Scientific Vigor
v1.0.0by EkinCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
WasherwomanYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Townsfolk.
LibrarianYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
GeneralEach night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
UndertakerEach night*, you learn which character died by execution today.
SavantEach day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
NightwatchmanOnce per game, at night, choose a player: they learn who you are.
PhilosopherOnce per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
FishermanOnce per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
AmnesiacYou do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
RavenkeeperIf you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.
Tea LadyIf both your alive neighbours are good, they can't die.
FoolThe first time you die, you don't.
Outsider
RecluseYou might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.
GolemYou may only nominate once per game. When you do, if the nominee is not the Demon, they die.
Plague Doctor
When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
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
GodfatherYou start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
Devil's AdvocateEach night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.
Marionette

You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
SummonerYou get 3 bluffs. On the 3rd night, choose a player: they become an evil Demon of your choice. [No Demon]
BoffinThe Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.
Demon
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
VigormortisEach night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]
Fabled & Loric
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
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.
- 6
GodfatherShow each of the Outsider tokens in play.
- 7
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 8
AmnesiacDecide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 9
WasherwomanShow the character token of a Townsfolk in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 10
LibrarianShow the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 11
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 12
NightwatchmanThe 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.
- 13
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 14DDawn
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
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 4
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.
- 5
VigormortisThe Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.
- 6
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
- 7
AmnesiacIf the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 8
RavenkeeperIf the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.
- 9
UndertakerIf a player was executed today: Show that player’s character token.
- 10
BalloonistChoose 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.
- 11
NightwatchmanThe 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.
- 12
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 13DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Plague Doctor, Summoner, Boffin, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

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

Marionette & BalloonistIf the Marionette thinks that they are the Balloonist, an Outsider might have been added.

Plague Doctor & MarionetteIf the Storyteller would gain the Marionette ability, one of the Demon's good neighbors becomes the Marionette.