Live and let die - A Mafia and DnD crossover

kmohyudin

Kirbicide's game is almost coming to an end. So, I thought I would introduce the new game that I want to host. The actual game wont begin for at least a 3-4 weeks, maybe more, but I thought I will start a thread nonetheless, because this is a different game, and going by my previous experiences, there might be a lot of questions that you guys have.

Let's start with a tl;dr version.

Every person that signs up will be required to create a character, there will be five basic parameters that you will assign points to.
You will also select a character that you would want to roleplay as - from One Piece of course, because this is a One Piece game, and give a little back story to yourselves.
The game will start with each one of you in the bottom of a dungeon that you will need to escape.
There will be day and night phases, in the day all of your actions will be communal - including lynching others, and in the night, you will be able to do things privately - including kill other people.
Your objective will be to get out alive, and everyone who does so will win regardless of the methods they choose.
There will be NO monsters (or dragons), and you will be fighting among yourselves.

More details:

[HIDE]@kmohyudin:

Okay, so I have a little free time now, so a little more detail.

The five attributes your characters will have will be:

Perception or attentiveness

Alchemy or craft

Athletics or acrobatics

Stealth

Willpower or sanity

Each attribute will max out at 5 points. In the first PM, I will randomly assign 5 points to your character, and you will be given 5 more points to assign as you wish - other than on the willpower or sanity stat, which will change based on your actions during the game. During the game, you will have a chance to get more points to grow your character.

I will go into more detail in what those attributes do in a moment, but before that: the game will start at the bottom room of a dungeon. You will be forced to move from room to room in order to survive (details of the mechanics would be revealed during the game). During the day phase, all of your activities will be done in the main day thread and will be visible to everyone. At night, you will have your own dedicated thread where you will perform your activities away from prying eyes.

Many actions will have a chance to succeed based on your attributes and a random roll of a dice (not really, I will probably use excel to generate my random numbers). If you are interested, I will write down the mathematics of it, but you wouldn't need to worry, that will all be done by me.

So, about the attributes.

Perception will allow you to find hidden rooms and maybe items, and also see if anyone is acting "scummy" - which practically speaking would be a calculation based on your perception stat and the targets willpower stat.

Alchemy or craft will allow you to use machines or equipment. This would be the mechanism through which you will get "powers" - in Mafia lingo.

Athletics or acrobatics will allow you to reach otherwise unreachable places, and also avoid kills. Again, practically speaking this will be calculation based on the attackers stealth vs the defenders athletics.

Stealth will allow you to sneak into places without anyone else noticing, and also give you an advantage in kills.

Willpower will change based on your actions during the game. The more negative actions you take, the lesser your willpower and the easier it will be to pin you.

Everything you do during the day or night will be "resolved" twice. This means that you will commit your actions in the respective threads, and twice a day I will come around and give you your results. So for example, at night a person decides to explore a particular part of the room, I will come and tell them if they found anything, item or new areas, and describe what it is they found. Similarly, during the day, any actions everyone commits will be resolved in the day thread.

What else… ooh. I will have a map of the dungeon which I will use to record where each one of you are at any given time.

I guess that's pretty much it. Questions?

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I will write a more detailed explanation over the course of the next few days, for now, any questions, fire away. If you think this will be fun, please go ahead and sign up!!

Sign-ups

Starlalilymoon
Shuhan
Kirbycide
Xasy
Huschel
Jabberwok (I don't know man, you still look scummy)
Skulljoke

starlalilymoon

Oooo, I'm all in! I probably need help with a character sheet and all that. I used D&D Beyond before.

I do have some questions, will this be forum based or will there be voice chat?

Also, our character be in the One Piece World? Or will we be a specific character like Nami, Luffy, etc.?

kmohyudin

@starlalilymoon:

Oooo, I'm all in! I probably need help with a character sheet and all that. I used D&D Beyond before.

It really won't be that complicated. I am borrowing parts of Mafia and DnD, but there will be lots of elements that are from neither.

I do have some questions, will this be forum based or will there be voice chat?

Purely forum based. Same as Mafia, though the day and night phases might be different lengths. I am thinking now as each being just 24hrs.

Also, our character be in the One Piece World? Or will we be a specific character like Nami, Luffy, etc.?

