Post by Admin on Jan 7, 2014 3:22:57 GMT -5
The traitor game is a murder mystery, where you can be anyone. And of course, so can the killers. Can you ferret out the traitors before they snuff you out?
1) When a game is set to begin, there must first be a Sign-Up Thread.
In it, all prospective players post to express interest and choose what character they want to role play as. Some games want characters to fit to a specified theme, so be sure to read carefully before making a character selection.
Unless otherwise stated in the Sign-Up Thread, characters can come from any media, any genre, or even real life.
2) The game thread proper is created, normally with a clever title. "The Traitor Game: Massacre on the Doorstep!" (Not a real title.) There, the rules for the game are reiterated and the characters are gathered.
3) Soon, the Traitor(s) strike(s), killing off one character. Frequently, the first kill is some character that was controlled by the host of the game (commonly referred to as a First Kill NPC). This is done to allow those who signed up more time to play the game. The banished and dead can usually interact with those still alive through means defined in-game.
4) Within the voting phase, the Agent(s) send(s) in their guess for that round.
5) Rinse and repeat steps 2-5 until the Traitor(s) is/are found or all other characters end up dead.
What Are The Different Roles?
The majority of players in the game have no particular role, but there are a few special roles that impact game play. Roles are assigned by the host after the Sign-Up Thread is closed, but before the first kill.
MAIN ROLES:
Traitor- A character working to kill off members of the larger group. When more than one Traitor is included, each one works with the other to determine who dies and by what means.
Agent- A person in this role is allowed one guess per round to determine who is a Traitor. This is done by PMing the host of the current game. The results of their guess (whether they guessed correctly or not) are revealed in-thread. If a game has more than one Agent, the Agents act as a team. They confer on the guess and submit that guess to the host.
Vigilante- A force for the side of Good, the person in this role works to kill who they think is a Traitor. Every few rounds, the person in this role kills instead of the Traitor(s).