Short Words with Friends
v1.1.0by SchnauzerCustomDifficulty:
Bootlegger rules
- The Yaggababble's phrase is temporarily "Uggified" while they are wearing the hat.
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Characters
Townsfolk
NobleYou start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.
High PriestessEach night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.
PreacherEach night, choose a player: a Minion, if chosen, learns this. All chosen Minions have no ability.
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
Village IdiotEach night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]
AcrobatEach night*, if either good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, you die.
SavantEach day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
FishermanOnce per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
SlayerOnce per game, during the day, publicly choose a player: if they are the Demon, they die.
PrincessOn your 1st day, if you nominated & executed a player, the Demon doesn't kill tonight.
SoldierYou are safe from the Demon.
Magician
The Demon thinks you are a Minion. Minions think you are a Demon.
AmnesiacYou do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
Outsider
ButlerEach night, choose a player (not yourself): tomorrow, you may only vote if they are voting too.
OgreOn your 1st night, choose a player (not yourself): you become their alignment (you don't know which) even if drunk or poisoned.
Recluse
You might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.
SweetheartWhen you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.
Minion
GodfatherYou start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
AssassinOnce per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
Scarlet WomanIf there are 5 or more players alive & the Demon dies, you become the Demon. (Travellers don't count)
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.
PukkaEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies then becomes healthy.
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
VigormortisEach night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]
Traveller
GunslingerEach day, after the 1st vote has been tallied, you may choose a player that voted: they die.
DeviantIf you were funny today, you cannot die by exile.
ScapegoatIf a player of your alignment is executed, you might be executed instead.
GnomeAll players start knowing a player of your alignment. You may choose to kill anyone who nominates them.
Fabled & Loric
God of UgOne Ug hat. When wear Ug hat, must speak one sound at a time but vote twice. If fail, pass Ug hat.
BootleggerThis script has homebrew characters or rules.
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
Magician - 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
GodfatherShow each of the Outsider tokens in play.
- 8
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 9
AmnesiacDecide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 10
ButlerThe Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.
- 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.
- 13DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
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.
- 3
Scarlet WomanIf the Scarlet Woman became the Demon today: Show the 'You are' card, then the demon token.
- 4
ImpThe 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.
- 5
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies.
- 6
VigormortisThe Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.
- 7
AssassinIf the Assassin has not yet used their ability: The Assassin either shows the 'no' head signal, or points to a player. That player dies.
- 8
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
- 9
AcrobatIf a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.
- 10
SweetheartChoose a player that is drunk.
- 11
AmnesiacIf the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 12
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.
- 13
ButlerThe Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.
- 14DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
High Priestess, Village Idiot, Princess, Ogre, Yaggababble, God of Ug, Bootlegger, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Recluse & OgreIf the Recluse registers as evil to the Ogre, the Ogre learns that they are evil.

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.