The most basic concept of third parties is found on three fronts.
1. The third party opposes all other players (
Serial Killer
)2. The third party does not oppose any living players (
Survivor
)3. The third party hinders other players but is not completely opposed to them. (Non Game Ending
Jester
)Most if not all third party roles fall into these categories. Those that don't are often just faction aligned players with additional restrictions (namely also needing to survive)
The criterion I try to use when I look at third party roles in general being good/bad is:
1. Is the role make someone change their playstyle from a vanilla townie?
2. Is the role interesting/fair to play against? This includes its ability to decide the game in a kingmaker vote.
3. If the third party were to claim that said third party, would town be able to let it win for no cost? (Assuming Town is able)
4. Is it enjoyable to play?
Spoiler: My Analysis of The above Roles
Anyone else's thoughts on third party roles in general or how they should be incorporated would be nice. What are your favorite third party roles to play/ or just in concept?