Unique Roles are roles that are limited to 1 player per game. Usually, there will never be two in one game; the Godfather and Mafioso can be inherited, but even for those, only one of each can be alive at once. Currently, there are 18 Unique Roles.
Most Unique Roles have abilities which would cause gameplay issues if there was more than one player with the same role.
Other Unique Roles have powerful abilities and would upset game balance if there was more than one.
Lastly, some Unique Roles only make practical sense if they are unique.
Amnesiacs can remember any deceased Unique Role of their choosing. This includes unique Town roles.
Unique Roles primarily consist of support and killing roles.
- Four Town roles, two Town Support and Town Killing, all Mafia Killing, two Neutral Killing, three Neutral Chaos, and all Coven roles are unique.
- The Plaguebearer and Pestilence, despite functioning as the same faction, are both unique roles.
Seeing two unique roles in a game means that one of the following had happened:
- A Forger has forged that player's role. This can happen multiple times.
- A member of the Mafia has died after being promoted. This can happen multiple times.
- An Amnesiac has died after remembering that unique role. This can happen multiple times.
Lists of Unique Roles[]
Town of Salem[]
Town[]
Role Name | Role Alignment/Category | Role Description |
---|---|---|
Jailor | Town Killing |
Choose one person to jail each Night. |
Mayor | Town Support | Gain 3 votes when you reveal yourself as Mayor. |
Retributionist | Town Support | Resurrect a dead Townie to use their ability on your target. |
Veteran | Town Killing | Decide if you will go on alert and kill anyone who visits you. |
Mafia[]
Role Name | Role Alignment/Category | Role Description |
---|---|---|
Godfather | Mafia Killing | Kill someone each Night. |
Mafioso | Mafia Killing | Carry out the Godfather's orders. |
Ambusher | Mafia Killing |
Choose to lie in wait outside your target's house. |
Neutral[]
Role Name | Role Alignment/Category | Role Description | Coven Exclusive? |
---|---|---|---|
Juggernaut | Neutral Killing | Gets stronger with each kill. | |
Plaguebearer | Neutral Chaos | Infect someone with the Plague each Night. | |
Pestilence | Neutral Chaos | Rampage at someone's house each Night. | |
Pirate | Neutral Chaos | Choose one person to duel each Night. | |
Werewolf | Neutral Killing | Go on a rampage at somebody's house every Full Moon. |
Coven[]
All roles in this section are Coven Expansion exclusive. |
Role Name | Role Alignment/Category | Role Description |
---|---|---|
Coven Leader | Coven Evil | Control someone to use their ability on another player. |
Necromancer | Coven Evil | Reanimate a dead player to use their ability on your target. |
Medusa | Coven Evil | Decide if you want to Stone Gaze at night and kill anyone that visits you. |
Poisoner | Coven Evil | Poison a player, killing them the next Night. |
Hex Master | Coven Evil | Hex a player at Night. |
Potion Master | Coven Evil | Choose to use a potion on a player each Night. |
Unique Roles are roles that are limited to 1 player per game. Usually, there will never be two in one game; the Town Power roles can be inherited, but even for those, only one of each can be alive at once.
Role uniqueness is usually determined based on the role's alignment: all Town Power, Coven, and Apocalypse roles are unique, while almost every other role is not, with the notable exception of Pirate, which is unique to prevent any paradoxical interactions with multiple Pirates.
Seeing two unique roles in a game means that one of the following had happened:
- A Enchanter has alterated that player's role. This can happen twice.
- An Amnesiac has died after remembering that unique role. This usually happens only once.
Lists of Unique Roles[]
Town of Salem 2[]
Town[]
Role Name | Role Alignment | Role Description |
---|---|---|
Jailor |
Town Power | During the Day, you may choose one person to Jail for the Night. |
Mayor |
Town Power | You may reveal yourself as the Mayor of the Town. |
Monarch |
Town Power | Choose a player to Knight at Night. |
Prosecutor |
Town Power | You may perform a Prosecution against a player during the Day. |
Coven[]
Role Name | Role Alignment | Role Description | Necronomicon Priority |
---|---|---|---|
Coven Leader |
Coven Power | 1 | |
Hex Master |
Coven Power | You may choose to Hex a player each Night. | 10 |
Witch |
Coven Power | Control someone each Night. | 5 |
Jinx |
Coven Killing | You may choose to lie in wait at your target's house and Jinx a random non-Coven visitor. | 15 |
Ritualist |
Coven Killing | You may perform a Blood Ritual on a player attempting to guess their role. | 14 |
Conjurer |
Coven Killing | You may choose to kill one player during the Day. | 2 |
Dreamweaver |
Coven Deception | You may invade the dreams of your target and attempt to drive them Insane. | 7 |
Enchanter |
Coven Deception | You may choose to enchant a player with evil each Night.
You may also place a fake last will on your target. |
8 |
Illusionist |
Coven Deception | You may cast an illusion on a Coven member to make them appear innocent. | 13 |
Medusa |
Coven Deception | You may choose to Stone Gaze a player each Night. | 3 |
Necromancer |
Coven Utility | You may reanimate a dead player and use their ability on another player. | 11 |
Poisoner |
Coven Utility | Have a beverage with your target at Night, roleblocking them.
You may also choose to Poison a beverage once per game. |
4 |
Potion Master |
Coven Utility | You may choose to use a potion on a player each Night. | 12 |
Voodoo Master |
Coven Utility | Choose one person each Night to make a Voodoo doll of. | 9 |
Wildling |
Coven Utility | You can track who your target visits at Night and see everyone that visits your target. | 6 |
Apocalypse[]
Role Name | Role Alignment | Role Description |
---|---|---|
Baker |
Neutral Apocalypse | Choose a player to give bread to each Night. |
Berserker |
Neutral Apocalypse | You may choose to Attack a player on Full Moon Nights. |
Plaguebearer |
Neutral Apocalypse | You may choose to infect a player with the Plague each Night. |
Soul Collector |
Neutral Apocalypse | Choose a player at Night and attempt to collect their soul. |
Role Name | Role Alignment | Role Description |
---|---|---|
Famine |
Neutral Apocalypse | Choose a player at Night to speed up their starvation. |
War |
Neutral Apocalypse | You may target two players to Attack at Night. |
Pestilence |
Neutral Apocalypse | You may choose to spread pestilence to one player each Night. |
Death |
Neutral Apocalypse | Deliver the Apocalypse to the Town. |
Pirate[]
Role Name | Role Alignment | Role Description |
---|---|---|
Pirate |
Neutral Evil | Choose a player to duel each Night. |
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