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[Burbeting]

Or is the miller role purely a town F-U like burb postulated in his reveal post? At least at this point I can get behind a burbeting vote.

Usually the Miller role is there to balance the Investigative roles, so that the balance of the game would not be too screwed towards the town.

I'm plausibly sure either a) the flavours are non-standard (i.e., no Harry/Hermione/obvious characters) or b) mafia have been given safe claims. It's the only way a game this big will work. Otherwise no mafia will dare claim a major character for fear of a counter-claim, which means 'Lynch people who claim unimportant characters' becomes an easy way to win. I think this game will be designed so that's not a strategy.

Yeah, the safe claims is something I noted about in my claim-post, and it's not something I can really defend against, since I completely agree, the scums must have got those, especially in a game with named roles in it, and not something more mundane like "Miller Wizard".

 

[Kawl_USC]

Burbeting: Miller is a sucky ass role to have, ask Cabot about that . Now, it could be a way for a scum burb to hide, but I am not willing to lynch him just for that. Sure, his role is anti-town, but Burb has proven to be a VERY GOOD town player, maybe even the best, so I think he could be useful for us even with that anti town role. And if he is scum in hiding, he will probably slip up later in the game and we lynch him then based on those events combined with his miller claim, but I will not vote for him purely for the miller claim.

My position on Burbeting right now, is that it strikes me as a very high risk claim for scum. However, I also wouldn't put it past a Snape role to be actually scum. He does have the mark after all. I'm not going to be voting to lynch Burbet but I'm also going to be taking everything he says with a grain of salt, and will be adamantly against him becoming anything like a head town/leading discussion too much.

 

[roytheone]

My position on Burbeting right now, is that it strikes me as a very high risk claim for scum. However, I also wouldn't put it past a Snape role to be actually scum. He does have the mark after all. I'm not going to be voting to lynch Burbet but I'm also going to be taking everything he says with a grain of salt, and will be adamantly against him becoming anything like a head town/leading discussion too much.

True, Burb has put himself in the spotlight, and if weird shit happens, our PR s will most likely be all over him. Sure, a cop can't do much, but a tracker or role blocker can still catch him doing dirt. If this is a scum play, it is VERY balsy and risky.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

One thing I think about a Snape claim is that he is not the only HP character of questionable allegiance. Would Draco or his family be scum or neutral survivors? Peter Pettigrew was good and became evil, and Sirius Black vice versa. Umbridge, while a despicable character, isn't a Death Eater.

 

[Kawl_USC]

One thing I think about a Snape claim is that he is not the only HP character of questionable allegiance. Would Draco or his family be scum or neutral survivors? Peter Pettigrew was good and became evil, and Sirius Black vice versa. Umbridge, while a despicable character, isn't a Death Eater.

This is true. I could see Draco as Hogwarts aligned, PP as evil, SB as good, Umbridge as some kind of neutral. But honestly, the question of Snape's true nature was the longest running thread of his character. Sirius was resolved in a single book as was Peter. Draco was up in the air for longer, but his story of redemption and overcoming his families history of evil leans towards town.

Not to mention we shouldn't lean toy heavily into the flavor in trying to figure things out. Probably will be a bad time if we do that too much.

 

[Hyperactivity]

This is true. I could see Draco as Hogwarts aligned, PP as evil, SB as good, Umbridge as some kind of neutral. But honestly, the question of Snape's true nature was the longest running thread of his character. Sirius was resolved in a single book as was Peter. Draco was up in the air for longer, but his story of redemption and overcoming his families history of evil leans towards town.

Not to mention we shouldn't lean toy heavily into the flavor in trying to figure things out. Probably will be a bad time if we do that too much.

I agree that guessing some characters alignments might not be the best idea. voldy, bellatrix, etc are obvious scum, but the Malfoys or snape could be far more confusing

hell, snape could be a neutral like ocelot in mgs

 

[kingkitty]

alright, here's my hot take.

if Burbeting is mafia, then what he did today was incredibly bold. He created a gutsy alibi for why he would show up as mafia to an investigator.

But I dunno, the boldness makes my gut believe he isn't mafia. Also, with so many players, there's bound to be a Snape. Wouldn't mafia Burbeting be afraid of a counter-claim?

