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Tango into the Abyss

v1.0.0

by seaplusCustomDifficulty:

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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Steward

    You start knowing 1 good player.

  • Knight

    You start knowing 2 players that are not the Demon.

  • Investigator

    You start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Minion.

  • Librarian

    You start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)

  • Balloonist

    Each night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]

  • Snake Charmer

    Each night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.

  • 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.

  • Undertaker

    Each night*, you learn which character died by execution today.

  • Alsaahir

    Each day, if you publicly guess which players are Minion(s) and which are Demon(s), good wins.

  • Engineer

    Once per game, at night, choose which Minions or which Demon is in play.

  • Ravenkeeper

    If you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.

  • Banshee

    If the Demon kills you, all players learn this. From now on, you may nominate twice per day and vote twice per nomination.

Outsider

  • Recluse

    You might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.

  • Hatter

    If you died today or tonight, the Minion & Demon players may choose new Minion & Demon characters to be.

  • Mutant

    If you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.

  • 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

  • Mezepheles

    You start knowing a secret word. The 1st good player to say this word becomes evil that night.

  • Pit-Hag

    Each night*, choose a player & a character they become (if not-in-play). If a Demon is made, deaths tonight are arbitrary.

  • Evil Twin

    You & an opposing player know each other. If the good player is executed, evil wins. Good can't win if you both live.

  • Boomdandy

    If you are executed, all but 3 players die. 1 minute later, the player with the most players pointing at them dies.

Demon

  • Pukka

    Each night, choose a player: they are poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies then becomes healthy.

  • Ojo

    Each night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.

  • Vigormortis

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

  • Fang Gu

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]

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
    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.

  5. 5
    Snake Charmer

    The Snake Charmer points to a player. If that player is the Demon: swap the Demon and Snake Charmer character and alignments. Wake each player to inform them of their new role and alignment. The new Snake Charmer is poisoned.

  6. 6
    Evil Twin

    Wake the Evil Twin and their twin. Confirm that they have acknowledged each other. Point to the Evil Twin. Show their Evil Twin token to the twin player. Point to the twin. Show their character token to the Evil Twin player.

  7. 7
    Mezepheles

    Show the Mezepheles their secret word.

  8. 8
    Pukka

    The Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned.

  9. 9
    Librarian

    Show the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.

  10. 10
    Investigator

    Show the character token of a Minion in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.

  11. 11
    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.

  12. 12
    Balloonist

    Choose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.

  13. 13
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    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.

  3. 3
    Snake Charmer

    The Snake Charmer points to a player. If that player is the Demon: swap the Demon and Snake Charmer character and alignments. Wake each player to inform them of their new role and alignment. The new Snake Charmer is poisoned.

  4. 4
    Pit-Hag

    The Pit-Hag points to a player and a character on the sheet. If this character is not in play, wake that player and show them the 'You are' card and the relevant character token. If the character is in play, nothing happens.

  5. 5
    Mezepheles

    Wake the 1st good player that said the Mezepheles' secret word and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil signal.

  6. 6
    Pukka

    The Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies.

  7. 7
    Fang Gu

    The 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.

  8. 8
    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.

  9. 9
    Ravenkeeper

    If the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.

  10. 10
    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.

  11. 11
    Undertaker

    If a player was executed today: Show that player’s character token.

  12. 12
    Oracle

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

  13. 13
    Balloonist

    Choose 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.

  14. 14
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Steward, Knight, Alsaahir, Banshee, Hatter, Ojo don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.