Board Thread:Role Ideas (Neutral)/@comment-31680260-20170515054029

Role: Messenger

Alignment: Neutral Benign

Goal: I would say "survive to the end of the game" but I feel like that's a Surv rehash. Ideas are appreciated.

Abilities: Deliver messages between two players at night.

Unique: Yes, otherwise it's too complex for the devs.

Night Immune: No

Bite Immune: No

Control Immune: No, but it wouldn't do anything. Messenger has a day ability.

How the role works:

-Select two people using the sun icon at the top. When the night falls, you will be met with two chat windows, one for each person you selected. The people you selected will also have their own window pop up, which they can chat into. However, only the Messenger can see the other chat window - so whatever the Messenger tells you may not be what the other person said.

- Whoever was selected will know who the other person was.

- The Messenger can chat anonymously to each person using separate chat windows.

- If someone is selected and they already have access to a night chat (Mafia, Jailor, Spy, Vampires, anyone jailed) then a separate window will pop up, one for their normal night chat and one for the Messenger's.

- If the messenger is jailed, the people he selected will not get the extra chat.

Example: Player 1 and Player 2 are selected. At night, both will get the extra chat and the message "A messenger is running letters between you and Player 1/Player 2!" will show. Player 1 says "Hey, tell Player 2 that I'm a Vigilante." The Messenger says he will, but says to Player 2 "Hey, Player 1 says he's a Mafioso. Might want to lynch him."

This role gives NB a more active stance, rather than just sitting there like a Surv (Amne sits there until they remember something, at which point they are no longer NB). It also allows for extra deception or information.

Potential Issues:

1. Town Night Chat. While it is possible that two Townies will be selected, they will not know for sure that the other is really Town. So I don't see an issue here.

2. Self-confirming: From what I read on the page, this only applies to Townies and Messenger is Neutral.

If there's anything else, please do say so :) 