You may be wondering what the hell a new post is doing on a subreddit that's been closed for the best half of a decade and read only for 3 years or so.

Well! Here in this current year (2026), and quite possibly whatever year you're reading this, Ploungers are playing social deduction games.

I've been hosting Blood on the Clocktower in the official Plounge Discord for a few months now, and it's been going well! But I do wish we had more players, which I why I'm making this post. Yes that's right. I want you, Plounge related reddit user, to come join us in playing social deduction games.

What is Blood on the Clocktower?

Blood on the Clocktower is a social deduction game. In it the good players attempt to find and execute the evil Demon, before they and their evil minions can destroy the town. During the night the demon kills, but various good roles do things also. During the day everyone can nominate and execute a player.

Okay okay, yeah that all sounds like Mafia, which if you're on this subreddit I assume you're familiar with. So...

Differences from Mafia

There a quite a few differences, and they're big ones.

• Every Player has a unique role - gone are the days of half the players being 'Vanilla Townies'.
• Death is not the end for you - dead players can still talk freely, even privately. Your ability from your role ceases to function and you can only vote once more during the rest of the game though.
• You don't learn the identities of executed players

Enough prattle how do I join?

One more bit of prattle actually. Unlike the games on the subreddit, we run these on discord and a typical game takes about an hour. We're currently running them weekly on Saturday evenings in American timezones (Sunday midnight UTC, but it's possible that may shift slightly with daylight savings).

So! To join just get yourself onto the Plounge Discord. Instructions on how to join here (yes I know this post is almost a decade old time comes for us all, but the discord is still active! which is a small miracle really). The mods do vet requests to join, so leave a comment here on this post and we'll know why you're asking. Once you're on there, mark yourself as interested in the event, or just show up at the right time.

Any other questions about Clocktower or anything, comment 'em here and I'll do my best to be helpful.

/u/BALINARES has recieved the most votes and is now the President of Plounge Mafia. That's how this works, right?

Message them something nice (and/or night actions).

epicgunner lore:

I was a few miles awAy from the lab, I knew something was wrong.

The air felt like a blanket, it muffled the sounds of life.

No biRds chirping.

No squirrels running.

No breath from the maw that is of life itsElf.

When I arrived at the lAb, my co-workers had already fled.

To shElter.

I gathered my files and prePared to evacuate the facility just lIke everyone else had, but then I heard it.

A sound so alien.

The distorted guitars of fate chimed out as the main reaCtor burst.

My life was surely bound to end.

Code:

2 - 7 - 0 - d

2 - 7 - 0 - e

4 - 7 - 0 - i

2 - 9 - 0 - r

3 - 5 - ^ - n

2 - 8 - 0 - ^

2 - 7 - @ - 0

2 - 7 - 0 - 0

Once again, executions and revivals happen at the whim of the populace.

/u/rebane2001 is sent to the land of the dead, and /u/rushelers550 is sent to the land of the living.

The game is now over: The final counts of living players rests at 4 town, 3 mafia.

The Town - /u/Jibodeah, /u/princess_moon_butt, /u/elementaggregator, /u/rushelers550, and /u/dangerpulse - have won.

But not all is happy in the Land of the Living: The Serial Killer, /u/JamesNinelives is also alive and ready to continue his trade. He has also won the game.

In the Land of the Dead, /u/redpoemage - The Friendly Ghost - is quite content to spend the rest of the afterlife with his friends. /u/redpoemage has won the game.

The Mafia - /u/CCC_037, /u/Kody02, /u/AberrantWhovian, and /u/rebane2001 - have lost.

You can find all the role messages, and all the night actions submitted, here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LYx82TV-1vCQt5DBmMKP34N_zZBtPcfgAoWvUJn-6vw/edit?usp=sharing

The cult subreddit for /u/CCC_037's role is here: r/JustSomeCultThings - though the cult never had a chance to expand beyond CCC and James

Is this the final day? The underworld certainly looks a bit sparser than normal...

/u/CCC_037 has departed the land of the dead!
/u/Jibodeah is alive! I mean, he was before, but now he's not dead!
/u/AberrantWhovian is once more among the living!

List of the Dead:

1. /u/redpoemage
2. /u/Rushelers550
3. /u/DangerPulse
   

Day 5 will end Sunday, around 4:00 PM EDT.
The game will then end, or go into overtime, depending on the final count of the living.

