Complex Normal

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Introduction

Complex is a type of Normal game, introduced in the October 2023 Normal Update on mafiascum.net. Complex games are intended to provide an experience of a mechanically standard Mafia game with an extensive range of potential roles and modifiers, providing room for experimentation and the introduction of new roles within the confines of Normal games. This type of game is not very suitable for new players due to the mechanical complexity, although there is no rule against it. Please use this page to learn what is and is not allowed in Complex games.

Roles

• Active Roles which are allowed in Complex games:
  Action Detector, Alien, Babysitter, Bodyguard, Checker, Commuter, Cop, Detective, Doctor, Finder, Follower, Fruit Vendor, Goon Cop, Gunsmith, Hider, Inspector, Inventor, Jack-of-all-trades, Jailkeeper, Messenger, Modifier Cop, Motion Detector, Neapolitan, Neighborizer, Ninja, Observer, Psychologist, PT Cop, Reporter, Roleblocker, Role Cop, Rolestopper, Role Guard, Role Watcher, Security Guard, Shield, Strengthener, Tracker, Traffic Analyst, Universal Finder, Vanilla, Vanilla Cop, Vigilante, Visionary, Visitor, Watcher
• Passive Roles which are allowed in Complex games:
  Ascetic, Backup, Bulletproof, Companion, Enabler, Encryptor, Informed, Macho, Neighbor, Role-Immune, Universal Backup
• Roles which are allowed in Complex games for Town only:
  Friendly Neighbor, Innocent Child, Mason, Masonizer, Miller, Vengeful, any roles listed as "for any alignment"
• Roles which are allowed in Complex games for Mafia only:
  Godfather, Juggernaut, Traitor
• Modifiers which are allowed in Complex games:
  Activated, Announcing, Any Night Specific (Odd-Night, Night X, Novice), Combined, Complex, Compulsive, Disloyal, Indecisive, Lazy, Loud, Loyal, Non-Consecutive Night, Personal, Roaming, Simple, Simultaneous, Stealthy, Strongwilled, Weak, X-shot
• Experimental Role List:
  Action Detector, Companion, Godfather, Goon Cop, Inventor, Masonizer, Modifier Cop, Role-Immune, Simultaneous, Stealthy, Strengthener, Strongwilled, Universal Finder

• Complex Games may only use the roles and modifiers listed above.
  • Roles may be hybrid. In Complex Games, some players should be Vanilla Townies - although there is not a hard floor here - and there is no limit on roles and modifiers.
  • Serial Killers are not allowed in Micro games. They are allowed in Mini games but must be announced during signups. They are allowed in Larges and do not require an announcement. Multiball - when there are two or more Mafia factions - is allowed in Large games only, and requires an announcement.
  • Flavor should not impact gameplay.
  • Experimental roles are allowed in Complex Games - the Experimental Role List has no substantial effect on gameplay but indicates roles that are currently being "trialed" for Normal Games. The Experimental Role List should be expected to change.

Prior to running, all Normal Games are subject to a mandatory review by the Normal Review Group. To learn more about this process, visit this page.

Complex Games must follow all rules of Normal Games.

Setup Rules

• Flips do not reveal private information, such as Mafia partners or investigation results.
• Roles may not self-target, including roles like Doctor.
• Games may have any size and faction ratio.

