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If Alice tries to shift into Bob the same night that Bob is also killed by the militia, what happens?
In this instance Alice will appear to die, and Bob will appear to survive the shot.
Kills are resolved against the player not the identity.
So assume:
PlayerA has identity Alice (Shifter)
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Has anyone ever gotten smited from a Werewolves game for reasons other than inactivity?
Yes. People who break the rules get smited. This includes copy-pasting results from night actions.
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In werewolv.es, how does the succubus interact with other coven roles with dual abilities?
If a role has a primary and secondary ability, any Succubus redirects will affect the primary ability of the target and the secondary ability will work as normal. Since the Succubus may target ...
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Is a Potion of Acquiescence consumed if it fails in werewolv.es?
A consumable item is used up whether or not the result is "successful", for example a crossbow is still used up even if it hits a player with armour.
So if the potion bounces because a Thief targets ...
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In what kinds of situations would it be a good idea to lynch on D2?
Some people (i.e. me) would argue that it is always a good idea to vote to eliminate a player every day, because a day that you're not using that power is a day that the Evil team(s) get a free ride. ...
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What happens when the Beholder beholds a Drunk Seer who was drunk that night?
As lore dictates, the Drunk seer checks their target before blacking out and inevitably forgetting what the result of their check was. The same does NOT apply to the Beholder because guess what? THEY ...
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if a thief steals items from a player but is also killed that night, where do the items go?
Heyo,
In that scenario, the items will stay with the thief and land in the Graveyard.
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Does the diseased affect an alpha wolf?
Yes, an Alphawolf would still be able to use their enrage ability.
UPDATE:
This has recently been changed - the Alphawolf can no longer enrage the night after the wolfpack eat a Diseased player. The ...
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Night-Immune Huntsman
When the Huntsman's guard ability triggers because of an attack, an UnstoppableKill is added against them, this ignores all possible modifiers of protection and immunity.
Because of this, the ...
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If there are three Zealots, does that mean that if the village doesn't lynch, the Zealots will do three kills that night?
Yes, each Zealot does their own killing visit, though due to their random nature they may visit someone already targeted, protected, etc.
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What roles are considered power roles?
This question is somewhat subjective as there is no clear-cut well-defined answer as to which roles are "power" roles and which are not, different people will have different answers.
Some definitions ...
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When, if ever, is it in keeping with the spirit of the game for an evil to confess to being evil?
In multi faction games, it has been known for evil, when exposed or otherwise on the ropes to 'come clean' as it were and to divulge information they have about rival evil faction(s), in an attempt to ...
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Interaction Succubus + Avleda rune
This was recently tested with the following setup
A Succubus,
B Villager,
C Lycan,
D Seer
Seer tried to check Succubus, Succubus redirected Seer to the villager, while the Lycan used the avleda rune ...
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Can the Warlock kill a player who has the Veil of Shadows?
I had to dig into the code to check for this, because it's an unintended interaction, but the short answer is yes - a Warlock can kill a Seer (or whatever) that has a Veil of Shadows.
In addition, a ...
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In ww.es does a Reviver revive an avatar or a player
Based on your comment clarification, I'll assume this question to be "if a Reviver targets a dead player, Alice and a Djinn swaps the avatars of players Alice and Bob on the same night, who is revived?...
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In werewolv.es does the Ring of Tenacity cancel out the Disruption Orb if both items are held by the same player?
The Ring of Tenacity will win over the Orb's role-blocking here.
This is because the Ring of Tenacity adds an aura (visible to the Aura Seer) to its owner that gives them role block immunity which is ...
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Can the drunk's win condition be met even while he's still drunk?
Before they sober up, Drunks are not a specific role. (So a "Drunk Warlock" is not a thing).
Drunks are manually converted to another role by the game moderator when required to rebalance the game.
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If, on the Maple Wolf's 3rd day without killing, a Succubus redirects a MW's attack into a successful kill on a different target, will the MW die?
The maple wolf will die the following night, just as if they never killed on the 3rd night.
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What are all the runes, and what do they do?
These are currently the runes known to be in circulation:
Hvísla Rune
A Hvísla Rune allows you to talk to a player the following night. The other player will see all the messages you send at night but ...
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When should the seer claim?
I'm only going to consider standard setups usually found in wlf prefixed games for this answer, as larger and more complicated setups will vary on a case by case basis.
I feel one mistake that is ...
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In what kinds of situations would it be a good idea to lynch on D2?
Always. The only possible exception is when there are exactly four remaining players, and even that's debatable.
The best source of information in Werewolves is voting and lynching- people are forced ...
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In a standard wlf- game setup, if you're the militia, is it sound strategy to fire off a random shot on N1?
Objectively, no, especially in wlf- games.
At the start of the game the village is (almost) always in the majority and, as a militia, its extremely unlikely that you will have any way of identifying ...
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How do mods balance a game of Werewolves?
Hosts/Mods usually access a separate page to create their setup, with role cards provided. Each role card holds a specific score (e.g. Seer is at 9 points, GrandVizier at 8 points, etc.) which then is ...
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Alchemist potion on Undead
Actually, believe it or not, but an undead purged by the alchemist was once turned into a villager role. Would love to hear an update from the mods if this no long happens anymore.
Source: A spud I ...
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What happens to your items if someone kills you with a crossbow?
Items always go to the killer, this also applies to crossbows.
In your described scenario, the items would fall into the hands of the player who used the crossbow.
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What is the resolution order for items?
It was recently confirmed by Kirschstein (one of the moderators) on Discord:
Use
Steal
Kill
Pass
"Can I use an item before it gets stolen from me?" -> Yes
"If I try to pass an item and someone tries ...
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In what order are multiple Djinn swaps resolved in?
This was recently discussed at the werewolv.es in person meetup.
The Djinn is a special role, that historically was a "One-Of" role (eg, like PuppetMaster or VoodooDoctor) and doesn't make any "...
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Banshee and the Invisibility Cloak
I would guess: No.
The Disruption Orb appears to affect a Banshee in the graveyard (see dov-666), so it seems logical to assume that other items with passive effects will also affect a dead Banshee.
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Poison Darts - can they be stopped? Are items stolen if they kill?
As per this question - what offensive items does a protector protect against currently poison darts cannot be protected against by any item or role.
Secondly, if a player is killed by the poison, any ...
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