Got it!

Oh boy this'll probably go great.

Hell, Zubz could get lynched day 2 because of that "dropping out" bit of business... luckily LaunchPad landed face first with that last minute vote so who knows?

And if Zubz is scum... well, I guess I'm done for too?

In any case, 1 down means town's odds have dropped EVEN FURTHER on picking a scum out of the barrel. I'm a pessimist. I'm curious about what the implications of the vote could be... Will I be trusted? That's not something I really want, though. I disappeared for much of the third game day to siphon heat off myself, knowing that I need time to get this gossip business rolling. "Power roles have to protect themselves", some might say.

Only time will tell whether it worked or if leading the strike against a mafia member will get me revengeanced.

Day 2:

I am beginning to regret inviting Zubz.

isaacnukem possibly coated in gasoline so I need to screen for firebugs as well as mafia members. Do not want my nice little chat going up in flames.

I currently find myself with an unenviable decision.

Zubz potentially being a cop AND being slated to appear in my chat allows one more clear before his (and Blarg's?) unenviable demise. I *could* come totally clean and give my role and invitee out...

Pros:
1. An additional cop check before the cop squad is busted.
2. If my checks are accurate even after Zubz is gone, I'm essentially a confirmed town without a strong power role to prioritize. This means they either spend a lynch knowingly hitting a gossip or I get to live. I call that a win-win, especially if a mafia gets hit with this suspected arsonist.

Cons:
1. Zubz and/or Blarg could still be scum. If I'm fed BAD information, this could do damage to both my person and town in general.
2. As with the above, I would allow scum to see who I'm talking with each night and manipulate the game around it. It's easier to claim a watcher/tracker role when you have a man on the inside who received an action.
3. Reveals my role, which a large portion of the game is no doubt going to be unhappy about.
4. Plan has a chance to totally and utterly fail to change vote influence, while still leaving me with a revealed role.

If I do this, I can't let it go to the wire to do so...

I feel that I've failed to try and push town to a Zubz alternative before it's become too late. I'm sorry cop-Zubz, I've failed too.

franconp. launchpad. kalor. rac. acohrs.


In retrospect, it all becomes clear why Zubz said he could clear multiple people. Blarg was right, if I had been sharper and thought about WHAT would allow this, and WHY, maybe I could've gotten Zubz through today.

I wanted to tie the vote, Blarg. I couldn't say it out loud, and I didn't know if it would work. But it was the only option I saw. If you live to find this, I am truly sorry.

Night 2 invited: Blargonaut

Day 3: The Blarg Who Lived

Blarg if you are a scum cop you are a magnificent actor and I've walked right into it.

Kudos either way.

It's a good thing that whole "try to cause day 2 to deadlock on votes" plan never worked out, because I'm just now realizing the magnitude of the storm that would've followed. A firestorm of people doused, Zubz and Blarg still targets, maybe my head called for, and no information gained except for whoever scum would've killed that night.

Trouble is, I'm at a loss for what to push today. Launchpad is putting in some more work and appears to be listening to reason. Still could be scum, but it acting a little more conservatively if so.

Maybe I'll prod Kalor some since Acohrs is already being mulled over post-Kark-claim.

great, more paperwork

I lied about checking franconp N2 though, so I still have 1-shot. Yeah, him agreeing with me saying that he was Vanilla is highly suspect. It's obvious I'm lying.

Although, I suppose revealing that info wouldn't have helped him anyway, so

Tell your friends to buy Starcraft

odds are you are super doomed. I'm just a gossip. I invite one night and then you pop into my chat the next night, if you're alive.

Zubz wasn't alive to make it.

Oh! and there's one more important detail to this chat that I am late to mention: Anything you say will be viewable by any future invitees.

This means I will have to check my targets carefully for who I invite in the future, because that 2-shot cop and franconp business could turn ugly in the wrong hands.

I have not invited anyone as of tonight, and welcome your input.

I'll also give you some rationale for picking you night two.

After Zubz' flip, you're a confirmed role cop and pretty much a confirmed town. If you made it to tonight I figured I might be able to get some insights on your past target(s), confuse any watcher remaining to protect any doctor targeting you, and to maybe learn about your next target.

Seeing as you're down to one shot, I'm uncertain about whether you want to let it ride and see if you last another day or burn it now.

I am curious... do you get the read back the same night or at day's start? If you get it back that night I can ensure your check makes it even if you don't.