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Dannylonglegs, and Jackjonespaw proudly present:

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"The year is 2515. On the heels of the Liberation of Earth from the Hypaxxians in 2111, humanity spread its wings to the greater galaxy, liberating planets from the Hypaxxian empire as they went. With new allies, Humans and their fledgling interstellar league defeated the Hypaxxians, pushing them back to their homeworld. In the vacuum of power left by the tyrannical empire, Humans and their closest ally species formed the "Congressional Legislative Administration of Space-faring Species and Interstellar Court" or, CLASSIC Space Federation. This Federation has lasted nearly 400 years now, and has grown larger than the Hypaxxian empire ever did, incorporating numerous sentient species in the name of peace and prosperity. Wherever the Federation has a presence, mutually beneficial interstellar trade is fostered, dictatorships are destabilized, and quality of life is improved.

That's the official story, at least. There are those who see the Federation as overbearing, imperialistic, bloated, corrupt, and unnecessary. Enter the Blacktron Rebellion. Comprised of dissenters from decadence and those oppressed by the Federation, Blacktron aims to completely overthrow the Federation, restoring independence to all member planets. While their goals may be admirable, their methods are abhorrent. They have brought chaos and death to many a planet, and murder those who question them. Despite this, their numbers continue to grow, and they have established themselves as a true force with which to be reckoned.

The rebellion is widespread, and no planet is safe from its brutality--not even planet LI-420, a mining planet on the border of the Federation, and the Insectoid Empire. Devoid of native life, and primarily barren and worthless for Terraforming efforts, the one thing this planet offers is precious minerals. As negotiated by the Federation, the planet is on loan to the Federation by the Insectoid Empire to be mined for its resources in exchange for some tribute. Its isolated, but diplomatically important position has made it uniquely situated as a prime location for the Federation to gracefully dump its rejects. Those involved in corruption charges, or who otherwise seek to avoid the public eye ubiquitous on core worlds find themselves on frontier worlds like this... which also makes them receptive to the cleansing power of Blacktron."

Please stop the music now, at whatever point in the song you reached.

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"This is Falconer LL-10240, escorting OS-Cog 87 on a routine supplies delivery to Mining station on LI-420. Tower, please reply."

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"Falconer LL-10240 to Os-Cog 87, Something's wrong! The mining station's not responding! How are your coms? I think mine have been jammed!"

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"WoOOOoah-ly shit!"

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"I'm hit! Mayday! Mayday!"

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*grunts*

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"I've got to warn them! It's Blacktron!"

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Sign up here to take part in my very first Mafia Game!

:grin:

How to sign up:

Please respond to these 5 questions/demands:

1) Tell me a brief summary of your Mafia experience, in poem form. A Free verse is fine. A Haiku will also do. You don't need to rhyme.

2) Will you be free to actively participate from now until whenever the heck this ends?

3) What is your favorite Sci-Fi work? Any media form is fine, from books, to films, to prematurely canceled television series, to video games, to radio shows, to cartoon television shows "for kids" and Anime, to songs. Additionally, what is your favorite sci-fi character? This needn't be from the same selection as your previous answer. If you even mention "Prometheus" or any of the "characters" therein, you will be disqualified. Not really, but I will seriously judge you.

4) "Solve the function: 75ef808ad24f456b5c32a34ea448cdfe.png for N=4, with r being the third root of i"? ~JJP

5) Watch this brief

.

Important Stuff:

1. Characters will be assigned to players first (maybe based on answers to questions... maybe not... :look: ), and then I will roll for affiliation. Characters do not have set roles or affiliations. That will be decided after character assignment.

2. All playable characters are references/puns to great Sci-Fi. Some characters are references to multiple sci-fi's. Some are blatant, some are obscure. If you guess the references, you get a crudely "photoshoped" picture of me handing you a cookie. Please use spoilers when doing so. Obviously, this will start when players actually have characters... :look::grin:

3. Standard rules apply. Mandatory voting. There will be no clues in any pictures. Seriously. If anyone looks for clues in pictures I will not intervene, but I expect all of you to ruthlessly mock those attempting to do so.

