Mafia Roles

The citizen is the run-of-the-mill "innocent" character in Mafia. A  

citizen does not have any special abilities, but should be active in  

nominating and lynching during the daytime phase. Doctors and police are also sometimes referred to as citizens. 

The Policeman has the "investigate" ability during the special  

abilities night-time phase. This ability will tell the player whether  

or not the target is in the Mafia. Beware of the "corruption" and  

"yinyang" options, though! This role is also referred to as the "cop". 

The Doctor role is able to "save" one player during the night. If that  

player has also been targeted by the Mafia or Vigilante that night, the  

doctor prevents the player's death. Beware of the "lonelydoctor" option! 

The Mafia oppose the citizens, trying to eliminate all citizen roles  

 (including cop/doctor) as well as the Vigilante. The Mafia have their  

own channel ("mafia plot"), and at night they have the ability to vote  

on one player to "kill". The Mafia must agree unanimously on their  

target in order for the kill to be successful, though the doctor can  

still prevent the kill by saving the target. Mafia should beware the  

"mutemafia" and "blindmafia" options. 

The Vigilante is an optional role. When active, the Vigilante plays  

with the goal of being the last player alive. The Vigilante is able to  

"kill" one player at night (during the killing phase), similar to the  

Mafia. The Vigilante will show up as innocent to police checks.