I've been staring at the Normal roles list lately, making setups in case I become a mod.
As a read the "Babysitter" role, it got me thinking.
How strange that there's a role which protects their target, but also, as a separate effect, takes that target down with them in death! There aren't many other roles that have such unusual combined effects.
But also:
it's intuitive
! That's exactly what could happen with a babysitter IRL. So. I began brainstorming: roles based on people you'd find around town, whose effects might be unusual in the context of mafia-as-played-so-far but which make perfect sense flavor-wise. All the best roles seem to have come from this flavor-first line of thinking (see: jailkeeper, gunsmith, watcher. Yes I know, hot take that those are top roles )
I don't know what I did this for. I guess some of these could be taken and used in an open setup, or a theme. Anyway, this was addictive to do and I couldn't get it out of my head. Enjoy!
Hey all! Excited and nervous to play my first game with you!