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Tales from the Mad House

v1.0.0

by FreydaelynCustomDifficulty:

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Deus ex Fiasco
Djinn
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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Clockmaker

    You start knowing how many steps from the Demon to its nearest Minion.

  • Librarian

    You start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)

  • Shugenja

    You start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.

  • Pixie

    You start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.

  • Bounty Hunter

    You start knowing 1 evil player. If the player you know dies, you learn another evil player tonight. [1 Townsfolk is evil]

  • Balloonist

    Each night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]

  • General

    Each night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.

  • Chambermaid

    Each night, choose 2 alive players (not yourself): you learn how many woke tonight due to their ability.

  • Village Idiot

    Each night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]

  • Snake Charmer

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

  • Cult Leader

    Each night, you become the alignment of an alive neighbour. If all good players choose to join your cult, your team wins.

  • Artist

    Once per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.

  • Farmer

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

Outsider

  • 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.

  • Mutant

    If you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.

  • Zealot

    If there are 5 or more players alive, you must vote for every nomination.

Minion

  • Poisoner

    Each night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.

  • Harpy

    Each night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.

  • Cerenovus

    Each night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.

  • Marionette
    Jinxed with Balloonist

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

Demon

  • Yaggababble

    You start knowing a secret phrase. For each time you said it publicly today, a player might die.

  • Imp

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

  • Ojo

    Each night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.

  • Vigormortis

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

Fabled & Loric

  • Deus ex Fiasco

    At least once per game, the Storyteller will make a mistake, correct it, and publicly admit to it.

  • Djinn

    Use the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.

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
    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.

  5. 5
    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.

  6. 6
    Poisoner

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

  7. 7
    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.

  8. 8
    Cerenovus

    The 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.

  9. 9
    Pixie

    Show the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.

  10. 10
    Librarian

    Show the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.

  11. 11
    Clockmaker

    Show the hand signal for the number (1, 2, 3, etc.) of places from Demon to closest Minion.

  12. 12
    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.

  13. 13
    Bounty Hunter

    Point to 1 evil player. Wake the townsfolk who is evil and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil sign.

  14. 14
    Cult Leader

    If the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.

  15. 15
    General

    Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.

  16. 16
    Chambermaid

    The Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.

  17. 17
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    Poisoner

    The previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.

  3. 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. 4
    Cerenovus

    The 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.

  5. 5
    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.

  6. 6
    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.

  7. 7
    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.

  8. 8
    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.

  9. 9
    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.

  10. 10
    Bounty Hunter

    If the known evil player has died, point to another evil player.

  11. 11
    Cult Leader

    If the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.

  12. 12
    General

    Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.

  13. 13
    Chambermaid

    The Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.

  14. 14
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Shugenja, Village Idiot, Zealot, Harpy, Yaggababble, Ojo, Deus ex Fiasco, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes
  • Jinxed with Marionette
    Jinxed with Balloonist
    Marionette & Balloonist

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