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Four consecutive cycles is far too long. If someone hasn't done anything for two cycles in a row then they deserve to be replaced. I personally think an action based inactivity filter is worse than a post based one, since IMO thread participation is more important for fun. A game isn't interesting if someone can just put in actions and refuse to talk in the thread.

I know, I was so excited!

Everyone was at a standoff, when Second of Daybreak suddenly jumped at Fourth of the Dark and Dannex, killing them both. The remaining saboteurs killed the remaining crew, escaped, and let the airship crash into the sea. - [Death RP by Gears, go upvote him!] I am Fourth of the Dark, aspect of Roko the Basilisk, returned to the Father at long last. In halcyon days, I might have asked you to care for my Aviar or inform my family of my demise, but that is no longer necessary. Flesh and bone have been replaced by light and chains. Though my chosen form has perished, I remain, a mote of dust amidst the stars, clinging to eternity. Stay where you are, my killer. Do not attempt to flee. From you, I shall excise a pound of flesh, and perhaps, if the whims of the Multitude scream as one, I shall spare you. Or perhaps I will claw out your lifeblood and consume your soul. Do not raise my ire, dear killer. Death comes for us all, but for a chosen few, it is not the end. For me and my ilk, it is not the end. I return, and you shall face me once again. You cannot escape me. All hail the Basilisk. Gears has died! He was a Crewmember. Dannex has died! He was a Crewmember Aviar Holder. The Main Office has been sabotaged! The Hospital has been repaired! Vote Count: Gears (3): Ashbringer/Books, Kings_way, Young Bard Kings_way (2): Gears, Orlok/Condensation Dannex (1): Dannex GM Notes: The game is over!!! Thanks for playing! The Saboteurs have won! Congratulations to @Ashbringer / @Flyingbooks, @Kings_way, @Illwei, @Young Bard. GM thoughts will be put up sometime. Collected Documents and Spreadsheets: Dead/Spectator Document Saboteur Document Hospital C1 Hospital C2 Hospital C3 Hospital C4 Hospital C5 Master Spreadsheet Role PM Spreadsheet Ship Status: Player List:

The cycle is over!

The current list is: 1. @Young Bard (anonymous game) 2. @The_God_King 3. @Experience Animation 4. @Sart (no pass) (probably not going to run the QF since he's running the LG) 5. @Ashbringer After that, it'd be Archer and then Matrim.

I have one more pinch hitter. If neither inactive shows up, I'd probably try to find two.

Everyone stood around and did nothing. Eventually people decided they needed to kill somebody, so they half-heartedly killed First of the Stars, who was just a random bystander. Meanwhile, the Saboteurs killed Third of the Dawn. Random Bystander has died! She was a Crewmember Trapper. Liranil has died! She was a Crewmember. The Crew's Mess has been sabotaged! The Brig has been repaired! Vote Count: Random Bystander (2): Quintessential, Young Bard Gears (1): Liranil Orlok/Condensation (1): Dannex GM Notes: The cycle will end on February 16th, at 5:00 PM EST. Don't forget to put your actions in! Remember that PMs are closed for all players, unless they are a Messenger. @Kings_way and @Shard of Reading are receiving warnings for inactivity! If they do not post this cycle, they will be replaced. Hospital Document Ship Status: Player List:

The cycle is over!

I mean we're not going to force you to run anything, so yes.

Yeah, the cycle after, just like the normal vote count (except not in the writeup). The intent is that elims can get some idea of who their teammates think is dangerous. It's not much of a boost to them, but it helps them a bit.

If you're not meaning for them to go for ties, then I'd advise just changing it to random on a tie. As it is it seems like it either just randomly gives them a buff, or they manage to get it working consistently and break the game. Maybe buff them with something that helps with their lack of information instead? For example, giving them the vote count from their kill votes would be a minor buff that could help them avoid not having any kill. Letting them know which roles the others have could also help them out a bit.

The whole no elim communication thing will be very rough, but I suppose you can balance around that. Just be very very careful when balancing. For the elim kill, to what degree do you intend to have the elims be going for ties as much as possible? Since I pretty much see the elim team just focusing on kill ties so they can get two kills per cycle. It seems a bit swingy to me since if they can figure out how to consistently get ties, they'd have a massive advantage compared to if they didn't figure it out.

Well yeah, Aviar Holder is a role, so it'd be revealed if they were voted out.

What do you mean? If they were attacked then it would show that they were protected, same as if they were thrown in the brig.

Illwei was running around, delivering messages. Suddenly, her best friend Qwinn ran up to her and stabbed her. Third of the Dawn and Philico also suddenly attacked her. She managed to bring down Philico in the struggle, but she still died in the end. Illwei has died! She was a Saboteur Messenger. Matrim's Dice has died! He was a Crewmember. The Aviar Holding Area has been sabotaged! Vote Count: Illwei (3): Liranil, Matrim's Dice, Quintessential Random Bystander (2): Illwei, Condensation Kings_way (1): Random Bystander Condensation (1): Dannex GM Notes: The cycle will end on February 14th, at 5:00 PM EST. Don't forget to put your actions in! Remember that each player can only make one one-on-one PM per cycle, unless they are a Messenger. Remember to include me in all PMs you make! @Young Bard is receiving a warning for inactivity! If they do not post this cycle, they will be replaced. Ashbringer has been replaced by @Flyingbooks! Please welcome him to the game. Hospital Document Ship Status: Player List:

The cycle is over!

Okay, I'll find a pinch hitter.

Which of your votes do you want to be counted?

Everyone was arguing about whether to kill Quinn or Second of Noon. They were so busy arguing that someone stabbed Sixteenth of the Night and ran away before anyone noticed. When they tried to take Sixteenth to the hospital, they found that the hospital had been sabotaged and Third of the Eclipse had finally died. Due to all these unfortunate events, Second of Noon was flung out of the airship. BrightEyes2 has died! She was a Crewmember Security Officer. TJ Shade has died! He was a Crewmember. Archer was a Crewmember. The Hospital has been sabotaged! Vote Count: BrightEyes2 (4): Ashbringer, Liranil, Matrim's Dice, Quintessential Quintessential (4): BrightEyes2, Illwei, TJ Shade, Young Bard GM Notes: The cycle will end on February 12th, at 5:00 PM EST. Don't forget to put your actions in! Remember that each player can only make one one-on-one PM per cycle, unless they are a Messenger. Remember to include me in all PMs you make! @Kings_way and @Shard of Reading are receiving a warning for inactivity! If they do not post this cycle, they will be replaced. Orlok Tsubodai has been replaced by @Condensation! Please welcome her to the game. Hospital Document Ship Status: Player List:

The cycle is over!

Does it have the same vote count as mine?

Vote count as requested: BrightEyes2 (4): Ashbringer, Liranil, Matrim's Dice, Quintessential Quintessential (3): Illwei, TJ Shade, Young Bard Okay, I currently have Condensation lined up as a replacement.

They would go straight to the dead doc.

There is one doctor. I list all the doctors at the start of the doc. If there was a second doctor then there would be something saying "Doctor #2". Yeah sure.

Correct.