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...n only use their abilities while dead). When Phantom Queen dies, all power roles became normal again. -dead power roles may target each other

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A general list of '''balanced''' [[roles]] that I often consider using when modding forum or scumchat games (particu *[[Jack-of-all-trades]]

...roles return results as though the hidden action had not occurred at all. Roles that do not ''investigate'' actions, such as [[Roleblocker]], can interact

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...ered around [[investigating]], [[protecting]] and [[killing]]. The Jack-of-all-trades may use whichever ability they want on a specific Night, but can use ...As long as all of its one-shot component abilities are [[Normal]], Jack of All Trades is considered [[Normal]] on mafiascum.net.

...whitelist by [[Cook]] that gives, as a rule of thumb, the most fundamental roles to understand to learn how to play on MafiaScum. ...nsidered Very Important to understand, as they are the simplest of all the roles to know.

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...passively inverts all results from [[Cop]]s and similar roles. In effect, all Cops are [[Inverse]] while a Psychotrooper is still alive. | Standard = Any roles checking for alignment/not alignment have their results be the opposite of

Obviously, most power roles are self-aware. A few that sometimes aren't are: *All [[Backup]] roles

|Title=Kill all Townies Kill All Townies is a setup made and designed by [[BBmolla]] in the [[:Category:Open

...ically, any [[role]] or [[faction]] whose [[Win Condition]] is to kill off all [[pro-Town]] players is such. The most common anti-Town role is the [[Mafi ...tion to killing all the pro-Town roles, ''most'' [[third-party]] anti-Town roles also need to kill off any other anti-Town players in the game. The most com

...fia on forums, real life, and through skype. Can't wait to play mafia with all of you! Favorite Roles:

...at causes failed (e.g. [[roleblock]]ed) shots on a [[X-Shot]] or [[Jack-of-all-trades]] ability to be refunded to you, allowing you to use the shot again. [[Category:Known modifiers]][[Category:Role modifiers]][[Category:All roles and modifiers]]

...uction=A '''Mime''' is a member of a third-party faction that wins only if all of its members are voted out, or [[eliminated]]. The Mime faction also has All Mimes win if all of them are eliminated; when that happens, the game ends, and the Mimes are

...oles return results as though the Stealthy action had not occurred at all. Roles that do not ''investigate'' actions, such as [[Roleblocker]], can interact ...y perform the factional kill without it being seen by action-investigative roles.

There is a [[:Category:Passive roles|list of all passive roles on this wiki]].

...o gain more passive roles without losing their previous roles. The list of roles gained is not known to the Developer at the start of the setup, but will ha ...ns as well as or instead of passive roles. This is effectively a [[Jack-of-all-trades]] who is not [[self-aware]].

=== Possible Roles === [[Mafia]]: Has 1 Night Kill each night wins when all the town is dead (2)<br/>

...] [[phase]], everybody is seemingly trying to locate and eliminate these [[roles]].

...ormally the [[Mafia]], but it can also be applied to [[Mason]]s or similar roles) are allowed to use their private communication even during a [[Day]] phase ...yers, such communication is necessarily public. Town-aligned communication roles might or might not allow daytalk, depending on the moderator and setup.

...d for 9 players by [[wgeurts]]. It is playfully built around investigative roles and mafia counterparts. ...you've got all [[Power Roles]] add [[Vanilla Townies]] until you have 9 [[Roles]].

All Normal Games must follow the following rules: *A Normal game does not have to include any other roles than [[Mafia]] and [[Townies]]

...f Doctor is effectively an [[Activated]] [[Bulletproof]] player. Many Self roles aren't particularly useful; a Self [[Cop]] probably doesn't care much about The most commonly seen Self roles are the Self [[Watcher]] (who becomes aware if someone has targeted them at

...ese roles return results as though the Ninja kill had not occurred at all. Roles that do not ''investigate'' actions, such as [[Roleblocker]], can interact ...is a modifier that makes actions unable to be seen by action-investigative roles.

...imilar investigative roles that receive a result, but can be used on other roles to delay the action itself instead of just the result, such as a Delayed [[ ...would return a result on Night 2. [[Tracker]]s, [[Watcher]]s, and similar roles would see the action having been performed on Night 1 should they choose a

Most games are said to be balanced if all players have an equal chance of winning at the beginning. In practice, not * Make all [[cop]]s (if any) sane.

