[M][T] Aperture Mafia 4, Episode 2 - Page 34

On October 30 2020 12:47 raynpelikoneet wrote:
So you going to the database or not shockeyy?

The TL Mafia Database

The TL Mafia Database is a wealth of information, and has assisted players with their quest for victory in many games. Sadly, it is in a sorry state of disrepair. Weakening security protocols and new technology has enabled greater access, but more serious danger of Aperture Science infiltration. Without proper care, the database will destabilize with disastrous results.

Each night, a player, instead of performing any action they may have, may visit the database and target another player. You will recieve a clue about that player's role or the setup at large. You can choose to learn whether your target has a role that has been in a previous aperture game before, If your target has activated some part of their role, what modifiers, if any, are currently affecting your target, or what effect the next stage of corruption level will cause.

Because your connection to the database is unencrypted, Aperture Science will learn who you have targeted, but not the information you obtain. Other factions may be able to use the database in their own ways.

If no players visit the Database, it will continue to destabilize, causing the Corruption Counter to increase by 1. In addition, if too many people (half a majority of players alive - for example, 4 players with 12 players alive) visit the database, the corruption counter will increase by 1. At corruption levels of 1, 3, and 5, a special effect will occur that will modify the game in some way.

On October 30 2020 13:46 Tictock wrote:
Ok, so I don't think I have the focus for this game right now. I couldn't sleep last night and tried finish catching up with the game and was freaking out for a bit because I was convinced that rayn had ended the phase 6 hours early. That said I did finish reading and here is where I am at.

It seems like the only really relevant thing right now is night actions and database stuff and the sense I get from the game is that everybody is just doing their own thing.

My understanding that the corruption counter can only go up by 1 per night so I don't really see much issue with many people using the option to check the database as we would go to 2, but 3 is the next threshold for whatever so maybe that's fine.

All I know is that corruption doesn't seem to be relevant to me (nothing seems to have changed with the counter going to 1) and I'm starting to worry about what it might mean for others to get the counter up. I think I still would like to check the corruption but am less sure that's the best thing, especially when rayn is now randomly gung-ho about doing this himself.+ Show Spoiler +

This leads me to Dirk's role. I really dislike 2 things about his claim, first and formost for me is that his ability pushed us to the next corruption level and potentially changed things. Second is that he says he is a named town yet part of his ability makes him return as 3rd party now.

I was already thinking corruption is related to a 3rd party mechanic due to the way the rules talk about the database.


This just seems to back that up.

I also noted that Dirk's thinking about how many people to send and attitude about corruption increasing was pretty inconsistent, though I don't feel like filter diving to back that up atm. So I have this sense that he is either playing a bit dumb about the mechanic or is putting out seeds of chaos about it.

On October 30 2020 13:56 ShoCkeyy wrote:


So we're on the same page about dirk and his ask for "3" people to enter + protection?

On October 30 2020 14:29 Tictock wrote:


I think so, but it is moreso that I'm having problems understanding his train of thinking regarding how many to send.

Like didn't he talk about sending everybody at one point? Which to me kinda makes sense, kus it would only add one corruption and possible give a bunch of info.

Then later say "only sending 1" is the best way to get info? Which just makes no sense to me, besides being able to confirm that yes they did go... but why wouldn't scum or whoever just go anyways to be like "see I did as told"

Honestly though, I just dont think I get the whole mechanic. Which is why I was wanting to avoid corruption and spend actions checking what it did for now. So my big issue is that we got pushed forward into further unknown territory by dirk's actions.

On October 30 2020 15:05 yamato77 wrote:
Shockey if you're town you should at least explain something about your role at this point.

On October 30 2020 15:12 ShoCkeyy wrote:


I sell insurance, you know, protection.

On October 30 2020 15:14 yamato77 wrote:

Why would you think your night action is worse than visiting the database if your claim is true?

On October 30 2020 15:19 ShoCkeyy wrote:


I didn’t say that.

On October 30 2020 15:12 yamato77 wrote:
Rayn ITT: ignore/dismiss everything I post in favor of continuing to scumread me for my first post in the game.

If I am indeed mafia, why would I buddy with a competing alignment?

On October 30 2020 15:10 raynpelikoneet wrote:
So shockeyy are you going or not?

TT can you point out to me specifically where yamato is being constructive and bringing interesting stuff on table?