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Administrator: /* How to Run */

2026-04-30T10:01:40Z

How to Run

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	== How to Run ==		== How to Run ==
	Each night, wake the Harpy. The Harpy points to one player, then another player. Mark the first player with the '''MAD''' reminder and the second player with the '''2ND''' reminder. Put the Harpy to sleep. Wake the player marked '''MAD'''. Show the '''THIS CHARACTER SELECTED YOU''' info token then the Harpy token, then point to the player marked '''2ND'''. Put the player marked ~~“Mad”~~ to sleep.		Each night, wake the Harpy. The Harpy points to one player, then another player. Mark the first player with the '''MAD''' reminder and the second player with the '''2ND''' reminder. Put the Harpy to sleep. Wake the player marked '''MAD'''. Show the '''THIS CHARACTER SELECTED YOU''' info token then the Harpy token, then point to the player marked '''2ND'''. Put the player marked '''MAD''' to sleep.

	Tomorrow, if the player marked '''MAD''' is not mad that the player marked '''2ND''' is evil, you may kill one or both players. </div>		Tomorrow, if the player marked '''MAD''' is not mad that the player marked '''2ND''' is evil, you may kill one or both players. </div>

Administrator: /* Fighting the Harpy */

2025-06-27T09:03:59Z

Fighting the Harpy

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	== Fighting the Harpy ==		== Fighting the Harpy ==

	Satisfy the madness. Even if you don’t mind dying, the player you’re mad about might be a useful Townsfolk like the {{Good\|Preacher}} or the {{Good\|Savant}}. You can always explain your actions tomorrow by outing that you were chosen by the Harpy, but especially early in the game, it’s better to stay alive.		* Satisfy the madness. Even if you don’t mind dying, the player you’re mad about might be a useful Townsfolk like the {{Good\|Preacher}} or the {{Good\|Savant}}. You can always explain your actions tomorrow by outing that you were chosen by the Harpy, but especially early in the game, it’s better to stay alive.

	Ignore the madness, especially if you don’t mind dying, or if you think the second player is evil! If you do break madness, you should be prepared to die and possibly have the second player die as well. If people don’t think there’s a Harpy in play, this is a surefire way to prove them wrong.		* Ignore the madness, especially if you don’t mind dying, or if you think the second player is evil! If you do break madness, you should be prepared to die and possibly have the second player die as well. If people don’t think there’s a Harpy in play, this is a surefire way to prove them wrong.

	If you think the other player is evil, break madness and see what happens. If the Storyteller only kills you, it’s more likely the other player is evil, and if you both die, it rules out a Demon candidate!		* If you think the other player is evil, break madness and see what happens. If the Storyteller only kills you, it’s more likely the other player is evil, and if you both die, it rules out a Demon candidate!

	Be intentional and careful if you claim to be affected by the Harpy. If you do, you’ll struggle to make people believe that you genuinely think your target is evil, and that’s likely to get you and/or the other player killed.		* Be intentional and careful if you claim to be affected by the Harpy. If you do, you’ll struggle to make people believe that you genuinely think your target is evil, and that’s likely to get you and/or the other player killed.

	If the Harpy keeps making you mad about the same player, that player is probably not the Demon. It’s rare that the evil team can get away with the sustained pressure of a good player claiming the Demon is evil, so you’re somewhat safe to assume that the player you’ve been mad about is not a Demon candidate. That said, they could still be an evil Minion, particularly an expendable one like the {{Evil\|Baron}} or a spent {{Evil\|Mezepheles}}.		* If the Harpy keeps making you mad about the same player, that player is probably not the Demon. It’s rare that the evil team can get away with the sustained pressure of a good player claiming the Demon is evil, so you’re somewhat safe to assume that the player you’ve been mad about is not a Demon candidate. That said, they could still be an evil Minion, particularly an expendable one like the {{Evil\|Baron}} or a spent {{Evil\|Mezepheles}}.

	If you are picked with a dead player, commit to the madness. You are the only one at risk of dying if madness isn’t satisfied!		* If you are picked with a dead player, commit to the madness. You are the only one at risk of dying if madness isn’t satisfied!

