Roles
Below is an (in progress) list of roles that have been used in Werewolf games up until now, along with a typical description of what that role entails. Note that in some games, these roles have different purposes to the listed description.
Images below have been generated by Damien using Makko AI.
Progress: Up to game 33 of approx 140 (23.6%)
Village Roles
Bodyguard
May choose one player per turn in their role conversation to protect from slaughter kills. They may not choose to protect the same player consecutively and cannot protect themself. Successful blocks are not announced in the game thread.
First used: Newbieville (2011) called Herbalist
Hunter
May kill any player by naming them in their role conversation. This kill happens instantly and is typically limited to just once per game.
First used: The Villagers Revenge? (2011) but the kill was a retaliation shot a la Retribution Wolf
Insane Seer
Has the same ability as the Seer, except there will be a 1/3 chance each turn that the response they get will be incorrect. They will not be told of their insanity though, when they receive their role PM it will tell them they are the Seer.
First used: Virtual Insanity (2011)
Lovers
The pair share a forum and cannot live without each other. If one dies, the other also perishes.
First used: Virtual Insanity (2011)
Martyr
May choose to sacrifice their own life to resurrect a dead player. The sacrifice must take place within one hour of the player's death to take effect.
NRV
Stands for Non-Roled Villager, meaning they don't have any powers. The majority of players starting a game will be NRV and typically, Wolves will try to hide among these unless they feel particularly brave and claim a role.
First used: The Beginning (2011)
Priest
Receives the roles of the dead in their forum. May choose a player to train as an Apprentice, who will join them in their forum.
First used: The Beginning (2011)
Seer
May ask the moderator whether player X is a Wolf in their role conversation once per turn. They will be told Yes/No in all cases except for if there is an evil role present which can avoid positive Seer checks, in which case they will be told No.
First used: The Beginning (2011)
Vigilante
They are a law unto themselves. Kills in conjunction with the lynch and can choose to kill every even turn. If they hit a powered village role, they commit suicide.
First used: The White Walkers of Redcaff (2011) but called Night's Watch and didn't have suicide.
Village Idiot
Appears as Wolf to the Seer. They will be told in their role conversation that they are a NRV.
Witness
Can follow any player for a turn. If witness to a slaughter or attempted slaughter, will be given the name of the player committing it.
First used: The Beginning (2011)
Evil Roles
Alpha Wolf
When asked about by the Seer, is told that they are not a Wolf.
First used: The Villagers Revenge? (2011)
Learner Wolf
Learns the role of any PV they kill.
Pack Wolf
Has no extra powers.
First used: The Beginning (2011)
Retribution Wolf
May name a player in their forum who will die alongside the Retribution Wolf.
Serial Killer
Wins alone. Kills every other turn but if the evil team dies and they are still alive, kills every night.
First used: Triple Jeopardy (2011)
Traitor
Count as an Evil player in the event of an Evil victory. A victory for the Good team may still occur if the Traitor is alive; the Good team need only kill the wolves to win. The Traitor will not be aware though of the wolves' identities, nor they of his. They may be lynched or slaughtered just like any other villager.
First used: AlphaBites! (2011)
Defunct Roles
List of roles that were used in Werewolf but removed for particular reasons.
Actor Wolf
Can at any time choose a role listed in the rules. When they die, the Priest will get that chosen role as the player’s role.
First used: Unknown (2012)
Copper’s Nark
This snide keeps his ear to the ground and it’s surprising what he hears. Ambiguous I know. If alive after turn 4 he may share the revelations he will receive throughout the game.
First used: Come Die With Me (2012)
Costume Entertainer
When targeted for lynch or kill, they can put their costume on someone else who then becomes the target.
First used: Step Right Up (2011)
Cupid
At the start of the game picks two players to become Lovers.
First used: The White Walkers of Redcaff (2011) called Matchmaker
Cursed Villager
Starts off with Village alignment and is told they are NRV, however upon being attacked by a Wolf turns into one rather than dying. Is then given Wolf alignment and only wins if the evil team wins.
First used: Mayhem (2011)
Die With A Vengeance
When they die, they are given the opportunity to shoot someone dead by the moderator. Only once the death is revealed the mod asks them who they want to kill. Hidden role (only moderator knows who they are, not even the player themself does).
First used: Unknown (2012)
Disguiser Wolf
Can for one turn pass for a Villager if checked by the Seer during that turn.
First used: Unknown (2012)
Elder
Has to be attacked by evils twice on two separate nights in order to die. If chosen to be lynched by the rest of the village, they die immediately.
First used: Newbieville (2011)
Engineer
A villager entrusted with the responsibility of looking after the water supply. The evils have one chance in the game to sabotage it. If they do it while the Engineer is still alive, he will just fix it. If he is dead when it is sabotaged, there will be nobody capable of fixing it, and a random villager will die of thirst 2 turns later.
First used: The Island (2011)
Enigma
Their destiny is in their hands. If they survive until Turn 4 can become any role he wants to that exists in the current game.
First used: Baltimore’s Future (2012) called Michael Lee
False Royal Blooded Wolf
Passes off as a Royal Blooded player if targeted by regular Royal Blooded Villager looking for fellow players.
