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The Cambridge Dictionary describes "abbreviations" as follows: a short form of a word or phrase. An "acronym" is an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as a word. Town of Salem uses a lot of them and you should familiarise yourself with as many as possible. Use this page as reference document or have a browse. For a full list, check out the Town of Salem website: https://town-of-salem.fandom.com/wiki/Glossary_of_Abbreviations

ToS = Town of Salem
Townie = A Town of Salem citizen, Often: A good Town member
VFR = Vote For Role
CC = Counter Claim (If people ask for CC, this means they are trying to find out what people claim. In a set role list, there is a Jailor. If people ask for Jailor CC?, they want to know if anybody else claims Jailor. Jailor is unique, so if somebody CCs, one person is lying)

TP/LO = Town Protective + Lookout required to watch over the person asking for it (usually requested by a Jailor or Mayor on Day 1. If you fail to do your duty and protect this person, you will be, most certainly, hanged for treason)

TI = Town Investigative
TP = Town Protective
TK = Town Killing
TS = Town Support
RT = Random Town
RM = Random Mafia
NE = Neutral Evil
NK = Neutral Killing
TT = Town Traitor

RC = Random Coven

Alert = Referring to a Veteran's Alert ability
BMd / BM'd / BMed / BM = Blackmailed (The Blackmailer's ability)
Def = Defense (Rare) (Often used to describe when somebody did not die at night)
Healed / Protected / TP'd = Saved by Town Protective
Immune = Night Immunity
MV = Mafia Visited (used by the Spy)
Random Shoot / RDM = A Vigilante shooting at random
RB / RBed / RBd / RB'd = Role blocked
Res / Rev / Ret / Rez = Resurrect/Revive
Sus/Susp = Suspicious
Transed / TPd / TPed / TP'd / Trans = Transported
Vested - Survivor or Town Protective
Controlled / Witched - Controlled by a Witch or the Coven Leader; Hypnotised

Always check the role list. I cannot stress this enough. You should check it as soon as you enter the game and make sure you know which roles can appear. People sometimes click the wrong mode and claim roles which cannot appear in this setting. I.e. If there is no slot for NE (Neutral Evil), claiming Executioner will get you killed. The role list is your tool for victory and the only tool you really need. Use the wiki for more details - https://town-of-salem.fandom.com/wiki/Roles Beware of the wall of text, though.

Roles with (*) are DLC roles.

• Investigator (Invest, Inv)
  
• Lookout (LO)
  
• Psychic (Psy) (*)
  
• Sheriff (Sher)
  
• Spy
  
• Tracker (*)

• Jailor
  
• Vampire Hunter (VH)
  
• Veteran
  
• Vigilante (Vig, Vigi)

• Bodyguard (BG)
  
• Doctor (Doc)
  
• Crusader (Crus) (*)
  
• Trapper (Trap) (*)

• Escort (Esc)
  
• Mayor
  
• Medium (Med)
  
• Retributionist (Ret, Retri)
  
• Transporter (Trans)

• Ambusher (Ambu) (*)
  
• Blackmailer (BM, BMer)
  
• Consigliere (Consig)
  
• Consort (Cons)
  
• Disguiser (Disg)
  
• Forger
  
• Framer
  
• Hypnotist (Hypno) (*)
  
• Janitor (Jani, Jan)

• Amnesiac (Amne, Amnes)
  
• Guardian Angel (GA) (*)
  
• Survivor (Surv, Suv)

• Pirate (*)
  
• Plaguebearer (PB) - turns into Pest (*)
  
• Pestilence (Pest, Pesti) (*)
  
• Vampire (Vamp)

• Executioner (Exe)
  
• Jester (Jest)
  
• Witch (not in DLC)

• Arsonist (Arso)
  
• Juggernaut (Jugg) (*)
  
• Serial Killer (SK)
  
• Werewolf (WW)

• Hex Master (Hex, HM) (*)
  
• Medusa (*)
  
• Necromancer (Necro) (*)
  
• Poisoner (Poi) (*)
  
• Potion Master (PM, PMer) (*)

As we have established, the role list is the essential tool to win every round.
The example was taken from a Normal Ranked Practice game.

