Framer

Mechanics

 * You can talk with the other Mafia at night.
 * Investigators will see framed targets as "a Framer, Vampire, or Jester".
 * Sheriffs will see framed targets as "a member of the mafia".

Strategy

 * One strategy is to say right before night "I think _____ is mafia, sheriff please investigate him" Then frame the person. Of course, a smart player will realize that you're framer and call you out on it.
 * A possible strategy is to tell the truth about your role, especially if someone whispers you to ask. Most people will brush you off as a bad jester and some people may even step up in your defense if you draw too much attention. You don't have to make a clever lie and investigators and sheriffs will suspect that you've been framed the next night leaving you alive for longer.
 * Try not to press too hard when using the above strategy, telling the town directly "You want to lynch me!" is the best strategy. Do not be too annoying but reinforce the point every day by repeating that you're a framer and act annoyed that town is not doing their duty to lynch you. Do this until people truly seem vexed at a 'confirmed jester' be unrelenting in attempting to get lynched.


 * Another strategy, although this can be done with the rest, is to select two other non-mafia players and list them as Mafia on your list. Then, in game, while alive, act immature and pretend that you are about to give away the rest of the Mafia. Depending on how effective your acting is, you may get some town players lynched or even killed at night. Note that this can be used with most Mafia roles, but works best with Framer and, as these are seen as "weaker" Mafia roles.


 * Your job in the Mafia is to be the "middleman" between the Mafia because you know that if people investigate you, you have a valid reason to say you were framed.


 * Once you are sure that there are no Investigative roles left, try your best to get someone lynched like an would. You are practically useless without Investigative roles, so try your best to make other people look incriminating by accusing them. Try doing this in Classic, however, as experienced players might get a Vigilante or Jailor to kill you, thinking you're a Neutral Evil role.


 * Even if your powers of framing become rather useless, keep in mind that you will eventually be promoted to Mafioso if no kill-capable Mafia roles exist anymore (ex. in Classic, if both the Mafioso and die), and you will suddenly go from useless to powerful. If you bide your time and avoid suspicion, you may end up saving the game for the Mafia.


 * If you're being targeted and you know you're likely going to be lynched, either from invests or just sheer bad luck, tell your fellow Mafia to vote guilty on you. Although you die regardless, you hide your allies. Suspicion tends to fall on those who voted innocent or abstained in mafia trials. However, if a Spy overhears you telling the mafia to vote guilty on you in the night, he will know that the other mafia members are among the guilty voters.


 * If people catch you going to peoples houses you can claim to be a Sheriff. This tactic can work in Classic matches not too far in. It's important that not all possibilities of another Sheriff is gone, as a smart player checks the role list and sees the possibility that another Sheriff exists. This way you can get the protection of a doctor and lynch townies, and if they question you, say something like, "They were probably framed" or something on that line.
 * When there are no Investigative roles left, don't leave! You can still help Mafia with the votes. Or you might become Mafioso.
 * Never keep a will as to who you framed because this may prove the innocence of those that you framed and give a clue as to who is mafia by narrowing down suspects.
 * Your role is Mafia Deception however. Keeping a false will of those framed with mafia members in it might help your fellow mafia a lot, especially if the rest of the frames (aside from the mafia members) prove to be accurate.

Who to Frame

 * It's best that you frame people with names that stick out the most, as Investigative roles tend to investigate said players.
 * Framing people that are number one on the players list is good too, as they also tend to be investigated first.


 * If people are suspicious of a particular person, there's a good chance that people will investigate them. It's also a good chance for you to frame them. Be wary though, as Lookout may be one of these investigative roles and see you visit this person.


 * A strategy that some use is to continue framing the same person. To a Sheriff or Investigator, the second night they check their target to confirm that they are evil, it will still come up as evil. after the second night of checking, most Town Investigatives will claim that the target is evil, getting a townie lynched.
 * Framing a mafia-known Jester could possibly get them lynched, killing a Townie or a Neutral in the process. Plus, if the Jailor or Vigilante decides to kill them, they've wasted a shot or execution.
 * Remember, it isn't necessary (and isn't necessarily helpful) to frame someone every night. Framing on even-numbered nights risks getting killed by the ; framing on any night risks hitting the .  And worst of all, whenever you frame anyone, you confirm to every  in the game that your target is not Mafia, accomplishing the exact opposite of your goal (whereas you'll only trick a  or  if they happen to investigate your target that very night).  Sometimes, consider not framing people unless you have some reason to suspect that they'll be investigated that night.
 * Since visiting a target confirms them as non-Mafia to every in the game, consider framing people who have already been visited by the Mafia, minimizing the damage you do.  If you visit every person in the game one by one, you risk exposing the entire Mafia to Spies through the process of elimination.

Trivia

 * If an finds a "Framer" during night one, the chance of them really being a Framer is only 50%.
 * If a finds a "Mafia" during night one, the chance of them being Mafia is 66% if there is one Framer.
 * To determine the probability, divide (number of non-GF Mafia) by (number of non-GF Mafia plus number of Framers).