Jig

Wink Murder

...nobody else? :(

TFW you need a support group and the first thing that pops to mind is a shitty internet subforum

Well, you learn something new every day.

Including lies, from a christian school that thinks that Bible stories apparently spun to put Judeo-Christian societies in the best possible light.

TFW you need a support group and the first thing that pops to mind is a shitty internet subforum

<Snipped quote by Jig>

I think Israel still has the original Samaritans if you want to call them.

@Vilageidiotx

Wasn't the whole thing with the original Samaritans that they were basically pricks like everybody else, but there was one non-prick among them?

I'd give 'em a miss.

TFW you need a support group and the first thing that pops to mind is a shitty internet subforum

If you're in the UK, you could always call the Samaritans. I imagine many other countries have similar services.

Wink Murder

Good-oh. :)

Wink Murder [Murder Mystery]

Murder

A dilapidated theatre in downtown New York, 1923. A man lies on the stage; a bullet has punched a hole right through his head. From your seat, you meet the eyes of the other five in the auditorium. They're all alive, staring at you, staring back. You don't need to be able to read minds to know that most of them are thinking "Who killed Mr. Jig?". But if you could read minds, you'd know one of them is thinking
"It was me."

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Premise

• Murder Mystery
• 1920's New York
• One of you did it
• Interaction-driven
• Secrecy, shenanigans, and slaughter

Welcome to Wink Murder. You have been blackmailed by Mr. Jig, whom you have never met, and have been summoned by him to a theatre in New York for reasons unknown. At least one of you has come with the intention of killing him to keep your secret, whatever it is, safe. You find yourselves locked in a theatre with strangers, one of whom you know must be a murderer.

You the players will be completely in the dark throughout this. You don't know who the murderer is. Character sheets won't be published. Everything you and your characters know will be events and details you will experience and discover for yourselves. If you're lucky, you may survive - but everything is down to you.

How It Works

I'll accept a limited number of players onto this; probably six in total. Each of you will PM me a character sheet, including the reason your character is being blackmailed and a damning piece of evidence, and whether or not you would like to be the murderer. Among the candidates for murderer, I will choose one at random.

Your goal is to work out who the murderer is; that way, you can guarantee, maybe, getting out alive without being arrested. The murderer's goal is for themselves to decide. If you wish to do something in secret, PM me. Since I am non-partisan, I can give other players the relevant information without revealing that you are behind it. Although I won't write much in the IC, I'll be giving you secret information and clues that you may spot for your own use in the IC, mostly by PM.

Ultimately, I won't interfere. I will help guide you to create characters that will work for the setting, but, from there, my intervention will strictly be to keep the plot ticking over and to give you information only I know. I won't ever tell you what to do; that is for you and your character to decide. Every so often, there might be a 'Game Event' that will shake things up a little bit and influence the plot, but, otherwise, you have absolute freedom. Or, in other words, you're totally on your own.

The Players

• High casual writing. I expect accurate usage of spelling, punctuation, and grammar as a minimum.
• Open-minded. This may be a new type of game for you and you may die before the end and I really encourage the use of collaborative posts.
• Secretive. If it's not established in the IC, it's a secret.
• Reliable. RL comes first, but I expect to be kept in the loop if you're going to experience downtime.
• Commitment. There is a limited cast and setting to this, so if you drop out, you could quite easily ruin the game for everybody.

Interest?

I originally pitched this in Casual, but either it's a crappy idea nobody wants or I pitched it to the wrong section, so now I'm trying it over here. Since it did get interest, just nothing that really stuck, and I put the work into it to make it OoC-ready, I'm throwing it straight into the OoC section. This thread is basically here to advertise the game as something new, because I know people scope out the IntChk Section to see what's new and in need of players - and this is both. :)

Check the OoC thread here.

Wink Murder

Murder

A dilapidated theatre in downtown New York, 1923. A man lies on the stage; a bullet has punched a hole right through his head. From your seat, you meet the eyes of the other five in the auditorium. They're all alive, staring at you, staring back. You don't need to be able to read minds to know that most of them are thinking "Who killed Mr. Jig?". But if you could read minds, you'd know one of them is thinking
"It was me."

---

Premise

• Murder Mystery
• 1920's New York
• One of you did it
• Interaction-driven
• Secrecy, shenanigans, and slaughter

Welcome to Wink Murder. You have been blackmailed by Mr. Jig, whom you have never met, and have been summoned by him to a theatre in New York for reasons unknown. At least one of you has come with the intention of killing him to keep your secret, whatever it is, safe. You find yourselves locked in a theatre with strangers, one of whom you know must be a murderer.

You the players will be completely in the dark throughout this. You don't know who the murderer is. Character sheets won't be published. Everything you and your characters know will be events and details you will experience and discover for yourselves. If you're lucky, you may survive - but everything is down to you.

How It Works

I'll accept a limited number of players onto this; probably six in total. Each of you will PM me a character sheet, including the reason your character is being blackmailed and a damning piece of evidence, and whether or not you would like to be the murderer. Among the candidates for murderer, I will choose one at random.

Your goal is to work out who the murderer is; that way, you can guarantee, maybe, getting out alive without being arrested. The murderer's goal is for themselves to decide. If you wish to do something in secret, PM me. Since I am non-partisan, I can give other players the relevant information without revealing that you are behind it. Although I won't write much in the IC, I'll be giving you secret information and clues that you may spot for your own use in the IC, mostly by PM.

