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[Witherweaver]

None from me. I don't know if Space's V/LA counts as such ?

D1 pass for space.

Scummy.

[faust]

None from me. I don't know if Space's V/LA counts as such ?

As long as Space thinks they can meet the once per 24 hours posting requirement during that time, I'd say we can start then.

[ashersky]

Can anyone bid on faction-only powers even if they aren't that faction?

No. Select tasks are restricted to certain players. If a task says "Town only" that means only the town can bid on it.

Only 1 Role per slot possible in the game, correct?

[Robz888]

Can anyone bid on faction-only powers even if they aren't that faction?

No. Select tasks are restricted to certain players. If a task says "Town only" that means only the town can bid on it.

Only 1 Role per slot possible in the game, correct?

That is correct. This has been clarified in the setup post. If multiple players visit the same station, the lowest-draft person will get that job and everyone else will become vanilla.

But do not fear! We need plenty of Dharma janitors, of course. Namaste.

[ashersky]

Can anyone bid on faction-only powers even if they aren't that faction?

No. Select tasks are restricted to certain players. If a task says "Town only" that means only the town can bid on it.

Only 1 Role per slot possible in the game, correct?

That is correct.

Why do all of the responses to my questions lack the namaste closing?

[Robz888]

Can anyone bid on faction-only powers even if they aren't that faction?

No. Select tasks are restricted to certain players. If a task says "Town only" that means only the town can bid on it.

Only 1 Role per slot possible in the game, correct?

That is correct.

Why do all of the responses to my questions lack the namaste closing?

See above. I have now answered your question more fully.

And Namaste, damn it.

[Robz888]

All pertinent information has been declassified. Please head to the Pala Ferry for transportation to Room 23. Thank you. Namaste, and good luck!

[2.71828.....]

Secondary win conditions based on flavor? This just gets better and better

[ashersky]

NOT PENNY'S BOAT

Just in case.

[SpaceAnemone]

None from me. I don't know if Space's V/LA counts as such ?

As long as Space thinks they can meet the once per 24 hours posting requirement during that time, I'd say we can start then.

Hopefully? I'm going to a pretty compsci-oriented conference... there's often a shortage of good enough wifi for hundreds of laptop-and-phone-wielding attendees at those, in my experience. So I've ordered a tourist sim (annoyingly roaming in Canada is just impossibly expensive on my normal UK provider), but it hasn't yet been delivered, and it's meant to come to my office, so I need it to arrive in the next 24 hours now :-/ And there's supposed to be wifi at my airbnb, but my host isn't even going to be there, so if there's a problem I'm not really sure what I'm doing :-P

But yeah, that aside, I'm really hoping to be able to post at least once per 24 hours. Once per day is not so different from my usual D1 anyway ;-)

[ashersky]

There are Starbuckses in Canada, I'm sure.

[Eevee]

There are Starbuckses in Canada, I'm sure.

Tim Hortons!

[Robz888]

We will begin administering the psychological examination shortly. For your comfort and convenience, we will be taping your eyelids open and strapped you to your chairs for the duration of your time in Room 23. You're welcome.

Namaste, and good luck!

Thread locked.

[Robz888]

All players should have received a personal QT detailing their alignment. Next, we will determine the draft order. Let the social experimentation begin!

(Plant a good seed and you will joyfully gather fruit.)

To confirm receipt of your QT, and determine your place in the draft, you only have to do one thing: Submit a number (in your QT) between 1 and 99 (1 and 99 are acceptable choices).



The goal is to have a unique "Lost" number (these numbers are 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42), or the closest unique number. If someone picks the number you picked, you get moved to the back of the draft along with that person. If two people picked your number, all three of you move even further back. Ties in draft position are broken randomly. It works like this:

-- Unique Lost numbers (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 -- low beats high)
-- Unique non-Lost numbers, ranked by “score,” where your score is the difference between your number and the closest Lost number. Again, low number beats high. “7” and “41” both have a score of one, but 7 is lower than 41, so 7 wins.
-- Duplicate Lost numbers (low beats high)
-- Duplicate non-Lost numbers, ranked by score as above
-- Triplicate Lost numbers
-- Triplicate non-Lost numbers
-- And so on

Also, for every Lost number chosen by zero people in the draft, the Smoke Monster’s effective draft position will improve by one. (At max, if none of the Lost numbers are chosen, the Smoke Monster’s draft position will improve by six.)

Note: The mafia team will be allowed to communicate during the number-picking phase and drafting phase.