Now even if he isn't mafia, I think it's probably in the interest of Hogwarts that he dies sometime in the near-mid-far future, if not today. Only death is the surefire way to prove himself, unfortunately.

Has everyone chimed in already? There's a buttload of people in this game so I'm not sure. Anyways I'm be back in....13 hours.

 

[kingkitty]

One thing I think about a Snape claim is that he is not the only HP character of questionable allegiance. Would Draco or his family be scum or neutral survivors? Peter Pettigrew was good and became evil, and Sirius Black vice versa. Umbridge, while a despicable character, isn't a Death Eater.

From a story standpoint, Snape being the miller is actually kinda clever.

Burbeting if you're actually mafia, then you made a very bold, and story consistent claim, and I applaud you. Besides miller, if Snape happened to be a neutral instead, that wouldn't surprise me either.

 

[Hyperactivity]

SINCE THE GAME STARTED:

01 [m] Retroid - New
05 [m] TheExodu5 - New
08 [f] bananaspaceprincess
09 [m] TheWorthyEdge
12 [m] Flame_AC
14 [m] TheAwesomePossum

24 [m] Christina Mackenzie

haven't chimed in

All of them but Retroid HAVE posted in the thread however, so it could easily be timezones factoring in.

 

[Christina Mackenzie]

I'm here, will be posting my thoughts soon.

 

[Hyperactivity]

LOADING
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It is your first day in Pointy Robe Scholars and a town is nearby. There are people to learn and to love. But who is magic and who is not?
NOTE: Type "help" for commands list.

>> help

This computer game is magic

>> char

CHAR STATS
(average) || Fire Game | Water Game | Wind Game | Earth Game

Openness (58.75%) || 51% | 53% | 72% | 59%
Adventurousness (44.50%) || 30% | 40% | 62% | 46%
Artistic Interests (0.50%) || 0% | 1% | 1% | 0%
Emotionality (38.50%) || 56% | 45% | 21% | 32%
Imagination (65%) || 57% | 64% | 76% | 63%
Intellect (54.25%) || 46% | 49% | 68% | 54%
Authority-challenging (73.75%) || 65% | 64% | 84% | 82%

Conscientiousness (37.75%) || 30% | 33% | 52% | 36%
Achievement-striving (33.75%) || 28% | 25%| 46% | 36%
Cautiousness (47.75%) || 44% | 41% | 55% | 51%
Dutifulness (7.75%) || 5% | 8% | 10% | 8%
Orderliness (61%) || 75% | 55% | 48% | 66%
Self-discipline (21.75%) || 9% | 19% | 38% | 21%
Self-efficacy (20%) || 16% | 21% | 27% | 16%

Extroversion (14.75%) || 20% | 21% | 10% | 8%
Activity Level (1.75%) || 1% | 2% | 2% | 2%
Assertiveness (31.75%) || 52% | 40% | 20% | 15%
Cheerfulness (18.50%) || 27% | 27% | 9% | 11%
Excitement-seeking (23.75%) || 33% | 33% | 14% | 15%
Outgoing (3.25%) || 3% | 5% | 3% | 2%
Gregariousness (4.75%) || 6% | 7% | 3% | 3%

Agreeableness (10.75%) || 12% | 14% | 8% | 9%
Altruism (2.50%) || 2% | 3% | 3% | 2%
Cooperation (16.75%) || 10% | 16% | 22% | 19%
Modesty (2.25%) || 2% | 3% | 2% | 2%
Uncompromising (6.75%) || 5% | 7% | 7% | 8%
Sympathy (15%) || 20% | 16% | 13% | 11%
Trust (4.50%) || 1% | 4% | 7% | 6%

Emotional Range (71.75%) || 82% | 70% | 57% | 78%
Fiery (68.75%) || 85% | 73% | 47% | 70%
Prone to Worry (70%) || 82% | 70% | 53% | 75%
Melancholy (55.50%) || 69% | 55% | 42% | 56%
Immoderation (74%) || 78% | 77% | 65% | 76%
Self-consciousness (53%) || 63% | 52% | 35% | 62%
Susceptible to Stress (79%) || 86% | 76% | 69% | 85%

