Townie- You are a member of the town, out to root out the mafia and defend your town. You don't have any special powers, beyond your ability to think, reason, and vote. You win when the mafia is dead.
Cop- You are a sworn police officer, and defender of the town. Each night, you may investigate a player. Every night, PM me the name of the player you wish to investigate, and I will tell you if that player is town or mafia. You may only do this once each night, though, so choose wisely. You win when the mafia is dead.
Doctor- You are a trained medical professional, and defender of the town. Each night, you may protect a player. Every night, PM me the name of the player you wish to protect; if that player would be killed during the night, that kill is cancelled and the player will continue to live. You may only protect one player every night, and this protect continues only for that night. You may not protect yourself. You win when the mafia is dead.
Mafia- You are the mafia, the scum of the earth, and your partner is crime is (insert name). During the day, you may post and vote like any other player, but at night, things get sinister. You and your partner may talk at night to discuss strategy and who to kill: PM me the name of the player the Mafia wants to wack, and that player shall snuff it.
Admittedly, I may have overdone it on the flavor, so if you have any questions about your actual abilities, feel free to ask me via PM or your IC in thread, and one of us will be sure to clarify.Mafia Roleblocker- You are the mafia, the scum of the earth, and your partner in crime is (insert name). During the day, you may post and vote like any other player, but at night, things get sinister. You and your partner may talk at night to discuss strategy and who to kill: PM me the name of the player the mafia wants to wak, and that player shall snuff it. You also have the power to roleblock another player- PM me the name of the player you want to block, and if that player has a night power, they will be blocked from using it that night.
None whatsoever! Heh. That's so disheartening-sounding. But yeah, I've never played in real life, or online. But I've observed games on several other forums and I've done a LOT of reading up, so I pretty much know how to play, what's going on, all of that by now.needle wrote:What's your experience playing mafia? Is it in real life, forums, chat, etc.?
It seems to me like playing online is a much deeper game. After all, you can't do things like examine past voting patterns in a real life game. There's just a lot more time to think online.needle wrote:What do you think the pros/cons may be of playing online vs. real life?
No. RVS strikes me as rather pointless tbh. >< So this is more interesting.needle wrote:Do you think wanting to skip RVS in favour of RQS is scummy of me?
I'd say yes. No good reason for a Townie to be lying.theperson wrote:Lynch all Liars?
This one is legitimately tricky for me because I'm the kind of person who doesn't contribute to a discussion unless she has something definitely helpful to contribute. And I probably won't always have that. So I'm going to say that it'stheperson wrote:Is lurking scummy?
I haven't really played a full game in a forum that isn't based in mafia games, the game usually dies out. However, I have played games in chats.needle wrote:What's your experience playing mafia? Is it in real life, forums, chat, etc.?
Well, I haven't really played in real life, so I can't really tell you if anything is true or not, but I'd expect that the real-life mafia is based around emotions, what people say, and remembering, since nothing is written, while in the online one you have more time to think and respond, you don't have to worry about pressure and slips. IMO you have to be much more observant online though.needle wrote:What do you think the pros/cons may be of playing online vs. real life?
Eh I have never played with any of both, so I really wouldn't know.needle wrote:Do you think wanting to skip RVS in favour of RQS is scummy of me?
In most of the cases, it would be a good idea to lynch a liar, but thats only if you're pretty sure he is.theperson wrote:Lynch all Liars?
Well, lurking means being there but not talking, so there might be a reason why he isn't talking, maybe he has nothing important to say. Might as well ask him in a way so he is forced to respond why. If you're the lurker, don't go asking to a lurker why he lurks if you're a lurker too though.theperson wrote:Is lurking scummy?
Well, I think a hammer is fine ifmaxmatsu wrote:What do you think of someone hammering, specially right away?
I've never played a RL or chat game. I've played two games of mafia on this forum, which makes me a semi-experienced player. I played those games about a year ago. I then had a big gap because I was just too busy to play well.needle wrote:What's your experience playing mafia? Is it in real life, forums, chat, etc.?
Never having played in real life, this is a tough question. My guess would be that in RL games you can rely on physical tells (looking away, shaky hands and whatever) and it will be easier to put words into context. I have seen people get lynched online on a badly worded sentence when really it is almost impossible to judge the true meaning of a sentence that can be explained in more ways than one over the internet. That's especially true when there are language barriers. Advantages of online play would be that it's easier to keep track of the flow of the game, you can read back to discover contradictions and you have more time to word your accusations and responses.needle wrote:What do you think the pros/cons may be of playing online vs. real life?
No. Tbh I think there isn't much of a difference between the two, as both won't really deliver significant suspicions and do a good job at getting the conversation started. If anything, RQS is probably better as it requires people to produce more text and that makes it easier to get a feel for their posting style.needle wrote:Do you think wanting to skip RVS in favour of RQS is scummy of me?
If there are no confirmed scum out there, yes. Lying is a terrible thing for town to do, so at worst you will lynch a townie that acts anti-town. An exception might be a lynch or lose situation where the cop has identified certain scum.theperson wrote:Lynch all Liars?
It depends on the definition of lurking. Some say that every kind of inactivity is lurking while others say only being there but responding as little or with as little content as possible qualifies as lurking. In both of of the games I have played before I was attacked for "lurking" when I really was too busy to respond every day. In both those games I was town. So it's by no means a guaranteed scumtell. Personally I only find lurking scummy when it can be verified that the lurker has posted in other topics in the same period of time, or if they are pretending to be active but aren't really contributing. Those are deliberate anti-town actions and are therefore scummy.theperson wrote:Is lurking scummy?
I agree with what theperson says about quickhammering. Everyone should have a chance to respond to the imminent lynch before the hammer (unless the deadline is very close). A hammer before that is suspect. But when all opinions have been heard and there is no further discussion, there is nothing wrong with hammering.maxmatsu wrote:What do you think of someone hammering, specially right away?
EBWOP for clarification: should be "...as both won't really deliver significant suscpicions anddimaba wrote:No. Tbh I think there isn't much of a difference between the two, as both won't really deliver significant suspicions and do a good job at getting the conversation started. If anything, RQS is probably better as it requires people to produce more text and that makes it easier to get a feel for their posting style.needle wrote:Do you think wanting to skip RVS in favour of RQS is scummy of me?
Probably not, but would it be a problem? Tbh I don't see why, other than that you might have to spend 2min more reading.seth wrote:Vote: dimaba
Here's to hoping that not every single one of your posts is as long as 21.
