The Death Note Holders win if all of the Task Force is dead. Since they hold the Death Notes, they can see the Shinigami (know who they are but not which is which) and they cannot kill the Shinigami. The Death Note Holders have a total of 2 Death Notes and they know each other and are in communication. However, in order to kill someone, they must know their True Name. They can write one True Name of a player in each Death Note each night, they can choose whether the player will die that night or the night after. If they choose to write that the player dies the following night, they may "manipulate" the player by choosing who the player will vote for the next day. The vote will be changed secretly by me when I do the final tally. The DNH have priority, so any Night actions of the True Name written into a Death Note gets cancelled (after the reveal in L's case). The DNH may also choose to write the method of death, as along as it follows within the rules of the Death Note.
Light: Holds a Death Note. Any night, he may choose to trade for the Shinigami Eyes, which allow their owner to see the True Name of one player each night. However, the trade is half of his remaining life...that is, there will be a 50% chance of his identity being revealed in the Night Post every night starting from the night the trade is made.
Misa: Holds a Death Note. Is known by Rem. She starts out with the Shinigami Eyes, so there is a 50% chance of her identity being revealed in every Night Post except the 1st one. Misa can not be lynched as long as Rem is alive. If Misa wins the lynch vote then Rem will step in and save her by writing the name of L, or a Task Force Member of Rem's choosing if L is dead, in his Death Note, which results in Rem's death as well.
The Shinigami each have their own Death Note. However, they must choose wisely whether or not to use them. They have Shinigami Eyes because they are Shinigami and hence did not have to do the trade. Each night each of them choose someone to see the true name of with their Shinigami Eyes. Ryuk can kill on even nights and Rem can kill on odd nights, except the first one. The DNH have priority, they write the names of their chosen victims first, so if the Shinigami choose a person that the DNH have already written, the Shinigami Death Note is ineffective. They also each have their own win condition. Ryuk is in it for his own amusement while Rem is in love with Misa. Cannot kill the DNH.
Ryuk: Wins if he is able to be the one to end Light's life by writing Light's name in his Death Note. There are two ways he can do this: (1) if he and Light are the only ones left alive he will write Light's name in his Death Note and kill him or (2) if Light is about to be lynched (wins the lynch vote) Ryuk may PM me "Light" before the Day Post and hence write his name in his Death Note instead. However, Ryuk may only PM me "Light" once and after the Day Post he will leave the game, whether in victory or in defeat.
Rem: Wins if Misa is alive at the end of the game. Knows Misa, and Misa cannot be lynched while Rem is alive. If Misa wins the lynch vote then Rem will step in and save her by writing the name of L, or a Task Force member of Rem's choosing if L is dead, in his Death Note, which results in Rem's death as well.
The Task Force wins if the Death Note Holders and the Shinigami are dead/gone. Here are their True Names:
L: A resourceful and intelligent person, he has a plethora of abilities at his disposal. He may choose one action or none each Night. However, since this is a game for their lives, each ability comes with a risk, that is, a % chance that his identity will be revealed to the Death Note Holders secretly that Night(he does not know):
See True Name of a player - 90% chance of being revealed.
See the last vote of a role – 70% chance of being revealed.
See action last taken by a role – 50% chance of being revealed.
Get a random Task Force Member name – 30% chance of being revealed.
Watari: L's retainer. Privy to L's secrets, including L's identity. Acts as L's public face. As long as Watari is alive, L may PM me a message to put in the Night Post.
Chief Yagami: Once held a Death Note. May choose at any time to trade for Shinigami eyes, which will allow him to see the True Name of a player every night, however, there is a 50% chance his identity will be revealed in the Night Post every night from the Night the trade is made.
Aizawa: He is a wary individual. He can lay little "traps". Each Night he chooses a player to "trap" by guessing who that player will vote for in the Day. If his guess is correct, then the "trap" is sprung and he learns the True Name of the player.
Matsuda: He is bright-eyed and optimistic and na?ve…just the kind of person the Shinigami can't stand. He can choose one player a night to give an apple to and if that person is chosen by a Shinigami to kill that night the Shinigami will eat the apple instead and the player will be saved.
Wedy: A former thief in the hire of L, she has a knack for planting bugs. Every Day she may choose two True Names to facilitate contact between the following Night, i.e. one True Name may PM me a message which I will PM to the True Name. Wedy chooses which True Name is to send the PM and which True Name is to receive it.
