Scum Thread Those who kind of like Mafia but take it too seriously.

Blargonaut

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Wait a minute

Geno, query

Can I Water Bend myself giving a Lightning Rod out? So 2 players will have Lightning Rods at the same time/Night?
 

Sawneeks

little green dog
Not going to lie, the thought of potentially a second vote proof shot would be hilarious but I'm not positive from the ability description if it gives extra shots or not.
It likely depends on what your item does. It changed per player as some would get extra shots, stronger shots (getting past protections), new abilities, or a wider range to hit (like hitting two people instead of one).
As you may know, I am a Vending Machine; so I can hand out a Lightning Rod, see

Now it says here that Zook has a Trapper ability: "You are a 2 Shot Trapper, twice in the game target a player with the command Trap: X, if they are visited that night, the visitor’s name, role pm and flavor will be revealed to your team."

If I'm getting this; if I give the Lightning Rod to somebody Tonight, and Zook TRAPS that same player Tonight, we can learn the Role PM and Flavour of every single player in the game?

(I mean, at least, learn about every single player who targets somebody during N1)
I absolutetly love this idea and am willing to try it.

However, I also expect geno to come in here and smack our hands and say not to do that lol. That would crack everything open but im 100% willing to try it
is this a Nintendo Switch
if it is im going to laugh/cry
 

Blargonaut

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As you may know, I am a Vending Machine; so I can hand out a Lightning Rod, see

Now it says here that Zook has a Trapper ability: "You are a 2 Shot Trapper, twice in the game target a player with the command Trap: X, if they are visited that night, the visitor’s name, role pm and flavor will be revealed to your team."

If I'm getting this; if I give the Lightning Rod to somebody Tonight, and Zook TRAPS that same player Tonight, we can learn the Role PM and Flavour of every single player in the game?

(I mean, at least, learn about every single player who targets somebody during N1)
If so, we could do it like this:

N1:
Blarg: gift Lightning Rod to myself
Zook: uses 1 Trap shot on Blarg
EC: activates 1-shot Team Doctor

amirite

update v2

We do it like this:

N1:
Blarg: gift Lightning Rod to myself
Zook: uses 1 Trap shot on Blarg
EC: activates 1-shot Team Doctor
Hedin: uses 1 Copy shot on EC, copies Team Doctor 1-shot (so we have a spare)
Blarg: uses Water Bend on Hedin to allow Hedin to also Copy some random player's 1-shot Power too
 

Blargonaut

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NO WAIT forgot the Lightning Rod would suck Hedin's Copy and my Water Bending towards it, obvs

But we can totes still pull off the 3-combo rather than the 5-
 

Blargonaut

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unless.........

I give the Lightning Rod to EC instead

Zook Traps EC

EC activates 1-shot Team Doctor

Hedin Copies EC (and since EC will be having the Lightning Rod, it goes through), gains a 1-shot Team Doctor for us to use again later

I Water Bend EC, which makes EC use Team Doctor TWICE Tonight, whatever that does
 

Sawneeks

little green dog
I think if we're going to go for this we should save as many abilities as we can. We might find a power we really really want to copy.
 

Blargonaut

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ah ok

So the Lightning Rod is an item they have to activate/use?

If for example, I give it to someone, can they activate/use the Lightning Rod the same Night I give it to them?

Or do they have to wait until next Night to activate/use it?

Wait is it an item that you have to activate/use, or it just like "while you're holding it, you're a Lightning Rod passively" kinda thing?
 

Blargonaut

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mission possible

So this plan only works if we have certain knowledge/control of the Lightning Rod use, hence it has to be one of us; we can't just give it to some rando and hope
 

Blargonaut

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EC is our perfect test pilot for this

As Godfather, any cop scans pulled by the Lightning Rod will be ineffective, and we confirm EC as solid Town

EC doing it doesn't inhibit the use of the Team Doctor shot (I know y'all are hesitant to use it this early but c'mon this is a chance at full-game OMNISCIENCE)

If y'all agree to have Hedin Copy EC during this, we get to use Team Doctor AGAIN afterwards

WE LOSE NOTHING

GAIN EVERYTHING
 

Blargonaut

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Geno, query:

Hedin has a Switcher ability; if I gave EC a Lightning Rod and he used it, and then Hedin used the Switcher ability on EC and ________ (someone else), would that ??? player become the new subject of the Lightning Rod? Would all Powers/actions be sucked towards that player instead?
 

