EoFF Mafia : 2of4 Micro

[Jiro]

Well, given that Jessweeee♪'s vote was the first cast, I am unlikely to survive unless I make a shameless plea and reveal my grand strategy! That's unfortunate. But I can't give it all away, because that would ruin the fun, and it would also render it pointless, in addition to being entirely unbelievable! But just know that I have always had your best interests at heart, friends!

Oh! Maybe I should do something ~crazy~ like... wait, nope, that wouldn't work. Too small a game, too rigid the possibilities, nobody would fall for such a shameless trick.

[Shorty]

Noble til the end, eh?

[Jiro]

Well yeah, it's also possible that I just suck at Mafia and can't see your grand plan. But as you're on the chopping block, why don't you try to explain it and save yourself? Why should I vote for Laddy instead of you?

I don't believe you suck at Mafia. I don't believe anybody sucks at Mafia. We all miss things; I am guilty of it often! But I can't tell you why I am flailing, and I cannot tell you to vote for Laddy for any other reason than I know I am Town aligned. But we do not know what Laddy is and I could not ask you to vote for him without just cause!

[Jiro]

Noble til the end, eh?

Somebody needs to die on Day One, and there are worse people to lose than me! My logic and experience would be of assistance, but I'm sure the Town will manage. I'm just going to party in the Graveyard, I'll wait for you honey

[Shorty]

Don't wait up for me, cupcake. I haven't voted for you because I do believe that your logic and experience are of use. We shall see, we shall see.

[Jiro]

Also since I haven't mentioned it yet, let me say that MDNA's bacon number post is very cool.

[Citizen Bleys]

I thought we were doing plurality lynches, id est sucks to be the person with the most votes on him/her.

Was this directed at me, with regards to the 9 alive, 5 to lynch?

It couldn't hurt to clarify anyways, given that there is at least one first-time player : Plurality comes into play at deadline. The fifth vote on any player or No Lynch is a hammer and at that point the game enters twilight, with vote changes not counting until the next day phase.

If there's a hammer, plurality rules don't come into play.

Vote Count 1.3:

Jinx (0) -
Laddy (3) - Shorty, Madonna, Jiro
I Took the Red Pill (1) - edczxcvbnm
edczxcvbnm (2) - shion, Laddy
Jessweeee♪ (0) -
Jiro (3) - Jessweeee♪, Jinx, I Took the Red Pill
Shorty (0) -
Madonna (0) -
shion (0) -
Not Voting: Nobody!

With 9 alive it takes 5 to lynch or no lynch

~2hrs, 35 minutes til deadline as of this edit.

[Madonna]

Oh, someone cares about the role claim; I was wondering when someone would say something. Personally, I am not too bothered about his early claim.

He could be telling the truth. That would be stupid.

He could be telling a lie, and that makes him a townie or scum.

If townie, then he would be Vanilla, here is hoping, and doing it to protect the roles. We know there is a goon rolecop, and he might have to waste a night action to suss out Jiro. Or, they can just kill him and save themselves the grief. In either of these cases, the real Jailkeep can conduct business. Granted, no one else has piped up with NOOOOOOOO, FALSE CLAIM, 'TIS I THE GAOLER, but that too falls under the stupid category. Heck, we might not even have a Keeper. Anyway, if town, a scum night action will be spent on him tonight because they have to investigate him. If he lives, he remains a suspect and we might have to string him up tomorrow*.

If scum, then he is boldly claiming a role which someone might hold. There is no guarantee there is a Jailkeeper, and Jiro might be safe in claiming. The real Jailkeeper can come out to contest, but that would be folly. Better to let things work out as they were when I began typing this (far too long ago, I fear), and let people dog-pile onto the poor man. That would ensure he dies, no power roles have to come out, and we can see the wisdom of our work. As scum, he would not be dying at night, and is a viable candidate tomorrow*.

[Shorty]

I think we all know that Jiro is the type of person to take a bullet for someone or something he believes to be more important. Make of that what you will.

[Jiro]

Basically, yes.

[Madonna]

Not lynching Jiro nets us:
a Mafia target tonight (probably rolecop since him living makes him suspect tomorrow and thus Mafia gets a random Townie today and a Jailkeep/Townie tomorrow)
OR
a role-claiming Mafia with balls of lead jump around ninny-like because he talked himself out of a lynch (or let me talk us out of it)

Lynching Jiro gets us:
A dead Vanilla Townie
OR
A dead Jailkeeper
OR
A dead scum

I am not really feeling favorably at this point, but maybe there's an option/opinion I am missing.

[Jiro]

Let us assume for the moment that I am a dirty filthy spaghetti eating meatball tossing pizza scoffing stallion riding member of the Mafia. Role claiming Day One is an incredible gamble, but because of that, people would instantly be split as to whether I am an idiot but honest Jailkeeper, a crazy brave Vanilla Townie, or a cunning idiotic and brave Mafia member.

The real Jailkeeper, if there is one, is rarely going to be stupid enough to say "uh no I'M real" so if I survive then I have a good cover story. I just need to be clever with my claimed night actions. And, if the real Jailkeeper does pipe up, then my team mate has an assured power role kill regardless.

Honestly, in a game with only two bad guys, I would never try this tactic as a member of the Mafia. It's too risky. So... that leaves me as innocent with unknown motives. I would appreciate a little focus elsewhere now, though the people I would like to hear from are conspicuously absent.

[Jiro]

I think we all know that Jiro is the type of person to take a bullet for someone or something he believes to be more important. Make of that what you will.

Who I am should not influence your game too much. I cannot change who I am fundamentally, but I always always play a character during Mafia games

[Shorty]

Do you know the big problem with a disguise, Mr. Jiro? However hard you try, it's always a self-portrait.

[Jiro]

I'm not a very good artist

But let's now consider what would happen if I was a townsperson. Because I feel like just putting all the cards on the table and letting you sort them out while I kick back in the Graveyard with my blackjack and ghost babes. Let me whip up a post real nice.