Vicious Cycle
v1.0.0by QuarrisCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
NobleYou start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.
LibrarianYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)
PixieYou start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
EmpathEach night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
SailorEach night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
Mathematician
Each night, you learn how many players' abilities worked abnormally (since dawn) due to another character's ability.
GamblerEach night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.
GossipEach day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
ArtistOnce per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.
FishermanOnce per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
CannibalYou have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.
RavenkeeperIf you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.
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.
SweetheartWhen you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.
MoonchildWhen you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player. Tonight, if it was a good player, they die.
Minion
GodfatherYou start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
Devil's AdvocateEach night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.
WitchEach night, choose a player: if they nominate tomorrow, they die. If just 3 players live, you lose this ability.
Demon
No DashiiEach night*, choose a player: they die. Your 2 Townsfolk neighbours are poisoned.
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
OjoEach night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.
Fang GuEach night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
Traveller
GunslingerEach day, after the 1st vote has been tallied, you may choose a player that voted: they die.
GangsterOnce per day, you may choose to kill an alive neighbour, if your other alive neighbour agrees.
Bone CollectorOnce per game, at night, choose a dead player: they regain their ability until dusk.
JudgeOnce per game, if another player nominated, you may choose to force the current execution to pass or fail.
ScapegoatIf a player of your alignment is executed, you might be executed instead.
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
SailorThe Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
- 5
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player 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
WitchThe Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.
- 9
PixieShow the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
- 10
LibrarianShow the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 11
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 12
NoblePoint to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.
- 13
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 14
MathematicianShow the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of players whose ability malfunctioned due to other abilities.
- 15DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
SailorThe previously drunk player is no longer drunk. The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
- 3
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 4
GamblerThe Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.
- 5
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 6
WitchIf there are 4 or more players alive: The Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.
- 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
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.
- 9
No DashiiThe No Dashii points to a player. That player dies.
- 10
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
- 11
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 12
SweetheartChoose a player that is drunk.
- 13
MoonchildIf the Moonchild used their ability to target a player today: If that player is good, they die.
- 14
RavenkeeperIf the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.
- 15
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 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.
- 17
MathematicianShow the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of players whose ability malfunctioned due to other abilities.
- 18DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Ojo, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Mathematician & DrunkThe Mathematician learns if the Drunk's ability yielded false info or failed to work properly.