This is Lylo, right?
I suppose I'll claim, then.
I'm the Doctor.
N1 I protected SirBayer. There was no nightkill. N2 I protected CobaltKobold; Redwarrior died. N3 I kept on CobaltKobold. Once again, there was no nightkill. N4 I protected Vector and CobaltKobold died.
It's important to note that I protected SirBayer N1 because I thought he was the cop -- apparently, so did the scum.
Cops usually avoid lynching without evidence, don't want to ask questions, etc. That's what I saw Bayer doing, so I protected him.
From there, I had to choose between Vector and CK. I chose CK: He was the more passive of the two and furthermore he was less abrasive. It seemed like he was a more likely mafia target -- Vector was stirring up all sorts of heat.
This means that scum was indeed going after the 'best' players. This also means that CobaltKobold was effectively confirmed D4 . I couldn't say anything, but I did my best to protect him. Looks like this was a mistake.
He wasn't drawing much heat and thus became a better target.
Last night I protected Vector instead of CK (clearly a mistake); I thought scum would hit Vector to spread WIFOM throughout the town.
I'm quite surprised they didn't take him out, actually, but I think I know why:
Either they needed him as a fallback lynch, or Vector is scum, too.
Yesterday, I'll admit, I didn't find Magma particularly scummy; he was just 'there'. He agreed with the no-lynch but he didn't try to push a quick end to the day. Altogether, he's been acting remarkably town-like, but it's only in moderation.
I wasn't noticing this as much back when it was Laetificus, but recently Magma's words have been more subtly manipulative.
"There isn't much more we can do today," sounds reasonable, and for the most part it is, but it closes off our options.
We shouldn't ever stop thinking. Thought is our greatest weapon, our only weapon.
With CobaltKobold dead, I can say with almost 100% certainty that Magma is scum. This is what I wanted to say yesterday, but I held it in.
Look at who CobaltKobold was pointing toward before his death: me.
Coincidentally, Magma predicted that CobaltKobold was town, moments before his death.
Do you know why? Because Magma knew that CobaltKobold was town... because he's scum.
Calling out a townie, agreeing with them, and most of all, saying that they're town -- these all build trust.
After they actually flip town, at first glance you might be convinced that Magma is more town-like.
"That guy predicted that CK would be town! He was right! Maan, we should listen to him!"
It sounds ridiculous, but it's a common strategy by newbie scum.
Looking at the way things went though, seems like that backfired on him.
I'm don't want to start combing through for scumteams just yet. MagmaDeath is scum.
I'm leaning toward Vector right now, but I seriously don't know at this point.
Vector would've been a better target for the nightkill, but it's possible they predicted that and hit Cobalt instead.
I just seriously hope that my reasoning isn't being manipulated by !!clever scum!! again like in BM3.
If everyone acted rationally, Magma should be mafia.