New Role- Hobo

[Duban]

The hobo is "a homeless drifter that just wants to get by". Benign/Adv/Neutral
Goal: Survive to see the town win, and be nursed by a doctor every 3-4 nights.

-If he goes 3-4 nights without being nursed by a doctor he starves to death. 4 town members then get sick from his corpse and can't perform their role or talk for 1 day/night cycle.
-Option: Anyone who kills or role blocks him gets sick for 1 day/night cycle.
-Option: Any town member who votes guilty on trial gets sick for 1 day/night cycle.
-Option: Any player who votes guilty on trial gets sick for 1 day/night cycle.

He appears to be "A peculiar person" along with the witch and the survivor.

Basically, he's the town equivalent of the witch. Like every neutral his existence makes life hard for the town, but the town can't afford to let him die either. The mafia wants him to starve and sicken the town, but can't kill him themselves. The town doesn't want to waste heals on him but if they don't the town will shut down for a day. Also, Witches and survivors have a role to claim in defense of investigators.

The hobo is somewhere between a town member and a plague on the town. I think it brings something "unique" to the game and is unlike any other role before it.

[Duban]

Comments, anyone?

[Lysergic]

So he's like a Witch for town, but instead of HELPING Town (like the Witch HELPS Mafia), he HURTS town by eating up a Doctor and getting people sick?

[Duban]

So he's like a Witch for town, but instead of HELPING Town (like the Witch HELPS Mafia), he HURTS town by eating up a Doctor and getting people sick?

Pretty much. The game is balanced assuming all neutral players are detrimental to the town. Any town-aligned Neutral is going to have to hurt the town in some way to prevent the town from becoming too strong. It also adds an interesting dynamic because any witch is going to want to claim to be a hobo so it gives the mafia an excuse to make the town try to lynch him.

Basically he's aligned with the town, but he acts more like a plague on them to keep him from swinging the game in the town's favor.

[SnipingHobo]

How about a ... SnipingHobo? :)

[Krismighty]

Great realistic role. Sounds like an interesting fun role that would fit perfectly into the game.

[Duban]

How about a ... SnipingHobo? :)

You just had to do it, didn't you? Oh and thanks Kris.

[Inca_Killa]

meh. Hobos can't afford doctors so how is it realistic :P. The Doc is a highly skilled ER surgeon, not some free clinic.
This just seems like a plague and not very fun to play/play with, and shutting down 4 town roles would be wierd to code/suck for town hardcore. Especially closer to the end when there's only 4 or so towns left. Not to mention he eats up the heal from a doctor all the time.