Worst role ideas?

[callforjudgement]

If a player was always at L-1 then a single vote would hammer them. Or, actually, they could never be lynched because they would never be L-0.

You're thinking hated townie. Takes one less vote to hammer.

I'm not thinking hated townie at all. The role is indeed impossible to lynch, and impossible to NK (barring poison/strongman); that's why the endgame rule is there. And it makes life hell for everyone, by requiring votes on them to avoid quickhammers, whilst being impossible to unvote. (Neruz is right here). Ythan's statement about quicklynches is entirely right too; this is the worst roles thread, isn't it?

[Mr. Flay]

If a player was always at L-1 then a single vote would hammer them. Or, actually, they could never be lynched because they would never be L-0.

You're thinking hated townie. Takes one less vote to hammer.

I think what he means is that L-1 is however many votes are on that player, so if for example two people were voting him, it would be 3 votes to lynch

anyone else

.

Yeah, I can get that now upon reread. That is a phenomenally

weird

role, well done.

[DeltaWave]

You are the

corrupt cop

. If you investigate a Town-aligned player, you beat him up and he cannot talk at all the next day. If you investigate a Mafia-aligned player, you accept a bribe. You win when you have beat up 50% of the town.

[Kublai Khan]

You are the

corrupt cop

. If you investigate a Town-aligned player, you beat him up and he cannot talk at all the next day. If you investigate a Mafia-aligned player, you accept a bribe. You win when you have beat up 50% of the town, or nothing can prevent the same.

I kinda like that, actually.

[saulres]

You are a

Mafia Corrupt Chicago Voter

.

You have no votes of your own and may not place one. However, you may PM the Mod once per day with up to one vote per dead player. The Mod will then post the votes as though they came from the dead players.

Any Cop investigation of you kills you instantly.

You win when the town is eliminated, or nothing can prevent the same.

[Neruz]

If the first random vote is not on you that will be a quick lynch.

Yes.

[DeltaWave]

You are the

gold-digger

. Each night, you can target a player. If they are a power role, you marry them and gain the ability to talk with them at night. At any time you may choose to divorce your partner. At that point, you gain their power and they lose it. You win with the town.

[lewarcher82]

You are the

gold-digger

. Each night, you can target a player. If they are a power role, you marry them and gain the ability to talk with them at night. At any time you may choose to divorce your partner. At that point, you gain their power and they lose it. You win with the town.

^this is a good role. Why is this in this thread. Of course, it would be hard to balance in a mini, but I'd use it for a large themed!

[Ythan]

A rash of good posts.

[izakthegoomba]

Maybe have them count as Lovers while married?

[lewarcher82]

Maybe have them count as Lovers while married?

^this would be great. However, no town player would want to be the lover of a claimed PR... so a question: can the gold-digger just guess the PR? Or does he have to wait for the role to be public?

[izakthegoomba]

Perhaps, since the gold digger would feel no genuine attraction to the PR, it could work one-way only?

So, if the gold digger dies, the PR suicides, but not vice versa.

[lewarcher82]

Perhaps, since the gold digger would feel no genuine attraction to the PR, it could work one-way only?

So, if the gold digger dies, the PR suicides, but not vice versa.

^this brings the topic back in thread.

Which is not entirely a good thing, cuz it means it makes it a silly role again :-/

no, rather no lovers, unless the GD can detect the PR without claims. But geeeeee, this would make him a confirmer, which is hardly good for balance...

anyway, make a threads for serious roles, guys. I wanna read some more funny roles, come on!

[Junpei]

Alligator:

Every night you are a compulsive vig who can only shoot sideways. As such, your shot is highly erroneous to the point where you have no guarantee where it will go. Also, being an alligator with no real handle for a gun, you could also potentially shoot yourself, effectively committing suicide.

During the day, you can not vote, because alligators are not human beings. However you get an 80 shot daycop where you throw one of your teeth at a target player. The effect is meaningless, and highly erroneous, because you have few joints in your arms, you have no guarantee where the tooth will go, and often it will just hit you.

Third Party, wins when it endgames with 1 town who is a tracker, wherein you eat the tracker.

[Ythan]

Chuckled.

[lewarcher82]

Alligator:

Every night you are a compulsive vig who can only shoot sideways. As such, your shot is highly erroneous to the point where you have no guarantee where it will go. Also, being an alligator with no real handle for a gun, you could also potentially shoot yourself, effectively committing suicide.

During the day, you can not vote, because alligators are not human beings. However you get an 80 shot daycop where you throw one of your teeth at a target player. The effect is meaningless, and highly erroneous, because you have few joints in your arms, you have no guarantee where the tooth will go, and often it will just hit you.

Third Party, wins when it endgames with 1 town who is a tracker, wherein you eat the tracker.

^lovely

[kuribo]

You are

Oh, who cares?

Listen, I know this is where your role goes, but does it really matter? I mean, in the big scheme of things, will playing here help world hunger? No. Get people jobs? No. It certainly won't get my wife to come back to me! Do you know what that woman did to me?! How can I moderate Mafia knowing that she took my KIDS to his HOUSE?! Do you know what it's like to wake up with the whiskey bottle STILL IN ONE HAND and the GUN IN YOUR OTHER, and take twenty minutes deciding which one to PUT IN YOUR MOUTH?! Then again, you know where they live, right? I mean, it's right across town, and you've got a car. The only thing that stops you is knowing that she's not WORTH THE PRISON TIME, but I guess that feeling goes away too?

What was I saying? I don't remember. Go play Mafia.

(The worst Role PM not only doesn't even tell you your alignment and wincon, it also may compel you to one day testify in a court of law)

[DeltaWave]

You are the

compulsive OMGUS voter

. You may only vote for a player who is currently voting for you. If they unvote you, you must unvote them at your earliest convenience. Mentioning this rule in any way (including breadcrumbing) will result in a modkill. You should win with the town, but as far as you're concerned, you just want to survive until the end.

You are the

unfortunate lover

. If the compulsive OMGUS voter dies, you die, and vice versa. You don't really have a wincon because you won't make it past Day Two. Good luck.

[Neruz]

You are a

Fisherman

.
Once per day you can

Bait

a player, anyone who places a vote on a Baited player becomes

Hooked

and may not remove or change their vote for the rest of the day.

[AurorusVox]

^Gave one of the roles a similar ability in my RPG Mafia

[saulres]

You are a

Vote Magnet

. Any vote cast by anyone is applied instead to you. You win if you're the last player left alive.

[callforjudgement]

You are a

Vote Magnet

. Any vote cast by anyone is applied instead to you. You win if you're the last player left alive.

That one's completely unwinnable, rather than just mostly unwinnable, without some sort of NK or endgaming ability, even if all the players in the game are cooperating to try to let you win.

[Neruz]

Well this

is

the 'Worst role ideas' thread.

[izakthegoomba]

Better version (read: not unwinable).

You are a

Magnet

. If someone votes for you, they will not be able to unvote. You win when all threats to the town are eliminated.

[saulres]

You are a

Townie -- no wait, a Mafioso -- no wait...

On odd days you are a Vanilla Townie. On even days you are a Mafia Goon who does not know who the other members of the mafia are. You have no night actions. You may vote each day for a lynch or for no lynch. You win if at the beginning of an odd day, all threats to the town have been eliminated, or at the end of an even day, the mafia outnumber the town or nothing can prevent the same.

This role may also have the days switched, i.e. VT on even days, Mafia Goon on odd days.