[QUOTE=Drain Bead]
I just realized something while I was off getting my hair cut, and I’m wondering what everyone else thinks.
Do we think that the Capo was Made last night? I ask this because I am not the Capo, and not only that, I don’t think I’ll ever be the Capo at this point. If you look at the Detective powers once they are recruited as the Capo, they can help find out roles, with their failure chance being on the big guys, the Doc or Vigilante. We now know who they are/were. We also know a good portion of our Priests, as well as our Detective. Basically the only use I’d have as Capo is to maybe find Beat Cops and the Police Chief, as well as the Bishop–but the Bishop has already used his power, so he’s essentially vanilla now, and we know most (if not all) of the Priests, so the Bishop’s power as Capo is useless. Perhaps it’s worthwhile to have the Bishop roleclaim at this point?
The other point I’m making in all this rambling is that if we have a Capo in our midst, it’s gotta be Menocchio.
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Nah, the Bishop still can’t be recruited, and a wasted recruitment attempt is about the best thing we have going for us. Recruitments essentially hit us more than twice as much as Nightkills. We lose a protown person, the Mafia grows in number, and confusion abounds as we realize that no one is who we thought they might be. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Mafia just recruits themselves into a win. They only need to Nightkill if they have a pool of unrecruitables left. I think the Masons, the Bishop, and any remaining Priests should stay on the down-low, because you’re the only ones who need killing. Masons have a 50% chance of blocking recruitment, but I think that’s enough to keep the Mafia from trying to recruit you if do you claim–they’d probably rather kill you and succeed. Stay hidden, let the Mafia try to recruit you, and let them fail.
Speaking of playing the odds, did anyone read my post about randomizing our resources? Did anyone think that it might be an effective way of keeping our claimed power roles safe? I know Santo Rugger thought it was scummy, but honestly, I’ve never seen it done before and want to know if anyone else thinks it might work. It would require cooperation, but no one has to come out and say they’ll cooperate. If we assume that last night was Pleonast’s night to pray over either our Doctor or Detective (whether this was done or not), then tonight would go to another Priest. I suggested Hal. If Hal is not a Priest, the Bishop knows it and can pray him/herself.
Meanwhile, the Beat Cops can keep investigating. They’ll get a false read on the Boss, but with most of the power roles claimed, false reads are easier to see through. As for the Capo, I’m not sure I understand why there may never be one, Drain Bead. They only lose the power to recruit a Capo if they waste it on an unrecruitable, right?