Role Compendium & Suggestion Thread
Index:
How to suggest roles:
Roles:
Roles with a * require anonymous accounts
Roles by type:
- Mafia
- Town
- Investigative Roles
- Protective Roles
- Mason Roles
- Killing Roles
- Additional Communication Roles
- Misc. Roles
- Neutrals
Roles by alignment and name:
- Actress
- Associate
- Beguiler
- Blackmailer
- Bruiser
- Caporegime
- Chauffeur
- Consigliere
- Consort
- Dirty Sleuth
- Disguiser
- Drug Dealer
- Enforcer
- Fabricator
- Framer
- Garbage Man
- Godfather
- Grave Robber
- Janitor
- Kidnapper
- Lawyer
- Mafioso
- Mortician
- Tailor
- Thief
- Tracker
- Traitor
- Ventriloquist
- Architect
- Armoursmith
- Blacksmith
- Body Double
- Bodyguard
- Bulletproof
- Bus Driver
- Citizen
- Coroner
- Corrupt Sheriff
- Crier
- Detective
- Doctor
- Enchantress
- Escort
- Gossip
- Gunsmith
- Gypsy
- Insane Sheriff
- Investigator
- Jailor (Protective)
- Jailor (Killing)
- Journalist
- Lookout
- Marshall
- Mason
- Mason Clubber
- Mason Enforcer
- Mason Leader
- Mason Paragon
- Mason Recruiter
- Matchmaker
- Mayor
- Naive Sheriff
- Nurse
- Operator
- Professor
- Shaman
- Sheriff
- Snitch
- Spy
- Technician
- Veteran
- Vigilante
- Amnesiac
- Arms Dealer
- Executioner
- Ghost
- Jester
- Magician
- Ninja
- Student
- Survivor
- Abductor
- Chairman
- Follower
- Infestor
- Jester King
- Magician
- Prisoner
- Shaman
- Soul Thief
- Witch
- Arms Dealer
- Arsonist
- Devourer
- Electro Maniac
- Gypsy
- Hunter
- Joker
- Killer Agent
- Ravager
- Serial Killer
- Spree Killer
- Toxicologist
- Acolyte
- Cult Leader
- Cultist
- Witch Doctor
Format:
Create a new topic in M-FM Parking for your new role, as a place to discuss it's pros and cons. Then, post a link to the topic in this topic.
Use this template when submitting a new role:
Code:[COLOR="#ADD8E6"]Role Name:[/COLOR] [COLOR="#ADD8E6"]Alignment:[/COLOR] [COLOR="#ADD8E6"]Game Size(s):[/COLOR] You should specify which game sizes this role is designed to fit, S-FM/M-FM/FM etc. [COLOR="#ADD8E6"]Abilities:[/COLOR] [COLOR="#ADD8E6"]Win Condition:[/COLOR] [COLOR="#ADD8E6"]Intended Purpose: [/COLOR]You should specify why this role was created, and what purpose it is designed to fulfil. [COLOR="#ADD8E6"]Meta-Game Implications:[/COLOR] Think carefully about how this affects the synergy of a game. [COLOR="#ADD8E6"]Possible Cons:[/COLOR] Be honest here. Not a single role in Mafia is perfect, that's the point of the game. Specify what you think the limitations of the role are, what needs to be looked at, and what roles this would not work alongside with. [COLOR="#ADD8E6"]Additional Notes:[/COLOR]
Don't bother including investigation results. This is for forum games, the host of each game will decide investigation groupings.
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Mafia
Win Condition: Eliminate all opposing factions and have at least one member survive until the end.
Killing Roles
Associate
Action: Target a player at night, preping them. OR;
Kill all targets previously prepped.
After your death the Mafia members may select to Sabotage all players prepped by yourself.
Does not participate in the Mafia night chat, but knows the other Mafia members.
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Bruiser
Action: Target one player at night, killing them.
This attack bypasses all healing, all misdirection, and immunities.
One use.
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Disguiser*
Action: Target one person at night, taking over their account while your account dies.
The target’s role may/may not be revealed to the town.
One use.
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Godfather
Action: May be sent for the factional night kill.
Leader of the Mafia, may override night actions.
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Kidnapper
Action: Target one person during the day, detaining them at night.
You may execute your target.
