Serial Killer

In the Town of Salem Penitentiary a hopelessly depraved soul sits in a dark corner of his solitary confinement cell. This person has been accused of murder in every degree and has been sentenced to death row. A master artist with a blade, the Serial Killer is a dangerous foe to both Town and Mafia, but coming events call for desperate measures. A note is slipped under his cell door with a key, a knife, and a letter that reads "The Family sends its regards." With a grim smile the Serial Killer begins their gruesome work, one person at a time.

Stats
Role Name: Serial Killer

Abbreviation: SK

Alignment: Neutral Killing

Abilities: Kill someone each night.

Attributes:


 * If you are role blocked you will attack the role blocker instead of your target. This includes the Escort, Consort, and Jailor.


 * You can not be killed at night.

Goal: Kill everyone who would oppose you.

Special Attributes: Night Immunity

Note: You will win with other Serial Killers. You will win a stalemate versus Godfather. You lose in a stalemate versus an Arsonist.

Strategy
The Serial Killer is the most independent and powerful Neutral role in the Town of Salem. You kill faster and easier than any other role; but you are also the first and biggest target of all other players. Using deception, quick thinking and ruthless cunning, the Serial Killer can destroy anyone that stands in their way. There are several strategies below for the aspiring killer:

-How to find Investigators: Investigators usually have three tell tale signs. 1. They will lead day time conversation by saying "Anyone doused?" or "No deaths?". 2. They usually respond to questions like "Any clues yet?" with answers like "None yet". 3. The most obvious sign is when they flat out accuse someone of being a killer.

-How to find Doctors: Doctors can make your hard work all for nothing you don't kill them quickly. Doctors normally do their best not to reveal their role to anyone except proven or provable Town Members, such as Jailors, Mayors and Spy's. If you know who one of these proven town members are, watch for people whispering to them because Doctors will usually try to help out the unique roles as much as possible. Also if a person is healed at night they usually say at day "Thank you Doctor". Doctors sometimes cannot deny the urge to say "No problem" revealing their role to accept gratitude.

How to find Mafia: The Godfather is immune making him easily identifiable at night, but the rest of the Mafia may not be so obvious. Watch the days conversations and see who is talking to who. If a person is accused and suddenly 2 or 3 people that hadn't been talking suddenly step up to his defense, that could indicate to you who the Mafia are. Also votes of Guilt or Innocence can tell a lot. Mafia tend to vote guilty on everyone except their own. If a known Mafia is about to be hung watch to see who votes innocent or abstains from voting; they could be Mafia.

-What to do if your target is immune: Lie. Pretend to be a Vigilante and claim that your target (either Arsonist, Godfather, etc.) is immune. They will hopefully be lynched before you are making the game a little bit easier. Sometimes it is better to not claim to be anything or say anything. You are able kill someone the next night and put it in your Death note that this person is immune the town will most of the time believe you because one of the biggest threats to the Town is the Serial Killer so taking them out while slowly taking out town can work great in your favor.

-What to do if you are jailed: When the Serial Killer is jailed, they will kill the Jailor and possibly be lynched if the Jailor kept accurate records of who they jailed in their Last Will. More deception is necessary here both in terms of the Jailor and the Town. Tell the Jailor a suitable role lie (I.E. Doctor, Survivor, etc.) and then hope that they believe you.

-What to do if controlled by Witch: Normally this isn't a problem. Witches and Serial Killers can win together and can be an excellent team if they work together. Normally a Witch will discover you are Serial Killer before you know who they are so don't be alarmed if a stranger suddenly whispers to you asking you about your role. If there is a Veteran however, a Witch sending you blindly after a target isn't the best way to stay alive. Do your best to convince the Witch to be on your side, before the Mafia convinces them.

-Town: The Town quakes at the sight of the Serial Killers name upon the list of roles, usually more so than any other role. Use this fear against them by claiming to be an Investigator or Lookout and accusing any unwanted individuals such as Mafia or other Neutrals as the Serial Killer. This will (hopefully) prove your innocence to the Town and make them focus on other suspicious players.

A major threat to Serial Killers is the Veteran who ignores night immunities if they choose to go on alert. They should be left alone if possible. Using the strategy above against Veterans isn't ideal because lynching a Town member usually results in you being lynched next, but may be necessary if their is no other way to kill them.

-Mafia: The Mafia will be your major contenders in the battle for supremacy over the Town. The best strategy for Serial Killers is to remove them as quickly as possible after identifying them using the strategies above. Taking out the non immune Mafia is easy enough but the Godfather is the most difficult. Lynching is the most efficient means, but also killers that ignore Night Immunity such as Jailors, Arsonists and Jesters can effectively kill them. If only a Godfather and a Serial Killer remain alive, the Serial Killer will win; so keeping to the shadows and deception is your best bet when dealing with the Mafia.

-Arsonist: The Arsonist role is specifically designed to kill Night Immunity targets. This makes Serial Killers and Arsonists natural enemies despite their similar view on the Town and Mafia. Arsonists should be taken out using ruthless cunning by calling them out and having them killed by Night Immunity ignoring killers.

-The Serial Killer is a difficult and lonely role that has an enormous power in shaping how the game is played. Death notes can be an important way to communicate with other players, because the Serial Killer's death note is never taken lightly. Above all else, have fun and make sure that every one else is having fun too before you leave them dead on the street.

-Another way to get rid of ALL Mafia: All you really have to do is get the Veteran to kill them for you. Just tell the Veteran that you're the Spy and the Mafia said that they'd target him that night, and he'll be put on alert. Then, go to the Godfather, (Hopefully Executioner is already dead) and say that you think he might be SK, and that you want them to check it out for you, so you know whether to lynch him or not... leaving the Mafia to think: "If we get rid of SK, competition gone, POOF!" And you a guarantee to win.

Advanced Notes
-What to Do if you are Accused: As a Serial Killer, Investigators and Sheriffs both can quickly realize your identity. When an Investigator "finds" you, it would be smart to claim Doctor. To help the Town believe this, you can tell the town people who you healed and on which nights you healed them. You can also survive by "reading your role", For example say, "The doctor's ability is: 'Heal one person each night, preventing them from dieing'". Another thing that may sometimes work is complaining at how stupid town is because you are the "doctor" or saying things like "wow, I saved your lives you know". However if you lay the deception on too quick or too thick, the town will lynch you, likewise if you offend people in town they will also lynch you.

-If a Sheriff finds you then your best bet would be to drag out the conversation so that the day ends. Then at night your strategy may be to either take a huge risk and attack them, (if you choose to do this ensure that "Town Protectives" (eg. Doctor and Bodyguard are dead) and therefore the Sheriff has no chance of survival), or you can attack someone else that was supporting the Sheriff's argument against you, to try and weaken their defence, and hope that the Mafia attempts to kill the sheriff. If the Sheriff is still alive the next day then you can also claim that they are Executioner and claim that you are Doctor, if you are able to put doubt upon the Sheriff's word you can then attempt to bring the attention to the Mafia (assuming one is alive) and hopefully make sure that the day is wasted and you do not get lynched.


 * Generally, however, at this point you have lost the game as a Serial Killer,. Always try deflect the blame off yourself onto another person so the fact that someone accused you of being Serial Killer is forgotten.


 * It might also help to instead of telling Town directly that you are a Doctor instead whisper it to the Investigator so it seems that you are trying to conceal your identity and of course, that you are really a Doctor.