Behind Every Mask is a Lie

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Bootlegger

Djinn

Gardener

Hell's Librarian

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Characters

Townsfolk

Chef
You start knowing how many pairs of evil players there are.
Noble
You start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.
Shugenja
You start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.
Empath
Each night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
Snake Charmer
Each night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
Mathematician
Each night, you learn how many players' abilities worked abnormally (since dawn) due to another character's ability.
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.
Gossip
Each day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
Philosopher
Once per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
Amnesiac
You do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
Farmer
If you die at night, an alive good player becomes a Farmer.
Magician
The Demon thinks you are a Minion. Minions think you are a Demon.
Pacifist
Executed good players might not die.

Outsider

Lunatic
You think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.
Drunk
You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
Politician
If you were the player most responsible for your team losing, you change alignment & win, even if dead.
Damsel
All Minions know you are in play. If a Minion publicly guesses you (once), your team loses.

Minion

Cerenovus
Each night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
Assassin
Once per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
Marionette
You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
Boffin
The Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.

Demon

Imp
Each night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
Vortox
Each night*, choose a player: they die. Townsfolk abilities yield false info. Each day, if no-one is executed, evil wins.
Fang Gu
Each night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
Lleech
Each night*, choose a player: they die. You start by choosing an alive player: they are poisoned - you die if & only if they die.

Fabled & Loric

Bootlegger
This script has homebrew characters or rules.
Djinn
Use the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.
Gardener
The Storyteller assigns all players' characters.
Hell's Librarian
Something bad might happen to whoever talks when the Storyteller has asked for silence.

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
Philosopher
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.
5
Magician
6
Lunatic
If 7 or more players: Show the Lunatic a number of arbitrary 'Minions', players equal to the number of Minions in play. Show 3 character tokens of arbitrary good characters. If the token received by the Lunatic is a Demon that would wake tonight: Allow the Lunatic to do the Demon actions. Place their 'attack' markers. Wake the Demon. Show the Demon’s real character token. Show them the Lunatic player. If the Lunatic attacked players: Show the real demon each marked player. Remove any Lunatic 'attack' markers.
7
Marionette
Select 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.
8
Lleech
The Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.
9
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.
10
Cerenovus
The 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.
11
Damsel
Wake all the Minions, show them the 'This character selected you' card and the Damsel token.
12
Amnesiac
Decide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
13
Chef
Show the finger signal (0, 1, 2, …) for the number of pairs of neighbouring evil players.
14
Empath
Show the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
15
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.
16
Noble
Point to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.
17
Mathematician
Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of players whose ability malfunctioned due to other abilities.
18
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
Philosopher
If 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 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
Cerenovus
The 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
Lunatic
Allow the Lunatic to do the actions of the Demon. Place their 'attack' markers. If the Lunatic selected players: Wake the Demon. Show the 'attack' marker, then point to each marked player. Remove any Lunatic 'attack' markers.
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
Vortox
The Vortox points to a player. That player dies.
9
Lleech
The Lleech points to a player. That player dies.
10
Assassin
If 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
Gossip
If the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
12
Damsel
If selected by the Huntsman, wake the Damsel, show 'You are' card and a not-in-play Townsfolk token.
13
Amnesiac
If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
14
Farmer
If 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.
15
Empath
Show the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
16
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.
17
Mathematician
Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of players whose ability malfunctioned due to other abilities.
18
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Shugenja, Boffin, Bootlegger, Djinn, Gardener, Hell's Librarian don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

Mathematician & Drunk
The Mathematician learns if the Drunk's ability yielded false info or failed to work properly.
Boffin & Drunk
The Demon cannot have the Drunk ability.
Mathematician & Lunatic
The Mathematician learns if the Lunatic attacks a different player than the real Demon attacked.
Boffin & Politician
The Demon cannot have the Politician ability.
Mathematician & Marionette
The Mathematician learns if the Marionette's ability yielded false info or failed to work properly.
Magician & Marionette
If the Magician is alive, the Demon doesn't know which neighbor is the Marionette.