Mystery Role

Mystery Role Alias: none Alignment: any Role type: Unpowered Choice: Night Status: Untested

A Mystery Role is a player with an active role but no knowledge of their role.

Standard version

A Mystery Role is aware they are able to act during the Night, but is not aware of what ability they have. An example of a Mystery Role is a Mystery Doctor, which protects players from a single kill that night but is not aware they are a Doctor.

If a Mystery Role is an investigative role, they will be able to learn their role based on their Results PM when their action is successful.

It is up to the moderator's discretion whether a Mystery Role should flip and investigate as their actual role or simply as Mystery Role.

Variations

Hidden roles are completely unknown to the player. Generally, passive roles that are unknown to the player are Hidden roles while active roles that are unknown to the player are Mystery roles.

Sample Role PMs

The standardized Role PM for "Mystery Role" describes the action as follows:

• As a targeted action: you will use your ability on that player, however you are not aware of what ability you have. (edit)

Example (simplest form)

Welcome to game! You are a Town Mystery Role.

You have the following active ability:

• Each Night, you may target a player. Assuming no interference with your action, you will use your ability on that player, however you are not aware of what ability you have.

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 (with modifiers)

Welcome to game! You are a Town 1-shot Loud Mystery Role.

You have the following active ability:

• Once in the game at Night, you may target a player. Assuming no interference with your action, you will use your ability on that player, however you are not aware of what ability you have. Your target will learn that you targeted them (but not what action you targeted them with).

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.