Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-33167183-20180421161429/@comment-27575896-20180424145920

Here's my thoughts on the Retributionist:

Being able to revive a dead Townie of all types is a major help to the Town, and can be a game saver, which I think the role is supposed to be, to be a game saver or a role to do something to contribute in finding evils.

However, the fact that it "instantly confirms itself" is hogwash. It does that because nobody bothers to CC the Ret because it's unique, but you wanna know something?

If you're an evil, and the Ret revived someone OTHER than the Jailor, whisper to the known person who got revived and tell them they are the Retri before it becomes Day. Most likely, anyone else doing that or claiming Retri will be lynched due to them faking it as you "knew" he was back beforehand. Good tactic I use. Works better if Town needs the Mayor over the Jailor, especially if revealed.

Overall, the Retributionist is balanced enough, and not overpowered period. It can do NOTHING early game since most Retris don't both to revive anyone excpet the Mayor/Jailor/Bodyguard/Doctors out there. If a Janitor exists, it's basically fucked over, and even though most townies may give them a day, a lynch happy Town or Mayor ends their lives.

Other issue is if it dies early game it becomes very boring just sitting there. 40% of my Retri games I die N1 or N2 without anyone to revive. And EVERYONE OF YOU KNOW that if you see a Retri get put on the stand, you INSTANTLY become suspicious. If they fail to revive someone because a Consort or Witch exists, they will usually get lynched period. Very few times I see a Lookout who prevented this and came through exposing said Witch/Consort on the Retri.

Disguisers are another overlooked problem. A fake Jailor or other important role in the graveyard is a good Retri target, and the real one is reluctant to reveal knowing they become a target unless it's needed to. Point is, Ret tries to revive the Disguiser, they fail and they waste an entire night, and may not fully recognize it. If put onto pressure to revive and they choose the Disguiser, lynched 100%, guarenteed as they aren't claiming rolebocked.