This is an example layout you can use in your notes.
Jailor
TI --
TI --
TP --
TK --
TS --
RT --
RT --
RT --
NK --


Let's look at an example.
(1) claims Escort and somebody claims to have been roleblocked. The Spy confirms the person visited by (1) was not visited by Mafia. Your logical conclusion is that (1) is Escort and TS
(2) claims Mayor and is revealed. (2) is RT because (1) already takes the slot for TS
(3) claims Transporter. people have been transported and this is proven. (3) can only be RT
(4) is Retributionist and dead. (4) can only be RT

TS -- (1) Escort
RT -- (2) Mayor
RT -- (3) Transporter
RT -- (4) Retributionist (dead)

The only roles that are still open now are:
TI --
TI --
TP --
TK --

Let's look at what (5) is claiming:
(5) I am Medium. The dead have spoken to me.

We know that all RT roles are full (all spots are full). RT 1 is Mayor, RT 2 is Transporter, RT 3 is Retributionist. We know, Medium is TS, but there is no spot available. (5) is lying and needs to be hanged, executed, or shot.

Keeping track of roles is essential. Write down what people claim and update your list. This is an example from one of my games:
Can you find out what the last RT was?

It was 5 - Lookout

Day 1: The chat is empty apart from a lone person typing this (player number in brackets):
(7) Willie: TP/LO please

Explanation = This is a common strategy for Jailors at the moment to ask for protection without revealing who they are. It means they want a Town Protective and a Lookout to watch them at night to report on who visited them or help them.
Solution = TP and Lookout action required
TP = Bodyguard, Doctor, (Coven: Do not defend this person if you are Crusader! This will result in townies dying due to you killing every visiting role)

Night 1: Your role? You are Godfather.
Remember that (7) Willie asked for TP? That means Willie is likely going to be protected tonight. Attacking Willie would most likely be a grave mistake.
Instead you attack (8) Human. The mafioso goes to his house to murder him.

Day 2: Human has died.


Your mafioso managed to murder him.

The chat enfolds as follows:


(3) Deodat: I was roleblocked!
(3) Deodat: stop rb me
(7) Willie: 4 was in jail last night
(9) Ann: I was witched
(10) Oscar: 2 is maf. N1 - 8 vb 2

The first thing that happened was that somebody was roleblocked. If your mafia has no consort, this means that an escort is present. Escorts are highly dangerous since they can prevent you from murdering. Make a note that you need to focus the escort. Deodat also asks to stop "rb" him, which means he does not want to get roleblocked anymore.

Secondly, number 7 is likely Jailor since they know who was jailed. However, this is not guaranteed as they have not confirmed it. They could be a visiting role, i.e. a Sheriff, who wanted to visit 4 but could not since 4 was in jail.

Thirdly, 9 was visited by a witch and controlled. Remember that the Witch is NE and that means that there is no Jester or Executioner in this round. Sometimes, Witches claim that they were witched to out themselves to the Mafia. Write down that they were witched.

Lastly, 10 is accusing your mafioso! "N1 - 8 vb 2" means that in night 1, 8 was visited by 2. 2 is your mafioso. 10 must be a Lookout who has seen your attack.
Strategy 1: Your mafioso can defend themselves by accusing 10 as Executioner. An Executioner wants to hang their target at all costs.
Strategy 2: Your mafioso can accuse 10 of being a Jester and try and get them hanged. Beware, however, that if 10 does get hanged, the Jailor will most likely execute your mafioso.
Strategy 3: Your mafioso claims that 10 is a framer and has visited them to frame them. They are trying to get good people hanged so that they can pretend to be a Townie.
You should not interfere as you could be jailed.

