Trust Not the Storyteller; Trust the Story

v1.3.0

by SilentInAWayCustomDifficulty:

Bootlegger

Spirit of Ivory

Djinn

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Characters

Townsfolk

Noble
You start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.
Pixie
You start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
General
Each night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
Snake Charmer
Each night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
Acrobat
Each night*, if either good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, you die.
Savant
Each day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
Fisherman
Once per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
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.
Farmer
If you die at night, an alive good player becomes a Farmer.
Mayor
If only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead.
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

Hermit
You have all Outsider abilities. [-0 or -1 Outsider]
Lunatic
You think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.
Plague Doctor
When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
Snitch
Minions start knowing 3 not-in-play characters.
Puzzlemaster
1 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

Mezepheles
You start knowing a secret word. The 1st good player to say this word becomes evil that night.
Xaan
On night X, all Townsfolk are poisoned until dusk. [X Outsiders]
Marionette
You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
Boffin
The Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.
Baron
There are extra Outsiders in play. [+2 Outsiders]

Demon

Lil' Monsta
Each night, Minions choose who babysits Lil' Monsta's token & "is the Demon". A player dies each night*. [+1 Minion]

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.
Apprentice
On your 1st night, you gain a Townsfolk ability (if good), or a Minion ability (if evil).
Scapegoat
If a player of your alignment is executed, you might be executed instead.

Fabled & Loric

Bootlegger
This script has homebrew characters or rules.
Spirit of Ivory
There can't be more than 1 extra evil player.
Djinn
Use the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.

Night order

First night

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
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
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
Magician
5
Snitch
After Minion info wake each Minion and show them three not-in-play character tokens. These may be the same or different to each other and the ones shown to the Demon.
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
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.
8
Lil' Monsta
Wake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta.
9
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.
10
Mezepheles
Show the Mezepheles their secret word.
11
Pixie
Show the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
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
Noble
Point to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.
14
General
Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
15
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
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.
3
Mezepheles
Wake the 1st good player that said the Mezepheles' secret word and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil signal.
4
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.
5
Lil' Monsta
Wake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta. Choose a player, that player dies.
6
Acrobat
If a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.
7
Amnesiac
If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
8
Farmer
If 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
General
Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
10
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Hermit, Plague Doctor, Xaan, Boffin, Bootlegger, Spirit of Ivory, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

Lil' Monsta & Magician
If the Magician is alive, the Storyteller chooses which Minion babysits Lil' Monsta.
Plague Doctor & Baron
If the Storyteller would gain the Baron ability, up to two players become Outsiders.
Magician & Marionette
If the Magician is alive, the Demon doesn't know which neighbor is the Marionette.
Plague Doctor & Marionette
If the Storyteller would gain the Marionette ability, one of the Demon's good neighbors becomes the Marionette.
Marionette & Lil' Monsta
If there would be a Marionette in play, they enter play after the Demon & must start as their neighbor.