So, I think we can all agree that Disguiser is one of the weakest Mafia roles out there, even after its overhaul. They no longer are entirely dependent on other roles, which is good, but their actual usage is still very limited. This fix was originally designed to change the old Disguiser role, so consider that while reading through it.
This fix is simple, but can be a bit confusing, so I after explaining it, I will also explain it on an example.
- Disguiser has 3 disguises:
- On first disguise, the Disguiser´s Last Will is displayed.
- On second disguise, the first victim´s Last Will is displayed.
- On third disguise, the second victim´s Last Will is displayed.
- Only if Disguiser dies, the third victim´s Last Will is displayed, instead of the Disguiser´s original Last Will (that one was displayed during first disguise)
Disguiser does NOT see the Last Wills of his disguised targets beforehand, nor can he adjust them in any way. The only way would be to clean or forge the next disguise kill.
Outcome (compared to the old Disguiser):
- Disguiser is now independent on help of other Mafia roles.
- Reward for three cosequent disguises means the last Last Will will not be displayed. Considering this is the latest in game, this will probably contains the most information.
- The town is aware there is a Disguiser (the roles in Last wills will not fit, but the names of victims will match the names of the dead person so there is no way to instantly confirm
a Disguiser. - Adds new strategies into the game - if a Disguiser sees his Victim´s role was Investigator, he may decide not to disguise any further, in order to not release the Last Will of the Investigator.
- This consequently buffs Forger as well - it is uncertain whether there is a Forger or a Disguiser in the game. This uncertainty works in favour of Mafia.
- If Janitor cleans the disguised target, only the Will that would have othervise be displayed on this target would be removed. This means that if first target is cleaned, the Disguiser´s original Last Will is removed. If the Disguiser disguises again (and Janitor doesnt clean this time), the Last Will of first target is displayed even though the original target was cleaned.
Example:
Lets have a game, where:
John Proctor (you) is Disguiser
Giles Corey is Sheriff
Betty Paris is Escort
Samuel Sewall is Investigator
N1: The first disguise
You are a Disguiser, named John Proctor.
Mafia attacks Giles Corey (who is a Sheriff, but you dont know that yet). You choose to disguise as Giles Corey.
John Proctor was killed by member of Mafia last night. His role was Sheriff. We found a Last Will.
Last Will wrote:John Proctor
I was forged, lololol
(now, you might ask yourself - how is that possible? There is no Forger in this example... because there actually isnt! This Will was written by you, the Disguiser, to make it look like it was Forged... by a begginer Forger. Its simply a ruse - however, this is YOUR, the Disguiser´s Last Will.)
The Last Will displayed on John Proctor´s dead body was your Last Will, the John Proctor´s.
The current list is:
Giles Corey (you) is Disguiser
Betty Paris is Escort
Samuel Sewall is Investigator
Graveyard:
John Proctor was Sheriff, now killed
N2: the second disguise
Now, you are disguised as Giles Corey. Mafia attacks Betty Paris. You decided to disguise.
Giles Corey was killed by member of Mafia last night. His role was Escort. We found a Last Will.
Last Will wrote:Giles Corey the Sheriff
N1 Potatolover -
This time, the Last Will of the first victim was posted instead. The Second last Will is saved, and Disguiser cannot review it, or even edit it. It WILL be displayed if Disguiser disguises for the third time, or is killed meanwhile.
The current list is:
Betty Paris (you) is Disguiser
Samuel Sewall is Investigator
Graveyard:
John Proctor was Sheriff, now killed
Giles Corey was Escort, now killed
N3: the third disguise:
Mafia attacks Samuel Sewall (the Investigator). You (Betty Paris the Disguiser) will decide to disguise.
Betty Paris was killed by a member of Mafia last night. She was an Investigator. We found a Last Will:
Last Will wrote:Betty Paris the Escort
N1 Donald Trump
N2 Deleter
Now, if Disguiser lives till the end of the game, the actual Investigator´s Last Will is never going to be displayed. However, should the Disguiser die, the Last Will of the Retributionist will be displayed, instead of Disguiser´s personal Last Will.
The current list is:
Samuel Sewall (you) is Disguiser
Graveyard:
John Proctor was Sheriff, now killed
Giles Corey was Escort, now killed
Betty Paris is Investigator, now killed
N4: the Disguiser´s death:
On fourth night, the Samuel Sewall the Disguiser (you) is jailed. Despite the valiant effort, Jailor executes you.
Samuel Sewall was killed last night. He was executed by the Jailor. He was a Disguiser. We found a Last Will:
Last Will wrote:Samuel Sewall, Investigator
N1 Giles Corey - Sheriff/Executioner/Retributionist
N2 Betty Paris - Escort/Consort
N3 Potatolover - Mayor/Godfather
Lets presume Potatolover was a Godfather - now if Disguiser never died, the last Last Will would have never been shown. The Godfather would slip away. But, because Disguiser has no control over the Last Wills he overrides, and cant even read them, when he is killed the Last Will of his last Disguised target is displayed. That includes all the incrimidating information it might posses.
Graveyard:
John Proctor was Sheriff, now killed
Giles Corey was Escort, now killed
Betty Paris is Investigator, now killed
Samuel Sewall (you) is Disguiser, now killed.
Lets summarize the example:
Initial Rolelist:
John Proctor (you) is Disguiser
Giles Corey is Sheriff
Betty Paris is Escort
Samuel Sewall is Investigator
Final graveyard:
John Proctor was Sheriff, now killed
Giles Corey was Escort, now killed
Betty Paris is Investigator, now killed
Samuel Sewall (you) is Disguiser, now killed.
Rolelists:
N1: Mafia kill: Giles Corey the Sheriff. Last Will of: John Proctor, the Disguiser. Dead identity: John Proctor the Sheriff.
Spoiler:
N2: Mafia kill: Betty Paris the Escort. Last Will of: Giles Corey, the Sheriff. Dead identity: Giles Corey the Escort.
Spoiler:
N3: Mafia kill: Samuel Sewall the Investigator. Last Will of: Betty Paris, the Escort. Dead identity: Betty Paris the Investigator.
Spoiler:
N4: Mafia kill: irrelevant. Jailor kill: Samuel Sewall, the Disguiser. Last Will of: Samuel Sewall, the Investigator. Dead identity: Samuel Sewall the Disguiser.
Spoiler:
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This is simple yet elegant solution that makes Disguiser a better role, does not make it a worse/better copy of Janitor/Forger, and allows Disguiser to use his abilities on his own.
All Feedback is encouraged.
Important questions/clarification:
KirbyRider1337 wrote:What happens if the disguised target is cleaned/forged?
Cleaning a disguised target will simply remove the Last Will that would have othervise be displayed. This means that on first disguised target, it would remove the Disguiser´s original Last Will, on second disguised target, it would remove the first disguised target´s Last Will, etc.
Forging works the same.