Demon or Deluded?
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Characters
Townsfolk
KnightYou start knowing 2 players that are not the Demon.
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.
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
FlowergirlEach night*, you learn if a Demon voted today.
GossipEach day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
SavantEach day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
NightwatchmanOnce per game, at night, choose a player: they learn who you are.
CourtierOnce per game, at night, choose a character: they are drunk for 3 nights & 3 days.
PhilosopherOnce per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
FoolThe first time you die, you don't.
Magician
The Demon thinks you are a Minion. Minions think you are a Demon.
Poppy GrowerMinions & Demons do not know each other. If you die, they learn who each other are that night.
Outsider
SnitchMinions start knowing 3 not-in-play characters.
OgreOn your 1st night, choose a player (not yourself): you become their alignment (you don't know which) even if drunk or poisoned.
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.
LunaticYou think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.
Minion
Devil's AdvocateEach night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.
HarpyEach night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.
CerenovusEach night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
Marionette
You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
Demon
YaggababbleYou start knowing a secret phrase. For each time you said it publicly today, a player might die.
LleechEach night*, choose a player: they die. You start by choosing an alive player: they are poisoned - you die if & only if they die.
OjoEach night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.
ZombuulEach night*, if no-one died today, choose a player: they die. The 1st time you die, you live but register as dead.
Traveller
ApprenticeOn your 1st night, you gain a Townsfolk ability (if good), or a Minion ability (if evil).
BeggarYou must use a vote token to vote. Dead players may choose to give you theirs. If so, you learn their alignment. You are sober & healthy.
BishopOnly the Storyteller can nominate. At least 1 opposite player must be nominated each day.
GangsterOnce per day, you may choose to kill an alive neighbour, if your other alive neighbour agrees.
ScapegoatIf a player of your alignment is executed, you might be executed instead.
Fabled & Loric
Storm CatcherName a good character. If in play, they can only die by execution, but evil players learn which player it is.
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
Poppy GrowerDo not inform the Demon/Minions who each other are
- 6
Magician - 7
SnitchAfter Minion info wake each Minion and show them three not-in-play character tokens. These may be the same or different to each other and the ones shown to the Demon.
- 8
LunaticIf 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.
- 9
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.
- 10
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.
- 11
CourtierThe Courtier either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a character on the sheet. If the Courtier used their ability: If that character is in play, that player is drunk.
- 12
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.
- 13
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 14
CerenovusThe Cerenovus points to a player, then to a character on their sheet. Wake that player. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then the Cerenovus token. Show the selected character token. If the player is not mad about being that character tomorrow, they can be executed.
- 15
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 16
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.
- 17DDawn
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
Poppy GrowerIf the Poppy Grower has died, show the Minions/Demon who each other are.
- 4
CourtierReduce the remaining number of days the marked player is poisoned. If the Courtier has not yet used their ability: The Courtier either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a character on the sheet. If the Courtier used their ability: If that character is in play, that player is drunk.
- 5
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.
- 6
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 7
CerenovusThe Cerenovus points to a player, then to a character on their sheet. Wake that player. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then the Cerenovus token. Show the selected character token. If the player is not mad about being that character tomorrow, they can be executed.
- 8
LunaticAllow 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.
- 9
ZombuulIf no-one died during the day: The Zombuul points to a player. That player dies.
- 10
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. That player dies.
- 11
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 12
FlowergirlNod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether the Demon voted today. Place the 'Demon not voted' marker (remove 'Demon voted', if any).
- 13
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.
- 14
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.
- 15DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Knight, Village Idiot, Ogre, Harpy, Yaggababble, Ojo, Storm Catcher, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Marionette & BalloonistIf the Marionette thinks that they are the Balloonist, an Outsider might have been added.

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