Alright boys and girls. I've been seeing a lot of coyness and second-guessing throughout this whole game about discussing roles and whatnot so it's time to put this to bed.
We said you couldn't quote your role PMs, but could otherwise say whatever you wished. It's been obvious from day 1 that clearer instructions needed to be given.
Examples needed to be given. I'm sorry I didn't give them sooner.
So let's run through three hypothetical mafia player posts. We'll just call them Billy, Mary, and Steve, and I'll even give them little animal roles for flavor. Stay tuned to see who gets a cookie and who gets touched from 500 yards with the Finger of Mod.
Billy the Cat Doctor said:
meow meow hey guys boy I sure like our town ain't it great purr purr
Billy told the town exactly **** all about his role. Even if someone understands he's a cat, nobody has been told what a cat is.
But he hasn't broken any rules, so he gets a cookie.
Mary the Armadillo Roleblocker said:
hey guys I'm the roleblocker who do you all think I should roleblock tonight
Mary told the town her role and talked about mechanics associated with it. But she didn't
quote us. She just said it. Does this make her a bit of a target? Sure, but it's fair game.
And of course, while Mary isn't in this case, there's always the possibility she could be loaded to the brim with bull****. Such are the mysterious ways of Mafia.
No rules broken. Mary gets a cookie.
Steve the Tree Stump said:
lol guys look at the sweet role I got this time, says I'm town right there at the top, mod tested mod approved right don't lynch me k?
Swampasaur said:
Character: Stumpy McStumperton
Alignment: Town
Hey, you're a talking tree stump! Awesome!
But apparently plant votes don't count. Laws and ****. So I guess you're useless. But talking, right?! Oh the wood puns you'll make.
+ You can talk! I bet all the other tree stumps are jealous.
- You can't vote and have no other powers! Wow, that actually sucks literally all the balls. I apologize for that exclamation mark.
+ Swamp and I aren't total ********, so nobody in the real game has this role! Yay!
Steve directly quoted his Role PM.
Without warning there was an earth-shattering kaboom as Steve spontaneously exploded, leaving nothing but a pair of scorched wooden shoes and scattered splinters in every direction. On further inspection it looked like he was hit with a cannonball. The only known cannon for a hundred miles is overlooking the town from high on Boot Hill, right outside the Mod's Office.
Steve got touched with the Finger of Mod.
Cheeky player said:
You said it'd be animal themed, why was Steve a tree stu-
I am literally spooning this cannon right now boy don't test me.
So don't use the quote function, or format it in such a way as to look like the Role PM (imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, except here, where we kill you for it).
But as you can see, beyond that there's really an exorbitant amount of leeway here. Anything goes.
Now is it true that anything you say can and will make you a target to someone? Oh yes, absolutely. If you think your role and powers are on a need-to-know basis, you can keep it hush hush. It's a balancing act.
I'm not really here to talk tactics with you or comment on whether Billy or Mary had the right idea in their posts. I'm just here to say that as long as you don't pull a Steve, you can say whatever you want.
Incredulous player said:
Whatever you want goddammit yes.
Go and do likewise, survivors. May fortune favor you.