Rumours of our Demise
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Characters
Townsfolk
GrandmotherYou start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
High PriestessEach night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.
PreacherEach night, choose a player: a Minion, if chosen, learns this. All chosen Minions have no ability.
GamblerEach night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.
NightwatchmanOnce per game, at night, choose a player: they learn who you are.
ProfessorOnce per game, at night*, choose a dead player: if they are a Townsfolk, they are resurrected.
SlayerOnce per game, during the day, publicly choose a player: if they are the Demon, they die.
AmnesiacYou do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
RavenkeeperIf you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.
EmpathEach night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
UndertakerEach night*, you learn which character died by execution today.
SeamstressOnce per game, at night, choose 2 players (not yourself): you learn if they are the same alignment.
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
OracleEach night*, you learn how many dead players are evil.
SailorEach night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.
ClockmakerYou start knowing how many steps from the Demon to its nearest Minion.
Outsider
RecluseYou might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.
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.
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.
TinkerYou might die at any time.
Minion
PsychopathEach day, before nominations, you may publicly choose a player: they die. If executed, you only die if you lose roshambo.
WraithYou may choose to open your eyes at night. You wake when other evil players do.
BoomdandyIf you are executed, all but 3 players die. 1 minute later, the player with the most players pointing at them dies.
Organ GrinderAll players keep their eyes closed when voting and the vote tally is secret. Each night, choose if you are drunk until dusk.
WizardOnce per game, choose to make a wish. If granted, it might have a price & leave a clue as to its nature.
Demon
YaggababbleYou start knowing a secret phrase. For each time you said it publicly today, a player might die.
OjoEach night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.
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
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
SailorThe Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
- 5
PreacherThe 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.
- 6
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.
- 7
AmnesiacDecide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 8
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 9
GrandmotherShow the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
- 10
ClockmakerShow the hand signal for the number (1, 2, 3, etc.) of places from Demon to closest Minion.
- 11
SeamstressThe 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.
- 12
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 13
NightwatchmanThe 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.
- 14DDawn
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
PreacherThe 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
GamblerThe Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.
- 5
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. That player dies.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
AmnesiacIf the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 9
TinkerThe Tinker might die.
- 10
GrandmotherIf the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
- 11
RavenkeeperIf the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.
- 12
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 13
UndertakerIf a player was executed today: Show that player’s character token.
- 14
OracleShow the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of dead evil players.
- 15
SeamstressIf 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
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.
- 17
NightwatchmanThe 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.
- 18DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
High Priestess, Wraith, Organ Grinder, Wizard, Yaggababble, Ojo, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Lleech & SlayerIf the Slayer slays the Lleech host, the host dies.