M1035 - Julius Caesar Mafia - Game Thread

[ghug]

By the knowledge of our minds
By the works made by our hands
By our witness against lies
By our people, Rome will stand

The crowd jeered angrily at the reciter. Cinna’s poetry had gradually fallen out of favor during the past several months for three reasons. First, poetry was being scorned by the general public as a symbol of the aristocracy who patronized it. Second, his populist style of poetry in particular had come to be associated with the Senate and the aristocracy’s insistence that they were the true people of Rome. And, third and most importantly, Cinna shared a name with Cinna the Senator, vocal opponent of Julius Caesar, the dictator who was beloved by the people.
A rock flew over the speaker’s head, and several more followed it. The plebians, of course, thought that they were the true people of Rome.
Arrogant fools.
That thought was punctuated by several soldiers turning up to see who was making all the noise and why.
Time to go.
Cinna, wearing a dark hood, quietly backed away. In the chaos, nobody looked at his face or asked who he was.
At the other end of the crowd, Cinna turned and fled. He was not wearing a hood, but for all the attention his name brought, almost nobody knew his face.
Neither of them spared a thought for the poor man who now had the attention of both the crowd and the soldiers.

##VOTE Dip

One kak is more than enough.

[ghug]

I will be absent for most of the first 36 hours of day 1 for out of game reasons.

Quam commodissime igitur in me suffragium habes.

can we maybe... not do the thing where I have to google translate every other post?

I took four years of Latin and I don't want any more.

[ghug]

Quam commodissime igitur in me suffragium habes.

can we maybe... not do the thing where I have to google translate every other post?

"We" saepe a regibus et regalibus ponitur ad inflationem eorum ego volo.

Your Latin is bad. Du solltest nur Englisch sprechen.

[ghug]

[The grand hall is filled with Rome’s elite—senators, patricians, and whispering courtiers. The air is rich with the scent of roasted meats, honeyed wine, and the faint trace of perfumed intrigue. The conversation hums, but as Lucius Aelius Sejanus steps through the entrance, a subtle hush spreads, then shifts into eager greetings.]

<snip>

Sejanus (with measured confidence, nodding to a senator): Senator Regulus, your presence here is a gift to us all. The city, I trust, still stands in our absence?

[A warm chuckle from the gathered men. Sejanus turns to a young noblewoman, offering a slight bow.]

Friends, Romans and countrymen, hello.

##Vote Kakarroto

Sejanus (silken tone): And Lady Antonia, as luminous as ever. If beauty were politics, I daresay Rome would be in safer hands.

[His gaze drifts, landing on an older patrician who has always been just a touch too independent for his liking.]

Sejanus (a flicker of steel in his voice): Senator Sabinus, it is always enlightening to hear your thoughts on governance. One wonders if you share them as freely with our Emperor as you do in certain circles.

[A flash of discomfort. Sejanus does not linger, merely letting the words settle as he moves on, greeting others with the ease of a man who controls the very air in the room.]

Jesus Christ

[DreamTrawler]

Hello fellow Romans! Apologies for my lateness, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. It seems we are voting already?

[miminena]

DAY I. VOTECOUNT I.

Kakarroto (II) - Jamiet99uk, damo666
BunnyGo (I) - DiplomacyandWarfare
DiplomacyandWarfare (I) - ghug

Currently Kakarroto is set to be stabbed 23 times

[dargorygel]

Bot is running
https://mafia.peterlund.se/e/web/game_status?g=1035

[Jamiet99uk]

Hello fellow Romans! Apologies for my lateness, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. It seems we are voting already?

Vote early, vote often!

[Jamiet99uk]

Jesus Christ

He won't be born for another 44 or so years, Senator Ghuggulus.

[Jamiet99uk]

Hello fellow Romans! Apologies for my lateness, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. It seems we are voting already?

Do you have no other observations?

What think you of the state of the game so far?

What is your verdict on the reign of Gaius Julius?

[DiplomacyandWarfare]

By the knowledge of our minds
By the works made by our hands
By our witness against lies
By our people, Rome will stand

The crowd jeered angrily at the reciter. Cinna’s poetry had gradually fallen out of favor during the past several months for three reasons. First, poetry was being scorned by the general public as a symbol of the aristocracy who patronized it. Second, his populist style of poetry in particular had come to be associated with the Senate and the aristocracy’s insistence that they were the true people of Rome. And, third and most importantly, Cinna shared a name with Cinna the Senator, vocal opponent of Julius Caesar, the dictator who was beloved by the people.
A rock flew over the speaker’s head, and several more followed it. The plebians, of course, thought that they were the true people of Rome.
Arrogant fools.
That thought was punctuated by several soldiers turning up to see who was making all the noise and why.
Time to go.
Cinna, wearing a dark hood, quietly backed away. In the chaos, nobody looked at his face or asked who he was.
At the other end of the crowd, Cinna turned and fled. He was not wearing a hood, but for all the attention his name brought, almost nobody knew his face.
Neither of them spared a thought for the poor man who now had the attention of both the crowd and the soldiers.

