Storyteller's Waste of Time

v2.0.0

by Chiz and GamblingCustomDifficulty:

Hell's Librarian

Sentinel

Duchess

Doomsayer

Djinn

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Characters

Townsfolk

Pixie
You start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
Cult Leader
Each night, you become the alignment of an alive neighbour. If all good players choose to join your cult, your team wins.
Gossip
Each day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
Savant
Each day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
Amnesiac
You do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
Juggler
On your 1st day, publicly guess up to 5 players' characters. That night, you learn how many you got correct.
Artist
Once per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.
Fisherman
Once per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
Slayer
Once per game, during the day, publicly choose a player: if they are the Demon, they die.
Philosopher
Once per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
Huntsman
Once per game, at night, choose a living player: the Damsel, if chosen, becomes a not-in-play Townsfolk. [+the Damsel]
Alchemist
You have a not-in-play Minion ability.
Cannibal
You have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.

Outsider

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.
Mutant
If you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
Damsel
All Minions know you are in play. If a Minion publicly guesses you (once), your team loses.
Klutz
When you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player: if they are evil, your team loses.
Plague Doctor
When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.

Minion

Widow
On your 1st night, look at the Grimoire and choose a player: they are poisoned. 1 good player knows a Widow is in play.
Marionette
You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
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.
Cerenovus
Each night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
Goblin
If you publicly claim to be the Goblin when nominated & are executed that day, your team wins.
Psychopath
Each day, before nominations, you may publicly choose a player: they die. If executed, you only die if you lose roshambo.

Demon

Al-Hadikhia
Each night*, choose 3 players (all players learn who): each silently chooses to live or die, but if all live, all die.

Fabled & Loric

Hell's Librarian
Something bad might happen to whoever talks when the Storyteller has asked for silence.
Sentinel
There might be 1 extra or 1 fewer Outsider in play.
Duchess
Each day, 3 players may choose to visit you. At night*, each visitor learns how many visitors are evil, but 1 gets false info.
Doomsayer
If 4 or more players live, each living player may publicly choose (once per game) that a player of their own alignment dies.
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
Philosopher
The Philosopher either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a good character on their sheet. If they chose a character: Swap the out-of-play character token with the Philosopher token and add the 'Is the Philosopher' reminder. If the character is in play, place the drunk marker by that player.
5
Alchemist
Show the Alchemist a not-in-play Minion token
6
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.
7
Widow
Show the Grimoire to the Widow for as long as they need. The Widow points to a player. That player is poisoned. Wake a good player. Show the 'These characters are in play' card, then the Widow character token.
8
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.
9
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.
10
Pixie
Show the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
11
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.
12
Damsel
Wake all the Minions, show them the 'This character selected you' card and the Damsel token.
13
Amnesiac
Decide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
14
Cult Leader
If the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.
15
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
Philosopher
If the Philosopher has not used their ability: the Philosopher either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a good character on their sheet. If they chose a character: Swap the out-of-play character token with the Philosopher token and add the 'Is the Philosopher' reminder. If the character is in play, place the drunk marker by that player.
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
Al-Hadikhia
The Al-Hadikhia chooses 3 players. Announce the first player, wake them to nod yes to live or shake head no to die, kill or resurrect accordingly, then put to sleep and announce the next player. If all 3 are alive after this, all 3 die.
5
Gossip
If the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
6
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.
7
Damsel
If selected by the Huntsman, wake the Damsel, show 'You are' card and a not-in-play Townsfolk token.
8
Amnesiac
If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
9
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.
10
Cult Leader
If the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.
11
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Plague Doctor, Hell's Librarian, Sentinel, Duchess, Doomsayer, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

Cannibal & Juggler
If the Juggler guesses on their first day and dies by execution, tonight the living Cannibal learns how many guesses the Juggler got correct.
Plague Doctor & Evil Twin
If the Storyteller would gain the Evil Twin ability, a player becomes the Evil Twin.
Marionette & Huntsman
If the Marionette thinks that they are the Huntsman, the Damsel was added during setup.
Widow & Damsel
If the Widow is (or has been) in play, the Damsel is poisoned.
Alchemist & Widow
An Alchemist-Widow has no Widow ability & a Widow is in play. After each execution, a living Alchemist-Widow may publicly guess a living player as the Widow. If correct, the Demon must choose the Widow tonight.
Cerenovus & Goblin
The Cerenovus may choose to make a player mad that they are the Goblin.
Plague Doctor & Goblin
If the Storyteller would gain the Goblin ability, a Minion gains it, and learns this.
Alchemist & Marionette
An Alchemist-Marionette has no Marionette ability & the Marionette is in play.
Plague Doctor & Marionette
If the Storyteller would gain the Marionette ability, one of the Demon's good neighbors becomes the Marionette.