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* It is generally not advisable to use the Disguiser's ability early on in the game as the Disguiser will unable to do anything more for the rest of the game besides be an extra vote. However, if there is a revealed Sheriff or Investigator, disguising as someone ''else'' can still sow confusion amongst the town, as they will think the Disguiser's logical target (as they may see two Mafia deaths in a single night) would be that role, when really it is not. The town might no longer trust that role, or even lynch him, netting you two kills while remaining safe.
 
* It is generally not advisable to use the Disguiser's ability early on in the game as the Disguiser will unable to do anything more for the rest of the game besides be an extra vote. However, if there is a revealed Sheriff or Investigator, disguising as someone ''else'' can still sow confusion amongst the town, as they will think the Disguiser's logical target (as they may see two Mafia deaths in a single night) would be that role, when really it is not. The town might no longer trust that role, or even lynch him, netting you two kills while remaining safe.
  
* If you are discovered by an investigative role, do your best to lie your way out of the situation to survive to the next night so that you may disguise. Good lies can involve claiming to be a Jailor or Bus Driver, whereupon you claim that you will prove yourself tonight as those roles by either jailing someone or bus driving two people, as the town will believe you as you cannot fake these things. If the lie is successful, you can now evade lynching. Even if you are unfortunately discovered the next day, you have granted your fellow Mafia members one more night to kill, which can sometimes decide the outcome of a game.
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* If you are discovered by an investigative role, do your best to lie your way out of the situation to survive to the next night so that you may disguise. Good lies can involve claiming to be a [[Jailor]] or [[Bus Driver]], whereupon you claim that you will prove yourself tonight as those roles by either jailing someone or bus driving two people, as the town will believe you as you cannot fake these things. If the lie is successful, you can now evade lynching. Even if you are unfortunately discovered the next day, you have granted your fellow Mafia members one more night to kill, which can sometimes decide the outcome of a game.
  
 
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Revision as of 07:31, 14 June 2012

Disguiser
Affiliation Mafia
Summary A master spy and forger, working for organized crime
Goal Kill off the Town and everyone else who would oppose you.
Details
Has Night Ability? Yes
Abilities Kill a player and steal their identity
Categories Power
Investigation Results
Sheriff Mafia
Investigator Disguiser or Detective

Overview

The Disguiser is a very powerful manipulator that is able to kill a player and steal their identity. This can be especially useful if a certain player is known to be a reputable town role, such as the Mayor, an Investigator, or a Sheriff.

Strategy

  • If there is a Janitor in play, it is frequently a good idea to have the Mafia not kill for one night so a Disguiser can claim his target and either have the Janitor clean the target or use his personal cleaning if it is enabled.
  • If there is no Janitor and the Disguiser has personal cleaning enabled, have the Mafia kill normally as the Disguiser claims a target. Smart towns will notice that someone was cleaned and that the Disguiser has made his move.
  • If there is no Janitor and the Disguiser does not have personal cleaning enabled, it may be wise to have the Mafia not kill for a night so the town doesn't know whether the Disguiser has made a move yet.
  • If the Mafia knows a target will be healed, then both the Disguiser and Mafioso/Godfather can attack the target, which will negate the Doctor heal and allow the Disguiser to assume his victim's identity.
  • It is generally not advisable to use the Disguiser's ability early on in the game as the Disguiser will unable to do anything more for the rest of the game besides be an extra vote. However, if there is a revealed Sheriff or Investigator, disguising as someone else can still sow confusion amongst the town, as they will think the Disguiser's logical target (as they may see two Mafia deaths in a single night) would be that role, when really it is not. The town might no longer trust that role, or even lynch him, netting you two kills while remaining safe.
  • If you are discovered by an investigative role, do your best to lie your way out of the situation to survive to the next night so that you may disguise. Good lies can involve claiming to be a Jailor or Bus Driver, whereupon you claim that you will prove yourself tonight as those roles by either jailing someone or bus driving two people, as the town will believe you as you cannot fake these things. If the lie is successful, you can now evade lynching. Even if you are unfortunately discovered the next day, you have granted your fellow Mafia members one more night to kill, which can sometimes decide the outcome of a game.

Options

  • Cleans the target's role - (Default: Off)
  • Becomes Mafioso if alone - (Default: On)

Notes

  • When disguising, the Disguiser will appear to die the following morning and the message "We could not determine the player's role" will appear if the Host has the relevant option enabled. Otherwise, the target's role will appear as belonging to the Disguiser's previous name.
  • Disguisers retain their role and have no abilities after disguising as someone. Disguisers will not participate in Mason or Cultist night chat and will not be in their allies list, meaning it is generally a very bad idea to purposefully disguise as that role if their allies are still alive.
  • When disguising as the Mayor, the Disguiser will not retain the extra votes.
  • If a Disguiser wants a Janitor to clean his target, the Janitor should select the same target at night and not the Disguiser's name.
  • The Disguiser will be told their target's Last Will.
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