Framer

Mechanics

 * will see framed targets as a ",, , or ".
 * A will see framed targets as a "member of the ".

Strategy

 * A strategy to use before the night phase starts is to say a player is suspicious or, and get a role to check that person. However, an experienced player may realize you could be a , and might 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 trying to get lynched 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 as long as  and  suspect that you've been framed the next night, allowing you to survive longer.
 * Try not to press too hard when using the above strategy. Telling the directly "You want to lynch me!" is the best strategy. Do not be too annoying, as spamming is against the rules, but reinforce the point every day by repeating that you're a  and act annoyed that  is not doing their duty to lynch you. Do this until people get annoyed at you and think you are a confirmed.
 * However, this strategy has a downside: You could get executed by a or a  since killing  is normally part of their role. Telling a  you are a  will most definitely get you executed.
 * Your job in the is to be the "middleman" between the  because you know that if people investigate you, you have a valid reason to say you were framed.
 * Never keep a will as to who you have framed, because this may prove the innocence of those that you framed and give a clue as to who is by narrowing down suspects. However, you can write down that you have framed other members of the  to make it seem like they are innocent.

Who to Frame

 * It's best that you frame people with names that stick out the most, as roles tend to investigate said players.
 * Framing people that are number one or number fifteen 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 a 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 each night. Most s and will check a different person every night; if you always frame the same person, they should hit them eventually provided they don't hit you first.
 * Framing a -known could possibly get them lynched, killing a  or a  in the process. Plus, if the  or  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 . Worst of all, whenever you frame anyone, you confirm to every in the game that your target is not a member of the, 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 your ability is usually more detrimental than good, you should primarily focus on the general strategies. Remember that as useless as you are, you are still an extra vote for the  and can potentially be promoted to, so don't throw your life away needlessly.
 * Since visiting a target confirms them as non- to every in the game (unless if there's a  or a ), consider framing people who have already been visited by the, minimizing the damage you do. If you visit every person in the game one by one, you risk exposing the entire  to  through the process of elimination.
 * Consider never visiting at all, especially in the Coven expansion. Your ability is extremely weak; your chance of successfully framing is tiny, and there are countless ways things can go wrong:
 * If there is a living in the game, it is basically impossible for you to successfully frame anyone, since they can immediately speak up and reveal your target was visited by the Mafia; in that case, visiting is not only counterproductive but actively hurts your team.
 * Visiting exposes you to, , , , and ; it spreads the plague for a  as well. The damage that these can do vastly outweighs the minimal impact your visits usually have... and in the Coven expansion, if you're both aiming blindly, you're just as likely to target the same person as a  as opposed to a !
 * There may not be a or  in the game at all, especially in the Coven expansion. In that case, your visits accomplish nothing beyond exposing you. On top of that, your ability is only partially effective against an, since they'll know the framed result is suspicious.

Trivia

 * If an finds a ",, or " result during night one, the chance of them really being a  is only 50%... if you discount the presence of Jesters and Vampires, anyway.
 * If a finds a "" during night one, in Ranked, the chance of them being genuine  is 75% if there is one.
 * To determine the probability, divide (number of non- ) by (number of non- plus number of ).
 * However, remember that with 6 options for the two non- roles, a only has a 1-(5/6)^2 ~= 30% chance of appearing in Ranked in the first place. Therefore, the chance that someone the  found was framed is really a mere 7.5%.
 * According to a poll made by Naru2008 the  is the second most hated role in Town of Salem with 263 votes, for the reasoning that it was too slow and boring. Other comments were that you had to be extremely lucky for the role to be effective at all, and that it was under-powered and needed a buff.
 * Because the ​ is viewed as 'useless', a sheriff will often not take the possibility of a into account, should you framer someone who is investigated.

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