...th an [[Open Setup]]), but also who has what role. That is, if one of the roles is a [[Tracker]], everyone in the game not only knows that there's a [[Trac ...ed randomly. Instead of being tied to specific roles in the design, random roles will be picked to be in the [[Mafia]] or to be the [[Serial Killer]], and w

...'Unassuming''' is a role that causes you to appear [[Town]]-aligned to all roles. | Standard = All roles that care about an Unassuming player's alignment treat them as if they were

...antes]], other Gunsmiths, [[Paranoid Gun Owner|Paranoid Gun Owners]], etc. all have guns in traditional flavor. Notably, [[Serial Killer|Serial Killers]] ...unsmith checks if a player has a gun or not, based on a cumulative list of roles dependent on the [[Compartment]] of the game.

| Introduction = '''False Roles''' are roles that claim to have some ability, but the ability does nothing. ...geted [[active]] False roles can be activated to no effect, targeted False roles can be targeted but do nothing to their targets. (This last category is equ

...roduction = A '''Rolestopper''' is a role that can target a player to stop all other Night actions from affecting them in any way. This is something like ...cannot block a [[Juggernaut]] from committing a kill, but blocks all other roles from targeting the same person as them. An [[investigative]] role targeting

===Roles=== The following roles are used:

...ction = A '''Role Guard''' is a role that may notify a player of the other roles that targeted them. In effect, they are a [[Role Watcher]] that gives their ...eir action succeeds, the Role Guard's target will be given a list of other roles whose night actions had the same target as the Role Guard's target's. Actio

| Introduction = A '''Deflector''' is a role that takes all actions that target one player at [[Night]], and redirects them so that the ...cts all Night actions ''performed'' by a specific player (previously, both roles were called Redirector).

==Roles== You appear to all searches to be a member of the Sanga faction.

...ts. If a single action from a Split role is blocked e.g. from [[Ascetic]], all constituent actions fail. A split role is not [[Compulsive]] by default, th | Standard = A Split role must use all of their non-factional abilities when they act and those non-factional abil

...les of a given type. For instance, a [[Doctor]] Switch can choose whether all Doctors in the game would be effective on a given Night. If the Switch die | Standard = A Switch may choose to enable or disable all roles of a given type. If a Switch doesn't act or their action fails for whatever

...sually played with a standard deck of playing cards representing various [[Roles]], though some Mafia-specific decks do now exist. ...oise" by banging on the table, humming, etc. The process is repeated until all choices have been made, then the Moderator "wakes up" the group and announc

==Roles== ...not in the same faction as the original Mafioso). Alternatively, randomise all four.

==Roles== ...If both shadyforce and Wacky are dead, mathcam must post it. You win when all pro-town players are dead, or when the mafia is declared the winners.

== Roles == 26. Eye of Illuminati (Captain to all Mafia, recieves whether target obeys or not)

...Regfan called Duplicity. i generally prefer playing pro-town roles. that's all i have to say right now.

...s that the effect of the role happens during the Day. It is only used for roles that would otherwise be understood to take effect at Night. These abilitie ...regard to protections and roleblocks, can lead to some confusingly-worded roles. More often, Day abilities are considered "outside" Night action resolutio

.... All players with [[Night Action|Night Actions]] (all of which are power roles or scum) may privately send them in to the [[moderator]] during this time;

...rator for all to see. This modifier only makes sense for [[investigative]] roles. | Variations = [[No Result]] results can be posted by the moderator for all to see. This is useful for a Publishing [[Checker]].

{{Browsebar|Roles}} ...e, whilst providing Mafia with near to none in most scenarios. You'll find roles sorted into the alignments they provide the most utility to.

...]], whose stagnated game had occurred before Gay Mafia started, but with [[Roles]]). ...r's two partners. Although he tried to cover his tracks by rearranging the roles, the [[List Moderator]] for the [[Normal Game]]s ([[Macros]]) halted the ga

...e other players did. Role Madness games have been known to include unique roles designed by the moderator's whim as well, further increasing the potential ...e confusion comes from the moderator omitting vital details about players' roles (if not lying to them outright).