4. I will be taking pictures. My pictures are square. JJP will be editing my pictures. His pictures are rectangles. His pictures are also edited in like gimp or photoshop or something and may contain lazers and lens flares. Mine are only edited in instagram, and may contain colour correction.

5. I'm looking for 21 players. Extra may be added as reserves. Some new players may join, depending on their poems... or rather, the contents of said poems.

6. This sign-up thread will be

open for about a week

~Insectoid Aristocrat

Edited by Dannylonglegs

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Sign up here to take part in my very first Mafia Game!

:grin:

How to sign up:

Please respond to these 5 questions/demands:

1) Tell me a brief summary of your Mafia experience, in poem form. A Free verse is fine. A Haiku will also do. You don't need to rhyme.

A long, long time ago,

In an online forum far away,

A dude that worships Satan

Hosted a gig.

And I thought that I

As a giant, green-skinned guy

Could maybe "crash the party,"

If I hulked out, and grew, so big.

But the response...

It didn't thrill me.

They shot the booster,

On Day Three.

And then, a few months after that,

I changed my name, as well my hat.

I took a new page from that scene,

Went all Scummy, not too clean.

Paradise isn't as great as it might seem.

And then, I found...This game.

2) Will you be free to actively participate from now until whenever the heck this ends?
Let us dissect this. Participate? Yes. Actively? I've got a busy schedule ahead of me, so I can't judge how active, but certainly more than last-minute late-afternoon fluff active.

3) What is your favorite Sci-Fi work? Any media form is fine, from books, to films, to prematurely canceled television series, to radio shows, to songs.

It's kind of a toss-up. On the one hand, Red Dwarf is awesome. On the other, so is Firefly. On the other hand, well, you have Mr. Doesn't-need-a-zimmer, the snappiest-dressing cat around, and retirement plans for a nice Fiji Island. On the other other hand, you've got Mal Reynolds.

Can I take a third option and select both of them? :grin:

Additionally, what is your favorite sci-fi character? This needn't be from the same selection as your previous answer. If you even mention "Prometheus" you will be disqualified. Not really, but I will seriously judge you.

Does Kirito count as Sci-Fi? Either him, or Wash...But then, again, Jayne's hilarious...
4) "Solve the function: 75ef808ad24f456b5c32a34ea448cdfe.png for N=4, with r being the third root of i"? ~JJP

Not enough provided information. (Yes, I did ask a friend that knows this sort of stuff. :tongue: )

5) Watch this brief
.

:cry_happy:

It touched my heart...

If all of that's satisfactory - especially my answer to #2 - ready for duty, Sir!

OoC: Thanks awfully for referencing the Hypaxxians - a greatly underused resource in LEGO Sci-Fi. :thumbup:

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1) Tell me a brief summary of your Mafia experience, in poem form. A Free verse is fine. A Haiku will also do. You don't need to rhyme.

2) Will you be free to actively participate from now until whenever the heck this ends?

3) What is your favorite Sci-Fi work? Any media form is fine, from books, to films, to prematurely canceled television series, to radio shows, to songs. Additionally, what is your favorite sci-fi character? This needn't be from the same selection as your previous answer. If you even mention "Prometheus" you will be disqualified. Not really, but I will seriously judge you.

4) "Solve the function: 75ef808ad24f456b5c32a34ea448cdfe.png for N=4, with r being the third root of i"? ~JJP

5) Watch this brief

.

1. I've played Mafia

Sometimes I'm Scum, sometimes Town

I don't always Oink

2. No, but I'll neglect my life's responsibilities to obsess over it

3. Firefly, Robinson Crusoe

4. g=0 fuc=k 4=5374

5. No

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1.

Truly I'm a noob

I've never played mafia

I'm ready to go

2.

Probably not, but I'll make time :devil_laugh:

3.

Hmmm... I'm rather fond of the first two seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The Space Police III Lego line was also good. I'll have to go with the excellent TV show Gravity Falls. My Favorite sci-fi character? That's tough. Stanford Pines is pretty great. Not the grunkle. The other one. That came out of the portal. No idea what I'm talking about? Go watch the show. It's good. :classic:

4.

No thanks

5.

