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Mephansteras

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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2295 on: October 04, 2020, 10:30:13 am »

Yeah, had already been planning on getting rid of extensions. I'll have to ponder how to buff the town, but that shouldn't be hard. A few of the roles are a bit weak right now.
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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2296 on: October 04, 2020, 10:49:39 am »

Yeah, the last game I ran had no extensions and I think that made it better as well. 

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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2297 on: October 05, 2020, 05:26:30 am »

Extensions kill everything. 3 days 3 posts, then everyone gives up
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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2298 on: October 05, 2020, 08:15:55 pm »

Yeah, had already been planning on getting rid of extensions. I'll have to ponder how to buff the town, but that shouldn't be hard. A few of the roles are a bit weak right now.
As I am want to do, I will type my opinion that no one asked for.

More role variety [Scum-favored]
This would probably help scum over town but I'm suggesting it for multiple reasons, but the obvious one is that stack-powering can lead to unfun games with confirmed players that stymie investigation and play. A lot of the Paranormal games with multiple of the same role have suffered for it, for one reason or another. Adding more roles for the Town (and Doppelgangers) would be better for the metagame, in my opinion.
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More attribute variety [Town-favored]
This would make roles feel different without the need to worry about power-duping. If there were attributes that modified how the role PLAYED in addition to how you interact with actions, this could feel better for the player, and would be a better way to manage some of the roles that seem a bit too powerful or weak.
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Convert some Doppelganger roles into Attributes [Scum-favored]
Some of the Doppelganger only roles are a bit... lacking. This isn't always bad, as some roles are balanced around that. But, there could be something to be said about an Advanced Doppelganger that was also a Detective. Since the Advanced Doppelganger loses her abilities on use, she would have a choice: Advanced Kill, or Inspect? A Tough Agent Doppelganger would have an alibi, and could try to throw off things from his trail. Honestly, it'd just make it easier to add in more roles to a game, if you wanted more roles.

Make more (or combine existing) Variants [Neutral-favored]
Honestly, there's a lot of unexplored territory with roles. There exists ONE role that manipulates votes. There is ONE role that can investigate roles. There is ONE role that can investigate race. But, there's a lot of roles that have Tech, for instance, so the Mad Scientist role isn't pigeonholed. They have room for fakeclaiming and gambiting. Heck, even Bodyguards have sweet variants. The reason I suggest this is that I honestly have a problem with the Detective being too powerful for scum and town. It's actually so powerful that it turns into one of the scums best tools for breaking the game. There's no real way to hide from it as Town. It's also hard to hide from it as scum.
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Remove the Body Double stopping Lynches [Town-favored]
Personally, I hate it. If the Town is lynching a Townie, then it wasted not just one lynch on a Townie, but likely TWO lynches. If the Town is lynching a Doppelganger, then it takes twice as long. It's a stalling mechanic, and extends games out unnecessarily. The only exception might be an Alien, and outting them as an Alien seems mean. There should be an alternative way to avoid a lynch as an Alien.

That's all I've got for now, but I can always add more.
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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2299 on: October 05, 2020, 09:12:41 pm »

I'll consider them. I'm also casting a fresh eye over everything myself, since it's been so long since I ran it.
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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2300 on: October 05, 2020, 09:55:55 pm »

I'll consider them. I'm also casting a fresh eye over everything myself, since it's been so long since I ran it.
Mostly just bring back the ghosts. It's October, man.
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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2301 on: October 06, 2020, 02:26:23 pm »

I'd consider playing if something interesting is run!
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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2302 on: October 23, 2020, 04:08:07 pm »

Come on, more of you must be interested in playing in a Paranormal!

I need a good excuse to knock the rust off my writing skills. ;)

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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2303 on: November 02, 2020, 09:16:26 pm »

Ok, game is starting tomorrow. Last chance to join in if anyone has been waffling on it!
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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2304 on: November 03, 2020, 09:42:30 am »

I would if I could, but I'm busier now than usual.

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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2305 on: November 09, 2020, 07:44:42 pm »

I'll prolly in on the next game.

Yes, I know there's a replacement needed. I have another midterm next wednesday :P
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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2306 on: November 09, 2020, 07:45:33 pm »

I'll prolly in on the next game.

Yes, I know there's a replacement needed. I have another midterm next wednesday :P
Ooooooh shiiiit, is that Vector?
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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2307 on: November 09, 2020, 07:48:17 pm »

i liiiiiiive
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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2308 on: November 09, 2020, 07:48:41 pm »

Nice to see you!
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Re: Banter Thread: Has this really been a thing for four years edition
« Reply #2309 on: November 09, 2020, 07:49:24 pm »

i liiiiiiive
Good to see ya. We all missed ya.
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