Board Thread:Role Ideas (Mafia)/@comment-2605:A000:1315:95A3:E1AD:777E:4E26:FE79-20200122234024

Name: Pointman

Alignment: Mafia Killing/Mafia Support

Attack: Powerful

Defense: None

Unique Role: Yes

Abilities:

-Watch someones house at night through your rifle scope, without ever visiting them. You will see what roles visit them and the action they perform, but not who the person is.

-You may choose to fire your only bullet at your target, dealing a Powerful attack.

-if you are out of bullets and no other kill capable Mafia role exists, you will become a Mafioso.

Mechanics:

-Watching someone through your scope will show all other visits that player had, the role and action that visitor does. This does not visit however, as you never leave your home. If you see a Bodyguard protect Giles Corey, then it will say precisely that.

-You only have one shot to take and your target is the person you shoot. The bullet will only ever hit someone else if they are transported. [Debating having Bodyguard take the hit instead as if he dove in front of the shot] If witched, will shoot the target if you still have your bullet. Spy won't see pointsman as an MV.

-Investigative Results-

Sheriff: Your target is suspicious!

Investigator: Lookout, Forger, Pointman, Witch [Coven Leader]

Consigliere/Witch: Your target keeps a watchful eye on the townsfolk with a rifle. They must be a Pointman.

Goal: Kill anyone that will not submit to the Mafia.

Wins With: Mafia, Survivor, Witch

Must Kill: Anyone else

Anything Else: Here is All non-coven "interactions":

"A Sheriff Interrogated Giles Corey!"

"An Investigator investigated Giles Corey!"

"A Spy bugged GIles Corey!"

"A Lookout watched Giles Corey!"

"A Vigilante attacked Giles Corey!"

"A Vampire Hunter examined Giles Corey!"

"A Vampire Hunter attacked Giles Corey!"

"A Bodyguard guarded Giles Corey!"

"A Bodyguard fought off Giles Corey's attacker!"

"A Doctor healed Giles Corey!"

"A Doctor nursed Giles Corey back to health!"

"An Escort occupied Giles Corey's night!'

"A Transporter transported Giles Corey!"

"A Disguiser disguised as Giles Corey!"

"A Forger forged Giles Corey's will!"

"A Framer framed Giles Corey!"

"A Janitor cleaned Giles Corey!"

"A Godfather attacked Giles Corey!"

"A Mafioso attacked Giles Corey!"

"An Ambusher layed in wait outside Giles Corey's house!

"An Ambusher attacked Giles Corey!"

"A Blackmailer blackmailed Giles Corey!"

"A Consigliere investigated Giles Corey!"

"A Consort occupied Giles Corey's night!"

"A Vampire converted Giles Corey!"

"A Vampire attacked Giles Corey!"

"A Witch Controlled Giles Corey!"

Purpose: Mafia could use more claimable roles that gather information, but without being just another useless Mafia role. It's very useful to gain information for mafia, and tell if other LO/Spy/Tracker claims are legitimate of course, as you are now able to become one of the LOs for Town. It does have some downfalls, of course being other Lookouts as they won't see him. It's also a huge blow to the obvious Jailor meta, as this bad boy can shoot powerful town roles and almost guarantee they'll die. Being unique, he shouldn't give Mafia too much power but perhaps he should be unique with Ambusher to further limit Mafias kill potential? Either way, this would be a good way to give Mafia a nice chance at least for games hes in, but the paranoia he creates will naturally buff mafia across the board as town has to be afraid, so no town leader can feel safe coming out to lead the town. I'm also a fan of the old Osservatore role idea that would simply be a Mafia LO/Tracker but I didn't just want it to be another Consort/Escort role, though simple could potentially be better in this case. Pointman gives unique info which you can use, blending in with town, to confirm several peoples exact role at once with a real TIs information. In addition to early game finding the existence of other roles naturally. 