	If you think a specific player is Harpy mad, you don’t need to publicly support their claim, especially if you think their target is good. Claiming that you think a different person is evil doesn’t contradict the Harpy-mad player’s claims, so you should still feel free to nominate and vote on whoever you like.		* If you think a specific player is Harpy mad, you don’t need to publicly support their claim, especially if you think their target is good. Claiming that you think a different person is evil doesn’t contradict the Harpy-mad player’s claims, so you should still feel free to nominate and vote on whoever you like.

	If a newer player is accusing someone of being evil and you think the Harpy is in play, you might want to be gentler when asking for justification for why they think that person is evil. This can mitigate the risk of one or both of the players dying due to Harpy madness.		* If a newer player is accusing someone of being evil and you think the Harpy is in play, you might want to be gentler when asking for justification for why they think that person is evil. This can mitigate the risk of one or both of the players dying due to Harpy madness.

	If only one player dies to Harpy madness, consider why the Storyteller didn’t kill both players. Was an evil player mad about a good player, and only the good player died? Was one of the players unable to die because they are the {{Good\|Sailor}}, or they’re sitting next to a {{Good\|Tea Lady}}? Understanding why the Storyteller only killed one player can help your team figure out who is telling the truth.		* If only one player dies to Harpy madness, consider why the Storyteller didn’t kill both players. Was an evil player mad about a good player, and only the good player died? Was one of the players unable to die because they are the {{Good\|Sailor}}, or they’re sitting next to a {{Good\|Tea Lady}}? Understanding why the Storyteller only killed one player can help your team figure out who is telling the truth.

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Administrator: /* Fighting the Harpy */

2025-06-27T09:01:59Z

Fighting the Harpy

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	== Fighting the Harpy ==		== Fighting the Harpy ==

	* As a bare minimum, satisfy the madness ~~so that~~ you ~~and~~ the ~~other person targeted survive~~ the ~~day~~. You can always explain your actions tomorrow by outing that you were ~~targeted~~ by the Harpy, but ~~for now you need to not cause two deaths and thereby accelerate~~ the game ~~in evil’s favour~~.		Satisfy the madness. Even if you don’t mind dying, the player you’re mad about might be a useful Townsfolk like the {{Good\|Preacher}} or the {{Good\|Savant}}. You can always explain your actions tomorrow by outing that you were chosen by the Harpy, but especially early in the game, it’s better to stay alive.

	* Don’t follow the madness if you don’t mind dying, you ~~don’t~~ think the ~~other target does either~~ and ~~especially if~~ people don’t ~~believe~~ there’s a Harpy in play~~. There’s no quicker~~ way to prove them wrong ~~than for two people to suddenly die during the day and put the Harpy effect into stark relief~~.		Ignore the madness, especially if you don’t mind dying, or if you think the second player is evil! If you do break madness, you should be prepared to die and possibly have the second player die as well. If people don’t think there’s a Harpy in play, this is a surefire way to prove them wrong.

	* Don’t follow the madness if you ~~actually~~ think the other player is evil. ~~The high-risk high-reward way to find out is to see if~~ the Storyteller ~~will kill~~ you ~~both. If they do~~, it’s ~~less~~ likely the other player is evil, ~~although~~ if ~~they were~~, ~~you just managed to take down an evil player solo~~! ~~At the very least you’ll know that if they do get killed along with you they almost certainly weren’t the Demon.~~		If you think the other player is evil, break madness and see what happens. If the Storyteller only kills you, it’s more likely the other player is evil, and if you both die, it rules out a Demon candidate!

	* You should be very careful ~~about claiming~~ to be affected by the Harpy. If you do, ~~you’re going to very much~~ struggle to make people believe that you ~~actually~~ think your target is evil, ~~as they’ll think you’re actually just following Harpy madness~~.		Be intentional and careful if you claim to be affected by the Harpy. If you do, you’ll struggle to make people believe that you genuinely think your target is evil, and that’s likely to get you and/or the other player killed.