You will choose One Piece characters (like Luffy etc.) that you will roleplay as.

starlalilymoon

@kmohyudin:

It really won't be that complicated. I am borrowing parts of Mafia and DnD, but there will be lots of elements that are from neither.

Ooooo, this sounds really exciting! It sounds like a new type of game! :happy:

I'm glad it won't be complicated. I'm still new to both lol

Purely forum based. Same as Mafia, though the day and night phases might be different lengths. I am thinking now as each being just 24hrs.

Woot! That be easy for me! Great!

You will choose One Piece characters (like Luffy etc.) that you will roleplay as.

Even better!

Alright, I'm in! xD

Shuhan

Well…

Don't mind if I do

Kirbycide

Oh baby, I'm so in.

Should we let everyone know now what character we want? Or should we wait for the game to start to reveal?

kmohyudin

@Kirbycide:

Oh baby, I'm so in.

Should we let everyone know now what character we want? Or should we wait for the game to start to reveal?

I think we should wait. Depending on the interest and number of people who sign up, I may do this on an external forum, and in that case, your characters will provide anonymity, which is good.

Shuhan

Damn, guess Stelly is out of the question then….boo

kmohyudin

Okay, so I have a little free time now, so a little more detail.

The five attributes your characters will have will be:

Perception or attentiveness
Alchemy or craft
Athletics or acrobatics
Stealth
Willpower or sanity

Each attribute will max out at 5 points. In the first PM, I will randomly assign 5 points to your character, and you will be given 5 more points to assign as you wish - other than on the willpower or sanity stat, which will change based on your actions during the game. During the game, you will have a chance to get more points to grow your character.

I will go into more detail in what those attributes do in a moment, but before that: the game will start at the bottom room of a dungeon. You will be forced to move from room to room in order to survive (details of the mechanics would be revealed during the game). During the day phase, all of your activities will be done in the main day thread and will be visible to everyone. At night, you will have your own dedicated thread where you will perform your activities away from prying eyes.

Many actions will have a chance to succeed based on your attributes and a random roll of a dice (not really, I will probably use excel to generate my random numbers). If you are interested, I will write down the mathematics of it, but you wouldn't need to worry, that will all be done by me.

So, about the attributes.

Perception will allow you to find hidden rooms and maybe items, and also see if anyone is acting "scummy" - which practically speaking would be a calculation based on your perception stat and the targets willpower stat.
Alchemy or craft will allow you to use machines or equipment. This would be the mechanism through which you will get "powers" - in Mafia lingo.
Athletics or acrobatics will allow you to reach otherwise unreachable places, and also avoid kills. Again, practically speaking this will be calculation based on the attackers stealth vs the defenders athletics.
Stealth will allow you to sneak into places without anyone else noticing, and also give you an advantage in kills.
Willpower will change based on your actions during the game. The more negative actions you take, the lesser your willpower and the easier it will be to pin you.

Everything you do during the day or night will be "resolved" twice. This means that you will commit your actions in the respective threads, and twice a day I will come around and give you your results. So for example, at night a person decides to explore a particular part of the room, I will come and tell them if they found anything, item or new areas, and describe what it is they found. Similarly, during the day, any actions everyone commits will be resolved in the day thread.

What else… ooh. I will have a map of the dungeon which I will use to record where each one of you are at any given time.

I guess that's pretty much it. Questions?

Xasy

Sounds like an interesting concept. I'll play.

@kmohyudin:

I may do this on an external forum

! I'm having Oars flashbacks.

kmohyudin

@xasjjx:

Sounds like an interesting concept. I'll play.

! I'm having Oars flashbacks.

Oh yeah. Good times!

Kirbycide

Yoooooooooo we need more signups…!

kmohyudin

We do actually. HEY WHAT'S UP WITH THAT??

Huschel

Alright, alright. Put me in your dungeon.

Jabberwok

Ok, fine, you've intrigued me.

One million years dungeon!

kmohyudin

@starlalilymoon:

Light

@Shuhan:

This

@Kirbycide:

Expletive

@Xasy:

Up

@Huschel:

In

@Jabberwok:

Here

Six is a little less than I would have preferred, but no matter, this is an experiment after all. I think I should set a start date, let's say August 18 for now.

