Shirov's Bishop Sacrifice
v1.0.3by Evan (PlayoffBeard)CustomDifficulty:
Bootlegger rules
- Seat 1 must be the Bishop. If 4 or more players are alive, the Bishop cannot be exiled.
"Open Script Tool" pre-loads this script's characters directly on script.bloodontheclocktower.com, the same way it works from other script libraries.
Characters
Townsfolk
KnightYou start knowing 2 players that are not the Demon.
LibrarianYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)
ShugenjaYou start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.
Bounty HunterYou start knowing 1 evil player. If the player you know dies, you learn another evil player tonight. [1 Townsfolk is evil]
EmpathEach night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
Snake CharmerEach night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
KingEach night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
DreamerEach night, choose a player (not yourself or Travellers): you learn 1 good and 1 evil character, 1 of which is correct.
MonkEach night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.
JugglerOn your 1st day, publicly guess up to 5 players' characters. That night, you learn how many you got correct.
Cannibal

You have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.
ChoirboyIf the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]
MayorIf only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead.
Outsider
DrunkYou do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
RecluseYou might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.
HatterIf you died today or tonight, the Minion & Demon players may choose new Minion & Demon characters to be.
ZealotIf there are 5 or more players alive, you must vote for every nomination.
Minion
HarpyEach night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.
Scarlet WomanIf there are 5 or more players alive & the Demon dies, you become the Demon. (Travellers don't count)
Boffin
The Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.
BaronThere are extra Outsiders in play. [+2 Outsiders]
Demon
Lil' Monsta

Each night, Minions choose who babysits Lil' Monsta's token & "is the Demon". A player dies each night*. [+1 Minion]
VortoxEach night*, choose a player: they die. Townsfolk abilities yield false info. Each day, if no-one is executed, evil wins.
Lord of TyphonEach night*, choose a player: they die. [Evil characters are in a line. You are in the middle. +1 Minion. -? to +? Outsiders]
LleechEach night*, choose a player: they die. You start by choosing an alive player: they are poisoned - you die if & only if they die.
Traveller
BishopOnly the Storyteller can nominate. At least 1 opposite player must be nominated each day.
Fabled & Loric
BootleggerThis script has homebrew characters or rules.
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
KingWake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
- 5
Lil' MonstaWake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta.
- 6
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.
- 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
LibrarianShow the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 9
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 10
DreamerThe Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
- 11
Bounty HunterPoint to 1 evil player. Wake the townsfolk who is evil and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil sign.
- 12DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
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.
- 3
MonkThe previously protected player is no longer protected. The Monk points to a player not themself. Mark that player 'Protected'.
- 4
Scarlet WomanIf the Scarlet Woman became the Demon today: Show the 'You are' card, then the demon token.
- 5
VortoxThe Vortox points to a player. That player dies.
- 6
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. That player dies.
- 7
Lil' MonstaWake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta. Choose a player, that player dies.
- 8
ChoirboyIf the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.
- 9
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 10
DreamerThe Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
- 11
JugglerIf today was the Juggler’s first day: Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of 'Correct' markers. Remove markers.
- 12
KingIf there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
- 13
Bounty HunterIf the known evil player has died, point to another evil player.
- 14DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Knight, Shugenja, Hatter, Zealot, Harpy, Boffin, Lord of Typhon, Bootlegger, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Lil' Monsta & HatterIf the Hatter dies & the Demon chooses Lil' Monsta, they also choose a Minion to become.

Cannibal & ZealotIf the Cannibal gains the Zealot ability, the Cannibal learns this.

Boffin & DrunkThe Demon cannot have the Drunk ability.

Lil' Monsta & Scarlet WomanIf Lil' Monsta dies with 5 or more players alive, the Scarlet Woman babysits Lil' Monsta for the rest of the game.

Cannibal & JugglerIf the Juggler guesses on their first day and dies by execution, tonight the living Cannibal learns how many guesses the Juggler got correct.