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The Folly of Perpetual Motion

v2.5.0

by QuixoticCustomDifficulty:

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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Knight

    You start knowing 2 players that are not the Demon.

  • Grandmother

    You start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.

  • Sailor

    Each night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.

  • Village Idiot

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

  • 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.

  • Gambler

    Each night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.

  • Acrobat

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

  • Exorcist

    Each night*, choose a player (different to last night): the Demon, if chosen, learns who you are then doesn't wake tonight.

  • Gossip

    Each day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.

  • Seamstress

    Once per game, at night, choose 2 players (not yourself): you learn if they are the same alignment.

  • Princess

    On your 1st day, if you nominated & executed a player, the Demon doesn't kill tonight.

  • Tea Lady

    If both your alive neighbours are good, they can't die.

  • Fool

    The first time you die, you don't.

Outsider

  • Tinker

    You might die at any time.

  • Sweetheart

    When you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.

  • Moonchild

    When you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player. Tonight, if it was a good player, they die.

  • Ogre

    On your 1st night, choose a player (not yourself): you become their alignment (you don't know which) even if drunk or poisoned.

Minion

  • Summoner

    You get 3 bluffs. On the 3rd night, choose a player: they become an evil Demon of your choice. [No Demon]

  • 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.

Demon

  • Vigormortis

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

  • 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.

  • Shabaloth

    Each night*, choose 2 players: they die. A dead player you chose last night might be regurgitated.

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
    Sailor

    The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.

  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
    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.

  8. 8
    Grandmother

    Show the marked character token. Point to the marked player.

  9. 9
    Seamstress

    The Seamstress either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to two other players. If the Seamstress chose players , nod 'yes' or shake 'no' for whether they are of same alignment.

  10. 10
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 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. 3
    Gambler

    The Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.

  4. 4
    Devil's Advocate

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

  5. 5
    Exorcist

    The Exorcist points to a player, different from the previous night. If that player is the Demon: Wake the Demon. Show the Exorcist token. Point to the Exorcist. The Demon does not act tonight.

  6. 6
    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.

  7. 7
    Shabaloth

    One player that the Shabaloth chose the previous night might be resurrected. The Shabaloth points to two players. Those players die.

  8. 8
    No Dashii

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

  9. 9
    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.

  10. 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. 11
    Godfather

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

  12. 12
    Gossip

    If the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.

  13. 13
    Acrobat

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

  14. 14
    Sweetheart

    Choose a player that is drunk.

  15. 15
    Tinker

    The Tinker might die.

  16. 16
    Moonchild

    If the Moonchild used their ability to target a player today: If that player is good, they die.

  17. 17
    Grandmother

    If the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.

  18. 18
    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.

  19. 19
    Seamstress

    If the Seamstress has not yet used their ability: the Seamstress either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to two other players. If the Seamstress chose players , nod 'yes' or shake 'no' for whether they are of same alignment.

  20. 20
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Knight, Village Idiot, Princess, Ogre, Summoner don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.