Executioner

The Investigator walks into an old ramshackle house; he had received a lead on this person which he didn't want to ignore. He was glad he didn't. There were pictures everywhere, and all of them were of the same person, with red painted X's going through their face. This person clearly had a problem, perhaps it was an enemy, or maybe just a poor soul targeted by this insane lunatic. All of the accusations made sense now. Every time the suspicion was placed on the poor nurse this... Executioner made sure the whole town was convinced they were guilty. No wonder the Executioner was so upset when the town realized they had been tricked, and voted the target innocent. The Investigator sat down and tried to make sense of what could drive someone to target just an innocent nurse. He racked his brain. Perhaps it was a long time ago when the nurse accused him... but obviously this obsession was going way further than that.

No one knows why the Executioner targets you, but their silver tongues will try their hardest to get you lynched, whatever the cost may be.

Stats
Role Name: Executioner (Exe/Exec)

Alignment: Neutral Evil

Abilities: Trick the Town into lynching your target.

Attributes:


 * Your target is >your target's name<
 * If your target is killed at night, you will become a Jester.

Goal: Get your target lynched at any cost.

Win Conditions:
 * Win with the Town.
 * Win with Serial Killers.
 * Win with Arsonists.
 * Win with the Mafia.
 * Win with Witches.
 * Win with Survivors.
 * Win with Werewolves.
 * Wins even if target is revived by a Retributionist. However, you will receive an achievement the first time you get your target lynched twice.

Notes:


 * You are Night Immune.
 * Your target will always be a member of the Town, but never the Mayor.
 * If there are no Town members or only a Mayor at the beginning of the game, you will automatically become a Jester the first day.
 * Once you become a Jester, you will not turn back into an Executioner should your target be revived.
 * Your target can be Mayor if you are Amnesiac and choose to become Executioner with only Mayor left for town.
 * You only win if your target is lynched while you are alive.
 * After your target is lynched:
 * You remain night immune.
 * It does not matter if you die (by lynching, being executed etc.).
 * It does not matter if your target is revived by the Retributionist (however, there is an achievement for lynching them twice, though you must be alive to get it).
 * You may share the same target with multiple Executioners.

Strategy

 * If you become a Jester, start following the strategies on the Jester page.
 * If you do get your target hanged, you will stay immune, and will win with whoever. Use this to protect yourself by baiting the Town or Mafia to use you as an extra vote.
 * If the Town finds a mafia, you may want to quickly side with them and try to counter whatever the accuser might be saying, then whisper to the townie about how you saved them, and you want to side with them, and to do so, they must help with lynching your target.

Accusing your target

 * If you want to kill your target on Day 2 (for the achievement), pretend you are an investigating town role. For example, you can claim to be a lookout who saw your target visit someone who was killed. You can also say your target is Mayor or Godfather, because "you're the Investigator". You can also claim your target as the Serial Killer, for "you are the Sheriff".
 * If you start accusing your target too early, many players will quickly assume you are an Executioner. Once this happens, it will become far more difficult to lynch your target. However, the longer you wait the higher the chance of your target being proven innocent or being killed in the night.
 * Waiting just until the end of discussion leaves people less time to question your story, however, waiting too late won't give them enough time to vote.
 * This isn't foolproof, but you can accuse the person of something completely random that doesn't exist, or something that does exist, but isn't a common term. For example "_______ is buddying!"
 * Whisper to your target to ask his/her role, then tell the town that he/she is lying (invent proof).
 * If your target is not lynched the day you claim that they are evil, Investigators will likely investigate you or your target and see that you are lying. It is crucial to get them lynched the day that you claim they are an evil role, or you have no chance of winning as an Executioner.

Siding with the Mafia

 * In expansion to finding two potential suspects, you may confirm the identity of a member of the Mafia by asking them in whisper (however, exposing you to the risk that you are incorrect) and tell them that you will contribute to their votes. During the day, you may figure out that particular member in addition to your target, stating that they claimed a specific role on a specific day (stating a particular day will be more credible) and state it late during the Discussion phase, leaving little time for others to question your story. If you are lucky, that member will have falsely claimed the role you specified, making it seem like you have found two of the Mafia rather than only one. It will be more difficult for the town to lynch the true member of the Mafia, however it will be easier for you to lynch your target with additional votes.
 * If you have found an inconsistency with two people stating the same role, and you are sure that one of them is a member of the Mafia, you may whisper one of them stating that you are the Serial Killer, Witch or Arsonist and to tell them that you will give them an extra vote. If you have picked the incorrect player, you may whisper the other player and tell them to kill your target, saying that they are a member of the town, and that you will actually give them more votes. With luck, the player that you incorrectly whispered will call you out the next day, but by then you will have reverted to a Jester.

them, and you want to side with them, and to do so, they must help with lynching your target.
 * If the Town finds a Mafia, you may want to quickly side with them and try to counter whatever the accuser might be saying, then whisper to the townie about how you saved

