Truth Bullet

## Description

During alibi phase: Check if the the bulleted player's alibi about the previous night/prenight is true.

Players who are not shot by the bullet instantly die and lose the game if they talk during the bullet selection or alibi.

## Notes

* There is a maximum of 1 Truth Bullet that can be used per trial.
* Truth Bullet can only be used at the end of alibi phase.
* Truth Bullet cannot target the one who uses it.
* The target can lie by omission as long as the half truth was fully true. For example, saying, "I talk/traded" when you talk/traded, used Cake, and eliminated would ring true because you did talk/trade. However, saying "I *only* talk/traded" would be a lie.
* Truth bullet may be used on people claiming to be AFK or sleeping without using/spending the Truth Bullet item. If the AFK alibi is true, the Truth Bullet user may target another player. If the AFK alibi is false or the player was the victim of Short Circuit, the Truth Bullet is used/spent as normal.

## Strategy

### **Hope**

A major aspect of Danganronpa Next is having the most solid alibi possible during a trial. Even if one is telling the truth, it can be difficult to prove it. If there is at least one Truth Bullet in the inventory of a living person during a trial, the opportunity to use it on another player comes after the alibi phase. After hearing all of the alibis provided, the holder of a Truth Bullet can decide if he/she wants to use it to confirm an alibi- either whichever is the most difficult to prove or that of the most suspicious player. As per the rules of the game, however, using Truth Bullet disallows the class from receiving the Monokuma File, so consider which is more important to the trial before shooting away.

### **Blackened**

It may not seem like proving somebody's innocence has any benefit to the blackened, but it may be more beneficial to think of what one can *take away* by using a Truth Bullet. A somewhat obvious avenue after reading the effects of Truth Bullet is to target somebody with an irrelevant alibi with Truth Bullet so that nobody else may use a Truth Bullet on somebody who may actually provide valuable information. A more clever blackened will know which players will actually have relevant information based on the nature of the kill and the alibis provided and thus will know who to target with the Truth Bullet to draw the least suspicion onto himself/herself without having any important information revealed during the trial. Another advantage for the blackened to use Truth Bullet is that the Monokuma File cannot be presented if a Truth Bullet is used, so- if the Monokuma File could turn out to be much more beneficial for those on the side of hope than the results of the Truth Bullet, it may be possible to get away with changing exactly what information the other players have in order to win the trial by using a Truth Bullet.

### **Game Masters**

After the alibi phase, the game master should ask the class if any of them would like to use a Truth Bullet. If anybody provides a Truth Bullet item, he/she may use it to target one other player to restate his/her alibi. This restatement has to be a positive claim that can be confirmed/denied. "I didn't kill the victim." and "I may have used an item and considered using my ability." are not valid alibis for the purpose of Truth Bullet. Even if the alibi is a half-truth such as "I used an item as my first action and my ability as my second action", it's still a valid alibi for the purpose of Truth Bullet so long as the game master is able to confirm or deny the truth of the entire statement. The game master does not *correct* the alibi if it is a lie; the game master simply states if the alibi provided is fully true or not.