	* If ~~you are repeatedly targeted by~~ the Harpy ~~to be~~ mad about ~~a specific~~ player, that player is ~~almost certainly~~ not the Demon. It’s ~~very~~ rare that an evil team can get away with ~~that sort of~~ sustained pressure of a good player claiming the Demon is evil, so ~~they’re not likely~~ to ~~do it, so you can treat~~ that player ~~as probably~~ not ~~the~~ Demon. ~~It doesn’t guarantee they’re not~~ evil, ~~however, other evil players are certainly~~ expendable!		If the Harpy keeps making you mad about the same player, that player is probably not the Demon. It’s rare that the evil team can get away with the sustained pressure of a good player claiming the Demon is evil, so you’re somewhat safe to assume that the player you’ve been mad about is not a Demon candidate. That said, they could still be an evil Minion, particularly an expendable one like the {{Evil\|Baron}} or a spent {{Evil\|Mezepheles}}.

	* If you are picked with a dead player, commit to the madness. ~~It doesn’t cost~~ the ~~Storyteller much to justify the Harpy’s selection by killing you if you do things by halves, as they~~ only ~~have to kill you when the other target is already dead, so you may be~~ at ~~more~~ risk ~~with a dead target~~!		If you are picked with a dead player, commit to the madness. You are the only one at risk of dying if madness isn’t satisfied!

	* If ~~someone is repeatedly claiming~~ a ~~particular~~ player is ~~evil and you believe they may be~~ Harpy mad, you don’t need to publicly support their claim if you ~~disbelieve it just for the sake of the Storyteller believing madness, you can just move forward with proposing other worlds without commenting on the validity of that player’s claims~~. Claiming that a different person is evil ~~is not contradictory to their~~ claims, so you ~~shouldn’t~~ feel ~~that it’s shutting~~ you ~~off from being able to make a different nomination or accusation~~.		If you think a specific player is Harpy mad, you don’t need to publicly support their claim, especially if you think their target is good. Claiming that you think a different person is evil doesn’t contradict the Harpy-mad player’s claims, so you should still feel free to nominate and vote on whoever you like.

	* If a newer player is accusing ~~another~~ of being evil and you think a Harpy is in play, you might want to be gentler ~~in wanting~~ justification ~~of their accusation than you would normally, to avoid~~ the risk of ~~them and another player~~ both dying.		If a newer player is accusing someone of being evil and you think the Harpy is in play, you might want to be gentler when asking for justification for why they think that person is evil. This can mitigate the risk of one or both of the players dying due to Harpy madness.

	* If ~~you think there is~~ a ~~Harpy in play~~, ~~either focus~~ the ~~group’s attention on trying to find~~ good players ~~and killing everyone else~~ or ~~focus~~ the ~~attention solely on killing~~ the ~~Demon and ignoring other evil players~~.		If only one player dies to Harpy madness, consider why the Storyteller didn’t kill both players. Was an evil player mad about a good player, and only the good player died? Was one of the players unable to die because they are the {{Good\|Sailor}}, or they’re sitting next to a {{Good\|Tea Lady}}? Understanding why the Storyteller only killed one player can help your team figure out who is telling the truth.

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Administrator: /* Tips & Tricks */

2025-06-27T09:00:43Z

Tips & Tricks

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	* Choose the same first player every night. That player will have to keep switching who they say is evil and gain less and less credibility in the process, especially when no one else ever claims to be chosen by the Harpy.		* Choose the same first player every night. That player will have to keep switching who they say is evil and gain less and less credibility in the process, especially when no one else ever claims to be chosen by the Harpy.

	* Share the love and choose different players every night! People will know there’s a Harpy in play after the first day, but they can never be certain whether someone genuinely thinks another player is evil or whether it’s because of you. Your Demon might be able to slip under the radar or defend themselves by saying that the Fortune Teller who got a “Yes” on them is really just Harpy mad.		* Share the love and choose different players every night! People will know there’s a Harpy in play after the first day, but they can never be certain whether someone genuinely thinks another player is evil or whether it’s because of you. Your Demon might be able to slip under the radar or defend themselves by saying that the {{Good\|Fortune Teller}} who got a “Yes” on them is really just Harpy mad.

