The Jaws of Defeat

v1.0.0

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Djinn

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Characters

Townsfolk

Alchemist
You have a not-in-play Minion ability.
Balloonist
Each night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
Cult Leader
Each night, you become the alignment of an alive neighbour. If all good players choose to join your cult, your team wins.
Snake Charmer
Each night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
Fortune Teller
Each night, choose 2 players: you learn if either is a Demon. There is a good player that registers as a Demon to you.
King
Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
Choirboy
If the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]
Artist
Once per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.
Slayer
Once per game, during the day, publicly choose a player: if they are the Demon, they die.
Huntsman
Once per game, at night, choose a living player: the Damsel, if chosen, becomes a not-in-play Townsfolk. [+the Damsel]
Sage
If the Demon kills you, you learn that it is 1 of 2 players.
Cannibal
You have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.
Mayor
If only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead.

Outsider

Golem
You may only nominate once per game. When you do, if the nominee is not the Demon, they die.
Klutz
When you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player: if they are evil, your team loses.
Heretic
Whoever wins, loses & whoever loses, wins, even if you are dead.
Damsel
All Minions know you are in play. If a Minion publicly guesses you (once), your team loses.
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.

Minion

Mezepheles
You start knowing a secret word. The 1st good player to say this word becomes evil that night.
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.
Poisoner
Each night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
Goblin
If you publicly claim to be the Goblin when nominated & are executed that day, your team wins.
Mastermind
If the Demon dies by execution (ending the game), play for 1 more day. If a player is then executed, their team loses.

Demon

Fang Gu
Each night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
Lil' Monsta
Each night, Minions choose who babysits Lil' Monsta's token & "is the Demon". A player dies each night*. [+1 Minion]

Fabled & Loric

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
Alchemist
Show the Alchemist a not-in-play Minion token
5
King
Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
6
Lil' Monsta
Wake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta.
7
Poisoner
The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
8
Snake Charmer
The 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.
9
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.
10
Mezepheles
Show the Mezepheles their secret word.
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
Fortune Teller
The Fortune Teller points to two players. Give the head signal (nod yes, shake no) for whether one of those players is the Demon.
14
Balloonist
Choose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
15
Cult Leader
If the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.
16
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
Poisoner
The previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
3
Snake Charmer
The 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.
4
Mezepheles
Wake the 1st good player that said the Mezepheles' secret word and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil signal.
5
Fang Gu
The 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.
6
Lil' Monsta
Wake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta. Choose a player, that player dies.
7
Sage
If the Sage was killed by a Demon: Point to two players, one of which is that Demon.
8
Choirboy
If the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.
9
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.
10
Damsel
If selected by the Huntsman, wake the Damsel, show 'You are' card and a not-in-play Townsfolk token.
11
Fortune Teller
The Fortune Teller points to two players. Show the head signal (nod 'yes', shake 'no') for whether one of those players is the Demon.
12
Balloonist
Choose 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.
13
King
If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
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.

Djinn doesn't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

Alchemist & Mastermind
An Alchemist-Mastermind has no Mastermind ability & the Mastermind is not-in-play.