Mafia "M21"

*Mafia,* or "M21" as it is referred to by the community, was a Starmen.net Mafia game that ran from January 10th, 2021 to March 10th, 2021. The game had a difficulty of two on the Dandee Meter, featured fifteen players/characters (twelve Town and three Mafia), and lasted for seven in-game days. The host of the game was Ultimate-Gamer, with no cohost. The game's MVP was CaptainPlanet.

The writeups of the game are set in White Hills, a fictional suburb of Arlington, Texas. The plot follows the events that occur after a restaurant owner and police officer are murdered by a small team of mafiosos looking to pay up their debt to their Underboss.

## Setup

M21 had a fully open setup, meaning all information about roles and characters were given to players before the game began. M21's setup was relatively simple compared to many other Starmen games; the only roles present were twelve Vanilla Townies and three Mafia Goons, even skipping over staple roles such as Doctor and Cop. This allowed for strategy based entirely around details in the chat rather than fishing off of power roles.

## Players and Characters

M21 had 15 player slots. However, several players subbed out of the game, making the player count eighteen. Like many other Mafia games on the site, each player slot was a character in the game's story.

1. TheName'sAndonuts was Lilliana Lindsay, Town-Aligned, Dead as of Night 3. "**Lilianna Lindsay** The chef of the Lindsay’s SteakHouse. One of the finest restaurants in Arlington. She was the wife of the late Jerry Lindsay. She has a fierce personality that comes out in the kitchen and does not take ANY crap from anyone. She is hell-bent on revenge for the death of her husband and is the biggest target for the mafia."
2. NPR (replaced by broomweed) was Levi Laurance, Town-Aligned, Dead as of Night 6. "**Levi Laurence** Retired Carpenter and the oldest person in White Hills. He’s a doomer by nature and is often rude and prone to fits of rage and treats people like they’re idiots. Despite this he’s also insightful and is good at seeing things that others wouldn’t notice. One of the most perceptive people in the neighborhood."
3. DJNeutronStar (replaced by Darth\_Pokey) Was Kade Kelly, Town-Aligned, Dead as of Night 4. "**Kade Kelly** Local bartender at Lindsay’s SteakHouse. He is clumsy and fumbling most of the time. But you wouldn’t know it seeing him behind the bar. Jerry was his best friend and like Lilianna, is out for revenge. He is also head over heels in love with Michelangela despite knowing that she’s married."
4. That Marsh (replaced by Grendel) was Lucy Lee, Town-Aligned, Dead as of Day 2. "**Lucy Lee** A local Ballet dancer in Arlington. She is graceful and elegant and a skilled dancer. She’s a creative performer but She is also curious and logical by nature. People envy her for her grace and beauty, but she has crippling self-esteem issues. And envies Lola for her beauty and decadence."
5. pio\_dov was Harrison Hopkins, Town-Aligned, Dead as of Day 7. "**Harrison Hopkins** Head of the HOA for White Hills. He is charismatic and speaks far louder than he needs to. A 'firm handshake' type of man. Like many in White Hills he is ridiculously loyal to Sinneslöschen Synernists Inc, and is hungry for as much power he can possibly obtain through the HOA."
6. BoundedMarx321 was Myla Mack, Town-Aligned, Dead as of Night 5. "**Myla Mack** Owner of a local record store called Carrie’s Records. She is friendly and pleasant towards everyone she meets. She has a strong sense of Responsibility and always tries to do the right thing. She is in love with Tyler, who she considers her best friend. She also killed her ex-boyfriend when she was only 16 in self-defense. She was never caught and is terrified of what Tyler would think of her if he ever found out."
7. blrasmu was Alex Anderson, Town Aligned, Dead as of Day 3. "**Alex Anderson** Husband of Brooke Bailey. He runs the Happy Landings Daycare center for White Hills. He hardly EVER speaks, but when he does, he’s the loudest voice in any room he’s in, overpowering even his wife. He also has a strong sense of community and also attends every city council meeting. He is wonderful with children and fiercely protective of those he loves to the point of being reckless to defend them."
8. kpiozero was Johnny Juliano, Mafia-Aligned, Victorious as of Night 7. "**Johnny Juliano** Has recently performed his first professional hit. The one that will make him a Made Man in the eyes of the Mafia. He was born into the Family and is trying desperately to earn the respect and favor of his family. Especially his brother Joseph"
9. Gamma Emerald was Lola Lincoln, Town-Aligned, Dead as of Night 1. "**Lola Lincoln** Local Opera Singer and one of the richest women in White Hills. She is stunningly beautiful and has an arrogance to match. She is fiercely protective of her wealth and any threats to it. But her arrogance makes her confident to a fault. She is often recklessly bold."
10. Jglotr was Ernest Everson, Town-Aligned, Defeated as of Night 7. "**Ernest Everson** Local Security guard for White Hills. Highly perceptive and expert puzzle solver, Everson strived to become a police officer of Arlington but was always far too sickly to pass the physical exam. He has a STRONG sense of loyalty to Sinneslöschen Synernists Inc and was extremely jealous of Michael Conner, the local Police Officer who lived next door."
11. UltraBolt was Eleanor Everson, Town-Aligned, Dead as of Night 7. "**Eleanor Everson** A Nun at the Joyous Congregation Catholic Church. She’s insightful but cares only about her religious studies. She’s also often argumentative and abrasive towards strangers. She is FIERCELY protective of her father Ernest, and despite her staunch defense of traditional values, she had a fling with a girl in Catholic School when she was a teenager. She has told absolutely no one."
12. BossCrafty was Michelangela Mercede Moira Macarone, Mafia-Aligned, Dead as of Day 4. "**Michelangela Mercede Moira Maccarone** A first generation Italian immigrant. She joined the mafia at a young age and has risen through the ranks through her own sheer determination to become a Capo for the city of Arlington. She is hot headed and quick to anger, but more importantly, owes the Mafia a LOT of money. She needs to take the White Hills Community… Or bad things might happen."
13. FallenAither was Brooke Bailey, Town-Aligned, Dead as of Night 4. "**Brooke Bailey** The wife of Alex Anderson. She is a French teacher at Arlington High. She has a strong sense of community in Arlington and attends every city council meeting. She’s also the regional Boggle champion and is fiercely protective of her Boggle set thinking everyone wants it. She has an overwhelming presence with an arrogance to match. whenever she enters a room she can’t help but try to be the center of attention."
14. CaptainPlanet was Joseph Juliano, Mafia-Aligned, Victorious as of Night 7. "**Joseph Juliano** Built like a semi-truck, but as calm as a rowboat on a lake. He’s the older brother of Johnny. He’s trying to live up to the standard that was set by his late father, an important Underboss."
15. Sword of Dorks was Tyler Tyson, Town-Aligned, Defeated as of Night 7. "**Tyler Tyson** Lives alone off his parent’s trust fund. He’s charismatic and perceptive, while also being very dim-witted. He’s obsessed with crime drama and Sinneslöschen Synernists Inc, his parent’s business. He is best friends with Myla, the only person that he’s ever allowed himself to love. He’s suspicious of absolutely everyone else he meets, but still has a crippling fear of actually being alone. His privilege, and the fact that he’s never had to work makes many consider him the luckiest person in White Hills"

