Murky Waters
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Characters
Townsfolk
NobleYou start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.
InvestigatorYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Minion.
EmpathEach night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
High PriestessEach night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.
Snake CharmerEach night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
MonkEach night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.
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.
SeamstressOnce per game, at night, choose 2 players (not yourself): you learn if they are the same alignment.
FishermanOnce per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
CannibalYou have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.
BansheeIf the Demon kills you, all players learn this. From now on, you may nominate twice per day and vote twice per nomination.
VirginThe 1st time you are nominated, if the nominator is a Townsfolk, they are executed immediately.
Outsider
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.
BarberIf you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap 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
MezephelesYou start knowing a secret word. The 1st good player to say this word becomes evil that night.
GodfatherYou start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
MarionetteYou think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
BoffinThe Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.
Demon
YaggababbleYou start knowing a secret phrase. For each time you said it publicly today, a player might die.
No DashiiEach night*, choose a player: they die. Your 2 Townsfolk neighbours are poisoned.
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
Fabled & Loric
ZenomancerOne or more players each have a goal. When achieved, that player learns a piece of true info.
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
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.
- 5
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 6
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.
- 7
GodfatherShow each of the Outsider tokens in play.
- 8
MezephelesShow the Mezepheles their secret word.
- 9
InvestigatorShow the character token of a Minion in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 10
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 11
SeamstressThe 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.
- 12
NoblePoint to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.
- 13DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 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
MezephelesWake the 1st good player that said the Mezepheles' secret word and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil signal.
- 6
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.
- 7
No DashiiThe No Dashii points to a player. That player dies.
- 8
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
- 9
AcrobatIf a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat 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
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 12
SeamstressIf 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.
- 13DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
High Priestess, Banshee, Plague Doctor, Boffin, Yaggababble, Zenomancer, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

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