So I've been thinking quietly.
Despite nomenclature as "The" Plan there have been a few different versions scattered about, with somewhat different assumptions about what we'd be doing while powers charge up.
I, too, am not convinced it's foolproof. I initially focused on conflicting flaws due to my own situation but there are some crazy profession actions the scum team could be trying. I'm not convinced it couldn't work, in some version of the world, with town outnumbering scum as we do and shields to keep
us the rest of you safe.
This part of my earlier response was especially overwrought:
It forces me to follow whatever ToonyMan says instead of making my own judgments => Not Fun and Not What I Signed Up To Do
And I can't participate even if I shrugged all that off.
Obviously, I have already taken myself out of the loop. Thus I do not need to feel particularly constrained about taking someone else's orders.
It was an emotional response, and a foolish one.
I am assuming that as a forcible non-participant I won't get anyone handing a shield to me, either.
I see that leading to three likely outcomes:
- Scum kill me tonight as low hanging fruit.
- Scum doesn't kill me tonight because they have some other target also sitting out. But I don't have a shield and I don't see that the ability I can use confirms me to anyone.
- Scum doesn't kill me tonight because I am scum, which is something the rest of you all will surely be mindful of with regard to the second point and so far I only remember Nirur Torir clearly articulating a strict no lynch policy.
So although it's hard to find a mechanical reason to doubt the town utility of passing out shields, I hope you can understand why I find it risky on a personal level. It's one thing to know that I could be killed at almost any time, it's a little different to see it coming. To see it
planned for by my ostensible allies, and me not consulted in the planning.
Too bad.
Knowing that town wins even if dead doesn't always make up for lack of people skills.
And beyond raw mechanics it also cuts off pretty much all other discussion. The proponents deliberately insist that it be so with this In or Out attitude. Despite more than 48 hours to go, plenty of time to push it as an alternative rather than an ultimatum. If this doesn't pull out enough information to make up for it you all owe me big time.
I'm gonna play the Day game because I don't really have much of a choice.
Great, but this is an unexpected situation for me. I'm stuck for ideas how to get people to engage when they don't care about my opinions or my vote -- in their minds the vote is already decided.
Well, let's hope tomorrow brings fresh voices. Night-night.