TTH WEREWOLF House of Cards - The Rise of Burnham
Rise of Burnham
Andy Burnham had a plan. He had a vision. He was going to save politics.
Corbyn! The ignominy of it! He'll drop his guard...
Andy Burnham is pissed off. Seeking revenge and to satisfy his grandiose ambitions, Andy Burnham is determined to seize control of the Labour party, and will use every bit of political nous up his sleeve to do so. He is a chameleon, capable of camouflaging his Machiavellian activities and even he probably doesn't know just how far he will go in his insatiable desire for power...
The Allies of Burnham will win by offing Corbyn, but can only do so once they have crushed his powerbase. Once a night they can elect to kill a player, but they cannot kill Corbyn until seven or less of his friends remain. Nonetheless, should they elect to eliminate him before then, they will learn his identity. In addition to this, Burnhams reliance on backing the winning horse at all times means that their ability to eliminate a player on any given night will depend on Burnham’s voting in that nights bye-election. Should Burnham fail to vote for the player(s) that attract the most votes, their elimination selection will be null and void. Should the Allies remove Corbyn from power, Nicola Sturgeon will become their next target as they seek to regain ground in Scotland.
Characters
Wolves – Allies of Burnham
Andy Burnham – reeling from his defeat, Burnham is set for revenge, but being a snivelling shitecunt, he plans on doing so without being detected. Should Burnham be sacked by the allies of Corbyn, his identity will switch to one of his own allies.
Kate Hoey - Former Sports Minister under Tony Blair. Strong opponent of banning Fox hunting and supporter of a cycling tax. Popular sort.
John Prescott - Former Deputy Prime Minister. Enjoys punch ups, fry ups and cock ups. Not a fan of Pixar's Up. Obviously a pluralist.
Michael Meacher - Former party heavyweight and general old timer.
Andrew Gwynne - Shadow Health Minister and youngest MP in the 2005 parliament, member of the Christian Socialist Movement
Village - Friends of Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
Corbyn is able to enquire as to the identity of one player a night. Corbyn knows the identity of Nicola Sturgeon, and may communicate with her freely. Should he be eliminated, she will be become Burnhams next target.
Rupert Murdoch
He may be the antithesis of a typical Corbyn supporter in many ways, but old Rupert has a thing for our Jezza, and a hatred for Burnham's chameleon antics. He'll use his media empire to publicly 'investigate' one player per turn, but given that his media empire is run by a bunch of lying bastards, the results of the enquiry aren't always to be trusted.
Friends of Corbyn
Corbyn’s chums will be trying to keep their Trotskyist icon in control of the Labour party by weeding out those that wish to damage his leadership.
Len McLuskey - £140,000 a year Trade Union leader. Go figure.
Diane Abbot – Coveting the London Mayor's office and slagging off Tories on the beeb is her game.
John McDonnell - 2 failed leadership attempts and two failed heart attacks. Says something, clearly.
Ken Livingstone - Former London Mayor and general loon. A bit corrupt. Aka 'Red Ken'
Richard Burgon - Former trade union lawyer. Friend of the bone idle.
Simon Fletcher – Red Ken's former Chief of Staff.
Tom Watson - Corbyns Deputy. Mudslinger.
Clive Lewis - Former BBC reporter and Army reservist.
Cat Smith – Formerly worked in Corbyns office.
Carmel Nolan – Colourful leftie of limited political nous
Kat Fletcher - Corbyn campaign co-ordinator.
Nigel Farage
King cunt himself is keen to weaken the labour party but sees Corbyn as a possible Eurosceptic ally in the battle to leave Europe. Farage is able to claim victory under special conditions communicated only to Farage and which cannot be communicated otherwise, and knows the identity of Corbyn.
The Tories - Cameron & Boris Johnson
The Tories are unsure of their position in the post-Corbyn world. First they laughed, then they worried. The Tories cannot claim a victory under any circumstance, but will nominate and vote in the same manner as other players at their own discretion and know of each others identities. They also stick out like a sore thumb in this company. David Cameron will be informed of and can veto any Allies of Burnham elimination, once in the course of the game.
Nicola Sturgeon
Knows the identity of Corbyn and may communicate freely with him. Should Corbyn be eliminated whilst she remains, she will become the next target of Burnham as he looks to secure Scotland. No-one's quite sure whether she's pro-Corbyn, as whilst they're well aligned in certain aspects, she's unlikely to welcome a 'true' Labour leader regaining ground in Scotland.
Ground Rules
1. Only specially designated and notified characters may communicate about the game outside this thread.
2. Nothing from outside this thread shall be used as evidence against another player. Screenshots will lead to immediate death.
3. Players who know each others' identities (as set out above) may communicate via PM or via other online messaging services such as MSN.
4. The narrator's word is final.
5. All special characters must send the narrator their victim/inquiry/choice by Private Message within the time specified.
