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The Watcher has very few variants; however, there are many related Roles: | The Watcher has very few variants; however, there are many related Roles: | ||
*The [[Tracker]] | *The [[Tracker]] learns who a player targeted, but not what action that player performed. | ||
*The [[Voyeur]] | *The [[Follower]] learns what action a player performed, but not who that player targeted. | ||
*The [[Watcher]] learns who targeted a player, but not what actions were performed on them. | |||
*The [[Voyeur]] learns what actions were performed on a player, but not who targeted them. | |||
Previously, the [[Watcher]] meant someone who could tell if someone performed an action at Night; this role is now referred to as [[Reporter]] and is | Previously, the [[Watcher]] meant someone who could tell if someone performed an action at Night; this role is now referred to as [[Reporter]] and is actually a variant of [[Tracker]]/[[Follower]]. There is discussion about this [http://67.222.17.61/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8049 here] <!-- (changed to point to archive until plainlinks work again) {{plainlink|topic|8049|discussion}}--> | ||
==Use and Balance== | ==Use and Balance== | ||
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The Watcher is an informative role that can target a player at Night and learn who, if anybody, targeted that player the same Night (but not what actions were performed on that player).
Variations
The Watcher has very few variants; however, there are many related Roles:
- The Tracker learns who a player targeted, but not what action that player performed.
- The Follower learns what action a player performed, but not who that player targeted.
- The Watcher learns who targeted a player, but not what actions were performed on them.
- The Voyeur learns what actions were performed on a player, but not who targeted them.
Previously, the Watcher meant someone who could tell if someone performed an action at Night; this role is now referred to as Reporter and is actually a variant of Tracker/Follower. There is discussion about this here
Use and Balance
Despite being an informative role, the Watcher functions mainly as a protective one. If the Watcher watches someone who is killed the same Night, then they should see the person who performed the kill in their report. Similarly, if the Watcher's target claims to have been roleblocked the next Day, then the Watcher can expect to find a Roleblocker in their report.
As a protective role, a Watcher is worse than a Doctor; however, a Watcher is capable of catching a Mafia Roleblocker who is visiting their target.
Mafia Watchers do exist; they can be used to find protective roles (by targetting likely Doctor targets), or to give foreknowledge of possible investigations (by watching a Mafia partner). In a setup with multiple killers, a Mafia Watcher may be able to identify opposing killers.
Play Advice
Much of the same advice for Doctors applies to Watchers; try to target the person who is likely to be killed. However, Watchers can benefit from also targetting someone and seeing who visits them. Like a Tracker's reports, a Watcher's reports can become more valuable after their is more information about what roles the people named in the report are.