Role Descriptions

Role	Description	Alignment
Vanilla	No abilities. Town version is called Vanilla Townie, and Mafia version is called Mafia Goon.	Any
Bodyguard	Protects a player at night - if they are targeted by a kill, the Bodyguard dies instead.	Any
Bulletproof	Will survive any nightkills targeting them.	Any
Cop	Investigates a player at night to find their alignment.	Any
Doctor	Protects a player at night from a nightkill.	Any
Friendly Neighbor	Targets a player at night. That player is informed that the Friendly Neighbor is Town.	Town Only
Gunsmith	Investigates a player at night to learn if they have a gun. This is based on their role. Most mafia members have guns and most Town members don't, but please check the Gunsmith page for more details.	Any
Innocent Child	Can confirm themselves as Town upon request to the moderator.	Town Only
Jailkeeper	Protects a player at night and prevents them from using any abilities.	Any
Juggernaut	When this player performs the factional kill, it cannot be prevented.	Mafia Only
Macho	Cannot be protected from nightkills.	Any
Mason	There must be at least two Masons if one exists. Masons know other Masons are Town and can communicate with them in a Private Topic.	Town Only
Neapolitan	Investigates a player at night to learn whether or not they are a Vanilla Townie.	Any
Neighborizer	Targets a player at night to add them to a Private Topic where they can communicate.	Any
Roleblocker	Roleblocks a player at night to prevent them from using any abilities.	Any
Rolecop	Investigates a player at night to learn their role, but not their alignment.	Any
Tracker	Tracks a player at night to learn who - if anyone - they visited.	Any
Vanilla Cop	Investigates a player at night to learn if they are Vanilla or not.	Any
Vigilante	Kills a player at night.	Any
Watcher	Watches a player at night to learn who - if anyone - visited them.	Any
Alien	Kidnaps a player at night to make all actions targeting them fail, and prevent them from using any abilities.	Any
Ascetic	Any non-killing actions which target this player will fail.	Any
Babysitter	Protects a player at night from a nightkill. If the Babysitter dies, their target will also die.	Any
Commuter	Commutes at night to make any actions targeting them fail.	Any
Detective	Investigates a player at night to discover if they have killed another player.	Any
Fruit Vendor	Gives another player fruit at night, which has no effect.	Any
Hider	Hides behind another player at night, which protects it from nightkills. However, if its target dies, the Hider will also die.	Any
Jack of All Trades	Has multiple abilities that can only be used once. These abilities can be any which are otherwise legal, and are decided by the moderator during setup design.	Any
Messenger	Targets a player at night. That player is anonymously sent a message of the Messenger's choice.	Any
Motion Detector	Investigates a player at night to detect if that player has used an ability or had an ability used on them.	Any
Neighbor	There must be at least two Neighbors if one exists. Neighbors are able to communicate with each other in Private Topics. There can exist multiple separate Neighborhoods.	Any
Ninja	When this player performs the factional kill, it cannot be observed.	Any
PT Cop	Investigates a player at night to discover if that player has access to any game-related Private Topics.	Any
Reporter	Investigates a player to discover if that player used an ability that night.	Any
Rolestopper	Targets a player at night to block any actions used on that player.	Any
Role Watcher	Watches a player at night to discover what roles, if any, visited that player, but not their identities.	Any
Shield	Targets a player at night. If they target a player who performs a kill that night, the Shield will die instead of the intended target.	Any
Traffic Analyst	Investigates a player at night to discover if that player is able to communicate with other players privately. Notably, this doesn't include Private Topics with only one player left alive.	Any
Universal Backup	Inherits the role of the first non-Vanilla player of their alignment to die.	Any
Action Detector	Targets a player to learn both whether or not they used an ability that night, and whether or not an ability was used on them that night.	Any
Backup	Inherits a specific role if the player who has it dies, which is determined by the moderator during setup design.	Any
Checker	Targets a player at night. This has no effect, but the Checker learns if their action succeeded or not.	Any
Companion	Is informed that another player is Town-aligned.	Any
Enabler	Enables a specific role, which is determined by the moderator during setup design. If this player dies, players with that ability won't be able to use it.	Any
Encryptor	If daytalk is not enabled by default, this player enables daytalk in any Private Topics they have access to as long as they are alive.	Any
Finder	Investigates a player to learn if they have a specific role, which is determined by the moderator during setup design.	Any
Follower	Tracks a player to discover what kind of ability that player used, if any, that night.	Any
Godfather	A Mafia player which investigates as Town if targeted by a Cop. The moderator must announce it at the start of the game if one exists.	Mafia Only
Goon Cop	Investigates a player at night to learn whether or not they are a Mafia Goon.	Any
Informed	Has access to additional information - usually in their Role PM, but they can find out later if modifiers are used.	Any
Inspector	Investigates a player to discover if an ability was used on that player that night.	Any
Inventor	Can give a 1-shot ability to another player during the night. This ability is determined by the moderator during setup design.	Any
Masonizer	Targets a player at night to add them to a Private Topic where they can communicate, if they are town. The target is also informed the Masonizer is town, but if this role targets non-town it dies and its action fails.	Town Only
Miller	A Town player which investigates as Mafia if targeted by a Cop.	Town Only
Modifier Cop	Investigates a player to learn which modifiers they have, if any.	Any
Observer	Watches a player to discover what kind of ability was used on that player, if any, that night.	Any
Psychologist	Investigates a player to discover if that player has the ability to kill, but hasn't done it yet.	Any
Role Guard	Targets a player to inform them what roles, if any, targeted them that night.	Any
Role-Immune	Immune to a specific role, which is determined by the moderator during setup design. If that role targets this player, their action will fail.	Any
Security Guard	Targets a player to inform them who, if anyone, targeted them that night.	Any
Strengthener	Targets a player at night to ensure their ability succeeds, if they use one.	Any
Traitor	A Mafia player which doesn't have access to the Mafia Private Topic. The rest of the mafia know a Traitor exists, but not who it is. If the Traitor is the last Mafia alive, they will be endgamed.	Mafia Only
Universal Finder	Investigates a player at night, while also sending the moderator a specific role. Will be informed whether or not their target has this role.	Any
Vengeful	If this player is eliminated, they can kill another player before dying.	Town Only
Visionary	Watches a player to inform them what kind of ability was used on them, if any, that night.	Any
Visitor	Targets a player at night. This has no effect.	Any