Needs
Challenge (39.25%) || 71% | 35% | 19% | 32%
Closeness (27.50%) || 40% | 37% | 13% | 20%
Curiosity (43.75%) || 46% | 45% | 34% | 50%
Excitement (15%) || 21% | 24% | 5% | 10%
Harmony (22.50%) || 34% | 29% | 10% | 17%
Ideal (64%) || 69% | 68% | 53% | 66%
Liberty (16.50%) || 25% | 25% | 6% | 10%
Love (8.25%) || 14% | 11% | 3% | 5%
Practicality (12%) || 18% | 15% | 5% | 10%
Self-expression (0.50%) || 0% | 2% | 0% | 0%
Stability (25%) || 35% | 34% | 11% | 20%
Structure (14.75%) || 18% | 22% | 5% | 14%

Values
Conservation (25.75%) || 14% | 21% | 35% | 33%
Openness to change (63%) || 62% | 70% | 58% | 62%
Hedonism (35%) || 22% | 42% | 39% | 37%
Self-enhancement (68.75%) || 62% | 66% | 70% | 77%
Self-transcendence (36.75%) || 61% | 3% | 26% | 23%

>> There's always time for dating simulacrums

I don't understand that.

Just gonna guess some stuff.

You're gonna give us 4 games. First water, then earth, then wind, and finally fire

This is wrong because you gave us earth game, or at least mentioned it already. Also, that would be way too fucking simple

Also of note, Motoi Sakuruba was originally part of Wolf Team

 

[Hyperactivity]

LOADING
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Welcome back, <user>. You have been away for: ~1.75 hour
NOTE: If you haven't already, please input your name with "name: <YourName>".

You wake up under a tree. You didn't know you fell asleep under. The town is more nearby, and you smell sugary baking. Another Pointy Robe Scholar student suddenly appears above your face-

>> name: Smuggle

The face above you is shocked.

Smuggle:
"H-how did you know my name?"

>> What

Your Earth Game increased.

>> That's supposed to be my name

I don't understand that.
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Hmm, your Earth Game stats increased

But by how much?

 

[Christina Mackenzie]

Normally I'd be all over Blary-boy's posts, but i don't really have the patience for it running in an airport :/ Promise I'll get around to it when i land!

I also think we should consider a no lynch. This is a game that has been advertised as one filled with PRs. It might be prudent to give everyone a chance to do their thing. I doubt we would hit scum on D1 anyway, and it since more likely that we would lynch a Hogwarts PR.

Blargonaut's claim does sound plausible... if we keep lynching Town over the next few days he'll definitely be a vote to return to.

I agree with you on the no lynch sentiment. It's more likely that we'll lynch one of our own.

Off topic, I'm not a cat person but for some reason I find your cat avatar adorable.

 

[Christina Mackenzie]

My personal view is that Salva and Nin are Fred and George Weasley, per the avatar duplication. This would mean that Ron and Hermione are in the game.

That said, I would have thought before the game began that Voldemort would be bulletproof until we killed Harry, who would have some kind of “I live twice” syndrome per the books. (More than one Horcrux would be overkill). After seeing the flavor text, I have no clue.

Might be overthinking it though, but is it logical to have a HP game without Voldemort or Harry?

Will be back on much later tonight.

Why would we have to kill Harry? Seems like a convoluted way to win the game.

I think we can safely assume that all the major characters will be in it. Why have a HP theme without them?

 

[Christina Mackenzie]

Blargonaut's claim does sound plausible... if we keep lynching Town over the next few days he'll definitely be a vote to return to.

I agree with you on the no lynch sentiment. It's more likely that we'll lynch one of our own.

Off topic, I'm not a cat person but for some reason I find your cat avatar adorable.

Dammit, I meant Burbeting... I'm off to a great start...

 

[Retroid]

All of them but Retroid HAVE posted in the thread however, so it could easily be timezones factoring in.

Sorry about being absent! Just got caught up, I'm pumped to be here!

As far as the vote, I feel like I should chime in that I am conflicted. If we did go for a lynch in this current day, would that person claim before their death?

As far as Burbeting's claim, I do believe that he is probably Snape as no one has counter claimed explicitly, it would be risky to do so otherwise. However, I wonder if maybe Snape isn't actually a Miller, but aligned somewhere else, as some have alluded toward. I don't think I will be voting him this time around unless something changes, and hopefully something will.

