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Ah, sorry Chromatic Wasp.    I didn't even consider the possibility of you being a power role trying to lay low.

From the revealed roles and the unexpected NK, I've come to a few conclusions.

1.  Since Chromatic Wasp was basically just a cop, TheDarkStar was a vanilla townie, and The Cult Lord also functions as a Godfather, I don't think this setup has any complex or multi-powered power roles.  Based on the final line of the flavor text, Chromatic Wasp may have been the strongest power role we had.  We also likely have multiple vanilla townies, since it would be odd if TDS was the only one.
2.  Based on #1, I don't think the Cult Leader has any extra powers beyond converting people and being immune to investigations, otherwise the Cult would be quite a bit stronger than the town.
3.  Since it was TheDarkStar who was killed, I think the killer is likely a town Vigilante.  TDS was a very "safe" target.  He apparently claimed to be a Vanilla Townie, so there wasn't a risk of the vigilante accidentally killing a power role.  His infrequent posting made it difficult to get a read on him and his death wouldn't cause the town to lose a more active player who could contribute more.  (There's still the possibility of a Serial Killer, but I would expect a SK to target someone more threatening to him)

I'm still not really sure how many members the cult started with.  The existence of a SK/Vig means there's another threat that the Cult Leader has to dodge on Night 1, unless he's also immune to being NKed.  I'm still leaning toward the CL starting by himself, if only based on traditional cult games and the starting player count of this game.

Quote from: Megggas on December 17, 2015, 06:53:08 pm

Spoiler: My Incredibly OP character (click to show/hide)

Name: Todd
Description: A guy from the Accounting Department.
Statistics:
    STR: -3
    DEX: -4
    INT: 1
    WIS: -5
    VIT: -3
Skills: [Accounting]
Traits: [Expendable] [Always Fail]
Gear: Pen, Paper, Suit, Tie, Calculator

What are you planning to do with the other 1,000,014 points, exactly?

Add them into a savings account and collect interest.

Check my inventory for anything I can use as a distraction while I escape.  If I have nothing, look for a place to hide.

Okay, my rl errands are taken care of and my other mafia game seems to be over early, so I can put 100% into this game once again.

Unvote.  SabertoothTiger's posts look a lot like paranoid newbie cult, but he didn't lash out at me or panic while my vote was on him, so he might actually just be newbie town who's still learning how to play.  I'm (barely) willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for now since it's his first game, but I will be keeping a very close eye on him.  I consider him to be the second scummiest person here.

However, Chromatic Wasp looks like cult.  He seems a tad too concerned about looking like a lurker.  Not only that, but his scumhunting also seems a bit...halfhearted.  For example, in this post, after telling us why he thinks fillipk is scum, he ends it with the line "But that's just my opinion."  It's as if he's afraid to fully commit to the idea of fillipk being scum.  In his following post, he admits that he just went along with everyone else and was trying not to look like a lurker.  When he later votes for SabertoothTiger, he ends his reasoning with the line "But that's very much if I had to pick a suspect.".  Again, he doesn't seem confident in his vote.  The context for his votes is suspicious too.  His first vote seemed like an attempt to blend in and go along with the crowd, and his second vote only manifested after being prompted.  He's generally been passive and hasn't put much (if any) effort into scum hunting since his first post.  I understand he's got finals this week, but he's posted several WoT posts relating to game theory, so he's certainly had the time to scum hunt, but hasn't.

Normally, since he's a new player, I'd be inclined to cut him quite a bit more slack.  However, in his first post he said he was a "huge Mafia fanatic" and has had plenty of experience with other mafia games, so I would expect that he'd at least have a more aggressive and assertive play style if he was a townie.

Chromatic Wasp:  I'd like you to provide your reads.  Who do you think is town and who do you think is cult?

I've noticed a bunch of new players recently.  It might be a good idea for someone to host another Beginner's mafia soon.  If no one else does, I might host one in 3-5 days.

In.  Pm coming in a sec.

Quote from: Megggas on December 15, 2015, 10:06:34 pm

I don't think Tiruin is coming back, so TheDarkStar, please investigate Tiruin right now so that we can just take her out of the equation.

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I can day-investigate? Do I just PM SaberToothTiger my action? Also, when does the day end?

Yes.  Yes, I think so.  Day ends Thursday.

Hmm...Tawarochir brought up an interesting point.  There might be some value in ignoring Tiruin for now.  If she's town, she won't be helping anyway.  If she's scum and we kill the other scum before her, we'll know she's scum when nobody gets night killed.

TheDarkStar, please investigate Tawarochir.  If he's scum, then Tiruin might be his partner.

Oh, duh.  Extend.  Thanks for the reminder, hector.

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