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A Puppet on a Tentacle

v1.0.0

by Ben and JamsCustomDifficulty:

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Ventriloquist
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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Preacher

    Each night, choose a player: a Minion, if chosen, learns this. All chosen Minions have no ability.

  • Snake Charmer

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

  • King

    Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.

  • Acrobat

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

  • Nightwatchman

    Once per game, at night, choose a player: they learn who you are.

  • Seamstress

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

  • Artist

    Once per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.

  • Juggler

    On your 1st day, publicly guess up to 5 players' characters. That night, you learn how many you got correct.

  • Amnesiac

    You do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.

  • Ravenkeeper

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

  • Choirboy

    If the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]

  • Mayor

    If only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead.

  • Poppy Grower

    Minions & Demons do not know each other. If you die, they learn who each other are that night.

Outsider

  • Sweetheart

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

  • Plague Doctor

    When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.

  • Klutz

    When you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player: if they are evil, your team loses.

  • Barber

    If you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.

Minion

  • Mezepheles

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

  • Godfather

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

  • Poisoner

    Each night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.

  • Wizard

    Once per game, choose to make a wish. If granted, it might have a price & leave a clue as to its nature.

Demon

  • Lleech

    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

  • Ventriloquist

    If a player is mad as a fresh character during their nomination, they might not die if executed today.

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
    Poppy Grower

    Do not inform the Demon/Minions who each other are

  5. 5
    King

    Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.

  6. 6
    Preacher

    The Preacher chooses a player. If a Minion is chosen, wake the Minion and show the 'This character selected you' card and then the Preacher token.

  7. 7
    Lleech

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

  8. 8
    Poisoner

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

  9. 9
    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.

  10. 10
    Godfather

    Show each of the Outsider tokens in play.

  11. 11
    Mezepheles

    Show the Mezepheles their secret word.

  12. 12
    Amnesiac

    Decide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.

  13. 13
    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.

  14. 14
    Nightwatchman

    The Nightwatchman may point to a player. Wake that player, show the 'This character selected you' card and the Nightwatchman token, then point to the Nightwatchman player.

  15. 15
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    Poppy Grower

    If the Poppy Grower has died, show the Minions/Demon who each other are.

  3. 3
    Preacher

    The Preacher chooses a player. If a Minion is chosen, wake the Minion and show the 'This character selected you' card and then the Preacher token.

  4. 4
    Poisoner

    The previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.

  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
    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.

  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
    Barber

    If 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.

  11. 11
    Sweetheart

    Choose a player that is drunk.

  12. 12
    Choirboy

    If the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.

  13. 13
    Amnesiac

    If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.

  14. 14
    Ravenkeeper

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

  15. 15
    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.

  16. 16
    Juggler

    If today was the Juggler’s first day: Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of 'Correct' markers. Remove markers.

  17. 17
    King

    If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.

  18. 18
    Nightwatchman

    The Nightwatchman may point to a player. Wake that player, show the 'This character selected you' card and the Nightwatchman token, then point to the Nightwatchman player.

  19. 19
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Plague Doctor, Wizard, Ventriloquist don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.