Siffrin's Melancholy
v1.0.0by RuminationsCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
ClockmakerYou start knowing how many steps from the Demon to its nearest Minion.
GrandmotherYou start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
EmpathEach night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
Mathematician


Each night, you learn how many players' abilities worked abnormally (since dawn) due to another character's ability.
Fortune TellerEach night, choose 2 players: you learn if either is a Demon. There is a good player that registers as a Demon to you.
UndertakerEach night*, you learn which character died by execution today.
MonkEach night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.
PhilosopherOnce per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
ArtistOnce per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.
JugglerOn your 1st day, publicly guess up to 5 players' characters. That night, you learn how many you got correct.
SoldierYou are safe from the Demon.
RavenkeeperIf you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.
MayorIf only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead.
Outsider
LunaticYou think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.
DrunkYou do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
RecluseYou might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.
SweetheartWhen you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.
Minion
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
SpyEach night, you see the Grimoire. You might register as good & as a Townsfolk or Outsider, even if dead.
CerenovusEach night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
MarionetteYou think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
Demon
PukkaEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies then becomes healthy.
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
VigormortisEach night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]
Fang GuEach night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
Traveller
ThiefEach night, choose a player (not yourself): their vote counts negatively tomorrow.
BureaucratEach night, choose a player (not yourself): their vote counts as 3 votes tomorrow.
HarlotEach night*, choose a living player: if they agree, you learn their character, but you both might die.
JudgeOnce per game, if another player nominated, you may choose to force the current execution to pass or fail.
BeggarYou must use a vote token to vote. Dead players may choose to give you theirs. If so, you learn their alignment. You are sober & healthy.
Fabled & Loric
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
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 8
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.
- 9
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 10
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 11
Fortune TellerThe Fortune Teller points to two players. Give the head signal (nod yes, shake no) for whether one of those players is the Demon.
- 12
GrandmotherShow the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
- 13
ClockmakerShow the hand signal for the number (1, 2, 3, etc.) of places from Demon to closest Minion.
- 14
SpyShow the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.
- 15
MathematicianShow the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of players whose ability malfunctioned due to other abilities.
- 16DDawn
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
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 4
MonkThe previously protected player is no longer protected. The Monk points to a player not themself. Mark that player 'Protected'.
- 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
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies.
- 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
VigormortisThe Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.
- 11
SweetheartChoose a player that is drunk.
- 12
GrandmotherIf the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
- 13
RavenkeeperIf the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.
- 14
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 15
Fortune TellerThe Fortune Teller points to two players. Show the head signal (nod 'yes', shake 'no') for whether one of those players is the Demon.
- 16
UndertakerIf a player was executed today: Show that player’s character token.
- 17
JugglerIf today was the Juggler’s first day: Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of 'Correct' markers. Remove markers.
- 18
SpyShow the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.
- 19
MathematicianShow the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of players whose ability malfunctioned due to other abilities.
- 20DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Djinn doesn't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Mathematician & DrunkThe Mathematician learns if the Drunk's ability yielded false info or failed to work properly.

Mathematician & LunaticThe Mathematician learns if the Lunatic attacks a different player than the real Demon attacked.

Mathematician & MarionetteThe Mathematician learns if the Marionette's ability yielded false info or failed to work properly.