Proposed normal guidelines zoraster 2

DISCLAIMER: These are merely proposed guidelines. See Normal Game for the current rules. And see here for discussion

All Normal Games must follow the following rules:

• The setting of a normal game should be Mafia, Werewolf or face-to-face related. Even flavor text should not be based on any book, movie, song, time period, etc.
• In general, there should be at least one Mafia faction and no more than two.
• A Normal game does not have to include any other roles than Mafia and Townies
• In general, Normal games should include plain Townies. Don't overuse roles just to make your game more interesting (it probably won't make it more interesting anyway, just unbalanced.)
• Normal games may use slight deviations in mechanics such that it does not make it into a Theme game (e.g. Doctor may self protect, Nightless, Mafia may day talk, etc.). Most changes should be announced before the game begins.
• Normal games may include any of the following roles:
  • "Basic" Roles
    • Cop (confirmed sanity or unconfirmed (sane, insane, paranoid, naive))
    • Macho Cop
    • Doctor (sane)
    • Vigilante
    • Tracker
    • Watcher
    • Miller
    • Jail Keeper
    • Mason (confirmed alignment)
    • Bodyguard
    • Townie
    • Roleblocker
    • Godfather
    • Role Cop
    • Goon
    • Bulletproof
    • Traitor
    • Serial Killer
    • A backup for any of the above roles (e.g. Nurse, Deputy, etc.) It is not necessary for there to be an active role to have a backup.
  • "Advanced" Roles" (use sparingly and carefully, and have a good reason for using any of them)
    • Double Voter
    • Hider
    • Psychiatrist / Psychopath
    • Neighbor (unconfirmed alignment)
    • Best Friends
    • Cult Leader
    • Super Saint
    • Siblings
    • Survivor
    • Coward
    • Bus Driver
    • Redirector
    • Paranoid Gun Owner
    • Gunsmith
    • Super Backup (aka Universal Backup)
    • Jack of All Trades (including only powers available to basic roles)
• Other (new or otherwise) roles may be included. However, there should be no more than 1 of these in a Mini and no more than 2 of these in a Large, and they should be based around the usual game mechanics: Killing, Protecting, Investigating, Voting.
• Roles may be restricted further (e.g. "There will be no cult in this game")
• Common variations to roles are acceptable, including making typically town roles mafia (e.g. Mafia Tracker) and vice versa.