King Lear

v1.0.1

by DominicCustomDifficulty:

Duchess

Angel

Knaves

Bootlegger

Djinn

Bootlegger rules

If the Princess nominates and executes a player on their 1st day the Storyteller chooses a Minion to lose their ability until next dusk.

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Characters

Townsfolk

Steward
You start knowing 1 good player.
Knight
You start knowing 2 players that are not the Demon.
Noble
You start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.
General
Each night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
Chambermaid
Each night, choose 2 alive players (not yourself): you learn how many woke tonight due to their ability.
King
Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
Philosopher
Once per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
Slayer
Once per game, during the day, publicly choose a player: if they are the Demon, they die.
Fisherman
Once per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
Princess
On your 1st day, if you nominated & executed a player, the Demon doesn't kill tonight.
Soldier
You are safe from the Demon.
Farmer
If you die at night, an alive good player becomes a Farmer.
Fool
The first time you die, you don't.

Outsider

Lunatic
You think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.
Barber
If you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.
Politician
If you were the player most responsible for your team losing, you change alignment & win, even if dead.
Heretic
Whoever wins, loses & whoever loses, wins, even if you are dead.

Minion

Spy
Each night, you see the Grimoire. You might register as good & as a Townsfolk or Outsider, even if dead.
Witch
Each night, choose a player: if they nominate tomorrow, they die. If just 3 players live, you lose this ability.
Widow
On your 1st night, look at the Grimoire and choose a player: they are poisoned. 1 good player knows a Widow is in play.
Summoner
You get 3 bluffs. On the 3rd night, choose a player: they become an evil Demon of your choice. [No Demon]

Demon

Riot
Nominees die, but may nominate again immediately (on day 3, they must). After day 3, evil wins. [All Minions are Riot]

Traveller

Thief
Each night, choose a player (not yourself): their vote counts negatively tomorrow.
Judge
Once per game, if another player nominated, you may choose to force the current execution to pass or fail.
Beggar
You must use a vote token to vote. Dead players may choose to give you theirs. If so, you learn their alignment. You are sober & healthy.

Fabled & Loric

Duchess
Each day, 3 players may choose to visit you. At night*, each visitor learns how many visitors are evil, but 1 gets false info.
Angel
Something bad might happen to whoever is most responsible for the death of a new player.
Knaves
There are 2 Storytellers: one lies & one tells the truth. Once per game, at dusk, they might switch.
Bootlegger
This script has homebrew characters or rules.
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
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
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.
6
King
Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
7
Widow
Show the Grimoire to the Widow for as long as they need. The Widow points to a player. That player is poisoned. Wake a good player. Show the 'These characters are in play' card, then the Widow character token.
8
Witch
The Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.
9
Noble
Point to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.
10
Spy
Show the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.
11
General
Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
12
Chambermaid
The Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
13
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
Witch
If there are 4 or more players alive: The Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.
4
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.
5
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.
6
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.
7
King
If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
8
Spy
Show the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.
9
General
Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
10
Chambermaid
The Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
11
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Steward, Knight, Princess, Summoner, Duchess, Angel, Knaves, Bootlegger, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

Riot & Soldier
If Riot nominates and executes the Soldier, good wins.
Heretic & Spy
Only 1 jinxed character can be in play.
Riot & Farmer
Each night*, Riot chooses an alive good player (different to previous nights): a chosen Farmer uses their ability but does not die.
Riot & King
If Riot is in play, and at least 1 player is dead, the King learns an alive character each night.
Heretic & Widow
Only 1 jinxed character can be in play.