Jailed player will be roleblocked and will be immune to outside attacks.
Cannot jail if there was a lynch.
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Mafioso
Action: May be sent for the factional night kill.
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Deception Roles
Actress
Action: Target one player at night, appearing as their role in the graveyard when you die.
If sent for the kill, the actress will/will not mimic its target.
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Beguiler
Action: Target a player at night, redirecting all night actions done on you to your target.
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Drug Dealer
Action: Target one player at night and drug the target, giving them any feedback available in the game.
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Fabricator
Action: Target one player at night, changing their death description if they die.
May choose any possible death description in the game.
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Framer
Action: Target one player at night, making them appear as another role of your choice to investigative roles.
May also frame target to appear as if they visited another target of your choosing to Detectives & Lookouts.
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Janitor
Action: Target one player at night, hiding their role and lastwill if they die.
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Lawyer
Action: Target one player at night, permanently altering their last will.
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Tailor
Action: Target one player at night, making them appear as any role of your choosing if they die that night.
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Ventriloquist*
Action: None.
Has control of a puppet account in which the Ventriloquist may also talk with during the day.
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Ventriloquist*
Action: Target one player at night, gaining control of their account the following day.
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Support Roles
Blackmailer
Action: Target a player at night, preventing from speaking/voting the next day.
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Caporegime
Action: Target a Mafia member at night, changing permanently changing their role to another Mafia role of your choice.
Must wait 1 night between acting.
Players becoming a role they were previously do not gain any new charges.
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Chauffeur
Action: Target two players at night, swapping night actions done on each other.
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Consigliere
Action: Target one person at night, learning their role/investigative pairing.
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Consort
Action: Target one player at night, roleblocking them.
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Dirty Sleuth
Action: Target one player at night, learning their last will.
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Enforcer
Action: Target one player at night, making them immune to all conversions while removing all immunities for the night.
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Garbage Man
Action: Target two players at night, swapping their investigative results.
Affects Sheriffs, Investigators, Detectives, and Lookouts.
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Grave Robber
Action: Target one dead player at night, gaining a one-shot use of their night action.
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Mortician
Action: Target one dead player at night, learning their true role and last will.
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Thief
Action: Target one player at night, stealing their night action, OR;
Relinquish your current night action back to it's owner.
You gain permanent use of your targets night action until it is relinquished.
Night Action is returned upon death.
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Tracker
Action: Target one player at night, learning who they visited and who visited them.
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Ventriloquist*
Action: None
Has control of a puppet account in which the Ventriloquist may also talk with during the day.
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Ventriloquist*
Action: Target one player at night, gaining control of their account the following day.
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Sub-roles
Godfather
Provides various immunities and control over all Mafia night actions.
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Traitor
Cannot win if Godfather is still alive.
May choose own night action, over-riding the Godfather.
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Town
Win Condition: Eliminate all opposing factions and have at least one member survive until the end.
Citizen
Action: None
Has the power of the vote.
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Investigative Roles
Coroner
Action: Target one dead player at night, learning their true role and last will.
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Corrupt Sheriff
Action: Check one player at night, learning their alignment.
Receives Sheriff rolecard.
Detects all targets as non-Town.
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Detective
Action: Target one player at night, learning who they targeted.
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Investigator
Action: Target one player at night, learning their investigative pairing.
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Insane Sheriff
Action: Check one player at night, learning their alignment.
Receives Sheriff rolecard.
Detects Town as anti-Town.
Detects anti-Town as Town.
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Journalist
Action: Target one player during the day, allowing the target to write an anonymous message that will be displayed to the town the next day.
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Lookout
Action: Target one player at night, learning who targeted them.
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Naive Sheriff
Action: Check one player at night, learning their alignment.
Receives Sheriff rolecard.
Detects all targets as Town.
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Sheriff
Action: Check one player at night, learning their alignment.
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Spy
Action: None
Can see all Mafia targets.
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Protective Roles
Armoursmith
Action: Target one player at night, giving them a 1-use vest.
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Blacksmith
Action: Target one player at night, giving them either a 1-use gun or a 1-use vest.
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Body Double
Action: Target one player at night, dying instead of them if they are attacked.
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Bodyguard
Action: Target one player at night, dying instead of them if they are attacked while attacking their attacker.
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Bulletproof
Action: None.
You are immune to attacks.
