Life Before Death

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Djinn

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Characters

Townsfolk

Chef
You start knowing how many pairs of evil players there are.
Librarian
You start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)
Noble
You start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.
General
Each night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
King
Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
Monk
Each night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.
Oracle
Each night*, you learn how many dead players are evil.
Engineer
Once per game, at night, choose which Minions or which Demon is in play.
Philosopher
Once per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
Artist
Once per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.
Minstrel
When a Minion dies by execution, all other players (except Travellers) are drunk until dusk tomorrow.
Choirboy
If the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]
Soldier
You are safe from the Demon.

Outsider

Lunatic
You think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.
Politician
If you were the player most responsible for your team losing, you change alignment & win, even if dead.
Heretic
Whoever wins, loses & whoever loses, wins, even if you are dead.
Drunk
You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.

Minion

Poisoner
Each night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
Assassin
Once per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
Mastermind
If the Demon dies by execution (ending the game), play for 1 more day. If a player is then executed, their team loses.
Marionette
You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]

Demon

Fang Gu
Each night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
No Dashii
Each night*, choose a player: they die. Your 2 Townsfolk neighbours are poisoned.
Vortox
Each night*, choose a player: they die. Townsfolk abilities yield false info. Each day, if no-one is executed, evil wins.
Lil' Monsta
Each night, Minions choose who babysits Lil' Monsta's token & "is the Demon". A player dies each night*. [+1 Minion]

Fabled & Loric

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
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
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.
6
King
Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
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
Engineer
The Engineer shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a Demon or points to the relevant number of Minions. If the Engineer chose characters, replace the Demon or Minions with the choices, then wake the relevant players and show them the You are card and the relevant character tokens.
9
Lil' Monsta
Wake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta.
10
Poisoner
The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
11
Librarian
Show the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
12
Chef
Show the finger signal (0, 1, 2, …) for the number of pairs of neighbouring evil players.
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
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
Engineer
The Engineer shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a Demon or points to the relevant number of Minions. If the Engineer chose characters, replace the Demon or Minions with the choices, then wake the relevant players and show them the 'You are' card and the relevant character tokens.
4
Poisoner
The previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
5
Monk
The previously protected player is no longer protected. The Monk points to a player not themself. Mark that player 'Protected'.
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
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.
8
No Dashii
The No Dashii points to a player. That player dies.
9
Vortox
The Vortox points to a player. That player dies.
10
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.
11
Assassin
If the Assassin has not yet used their ability: The Assassin either shows the 'no' head signal, or points to a player. That player dies.
12
Choirboy
If the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.
13
Oracle
Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of dead evil players.
14
King
If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
15
General
Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
16
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Djinn doesn't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

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