Please make your choices in the next 24 hours. Thank you. Namaste.

[Robz888]

LOUDSPEAKER: ROGER LINUS, REPORT TO HYDRA ISLAND. ROGER LINUS, CLEAN UP ON HYDRA ISLAND. SOMEONE ATE TOO MANY FISHBISCUITS (IT WASN'T THE BEARS) AND HAD AN ACCIDENT.

New recruits, you are now free to leave Room 23. No, not that way, that's just a wall, it only looks like a glowing donut to you because the psychological imprinting hasn't warn off yet (it never will).

You will receive your draft number shortly. You are then free to visit a Dharma station or island location to claim an associated job.

Please submit your bids in the next 24 hours. Remember that the highest-priority draftee wins the station, and lower-priority draftees who attended that location will lose out, even if they pursued a different task.

Namaste.

[Robz888]

Work requests have been received and allocated! Unfortunately, a malfunction involving the sonar fence has occupied our attention this weekend. But Stuart Radzinsky assures me it will be operational later this afternoon, at which point the new recruits will receive their assignments. Stay tuned!

In the meantime, until the fence is repaired, if you happen to see any suspicious activity-- such as a murderous cloud of black smoke, or your deceased relatives--please report it to security. Namaste.

[Robz888]

All players have now been informed of their work orders. Please acknowledge receipt of this information in your QTs, if you have not already done so.

The phrasing looked something like this if you received a role from the draft:

You are [Flavor Name corresponding to role], the [Alignment]-aligned [Role]. (Your fake claim is [random unique Vanilla Crash Survivor].)

Or like this, if you did not:

You are [Alignment, if not Crash Survivor] the [random unique Vanilla Crash Survivor].

The Candidates have also been informed that they are Candidates, and received their QT, though they are not allowed to talk to each other until Day 1 begins. If you did not receive a link to the Candidate QT, you are not a Candidate.

The game will begin tomorrow, Monday, September 11th, at 3:00 PM Forum Time.

Namaste!

[Robz888]

Due to an error with the setup, the moderators have made the following rule: Henceforth, it is illegal to claim the number you chose in the draft, or imply or breadcrumb it, in any way. (Remember that non-obvious breadcrumbs are restricted, in any case, as a form of cryptography.) You may not claim whether it was a Lost number or not. You may not provide any information to assist another player in deducing it. The number you picked is redacted information.

This goes for the main thread and the Candidates QT. (The restriction does not exist in the Mafia QT, and any theoretical QT, such as the Smoke Monster and Mother, and the Masons, where such information would have already been revealed.)

You may claim your position in the draft, however.

This rule will be ruthlessly enforced. Modkills will be in effect for the slightest infraction. As always, if you have any questions about what you are allowed to post, let the mods preview it.

The game begins soon. Namaste.

[Robz888]

A few announcements:

1. Please read the mod note above. We will be very strict about this. Preview any borderline posts with the mod first. Even discussing what you think would have been the optimal numbers-picking strategy could, in some cases, violate the rule.

2. The rec room is currently closed. Oldham has reserved it for the afternoon. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

3. New recruits, please remember that picture day is later this week!

4. There is no truth to the rumor that we are interrogating a captured Hostile in the rec room. None whatsoever.

5. All outgoing phone calls to off-island family members must be routed through the Flame station. You must make an appointment with Stuart Radzinksy before doing so. Stuart encourages Dharma personnel to request appointments no more often than once per year. And I would add, we hope that you think of Dharma as your family, now. The submarine is happy to transport your letters off-island, however.

6. The Dharma Initiative reserves the right to read your mail.

7. Personnel who claimed to hear screams of "No! Please! No more! I'll tell you everything!" coming from the rec room may be suffering from a tropical illness that affects the ears. Please feel free to visit the Staff station on your day off.

8. Day 1 begins now! Thread unlocked. Namaste, and good luck!

[LaLight]

NOT PENNY’S BOAT for lulz

vote: ashersky

[LaLight]

so, sxum is provided vanilla fakeclaims. So all PRs if unconested are effectively ICs. Nice.

[LaLight]

massclaim anyone?

[LaLight]

request: Vote Count

who's playing this btw

[LaLight]

actually I am very ill, so I will go to sleep. I hope some scumz will be lynched when I'll be back!

[2.71828.....]

so, sxum is provided vanilla fakeclaims. So all PRs if unconested are effectively ICs. Nice.

False.

All PRs are given vanilla fake claims. PRs are given independent of alignment (except a few)

LaLight is town though