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...alive. For [[Serial Killer]], Pressured means the role doesn't function at all.

...if the clues offered to the player are insufficiently clear. In addition, all triggers that change a role's Win Condition are considered Bastard. [[Nurse]], [[Deputy]], and all other passive [[Backup]] roles are Triggered roles. An [[Innocent Child]] may have a trigger. An example of a Theme Bastard Tr

...setup with the [[Innocent Child|IC]] mechanic and a high density of power roles. ...ill be given to a random player who wanted to be the IC, with the other 12 roles being given out to the other players.

...], in that both factions play active roles in selecting the game's [[Power Roles]]. During the [[Pregame]], the [[Mafia]] select one of the following roles to replace a random Goon's:

All the credit for the automatic sorting goes to [[Vi]], he made an amazing tem All info complete with instructions and examples can be found [[Template:Role|h

==Roles:== ...visiting somebody set all players covered in gasoline alight killing them all. This kill counts as a '''Fire-Kill'''.

...ell. The town has two roles to start, resulting in a maximum of five town roles randomly selected from the following: ...their abilities all town roles go out. This prevents claims of "received roles before/after mafia modifications".

...A Herring is treated as a [[power role]] for the purposes of investigative roles like Vanilla Cop, but is otherwise [[vanilla]]. ...so give incorrect results to [[Role Cop]]s or, alternatively, no result at all.

Several roles (most notably [[X-Shot]] on an otherwise [[passive]] role) can easily be in ...gets the targeter), rather than being able to be used normally. (Reflexive roles are sometimes named as a '''Water Carrier''', especially in [[Werewolf]] fl

...Mafia Goon is a [[vanilla]] member of the Mafia. This means that they have all the abilities that a Mafia member would normally possess, but no abilities ...a [[Vanilla Cop]], can be affected by [[Simple]] roles but not [[Complex]] roles, and so on.

==Roles:== ...yer is then fused. Once per game instead of fusing somebody he can blow up all fuse players. After that he looses his ability.

===Roles=== The following roles are used:

Each rule has priority over all that follow: 6. All possible role interactions must be thought through and fixed before the gam

...r abilities. An Enabler is linked to a specific role; if the Enabler dies, all players who have that role will lose it. ...[[self-aware]] (and knows which role they enable). When the Enabler dies, all players lose the role that they are linked to, e.g. the death of a [[Doctor

...f a [[Setup]] is the probability of each [[Alignment]] winning the game if all players were to play optimally. ...] or [[Investigative Roles|Investigation]] results). For setups with power roles, the exactly EV becomes increasingly difficult to determine, due to claimin

...may receive a default answer ("Not Guilty" or "No Result", for instance). Roles that have the possibility of returning No Result normally, such as [[Tracke Roles that work 0% of the time may also be called [[False]] Roles.

...ks at game balance and game design the same way. Some people consider some roles more [[Bastard]] than others. Sometimes people feel so strongly about a par ==Roles which may be considered bastard by many players==

*[[Killing roles|Kill]] ...eives the second ''n'' abilities, and so on; the moderator continues until all abilities have been exhausted.

...s every Night Action to itself. This includes the Mafia's kill as well as all investigations, protections, and so forth. ...ning Rod the designated Night 1 Mafia kill while rendering all other power roles worthless during Night 1.

*"X" starts as 4, and decreases with each shot spent by one of the power roles. *"Y" starts as 4, and decreases with each shot spent by one of the power roles.

After the setup phase, roles are randomized between the Townies and Mafia and then sent out. Then Day 1 Three or less slide ups indicate low power level. All Mafiosi are Goons. 1 Townie is a Tracker, a different Townie is an Informed

...the connotation that these games are "difficult" due to the lack of power roles helping Town. *You win when all members of the town have been eliminated or nothing can prevent this from o

...the Mod''', or '''Pseudo-Metagaming''', is the act of trying to infer the roles and mechanics in the game you are presently in based on attempts to recreat ...ts to design a "cookie cutter" setup - so this does not work very often at all.

