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The Insomniac

v1.0.0

by DominicCustomDifficulty:

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Storm Catcher
Duchess
Toymaker
Djinn
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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Chambermaid

    Each night, choose 2 alive players (not yourself): you learn how many woke tonight due to their ability.

  • Snake Charmer

    Each night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.

  • King

    Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.

  • Exorcist

    Each night*, choose a player (different to last night): the Demon, if chosen, learns who you are then doesn't wake tonight.

  • Savant

    Each day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.

  • Nightwatchman

    Once per game, at night, choose a player: they learn who you are.

  • Philosopher

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

  • Alchemist
    Jinxed with Wraith
    Jinxed with Boffin
    Jinxed with Marionette

    You have a not-in-play Minion ability.

  • Cannibal

    You have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.

  • Amnesiac

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

  • Choirboy

    If the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]

  • Banshee

    If the Demon kills you, all players learn this. From now on, you may nominate twice per day and vote twice per nomination.

  • Magician
    Jinxed with Wraith
    Jinxed with Marionette

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

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.

  • Barber

    If you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.

  • Hatter

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

Minion

  • Fearmonger

    Each night, choose a player. If you nominate & execute them, their team loses. All players know if you choose a new player.

  • Pit-Hag

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

  • Marionette

    You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]

  • Wraith

    You may choose to open your eyes at night. You wake when other evil players do.

  • Boffin
    Jinxed with Drunk

    The Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.

Demon

  • No Dashii

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. Your 2 Townsfolk neighbours are poisoned.

  • Fang Gu

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]

  • Lord of Typhon

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. [Evil characters are in a line. You are in the middle. +1 Minion. -? to +? Outsiders]

Traveller

  • Barista

    Each night, until dusk, 1) a player becomes sober, healthy and gets true info, or 2) their ability works twice. They learn which.

  • Harlot

    Each night*, choose a living player: if they agree, you learn their character, but you both might die.

  • Cacklejack

    Each day, choose a player: a different player changes character tonight.

  • Matron

    Each day, you may choose up to 3 sets of 2 players to swap seats. Players may not leave their seats to talk in private.

  • Apprentice

    On your 1st night, you gain a Townsfolk ability (if good), or a Minion ability (if evil).

Fabled & Loric

  • Storm Catcher

    Name a good character. If in play, they can only die by execution, but evil players learn which player it is.

  • Duchess

    Each day, 3 players may choose to visit you. At night*, each visitor learns how many visitors are evil, but 1 gets false info.

  • Toymaker

    The Demon may choose not to attack & must do this at least once per game. Evil players get normal starting info.

  • 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
    Alchemist

    Show the Alchemist a not-in-play Minion token

  6. 6
    Magician
  7. 7
    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.

  8. 8
    King

    Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.

  9. 9
    Marionette

    Select 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.

  10. 10
    Snake Charmer

    The 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.

  11. 11
    Fearmonger

    The Fearmonger points to a player. Place the Fear token next to that player and announce that a new player has been selected with the Fearmonger ability.

  12. 12
    Amnesiac

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

  13. 13
    Nightwatchman

    The 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.

  14. 14
    Chambermaid

    The Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.

  15. 15
    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
    Snake Charmer

    The 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. 4
    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.

  5. 5
    Fearmonger

    The Fearmonger points to a player. If different from the previous night, place the Fear token next to that player and announce that a new player has been selected with the Fearmonger ability.

  6. 6
    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.

  7. 7
    Exorcist

    The 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.

  8. 8
    Fang Gu

    The Fang Gu points to a player. That player dies. Or, if that player was an Outsider and there are no other Fang Gu in play: The Fang Gu dies instead of the chosen player. The chosen player is now an evil Fang Gu. Wake the new Fang Gu. Show the 'You are' card, then the Fang Gu token. Show the 'You are' card, then the thumb-down 'evil' hand sign.

  9. 9
    No Dashii

    The No Dashii points to a player. That player dies.

  10. 10
    Barber

    If 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. 11
    Choirboy

    If the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.

  12. 12
    Amnesiac

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

  13. 13
    King

    If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.

  14. 14
    Nightwatchman

    The 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.

  15. 15
    Chambermaid

    The Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.

  16. 16
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Banshee, Hatter, Wraith, Boffin, Lord of Typhon, Storm Catcher, Duchess, Toymaker, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes
  • Jinxed with Alchemist
    Jinxed with Wraith
    Alchemist & Wraith

    An Alchemist-Wraith has no Wraith ability & a Wraith is in play. After each execution, a living Alchemist-Wraith may publicly guess a living player as the Wraith. If correct, the Demon must choose the Wraith tonight.

  • Jinxed with Magician
    Jinxed with Wraith
    Magician & Wraith

    After each execution, the living Magician may publicly guess a living player as the Wraith. If correct, the Demon must choose the Wraith tonight.

  • Jinxed with Alchemist
    Jinxed with Boffin
    Alchemist & Boffin

    If the Alchemist has the Boffin ability, the Alchemist does not learn what ability the Demon has.

  • Jinxed with Boffin
    Jinxed with Drunk
    Boffin & Drunk

    The Demon cannot have the Drunk ability.

  • Jinxed with Alchemist
    Jinxed with Marionette
    Alchemist & Marionette

    An Alchemist-Marionette has no Marionette ability & the Marionette is in play.

  • Jinxed with Magician
    Jinxed with Marionette
    Magician & Marionette

    If the Magician is alive, the Demon doesn't know which neighbor is the Marionette.