Acrobat's Nightmare
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Characters
Townsfolk
ClockmakerYou start knowing how many steps from the Demon to its nearest Minion.
EmpathEach night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
SailorEach night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.
Snake CharmerEach night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
InnkeeperEach night*, choose 2 players: they can't die tonight, but 1 is drunk until dusk.
AcrobatEach night*, if either good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, you die.
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.
HuntsmanOnce per game, at night, choose a living player: the Damsel, if chosen, becomes a not-in-play Townsfolk. [+the Damsel]
ArtistOnce per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.
SlayerOnce per game, during the day, publicly choose a player: if they are the Demon, they die.
AlchemistYou have a not-in-play Minion ability.
VirginThe 1st time you are nominated, if the nominator is a Townsfolk, they are executed immediately.
PacifistExecuted good players might not die.
Outsider
GoonEach night, the 1st player to choose you with their ability is drunk until dusk. You become their alignment.
DrunkYou do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
SweetheartWhen you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.
DamselAll Minions know you are in play. If a Minion publicly guesses you (once), your team loses.
Minion
MezephelesYou start knowing a secret word. The 1st good player to say this word becomes evil that night.
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
Devil's AdvocateEach night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.
CerenovusEach night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
AssassinOnce per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
Scarlet WomanIf there are 5 or more players alive & the Demon dies, you become the Demon. (Travellers don't count)
Demon
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.
Fabled & Loric
SentinelThere might be 1 extra or 1 fewer Outsider in play.
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
AlchemistShow the Alchemist a not-in-play Minion token
- 5
SailorThe Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
- 6
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.
- 7
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 8
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.
- 9
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 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
MezephelesShow the Mezepheles their secret word.
- 12
HuntsmanThe Huntsman shakes their head 'no' or points to a player. If they point to the Damsel, wake that player, show the 'You are' card and a not-in-play character token.
- 13
DamselWake all the Minions, show them the 'This character selected you' card and the Damsel token.
- 14
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 15
ClockmakerShow the hand signal for the number (1, 2, 3, etc.) of places from Demon to closest Minion.
- 16DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
SailorThe previously drunk player is no longer drunk. The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
- 3
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 4
InnkeeperThe previously protected and drunk players lose those markers. The Innkeeper points to two players. Those players are protected. One is drunk.
- 5
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.
- 6
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 7
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.
- 8
MezephelesWake the 1st good player that said the Mezepheles' secret word and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil signal.
- 9
Scarlet WomanIf the Scarlet Woman became the Demon today: Show the 'You are' card, then the demon token.
- 10
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. That player dies.
- 11
AssassinIf the Assassin has not yet used their ability: The Assassin either shows the 'no' head signal, or points to a player. That player dies.
- 12
AcrobatIf a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.
- 13
SweetheartChoose a player that is drunk.
- 14
HuntsmanThe Huntsman shakes their head 'no' or points to a player. If they point to the Damsel, wake that player, show the 'You are' card and a not-in-play character token.
- 15
DamselIf selected by the Huntsman, wake the Damsel, show 'You are' card and a not-in-play Townsfolk token.
- 16
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 17DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Alsaahir, Sentinel, Spirit of Ivory, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Lleech & SlayerIf the Slayer slays the Lleech host, the host dies.