How Town of Salem scrolls work
Scrolls increase your chance of receiving a selected role in supported modes. They do not guarantee the role, create an illegal role slot or change an assigned ability after the match begins. Check the equipped scrolls before entering a lobby and read that mode’s restrictions; a scroll is not evidence that another player must have received a particular role.
Use scrolls to practice a role whose decisions you want to learn. If you choose Investigator, prepare the right result table and a will format first. If you choose a killing role, review attack, defense and the setup’s likely protection. Increasing the chance of a role is useful only when you are ready to play its actual objective.
Skins, pets, houses and execution animations
Character skins change a player’s appearance in the town. Pets, houses and execution animations change other visual elements of a match. They do not reveal the owner’s hidden role, alignment or skill, and a character that looks like a Sheriff is not a confirmed Sheriff.
Inspect the item and its ownership requirements in the customization screen before selecting it. A cosmetic purchase and access to the Coven expansion are different entitlements. Choose a readable name and appearance, but base your deduction on claims, results and votes rather than another player’s cosmetics.
Interface themes and chat readability
The original game’s 3.3.11 interface update added eight free themes and more chat controls for the Steam and web clients. Set a font size you can read quickly, then expand chat when comparing several claims. Phase separators help distinguish a Day 2 statement from a Night 2 result.
Keep the player list visible while selecting targets. A nickname and a player number can be easier to confuse during fast discussion, especially after a rename in a new match. Record both when a will depends on distinguishing similar names, and verify the selected player before the night timer ends.
Save useful last-will templates
Saved last-will templates are available through customization in the updated client. Build one compact template for each role you play regularly, leaving space for the night number, selected target and exact result. A template should reduce typing without inventing events that have not occurred.
For example, an Investigator template needs room for the full result group. A protective role needs its target and any feedback. A Jailor needs the jailed player’s claim and the reason for an execution decision. Replace placeholders during the match; an empty template copied into chat does not support your claim.
See role-specific will templates and the will-writing guide for worked formats.
Town Points, Merit Points and achievements
Town Points and Merit Points are account currencies used in the game’s shop. An item’s listing determines which currency it accepts. Balances, bundles and item prices belong to the current client; a balance of one currency should not be treated as an equivalent amount of the other.
Achievements record specific accomplishments. Some require winning with a role; others require a particular interaction. Read the requirement before pursuing it, but keep playing toward your assigned win condition. An achievement attempt does not justify sacrificing your faction or asking opponents to cooperate outside normal play.
Finding an item on the correct account
If an owned item is missing, first check which Town of Salem game and account you opened. The original game and Town of Salem 2 have separate mechanics and products. Confirm that a purchase finished and that the item is equipped, rather than buying a second copy to test whether it appears.
For an unresolved purchase problem, keep the receipt, transaction identifier, platform and account name ready for the game’s support process. Never paste those details into public match chat. Account customization affects presentation; it does not replace the role card, the configured role list or the rules of the match.
