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unwrittenmods) wrote2020-02-22 10:34 pm
unwrittenmods) wrote2020-02-22 10:34 pm
Interest Check
Hello, and welcome to the Interest Check for Un-Written, a single-round Murder Mystery game that will focus on the aspects of memory loss, finality of death, and the weight of each person's actions.
All characters will wake up with words written across their face, neck, arms, legs, hands, feet... You get the picture! The words will be white and in a font that is very difficult to make out without being up close, namely thanks to the size (it'll look kind of like this).
They will get darker as each week passes, going from white to gray to black for most people (more on this later into the game).
The game itself will be set in a very old, creepy castle with many boarded-up windows and doors, as well as quite a few magical barriers put into place. Exploration will be encouraged, but might take a lot more than brute force.
Un-Written will last for a total of
There will be no Final Investigation for this thing - only a rapid-paced final encounter.
All that said, time for the FAQ!
Who can I bring?
Almost anyone twelve and older who's committed any sins (even things such as littering, shoplifting, lying, etc). They must be capable of feeling guilt.
Due to the mechanics, we cannot allow AUs (including CRAUs).
Are there any caps?
For the game itself, we'll accept a maximum of 20, though we'll be built to function with as few as 10.
And as for casts, it's a maximum of 2 for each.
How will the Memory Loss mechanic work?
Every Saturday morning, everyone will wake up unable to remember what happened on Thursday (it will seem as though the entire day has been erased from their minds). Saturday night, all of their memories will be returned - excluding the person who killed. If they're still alive, they will remember everything except the murder itself (memories of everything directly post-murder is up to the player/s).
As such, for the sake of clarity: all players will be unaware of who's part of a case, namely during investigations and trials. The only time(s) they could/will learn is in the event of everyone voting correctly at the time or trial and/or in the event of a good (or golden) ending, at least ICly.
OOCly, all players will definitely know by endgame who was connected to each and every case (half the fun is secrets getting revealed, by the end, after all!).
So, put simply, there will be neither IC nor OOC knowledge of who killed someone at least until after voting. If the characters vote wrong, the true culprit will not be revealed neither ICly nor OOCly.
After that point, the only way of knowing, ICly, who killed, will be through a good (or better) ending of the game. OOCly, everyone will know by the end.
What about Powers and Items?
Everyone will keep a single power, and those without powers in canon will find that they are able to do something new - there's no guarantee that it'll be super helpful, but better than nothing? They will be able to keep one item. The power and item will be RNGed by the mods and listed in the acceptance response (in the event of more than one item/power).
How will Investigations/Trials Work?
Investigations will happen on Friday and Trials will happen on Saturday - both at Noon EST.
Investigations: Everyone will wake up to an annoying alarm going off from seemingly nowhere; said alarm won't turn off until they leave their house. After leaving the house, the investigation will officially begin for them. Every person will be required to find at least one piece of evidence for the sake of acquiring their Daily Player Point (see the section below for information on that). At 9 PM EST, the Investigation will come to an end, both ICly and OOCly (though evidence submission is allowed up until trial start).
Everything will be automatically sorted into an app on their phones, and they will be able to access that information during the trial period.
Trials: Everyone will wake up inside a large Modern Day Courthouse - they will be lying down on very uncomfortable benches that line the walls. That alarm will be going off until they step through the double doors that are impossible to miss (and there's a sign above said double doors that reads: Through Here, so)...
Once inside the courtroom, the alarm will stop and there will be a judge sitting there, informing them that the trial for the murder of [name(s) here] has begun. They will then use the evidence to decide who's guilty.
At 7 PM EST, the trial will come to an end, both ICly and OOCly (votes are due by this point).
They will be told to decide what to do with the guiltiest person (with set options presented), and they will only have 5 minutes to decide (ICly - OOCly, it will be an hour). Voting on the fate of the person will earn them their Daily Player Point.
What's this about Daily Player Points?
Every day, there will be a chance for each person to earn a point. This point is what they use to have daily access to the basement, where food, fresh clothes, showers, and safe drinking water can be found. The Daily Point will go directly into an app on their phone. As each phone is directly tied to each person (and will automatically reappear into the owner's pocket, whenever they're no longer touching it), it will be next to impossible for anyone else to use.
They may get chances for extra points, and each person will be informed of a big reward for whoever collects the most points by the end...
What's this about "finality of death"?
Death is very... permanent... in this game, and there will be no GY/Deadland.
Wha... What's with the pause there...?
:)
We have a few questions/polls for the players included in the form, but they're not a requirement:
no subject
About You: PST, likeliness is low to mid, depending on when this is happening because of reasons stated below.
Potential Character(s): Ranpo Edogawa (BSD) or Nadeko Sengoku (Monogatari)
About Them: I kind of want to play Ranpo in a short term thing but also he is literally a Genius Detective who solves things in less than a minute so the cons are that he might not Work Well although I honestly like the idea of a Bungo in this setting given the whole "written words" thing. My alternate choice is Nadeko who is a middle schooler that gets inflicted with Snake Curse, gets that cured, has an infatuation with the MC which she affectionately calls "onii-chan" and eventually becomes a Snake God (temporary) that becomes yandere to the point where she basically says she's gonna kill a bunch of people. I'm not sure on her canon point though.
Time Vote: early March preference, since the likelihood of being in a MG is high for April
Unimportant Vote: Blue, but like, a lighter blue.
Lastly: [vague hand gestures at vague interest re: NPCing] depending on timing