Rotting King of the Blighted Lands
v1.0.0by NaveanCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
NobleYou start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.
GeneralEach night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
KingEach night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
Cult LeaderEach night, you become the alignment of an alive neighbour. If all good players choose to join your cult, your team wins.
Town CrierEach night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today.
GamblerEach night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.
MonkEach night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.
GossipEach day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
NightwatchmanOnce per game, at night, choose a player: they learn who you are.
FishermanOnce per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
SeamstressOnce per game, at night, choose 2 players (not yourself): you learn if they are the same alignment.
FarmerIf you die at night, an alive good player becomes a Farmer.
CannibalYou have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.
Outsider
Plague Doctor
When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
MutantIf you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
BarberIf you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.
Puzzlemaster1 player is drunk, even if you die. If you guess (once) who it is, learn the Demon player, but guess wrong & get false info.
Minion
HarpyEach night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.
WitchEach night, choose a player: if they nominate tomorrow, they die. If just 3 players live, you lose this ability.
AssassinOnce per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
BaronThere are extra Outsiders in play. [+2 Outsiders]
Demon
ShabalothEach night*, choose 2 players: they die. A dead player you chose last night might be regurgitated.
VigormortisEach night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]
LegionEach night*, a player might die. Executions fail if only evil voted. You register as a Minion too. [Most players are Legion]
Fabled & Loric
Storm CatcherName a good character. If in play, they can only die by execution, but evil players learn which player it is.
Spirit of IvoryThere can't be more than 1 extra evil player.
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
KingWake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
- 5
WitchThe Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.
- 6
SeamstressThe Seamstress either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to two other players. If the Seamstress chose players , nod 'yes' or shake 'no' for whether they are of same alignment.
- 7
NoblePoint to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.
- 8
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.
- 9
Cult LeaderIf the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.
- 10
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 11DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
GamblerThe Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.
- 3
MonkThe previously protected player is no longer protected. The Monk points to a player not themself. Mark that player 'Protected'.
- 4
WitchIf there are 4 or more players alive: The Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.
- 5
LegionChoose a player, that player dies.
- 6
ShabalothOne player that the Shabaloth chose the previous night might be resurrected. The Shabaloth points to two players. Those players die.
- 7
VigormortisThe Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.
- 8
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.
- 9
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 10
BarberIf the Barber died today: Wake the Demon. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then Barber token. The Demon either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to 2 players. If they chose players: Swap the character tokens. Wake each player. Show 'You are', then their new character token.
- 11
FarmerIf a Farmer died tonight, choose another good player and make them the Farmer. Wake this player, show them the 'You are' card and the Farmer character token.
- 12
Town CrierNod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether a Minion nominated today. Place the 'Minion not nominated' marker (remove 'Minion nominated', if any).
- 13
SeamstressIf the Seamstress has not yet used their ability: the Seamstress either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to two other players. If the Seamstress chose players , nod 'yes' or shake 'no' for whether they are of same alignment.
- 14
KingIf there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
- 15
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.
- 16
Cult LeaderIf the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.
- 17
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 18DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Plague Doctor, Harpy, Storm Catcher, Spirit of Ivory, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Plague Doctor & BaronIf the Storyteller would gain the Baron ability, up to two players become Outsiders.