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over 8 years

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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.

over 8 years
is diabolist target aware of the spell being on them?
over 8 years
The old Switcharoo
over 8 years

sl0nderman says

How about "Apprentice"? Basically mafia admirer that chooses which partner to become


i thought this immediately

call "switcher" apprentice
over 8 years

admin says

maybe a better change is to make these mafia sub-meetings visible to all other mafia members?


not a good idea

mostly because of invisible man like slon said, but also because in an attempt to get rid of trolls (who you can ban in ranked games anyway or kick otherwise) you get rid of activity by skipping the part where mafia actually needs to communicate
over 8 years
https://epicmafia.com/role/15625
my internet cut out and came back as I suggested some icons but you get the idea
deletedover 8 years
https://epicmafia.com/role/13651

Lucid I really like this role
over 8 years

admin says

need an icon for switcher :)


I'm not really sure what I was going for here... I started off with the idea of a guy with a shepherd's crook pulling someone off-stage like in cartoons and then it just kind of grew into "evil shepherd." Oh well.
over 8 years
need an icon for switcher :)
over 8 years
oh yeah, they wouldn't get a new meeting, i guess it's good to remove that rule
over 8 years
It doesn't seem like that necessary of a piece to the role. I think the concern was that if they convert in that day meeting while their partner is getting lynched, then they would automatically get a new day meeting.
over 8 years
the part about excluding mafia roles with day time meetings make it hard to build
over 8 years
How about "Apprentice"? Basically mafia admirer that chooses which partner to become
over 8 years
OH i misread. interesting role then, i like it.
over 8 years
It doesn't switch partners though, it switches the partners' roles.

Also, cannibalbishop's comment on the role would be a good addition.
over 8 years

Golbolco says


KittKitt says

https://epicmafia.com/role/3511

not my role but i LOVE this. please implement it, especially since only maf role we've had in the last couple weeks is prosecutor (i think??)


I like it, but I think it needs a name change. Going for nouns, the Switcharoo or Substitute might be more fitting?


i dont like it at all. town would just lynch the original partner again the following day. it would take very very very strict circumstances for it to be useful.
over 8 years

KittKitt says

https://epicmafia.com/role/3511

not my role but i LOVE this. please implement it, especially since only maf role we've had in the last couple weeks is prosecutor (i think??)


I like it, but I think it needs a name change. Going for nouns, the Switcharoo or Substitute might be more fitting?
over 8 years
https://epicmafia.com/role/3511

not my role but i LOVE this. please implement it, especially since only maf role we've had in the last couple weeks is prosecutor (i think??)
over 8 years

ben says


sl0nderman says

That sounds like an excellent solution for mafia abuse problems. The only thing I can think of is that it would nerf the Invisible Man further, since there would be less of a need to communicate by text.


let invisible man see the meeting votes?


yeah, I still think invis needs fixing http://i.imgur.com/BD9HTGt.png
over 8 years

admin says

maybe a better change is to make these mafia sub-meetings visible to all other mafia members?


This is cool as long as it doesn't apply when Mastermind is in the game. Sl0nd's point about Invisible Man is true, though.

Ben says

it probably needs a better name than 'vote voodoo' too. Diabolist?

also icon


sl0nderman says

That sounds like an excellent solution for mafia abuse problems. The only thing I can think of is that it would nerf the Invisible Man further, since there would be less of a need to communicate by text.


let invisible man see the meeting votes?


Sl0nd calls it the Scrutineer: https://epicmafia.com/role/15625
over 8 years
it probably needs a better name than 'vote voodoo' too. Diabolist?

also icon


sl0nderman says

That sounds like an excellent solution for mafia abuse problems. The only thing I can think of is that it would nerf the Invisible Man further, since there would be less of a need to communicate by text.




let invisible man see the meeting votes?
over 8 years
That sounds like an excellent solution for mafia abuse problems. The only thing I can think of is that it would nerf the Invisible Man further, since there would be less of a need to communicate by text.
over 8 years
maybe a better change is to make these mafia sub-meetings visible to all other mafia members?
over 8 years

ObitoSigma says


admin says


sl0nderman says


Jimbei says

A vote voodoo

If X votes Y, whether or not Y is lynched, X will die




https://epicmafia.com/role/15625


oh man, this is brilliant, will build


Make sure the Vote Voodoo can't choose mafia, otherwise there would be much abuse.


That's a vio for GT in main and annoying as fabbing teammates in sandbox. I don't think it should be restricted.
over 8 years

ObitoSigma says


admin says


sl0nderman says


Jimbei says

A vote voodoo

If X votes Y, whether or not Y is lynched, X will die




https://epicmafia.com/role/15625


oh man, this is brilliant, will build


Make sure the Vote Voodoo can't choose mafia, otherwise there would be much abuse.


but then people would use the mechanic to clear people?
over 8 years

admin says


sl0nderman says


Jimbei says

A vote voodoo

If X votes Y, whether or not Y is lynched, X will die




https://epicmafia.com/role/15625


oh man, this is brilliant, will build


Make sure the Vote Voodoo can't choose mafia, otherwise there would be much abuse.