Self-Confirming Roles

A Self-confirming role is a role that can confirm itself as town, either through its actions or the threat of them. These roles are also known as unccables, as they cannot be counterclaimed (cc'd). Different roles are unccable under different circumstances, so this page serves to document them. Updated as of March 23rd, 2021.

### Automatic

Dog and President are confirmed simply through existing.

### System Message

Several roles can self-confirm using messages that the game provides specifically for them. These are:

Crier, Defense Attorney, Emcee, Hypnotist, Idol Hunter, King, Photographer, Pollster, Prosecutor, Snoop

Hypnotist and Emcee are the only one of these to not always be unccable. Hypno can be counterclaimed if the mafia counterclaim occurs simultaneously. Doing so requires 2 mafia to work together, so it is unlikely to be viable. Emcee is ccable if the last town visiting role dies, as town visitors are required to verify Emcee claims.

### Post-Vote

Some roles can confirm themselves by causing the timing of the Post-Vote phase to alter. These are:

Governor, Hangman, Jailer, Party Host, Prosecutor, Suspect Governor, Wiretapper

Roles that have actions on their own condemnation can also be confirmed to be that type of role (often confirming them) by their own manipulating of the post-vote timer. This includes Hunter, most notably, as they keep their power when Governor overturns, but it is still important for roles like Martyr, Witness, and Saint, as they will be confirmed where otherwise they'd be dead.

If Sweeper or Crook are in the setup, then it is harder to use this confirmation method.

### Killing

Some roles can kill the player who attempts to counterclaim them. These are:

Governor, Hunter, Jack, Jailer, Paranoiac, Phantom (somewhat), Prosecutor, Rifleman, Sergeant, Sheriff, Suspect Governor, Suspect Mind, Vigilante

Paranoiac becomes ccable if it does not have a gun and the last town visitor has died. Sergeant and Jack become ccable if the mafia can trick them into wasting their shot on a protected mafia member. Hunter is unccable despite having to die for their claim, as a Hunter's death in final 3 will not end the game and will give them their shot for free.

### Item-Giving

Some roles can confirm themselves through the items they give to another player. The player will claim to have those items, confirming the role. These are:

Armorer, Arms Dealer, Blade Master, Electrician, Fortune Teller, Fruit Vendor, Idol Hunter (though it doesn't need to), Weaver

Fortune Teller and Weaver only get one item to give out, so they must use it well to self-confirm.

### Other Mechanics

Announcer, while not claiming its role, will often self-confirm just through others visiting it and learning who it is.

Lamb can kill itself at any time to prove a counterclaim wrong.

Representative can prove itself via tie votes, where the Representative's +1 vote will turn the tide and condemn the mafia.

Loser, Mason, Templar all can confirm each other.

Alco, Drunk, and Nurse can confirm themselves by knowing when an investigative role was blocked. This requires Hooker to not exist.

### Privileged Info

In some setups, investigatives can prove themselves by having information that the mafia team simply wouldn't. This can be anything from the Tracker knowing who a town player visited, to the Cop finding the Suspect guilty. These are situational, as they require a certain mafia role to not exist.

Detective, Tracker, and Bishop are the most likely to be confirmed through this.

## Complications

### Numbers

Often, a role that was self-confirming by itself will become less so in a crowd. This is usually either because of a day-gated proving ability, or because of a killing ability. For example, only one Pollster can prove itself per day, and a group of Riflemen won't know which claim is false.

### Closed

Some roles become less self-confirming when the setup is not known. Often, a role can prove that it is of a certain type, but cannot prove which specific role it is. An example would be a Marksman claiming Rifleman. In closed, you can prove that you have a gun, but cannot prove that you are Rifleman specifically. This makes Rifleman not self-confirming. Sometimes, a role's self-confirmation is someone else's affirmation. In these cases, a duo of mafia can work together to claim the role. An example would be Templar.