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The Bagman's Gambit

v1.2.0

by ebenCustomDifficulty:

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Djinn
Spirit of Ivory

Bootlegger rules

  • If the Kazali chooses the Alsaahir on the First Night, a different good character might become the Alsaahir.
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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Shugenja

    You start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.

  • High Priestess

    Each night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.

  • Sailor

    Each night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.

  • Preacher

    Each night, choose a player: a Minion, if chosen, learns this. All chosen Minions have no ability.

  • Snake Charmer

    Each night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.

  • King

    Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.

  • Acrobat

    Each night*, if either good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, you die.

  • Alsaahir

    Each day, if you publicly guess which players are Minion(s) and which are Demon(s), good wins.

  • Nightwatchman

    Once per game, at night, choose a player: they learn who you are.

  • Seamstress

    Once per game, at night, choose 2 players (not yourself): you learn if they are the same alignment.

  • Cannibal
    Jinxed with Butler

    You have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.

  • Ravenkeeper

    If you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.

  • Choirboy

    If the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]

Outsider

  • Butler

    Each night, choose a player (not yourself): tomorrow, you may only vote if they are voting too.

  • Ogre

    On your 1st night, choose a player (not yourself): you become their alignment (you don't know which) even if drunk or poisoned.

  • Lunatic

    You think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.

  • Moonchild

    When you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player. Tonight, if it was a good player, they die.

  • 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.

  • Poisoner

    Each night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.

  • Harpy

    Each night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.

  • Cerenovus

    Each night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.

  • Fearmonger

    Each night, choose a player. If you nominate & execute them, their team loses. All players know if you choose a new player.

Demon

  • Kazali

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. [You choose which players are which Minions. -? to +? Outsiders]

Fabled & Loric

  • Djinn

    Use the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.

  • Spirit of Ivory

    There can't be more than 1 extra evil player.

Night order

First night

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 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. 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. 4
    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.

  5. 5
    King

    Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.

  6. 6
    Sailor

    The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.

  7. 7
    Preacher

    The 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.

  8. 8
    Poisoner

    The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.

  9. 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. 10
    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.

  11. 11
    Fearmonger

    The Fearmonger points to a player. Place the Fear token next to that player and announce that a new player has been selected with the Fearmonger ability.

  12. 12
    Mezepheles

    Show the Mezepheles their secret word.

  13. 13
    Butler

    The Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.

  14. 14
    Seamstress

    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.

  15. 15
    Nightwatchman

    The Nightwatchman may point to a player. Wake that player, show the 'This character selected you' card and the Nightwatchman token, then point to the Nightwatchman player.

  16. 16
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    Sailor

    The previously drunk player is no longer drunk. The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.

  3. 3
    Preacher

    The 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. 4
    Poisoner

    The previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.

  5. 5
    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.

  6. 6
    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.

  7. 7
    Fearmonger

    The Fearmonger points to a player. If different from the previous night, place the Fear token next to that player and announce that a new player has been selected with the Fearmonger ability.

  8. 8
    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.

  9. 9
    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.

  10. 10
    Acrobat

    If a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.

  11. 11
    Choirboy

    If the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.

  12. 12
    Moonchild

    If the Moonchild used their ability to target a player today: If that player is good, they die.

  13. 13
    Ravenkeeper

    If the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.

  14. 14
    Seamstress

    If 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.

  15. 15
    King

    If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.

  16. 16
    Nightwatchman

    The Nightwatchman may point to a player. Wake that player, show the 'This character selected you' card and the Nightwatchman token, then point to the Nightwatchman player.

  17. 17
    Butler

    The Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.

  18. 18
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Shugenja, High Priestess, Alsaahir, Ogre, Harpy, Kazali, Djinn, Spirit of Ivory don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes
  • Jinxed with Cannibal
    Jinxed with Butler
    Cannibal & Butler

    If the Cannibal gains the Butler ability, the Cannibal learns this.