OKAY. All roles should have been sent out. If you are /in the game and haven't recieved a Role, PM me and I'll resend it. Day post coming in about 20 mins.

BioSC

United States636 Posts

September 02 2012 01:09 GMT

#163

Day One

The Propaniacs, Propaniacs on the floor!
And we'll make you laugh and make you laugh some more!
We're the Propaniacs -- ...aniacs...
For sure!
If you're sad, we've got the gas that is the cure!

It was a hot, summer day in Arlen, Texas. As Hank Hill was driving into work, he had an uneasy feeling, sensing something was not right. There was a putrid stench in the air that he couldn't quite place.

As he approached Strickland Propane, he could see smoke rising in the air. Gasping in horror, he rushed into the building, only to be kocked off his feet by an explosion. Surely noone had survived the blast.

Immediately Hank realized who had been behind the attack. It was charcoal.

BioSC as Buck Strickland has perished!
Hapahauli as Joe Jack has sung his last song!
Toadesstern as Enrique está muerto!

You have 48 hours to determine the next lynch. The current deadline is 02:00 GMT (+00:00). Good luck!

Sonic Death Monkey

Sweden991 Posts

September 02 2012 01:18 GMT

#164

Alright fellow townies, one post before I go to bed, it's 3am over here.

Make sure to read the maffia guide thread if you haven't, it's really good. Try to make concise posts and think 'em through before posting, the last thing we need is added confusion.

We also need transparency, so try to contribute with at least one post per game day where you clearly explain your reasoning behind your most solid reads. If everyone does this, the mobsters will have to too.

And blue roles, with great power comes great responsibility, so please don't do stupid shit just because you can :p

Finally, keep in mind: if you're a vanilla townie, death by NK is a great honor and the best possible outcome for the group as a whole.

Goodnight and see ya tomorrow.

thrawn2112

United States6918 Posts

September 02 2012 01:41 GMT

#165

damn charcoal! where's bobby?! he'd better not have nothing to do with that fire. the boy ain't right i'll tell ya what!

Obligatory lurker policy post:

Newbie XXIII

Newbie XXV

tldr: Lynching lurkers D1 has recently shown merit in newbie games. To quote lvdr from XXV:

On August 26 2012 02:42 Lvdr wrote: "lynching active but contriversial players D1 typically leads to mislynches"

My plan for D1 is to proceed as normal, but in the back of my mind I'll be thinking about a good lurker vote candidate. Good =/= lowest post count, it means picking a lurker who doesn't take a side in controversial issues. Near the end of D1, I will be most suspicious of people that have avoided attention and don't seem to care about scumhunting or offering original contributions.

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drazak

United States479 Posts

September 02 2012 01:59 GMT

#166

I'm all for lynching lurkers. A lurker is either being quiet to hide what they are, or not helping, either way they're not any use to anyone. so far people not lurking are SDM and Thrawn... we'll see how many more of you come out of the woodwork.

Cubu

1171 Posts

September 02 2012 02:02 GMT

#167

But how do you lynch that which you cannot see?

Cubu

1171 Posts

September 02 2012 02:04 GMT

#168

And it might be that they are busy doing something offline (school, work etc) so it's hard to judge whether they are lurking or just afk.

drazak

United States479 Posts

September 02 2012 02:06 GMT

#169

If they're going to be busy/afk all game, they really aren't being any help, they aren't reading all the posts and giving us their reads, just taking up space. This hurts us almost as much as a mafia as the mafia can leave them alive, knowing they aren't making good reads/paying attention.

thrawn2112

United States6918 Posts

September 02 2012 02:06 GMT

#170

On September 02 2012 11:02 Cubu wrote:
But how do you lynch that which you cannot see?

yo man talkin' bout 21st century man, got dat dang ole night vision

thrawn2112

United States6918 Posts

September 02 2012 02:18 GMT

#171

On September 02 2012 11:04 Cubu wrote:
And it might be that they are busy doing something offline (school, work etc) so it's hard to judge whether they are lurking or just afk.

Well there is no effective or distinguishable difference between true lurking and being afk so I'm going to think of them as the same thing. And note that lurker policy isn't based on lynching the person with lowest vote count, it has a lot to do with the content of their posts.

