Name

The name may not exceed 16 characters at maximum. Spaces at the end of your name, numbers, symbols such as "&", names with two consecutive capital letters, and any kind of profanity aren't allowed to be used. If you see anyone bypassing the profanity filter, be sure to report them.

Strategy

 * Make sure your name does not violate the rules. This can result in you being banned. (Ex: ihatejews). Additionally, offensive names can lead to offended Evil roles killing you.
 * Having a confusing name can mess with the if you're any role that's not, which's usually good. However, having a confusing name can backfire if you're in the . Examples of confusing names include: a common ingame term (Ex: Roleblocked) having a name as a role, having a name that's filtered by the chat filter, having a name too similar to someone else, or just having a name that is plain gibberish and annoying to type out. These names might be used as a strategy, but seeing as you won't know your role until after name selection, and the majority of roles in most game modes are , this most likely will not be beneficial to anyone but your enemies.
 * You can equip a scroll for any evil role then name yourself similar to someone else so that when you get called out it'll be harder for the accuser. For example, if you're the with the name IIIIII and there's another random person with the name IIIII, people will be confused about who the accuser is calling out, which could lower suspicion or have the incorrect person lynched. Alternatively, if the other person is suspicious and you aren't, they may accidentally lynch you over the actual evil.
 * Having names that do not stand out is usually good to survive the first night. An example of a name that doesn't stand out is simply "John" or "happy". Most people's eyes won't fall on this during night time and might target a name that stands out.
 * If there is a theme, check how many players are following it. If the majority are following it, join in to blend in. If only a handfull of players are following it, go for your regular name. In games with themes, the majority will often times prosecute the minority (eg: if there are more themed names than non-themed, the themed players will hang the non-themed players).

Default Names
If you hadn't chosen a name, one is given to you. They are "randomly" selected from the lists below:

Male Names

 * Cotton Mather
 * Deodat Lawson
 * Edward Bishop
 * Giles Corey
 * James Bayley
 * James Russel
 * John Hathorne
 * John Proctor
 * John Willard
 * Jonathan Corwin
 * Samuel Parris
 * Samuel Sewall
 * Thomas Danforth
 * William Hobbs
 * William Phips
 * Jesse Booth
 * Matthew Sigua

Female Names

 * Abigail Hobbs
 * Alice Parker
 * Alice Young
 * Ann Hibbins
 * Ann Putnam
 * Ann Sears
 * Betty Parris
 * Dorothy Good
 * Lydia Dustin
 * Martha Corey
 * Mary Eastey
 * Mary Johnson
 * Mary Warren
 * Sarah Bishop
 * Sarah Good
 * Sarah Wildes

Note: If you attempt to type in any of these names, the name will be rejected.

Background
These names come from the infamous witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. During this time, countless men and women were accused of being witches, and were lynched over the mass hysteria.

More info can be found here: Salem Witch Trials.

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