At this point, you should already have the following notes:
- 3 could be NK since only one person died during night 1. No second murder during night 1 indicates the presence of an Arsonist or Werewolf as well.
- 7 is either Jailor or a visiting role
- 9 could be witch or was witched
- 10 is Lookout

Sadly, the town hangs your mafioso and the day ends.

Night 2:
With your notes, you have established that 10 is a priority. Since we do not know what roles are available in town, 10 is not a good shot tonight. Since your mafioso has been hanged, you as Godfather will be doing the murdering now. So be extra careful. A bodyguard can kill you. A good call is to attack somebody who has been quiet but been voting fast. Your goal is to murder the escort since they could lose the game for you.

The following sections include all roles. If you do not know what to claim as evil role, check out the Tips and Tricks section.

As this guide would otherwise explode, I have included all roles relevant for Normal (Coven) Classic and Ranked Practice in separate categories. If you feel confident enough, you can check out the Town of Salem Wiki: https://town-of-salem.fandom.com/wiki/Roles

This list will come in especially handy if you do not know what to claim. Claiming the right role is one of the hardest steps for beginners. Check the Investigation results for each role if you are unsure what to claim.

Roles with (*) are DLC roles.

Investigator (Invest)
Ability: Investigates people every night, gets 3 possible roles

• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be an Investigator, Consigliere, or Mayor.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Investigator, Consigliere, Mayor, Tracker, or Plaguebearer

Lookout (LO)
Ability: Watches people's houses, sees up to 3 who visit.

• "____ visited your target last night!"
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Lookout, Forger, or Witch.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Lookout, Forger, Juggernaut, or Coven Leader.

Psychic(PSY) (*)
Ability: Gets visions every night.

• Odd nights: 3 names, 1 is confirmed to be evil (2 or even all 3 CAN be evil). Even nights: 2 names, 1 is confirmed to be good (both CAN be good)
  
• Investigation results:
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Survivor, Vampire Hunter, Amnesiac, Medusa, or Psychic

Sheriff(Sher)
Ability: Checks one person every night. Evil roles will be "suspicious"

• Evil roles who appear innocent: Arsonist, Executioner, Godfather, Jester, Juggernaut, Pirate, Plaguebearer, Pestilence, Vampire, Werewolf on odd nights, any Coven member with the Necronomicon
  
• Sus/Susp = Suspicious
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Sheriff, Executioner, or Werewolf.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Sheriff, Executioner, Werewolf, or Poisoner.

Spy
Ability: "Bugs" a house and sees whatever happens to the owner. Sees who was visited by Mafia/Coven

• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Spy, Blackmailer, or Jailor.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Spy, Blackmailer, Jailor, or Guardian Angel.

Tracker (*)
Ability: Tracks one person and sees who they visited. No message = no visit

• Investigation results:
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Investigator, Consigliere, Mayor, Tracker, or Plaguebearer.

Jailor
see unique

Vampire Hunter (VH)
Ability: kills any vampire they visit

• Vampires who visit a VH are staked (killed).
  
• Turns into a Vigilante if all Vampires are dead.
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Survivor, Vampire Hunter, or Amnesiac.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Survivor, Vampire Hunter, Amnesiac, Medusa, or Psychic.

Veteran(Vet)
see unique

Vigilante (Vigi, Vig)
Ability: Has 3 bullets and can shoot people.

• Commits suicide if they shoot an innocent.
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Vigilante, Veteran, or Mafioso.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Vigilante, Veteran, Mafioso, Pirate or Ambusher.

Bodyguard (BG)
Ability: Can choose to protect somebody at night. If the target is attacked, the Bodyguard dies but kills the attacker.

• Can be healed by a Doctor to survive the attack.
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Bodyguard, Godfather, or Arsonist.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Bodyguard, Godfather, Arsonist, or Crusader.

Doctor (Doc)
Ability: Can choose to heal somebody at night. A healed person does not die.

• Has one self heal.
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Doctor, Disguiser, or Serial Killer.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Doctor, Disguiser, Serial Killer, or Potion Master.

Crusader (Crus) (*)
Ability: Can choose to protect somebody at night. Anybody who visits the target is killed.

