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Alright, you forgot to switch off Be Traitor and now you are stuck as the traitor and have no idea what you're doing. This is a problem because a bad traitor means a bad round for everybody. But!, you plea, I had the option off and I'm still the traitor!  For some reason if everyone has the option off or the game just hates you, becoming the traitor is possible. Just adminhelp it, admins hate shit rounds as much as everyone else and you won't get banned for it unless you are an insufferable cunt.

Congratulations, you have one of the most varied in difficulty objectives! Time to loot shit! You're going to be asked to steal things like the Medal of Captaincy, Captain's Antique Laser Pistol, an RCD or even the goddamned [[AI]]. Generally your best bet is breaking into wherever the item is or [[robust]]ing whoever has the access for his ID.

This isn't as hard as it seems at first glance. Nine times out of ten, if you act like a good little crew member and hide when the carnage inevitably starts, chances are someone in a fit of panic/rage/boredom probably already killed your target for you. That isn't very sporting though, not to mention extremely boring and unreliable.

You don't need to destroy the body after it's dead. Space Station 13 is one of the few stations installed with experimental genetics technology, so as long as the target is dead when the station is evacuated, you've done your job.

See [[#Murder_101|below]] for tips on how to take our your target.

A variation of Assassination where simply preventing them from escaping will also count as a success. Gives you a little more freedom in how you want to approach it.

Good job, you dirty traitor you!  Whatever your other objectives were, you have now successfully completed them!  Now, the difficult part, getting off of the station in either the [[Escape Shuttle]] or an [[Escape pod]].  There are two main ways to go about this task, dynamic and stealth.  Dynamic players are going to want to cause the damage to get the shuttle called and kill everyone that crosses their path to minimize the chances of others reaching the shuttle. Stealthy players are going to want to hang back and seal off the shuttle arm and make sure that they are the only ones getting on the shuttle.   Most players will need to combine these two ways to succeed, regardless of the escape alone modifier on the escape objective. The more people on the shuttle, the greater chance some MAD BOMBER will kill you or some dude will robust you for no reason or some horrible admin related fatality will occur. How you do this is up to you, but remember that one [[emag]] or 3 different [[Heads of Staff]] IDs will reduce the timer to 10 seconds until departure.   

The Syndicate wants you to hijack the [[Escape Shuttle]] by escaping alone. This is going to be much more difficult. There are two common strategies: robust the shit out of everyone, or seal off the escape shuttle and [[emag]] the console. Note you may have to combine both of these strategies to escape alone. You will also have to deal with crew attempting to break into and/or hide on the shuttle once they figure out what you're up to. NOTE: The [[escape pod]]s can be ignored for this objective. To win you have to be the only person alive on the [[Escape Shuttle]] when it docks at Centcom.

If all goes well, give yourself a pat on the back, you did it! If not, try to figure out where it all went wrong and improve on that.  Escaping alone can be nearly impossible depending on the crew and station's condition and theft can be just as difficult if you are a lowly assistant going after the Hand Teleporter the Captain is carrying around. Sometimes it was not meant to be, but regardless, the only way to keep better is continue practicing!

''Pros:''

Easy to do, weapons are readily available across the station.

''Cons:''

Leaves a bloody mess, armor exists, often gives them time to cry for help.

''Notes:''

Unless you're a robust fighter, beating is not always a viable option because it's somewhat easy to defend against. A few objects, like batons, will require harm intent.

''Pros:''

Always available option, after you have it locked in it's GAME OVER, doesn't leave any blood

''Cons:''

Unless they're stunned or handcuffed, it's very easy to avoid and it leaves you in a vulnerable position, unless you quick choke.

''Notes:''

Strangulation is most useful against downed opponents. Tabling is a common precursor to strangling.

''Pros;''

Leaves no physical evidence besides the tank/canister, reasonably fast!

''Cons:''

Toxic gases can be difficult to acquire depending on your job; trapping your target presents a problem in and of itself; the area becomes contaminated until somebody comes to clean it up, and the AI will also receive an atmospheric alarm for the area and can immediately jump to a camera there making escape difficult unless you can hide in a locker or something

''Notes:''

Suffocation is not a good option for many parts of the station, but it's feasible to use in areas like the Engine, Toxins and the Atmos lab.