Well played. Well played. :hmpf:

Edited by mediumsnowman

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Good luck, guys. I don't have the time right now (probably... but if you're having trouble making it to 21 maybe I'll throw my hat back in the ring) and I loved Prometheus, but this looks great. :thumbup:

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And then, I found...This game.

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Poem full of win... :look: check.

Forwards me to Tvtropes.org... :look: check, check.

Not enough provided information. (Yes, I did ask a friend that knows this sort of stuff. :tongue: )

Yeah, that stuff's above my pay grade too! :laugh:

:cry_happy:

It touched my heart...

Appreciates educational video... :look: check, check, check!

2. No, but I'll neglect my life's responsibilities to obsess over it.

Hurry for obsession! :grin:

Never heard of him? :poke: Ask Danny :laugh:

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He looks a bit like the figure I killed off in the opening.... but don't worry! No Jebediah O'Reilly's were harmed in the making of this Sign-up thread! :grin:

Wait... Does Gravity Falls count as science-fiction? I may have to change my answer to Number 2 :wink:

Sure! Now, important follow up question for you: Steven Falls Over? Or just Falls... if the former, then you may be one of the only ones to get a certain spoilery character name later on! :laugh: also, you may understand where I draw some influence for Dr. Long. :wacko:

Good luck, guys. I don't have the time right now (probably... but if you're having trouble making it to 21 maybe I'll throw my hat back in the ring) and I loved Prometheus, but this looks great. :thumbup:

I'll keep this in mind! :sweet:

Also, I respect your bravery in saying that. You are entitled to your wrong opinion. :classic::tongue::poke:

~Insectoid Aristocrat

Edited by Dannylonglegs

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1.

Trust not the shadows

Engorge not on the bacon

Scummy Scummy Scum

2. Yes.

3. The Empire Strikes Back, and maybe Washburne

4. Yes.

5. Yes.

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1. A few weeks ago,

TPRU let me have a go

At A Ragnarok Mafia Game

I have read most of the threads

And ended up dead.

2. Yes, but like the last game things may come up suddenly.

3. Star Wars, Probably Obi Wan Kenobi

4. *Brain Explodes*

5. Yes

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1)

Once upon a time

There was a guy who wrote a rhyme

About Mafia

His very first game he won

but he was blown up on Night One

That's Mafia

Then he played another three

And was loyal in all, even as a tree

In Mafia

Most recently he was Scum

A brave warrior, but dumb

No wonder he never won

The Mafia

That good enough for you ??

2) Yes, although I'll only be on in the evening (UK time) from the 3rd Sept. onwards)

3) The Star Wars Original Trilogy. Favorite character: R2-D2

4) *dies*

5) *is revived*

Edited by Dragonfire

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1) Tell me a brief summary of your Mafia experience, in poem form. A Free verse is fine. A Haiku will also do. You don't need to rhyme.

Played some.

Won some.

Lost some.

Town some.

Scum some.

SK none.

2) Will you be free to actively participate from now until whenever the heck this ends?

Of course! What else in life could be more important? Obviously not my job, family, church, etc, since I managed to follow Ragnarok all the way to the end.

3) What is your favorite Sci-Fi work?

I've watched/read a ton, not sure I really have a favorite (in any media form, I consume lots but don't get fanatical over any of it). Seen all 3 Star Wars, seen the other 3 Star Wars, seen Star Trek up through TNG and movies.... watch King of the Nerds and Warehouse 13 and Dollhouse and Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog and tons of other stuff. Played Doom and Command and Conquer and lots of other games. Read so many I can't begin to name any of them. But I tend overall to enjoy the lighter stuff more, so Warehouse 13 is right up my alley. Eureka was too. Heck, I think I'll pick Jack Carter from Eureka as (at least one of) my favorite characters.

4) "Solve the function: 75ef808ad24f456b5c32a34ea448cdfe.png for N=4, with r being the third root of i"? ~JJP

Nope. Did enough calculus in high school to skip most of calc in college, and then got a BS Chem with minor in Physics (so I took classes where this sort of crap was a daily exercise) but don't remember any of it.

5) Watch this brief

.

I need to stay off the internet before I get some caffeine in me (and that's always Mtn Dew, not coffee, to keep my sci-fi cred up) since I actually fell for that. :devil:

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See, I wasn't going to mafia again for a while but Blacktron!.....

