Science & Seance

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Djinn

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Characters

Townsfolk

Shugenja
You 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]
High Priestess
Each night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.
Fortune Teller
Each night, choose 2 players: you learn if either is a Demon. There is a good player that registers as a Demon to you.
Cult Leader
Each night, you become the alignment of an alive neighbour. If all good players choose to join your cult, your team wins.
Oracle
Each night*, you learn how many dead players are evil.
Exorcist
Each night*, choose a player (different to last night): the Demon, if chosen, learns who you are then doesn't wake tonight.
Engineer
Once per game, at night, choose which Minions or which Demon is in play.
Professor
Once per game, at night*, choose a dead player: if they are a Townsfolk, they are resurrected.
Alchemist
You have a not-in-play Minion ability.
Amnesiac
You do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
Magician
The Demon thinks you are a Minion. Minions think you are a Demon.
Atheist
The Storyteller can break the game rules & if executed, good wins, even if you are dead. [No evil characters]

Outsider

Tinker
You might die at any time.
Plague Doctor
When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
Saint
If you die by execution, your team loses.
Heretic
Whoever wins, loses & whoever loses, wins, even if you are dead.

Minion

Pit-Hag
Each night*, choose a player & a character they become (if not-in-play). If a Demon is made, deaths tonight are arbitrary.
Wizard
Once per game, choose to make a wish. If granted, it might have a price & leave a clue as to its nature.
Summoner
You get 3 bluffs. On the 3rd night, choose a player: they become an evil Demon of your choice. [No Demon]
Boffin
The Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.

Demon

Kazali
Each night*, choose a player: they die. [You choose which players are which Minions. -? to +? Outsiders]
Fang Gu
Each night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
Lord of Typhon
Each night*, choose a player: they die. [Evil characters are in a line. You are in the middle. +1 Minion. -? to +? Outsiders]
Leviathan
If more than 1 good player is executed, you win. All players know you are in play. After day 5, evil wins.

Fabled & Loric

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

Night order

First night

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
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
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
Alchemist
Show the Alchemist a not-in-play Minion token
5
Magician
6
Engineer
The Engineer shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a Demon or points to the relevant number of Minions. If the Engineer chose characters, replace the Demon or Minions with the choices, then wake the relevant players and show them the You are card and the relevant character tokens.
7
Amnesiac
Decide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
8
Fortune Teller
The Fortune Teller points to two players. Give the head signal (nod yes, shake no) for whether one of those players is the Demon.
9
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.
10
Cult Leader
If the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.
11
Leviathan
Place the Leviathan 'Day 1' marker. Announce 'The Leviathan is in play; this is Day 1.'
12
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
Engineer
The Engineer shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a Demon or points to the relevant number of Minions. If the Engineer chose characters, replace the Demon or Minions with the choices, then wake the relevant players and show them the 'You are' card and the relevant character tokens.
3
Pit-Hag
The Pit-Hag points to a player and a character on the sheet. If this character is not in play, wake that player and show them the 'You are' card and the relevant character token. If the character is in play, nothing happens.
4
Exorcist
The Exorcist points to a player, different from the previous night. If that player is the Demon: Wake the Demon. Show the Exorcist token. Point to the Exorcist. The Demon does not act tonight.
5
Fang Gu
The Fang Gu points to a player. That player dies. Or, if that player was an Outsider and there are no other Fang Gu in play: The Fang Gu dies instead of the chosen player. The chosen player is now an evil Fang Gu. Wake the new Fang Gu. Show the 'You are' card, then the Fang Gu token. Show the 'You are' card, then the thumb-down 'evil' hand sign.
6
Professor
If the Professor has not used their ability: The Professor either shakes their head no, or points to a player. If that player is a Townsfolk, they are now alive.
7
Amnesiac
If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
8
Tinker
The Tinker might die.
9
Fortune Teller
The Fortune Teller points to two players. Show the head signal (nod 'yes', shake 'no') for whether one of those players is the Demon.
10
Oracle
Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of dead evil players.
11
Bounty Hunter
If the known evil player has died, point to another evil player.
12
Cult Leader
If the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.
13
Leviathan
Change the Leviathan Day reminder for the next day.
14
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Shugenja, High Priestess, Plague Doctor, Wizard, Summoner, Boffin, Kazali, Lord of Typhon, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

Alchemist & Summoner
The Alchemist-Summoner does not get bluffs, and chooses which Demon but not which player. If they die before this happens, evil wins. [No Demon]
Alchemist & Boffin
If the Alchemist has the Boffin ability, the Alchemist does not learn what ability the Demon has.
Bounty Hunter & Kazali
If the Kazali turns the Bounty Hunter into a Minion, an evil Townsfolk is not created.
Summoner & Kazali
If the Summoner creates a second living Demon, deaths tonight are arbitrary.
Summoner & Lord of Typhon
If a Lord of Typhon is summoned, they must neighbor a Minion & their other neighbor becomes an evil Minion.
Leviathan & Exorcist
If the Leviathan nominates and executes the Exorcist-chosen player, good wins.
Leviathan & Pit-Hag
The Leviathan cannot enter play after day 5.
Heretic & Pit-Hag
Only 1 jinxed character can be in play.
Summoner & Pit-Hag
If the Summoner creates a second living Demon, deaths tonight are arbitrary.
Pit-Hag & Cult Leader
If the Pit-Hag turns an evil player into the Cult Leader, they can't turn good due to their own ability.
Boffin & Cult Leader
If the Demon has the Cult Leader ability, they can't turn good due to this ability.
Summoner & Engineer
If the living Summoner is removed from play, the Storyteller has the Summoner ability.
Boffin & Heretic
The Demon cannot have the Heretic ability.