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There are currently 35 roles in Town of Salem, separated into 3 categories: Town, Mafia, and Neutral. These include 8 unique roles.

Users who own Town of Salem - The Coven have 49 roles to play with, 18 which are unique. This expansion includes the Coven faction, extra Town roles, and special Neutral roles.

The official roles list provided by BlankMediaGames can be found here.

The official sub-forum for role suggestion can be found here.

Town Roles

The Town roles each have one goal: "Lynch every criminal and evildoer." Those evildoers include the Mafia, Neutral Killing, Neutral Chaos (except Pirate), the Coven, and Witches.

Alignment Role Name
(abbreviation)
Description Notes Icon
Town Investigative Investigator
(Invest, Inv)
Investigate one person each night for a clue to their role.
RoleIcon Investigator
Lookout
(LO)
Watch one person at night to see who visits them.
RoleIcon Lookout
Psychic
(Psy)
Receive a vision every night. DLC only
RoleIcon Psychic
Sheriff
(Sher)
Check one person each night for suspicious activity.
RoleIcon Sheriff
Spy You may bug a player's house to see what happens to them that night.
You will know who the Mafia and Coven visit each night.
RoleIcon Spy
Tracker
Track one person at night to see who they visit. DLC only
RoleIcon Tracker
Town Killing Jailor You may choose one person during the day to jail for the night. Unique
RoleIcon Jailor
Vampire Hunter
(VH)
Check for Vampires each night.
RoleIcon VampireHunter
Veteran
(Vet)
Decide if you will go on alert and kill anyone who visits you. Unique
RoleIcon Veteran
Vigilante
(Vig, Vigi)
Choose to take justice into your own hands and shoot someone.
RoleIcon Vigilante
Town Protective Bodyguard
(BG)
Protect one person from death each night.
RoleIcon Bodyguard
Doctor
(Doc)
Heal one person each night, preventing them from dying.
RoleIcon Doctor 1
Crusader
(Crus)
Protect one person during the night. DLC only
RoleIcon Crusader
Trapper
(Trap)
You may set up a Trap at another player's house. DLC only
RoleIcon Trapper
Town Support Escort
(Esc)
Distract someone each night.
RoleIcon Escort
Mayor Gain 3 votes when you reveal yourself as Mayor. Unique
RoleIcon Mayor
Medium
(Med)
Speak with dead players at night.
RoleIcon Medium
Retributionist
(Ret, Retri)
You may raise a dead Town member and use their ability on a player. Unique
RoleIcon Retributionist
Transporter
(Trans)
Choose two people to transport at night.
RoleIcon Transporter

Mafia Roles

The Mafia all share a common goal: "Kill anyone who will not submit to the Mafia." These include any members of the Town, any members of the Coven, any Neutral Killings, and any Neutral Chaos roles, minus the Pirate.

Alignment Role Name (abbreviation) Description Notes Icon
Mafia Deception Disguiser
(Disg)
Disguise a mafia member as a non-mafia member to alter their identity.
RoleIcon Disguiser
Forger Choose a person and rewrite their last will and role at night.
RoleIcon Forger
Framer Choose one person to frame each night.
RoleIcon Framer
Hypnotist
(Hypno)
You may sneak into a players house at night and plant a memory.
RoleIcon Hypnotist
Janitor
(Jan, Jani)
Choose a person to clean each night.
RoleIcon Janitor
Mafia Killing Ambusher
(Amb)
You may choose to lie in wait outside your target's house. Unique
RoleIcon Ambusher
Godfather
(GF)
Kill someone each night. Unique
RoleIcon Godfather
Mafioso
Carry out the Godfather's orders. Unique
RoleIcon Mafioso
Mafia Support Blackmailer
(BM, BMer)
Choose one person each night to blackmail.
RoleIcon Blackmailer
Consigliere
(Consig)
Check one person for their exact role each night.
RoleIcon Consigliere
Consort
(Cons)
Distract someone each night.
RoleIcon Consort

Neutral Roles

The Neutral roles each have different goals, and some of those are compatible with the goals of the other teams, meaning that some of these roles are able to win alongside them. It's worth checking the goal descriptions to see who you can potentially ally with as a Neutral.

Alignment Role Name (abbreviation) Description Notes Icon
Neutral Benign Amnesiac

(Amne)

Remember who you were by selecting a graveyard role.
RoleIcon Amnesiac
Guardian Angel
(GA)
Keep your target alive. DLC only
RoleIcon GuardianAngel
Survivor
(Surv)
Put on a bulletproof vest at night, protecting yourself from attacks.
RoleIcon Survivor
Neutral Chaos Pirate
Choose a player to plunder each night. DLC only
----
Unique
RoleIcon Pirate
Plaguebearer
(PB)
You may choose to infect a player with the Plague each night. DLC only
----
Unique
RoleIcon PlagueBearer 1
Pestilence
(Pest, Pesti)
You may choose to Rampage at a player's house each night. DLC only
----
Unique
RoleIcon PlagueBearer 2
Vampire
(Vamp)
Convert others to Vampires at night.
RoleIcon Vampire
Neutral Evil Executioner
(Exe)
Trick the Town into lynching your target.
RoleIcon Executioner
Jester
(Jest)
Trick the Town into voting against you.
RoleIcon Jester
Witch Control someone each night. Unavailable in the
Coven DLC
RoleIcon Witch
Neutral Killing Arsonist
(Arso)
Douse someone in gasoline or ignite all doused targets.
RoleIcon Arsonist 1
Juggernaut
(Jugg)
You may choose to attack a player on Full Moon nights. You gain new powers with each kill. DLC only
----
Unique
RoleIcon Juggernaut
Serial Killer
(SK)
Kill someone each night.
RoleIcon SerialKiller
Werewolf
(WW)
Transform into a Werewolf during the Full Moon. Unique
RoleIcon Werewolf

Coven Roles

The Coven, similar to the Mafia, share a common goal: "Kill all those who would oppose the Coven." This includes members of the Town, Mafia, all Neutral Killing, Vampires, the Plaguebearer, and Pestilence.

Alignment Role Name (abbreviation) Description Notes Icon
Coven Evil Coven Leader
(CL)
You may choose to Control someone each night. DLC only
----
Unique
RoleIcon CovenLeader
Hex Master
(HM, Hex)
You may choose to hex a player each night. DLC only
----
Unique
RoleIcon HexMaster
Medusa
You may choose to Stone Gaze all visitors at night. DLC only
----
Unique
RoleIcon Medusa
Necromancer
(Necro)
You may reanimate a dead player and use their ability on a player. DLC only
----
Unique
RoleIcon Necromancer
Poisoner
(Poi)
You may choose to poison a player each night. DLC only
----
Unique
RoleIcon Poisoner
Potion Master
(PM, PMer)
You may choose to use a potion on a player each night. DLC only
----
Unique
RoleIcon PotionMaster

Upcoming Roles

Release status: Public Test Realm | Confirmed | Mentioned

Role Alignment/Category Role Name Status

Notes

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Coven Roles
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