Design the perfect civilian faction
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Design the perfect civilian faction
This thread might make no sense. I just thought of it a moment ago and decided what the hell.
Imagine a civilian team in a Mafia game can be categorized into "positions", like you might see on a sports team. In soccer there are forwards, defenders and goalies. In basketball there are fowards, guards, and centers, etc. Consider a civilian team (and if you like a mafia team too, why not), and what those "positions" might be, and how you think they should ideally be arranged to form an optimal civilian roster.
I'll consider a few, using only general position groups (of course specificity can be added). Assume the civilian faction has 10 players, to make it simple.
1x Motivator -- token "leader", not necessarily (though plausibly) in terms of generating reads to be followed, but in terms of keeping the civilian team activated and engaged. More than one or two of these dampens their motivational impact collectively. Typically high post count. Example: MovingPictures07
2x Facilitator -- main function is to interact frequently and constantly with everyone else to create interactive content usable for large-scale analysis. May or may not be as focused on hammering home specific reads, at least not early. More than two of these can crowd the thread and make it difficult to follow. Typically high post count. Example: Sloonei
1x Provoker -- incites strong emotional reactions (within the rules and spirit of Mafia) with pointed, fearless accusation. More than one or two of these can create an environment of paranoia. Typically moderate post count. Example: MacDougall
2x Detached analyst -- attentive and engaged, but less inclined to play a part in every dialogue. Assembles thoughts internally before eventually providing thorough case work. Too many of these can limit the available data to analyze. Typically moderate post count. Example: Epignosis
2x Intuiter -- attentive and engaged, but less inclined to operate with compiled thread data. Allows instinctive and intuited reads to hold sway, and provides perspective sometimes lost in the thicket of analysis. Too many of these can result in a more arbitrary lynch sequence. Post count is highly variable. Example: S~V~S
1x Hard data analyst -- focused specifically on the objective data available, namely voting history and any known night actions. They eschew the psychological speculation and try to make hay with what they know. Too many of these can make the thread environment low-pressure for other factions. Typically low-to-moderate in post count. Example: G-Man
1x Goofball -- often civilian factions can genuinely benefit from having someone screwing around a bit (so long as they still attempt to play the game productively). They create a unique and challenging environment for those who already know them to be innocent. More than just one of these though amounts to a significantly less informative thread. Typically low-to-moderate in post count. Example: DrWilgy
This is just how I felt on a whim, as I typed this. I could wait an hour, do it again, and perhaps feel differently. Who cares though, it's a thread. Whaddya think? Do you think anything? Should I get a life?
Imagine a civilian team in a Mafia game can be categorized into "positions", like you might see on a sports team. In soccer there are forwards, defenders and goalies. In basketball there are fowards, guards, and centers, etc. Consider a civilian team (and if you like a mafia team too, why not), and what those "positions" might be, and how you think they should ideally be arranged to form an optimal civilian roster.
I'll consider a few, using only general position groups (of course specificity can be added). Assume the civilian faction has 10 players, to make it simple.
1x Motivator -- token "leader", not necessarily (though plausibly) in terms of generating reads to be followed, but in terms of keeping the civilian team activated and engaged. More than one or two of these dampens their motivational impact collectively. Typically high post count. Example: MovingPictures07
2x Facilitator -- main function is to interact frequently and constantly with everyone else to create interactive content usable for large-scale analysis. May or may not be as focused on hammering home specific reads, at least not early. More than two of these can crowd the thread and make it difficult to follow. Typically high post count. Example: Sloonei
1x Provoker -- incites strong emotional reactions (within the rules and spirit of Mafia) with pointed, fearless accusation. More than one or two of these can create an environment of paranoia. Typically moderate post count. Example: MacDougall
2x Detached analyst -- attentive and engaged, but less inclined to play a part in every dialogue. Assembles thoughts internally before eventually providing thorough case work. Too many of these can limit the available data to analyze. Typically moderate post count. Example: Epignosis
2x Intuiter -- attentive and engaged, but less inclined to operate with compiled thread data. Allows instinctive and intuited reads to hold sway, and provides perspective sometimes lost in the thicket of analysis. Too many of these can result in a more arbitrary lynch sequence. Post count is highly variable. Example: S~V~S
1x Hard data analyst -- focused specifically on the objective data available, namely voting history and any known night actions. They eschew the psychological speculation and try to make hay with what they know. Too many of these can make the thread environment low-pressure for other factions. Typically low-to-moderate in post count. Example: G-Man
1x Goofball -- often civilian factions can genuinely benefit from having someone screwing around a bit (so long as they still attempt to play the game productively). They create a unique and challenging environment for those who already know them to be innocent. More than just one of these though amounts to a significantly less informative thread. Typically low-to-moderate in post count. Example: DrWilgy
This is just how I felt on a whim, as I typed this. I could wait an hour, do it again, and perhaps feel differently. Who cares though, it's a thread. Whaddya think? Do you think anything? Should I get a life?