 

[Hyperactivity]

Sorry about being absent! Just got caught up, I'm pumped to be here!

As far as the vote, I feel like I should chime in that I am conflicted. If we did go for a lynch in this current day, would that person claim before their death?

As far as Burbeting's claim, I do believe that he is probably Snape as no one has counter claimed explicitly, it would be risky to do so otherwise. However, I wonder if maybe Snape isn't actually a Miller, but aligned somewhere else, as some have alluded toward. I don't think I will be voting him this time around unless something changes, and hopefully something will.

Yes, they would likely claim before their death.

Snape not counter-claiming doesn't necessarily mean burbeting's claim is true, if snape was a pr that could obtain info it would be better to leave the burbeting lynch for another day or two imo

 

[Enker]

Why would we have to kill Harry? Seems like a convoluted way to win the game.

I think we can safely assume that all the major characters will be in it. Why have a HP theme without them?

The only game I played here was Archer, where we had Robin Hood and Doctor clones to deal with. That was a good lesson in thinking about odd possibilities (This game was rated an 8 after all). That said, the characters that have been mentioned as doing something in the flavor as of yet are Professor McGonagall and Harry himself. This may mean that neither role is in the game.

Of course, it’s only my theory because I have no information to go on. Even if we did know someone’s role it is hard to say what their power(s) are without seeing demonstrations as we move into Day 2 and beyond.

And as that holds true for everyone, I am firmly in the Lynch Day 1 camp. Casting a vote before everyone speaks is silly though, so I’ll wait until that happens. I do believe Burbeting’s role claim but am vacillating as to if Snape is a good or bad thing for town.

 

[Enker]

Yes, they would likely claim before their death.

Snape not counter-claiming doesn't necessarily mean burbeting's claim is true, if snape was a pr that could obtain info it would be better to leave the burbeting lynch for another day or two imo

Now that you mention it, one of Snape’s book attributes was feeding Dumbledore information as a double agent.

 

[Blargonaut]

*snip*

Blarg: Blarg is an enigma, because the way he plays may be very interesting, it is also often quite anti town. He is incredibly hard to read and he often focuses discussion on him, which if he is town is bad for us. The problem is that if we finally are witnessing the mythical "scum blarg", he would probably play....exactly the same. If he then was afraid to get lynched and stopped doing the riddles etc., that would only put more suspicion on him and get him lynched sooner. Blarg is a huge presence in every game he plays in, but he is also incredibly hard to read.

damn I look good

So are you counter claiming Snape here or not, I really can't say, since your posts are not as direct as some other posters.

Biggest problem for me is that even if Blarg counter-claims Snape, I couldn't 100% say if he was scum, since he keeps making the weirdest of claims sometimes, like in NX when his fake roleclaim gave the scum an alibi, even when Blarg was not a scum.

nah, I already role-claimed

Just gonna guess some stuff.

You're gonna give us 4 games. First water, then earth, then wind, and finally fire

This is wrong because you gave us earth game, or at least mentioned it already. Also, that would be way too fucking simple

Also of note, Motoi Sakuruba was originally part of Wolf Team

I already regret returning to this vulgar quest of mine

pls don't indulge my nostalgia

for your sake

Hmm, your Earth Game stats increased

But by how much?

I can't quantify it

Blargonaut's claim does sound plausible... if we keep lynching Town over the next few days he'll definitely be a vote to return to.

*snip*

Days alive for Burb Blarg? pls

 

[Christina Mackenzie]

It's the results of a website you can use to analyze your posts. Nothing to do with the game. Sorry to ruin the magic.

I'm probably going to regret this later but could you post the link to the website?

 

[Hyperactivity]

Now that you mention it, one of Snape’s book attributes was feeding Dumbledore information as a double agent.

Honestly, that's looking into it too much imo

Guys, don't focus too much on the flavor. There are 200 possible roles I could see Snape being, from something very generalized like a miller to some ultra crazy ass role with their own weird crazy win condition

 

[Swamped]

Blargonaut's claim does sound plausible... if we keep lynching Town over the next few days he'll definitely be a vote to return to.

I agree with you on the no lynch sentiment. It's more likely that we'll lynch one of our own.

Off topic, I'm not a cat person but for some reason I find your cat avatar adorable.

