Withering Plague
v1.0.0by TallulahCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
KnightYou start knowing 2 players that are not the Demon.
ClockmakerYou start knowing how many steps from the Demon to its nearest Minion.
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]
Town CrierEach night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today.
OracleEach night*, you learn how many dead players are evil.
UndertakerEach night*, you learn which character died by execution today.
MonkEach night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.
SavantEach day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
AmnesiacYou do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
PhilosopherOnce per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
Poppy GrowerMinions & Demons do not know each other. If you die, they learn who each other are that night.
Outsider
SaintIf you die by execution, your team loses.
Plague Doctor


When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
MutantIf you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
LunaticYou think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.
Minion
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
HarpyEach night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.
BaronThere are extra Outsiders in play. [+2 Outsiders]
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
Lil' Monsta

Each night, Minions choose who babysits Lil' Monsta's token & "is the Demon". A player dies each night*. [+1 Minion]
VigormortisEach night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]
VortoxEach night*, choose a player: they die. Townsfolk abilities yield false info. Each day, if no-one is executed, evil wins.
Fabled & Loric
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
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
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.
- 9
Lil' MonstaWake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta.
- 10
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 11
AmnesiacDecide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 12
ClockmakerShow the hand signal for the number (1, 2, 3, etc.) of places from Demon to closest Minion.
- 13
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 14DDawn
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
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.
- 5
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 6
MonkThe previously protected player is no longer protected. The Monk points to a player not themself. Mark that player 'Protected'.
- 7
Scarlet WomanIf the Scarlet Woman became the Demon today: Show the 'You are' card, then the demon token.
- 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
VortoxThe Vortox points to a player. That player dies.
- 10
VigormortisThe Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.
- 11
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.
- 12
AmnesiacIf the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 13
UndertakerIf a player was executed today: Show that player’s character token.
- 14
Town CrierNod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether a Minion nominated today. Place the 'Minion not nominated' marker (remove 'Minion nominated', if any).
- 15
OracleShow the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of dead evil players.
- 16
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.
- 17DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Knight, High Priestess, Plague Doctor, Harpy, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Lil' Monsta & Scarlet WomanIf Lil' Monsta dies with 5 or more players alive, the Scarlet Woman babysits Lil' Monsta for the rest of the game.

Plague Doctor & Scarlet WomanIf the Storyteller would gain the Scarlet Woman ability, a Minion gains it, and learns this.

Plague Doctor & BaronIf the Storyteller would gain the Baron ability, up to two players become Outsiders.

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

Lil' Monsta & Poppy GrowerIf Lil' Monsta & the Poppy Grower are alive, Minions wake one by one, until one of them chooses to take the Lil' Monsta token.

Plague Doctor & MarionetteIf the Storyteller would gain the Marionette ability, one of the Demon's good neighbors becomes the Marionette.

Marionette & Lil' MonstaIf there would be a Marionette in play, they enter play after the Demon & must start as their neighbor.