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Message in a Bottle (SC: Puzzlemaster or Butler)

v3.1.0

by LivFreeOrPie / Bill PzCustomDifficulty:

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Bootlegger
Storm Catcher
Sentinel
Djinn

Bootlegger rules

  • (Optional Rule) Rotten Meat: The Lleech host does not die when picked by the Lycanthrope.
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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Steward

    You start knowing 1 good player.

  • Noble

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

  • Empath

    Each night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.

  • General

    Each night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.

  • Village Idiot

    Each night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]

  • Mathematician

    Each night, you learn how many players' abilities worked abnormally (since dawn) due to another character's ability.

  • 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.

  • Oracle

    Each night*, you learn how many dead players are evil.

  • Acrobat

    Each night*, if either good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, you die.

  • Lycanthrope

    Each night*, choose a living player: if good, they die, but they are the only player that can die tonight.

  • Slayer

    Once per game, during the day, publicly choose a player: if they are the Demon, they die.

  • Farmer

    If you die at night, an alive good player becomes a Farmer.

  • Pacifist

    Executed good players might not die.

Outsider

  • Butler

    Each night, choose a player (not yourself): tomorrow, you may only vote if they are voting too.

  • Saint

    If you die by execution, your team loses.

  • 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

  • Godfather

    You start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.

  • Devil's Advocate

    Each night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.

  • Spy

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

  • Harpy

    Each night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.

Demon

  • 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.

  • Vigormortis

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

  • Lleech
    Jinxed with Slayer

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. You start by choosing an alive player: they are poisoned - you die if & only if they die.

Fabled & Loric

  • Bootlegger

    This script has homebrew characters or rules.

  • Storm Catcher

    Name a good character. If in play, they can only die by execution, but evil players learn which player it is.

  • Sentinel

    There might be 1 extra or 1 fewer Outsider in play.

  • 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
    Lleech

    The Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.

  5. 5
    Godfather

    Show each of the Outsider tokens in play.

  6. 6
    Devil's Advocate

    The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.

  7. 7
    Empath

    Show the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.

  8. 8
    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.

  9. 9
    Butler

    The Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.

  10. 10
    Noble

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

  11. 11
    Spy

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

  12. 12
    General

    Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.

  13. 13
    Mathematician

    Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of players whose ability malfunctioned due to other abilities.

  14. 14
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    Devil's Advocate

    The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.

  3. 3
    Lycanthrope

    The Lycanthrope points to a living player: if good, they die and no one else can die tonight.

  4. 4
    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.

  5. 5
    No Dashii

    The No Dashii points to a player. That player dies.

  6. 6
    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.

  7. 7
    Lleech

    The Lleech points to a player. That player dies.

  8. 8
    Godfather

    If an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.

  9. 9
    Acrobat

    If a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.

  10. 10
    Farmer

    If a Farmer died tonight, choose another good player and make them the Farmer. Wake this player, show them the 'You are' card and the Farmer character token.

  11. 11
    Empath

    Show the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.

  12. 12
    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.

  13. 13
    Oracle

    Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of dead evil players.

  14. 14
    Butler

    The Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.

  15. 15
    Spy

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

  16. 16
    General

    Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.

  17. 17
    Mathematician

    Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of players whose ability malfunctioned due to other abilities.

  18. 18
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Steward, Village Idiot, Hatter, Harpy, Bootlegger, Storm Catcher, Sentinel, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes
  • Jinxed with Lleech
    Jinxed with Slayer
    Lleech & Slayer

    If the Slayer slays the Lleech host, the host dies.