Professor

Townsfolk•Bad Moon Rising

The Professor is a Townsfolk who can bring a dead player back to life once per game, provided the target is a Townsfolk. This ability not only restores a player and their ability but serves as hard confirmation of their character type.

Wakes

Every Night Except First

Causes Death

Selects

Required

Alignment

Static

Ability

Once per game, at night*, choose a dead player: if they are a TownsfolkA good player with a helpful ability., they are resurrected.

Night Ritual (Storyteller Instructions)

Other Nights

"If the Professor has not used their ability: The Professor either shakes their head no, or points to a player. If that player is a Townsfolk, they are now alive."

Strategy Guide

Playing As

Decide between using your ability early to guarantee value or late to bring back a player when the evil team has fewer kills left.
Coordinate with your target before night falls to ensure they are actually a Townsfolk and not an Outsider or bluffing evil player.
A successful resurrection confirms the target is a Townsfolk and usually confirms you as the Professor, creating a powerful alliance.
Prioritize resurrecting players who died at night, as they are more likely to be good targets than those executed by the town.
If you are bluffing Professor, claiming a failed resurrection on a suspicious player is a safe way to fake the role without needing a mechanical effect.

Playing Against

If the Demon is a Shabaloth, use the regurgitation ability to mimic a Professor resurrection and claim credit for it.
Kill the Professor early to prevent them from confirming a player and creating a 'trust circle'.
As a Minion, bluff Professor and claim you tried to resurrect a specific player but failed, casting doubt on their claim of being a Townsfolk.
If a player is confirmed resurrected, prioritize killing them or the Professor again quickly to remove the confirmed good votes.

Interactions

Shabaloth

This Demon can bring players back to life (regurgitate), which allows evil players to bluff as the Professor or cast doubt on a real Professor's work.

Grandmother

If resurrected, the Grandmother acts as if it is the first night again, learning a new grandchild and resetting their death trigger.

Fool

A resurrected Fool gets their extra life back, making them extremely difficult to remove from the game a second time.

Chambermaid/Gambler

High-value information gatherers who become very dangerous to the evil team if given a second chance with confirmed trust.