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I'm going to go ahead and put up a sign up thread, but I am 100% giving deference to @Tubby23 first. Should he want to kick off his Aussie Dingo game first, he has the priority. Otherwise, I'll set mine off. My first go, so it's all a learning experience and I can promise some rough patches, but hoping for fun.

I will put up my spiel post after this that explains the game and roles a bit. While I'm sure there will be immediate opinions, I want to run it as is FIRST unless something glaring is afoot that you all notice. After the game I will accept all criticisms and feedback and incorporate them into future games.

I had a couple theme ideas, so if this one is universally despised, I can can it too.

But, in the meantime and until I hear from Tubby, go ahead and start the signup process. I'd like to aim for at least 14 if we can get there. And go easy, it's my first time.

Tagging the usual suspects, just in case (NO I DID NOT STEAL VASH'S IDEA! I WAS TOTALLY GOING TO DO IT)
@Benzine
@Tubby23
@Kat
@Jawneh
@shortkut
@Raine
@Local Hero
@Dean
@GwJumpman
@Fool's Requiem
@Smacktard
@Zell 17

You guys tag whomever else I'm forgetting.

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  2. Tommy
  3. Alu
  4. canadaguy
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  9. Jawneh
  10. Tubby
  11. Fool's (Because he doesn't get a choice)
  12. Raine
  13. Dean
  14. Benzine
  15. Smacktard
 
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Welcome to the Neon Nexus!

This is the Neon Nexus where the ongoing fight between the City denizens that want to be free and Mega-Corporations that seek to maintain unlimited control has raged on for years. While Corporations and their agents seek to continue to control the masses and the wealth within, the City and her Citizens seek to eliminate all remaining Corpo holdovers. While these two factions fight for control of Neon Nexus, there are a few rogue agents, spurned by both sides, that just want to see the city burn.



Special Conditions

  • In this game using abilities is not free. Resources are used to pay for abilities.
  • Each role is assigned a starting number of resources with which to use up front.
  • City Roles will use their resources independently. You may use your ability unlimited times, provided you have the resources to pay for it, unless specified otherwise in the role description.
  • Corpo resources are pooled together and can be used in any combination the Corpo agents choose collectively.
  • When using Corpo abilities, the Corpo agents must notify me of the distribution of points. For example, if the total pool of the Corpo agents is 50 resources, and they choose to use an ability that costs 10 resources, they must declare whose resources are being used to pay for the ability use. The nightly kill from the Corpo agents does not cost resources.
  • Resources from a killed Corpo agent are deducted from the Corpo pool.
  • Resources earned from a nightly Corpo kill are placed in a general pool for Corpo use. Additional kills from a specific Corpo role are added to that Corpo agent's pool.
  • For abilities that automatically use resources, the resources MUST be present in the Corpo pool at the time of ability trigger. If there isn't, the ability will fizzle.
  • Lone Wolf roles are assigned different starting resources depending on the role.
  • The target being lynched pays their resources to the City and are not awarded to a player.
  • For city roles, additional resources can be acquired by:
    • Certain role abilities
    • Making an alliance and trading with another player
    • Eliminating players
    • Successfully defending another player
  • For Corpo, additional resources can only be acquired via eliminations.
  • Lone Wolves have special conditions with resources specified within their roles.
  • Successful eliminations award the killing player all the remaining resources the killed player had remaining.
  • Successfully defending another player will award the defender 5 resources paid to them by the city (and not tied to a player).
  • Some roles' abilities are exceptionally powerful and cost more than the starting resources.


