The Thing Mafia: idea

Aerozord · 10-30-2012, 03:07 PM

in honor of halloween a mafia game with no mafia. instead one character is selected as "the thing" who infects other players. Similar to cult every other night they infect one other player. Difference is if the original is killed another infected takes its place. Meaning you have to kill them all to win.

Special units

Medic: can test 2 people a night for infection

Jailer: can lock up one other player. Player cannot vote or become infected but can be tested and lynched.

Security: Each night he can look up security cameras to see who was with another character the night before.

The Thing: Every other night infects another player

Infected: Those taken over by The Thing

Mystery creature: Power will be revealed to player

Geminex · 10-30-2012, 03:11 PM

If it's balanced properly, I'd love this. I'd put some restrictions on the jailer, so that he can't constantly just keep one person locked up, and maybe take some precautions to ensure teh game doesn't have a chance to end on the first day, if the thing already gets lynched.

Aerozord · 10-30-2012, 03:41 PM

like, jailer cant imprison the same person twice in a row?

it is abit hard to balance, originally I was going to have one infection a day, but then the thing would be next to impossible to stop.

However I was planning on having a rule where you need more like 75% to be infected. Otherwise once the numbers get low its basically an auto-win.

On a related note I want to know opinions on if the infected should be aware of who else is infected or restrict information somehow

rpgdemon · 10-30-2012, 04:19 PM

If one person is infected per night, and there's one lynch a day, the thing instantly wins, if the game doesn't end on D1. You'd probably need to balance it differently.

Aerozord · 10-30-2012, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rpgdemon

If one person is infected per night, and there's one lynch a day, the thing instantly wins, if the game doesn't end on D1. You'd probably need to balance it differently.

I did, I said every other night, though am asking if I need further alterations

rpgdemon · 10-30-2012, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aerozord

I did, I said every other night, though am asking if I need further alterations

No you didn't. :P

You need a comeback mechanic for the town. Like, some way to ensure they can keep going, even when the thing keeps expanding.

Every time the town misses the Thing, the town's down two players (One killed, one infected). You maybe don't want the infected communicating, so that the town doesn't get super screwed over by the Things voting block growing constantly, and the town's shrinking at an even faster speed.

Aerozord · 10-30-2012, 06:47 PM

yea I need some special unit that can also attack the infected, while keeping it hidden who that is. Maybe allow them to work with the medic, so they can do night kills but only with those confirmed infected

Geminex · 11-03-2012, 03:57 PM

So, when, if ever, were you planning to start this? Does anyone still care about the big mafia game list?

Aerozord · 11-03-2012, 11:01 PM

Well I'm all for running it, though as you said not so sure there are enough people to play.

rpgdemon · 11-03-2012, 11:46 PM

I'll play.

10-30-2012, 03:07 PM	#1
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	The Thing Mafia: idea in honor of halloween a mafia game with no mafia. instead one character is selected as "the thing" who infects other players. Similar to cult every other night they infect one other player. Difference is if the original is killed another infected takes its place. Meaning you have to kill them all to win. Special units Medic: can test 2 people a night for infection Jailer: can lock up one other player. Player cannot vote or become infected but can be tested and lynched. Security: Each night he can look up security cameras to see who was with another character the night before. The Thing: Every other night infects another player Infected: Those taken over by The Thing Mystery creature: Power will be revealed to player __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

10-30-2012, 03:41 PM	#3
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	like, jailer cant imprison the same person twice in a row? it is abit hard to balance, originally I was going to have one infection a day, but then the thing would be next to impossible to stop. However I was planning on having a rule where you need more like 75% to be infected. Otherwise once the numbers get low its basically an auto-win. On a related note I want to know opinions on if the infected should be aware of who else is infected or restrict information somehow __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

10-30-2012, 04:19 PM	#4
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	If one person is infected per night, and there's one lynch a day, the thing instantly wins, if the game doesn't end on D1. You'd probably need to balance it differently. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

10-30-2012, 06:47 PM	#7
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	yea I need some special unit that can also attack the infected, while keeping it hidden who that is. Maybe allow them to work with the medic, so they can do night kills but only with those confirmed infected __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

11-03-2012, 11:01 PM	#9
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	Well I'm all for running it, though as you said not so sure there are enough people to play. __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

10-30-2012, 03:11 PM	#2
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	If it's balanced properly, I'd love this. I'd put some restrictions on the jailer, so that he can't constantly just keep one person locked up, and maybe take some precautions to ensure teh game doesn't have a chance to end on the first day, if the thing already gets lynched.

11-03-2012, 03:57 PM	#8
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	So, when, if ever, were you planning to start this? Does anyone still care about the big mafia game list?

11-03-2012, 11:46 PM	#10
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	I'll play. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.