MoonAnd also so I don't die.
This stands out. You're concerned about being killed for having an effective day game. You're worried about appearing too town, but you're also happy to tell us that you have this worry. How important for you is staying alive in the game vs. outing scum?
Everyone Jack A T refused to talk about his actions. What do you think of this?
He was hanging on for his big post, which we all now know in retrospect.
And here's another Everyone question, but more directed to people who've played with Jack before. What is Jack's playstyle? I know BHK's post kind of answers it, but I'd like to know what you feel about it. What does it focus on?
He's on the upper end of solid Bay12 play. He asks a lot of questions, communicates in walls of quotes just like the rest of us, posts frequently but doesn't shitpost. He doesn't make obvious mistakes and he's not especially prone to suicidal gambits that I can recall. Go read one of his past games if you like. Do you think knowing player's meta is important for scum hunting?
BlackHeartKabalPlease to meet you, I don't think we've played together yet. I like that you asked everyone a question: it's something both scum and town do but at least it gets conversations started.
NQT - Do you plan to clear yourself and take lead of the town?
It'd be nice if other people clear me, but it's not necessary for my game strategy. Whether I'm cleared or not, I will try and lead the town where necessary. I tend to wrangle people to get them to vote effectively. How about you: will you lead the town? Or will you be led?
TDSWhy do you think it's not a legitimate vote this time?
It might be! But what I'm saying is it falls into a category of votes that I don't like. If the game ended right this moment with no more evidence to go on, I'd be happy with your lynch. Are you tempted to vote for the person wagoning you for wagoning?
Jackasked a reasonable question, but quite early: there weren't exactly many reactions at that point. Could have been assuming I would answer later, after more players posted, though.
Yeah, I pretty much figured if you had a plan going on you'd play it out to the end.
This is interesting signaling. NQT is basically announcing that he is thinking about the game, and engaged with it. He's not showing us his engagement and thought, or keeping his thoughts fully to himself. He's telling us that he has thoughts. Perhaps more importantly, he wants us to know that he has thoughts. It's worth noting that non-engagement is one of the main scumtells he looks for.
He's promised to give these thoughts after this post. Let's see what they are.
So things I considered in order from least to most WIFOMY:
1. You were just testing for reactions.
2. You have an ability that is triggered on being voted and so though it looks bad, you tactically voted yourself.
3. You're a jester trying to garner votes (unlikely)
4. You want us to think you're a jester so no one kills you (unlikely, but I've made that play before)
notquitethere: Tell me, why did you want everyone to know that you had thought of reasonable reasons for my self-vote?
I thought it most likely you were fishing for reactions, and if you're town and I see you have a plan then it'd be counterproductive of me to spoil the plan before it's come to fruition. Same reason you don't answer other people's questions for them. So I was acknowledging what you were doing without spoiling it, but also setting up an obligation for myself to show that I was paying attention. That make sense?
Have people reacted as you'd anticipated?
For strategic reasons, I will not answer this at this time.
I'll ask you again on Day 2 if we're both alive and there's nothing more pressing to talk about.