• Investigation results:
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Bodyguard, Godfather, Arsonist, or Crusader.

Trapper (Trap) (*)
Ability: Can choose to trap somebody at night.

• Traps become available during night 2
  
• The Trapper can dismantle the trap but cannot place it the next night.
  
• Investigation results:
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Medium, Janitor, Retributionist, Necromancer or Trapper.

Escort (ESC)
Ability: Roleblocks each night

• RB / RBed / RBd / RB'd = Role blocked
  
• If the Escort roleblocks a Serial Killer, the Escort dies.
  
• Roleblock Immune
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Escort, Transporter, or Consort.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Escort, Transporter, Consort, or Hypnotist.

Mayor
see unique

Medium (Med)
Ability: Speaks to the dead

• Can see the dead chat but CANNOT see other mediums
  
• Can confirm other Mediums by telling the dead their name
  
• Ability to seance an alive player if the Medium dies. This means the Medium can talk to another player who is alive at night.
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Medium, Janitor, or Retributionist.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Medium, Janitor, Retributionist, Necromancer, or Trapper.

Retributionist (Ret, retri)
see unique

Transporter (Trans)
Ability: Transports two people

• Results will be changed. Whoever is transported from A to B takes B's place.
  
• Roleblock immune.
  
• Transed / TPd / TPed / TP'd / Trans = Transported
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Escort, Transporter, or Consort.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Escort, Transporter, Consort, or Hypnotist.

These roles are unique. This means they can only appear once per round.

Jailor
Ability: Chooses one person to jail DURING THE DAY

• Can execute targets (3 executions)
  
• If they execute an innocent person, the Jailor loses all executions
  
• Town Killing = TK
  
• Is classified as TK, however, always has their own slot called "Jailor"
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Spy, Blackmailer, or Jailor.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Spy, Blackmailer, Jailor, or Guardian Angel.

Mayor
Ability: Counts as 3 votes

• Ability to reveal during the day.
  
• Once revealed as Mayor, cannot be whispered or healed.
  
• Is marked as "Mayor"
  
• Town Support = TS
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Investigator, Consigliere, or Mayor.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Investigator, Consigliere, Mayor, Tracker, or Plaguebearer.

Retributionist
Ability: "Resurrect" one person each night and use their ability. The person remains dead, though.

• Town Support (TS)
  
• Res / Rev / Ret / Rez = Resurrect/Revive
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Medium, Janitor, or Retributionist.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Medium, Janitor, Retributionist, Necromancer, or Trapper.

Veteran(Vet)
Ability: can "alert" 3 times and shoots anybody who visits

• Some attacks are powerful and kill the Veteran even if alerted. Both the Veteran and the attacker will be killed
  
• Town Killing = TK
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Vigilante, Veteran, or Mafioso.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Vigilante, Veteran, Mafioso, Pirate or Ambusher.

All Mafia roles have a chance of becoming Mafioso when the Mafioso and Godfather are dead. For Godfather and Mafioso, see unique evils.

Blackmailer

• Blackmails = makes a person unable to talk in chat for the next day
  
• BMd / BM'd / BMed / BM = Blackmailed (The Blackmailer's ability)
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Spy, Blackmailer, or Jailor.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Spy, Blackmailer, Jailor, or Guardian Angel.

Consigliere

• Sees the exact role of the person they visit
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Investigator, Consigliere, or Mayor.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Investigator, Consigliere, Mayor, Tracker, or Plaguebearer.

Consort

• Roleblocks.
  
• Roleblock Immune
  
• Dies to a Serial Killer of the Consort roleblocked the Serial Killer
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Escort, Transporter, or Consort.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Escort, Transporter, Consort, or Hypnotist.

Disguiser

• Disguise your own or one of your mafia member's role and change investigation results.
  
• Mafia members who are disguised show up as the player they are disguised as (so Lookouts will see the person visiting as B (Town) instead of A (Mafia))
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Doctor, Disguiser, or Serial Killer.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Doctor, Disguiser, Serial Killer, or Potion Master.

