Next time join at the beginning. It'll make more sense.

And why should I start making sense now? I figured the guide (hello!) should just target the cop.

See I was just winging it.
The reason I targetted truff 3 times was to prove without shadow of a doubt she was mafia.
In hindsight I wish I had targeted JOH earlier

Yeah about that....the only source of misdirection died night 1.

That was part of my metagame experiment. To see how much confusion a misdirector adds.

Yeah, you don't need to do that repeatedly. All it does is, perversely, sow doubt about you because you keep copping the same person.

Two times I get, the third, I figured you were scared you were being messed with. Which they tried JK you, but the guide kept that from happening so you were fine for the most part.

Yeah I figured Mal was the guide from his comments. Kontrol, feel free to share the proboards if you're cool with it.

Not a problem

http://attackoftheipodmafia.proboards.com/

I only locked it/required sign in just in case someone figured out the proboards url.

Really, you could have copped someone else the night you hit Truff the third time and if they showed up town, then just claimed to have targeted Truff again. We'd have lynched her, and you'd have a bonus of knowing who else was town. Even bigger bonus if you found mafia again. The key is to remember that lying as a townie is fun and acceptable under certain circumstances.

Mafia
(K-Ness: New Radicals' You Get What You Give)
"Fashion shoots with Beck and Hanson, Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson.
You're all fakes run to your mansions,
Come around we'll kick your asses".

Ah the New Radicals, a band that went away far too soon for their talent level. But sometimes the music industry is a cruel beast and when creativity is stifled you have to do what you have to do to keep it your own. Shame, I really liked this group too.

You are the New Radicals' You get what you give and you are a reflective nexus. Powers that are used on you will actually reflect back onto the user. This makes you immune to RB, misdirections, tracking, copping and nightkills. It does not extend to busdriving or reverse tracking however.

This power suffers from a degradation factor, since the band did burn themselves out quickly. There is a chance that your power will not work every time it is used.



(Silver Lantern: Goo Goo Dolls' Iris)
"You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be and I don't want to go home right now."

Granted I've never been a huge fan of the Goo Goo Dolls, reminds me Bon Jovi in a lot of ways, but even I had to take notice when they released this song.

You are Goo Goo Dolls' Iris, the hit released with the movie "City of Angels" And like the character from this song and movie, you watch over your intended target to see just what they are up to. You are a tracker and you may choose a player, you will see who your target is targeting.

(Charlesx: Alanis Morissette's Ironic)
"An old man turned 98, won the lottery, died the next day. It's a black fly in your chardonnay, its a death row pardon, two minutes to late and isn't it ironic? Don't you think?"

What can I say about Alanis? Jagged Little Pill still gets a play through multiple times a year. From start to finish. The rawness of emotion and personal truth strikes a cord within me no matter the artist and this album epitomizes both qualities. Very few artist really captures those qualities on an album, but when they do, it's a timeless quality. I don't use the term too often, but the album is a classic and this song while not actually describing irony is one of the reasons why.

You are Alanis Morissette's "Ironic" and are the mafia's don. You call the shots, you are the boss. The Town thinks you are on their side, but it's not even close to the truth. You are also a vote stealer, you may choose a player and take their vote. The vote appears as normal, but will not count until you say it does. It also will only count for whom you say it does. (Example: You've stolen Player A's vote. Player A votes for Player B. The vote will appear in the totals. However Player A's vote will not count towards the total until the word comes from you. In addition you can place A's vote on Player C's lynch, this will not appear in vote totals)



(JackofHearts2005: Lit's My Own Worst Enemy)
"Can we forget about the things I said when I was drunk? I didn't mean to call you that. I can't remember what was said or what you threw at me. Please tell me, please tell me why. My car is in the front yard. And I'm sleeping with my clothes on. I came in through the window last night. And you're gone. Gone."