City Roles

  1. Street Samurai (Starting Resources: 10)
    • A physical specimen capable of killing enemies or protecting allies.
      • At night may declare another player to protect from a killing blow OR another player to kill. Cannot perform both actions in a single night. Selections are made via DM.
      • Killing or protecting a target costs 5 resources. If a target set for protection is not targeted, the resources WILL be used.
  2. Fixer
    • An underground leader who assigns contracts to city agents.
      • Starting resources: 10
      • During the day, may secretly reassign resources to a player. Maximum 5 resources per transaction. The receiving player will be notified they have received a payment but will not be told who sent it other than it came from a Fixer. Targets are selected via DM. The Fixer cannot send Corpo or Lone Wolf roles resources. If the Fixer sends a Corpo or Lone Wolf resources, the Fixer will be notified that the transaction failed, and the resources are lost. The Corpo or Lone Wolf will NOT be notified of the transaction attempt. If the sent credits are successfully used to eliminate a Corpo or Lone Wolf, the Fixer will receive half the used credits back, rounded up.
  3. Bounty Hunter (Starting Resources: 5)
    • A for hire contract killer capable of eliminating another player.
      • At night, may declare a target to be assassinated. If the resources used to kill a target came from anywhere except the Bounty Hunter's starting resources, the target cannot be protected. Targets are selected via DM.
      • Killing a target costs 5 resources.
  4. Android Assassin (Starting Resources: 10)
    • A programmed contract killer capable of silently eliminating a target.
      • At night, may select a target to be eliminated. Upon the target's death, their role will not be revealed to anyone. The Android Assassin will be told the role of the deceased player.
      • Killing a target and hiding their role costs 10 resources.
  5. Ganger (Starting Resources: 15)
    • A popular gang member leader capable of recruiting targets with valuable information.
      • At night, may select up to two players. These players will have their starting and current resource counts revealed to the Ganger. The selected targets will not know they were targeted.
      • Revealing a player's resource count costs 5 resources per player searched.
  6. Cyber Detective (Starting Resources: 15)
    • A cyber enhanced detective capable of detaining players at night to perform an investigation.
      • During the day may select UP TO two players to place in jail. The jailed players may NOT use night abilities and may NOT be killed. At night the Cyber Detective may send up to two SINGLE questions to each jailed individual SEPARATELY. The Cyber Detective may choose to not question a jailed target. If the Cyber Detective chooses to not question, the jailed player will not be able to send a message to the Cyber Detective. The Cyber Detective sends the questions secretly through me as an intermediary via DM.
      • Jailing a target costs 5 resources.
  7. Ripperdoc (Starting Resources: 10)
    • A skilled surgeon specializing in the repair and installation of cyber modifications.
      • At night, may select another player to protect from being killed. The Ripperdoc cannot select themself. Selections are done via DM.
      • Successfully protecting a target costs 5 resources. If the protected player is not targeted, no resources will be used.
  8. Neon Dealer (Starting resources: 10)
    • A savvy black market drug dealer capable of using drugs to confuse buyers.
      • During the day can select a target a target to be confused. A confused target cannot vote in the day's vote but may still contribute to the day's discussion. The Neon Dealer will be capable of placing a vote on the confused player's behalf. The target is selected via DM and must be selected with at LEAST 3 hours remaining in the day's vote. The entire city will be notified that a player has been confused but the role of both the confused player and the Neon Dealer will not be revealed. The Neon Dealer selects a vote for the confused player via DM and the city will be notified of the vote publicly. A vote cast in this manner MAY NOT BE changed once selected.
      • Confusing a target costs 5 resources.
  9. Informant (Starting resources: 5)
