Mercury
v1.0.0by ZK.CustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
KnightYou start knowing 2 players that are not the Demon.
ChefYou start knowing how many pairs of evil players there are.
InvestigatorYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Minion.
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]
ChambermaidEach night, choose 2 alive players (not yourself): you learn how many woke tonight due to their ability.
DreamerEach night, choose a player (not yourself or Travellers): you learn 1 good and 1 evil character, 1 of which is correct.
UndertakerEach night*, you learn which character died by execution today.
AlsaahirEach day, if you publicly guess which players are Minion(s) and which are Demon(s), good wins.
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.
MayorIf only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead.
VirginThe 1st time you are nominated, if the nominator is a Townsfolk, they are executed immediately.
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.
BarberIf you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.
MutantIf you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
Minion
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
Marionette
You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
GoblinIf you publicly claim to be the Goblin when nominated & are executed that day, your team wins.
Scarlet Woman
If there are 5 or more players alive & the Demon dies, you become the Demon. (Travellers don't count)
Demon
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]
LegionEach night*, a player might die. Executions fail if only evil voted. You register as a Minion too. [Most players are Legion]
Lord of TyphonEach night*, choose a player: they die. [Evil characters are in a line. You are in the middle. +1 Minion. -? to +? Outsiders]
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
MarionetteSelect one of the good players next to the Demon and place the Is the Marionette reminder token. Wake the Demon and show them the Marionette.
- 5
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 6
InvestigatorShow the character token of a Minion in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 7
ChefShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2, …) for the number of pairs of neighbouring evil players.
- 8
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 9
DreamerThe Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
- 10
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 11
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 12DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 3
Scarlet WomanIf the Scarlet Woman became the Demon today: Show the 'You are' card, then the demon token.
- 4
LegionChoose a player, that player dies.
- 5
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.
- 6
VortoxThe Vortox points to a player. That player dies.
- 7
BarberIf the Barber died today: Wake the Demon. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then Barber token. The Demon either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to 2 players. If they chose players: Swap the character tokens. Wake each player. Show 'You are', then their new character token.
- 8
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 9
UndertakerIf a player was executed today: Show that player’s character token.
- 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
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.
- 13
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 14DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Knight, Alsaahir, Lord of Typhon, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Scarlet Woman & Fang GuIf there would be two Demons, one of which was the Scarlet Woman, the Scarlet Woman remains the Scarlet Woman.

Marionette & BalloonistIf the Marionette thinks that they are the Balloonist, an Outsider might have been added.