Greetings! I hope you are all ready to play some Mafia.
As you may be aware, I am an IC this game. This means that while I am a player, subject to the same rules and probabilities as all the rest of you, I'm also a more experienced player who's primary interest is in helping you play mafia better. This means that while I am not a flawless source of infinite wisdom, you can trust my advice to be fairly credible and well-intentioned, even if I happen to be scum.
As a consequence to this, you should probably listen when I have something to say.
So, let's get started, shall we? The most important part of Mafia is actually playing Mafia. This might sound fairly self-evident, but a lot of people tend to have trouble with it. If you find yourself waiting for something to happen, you should probably go out and make something happen. Passive, lurky play benefits scum. You don't want to benefit (or look like you want to benefit) scum, do you?
"But IronyOwl," you say, "I don't know how to catch scum!" Well, that's why you're here, isn't it? If you don't know what you're doing, ask and/or try anyway. Either way, an IC will be along shortly to explain what you should be doing and why.
So, without further ado, let's begin leading by example, shall we?
drakon136, let's say it's LYLO, and someone claims doctor. As you'll recall, BMs sometimes have a doctor in them and sometimes don't, but they're always town if so. Would you believe such a claim, and therefore by extension that the person making it is confirmed town? How would you feel towards people who advocated lynching them anyway? Avoiding lynching them despite reasons to do so?
Strategia, are you happy with your faction and role, or were you hoping for something different?
Dr.Phibes, what's your preferred playstyle? Do you have playstyles you really like or hate to see in other people? Are they dependent on circumstances, ie really liking lurky play in others when you're scum but hating it when you're town?