Manipulation, Bleed, Player-Characters, and the Purpose of Mafia

[KayJayQueue]

what i am saying is that to say someone is gaslighting is to say someone is being abusive given its connotations

I’m not sure if that’s a fully accurate statement. The meaning of the word seems much more subjective than your statement would imply.

[KayJayQueue]

I think I’ve mostly used the word “manipulating” or variations thereof when describing what happens in mafia games. I feel like it’s a blanket term, sure, but also not inaccurate. If we are moving away from the word gaslighting, I don’t see a need to get fancy with new terms. This should also take it away from any connections to abuse.

But as I said in the other thread, it should be explained in the rules that the word is a problem or it will feel harsh when someone gets warned against using a word they didn’t realize was off-limits.