## Plot

Seventeen people occupy White Hills, a fictional gated suburb of Arlington, Texas. The residents of White Hills are far more wealthy than most people in the main city, and often boast about the community's low rates of crime. Many residents are also highly loyal to an organization called *Sinneslöchen Synergists Inc.* thatś business is never specified, but the story implies a few times that the things done at Sinneslöchen are corrupt or unethical.

The story begins when Lilliana Lindsay, the wife of a restaurant owner named Jerry, is walking home at night after getting food. Jerry and his best friend Michael, a police officer stayed back at Jerry and Lilliana's house watching football waiting for Lilliana to return. When Lilliana gets back to the house, the door is open. After entering, she finds a trail of blood leading to the staircase. She follows the trail with a deep feeling of dread, until she turns on the lights and screams in terror as she sees the men's bleeding corpses on the floor of the kitchen.

The person to murder the men was Johnny Juliano, a nineteen-year-old born into the Arlington Mafia. Two days after killing the men, Johnny has an "Opening of the Books" ceremony to declare him a Made man. The brothers arrive at a warehouse and meet the Underboss and Michelangela Mercede Moira Macarone—Joseph's best friend who is also part of the Mafia and lives in White Hills with them. During this event Johnny feels nervous and keeps thinking of Jerry and Michael's faces, it is also stated that the Underboss says Johnny's birth name during a ritual.

Sometime later, a neighborhood meeting is called in White Hills. All fifteen living residents—including Johnny, Joseph, and Michel—attend. The meeting is led by Harrison Hopkins, the leader of the White Hills homeowner association. However, Harrison doesn't do much talking, as he is interrupted several times by panicking residents. A man by the name of Ernest Everson tells the community that the police shouldn't be called and that the killers are almost definitely in the room with them, which leads to more panic. Joseph notes to himself that him and his group likely won't be able to leave town like they had originally planned. That night when the Julianos head home from the community center, Michel gets a call from the underboss where he refers to Johnny as "Jolyn", which is implied to be his birth name.

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## Trivia

* Sinneslöchen is the supposed name of the company that made Polybius. For more info, watch this: *[1]*here
* Unlike how most game's take months to plan, M21 was created in four days.
* Harrison's character was inspired by the host's former pastor.

1. ↑ https://forum.starmen.net/forum/Community/ripmafia/Case-File-Directory/2288171
2. ↑ https://forum.starmen.net/forum/Community/ripmafia/m21-Residents-of-White-Hills/page/1#post2272992
3. ↑ https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/820700452302749730/937703385845604392/unknown.png