Characters that could be in the game (Part 1)
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Cosmetician (Villager, Good). Pick 2 characters: Learn if any of them is Disguised. “Is #1 or #2 Disguised? True!” (Aka a Medium-Teller)
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Fixed dreamer. (Villager, Good). Pick 2 characters: Learn which Evil roles they are NOT. Hints: If Lies: If Evil picked, learn correct info. “#1 couldn’t be: Puppet. #2 couldn’t be: Puppeteer”
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Snatcher (minion, Evil) - Swaps bodies with one Villager, which counts as a Disguise. The Villager replaced by the Snatcher truthfully tells how many cards away the Snatcher is from another specific Evil (or themselves if another evil is not in the game). Lies and Disguises. Tip: Truthful villagers aren’t fooled by the swap. Executing the Snatcher cures the villager of all evil influences and allows their abilities to be used.
A deliberately easier minion, to pair with nastier ones. You know the snatched card is good from the start, like a confessor. -
Grave Robber (minion, Evil) - While alive, dead characters do not reveal their true identities or if they were corrupted. Reveal after the Grave Robber is killed. Lies and Disguises.
All you learn is if you slew an evil or not by watching the evils remaining counter. I would match Snatcher with “strong character” games that have empresses and bishops (and oracles and knitters) and puppeteers and puppets. As I got better at playing, sometimes the best opening move was to “validate” a suspicious empress or bishop by killing them. This would take away a useful tool without being too wretched about it. -
Vampire (demon, Evil, Night Cycle refresh) - While alive, subtracts 1 health on every flip. The penalty for wrongful executions decreases by 3 for the duration of the round. Lies and Disguises.
Even with an average of only 2 for a wrongful kill penalty, decreased to encourage more early risk-taking killing, you still can’t afford the free kill if you don’t work fast and are picky about what you flip. Better in games with more strong characters and fewer evils. Remove the -2 health mechanic on Lilis. (Or make Lilis this card, and the night killer the Vampire.)