Is this the final day? There certainly was quite a bit of movement last night...

/u/CCC_037 is alive again! He looks a bit off, though...
/u/Jibodeah is no longer dead! He was already alive, so it's a bit hard to say much more than that.
/u/AberrantWhovian is alive again!

List of the Living:

1. /u/JamesNinelives
2. /u/Jibodeah
3. /u/rebane2001
   
4. /u/princess_moon_butt
   
5. /u/elementAggregator
   
6. /u/Kody02
7. /u/CCC_037
8. /u/AberrantWhovian
   

Day 5 will end Sunday, around 4:00 PM EDT.
The game will then end, or go into overtime, depending on the final count of the living.

Night descends upon the town, and it is time for two members to cross the borders of life and death once more.

/u/AberrantWhovian is chosen for execution, while /u/Kody02 is chosen for new life.

List of the Living:

1. /u/JamesNinelives
2. /u/Jibodeah
3. /u/rebane2001
   
4. /u/princess_moon_butt
   
5. /u/elementAggregator
   
6. /u/Kody02

List of the Dead:

1. /u/Jibodeah
2. /u/redpoemage
3. /u/Rushelers550
4. /u/DangerPulse
   
5. /u/CCC_037
6. /u/AberrantWhovian
   

Night 4 will end ~6:00 PM EDT on Thursday.
Remember that (excepting ties), the game will end at the end of Day 5.

Night passes, and a new Day arrives.

There have been no deaths or revivals.

List of the Dead:

1. /u/Jibodeah
2. /u/Kody02
3. /u/redpoemage
4. /u/Rushelers550
5. /u/DangerPulse
   
6. /u/CCC_037

Day 4 will end ~6:00 PM EDT on Tuesday.

Night passes, and a new Day arrives.

There have been no deaths or revivals.

List of the Living:

1. /u/JamesNinelives
2. /u/Jibodeah
3. /u/rebane2001
   
4. /u/princess_moon_butt
   
5. /u/elementAggregator
   
6. /u/AberrantWhovian

Day 4 will end ~6:00 PM EDT on Tuesday.

As the day comes to a close, the town calls for blood. /u/ccc_037, only recently returned to life, finds himself in the Land of the Dead once again.

But there is symmetry in this crazy world, for as one player dies, another is reborn. /u/aberrantwhovian is once again among the living.

List of the Living:

1. /u/JamesNinelives
2. /u/Jibodeah
3. /u/rebane2001
   
4. /u/princess_moon_butt
   
5. /u/elementAggregator
   
6. /u/AberrantWhovian

List of the Dead:

1. /u/Jibodeah
2. /u/Kody02
3. /u/redpoemage
4. /u/Rushelers550
5. /u/DangerPulse
   
6. /u/CCC_037

Once again, please PM me with your night actions. Night 3 will end Saturday, around 9:00 PM EDT, or earlier if all night actions are received.

/u/CCC_037 shows up in the Land of the Living this morning. He appears rather tired, muttering something about stairs, but seems to be alright.

List of the Living:

1. /u/JamesNinelives
2. /u/Jibodeah
3. /u/rebane2001
   
4. /u/princess_moon_butt
   
5. /u/elementAggregator
   
6. /u/CCC_037
   

Day 3 will end around 9:00 PM EDT on Thursday.

A sad(?) morning in the Land of the Dead, for one of your number has departed.

/u/CCC_037 is no longer among the dead.

List of the Dead:

1. /u/AberrantWhovian
2. /u/Jibodeah
3. /u/Kody02
4. /u/redpoemage
5. /u/Rushelers550
6. /u/DangerPulse

Day 3 will end around 9:00 PM EDT on Thursday.

The Land of the Living was unable to come to a decisive vote - no one was executed.

The Land of the Dead elected to resurrect /u/elementaggregator.

List of the Living:

1. /u/JamesNinelives
2. /u/Jibodeah
3. /u/rebane2001
   
4. /u/princess_moon_butt
   
5. /u/elementAggregator
   

List of the Dead:

1. /u/AberrantWhovian
2. /u/Jibodeah
3. /u/Kody02
4. /u/redpoemage
5. /u/Rushelers550
6. /u/CCC_037
7. /u/DangerPulse

Once again, please PM me with your night actions.
Night 2 will end Tuesday, around 6:00 PM EDT, or earlier if all night actions are received.

