Handler (Town Protective)

### Attributes

Your guard dog will scare off one direct Powerful Attack, learning the attacker's scent.
Your guard dog will recognize an attacker's scent if you visit the attacker, or if you scare them off again.
You will know if your target was attacked.

# **Handler**

Handler is a Town Protective role that can send a guard dog to protect someone at night. The hound will catch an attacker's scent if they scared off an attack. If you visit a player that you have the scent of, or you save someone from an attacker who you have the scent of, you will learn who they are.

## Mechanics

* When saving from an attack, you will get the notification: *"Your target was attacked last night, your dog got the attackers scent!*
* When recognizing a player's scent, you will get the notification: *"You recognized [player]'s scent!"*
* When protected by a Handler, you will get the notification: *"Someone tried to attack you, but a dog scared them off!"*
	+ Hypnotists have access to this message.
* Attackers are not notified of their scent being learned or recognized.
* You will protect against one direct attack; this will not save your target from indirect attacks such as Veteran, Ambusher, Crusader, Medsua or walking into Rampaging attacks, however.

## Investigative Results

 : Your target is innocent or great at hiding secrets!

 : Bodyguard, Godfather, Arsonist, Crusader, **Handler**

 : Your target keeps a guard dog. They must be a **Handler**!

## Strategy

* As a Town Protective role, it is your job to keep important roles alive, such as the Jailor, Mayor, Marshall, and many other roles that play a part in town's success.
	+ Just like a Doctor or Bodyguard, you are expected to pile onto any TP/LO claims. This is because unlike a Crusader or Trapper, your abilities are not hampered by other visitors to the player you visit.
		- This is especially important in Mafia Town Traitor, as there are no Crusader and Trappers, and a Lookout is confirmed. Generally, the Jailor will call for TP/LO, and your best shot at confirmation is to pile on them in hopes that the Lookout will see you.
* While it is recommended to keep the Jailor alive, you can use your protection on other players you think will be attacked if you are certain the important town roles have plenty of protection already, or in the case a Crusader is protecting the Jailor and you need to save other players.
* You have the unique ability to find an exact attacker—if you have picked up a killer's scent, and you are CERTAIN other TP roles are protecting valuable targets, you may use your ability as a mini-Investigative one, protecting players and seeing if your guard dog reveals them as the killer.

## Fake Claiming **Handler**

* Handler, like Doctor, is a relatively easy fake claim. This can lead to your role being doubted if you aren't actively trying to play around its strengths.
* As Handler is the only TP who has a real benefit built into their ability for moving from target to target in the form of scent, this can be a really good fake claim for Hypnotists, who can "protect" a Jailor or other target, and claim to be searching for the killer while they use their ability elsewhere.

## Trivia

* Handler was the eighth revealed role in the BetterToS Mod.
* Handler was created and suggested by Ice Giant (aka mygma).

## Update History

### ***Update v1.1:***

* Handler was introduced

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