A Lesson in Democracy
v1.0.0by Claire & AhmedCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
ShugenjaYou start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.
PixieYou start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
High PriestessEach night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.
Village IdiotEach night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
FlowergirlEach night*, you learn if a Demon voted today.
LycanthropeEach night*, choose a living player: if good, they die, but they are the only player that can die tonight.
SavantEach day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
NightwatchmanOnce per game, at night, choose a player: they learn who you are.
FishermanOnce per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
PhilosopherOnce per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
Poppy GrowerMinions & Demons do not know each other. If you die, they learn who each other are that night.
CannibalYou have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.
Outsider
OgreOn your 1st night, choose a player (not yourself): you become their alignment (you don't know which) even if drunk or poisoned.
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.
MutantIf you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
LunaticYou think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.
Minion
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
GoblinIf you publicly claim to be the Goblin when nominated & are executed that day, your team wins.
BoomdandyIf you are executed, all but 3 players die. 1 minute later, the player with the most players pointing at them dies.
Marionette
You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
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.
LegionEach night*, a player might die. Executions fail if only evil voted. You register as a Minion too. [Most players are Legion]
Fang GuEach night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
Fabled & Loric
Spirit of IvoryThere can't be more than 1 extra evil player.
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
PhilosopherThe 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
Poppy GrowerDo not inform the Demon/Minions who each other are
- 6
LunaticIf 7 or more players: Show the Lunatic a number of arbitrary 'Minions', players equal to the number of Minions in play. Show 3 character tokens of arbitrary good characters. If the token received by the Lunatic is a Demon that would wake tonight: Allow the Lunatic to do the Demon actions. Place their 'attack' markers. Wake the Demon. Show the Demon’s real character token. Show them the Lunatic player. If the Lunatic attacked players: Show the real demon each marked player. Remove any Lunatic 'attack' markers.
- 7
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.
- 8
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 9
PixieShow the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
- 10
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 11
NightwatchmanThe Nightwatchman may point to a player. Wake that player, show the 'This character selected you' card and the Nightwatchman token, then point to the Nightwatchman player.
- 12DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
PhilosopherIf 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
Poppy GrowerIf the Poppy Grower has died, show the Minions/Demon who each other are.
- 4
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 5
LunaticAllow the Lunatic to do the actions of the Demon. Place their 'attack' markers. If the Lunatic selected players: Wake the Demon. Show the 'attack' marker, then point to each marked player. Remove any Lunatic 'attack' markers.
- 6
LycanthropeThe Lycanthrope points to a living player: if good, they die and no one else can die tonight.
- 7
LegionChoose a player, that player dies.
- 8
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.
- 9
Fang GuThe 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
FlowergirlNod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether the Demon voted today. Place the 'Demon not voted' marker (remove 'Demon voted', if any).
- 11
BalloonistChoose 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.
- 12
NightwatchmanThe Nightwatchman may point to a player. Wake that player, show the 'This character selected you' card and the Nightwatchman token, then point to the Nightwatchman player.
- 13DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Shugenja, High Priestess, Village Idiot, Ogre, Ojo, Spirit of Ivory, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Marionette & BalloonistIf the Marionette thinks that they are the Balloonist, an Outsider might have been added.