Asking For A Friend
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Bootlegger rules
- If the Poppy Grower leaves play, or dies while drunk or poisoned, Minions & Demons learn each other that night.
"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
ClockmakerYou start knowing how many steps from the Demon to its nearest Minion.
GrandmotherYou start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
LibrarianYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)
Town CrierEach night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today.
OracleEach night*, you learn how many dead players are evil.
InnkeeperEach night*, choose 2 players: they can't die tonight, but 1 is drunk until dusk.
GossipEach day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
SavantEach day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
ArtistOnce per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.
SoldierYou are safe from the Demon.
Alchemist
You have a not-in-play Minion ability.
BansheeIf the Demon kills you, all players learn this. From now on, you may nominate twice per day and vote twice per nomination.
Poppy GrowerMinions & Demons do not know each other. If you die, they learn who each other are that night.
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.
DamselAll Minions know you are in play. If a Minion publicly guesses you (once), your team loses.
SnitchMinions start knowing 3 not-in-play characters.
Minion
PoisonerEach 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.
AssassinOnce per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
Boffin
The Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.
Demon
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
PoEach night*, you may choose a player: they die. If your last choice was no-one, choose 3 players tonight.
VigormortisEach night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]
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
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
AlchemistShow the Alchemist a not-in-play Minion token
- 5
Poppy GrowerDo not inform the Demon/Minions who each other are
- 6
SnitchAfter 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.
- 7
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 8
DamselWake all the Minions, show them the 'This character selected you' card and the Damsel token.
- 9
LibrarianShow the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 10
GrandmotherShow the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
- 11
ClockmakerShow the hand signal for the number (1, 2, 3, etc.) of places from Demon to closest Minion.
- 12DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
Poppy GrowerIf the Poppy Grower has died, show the Minions/Demon who each other are.
- 3
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 4
InnkeeperThe previously protected and drunk players lose those markers. The Innkeeper points to two players. Those players are protected. One is drunk.
- 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
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.
- 7
PoIf the Po chose no-one the previous night: The Po points to three players. Otherwise: The Po either shows the 'no' head signal , or points to a player. Chosen players die
- 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
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
AssassinIf the Assassin has not yet used their ability: The Assassin either shows the 'no' head signal, or 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
DamselIf selected by the Huntsman, wake the Damsel, show 'You are' card and a not-in-play Townsfolk token.
- 13
GrandmotherIf the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
- 14
Town CrierNod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether a Minion nominated today. Place the 'Minion not nominated' marker (remove 'Minion nominated', if any).
- 15
OracleShow the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of dead evil players.
- 16DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Banshee, Boffin, Bootlegger, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Alchemist & BoffinIf the Alchemist has the Boffin ability, the Alchemist does not learn what ability the Demon has.

Boffin & DrunkThe Demon cannot have the Drunk ability.

Pit-Hag & DamselIf a Pit-Hag creates a Damsel, the Storyteller chooses which player it is.