Long ago, the magical Kingdom of Zanweldena was tormented by a Sorcerer. This Sorcerer cursed numerous Nobles, turning them into Creatures of the Night. The Sorcerer’s creation was the Werewolf. Used as spies throughout the kingdom, the Werewolves would inform the Sorcerer of the goings-on of the Royal Family.
One may ask why the Sorcerer felt the need to cause such strife in the Kingdom. When they were young, the Sorcerer fell in love with a Noble, the child of the Sovereign. The Noble and the Sorcerer studied magic together, both becoming quite powerful in their practices. They explored ways of helping the Townsfolk of the Kingdom, most of whom had no access to magic. One day, there was a magical accident, resulting in the death of the Noble. The furious Sovereign ordered the death of the Sorcerer, who quickly fled into hiding. In an attempt to evade death, the Sorcerer developed spies, Werewolves, by infecting Nobles with a terrible potion. The Werewolves felt indebted to the Sorcerer, who claimed they would cure the Nobles if they provided information. Over time, the Nobles fell deeper and deeper into the Werewolf nature, eventually leading to deaths among the Royal Family at the hands of these creatures. One night, as a cursed Princess found her way into the room of a Duke, he awoke and cried for help. Captured, the Princess was held until she transformed back into her human form. Under great distress, she eventually revealed how she had come to be a Werewolf and led the Elder Council to the Sorcerer's hideaway. Before they were killed, the Sorcerer vowed to return through an Apprentice and continue the destruction of the Royal Family.
Today, very few remember the trying times led by the Sorcerer. The legend of the Sorcerer’s return through an Apprentice is merely that: a legend. There are very few alive who believe the return could actually happen...
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The morning started like any other. The maids in the royal castle went to accomplish their morning chores when they came upon a gruesome scene. The Sovereign, the royal leader of the Kingdom of Zanweldena, had been murdered. At first, it was unclear how, but the Elder Council quickly realized that what they had grown to know as legend was turning into reality. Only the most senior members of the Elder Council had believed in the legend and knew instantly: the Sovereign had been murdered by a Werewolf. With no Heir Apparent, the Royal Family and Nobles were thrown into a frenzy as they looked at the next steps to protect the Kingdom.
- Sign-ups start now and will close on May 7 at 12 PM EST. Please only sign up if you will be active on the board during the game, as this game requires people to talk. After sign ups close, PMs will be sent to each player to let them know their role.
- The game will start on May 8 with the Night Phase. Each phase lasts 24 hours to accommodate time zones.
- During the Night Phase, no players are to post in this thread, as the Nobility are asleep. Anyone with a night role will PM me their action, if they so choose.
- During the Day Phase, any actions from the night will be revealed. Players discuss in the thread who they believe is suspicious and vote for who they want out of the game. At the end of the Day Phase, the player with the most votes will be lynched. All ties will be broken by RNG. Dead players cannot talk.
- You can lie about your role, but you cannot share any proof of your role to other players. All discussions of the game should take place in this thread (or via PM to me if you have a night role). If you have any questions, you can of course PM me, as well.
Noble: You are one of the nobility, and you role is to reveal the Werewolves within the Kingdom. You have no special power.
Ghost: The first player killed during Night 1. You may participate in the game by reacting to posts if you choose (like, love, bowtruckle, etc.). You lose any special power you may have had.
Sovereign: Because there is no Heir Apparent, the Nobility will vote on who will become their new Sovereign during Day 1. Any player (except the Ghost) may run for the position of Sovereign, even if they have another special role. The Sovereign cannot be killed on Night One by the Werewolves. Beginning Day 2, your vote will count as 2 during the Day Phase.
Seer: A Member of the Elder Council. Each night, you can ask to see the role of one player.
Novice Seer: A young Member of the Elder Council. Each night, you can ask to the see the role of one player. However, due to your inexperience, the roles you are shown may or may be accurate.
Spellcaster: A Member of the Elder Council. Each night, you can choose to block a player from using their voice the next Day phase. The blocked player may only communicate in GIFS that do not contain words, letters, or numbers for the Day phase (except to vote).
Lycanthrope (added at 9 players): You are one of the nobility, but you are the next target for the Sorcerer's Apprentice. As such, the Seer will see you as a Werewolf.
Knight (added at 10 players): You are one of the nobility. Each night, you can choose a player to protect. That player cannot die during the night.
Star Crossed Lovers (added at 13 players): You are both members of nobility. If one of you dies, both will die. You will know who your Lover is.
Diseased (added at 14 players): You are a member of nobility but are unfortunately ill. If you are attacked by Werewolves, you will die, but they will not be able to kill someone the following night.
Werewolf: Your role is to kill off players who are not on Team Werewolf. Additional wolves will be added at 8, 12, and 16 players.
Sorcerer's Apprentice: You are Team Werewolf. Your role is to assist in killing off players who are not on Team Werewolf; if Team Werewolf wins, you win. You have also inherited limited Seer powers from the Sorcerer. Each night, you can ask to see the role of one player. However, you will only be able to see Werewolf, Seer (could be Seer or Novice Seer), and Noble.
*The Sorcerer's Apprentice does not have to be alive for Team Werewolf to win.
- As said before, please only sign up if you will be active. I hope lots of people want to play one last time!
- When you vote, bold the person you are voting for so I can easily find it in the discussion.
- This game is played OOC; you can only sign up once per RP. Please only post with the account you sign up with.
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[/list]OOC: Thank you to the past hosts of Werewolf from the last 5 years (Ghost, Rowan, Claire, and Mia) for helping me with details for hosting/moderatoring this game for the first time. Additionally, thank you to this blog and this wiki for inspo. Special thanks goes to ElementalAlchemist from IF/ZB Support, who showed that this game could be played on a forum, has worked out a good number of kinks in it, gave us the code to generate game roles and (most graciously) let us copy his summary of each game role from his post in previous games verbatim. Many thanks!
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