Mellow and Near: they are L's successors. As long as L is alive, they have no abilities. Once L dies, they each inherit L's abilities. However, since they can surpass L when they work together, if both choose the same ability and same target the chance of being revealed gets cut in half for each, otherwise the chance to be revealed is the same as for L.
INTRO
The red-orange rays of the setting sun were refracted off the windows spanning the exterior of the sky-scraper. The fact that the building was taller than any of the surrounding structures made it seem that much more esoteric and aloof.
Inside, on the 22nd floor, there were two figures reclining on couches around a coffee table. Behind them was situated a panel of screens which displayed complete surveillance of the building. A spray of computers sat in front of the panel, each working on a separate search task. But the two figures ignored the hum of the computers as they chatted and enjoyed their tea.
"Ah, Watari's torte au chocolat is just as delectable as I remember it!" Y declared happily as she set down the fork on her now empty plate. She turned to face her companion, a young man in a white shirt with tousled hair who was sitting with his knees pulled up and his feet on his chair. "So, Mr. World's Greatest Detective…you've made quite a name for yourself…just as I expected you would. What interesting case are you working on now?"
L swallowed the last bite of his cake and cocked his head to one side. "Right now I'm hunting the serial killer that the public calls 'Kira'. Somehow he has been killing off criminals by making them have heart attacks. I don't understand the method he uses yet, but I do have a suspect in mind that I believe to be Kira."
"Oh yeah, I've heard about that…" Y mused. "I figured that you would be interested in the case. Back at Redrum University, you were always the one interested in the strange cases…"
L twirled his fork in between his fingers. "Yeah…well, I was never as lucky as you when it came to stumbling onto cases, so I had to go look for ones no one else had solved yet." L put down his fork and asked "Well, what about you? I haven't heard from you since graduation…what have you been up to these past few years?"
Y gave him the full benefit of her enigmatic smile. "Oh…this and that…I've recently taken on an, uh, 'overseer' position of sorts…"
Just then, the elevator slid open and an elderly man in a butler's uniform walked into the room. "Excuse me sir," he addressed L "It's about time for the meeting of the Task Force."
"Well, guess I'd better get going," Y said, standing up. "It was great seeing you again!"
Watari bowed as Y passed him. After the elevator doors close behind her, he turned to L and uttered "I hope you keep in touch with her this time. Her finding you like this has given you a second chance."
L shrugged as he got up and prepared to go back to work "Well, if I survive this one, maybe we'll have tea together again."
On the 13th floor, a lanky boy with shoulder-length straw colored hair and distrustful eyes was leaning against wall, munching on a bar of chocolate.
On the 7th floor, a short boy with ashen hair was hunched in front of a pile of Legos, twirling his hair in his fingers.
On the 5th floor, a blonde woman, a na?ve young-looking man, and a man with wary eyes and an afro were playing cards. The blonde woman threw her cards down on table and grinned triumphantly at her companions. "Read them and weep, boys!" The men groaned. Well, they should have known better than to play cards with a former thief…
The elevator slid open on the ground floor of the investigations building. Y stepped out just as a stoic-looking man stepped in. He wore glasses and had a stern look on his time-worn features. The white streaks in his dark hair also paid witness to the many hard fights this man has seen. This was a man who had spent much in his life fighting in the war for justice. Now he was a player in this crucial battle.
Just as Y reached the end of the lobby, a young man with light brown hair stepped through the door of the building, followed by a cheerful-looking girl with bleached hair in pigtails. The young man had an earnest, honest look arranged on his face, but his eyes divulged acuteness and calculation. Close behind the pair was what appeared to be a lavender mummy and a hulking black monster with pallid skin. The black monster was tossing an apple up and down. He tossed the apple up, and then his bulging yellow eyes alighted upon Y. The apple dropped to the ground. Y winked at him and put a finger up to her lips, making a soft shushing sound. Ryuk recovered and nodded in acknowledgment.
Y pushed through the front doors and walked out into the crisp night air. She took a deep breath and an enigmatic smile passed over her lips. I'm glad I gave Ryuk that extra Death Note, she mused. This will definitely be interesting.
_______________: Y
Roster:
1) Dawh
2) Prof. Templeton
3) Sinistral
4) Cherry Lane
5) Grey Cells
6) Itachi-san
7) Brandonb
8) Joe's Student
9) Rene83
10) Woon
11) FoolontheHill
12) Ben Law
Okay, role PMs will be sent shortly. Also, there will be small Death Note challenges, mostly trivia related...which may or may not have an influence on the game ;P. First one is to fill in the blank
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