It's Science Jim, But Not As We Know It
v1.2.0by YossCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
GrandmotherYou start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
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]
ChambermaidEach night, choose 2 alive players (not yourself): you learn how many woke tonight due to their ability.
InnkeeperEach night*, choose 2 players: they can't die tonight, but 1 is drunk until dusk.
GamblerEach night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.
GossipEach day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
EngineerOnce per game, at night, choose which Minions or which Demon is in play.
ProfessorOnce per game, at night*, choose a dead player: if they are a Townsfolk, they are resurrected.
Alchemist
You have a not-in-play Minion ability.
AmnesiacYou do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
Tea LadyIf both your alive neighbours are good, they can't die.
PacifistExecuted good players might not die.
Outsider
ButlerEach night, choose a player (not yourself): tomorrow, you may only vote if they are voting too.
TinkerYou might die at any time.
MutantIf you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
ZealotIf there are 5 or more players alive, you must vote for every nomination.
Minion
GodfatherYou start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
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.
BoffinThe Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.
Demon
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
ShabalothEach night*, choose 2 players: they die. A dead player you chose last night might be regurgitated.
PoEach night*, you may choose a player: they die. If your last choice was no-one, choose 3 players tonight.
Fang GuEach night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
Traveller
GangsterOnce per day, you may choose to kill an alive neighbour, if your other alive neighbour agrees.
Bone CollectorOnce per game, at night, choose a dead player: they regain their ability until dusk.
JudgeOnce per game, if another player nominated, you may choose to force the current execution to pass or fail.
ApprenticeOn your 1st night, you gain a Townsfolk ability (if good), or a Minion ability (if evil).
GnomeAll players start knowing a player of your alignment. You may choose to kill anyone who nominates them.
Fabled & Loric
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
AlchemistShow the Alchemist a not-in-play Minion token
- 5
SailorThe Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
- 6
EngineerThe Engineer shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a Demon or points to the relevant number of Minions. If the Engineer chose characters, replace the Demon or Minions with the choices, then wake the relevant players and show them the You are card and the relevant character tokens.
- 7
GodfatherShow each of the Outsider tokens in play.
- 8
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 9
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.
- 10
AmnesiacDecide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 11
ButlerThe Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.
- 12
GrandmotherShow the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
- 13
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 14
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 15DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
SailorThe previously drunk player is no longer drunk. The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
- 3
EngineerThe Engineer shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a Demon or points to the relevant number of Minions. If the Engineer chose characters, replace the Demon or Minions with the choices, then wake the relevant players and show them the 'You are' card and the relevant character tokens.
- 4
InnkeeperThe previously protected and drunk players lose those markers. The Innkeeper points to two players. Those players are protected. One is drunk.
- 5
GamblerThe Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.
- 6
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 7
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.
- 8
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.
- 9
ShabalothOne player that the Shabaloth chose the previous night might be resurrected. The Shabaloth points to two players. Those players die.
- 10
PoIf the Po chose no-one the previous night: The Po points to three players. Otherwise: The Po either shows the 'no' head signal , or points to a player. Chosen players die
- 11
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.
- 12
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
- 13
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 14
ProfessorIf the Professor has not used their ability: The Professor either shakes their head no, or points to a player. If that player is a Townsfolk, they are now alive.
- 15
AmnesiacIf the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 16
TinkerThe Tinker might die.
- 17
GrandmotherIf the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
- 18
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.
- 19
ButlerThe Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.
- 20
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 21DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Zealot, Boffin, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Alchemist & BoffinIf the Alchemist has the Boffin ability, the Alchemist does not learn what ability the Demon has.