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The Nightmare Before Christmas

v1.0.0

by HazyGrayCustomDifficulty:

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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Knight

    You start knowing 2 players that are not the Demon.

  • Librarian

    You start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)

  • Shugenja

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

  • Sailor

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

  • Village Idiot

    Each night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]

  • Acrobat

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

  • Exorcist

    Each night*, choose a player (different to last night): the Demon, if chosen, learns who you are then doesn't wake tonight.

  • Gossip

    Each day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.

  • Artist

    Once per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.

  • Cannibal

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

  • Banshee

    If the Demon kills you, all players learn this. From now on, you may nominate twice per day and vote twice per nomination.

  • Fool

    The first time you die, you don't.

  • Pacifist

    Executed good players might not die.

Outsider

  • Lunatic

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

  • Drunk

    You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.

  • Tinker

    You might die at any time.

  • Recluse

    You might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.

Minion

  • Godfather

    You start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.

  • Harpy

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

  • Wizard

    Once per game, choose to make a wish. If granted, it might have a price & leave a clue as to its nature.

  • Xaan

    On night X, all Townsfolk are poisoned until dusk. [X Outsiders]

Demon

  • Imp

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.

  • Ojo

    Each night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.

  • Kazali

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

  • Lleech

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. You start by choosing an alive player: they are poisoned - you die if & only if they die.

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
    Sailor

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

  6. 6
    Lleech

    The Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.

  7. 7
    Godfather

    Show each of the Outsider tokens in play.

  8. 8
    Librarian

    Show the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.

  9. 9
    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
    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.

  4. 4
    Exorcist

    The Exorcist points to a player, different from the previous night. If that player is the Demon: Wake the Demon. Show the Exorcist token. Point to the Exorcist. The Demon does not act tonight.

  5. 5
    Imp

    The 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.

  6. 6
    Lleech

    The Lleech points to a player. That player dies.

  7. 7
    Godfather

    If an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.

  8. 8
    Gossip

    If the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.

  9. 9
    Acrobat

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

  10. 10
    Tinker

    The Tinker might die.

  11. 11
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Knight, Shugenja, Village Idiot, Banshee, Harpy, Wizard, Xaan, Ojo, Kazali don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.