ZUI'm setting aside all points based on the wincon claims because Lenglon claimed hers before anyone else and anyone could have seen it.
I forgot about that and I went back and looked and you're absolutely right. He knew the word elimination was significant, but perhaps only because that's what Lenglon had claimed (and town-elimination may be the specific goal of the witches).
LeafsnailHowever, I believe your reasoning contains a fundamental flaw. If you think this wincon stating is such iron proof of towniness, why are you voting me when I clearly demonstrated knowledge of the town wincon in my question to Ottofar? Can you explain what I could've been asking with that question if I didn't know the wincon? If wincon stating isn't proof of towniness, why did you mark yourself and Ottofar as confirmed town?
I've reread your question a few times to Ottofar and basically it rests on killing third-parties not being a town wincon. What you forget is that there are at least three possible pro-town roles (reread the OP) that may have slightly different wincons.
But, what ZU has said is true: Lenglon used 'elimination' first so my reason for changing my mind about Ottofar has gone. I always try to be open to the possibility that I may be wrong, and at the time the evidence compelled me to unvote Ottofar despite his scummy behavior. If you honestly can't see town doing that then you've got a serious failure of imagination.
And sure, this game features some setting elements. However, it's a mafia game first. Getting obsessed with the setting when we don't actually have any useful information to go off with it is timewasting at best. Today's lynch is not going to be based on flavour claiming at all, and if that's the case then I don't see any reason to claim.
I think we have two very very different ideas about what this game is about. It's not just some setting elements, the setting and mechanics are intrinsically linked. In refusing to claim these basic things you are signalling to town that you should be investigated and, if you're not a witch, you're telling the witches that you are a potential threat. Are you deliberately trying to monopolise night-time attention? The background details have already given fruitful information. For one Lenglon's claim has made me inclined to trust her. But you say you'll softclaim day 2, so I'll hold you to that.
Up until this point, you were calling Ottofar scum. Yet you are prepared to completely change your tune once he mentions the word "elimination". Several questions arise:
1. Why did you declare him to be confirmed town before even checking whether the mafia could access the town wincon, or thinking about whether it might be possible to guess it? Did you not consider that quoting a word like that could be modkillable?
2. Why did you then switch to me, in spite of the fact that I demonstrated knowledge of the wincon before you came out and stated it?
3. If you rate wincon hunting so highly, why did you decide to scupper it by publically posting the general gist of the town win condition in return for a totally useless question?
Here is a story which I think explains your actions.
The scum wincon probably involves eliminating townies. You saw my ominous question, and worked out the gist of it by referring to your own wincon and possibly Toon Mafia (which had something similar). You then came up with a plan to "confirm" yourself and Ottofar.
Do you have an alternate version of events?
1. I definitely got caught up in the elimination realisation (I reread my own wincon and suddenly realised why Ottofar and Lenglon were making a big deal out of the word 'elimination'). I always try to be fair and it suddenly seemed like I'd been wrong about Ottofar. The concerns about modkilling and asking the mod for the town wincon simply didn't occur to me in the moment. Now I'm back to being unsure, which is my natural state.
2. But you didn't. You didn't use the keyword and Lenglon had already said her wincon only mentioned witches. This doesn't clear you in the slightest.
3. I don't think it was such a useless question: I was thinking of the claim chain in Toon Mafia and I wondered if Tiruin claiming would spark off another chain like that. That's what I was looking for.
If you'll recall, if it weren't for extensions, mine and Ottofar's votes on each other would have got one or other of us killed. We're not really a plausible scumteam.
What happened is all game Ottofar has tunneled me with a shifting bogus case that he's inadequately defended, never actively questioning anyone else. I've been calling him out on this until he makes the elimination wording point which at the time I couldn't see scum as being able to know, so I unvote him. He's still a lazy little git and continues trying to get me lynched regardless for reasons that are increasingly unclear.
