Tracker

From Epicmafia

Tracker
· 55 pts
Alignment
Village
Night Visiting Role
Yes
Abilities
Chooses one person to follow every night. Will know who that person visited that night

Abilities

• The Tracker picks one person every night and follows them. He will see everyone who his target visits. There are a few possible unusual reports the Tracker can receive, please see below.
• The Tracker will see his target visit multiple people.
  • The order the players appear on in the tracker report is arranged by the role order. For example, a Stalker who stalks Player A and kills Player B will appear on the tracker report to visit Player B and then Player B since kills occur before stalks.
• The Tracker will not see his target visit a player twice. For example, if the Janitor both votes and jans Player X, the Tracker will only see the Janitor visit Player X once.

Unusual Game Mechanics

These are some noteworthy interactions with the Tracker and various other roles that may not be expected. Besides for the roles mentioned in this list, the Tracker works as expected. No unusual reports (such as self visits, for example) other than the following have been found.

• If a mafia member votes to kill someone other than the kill target, the Tracker will see him visit the player he voted (The Watcher, on the other hand, will not see the mafia member visiting his target). However, the Tracker will not catch members of other group meetings (such as Mason or Cult meetings) who vote for someone other than the majority target.
• Yakuza: If a Tracker tracks a Yakuza the night he uses his special power, he will receive a report showing (ALWAYS in this order):
  • The kill target (unless the Yakuza did not kill)
  • The Yakuza target
  • The Yakuza visiting himself (presumably to kill himself, though he will self-visit even if he was saved)
• Vigilante: The Tracker will see who the Vigilante visited even if his shot was cancelled out (via the Mafia targeting the Vigilante).
• Hooker/Drunk: While the Hooker does stop a PR from receiving reports and doing its job (ie. saving as a Doctor), it does not stop a visit from occurring. Therefore, a hooked PR will still appear to visit his target. For example, if a Cop investigates Player A yet is hooked, the Tracker report will still see the Cop visiting Player A.
• Mason: If a mismason occurs and the Tracker tracks the mason target (who is mafia), the Tracker's report will see the targeted mafia visiting the Mason. For example, if the Mason chooses to mason Player A, the mafia, the Tracker will see Player A visit the Mason in addition to any other night visits Player A is normally engaged in.

System Messages

If a Tracker chooses to track player1 at night, a report will be shown to him on the next day

You followed (player1) throughout the night. (player1) visited (playerA), (playerB).

or

You followed (player1) throughout the night. (player1) visited no one.

Strategies and Tactics

• Trackers are very important investigative roles and play similar to the Cop. When possible, the Tracker should claim out loud so he could be cleared and lead the village. In games with protective roles (such as Bodyguard, Doctor and Watcher), the Tracker should claim so he could be protected from mafia kills. Be wary of claiming out loud in setups with a Driver or a Hooker because these roles can kill the Tracker even if he is protected.
• In setups where all mafia members must vote for a kill to go through (2 or fewer mafia), a no visit on a player clears him of being mafia. In setups with whispers, you should contact this player and inform him that he is cleared so he could help you like by him claiming Tracker out loud for you to sacrifice himself for you,
• It is best to keep all information secret. Only tell role and report information to people who need to know (other power roles) so the mafia are always a few steps behind.
• When cleared in a setup with whispers, be sure to ask for everyone to whisper their claim to you. This way, you can keep power roles secret while still looking for counterclaims, managing night visits. etc., increasing your chances of winning. Use whispers to your advantage by keeping the mafia in the dark!
• If you found a town-sided power role with one of your reports, do not out what role you caught or who it was. Just mention to the town that you tracked a power role.
• Reaction testing is a very beneficial technique to use as Tracker. Before you out your real report, fake a guilty report on a player you are suspicious of. Notice how he reacts, how fast the votes go up and how others react to your guilty report to gain more information to use in scumhunting. Just make sure to unvote before he is lynched!
• It is sometimes useful when being hooked or driven to state that you received a result on yourself to hide that you are the tracker. As in, claim to the village that the Tracker whispered you that you were clear. This may confuse the mafia as to who the real Tracker is, freeing you from being hooked in the future while still enabling you to collect claims and lead the village.

Bugs

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