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Bus Driver
Action: Target two players at night, swapping night actions done on each other.
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Doctor
Action: Target one player at night, protecting them from attacks and conversion.
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Escort
Action: Target one player at night, roleblocking them.
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Enchantress
Action: Target two players at night, luring one to target you while repelling the other away from you.
Targets are informed of successful luring/repelling.
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Jailor
Action: Target one person at night, roleblocking and healing them.
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Mason Roles
Mason
Action: None.
You may speak to the other Masons at night.
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Mason Clubber
Action: Target one player at night, attacking them if they are cult.
You may speak to the other Masons at night.
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Mason Enforcer
Action: Target one player at night, preventing any alignment-changing night actions from affecting them.
You may speak to the other Masons at night.
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Mason Leader
Action: Target one person at night, converting Citizens to Masons while attacking Cultists.
You may speak to the other Masons at night.
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Mason Paragon
Action: Target one player at night, informing them of your name and role.
You may speak to the other Masons at night.
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Mason Recruiter
Action: Target one player at night, converting them to a Mason if they are a Citizen.
You may speak to the other Masons at night.
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Killing Roles
Blacksmith
Action: Target one player at night, giving them either a 1-use gun or a 1-use vest.
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Bodyguard
Action: Target one player at night, dying instead of them if they are attacked while attacking their attacker.
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Gunsmith
At night you may give a gun to another player. That gun may be used by the player to shoot one person.
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Gypsy
Action: Target one player at night with a demand that does not have any time restraints.
The demand must be met the following day, or else the cursed player will die at the end of the day.
Upon your death, the Town roles that you cursed will be revealed in the roles list.
You can not curse yourself.
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Jailor
Action: Target one person during the day, detaining them at night.
You may execute your target.
Jailed player will be roleblocked and will be immune to outside attacks.
Cannot jail if there was a lynch.
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Technician
Action: Target one player at night, rigging them with a trap. OR;
Activate all previously set traps, killing the victim.
Your Sabotage bypasses invulnerability.
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Veteran
Action: Go on alert at night, attacking everyone who visits you.
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Vigilante
Action: Target one player at night, attacking them.
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Additional Communication Roles
Architect
Action: Target two players during the day, giving them access to an anonymous night chat the follow night.
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Crier
Action: At night, you may anonymously send a message to all players.
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Mason
Action: None.
You may speak to the other Masons at night.
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Professor
Action: Target one player during the day. You will gain a permanent nightchat with that player.
At the time of your death your Protegee will gain all of your abilities in addition to their role powers.
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Misc. Roles
Gossip
Action: Target someone at night, silencing them.
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Gypsy
Action: Target one player at night with a demand that does not have any time restraints.
The demand must be met the following day, or else the cursed player will die at the end of the day.
Upon your death, the Town roles that you cursed will be revealed in the roles list.
You can not curse yourself.
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Matchmaker
Action: Target two players at night, causing any night action on one to affect both.
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Marshall
Action: Reveal yourself during the day.
As long as you are alive after revealing, multiple lynches can happen in a day.
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Mayor
Action: Reveal yourself during the day, increasing your vote power.
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Nurse
Action: Target one player at night, allowing them to use their night action twice the following night.
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Operator
Action: Target two players at night, switching their night targets.
Taking no action acts like a self-target.
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Shaman
Action: Target one dead player, forcing them to use their night action on another target.
You don't not receive any feedback.
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Snitch
Action: None.
Reveals a list of all non-Town roles in the game upon death.
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Neutrals
Benign Neutral
Amnesiac
Action: Target one dead player at night, taking their role and win condition.
Win Condition: Survive until the end or meet your new win condition.
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Arms Dealer
Action: Target one player at night, giving them a 1-use gun or a 1-use vest.
Win Condition: Survive until the end.
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Executioner
Action: None.
Win Condition: Live to see your target lynched during the day.
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Ghost*
Action: After dying, target one player at night, taking over their account the following day.
May not possess the same player two days in a row.
Win Condition: See your killer's faction lose.
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Jester
Action: Target one player at night, annoying them.
Win Condition: Get lynched.
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Magician
Action: Target one player at night, reflecting all targets done on them back to the player committing the action.
Win Condition: Survive until the end.
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Ninja
Action: Target one person at night, permanently gaining their night action.