Forger

• Forge (Change) a person's role. If they die, their role is changed in the graveyard.
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Lookout, Forger, or Witch.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Lookout, Forger, Juggernaut, or Coven Leader.

Framer

• Frame a person. This person has their Sheriff and Investigator results changed.
  
• Targets remain framed until they are checked by a TI.
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Framer, Vampire, or Jester.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Framer, Vampire, Jester, or Hex Master.

Hypnotist

• You visit one person each night and show them a fake vision. Whatever the target sees is not real
  
• Be careful with claims such as "roleblocked" as targets will know if their ability worked or not.
  
• Can be roleblocked.
  
• Investigation results:
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Escort, Transporter, Consort, or Hypnotist.

Janitor

• You visit the same person that is being killed.
  
• The dead person has their role and will removed and appears as "cleaned"
  
• The Janitor can see the roles of the "cleaned" people
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Medium, Janitor, or Retributionist.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Medium, Janitor, Retributionist, Necromancer, or Trapper.

All Coven roles are unique.
Each Coven member appears Innocent with the Nerconomicon (appears night 3).

Coven Leader (*)

• Is the Witch in Classic
  
• Gets Nerconomicon first
  
• Controls one player
  
• Visiting roles will execute their ability where to they are controlled
  
• Learns the controlled players role
  
• With the Nerconomicon: Kills the controlled player as well
  
• Investigation results: Lookout, Forger, Juggernaut, or Coven Leader

Hex Master (*)

• Hex one player per night
  
• When every non-Coven player is hexed, the Hexmaster deals an unstoppable attack
  
• Hexed players have their results changed to those of the Hexmaster
  
• With the Nerconomicon: Kills the target, becomes immune to traps
  
• With the Nerconomicon: attacks become "astral" - the HM does not actually visit
  
• Investigation results: Your target could be a Framer, Vampire, Jester, or Hex Master.

Medusa (*)

• Alert at night, stoning everybody who visits
  
• Stones attackers but is killed in the process
  
• Gets 3 alerts
  
• With the Nerconomicon: Can stone anybody, however that means the Medusa is not using alert at home
  
• Investigation results:
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Survivor, Vampire Hunter, Amnesiac, Medusa, or Psychic.

Necromancer (*)

• Raise the dead to aid the Coven
  
• Cannot raise unique Town roles
  
• With the Nerconomicon: Can kill the target with a ghoul (The Necromancer does not visit)
  
• Investigation results: Your target could be a Medium, Janitor, Retributionist, Necromancer, or Trapper.

Poisoner (*)

• Poison one target each night
  
• Poison can be cured by Doctors
  
• With the Nerconomicon: Poison cannot be cured
  
• Investigation results: Your target could be a Sheriff, Executioner, Werewolf, or Poisoner.

Potion Master (*)

• You can select one potion per night - Kill, Heal, Reveal (Invest results)
  
• Each potion has a cooldown of 2 nights
  
• With the Nerconomicon: Potions have no cooldown
  
• Investigation results: Your target could be a Doctor, Disguiser, Serial Killer, or Potion Master.

These roles are unique. This means they can only be coded once per round.
All evil unique roles can be remembered by an Amnesiac.

Ambusher
Ability: Choose one player's house and lie in the bush at night. Kill everybody who visits.

• The killed person will receive the name of the Ambusher.
  
• Investigation results:
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Vigilante, Veteran, Mafioso, Pirate or Ambusher.

Godfather
Ability: Choose one player to be murdered each night.

• The Mafioso kills for you.
  
• Appears Innocent.
  
• Has Defense
  
• If the Mafioso is roleblocked or jailed, YOU will execute the kill.
  
• If the Godfather dies, you become Godfather.
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Bodyguard, Godfather, or Arsonist.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Bodyguard, Godfather, Arsonist, or Crusader.

Mafioso
Ability: Murder one person each night. You must execute the Godfather's will.

