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The King in Yellow

v1.0.0

by ScrubsMacKenzieCustomDifficulty:

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Djinn
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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Noble

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

  • Investigator

    You start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Minion.

  • Shugenja

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

  • Sailor

    Each night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.

  • Village Idiot

    Each night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]

  • Dreamer

    Each night, choose a player (not yourself or Travellers): you learn 1 good and 1 evil character, 1 of which is correct.

  • Alsaahir

    Each day, if you publicly guess which players are Minion(s) and which are Demon(s), good wins.

  • Artist

    Once per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.

  • Slayer

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

  • Amnesiac

    You do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.

  • Sage

    If the Demon kills you, you learn that it is 1 of 2 players.

  • Tea Lady

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

  • Fool

    The first time you die, you don't.

Outsider

  • Hermit

    You have all Outsider abilities. [-0 or -1 Outsider]

  • Lunatic

    You think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.

  • Plague Doctor
    Jinxed with Baron

    When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.

  • Puzzlemaster

    1 player is drunk, even if you die. If you guess (once) who it is, learn the Demon player, but guess wrong & get false info.

Minion

  • Mezepheles

    You start knowing a secret word. The 1st good player to say this word becomes evil that night.

  • Devil's Advocate

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

  • Harpy

    Each night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.

  • Organ Grinder

    All players keep their eyes closed when voting and the vote tally is secret. Each night, choose if you are drunk until dusk.

  • Baron

    There are extra Outsiders in play. [+2 Outsiders]

Demon

  • Yaggababble

    You start knowing a secret phrase. For each time you said it publicly today, a player might die.

  • Vortox

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. Townsfolk abilities yield false info. Each day, if no-one is executed, evil wins.

  • Lleech
    Jinxed with Slayer

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. You start by choosing an alive player: they are poisoned - you die if & only if they die.

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
    Lunatic

    If 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.

  5. 5
    Sailor

    The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.

  6. 6
    Lleech

    The Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.

  7. 7
    Devil's Advocate

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

  8. 8
    Mezepheles

    Show the Mezepheles their secret word.

  9. 9
    Amnesiac

    Decide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.

  10. 10
    Investigator

    Show the character token of a Minion in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.

  11. 11
    Dreamer

    The Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.

  12. 12
    Noble

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

  13. 13
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 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. 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
    Mezepheles

    Wake the 1st good player that said the Mezepheles' secret word and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil signal.

  5. 5
    Lunatic

    Allow 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.

  6. 6
    Vortox

    The Vortox points to a player. That player dies.

  7. 7
    Lleech

    The Lleech points to a player. That player dies.

  8. 8
    Sage

    If the Sage was killed by a Demon: Point to two players, one of which is that Demon.

  9. 9
    Amnesiac

    If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.

  10. 10
    Dreamer

    The Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.

  11. 11
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Shugenja, Village Idiot, Alsaahir, Hermit, Plague Doctor, Harpy, Organ Grinder, Yaggababble, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes
  • Jinxed with Lleech
    Jinxed with Slayer
    Lleech & Slayer

    If the Slayer slays the Lleech host, the host dies.

  • Jinxed with Plague Doctor
    Jinxed with Baron
    Plague Doctor & Baron

    If the Storyteller would gain the Baron ability, up to two players become Outsiders.