The game consists of various roles, defined by either being Player Roles or Voted Roles.
[condense]The game consists of various roles, defined by either being Player Roles or Voted Roles.
Player Roles are handed out at the start of the game. The two main roles are Forum Member and
Moderators, but various other roles, aligned to either side, exist as well. For example,
EVIL ADMIN STEVE is a special role for the
Moderators, and is a
Moderator who is immune to discovery during a hacking (again, explained below) event. Special roles almost always have benefits for your cause, but can occasionally have downsides, for example on death, that require a different playstyle than that of a
Regular Forum Member.
Forum MemberYou are the average guy/girl. The true hero of the story. You have no special powers, so have to work everything out using pure, raw brain power. You don't take the easy way out and hack accounts, no-no. None of that ridiculous behaviour for you. Only wild guesses, and incorrect accusations will satisfy you.
Detective RapperGR's most trustworthy investigator proves to be the most useful role in
Are You A Moderator? One a night the good Detective can investigate someone's account for any suspicious activity, which allows him to discover that person's intended role.
A good use of your Detectives will be the fastest way to find your Moderators, but sadly even the Detective isn't a match for EVIL ADMIN STEVE. EVIL ADMIN STEVE is impervious to any investigation as he covers his tracks too well, and can trick any Detective into thinking he is a common Forum Member.
ModeratorsWe all know them. Those greenies who secretly eyeball us all as we go about our business. Why do they do it? Why do they hate us all? We'll probably never know. Perhaps they're just lashing out due to a hidden sexual frustration, or maybe, just maybe, they were born from the very depths of Future Publishing Towers and learned only one thing from their masters: how to destroy.
EVIL ADMIN STEVEHE'S IN CAPS. THAT MEANS HE IS PURE EVIL. Yes, it's true. EVIL ADMIN STEVE has the largest capital letter-to-evilness-ratio among anyone on GR, and his special ability as master of the admin panel means he is able to tinker with his role PM and appear as a normal member to any Zenigame hacks. The mysterious man behind the mods, banning him will seriously harm their plans. They'll be forced to take a night off from banning innocents due to mourning, and they'll be reduced to banning only one member of the forum per night after that due to their inability to work the admin panel.
Voted Roles are voted upon by the playerbase, and usually change hands on a regular basis. The most common voted role is The People's Mod, which is voted for each day, but other voted roles can exist, some of which only apply to special "events" where players are asked to nominate people for taking, but others... well... let's just say that it seems like the annual forumite awards might just coincide with our little trip.
THE PEOPLE'S MODHe may be in caps, but THE PEOPLE'S MOD is a pure as they come. Well, sometimes. Other times he's a traitorous back-stabbing mods who assumed power by tricking all those around him.
Once a day the people can vote on who they want to represent them, the so-called PEOPLE'S MOD. Anyone can run for PEOPLE'S MOD, even mods, but you can't be voted PEOPLE'S MOD twice in a row. To be clear: You can be THE PEOPLE'S MOD on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but not on Monday and then again on Tuesday.
Once in power, THE PEOPLE'S MOD must decide which two Forum Members are put up for banning that night. Although they are voted in democratically and can listen to people, the final decision of who goes up for the vote is down to them.
THE PEOPLE'S MOD also has the benefit of immunity from any attacks for the night he is in power due to his powerful bodyguard squad of Google [Bot], MSN [Bot] and Yahoo [Bot]. Moderators fear the [Bot] Army, although the reasons for this aren't exactly clear.
One could ask why THE PEOPLE'S MOD works for the people, instead of with his fellow Moderators, but that is a silly question and you should feel bad for asking it.
There are, of course, other roles, some of which will be introduced as we prepare for the game to start. Others you'll just have to figure out for yourselves!