	* Choose a trusted dead player, and make them mad that a living player is evil. Arguments from dead players about who they’d like to execute often carry more weight, so you have better odds of getting the second player executed. Plus, the dead player can’t risk breaking madness unless they want the living player to die!		* Choose a trusted dead player, and make them mad that a living player is evil. Arguments from dead players about who they’d like to execute often carry more weight, so you have better odds of getting the second player executed. Plus, the dead player can’t risk breaking madness unless they want the living player to die!

Administrator: /* Tips & Tricks */

2025-06-27T09:00:25Z

Tips & Tricks

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	== Tips & Tricks ==		== Tips & Tricks ==

	* Choose the same two players every night. The ~~concerted~~ effort of one good player to get another seen as evil can only help your team, misleading the good team into focusing on the wrong people. ~~Or, instead~~, the consistent attention on their arguments might eventually cause the death of both players ~~through your ability~~, without anyone knowing you ~~were the one making that choice~~. ~~Both situations are great for your team!~~		* Choose the same two players every night. The repeated effort of one good player to get another seen as evil can only help your team, misleading the good team into focusing on the wrong people. Plus, the consistent attention on their arguments might eventually cause the death of one or both players, without anyone knowing it was you who did this to them.

	* Choose the same first player every night. That player will have to keep switching who they ~~think~~ is evil and gain less and less credibility in the process, especially when no-one else ever claims to be ~~affected~~ by the Harpy~~, meaning they will likely be seen as evil themselves~~.		* Choose the same first player every night. That player will have to keep switching who they say is evil and gain less and less credibility in the process, especially when no one else ever claims to be chosen by the Harpy.

	* ~~Choose~~ different players every night~~. Share the love~~! ~~Yes, people~~ will know there’s a Harpy in play after the first day, but they can never be certain whether someone ~~arguing for a death~~ is ~~doing so~~ because of ~~your ability or because they genuinely believe it, so your~~ Demon might be able to slip under the radar ~~as someone~~ who ~~could be the target of Harpy madness, when they’re actually being accused by someone with~~ a ~~good reason to want~~ them ~~dead~~.		* Share the love and choose different players every night! People will know there’s a Harpy in play after the first day, but they can never be certain whether someone genuinely thinks another player is evil or whether it’s because of you. Your Demon might be able to slip under the radar or defend themselves by saying that the Fortune Teller who got a “Yes” on them is really just Harpy mad.

	* Choose a dead player ~~as your first choice~~. Arguments from dead players about who to execute ~~tend to~~ carry more weight ~~and~~ so you have better odds of getting the second player executed ~~if it’s a~~ dead player ~~calling for their death.~~		* Choose a trusted dead player, and make them mad that a living player is evil. Arguments from dead players about who they’d like to execute often carry more weight, so you have better odds of getting the second player executed. Plus, the dead player can’t risk breaking madness unless they want the living player to die!

	* Choose a dead player as your second choice. ~~A player claiming~~ that a player who died ~~previously~~ is evil ~~may not seem to be the most effective~~, ~~but they might convince people that the Demon is~~ a {{Evil\|Vigormortis}} ~~who is killing their Minions at night,~~ or ~~that you successfully executed an evil player yesterday and the~~ {{~~Good~~\|~~Undertaker~~}}~~’s information~~ is ~~wrong~~.		* Choose a dead player as your second choice. It can be extremely difficult for players to make a genuine, good-faith argument that they believe a player who died early is actually evil. Or, if there’s a {{Evil\|Vigormortis}} or {{Evil\|Fang Gu}} on the script, the player you chose might convince the good team that the wrong Demon is in play.

	* ~~It’s good to choose~~ evil ~~at least once per game~~. ~~You need~~ to ~~choose evils occasionally or risk convincing town~~ that all selected players are good and ~~after a while~~ they’ll ~~just~~ start executing into people that have never been ~~targeted~~ by the Harpy.		* Choosing evil players can help your team. If you only choose good players, the good team might start to believe that all selected players are good, and they’ll start executing into people that have never been selected by the Harpy.

