Puzzles and Ploys
v1.0.0by Marelyn CCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
EmpathEach night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
DreamerEach night, choose a player (not yourself or Travellers): you learn 1 good and 1 evil character, 1 of which is correct.
ExorcistEach night*, choose a player (different to last night): the Demon, if chosen, learns who you are then doesn't wake tonight.
ProfessorOnce per game, at night*, choose a dead player: if they are a Townsfolk, they are resurrected.
AlchemistYou have a not-in-play Minion ability.
AtheistThe Storyteller can break the game rules & if executed, good wins, even if you are dead. [No evil characters]
Outsider
Puzzlemaster1 player is drunk, even if you die. If you guess (once) who it is, learn the Demon player, but guess wrong & get false info.
RecluseYou might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.
Minion
Devil's AdvocateEach night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.
Scarlet Woman
If there are 5 or more players alive & the Demon dies, you become the Demon. (Travellers don't count)
Demon
Al-HadikhiaEach night*, choose 3 players (all players learn who): each silently chooses to live or die, but if all live, all die.
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
AlchemistShow the Alchemist a not-in-play Minion token
- 5
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 6
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 7
DreamerThe Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
- 8DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 3
Scarlet WomanIf the Scarlet Woman became the Demon today: Show the 'You are' card, then the demon token.
- 4
ExorcistThe 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
Al-HadikhiaThe 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.
- 6
ProfessorIf 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
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 8
DreamerThe Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
- 9DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Djinn doesn't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Scarlet Woman & Al-HadikhiaIf there would be two Demons, one of which was the Scarlet Woman, the Scarlet Woman becomes the Scarlet Woman again.