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A setup centered a one time investigative role

## Description

A semi-nightless setup centered around a one time investigative role. Because of the low town to mafia ratio the information the photographer can provide is incredibly important to winning the game as town. However if the photographer's identity is discovered mafia can kill them at night and make town lose a miscondemn.

Deadlock prevention is set to punish randomly so town cannot reliably force mafia to visit a Bomb at night.

## Play

### Day 1

Photographer is expected to photograph their biggest scum read on day 1 and town is supposed to no condemn since miscondeming a town can potentially lose the game on the spot. Town must work together to find a mafia for the Photographer to take a picture of while hiding their identity. Mafia must try to be appear towny to avoid having their picture taken while also PR hunting for the photographer. Bussing is a bit risky in this setup since your partner getting their picture taken will make it harder to find the Photographer however it can still be powerful in the right situation.

### Night 2

Mafia must decide if they want to attempt to kill the photographer based on multiple factors such as; who's picture was taken, how much the Busboy is being scumread, and of course how confident they are in their PR reads.

### Day 2+

At this point the Photographer, if they survived, should have received the outcome of the photo and can choose to share it with town if they think the information is worth revealing their identity to mafia (usually this is only done if the picture reveals a mafia). If no one reveals as Photographer the town should assume the person who was photographed revealed as Bomb and continue from there. The game can proceed in multiple directions based on the outcome of the photo or if mafia chooses to fake claim Photographer.

### Town Roles

#### Photographer

> Once per game, may choose a player to take a photo of during the day
> Will learn the photographed player’s role the next day
> The use of photograph and chosen player’s name will be announced to all players
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The investigative role of the setup. Since you are the only town role that mafia can safely kill at night it is incredibly important that you hide your true role until you have information that can help town. It's best to take a picture Day 1 so you can get the result as soon as possible and you should always target your biggest scum read since photographing a Bomb will reveal that person's role to mafia. Try to hide the fact that you scumread the person who you take a picture of since that's another piece of information mafia can use to find you. Once you have obtained your photograph on day 2 you can choose to share it if you think the information is worth revealing your identity. Usually it's only worth it if the photograph reveals a mafia or you think that a mafia is claiming your role. In the event that someone does claim your role keep in mind that the player could be town trying to protect you so consider your read on them before counterclaiming.

Unlike most setups it is not necessarily correct to claim your role if there are a lot of votes on you because mafia discovering your identity is just as bad as a miscondemn. Also even if you get condemned mafia might think Photographer is still alive and attack a Bomb in an attempt to find you. However this can backfire if the Crook figures out who you are since they can simply overturn the vote onto a Bomb and kill you at night anyway. In general knowing when to claim or not requires a strong understanding of the game state.

Advanced: One possible strategy is to prepare a message to send right after you take a picture to make it seem like your were typing and couldn't possibly be the Photographer. If you are playing over voice you can try taking the picture while you are talking to mislead mafia in a similar manner. Note that after pressing the “Photograph” button another confirmation will pop up asking “Are you sure?” before the picture gets taken.

When claiming that the person you took a picture of is mafia you can purposely say they're the incorrect mafia role to trick scum into thinking you are a Bomb who is fake claiming.

#### Bomb

> If targeted by a killing role (e.g. shot, night kill, etc.), a bomb will explode and kill both the Bomb and the player that targeted them
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The vanilla town of this setup which prevents mafia from safely killing at night. Keep in mind that if you get your picture taken that will reveal your role to mafia since photographer cannot take a picture of themselves. This means that it's especially important to project town and scumhunt in this setup to maximize the chance of Photographer taking a picture of mafia. In general you should never reveal your role early on as that will only make it easier for mafia to narrow down who the photographer is.

Advanced: If you're being townread and you think you have a good read on the person who's picture was taken you can fake claim Photographer on day 2 to trick mafia into trying to kill you. Be warned though if your read is wrong or the real Photographer simply doesn't believe you you can end up doing more harm than good.

### Mafia Roles

#### Busboy

> Each night, the Busboy will visit and kill the Mafia’s target alone
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If you and your teammate accidentally target a Bomb you will always be the one who dies and your partner will survive. In a sense you could be considered “expendable “ since you might die at night however it is still best that you appear towny to avoid having your picture taken. If you can successfully trick Photographer into taking a picture of a town that player will be confirmed Bomb to you which will narrow down who the real Photographer is. In the event that you do have your picture taken it is probably best to attempt a night kill since there's not much downside to missing. However keep in mind that by not killing you can mislead any Bombs who attempt to fake claim Photographer into thinking you are Crook. If your Crook has their picture taken it is best not to attempt to kill unless you have a really strong read on who the Photographer is or you are being heavily scumread. You also have the option of counterclaiming Photographer as long as your Crook is still alive and you weren't the target of the real Photographer.

#### Crook

> Once per game, may overturn the condemning vote and choose a new target to condemn instead
> Cannot overturn when the majority is No One or the condemned is a Mafia member
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The sole purpose of Crook in this setup is to give either mafia the ability to fake claim Photographer and win the game if they successfully miscondemn the real Photographer. Simply overturn the vote onto a Bomb and kill the Photographer at night if you win the CC war. Don't be afraid to fake claim Photographer even if you openly townread the person who's photo was taken as you can just say you lied about your reads to mislead the mafia. You can also use your power if you think the player being condemned is the real Photographer who is choosing not to claim their role.

If you get your picture taken it'll probably become too risky to attempt a kill that night so try your best to avoid that if possible.