Blargonaut

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sry Geno, another query:

If EC uses his Team Doctor 1-shot, so is empty, but then EC somehow gets my "Wildcard" item (which allows unlimited use of someone's Power); would EC be able to use Team Doctor again and unlimitedly? Despite being at 0-shots left (if he already used the 1-shot)??
 

Blargonaut

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more query:

If EC uses a Lightning Rod, but then I somehow die during that same Night (let's say for example, I use Fire Bending on Sawneeks which makes our factional kill unstoppable? Then Sawneeks kills me that same Night while the Lightning Rod is in use), would the Lightning Rod in effect make it so that EC sucks my Wildcard from me? Because it says normally it would go to someone random on my death... would the Wildcard be transferred to a person using a Lightning Rod, if I died that Night??
 
No, wouldn't get sucked because Wildcard is gifted once the night ends, so the lightning rod doesn't play a role. And also Fire Bending wouldn't work like that, Sneeks would've killed EC.
 

Blargonaut

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damn

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Blargonaut

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well for posterity I'm gonna post the draft of my plan from b4 I knew all of these rules of nature preventing it from happening:


N1:
Blarg vends Lightning Rod item to EC
Blarg uses Air Bending (I dodge the 1st Night-action used against me Tonight, just in case)
Hedin uses Copy on Blarg (to get another Lightning Rod shot)

N2:
Sawneeks stores our Night-kill for later (as Cannoneer)
EC activates the Lightning Rod
Hedin uses Switcher 1-shot to swap EC & ________ (we make somebody the new subject of the Lightning Rod effect, instead of EC)
Zook uses Trap on ________ (whoever that Switched player is)

N3:
Team objective: survive
Hedin gifts EC another Lightning Rod (the Copy made from me during N1)

N4:
EC activates the 2nd Lightning Rod
Blarg uses Fire Bending on Sawneeks (makes our factional kill Unstoppable; and, since Sawneeks had saved the kill up, she gets to kill me plus another player. The Fire Bending will theoretically allow her attacking to not be affected by the Lightning Rod in play, so she doesn't end up killing EC)
Sawneeks kills ______ (insert whoever here)... & also Blarg (when I die, I gift the "Wildcard" item but to someone at random; BUT, since the Lightning Rod is in effect, the Wildcard item should be pulled towards EC upon my death, so EC gets the Wildcard. This therefore allows EC to use Team Doctor shot UNLIMITEDLY for the rest of the game)
Zook uses Trap on EC (just in case we get to see anyone we missed the 1st time)
 
I realized that I didn't specify something, if you don't use the faction kill you can do 2 actions, if you do the faction kill you can do 1 and the faction kill.
 

Blargonaut

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it would've been so art too because I'm playing as Sawneeks so Sawneeks would've been killing the portrayal of herself for the sake of her team but at what cost, Geno stifling my poetry here
 

Blargonaut

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ah Geno, query:

If I use Water Bending on EC while he uses Team Doctor shot; does that add an extra layer of Protection on himself & us? Like it works like a 2-shot Bulletproof defense during the same Night (if 2 kills hit EC, he would survive both attacks?)?

Or would the Water Bending really be random as it says, and apply the blanket Protection to another faction? Instead of double on us?
 
ah Geno, query:

If I use Water Bending on EC while he uses Team Doctor shot; does that add an extra layer of Protection on himself & us? Like it works like a 2-shot Bulletproof defense during the same Night (if 2 kills hit EC, he would survive both attacks?)?

Or would the Water Bending really be random as it says, and apply the blanket Protection to another faction? Instead of double on us?
It wouldn't do anything if you used it.
 

Blargonaut

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excuse u Pokemon and Vampire: The Masquerade were real that's the truetrue

oh wait are you only counting Era games? Those 2 were from GAF days
 

Hedin

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Geno, if I copy EC do I get a 1 shot of all his abilities or is it a random one off his list?
 

Hedin

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I think if we want to do this N2 then EC should use an upgrade on one of us tonight just in case things go poorly.
 

Hedin

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So:

N1:
Blarg gives EC lightning rod
Hedin copies EC
EC uses upgrade just in case

N2:
EC pops lightning rod
Zook traps EC
EC or Hedin uses team heal

Thats works right?
 

Hedin

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Probably EC uses the heal just in case something goes wrong and I have the backup heal.
 

Hedin

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The plan of course up to EC on whether he is willing to be a test dummy as well.
 

Hedin

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I won't be around for when Geno starts the game, will be at my oldest's first gymnastics meet. Should be around when day starts though unless it goes really long.
 

