Cycle of Life

v1.0.0

by EkinCustomDifficulty:

Storm Catcher

Spirit of Ivory

Duchess

Hell's Librarian

Djinn

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Characters

Townsfolk

Grandmother
You start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
Sailor
Each night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.
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.
Mathematician
Each night, you learn how many players' abilities worked abnormally (since dawn) due to another character's ability.
Cult Leader
Each night, you become the alignment of an alive neighbour. If all good players choose to join your cult, your team wins.
Gambler
Each night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.
Gossip
Each day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
Savant
Each day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
Huntsman
Once per game, at night, choose a living player: the Damsel, if chosen, becomes a not-in-play Townsfolk. [+the Damsel]
Professor
Once per game, at night*, choose a dead player: if they are a Townsfolk, they are resurrected.
Amnesiac
You do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
Cannibal
You have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.

Outsider

Goon
Each night, the 1st player to choose you with their ability is drunk until dusk. You become their alignment.
Snitch
Minions start knowing 3 not-in-play characters.
Damsel
All Minions know you are in play. If a Minion publicly guesses you (once), your team loses.
Politician
If you were the player most responsible for your team losing, you change alignment & win, even if dead.

Minion

Godfather
You start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
Devil's Advocate
Each night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.
Pit-Hag
Each night*, choose a player & a character they become (if not-in-play). If a Demon is made, deaths tonight are arbitrary.
Assassin
Once per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.

Demon

Pukka
Each night, choose a player: they are poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies then becomes healthy.
Shabaloth
Each night*, choose 2 players: they die. A dead player you chose last night might be regurgitated.
Al-Hadikhia
Each night*, choose 3 players (all players learn who): each silently chooses to live or die, but if all live, all die.
Lleech
Each night*, choose a player: they die. You start by choosing an alive player: they are poisoned - you die if & only if they die.

Traveller

Harlot
Each night*, choose a living player: if they agree, you learn their character, but you both might die.
Apprentice
On your 1st night, you gain a Townsfolk ability (if good), or a Minion ability (if evil).
Scapegoat
If a player of your alignment is executed, you might be executed instead.
Bone Collector
Once per game, at night, choose a dead player: they regain their ability until dusk.

Fabled & Loric

Storm Catcher
Name a good character. If in play, they can only die by execution, but evil players learn which player it is.
Spirit of Ivory
There can't be more than 1 extra evil player.
Duchess
Each day, 3 players may choose to visit you. At night*, each visitor learns how many visitors are evil, but 1 gets false info.
Hell's Librarian
Something bad might happen to whoever talks when the Storyteller has asked for silence.
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
Snitch
After Minion info wake each Minion and show them three not-in-play character tokens. These may be the same or different to each other and the ones shown to the Demon.
5
Sailor
The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
6
Lleech
The Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.
7
Godfather
Show each of the Outsider tokens in play.
8
Devil's Advocate
The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.
9
Pukka
The Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned.
10
Huntsman
The Huntsman shakes their head 'no' or points to a player. If they point to the Damsel, wake that player, show the 'You are' card and a not-in-play character token.
11
Damsel
Wake all the Minions, show them the 'This character selected you' card and the Damsel token.
12
Amnesiac
Decide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
13
Grandmother
Show the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
14
Cult Leader
If the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.
15
General
Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
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
Mathematician
Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of players whose ability malfunctioned due to other abilities.
18
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
Sailor
The previously drunk player is no longer drunk. The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
3
Gambler
The Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.
4
Devil's Advocate
The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
5
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.
6
Pukka
The Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies.
7
Shabaloth
One player that the Shabaloth chose the previous night might be resurrected. The Shabaloth points to two players. Those players die.
8
Al-Hadikhia
The Al-Hadikhia chooses 3 players. Announce the first player, wake them to nod yes to live or shake head no to die, kill or resurrect accordingly, then put to sleep and announce the next player. If all 3 are alive after this, all 3 die.
9
Lleech
The Lleech points to a player. That player dies.
10
Assassin
If the Assassin has not yet used their ability: The Assassin either shows the 'no' head signal, or points to a player. That player dies.
11
Godfather
If an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
12
Gossip
If the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
13
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.
14
Huntsman
The Huntsman shakes their head 'no' or points to a player. If they point to the Damsel, wake that player, show the 'You are' card and a not-in-play character token.
15
Damsel
If selected by the Huntsman, wake the Damsel, show 'You are' card and a not-in-play Townsfolk token.
16
Amnesiac
If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
17
Grandmother
If the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
18
Cult Leader
If the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.
19
General
Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
20
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.
21
Mathematician
Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of players whose ability malfunctioned due to other abilities.
22
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Storm Catcher, Spirit of Ivory, Duchess, Hell's Librarian, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

Mathematician & Chambermaid
The Chambermaid can detect if the Mathematician will wake tonight.
Pit-Hag & Goon
If the Pit-Hag turns an evil player into the Goon, they can't turn good due to their own ability.
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.
Pit-Hag & Damsel
If a Pit-Hag creates a Damsel, the Storyteller chooses which player it is.
Pit-Hag & Politician
If the Pit-Hag turns an evil player into the Politician, they can't turn good due to their own ability.