	* Choosing evil in the ~~late~~ game ~~and~~ especially the final day is usually not worthwhile ~~unless you’re attempting to push the good players away from a specific world~~. In most cases ~~it’s going to help~~ you and your Demon far more to have a good player pushing on another good player ~~as evil~~ to ~~draw fire~~ from your Demon in the ~~late game~~.		* Choosing evil players late in the game, especially on the final day, is usually not worthwhile. In most cases, it helps you and your Demon far more to have a good player pushing on another good player to distract from your Demon. It’s especially useful to choose at least one living player on the final day, because if both your choices are dead, the first player you chose can break madness with zero risk of death.

	* Choose your Demon ~~occasionally~~! The Storyteller is unlikely to kill the Demon ~~using your ability if they can avoid it~~, so you have good odds of getting through unscathed. However, ~~there’s a risk~~ if ~~the~~ Demon is your second choice ~~that your~~ first player ~~is going to do a~~ good ~~job of convincing people that your Demon is evil and get them executed! Or they~~ might ~~do a bad job and~~ start ~~wondering~~ why ~~they and your~~ Demon ~~aren’t both dead~~.		* Choose your Demon! The Storyteller is unlikely to use your ability to kill the Demon, so you have good odds of getting through unscathed. However, if your Demon is your second choice, you risk the first player breaking madness, and good players might start to wonder why the Demon hasn’t died to that madness break.

	* ~~Choose yourself if~~ your team ~~just~~ needs to ~~hurry~~ up the ~~deaths~~. ~~There’s one person~~ you ~~can rely on~~ to ~~not be mad if needed and it’s~~ you~~! Ignore that madness~~ and ~~claim all sorts of other people are evil and die with~~ your target, ~~hopefully rushing~~ the ~~game into that final day that the town wasn’t expecting~~.		* If your team needs to speed up the game, choose yourself, and let the Storyteller in on your plan. If you want them to kill both you and your target, tell them in advance! If the Storyteller knows what you want to do, they’ll be more prepared to support your team.

	* ~~Claiming to be~~ Harpy ~~picked is a great way to justify any idiosyncratic~~ voting ~~you may have done during the game~~. Voted on the ~~{{Good\|~~Saint}} when you knew ~~that was the character~~ they were claiming? ~~Oh,~~ you were Harpy picked~~, that makes sense.~~		* Lie and say you were picked by the Harpy, and that’s why your voting has seemed weird. Voted on the Saint when you knew that’s what they were claiming? It makes sense if you were Harpy picked!

	* The best way to hide the Harpy’s existence is to choose yourself. While only one player at a time knows the Harpy ability is in effect, you yourself have the best chances to adhere to the madness ~~in such a way as to not be blatant about it~~ and therefore ~~be able to~~ deny that you were affected by the Harpy ability, making anyone ~~claiming~~ to later ~~be affected~~ look ~~incredibly~~ suspicious.		* The best way to hide the Harpy’s existence is to choose yourself. While only one player at a time knows the Harpy ability is in effect, you yourself have the best chances to adhere to the madness subtly, and therefore deny that you were affected by the Harpy ability, making anyone who claims to be Harpy picked later look even more suspicious.

	* Sometimes it can be worthwhile to claim ~~to have been targeted~~ by ~~your ability even~~ when you ~~haven’t~~. It puts you in direct conflict with ~~another~~ player but can introduce confusion as to who was really picked ~~and~~, if you picked the same player again, ~~potentially induce~~ them to get ~~both themselves~~ and their target killed ~~to prove themselves~~, which ~~only~~ helps your team ~~with the extra deaths.~~		* Sometimes, it can be worthwhile to claim that you were chosen by the Harpy when you targeted someone else. It puts you in direct conflict with the first player you chose, but can introduce confusion as to who was really picked. Plus, if you picked the same player again, it might even push them to get them and/or their target killed, which helps your team even more!
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Administrator: /* How to Run */

