Board Thread:Role Ideas (Town)/@comment-44917313-20200123214944/@comment-27575896-20200124051049

Duwiiton wrote: (If I don't become nicer Zed's gonna kill me because I can't differentiate between what makes a role-review a shutdown or not-) Oh, Duwiiton, why would I bother taking your life when I already have your soul safely kept intact?

Anyway, it’s not about differentiating between shutdowns or not, it’s just about giving good criticism. You don’t have to be nice, but simply make sure you explain why some mechanics are faulty and link them to the correct pages.

Looking at the mechanics for this one it seems like it’s a Bodyguard with Crusader-power attack and dies upon visiting a Serial Killer or Werewolf. It essentially takes the hit instead for attacks, like Bodyguard, but is weaker.

The problem with that is there’s no reason for it to really exist then. If the Bodyguard and other protectives don’t die upon visiting a Serial Killer or Werewolf, why should new ones? Combining the Escort situation with a Bodyguard makes the role limited and shut down, since other roles do a much better job and don’t have weird risks to them.

When making a role, make sure that it doesn’t conflict with other roles too much, or if others roles that are similar work better than yours. Try to think: “Would I want to play this role myself? Would other people want to play and enjoy this role?” Once again, look to the Making New Roles page for tips on how to create roles for each alignment and/or faction.