• The Godfather chooses, but you get one vote.
  
• If you are roleblocked or jailed, the Godfather will execute the kill.
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Vigilante, Veteran, or Mafioso.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Vigilante, Veteran, Mafioso, Pirate, or Ambusher.

Juggernaut (*)
Ability: Get stronger every night.

• Can start killing on night 2.
  
• Every night adds another upgrade.
  
• If a kill is achieved every night, the Juggernaut becomes invincible within 4 nights.
  
• Investigation results are Lookout, Forger, Juggernaut, or Coven Leader

Werewolf
Ability: Rampage at a house every even night. Everybody at the house is killed.

• After night 4 every night is a FULL MOON
  
• Has Defense all the time
  
• Kills the Jailor is jailed on an even night.
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Sheriff, Executioner, or Werewolf.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Sheriff, Executioner, Werewolf, or Poisoner.

Arsonist
Ability: Douses the target.

• Can set themselves on fire, killing everybody who is doused.
  
• Douses anybody who visits them
  
• Appears innocent.
  
• Has Defense.
  
• The target's investigation results are permanently changed to Arsonist results.
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Bodyguard, Godfather, or Arsonist.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Bodyguard, Godfather, Arsonist, or Crusader.

Juggernaut (*)
see unique evils

Serial Killer
Ability: Murder a target each night.

• A roleblocked Serial Killer, kills the person roleblocking the Serial Killer and their target.
  
• Has the ability "cautious" to prevent them from attacking roleblockers
  
• Appears suspicious.
  
• Has Defense.
  
• Investigation results:
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Doctor, Disguiser, or Serial Killer.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Doctor, Disguiser, Serial Killer, or Potion Master.

Werewolf
see unique evils

Amnesiac

• Remember who you were by selecting a graveyard role.
  
• Unique good roles can now be chosen.
  
• "Cleaned" or "Stoned" targets cannot be chosen.
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Survivor, Vampire Hunter, or Amnesiac.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Survivor, Vampire Hunter, Amnesiac, Medusa, or Psychic.

Guardian Angel (*)

• Keep your target alive at all costs.
  
• Twice a game you may Heal and Purge your target (even from the graveyard)
  
• Turns into a Survivor with no vests when target dies.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Spy, Blackmailer, Jailor, or Guardian Angel.

Survivor

• Has 4 vests to protect them from any attack.
  
• Wins with anybody
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Survivor, Vampire Hunter, or Amnesiac.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Survivor, Vampire Hunter, Amnesiac, Medusa, or Psychic.

Pirate (*)

• Unique
  
• Win 2 Duels
  
• If not protected, your target is killed if you win the duel
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Vigilante, Veteran, Mafioso, Pirate or Ambusher.

Plaguebearer (*)

• Unique
  
• People you visit or visit you are infected
  
• When every player is infected, you turn into Pestilence
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Investigator, Consigliere, Mayor, Tracker, or Plaguebearer.

Pestilence (*)

• Unique
  
• Rampage at a house, killing everybody who visits (like the Werewolf)
  
• Can only be killed by a fully powered Juggernaut
  
• Cannot be executed by the Jailor
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Investigator, Consigliere, Mayor, Tracker, or Plaguebearer.

Vampire

• Bite one player and turn them into a vampire
  
• Vampires can only bite every second night
  
• Evil roles bitten by vampires die
  
• 4 Vampires form a legion. Only 4 Vampires can exist at the same time
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Framer, Vampire, or Jester.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Framer, Vampire, Jester, or Hex Master.

Executioner

• Wins when their target is hanged
  
• turns into Jester if target is killed at night
  
• Has Defense
  
• If attacked by Mafia, the Mafia should avoid revealing the Executioner to the Town!
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Sheriff, Executioner, or Werewolf.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Sheriff, Executioner, Werewolf, or Poisoner.

Jester

• Goal: To be hanged
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Framer, Vampire, or Jester.
  Coven Expansion Results
  Your target could be a Framer, Vampire, Jester, or Hex Master.

