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The Midnight Council

v1.0.0

by BackupCustomDifficulty:

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Spirit of Ivory
Djinn
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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Noble

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

  • Investigator

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

  • High Priestess

    Each night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.

  • Balloonist

    Each night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]

  • Snake Charmer

    Each night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.

  • King

    Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.

  • Savant

    Each day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.

  • Engineer

    Once per game, at night, choose which Minions or which Demon is in play.

  • 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.

  • Fisherman

    Once per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.

  • Cannibal

    You have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.

  • Choirboy

    If the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]

Outsider

  • Drunk

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

  • Golem

    You may only nominate once per game. When you do, if the nominee is not the Demon, they die.

  • Plague Doctor
    Jinxed with Spy

    When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.

  • Barber

    If you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.

Minion

  • Mezepheles

    You start knowing a secret word. The 1st good player to say this word becomes evil that night.

  • Poisoner

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

  • Spy

    Each night, you see the Grimoire. You might register as good & as a Townsfolk or Outsider, even if dead.

  • Pit-Hag

    Each night*, choose a player & a character they become (if not-in-play). If a Demon is made, deaths tonight are arbitrary.

  • Vizier
    Jinxed with Investigator

    All players know you are the Vizier. You cannot die during the day. If good voted, you may choose to execute immediately.

Demon

  • Vigormortis

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]

  • Al-Hadikhia

    Each night*, choose 3 players (all players learn who): each silently chooses to live or die, but if all live, all die.

Fabled & Loric

  • Spirit of Ivory

    There can't be more than 1 extra evil player.

  • 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
    King

    Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.

  5. 5
    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.

  6. 6
    Poisoner

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

  7. 7
    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.

  8. 8
    Mezepheles

    Show the Mezepheles their secret word.

  9. 9
    Investigator

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

  10. 10
    Noble

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

  11. 11
    Balloonist

    Choose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.

  12. 12
    Spy

    Show the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.

  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
    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.

  3. 3
    Poisoner

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

  4. 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. 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. 6
    Mezepheles

    Wake the 1st good player that said the Mezepheles' secret word and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil signal.

  7. 7
    Vigormortis

    The Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.

  8. 8
    Al-Hadikhia

    The Al-Hadikhia chooses 3 players. Announce the first player, wake them to nod yes to live or shake head no to die, kill or resurrect accordingly, then put to sleep and announce the next player. If all 3 are alive after this, all 3 die.

  9. 9
    Barber

    If 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.

  10. 10
    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.

  11. 11
    Choirboy

    If the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.

  12. 12
    Balloonist

    Choose 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.

  13. 13
    King

    If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.

  14. 14
    Spy

    Show the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.

  15. 15
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

High Priestess, Plague Doctor, Vizier, Spirit of Ivory, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes
  • Jinxed with Vizier
    Jinxed with Investigator
    Vizier & Investigator

    The Storyteller doesn't declare the Vizier is in play.

  • Jinxed with Plague Doctor
    Jinxed with Spy
    Plague Doctor & Spy

    If the Storyteller would gain the Spy ability, a Minion gains it, and learns this.