Board Thread:Role Ideas (Town)/@comment-27418668-20161104123358/@comment-27418668-20161105055448

CasketRemover wrote: Yeah, town support for now. However, when you said  " as well as 2 other players they would like to be the Jury for the night,"  do you mean that they HAVE to come, or they do get the choice? Also, it seems a little underpowered, because most people who get put on trial get hung. A lot of games have instances where there is NO acquitted votes, making you completely useless.

The players the Judge selected as Jurors have to come; there is no option to accept or deny (trying to keep some accuracy to real life, Jury service isn't optional). It effectively roleblocks those the Judge selected, but it also gives roles with limited/no night abilities (E.g. Retributionist or Jester) an opportunity to do   something else  other than wait out the night and hope they don't die.

While true that acquittals aren't anywhere near as common as lynchings, they do happen. The Judge is there to retry the acquitted person with more decisive evidence (E.g. If the defendant claimed Medium during their day trial but the Investigative result shows Doctor/Disguiser/Serial Killer, and the Jurors see that the defendant has no will, they are likely guilty). It also gives the town a chance to remove suspected Jesters without the consequences.