New XKCD Forums

• Please remember that this is a game. Be respectful to other players and have fun.
• Do not post in the main thread for any reason unless the mod has specifically said you are allowed to.
• You are not allowed to quote your role PM or send any images, metadata, or any other information pertaining to your role PM.
• Players must be aware of their role and play to their wincon
• Players may not use ChatGPT or other LLM to craft their messages.
• Players are not allowed to use encryption or similar systems

• Each player will have a private thread on Discord in which they may document their thoughts. These threads are only accessible to the player and information posted here will not be revealed to other players during play.
• Communication via mod, including questions related to the setup or roles, must be done through your private channel.
• Players should indicate Messages and Actions that they wish to send/perform in their private channel. Please do not attempt to send messages directly to other players.
• Some players will have access to temporary or permanent private chat with each other. These chats may be open during the exploration phase, the campfire phase, or both, depending on the ability. Private chats do not count toward your wordcount.

• The game will be divided into a number of Night phases. Each night phase will in turn be divided into Exploration rounds and Campfire rounds. Exploration phases focus primarily on messaging; campfire phases focus on actions.
• Each player will have 3 action points that they can use to take actions.
• Some actions can only be used during the exploration phase; others can only be used during campfire. Generally, exploration actions will be messaging adjacent; campfire actions will be more traditional mafia night actions, though there may be a few exceptions.
• Players cannot take the same action twice during a round (e.g. if a player has an exploration action worth 1 point, it may use it on three separate rounds, but not three times in the same round).
• Players may take multiple different actions during a given round if they have the points to do so.
• Each Night will have multiple exploration rounds, followed by one campfire round. Action points will be refilled at the start of the night. The rounds will proceed as follows:
• N1: 4x exploration rounds. 1x campfire round
• N2+: Action points refilled, 2x exploration rounds. 1x campfire round

• Each exploration round lasts 24 hours.
• Players will be allowed to send messages to other players each round as long as they have the words to do so. Messages may only be sent to players, not roles.
• Not all players have the same number of words or may be limited in the number of messages that they can send/receive.
• Leftover words will NOT be carried over to future rounds
• Exploration actions will trigger at the end of the round, after messages are sent, but before they are received.
• Messages will always be signed, either with your player name or your role name, your choice.
• All player and role names count as one word regardless of their actual length.
• Players are generally not allowed to portmanteau words together to shorter their wordcount. E.g. A message reading “KillLaserGuyHeIsScum” is not acceptable. Players are expected to make a good faith effort to keep their wordcounts and not abuse the messaging rules and obvious attempts to circumvent these is not permitted. If you aren’t sure what is acceptable, please ask.
• Hyphenated words count as a single word.
• Players exceeding their wordcount will have their messages truncated.
• Common contractions (it's, didn't, etc.) count as one word.
• Acronyms or initialisms (wtf, etc.) will generally count for their full wordcount.
• Messages may only be in text. Simple embellishments like bold or italics may be added for emphasis. Images, emojis, sound recordings, etc. are not permitted.

• The campfire round will last 48 hours.
• Campfire actions can be taken during this round. These will generally be processed according to Natural Action Resolution, or as close as possible.
• Players are not allowed to send or receive messages during campfire round.
• Every player will have access to a killing action of some sort. The exact mechanics of this kill will vary from player to player.

Town Explorer
You are a peasant with a pitchfork. You are in way over your head, but you're doing your best with what you have.

Weapon: Pitchfork

Messaging Rights:
You have 100 words per exploration round. You may send as many messages as you want per round as long as you don’t exceed this limit.

Exploration Actions:
Return to sender (1 action point): Target a player of your choice. Any messages sent by that player during this exploration phase will not be delivered and will be returned to them unopened.

Campfire Actions:
One-shot Kill (3 action points): Target a player of your choice. If nothing prevents you from doing so, that player will be killed and eliminated from the game. Flavour text for your kill will be your target was stabbed by a pitchfork.

You are aligned with Town. You win when all threats to Town are eliminated.

