On the Brink of War

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Bootlegger

Djinn

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Characters

Townsfolk

Steward
You start knowing 1 good player.
Investigator
You start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Minion.
Sailor
Each night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.
General
Each night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
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.
Monk
Each night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.
Gossip
Each day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
Engineer
Once per game, at night, choose which Minions or which Demon is in play.
Slayer
Once per game, during the day, publicly choose a player: if they are the Demon, they die.
Alchemist
You have a not-in-play Minion ability.
Pacifist
Executed good players might not die.
Ravenkeeper
If you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.

Outsider

Tinker
You might die at any time.
Saint
If you die by execution, your team loses.
Drunk
You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
Lunatic
You think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.

Minion

Widow
On your 1st night, look at the Grimoire and choose a player: they are poisoned. 1 good player knows a Widow is in play.
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.
Assassin
Once per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
Boomdandy
If you are executed, all but 3 players die. 1 minute later, the player with the most players pointing at them dies.

Demon

Po
Each night*, you may choose a player: they die. If your last choice was no-one, choose 3 players tonight.
Vortox
Each night*, choose a player: they die. Townsfolk abilities yield false info. Each day, if no-one is executed, evil wins.
Legion
Each night*, a player might die. Executions fail if only evil voted. You register as a Minion too. [Most players are Legion]

Traveller

Gangster
Once per day, you may choose to kill an alive neighbour, if your other alive neighbour agrees.
Scapegoat
If a player of your alignment is executed, you might be executed instead.
Apprentice
On your 1st night, you gain a Townsfolk ability (if good), or a Minion ability (if evil).
Bishop
Only the Storyteller can nominate. At least 1 opposite player must be nominated each day.
Bureaucrat
Each night, choose a player (not yourself): their vote counts as 3 votes tomorrow.

Fabled & Loric

Bootlegger
This script has homebrew characters or rules.
Djinn
Use the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.

Night order

First night

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
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
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
Alchemist
Show the Alchemist a not-in-play Minion token
5
Lunatic
If 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
Sailor
The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
7
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.
8
Widow
Show the Grimoire to the Widow for as long as they need. The Widow points to a player. That player is poisoned. Wake a good player. Show the 'These characters are in play' card, then the Widow character token.
9
Godfather
Show each of the Outsider tokens in play.
10
Devil's Advocate
The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.
11
Investigator
Show the character token of a Minion in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
12
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.
13
General
Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
14
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
Sailor
The previously drunk player is no longer drunk. The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
3
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.
4
Monk
The previously protected player is no longer protected. The Monk points to a player not themself. Mark that player 'Protected'.
5
Devil's Advocate
The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
6
Lunatic
Allow 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
Legion
Choose a player, that player dies.
8
Po
If the Po chose no-one the previous night: The Po points to three players. Otherwise: The Po either shows the 'no' head signal , or points to a player. Chosen players die
9
Vortox
The Vortox points to a player. That player dies.
10
Assassin
If the Assassin has not yet used their ability: The Assassin either shows the 'no' head signal, or points to a player. That player dies.
11
Godfather
If an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
12
Gossip
If the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
13
Tinker
The Tinker might die.
14
Ravenkeeper
If the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.
15
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.
16
Oracle
Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of dead evil players.
17
General
Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
18
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Steward, Bootlegger, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

Legion & Engineer
If Legion is created, all evil players become Legion. If Legion is in play, the Engineer starts knowing this but has no ability.
Alchemist & Widow
An Alchemist-Widow has no Widow ability & a Widow is in play. After each execution, a living Alchemist-Widow may publicly guess a living player as the Widow. If correct, the Demon must choose the Widow tonight.