Ultimately, I won't interfere. I will help guide you to create characters that will work for the setting, but, from there, my intervention will strictly be to keep the plot ticking over and to give you information only I know. I won't ever tell you what to do; that is for you and your character to decide. Every so often, there might be a 'Game Event' that will shake things up a little bit and influence the plot, but, otherwise, you have absolute freedom. Or, in other words, you're totally on your own.

The Players

• High casual writing. I expect accurate usage of spelling, punctuation, and grammar as a minimum.
• Open-minded. This may be a new type of game for you and you may die before the end and I really encourage the use of collaborative posts.
• Secretive. If it's not established in the IC, it's a secret.
• Reliable. RL comes first, but I expect to be kept in the loop if you're going to experience downtime.
• Commitment. There is a limited cast and setting to this, so if you drop out, you could quite easily ruin the game for everybody.

Character Applications

I should stress that this game is not first-come first-served. Because I put a lot of hard work into my games, and do ask a lot from my players, I will only consider going forward with the right cast; in short, people who ‘get’ the game and won’t just drop out. Anything less is unfair to me and unfair to everybody else. Therefore, please do consider seriously whether you’re in this game for the long-haul. It simply isn’t possible to replace players that drop out and a sudden disappearance could kill this off entirely and keep in mind that if you get a spot, the next person might not. The worst thing you can do is half-heartedly send in an application on a whim, deny somebody else a spot, decide you don’t want to/can’t take part after all, and kill the game off by dropping out. This will make me very grumpy.

Just below, you will find three hiders; one shows you what the character sheet looks like; one has the coding so you don’t need to write it all out yourself; and one has some guidance about how to fill it in. If you're a newbie to these boards and I haven't seen you around, you might want to send me a sample passage of text (perhaps whatever it was that your character did that's now their secret?) with your sheet so I can get a feel for you.

Note that I have one specific role that I need one player to fill. I can't describe it without spoiling, so if you're prepared to play any kind of character, please PM me. There's still plenty of wiggle-room in the character, so you'll still be able to be creative.

Character Sheet

Murderer/Innocent

Image

Name:

Age:

Gender:

Ethnicity:

Profession:

Personality:

Background:

Secret:

Objective:

Possessions:

• Thing #1
• Thing #2
• Etc

Character Sheet Code

[b]Murderer/Innocent[/b]

Image

[b]Name:[/b]

[b]Age:[/b]

[b]Gender:[/b]

[b]Ethnicity:[/b]

[b]Profession:[/b]

[b]Personality:[/b]

[b]Background:[/b]

[b]Secret:[/b]

[b]Objective:[/b]

[b]Possessions:[/b]
[list][*]
[*]
[*][/list]

Guidance

• Do not post these in public or discuss them with other players! Instead PM them to me.
• Please use the coding provided. It really does make my life easier, sifting through the knowledge.
• Be aware of the time-period for all of these details.
• “Murderer/Innocent” – delete as appropriate. If your character will come with the intention, or is prepared, to kill Mr. Jig, indicate that they are a potential murderer. If not, then they are innocent.
• "Image" - please upload an image of your character. Since these will be made public (by me), the more accurate it is to the time-period and your character's clothes, the better. The less explanation that has to be done in the OoC, the better (though I'll be flexible if you're struggling). Photos or photorealistic artwork only, please, and please also avoid well-known celebrities.
• “Gender” & “Ethnicity” – remember the time period. Opportunities available and attitudes to people differed according to gender and race. If you wish to play a woman or a person of colour, it may be worth bearing this in mind. Equally, it may be worth remembering this when playing white males; what attitude might you have to others?
• “Background” – notes on your character’s history, including relevant details from birth to the present day. This will probably encompass “Secret” as well. Don’t be scared of repeating information. This isn’t ‘write a passage that is a section from the character’s life’.
• “Secret” – your character has done something wrong, and Mr. Jig is blackmailing you. What did you do? What are the consequences of him leaking?
• “Objective” – your character has agreed to meet Mr. Jig, but why? Are they going to give into his demands? Negotiate? Murder him? Something else?
• “Possessions” – your character will have few opportunities to gain new items throughout the game, and so a clear list of what they take with them, including possible murder/self-defence weapons, will be useful.
• Since you are building characters for a mystery game, I may have to suggest that certain elements be tweaked so that your character works. Please don’t be offended if I do.
• If you’re stuck or have questions, talk to me! While I probably will not provide ideas for you, I’m quite happy to work with you to develop your character.
• Once the IC begins and you post your first post, these details may not be changed. You are limited to who you are, what you’ve brought, and the setting I provide.

Over to You

If you have any questions that aren’t related to character-details, ask away! If not, I think I’ve probably given you all the information you might need. As will always be the case in this, if you're uncertain, please let me know, and I'll do my best to help.

The eagle-eyed among you may have seen this game around before, either in the Casual Section recently (where it seemed only to get passing interest) or a couple of months ago where I just didn't do a good job of it. This time round, I've planned it properly, and hopefully it'll fare a little better in Advanced than it did in Casual!

Thanks,

Jig

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Wink Murder [Murder Mystery - High Casual]

Now found in the Advanced Section.

Or click here.

Wink Murder [Murder Mystery - High Casual]

Alright kids, if anybody still wants in on this, look out for it in the Advanced Section.

Or click here.

Wink Murder [Murder Mystery - High Casual]

This is both a bump and a suggestion: I kinda felt that we had enough interest over in the Interest Check section to keep this afloat in Casual, but we're just not getting posts. Maybe it's the speed of the section and the non-speed of the game. :P

Or maybe nobody likes it

So if we don't get significantly more footfall in the coming days, I'm gonna suggest Wink Murder tries its luck in Advanced.