The Outsider's Plea
v1.0.0by KezCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
StewardYou start knowing 1 good player.
LibrarianYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)
PixieYou start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
High PriestessEach night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.
Fortune TellerEach night, choose 2 players: you learn if either is a Demon. There is a good player that registers as a Demon to you.
KingEach night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
PreacherEach night, choose a player: a Minion, if chosen, learns this. All chosen Minions have no ability.
OracleEach night*, you learn how many dead players are evil.
EngineerOnce per game, at night, choose which Minions or which Demon is in play.
SeamstressOnce per game, at night, choose 2 players (not yourself): you learn if they are the same alignment.
ChoirboyIf the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]
JugglerOn your 1st day, publicly guess up to 5 players' characters. That night, you learn how many you got correct.
Cannibal
You have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.
Outsider
SweetheartWhen you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.
Plague DoctorWhen you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
BarberIf you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.
DrunkYou do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
Minion
GodfatherYou start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
HarpyEach night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.
WitchEach night, choose a player: if they nominate tomorrow, they die. If just 3 players live, you lose this ability.
CerenovusEach night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
Demon
OjoEach night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.
VigormortisEach night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]
Fang GuEach night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
Fabled & Loric
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
KingWake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
- 5
EngineerThe 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.
- 6
PreacherThe Preacher chooses a player. If a Minion is chosen, wake the Minion and show the 'This character selected you' card and then the Preacher token.
- 7
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 8
GodfatherShow each of the Outsider tokens in play.
- 9
WitchThe Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.
- 10
CerenovusThe Cerenovus points to a player, then to a character on their sheet. Wake that player. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then the Cerenovus token. Show the selected character token. If the player is not mad about being that character tomorrow, they can be executed.
- 11
PixieShow the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
- 12
LibrarianShow the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 13
Fortune TellerThe Fortune Teller points to two players. Give the head signal (nod yes, shake no) for whether one of those players is the Demon.
- 14
SeamstressThe Seamstress either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to two other players. If the Seamstress chose players , nod 'yes' or shake 'no' for whether they are of same alignment.
- 15DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
EngineerThe 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.
- 3
PreacherThe Preacher chooses a player. If a Minion is chosen, wake the Minion and show the 'This character selected you' card and then the Preacher token.
- 4
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 5
WitchIf there are 4 or more players alive: The Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.
- 6
CerenovusThe Cerenovus points to a player, then to a character on their sheet. Wake that player. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then the Cerenovus token. Show the selected character token. If the player is not mad about being that character tomorrow, they can be executed.
- 7
Fang GuThe 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
VigormortisThe Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.
- 9
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
- 10
BarberIf 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
SweetheartChoose a player that is drunk.
- 12
ChoirboyIf the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.
- 13
Fortune TellerThe Fortune Teller points to two players. Show the head signal (nod 'yes', shake 'no') for whether one of those players is the Demon.
- 14
OracleShow the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of dead evil players.
- 15
SeamstressIf the Seamstress has not yet used their ability: the Seamstress either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to two other players. If the Seamstress chose players , nod 'yes' or shake 'no' for whether they are of same alignment.
- 16
JugglerIf today was the Juggler’s first day: Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of 'Correct' markers. Remove markers.
- 17
KingIf there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
- 18DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Steward, High Priestess, Plague Doctor, Harpy, Ojo, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Cannibal & JugglerIf the Juggler guesses on their first day and dies by execution, tonight the living Cannibal learns how many guesses the Juggler got correct.