Ghost Ship

v1.0.2

by Jared PurfieldCustomDifficulty:

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Characters

Townsfolk

Noble
You start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.
Grandmother
You start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
Shugenja
You start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.
Pixie
You start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
Savant
Each day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
Empath
Each night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
Village Idiot
Each night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]
Balloonist
Each night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
Innkeeper
Each night*, choose 2 players: they can't die tonight, but 1 is drunk until dusk.
Acrobat
Each night*, if either good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, you die.
Gambler
Each night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.
Ravenkeeper
If you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.
Soldier
You are safe from the Demon.

Outsider

Drunk
You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
Mutant
If you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
Recluse
You might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.
Zealot
If there are 5 or more players alive, you must vote for every nomination.

Minion

Cerenovus
Each night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
Assassin
Once per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
Wraith
You may choose to open your eyes at night. You wake when other evil players do.
Organ Grinder
All players keep their eyes closed when voting and the vote tally is secret. Each night, choose if you are drunk until dusk.

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]

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
Cerenovus
The 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.
5
Pixie
Show the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
6
Empath
Show the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
7
Grandmother
Show the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
8
Noble
Point to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.
9
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.
10
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
Innkeeper
The previously protected and drunk players lose those markers. The Innkeeper points to two players. Those players are protected. One is drunk.
3
Gambler
The Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.
4
Cerenovus
The 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.
5
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.
6
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.
7
Acrobat
If a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.
8
Grandmother
If the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
9
Ravenkeeper
If the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.
10
Empath
Show the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
11
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.
12
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Shugenja, Village Idiot, Zealot, Wraith, Organ Grinder don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.