Mini 1714: Justified Season 2 Mafia (Endgame)

[Shinobi]

I'm not going to post again until flips.

[Shinobi]

If Titus is actually town I'm going to be fucking livid.

[ChannelDelibird]

End of Day 5 Vote Count

Titus (3): Shinobi, Untrod Tripod, LLD
Shinobi (1): Titus

Not voting (0): none

With 4 alive, it'll take 3 votes to lynch.

Titus has been lynched.

"Raylan! The whole reason I gave you that money is you agreed to stay away from the Bennetts!"

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

Spiffeh

catboi

Titus

. You are

Helen Givens

, aligned with the

Town

...

Titus, Helen Givens, Vanilla Townie

, has been lynched on Day 5.

[ChannelDelibird]

Endgame: Bloody Harlan

In the deep, dark hills of eastern Kentucky
That's the place where I trace my bloodline
And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone
You will never leave Harlan alive

"You know what? I don't care where I go, so long as I know baby's gonna have a good life."

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

Lady Lambdadelta

. You are

Jamie Berglund

, aligned with the

Town

...

Lady Lambdadelta, Jamie Berglund, Vanilla Townie

, has been endgamed.

"Well, sir, I find that I have come upon a, uh, very exciting investment opportunity."

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

Shinobi

. You are

Gary Hawkins

, aligned with the

Town

...

Shinobi, Gary Hawkins, Vanilla Townie

, has been endgamed.

"Ma ain't never left me in charge…"

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

Untrod Tripod

! You are

Coover Bennett

, aligned with the

Mafia

...

Untrod Tripod, Coover Bennett, Mafia Goon

, survives and wins with the mafia.

Untrod Tripod, Dwlee99 and I_Am_Not_Varsoon have won.

[ChannelDelibird]

Mafia topic
Dead thread

Night actions in full to come shortly.

Reminder for post-game discussion:

Though a wrong decision was made in the endgame, the reasons for that decision have been argued over extensively already and I think that we all know where those involved stand on the issue. I'd rather not focus on the anger left over there while we discuss the game as a whole. Rules regarding civility are still in effect.

[BBmolla]

ayy lmao

[Xtoxm]

So much fail by town at the end there.

catboi was fucking obviously my N1 target why the fuck did you lynch his slot?

This game is also a testament to how garbage VCA is.

Congrats scum and well played!

[ika]

Watching this game from like a halfway point was fun.

I enjoyed the last day the most considering how much truth there was from LLD

[ika]

I also loved the scum QT

[Quilford]

This game is also a testament to how garbage VCA is.

Amen.

Thanks for killing me Night 1, scum. Everyone in this endgame was too clever by half.

[Quilford]

And yes well played to scum

[ChannelDelibird]

Apart from the real drag that was Day 5, I had a lot of fun modding this - more than I traditionally associate with the day-to-day of reading along with a thread - and must admit that I was rooting for the scum a little bit while reading their pleasingly active and communicative private topic. I think that they deserved their win.

Neither side played perfectly, of course - Dwlee got a little bit too attached to his long-planned Art-the-flavour-cop fakeclaim and it ended up necessitating his suicide-by-Molla and town did things like making themselves lynch pretty blindly at the end of Day 1 and then got tangled up in playstyle issues on Day 5 - but I was pleased by the effort put in by everyone, on the whole.

[ChannelDelibird]

Once I've finalised the setup, it's my plan to run a Season 3 game soon. If you enjoyed this game and would like another go-round, pre-/ins are encouraged!

[Quilford]

Oh ho ho I see CDB is being megawrong in the scum PT

[Quilford]

you're fine

if anything I think we can swing a Quilford (???) lynch today

which would be hilarious and I would make fun of him post game

I'm in support of a quilkill too

[Quilford]

Wait not CDB, UT

[Quilford]

Quilford's MD posting in this game, while interesting, is mostly pretty wrong.

Nah bb

I'll get an MD thread up soon

[ChannelDelibird]

One thing that I regret is that the town win con precluded the possibility of a third party, which it wasn't really intended to do. It was a shame that UT's (and possibly others') paranoia about a third-party Boyd could never flourish.

[ChannelDelibird]

Spoiler: Role PMs in full

"Cross me again and I will leave you nothing."

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

Dwlee99

! You are

Mags Bennett

, aligned with the

Mafia

.

