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IC Rules & Innate Knowledge
Rules for the Faithful*:
* Demons have a similar but separate set of rules that they must follow. These will be revealed to them during the first night.
** See Roles.
*** It is tacitly understood by everyone that even the smallest expressed doubt about the Lady is considered "blaspheming"
Innate Knowledge/Brainwashing
✴ Every character has an innate knowledge of the Faithful's IC rules, and the fact that Demons are not required to adhere to what the Lady says. Faithful and Demons alike have a strong feeling that they do not want to break their own group's rules.
✴ All communication with the Lady is psychic in nature, and characters may contact her freely by concentrating on summoning her. You don't have to worry about doing this accidentally.
✴ Likewise, all night roles are enacted psychically through the characters' dreams (hence the rules about going to sleep).
✴ Faithful hate Demons, but consider them to be separate entities from those they possess. While possessed members of the community are thought of as spiritually weaker than the Faithful, they are not to blame for their actions. After all, the person they used to be is already gone.
✴ All that having been said, in general brainwashing can be played as strong or as weak as a) is fun and b) keeps the character participating in the game. Characters are free to question their brainwashing or be confused with things that blatantly contradict, but these issues should generally resolve themselves in favor of the brainwashing and any direct word from the Lady (or the Gentleman, should you be in the demon party) should be believed without question.
✴ Do not leave the village. It is not safe outside the village.
✴ Obey curfew. It is not safe after curfew.
✴ Go to sleep every single night. Sleep is beneficial for your health and strengthens your bond with the Lady.
✴ The previous two rules are waived on the night that you are assigned to the Night Watch.** Night Watch must stay awake all night and patrol the village.
✴ Mourn those whom you have lost.
✴ Do not enter the Temple without permission.
✴ Do not enter the barn.
✴ Do not blaspheme*** against the Lady.
✴ If you should find another blaspheming or otherwise breaking rules, alert the Lady immediately. Rest assured that even if the blasphemer is your Soulmate, you will not be punished.
* Demons have a similar but separate set of rules that they must follow. These will be revealed to them during the first night.
** See Roles.
*** It is tacitly understood by everyone that even the smallest expressed doubt about the Lady is considered "blaspheming"
Innate Knowledge/Brainwashing
✴ Every character has an innate knowledge of the Faithful's IC rules, and the fact that Demons are not required to adhere to what the Lady says. Faithful and Demons alike have a strong feeling that they do not want to break their own group's rules.
✴ All communication with the Lady is psychic in nature, and characters may contact her freely by concentrating on summoning her. You don't have to worry about doing this accidentally.
✴ Likewise, all night roles are enacted psychically through the characters' dreams (hence the rules about going to sleep).
✴ Faithful hate Demons, but consider them to be separate entities from those they possess. While possessed members of the community are thought of as spiritually weaker than the Faithful, they are not to blame for their actions. After all, the person they used to be is already gone.
✴ All that having been said, in general brainwashing can be played as strong or as weak as a) is fun and b) keeps the character participating in the game. Characters are free to question their brainwashing or be confused with things that blatantly contradict, but these issues should generally resolve themselves in favor of the brainwashing and any direct word from the Lady (or the Gentleman, should you be in the demon party) should be believed without question.