Can everyone confirm that works for them?

In the meantime, anyone else still thinking about joining should stop thinking and start joining.

Jabberwok

I'm quite busy the weekends of Aug. 20th and Sept. 3rd but otherwise that works for me. Just be advised that my participation will be somewhat limited those days.

Kirbycide

That all sounds good to me! Looking forward to it.

Huschel

In the words of the late 90s early 2000s Irish pop boyband Westlife: I'll be there.

Shuhan

I'm game .

Xasy

That works for me!

starlalilymoon

Yeah, that works for me! Sorry for the late reply, I had a rough few weeks. (Bad Mental State)

Also, do I have to do anything before 18 August to prepare or not yet?

SkullJoke

kmohyudin

@starlalilymoon:

Also, do I have to do anything before 18 August to prepare or not yet?

Not really. I will let you know when you need to do anything. Also, hope you feel better!

@SkullJoke:

Of course!

kmohyudin

Preliminary PM's have been sent. I guess that means the players are locked now, The game will start whenever I receive all the replies.

Jabberwok

Quick question about the stats- is it percentile based (eg roll d10+craft to see if you can use) or flat score-based (Craft 4+ required to use?). Likewise, is the higher number always guaranteed to win in a contest between players?

kmohyudin

@Jabberwok:

Quick question about the stats- is it percentile based (eg roll d10+craft to see if you can use) or flat score-based (Craft 4+ required to use?). Likewise, is the higher number always guaranteed to win in a contest between players?

If I understand you correctly, it will be percentile based. I mean, your stat TIMES a random modifier to see if you can use. After the random modifiers, the higher number WILL win.

Jabberwok

@kmohyudin:

If I understand you correctly, it will be percentile based. I mean, your stat TIMES a random modifier to see if you can use. After the random modifiers, the higher number WILL win.

Gotcha, so a Stealth 5 isn't a guaranteed kill against an Athletics 4 because other modifiers may be at play too.

kmohyudin

@Jabberwok:

Gotcha, so a Stealth 5 isn't a guaranteed kill against an Athletics 4 because other modifiers may be at play too.

The way I have set up the maths is as follows

If both have equal points, it's pretty much a 50 50 chance, very slight advantage to the attacker
A single point difference would translate to about a 75 25 chance
A two point advantage is about 95 percent chance of success, anything more than that and it's guaranteed.

kmohyudin

@starlalilymoon:

Just

@Shuhan:

Waiting

@Kirbycide:

On

@Xasy:

Two

@Huschel:

More

@Jabberwok:

Replies

Okay?

Jabberwok

Like James Bond always says, Dr. No Time to Die Another Day like the present

kmohyudin

So just need one final confirmation and we can be on our way.

In the meantime, I am not overly fond of quicktopics, primarily because it's banned where I live, and I have to use a vpn which is sort of, but not quite a bother. So, since I have to set up a thread for each of you, I was thinking of using discord instead. The problem, it requires registration, but I guess most of you will already have it? Anyway, let me know if that's a problem for you, and are there any alternatives in your mind.

Kirbycide

I’m on discord already so that works for me!

starlalilymoon

I replied! Sorry for it being late! ><

And I have Discord too! So, we can create a server for just this! ^^

Xasy

I'm also okay with using Discord!

Shuhan

Discord is fine with me my guy/gal

Jabberwok

I'm also Discord-compatible.

Huschel

I don't think I've ever gotten the hang of Discord, but that should work, sure.

kmohyudin

@Huschel:

I don't think I've ever gotten the hang of Discord, but that should work, sure.

Same here man, I don't know if what I am doing is the "right way", but its working so, whatever…

Anyway, the game will begin in half a hour or so. Just putting the final touches, and then will send out the PM's, and do the writeup. Let's have fun!

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All PM's have been sent. You should be able to open you dedicated thread on discord and see my opening messages. If anything went wrong, do let me know. Writeup to follow.