As the head of the Bennett clan, who have toiled and thrived in Harlan County for generations, you are ruthless and calculating in your pursuit of a guaranteed future for your grandchildren. With Bo Crowder dead, there's room for your family's weed business to expand – but you have your eyes on something bigger, a sell-out to Black Pike that could set up your family for years to come.

You have the following abilities in this game:

Mafia:

You are in the mafia with your sons,

I_Am_Not_Varsoon

(Doyle Bennett) and

Untrod Tripod

(Coover Bennett). You share a private topic in which you may post at any time, including pregame, Night and Day. Each night, you must together choose someone to kill, specifying which of you performs the kill.

Deceit:

You know that Art Mullen, Tim Gutterson, Carol Johnson and Walt McCready are not in this game and could not be truthfully counterclaimed. At any time, you or another player in your mafia group may ask in bold in your private topic for a fake town role PM for any combination of character name or ability, and one will be crafted to your specifications as quickly as possible.

We got our own ways:

There isn't a face in Harlan County that you don't recognise and you can size up an outsider with ease. Each night, you may target another player. You will be told the name of their character (for example, if you could investigate yourself, you would receive the result "Mags Bennett"). You may do this on the same night on which you perform the factional nightkill.

You win when at least one mafia member is alive and all town players are dead, or when nothing can prevent the same.

Please confirm that you have read and understood your role by replying to this PM stating as such.

"If the police chief wants to kill a guy, he ain't got to send anyone. He just waits for the guy to show up on his turf and he rolls up on him with a bunch of his police officers. You know, that way, he can make it look like the guy died resisting arrest. Or if that don't fly, well, hell, he could just, uh, disappear the body down an old, boarded-up mine shaft."

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

I_Am_Not_Varsoon

! You are

Doyle Bennett

, aligned with the

Mafia

.

The oldest brother of Mags's brood, you are in charge of the local police department and the most level-headed of your brothers. Often called upon to clean up after messes left by the likes of Coover, it is your children for whom Mags is chiefly aiming to provide – but there's some business of which to take care if your family are going to get away with your mother's plans.

You have the following abilities in this game:

Mafia:

You are in the mafia with your mother,

Dwlee99

(Mags Bennett) and brother,

Untrod Tripod

(Coover Bennett). You share a private topic in which you may post at any time, including pregame, Night and Day. Each night, you must together choose someone to kill, specifying which of you performs the kill.

Deceit:

You know that Art Mullen, Tim Gutterson, Carol Johnson and Walt McCready are not in this game and could not be truthfully counterclaimed. At any time, you or another player in your mafia group may ask in bold in your private topic for a fake town role PM for any combination of character name or ability, and one will be crafted to your specifications as quickly as possible.

Chief of Police:

When you need to, you can leverage your position as chief of the local police department to clean things up for your family. Once per game, when you perform the factional nightkill, you can inform me that you are activating this ability. For that Night only, your kill will be impossible to prevent by protection or blocking mechanics.

You win when at least one mafia member is alive and all town players are dead, or when nothing can prevent the same.

Please confirm that you have read and understood your role by replying to this PM stating as such.

"Ma ain't never left me in charge…"

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

Untrod Tripod

! You are

Coover Bennett

, aligned with the

Mafia

.

The youngest brother of Mags's brood, you are a simpleton prone to jealousy and rash turns to violence. Though seen as a "genius" when it comes to growing your family's weed supply, you also partake in your own product more than you perhaps should. While your mother, Mags, has her own grander plans for the family, you're more concerned with the petty vengeance of the present.

You have the following abilities in this game:

Mafia:

You are in the mafia with your mother,

Dwlee99

(Mags Bennett) and brother,

I_Am_Not_Varsoon

(Doyle Bennett). You share a private topic in which you may post at any time, including pregame, Night and Day. Each night, you must together choose someone to kill, specifying which of you performs the kill.

Deceit:

You know that Art Mullen, Tim Gutterson, Carol Johnson and Walt McCready are not in this game and could not be truthfully counterclaimed. At any time, you or another player in your mafia group may ask in bold in your private topic for a fake town role PM for any combination of character name or ability, and one will be crafted to your specifications as quickly as possible.

You win when at least one mafia member is alive and all town players are dead, or when nothing can prevent the same.

Please confirm that you have read and understood your role by replying to this PM stating as such.

"My name's Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want but it'll be the last thing you ever do, I promise you that."

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

Vinkah

. You are

Boyd Crowder

, aligned with the

Town

.

