Hat To Break It To You
v1.0.0by Viva La SamCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
StewardYou start knowing 1 good player.
PixieYou start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
EmpathEach night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
ChambermaidEach night, choose 2 alive players (not yourself): you learn how many woke tonight due to their ability.
Mathematician
Each night, you learn how many players' abilities worked abnormally (since dawn) due to another character's ability.
FlowergirlEach night*, you learn if a Demon voted today.
GamblerEach night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.
LycanthropeEach night*, choose a living player: if good, they die, but they are the only player that can die tonight.
ExorcistEach night*, choose a player (different to last night): the Demon, if chosen, learns who you are then doesn't wake tonight.
GossipEach day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
EngineerOnce per game, at night, choose which Minions or which Demon is in play.
SoldierYou are safe from the Demon.
MayorIf only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead.
Outsider
GoonEach night, the 1st player to choose you with their ability is drunk until dusk. You become their alignment.
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.
TinkerYou might die at any time.
MutantIf you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
HatterIf you died today or tonight, the Minion & Demon players may choose new Minion & Demon characters to be.
Minion
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
CerenovusEach night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
AssassinOnce per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
Scarlet WomanIf there are 5 or more players alive & the Demon dies, you become the Demon. (Travellers don't count)
Demon
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
OjoEach night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.
VortoxEach night*, choose a player: they die. Townsfolk abilities yield false info. Each day, if no-one is executed, evil wins.
Fabled & Loric
SentinelThere might be 1 extra or 1 fewer Outsider in play.
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
EngineerThe 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.
- 5
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 6
CerenovusThe Cerenovus points to a player, then to a character on their sheet. Wake that player. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then the Cerenovus token. Show the selected character token. If the player is not mad about being that character tomorrow, they can be executed.
- 7
PixieShow the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
- 8
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 9
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 10
MathematicianShow the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of players whose ability malfunctioned due to other abilities.
- 11DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
EngineerThe 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
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 4
GamblerThe Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.
- 5
CerenovusThe Cerenovus points to a player, then to a character on their sheet. Wake that player. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then the Cerenovus token. Show the selected character token. If the player is not mad about being that character tomorrow, they can be executed.
- 6
Scarlet WomanIf the Scarlet Woman became the Demon today: Show the 'You are' card, then the demon token.
- 7
ExorcistThe 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
LycanthropeThe Lycanthrope points to a living player: if good, they die and no one else can die tonight.
- 9
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.
- 10
VortoxThe Vortox points to a player. That player dies.
- 11
AssassinIf the Assassin has not yet used their ability: The Assassin either shows the 'no' head signal, or points to a player. That player dies.
- 12
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 13
TinkerThe Tinker might die.
- 14
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 15
FlowergirlNod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether the Demon voted today. Place the 'Demon not voted' marker (remove 'Demon voted', if any).
- 16
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 17
MathematicianShow the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of players whose ability malfunctioned due to other abilities.
- 18DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Steward, Hatter, Ojo, Sentinel, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Mathematician & ChambermaidThe Chambermaid can detect if the Mathematician will wake tonight.