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To state what your role is, truthfully or not. Often a roleclaim is a last defense against being [[lynch]]ed. The [[Town]] doesn't want to lynch its [[Doctor]], or [[Cop]], so they may back off if that's what the person claims to be.
A '''roleclaim''' (or just "'''claim'''") is a statement of what your [[role]] is.


Of course this has given rise to strategies like [[Lepton's Gambit]], where a [[Mafia]] member claims to be something he isn't in order to avoid lynching, and possibly lynch someone else he believes to be one of the [[Roles#Power Roles|Power Roles]] instead.
Players may claim if they feel they have results they need to give to the Town, or if they are ordered to do so by the Town (i.e. in [[massclaim]]), or in order to save themselves from being [[eliminated]] (towns generally don't want to eliminate one of their power roles).


Note that when claiming, it is very important that you do not simply repeat your Role PM.  Almost all [[Mod]]s will [[Modkill]] a player who quotes his Role PM in whole or in part. So it is essential to paraphrase, describing the role in your own words.  
Note that due to the possibility of it becoming a [[breaking strategy]] that is outside the spirit of the game, most of the time players are '''disallowed''' from directly quoting their Role PM in a claim. Paraphrasing it is okay, though.


See also [[mass roleclaim]].
On some sites other than mafiascum.net, claiming in any context is not allowed. This is usually considered a sign of a weak setup that can be broken (by a mass [[nameclaim]], for instance).
 
==See also==
*[[Fakeclaim]]
*[[Massclaim]]
*[[Nameclaim]]
*[[Safeclaim]]
*[[Softclaim]]


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Latest revision as of 19:31, 2 July 2020

A roleclaim (or just "claim") is a statement of what your role is.

Players may claim if they feel they have results they need to give to the Town, or if they are ordered to do so by the Town (i.e. in massclaim), or in order to save themselves from being eliminated (towns generally don't want to eliminate one of their power roles).

Note that due to the possibility of it becoming a breaking strategy that is outside the spirit of the game, most of the time players are disallowed from directly quoting their Role PM in a claim. Paraphrasing it is okay, though.

On some sites other than mafiascum.net, claiming in any context is not allowed. This is usually considered a sign of a weak setup that can be broken (by a mass nameclaim, for instance).

See also

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