Nine Lives

v1.0.0

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Djinn

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Characters

Townsfolk

Knight
You start knowing 2 players that are not the Demon.
Investigator
You start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Minion.
Snake Charmer
Each night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
King
Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
Fortune Teller
Each night, choose 2 players: you learn if either is a Demon. There is a good player that registers as a Demon to you.
Town Crier
Each night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today.
Savant
Each day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
Seamstress
Once per game, at night, choose 2 players (not yourself): you learn if they are the same alignment.
Slayer
Once per game, during the day, publicly choose a player: if they are the Demon, they die.
Cannibal
You have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.
Ravenkeeper
If you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.
Choirboy
If the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]
Virgin
The 1st time you are nominated, if the nominator is a Townsfolk, they are executed immediately.

Outsider

Drunk
You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
Recluse
You might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.
Barber
If you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.
Snitch
Minions start knowing 3 not-in-play characters.

Minion

Poisoner
Each night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
Pit-Hag
Each night*, choose a player & a character they become (if not-in-play). If a Demon is made, deaths tonight are arbitrary.
Evil Twin
You & an opposing player know each other. If the good player is executed, evil wins. Good can't win if you both live.
Scarlet Woman
If there are 5 or more players alive & the Demon dies, you become the Demon. (Travellers don't count)

Demon

Lil' Monsta
Each night, Minions choose who babysits Lil' Monsta's token & "is the Demon". A player dies each night*. [+1 Minion]
No Dashii
Each night*, choose a player: they die. Your 2 Townsfolk neighbours are poisoned.
Imp
Each night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
Fang Gu
Each night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]

Fabled & Loric

Djinn
Use the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.

Night order

First night

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
M
Minion 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.
3
D
Demon 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
Snitch
After Minion info wake each Minion and show them three not-in-play character tokens. These may be the same or different to each other and the ones shown to the Demon.
5
King
Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
6
Lil' Monsta
Wake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta.
7
Poisoner
The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
8
Snake Charmer
The 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.
9
Evil Twin
Wake 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.
10
Investigator
Show the character token of a Minion in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
11
Fortune Teller
The Fortune Teller points to two players. Give the head signal (nod yes, shake no) for whether one of those players is the Demon.
12
Seamstress
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.
13
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
Poisoner
The previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
3
Snake Charmer
The 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
Pit-Hag
The 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.
5
Scarlet Woman
If the Scarlet Woman became the Demon today: Show the 'You are' card, then the demon token.
6
Imp
The 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.
7
Fang Gu
The 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.
8
No Dashii
The No Dashii points to a player. That player dies.
9
Lil' Monsta
Wake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta. Choose a player, that player dies.
10
Barber
If 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.
11
Choirboy
If the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.
12
Ravenkeeper
If the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.
13
Fortune Teller
The Fortune Teller points to two players. Show the head signal (nod 'yes', shake 'no') for whether one of those players is the Demon.
14
Town Crier
Nod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether a Minion nominated today. Place the 'Minion not nominated' marker (remove 'Minion nominated', if any).
15
Seamstress
If 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.
16
King
If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
17
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Knight, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

Lil' Monsta & Scarlet Woman
If Lil' Monsta dies with 5 or more players alive, the Scarlet Woman babysits Lil' Monsta for the rest of the game.
Scarlet Woman & Fang Gu
If there would be two Demons, one of which was the Scarlet Woman, the Scarlet Woman remains the Scarlet Woman.