New role idea: Psychic/Medium/Necromancer

[tote_all]

Yes, I'm aware that adding any form of communication with the dead in this game might be game breaking, but here's a though.

I'm not sure if it would be a good idea to add a town and a mafia version of this role (Psychic/Necromancer), so a Neutral/Benign Medium whose only goal is to survive until the end could work.

How does it work? You basically pick 1 player each night, and that player will be roleblocked. The roleblocked player will have no idea of what is happening, he'll only get a message saying something like "You were knocked unconscious and dragged to be used in some sort of ritual", or perhaps this could be an option (Possessed player can read ritual chat). Then, the medium will choose one dead player, and he will enter a chat with that player similar to the Jailor night chat. Whether the medium is anonymous to the dead player is also up for debate.

Thoughts?

[Wydrah]

Yes, I'm aware that adding any form of communication with the dead

stopped reading there

[Glip]

We should make a new sticky about role suggestions that includes rejected mechanics (e.g. communication with/resurrection of dead), a recommended suggestion format, and perhaps a compendium of role suggestions from outside R&D so that people know what not to suggest and how to make a suggestion.

[tote_all]

A rejected idea with a good enough argument can still be considered. I don't see any analysis past "hur durr dead people dont talk rejected idea". If you think this particular idea would be game breaking, please state how.

[Wydrah]

We should make a new sticky about role suggestions that includes rejected mechanics (e.g. communication with/resurrection of dead), a recommended suggestion format, and perhaps a compendium of role suggestions from outside R&D so that people know what not to suggest and how to make a suggestion.

Waste of screen real estate. It seems everyone has to argue about why their idea would be the best addition to the game.

[Wydrah]

A rejected idea with a good enough argument can still be considered. I don't see any analysis past "hur durr dead people dont talk rejected idea". If you think this particular idea would be game breaking, please state how.

You're the one who said it in your first post.

Yes, I'm aware that adding any form of communication with the dead in this game might be game breaking

[tote_all]

Might =/= Is

Talking in a general sense isn't the same as talking in a particular idea.

But if you feel this particular idea might be game breaking, I'm all ears (eyes?).

[Nick]

Communication with the dead per se is not game breaking. The existence of dead chat allowing information exchange among the dead is.

You could any opposition to communication with the dead as...

Dead chat > communication with the dead.

[Damus_Graves]

Im afraid that this would probabaly lead to game throwing.

However that is not why i dislike the idea.

The role is a neutral escort that can talk to the dead.
dont see how this helps him survive to the end.

[Mugy]

Im afraid that this would probabaly lead to game throwing.

However that is not why i dislike the idea.

The role is a neutral escort that can talk to the dead.
dont see how this helps him survive to the end.

Yes, this role does not make any logical sense.
The reasons why any communication with dead people is rejected has been stated far too many times.

[Chane]

What is dead should stay dead, just like this kind of /thread

[Raptorblaze]

The boss man has explicitly banned roles which communicate with the dead. This discussion is over.