Occultist



Knowledge - the poison of man. Since time began, it has been the folly of men such as the Ancestor. Many have sought it out, but those who discover the truth of this world's secrets have found the revelations too much to bear. The Occultist, however, has utilized that same knowledge to further his understanding of the eldritch. His pursuits in antediluvian apprehension have left his body fragile and weak, but it has made his mind sharp and his capabilities most versatile.

Alignment: You are aligned with Town. You win when all threats to Town are eliminated.

Weapon: Eldritch Tentacles

Private Channel: Please join the Discord server here to receive your private channel.

Messaging Rights: You have 100 words per exploration round. You may send as many messages as you want per round as long as you don’t exceed this limit.

Exploration Actions:

• Chaotic Offering (2 action points): During the next exploration phase, all other players have their wordcounts doubled. You cannot send or receive any messages during this phase.

Campfire Actions

• Wyrd Reconstruction (3 action points): Target a player of your choice. If that player was targeted by any killing actions, those actions are prevented.
• One-shot Abyssal Artillery (3 action points): Target a player of your choice. If nothing prevents you from doing so, that player will be killed and eliminated from the game. Flavour text for your kill will be your target was consumed by eldritch horrors.

Crusader



Every cause needs a champion, a hero to rally otherwise common men to a righteous cause and lead them to victory. The Crusader is that champion. With holy blade in hand he smites the wicked and sends them back to the darkness from whence they crept. While his armor restricts his movement it affords him great protection, allowing him to stand in the frontlines to take the blows that his weaker comrades cannot.

Alignment: You are aligned with Town. You win when all threats to Town are eliminated.

Weapon: Sword

Private Channel: Please join the Discord server to receive your private channel.

Messaging Rights: You have 30 words per exploration round. You may only send one message per exploration round.

Exploration Actions:

• Share Campfire (1 action point): Target a player of your choice. The player will receive a message stating that you wish to share their campfire. If they accept, then you will have chat privileges with them during the next Campfire phase. You may only share one campfire per night.
• Target a player of your choice. That player will receive an extra 30 words in the next exploration round. You may send an extra message to that player. You may not self target.

Campfire Actions

• Bulwark of Faith (1 action point): Target the player sharing your campfire. While you are standing guard, any killing actions targeting them will target you instead. Your campfire partner will be aware that this occurred.
• One-Shot Smite (3 action points): Target a player of your choice. If nothing prevents you from doing so, that player will be killed and eliminated from the game. Flavour text for your kill will be your target was slain by a sword.

Leper



Struggle, and futility — all one's days are a constant toil to shelter life's ember through one more night. The Leper not only knows but embraces such solemnity. Tortured existence has taught him to count not on the care of others. He has learned to channel his energy inward, a kingdom within one man. His power can neither serve nor comfort others; but, drawing on it, he can gain strength others can but dream of, or the endurance to bear what no other could. And when his massive blade falls, death's call rings loud to all caught in its thunderous arc. However, such force falls not nimbly, and foes may lightly evade their execution

Alignment: You are aligned with Town. You win when all threats to Town are eliminated.

Weapon: Greatsword

Private Channel: Please join the Discord server to receive your private channel.

Messaging Rights: You have 60 words per exploration round. You may send as many messages as you want per round as long as you don’t exceed this limit.

Exploration Actions:

• Loner: You cannot join the campfire of another player.
• Purge (1 action point): Remove blindness from yourself. You may not send any messages during this exploration turn.
• Intimidate (1 action point): Target a player. For the next exploration turn, that player may only send messages to you.

Campfire Actions

• Blindness: While blinded, you cannot use any campfire actions.
• Hew (2 action points): Target a player. Target a player of your choice. If nothing prevents you from doing so, that player will be killed and eliminated from the game. Flavour text for your kill will be your target was slain by a greatsword. After using a hew attack, you are afflicted with blindness.
• Withstand (2 action points): If you are targeted by a killing action, you will be protected and will not die. After using withstand, you are afflicted with blindness.