Necromomicon Ex Mortis (Revised)

[Frank]

About the Book

POSSESSION OF THE BOOK

1. The Book begins in the common area, and all players will know about it and be permitted to take it as a Day or Night action (one player: The Cameraman). Players who take the Book by Day will be seen by all other players. Players who take the Book by Night will be seen by the Cameraman, and by any tracker types who happen to be watching.

2. Once the Book is in the posession of a given player, that player will choose every Day whether to keep it or pass it to another player.

3. The Redshirt may steal the Book from its owner by targeting its owner by Night.

4. If the Book's owner dies by any means, the Book will be buried with its owner. The Grave Robber will have one Day/Night cycle to steal the book from the grave and pass it according to his role PM; if he does not, then after one Day/Night cycle the Book will be (magically) returned to the common area.

THE BOOK'S PASSIVE POWERS

1. A player in possession of the book becomes a de facto Miller. His or her role name will always be revealed as "The Evil Necromancer" upon investigation, and any action he or she takes will be viewed as an attempted kill by any watchers. Alignment investigation (if such a thing exists in this game, and it may not) will say that the player is "Malicious PFK." The player will know about this effect from the moment he takes posession of the Book.

2. While a player is in possession of the Book, his/her previous powers and passive abilities (if any) are locked, even if (s)he does not attempt to use the Book. (S)he regains access to his/her previous role powers (if any) upon surrendering possession of the Book, whether by passing it to another player or returning it to the common area.

ACTIVE USE OF THE BOOK

1. For every Day and every Night during which (s)he is in possession of the Book, the Book's Owner may choose to: (1) return the book to the common area; (2) pass the book to a different player; or (3) use a power from the book (Day powers may only be used by Day; Night powers may only be used by Night).

[Frank]

POWER RULES - ALL PLAYERS OTHER THAN THE REDSHIRT

1. The player will receive the following message:

The first page of the Necronomicon reads as follows:

"Hark all who would delve into these mysteries, for to read is to enact the madness hidden within these pages.

Know that the holder of this book shall be stained by the darkness of the world beyond; so long as the book be in his possession, he will reflect the book's evil to all who look upon him, and even his actions will appear cursed and foul.

If you wish to proceed, choose your victim and curse them with the knowledge of the Waiting Dark:

Page 1: Dread Curse - To call the dread curse on a victim.
Page 7: Dread Magnetism - To curse a victim with dark attraction.
Page 13: Dread Visage - To curse a victim with a horrific mask.
Page 22: Dread Fire - To call forth dark fire on a victim
Page 48: Dread Containment - To hold the knowledge of a victim
Page 56: Dread Finger - To curse a thieving victim
Page 62: Dread Forgetting - To forget a victim exists
Page 70: Dread Whisper - To trouble the conscience of a victim
Page 84: Dread Darkness - To curse a victim with a shroud of Night
Page 99: Dread Resurrection - To call forth a victim from beyond the veil."

Beginning immediately, and for as long as you hold possession of the Necronomicon, you may take no action other than actions related to the book. While you hold the Book, you will appear to be of evil alignment and your role name will be twisted; all of your actions, no matter how well-intentioned, will appear to be attempts to kill.

Each Day and each Night, you may choose to do any of the following things:

1. Keep the Book and do nothing with it;
2. Pass the Book to another player (note that this may be subject to observation);
3. Return the Book to its pedestal in the common area;
4. Use a power from the Book.

If you choose to use a power, you must select a power and a target (living or dead, although some spells may not work on the one and other spells may not work on the other). You do not know the nature of the powers in the Mad Arab's book; some may be beneficial to their target, some may harm their target, and some may have no game-related effect at all. Once you use a power, you will learn what it does.

VERY IMPORTANT FINAL NOTE: The powers of the Necromicon stem from extremely dark magic. Use this magic too often, and you will go insane, die, and be absorbed into a hell dimension. Also, you'll be forced to listen to an entire Justin Bieber CD just before you die. There will be no warning of any kind when you approach the threshold, so proceed with caution.

The Book's powers will work as follows for any non-Redshirt player:

Dread Curse (Day/Night): Loud curse word is heard in association with the target's name, echoing throughout the Cabin during Dawn/Dusk colour, otherwise no effect.

Dread Magnetism (Night): The target's initial vote during the subsequent Day cannot be moved (the player can vote or unvote as he or she pleases, but his/her vote will remain stuck on its first target. If the player has an active vote when the spell is cast, that vote will stick until Dusk of the following Day.

Dread Visage (Day/Night): The target is protected from Night kills for the coming Night, or from Day kills for the coming Day.

Dread Fire (Day/Night): A small, dark fire appears on the victim's head, visible to all; has no apparent effect and fades after one half-cycle (ie, if the spell is cast at Night, the fire will appear at Dawn and fade at Dusk of the following Day).

Dread Containment (Day/Night): The Book is hidden among the possessions of the target for one full Day/Night cycle (this has not practical effect on the target, and the Book cannot be taken from him/her even if he/she is killed). During this period of time, the holder of the Book may use his/her own powers and is not a Miller; the Book cannot be lost or stolen during this period. At the end of the period, the book returns to the holder.

Dread Fingers (Day/Night): The Book snaps shut on the fingers of the victim and returns to the pedestal. The holder is no longer permitted to touch the Necronomicon after using this spell.

Dread Forgetting (Night): The target cannot act or be acted upon for the Night.