Modifier Descriptions

Role	Description	Alignment
X-Shot	Can only use its ability X amount of times.	Any
Novice	Cannot use its ability on Night 1.	Any
Odd-Night/Even-Night	Can only use its ability on odd numbered or even numbered nights.	Any
Activated	Turns passive roles into active roles, meaning they 'activate' their ability by submitting a night action.	Any
Night X	Any role which can only act on specific Nights. For example - a Night 1 modifier, or a Night 3 Night 5 modifier, are both considered Normal in Regular or Complex games.	Any
Disloyal	Actions only succeed if they target a player of a different alignment.	Any
Indecisive	Cannot target the same player two nights in a row.	Any
Lazy	Loses its ability if there is only 1 Mafia player left.	Any
Loyal	Actions only succeed if they target a player of the same alignment.	Any
Non-Consecutive Night	Cannot use its ability on consecutive nights.	Any
Personal	Actions do not affect the Mafia factional kill.	Any
Weak	Dies if it targets a member of the Mafia.	Any
Announcing	If a player with this modifier uses an ability, their target is informed what ability was used on them, but not who did it.	Any
Combined	A modifier which can be used to make two roles into one - in other words, a player with two roles uses them both by targeting one player. The roles are combined together.	Any
Complex	Actions only succeed if they target a player that is not Vanilla.	Any
Compulsive	Cannot opt to not use their role. Pregame, they have to submit a list of players. If they don't submit an action, the highest living player on the list is targeted.	Any
Loud	If a player with this modifier targets another player, the target is informed they were visited by the player with this modifier.	Any
Roaming	A player with this modifier cannot target the same player twice.	Any
Simple	Actions only succeed if they target a player that is Vanilla.	Any
Simultaneous	Can use multiple personal abilities in the same night.	Any
Stealthy	An ability with this modifier cannot be detected by action investigation roles.	Any
Strongwilled	If a player with this modifier targets another player, it cannot be stopped.	Any