Yes, But Don't
v1.0.0by Peter Trope KingCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
StewardYou start knowing 1 good player.
ChefYou start knowing how many pairs of evil players there are.
InvestigatorYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Minion.
ShugenjaYou start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.
GeneralEach night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
Snake CharmerEach night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
InnkeeperEach night*, choose 2 players: they can't die tonight, but 1 is drunk until dusk.
GamblerEach night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.
AcrobatEach night*, if either good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, you die.
GossipEach day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
SoldierYou are safe from the Demon.
MinstrelWhen a Minion dies by execution, all other players (except Travellers) are drunk until dusk tomorrow.
MagicianThe Demon thinks you are a Minion. Minions think you are a Demon.
Outsider
HermitYou have all Outsider abilities. [-0 or -1 Outsider]
OgreOn your 1st night, choose a player (not yourself): you become their alignment (you don't know which) even if drunk or poisoned.
Recluse
You might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.
PoliticianIf you were the player most responsible for your team losing, you change alignment & win, even if dead.
Minion
MezephelesYou start knowing a secret word. The 1st good player to say this word becomes evil that night.
GodfatherYou start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
Devil's AdvocateEach night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.
XaanOn night X, all Townsfolk are poisoned until dusk. [X Outsiders]
Demon
PukkaEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies then becomes healthy.
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
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]
Traveller
BureaucratEach night, choose a player (not yourself): their vote counts as 3 votes tomorrow.
GangsterOnce per day, you may choose to kill an alive neighbour, if your other alive neighbour agrees.
JudgeOnce per game, if another player nominated, you may choose to force the current execution to pass or fail.
ApprenticeOn your 1st night, you gain a Townsfolk ability (if good), or a Minion ability (if evil).
GnomeAll players start knowing a player of your alignment. You may choose to kill anyone who nominates them.
Fabled & Loric
DjinnUse the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.
Hell's LibrarianSomething bad might happen to whoever talks when the Storyteller has asked for silence.
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
Magician - 5
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.
- 6
GodfatherShow each of the Outsider tokens in play.
- 7
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 8
MezephelesShow the Mezepheles their secret word.
- 9
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 10
InvestigatorShow the character token of a Minion in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 11
ChefShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2, …) for the number of pairs of neighbouring evil players.
- 12
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 13DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
InnkeeperThe previously protected and drunk players lose those markers. The Innkeeper points to two players. Those players are protected. One is drunk.
- 3
GamblerThe Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.
- 4
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.
- 5
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 6
MezephelesWake the 1st good player that said the Mezepheles' secret word and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil signal.
- 7
ImpThe 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.
- 8
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies.
- 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
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
- 12
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 13
AcrobatIf a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.
- 14
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 15DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Steward, Shugenja, Hermit, Ogre, Xaan, Djinn, Hell's Librarian don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Recluse & OgreIf the Recluse registers as evil to the Ogre, the Ogre learns that they are evil.