A band that had MTV party written all over it, with Limp Bizkit, Sugar Ray and quite a few others. It's no surprise there wasn't enough room for another band of that ilk. Shame, I liked them better than most of the others.

You are Lit's My Own Worst Enemy and you are a story planter. Each night you have your choice of two functions. You must pick one. First, you can supply the reporter (yes there is a reporter, what's the point of being an informed minority if you don't know a little something about the town) with incorrect information and hopefully send them on a wild goose chase. Second, you can decide to write your own scene into the write up. This power alternates each night.



(Truffle Shuffle: Terence Trent D'Arby's Sign Your Name)
"We started out of friends but the thought of you just caged me in"

Terence trent d'arby. He never was completely comfortable in his own skin. He switched style seemingly with each album, finally settling in France and doing music for music's sake. A cautionary tale of business and artistry not mixing well. But when he started you could feel his talent.

You are Terence Trent D'Arby's Sign Your name and are the jailkeeper. You will pick a player. That player will be unable to complete his action and will also be protected from nightkills.

Neutrals

(PaxZRake: Eagle Eye Cherry's Save Tonight)

"Save tonight and fight the break of dawn. Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone."
Neneh Cherry's kid brother. Who is Neneh Cherry, you ask? Go YouTube Buffalo Stance. I'll wait.
Back already? Well that's her looking like some girl on the IRT. Having family in the music industry can be very helpful to a career, though I'm not sure who was helped more by the connection.
You are EEC's biggest and possibly his only hit, "Save Tonight". You are the doctor. There is another benefit to your ability which may come into play in the future.
Your alignment is neutral. You can win with the town or the mafia.



(sstralkowski: No Doubt's Sunday Morning)
"You came in with the breeze, on Sunday Morning. You sure have changed since yesterday without any warning. I thought I knew you, I thought I knew you so well."
I went through a lot with this band. This album in particular helped me through a breakup. Obviously "Don't Speak" is their claim to fame and frankly it was my anthem during that period. As a result, I became quite attached to the crew.
You are No Doubt's Sunday Morning and a throw back to different times. You are a reporter. You will receive some basic information about the night phase, possibly multiple leads. You may place this information into the write up as you see fit. Or not at all, hey if you want to kill a story, who am I to stop you.
(Example: You will receive information as a lead such as: The mafia targets vigilante. Man kills nosy visitor. Old friends meet up and cause chaos. You may then decide to write a section to fit the lead. Or not. Or just hand it off to me the mod and I'll write it in).
You are neutral and can win with any side



(VenomDaBomb: The White Stripes' My Doorbell)

"You know you got me waiting in vain. How come it's so easy to you? You don't strike me as the type to be callous, but your words seem so obtuse. But then again I know you feel guilty and you tell me you want me again. But I don't need any of your pity, I got plenty of my own friends. They're all above me."
For the past 8 years, this has been my go to band for music. While many of their fans say they've changed too much, I find the growth refreshing. It's the same reason that Outkast is my favorite group of all time.
You are The White Stripe's My Doorbell and are the Serial Killer. You must target a player each night for death. You have a % chance to not kill a player but recruit them onto your side. There is a limit to your generosity however. If you recruit a player and are targeted for a lynch or night kill you will sacrifice that player in your stead. They when they die they will appear as their original alignment.
You are neutral and win when there is no threat to you left in the game.

Town

(Loganspeedo: Coldplay's Viva la Vida (Live the Life)

"I used to roll the dice, feel the fear in my enemies' eyes"
You are Gwyneth Paltrow's husband's band, the amazingly talented Coldplay. Yes the frontman named one of his kids after fruit, but there is a fine line between genius and insanity alright. Just look at Batman, or the Joker.
You are Coldplay's Viva la Vida (Live the life). And you are a necromancer. You can choose a dead player, you will then take that player's power for the night.
In addition for one night you may forgo the use of this power and return a player to the game. Be warned while there are benefits, there may also be consequences to this act.
You win when all threats to the town are removed.



got to go. to be continued....