##VOTE Dip

One kak is more than enough.

If one kak is more than enough, why not vote kak, who is already a wagon?

[Jamiet99uk]

##Vote Dreamtrawler for being lurker #1 at this point.

[Kakarroto]

Not much happened AI since gamestart so essentially it is starting at 5

Dip slight townlean

1. can you explain a bit more why Dip is a slight townlean?

And if so, please explain a bit more why Dip is a slight townlean.

1. Dip seems more proactive and less reactive. Like he really wants to get in the game

2. Dip seems more proactive and less reactive. Like he really wants to get in the game

thanks for answering.

I wouldn't have made the same assessment of the posts dip made there. They seem just like normal posts for the phase, so I don't really see this 'proactive'-ness you're talking about.

Please be so kind and point the post(s) out where you've seen this proactiveness, and explain why you're thinking that way about them.

[Kakarroto]

[The grand hall is filled with Rome’s elite—senators, patricians, and whispering courtiers. The air is rich with the scent of roasted meats, honeyed wine, and the faint trace of perfumed intrigue. The conversation hums, but as Lucius Aelius Sejanus steps through the entrance, a subtle hush spreads, then shifts into eager greetings.]

<snip>

Sejanus (with measured confidence, nodding to a senator): Senator Regulus, your presence here is a gift to us all. The city, I trust, still stands in our absence?

[A warm chuckle from the gathered men.]
[snip]

This city is eternal, too grandé for just one person. That is why the senate exists, isn't it?

I do have to say though, that you got my name wrong. Or is this the new trend from Caesars friends, as a jokingly tease? As a friendly advice from your elder, in politics, you might not want to fly too close to the sun, and should make a name for yourself. You never know when the favour of Fortuna leaves someone, and you wouldn't want to be dragged down by someone else.

But lets talk about something else, if you will. Say, what are your thoughts on the last court trial?

[Kakarroto]

Quam commodissime igitur in me suffragium habes.

can we maybe... not do the thing where I have to google translate every other post?

I took four years of Latin and I don't want any more.

I had none (just French and Russian instead) so I just use google translate for each sentence. If there are some strange translations in the big text, try to put it into it sentence for sentence. (Also the greek part has a 'subtitle', to transcribe it into latin alphabet, just to sound it out for those who can't read the greek one.)

[DreamTrawler]

Hello fellow Romans! Apologies for my lateness, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. It seems we are voting already?

Do you have no other observations?

What think you of the state of the game so far?

What is your verdict on the reign of Gaius Julius?

Well, I observe a lot of back and forth on who to vote for. Other than singling out lurkers (understandable, I suppose) I’m not sure what the main logic is.

And why is Senator Kakarroto slated for execution? As far as I can tell his only crime was speaking Latin. Surely Rome has not sunk so low as to punish her own mother tongue.

Gaius Julius… time will tell. I’m sure he will abdicate peacefully when his consulship ends.

[Kakarroto]

can we maybe... not do the thing where I have to google translate every other post?

"We" saepe a regibus et regalibus ponitur ad inflationem eorum ego volo.

Your Latin is bad. Du solltest nur Englisch sprechen.

[Jamiet99uk]

[The grand hall is filled with Rome’s elite—senators, patricians, and whispering courtiers. The air is rich with the scent of roasted meats, honeyed wine, and the faint trace of perfumed intrigue. The conversation hums, but as Lucius Aelius Sejanus steps through the entrance, a subtle hush spreads, then shifts into eager greetings.]

<snip>

Sejanus (with measured confidence, nodding to a senator): Senator Regulus, your presence here is a gift to us all. The city, I trust, still stands in our absence?

[A warm chuckle from the gathered men.]
[snip]

This city is eternal, too grandé for just one person. That is why the senate exists, isn't it?

I do have to say though, that you got my name wrong. Or is this the new trend from Caesars friends, as a jokingly tease? As a friendly advice from your elder, in politics, you might not want to fly too close to the sun, and should make a name for yourself. You never know when the favour of Fortuna leaves someone, and you wouldn't want to be dragged down by someone else.

But lets talk about something else, if you will. Say, what are your thoughts on the last court trial?

What is your real name?

Sillus Soddus?

Naughtius Maximus?

Biggus Dickus?

[Kakarroto]

Hello fellow Romans! Apologies for my lateness, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. It seems we are voting already?

Yes, the votes are ongoing, here in the Senate things might get messy, but things get done.

They aren't carved in stone though so you can change your vote before the day is over.

[Kakarroto]

Hello fellow Romans! Apologies for my lateness, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. It seems we are voting already?

Vote early, vote often!

Hm, that's true.

I don't have a too good grasp of the game yet, so it's just vibey, but I want to see more of

##vote Red Neurax