1. A school-boy scummo

I Ragnaroked red hair twice

But died late both times

2. All right. But don't tell my wife.

3. Just finished Seveneves by Neil Stephenson. Epic. Anathem from him was better though. TV series wise, Farscape, because everyone already said Firefly. Movieswise, the Matrix brings up all the good existential questions, but then so does Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind. Favourite character from that lot? John Crichton, the most deficient on aboard, who still saves the day (and/or dies)

Note: favourites chosen from large, eclectic list and subject to change or substitution without notification.

4. I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that.

5. Never! gonna let you down

Edited by Chromeknight

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1) Tell me a brief summary of your Mafia experience, in poem form. A Free verse is fine. A Haiku will also do. You don't need to rhyme.

2) Will you be free to actively participate from now until whenever the heck this ends?

3) What is your favorite Sci-Fi work? Any media form is fine, from books, to films, to prematurely canceled television series, to video games, to radio shows, to cartoon television shows "for kids" and Anime, to songs. Additionally, what is your favorite sci-fi character? This needn't be from the same selection as your previous answer. If you even mention "Prometheus" or any of the "characters" therein, you will be disqualified. Not really, but I will seriously judge you.

4) "Solve the function: 75ef808ad24f456b5c32a34ea448cdfe.png for N=4, with r being the third root of i"? ~JJP

5) Watch this brief

.

1) Roses are red

Violets are blue

I've been town and scum

And neutral cop too

2) Yep.

3) You forgot games you ass. :cry_sad: Mass Effect forever.

4) There is no 'question' in this statement. You just put a question mark at the end of a mathematical problem. Ergo, this so-called 'question' is invalid and this questionnaire cannot be logically completed. Q.E.D.

5) This is also not a question. I'm beginning to question the validity of this entire mafia game.

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Sure! Now, important follow up question for you: Steven Falls Over? Or just Falls... if the former, then you may be one of the only ones to get a certain spoilery character name later on! :laugh: also, you may understand where I draw some influence for Dr. Long. :sweet:

Sorry, just Falls. :blush: Original post has been edited to reflect new preferences. :classic:

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1) Tell me a brief summary of your Mafia experience, in poem form.

I played

2) Will you be free to actively participate from now until whenever the heck this ends?

I will participate, but participation comes at a cost, so no.

3) What is your favorite Sci-Fi work?

Anne of Green Gables.

Additionally, what is your favorite sci-fi character?

Bert from Mary Poppins

4) "Solve the function: 75ef808ad24f456b5c32a34ea448cdfe.png for N=4, with r being the third root of i"? ~JJP

Done!

5) Watch this brief

.

Ah, I see! You said there were no clues in the pictures but you mentioned nothing about videos. I will be watching this 24x7 until the game ends!

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1) Tell me a brief summary of your Mafia experience, in poem form. A Free verse is fine. A Haiku will also do. You don't need to rhyme.

I played mafia once

Then I was addicted

I played mafia 21 times

I'm still addicted

2) Will you be free to actively participate from now until whenever the heck this ends?

Yes

3) What is your favorite Sci-Fi work? Any media form is fine, from books, to films, to prematurely canceled television series, to video games, to radio shows, to cartoon television shows "for kids" and Anime, to songs. Additionally, what is your favorite sci-fi character? This needn't be from the same selection as your previous answer. If you even mention "Prometheus" or any of the "characters" therein, you will be disqualified. Not really, but I will seriously judge you.

Jodorowsky's Dune ... But since this was never actually made, I'll say L'incal from Jodorowsky & Moebius. Méta-Baron (The Metabaron)

4) "Solve the function: 75ef808ad24f456b5c32a34ea448cdfe.png for N=4, with r being the third root of i"? ~JJP

6

5) Watch this brief

.

yes

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1) Tell me a brief summary of your Mafia experience, in poem form.

Nine Mafia games played

Space School

Sunset Cool

At Sea

Dress Up Party

For The Greater Good

Lost In The Woods

Hats Off Exchange

City Citizens Deranged

Vikings Betrayed

2) Will you be free to actively participate from now until whenever the heck this ends?

Yes, sort of, maybe, Yes!