''Pros:''

Readily available in the Medbay or from your uplink, leaves little physical evidence

''Cons:''

Takes some time to work, is most likely not deadly unless extreme doses are administered

''Notes:''

This method is effective to incapacitate people you've already caught if you don't have any means of handcuffing them, but unless you're a chemist what you've got is probably not effective enough to kill outright.

''Pros:''

Almost a one-hit-kill, can be concealed

''Cons:''

Only available to the traitor, makes a bloody mess, anybody who sees you with them will assume you are the traitor, revolvers can be heard from adjacent rooms

''Notes:''

Very effective and efficient means to kill, but these weapons are not available to the general public so if you're caught with them it's usually game over.

''Pros:''

Airlocks are available across the station, guaranteed kill, leaves no physical evidence

''Cons:''

External airlock access isn't granted to everybody, smart opponents might be able to dodge out of the way or pull you out with them, they will probably be able to scream for help, you'll need internal equipment

''Notes:''

Spacing can be a plausible option for people with the proper equipment, but it can also be dangerous.

''Pros:''

Very intimidating and dramatic, high chance of death, destroys the station (if that's a good thing), and leaves no physical evidence except a charred body and burnt floors.

 

The equipment required to start a fire is only available in certain rooms such as the atmospheric lab, toxins lab and the engine. It's also very dangerous to the attacker.

''Notes:''

Fire has high style points but it can be permanently damaging to the station and may interfere with your objective.

The '''singularity engine''' can also be used as an effective murder weapon and shares many of the pros and cons stated above, but the danger is increased tenfold.

''Pros:''

You can change the person's identity completely, you can mask your murder as an attempt to help give them powers or do research or backup DNA, and once they're in the pod you can lock it where they have no chance to call for help or fight back.

 

It's hard and generally suspicious to access the genetics lab unless you're cleared to enter.

''Notes:''

This method can be risky and it is generally not easy to accomplish unless you're the researcher.

 

''Pros:''

Like medicine, acid can be injected into a person using a syringe or shot out of a gun. It can also be splashed from a beaker. If it's splashed it has a chance of removing the person's identity, which can only be restored in the genetics lab under unlikely circumstances.

 

Hard to make unless you're the chemist. Acids are not very effective when injected.

 

This method suffers the same fate as the genetics option and is not plausible to the people who are not researchers.

''Pros:''

Relieves suspicion of you (if it exists), a very good way of getting the station's legitimate members to do your dirty work, distracts Security, makes for nice RP

 

''Notes:''

It is great when it works, but it is also hard to pull off and risky. Make sure you always wear gloves, and try to use people's ignorance to your advantage; asking some random Assistant to hold something like a fire extinguisher for you at the start of the round, then leave it near the victim's body, for example.

Another tip-Have a good weapon on you, DON'T MAKE THINGS UP ON THE GO, have something your target can get knocked out by.

''Pros:''

Leaves no evidence, and you can eat him to get your health back.

''Cons:''

Target has to be nonresponsive to gib them. Access to the kitchen is needed, or you will end up having at least one person who knows that you killed someone. Body has to be dragged to the kitchen.

''Notes:''

This is probably the best as chef, as it doesn't appear as traitorous.

''Pros:''

No chance to survive, leaves literally zero evidence if you pick up the ashes, no need to strip them down.

''Cons:''

You can get spotted, need to make sure the person is out cold / dead. Crematorium destroys items completely, and doesn't leave anything behind if you don't strip them. Obvious if you mass drived them (and people going to the derelict will notice this). Careful of blood trails! Finally, only people with the crematorium's access can use the crematory devices. Remember, the crematorium also destroys items! Nothing is worse than broiling the Captain and realizing that all that remains of your objective is now a scorched piece of jumpsuit.

''Notes:''

The mini-crossbow helps here, as does the sleepy pen. You can knock people out constantly, and pelt them with arrows until they pass out and are at your mercy.

So on to how to actually stop this:

Most of the methods of killing people without leaving a body work on those who are already dead

Cutting someones brain out stops almost every method. Your common toolbox contains most of the tools you need and substitutes for the rest are in low security areas. A quick trip to cargo will get you a full set of tools or the ones you were missing, breaking a window or hopping the kitchen table will get you a knife, and breaking into the botany backroom will get you a hatchet to replace the saw. A brainless body is suspicious and bleeds everywhere so be prepared to ditch it right away. a quick disposals ride should be enough to prevent your location from being identified. You were wearing gloves right?