by hissingwillows » Mon Aug 10, 2020 3:07 pm
Others have made some of these points, but because someone wanting to be jailed can be 1) an sk wanting the free kill, 2) someone just wasting your time, 3) someone who doesn't need the protection just wanting it (I've seen meds/sheriffs/etc want this), or 4) you are an important role but should be not relying on jailor to protect you. Often just asking to be jailed on d1 means the killing roles aren't going to go on you on the chance of wasting a kill. I find that I'm usually less likely to be killed in general on n1 if I say *something* on d1, because people are so afraid of baiting (especially in games when few others speak up d1). Its not always enough to protect you, but it can help.
Unless a mayor were to actually reveal d1 (which... why), I wouldn't jail someone asking for it d1. I've never seen a good reason to, but maybe someone has a reasonable strategy for it.