Madness of the Anti-Popes
v1.0.0by Thomas04CustomDifficulty:
Bootlegger rules
- Amnesiac guesses always give correct info about their ability. Information from their ability may be false.
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Characters
Townsfolk
StewardYou start knowing 1 good player.
ShugenjaYou start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.
EmpathEach night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
Snake CharmerEach night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
SavantEach day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
SeamstressOnce per game, at night, choose 2 players (not yourself): you learn if they are the same alignment.
PhilosopherOnce per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
FishermanOnce per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
JugglerOn your 1st day, publicly guess up to 5 players' characters. That night, you learn how many you got correct.
AmnesiacYou do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
FarmerIf you die at night, an alive good player becomes a Farmer.
Outsider
SweetheartWhen you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.
Plague Doctor
When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
HatterIf you died today or tonight, the Minion & Demon players may choose new Minion & Demon characters to be.
MutantIf you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
Minion
HarpyEach night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.
CerenovusEach night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
Pit-HagEach night*, choose a player & a character they become (if not-in-play). If a Demon is made, deaths tonight are arbitrary.
Evil TwinYou & an opposing player know each other. If the good player is executed, evil wins. Good can't win if you both live.
Demon
No DashiiEach night*, choose a player: they die. Your 2 Townsfolk neighbours are poisoned.
VigormortisEach night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]
VortoxEach night*, choose a player: they die. Townsfolk abilities yield false info. Each day, if no-one is executed, evil wins.
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
PopeThere are duplicate good characters in play. They might also be bluffs.
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
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
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
Evil TwinWake the Evil Twin and their twin. Confirm that they have acknowledged each other. Point to the Evil Twin. Show their Evil Twin token to the twin player. Point to the twin. Show their character token to the Evil Twin player.
- 7
CerenovusThe Cerenovus points to a player, then to a character on their sheet. Wake that player. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then the Cerenovus token. Show the selected character token. If the player is not mad about being that character tomorrow, they can be executed.
- 8
AmnesiacDecide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 9
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 10
SeamstressThe Seamstress either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to two other players. If the Seamstress chose players , nod 'yes' or shake 'no' for whether they are of same alignment.
- 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
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.
- 4
CerenovusThe Cerenovus points to a player, then to a character on their sheet. Wake that player. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then the Cerenovus token. Show the selected character token. If the player is not mad about being that character tomorrow, they can be executed.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
No DashiiThe No Dashii points to a player. That player dies.
- 8
VortoxThe Vortox points to a player. That player dies.
- 9
VigormortisThe Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.
- 10
SweetheartChoose a player that is drunk.
- 11
AmnesiacIf the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 12
FarmerIf a Farmer died tonight, choose another good player and make them the Farmer. Wake this player, show them the 'You are' card and the Farmer character token.
- 13
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 14
SeamstressIf the Seamstress has not yet used their ability: the Seamstress either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to two other players. If the Seamstress chose players , nod 'yes' or shake 'no' for whether they are of same alignment.
- 15
JugglerIf today was the Juggler’s first day: Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of 'Correct' markers. Remove markers.
- 16
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.
- 17DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Steward, Shugenja, Plague Doctor, Hatter, Harpy, Pope, Bootlegger, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Plague Doctor & Evil TwinIf the Storyteller would gain the Evil Twin ability, a player becomes the Evil Twin.