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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.


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.  
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 [[lynched]] (as Towns don't prefer to lynch their [[Cop]]).


A variant of this is soft-claiming, where a player implies that they have a certain role without overtly claiming.
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 quoting their Role PM in a claim.  Paraphrasing it is okay, though.


See also [[mass roleclaim]].
On 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: [[Massclaim]], [[Nameclaim]], [[Softclaim]].


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Revision as of 17:10, 12 August 2011

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 lynched (as Towns don't prefer to lynch their Cop).

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 quoting their Role PM in a claim. Paraphrasing it is okay, though.

On 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: Massclaim, Nameclaim, Softclaim.