After a violent disagreement with your father that ended in his death, you experienced something of a spiritual crisis, at first trying to hide from the criminality that runs in your blood. Reaching out to your brother's widow, Ava, however, has given you some clarity and now you're ready to embrace the part of you that excels at villainy. Anybody who underestimates you is in for a nasty surprise, that's for sure.

You have the following abilities in this game:

Not to Be Underestimated:

People who try to kill you have a nasty habit of finding the tables turned on them. The first time that any player tries to kill you at Night, you will automatically kill any and all players who tried to kill you that Night in retaliation. You will still die. Non-killing actions can safely be used on you.

You win when at least one town player is alive and all of the mafia are dead, or when nothing can prevent the same.

Please confirm that you have read and understood your role by replying to this PM stating as such.

"I know you think I'm stupid, Boyd, but ...

[long beat]

I ain't."

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

PhantomCobalt

. You are

Dewey Crowe

, aligned with the

Town

.

A petty criminal of near-legendary dim-wittedness, you used to be part of Boyd Crowder's white supremacist crew. Now you're just trying to scrape together a bit of money with a hare-brained scheme or two, and nothing beats your latest effort. You've been trying to steal a delivery of oxycontin but someone else got there first – but, if you just put on this cowboy hat, you could bust in and take it right back, all while pinning the blame on the US Marshal who recently put you in jail. Foolproof.

You have the following abilities in this game:

Come Looking for Me!:

You're wearing a cowboy hat and loudly repeating the name 'Raylan Givens'. Whenever you are targeted by an investigative power, you will return results as if you were Raylan Givens in whatever way is appropriate. You do not know if Raylan is a character in this game.

You win when at least one town player is alive and all of the mafia are dead, or when nothing can prevent the same.

Please confirm that you have read and understood your role by replying to this PM stating as such.

"I did such a stupid thing."

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

Yimmy

. You are

Winona Hawkins

, aligned with the

Town

.

A court stenographer in Lexington, you've moved on from your naïve second husband, Gary, to tentatively reunite with your first, Raylan Givens. But with Gary's schemes endangering your financial security, a moment of weakness saw you steal a bag of money from the evidence locker at the courthouse. It's going to be tough to set things right.

You have the following abilities in this game:

Such a Stupid Thing:

Though your primary win condition is with the town, you cannot win unless you have at least once been voting for another town-aligned player at the time of their lynch.

You win when at least one town player is alive and all of the mafia are dead, or when nothing can prevent the same… unless you have never directly participated in the lynching of at least one other town player.

Please confirm that you have read and understood your role by replying to this PM stating as such.

"Listen, I take my orders from Art, which means I'm gonna be here unless he says otherwise."

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

Xtoxm

. You are

Rachel Brooks

, aligned with the

Town

.

A Deputy US Marshal working out of the Lexington office, you occasionally assist Raylan Givens in his work in and around Harlan. You're also not averse to 'borrowing' him now and then when you're sent down there, feeling a little uncomfortable with some old prejudices. Most importantly, though, you are a capable agent who can be counted upon to do what needs to be done.

You have the following abilities in this game:

Assignment:

You occasionally have to provide protection for a threatened target – just watch out for the double-cross. Each night you may target a player other than yourself. If they are town, they will be protected from any and all kills attempted on them during that Night. If they are aligned with the mafia, you will die.

You win when at least one town player is alive and all of the mafia are dead, or when nothing can prevent the same.

Please confirm that you have read and understood your role by replying to this PM stating as such.

"I'm tired of people telling me as much truth as they see fit."

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

chamber

. You are

Loretta McCready

, aligned with the

Town

.

You are a quiet but astute teenager already doing more to support yourself than your rather pathetic father by selling weed. You've got a US Marshal keeping an eye on you as well as criminal matriarch Mags Bennett but, while you're in a lot of danger, they might all be underestimating you.

You have the following abilities in this game:

The Watch:

You have a keen eye and might be able to notice details that people don't want you to see. Once per game, at Night, you may target a dead player. You will be told the names of every player, living or dead, who targeted that player with an ability at least once in the game. You will not be told how many times each person targeted your target, nor when, nor if those abilities were used at Day or Night. Your results will be presented in a randomised order.

You win when at least one town player is alive and all of the mafia are dead, or when nothing can prevent the same.

Please confirm that you have read and understood your role by replying to this PM stating as such.

"You know what? I don't care where I go, so long as I know baby's gonna have a good life."