6. During nominations, each person may only nominate or second another citizen once.
7. Player roles will be revealed upon elimination.
8. Players who persistently fail to contribute will be eliminated, and will not be replaced, unless a suitable replacement is found within a short space of time.
9. "No Kill" is NOT an option for nominations/votes.
# During nominations, each person may only nominate or second another villager once. You must provide some form of reason for your nomination. Please use this template:
I nominate Player 1 (first nomination).
This must then be followed by some form of reasoning for your nomination.
If you are seconding a nomination, follow this format:
I second the nomination of Player 1 (second nomination, first nomination by Player X.)
Again some form of reasoning would be ideal but not essential.
Votes
Quote this post, cut it down to the names below and bold and underline your choice from the names below. One vote per player.
Player 1 - Player 2 - etc
Changing Your Vote
If you wish to change your vote, please quote this and indicate your change as follows (bolding and underlining your new choice):
Player 1 - Player 2 - etc
I would like to change my vote from Player X to the one now indicated above.
PLAYERS WILL BE EXPECTED TO CONDUCT THE VOTING PHASE ON THEIR OWN. YOU’RE ALL ADULTS (oh, hi Spoon) AND ITS WORKED FINE OF LATE.
VOTING SHOULD BEGIN AT 3PM ON WORKING DAYS, WITH NOMINATIONS THEN COMMENCING AFTER THAT NIGHTS ELIMINATIONS.
CUT OFF TIME FOR VOTING IS 8PM, WITH ELIMINATIONS REVEALED AROUND 10PM.
SPECIAL CHARACTERS WILL BE INFORMED OF DEADLINES FOR ENQUIRIES AND KILLS IN THEIR ROLE INSTRUCTIONS.
PM's will be sent out tomorrow night and the first nomination phase will run through until Monday 3pm to give people the chance to get on board.
Please someone remind of the colours for voting / nominating stuff please? Can't get onto the old site to check
Player List -
Ian - Tom Watson, wolf kill night 5
Hammer - Carmel Nolan - lynched night 1, resurrected night 2, lynched night 3
Igor Balis
Panda - Andy Burnham, lynched night 10
SVN - Diane Abbott lynched night 9
Byron - Jeremy Corbyn - Wolf kill night 6
7OM - Michael Meecher (wolf) - Lynched night 6
Boydy
Mahow - Boris Johnson, wolf kill night 7
Vim
Pepe - Ken Livingstone - Wolf kill Night 3
Mazuurk - Andrew Gwynne (wolf) - Lynched night 4
Matt - Kat Fletcher - Wolf kill night 1 *** Kate Hoey (wolf) - sniper kill night 6
Jimmy Floyd - John Prescott (wolf) - Lynched night 2
Browning
Niko_Cee John McDonnell - Lynched night 5
Cjay - Simon Fletcher, lynched night 7
P3
Magic (replaced by Matt, Day 3) - wolf
Demerit
Pleb
Toby
Part 1 - Day
Right PM's are being sent in the next hour. Well aware I'm not a particularly compelling writer, so I hope this does along with some compelling gameplay (the emphasis of the latter on you lot, obviously).
Jeremy Corbyn had yet to even sit on the front benches of the opposition when the knives were first drawn by his newly subordinate colleagues. He had known it was coming, it had all been so overt in the race for the leadership. Most of his potential charges with cabinet experience had refused the role under his stewardship and he knew, deep down, that the Labour Party called itself home to a raft of degenerate cunts. He needed to weed that element out. Not for himself, but for the party, for the people. He would talk of reconciling differences with the Blairites, of council for those he’d beaten in the race for the leadership, but he knew that attack was the only form of defence. Already his supporters were fervently looking to lynch anyone that might threaten their leader, their great doyen and saviour of working class ideals… But Corbyn was a wily old fox, unaccustomed to the limelight perhaps, but more than familiar with the shadows that enveloped everything outside of it.
For the party, for the people.
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‘Shtony’ ‘Tonyyy’
‘… Yes Andrew…?’
Andy Burnham is drunk.
Whisky and cigarettes hung in the air. It wasn’t like him, it didn’t suit him. He is a man to which drunken stupor hangs awkwardly, almost as awkwardly as revelry, or indeed any exaggerated loss of composure. This isn’t to say that Andy Burnham is the steely sort, as much as, well… boring?
‘Tony…’
‘Andrew, you’re upset. Let’s talk in the morning, when we can look at this as the opportunity it truly is’
‘Fucking Tony – don’t you leave me!’
Tony had gone. Andy Burnham was alone. As he'd always been...
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It was with a trembling hand that Corbyn reached out to the one man he knew that could bring his foes to heel without any persecuting of the party sacrificing their own. But he was not a knight in shining armour, so much as the devil you know. It left a pit in the stomach, that felt like it might swallow his soul.
‘Jeremy, I’ve been looking forward to your call…’
‘Er… Yes, perhaps – hello Rupert’
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