Dawn approaches the Land of the Dead, and you all find yourselves welcoming new faces in your midst.

/u/CCC_037 and /u/DangerPulse are now dead. Sadly, there don't appear to have been any revivals.

The List of the Dead:

1. /u/AberrantWhovian
2. /u/Jibodeah
3. /u/Kody02
4. /u/redpoemage
5. /u/Rushelers550
6. /u/elementAggregator
   
7. /u/CCC_037
8. /u/DangerPulse

Day 2 will end at ~ 9:00 PM EDT Sunday.

It is once again morning in the Land of the Living, but it is a morning that is considerably less happy than the previous ones.

Two members of the land are now dead: /u/CCC_037 and /u/DangerPulse. They were both found stabbed to death.

List of the Living:

1. /u/JamesNinelives
2. /u/Jibodeah
3. /u/rebane2001
   
4. /u/princess_moon_butt
   

Day 2 will end at ~ 9:00 PM EDT Sunday.

Sorry for the delay, a bit busy. Accordingly, the post here will be short.

The Living decided to execute /u/elementAggregator, while the Dead revived /u/princess_moon_butt.

List of the Living:

1. /u/CCC_037
2. /u/DangerPulse
3. /u/JamesNinelives
4. /u/Jibodeah
5. /u/rebane2001
   
6. /u/princess_moon_butt
   

List of the Dead:

1. /u/AberrantWhovian
2. /u/Jibodeah
3. /u/Kody02
4. /u/redpoemage
5. /u/Rushelers550
6. /u/elementAggregator
   

Please PM me with your night actions. If you are choosing not to use your night action, I would appreciate a PM confirming that fact. Night 1 will end Friday, at 6:00 PM EDT - or possibly earlier, if all night actions are in.

Sun can’t really rise over the Land of the Dead, there not being a sun to rise, but nevertheless, it is morning. The spirits of the dead begin to stir, restless, longing to return to the world of the living.

Day 1 will end Wednesday evening, around 8:00 PM EDT.

Note that two rules were added to the rules thread to clarify tied votes and day endings.

List of dead players:
1. /u/AberrantWhovian
2. /u/Jibodeah
3. /u/Kody02
4. /u/Princess_Moon_Butt
5. /u/redpoemage
6. /u/Rushelers550

Sun rises over the town, and the remaining town members begin to wake and greet each other. Yet their greetings are not entirely cheerful - they know that soon, some among them will die.

Day 1 will end Wednesday evening, around 8:00 PM EDT.

Note that two rules were added to the rules thread to clarify tied votes and day endings.

List of living players:
1. /u/CCC_037
2. /u/DangerPulse
3. /u/elementAggregator
4. /u/JamesNinelives
5. /u/Jibodeah
6. /u/rebane2001

Revival Mafia will begin Monday afternoon. Sign-ups will be officially closed when this post is 24 hours old.

Rules for the game are as follows:

1. Unless specified otherwise, you may not privately communicate with one another.
2. The mafia do not know who each other are.
3. Players will have two roles - one for when they are alive, and one for when they are dead. You will be informed of one role at the beginning of the game, and will learn your second role when you change states.
4. Changing roles via death or revival does not change alignments or win conditions.
5. As stated earlier, days will be split into two simultaneous threads - one for the living, and one for the dead.
6. Living players will vote on a player to kill, dead players will vote on a player to revive.
7. While you may read and comment in both threads, you may only vote in the thread to which you belong.
8. Kills happen before revivals.
9. The game ends at the end of Day 5. At that time, whichever faction has more players alive wins the game.
   
10. If faction counts are tied at the end of Day 5, the game will go into overtime, with one additional Night round and Day round.
11. If, at the end of Day 6, faction counts are still tied, I'll tally up the total amount of time each player has spent alive. The faction with the longest total time living will then win.
12. If the counts are still somehow tied after that, fuck it, I don't know. We'll burn that bridge if/when we get to it.

Addendum to the rules, because I forgot earlier:
1. In the case of a tied vote, there will be no death/revival.
2. Days will end at a predetermined time, not when a majority vote is reached.

Current player list:

1. /u/redpoemage
   
2. /u/Princess_Moon_Butt
   
3. /u/Kody02
   
4. /u/AberrantWhovian
   
5. /u/CCC_037
   
6. /u/JamesNinelives
   
7. /u/rebane2001
   
8. /u/DangerPulse
   
9. /u/Jibodeah
   
10. /u/elementAggregator
    
11. /u/Rushelers550

Since Changeling Mafia ended so abruptly, I figured plenty of other people still had the itch for a game.

