Board Thread:Role Ideas (Mafia)/@comment-38113970-20200125060110/@comment-39067078-20200125192347

But that would still be Role Dependent, even if it got use, wouldn't it?

Once all TK and TP die, you will just be useless unless you encounter another role you can steal from.

To make a sustainable role it has to be able to target anyone and have somewhat of an effect. When this role targets someone it can't steal from nothing happens and the mark is wasted. You also have a very small chance of finding TP and TK compared to your idea of "Guranteed".

So take it like this -

Imagine you have a hotdog which is majorly benefitted by onions, ketchup, and other condiments. The benefits of having the condiments is so that it tastes good.

This is this role to the Mafia.

This role has to steal certain things from other players, but what if no one else at the BBQ brings onions, ketchup, or mustard? Will the Mafia just eat the dog plain? What do you get from eating it plainly, other than the basics of satiating hunger (or votes, in the case of this analogy.)