Witch (Non-DLC Only)

• Ability to control one player to another one (or themselves)
  
• Has basic Defense
  
• Knows the role of every player they control
  
• Wins with all evil roles
  Classic Results
  Your target could be a Lookout, Forger, or Witch.

This is a collection of game knowledge you will need.

• Mayor - a bitten Mayor will only have 1 vote
  
• Vampire Hunter - if vampires visit the VH, they die

• If a Mafioso is roleblocked or jailed, the Godfather kills.
  Should the Godfather die to a Bodyguard, you know the Mafioso was roleblocked or jailed.

• Serial Killer - If an Escort roleblocks a Serial Killer, the Escort dies to Serial Killer.
  
• Serial Killer - If jailed and not executed, the Serial Killer kills the Jailor.
  
• Werewolf - If jailed and not executed, the Werewolf kills the Jailor on a full moon night.
  
• Werewolf is only suspicious on even nights, Arsonist is never suspicious.
  
• Arsonist - any target doused by the Arsonist will appear as Arsonist/Bodyguard/Godfather to an Investigator. The Consigliere sees them as Arsonist.

• The Coven gets the Necronomicon in night 3. This empowers one of its member's abilities. The Coven Leader gets it first.
  
• Coven Leader - can control targets into Medusa to guarantee a kill.
  
• Medusa - Will often ask for TP to bait people into her gaze.
  
• Hexmaster - The Hexmaster is one of the only roles who appears solely evil - Your target could be a Framer, Vampire, Jester, or Hex Master. However, the Hexmaster actively "hexes" people and changes their results to the aforementioned. You can claim any role you are confident in as Hexmaster as long as you do not visit night 1 and then claim "hexed".

The first confusing part of ToS is certainly the sheer amount of modes.

Classic
Includes a fixed set of roles, a good place to start

Ranked Practice
Includes randomly generated roles

Ranked
This mode is competitive and it uses the same layout Ranked Practice does. You need to have played at least 10 games of Ranked Practice and 50 games in total

Custom
This allows you to freely pick the roles you want to use. Best played with groups of friends as the host decide what roles are in the game (remember you can /repick to change the host)

Rapid
The timer is cut in half

All Any
Any roles (the game only allows a certain number of townies by the way, 10 is the maximum I have found thus far)

Rainbow
Roles in the colours of the rainbow

Dracula's Palace
You are fighting vampires and not the mafia! Includes a special role on the list (Vampire Hunter)

Town Traitor
The new mode. 3 mafia, 1 witch, and a TRAITOR. The Traitor is a random Townie who will be siding with the Mafia. They can read the mafia chat. The only role that cannot be Traitor is Retributionist.
Win condition: All Mafia members need to be hanged. If the Traitor should be the last evil person alive, the Town has 3 Days to find the Traitor.


Coven Classic
Includes a fixed set of roles, a good place to start. Instead of the mafia, you fight the Coven.

Ranked Practice
See above

Ranked
See above

Mafia Returns
Includes the new Mafia roles that can only be played via the DLC

Custom
See above

Coven All Any
See above

Town Traitor
Includes 4 Coven roles who fight against the Town with a Traitor.
This is a rotating Mode.
Win condition: All Coven members need to be hanged. If the Traitor should be the last evil person alive, the Town has 3 Days to find the Traitor.

Lover
Townies are randomly paired with "Lovers". Protect your Lover at all costs.
Win conditions:

• Only Townies with Lovers remain. Every bad role with a Town Lover wins as well.
  
• Only Lovers remain - Any Lover pair will win.

VIP
Protect the VIP at all costs. If the VIP dies, the Town loses.

If you have suggestions for this guide, please leave them in the comments.

04/06/2020 Added Sus/Susp = Suspicious
12/07/2020 Changed Hexmaster information to reflect astral powers
24/07/2020 Updated to reflect Retributionist changes
12/08/2020 Added role update for Juggernaut and related roles
17/08/2020 Added NK buffs
20/10/2020 Added mafia changes