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? - Oi, are you alive? Don't you flashily die you hear!
? - Leave the little darling alone, she is fine. A fall like that would knock anyone out! Look she is coming to…
? - Gyahahahah - she is a tough one alright... Nami tries to looks around, but it was difficult to move her head around too much, not to mention the dark haze over her eyes. Little by little she started to feel a bit better and decided she should get up.
Nami: Uggh… where am I? Huh, Buggy? Wha-
And just like that it all started to come back to her. She got a message that the whereabouts of the Captain John's treasure were finally found. Of course, she decided to leave everything else for the moment and check it out.

Things never work out in her favor though… of course everyone else and their mothers were also there to take her treasure away. Dammit! The last thing she remembered was a fierce fight breaking out, and next thing she knew the ground gave way, and well... here she was.
Usopp: Yo Nami! Good to see you are alright! But, this is serious, listen to this! WE ARE TRAPPED!!

[b]HINT:[/b]
There is a limited amount of oxygen in the room. [b]If you don't leave within two in game days, you won't survive![/b]

Buggy: Not to worry! While I was falling, I saw an opening behind that wall. If we dig the _bed_rock- HEY WHOSE NOSE IS BIG AND RED!!

Hannyabal: Calm down! You led a breakout of impel down, leaving this stupid cave should be easy. That's why we are following your orders. Now, hurry and tell me how long will it take?

[b]HINT:[/b]
Everyone is already participating in the digging process. It should take you two in game days to open the way. [b]Though, once you do, you would leave immediately, and would not be able to come back[/b]

Hannyabal: I see.

Buggy: Also, we have all taken quite a fall there, and exhaustion has begin to set in. Already I can see that all of us have taken a few points of damage. If we don't get anything to eat soon, our situation will degrade further.

Buggy: LUCKILY!! Yours truly also saw some flashy provisions up there. But, we will need to build some footholds to reach the spot, at least a day's job.

[b]HINT:[/b]
You must choose by popular opinion if you plan to build the footholds. If you do, we will stop working on the exit route. On the other hand, if you reach the provisions, we will regain your lost points. Use:
[b]
Vote: Build Footholds

[/b]in bold.

Hannyabal: Are you stupid. We are already working as hard as we can, if we lose even a minute, we will run out of oxygen before we can open a path.

Buggy: Gyahahahaaha. Who says we need everyone to be alive by then. Less people, more oxygen for us.

[b]HINT:[/b]
You can vote to lynch anyone by using [b]
Vote: Lynch Playername

[/b]in bold.

Who knows what ulterior motives any of them have. Why should we be forced to babysit all of them, and make sure they exit safely. My only concern is myself you hear! GYAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Game has officially started Best of luck!

All mafia rules apply, that means,

no editing,
no talking about the game outside of the dedicated thread,
no talking on this thread at night etc.

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And to anyone wondering, I am doing the main thread here because I kinda feel like completely separating it wouldn't help in getting new members to join the fun. It is an AP based game after all.

SkullJoke

I don't understand what all the fuss is about, I feel right at home in this cave. Maybe I could get Alfred to set up a TV with Batflix.

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Damnit I'm not allowed to edit my posts! I, uh, meant to say "Maybe I can get a friend to set up a TV with Batflix".

Don't know why I'd say a random name like that. Must be the lack of oxygen.

Kirbycide

spin spin spin spin

Exhausted? Stop jokin' around~~~!

Un… Deux... Trois!

spin spin spin

I feel completely fine, as you can clearly see by my majestic dancing and exquisite complexion.

spin spin spin spin spin spin spin TRIP… CRASH!

Miss Nami, you didn't by chance dig a conspicuous little hole right here in the middle of my little choreographed dance routine, did you?

No?

Well, good. Of course, I saw it immediately. But I decided to trip over it anyway.

If we are to fall, then may we scatter across the true sky. Okama Way~~~!

growling stomach

Well, I'd be more than happy to help dig us out of here, but I must say that those provisions are beginning to sound particularly enticing.

Jabberwok

Eh?! You layabouts want to turn back for supplies? Can't stand a little hunger, huh? Well, it's nothing to a handsome devil like myself! I'll dig on through the night myself if I have to and save you all in the process!

Grrrr, I do espy that cunning Bon Clay here. That bastard tricked me before and I'll have my revenge. When no one's looking, I'll sneak up behind him and s- wait! Is that Nami? But…if Bon Clay's here too, but Nami's still over there... It must be the real Nami!

smooths back headdress

ahem...why hello there, Nami! If you're looking to escape, let me tell you, there's no better man to handle the job than the dashing Chief Warden himself! I'll take care of anything you need, just say the word.

