Exposure

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Setup where Ninja is immune to investigations, but can be killed and exposed by Shogun.

### Town Roles

Lazy Tracker, Nurse, Photographer, Rogue, Shogun, Surveyor, Villager ×6

### Non-Default Settings

Nightstart (No Kill Night 1), Punish Initiators

## Description

Ninja functions as the Godfather of the setup, immune to the Lazy Tracker's investigation. However, they can be exposed and killed by the Shogun. To combat this, Jekyll can protect the Ninja against the Shogun's attack. On the other hand, the mafia can not differentiate from Nurse saving their kill, hitting Shogun, and hitting Rogue.

## Optimal play

The following copypasta gives a basic overview of the function of each role within this setup:

Anyone who Lazy Tracker 🕵️ sees as VISITING 🚶 is mafia (except for Nurse)! 👩‍⚕️ Anyone who Photographer 📸 sees as VILLAGER 🧍 is confirmed town, because Impostor 🥸 cannot choose Villager. Jekyll should protect Ninja 🥷 so they don't die to Shogun. 🏯 Once Ninja dies, nonvisiting 🏠 checks are confirmed town! Surveyor 👁️ can learn if Impostor is dead, ☠️ and whether Rogue 🦹 has been converted or not. Strongman 💪 can pierce through the protection of Nurse or Shogun. Have fun!

### Town

#### Lazy Tracker

You function as the Cop of the setup. Anyone who visits is mafia, except for Nurse. If Ninja dies, anyone who *doesn't* visit is confirmed town as well.

Lazy Tracker can also be used to verify whoever the Photographer took a photo of as a sort of "double check" to ensure that they aren't Impostor. However, this is useless if they photo'd a Villager. Use your own discretion.

**TL;DR:** visitor = sided, nonvisitor = not sided

#### Nurse

You function as the protective role of the setup. Try to predict the nightkill each night. Alternatively, you could try and roleblock the Jekyll or Strongman. If a power role outs, protect them until either of you die. However, Lazy Tracker will be unable to investigate if you protect them, and Surveyor will be unable to use their power if they haven't already.

When Photographer takes their photo, you can save the player who had their photo taken to ensure that the mafia won't just kill them right away.

It is also completely acceptable to choose to visit no one if the Lazy Tracker hasn't outted yet. This way, you won't have to role reveal if checked as visiting. Don't feel pressured to visit if you don't want to.

#### Photographer

Take a photo of a player that you think is mafia to confirm them as scum, or a player who you think is a Villager to confirm them as town.

There is no "best day" to take your photo. Taking the photo early on in the game can allow the Lazy Tracker to verify the authenticity of the photo, but you can save it for later if you currently don't have good reads. It is up to your discretion when to take the photo.

Typically, as the Photographer, you should out the result of your photo right away if the person you took a photo of is mafia, and keep silent if they are town. This way, town will know that the photo'd player is town if the Photographer doesn't reveal.

Photographer has an interesting interaction with Impostor. Impostor cannot choose to appear as Villager. Thus, anyone photo'd as Villager is confirmed town. Anyone who is photo'd as a power role (or Rogue), thus, is not. Therefore, you must make a judgement call on the authenticity of your photo.

Photographer can also be used to verify Lazy Tracker checks as a sort of "double check" to ensure that they aren't Ninja.

#### Shogun

Try to be killed at night once the Jekyll has died to kill the Ninja. Else failing, if no one dies at night, pretend that you are a converted Rogue. Once MYLO hits, you can pretend to be Traitor to get the mafia to out, then double back and claim Shogun and vote them out.

#### Surveyor

Surveyor exists for two main reasons: to learn if Impostor is alive, and to learn if Rogue has been converted or not. Surveyor can be used to solve Impostor CC Wars to prevent a power role from unnecessarily being voted out after the Impostor is.

Best times to survey:

1. Following a cc war, wherein one of the pr claims was voted and died as their respective claim.
(**Explanation:** Impostor will likely attempt to cc a pr, and will die as that role. As such, Surveyor can learn if the Impostor or the actual pr was voted out.)
2. If a player claims a role that is shown to be dead.
(**Explanation:** it is entirely probable for both a pr or an Impostor to be voted off before they are able to claim. As such, a pr may out and say that a dead player faking their role was Impostor, or the mafia may say that an actual pr was Impostor to become able to claim that role.)
3. Following a player being condemned as Rogue.
(**Explanation:** Impostor will likely choose Rogue if they don't feel confident enough to cc a pr.)

Surveyor can also use their power following a night where no one dies to see if Rogue has converted, but this information is generally considered less useful than the three reasons listed above.

#### Villager/Rogue

Play like a normal villager, but know that you could be Rogue. If you do get converted to Traitor, self vote in MYLO to win with the mafia. Prepare to counter claim a fakeclaiming Shogun if necessary.

### Mafia

#### Impostor

Choose Rogue if you are not confident in your abilities to counter claim a power role. Choose Shogun to avoid them from becoming a nuisance later in the game. Choose Lazy Tracker to provide town with false information. Choose Nurse to get the protective out, and to die as a visiting role if checked by Lazy Tracker. Choose Surveyor to make the actual Surveyor's claim unbelievable.

Don't choose Photographer if they haven't used their power yet, as that outs you as Impostor to them if they choose to take a photo of you.

#### Jekyll

Jekyll play is simple: on night 1, protect no one (to be immune to LT), and protect the Ninja for the rest of the entire game. Try not to get voted, or the Ninja becomes vulnerable.

Alternatively, if Surveyor outs, and confesses that they have not used their power yet, you can riskily visit them to prevent them from being able to use their power. This leaves the Ninja vulnerable to dying to Shogun, however.

#### Ninja

You function as the Godfather of the setup, as you are immune to Lazy Tracker. Try not to die, or else nonvisiting checks can be confirmed as town.

#### Strongman

Strongman exists to allow the mafia to kill Shogun while Ninja is alive, or to blast through the Nurse's protection. There is not necessarily a right or wrong way to use the Strongman's power, but try to use it before you get condemned or else it will be wasted.

## Trivia

* Name is a pun on the fact that exposure is a photography term, relating to the Photographer, and the fact that the Ninja can be exposed by the Shogun. It can also be symbolic of how the Lazy Tracker can expose the mafia, or the Surveyor can expose the Impostor.
* Setup was partially inspired by ABC, namely the Announcer's ability to expose the Godfather.
* The setup originally had a normal Tracker rather than a Lazy Tracker, until it was realized that Ninja can be outted if Jekyll is checked. This was an unintended interaction.