Board Thread:Debate of The Week/@comment-28112409-20171002223259/@comment-29253708-20171004042547

As said before, your roles get automatically known, because their sole purpose is to kill. Once your roles are known, you lose that advantage completely. No cards left up your sleeve.

With the Mafia roles, you might have your Blackmailer, Hypnotist, and Janitor revealed early, but that's it. It takes repetition and a careful eye to spot every other Mafia role. In All Any, you can't tell if you have a GF or Mafioso.

All it takes is a single action on your part and often times the whole town can know your role exists in the first three days. That's the first third of the game.

Coven Leader is automatically known when you control someone and they claim that (which they most definitely will). By the time you have the Necronomicon (on the very slim chance that no one claimed), your attack will often be found N4.

Medusa is automatically known when someone is stoned. This can be found early on, but it depends on when your stone gazes are used. However, it is harder to tell if Medusa has the Necronomicon.

Potion Master is nearly always known by night three or earlier, no matter what. That attack potion gives you away automatically, provided you do not hit an immune.

Poisoner can be known by D1 as the earliest, if someone claims (which, once again, people most definitely will).

Necromancer is harder. You can never really tell until you receive the Necronomicon with the ghouls.

Hex Master is also harder. The framing is clever, but that's pretty much the only good thing about this role anyway.

Godfather and Mafioso are automatically known when the game begins with a Mafia kill. However, you do not know which one it might be.

Roles like Blackmailer, Janitor, and Ambusher are often able to be confirmed early on as well if they use their abilities.

The rest of the roles, however, leave a large combination of possibilities left.

Because of our rehash roles, it allows us to fit in with the Town roles. Someone can't say "A Poisoner poisoned me last night" to our Consort. It's impossible to tell at random.

Framers and Disguisers, while believed to be underpowered, can greatly affect gameplay, and they often remain unknown until they die and are revealed. Even when Disguisers die, they often cause a false belief because of their disguise. Framers screw with investigation results, making the Town turn against their own.

Consiglieres, Consorts, Forgers, and Hypnotists are often able to provide for themselves and remain hidden the entire game.