Bird is the Word
v1.0.0by Rolling With RocCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
GrandmotherYou start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
LibrarianYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)
PixieYou start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
ChambermaidEach night, choose 2 alive players (not yourself): you learn how many woke tonight due to their ability.
GossipEach day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
SavantEach day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
AlsaahirEach day, if you publicly guess which players are Minion(s) and which are Demon(s), good wins.
NightwatchmanOnce per game, at night, choose a player: they learn who you are.
ArtistOnce per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.
AmnesiacYou do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
MinstrelWhen a Minion dies by execution, all other players (except Travellers) are drunk until dusk tomorrow.
SageIf the Demon kills you, you learn that it is 1 of 2 players.
BansheeIf the Demon kills you, all players learn this. From now on, you may nominate twice per day and vote twice per nomination.
Outsider
Plague Doctor
When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
HatterIf you died today or tonight, the Minion & Demon players may choose new Minion & Demon characters to be.
MutantIf you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
ZealotIf there are 5 or more players alive, you must vote for every nomination.
Minion
MezephelesYou start knowing a secret word. The 1st good player to say this word becomes evil that night.
Cerenovus
Each night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
PsychopathEach day, before nominations, you may publicly choose a player: they die. If executed, you only die if you lose roshambo.
AssassinOnce per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
XaanOn night X, all Townsfolk are poisoned until dusk. [X Outsiders]
GoblinIf you publicly claim to be the Goblin when nominated & are executed that day, your team wins.
Demon
YaggababbleYou start knowing a secret phrase. For each time you said it publicly today, a player might die.
Vortox
Each night*, choose a player: they die. Townsfolk abilities yield false info. Each day, if no-one is executed, evil wins.
Traveller
GangsterOnce per day, you may choose to kill an alive neighbour, if your other alive neighbour agrees.
Bone CollectorOnce per game, at night, choose a dead player: they regain their ability until dusk.
ApprenticeOn your 1st night, you gain a Townsfolk ability (if good), or a Minion ability (if evil).
DeviantIf you were funny today, you cannot die by exile.
GnomeAll players start knowing a player of your alignment. You may choose to kill anyone who nominates them.
Fabled & Loric
SentinelThere might be 1 extra or 1 fewer Outsider in play.
DjinnUse the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.
Night order
First night
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2MMinion Info
If there are 7 or more players, wake all Minions: Show the THIS IS THE DEMON token. Point to the Demon. Show THESE ARE YOUR MINIONS token. Point to the other Minions.
- 3DDemon Info
If there are 7 or more players, wake the Demon. Show the Demon token. Show all Minions. Show the THESE CHARACTERS ARE NOT IN PLAY token. Show 3 not-in-play good character tokens.
- 4
CerenovusThe Cerenovus points to a player, then to a character on their sheet. Wake that player. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then the Cerenovus token. Show the selected character token. If the player is not mad about being that character tomorrow, they can be executed.
- 5
MezephelesShow the Mezepheles their secret word.
- 6
PixieShow the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
- 7
AmnesiacDecide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 8
LibrarianShow the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 9
GrandmotherShow the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
- 10
NightwatchmanThe Nightwatchman may point to a player. Wake that player, show the 'This character selected you' card and the Nightwatchman token, then point to the Nightwatchman player.
- 11
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 12DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
CerenovusThe Cerenovus points to a player, then to a character on their sheet. Wake that player. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then the Cerenovus token. Show the selected character token. If the player is not mad about being that character tomorrow, they can be executed.
- 3
MezephelesWake the 1st good player that said the Mezepheles' secret word and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil signal.
- 4
VortoxThe Vortox points to a player. That player dies.
- 5
AssassinIf the Assassin has not yet used their ability: The Assassin either shows the 'no' head signal, or points to a player. That player dies.
- 6
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 7
SageIf the Sage was killed by a Demon: Point to two players, one of which is that Demon.
- 8
AmnesiacIf the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 9
GrandmotherIf the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
- 10
NightwatchmanThe Nightwatchman may point to a player. Wake that player, show the 'This character selected you' card and the Nightwatchman token, then point to the Nightwatchman player.
- 11
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 12DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Alsaahir, Banshee, Plague Doctor, Hatter, Zealot, Xaan, Yaggababble, Sentinel, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Vortox & BansheeIf the Vortox kills the Banshee, all players learn that the Banshee has died.

Cerenovus & GoblinThe Cerenovus may choose to make a player mad that they are the Goblin.

Plague Doctor & GoblinIf the Storyteller would gain the Goblin ability, a Minion gains it, and learns this.