Watchmen
Out of desperation, citizens during a zombie apocalypse often need to resort to one incredibly effective (yet dangerous) tactic: meat shields. Introduced in Season 6, the Watchmen is a job any citizen can choose to take up (in addition to their profession), be it  Hero or
 Hero or  Resident.
 Resident.
Watchmen will attempt to block off any zombies that get past the town defense from the remaining citizens. All watchmen begin with a base 95% chance of survival and block off 10 zombies. Wielding certain items will affect the chances of survival and the number of zombies a watchman can block off, being a  Hero will always help, and certain statuses also have an effect.
 Hero will always help, and certain statuses also have an effect.
The following influences the statistics. This is not complete.
Contents
Heroes
| Name | Defense | Safety | 
|---|---|---|
|  Riot Shield (Guardian) | 30 | 5 | 
|  Three-legged Labradoodle (Tamer) | 20 | 0 | 
|  Voodoo Mask (Shaman) | 0 | 0 | 
|  Handyman's Toolbelt (Technician) | 0 | 0 | 
|  Survival Guide (Survivalist) | 0 | 0 | 
|  Small Spade (Scavenger) | 0 | 0 | 
|  Camouflage Vest (Scout) | 0 | 0 | 
Statuses
| Name | Defense | Safety | 
|---|---|---|
|  Clean | 0 | 0 | 
|  Drunk* | 20 | 4 | 
|  Drugged | 10 | 0 | 
|  Ghoul | 20 | 5 | 
|  Hooked! | 15 | -10 | 
|  Terrorised | -30 | -45 | 
|  Wounded | -20 | -20 | 
|  Infected | -15 | -20 | 
|  Healed | -10 | -10 | 
|  Hungover | -15 | -5 | 
|  Dehydrated! | -10 | 0 | 
Items
Note: broken weapons do not increase the number of zombies blocked off.
Notes
- The  Drunk status appears to give a decent bonus, but many players speculate that as the Drunk status appears to give a decent bonus, but many players speculate that as the Drunk status disappears before Drunk status disappears before The Attack and changes to The Attack and changes to Hungover, a drunk Hungover, a drunk Watchman would block 35 less zombies and have a -5% survival penalty instead of +4% survival chance. Watchman would block 35 less zombies and have a -5% survival penalty instead of +4% survival chance.- Because of this, a Watchman will never gain the bonuses for the  Drunk status. Drunk status.
 
- Because of this, a Watchman will never gain the bonuses for the 
- If an item is  Broken... it will not increase the number of zombies blocked off. Broken... it will not increase the number of zombies blocked off.
- If a small enough number of zombies make it through the defenses, it is possible for a dead Watchman to report as such in the Gazette:
-->"[resident] was devoured by 0 zombie(s)!"
- As of Season 6, there is a bug that allows to assemble/convert an item without spending resources on watch.































































