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Shapeshifter
Alias:
  • Disguiser
Alignment:
Role type:
  • Deceptive
  • Unpowered
Choice:
  • Night
Status: No

A Shapeshifter or Disguiser is a scum that can take the place of a townie who is killed at night and masquerade as him from that point onward, except without any special powers that might have come with whatever power role, if any, the townie had. The Shapeshifter, after this transformation, will still appear in any checks by the Cop as scum.

This role is not usable outside of secret alt games with accounts controlled by the moderator.

Standard version

The transformation follows this process:

  1. Scum select a Townie ("Ms. Y") to be killed at night.
  2. Shapeshifter "Mr. X" selects that Townie "Ms. Y" for the target of his transformation.
  3. The townie Ms. Y is killed at night (if, for whatever reason, the killing does not occur -- e.g. if a Doctor successfully shields her from death -- the transformation will not occur, and the rest of the steps in this process will be aborted).
  4. The dead body of the townie Ms. Y transforms into the shape of the shapeshifter Mr. X, so that when the corpse is discovered in the morning, people will think, "Mr. X died in the night."
  5. The shapeshifter Mr. X transforms into the shape of the townie Ms. Y, and is able to masquerade as that townie, speaking and casting votes (but lacking any role powers she may have had). Townies may not realize a shapeshift has occurred unless the Gravedigger digs up the body or the Cop checks Ms. Y.

Because of the complicated mechanics involved in implementing a Shapeshifter role (with one player needing to switch identities with another), this role is not seen outside of Werewolv.es, which has specialized software to accommodate it.

Methods of catching

If a courtesan does a roleblock, he can ask for the roleblocked to announce their roleblock (rather than announcing it himself), and in this way tell if the player he roleblocked was shifted into.




Sample Role PMs

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

  • As a targeted action: if that player dies that night, you will appear to be that player and that player will appear to be you. (edit)

Example (simplest form)

Welcome to game! You are a Mafia Shapeshifter.

Your team-mates are names. You may talk to them here during night phases and confirmations only.

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

  • Each Night, if no other member of your faction is performing this action, you may target a player. Assuming no interference with your action, that player will die.
  • Each Night, you may target a player. Assuming no interference with your action, if that player dies that night, you will appear to be that player and that player will appear to be you.

You win if at least one mafia member is alive and all other players are dead (or if nothing can prevent the same).

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

Example (with modifiers)

Welcome to game! You are a Mafia 1-shot Loud Shapeshifter.

Your team-mates are names. You may talk to them here during night phases and confirmations only.

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

  • Each Night, if no other member of your faction is performing this action, you may target a player. Assuming no interference with your action, that player will die.
  • Once in the game at Night, you may target a player. Assuming no interference with your action, if that player dies that night, you will appear to be that player and that player will appear to be you. Your target will learn that you targeted them (but not what action you targeted them with).

You win if at least one mafia member is alive and all other players are dead (or if nothing can prevent the same).

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