Maybe it's because I'm not just an ordinary cat, I'm half kneazle! You have a nice avatar too btw, Hufflepuff is often overlooked imo!

To those of you firmly in the no-lynch camp, that's fine, but if you are simply regurgitating logic from previous mafia games then you may have to rethink things. This game is an 8 on the Crab Bastard scale. It's highly likely that most people have good roles (except Burb lol, stuck with the worst one XD).

Of course, this also means that the Death Eaters probably have good roles too...

But what I'm trying to say is, I don't think N1 will be a typical night. I would like to give a chance to all the PRs.

I'm not going to stop anyone from lynching someone, but I don't think I myself will vote to lynch unless I see something very scummy. In my experience however, it's quite difficult to catch scum on D1. I'm kind of curious to know what the new players think of lynch vs no-lynch given this PR heavy set up.

Regarding Burb's claim, I'm ok with it for now. His first post felt pro-Hogwarts, and if he continues with that playstyle then I will definitely feel good about him.

Also, just a general note to all players. Don't ever feel intimidated by so-called 'strong' players! Just remember to think independently and be open to discussions.

 

[Swamped]

Maybe it's because I'm not just an ordinary cat, I'm half kneazle! You have a nice avatar too btw, Hufflepuff is often overlooked imo!

To those of you firmly in the lynch camp, that's fine, but if you are simply regurgitating logic from previous mafia games then you may have to rethink things. This game is an 8 on the Crab Bastard scale. It's highly likely that most people have good roles (except Burb lol, stuck with the worst one XD).

Of course, this also means that the Death Eaters probably have good roles too...

But what I'm trying to say is, I don't think N1 will be a typical night. I would like to give a chance to all the PRs.

I'm not going to stop anyone from lynching someone, but I don't think I myself will vote to lynch unless I see something very scummy. In my experience however, it's quite difficult to catch scum on D1. I'm kind of curious to know what the new players think of lynch vs no-lynch given this PR heavy set up.

Regarding Burb's claim, I'm ok with it for now. His first post felt pro-Hogwarts, and if he continues with that playstyle then I will definitely feel good about him.

Also, just a general note to all players. Don't ever feel intimidated by so-called 'strong' players! Just remember to think independently and be open to discussions.

Sorry, I meant 'To those of you firmly in the lynch camp'

 

[Hyperactivity]

I'm probably going to regret this later but could you post the link to the website?

Think its the IBM Wattson one iirc

 

[Blargonaut]

I'm probably going to regret this later but could you post the link to the website?

OMG IT'S ONLY THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, CHRISTINA

DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK


fine, here

https://watson-pi-demo.mybluemix.net/





*judges you*

 

[Flame_AC]

Oh boy, I thought we were starting tomorrow afternoon, not today, sorry about that.

Anyways, I'm very much a Day 1 lynch. It'll give us something to build on for Day 2 and gives us our best chance at getting a small bit of information to consider as we progress through the game. I'm willing to argue with the people who think it is best not to lynch, but it is my opinion that to not lynch essentially puts us in a hole on Day 2 as nothing of substance would come out of today otherwise.

It took me a minute or so to sort through the thread considering not much has happened yet, but as far as Burbeting's claim goes, I'm inclined to believe him, but I don't know what point there is in keeping him alive.

Assuming he's telling the truth, he's a miller who turns up as a Death Eater when checked by an investigator. Other than that, there's seemingly nothing important about him so I say why not lynch him? If he has no other use to us besides being a potential stumbling block for an investigator. The Death Eaters have no reason to kill him as they will just keep him alive, the longer a supposedly confirmed Hogwarts player survives, the more likely we are to lynch him just to be sure. The longer Burbeting lives, the more likely he is to cause us problems later, even though he may not want to intentionally hurt us.

I'll withhold my vote for now, but it will likely go on Burbeting unless someone else decides to claim something.

As for Blarg's thing, I get what he's going for, unlike in Cthulhu. I must say it would take a lot of time for me to figure out who you are, but I might do that this weekend.

 

[Christina Mackenzie]

OMG IT'S ONLY THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, CHRISTINA

DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK


fine, here

https://watson-pi-demo.mybluemix.net/





*judges you*

:O

Guess I'll be hitting the books after school...