SkullJoke

@Buggy:

Your objective will be to get out alive, and everyone who does so will win regardless of the methods they choose

According to the clown, we just have to dig our way out of this hole and we'll all win.

Can it be that simple? With the Joker, it never is.

The provisions can help us boost perception to detect criminals among us. But it will also give them a boost.

If there are Mafia members, can't they also just win by getting out of the hole?

Kirbycide

Some flowers may bloom, even under the harshest of conditions.

I think that if we can work together, then we might find a way to overcome both obstacles at once.

Who knows? We might even be able to see an easier way out if we get to a higher vantage point. Should we trust that the clown saw everything on the way down?

Un, Deux, TROIS!!!

kicks a foothold in the cave wall
Vote: Build Footholds

Huschel

Wait, what? How did we end up here in this scary cave?! I was just strategically relocating away from Big Mom and trying to navigate through hordes of enemies…

Actually, maybe this place is not so bad. Let Luffy and the others handle the big guns, right Nami? We've done plenty! Okay, so let me get a lay of the land.

Oh, have you guys noticed that small vent up there? I'd climb it to check it out, but I can feel my 'Can't-climb-that-wall' disease rising up again. I'll keep looking down here, but if anybody wants to get up there, be my guest. Maybe there's useful stuff there that I can tinker with.

Shuhan

@Huschel:

Actually, maybe this place is not so bad. Let Luffy and the others handle the big guns, right Nami? We've done plenty! Okay, so let me get a lay of the land.

This gun big enough for you?
Muoh hahahahahahahahahahha~

SkullJoke

If we do nothing, do we lose the willpower to dig? We seem to be digging just fine at the moment

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@Shuhan:

[qimg]https://i.imgur.com/DikKKck.jpg[/qimg]

This gun big enough for you?
Muoh hahahahahahahahahahha~

[hide]

Uhhh I was going through some stuff here, hehe[/hide]

Kirbycide

@Huschel:

Oh, have you guys noticed that small vent up there? I'd climb it to check it out, but I can feel my 'Can't-climb-that-wall' disease rising up again. I'll keep looking down here, but if anybody wants to get up there, be my guest. Maybe there's useful stuff there that I can tinker with.

Long nose! So good to see you again, my friend. Would you be willing to assist me in getting some footholds made so that we can retrieve those provisions and perhaps get a closer look at that vent you so kindly pointed out?

@Shuhan:

@SkullJoke:

Now, now, boys! Let's save the fighting for a better venue. Preferably when we get out of this forsaken place, or at least into a room with more airflow. And space to dodge bullets.

@Jabberwok:

Grrrr, I do espy that cunning Bon Clay here. That bastard tricked me before and I'll have my revenge. When no one's looking, I'll sneak up behind him and s- wait!

And don't you think for a second that I didn't hear you, you bastard. I've bested you once, and I'll best you again if you even think of trying…!

But, there's no need for us to fight, for now. What say we work together on getting Usopp up to that vent?

SkullJoke

Say, Usopp, did you really see a small vent up there? The darkness is supposed to be my ally, but I didn't see anything. And I have as good eyesight as a bat!

Could this be powerful Colour of Observation? Or a classic Usopp tall tale? Vents are pretty _sus_picious ya know?

Jabberwok

@Kirbycide:

And don't you think for a second that I didn't hear you, you bastard. I've bested you once, and I'll best you again if you even think of trying…!

But, there's no need for us to fight, for now. What say we work together on getting Usopp up to that vent?

Only because you took me by surprise! But I've got my eye on you and it won't happen again.

Why don't you and Usopp work together to get up to that vent? My arms aren't too flexible. And while they're all distracted with the vent, I'll sneak over and check out that small box in the corner while no one's looking. And then its contents will be all mine!

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@Jabberwok:

Why don't you and Usopp work together to get up to that vent? My arms aren't too flexible. And while they're all distracted with the vent, I'll sneak over and check out that small box in the corner while no one's looking. And then its contents will be all mine!

Ack! I got ahead of myself on the formatting!