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Pulpit Fiction

v1.0.0

by Adam 🌵CustomDifficulty:

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Djinn
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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Noble

    You start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.

  • Librarian

    You start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)

  • High Priestess

    Each night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.

  • Balloonist

    Each night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]

  • General

    Each night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.

  • Fortune Teller

    Each night, choose 2 players: you learn if either is a Demon. There is a good player that registers as a Demon to you.

  • Monk

    Each night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.

  • Gambler

    Each night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.

  • Philosopher

    Once per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.

  • Fisherman

    Once per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.

  • Amnesiac

    You do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.

  • Magician

    The Demon thinks you are a Minion. Minions think you are a Demon.

  • Atheist

    The Storyteller can break the game rules & if executed, good wins, even if you are dead. [No evil characters]

Outsider

  • Lunatic

    You think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.

  • Drunk

    You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.

  • Tinker

    You might die at any time.

  • Plague Doctor
    Jinxed with Scarlet Woman

    When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.

  • Hatter

    If you died today or tonight, the Minion & Demon players may choose new Minion & Demon characters to be.

Minion

  • Harpy

    Each night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.

  • Witch

    Each night, choose a player: if they nominate tomorrow, they die. If just 3 players live, you lose this ability.

  • Pit-Hag

    Each night*, choose a player & a character they become (if not-in-play). If a Demon is made, deaths tonight are arbitrary.

  • Xaan

    On night X, all Townsfolk are poisoned until dusk. [X Outsiders]

  • Scarlet Woman

    If there are 5 or more players alive & the Demon dies, you become the Demon. (Travellers don't count)

Demon

  • Yaggababble

    You start knowing a secret phrase. For each time you said it publicly today, a player might die.

  • Ojo

    Each night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.

Fabled & Loric

  • Djinn

    Use the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.

Night order

First night

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    M
    Minion 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.

  3. 3
    D
    Demon 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. 4
    Philosopher

    The Philosopher either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a good character on their sheet. If they chose a character: Swap the out-of-play character token with the Philosopher token and add the 'Is the Philosopher' reminder. If the character is in play, place the drunk marker by that player.

  5. 5
    Magician
  6. 6
    Lunatic

    If 7 or more players: Show the Lunatic a number of arbitrary 'Minions', players equal to the number of Minions in play. Show 3 character tokens of arbitrary good characters. If the token received by the Lunatic is a Demon that would wake tonight: Allow the Lunatic to do the Demon actions. Place their 'attack' markers. Wake the Demon. Show the Demon’s real character token. Show them the Lunatic player. If the Lunatic attacked players: Show the real demon each marked player. Remove any Lunatic 'attack' markers.

  7. 7
    Witch

    The Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.

  8. 8
    Amnesiac

    Decide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.

  9. 9
    Librarian

    Show the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.

  10. 10
    Fortune Teller

    The Fortune Teller points to two players. Give the head signal (nod yes, shake no) for whether one of those players is the Demon.

  11. 11
    Noble

    Point to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.

  12. 12
    Balloonist

    Choose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.

  13. 13
    General

    Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.

  14. 14
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    Philosopher

    If the Philosopher has not used their ability: the Philosopher either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a good character on their sheet. If they chose a character: Swap the out-of-play character token with the Philosopher token and add the 'Is the Philosopher' reminder. If the character is in play, place the drunk marker by that player.

  3. 3
    Gambler

    The Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.

  4. 4
    Monk

    The previously protected player is no longer protected. The Monk points to a player not themself. Mark that player 'Protected'.

  5. 5
    Witch

    If there are 4 or more players alive: The Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.

  6. 6
    Pit-Hag

    The Pit-Hag points to a player and a character on the sheet. If this character is not in play, wake that player and show them the 'You are' card and the relevant character token. If the character is in play, nothing happens.

  7. 7
    Scarlet Woman

    If the Scarlet Woman became the Demon today: Show the 'You are' card, then the demon token.

  8. 8
    Lunatic

    Allow the Lunatic to do the actions of the Demon. Place their 'attack' markers. If the Lunatic selected players: Wake the Demon. Show the 'attack' marker, then point to each marked player. Remove any Lunatic 'attack' markers.

  9. 9
    Amnesiac

    If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.

  10. 10
    Tinker

    The Tinker might die.

  11. 11
    Fortune Teller

    The Fortune Teller points to two players. Show the head signal (nod 'yes', shake 'no') for whether one of those players is the Demon.

  12. 12
    Balloonist

    Choose a character type that does not yet have a Seen reminder next to a character of that type. Point to a player whose character is of that type, if there are any. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.

  13. 13
    General

    Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.

  14. 14
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

High Priestess, Plague Doctor, Hatter, Harpy, Xaan, Yaggababble, Ojo, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes
  • Jinxed with Plague Doctor
    Jinxed with Scarlet Woman
    Plague Doctor & Scarlet Woman

    If the Storyteller would gain the Scarlet Woman ability, a Minion gains it, and learns this.