The assigned target and the Jester fallback
- Your target is a Town member.
- If the target dies at night instead of being eliminated by vote, the Executioner becomes a Jester under classic rules.
- Your win condition is personal and can conflict with every faction’s preferred vote.
Find a hanging the lobby will support
Early game
Do not tunnel the target immediately. Build a normal public presence and wait for a plausible contradiction or vote movement that can support the accusation. An obviously forced Day 1 push often exposes the win condition.
Mid game
Use real information where possible. The most convincing Executioner cases mix a genuine inconsistency with a misleading interpretation rather than inventing impossible mechanics that Town can disprove.
Endgame
If the target survives deep into the game, your available windows shrink. Consider whether faction pressure can be redirected toward the target before parity makes Town unwilling to spend a trial on your agenda.
Build an accusation your cover could know
Pick a cover role that could reasonably produce the evidence you are using. An investigative fake claim can pressure the target, but the result wording and target sequence must survive cross-checks.
Separate evidence from a target obsession
Town should ask whether the accuser’s case exists independently of the target. Repeatedly interpreting every event against one specific Town player can reveal an Executioner agenda.
Important interactions
- If the target dies at night, the role can transform into Jester and the strategic objective changes immediately.
- Sheriff or Investigator fake claims are tempting but can be exposed by result-group knowledge and Transporter/Lookout evidence.
- Mafia may cooperate with an Executioner push because a Town miselimination serves both agendas, but that cooperation can also reveal unnatural vote alignment.
Decision example: executioner target choice
Your target claims Doctor but posts a weak will. Rather than instantly declaring them evil, wait until protection outcomes or a counterclaim create a believable opening. If Town reaches the accusation on its own and you supply the final pressure, your motive is much harder to identify.
Common mistakes
- Hard-pushing the target before a credible case exists.
- Inventing mechanically impossible investigative results.
- Ignoring the transformation plan if the target is likely to die at night.
