Mastermind

Identity: Mastermind
Alignment: Evil
Category: Minion
Ability: If the Demon dies by execution (ending the game), play for 1 more day. If a good player is then executed, that player’s team loses.

Explanation: If the Demon dies by execution (and you are still alive), the game continues. The players do not learn that the Demon died. The following day, if a good player is executed—whether or not they die from it—then evil wins. If an evil player is executed or nobody is executed, then the good team wins.

Tips for playing as the Mastermind: Stay alive, pretty much at all costs – your ability is the evil team’s backup plan and last ditch resort, and it won’t activate if you’re dead in the dirt. Coordinate with your demon for a strong bluff and ingratiate yourself with the good team – good options for you are roles that don’t act at night (so you don’t attract the suspicion of a Chambermaid) and who the good team would want to protect, like the Pacifist, Tea Lady or Minstrel.

Tips for fighting the Mastermind: In the game, all other Minions give some kind of indication that they are in play. The Devil’s Advocate prevents players from dying by execution, and the Assassin causes an extra death at night time, as does the Godfather. If you can see these tells, you may be able to determine that there is no Mastermind in play. If there is no Mastermind in play, you don’t need to be cautious about executing when you are unsure of whether the player is good or evil.

If there is a night with no death, be extremely cautious about who you execute the next day. Maybe even don’t execute at all. As long as there are deaths at night, there is a good chance that the Demon is still alive… but that may not be the case if the Demon is a Zombuul. In most cases though, a death at night means that you can safely execute the following day, whilst no death at night means that you should investigate the possibility that the player you executed yesterday was actually the Demon.