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Lies, Damned Lies, and Politicians

v1.0.0

by r96LimeCustomDifficulty:

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Djinn
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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Investigator

    You start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Minion.

  • Noble

    You start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.

  • Steward

    You start knowing 1 good player.

  • Cult Leader

    Each night, you become the alignment of an alive neighbour. If all good players choose to join your cult, your team wins.

  • Fortune Teller

    Each night, choose 2 players: you learn if either is a Demon. There is a good player that registers as a Demon to you.

  • Village Idiot

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

  • Philosopher

    Once per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.

  • Professor

    Once per game, at night*, choose a dead player: if they are a Townsfolk, they are resurrected.

  • Artist

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

  • Gossip

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

  • Fool

    The first time you die, you don't.

  • Mayor

    If only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead.

  • Banshee

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

Outsider

  • Drunk

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

  • Goon

    Each night, the 1st player to choose you with their ability is drunk until dusk. You become their alignment.

  • Plague Doctor
    Jinxed with Marionette

    When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.

  • Politician

    If you were the player most responsible for your team losing, you change alignment & win, even if dead.

Minion

  • Assassin

    Once per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.

  • Devil's Advocate

    Each 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]

  • Poisoner

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

Demon

  • Imp

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

  • Legion
    Jinxed with Politician

    Each night*, a player might die. Executions fail if only evil voted. You register as a Minion too. [Most players are Legion]

  • 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.

  • Shabaloth

    Each night*, choose 2 players: they die. A dead player you chose last night might be regurgitated.

Fabled & Loric

  • Djinn

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

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
    Philosopher

    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.

  5. 5
    Marionette

    Select 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. 6
    Lleech

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

  7. 7
    Poisoner

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

  8. 8
    Devil's Advocate

    The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.

  9. 9
    Investigator

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

  10. 10
    Fortune Teller

    The Fortune Teller points to two players. Give the head signal (nod yes, shake no) for whether one of those players is the Demon.

  11. 11
    Noble

    Point to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.

  12. 12
    Cult Leader

    If the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.

  13. 13
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    Philosopher

    If 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. 3
    Poisoner

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

  4. 4
    Devil's Advocate

    The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.

  5. 5
    Legion

    Choose a player, that player dies.

  6. 6
    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.

  7. 7
    Shabaloth

    One player that the Shabaloth chose the previous night might be resurrected. The Shabaloth points to two players. Those players die.

  8. 8
    Lleech

    The Lleech points to a player. That player dies.

  9. 9
    Assassin

    If the Assassin has not yet used their ability: The Assassin either shows the 'no' head signal, or points to a player. That player dies.

  10. 10
    Gossip

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

  11. 11
    Professor

    If the Professor has not used their ability: The Professor either shakes their head no, or points to a player. If that player is a Townsfolk, they are now alive.

  12. 12
    Fortune Teller

    The Fortune Teller points to two players. Show the head signal (nod 'yes', shake 'no') for whether one of those players is the Demon.

  13. 13
    Cult Leader

    If the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.

  14. 14
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Steward, Village Idiot, Banshee, Plague Doctor, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes
  • Jinxed with Legion
    Jinxed with Politician
    Legion & Politician

    The Politician might register as evil to Legion.

  • Jinxed with Plague Doctor
    Jinxed with Marionette
    Plague Doctor & Marionette

    If the Storyteller would gain the Marionette ability, one of the Demon's good neighbors becomes the Marionette.