Board Thread:Role Ideas (Mafia)/@comment-34953801-20180417231046/@comment-35167105-20180418025501

Wow ok this role is...interesting. First of all, if you wanted a better name then Drunkard is the correct term for an alcoholic. In terms of the abilities of the role, there are many things wrong with it. First of all, I agree with Spacedefender: it hurts the mafia a LOT more than it helps it. Anyone that visits the mafia and gets the "You have decided to party..." notification will instantly know that the person they visited is a member of the mafia, which is far worse of a negative utility than any positive utility that the drunkard has. Also, if all the mafia are roleblocked then they are not able to kill that night, which allows the town more time to gather information about who is the mafia. In addition, there is already a mafia role that has the ability to roleblock at night (the consort), so this role would kind of be a consort rehash, which is no bueno. As for the investigative result for this role, the only logical place to put it is with escort and consort due to their roleblocking abilities (transporter can replace vampire because vampire doesn't appear in ranked). It would read "Your target is skilled in distraction. They must be a Drunk(ard), Escort, or Consort. And if you were wondering how many times it should be able to "throw a party", 3 is the golden number in ToS, not 2. Also, what would happen to the SK and WW if they visited "the party" because normally they kill escorts and consorts if roleblocked? Overall, I do not think that BMG will implement this role into the game because it provides two huge negative utilities that outweigh its one small positive utility (that it can prevent other factions from using their abilities on the mafia for a night). As for my verdict: I am sorry, but REJECTED.