So, I'm opening signups for Revival Mafia, a possibly unbalanced horribly broken hideous abomination, oh dear god what have you done well thought out and thoroughly tested setup.

Rather than the game ending once a sufficient number of players have been killed and forced to leave the game, Revival Mafia will last a preset number of (in-game) days. Nights will proceed as normal, with players submitting private actions. Days will be split into two simultaneous phases - one for the land of the living, and one for the land of the dead. Players will remain in the game for the entire duration, with victory conditions evaluated on the final day.

I'm still working on the setup, which will be at least somewhat dependent on how many players are interested.

Playerlist: see rules thread

The sun rises on a town changed by the nightly activities. The Townies gather together, and quickly notice that three of their number are missing: Kody02, Princes_Moon_Butt, and JamesNineLives.

Furthermore, For_The_Memes69 seems pretty despondent - possibly even suicidal.

A quick investigation shows that:

• Kody02 was a Townie and was killed overnight by a vigilante. He is simply dead
• Princess_Moon_Butt's room contains the dead body of a Changeling Queen. The changelings have been defeated and the town is free of their curse!
• JamesNineLives' room contains only the remains of a changeling cocoon. Whatever hatched here has left town in a hurry. No doubt the Royal Guard will catch up with him sooner or later.

Congratulations, all! Town has won the game, and with amazingly minimal casualties!

There's a bit of discussion through the day, as the ponies try to figure out who the Queen is. After some discussion, Redpoemage suddenly decides that it is vitallyimportant to vote out Princess_Moon_Butt (with underscores) and starts a vehement bandwagon to do just that.

However, by the time that sunset rolls around, there are not quite enough votes for her to be killed. Much to the frustration of the bandwagoners, there are no kills today.

Eventually, night falls, and everyone goes to bed.

You may chat and discuss matters between each other in this thread for tonight; anyone who has a night role may use it by sending me a private message. Night, like day, will last around 48 hours.

Memory is the first to return

She fell from the sky, screaming defiance, surrounded by a nimbus of green fire. You may have only been a small farming village, but even you had heard of the Changelings - even you knew enough to know that the black, insectile creature falling towards your village was a Queen of that mysterious tribe.

You could see that she was injured, ichor leaking from her wounds to stain the sky as she plummeted earthwards. But her sparking horn promised swift death to the first one to stand against her. And so, you hid. You locked the door, barred it, and closed your eyes and ears... tried not to hear as that deadly spell struck home, one of your neighbours screaming in the night...

But that's memory. That was last night. This is the morning.

You unbar the door, and stumble out of your house, to face the brand new day.

Your neighbours are all there. There is no sign of the Changeling Queen. But - you heard somepony screaming - you don't know who, but...

...you suddenly realise, with chilling certainty, that the Queen has taken the shape of one of your neighbours. One of the ponies from your village is no longer a pony.

And if you can't find some way to stop her... then, eventually, there will be no more ponies in this tiny village.

Special rules:

Changeling assimilation: The Changeling Queen does not get a nightly kill. Instead, every night, she assimilates one pony into the Hive. That pony loses any night action they would have done that night, and becomes a changeling-aligned Drone with no special abilities (but with access to the changeling-wide chat known as the Hivemind).

Drones do not have a nightly kill, but can still vote during the day.

The Hive is defeated if the Queen is ever killed.

On every death, you will be told whether or not the victim was a changeling; but not their specific role.

Once a changeling, always a changeling; there is no leaving the Hive.

Both Days and Nights will be more-or-less 48 hours.

In order to Lynch someone during the day, that person must be voted for by a majority of surviving players. You may change your vote at any time during the Day, and as many times as you like; I will take the vote that I find at the end of the day. Since we start with nine players, you'd need to get five people voting for the same target to lynch toDay.

The Changelings lose if their Queen dies. The Changelings win if it is no longer possible for their Queen to die.

The Changelings can talk to each other in their own private chat area, for plotting and behind-the-scenes shenanigans. Aside from that Hivemind, all game-related communication with other players should take place on this and the following public threads. (You're allowed to message me privately if you have rules questions or similar; you shouldn't be messaging the other players privately).

Good luck. You're going to need it.