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Re: Design the perfect civilian faction
I think there's something else, although maybe it's really just a jack-of-all-trades that moves between roles as needed, but it's what I'd call my own default style, and that is a 'design analyst' or perhaps a 'big picture analyst'.
I'd say it lives halfway between intuiter and hard data analyst - someone who takes on board rolecards, in-thread inferences from hosts and players, likely teammate or non-teammate relationships, and tries to slot in each player to a role to solve the theory of the game.
Obviously less useful in a game where most people are vanilla.
I'd say it lives halfway between intuiter and hard data analyst - someone who takes on board rolecards, in-thread inferences from hosts and players, likely teammate or non-teammate relationships, and tries to slot in each player to a role to solve the theory of the game.
Obviously less useful in a game where most people are vanilla.
Re: Design the perfect civilian faction
I gave this concept thought. The perfect civilian faction is one that can be what the thread needs any any given time.
I try to do that. I don't think I'm a detached analyst, but I am sometimes. I think I'm just as much a provocateur and a liar (wasn't in your list, but I think civilian liars can do great things). Occasionally I can be a motivator I guess.
The beauty of Mafia is that it's dynamic.
I try to do that. I don't think I'm a detached analyst, but I am sometimes. I think I'm just as much a provocateur and a liar (wasn't in your list, but I think civilian liars can do great things). Occasionally I can be a motivator I guess.
The beauty of Mafia is that it's dynamic.
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Re: Design the perfect civilian faction
I think if anything, a perfect civilian group should be anything but absent.
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Re: Design the perfect civilian faction
Every civilian team needs a Quin.
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I would agree that people don't fit cleanly into any single "position" (not even the examples I provided). Everything is muddy. I wouldn't know how to label myself on that team. The dynamic also has to adapt as a town team shrinks, because people gon' die -- that relates to Epi's thought. I think the core of my thought is that civilian teams tend to be best served when there are multiple different approaches happening together that can be integrated into a full team effort.
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I know how to label you.JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:29 pm I would agree that people don't fit cleanly into any single "position" (not even the examples I provided). Everything is muddy. I wouldn't know how to label myself on that team. The dynamic also has to adapt as a town team shrinks, because people gon' die -- that relates to Epi's thought. I think the core of my thought is that civilian teams tend to be best served when there are multiple different approaches happening together that can be integrated into a full team effort.
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Re: Design the perfect civilian faction
Mad Max:Epignosis wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:32 pmI know how to label you.JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:29 pm I would agree that people don't fit cleanly into any single "position" (not even the examples I provided). Everything is muddy. I wouldn't know how to label myself on that team. The dynamic also has to adapt as a town team shrinks, because people gon' die -- that relates to Epi's thought. I think the core of my thought is that civilian teams tend to be best served when there are multiple different approaches happening together that can be integrated into a full team effort.
One scary motherfucker.
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Re: Design the perfect civilian faction
I like 3J to play. It's no fun being knocked out just because your rivals are afraid of you.
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Re: Design the perfect civilian faction
It definitely hurts more to lose after a long civilian life than to lose after a quick out.
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Re: Design the perfect civilian faction
This is a well underrated point. People are too quick to jump to "liar = mafia". Much more important to consider the motivational context.
I also agree with your overall point, though, epi, which is that a team that is able to adapt into the roles needed in the thread in the context are best of all.
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Re: Design the perfect civilian faction
Best civ team is just me and several clones.
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Re: Design the perfect civilian faction
Civs.
Team.
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Re: Design the perfect civilian faction
Im probably a provoker. Tho sometimes I play motivator too.