Famous

Famous Alias: Open Alignment: any Role type: Investigative Passive Choice: none Status: Untested

Famous is a modifier that causes the existence of the attached role to be known, however the identity of the role will not be known.

A Famous role may be of any alignment.

Standard version

A Famous role is revealed to exist in the setup, however the Famous role's identity is not revealed.

Variations

Alternately, a Famous role may choose to have the existence of their role revealed at any time, or have the existence of their role revealed at a predetermined time.

Superstar is a similar modifier that instead outright reveals the Superstar as having a role.

Use & Balance

Famous is the same as saying "this role exists in this setup". The variants allow for setup info to be released either at a player's discretion or at a later time in the game.

Sample Role PMs

The standardized Role PM for "Famous" describes the modifier as follows:

• As a modifier on a single ability: The existence of this role is revealed. (edit)

• As a modifier that affects all abilities: The existence of your role is revealed. (edit)

Example (modifying a single ability)

Welcome to game! You are a Town Famous Jailkeeper.

You have the following active ability:

• Each Night, you may target a player. Assuming no interference with your action, that player will be protected from kills that night, but all their actions will be blocked that night. The existence of this role is revealed.

You win if all threats to the town are eliminated and at least one town-aligned player is alive.

Confirm by replying to this PM with a summary of your role.

Example (affecting all abilities)

Welcome to game! You are a Town Famous Jack of All Trades Tracker Doctor.

The existence of your role is revealed.

You have the following active abilities, but may use only one per Night:

• Once in the game at night, you may target a player. Assuming no interference with your action, you will learn who that player targeted that night. (You will get "no result" if this action is blocked.)
• Once in the game at night, you may target a player. Assuming no interference with your action, that player will be protected from one kill that night.

You win if all threats to the town are eliminated and at least one town-aligned player is alive.

Confirm by replying to this PM with a summary of your role.