Saturnalia

v1.1.0

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Djinn

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Characters

Townsfolk

Steward
You start knowing 1 good player.
Preacher
Each night, choose a player: a Minion, if chosen, learns this. All chosen Minions have no ability.
Village Idiot
Each night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]
King
Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
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.
Town Crier
Each night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today.
Savant
Each day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
Fisherman
Once per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
Huntsman
Once per game, at night, choose a living player: the Damsel, if chosen, becomes a not-in-play Townsfolk. [+the Damsel]
Virgin
The 1st time you are nominated, if the nominator is a Townsfolk, they are executed immediately.
Choirboy
If the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]
Farmer
If you die at night, an alive good player becomes a Farmer.
Atheist
The Storyteller can break the game rules & if executed, good wins, even if you are dead. [No evil characters]

Outsider

Butler
Each night, choose a player (not yourself): tomorrow, you may only vote if they are voting too.
Sweetheart
When you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.
Damsel
All Minions know you are in play. If a Minion publicly guesses you (once), your team loses.
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

Cerenovus
Each night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
Xaan
On night X, all Townsfolk are poisoned until dusk. [X Outsiders]
Boffin
The Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.
Scarlet Woman
If there are 5 or more players alive & the Demon dies, you become the Demon. (Travellers don't count)
Marionette
You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]

Demon

Imp
Each night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
Fang Gu
Each night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
Lord of Typhon
Each night*, choose a player: they die. [Evil characters are in a line. You are in the middle. +1 Minion. -? to +? Outsiders]

Fabled & Loric

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
King
Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
5
Marionette
Select 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.
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
Cerenovus
The 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.
8
Huntsman
The Huntsman shakes their head 'no' or points to a player. If they point to the Damsel, wake that player, show the 'You are' card and a not-in-play character token.
9
Damsel
Wake all the Minions, show them the 'This character selected you' card and the Damsel token.
10
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.
11
Butler
The Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.
12
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
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.
3
Cerenovus
The 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.
4
Scarlet Woman
If the Scarlet Woman became the Demon today: Show the 'You are' card, then the demon token.
5
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.
6
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.
7
Sweetheart
Choose a player that is drunk.
8
Choirboy
If the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.
9
Huntsman
The Huntsman shakes their head 'no' or points to a player. If they point to the Damsel, wake that player, show the 'You are' card and a not-in-play character token.
10
Damsel
If selected by the Huntsman, wake the Damsel, show 'You are' card and a not-in-play Townsfolk token.
11
Farmer
If a Farmer died tonight, choose another good player and make them the Farmer. Wake this player, show them the 'You are' card and the Farmer character token.
12
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.
13
Town Crier
Nod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether a Minion nominated today. Place the 'Minion not nominated' marker (remove 'Minion nominated', if any).
14
King
If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
15
Butler
The Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.
16
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Steward, Village Idiot, Xaan, Boffin, Lord of Typhon, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

Boffin & Village Idiot
If there is a spare token, the Boffin can give the Demon the Village Idiot ability.
Scarlet Woman & Fang Gu
If there would be two Demons, one of which was the Scarlet Woman, the Scarlet Woman remains the Scarlet Woman.
Marionette & Huntsman
If the Marionette thinks that they are the Huntsman, the Damsel was added during setup.