A coven has taken over Salem and you must join others to try and identify and eliminate killers. Up to 14 players can join, each with a role to fulfil as their own chosen character. With so many unique abilities to take on and strategies to play, the game is never the same twice! Before jumping into a game, let’s explore all available roles and characters in Town of Salem 2 so you know what to expect.
Characters and Roles in Town of Salem 2
There are 14 default characters players can choose from and 8 which can be paid for with Points. Grim is the only character so far who can be unlocked by referring five friends to Town of Salem. Characters are chosen purely as an aesthetic and have nothing to do with their role (or else it would be super easy to see who was performing each role!)
Town of Salem Character List
The default and paid characters available to play in Town of Salem are:
- Mary (Default)
- Giles (Default)
- Jack (Default)
- Brokk (Default)
- Artemys (Default)
- Francisco (Default)
- Avery (Default)
- Jackie (Default)
- Davey (Default)
- Catherine (Default)
- Martha (Default)
- Samuel (Default)
- Liric (Default)
- Blythe (Default)
- Grim (Referral)
- Bridget (Paid)
- Lupin (Paid)
- Vladimir (Paid)
- Nikki (Paid)
- Petra (Paid)
- Rosemary (Paid)
- Gerald (Paid)
- Shinrin (Paid)
Related | How to Play with Friends in Town of Salem 2
Available Roles in Town of Salem 2
Those of you who are familiar with the first Town of Salem may well know some of these roles already but there are a few extras so let’s explore every one included.
| Alignment | Roles | Description |
| Town Investigative | Coroner, Investigator, Lookout, Psychic, Seer, Sheriff, Spy, Tracker | Town allies. Can help determine the roles, alignments, and abilities of others through investigation and information gathering. |
| Town Killing | Deputy, Trickster, Veteran, Vigilante | Town allies. Will eliminate opponents in complimentary roles working alongside hanging trials. |
| Town Support | Admirer, Amnesiac, Retributionist, Tavern Keeper | Town allies. Can work alongside other roles and alignments to gather information, or cause deaths indirectly. |
| Town Protective | Bodyguard, Cleric, Crusader, Trapper | Town allies. Will protect other Town allies through killing, healing or sacrifice. |
| Town Power | Jailor, Mayor, Monarch, Prosecutor | Town allies and leaders. Helps assist opponent deaths through jailing or altering vote numbers. |
| Coven Power | Coven Leader, Hex Master, Witch | Coven allies and leaders. Is in charge of the Necronomicon and can appear innocent to the Sheriff at first. Also has the power to kill. |
| Coven Killing | Jinx, Ritualist, Conjurer | Coven allies. All have the power to kill and perform attacks. |
| Coven Deception | Dreamweaver, Enchanter, Illusionist, Medusa | Coven allies. Will manipulate the Town allies into hanging innocents or persuading them to spare Coven members. |
| Coven Utility | Necromancer, Poisoner, Potion Master, Voodoo Master, Wildling | Coven allies. Support for the Coven in information gathering like Town Support, also granted the power to kill through the Necronomicon. |
| Neutral Apocalypse | Baker/Famine, Berserker/War, Plaguebearer/Pestilence, Soul Collector/Death, Horseman of the Apocalypse | Not allied to Coven or Town. One spawn per normal mode. Desperate to start the apocalypse. Special Four Horseman mode spawns all four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. |
| Neutral Killing | Arsonist, Serial Killer, Shroud, Werewolf | Not allied to Coven or Town. Will kill any member of any alignment except their own. |
| Neutral Evil | Doomsayer, Jester, Pirate, Executioner | Not allied to Coven or Town. Chaos bringers each with a specific want or need to accomplish. |
| Special | Vampire, Cursed Soul | Vampire: only in Dracula’s Palace mode. Wants to kill or convert all to Vampires. Cursed Soul: can swap souls with another at night. |
Which role would you want to take on? Would you be on the side of good or evil? Download Town of Salem 2 from Steam and find out which role you flourish as!
Published: Jun 5, 2023 07:24 am