[Hello everyone! My particular
ICing voice for this game will be commentary enclosed in square brackets. Urist Imiknorris has covered a lot of the good introductory points already. But, for emphasis' sake, I'll repeat a few things.]
[You can expect any comments from us in our
IC voices to be completely objective. As ICs, we are honor bound to be helpful and truthful in what we say to you as advice. Our goal in this game is not to win, but to teach, so we may very well give advice that would be detrimental to ourselves in-game.]
[Also, please realize that we are also players in this game as you are, and as scum roles were randomly determined, either of us, neither of us, or both of us could be scum. Don't worry about lynching or NKing one of the ICs; we will give advice even if it has to be from the grave.]
[And, yeah, another quote from Jim, who happened to be IC in the beginner's games I started in.]
Ideally you should ask game related questions in the RVS. Asking what kind of flavor of ice cream is a player's favorite does absolutely nothing to help you find scum, which is your primary goal.
And because it bears repeating: Your primary goal is to find scum. Everything you do should help you towards that goal. And I do mean everything.
If you're scum, you will obviously have a different goal: Avoid detection until the end of the game. The best way to do this is to look like you are trying to find scum.
[So, having said that, let's all get to playing. This is my first time being an IC, so this will be a bit of a learning experience for all.]
Lord Allagon: If you were a Godfather, would you try and draw suspicion on yourself in order to get inspected?
Hapah: It's N1, and you're a scum roleblocker. No one claimed a role during D1. How do you pick your target?
Dr. Phibes: It's N1, and you're a town doctor. No one claimed a role during D1. How do you pick your target?
obolisk0430: You are scum (hypothetically) and your partner is in danger of getting lynched. Which scenario appeals to you more: Bussing your scum partner and putting yourself in a more secure (read: appearing town-like) position for a longer game, or making a potentially risky fakeclaim to save your scum buddy and win the game right then and there?