Board Thread:Role Ideas (Mafia)/@comment-38372552-20190207194227

Name: Lawyer

Alignment: I have no idea, Mafia something.

Lore: (optional)

Once a powerful city litigator, the Lawyer had no choice but to turn to the darker side of things after one fateful day.

It was midwinter, and the Lawyer was travelling to Salem for a trial. His client, who claimed to be a regular Investigator, was accused of trespassing and Mafia-related activities. That is, accused of being the Consigliere.

The Lawyer didn't care whether his client was really guilty or innocent. All he wanted to do was to try to get them to walk free, whether to continue determining roles for the good of the Town or the Mafia. If he failed, it could be the end of his career.

The Spy was called to the witness stand. He testified that he saw a member of the Mafia visit someone the same night the Lawyer's client investigated them. Through perfectly logical reasoning, the Spy had deduced that the 'Investigator' was actually the very same Mafia member who trespassed into the Sheriff's home to determine what he was up to. After all, he was shot by the Mafioso the next day.

Next, the Lookout said she was watching the Sheriff's house that night. She saw only two visitors: the client and another person, who claimed to be the Doctor, trying to protect the Sheriff that night.

It was the Lawyer's turn. He showed that the Spy had evidence against him, too: Spy is too easy for Mafia members to claim. Besides, the Lookout's will wasn't very good either, and she hadn't discovered much information. He said that the Lookout, Spy, and maybe even the Doctor were all conspiring against his client.

But the town wasn't convinced. They would voted in another hour, and the Lawyer decided to take a break.

That was when the Godfather came.

"Listen up, 'Lawyer'," he said, threateningly. "I want you to make sure those Townies don't mess up the votes and lynch my Consigliere. If he dies, so do you."

The Lawyer had to protect his own life, even if it meant crime. That is, as long as he doesn't get caught. So he approached the Medium, a shy woman who was likely easily intimidated.

"Hello, there," the Lawyer greeted. "What do you think about the coming trial, miss?" he asked casually.

"U-um, I guess.." the Medium started, but the Lawyer cut her off.

"The Investigator is innocent, alright? That Spy is evil."

"But.."

"You'd better listen, or you'll be on the Mafia's bad side. That's not where you want to be," the Lawyer said as he let himself out of the room.

The Medium voted against the Spy, too afraid to say anything, until the last moment. The Investigator was on trial, and she had a burst of courage. She exlaimed "He's guilty!", the Consigliere was lynched, and the Medium and the Spy were both killed by the Mafia the next morning.

Attack: Kinda None but also kinda Basic

Defense: None

Unique Role: Yes

Priority: (Optional) Day ability very high

Abilities: Threaten someone during Discussion. Then choose someone to target. They will have a message saying "The Lawyer confronted you and told you to vote for (target)! You cannot talk, must vote them up, vote guilty on their trial, and innocent on others."

Attributes: If the person you threaten disobeys the instructions, the Mafioso will kill them and their usual target the next night.

Mechanics: (How It Works)

Threaten John say vote for James

John talk

John die

John vote for not James

John die

John vote inno on James

John die

John vote guilty on Bill

John die

-Investigative Results-

Sheriff: Sus

Investigator: Inv/Consig/Mayo/PB/Track/Lawyer

Consigliere/Witch: Your target threatens people into voting with the Mafia! They must be the Lawyer.

Goal: Mafia

Wins With: Mafia

Must Kill: Not Mafia

Anything Else: Nothing

Purpose/Reason: (Optional) While not mandatory by any means, it is a big help to show the reason of the role's creation

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