Werewolf! Rules, Q&a, And Records

[Mynx]

Even a man who is pure of heart

And says his prayers by night

May still become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms

And the moon shines full and bright.

 

Once upon a time, Werewolf hunts were common here. They took many shapes and forms, and it wasn't always a lycanthrope we hunted, but they were wolves nonetheless.

 

It's high time to bring them back, I think, and safer all around to just start from scratch.

 

So. This is going to be the new Werewolf thread. It is here that all questions can be asked and answered, the list of games is kept, and various other odds and ends.

 

For the sake of posterity, here are links to the old Index, Werewolf Q&A, and the old Rules, but they are no longer gospel, and we will be starting back at Game One.

 

The Rules:

 

Players:

• Game Leader (GL)
• Villagers
• Wolves
• Seer
• Baner

Villagers are the default and necessary for any game. The number of Wolves, and whether or not a game has a Seer and/or Baner is dependent on the number of players. The GL runs the game, plays NPCs as necessary, and is the only one who knows for a fact who is who.

 

Phases:

The game is broken into a Day phase and a Night phase. Although the game always starts with Day phase, we will begin by explain the rules for night, first.

 

Night phase is when the Wolves are out to play. When the GL declares it is Night phase, the Wolf or Wolves of the game must decide on a single target, the Seer must decide on a suspect, and the Baner must decide who to protect. All of these decisions are sent privately to the GL, who will reveal the results at the end of the Night phase.

If the Wolves are successful, their target dies and can no longer play the game. However, if the target was also selected by the Baner to be protected, then the target will survive the night.

If the Baner targets a lone Wolf, the same thing happens - no kill.

If there is more than one Wolf, however, and the Baner selects one of them, then the chance of the kill going through is decided by the numbers: Two Wolves, One of them Baned = 50% chance of success. Three Wolves, One of them Baned = 66%, and so on.

The Seer is informed of their suspect's true nature, be they Villager, Baner, or Wolf. It is up to the Seer to decide what to do with this information.

 

Day phase begins with the results of the night, and so begins the lynching phase. Each member of the game has the chance to both defend themselves and cast their votes as to who they think the Wolf or Wolves are, all the while staying in character within the nature of the game. People are by nature suspicious, and Wolves are by nature conniving - there is nothing to stop players from hinting, accusing, or outright lying, and odds are you could end up condemning the one person who has been trying to save you. RP is strongly encouraged, with only a few requirements:

• The vote must be stated clearly at the end of the post in an out of character (OOC) comment.
• The GL must be informed of any collaborative writing or planning that takes place outside of the main game. Traditionally, simply including the GL in the emails or PMs is sufficient.
• If at all possible, you are strongly encouraged to find an in-game reason for casting your vote, and write accordingly.

When the votes have been cast, the GL will carry out the lynching, and begin Night phase.

 

End Game:

The game ends when one of two things happen: Either the Wolf or Wolves are all lynched, or the number of Villagers equals the number of Wolves. For the sake of the final decision, Seers and Baners count as Villagers.

 

These are the base rules. Within this, there are a number of variables and options on which the GL can decide:

• Length of phases: Traditionally, Day phase lasts 48 hours, and Night phase 24 hours.
• Revealing roles: It is up to the GL to decide whether or not to disclose a player's role upon death or lynching, though traditionally it can be more of a challenge to keep this a secret until the end of the game.
• The nature of the wolves and deaths: As already stated, a Werewolf game doesn't have to be about werewolves themselves. We have often played with themes to keep things interesting, and as a result the kills may not be in true death but simply in removal from the game. Continuation as a Non-Playing Character (NPC) can be negotiated with the GL.
• Allies: Traditionally, only the wolves are allowed to ally with one another, although the GL may determine whether players are allowed to ally in/out-of-game.

All games must have two threads: a game thread, and an OOC thread to register characters, make out-of-game comments, and clarify any questions unique to specific games. The OOC threads are not to be used to garner votes (so no claims of "I'm a Baner and if you vote for Bob I'll protect you" or the like).

 

If you have any questions, feel free to post here, or PM myself or Tanuchan.

 

Let the games begin

[Mynx]

List of Games:

 

• Werewolf I

Theme: Standard game.

GL: Mynx

OOC Thread

Game Thread

 

• Werewolf II

Theme: Mid-Atlantic, early 1700s

GL: Patrick

OOC Thread

Game Thread

 

• Werewolf III

Theme: Lord of the Rings books

GL: Tanny

OOC Thread

Game Thread

Proposed Game Themes:

 

• Welcome to Night Vale
• Saw Franchise
• Reality TV Show

[TLDunn213]

So what do I need to do to get in on one of these ?

 

And if you are attacked by a wolf what are the odds of

Becoming a wolf vs getting killed ?