Epistemology
iˌpistəˈmäləjē
noun - The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope.

This is epistemology mafia. Unlike most mafia games, you will not only be deducing information within the parameters of the game, but deducing information about the parameters of the game. I will give you incomplete information, but I will not lie to you. The rules are simple enough: There are 12 players and 3 or more factions. Each player belongs to some number of factions. When all the players from a faction are killed, the faction is eliminated. When only 2 factions remain, the game ends, and anyone still alive is declared a winner. During the day, players may communicate with each other through the thread, or via private messages. You are not obligated, or even recommended to be honest about anything in either the thread or private messages, although you are forbidden from using meta-game information, such as screenshots of PMs from other players or myself. During every day except the first, players vote on someone to lynch. The person with the most votes is lynched, and the game moves to night time. In addition to their faction, each player has up to one role. This role grants them some abilities, many of which can be used to gather additional information about the game, and some of which are used during the night, although I won't go into the specifics.

This epistemology mafia game comes with a new theme, new factions, and new powers! I've decided not to include any roles with posting restrictions, or any pure survivor roles, since those played out poorly last time. Additionally, if we're unable to get 12 players within 2 weeks, I'll try to rework the game to work with however many we have.

Signups:
1: 15377
2: KoD
3: Shockwave
4: Rubik
5: Neosilk
6: Hello World
7: Rag
8: Argh
9: Niklor
10: Fable
11: Mown
12: Zinger

/in to crush Rome and Greece again.

*realizes new theme probably means no Rome and Greece, doesn't care*

Have to try this.

/in

epistemology 1 was the most fun i had playing mafia in a long time

and if i find an opportunity to pay KoD back this game

that would be gold

In

I'll guard my posts better this game...

/in!

I'll try to include better contingency plans into my contingency plans.

It's been months, but the desire for payback is still there.

It should have been satisfying enough for you that Fel committed game suicide to get me killed.

KoD, are you going to actually play the game this time?
Otherwise I don't think I'll bother.

No, I will not bother actually playing the game this time.

You could always just lynch KoD first and solve the problem that way.

I'm not going to solve the problem by effectively introducing it. I'm not interested in playing a team game with people that aren't trying to win.

mown was on KoD's team last epistemology mafia

they were both persians

persian+rome had a guaranteed win but KoD threw it away for some reason to betray rome and mown was pretty upset about it

Sounds like something KoD would do.

It ended up as a win for every persian but kod, so at least everything worked right for mown.

Fable, are you playing or not?

five more people

!!!

or four with fable

I haven't decided yet.