Abyssal Waltz
v1.0.0by CocoBunCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
StewardYou start knowing 1 good player.
InvestigatorYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Minion.
ClockmakerYou start knowing how many steps from the Demon to its nearest Minion.
Bounty Hunter
You start knowing 1 evil player. If the player you know dies, you learn another evil player tonight. [1 Townsfolk is evil]
ChambermaidEach night, choose 2 alive players (not yourself): you learn how many woke tonight due to their ability.
Snake CharmerEach night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
KingEach night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
MonkEach night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.
SavantEach day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
AlsaahirEach day, if you publicly guess which players are Minion(s) and which are Demon(s), good wins.
PhilosopherOnce per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
CannibalYou have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.
ChoirboyIf the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]
Outsider
BarberIf you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.
HatterIf you died today or tonight, the Minion & Demon players may choose new Minion & Demon characters to be.
SnitchMinions start knowing 3 not-in-play characters.
Puzzlemaster1 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
CerenovusEach night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
Pit-HagEach 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]
MastermindIf the Demon dies by execution (ending the game), play for 1 more day. If a player is then executed, their team loses.
Demon
Lil' Monsta
Each night, Minions choose who babysits Lil' Monsta's token & "is the Demon". A player dies each night*. [+1 Minion]
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
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
Spirit of IvoryThere can't be more than 1 extra evil player.
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
PhilosopherThe 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
SnitchAfter 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
KingWake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
- 7
MarionetteSelect 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' MonstaWake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta.
- 9
Snake CharmerThe 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
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
InvestigatorShow the character token of a Minion in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 12
ClockmakerShow the hand signal for the number (1, 2, 3, etc.) of places from Demon to closest Minion.
- 13
Bounty HunterPoint to 1 evil player. Wake the townsfolk who is evil and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil sign.
- 14
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 15DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
PhilosopherIf 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
Snake CharmerThe 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
MonkThe previously protected player is no longer protected. The Monk points to a player not themself. Mark that player 'Protected'.
- 5
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.
- 6
Pit-HagThe 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.
- 7
ImpThe Imp points to a player. That player dies. If the Imp chose themselves: Replace the character of 1 alive minion with a spare Imp token. Show the 'You are' card, then the Imp token.
- 8
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.
- 9
Lil' MonstaWake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta. Choose 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
ChoirboyIf the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.
- 12
KingIf there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
- 13
Bounty HunterIf the known evil player has died, point to another evil player.
- 14
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 15DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Steward, Alsaahir, Hatter, 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 & HatterIf the Hatter dies & the Demon chooses Lil' Monsta, they also choose a Minion to become.

Bounty Hunter & PhilosopherIf the Philosopher gains the Bounty Hunter ability, a Townsfolk might turn evil.

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