hey guys, posting from my phone (on the way to a tournament). so i've had some time to catch up.
swords' claim doesn't sit well with me. it's too easy of a role/target claim to fake and his play this far could be really dangerous to town, with him killing ryker almost on a whim. but yeah, I definitely agree that him being marshy's sibling is likely. not only that but he seemed far too anxious to claim and seemed too reliant that it would clear his name, like he had been preparing it and wanted to make use of what he prepared. personally I still think it's likely he's mafia and ryker was the mafia's kill which is how it was a safe target claim.
it's too weird of a role and this is too messed up of a game for his claim to equal town.
I likely won't be able to get on at all for the next couple of days. I'll have the drive back on sunday to catch up again and post.
After thinking it over some more, I say we leave Swords alive, and here's why:
To verify his claim, all we need to do is leave him alive for a night, and see if he can produce the correct music come day 5. (Or, the correct kill if we decide to go that way.)
Also, make up your mind. First he's the SK, then he's mafia? Besides, I don't think that Ryker as a mafia kill makes much sense, as several people had voiced suspicion against him. For example:
Look, I really think Ryker's a good play. He's not going to be helpful at all, and he's just going to tunnel on both the fact that he couldn't be helpful no matter what and that I'm scum (which I'm not by the way). And seriously, we need a choice soon.
And, Swords-vig (or Swords-SK, I suppose) killing Ryker would fit with what he said in the thread:
Alright, Gheb or Ryker can go at this point. Preferably gheb though.
Meaning that after Gheb got lynched, Ryker was his #1 suspect.
Also, the weirdness of the role is a point in his favor, as that's the sort of stuff you might expect in this game.
@Everyone
Finally, if you look at the post count, you'll notice that Hilt has a very small number of posts, ahead of (out of players still alive) only Handorin, and Chibo.
Vote: Hilt