First used: Unknown (2012)
Fugitive
This role is given at random to any player, even if they already have a role. At any point the Fugitive has the ability to run away and avoid Lynch or Slaughter, however they may only do this once per game. If they run away they will still be able to post, but not vote, and they shall be immune from Lynch or Slaughter for two turns.
First used: Pure (2012)
Ghost
This role may supplement another, and any player except a Seer may be a Ghost. A Ghost has the ability to post in the game thread for one full turn after their death (ending on the next corresponding deadline approximately 24hrs later), but they will not be able to vote or use any abilities that they may have had whilst they were alive. If a Wolf is a ghost then they may also remain in communication with their fellow wolves for one full turn after their death.
First used: AlphaBites! (2011)
Governor
Has the ability once per game, to message the moderator during a day phase and request that the voting be overruled, giving a target player of their own instead who will be lynched upon the deadline, at which time the moderator will announce that the Governor, whose identity will remain a secret, has used their ability. Vote results will still be posted.
First used: AlphaBites! (2011)
Light Keeper
Responsible for vote tallies during a lynch. If killed at any point the subsequent lynch will be anonymous. New person will be randomly elected as Light Keeper after that and this carries on until 12 people are in the game. Hidden role (only moderator knows who they are, not even the player themself does).
First used: Unknown (2012)
Lost Wolf
Doesn’t know the identity of the wolves. To become part of the pack, they must tell a wolf they are also a wolf. They do that by messaging the moderator once per day with the identity of the player they think is a wolf. If the player is a wolf, they are told they are getting ‘Good Vibrations’. If they choose that player again and that player survives the further 24 hours, they become part of the pack. 10% chance a villager gives off Good Vibrations and if they are picked again, the villager will be told who the Lost Wolf is. Can be killed by the wolves and comes up as a Wolf to the Seer.
First used: No Divine Comedy (2012)
Lyncher
They are given one or more players at random and should all those on the list be lynched, they will score a 'Lynchers Victory' and get 10 points for the League Table. This role was made defunct as it goes against the spirit of the game.
First used: Virtual Insanity (2011)
Magistrate
Chooses a player that is immune to a lynch attempt. If they are lynched, the person with the second highest vote dies instead. The player chosen by the Magistrate has their vote voided and does not count in the lynch.
First used: Unknown (2012)
Mayor
Each turn they have two votes to lynch someone which can both be used on the same person, or split on different players. This role is elected by the village so be careful about who you pick as they could be evil. This role was later changed to be a starting role but the Mayor only had the ability to pardon one person from being lynched.
First used: Newbieville (2011)
Medium
Picks someone who has already died and can ask them up to two questions (role used back before there was a dead forum where all roles were revealed).
First used: Newbieville (2011)
Miller
If checked by a Seer at any point is revealed to be a Wolf. Only a NRV in reality. Hidden role (only moderator knows who they are, not even the player themself does)
First used: Unknown (2012)
Neighbourhood Watch
Group of villagers who communicate with each other via private message. Made defunct as safelisted too many people.
First used: Mayhem (2011)
Photographer
If killed by wolves, the flash blinds them so they are unable to kill on their next turn.
First used: Step Right Up (2011)
Protector
During the whole game can choose to protect one person. When they make their choice, that person will be protected from death for two turns.
First used: The Walking Dead (2011)
Reformer
Has the ability to reform a Wolf, the wolf will become a mindless 'silent' villager, they will be unable to post but will count as having another villager alive. The reformer can keep reforming until they wrongly reform a villager, the reformed villager will no longer be able to post but will still be alive.
First used: A Clockwork Orange (2011)
Reviver
Has three chances to revive throughout the game. Cannot self-revive and in terms of roles can only revive NRVs or evils. 12 hour window after kill to revive, can attempt one person per turn and cannot revive the same person twice.
First used: Triple Jeopardy (2011)
Royal Blooded
Immune to slaughter attempts once per game. After the attempt they are told they were the slaughter target. After that, they are given an opportunity to find fellow Royal Blooded Villagers. If they identify a fellow Royal Blooded player, they join a forum together and once a Royal Blooded player has been identified, they lose their slaughter immunity. Hidden role (only moderator knows who they are, not even the player themself does). Can be 2-4 Royal Bloods.
First used: Unknown (2012)
Scientist
Has the ability to cure the Cursed Villager before they turn into a Wolf. Can ask one question per day to try and find them.
First used: The Walking Dead (2011)
Seer Wolf
33% chance of receiving the correct information about a player’s role. In later games changed to be one Seer check for the whole game and reveals their full role.
First used: The Supernatural (2012)
Silencer Wolf
Can for one lynch vote, choose to silence a player’s vote meaning it won’t be counted and will be void.
First used: Unknown (2012)
Snitch
When they die will reveal the role of either a wolf or PV depending on what side they are on (supplementary role).
First used: Baltimore’s Future (2012)
Thief Wolf
Every two turns, they will be able to try and steal the Hunter’s weapon, if he guesses correctly who the Hunter is (via pm to the mod) he will then be able to kill someone upon death.
First used: The Island (2011)
Whore
Chooses one person to sleep with every night. That person won't able to perform their role for the night/turn. They can only target the person once every two turns.
First used: Triple Jeopardy (2011)
Witness Dodger Wolf
Can dodge the Witness once if the Witness is following the same person the evil intends to kill.
First used: Unknown (2012)