Story

The Captain raised his hands and chuckled, it wasn't the first time he'd been caught red-handed. The tribesmen wielded bone spears and jabbed them towards the antagonist pirates and jeered in response.

Later that night, the crew were escorted back to their ship. The Tribe's elder had been very clear on the conditions - the pirates were not to set foot on their soil again or face the wrath of the island spirits. The Captain had promised they'd leave the moment dawn broke, leaving the exuberant supply of local treasure that the pirates had located that morning. The stash was deep within the largest mountain on the island, accessible through numerous caves from the nearby bay.

Sure enough, The Captain soon broke his promise. As soon as the pirate crew step back onto deck preparations were underway. Small paddle-boats were quickly loaded up with weaponry and tools and, one the coast was clear again, lowered in to the gentle waters of the cove. The whole trip took almost an hour, hugging the coast line to avoid detection from the eagle-eyed tribesmen. The crew navigated their way through rocky water, muttering obscenities with every breaking wave and unnerving gusts.

As dawn broke across the island cove, the pirates raised their sails and set off on to the open ocean. Their hull was loaded with gold, jewels and exquisite sculptures. They had raided the the islands heritage, its wealth, its very essence.

The Captain was thrilled with his so-called victory. Little did he know that by breaking his promise to the island's elder, he had inadvertently invited four vengeful guests on to his ship.

Gameplay

This game is the successor of Curse of the Golden Hook and follows the same mechanics, but with a fresh crew and narrative.

Three of the crew have been possessed by the island spirits. They are now working together to gain majority against the Captain's Crew - once they exceed half the living players the possessed have won, and the island's curse will have won. The Captain's Crew will win if they free their ship of the curse.

As usual this mafia game will alternate between Night and Day. During the night, players may submit their secret actions by PM and may not talk in the thread - the cursed ones will also conspire to murder one of their former friends. During the day, players will have to interpret their findings and have The Captain command one crewmate to [walk the plank].

Rules to follow:

• No dead posts please :).
• 24h for Night and 48h for Day phases respectively.
• Voting is essential and you may not vote for yourself.
• Voting no-one is only an option on the first day, and thereafter does not count as a vote.
• No communication out of this thread and the possessed skype chats.
• Any misconduct may result in your character walking the plank.

Signing Up

Post in the thread below.
Once I have liked your post/quoted you please PM me:

Pirate Name: (for story purposes only, what would you like your pirate to be called?)
Role Category: (v pick from below)
Life ambition: (for story purposes only, make it as weird as you want)

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Your pirate name will be used in the narrative posts, unless your true identity is revealed. This means that there will be twice the guess work - matching roles and names to players to make sense of what is going on.

Your role will be randomly rolled depending on the category you pick. Your choice will not decide your alignment, I will randomise that before dishing out roles.

Category: Support - a role that may help their side by protecting their allies, healing, augmenting actions etc.
Category: Detective - a role that finds out information on your fellow players.
Category: Vendor - a role that gives items to other players.
Category: Saboteur - a role that inhibits, messes with or even kills another player.
Category: Random

Players

Mana as The Narrator/The Captain