And now, your regularly(?) scheduled written post....
*In the Beginning of March*
“Huh, someone sent me a video….Oh, that looks fun! I should check it out. $5 on Steam is a pretty good deal. I’ll just buy it and let it download for a bit, get some lunch, and I’ll stop when I get hungry for dinner later. Should be good for a quick game, right?”
MANY HOURS LATER
“Ooooh...hungry. I better log off. Why am I so sleepy? It can’t be much past dinner yet.”
“Why is it still light outside? What time is it?”
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“9 IN THE MORNING?!?!”
So yes, This is a thing that has happened.
Town of Salem is just like the game Mafia...except online with set time-frames. It’s incredibly intense!
So how Town of Salem works is pretty simple. Someone usually dies every night. Usually. In the day, you discuss who you think is a killer, and get the chance to kill them if there’s a majority vote. They are then lynched, and night falls again. The goal of the game really depends on what team you’re on.
There’s three teams, and they each want different things. If you’re town, you want to lynch everyone who wants to kill town. Pretty self explanatory right? Within that, you’ve got investigative roles, support roles, killing roles, and protective roles. They pretty much explain themselves as well. Killing roles kill, and usually there’s some drawback so that you don’t just go on a murdering rampage. Take the Veteran, who only has 3 chances to kill, and it’s everyone who visits their house when they choose to activate their power regardless of intent. If you don’t think that can backfire, lets just say the odds aren't quite in their favor. And they only get 3 chances.
Mafia wants all of town dead, plus some of the neutrals. As long as anyone that could kill them is dead, they win. There’s usually a lot less mafia though, and they can only kill one person a night. They also have support roles, and one special class. The Godfather. He’s the only mafia member who is immune at night, comes up innocent if a sheriff looks at him, and command his men to kill a certain person without actually visiting them himself. It’s powerful, but there can be only one.
And that list is "Everyone Not Us"
Then there’s Neutral types. Those are a bit more tricky. There are good neutral characters, like the Survivor. They just want to live to the end. Then there’s the tricky ones who have to do with daytime lynchings. Jesters WANT to be lynched, and Executioners just want to make a certain person die in the daytime. If an Executioner’s target gets killed in the night, they become a Jester and if a Jester dies at night, they lose.
Then there’s the Killing Classes. Serial Killer just wants to kill everyone. Just everyone. But there’s a weird thing where if both a Survivor and a Serial Killer make it to the end, they both win. It’s sort of contradictory.
Arsonist just wants the world to burn. They douse people in gas overnight, and then once they feel the time is right, they can set everything they doused on fire. Hard to win, but so satisfying to do.
Amnesiacs can basically choose which side they want to be on, depending on if they want to win. As long as a role has died and wasn’t a unique, one per town role, they can have it. They just stare at a grave overnight, and “Oh yeah, I was a lot like THIS person! I must have the same job!”. Simple as that. They can turn games on their heads with just a click of the button.
Then there’s Werewolves and Witches. Oh yes, we’ve got supernatural elements up in here. Werewolves transform every other day, in which they are invincible for the night and kill absolutely freaking everything in the house they visit. They’re one of the Witch’s favorite toys.
Artist's Rendition of COMPLETELY screwing with Town's collective gameplan.
You know in a game named after Salem, Witches are special. They can’t kill anyone directly, but they can take control of another player and make them target another one. Sometimes they find a doctor and make it heal them. Other times, they find a Town Vigilante and make them shoot another town member, causing their death a day later. They make Jailors execute their prisoners, and Werewolves decide to go to a house of their choice. They can be killed at night, but if the Mafia is smart, they get her on their side, because she just wants town members to die.
Welcome Home
15 Houses in a Circle. 15 Townspeople going back to their homes, still alive. Night falls, and people start dying. Will Mafia Triumph? Will the Town have another night of peace again? Will the poor survivor of a horrible time actually be able to stay alive again? Will Wolves rise and Witches take their revenge? Or will the killings never end until they’re all dead?
Whatever happens, I’ll see you in Salem.
Town of Salem is made by BlankMediaGames, and there is both a browser version and a Steam Version! It’s Free to Play, and the Steam Version automatically gives you coins for customization. You can of course earn coins as well.
The browser version can be found here: http://www.blankmediagames.com/
I’ll be posting more videos of my sessions, and if you want to play WITH me, comment below or give me some sort of heads up! You know you can always reach me at activelynerdy@gmail.com
So how Town of Salem works is pretty simple. Someone usually dies every night. Usually. In the day, you discuss who you think is a killer, and get the chance to kill them if there’s a majority vote. They are then lynched, and night falls again. The goal of the game really depends on what team you’re on.
There’s three teams, and they each want different things. If you’re town, you want to lynch everyone who wants to kill town. Pretty self explanatory right? Within that, you’ve got investigative roles, support roles, killing roles, and protective roles. They pretty much explain themselves as well. Killing roles kill, and usually there’s some drawback so that you don’t just go on a murdering rampage. Take the Veteran, who only has 3 chances to kill, and it’s everyone who visits their house when they choose to activate their power regardless of intent. If you don’t think that can backfire, lets just say the odds aren't quite in their favor. And they only get 3 chances.
Mafia wants all of town dead, plus some of the neutrals. As long as anyone that could kill them is dead, they win. There’s usually a lot less mafia though, and they can only kill one person a night. They also have support roles, and one special class. The Godfather. He’s the only mafia member who is immune at night, comes up innocent if a sheriff looks at him, and command his men to kill a certain person without actually visiting them himself. It’s powerful, but there can be only one.
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| And that list is "Everyone Not Us" |
Then there’s the Killing Classes. Serial Killer just wants to kill everyone. Just everyone. But there’s a weird thing where if both a Survivor and a Serial Killer make it to the end, they both win. It’s sort of contradictory.
Arsonist just wants the world to burn. They douse people in gas overnight, and then once they feel the time is right, they can set everything they doused on fire. Hard to win, but so satisfying to do.
Amnesiacs can basically choose which side they want to be on, depending on if they want to win. As long as a role has died and wasn’t a unique, one per town role, they can have it. They just stare at a grave overnight, and “Oh yeah, I was a lot like THIS person! I must have the same job!”. Simple as that. They can turn games on their heads with just a click of the button.
Then there’s Werewolves and Witches. Oh yes, we’ve got supernatural elements up in here. Werewolves transform every other day, in which they are invincible for the night and kill absolutely freaking everything in the house they visit. They’re one of the Witch’s favorite toys.
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| Artist's Rendition of COMPLETELY screwing with Town's collective gameplan. |
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| Welcome Home |
Whatever happens, I’ll see you in Salem.
Town of Salem is made by BlankMediaGames, and there is both a browser version and a Steam Version! It’s Free to Play, and the Steam Version automatically gives you coins for customization. You can of course earn coins as well.
The browser version can be found here: http://www.blankmediagames.com/
I’ll be posting more videos of my sessions, and if you want to play WITH me, comment below or give me some sort of heads up! You know you can always reach me at activelynerdy@gmail.com
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