(Cornucopia: John Mayer's In Repair)

"I'm in repair, I'm not together but I'm getting there. "

Former boyfriend of "sexual napalm" Jessica Simpson, and Friends' icon Rachel..sorry Jennifer Aniston. The man who doesn't quite get when he needs to shut up, but still a talented artist/guitarist.

You are John Mayer's In Repair. You fix problems or at least reroute them into a different path, depending on your mood. You are a Psychiatrist out to fix the problem children of the town. You may target a player, if that player is the Serial Killer, you will 'repair' their homicidal tendencies and turn them into an upstanding town citizen. Alternately you are a busdriver. Choose two targets(A and B), you are repairing the road between them as a result all people targeting A will now target B and vice versa. You may use each power on an alternate night.



(viciousbuddha: Maroon 5's Sweetest Goodbye)
"Pushing forward then arching back bring me closer to heart attack. Say goodbye and just fly away."

Quite possibly the band most overused by American Idol contestants of all time. I don't have numbers to back that up, but it seems as if every year someone does a cover of one of their songs. Usually "This Love". I appreciate bands that are honest and writing a whole album about your ex-girlfriend is about as honest as you can get.

You are Maroon 5's Sweetest Goodbye and are the town's vigilante. You may target a player and they will be removed from the game. Sometimes a broken heart is as bad as a stopped one after all.



(Rokk_Krinn: Justin Timberlake's LoveStoned/I Think She Knows)
"Those flashing lights come from everywhere. The way they hit her I just stop and stare. She's got me lovestoned. Man I swear she's bad and she knows. I think that she knows."

You've come a long way from being the front man for one of the titular late 90s boy band, 'N Sync. You are one of the few artists from that recyclable morass that escaped and became something more. I doubted it was possible until you released Gone with *N Sync and realized at that point you had outgrown your band mates and every other boy bander at the time and were going to succeed when your inevitable solo project came out.

You are Justin Timberlake's LoveStoned/I Think She Knows and are the town Reverse Tracker. Each night you choose a player in the game. You will see everyone that targets that player for the night. Also as a dual song, you have an additional life and additional vote as long as you still have the additional life.



(Quebbster: Christina Aguilera ft. Redman's Dirrty)
"It's explosive, speakers are pumping (oh) still jumping, six in the morning. Table Dancing, glasses are mashing (oh) no question; time for some action.

The less commercial (not by much), less marketable, more talented (by a huge margin) of the disney pop princesses. While I always liked her more than Britney, it took her a bit longer to find her niche. She tried too hard to break that "girl next door" image that was built with "Genie in a Bottle" and "What a Girl Wants", and this was the song she did it with.

You are Christina Aguilera's Dirrty and are the town's roleblocker. After all you still have things going on past six in the morning. You may choose a player, that player will not be able to perform their action.



(zyxba: Red Hot Chili Peppers' Turn It Again)
"All my friends, like to spend, days on end, on the mend. I turn to you, I turn into and then I turn it again"

Chris Rock once called them the baddest band on the planet. Can't say I necessarily disagree. While Anthony Kiedis is the frontman, this group would be nothing without Flea. In truth, I view this as a front two instead of the typical frontman rock formation that most bands have.

You are Red Hot Chili Pepper's Turn it Again and you are a power duplicator. You don't know what power you till have to start the game, but after the first night you will know exactly what role was killed as, you are going to take their ability and use it for yourself. If multiple die the first night, guess what you have a chance to use multiple powers.



(SkyKushRyd: Mariah Carey's Vision of Love)
"Treated me kind. Sweet destiny. Carried me through desperation to the one that was waiting for me. You took so long, still I believed. Somehow the one that I needed would find me eventually."

Me and Mariah, go back like babies and pacifiers. Mariah can be called many things, Diva, oversinger, talented, crazy, but she's still one of the most powerful voices to come out in the past 20 years. I've been listening to her for years, though there was a section of time, mostly during her marriage to Tommy Mottola, where I stopped listening to her.

