Hidden Malice
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Characters
Townsfolk
NobleYou start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.
ShugenjaYou start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.
Bounty Hunter

You start knowing 1 evil player. If the player you know dies, you learn another evil player tonight. [1 Townsfolk is evil]
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
GeneralEach night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
PreacherEach night, choose a player: a Minion, if chosen, learns this. All chosen Minions have no ability.
Village IdiotEach night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]
Town CrierEach night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today.
SeamstressOnce per game, at night, choose 2 players (not yourself): you learn if they are the same alignment.
PhilosopherOnce per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
SlayerOnce per game, during the day, publicly choose a player: if they are the Demon, they die.
BansheeIf the Demon kills you, all players learn this. From now on, you may nominate twice per day and vote twice per nomination.
MayorIf only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead.
Outsider
RecluseYou might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.
Plague Doctor

When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
KlutzWhen you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player: if they are evil, your team loses.
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.
Minion
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
SpyEach night, you see the Grimoire. You might register as good & as a Townsfolk or Outsider, even if dead.
HarpyEach night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.
WitchEach night, choose a player: if they nominate tomorrow, they die. If just 3 players live, you lose this ability.
FearmongerEach night, choose a player. If you nominate & execute them, their team loses. All players know if you choose a new player.
Demon
Lil' MonstaEach night, Minions choose who babysits Lil' Monsta's token & "is the Demon". A player dies each night*. [+1 Minion]
KazaliEach night*, choose a player: they die. [You choose which players are which Minions. -? to +? Outsiders]
Lord of TyphonEach night*, choose a player: they die. [Evil characters are in a line. You are in the middle. +1 Minion. -? to +? Outsiders]
Traveller
MatronEach day, you may choose up to 3 sets of 2 players to swap seats. Players may not leave their seats to talk in private.
GangsterOnce per day, you may choose to kill an alive neighbour, if your other alive neighbour agrees.
ApprenticeOn your 1st night, you gain a Townsfolk ability (if good), or a Minion ability (if evil).
GnomeAll players start knowing a player of your alignment. You may choose to kill anyone who nominates them.
VoudonOnly you and the dead can vote. They don't need a vote token to do so. A 50% majority is not required.
Fabled & Loric
Spirit of IvoryThere can't be more than 1 extra evil player.
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
PreacherThe Preacher chooses a player. If a Minion is chosen, wake the Minion and show the 'This character selected you' card and then the Preacher token.
- 6
Lil' MonstaWake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta.
- 7
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 8
WitchThe Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.
- 9
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.
- 10
SeamstressThe Seamstress either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to two other players. If the Seamstress chose players , nod 'yes' or shake 'no' for whether they are of same alignment.
- 11
NoblePoint to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.
- 12
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 13
Bounty HunterPoint to 1 evil player. Wake the townsfolk who is evil and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil sign.
- 14
SpyShow the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.
- 15
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 16DDawn
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
PreacherThe Preacher chooses a player. If a Minion is chosen, wake the Minion and show the 'This character selected you' card and then the Preacher token.
- 4
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 5
WitchIf there are 4 or more players alive: The Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.
- 6
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.
- 7
Lil' MonstaWake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta. Choose a player, that player dies.
- 8
Town CrierNod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether a Minion nominated today. Place the 'Minion not nominated' marker (remove 'Minion nominated', if any).
- 9
SeamstressIf the Seamstress has not yet used their ability: the Seamstress either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to two other players. If the Seamstress chose players , nod 'yes' or shake 'no' for whether they are of same alignment.
- 10
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.
- 11
Bounty HunterIf the known evil player has died, point to another evil player.
- 12
SpyShow the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.
- 13
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 14DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Shugenja, Village Idiot, Banshee, Plague Doctor, Harpy, Kazali, Lord of Typhon, Spirit of Ivory, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Bounty Hunter & KazaliIf the Kazali turns the Bounty Hunter into a Minion, an evil Townsfolk is not created.

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

Bounty Hunter & PhilosopherIf the Philosopher gains the Bounty Hunter ability, a Townsfolk might turn evil.

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