The Grand Court
v1.0.0by erikCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
InvestigatorYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Minion.
ClockmakerYou start knowing how many steps from the Demon to its nearest Minion.
Snake CharmerEach night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
ExorcistEach night*, choose a player (different to last night): the Demon, if chosen, learns who you are then doesn't wake tonight.
AlsaahirEach day, if you publicly guess which players are Minion(s) and which are Demon(s), good wins.
FarmerIf you die at night, an alive good player becomes a Farmer.
MinstrelWhen a Minion dies by execution, all other players (except Travellers) are drunk until dusk tomorrow.
Outsider
DrunkYou do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
RecluseYou might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.
Minion
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
SpyEach night, you see the Grimoire. You might register as good & as a Townsfolk or Outsider, even if dead.
Marionette
You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
Demon
Lil' MonstaEach night, Minions choose who babysits Lil' Monsta's token & "is the Demon". A player dies each night*. [+1 Minion]
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
VortoxEach night*, choose a player: they die. Townsfolk abilities yield false info. Each day, if no-one is executed, evil wins.
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
MarionetteSelect one of the good players next to the Demon and place the Is the Marionette reminder token. Wake the Demon and show them the Marionette.
- 5
Lil' MonstaWake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta.
- 6
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 7
Snake CharmerThe Snake Charmer points to a player. If that player is the Demon: swap the Demon and Snake Charmer character and alignments. Wake each player to inform them of their new role and alignment. The new Snake Charmer is poisoned.
- 8
InvestigatorShow the character token of a Minion in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 9
ClockmakerShow the hand signal for the number (1, 2, 3, etc.) of places from Demon to closest Minion.
- 10
SpyShow the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.
- 11DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 3
Snake CharmerThe Snake Charmer points to a player. If that player is the Demon: swap the Demon and Snake Charmer character and alignments. Wake each player to inform them of their new role and alignment. The new Snake Charmer is poisoned.
- 4
ExorcistThe Exorcist points to a player, different from the previous night. If that player is the Demon: Wake the Demon. Show the Exorcist token. Point to the Exorcist. The Demon does not act tonight.
- 5
ImpThe Imp points to a player. That player dies. If the Imp chose themselves: Replace the character of 1 alive minion with a spare Imp token. Show the 'You are' card, then the Imp token.
- 6
VortoxThe Vortox points to a player. That player dies.
- 7
Lil' MonstaWake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta. Choose a player, that player dies.
- 8
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.
- 9
SpyShow the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.
- 10DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Alsaahir, Sentinel, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Marionette & Lil' MonstaIf there would be a Marionette in play, they enter play after the Demon & must start as their neighbor.