2025-06-12T14:42:20Z

How to Run

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	Each night, wake the Harpy. The Harpy points to one player, then another player. Mark the first player with the '''MAD''' reminder and the second player with the '''2ND''' reminder. Put the Harpy to sleep. Wake the player marked '''MAD'''. Show the '''THIS CHARACTER SELECTED YOU''' info token then the Harpy token, then point to the player marked '''2ND'''. Put the player marked “Mad” to sleep.		Each night, wake the Harpy. The Harpy points to one player, then another player. Mark the first player with the '''MAD''' reminder and the second player with the '''2ND''' reminder. Put the Harpy to sleep. Wake the player marked '''MAD'''. Show the '''THIS CHARACTER SELECTED YOU''' info token then the Harpy token, then point to the player marked '''2ND'''. Put the player marked “Mad” to sleep.

	Tomorrow, if the player marked ~~“mad”~~ is not mad that the player marked ~~“2nd”~~ is evil, you may kill one or both players. </div>		Tomorrow, if the player marked '''MAD''' is not mad that the player marked '''2ND''' is evil, you may kill one or both players. </div>

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Administrator at 08:09, 15 April 2025

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	<p class='flavour'>~~”So~~ fair a day I never did see, nor so fowl a presence hanging over me.”</p>		<p class='flavour'>"So fair a day I never did see, nor so fowl a presence hanging over me."</p>

	<span style="display: block; color: black; font-size: 20px; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px;">Character Showcase</span>		<span style="display: block; color: black; font-size: 20px; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px;">Character Showcase</span>

Administrator at 14:25, 3 October 2024

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	[[File:~~harpy~~.png\|250px]]		[[File:Icon_harpy.png\|250px]]
	<span style="display: block; color: black; font-size: 20px; text-align: center; margin-top: 10px;">Information</span>		<span style="display: block; color: black; font-size: 20px; text-align: center; margin-top: 10px;">Information</span>

Administrator: /* How to Run */

2024-09-19T16:02:43Z

How to Run

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	== How to Run ==		== How to Run ==
	Each night, wake the Harpy. The Harpy points to one player, then another player. Mark the first player with the ~~“Mad”~~ reminder and the second player with the ~~“2nd”~~ reminder. Put the Harpy to sleep. Wake the player marked ~~“Mad”~~. Show the ~~“This Character Selected You”~~ info token then the Harpy token, then point to the player marked ~~“2nd”~~. Put the player marked “Mad” to sleep.		Each night, wake the Harpy. The Harpy points to one player, then another player. Mark the first player with the '''MAD''' reminder and the second player with the '''2ND''' reminder. Put the Harpy to sleep. Wake the player marked '''MAD'''. Show the '''THIS CHARACTER SELECTED YOU''' info token then the Harpy token, then point to the player marked '''2ND'''. Put the player marked “Mad” to sleep.

	Tomorrow, if the player marked “mad” is not mad that the player marked “2nd” is evil, you may kill one or both players. </div>		Tomorrow, if the player marked “mad” is not mad that the player marked “2nd” is evil, you may kill one or both players. </div>

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2024-08-18T08:18:39Z

How to Run

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	Each night, wake the Harpy. The Harpy points to one player, then another player. Mark the first player with the “Mad” reminder and the second player with the “2nd” reminder. Put the Harpy to sleep. Wake the player marked “Mad”. Show the “This Character Selected You” info token then the Harpy token, then point to the player marked “2nd”. Put the player marked “Mad” to sleep.		Each night, wake the Harpy. The Harpy points to one player, then another player. Mark the first player with the “Mad” reminder and the second player with the “2nd” reminder. Put the Harpy to sleep. Wake the player marked “Mad”. Show the “This Character Selected You” info token then the Harpy token, then point to the player marked “2nd”. Put the player marked “Mad” to sleep.

	Tomorrow, if the player marked “mad” is not mad that the player marked “2nd” is evil, you may kill both players. </div>		Tomorrow, if the player marked “mad” is not mad that the player marked “2nd” is evil, you may kill one or both players. </div>

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