 

[Christina Mackenzie]

Days alive for Burb Blarg? pls

I can't really say since I'm not clairvoyant.

 

[Bananaspaceprincess]

Good morning

Why would we have to kill Harry? Seems like a convoluted way to win the game.

Maybe Harry is 1 shot bullet proof because he's a

Spoiler

horcrux

and also maybe he can only be killed by Voldy and vice versa. But either way as much fun as it is to try and figure out the roles and mechanics of the game I think hyper is right. At this point it won't get us anywhere.

Since my role from my last game forbade me to vote I am keen to finally use this "power"!! I am pro D1 lynch but at this point I don't have a clue and I will keep it for a little longer.

I don't want to vote for Burb because I generally believe his claim but he is the only thing we have right now... ok besides Blarg but I don't think I'm smart enough to solve his riddle

 

[Gorlak]

Don't do a Danganronpa. Lynching me because I know how to play qualifies as a Bad Move. I capitalize to emphasize how Bad it is.

Please crab, stop... I... I.. I bow to you my master. With your clearly superior knowledge everyone should follow you mindlessly. Your supremacy is stunning, you even capitalize to show the dumbest of us, how dumb we are, if we question you. Only you know how to play this game, therefore we need you as our leader!

Tell us what to do?!

• D1 lynch? - Done.
• Lynching Burb? - Done.
• Capturing all muggles? - Done.
• Torturing & killing all non-followers? - Done.
• Bringing darkness upon the earth? - Done.

Please allmighty crab... I'm awaiting your orders!

/s

 

[Gorlak]

nah, I already role-claimed

Can you point me towards this post? Do you intend to remain this cryptic?

 

[Bananaspaceprincess]

Hahaa okay I couldn't resist on trying to analyse Blargs posts anyway. Here are my thoughts on him. I base my ideas on flavor only so in case he hid some clues in his text, like taking the first three letters of every 5th word my thoughts won't get us anywhere! Cause I really suck at stuff like that!

Allrighty, he focuses a lot on muggle love. So I would generally say he is not a death eater. If I am not mistaken he also hints that he is a student at Hogwarts and his muggle affinity also excludes him from being a Slytherin and/or Severus Snape!!

So far so good. At the very first I assumed that he is one of the Muggle born students in Harrys year. That would be Dean Thomas (Gryffindor) or Justin Finch-Fletchley (Hufflepuff). I know there are more but from all the side characters they seem important enough to be part of this game. Dean more than Justin because Justins time of glory ended in book 2.

Then I stumbled over this:

You wake up under a tree. You didn't know you fell asleep under. The town is more nearby, and you smell sugary baking. Another Pointy Robe Scholar student suddenly appears above your face-

And I wonder, is Blarg Lupin? Waking up, not remembering how he got there (Might have been a full moon night) under a tree (the whomping willow was planted when Lupin came to Hogwarts as a student) and there is a town near by (after all the Shrieking Shack is very close to Hogsmeade)

Sooo those are my thoughts on Blargii. I did my best so please be nice ^___^

 

[roytheone]

This game is an 8 on the Crab Bastard scale. It's highly likely that most people have good roles (except Burb lol, stuck with the worst one XD).
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I think you are kind of jumping to conclusion here Swamped. I think an 8 on the Crab Bastard scale means that this game will have A LOT of power roles, and that there will be a lot of roles that are kind of....."weird". I think the amount of actual very useful power roles (cops, trackers etc.) will not be that much higher compared to other games of this size, but that this game will have a lot more less useful roles or roles that are very powerful, but are only usable when a very specific set of circumstances arises or have some really weird twists to them. I really don't think we will have like 10 protecting roles and 10 investigation roles or something like that.

Assuming he's telling the truth, he's a miller who turns up as a Death Eater when checked by an investigator. Other than that, there's seemingly nothing important about him so I say why not lynch him? If he has no other use to us besides being a potential stumbling block for an investigator.

This is a sentiment I see more often in games, so I will address it now: just because someone doesn't have a powerful rule, doesn't make then useless! A great player that is a vanilla towny often end up way more useful for town then a bad player with a power role. In every game he has been, burbeting was a huge asset for town, his reads in those games were just....crazy good. And yes, if he stays alive we may have to lynch him eventually, but I am not willing to lynch him just because of this miller claim. Since he outed himself he can no longer cause serious problems for our cop, so I don't have a problem with keeping him around a while longer as long as he doesn't do anything suspicious and is an asset for town.

