Imperial GuardsmanMastahCheese, you are the Ugly. Would you sacrifice someones life to make a General claim and get someone lynched to attempt to attract the Confederates or Bad?
No, I don't think it'd be a good plan to claim to be something I'm not, regardless of the situation. Unless by "general" you aren't referring to the Power Role, in which case, I don't think getting anyone killed would be a good idea, it gives you less time to work on finding scum.
notquitethereCheese
If a player says that they will be absent, and continues to say so at periodic times, at what point does it become no longer acceptable?
Good question. If they do it for more than a day then they've presented themselves as a legitimate target for the lynch: for town to win LYLO, you need to have engaged players still alive; giving semi-absent players a free pass indefinitely is a recipe for loss. It's better to get rid of such players earlier on while the cost of mislynching is lower. Do you disagree?
Not at all. You have to weigh the possibility of them being honestly preoccupied, and trying to get a free ride. And sometimes, that's not a chance you can take.
darkpaladin109Anyone, I guess
You're the Good. You suspect that another player might be the Bad but you're not convinced. How do you proceed with this?
Gather more evidence, look back at what all they've been saying. Rushing in too early would only leave you likely to get killed, or waste your one shot.
Also, I'm
really not liking your mention of trying to stay "hidden". Get in here.
MyOwnWorstEnemyMastahcheese:
MyOwnWorstEnemy: You're a Union Soldier, and someone is going after you, despite not having real evidence, yet people are still agreeing with them. What do you do? And why?
I'd point out the flaws in my attacker's logic and go after them.
Good answer, but you failed to state why. How much attention are you really paying here?
Cazmastahcheese
Absolutely not. If a union soldier fake-claims, then odds are they would be a counter-claim by the real general. Then one would die, and the next day, the other would. It'd be a terrible loss, both of the loss of 2 town, and the loss of 2 whole days that could have been productive. What are your thoughts on the situation?
I say that's fair. In certain setups it can work, but since the only PRs are cops and third parties, it wouldn't be in town's best interest. It might work for the Bad, though. If you were a third party, would you try to go for a major victory and fulfill your wincons, or go for the minor and town/mafside?
I'd think I'd try to focus on both victories, really. Pursue the general town/scum victory, and if an opportunity presented itself, go for the personal third party victory. Putting too much focus on a single one could jeopardize both.
Sorry I can't post more questions right now, I have to do something, should have time later today.