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Characters
Townsfolk
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
PreacherEach night, choose a player: a Minion, if chosen, learns this. All chosen Minions have no ability.
ChambermaidEach night, choose 2 alive players (not yourself): you learn how many woke tonight due to their ability.
Town CrierEach night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today.
AcrobatEach night*, if either good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, you die.
LycanthropeEach night*, choose a living player: if good, they die, but they are the only player that can die tonight.
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.
PhilosopherOnce per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
HuntsmanOnce per game, at night, choose a living player: the Damsel, if chosen, becomes a not-in-play Townsfolk. [+the Damsel]
SlayerOnce per game, during the day, publicly choose a player: if they are the Demon, they die.
FishermanOnce per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
Magician

The Demon thinks you are a Minion. Minions think you are a Demon.
Outsider
HermitYou have all Outsider abilities. [-0 or -1 Outsider]
Butler
Each night, choose a player (not yourself): tomorrow, you may only vote if they are voting too.
DamselAll Minions know you are in play. If a Minion publicly guesses you (once), your team loses.
Puzzlemaster1 player is drunk, even if you die. If you guess (once) who it is, learn the Demon player, but guess wrong & get false info.
Minion
GodfatherYou start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
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.
WraithYou may choose to open your eyes at night. You wake when other evil players do.
Organ GrinderAll players keep their eyes closed when voting and the vote tally is secret. Each night, choose if you are drunk until dusk.
Demon
PukkaEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies then becomes healthy.
Lil' Monsta
Each night, Minions choose who babysits Lil' Monsta's token & "is the Demon". A player dies each night*. [+1 Minion]
VigormortisEach night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]
VortoxEach night*, choose a player: they die. Townsfolk abilities yield false info. Each day, if no-one is executed, evil wins.
Traveller
ThiefEach night, choose a player (not yourself): their vote counts negatively tomorrow.
BureaucratEach night, choose a player (not yourself): their vote counts as 3 votes tomorrow.
CacklejackEach day, choose a player: a different player changes character tonight.
ApprenticeOn your 1st night, you gain a Townsfolk ability (if good), or a Minion ability (if evil).
GnomeAll players start knowing a player of your alignment. You may choose to kill anyone who nominates them.
Fabled & Loric
ZenomancerOne or more players each have a goal. When achieved, that player learns a piece of true info.
God of UgOne Ug hat. When wear Ug hat, must speak one sound at a time but vote twice. If fail, pass Ug hat.
HinduThe first 4 players to die are immediately reincarnated as Travellers of the same alignment.
Storm CatcherName a good character. If in play, they can only die by execution, but evil players learn which player it is.
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
PhilosopherThe 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
PreacherThe Preacher chooses a player. If a Minion is chosen, wake the Minion and show the 'This character selected you' card and then the Preacher token.
- 7
Lil' MonstaWake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta.
- 8
WidowShow 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.
- 9
GodfatherShow each of the Outsider tokens in play.
- 10
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 11
HuntsmanThe Huntsman shakes their head 'no' or points to a player. If they point to the Damsel, wake that player, show the 'You are' card and a not-in-play character token.
- 12
DamselWake all the Minions, show them the 'This character selected you' card and the Damsel token.
- 13
ButlerThe Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.
- 14
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 15
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 16DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
PhilosopherIf 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
PreacherThe Preacher chooses a player. If a Minion is chosen, wake the Minion and show the 'This character selected you' card and then the Preacher token.
- 4
LycanthropeThe Lycanthrope points to a living player: if good, they die and no one else can die tonight.
- 5
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies.
- 6
VortoxThe Vortox points to a player. That player dies.
- 7
VigormortisThe Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.
- 8
Lil' MonstaWake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta. Choose a player, that player dies.
- 9
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
- 10
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 11
AcrobatIf a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.
- 12
HuntsmanThe Huntsman shakes their head 'no' or points to a player. If they point to the Damsel, wake that player, show the 'You are' card and a not-in-play character token.
- 13
DamselIf selected by the Huntsman, wake the Damsel, show 'You are' card and a not-in-play Townsfolk token.
- 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
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.
- 16
ButlerThe Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.
- 17
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 18DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Hermit, Wraith, Organ Grinder, Zenomancer, God of Ug, Hindu, Storm Catcher, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Magician & WraithAfter each execution, the living Magician may publicly guess a living player as the Wraith. If correct, the Demon must choose the Wraith tonight.

Butler & Organ GrinderIf the Organ Grinder is causing eyes closed voting, the Butler may raise their hand to vote but their vote is only counted if their master voted too.

Lil' Monsta & MagicianIf the Magician is alive, the Storyteller chooses which Minion babysits Lil' Monsta.

Widow & DamselIf the Widow is (or has been) in play, the Damsel is poisoned.

Magician & WidowWhen the Widow sees the Grimoire, the Demon and Magician's character tokens are removed.