Quote Originally Posted by Blackmage View Post
Lightning rod is used mostly to make it "nightless" for a bit, make it pure reasoning during day. Until doc or rod dies, you've got a free pass. Giving the mafia a delayed kill means you've only got so long. Giving them a one shot strongman means he dies night two. If you allow roleblock to happen before rod triggers, it can be nullified. Giving them a day kill means they can remove him without lynching him. Day kill possibility also means he can't just claim. LRod just needs to be realized while you're making the setup.
This is why the ability should be activated. It just marks the player with certain death after the first night or even on that night if mafia has a strongman.

Unless town has a watcher there isn't going to really be any information gathering and therefore little reasoning.