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3 Steps Ahead

v1.0.0

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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Steward

    You start knowing 1 good player.

  • Chef

    You start knowing how many pairs of evil players there are.

  • High Priestess

    Each night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.

  • Sailor

    Each night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.

  • Snake Charmer

    Each night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.

  • Town Crier

    Each night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today.

  • Oracle

    Each night*, you learn how many dead players are evil.

  • Lycanthrope

    Each night*, choose a living player: if good, they die, but they are the only player that can die tonight.

  • Alsaahir

    Each day, if you publicly guess which players are Minion(s) and which are Demon(s), good wins.

  • Philosopher

    Once per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.

  • Farmer

    If you die at night, an alive good player becomes a Farmer.

  • Tea Lady

    If both your alive neighbours are good, they can't die.

  • Fool

    The first time you die, you don't.

Outsider

  • Goon

    Each night, the 1st player to choose you with their ability is drunk until dusk. You become their alignment.

  • Lunatic

    You think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.

  • Drunk

    You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.

  • Barber

    If you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.

Minion

  • Devil's Advocate

    Each night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.

  • Marionette

    You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]

  • Wraith

    You may choose to open your eyes at night. You wake when other evil players do.

  • Baron

    There are extra Outsiders in play. [+2 Outsiders]

Demon

  • Pukka

    Each night, choose a player: they are poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies then becomes healthy.

  • Imp

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.

  • Vigormortis

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]

  • Vortox

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. Townsfolk abilities yield false info. Each day, if no-one is executed, evil wins.

Night order

First night

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 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. 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. 4
    Philosopher

    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.

  5. 5
    Lunatic

    If 7 or more players: Show the Lunatic a number of arbitrary 'Minions', players equal to the number of Minions in play. Show 3 character tokens of arbitrary good characters. If the token received by the Lunatic is a Demon that would wake tonight: Allow the Lunatic to do the Demon actions. Place their 'attack' markers. Wake the Demon. Show the Demon’s real character token. Show them the Lunatic player. If the Lunatic attacked players: Show the real demon each marked player. Remove any Lunatic 'attack' markers.

  6. 6
    Sailor

    The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.

  7. 7
    Marionette

    Select 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.

  8. 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. 9
    Devil's Advocate

    The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.

  10. 10
    Pukka

    The Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned.

  11. 11
    Chef

    Show the finger signal (0, 1, 2, …) for the number of pairs of neighbouring evil players.

  12. 12
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    Philosopher

    If 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. 3
    Sailor

    The previously drunk player is no longer drunk. The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.

  4. 4
    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.

  5. 5
    Devil's Advocate

    The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.

  6. 6
    Lunatic

    Allow the Lunatic to do the actions of the Demon. Place their 'attack' markers. If the Lunatic selected players: Wake the Demon. Show the 'attack' marker, then point to each marked player. Remove any Lunatic 'attack' markers.

  7. 7
    Lycanthrope

    The Lycanthrope points to a living player: if good, they die and no one else can die tonight.

  8. 8
    Imp

    The 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. 9
    Pukka

    The Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies.

  10. 10
    Vortox

    The Vortox points to a player. That player dies.

  11. 11
    Vigormortis

    The Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.

  12. 12
    Barber

    If 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.

  13. 13
    Farmer

    If 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.

  14. 14
    Town Crier

    Nod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether a Minion nominated today. Place the 'Minion not nominated' marker (remove 'Minion nominated', if any).

  15. 15
    Oracle

    Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of dead evil players.

  16. 16
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Steward, High Priestess, Alsaahir, Wraith don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.