Board Thread:Role Ideas (Mafia)/@comment-2605:A000:1315:95A3:E1AD:777E:4E26:FE79-20200122234024/@comment-74.136.184.126-20200215231355

The ambusher does this as well by providing an extra kill. The downside of Pointman/Marksman is that he has one shot [which as discussed in the comments is shown as a visit for balance] and is further disproveable by where he DOESN'T visit as his watching people doesn't visit, meaning lo claims on people who weren't visited will almost certainly be lynched.

Admittedly osservatore is easier to balance but i dont want mafia to be oversaturated with identical/buffed townie roles. The use of a Pointman is the distrust all LO claims will have even in games where he doesn't exist, the ability to help pin point important townie roles and the potential to personally take care of the NK. Admittedly looking back on it this is the real flaw of the role, it would make it even harder if not impossible to win as NK if a Pointman is in your game and doesn't get caught out early.