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STOP THE VIRUS
• Tedros Adhanom (Rommy)
o Tedros is the Director-General of the World Health Organization. He is leading the good fight to contain COVID-19.
o Knowledge
No special knowledge at the start of the game.
o Special abilities
As the consummate administrator, Ban always tries to get a good read on his opponents. Once during the game, you can use your political connections to reveal how many players of each given alignment (eg., aligned with stopping the virus, etc.) are left. You will receive a Private Message from the moderator containing all alignments in the game and the number of players of each alignment that are alive.
o Win condition
Tedros wins if the virus is stopped.
• Tom Hanks (Gouda)
o Hanks is the rare member of Hollywood that everyone trusts and takes seriously. He is well respected across the globe and wants to do all he can to help fight the virus.
o Knowledge
No special knowledge at the start of the game.
o Special abilities
Because of how respected you are, the world trusts you to act as the cop. You get one investigation each night to find out if a player is aligned with stopping the virus. You will receive a Private Message from the moderator containing either Stopping the virus aligned or Not stopping the virus aligned.
Because of your stature, you do not want to give the appearance of inciting panic. People may pester you with questions, but you are limited to a maximum of 2 posts per day before Day 3.
o Win condition
Hanks wins if the virus is stopped.
• Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Bernie)
o López Obrador, commonly known as AMLO, is the President of Mexico. He’s a man of the people and, as such, he wants to make sure he listens to what they have to say.
o Knowledge
No special knowledge at the start of the game.
o Special abilities
You are the cop. You get one investigation each night to find out if a player is aligned with stopping the virus. You will receive a Private Message from the moderator containing either Stopping the virus aligned or Not stopping the virus aligned.
o Win condition
AMLO wins if the virus is stopped.
o Secret
“Listening to the people” only works if you do it effectively. Going around and giving everyone hugs during a global pandemic is not listening, just reckless. As a result, no one takes AMLO seriously, except himself. As a result, his “sources” try mostly to ignore him, feeding him useless information. All his investigations come back Stopping the virus aligned.
• Donald Trump (DaDeacs)
o Donald Trump is the President of the United States and loves to communicate. He has turned tweeting into an art form.
o Knowledge
No special knowledge at the start of the game.
o Special abilities/restrictions
You must post at least 5 times every day.
No matter how many times people say “Trump is done,” your career never seems to be. As a result, twice during the game, you can use your guile to avoid a night kill. Any hit on you that night will fail. You must send me a PM when you wish to use your ability.
o Win condition
Trump wins if the virus is stopped.
o Secret
A fool proof vigilante hit will succeed on Trump. After all, he survived impeachment once, but there’s no guarantee he would a second time.
• Lindsey Graham (timdunk)
o Graham is a Senator from South Carolina. Earlier in his career, he might have been principled, but now he just follows whichever way the political winds blow. No one likes seeing themselves on TV more the Graham.
o Knowledge
No special knowledge at the start of the game.
o Special abilities
While you have mostly turned into a do-nothing political blowhard, every so often you do or say something that gives South Carolinians hope that you might have some moral compass left. As a result, once during the game, you get an investigation to find out if a player is aligned with stopping the virus. You will receive a Private Message from the moderator containing either Stopping the virus aligned or Not stopping the virus aligned.
No one likes hearing themselves talk more than you. You must make a long post (100 words or more) at least once per day and you must make at least 3 posts per day.
o Win condition
Graham wins if the virus is stopped.
• Andy Slavitt (redwing)
o Slavitt’s twitter describes him as “Former Medicare, Medicaid, ACA head for Obama. Founded @usofcare & @townhallvntrs to make health care work.
http://stayhomesavelives.us.” Slavitt’s no nonsense approach to tackling the virus has earned him the respect of those on the right and left in the United States.
o Knowledge
No special knowledge at the start of the game.
o Special abilities/restrictions
As a former member of the Obama Administration, Slavitt can’t help but say what could have been done a little bit better by the Trump Administration. Therefore, at least once per day, you must make helpful comments, but include something in the comments that negatively compares this game or the moderator to previous mafia games or moderators.