On September 02 2012 10:41 thrawn2112 wrote:Good =/= lowest post count, it means picking a lurker who doesn't take a side in controversial issues. Near the end of D1, I will be most suspicious of people that have avoided attention and don't seem to care about scumhunting or offering original contributions.

JacobStrangelove

Australia1572 Posts

September 02 2012 02:33 GMT

#172

Hey! I have noticed in past games day one active players lynching often goes bad. Unless there is a clear and obvious read that is. That said most scum would be active first day anyway (I imagine) just to avoid this. I have noticed however that many lurkers turn out to be bored town though so... The problem is if they are bored the content of their posts will suck as well. (Over thinking mode activated) I guess part of it comes down to instinct and analysing what you can such as who defends them and why.

Also I agree with low post count doesn’t mean bad content.

kushm4sta

United States8878 Posts

September 02 2012 03:24 GMT

#173

Are people ok with NOT lynching anyone first night or is this generally thought of as bad play? Because honestly it seems impossible to have a good idea of who is mafia by then.
Last game everyone was like we NEED to lynch someone, and we ended up lynching WeeTee, an innocent! I love all my townies and I don't want to kill any.

kushm4sta

United States8878 Posts

September 02 2012 03:26 GMT

#174

Lurker policy: yeah lynch someone if they are posting the minimum and not adding anything. That is fine with me.

kushm4sta

United States8878 Posts

September 02 2012 03:29 GMT

#175

Also guys remember school starts soon if it hasn't already started. Sept 4th for me. This is going to make it kind of hard to distinguish malicious lurkers because people will have a good excuse.

thrawn2112

United States6918 Posts

September 02 2012 03:31 GMT

#176

On September 02 2012 12:24 kushm4sta wrote:
Are people ok with NOT lynching anyone first night or is this generally thought of as bad play? Because honestly it seems impossible to have a good idea of who is mafia by then.
Last game everyone was like we NEED to lynch someone, and we ended up lynching WeeTee, an innocent! I love all my townies and I don't want to kill any.

I don't want a no-lynch. Even if a townie gets lynched we still gain information from their flip. If a player flips green then the next step is to look at who all played parts in getting them lynched. And besides that if we don't have a lynch goal for D1 I think there will be a lot less conversation than normal. As far as it being impossible to have a good lynch candidate, that's where lurker policy comes in.

JacobStrangelove

Australia1572 Posts

September 02 2012 03:48 GMT

#177

To lynch or not to lynch that is the question! But lynching does give information which is something that is normally lacking in the first day. If we didn't lynch then the second day would be much like the first (confusion etc..) But I was watching last game so I know what you mean. Besides the town with bad arguments or the ones that don't post normally get lynched first (or the ones that panic which is understandable) so it's not like we lose a really valuable analyst if we lynch first day.

KillingTime

France101 Posts

September 02 2012 06:19 GMT

#178

Good Morning All, (and Glhf). It has been a bit of a wait but it's nice to be getting started. I don't think no-lynch is a good idea - at the very least a lynch discussion generates some substantive posts that can be analysed later. Without a lynch discussion we will have a tougher time D2, because policy/activity/setup chatter is pretty much a Null read.And ofc, we are aiming to hit scum...

kushm4sta

United States8878 Posts

September 02 2012 06:23 GMT

#179

On September 02 2012 15:19 KillingTime wrote:
Good Morning All, (and Glhf). It has been a bit of a wait but it's nice to be getting started. I don't think no-lynch is a good idea - at the very least a lynch discussion generates some substantive posts that can be analysed later. Without a lynch discussion we will have a tougher time D2, because policy/activity/setup chatter is pretty much a Null read.And ofc, we are aiming to hit scum...

okok I get it... about a thousand people explain to me why my idea is bad. Mafia thinks to themselves, "hmm here is something obvious I can post about that wont make me look suspicious."

JacobStrangelove

Australia1572 Posts

September 02 2012 06:37 GMT

#180

okok I get it... about a thousand people explain to me why my idea is bad. Mafia thinks to themselves, "hmm here is something obvious I can post about that wont make me look suspicious."

Haha like you can talk. You did just triple post before

But maybe Killings responce was pointless considering it was already answered. But on the flip side it does concrete that that is a bad idea and it's his first post of the thread.