Jim: what do you make of the "only one of true Majesty will be allowed to pass into the Tomb"?
Maybe there's a lost heir of this dead emperor guy hanging around, meaning there's somebody of literally true majesty, in which case, we need to keep him alive to pass into the Tomb. Or maybe it's metaphorical, like in The Last Crusade, in which case, there's somebody or somebodies of exceptional valor and nobility (not literal) hanging around and we need them alive to get into the Tomb. Maybe they know who they are, maybe they don't. Or maybe there's a different definition of majesty being used than what we expect.
Or maybe it means that only one person will be able to get into the Tomb. I don't really see that being likely. It's still a mafia game, and players generally win as teams.
Or maybe this is a completely irrelevant issue. I have no idea. It's just speculation until we know better.
I think parsing the opening flavor as a whole is probably a better idea than looking at individual lines anyway.
Jim, how vital do you think figuring out the bastard aspect of this game will be, relative to the normal mafia aspect?
Probably pretty vital.
They were vitally important in the last two bastards by Mephansteras. The game being a semi-bastard doesn't lead me to believe that its bastard mechanics will be any less vital.
We should figure them out, or fail to do so at our peril.
Jim: What lessons from Bastanormal 1/2 will you apply here?
1. Never trust Bookthras.
2. Try to figure out what the 'town' win condition for the game is and get people to work towards it. (I put 'town' in quotes because it may not be the standard 'kill the scum team.')
3. Don't shoot Shakerag if I'm on a scum team with him even if I don't know for certain that he is.
4. Don't ignore inconsistent claims just because of 'bastardness.'
5. If scum, don't rally the 'town' to the 'town' win condition by getting angry and shouting what it is at Powder Miner.
Points 2 and 4 are probably most relevant for this game.
The Orb is made of some silvery substance. Going near it sends the hairs on the back of your neck standing straight up.
Will doing RP stuff ever yield useful results?
Toaster, based on previous Meph bastards, what do you think the friendliness of hostility of various monsters (e.g., vampires, werewolves, etc.) will be in this game?
Bookthras, what criteria do you think we should be voting people on based on the opening flavor?
Hapah,
Toaster: As scum, what role in the town list would you be most scared of?
Scum and town are funny words to throw around in bastard games. In both of Meph's previous bastards, neither the scum or town teams were standard. What's your opinion on what they would be?
Org, let's say you are Org. Is it more advantageous for you to adhere to your previous meta or do something different?