The Heat Rises
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Characters
Townsfolk
NobleYou start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.
ShugenjaYou start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.
Village IdiotEach night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]
Snake CharmerEach night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
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.
InnkeeperEach night*, choose 2 players: they can't die tonight, but 1 is drunk until dusk.
GossipEach day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
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.
SoldierYou are safe from the Demon.
RavenkeeperIf you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.
Poppy GrowerMinions & Demons do not know each other. If you die, they learn who each other are that night.
Outsider
Plague Doctor
When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
DrunkYou do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
BarberIf you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.
HatterIf you died today or tonight, the Minion & Demon players may choose new Minion & Demon characters to be.
Minion
GodfatherYou start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
Pit-Hag
Each night*, choose a player & a character they become (if not-in-play). If a Demon is made, deaths tonight are arbitrary.
AssassinOnce per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
Scarlet Woman
If there are 5 or more players alive & the Demon dies, you become the Demon. (Travellers don't count)
Demon
YaggababbleYou start knowing a secret phrase. For each time you said it publicly today, a player might die.
PoEach night*, you may choose a player: they die. If your last choice was no-one, choose 3 players tonight.
Fang GuEach night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
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
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 7
Snake CharmerThe Snake Charmer points to a player. If that player is the Demon: swap the Demon and Snake Charmer character and alignments. Wake each player to inform them of their new role and alignment. The new Snake Charmer is poisoned.
- 8
GodfatherShow each of the Outsider tokens in play.
- 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
NoblePoint to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.
- 11
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 12DDawn
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
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 5
InnkeeperThe previously protected and drunk players lose those markers. The Innkeeper points to two players. Those players are protected. One is drunk.
- 6
Snake CharmerThe Snake Charmer points to a player. If that player is the Demon: swap the Demon and Snake Charmer character and alignments. Wake each player to inform them of their new role and alignment. The new Snake Charmer is poisoned.
- 7
Pit-HagThe 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.
- 8
Scarlet WomanIf the Scarlet Woman became the Demon today: Show the 'You are' card, then the demon token.
- 9
PoIf the Po chose no-one the previous night: The Po points to three players. Otherwise: The Po either shows the 'no' head signal , or points to a player. Chosen players die
- 10
Fang GuThe 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.
- 11
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.
- 12
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
- 13
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 14
BarberIf the Barber died today: Wake the Demon. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then Barber token. The Demon either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to 2 players. If they chose players: Swap the character tokens. Wake each player. Show 'You are', then their new character token.
- 15
AmnesiacIf the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 16
RavenkeeperIf the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.
- 17
Town CrierNod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether a Minion nominated today. Place the 'Minion not nominated' marker (remove 'Minion nominated', if any).
- 18
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.
- 19DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Shugenja, Village Idiot, Plague Doctor, Hatter, Yaggababble, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Pit-Hag & Village IdiotIf there is a spare token, the Pit-Hag can create an extra Village Idiot. If so, the drunk Village Idiot might change.

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

Scarlet Woman & Fang GuIf there would be two Demons, one of which was the Scarlet Woman, the Scarlet Woman remains the Scarlet Woman.