Now, as far as a solution to the perplextiy problem. The GMs can refuse a player to play, and in the past these actions have been toxic and met with backlash. It is alot of drama. It is bad publicity, and it reflects poorly on the community to have to publicly tell a player they cant play. As we ha...

@brainbomb, on Monday you posted the quote below. Just seems very different from the idea that you create three rands and pick randomly between them. I think this discussion shows there are pretty significant differences in how people think players should be assigned to roles and it would be a good ...

NOTE: Also, I am only talking about role assignment here. If there is some complex item madness or other mechanical structure to a game that requires something other than RNG, I don't have any view on that at all. That is a game structure balance issue, and it's well above my pay grade. Thanks. I t...

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NOTE: Also, I am only talking about role assignment here. If there is some complex item madness or other mechanical structure to a game that requires something other than RNG, I don't have any view on that at all. That is a game structure balance issue, and it's well above my pay grade.

I am not trying to single anyone out. I am not suggesting that anyone is cheating or lying or anything like that. I am also not advocating that anyone tell players not to play. I was reacting to a couple of things. I heard this thing said in the Discord thread: in the past I do things kinda strangel...

Im gonna keep replying to you repeating yourself until you finally actually address my statements. I feel like no matter what anyone says to you, youre just going to keep pushing this all automation agenda, regardless of if there are actually games that make alot of sense for the GM to handpick. th...

I think that the best rule is that, if a GM allows a player into a game, that player can be assigned any role or be paired with any other player with equal odds as anyone else. I feel like this hat is a foundational aspect of the game, and learning that it does not apply here would change the way I...

This seems reasonable. What would not be reasonable (of course) would be to reroll because damo drew vig and will shoot food within the first 5 minutes of the game (for instance). For what it’s worth, I would much prefer complete randomization of role assignments over adjustments of this kind. The ...

I've got a few. Some of them I do not necessarily want to point out or call out specific players, but here are two "hypothetical" situations: 1. A game with 4 mafia where the assigned mafia were three brand new players and one player who has to this point been modkilled or replaced for inactivity/d...

Balki Bartokomous wrote: ↑

Mon May 20, 2024 6:28 pm

Just a quick rule clarification...

I'm not trying to question anyone's integrity. I just think it is useful to have a discussion about this rule. I am explaining what I think the rule should be and the reasons supporting my opinion.

And I kind of hate the idea of approaching a new game wondering if I want to play and thinking, "let's see who is the GM, hmmm, I wonder what role that person would prefer that I play?"

To be clear: I am not challenging anyone's character, and I don't think this is any sort of "cheating," especially where you all are explicit about it, as you are. I just think this is a rules question, and we have a different idea about what is the better rule. My position: I don't think there is a...

How do you feel knowing this has always been how it is, and you were just blissfully unaware? I don't think it's super common, but it's a tool in the GM's toolbox like any other. I don't feel great about it. It makes me think back to some things that happened over and over again in games I recall p...

I only think that the game would be better with more oversight now that I know the general sentiments on randomization that you stated and quoted. How do you feel knowing this has always been how it is, and you were just blissfully unaware? I don't think it's super common, but it's a tool in the GM...

I'd be interested to hear other people weigh in on this. It kind of seems obvious to me that we don't want GMs assigning roles or influencing role assignment based on their ideas of fairness. I think that is inherently unfair, and it's just a different game than forum mafia. I don't want to have to ...

I only think that the game would be better with more oversight now that I know the general sentiments on randomization that you stated and quoted.

the result is still random, im just allowed to see a spread of possibilites and choose one. I dont find that to be a flawed way to do things. Truly, the fact that you think this is not flawed (i.e., randing three times and picking your favorite) is a big concern. I believe that the whole point of t...