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Golbolco
over 8 years

Bug and role fixes thread: https://epicmafia.com/topic/80934?page=1

How to make a role: https://epicmafia.com/topic/80958?page=1

Role interaction: https://epicmafia.com/topic/81045?page=1

Suggestions for the website: https://epicmafia.com/topic/81096?page=1

Moderator functionality suggestions: https://epicmafia.com/topic/81127

Report suggestions: https://epicmafia.com/topic/81126?page=1

UI suggestions: https://epicmafia.com/topic/88317?page=1

This is a dedicated thread for users to bounce around and brainstorm on ideas for new roles, items, game mechanics or anything else to improve and build upon our beloved Mafia game.

Back in 2015 Sims made a thread asking if anyone had any ideas for roles since Lucid was looking to make some new ones (found here: https://epicmafia.com/topic/71173?page=1) That thread's dead now, but it's always good to try to bring the community together and come up with new stuff for the game.

Some of you might know my reputation for designing new roles and my passion for Mafia. EpicMafia is a pretty cool website and can always use some new stuff to spice up and remix the usual game formula, and I know a few of you have ideas of your own.

NOTE: If you're here to complain about Sandbox moderation or the site mods, please don't.

desta
over 8 years

error says


desta says


Parudoks says



https://epicmafia.com/role/13558



just a bad ninja


i'm really unclear on how you came to this conclusion


ninja hides kill visit for all mafia

smuggler hides kill visit for ONE mafia, plus their other visit (which is a very unnecessary action and i cant see it being helpful)
sl0nderman
over 8 years
mfw I see someone posting more alignment swaps

JamalMarley
over 8 years

Parudoks says


JamalMarley says


Parudoks says

I didn't name every single role. I just pointed out the ones I believe could be interesting and then gave them names. I don't think Wiretapper or Operative are based on existing roles and you just went ahead and downvoted them too (probably without reading them). If they are, lmk, I made all of these like literally more than a year ago.


Meathead. Caporegime. Undertaker. Goon. Why are they good roles? How does it change the gameplay?


Because you can make new setups using them? Yeah they may be useless for the regular Sandbox setup or some of the setups you're used to playing, but it doesn't mean they can't have their own setups that can be interesting.


You can make new setups using every role suggested in this thread, but not all of the suggestions deserve to be official roles.

What makes these roles unique? How are they going to change gameplay?

This is a good thread to read: https://epicmafia.com/topic/80958
Parudoks
over 8 years

JamalMarley says


Parudoks says

I didn't name every single role. I just pointed out the ones I believe could be interesting and then gave them names. I don't think Wiretapper or Operative are based on existing roles and you just went ahead and downvoted them too (probably without reading them). If they are, lmk, I made all of these like literally more than a year ago.


Meathead. Caporegime. Undertaker. Goon. Why are they good roles? How does it change the gameplay?


Because you can make new setups using them? Yeah they may be useless for the regular Sandbox setup or some of the setups you're used to playing, but it doesn't mean they can't have their own setups that can be interesting.
deletedover 8 years

desta says


Parudoks says



https://epicmafia.com/role/13558



just a bad ninja


i'm really unclear on how you came to this conclusion
JamalMarley
over 8 years

Parudoks says

I didn't name every single role. I just pointed out the ones I believe could be interesting and then gave them names. I don't think Wiretapper or Operative are based on existing roles and you just went ahead and downvoted them too (probably without reading them). If they are, lmk, I made all of these like literally more than a year ago.


Meathead. Caporegime. Undertaker. Goon. Why are they good roles? How does it change the gameplay?
Parudoks
over 8 years
It's more than just Ninja. Because other roles have more than 1 action which it can hide. Also it provides no protection like Ninja does from Bombs.
deletedover 8 years
Smuggler isn't a bad role btw
Parudoks
over 8 years
I didn't name every single role. I just pointed out the ones I believe could be interesting and then gave them names. I don't think Wiretapper or Operative are based on existing roles and you just went ahead and downvoted them too (probably without reading them). If they are, lmk, I made all of these like literally more than a year ago.
desta
over 8 years

Parudoks says



https://epicmafia.com/role/13558



just a bad ninja
JamalMarley
over 8 years

Parudoks says

Sometimes simple ideas like making a maf-sided or town-sided version of a role should have already been implemented. Just because it's "easy" doesn't mean it's stupid or bad.


Sure, but not every single role that is sided with the village needs a mafia counterpart or vice versa.
Parudoks
over 8 years
Sometimes simple ideas like making a maf-sided or town-sided version of a role should have already been implemented. Just because it's "easy" doesn't mean it's stupid or bad.
JamalMarley
over 8 years

sl0nderman says


Shwartz99 says

Shadow

- Mimics the action of one person (like monkey).
- Does not attend mafia meetings
- Sided with the mafia.



sl0nderman says






Parudoks
over 8 years
https://epicmafia.com/role/13557

https://epicmafia.com/role/13558

https://epicmafia.com/role/13559

https://epicmafia.com/role/13720

Fine. I put the rest into one post.
Parudoks
over 8 years
https://epicmafia.com/role/13556

Might be smart to pair this one with the town sided version of him. Which is the next post.
desta
over 8 years
please stop
Parudoks
over 8 years
https://epicmafia.com/role/13554

Maf version of Bodyguard
Parudoks
over 8 years
https://epicmafia.com/role/13553

Almost a Maf version of Ghoul. Much more aggressive though.
Parudoks
over 8 years
https://epicmafia.com/role/12868

Maf version of snoop
Parudoks
over 8 years
https://epicmafia.com/role/12867

Maf version of Mortician
Parudoks
over 8 years
https://epicmafia.com/role/12866

Uhh.. might be pointless now that there's snowman.
Parudoks
over 8 years
https://epicmafia.com/role/12865

Basically town sided driver.
Parudoks
over 8 years
https://epicmafia.com/role/12239

While the current cutler role was based on this, I think we can still do this but with a different name/item.
JamalMarley
over 8 years

cub says

if you prefer, we could call overseer a weak invisible man because seeing what's being discussed doesn't actually catch anyone


Overseer can definitely catch someone, it's just that they can't choose a specific person to listen to at night. People say all sorts of stuff in their meetings that can be detrimental to their game, the role would work very different to that of an invisible man despite their purpose being to listen to night meetings.

Back to Paladin (Harpy), the only similarity is that they both have to guess who is going to be attacked that night. Monk saves that person, but the Harpy puts another person in harm's way and completely changes the dynamic of the game if they can guess who the mafia or any other killing role is targeting. I think this is a good role to implement.
deletedover 8 years

Golbolco says

Is it time for an official Battlesnakes Lobby? I nominate Ohdearmycatisgone for owner.


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Lol, I was just scrolling through pages and saw this.

I am happy to do what the snek people need