MGF Mafia 2.0: The Matrix

[Dirty Duck]

MGF MAFIA 2.0:

Sometime near the end of the 21st century. Humanity has been enslaved by the machines they once built. Trapped in a simulated reality known as the Matrix to keep them complacent, human beings are used as batteries to fuel the masses of machines that now rule the world. Most humans have no idea of their situation, completely deceived by the simulation. However, there are those who have broken free of this prison and rebel against their oppressors for the fate of all humanity, entering the Matrix willingly and using it to fight against the machines and liberate others.
Among them: the crew of the Mark III Zion Hovercraft 'Pequod.'
But it is far from an easy battle. The ship has been victim to nightly machine attacks-somehow, they're being tracked. There can only be one explanation: unhappy with the hardships they now face in the real world, some of the crew must have struck a deal with the machines to be returned to the blissful ignorance that was their life in the simulation. The Captain of the Pequod decides that, to avoid an all-out gunfight that risks destroying the hovercraft, everyone besides the ship's operator will enter the Matrix. While in the simulation they will come to a conclusion on who they believe is a traitor, at which point the operator will forcibly unplug them from the Matrix...killing them instantly. Time is of the essence. The machine attacks will only continue until all the traitors are dealt with. Their only chance at survival is working together to decypher who the traitors are. Knowing this, the operator jacks them into the Matrix.

Rules:

#1 There are only 2 groups of players: Town and Mafia. The Game Master hosts and administrates the game.

#2 The Town wins by killing all Mafia players. The Mafia wins by outnumbering the Town players.

#3 The game has 2 alternating phases: Day and Night

- During the Day, ALL players meet up in the game thread to discuss and vote which one they should kill. The player who has more than 50% of the votes is Lynched and is out of the game.

- During the Night, Mafia players meet up secretly to decide which Citizen player they should kill. The player who is killed by the Mafia is Murdered and is out of the game.

- NO PLAYERS are allowed to post in the game thread during Night.

- Players with special roles can peform certain actions, depending on the current phase of the game.

#4 During the Day, you must vote to lynch someone. When you vote, you must present it bolded and in all-caps: LYNCH ARAGORN

#5 The game has several special roles, both for Innocent and Mafia. It's important to know the possible roles to have an idea of what others can do.

Abilities:

The Pequod's crew have actions that they can use in the Matrix or at night. They could be any of the following:

The One
Possesses special abilities to avoid being killed inside The Matrix and from machine attacks at night. However, their abilities cannot save them from being unplugged or being killed by a lightning rifle at night.

Captain
The Captain uses their authority to make their vote count as two. PM the gamemaster to activate your double vote. Can be used as often as the player chooses.

Hack
Hacks into The Matrix at night and check another player's code, revealing whether they have been in contact with the machines.

White Rabbit
Send a message to another player once per night.

Bug
Code a bug into another player once per night to track their movements, revealing who they visited that night once you enter the Matrix.

Lady in the Red Dress
Use to distract another player in The Matrix, preventing them from using items or night time actions until the following day phase.

Hardline
Use a landline phone to jack out of The Matrix, leaving you invulnerable to all actions that day but unable to vote or contribute to discussions until the following day phase. Can use this to escape being unplugged so long as the last vote cast wouldn't have ended the day phase.

Upload
Hack into The Matrix once a night to give another player a gun during day phases. The gun can be used to kill another player.

Code Alteration
Alter the Matrix's code to move items from one player to another. This may result in a feeling of déjà vu amongst players.

Lightning Rifle
Instead of a machine attack at night you can sneak out of your room and kill another player with a lightning rifle. This bypasses The One's ability but can only be used once.

Unable To Speak
A player of your choice's mouth is silenced, if they post during the day phase they die. Can be used once.

CREW
Agent
Annoying Prick
Aragorn
Departed
Jassassino
Null
black king
st3ve
starschwar

OPERATOR
Dirty Duck

Roles and abilities will be sent out in the next few hours via PM.
Day one begins 13/02/2026, 18:00pm GMT.

[starschwar]

I'm going to warn you all right now. I am a Matrix superfan. I am a Matrix ONLINE superfan, keeper of the lore of the ultra-obscure MMO. I, and by extension, my character, will be insufferable about the most unknowable aspects of canon.

Indeed, I've even read the comics. Can't remember most of them besides Goliath. But. I have every reason to believe this endeavor will go much better than last time around...

[starschwar]

Regarding the so-called Mafia, an expert's opinion is warranted.

https://voca.ro/1obrx6acaJvM

[starschwar]

Before things commence.  It is only right that we pay our respects to the fallen.  Those that gave their lives fighting for freedom from the Machines.

They wanted all people to know The Truth.



The slumbering mankind may not know what they did, erased from the false history that persists as a virtual 1999.




They were heroes of the Real.






Patriots.

[Null]

Can't believe Duck's themed a game all around his desire to impress one person

[Dirty Duck]

Can't believe Duck's themed a game all around his desire to impress one person

Unfortunately my father will never see it.

[starschwar]

Can't believe Duck's themed a game all around his desire to impress one person

Unfortunately my father will never see it.

All joking aside - if I'm reading that right, my sincere condolences and sympathy.

[Dirty Duck]

Can't believe Duck's themed a game all around his desire to impress one person

Unfortunately my father will never see it.

All joking aside - if I'm reading that right, my sincere condolences and sympathy.

No no it's fine I'm just playing into Null's joke, in reality

[Null]

FORTUNATELY YOU MEAN BECAUSE HE’D BE SO ASH-

[Annoying Prick]

You forgot to list which users are Town and Mafia in the first post.