    • A former Corpo agent-turned-City snitch that provides valuable intel.
      • Upon death reveals the role of a player. The target is made via DM and can be changed at any time up to the time of death. The target's role is revealed to the whole city.
      • Upon death, rather than awarding resources to the killer, the Informant awards resources to the Cyber Detective. If there is no Cyber Detective or the Cyber Detective is already dead, the resources will not be awarded to anyone.
  10. Brainhacker (Starting Resources: 10)
    • A skill psychological hacker capable of planting information.
      • Upon death, hides their role from the city. May select a target who will see the Brainhacker's role upon death. Player is selected via DM and can be changed at any time up to the point of death. If no player is selected, the Brainhacker's role is not revealed to anyone.
      • Upon death, rather than awarding resources to the killer, the Brainhacker awards resources to a player of their choice. This player is selected via DM and can be changed at any time up to the point of death. If no player is selected, the resources will be awarded to the killer (or no one if the Brainhacker is lynched).
  11. Courier (Starting Resources: 10)
    • A delivery person capable of communicating with delicate sources.
      • At night, may visit with and talk to the dead. May bring back a message from the dead to the city. The Courier may decide which message to bring back or choose to bring no message back.
      • While visiting with the dead costs no resources and can be done each night, bringing a message back costs 10 resources.
  12. Saboteur (Starting Resources: 10)
    • A skilled counter-intelligence operative capable of disrupting the cyberware of others.
      • During the day may select a player who cannot use their abilities at night. If the sabotaged person has no night abilities, the Saboteur's ability fizzles. The player who is sabotaged will be notified their ability is blocked at the start of the night phase. The Saboteur will NOT be notified if their ability succeeds or fails.
      • Sabotaging a player costs 5 resources.
  13. VR Junkie (Starting Resources: 20)
    • A junkie who is addicted to virtual reality and can no longer determine real from fake.
      • At night, may select a target to enter virtual reality with. Target is selected via DM. If the player is a city role, the VR Junkie may send one message to the visited player and may receive one message back. Messages are sent through me as an intermediary. The VR Junkie may choose to send no message and will not be able to receive a message. If the player in VR with the Junkie is attacked, the VR Junkie will be notified and no messages will be sent. If the visited player is Corpo or Lone Wolf, the VR Junkie will be trapped in VR and die. No messages can be sent to a Corpo or Lone Wolf. The visited player will get a message that they were visited by the VR Junkie. If the VR Junkie is killed, the role of the visited player will NOT be revealed, but the city will be notified that the VR Junkie died while visiting someone.
      • Inviting a player to join VR costs 10 resources.
  14. Nomad (Starting Resources: 10)
    • A charismatic gang leader incapable of ever being in the same place for too long.
      • At night may invite another player to a campfire. While at the campfire, the Nomad and target share a conversation and will reveal each other's role to one another (if the target is a city role). They may send up to two messages to one another through me as an intermediary, starting with the Nomad. The Nomad may choose to not send a message but will receive no messages back. Roles will still be revealed. If the target is killed while at the campfire, the Nomad is also killed in the ambush. If the target is Corpo or Lone Wolf, the Nomad will be killed with no role revealed to the Nomad.
      • Inviting a player to a campfire costs 10 resources.
  15. Netrunner (Starting Resources:10)
    • A skilled cyber-enhanced hacker capable of retrieving hidden information in the net.
      • At night may select any information previously hidden by any role and have it revealed to the Netrunner. This could be a hidden kill role or a hidden transaction. Hidden information will be shown to the city as "?????."
      • Revealing hidden information costs 5 resources.