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

Lady Lambdadelta

. You are

Jamie Berglund

, aligned with the

Town

.

Imprisoned in the Lexington area, you were impregnated by a guard while inside and, though you expect to stay incarcerated, you are hopeful that you might be able to get out for long enough to have your child and see it to a better life than that to which you can look forward. While you're prepared to tangle with the law to get that done, however, you might be in over your head.

You have no abilities in this game beyond that of your vote.

You win when at least one town player is alive and all of the mafia are dead, or when nothing can prevent the same.Please confirm that you have read and understood your role by replying to this PM stating as such.

"Well, sir, I find that I have come upon a, uh, very exciting investment opportunity."

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

Shinobi

. You are

Gary Hawkins

, aligned with the

Town

.

A hopelessly reckless real estate professional, you've found yourself going down a dark path in recent months as a result of your debt to the Dixie Mafia. You are married to Winona Hawkins but the re-emergence of her first husband, Raylan Givens, has you on the defensive. Under pressure on all fronts to prove your worth, will you simply end up making more trouble than that from which people can pull you out?

You have no abilities in this game beyond that of the vote.

You win when at least one town player is alive and all of the mafia are dead, or when nothing can prevent the same.

Please confirm that you have read and understood your role by replying to this PM stating as such.

"This is who we are, Dickie. This is who we've always been. Givens, Bennetts, going on what? Nearly a hundred years now. And this is how it ends. It can just end."

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

Scorpious

. You are

Raylan Givens

, aligned with the

Town

.

A Deputy US Marshal, born and bred in Harlan County before returning reluctantly last year, you could have taken a transfer out after the death of Bo Crowder… but something kept you around. Maybe it's the chance to reconnect with your ex-wife, Winona, or maybe you've felt just enough of the pull of old feuds between the Givens and Bennett clans that you can't walk away. Whatever it is, the past shows no sign of releasing its hold on you.

You have no abilities in this game beyond that of the vote.

You win when at least one town player is alive and all of the mafia are dead, or when nothing can prevent the same.

Please confirm that you have read and understood your role by replying to this PM stating as such.

"Art, I've been in Harlan 18 years. People still look at me like I'm some kinda Yankee come down to burn their crops."

Welcome to Justified Season 2,

popsofctown

. You are

Tom Bergen

, aligned with the

Town

.

A calm, reliable Kentucky state troope, you've often found yourself working alongside Raylan Givens and the Marshals service in recent months as part of a task force investigating crime in Harlan County. Loyal and thoughtful, you're just here to make sure that everything is under control so that you can go back to your wife and two children.

You have no abilities in this game beyond that of the vote.

You win when at least one town player is alive and all of the mafia are dead, or when nothing can prevent the same.

Please confirm that you have read and understood your role by replying to this PM stating as such.

"Raylan! The whole reason I gave you that money is you agreed to stay away from the Bennetts!"

Welcome to Justified Season 2 Mafia,

Spiffeh

. You are

Helen Givens

, aligned with the

Town

.

Though not Raylan Givens's biological mother, you married his father, Arlo, after the death of Frances Givens, your sister and Arlo's wife. Caring for him far more than your no-good husband, you were the one to send him away from Harlan County in the hopes that he would make something better of himself. Now you're just trying to look out for him and yourself as best as you can, reining in the worst of the Givens men for their own good.

You have no abilities in this game beyond that of the vote.

You win when at least one town player is alive and all of the mafia are dead, or when nothing can prevent the same.

Please confirm that you have read and understood your role by replying to this PM stating as such.

[Shiro]

I was here for a short while but I had my fun

Also I am relly glad I saved the actual investigative role from nk by drawing it ^_^

[Dwlee99]

Gj UT and GG all.
I am super proud of my day play being so convincing to catboi. I didn't realize bb was actually a bomb until they said I was forgetting it in the setup and I didn't attempt to power lynch them.

[Untrod Tripod]

Quilford's MD posting in this game, while interesting, is mostly pretty wrong.

Nah bb

I'll get an MD thread up soon

...bro

[Untrod Tripod]

Oh ho ho I see CDB is being megawrong in the scum PT

one of us just won, and I'm pretty sure it was me

[Untrod Tripod]

[Untrod Tripod]

also, I know this is in the scum PT, but I promised myself if I won I'd post it after the game was over if I won

Tldr: UT is almost certain town, unless he planned an elaborate bus your buddies strategy.