Welcome to Nictis' third run game. To start, I'd like to thank @Terrabrand and @ComiTurtle for helping me out with this one, sorry for taking so long.
This game will be a semi-open game, starting on Day 1 all potential roles will be revealed to the thread, as well as the list of the Mafia's factional abilities. Each role and ability will have some sort of hidden drawback or limitation that will only be known to the player that receives the role.
This game is designed for nine to twelve people.
Rules
All roles will be randomly assigned.
The game will be separated into Day and Night phases. The first Day and Night phase shall be a 48/24 hour cycle, after that it will be 72/48. If you have an extremely good reason, I may give an extension.
Always always always post at least once per Day Phase! It'd be nice if you did it once every 24 hours.
Conversely, never post during night phases. Excepting allowances for posts consisting purely of announcements that it is night so other players know not to post (such as if the GM missed the day's end).
Lynches happen when a player receives a definite majority of the votes or if the Day has ended, and the player with the plurality of votes will be lynched.
When you vote for someone, vote for them by like so: [x] Lynch [player name]. To rescind your vote, vote [x] Null.
Do not write illegible, hidden, or coded messages. Invisitext isn't as cute as you think it is.
DO NOT DISCUSS THE GAME WITH OTHER PLAYERS OUTSIDE THIS THREAD. Only talk to another player elsewhere if there is something in your role that allows it. If you're talking elsewhere, impersonating other players is not allowed.
DO NOT EDIT YOUR POSTS. If you gotta fix something, doublepost.
Do not Directly quote your rolecard and you cannot post any quick topic links you possess. Doing so is grounds for an immediate Mod Kill. You may Paraphrase your rolecard.
When you die, you stop posting. You get one final post of no game value when you die, and that's it, you're out.
If you've got a question, or you're confused about something, ask me.
Finally, do not act against the spirit of the game. This is a nebulous term, but includes such things as "Taking your ball and going home". Always keep fighting for yourself, always be trying to win. Don't give up, basically.
If you want to know more about Mafia, our Megathread has a number of useful posts.