Corpo Roles

  1. Corpo Executive (Starting resources: 10)
    • A corporate middle manager using others to secretly move up the corpo ladder.
      • At night can choose to hide role information from the Corpo kill. The city will not be told the role of the Corpo kill, but the Corpo agents will. Will not apply to other kills performed at night.
      • Obfuscating roles costs 5 resources.
  2. Corpo Hacker (Starting Resources: 10)
    • A skilled computer engineer paid to uncover secret information and plant evidence.
      • At night, can select another player to have their role revealed to the Corpo agents. Selections are done via DM.
      • Revealing a player's role costs 5 resources.
  3. Undercover Agent (Starting Resources: 20)
    • A skilled operative hiding in the city gathering information for the corporation.
      • At night, may select another player. Selections are done via DM. The selected player will show as the Corpo Undercover Agent for all role checks for the duration of the night.
      • Changing a player's role check costs 10 resources.
  4. Media Personality (Starting Resources: 20)
    • A social media influencer whose sole purpose is to spread Corpo propaganda.
      • During the day can create a media blackout. All current votes for lynch will be wiped out. Voting will be done in private via DM and all votes and tallies will be hidden from the city. Corpo votes will secretly be doubled. This ability must be used with at least 12 hours remaining in the day to give all players the chance to cast a secret vote. City conversation may continue.
      • Creating a media blackout costs 20 resources.
  5. Corpo Spy Assassin (Starting Resources: 10)
    • A trained specialist who can infiltrate and stealthily assassinate a target.
      • At night, may select a target to be assassinated silently. The target is chosen via DM. This kill occurs in addition to the nightly Corpo kill. A target killed this way has their role hidden from the city upon death. The Corpo Spy Assassin will still learn the role. This ability can only be used once per game.
      • Assassinating and hiding the role of a target costs 20 resources.
  6. Mercenary (Starting Resources: 10)
    • A tough-as-nails thug for hire capable of taking hits and living to be hired again.
      • The Mercenary takes two hits to eliminate. This can be a combination of a lynch and any other role kill attempt. At any time may choose to block an incoming kill shot for another player (including themself). If the Mercenary chooses to block, the kill shot is redirected to the Mercenary. Once the Mercenary has redirected or taken two hits, they will die. Any time the Mercenary is hit, resources are automatically used for blocking. If there is not enough Corpo resources, the block cannot occur.
      • Blocking and redirecting an attack automatically costs 5 resources.
  7. Genetic Scientist (Starting Resources: 10)
    • A genetic specialist capable of changing the genetic makeup of teammates.
      • At any time, the Genetic Specialist can alter the DNA of a player. Selection is made via DM. Upon that player's death, an airborne spore poison releases from their blood stream. This poison will kill a single player at random. The random player can be city or Lone Wolf. If no player is selected by the Genetic Specialist by the time of their death, the Genetic Specialist will drop the poison spores, killing a member of the Corpo team.
      • When the poison cloud is triggered, 10 resources are automatically used.


Lone Wolf Roles

  1. Traitor (Starting Resources: 10)
    • A ganger turned Corpo informant given a burn notice and now wants the city to burn.
      • Cannot be killed by Corpo at night (this includes additional kill shots in addition to the nightly kill). At night the Traitor may choose one of two actions: they can kill a player and have all role information hidden to the city (the Traitor will NOT know the role of the killed player) OR may choose to hide an explosive device on a player. During the day, may choose to detonate all explosives planted on players. Role information is NOT obfuscated for players killed in this manner. When killed, the Traitor will award one half resources to the killer, rounded up.
      • The Traitor has learned to use resources wisely and his abilities cost no resources to use.
  2. Cyberpsycho (Starting Resources: 20)
    • A cyberware addicted junkie who has been so ripped up they've entered cyberpychosis.
      • The Cyberpsycho feels no pain and must be attacked three times to be killed. Can be attacked by Corpo at night. Cannot acquire additional resources. If the Cyberpsycho blocks an attack, their role will be revealed. May kill a player during the day at any time. Kills may not be stacked.
      • Kills do not cost any resources, but each block by a Cyberpsycho automatically uses 10 resources.
  3. Rogue Engineer (Starting Resources: 100)
    • A talented crafter who builds and uses gadgets to cause chaos within the city.
      • Cannot be killed by Corpo at night, except by additional kill shots. The Rogue Engineer uses resources at night to create and use gadgets. Each gadget on the list may only be created and used once. The Rogue Engineer can acquire additional resources from kills, but when killed, does not award any resources to the killer. The Rogue Engineer does not get a nightly kill, but some gadgets do kill.
      • Gadget List (Resource Cost):
        • Flashbang (10): Hides the nights' kills' roles from the city; including the Rogue Engineer
        • Neural Disruptor (20): Prevents a target from using nightly abilities
        • Nano-Swarm (10): Reveals a target's role to the Rogue Engineer
        • Graviton Disruptor (20): Target chosen at night; Goes off during the day preventing the target from being able to post, react or vote. The target is informed they've been Disrupted.
        • Holographic Decoy (10): Once created, will block one nightly kill shot against the Rogue Engineer or a lynch attempt the next day. The reason the kill or lynch was unsuccessful will be hidden
        • EMP Grenade (10): Target chosen at night; that night and the following day the target cannot use any abilities.
        • Augment Overload (10): Overloads the cyberware of the target, killing them
        • Nanobot Injector (20): May revive one target at the start of the day; cannot be used on the Rogue Engineer
        • Data Spike (10): Floods the cyberware of the player causing them to die from overload when the Rogue Engineer chooses during the day; If the Rogue Engineer does not trigger it or dies during the day, the player will die at the end of the day phase
        • Nano Wire (10): A thin, nano enhanced fiber wire hidden in a wrist compartment; Can be used to kill a target during the day and all kill information will be hidden to the city; the Rogue Engineer will know the role
        • Invisibility Cloaking Generator (30): Lasts until the Rogue Engineer dies; hides the Rogue Engineer's role from the city


