Playing Both Sides_
v1.0.0by ManeCharacterSyndromeCustomDifficulty:
Bootlegger rules
- The Hermit learns when the alignment changes due to the Goon's ability, but not their new alignment.
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Characters
Townsfolk
ShugenjaYou start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.
PixieYou start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
EmpathEach night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
GeneralEach night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
PreacherEach night, choose a player: a Minion, if chosen, learns this. All chosen Minions have no ability.
Village IdiotEach night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]
Snake CharmerEach night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
DreamerEach night, choose a player (not yourself or Travellers): you learn 1 good and 1 evil character, 1 of which is correct.
Cult LeaderEach night, you become the alignment of an alive neighbour. If all good players choose to join your cult, your team wins.
FishermanOnce per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
Alchemist

You have a not-in-play Minion ability.
FarmerIf you die at night, an alive good player becomes a Farmer.
Magician
The Demon thinks you are a Minion. Minions think you are a Demon.
Outsider
HermitYou have all Outsider abilities. [-0 or -1 Outsider]
GoonEach night, the 1st player to choose you with their ability is drunk until dusk. You become their alignment.
OgreOn your 1st night, choose a player (not yourself): you become their alignment (you don't know which) even if drunk or poisoned.
SweetheartWhen you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.
Minion
GodfatherYou start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
WitchEach night, choose a player: if they nominate tomorrow, they die. If just 3 players live, you lose this ability.
MarionetteYou think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
Boffin



The Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.
Demon
PukkaEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies then becomes healthy.
OjoEach night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.
Fang GuEach night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
Traveller
MatronEach day, you may choose up to 3 sets of 2 players to swap seats. Players may not leave their seats to talk in private.
Bone CollectorOnce per game, at night, choose a dead player: they regain their ability until dusk.
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.
BishopOnly the Storyteller can nominate. At least 1 opposite player must be nominated each day.
Fabled & Loric
BootleggerThis script has homebrew characters or rules.
DjinnUse the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.
DuchessEach day, 3 players may choose to visit you. At night*, each visitor learns how many visitors are evil, but 1 gets false info.
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
Magician - 6
MarionetteSelect 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
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.
- 8
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 9
Snake CharmerThe 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
GodfatherShow each of the Outsider tokens in play.
- 11
WitchThe Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.
- 12
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 13
PixieShow the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
- 14
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 15
DreamerThe Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
- 16
Cult LeaderIf the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.
- 17
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 18DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
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.
- 3
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 4
Snake CharmerThe 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.
- 5
WitchIf there are 4 or more players alive: The Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.
- 6
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies.
- 7
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.
- 8
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
- 9
SweetheartChoose a player that is drunk.
- 10
FarmerIf 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.
- 11
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 12
DreamerThe Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
- 13
Cult LeaderIf the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.
- 14
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 15DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Shugenja, Village Idiot, Hermit, Ogre, Boffin, Ojo, Bootlegger, Djinn, Duchess don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Boffin & Village IdiotIf there is a spare token, the Boffin can give the Demon the Village Idiot ability.

Boffin & OgreThe Demon cannot have the Ogre ability.

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

Boffin & GoonIf the Demon has the Goon ability, they can't turn good due to this ability.

Boffin & Cult LeaderIf the Demon has the Cult Leader ability, they can't turn good due to this ability.

Alchemist & MarionetteAn Alchemist-Marionette has no Marionette ability & the Marionette is in play.

Magician & MarionetteIf the Magician is alive, the Demon doesn't know which neighbor is the Marionette.