The Demon Finder Agency

v3.0.0

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Djinn

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Characters

Townsfolk

Clockmaker
You start knowing how many steps from the Demon to its nearest Minion.
Snake Charmer
Each night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
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.
Flowergirl
Each night*, you learn if a Demon voted today.
Exorcist
Each night*, choose a player (different to last night): the Demon, if chosen, learns who you are then doesn't wake tonight.
King
Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
Alsaahir
Each day, if you publicly guess which players are Minion(s) and which are Demon(s), good wins.
Engineer
Once per game, at night, choose which Minions or which Demon is in play.
Philosopher
Once per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
Artist
Once per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.
Sage
If the Demon kills you, you learn that it is 1 of 2 players.
Choirboy
If the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]
Magician
The Demon thinks you are a Minion. Minions think you are a Demon.

Outsider

Recluse
You might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.
Golem
You may only nominate once per game. When you do, if the nominee is not the Demon, they die.
Hatter
If you died today or tonight, the Minion & Demon players may choose new Minion & Demon characters to be.
Puzzlemaster
1 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

Pit-Hag
Each night*, choose a player & a character they become (if not-in-play). If a Demon is made, deaths tonight are arbitrary.
Marionette
You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
Scarlet Woman
If there are 5 or more players alive & the Demon dies, you become the Demon. (Travellers don't count)
Boffin
The Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.

Demon

Lil' Monsta
Each night, Minions choose who babysits Lil' Monsta's token & "is the Demon". A player dies each night*. [+1 Minion]
No Dashii
Each night*, choose a player: they die. Your 2 Townsfolk neighbours are poisoned.
Imp
Each night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
Fang Gu
Each night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]

Traveller

Bureaucrat
Each night, choose a player (not yourself): their vote counts as 3 votes tomorrow.
Gangster
Once per day, you may choose to kill an alive neighbour, if your other alive neighbour agrees.
Harlot
Each night*, choose a living player: if they agree, you learn their character, but you both might die.
Barista
Each night, until dusk, 1) a player becomes sober, healthy and gets true info, or 2) their ability works twice. They learn which.
Bone Collector
Once per game, at night, choose a dead player: they regain their ability until dusk.

Fabled & Loric

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

Night order

First night

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
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
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
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
Magician
6
King
Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
7
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.
8
Engineer
The Engineer shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a Demon or points to the relevant number of Minions. If the Engineer chose characters, replace the Demon or Minions with the choices, then wake the relevant players and show them the You are card and the relevant character tokens.
9
Lil' Monsta
Wake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta.
10
Snake Charmer
The 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.
11
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.
12
Clockmaker
Show the hand signal for the number (1, 2, 3, etc.) of places from Demon to closest Minion.
13
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
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
Engineer
The Engineer shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a Demon or points to the relevant number of Minions. If the Engineer chose characters, replace the Demon or Minions with the choices, then wake the relevant players and show them the 'You are' card and the relevant character tokens.
4
Snake Charmer
The 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.
5
Pit-Hag
The Pit-Hag points to a player and a character on the sheet. If this character is not in play, wake that player and show them the 'You are' card and the relevant character token. If the character is in play, nothing happens.
6
Scarlet Woman
If the Scarlet Woman became the Demon today: Show the 'You are' card, then the demon token.
7
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.
8
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.
9
Fang Gu
The Fang Gu points to a player. That player dies. Or, if that player was an Outsider and there are no other Fang Gu in play: The Fang Gu dies instead of the chosen player. The chosen player is now an evil Fang Gu. Wake the new Fang Gu. Show the 'You are' card, then the Fang Gu token. Show the 'You are' card, then the thumb-down 'evil' hand sign.
10
No Dashii
The No Dashii points to a player. That player dies.
11
Lil' Monsta
Wake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta. Choose a player, that player dies.
12
Sage
If the Sage was killed by a Demon: Point to two players, one of which is that Demon.
13
Choirboy
If the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.
14
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.
15
Flowergirl
Nod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether the Demon voted today. Place the 'Demon not voted' marker (remove 'Demon voted', if any).
16
King
If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
17
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Alsaahir, Hatter, Boffin, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

Lil' Monsta & Hatter
If the Hatter dies & the Demon chooses Lil' Monsta, they also choose a Minion to become.
Lil' Monsta & Magician
If the Magician is alive, the Storyteller chooses which Minion babysits Lil' Monsta.
Lil' Monsta & Scarlet Woman
If Lil' Monsta dies with 5 or more players alive, the Scarlet Woman babysits Lil' Monsta for the rest of the game.
Recluse & Sage
The Recluse might register as the Demon to the Sage.
Scarlet Woman & Fang Gu
If there would be two Demons, one of which was the Scarlet Woman, the Scarlet Woman remains the Scarlet Woman.
Magician & Marionette
If the Magician is alive, the Demon doesn't know which neighbor is the Marionette.
Marionette & Lil' Monsta
If there would be a Marionette in play, they enter play after the Demon & must start as their neighbor.