You might not see yourself as a doctor, but your dedication to protecting the United States from COVID-19 means you are one here. You can send the name of one player to protect from a hit each night. You may not protect the same player two nights in a row.
o Win condition
Slavitt wins if the virus is stopped.
• Kevin Durant (Goalie)
o Durant is an NBA superstar and, as a result, he has fans across the globe.
o Knowledge
No special knowledge at the start of the game.
o Special abilities
As a result of his popularity, Durant has the ability to target a player each night and learn who, if anyone, that player targeted the same night. You will receive a Private Message from the moderator containing either a player’s name or no one.
o Win condition
Durant wins if the virus is stopped.
• Vanilla Citizen (Bym)
o You are a plain vanilla citizen.
o Knowledge
No special knowledge at the start of the game.
o Special abilities
You have no special abilities.
o Win condition
Vanilla Citizen wins if the virus is stopped.
• Andrew Yang (Damo)
o Yang ran for President. You might not remember this, but he had such a small but dedicated group of followers that they were nicknamed the “Yang Gang.” Unfortunately, people pretty much ignored him and his good ideas. With everything changing because of the virus, however, some of his ideas could become more popular.
o Knowledge
No special knowledge at the start of the game.
o Special abilities/restrictions
At least twice per day, you must complain about the fact that everyone is ignoring you and your good ideas.
If another player guesses that you are Yang, everyone will suddenly remember that you exist. Your entire role description, including alignment, will be posted by the moderator in the game thread and you will gain a bullet-proof vest that will prevent one hit at night.
You may not encourage others to guess your identity and you are prohibited from using any obvious tells such as Taiwan, Asian, Democrat, President, Humanity First, or Universal Basic Income. If you have any questions, feel free to ask the moderator before you post.
o Win condition
Yang wins if the virus is stopped.
o Secret
A fool proof vigilante hit will succeed on Yang. After all, he didn’t actually survive the Democratic nomination process.
GLOBAL SOCIALISTS
• Nicolás Maduro (Numbers)
o Maduro is the President of Venezuela and is hellbent on proving that the Venezuelan model works. He rules with an iron fist and believes that he alone can keep Venezuela safe. If the rest of the world falls apart, then maybe they will rebuild with a better economic model.
o Knowledge
Knows the other members of this team.
o Special abilities
Maduro is so powerful that he can control everything in Venezuela by himself. As a result, he has 3 abilities that can each be used only once. He can also only use one ability each night.
He can investigate whether a player is aligned with a faction trying to stop the virus or not You will receive a Private Message from the moderator containing either Stopping the virus aligned or Not stopping the virus aligned.
He can protect any player from a hit that night.
He can decide to place a vigilante style hit on any player. Even if the player is protected by another player or a player attempts to roleblock him, the hit will succeed and the targeted player will die. The only way the hit can fail is if the player is unkillable at night. This can happen any night of the game.
To project strong leadership domestically, it must never seem that Maduro is backing down from a challenge. Therefore, at least once per day Maduro must state (with reasons) that a player is a mafia member or accuse a player (again with reasons) of being a mafia member.
o Win condition
Maduro wins if Global Socialists is the last faction remaining.
• Cuba (SD3)
o Cuba is a widely visited nation that greatly benefits from tourism. However, its leaders also strongly believe in socialism and promote Cuba as an alternative model to rampant capitalism. Allowing the virus to spread will show others how socialism, and particularly a socialized healthcare system, can allow a country to respond better to future pandemics.
o Knowledge
Knows the other members of this team.
o Special abilities
While Cuba does an excellent job with social, economic, and cultural rights, it has never been a believe in civil and political rights. Therefore, it has a strong government apparatus to punish dissidents. As a result, during one game night, Cuba can execute a vigilante style kill on the player of its choice.
o Win condition
Cuba wins if Global Socialists is the last faction remaining.
o Secret
If the vigilante hit fails for any reason, a hint as to Cuba’s identity will be provided by the moderator in the game thread.