The Hermit's Collection
v1.0.0by Chris & AndrewCustomDifficulty:
Bootlegger rules
- If a legal setup includes at least 1 Outsider, the Hermit must be in play. The Storyteller gives the Hermit 3 Outsider abilities.
- Hermit combinations that are banned: Mutant + Saint; Mutant + Zealot; Mutant + Golem; Klutz + Politician.
- The Hermit cannot be given the Lunatic or Drunk abilities.
- If the Hermit is given the Butler and Zealot abilities, the Hermit must vote when their master votes.
"Open Script Tool" pre-loads this script's characters directly on script.bloodontheclocktower.com, the same way it works from other script libraries.
Characters
Townsfolk
NobleYou start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.
LibrarianYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)
High PriestessEach night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.
SailorEach night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
Snake CharmerEach night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
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.
LycanthropeEach night*, choose a living player: if good, they die, but they are the only player that can die tonight.
GossipEach day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
AmnesiacYou do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
Poppy GrowerMinions & Demons do not know each other. If you die, they learn who each other are that night.
Outsider
HermitYou have all Outsider abilities. [-0 or -1 Outsider]
ButlerEach night, choose a player (not yourself): tomorrow, you may only vote if they are voting too.
GoonEach night, the 1st player to choose you with their ability is drunk until dusk. You become their alignment.
OgreOn your 1st night, choose a player (not yourself): you become their alignment (you don't know which) even if drunk or poisoned.
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.
TinkerYou might die at any time.
Recluse
You might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.
GolemYou may only nominate once per game. When you do, if the nominee is not the Demon, they die.
SweetheartWhen you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.
Plague Doctor
When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
KlutzWhen you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player: if they are evil, your team loses.
MoonchildWhen you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player. Tonight, if it was a good player, they die.
SaintIf you die by execution, your team loses.
BarberIf you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.
HatterIf you died today or tonight, the Minion & Demon players may choose new Minion & Demon characters to be.
MutantIf you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
PoliticianIf you were the player most responsible for your team losing, you change alignment & win, even if dead.
ZealotIf there are 5 or more players alive, you must vote for every nomination.
SnitchMinions start knowing 3 not-in-play characters.
Puzzlemaster1 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
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
Devil's AdvocateEach night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.
CerenovusEach night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
XaanOn night X, all Townsfolk are poisoned until dusk. [X Outsiders]
Marionette
You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
Demon
YaggababbleYou start knowing a secret phrase. For each time you said it publicly today, a player might die.
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
Fang GuEach night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
LleechEach 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
GardenerThe Storyteller assigns all players' characters.
BootleggerThis script has homebrew characters or rules.
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
Poppy GrowerDo not inform the Demon/Minions who each other are
- 5
SnitchAfter Minion info wake each Minion and show them three not-in-play character tokens. These may be the same or different to each other and the ones shown to the Demon.
- 6
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.
- 7
SailorThe Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
- 8
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.
- 9
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.
- 10
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 11
Snake CharmerThe 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.
- 12
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 13
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.
- 14
AmnesiacDecide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 15
LibrarianShow the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 16
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.
- 17
ButlerThe Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.
- 18
NoblePoint to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.
- 19
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 20DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
Poppy GrowerIf the Poppy Grower has died, show the Minions/Demon who each other are.
- 3
SailorThe previously drunk player is no longer drunk. The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
- 4
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 5
Snake CharmerThe 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
MonkThe previously protected player is no longer protected. The Monk points to a player not themself. Mark that player 'Protected'.
- 7
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 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
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.
- 10
LycanthropeThe Lycanthrope points to a living player: if good, they die and no one else can die tonight.
- 11
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.
- 12
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.
- 13
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. That player dies.
- 14
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 15
BarberIf the Barber died today: Wake the Demon. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then Barber token. The Demon either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to 2 players. If they chose players: Swap the character tokens. Wake each player. Show 'You are', then their new character token.
- 16
SweetheartChoose a player that is drunk.
- 17
AmnesiacIf the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 18
TinkerThe Tinker might die.
- 19
MoonchildIf the Moonchild used their ability to target a player today: If that player is good, they die.
- 20
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.
- 21
UndertakerIf a player was executed today: Show that player’s character token.
- 22
BalloonistChoose 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.
- 23
ButlerThe Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.
- 24DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
High Priestess, Hermit, Ogre, Plague Doctor, Hatter, Zealot, Xaan, Yaggababble, Gardener, Bootlegger, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Recluse & OgreIf the Recluse registers as evil to the Ogre, the Ogre learns that they are evil.

Marionette & BalloonistIf the Marionette thinks that they are the Balloonist, an Outsider might have been added.

Plague Doctor & MarionetteIf the Storyteller would gain the Marionette ability, one of the Demon's good neighbors becomes the Marionette.