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.
I'm going to have to side with mist here, this jailkeeper (which should have a different name not to confuse it with original jailer) is unique enough from it's similar roles to be added. There's nothing wrong with having a weaker version of something else (say, Surgeon and Doctor, or Miller and Suspect). It adds more variety to the way a game can be played, but uses simple mechanics.
While typing this, I think the best similarity would be a key that someone uses on you, instead of yourself.
deletedabout 8 years
ok, this is a different perspective i didnt consider. fair enough.
its literally a role that exists and adds nothing but takes away the jail meeting, which is what "jailkeeper" sounds like it should have in the first place but doesnt because forum mafia doesnt have as many features as em, and optional killing which is the only difference but makes perfect sense given the jailed party is at your mercy
what kind of jailer jails people in the middle of the night without a jail cell
deletedabout 8 years
Oh yes. Roles that already exist are nuanced. but when I want a particular role that does a particular thing that's super common elsewhere in mafia, it's "primitive".
the only use i can see for jailkeeper is actually as a knock-off nurse now that you mention it, because what are you trying to do besides save town or block mafia?
deletedabout 8 years
like. Nurse exists which is similar but just roleblocks the target and protects them from kills. Are you going to tell me that role should be deleted because it's primitive?
what if i want to play setups with a standard jailkeeper???????????? you dont have to include it in sandbox. yes that already exists. not what im suggesting.
