Oh, my stars and whiskers! This is dreadful. Dreadful.
So dreadful I can hardly bear to hear about it.
Um.
Er. No details, then? No way to tell the Mafia hit from the maniac’s slaying from the vigilantes warped attempt at justice? As in, perhaps Captain Carrot got it with a bullet in each eye, Dnooman had “This is for Joey!” scrawled on his forehead with aqua blue sharpie, while Wanderers had a white bishop lodged in his throat??
From a Mafia member’s point of view, I think it makes sense to kill the people who were in the last game first – they’re the ones who already have a feel for the strategy, presumably, and can pass hints along to others.
Er. :: looks around hastily :: Not that I speak from a Mafia member’s point of view, of course…
:: raises a glass to the dead ::
At least we know that there’s a Serial Killer and a Vigilante in the game.
And Masons.
–FCOD
You are correct, Fretful. I have been checking out the games on mafiascum.net. This is a common tactic.
Also, FCOD, random votes are always thrown out at the beginning of the game. It’s just a way to break the ice.
And in that spirit - lynch glee. I do what random.org tells me to do. 
Well, let’s see… Wanderers didn’t seem to want to say much during the night phase - and prophetically, he was predicting that three players would be posting ‘arrgh, go town’ messages once the sun came up. Now he’s one of the three.
dnooman was also worried about being one of the first to die - and he was drinking the gargle blasters with sturm
and Captain Carrot was hoping to take all of that root beer home and enjoy it. sighs
Sturmhauke, did your drinking buddy say anything intelligble that might explain why he was killed off?
Yeah, I was dying to ask this question last night, if there was going to be any differences in the means of death. Oh well.
And seeing Porp’s post in preview I too was hoping to have some help from the veterans, at least for me, 'cause I’m a noob and never read the parallel thread from last game.
Here’s to you Captain Carrot, dnooman and One and Only Wanderers. ::sniff::
Or at least N-1 Masons.
Good point. Do we have maximum numbers for the special roles? If I remember correctly, we know there’s no more than 10 Mafia and 3 Cops. Only 1 Serial Killer and 1 Vigilante. No more than 2 Millers. What’s the most Masons we can expect?
:::raises glass::: To our fallen friends, rest in peace.
Now I hope I’m not too ineee…inebreee…(hic), drunk to stumble to work. It’s gonna be a long day. After my head clears a bit, I’ll worry about casting a vote. (hic) I must have picked up somebody’s Pan Galactic hoodgiemadoodgie by accident.
Bah! go town!
Well, I’m certainly not surprised that the Mafia went after previous players – it’s to their advantage to get rid of players who have a feel for the strategy of the game. For the same reason, I’m very surprised that the Vigilante went after a previous player
I’m also surprised that the Serial Killer would go after an experienced player. They’re in an interesting position. They should be playing as if they’re on the side of the Town – after all, the shorter the game is, the better chance they have of surviving to the end and winning.
Well, hell. That’s depressing.
Hm. So where to go from here?
On reread, of the three people killed, only one - One and Only Wanderers - seems to have said anything really game-related during the first night: a general exhortation to avoid excessive conversation during the nights, to avoid obscuring useful information later. Is this relevant?
Ok, that is what I was thinking as well. To bad about doonman, he was going to make a spreadsheet.
We will. I hope. 
Cheers man, sorry you couldn’t vote at least once.
Of course.
does the obligatory two-eyes to two-eyes finger point
I see that we have the earliest vestiges of theorizing going on, and in my limited experience with this game, players who provide early breakdowns tend to have some sort of special role the rest of us just don’t have… hmmm.
Excellent point. Perhaps the Mafia is taking a page from the Werewolves’ book and killing off players who are trying to compile information for the rest of us?
So, who wants to take over spreadsheet duty?
Unnnghhh… I’ve got a hangover the size of Trump’s ego. People kept on buying for me, not that I blame them.
What’s this? Three people dead? Eh, my brother said they all had it coming to them. Me and my brother dont see eye to eye too much, but we respect each other and that’s that. If you cant trust your family, who can you is what I’s say.
Who do I think axed 'em? I dunno, but I got my eye on that Blaster Master. If he’s as evil as his namesake, then he’d have no problem pulling the trigger.
Autolycus is talking like a Damon Runyon character, but without nearly the pizzazz. Lynch Autolycus!
Also, barkeep (if you’re still pouring), I’ll have an eye full of cider
Keeee-rist. I was keeping my head down during the night (or under the covers) just in case they were gonna go alphabetical or something. Guess I shouldn’t have bothered, and it looks like I mised out on some serious drinking.
I doubt it will come to that,first night killings have got to be pretty much a stab in the dark.Could be some grudges left over from last game though.
Returning players are :
Captain Carrot- Dead.Who did he anger last game.I don’t remember.
chrisk-Very interested observer from last game,chastised by Dnooman for posting too much.
Dnooman-Dead
hocow-Dnooman and I decided to eat her.
Kat-Survived
MadTheSwine-Thats me.
Menocchio-Lynched first day
One and Only Wanderers- Dead
Rysto-Eaten first night at Dnoomans recommendation.
Sturmhauke-Seer from last game,very strong player,seems like he(she?) would have been a target.
Suburban Plankton-Played well,also seemed a likely target for a first night killing.
Winston Smith-Relentlessly pursued by MadThe Swine,if he is a scum, they would have left me alone as it would have definately put the FOS squarely on him.
Dnooman seemed to ruffle some feathers last game.Probably a revenge kill.