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Djinn
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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Steward

    You start knowing 1 good player.

  • Noble

    You start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.

  • Shugenja

    You start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.

  • General

    Each night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.

  • 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.

  • Town Crier

    Each night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today.

  • Slayer

    Once per game, during the day, publicly choose a player: if they are the Demon, they die.

  • Fool

    The first time you die, you don't.

  • Pacifist

    Executed good players might not die.

  • Tea Lady

    If both your alive neighbours are good, they can't die.

  • Ravenkeeper

    If you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.

  • Cannibal
    Jinxed with Butler

    You have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.

  • Mayor

    If only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead.

Outsider

  • Butler

    Each night, choose a player (not yourself): tomorrow, you may only vote if they are voting too.

  • Saint

    If you die by execution, your team loses.

  • Drunk

    You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.

  • Politician

    If you were the player most responsible for your team losing, you change alignment & win, even if dead.

Minion

  • Poisoner

    Each night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.

  • Devil's Advocate

    Each night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.

  • Spy

    Each night, you see the Grimoire. You might register as good & as a Townsfolk or Outsider, even if dead.

  • Scarlet Woman

    If there are 5 or more players alive & the Demon dies, you become the Demon. (Travellers don't count)

Demon

  • Imp

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.

  • Kazali

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. [You choose which players are which Minions. -? to +? Outsiders]

Fabled & Loric

  • Djinn

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

Night order

First night

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 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. 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. 4
    Poisoner

    The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.

  5. 5
    Devil's Advocate

    The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.

  6. 6
    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.

  7. 7
    Butler

    The Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.

  8. 8
    Noble

    Point to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.

  9. 9
    Spy

    Show the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.

  10. 10
    General

    Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.

  11. 11
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    Poisoner

    The previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.

  3. 3
    Devil's Advocate

    The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.

  4. 4
    Scarlet Woman

    If the Scarlet Woman became the Demon today: Show the 'You are' card, then the demon token.

  5. 5
    Imp

    The 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.

  6. 6
    Ravenkeeper

    If the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.

  7. 7
    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.

  8. 8
    Town Crier

    Nod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether a Minion nominated today. Place the 'Minion not nominated' marker (remove 'Minion nominated', if any).

  9. 9
    Butler

    The Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.

  10. 10
    Spy

    Show the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.

  11. 11
    General

    Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.

  12. 12
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Steward, Shugenja, Kazali, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes
  • Jinxed with Cannibal
    Jinxed with Butler
    Cannibal & Butler

    If the Cannibal gains the Butler ability, the Cannibal learns this.