XnadrojX's Mini Normal Review

[borkjerfkin]

Seems hella scumsided at first glance. Town has pretty much nothing useful.

[borkjerfkin]

This also really is skirting the boundaries of a themed mechanic game with all the enablers.

[borkjerfkin]

Also if that SK comes up negative to gunsmith (is that still how that works?) I'd put it between them and scum winning, based on whether or not the SK ends up lynched. He'll never get NKed with 3x BP. I don't see town winning this.

[borkjerfkin]

Also your bah post rules are weird; I've never heard of a lynch target that wasn't allowed to talk during twilight. Bah posts typically refer to one post after the mod has declared a target dead, not after a hammer has come in.

[borkjerfkin]

Eh, this is how I like the bah post rules. I could change it I guess.

You probably should -- I'll pretty much guarantee that people gonna do it anyway due to site precedent.

[borkjerfkin]

What kind of power should I give Town. Should I cut down on scum numbers/roles or give Town more power roles.

This is entirely up to you -- I don't think town currently has the tools to defeat the other factions as they are. There are many ways you could handle that. Beefing up town is probably the easiest.

[borkjerfkin]

And the "Normal" definition include "blocking, killing, protecting, investigating, enabling" and all of my roles (i think) fit within this boundary.

True, but the roles fit together so thematically that it

feels

like a themed mechanics game.

In fact: Look familiar?

I'll let other reviewers give their opinions here.

[borkjerfkin]

http://wiki.mafiascum.net/index.php?tit ... Guidelines

Can't recruit traitors in normals

p-edit:

[borkjerfkin]

I think gunsmith's typically do not return guilties on SK (because thematically they use a knife or some shit)

[borkjerfkin]

and yeah, i never thought about that -- traitor can't kill so he doesn't have a gun either, correct?

[borkjerfkin]

yeah, wiki page backs that up.

[borkjerfkin]

I never really thought about that, but you're right -- the enabler flipper is misleading enough that i would consider it a bastard mechanic in a non-open.

[borkjerfkin]

I never really thought about that, but you're right -- the enabler flipper is misleading enough that i would consider it a bastard mechanic in a non-open.

[borkjerfkin]

totally stylistic, but maybe remove the neighborizer enabler? I think the game is less gimmicky and more interesting without it

[borkjerfkin]

Yeah i am ok with this. Ascetic is a huge boon here and easily offsets the town power.

[borkjerfkin]

SK adds swing; I'm not sure that it really makes town more disadvantaged

[borkjerfkin]

At a certain point with an SK, I do kinda go: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My goalposts for balance with a third party are pretty wide, because it really does come down to: if 2+ crosskills happen, town will probably win. if 0 happen, town will probably lose.

That being said, I think this is within the realms of runnable and don't have an issue approving.

[borkjerfkin]

I dont think that is an issue we should tackle in the microcosm of this review.