WB Hylian, and good post.
I myself have a few possibilities on RCT.
1. He's mafia and lying about his role completely.
2. He's mafia and does indeed have a BP vest, but actually still has it.
3. He's town and lost his vest
4. He's town and is lying about having lost his vest
5. He's serial killer
6. He's mafia, did have a vest, and it was taken by someone.
Regarding Cone, yes there is a very real possibility that he's either a mafia doc or is just lying completely. However, this will be solved shortly because mafia can't leave a doc alive.
Regarding spurge, wright, and khan being on cone...
Unfortunately, wright was on the right path with cone. Cone WAS feeling pressure, but it's because he's the doctor. In probably 75%+ of my games, my scumlists will include the doctor or cop just by chance, because docs and cops will sometimes react similarly to scum.
Lastly, about padib. Honestly I didn't believe him at all. He was twisting everything I said, calling me a ringleader despite having his own little following, and his logic was so incredibly flawed. It really looked like he was doing everything in his power to take all influence away from me. Since I know I am a logical player, and bring up good points, the only reason I could see for this was to undermine the town and keep it in a state of confusion. He claimed everyone was a power role. I am vanilla. He claimed there were multi-factions. We still have no proof. All his contributions, in my opinion, were throwing town into chaos.
While I expected him to be lying about his role, I think in the end it was a net gain...and now that you mention it, I am actually glad it's spent, because that kind of power, in padib's hands, could end badly. However, imo, it proved to me that both outlaw and padib were town. So I think that considering the source, we got the most out of that ability as possible.
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