Role or mechanic: LyloProxyHammer (name needs work too)
This is not at this time suggestion for a normal role or normal mechanic.
Strong Reason
: TBMK it has never been play tested once.Done.
It is however a mechanic that I think could be considered normal if it is found not to have bad unexpected side effects.
Effect:
When enabled by consenting posts in the scum PT(?). One scum player can with one post vote for the entire consenting part of the team.ProxyVote: PlayerX
Limitation: Must be announced. (not a surprise to town)
Use case: At LYLO 1 scum player in one continent (TZ) casts the vote that hammers, the day. In terms of balance this tilts setups slightly towards scum, vs the case where players either have to play the day out in a more usual way or have rearranged their IRL to synchronize the hammer. The goal is to reduce the amount players tradeoff of {IRL vs wincon} and
make it more about skill at mafia (AKA normal mafia).
It also reduces how much people make reads in mafia during LYLO based on knowledge of other players IRL availability to synchronize hammer. Also a good thing (normality enhancing) by making the game more about making reads on post contents made during the game not on outside potentially personal knowledge.
If the scum player messes up and it does not hammer the day out? The role then leaves them as the only outed player. : yes that's an extra advantage over the splat of the entire scum team wagon piling to hammer vote when they have miscounted. Also produces fewer farcical(unsatisfying) endgame scenarios.
However it does move the game in a direction I think is "normal", makes the game about posting and reads not mechanics. Makes the game a thing you can do without it consuming your IRL.
Other possible names for such a Mechanic:
Mechanical Advantage
. (scum are assumed to be able to coordinate themselves when required to hammer.)When town get themselves outplayed and in LYLO, and Town votes Town, any one Scum can mechanically win the game by Proxy voting.
I might even allow scum to ask for a vote count in the Scum PT. AKA get mod confirmation that as of post XXX in main the wagon is at L-3
Other theoretical potential situations? With plurality lynch at 2v2 it is TBMK an assumed scum win (AKA win condition achieved), It needs to be to avoid this.
If both townies vote scum first then theirs is the wagon to reach 2 first and so gets lynched. Mechanical advantage assume scum votes first at day break if they choose to.
dons flame proof undies. /out