This is true. I could see Draco as Hogwarts aligned, PP as evil, SB as good, Umbridge as some kind of neutral. But honestly, the question of Snape's true nature was the longest running thread of his character. Sirius was resolved in a single book as was Peter. Draco was up in the air for longer, but his story of redemption and overcoming his families history of evil leans towards town.

Not to mention we shouldn't lean toy heavily into the flavor in trying to figure things out. Probably will be a bad time if we do that too much.

Me reading the names in this post:

But don't worry, project "lets watch the movies so I have an actually idea what you guys are talking about" is starting today!

 

[Ourobolus]

Me reading the names in this post:

 

[TheWorthyEdge]

HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!

Let's do this.

So, quite a wild role claim day one huh...interesting. I'm not entirely convinced yet but I'm also not entirely versed in this Miller role but I will investigate more on that topic.

Blarg is great because he does some clever things and in those things and schematics there is always something. Always.

Great to be here. Honestly completely forgot lol I do not think No lynch is a viable option on first day but I also don't exactly want to vote the Miller right now either until I get more information.

 

[Zippedpinhead]

Everyone...

They wouldn't put a tanner character in this game would they?

It would only work once but burbeting'a play would be the perfect gambit for a town to lynch a tanner. It is plausible, "within universe", anti-town, and makes a day 1 lynch easy. We never have had a tanner in a GAFia game, but for it was going to happen, and had been given to a top tier player, is this what we could expect?

 

[roytheone]

Everyone...

They wouldn't put a tanner character in this game would they?

It would only work once but burbeting'a play would be the perfect gambit for a town to lynch a tanner. It is plausible, "within universe", anti-town, and makes a day 1 lynch easy. We never have had a tanner in a GAFia game, but for it was going to happen, and had been given to a top tier player, is this what we could expect?

I don't think this is the case. A kind of role that "powers up" instead of dying when lynched is maaaybe possible, but also far fetched. I also think there are way more suspicious things you can do during day 1 to try and get yourself lynched instead of early claiming Miller, like being hyper protective of a certain player, saying you are a neutral towny so your lynch will not be that much of a loss (#unnecessarygambits) or making a weird ass, half broken role claim. On the list of suspicious things to do to get your ass lynched day 1, claiming miller doesn't even rank that high.

 

[Bananaspaceprincess]

Everyone...

They wouldn't put a tanner character in this game would they?

It would only work once but burbeting'a play would be the perfect gambit for a town to lynch a tanner. It is plausible, "within universe", anti-town, and makes a day 1 lynch easy. We never have had a tanner in a GAFia game, but for it was going to happen, and had been given to a top tier player, is this what we could expect?

Could you please tell what exactly a Tanner does?

 

[roytheone]

Could you please tell what exactly a Tanner does?

A tanner is a neutral that wins if they get lynched.

 

[TheExodu5]

Any advice for mobile posters? GAF is blocked at work, so I need to do my best to stay up to date on my phone. Just add links to the thread to my phone? Or at there helpful apps/notification systems I should be using?

 

[Bananaspaceprincess]

Ahh ok, well then I agree with Roytheone. If Burb was trying to get lynched he could have achieved that easier in a different way.

What bothers me is that it definitely pulls the attention at the moment. But this is also a reason why I am willing to believe he's pro town because it is good to talk this through and finish this chapter on D1 so we don't have to talk it over and over again on the other days and be distracted from finding real scum. I know this might happen anyway but we will see.
To be fair as long as nobody counter claims or gives us a new thing to focus on we don't have much else do to right now.
D1 really is kind of a pain in the ass...

 

[nin1000]

I PM'ed all the missing players that did not post up to this point.
Lets hope nothing more important came up and they decide to join us as soon as possble.
best regards nin1000

EDIT: I see that TheExodu5 and TWE managed to join us. Ignore the PM is send you

 

[Kawl_USC]

I also think there are way more suspicious things you can do during day 1 to try and get yourself lynched instead of early claiming Miller, like being hyper protective of a certain player, saying you are a neutral towny so your lynch will not be that much of a loss (#unnecessarygambits) or making a weird ass, half broken role claim. On the list of suspicious things to do to get your ass lynched day 1, claiming miller doesn't even rank that high.

