What's "self encouraging" mean?

There's been some confusion in the role of encourager. Some believe it gives double night powers. Some treat it like a Guide (see the A to Z Glossary).

I'd look at a "self-encouraging" wording to follow the Guide verbiage, meaning unblockable and unmisdirectable

Power question!

If a Controlled Misdirector targets a player that does not have a Night action, does that person actual target the player at night? For instance a straight up vanilla townie is Control Misdirected into a PGO, would they die?

On similar grounds, what if the player does have night action, but chooses not to take it (say they are a Vig), are they misdirected that night?

I would say no to the first one, yes to the second.

I feel like you can't misdirect something that doesn't exist. But if you can convince somebody to target one player instead of another, you should probably be able to convince them to target a player instead of nobody.

if the mafia don dies, does a new one get chosen? he's the one choosing the mafia kills, so if he dies and there isn't a new one, then the mafia wouldn't be able to kill at night anymore?

Usually, yes. Sometimes the Mod chooses randomly, sometimes the Mafia decides. Specific games may vary.

ok, thanks just getting into the game XD and want to understand it...

how are roles decided randomly? do mods use a random generator that generates names with roles they have or what? :S

No real trick to it. Pulling names out of a hat works. You just make a list of the roles, then pull a name for each role.

ok, thanks XD was just wondering

who do you go to if you have a question about game mechanics/powers but feel you can't post it anywhere and don't want to ask the mafia game mod because you think asking them might be kind of unfairish or something? i'm pretty sure if it actually was, they would tell you but i just don't know :S

Best to ask the mod outright. Mods here will know whether they can answer your question safely.

Else... Stick it out and ask once the game is over. There's always next game.

do mason groups have to mail the mod as well, or do they just mail between each other?

Usually just each other, mainly to know each other's actions in case the other dies.

Rarely, a mod may set up a Probosrd for a mason group, on the off chance that there is some power on the game that allows the player to check in on private contact (of I remember correctly, Rokk_Krinn had this power as Deathlok in loganspeedo's 90s Merry Marvel Marfia game)

ok, thanks :D you've been quite helpful to me, it is greatly appreciated