Revealing your role

 * If you have the right person as your target and with the right role (such as a role that won't be missed if dead) and you ask them their role and tell them you are Executioner, they will actually be willing to let you lynch them, and if you mention that you have never won as Executioner before, then they might pity you.
 * Claiming to be the Executioner before your target is lynched can work both for and against you. The Mafia might be willing to work with you, and the Town will more than likely not let you have your target lynched, as you are night-immune.
 * Claiming too loudly that someone is your target may end up making it hell for you, since the Town will not trust you and the Mafia or any killer may take them out just to be spiteful to you.
 * Wait until someone dies without their name in their Last Will and, if they were killed by Mafia, claim your target is a Disguiser and that you WERE an Executioner and they killed your target. This will either get your target lynched or get them killed at night.
 * Claim Executioner on first day, and state that you've sided yourself with the town. This will earn the town's trust and loyalty (to an extent) and the Mafia can't do anything about it, due to the Executioner's night immunity. In addition to that, you will know that your target is definitely a town member, and thus can trust them. You can't win like this, but if you're playing for fun, it works very well. (Although some people may consider this game throwing, and will report you, in which case, don't play this way).
 * A really good strategy is to claim to be yourself (Executioner) when someone calls you out and say loudly that your target is "Name of person that's actually not your target". That will make it easy for you to blame something on your actual target and have people suspect nothing. Beware! Your target MUST be a proven townie or else almost everyone will realise it's a trick, get mad at you and most likely lynch you out of bitterness.

Claiming a role
Voting for your target "randomly" sometimes works. However, your accusation is more effective with a suitable cover story:

Town Investigative

 * Simply claiming on the second day that "I'm Lookout/Sheriff/Investigator and [target] visited someone who died/is suspicious/not suspicious, could be Godfather" can work surprisingly well, especially in All Any mode.
 * If you got your role as a result of being the Neutral Evil role, you can claim you were controlled by a Witch the first night so people will believe that Witch is the Neutral Evil role, and not an Executioner. After the second night, claim you're an Investigative role and found your target to be an evil role. People will be less likely to accuse you of being Executioner if they think that Witch is the Neutral Evil.

Lookout

 * Lie about being a Lookout and say that your target visited the person who died the previous night (thereby accusing your target of being a Killing role).
 * When attempting to get your target lynched, it is more credible to finger out two potential suspects, especially if one is a confirmed role. For example you may pose as a Lookout and claim that two particular people (one being your target) visited someone who had died on a particular night and also state that the player who is not your target is some confirmed role other than Jailor (especially if their role was not explicitly stated and they did in fact visit the dead player), making it easier for you to lynch your target. It is also a good idea to write a false Last Will, in case you are questioned about your role, giving players less time to think about whether to lynch your target.

Investigator

 * Claim you are an Investigator. Lie to the Town members that you investigated your target and claim that your target is a Spy or a Blackmailer. If your target isn't really a Spy, they will be unable to pass the town's spy tests. Then, they will think your target is Blackmailer and lynch them immediately. This will not work in Normal mode.
 * A better strategy is to claim Investigator and say your target is Mayor or Godfather. Your target will never be the Mayor, so they will be unable to reveal and be lynched.
 * Another strategy which can work relatively easily is to claim your target is either a Witch, Survivor, or Werewolf. The Town will vote against them as they will be afraid of the threat of a Werewolf and a Witch, and they won't mind the loss of a Survivor. Similarly, the Mafia will vote to rid themselves of a possible Werewolf.

Sheriff

 * Claiming to be a Sheriff can work if there are still investigative town roles in play who have not yet in some way been revealed to the town. The Sheriff can accurately pinpoint any non-Godfather Mafia as well as the Serial Killer. Claim your target is either and that you have investigated them. This is especially easy in All Any games, where the Mafia may be numerous and the Town is not aware of what roles are in play and is thus more likely to follow your presumed authority. If you fail to get them hanged on the day of your 'reveal', your Night Immunity will protect you from any killing roles now targeting you. During the next day you may try to fake another interrogation by claiming another Town member came up as innocent, then stress to hang your target.
 * One benefit to claiming Sheriff is that if an Investigator investigates you after you accuse your target, you will come up as "Sheriff, Retributionist, or Executioner", which will help sell your story and gain an additional vote. This may not work if the Framer decides to frame you or if the Investigator realizes that you still may be Executioner. Pasting detailed fake wills may help convince skeptical Investigators.

Transporter

 * If the possibility for a transporter exists, a good way to have your target lynched is to claim transporter when a death note calls someone out as immune. Claiming to have transported the accused with your target has the possibility to have them lynched.

Medium

 * If all Town Investigative are dead, you can claim to be a Medium. Say that a dead Investigative has told you that your target is Mafia/a killer/etc. This could just about work as two Mediums cannot see each other in the dead chat.

Vigilante

 * If multiple Town Killing roles are alive, you can claim to be a Vigilante (not before day three). Say that you shot your target and they were immune, which is common among the enemies of the Town. Make sure you don't say it was random because "hip-firing" can put a frown on the Town.

Consigliere

 * A risky strategy is to claim to be a Consigliere and have found a Neutral Killer. This will work better if multiple neutral killers exist. However, you might be lynched first.

Witch

 * Another risky strategy is to claim Witch and say you have found a killer (your target) and you do not want them to win. Since lynching you is less important than lynching a killer, you may be successful.