I was thinking about offering an alliance to a smattering of random people as townies... (MGS was fun to read)

As far as all the talk on Burbeting I think it's useful as something to talk about and maybe to look back on further into the game to see if anyone might have had a better idea of what was going on that other people. I don't have a problem with it dominating discussion, because what else would we be discussing really?

I'm ambivalent to it possibly being a tanner role and think the possibility of Burb having a positive townie influence outweighs the chance of the tanner being tried out on this game.

I'll leave any Blarg analysis to those more versed in his wily ways.

 

[Zippedpinhead]

Any advice for mobile posters? GAF is blocked at work, so I need to do my best to stay up to date on my phone. Just add links to the thread to my phone? Or at there helpful apps/notification systems I should be using?

My work blocks GAF, and also the front page of NeoGAF.net. HOWEVER, links into NeoGAF.net work

Here is a link to this thread on GAF.net. Give it a try. It helps me read the thread. Quote past pages becomes impossible, BUT in DGRonpa I frequently would compile a big post in word and then email it back to myself for posting on my phone.

Also desktop version on mobile for posting but that's mostly because I have a strong dislike for mobile websites.

 

[Kawl_USC]

Well what would we be discussing beyond the classic to Lynx or not to lunch.

Still firmly in team lunk, mostly agreeing with the argument that an 8 on the bastard scale says more to general zaniness of roles and powers rather than outright power usefulness. Think reads and analysis of play will be key to winning the game, not our PRs coming up big.

 

[nin1000]

no lynch (1)
gorlak 105

rynam (1)
hyperactivity 109

burbeting (3)
thegoddamn 159
crab 162
blargonaut 168

flame_ac (1)
kalor 167

 

[Swamped]

I was thinking about offering an alliance to a smattering of random people as townies... (MGS was fun to read)

:') A boy after my own heart...truly makes me happy. I toyed with the idea of doing that again this game, but I think that's what got me lynched D1 in MGS XD

But whatever, yolo, now that I have a better sense of most of the players, I think I can do this again.

WELCOME TO THE D1 CIRCLE OF TRUST
We are Dumbledore's Army. We study Defence against the Dark Arts even in the toughest of times. Our goal is to find and eliminate the Death Eaters, servants of He-Who-Must-Not-Be...No, I'm not scared. We want to destory Lord Voldemort.

More information:

1. You don't have to accept. Just because I trust you doesn't mean you have to trust me.
2. This only lasts for D1. So if I find you scummy on D2, I will vote without hesitation
3. We may have differing views right now, but that's not a bad thing. That's an asset.
4. For those of you with a more conventional mindset, I suppose you could think of this list as a 'Top Town' list...but you'd be missing out.

DA MEMBERS

1. CM
2. Kawl
3. BSP
4. Burb
5. Roy
6. Rynam
7. Gorlak
8. TheExodu5

Come on, let's practice our Patronus spells.

Here is my list of Top Death Eaters so far (this truly will be hilariously bad when we go back to this later lol):

 

[Kawl_USC]

I PM'ed all the missing players that did not post up to this point.
Lets hope nothing more important came up and they decide to join us as soon as possble.
best regards nin1000

EDIT: I see that TheExodu5 and TWE managed to join us. Ignore the PM is send you

That's one edit. Repeat offenders will be replaced if necessary....

 

[TheExodu5]

Okay. So I'm finally caught up. Also, I'm mostly posting from work so my activity may be sporadic. Girlfriend likes keeping me busy. :/

Anyways, on Hogwarts!

I'm in Dumbledore's Army? Cool.

I don't have the privilege of having played with anyone before.

I'm inclined to believe Burb...I don't agree with lynching him. I think that's too ballsy of a move for death eaters, especially given that a snake would most likely be in the game and counter claim.

I have no idea what Blarg is posting. Seriously. Not a clue. Has anyone figured out what his role claim is?

That's all I've got. I'm not against a day 1 lynching, but I think we need to create a case against someone and not blindly lynch. That being said, there may be some clues in the votes cast so far. Does anyone want to compile them? Hard for me to do so on mobile.