Blargonaut

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Actually, should I use Water Bending on Hedin now? (allows Hedin to also Copy some random player's Power besides EC Tonight)

Alternatively; maybe we hold off on Hedin Copying until after we're All-Knowing? We could instead just accept that we have to expend the Team Doctor shot to let this plan happen, and so Hedin saves his Copy until we have the menu in our hands and so can order anything off it, yes
 

Hedin

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Actually, should I use Water Bending on Hedin now? (allows Hedin to also Copy some random player's Power besides EC Tonight)

Alternatively; maybe we hold off on Hedin Copying until after we're All-Knowing? We could instead just accept that we have to expend the Team Doctor shot to let this plan happen, and so Hedin saves his Copy until we have the menu in our hands and so can order anything off it, yes

Well if I do it now we get the backup team heal but also an extra power up to use. 3 out of 5 could be good to power up?
 

Hedin

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The powerup would be like if you received your flavor name specific item. It will provide some benefits but no telling what they could be. Could be extra shots, could be unlocking unknown abilities, no clue.
 

Hedin

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I guess my question to all is it worth for me to use my copy on EC and get an extra team heal and upgrade or hold it until we might see a juicier target?
 

Blargonaut

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well if you decide to Copy EC now, do u think I should also Water Bend you now so u at least get to Copy some random player's stuff?
 

Hedin

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well if you decide to Copy EC now, do u think I should also Water Bend you now so u at least get to Copy some random player's stuff?

I think it might be a better idea to wait. If the upgrade works for us and is good I should still be able to copy tomorrow. If its a dud then maybe we wait until a good target shows up otherwise.
 

Blargonaut

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Actually I think we should wait and see what the upgrade does to see if it's worth it.

alrighty; if you had decided to Copy EC now yeah I think I'd be Water Bending you but if you're deciding to wait for the menu that's cool and also what I would do

Let's wait for the menu
 

Blargonaut

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[....] gonna play defense tonight for myself and activate the auto-RB defense. these don't have commands so...

WHAT DO YOU MEAN MY PS5 DOESN'T HAVE GAMES?

MOM SAID IT'S MY TURN ON THE SWITCH: Faddy

[...]

note, Saw submitted her N1 moves, but EC; if you try and Powerup Saw now, wouldn't Saw's PS5 auto-Roleblock interrupt you?
 

Sawneeks

little green dog
Yeah good pick on Hedin since this PS5 forcefield would've blocked you.

Also 100% in on this silly strat. Let's see the face of God, folks.
 
Should we still do our plan tonight? Or wait until tomorrow potentially because i suspect not many people will use their shit tonight due to targeting rules, but im also wondering if its worth doing anyway because tomorrow geno might as well reveal us as one of the scum teams based on the way this game is going so far, lol
 

Sawneeks

little green dog
You are a 1 Shot Infiltrator, once in the game at night you may PM the command My Chat Senses are Tingling to get a random post from a game related chat.
See! I wasn't crazy!!

...but he's dead now so :shrug:
 

Sawneeks

little green dog
if we gained someone they should come on in, it's cozy in here.

but i doubt it's us. might be cult, other scum team, etc.
 

Hedin

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Staff member
Well good news bad news!

Bad news first. I was apparently hit with something which makes me vanilla today and takes my ITA down to 10% chance.

Good news. EC's upgrade worked. What I got was all shots that you all started the game with. I'm still limited to 2 actions if I don't carry the kill but I guess I am now a super duper universal scum backup who got his stuff early.
 

Hedin

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Well good news bad news!

Bad news first. I was apparently hit with something which makes me vanilla today and takes my ITA down to 10% chance.

Good news. EC's upgrade worked. What I got was all shots that you all started the game with. I'm still limited to 2 actions if I don't carry the kill but I guess I am now a super duper universal scum backup who got his stuff early.

Actually correction/clarification on that good news. I was upgraded to a universal backup that gets all of the starting shots if you die, I don't get everyone off the bat.
 

Sawneeks

little green dog
Aww, boo on no confirmed ITA shot. that sucks.

And what do you mean by all shots we have? like....all of em?
 

Hedin

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For the record I'm saving my shot for Fate if he pops a night chat. Too bad it won't be a sure hit.
 

Hedin

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Yeah, that might be pushing it too much.

Kawl's flip makes me wonder how many factions we are dealing with.
 

Hedin

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Theoretically, if any of you want some extra cash, I could challenge you to RPS and throw the game.

That's just trading money amongest ourselves which we can already do, would be better to get town money. The only reason why you would do it with one of us was just to get some teammate interaction.
 
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