You are Mariah Carey's Vision of love and you are out to find the one from your vision. You are a bounty hunter of sorts. You may send a player's name, If they are your bounty, they gain some benefits. And you leave the game a winner. Fair warning though, not everybody will take kindly to your vision or hunting.

You are town and win either when there are no more threats to the town or when you fulfill your alternate win condition.


After losing both initial bounty targets the following happens.

"Both of your bounties are dead.

You are now no longer a bounty hunter and are a power enhancer. You may choose a character and they will gain a benefit. This benefit runs a gamut of powers. The benefit will be randomized for the player you pick, but will always be beneficial. You must choose a different person each night."


(Vorlon20 then malakim2099: Janet Jackson's Escapade)
"Come on baby let's get away. Let's save our troubles for another day. Come go with me we got it made. Let me take you on an escapade."

Michael's little sister. The lovely Janet. Ms. Jackson if you're nasty. I've probably had a crush on her since the Control album, up until about All For You when she started trying too hard to be sexy. I have no problem with it, but it started to look like she was trying to keep up with the teen pop stars when she should've been on her "I'm a grown woman" kick a la Halle Berry. Still she's one of the queens of the pop genre and the woman most new artist emulate and thus has a special place in my heart.

You are Janet Jackson's Escapade and are the guide. You may target a player. That player can not be blocked or misdirected.



(eternalrage: N Sync's It's gonna be me)
"Every little thing I do, never seems enough for you. You don't want to lose it again, but I'm not like them. Baby when you finally, get to love somebody. Guess what, it's gonna be me."

The first boy band I tolerated since New Edition. NKOTB, despised them. 98 degrees, who? O-Town...WTH another one? Backstreet Boys, *gag*, though they did have one decent song. But N Sync, for some reason they didn't irritate me, despite myself. Granted nobody knew this at the time but that didn't stop me from liking them. And lo and behold, Justin Timberlake comes out of the group and has an impact. I guess I bet on the right horse.

You are *N Sync's It's Gonna Be Me and are a role type power blocker. You may choose a role type. That ability will be blocked in the game for that night. You have to choose a different role type each night. Once chosen you will not be able to choose it again until you've completed a cycle. Alternatively, for one night and one night only, you have the ability to be a lightning rod which will end the night early and move everything to the day phase.

Here is the list of role types you may choose:
1) Blocking
2) Misdirection
3) Write up manipulation
4) Recruiting
5) Investigative
6) Protection




(FurbyFrank: Christina Aguilera's Beautiful)
"Every day is so wonderful and suddenly it's hard to breathe. Now and then, I get insecure. From all the pain, I'm so ashamed."

The less commercial (not by much), less marketable, more talented (by a huge margin) of the disney pop princesses. While I always liked her more than Britney, it took her a bit longer to find her niche. She went with a track with Redman to get the gritty image. But then she righted the ship when she came out with this song.

You are Christina Aguilera's Beautiful and are the town cop. You may choose a player, you will find out their alignment.

Hey Frank, go check the sign-up forum... *sigh*

Major props to JOH for coming up with a winning vote steal strategy!!

JOH left his vote with Furby. I stole Furby's vote, in effect removing two votes from the lynch majority. This is how Truffles managed to stay out of danger on the day that a lynch seemed certain. Even though it looked like the vote stalled out by one, there were really two more votes missing from the train.

The rest of the town roles?

Pretty cool roles so far. Stan's role is very cool and VDB's SK seems a little OP. I'd like to know what the % chances were if you don't mind sharing.

Also I suspected that Pax was in fact the only doctor based on the meta of that prior Disney game where you were a neutral doctor (and claimed as such and how you felt it should be that way). But of course that didn't benefit my faction per se as much as trying to paint him as the cultist at the time, so I never said anything about it and just rode the "cult" train.