3) What is your favorite Sci-Fi work?

Andromeda's Gates: M.A.N.T.I.S. Lives! Also TRON: Legacy, Guardians of the Galaxy, Men in Black, Pitch Black, Moon, Sunshine,......Oh, do I have to pick a favorite? Just one?

Additionally, what is your favorite sci-fi character?

ORB, Quorra, Gamora, Agent J, Riddick, ....still just one choice?

4) "Solve the function: 75ef808ad24f456b5c32a34ea448cdfe.png for N=4, with r being the third root of i"? ~JJP

Thank you so very much for my much needed daily dose of Quantum Mechanics. Really, I have learned so much in my two hours of research it was truly interesting.......I don't really want to solve the above equation right now.

5) Watch this brief

.

In my own defense, I homeschool my sons so yes I watched this.......I really learned more from researching the above equation.

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1) Tell me a brief summary of your Mafia experience, in poem form.

Nine Mafia games played

Space School

Sunset Cool

At Sea

Dress Up Party

For The Greater Good

Lost In The Woods

Hats Off Exchange

City Citizens Deranged

Vikings Betrayed

This!!!

:wub:

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1) Gamboled in Russian Roulette before,

been grazed and gutted too.

May have been out

But not down

Now I’m comin’ for you

(Went a bit scary western at the end of that. No doubt this poem will be the most challenging part of this Mafia adventure! :grin: )

2) Well I'll participate as long as I'm alive. After that it's 50/50

3) I think I'd have to go with Alien(s). First or second movie. I really like the horror and Sci-Fi mix, especially the creature and set designs. Favorite character is tough...Zoidberg.

4) Math is for chumps.

5) Eh, I'm at work. Maybe later.

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1)

Once upon a time

There was a guy who wrote a rhyme

About Mafia

His very first game he won

but he was blown up on Night One

That's Mafia

Then he played another three

And was loyal in all, even as a tree

In Mafia

Most recently he was Scum

A brave warrior, but dumb

No wonder he never won

The Mafia

:laugh: Nice one!

I think I'll sit out this one. Things look to be getting busy next month, so don't want to commit. Of course, if you hand me a link to the dead writeboard, I can help to liven that place up. :grin:

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A long time ago

On a space ship in space

We lynched, we fought

We then solved the case

Cultists had been aboard

But we got them all dead

We drinked and laughed

We sleeped safely in bed

Later on I got a letter

I dressed as a clown

But it was too late

As I died facing down

I was revived

But I was a tree

We got chopped down

I was dead as could be

But it wasn't the end

I went back in time

So I could defend

But I chose the wrong path

I was corrupted

Got killed on night one

Yet I was a scummo

I couldn't have won

I am now here

Where else could I be?

In space once again

Yelling whoopee!

2. Most likely, I'm working so I'm probably only going to be active for half the day.

3. Star Wars? Probably. Character? Uhh maybe the Ewoks... :grin:

4. I won't bother solving that... :laugh:

5. Watched it

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1) Tell me a brief summary of your Mafia experience, in poem form. A Free verse is fine. A Haiku will also do. You don't need to rhyme.

Roses are red,

violets are blue,

I play mafia,

Always.

2) Will you be free to actively participate from now until whenever the heck this ends?

Nope, but yep.

3) What is your favorite Sci-Fi work? Any media form is fine, from books, to films, to prematurely canceled television series, to radio shows, to songs. Additionally, what is your favorite sci-fi character? This needn't be from the same selection as your previous answer. If you even mention "Prometheus" you will be disqualified. Not really, but I will seriously judge you.

War of the Worlds, but only the radio version. My favorite character is Prometheus.

4) "Solve the function: Posted Image for N=4, with r being the third root of i"? ~JJP

Ok.

should be \forall k>0,\:\exists x\:\ni f\left(x+k\right)\ne f\left(x\right)

5) Watch this brief educational video.

The other stuff, I'm fine with. But I will not watch any of your videos...NEVER!

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This!!!

:wub:

Thank you,

I was trying for a Haiku

but it wouldn't come through

so looking at my games

and trying to not sound lame

funny references jumped out at me

and I wrote them for all to see.

I think there is something funny in the coffee I was drinking. :grin:

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