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Jester
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A Jester is a role that wins when they are eliminated, or voted out. If they survive to endgame or are killed in any other way, they lose. Even though technically they might be eliminated in the implicit process of scum endgaming a Town, they invariably just lose when the game gets to that point to avoid that kind of rules lawyering. Similarly, if the Jester is the only role in the game stopping the Town from winning, the Town simply wins and the Jester loses.
The original variant of Jester ended the game when it won (leading to things like BBB's Gambit). However, this almost always ended in short games where the Jester won. Thus, once the Jester is eliminated the game usually continues. Jesters who are eliminated are considered joint winners alongside whichever main faction wins the game.
Jester is held in profound distaste partly because it is easy to win with (any village idiot can get eliminated Day 1) and partly because even in the best case it punishes Town for eliminating someone who is not of their alignment.
Jesters have been seen with a few hindering modifiers attached to them, such as Even-Day (the Jester only wins if it is eliminated on an even-numbered Day) or a post restriction. In other games, players are told that there is a Jester in the game. This does not usually change that the Jester eventually wins.
Based on all of the above, Jester is generally considered a bastard role.
Standard version
A Jester wins the game when eliminated. In most cases, this does not end the game.
Variations
The opposite of a Jester is an Unjester.
Use & Balance
Jester balances like a guaranteed miselimination. To balance this, sometimes when Jesters die the moderator enacts some pro-Town act to counterbalance this; for instance, the player who hammers a Jester wins a One-Shot Vig kill.
Most people will probably still tell you to simply not use Jesters though.
Play Advice
One common way to play Jester is to wait for D2 and claim Cop with a guilty check on a towny player. This will either lead to you being exposed as fake after the flip and eliminated the next day or the real Cop counterclaiming, resulting in your elimination that day. This strategy has become so common in some communities however that it may be anticipated.
Sample Role PMs
The standardized Role PM for "Jester" describes the faction as follows:
- As a win condition:
You win if you are eliminated by the Day vote at any time.
Example (vanilla)
Welcome to game! You are a Jester.
You have no active abilities.
You win if you are eliminated by the Day vote at any time.
Confirm by replying to this PM with a summary of your role.
Example (power role)
Welcome to game! You are a Jester.
You have no active abilities.
You win if you are eliminated by the Day vote at any time.
Confirm by replying to this PM with a summary of your role.