Dread Whisper (Day/Night): The target receives a 10-word message from the holder of the Book.

Dread Darkness (Day/Night): The target cannot conduct any investigations for the Day/Night cycle during which the power is used.

Dread Resurrection (Day/Night): Regardless of target, this spell creates a zombie from a dead non-player (might be a squirrel, might be a plant, might be anything). The zombie cannot be killed and does not appear to affect the game.

An attempt to use the book more than five times will result in the death of the reader; the Book will return to the pedestal, marked in the reader's blood.

[Frank]

POWER RULES - THE REDSHIRT

1. The player will receive the following message:

The first page of the Necronomicon reads as follows:

"Hark all who would delve into these mysteries, for to read is to enact the madness hidden within these pages.

Know that the holder of this book shall be stained by the darkness of the world beyond; so long as the book be in his possession, he will reflect the book's evil to all who look upon him, and even his actions will appear cursed and foul.

If you wish to proceed, choose your victim and curse them with the knowledge of the Waiting Dark:

Page 1: Dread Curse - To call the dread curse on a victim.
Page 7: Dread Magnetism - To curse a victim with dark attraction.
Page 13: Dread Visage - To curse a victim with a horrific mask.
Page 22: Dread Fire - To call forth dark fire on a victim
Page 48: Dread Containment - To hold the knowledge of a victim
Page 56: Dread Finger - To curse a thieving victim
Page 62: Dread Forgetting - To forget a victim exists
Page 70: Dread Whisper - To trouble the conscience of a victim
Page 84: Dread Darkness - To curse a victim with a shroud of Night
Page 99: Dread Resurrection - To call forth a victim from beyond the veil.

Thanks to your unique understanding of this particular plot device, you are also able to find an additional spell, hidden on the apparently blank Page 102.

Page 102: Dread Army - To send a victim behind the veil.

Beginning immediately, and for as long as you hold possession of the Necronomicon, you may take no action other than actions related to the book. While you hold the Book, you will appear to be of evil alignment and your role name will be twisted; all of your actions, no matter how well-intentioned, will appear to be attempts to kill.

Each Day and each Night, you may choose to do any of the following things:

1. Keep the Book and do nothing with it;
2. Pass the Book to another player (note that this may be subject to observation);
3. Return the Book to its pedestal in the common area;
4. Use a power from the Book.

If you choose to use a power, you must select a power and a target (living or dead, although some spells may not work on the one and other spells may not work on the other).

PLEASE NOTE: Other players who use the Necronomicon do not know the nature of the powers in the Mad Arab's book, and must guess at the effect of each ability based on its name. You know the actual affect of every power (outlined below). Furthermore, in some cases powers are more potent in your hands than in the hands of any other player; those powers are noted in yellow text below.

FINAL NOTE: The powers of the Necromicon stem from extremely dark magic. If any player other than you should use this magic too often, they will go insane, die, and be absorbed into a hell dimension. You, however, have no such restriction. Have fun!

The Book's powers work as follows:

Dread Curse (Day/Night): Loud curse word is heard in association with the target's name, echoing throughout the Cabin during Dawn/Dusk colour. This has no effect when used by any other player; when you do it, your target will receive an extra vote for that Day/Night cycle

Dread Magnetism (Night): The target's initial vote during the subsequent Day cannot be moved (the player can vote or unvote as he or she pleases, but his/her vote will remain stuck on its first target. If the player has an active vote when the spell is cast, that vote will stick until Dusk of the following Day.

Dread Visage (Day/Night): The target is protected from Night kills for the coming Night, or from Day kills for the coming Day.

Dread Fire (Day/Night): A small, dark fire appears on the victim's head, visible to all; has no apparent effect and fades after one half-cycle (ie, if the spell is cast at Night, the fire will appear at Dawn and fade at Dusk of the following Day). This has no effect for most players; for you, however, it allows you to Watch your target for the half-cycle in question and see what he/she does, what is done to him/her, and what the results might be.

Dread Containment (Day/Night): The Book is hidden among the possessions of the target for one full Day/Night cycle (this has not practical effect on the target, and the Book cannot be taken from him/her even if he/she is killed). During this period of time, you will not be a Miller and will not appear to have the Book; the Book cannot be lost or stolen during this period. At the end of the period, the book returns to you.

Dread Fingers (Day/Night): The Book snaps shut on your and returns to the pedestal. You will no longer be permitted to touch the Necronomicon after using this spell. You should definitely consider NOT using this spell.

Dread Forgetting (Night): The target cannot act or be acted upon for the Night.

Dread Whisper (Day/Night): The target receives a 10-word message from the holder of the Book.

Dread Darkness (Day/Night): The target cannot conduct any investigations for the Day/Night cycle during which the power is used.

Dread Resurrection (Day/Night): Regardless of target, this spell creates a zombie from a dead non-player (might be a squirrel, might be a plant, might be anything). The zombie cannot be killed and does not appear to affect the game, but it does... when you possess the Necronomicon. See below.

Dread Army (Night): Send a zombie to kill a player of your choice. Only works once a zombie has been created.

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The player will also be sent a carbon copy of the PM sent to "ordinary" players regarding the Necronomicon.

[catinasuit]

You need to detail what the 10 word message for Dread Whisper is for the standard and RedShirt edition.

The standard should be the last ten words in the game thread said by the player.
The redshirt should be able to send 10 wiords of choice to another player.

Also, it needs the restriction that the standard can only use each power once and once only and that the Redshirt has to use the powers in rotation.