Regular Normal

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Introduction

Regular is a type of Normal game, introduced in the October 2023 Normal Update on mafiascum.net. Regular games are intended to provide an experience of a normal Mafia game with a wider range of roles and modifiers than Simple games, allowing for a more varied experience, while also avoiding excessive complexity or experimental roles. This type of game is suitable for new players, although it may require more mechanical knowledge than Simple games. Please use this page to learn what is and is not allowed in Regular games.

Roles

• Active Roles which are allowed in Regular games:
  Alien. Babysitter, Bodyguard, Commuter, Cop, Detective, Doctor, Fruit Vendor, Gunsmith, Hider, Jack-of-all-trades, Jailkeeper, Macho, Messenger, Motion Detector, Neapolitan, Neighborizer, PT Cop, Reporter, Roleblocker, Role Cop, Rolestopper, Role Watcher, Shield, Tracker, Traffic Analyst, Vanilla, Vanilla Cop, Watcher
• Passive Roles which are allowed in Regular games:
  Ascetic, Bulletproof, Macho, Neighbor, Universal Backup
• Roles which are allowed in Regular games for Town only:
  Friendly Neighbor, Innocent Child, Mason, Vigilante, any roles listed as "for any alignment"
• Roles which are allowed in Regular games for Mafia only:
  Juggernaut, Ninja
• Modifiers which are allowed in Regular games:
  Activated, Any Night Specific (Odd-Night, Night X, Novice), Disloyal, Indecisive, Lazy, Loyal, Non-Consecutive Night, Personal, Weak, X-shot

• Regular Games may only use the roles and modifiers listed above.
  • Roles may not be hybrid, but players can have one passive role in addition to their active role - for example, Doctor Neighbor or Ascetic Cop. In Regular Games, many players should be Vanilla Townies - although there is not a hard floor here - and non-Vanilla roles must have one role and a maximum of two modifiers.
  • Vigilantes are not allowed in Micro games.
  • No third parties, including Serial Killers, and no multiball (multiple Mafia factions) in Micro or Mini games. These are allowed in Large games, but must be announced in signups.
  • Flavor should not impact gameplay.
  • Games which technically follow Regular rules may still be more suited to a different Compartment or Queue. For example, if reviewers feel that a game does not meet their standards of what should be considered Regular, they may change the game to be Complex.

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.

Regular 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 be of any size or faction ratio, but it must be balanced as judged by reviewers.

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
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
Unstoppable	When this player performs the factional kill, it cannot be prevented.	Mafia Only
Vanilla Cop	Investigates a player at night to learn if they are Vanilla or not.	Any
Vigilante	Kills a player at night.	Town Only
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.	Mafia Only
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 it targets a player who performs a kill that night, you 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

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