I've gone over this in my head and I can't see how you could be scum thinking Ottofar town and still expect your trap to work, unless you're both witches which is a bit of a stretch, so despite the fact that you could have got the wincon info from Lenglon, I can't see how you can be a witch now. (Despite my earlier threat, I'm not going to behold myself to things said in a fit of righteousness.) I'll holding you to the claim tomorrow (if I'm alive).
Unvote.
TiruinLenglon, ZU, NQT, ToonyMan, IronyOwl : You five out of the total audience have stated insight and/or interest towards this debate here, what is your read and view on this?
Well, the previous experience of the LNCP games suggests 3rd parties are more likely malicious, and even without being the lynch target you're flipping out majorly. Plus, you decided to claim 3rd party but have little interest in trying to convince anyone that you're benign. I don't think you're a witch and town's primary objective is witch killing hwnce why I'm not voting for you at the moment.
And now my cynical side is saying you're copying Toaster's stubbornness in getting ideas and making me really want to snark at you. Did you miss the point where I said the difference lies in how and not the matter that you're questioning me?
...I don't even get why you're now appealing to the 'like/dislike' my questioning, because it's all coming off as you twisting words and words without getting straight to a point.
Next: That wasn't a question, it was a statement. It came off as an opinion, and I didn't poke at it because I didn't think it was important to do so.
But I'm seeing a lapse of information now that I get to the root of it.
Also you omitted the point about magic which makes me think you're something magical.
Omitted what point about magic?
I'm not copying anything, I'm asking you questions and you're overreacting. I asked you whether you had the magic keyword in your role and you ignored it, which made me suspicious. Are you magical?
Well, let me explain in this thread how I'm touchy ABOUT THAT MATTER. It's great enough for you to use as frickin' evidence to others as something to base upon. It hurt me, deeply. It hurt me as a player and as a person. Where I saw it, makes me think that you didn't care enough to read on what the person says and just generalize said person as a statement you could use.
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It feels like you've something else against me that you aren't saying in public.
What are you hiding, NQT?
But I never used this against you. I simply said that you claimed 3rd party when asked about wincons, which is true. I wasn't spreading rumours or saying anything malicious or building a case against you (in any thread). I was simply stating something that had happened. I think it's possible that your sensitivity about being talked about has led you to overreacting here. I'm not out to get you or judging you unfairly. I'm sorry for upsetting you, I didn't mean to effect you personally. I definitely definitely don't have anything against you.
Why did you claim anyway?
Okaminotquitethere - Tonight is my last chance to post before the day ends, so this is my vote to lynch (I won't be home from work tomorrow until 2300 GMT). I agree that NQT and Ottofar are probable scumbuddies.
This makes no sense whatsoever and is an opinion only a liar or someone who had not actually been keeping up with the thread could hold. We'll have strong words if I'm still alive tomorrow.
LenglonI'm pretty sure you're town based on your initial claim and the subsequent elimination drama, so I'm going to try to explain things very carefully here: Ottofar was very scummy so I was voting for him. New evidence came to light which suggested that Ottofar couldn't be scum (he knew the exact wincon phrase), so I voted Leafsnail who was intent on getting Ottofar lynched despite seeming to be confirmed, and who was suspicious for refusing to engage with the setting. Now however, as of this very post, I have changed my mind again:
The reliability of Ottofar's confirmation has come under serious doubt, but also so has the reliability of Leafsnail's supposed trap. Still, I can't see how a witch-Leafsnail could have hoped the trap to work against a player who could have been town, hence why I have now unvoted. Do you see where I'm coming from here? I think it's okay to change long-held convictions in light of new evidence.
All my reads need to be reassessed in light of new realisations. I'll be watching and responding to things on the forum for about the next 7 hours if anyone wants to ask me anything. I'm putting my vote on
Dariush for the time being as it's impossible to interpret his play as pro-town. Anyone disbelieves me, just read his posts, especially the further the day proceeds. Oh and
big D, this exposes me to a lynch, so there goes your last bullshit argument.