The Royal Guard
v1.0.0by VoidstarrCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
PixieYou start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
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.
AcrobatEach night*, if either good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, you die.
LycanthropeEach night*, choose a living player: if good, they die, but they are the only player that can die tonight.
ExorcistEach night*, choose a player (different to last night): the Demon, if chosen, learns who you are then doesn't wake tonight.
GossipEach day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
PhilosopherOnce per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
ProfessorOnce per game, at night*, choose a dead player: if they are a Townsfolk, they are resurrected.
PrincessOn your 1st day, if you nominated & executed a player, the Demon doesn't kill tonight.
Alchemist
You have a not-in-play Minion ability.
MinstrelWhen a Minion dies by execution, all other players (except Travellers) are drunk until dusk tomorrow.
Outsider
GoonEach night, the 1st player to choose you with their ability is drunk until dusk. You become their alignment.
DrunkYou do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
TinkerYou might die at any time.
Plague Doctor
When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
Minion
GodfatherYou start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
FearmongerEach night, choose a player. If you nominate & execute them, their team loses. All players know if you choose a new player.
AssassinOnce per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
XaanOn night X, all Townsfolk are poisoned until dusk. [X Outsiders]
SummonerYou get 3 bluffs. On the 3rd night, choose a player: they become an evil Demon of your choice. [No Demon]
Demon
Yaggababble
You start knowing a secret phrase. For each time you said it publicly today, a player might die.
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.
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
PhilosopherThe 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
AlchemistShow the Alchemist a not-in-play Minion token
- 6
GodfatherShow each of the Outsider tokens in play.
- 7
FearmongerThe Fearmonger points to a player. Place the Fear token next to that player and announce that a new player has been selected with the Fearmonger ability.
- 8
PixieShow the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
- 9
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 10DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
PhilosopherIf 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
InnkeeperThe previously protected and drunk players lose those markers. The Innkeeper points to two players. Those players are protected. One is drunk.
- 4
GamblerThe Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.
- 5
FearmongerThe Fearmonger points to a player. If different from the previous night, place the Fear token next to that player and announce that a new player has been selected with the Fearmonger ability.
- 6
ExorcistThe Exorcist points to a player, different from the previous night. If that player is the Demon: Wake the Demon. Show the Exorcist token. Point to the Exorcist. The Demon does not act tonight.
- 7
LycanthropeThe Lycanthrope points to a living player: if good, they die and no one else can die tonight.
- 8
ShabalothOne player that the Shabaloth chose the previous night might be resurrected. The Shabaloth points to two players. Those players die.
- 9
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
- 10
AssassinIf the Assassin has not yet used their ability: The Assassin either shows the 'no' head signal, or points to a player. That player dies.
- 11
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
- 12
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 13
AcrobatIf a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat 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
TinkerThe Tinker might die.
- 16
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 17DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Princess, Plague Doctor, Xaan, Summoner, Yaggababble, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Alchemist & SummonerThe Alchemist-Summoner does not get bluffs, and chooses which Demon but not which player. If they die before this happens, evil wins. [No Demon]

Yaggababble & ExorcistIf the Exorcist chooses the Yaggababble, the Yaggababble does not kill tonight.

Plague Doctor & FearmongerIf the Storyteller would gain the Fearmonger ability, a Minion gains it, and learns this.