Cultist

Cultist
Affiliation	Neutral
Summary	A believer of a shadowy cult, secretly attempting to convert the town to darkness
Goal	convert surviving players
Details
Has Night Ability?	Yes
Abilities	convert
Categories	Evil
Investigation Results
Sheriff	Cultist
Investigator	Cultist or Mason

Overview

A Cultist is a member of a shadowy cult. They have the ability to convert other people to the Cult and talk to other Cultists at night. The Cultist's main strength is its ability to neutralize powerful Town members and use its greatest advantage - its numbers - against them. The Cult can be considered the opposite of the Masons, as they are not Town aligned and have no central leader, with decisions for who to convert following a democratic vote. In the case of a tie, the target is randomly selected from the tied selections.

Strategies

• The Masons are your worst enemy, especially the Mason Leader. He will kill a Cultist if he targets them at night. Lynch him if you have the opportunity.
• The Serial Killer and the Mafia may be your enemy, but without them, it will be difficult to lynch the entire town. It is sometimes a good idea to not lynch killing roles until the Cult may outnumber the town.
• If someone commands authority in the town (i.e. a confirmed sheriff or investigator), it would be a good idea to recruit them. They can use their influence to get people lynched. A Sheriff or Investigator may continue to act falsely in their roles if they see recruitment targets fail - if you know who the Masons are, you can determine that your failed recruit may either be a Serial Killer, Arsonist, Executioner, or a member of the Mafia and gain the trust of the town.

• Alternatively, even if you weren't a Sheriff or Investigator, you may come out as one saying you found a member of the Mafia if your recruitment fails.

• There are both advantages and disadvantages to recruiting the Mayor. It may be unwise to recruit the Mayor if he will lose his votes in the Cult, as the Town may see that he no longer is the Mayor and lynch or kill him if possible. You may have to delay your conversion of the Mayor if this is the case. However, if the Mayor does keep his votes in the Cult, try to recruit him as soon as possible. However, be aware of the Doctor's settings. If the Doctor is set to not prevent conversions but to know when one happens, then the Mayor will be revealed as being converted and will probably die. Conversion or not, it is critical that the Cult neutralize the Mayor as soon as possible, as the Cult's strength lies in their voting power.
• Try to recruit or lynch townsmen with killing roles (i.e. Jailor or Vigilante), so they may not kill you when they know who the cult is. The Jailor can pretend to jail cult members to maintain his cover, as well as providing cover for fellow cult members.
• Do not try to recruit someone you think the Doctor will target if the Doctor is set to prevent conversions or to know when a conversion will happen. This will waste a valuable night. It is essential that the Cult convert as often, and safely, as possible.

Options

• Excluded from randoms - (Default: On)
• Immunity prevents conversion - (Default: On)
• Nights between conversions [1-2] - (Default: 1)

• Unchecking this option enables nightly conversions until the limit (which is variable) is reached.

Notes

• Cannot convert mafia roles
• Cannot have more than 1/3 of the original game size (minus Mafia roles).
• The Cult gains one conversion for every two cultists killed

Roles
Town	Bodyguard, Bus Driver, Citizen, Coroner, Crier, Detective, Doctor, Escort, Investigator, Jailor, Lookout, Marshall, Mason, Mason Leader, Mayor, Sheriff, Spy, Stump, Veteran, Vigilante
Mafia	Actress, Agent, Beguiler, Blackmailer, Caporegime, Consigliere, Consort, Disguiser, Framer, Godfather, Heartbreaker, Janitor, Kidnapper, Mafioso, Soldato
Triad	Administrator, Deceiver, Diva, Dragon Head, Enforcer, Forger, Incense Master, Informant, Interrogator, Liaison, Silencer, Vanguard
Neutral	Amnesiac, Arsonist, Auditor, Cultist, Electromaniac, Executioner, Jester, Judge, Lover, Mass Murderer, Poisoner, Scumbag, Serial Killer, Survivor, Witch, Witch Doctor