Win Condition: Survive until the end.
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Student
Action: Target one player before X, making them your Mentor.
Can talk with Mentor at night.
Win Condition: Ensure your Mentor wins.
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Survivor
Action: Put on a bullet proof vest at night, making yourself immune to attacks.
Win Condition: Survive until the end.
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Evil Neutrals
Common Win Condition: Cannot win with the Town.
Abductor
Action: Target one player during the day, temporarily removing them from the game.
Target is roleblocked and immune to all attacks during the night.
Target is removed from day chat the following day.
Vote counter is adjusted accordingly.
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Chairman
Action: Target one player at night, adding them to the board.
Wins when a majority of living players are on the board.
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Follower
Action: None.
Chosen by a Hidden Neutral Killer during day one.
Has night chat with neutral killer starting from night one.
Replaces Neutral Killer upon it's death.
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Infestor
Action: Target one player during the day, gaining one-way communication with the target the following night.
Target is immune to attacks during the night.
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Jester King
Action: Target one player at night, turning them into a Jester.
You will be informed of failed Jesterfication
Visting the sheriff will cause his next night investigation to be flipped.
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Magician
Action: Target one player at night, reflecting all targets done on them back to the player committing the action.
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Prisoner
Action: None.
Win ties against Citizens.
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Shaman
Action: Target one dead player at night, using their night action on another target of your choice.
Does not receive feedback.
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Soul Thief
Action: Target one playing at night, stealing their night ability and turning them into a Citizen.
Both the Soul Thief and their target's alignment remain the same.
This ability may only be used once.
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Witch
Action: Target one player at night, forcing them to visit a player of your choice.
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Killing Neutrals
Common Win Condition: Cannot win with the Town, the Mafia, or other Killing Neutrals.
Arms Dealer
Action: Can give someone a one-use gun or armour at night.
Wins with all factions other than Town.
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Arsonist
Action: Target one person at night, dousing them in gasoline, OR;
Target one person at night, undousing them, OR;
Burn all targets previously doused.
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Devourer
Action: Target someone during the day, devouring them.
His victim will be able to talk to the devourer during the night.
The devourer can choose to:
A) Regurgitate his victim. His victim will be released at the start of the next day.
B) Digest his victim. His victim will be killed, ignoring all immunities. Role and lastwill are not revealed.
C) Keep target inside the following day. Target cannot vote nor talk.
The Devourer and it's victim have a private day & night chat as long as they are together.
If the Devourer is lynched, his victim will be cut out of him and will survive.
If the devourer is attacked at night his victim would take the bullet and die instead of him.
If the Devourer is blocked he will be forced to regurgitate his victim.
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Electro Maniac
Action:Target one person each night, charging them.
If one charged player targets another charged player, both players die.
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Gypsy
Action: Target one player at night with a demand that does not have any time restraints.
The demand must be met the following day, or else the cursed player will die at the end of the day.
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Hunter
Action: Target one person at night, attacking their target.
If the target you chose doesn't visit anyone, you kill your target.
Detective tracks you to visit the target you chose, not the one you attacked.
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Joker
Action: Choose one player at night, putting a bounty on them.
If the player is not kill, you may kill two people the following night.
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Killer Agent
Action: Target one player at night, attacking them.
Can be recruited into the Masons; retains win condition.
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Ravager
Action: Target one player each night, attacking them.
If the target dies, you gain a 1-shot use of their ability.
It cannot ravage someone and use an ability on the same night.
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Serial Killer
Action: Target one player at night, attacking them.
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Spree Killer
Action: Target someone at night, attacking everyone who visits your target.
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Toxicologist
Acton: Target one player at night, poisoning them.
If your target speaks, they will die the following night.
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Cult Roles
Common Win Condition: Eliminate all opposing factions and have at least one member survive until the end.
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Acolyte
Action: None
Once the Acolyte has joined the cult, it can be sent out to kill.
Will become Jester if Cult Leader dies before conversion.
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Cult Leader
Target one player at night, converting them to the cult, OR;
Send a Cultist to covert a player to the cult.
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Cultist
May vote with the other Cultists at night, choosing who to convert to the Cult and who to send.
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Witch Doctor
Target one player at night, and either:
A) Protect that person from attacks.
B) Force them to target another player of your choice.