Other metaphors for the game of mafia

[OkaPoka]

so there is this town

known as salem

infiltrated by witches who secretly summon demons by praying silently to kill one person every night

but the only way to tell if one is a witch is by brutally killing them by crushing them rocks and if they are actually a witch they will transform into a BEAST upon death

[OkaPoka]

what about a pirate ship setting

like a captain is killed after a large plunder

and so the crew need to find the secret group who are threatening to eliminate the rest of the crew to keep the entirety of the plunder to themselves

its violent but you can add public power mechanics to the game, like getting new captains, powder monkeys, etc.

[OkaPoka]

what about a pirate ship setting

like a captain is killed after a large plunder

and so the crew need to find the secret group who are threatening to eliminate the rest of the crew to keep the entirety of the plunder to themselves

its violent but you can add public power mechanics to the game, like getting new captains, powder monkeys, etc.

and the reason why they dont just torture info out

its a pirate ship, the crew are violent and death is the only justice that can be served to mutineers

[OkaPoka]

hmmm

we can take your cult/religious fanaticism and actually take it a step further by giving it some actual historical roots/contexts

although it might be controversial to play, there are plenty of instances where a dominant, conquesting religion "forces" conversions upon the native peoples, who in turn practice their religion in secret and are still willing to die for it

and what ends up happening is that these missionaries discover that people have been secretly worshipping other deities and get outraged and begin holding very sketchy trials to persecute these native peoples

of course, the standard is that the informed minority are the bad guys and in this case i don't know how good of a message it would be to have the so called bad guys be also the persecuted minorities throughout history but its food for thought on making a historically relevant game