Win Conditions

The City – Kill the Lone Wolf and all Corpo Agents
Corpo – Kill the Lone Wolf and have as many Corpo Agents as City Roles
Lone Wolf – Be the last person standing
 
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I will read all that later but I always love jumping into games by new hosts.

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Jon said:
Vash be like "Aw heeeeeeellllll naw."
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Nah, this looks super cool and the theme is right up my alley. And I'm totally gonna be jealous of badges that come from it. :link

But I seriously almost dropped out of the Zell game. Was fortuitous it ended so quickly lol
 
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VashTheStampede said:
Nah, this looks super cool and the theme is right up my alley. And I'm totally gonna be jealous of badges that come from it. :link

But I seriously almost dropped out of the Zell game. Was fortuitous it ended so quickly lol
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Be well, Kemosabe.

If this survives the critics, there will be another.

As for badges... I leave that to the experts. I have none in mind lol. Mostly because I can never earn them :link
 
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TD said:
Speaking of this - there will be constructive criticism. Take it in stride. It's incredibly difficult to great a fun and balanced game.
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Oh, I expect it. Resources are a new wrinkle and them switching hands and being able to form alliances and trade them make this lightning in a bottle. I WANT this to succeed. So, I will accept the good and the bad and try to adjust as needed.

I just want to at least kick off and run one game with roles and resources first before hearing "That role is stupid, change it, delete it and let it never be seen again." Know what I mean? lol
 
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Fool's Requiem said:
uhhhhhhhhhhhhh

that's a lot of stuff
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Yes, it is. Mai sowwy.

But it is a new game with new roles and mechanics. I plan on sending the role descriptions to people when I give out roles, so, the more important read right now, would probably be the Special Conditions section with introduces the mechanics I'm trying out.

The role you can read and ask questions about in private if you choose.
 
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A Subcontractor's Ass said:
Just read through all the roles finally. Looks like it'll be very interesting. Some of those roles seem pretty damn cool.

Can't wait to see how this turns out.
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I'm glad to hear this. I wanted the roles to share some similarities to what we know in love, but with twists and some alterations to make them unique to this game.

Particularly, I'm looking forward to the first Rogue Engineer. The concept seems fun.
 
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I don't know what this is, but... thanks?
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One of the Brandon Sanderson Secret Project books that came out. The world is powered by "Hion" which is in the form of bright blue and magenta. The world is also just covered in a cloud of darkness, so the Hion lights are the only source of lighting it up.

Neon Nexus just made me think of that, because of how neon signs look.
 
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A Subcontractor's Ass said:
One of the Brandon Sanderson Secret Project books that came out. The world is powered by "Hion" which is in the form of bright blue and magenta. The world is also just covered in a cloud of darkness, so the Hion lights are the only source of lighting it up.

Neon Nexus just made me think of that, because of how neon signs look.
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Huh... that sounds cool. I'm in. One of you artists out there can make fan fic of my city. I sure as hell can't. lol
 
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We have 14 now (Yay!), I know @Kat hasn't signed up yet, but I'll try to kick off night phase at 9:30 and get the roles out around then. Got a few things left to do tonight. 16 would be a great number! **HintHintNudgeNudge**

EDIT - Oh, Kelly hasn't signed up either.

@Smacktard ???

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