50% of all setups generated will contain a Serial Killer. ...Cs, do not add any roles from the C list (exception: "T" list has a set of roles to be added if 0 Ts are generated). If you get three Cs, look at where it s

...example you can gamble your vote to gain another persons vote here are the roles == Roles ==

==Roles== The following roles are used:

...nate-Or-Lose, or [[ELo]]). However, in games with multiple kills or power roles that could command the next Day on their own, it could also refer to the la ...Serial Killers is to be the only faction alive; this is accomplished when all of the following are true:

Deathproof can be pierced by roles designed to pierce protection against kills, such as [[Juggernaut]]. ...n almost all cases, Deathproof is either [[X-Shot|One-Shot]] or a trait of roles that only loosely qualify as players (i.e. [[Tree Stump]]); it is very rare

==Roles:== *Death of all mafia isn't game over; town still tries to eliminate the condemner. <br>

...vestigative roles (usually [[Cop]]s) cannot be easily killed (or killed at all) by the Mafia, usually due to the presence of a [[Doctor]] or [[Bulletproof *Mafia-side roles that break the interdependence of the Cop and Doctor, such as [[Roleblocker

...of nights on which they can act. Typically this modifier is attached to [[roles]] as a method of weakening them, reducing the amount of times in a game the ...list of Nights, e.g. "Night 1", "Night 2", "Night 1,4", "Night 3,4,5" are all variants of Night Specific.

...y, most Townies have no reason to lie about their actions, motivations, or roles. Many newish Townies will attempt to lie in attempts to [[gambit]], and fa ...ic knowledge. Thus, rather than wind up on the receiving end of Eliminate All Liars, it is best not to try to gambit unless you fully understand the impl

...n [[Cop]] or [[Doctor]] roles are called '''reliabilities'''. Non-reliable roles are not [[self-aware]] of their reliability. Despite the name, multiple roles can have these reliabilities. The Cop is by far the most common investigati

==Roles== *All players except the Mentor are originally given Vanilla Town roles. The Mentee is given their role once they have been chosen.

...lized name for a nonincriminating result on a player. It is [[Normal]] for all [[Cop]] innocent results to mean [[Town]] with no exception. ...a]] family that returns innocent from investigations. As a result, it, and roles like it are not Normal.

...rately for the "general roles" and "extra-party roles", at the end all the roles should be put together. '''General Roles:'''

...y]] role in Town hands, since it is more likely to thwart or confuse power roles than help. The pro-Town intent of this role is to attempt to redirect the Many, but not all, moderators do not allow Bus Drivers to self-target (i.e. choose themselves

==Roles== * The cult can't kill at all.

Prior to the game, the moderator randomly selects three of the five following roles (without doubling up); *Once you have your final setup determined, randomise the roles and begin the game as usual.

==Roles I've Played== {{UNRolesPlayedRow|1|[[Jack of all trades]]}}

'''If one of these fail, all of the following fail.''' 1. Roles interfering with targeting resolve in all parts.

...up (the Mafia), one smaller scumgroup (the Aliens) and several independent roles (including Survivors, Condemners and Serial Killers). #Jack of all Trades (one Cop, one Roleblock, one Doctor)

==Roles== ...(Fire, Water or Earth) as well as a target. They will only protect against all kills using that element.

Psychiatrists are rarely seen at all, but where they do exist, they are pro-Town. ...trist converts a [[Serial Killer]] into a [[Vanilla Townie]], removing any roles that the [[Serial Killer]] used to have.

at any time. Some roles cannot destroy the You win if all the forces of Sauron are destroyed and the one ring is destroyed.

...roles or modifiers can be added, however, but they are considered separate roles that are part of the role name and need to be shown when the SK [[flip]]s. ...so show up as not having a gun to a [[Gunsmith]] investigation - note that all deaths should still have the same generic [[Kill Flavor]].

...more complicated than the relationship between [[Scum|Mafia]] [[:Category:Roles Main Page|Role]]s and that this complexity accounts entirely for the suspic ...a problem for [[Game Moderator]]s writing [[Theme Game]]s, as the players all know the motives of the characters, so long as they know the source materia

...game from setups containing unexpectedly swingy, bastard or unpredictable roles. Inspired by Sven's whining about Greatest Idea being run in Skype mafia. ===Possible Roles===