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A Tale They Won't Believe

v1.0.0

by Ben BurnsCustomDifficulty:

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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Steward

    You start knowing 1 good player.

  • Chef

    You start knowing how many pairs of evil players there are.

  • Bounty Hunter

    You start knowing 1 evil player. If the player you know dies, you learn another evil player tonight. [1 Townsfolk is evil]

  • High Priestess

    Each night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.

  • Sailor

    Each night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.

  • 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.

  • Monk

    Each night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.

  • Town Crier

    Each night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today.

  • Engineer

    Once per game, at night, choose which Minions or which Demon is in play.

  • Amnesiac

    You do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.

  • Tea Lady

    If both your alive neighbours are good, they can't die.

  • Cannibal

    You have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.

  • Mayor

    If only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead.

Outsider

  • Puzzlemaster

    1 player is drunk, even if you die. If you guess (once) who it is, learn the Demon player, but guess wrong & get false info.

  • Recluse

    You might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.

  • Moonchild

    When you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player. Tonight, if it was a good player, they die.

  • Mutant

    If you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.

Minion

  • Poisoner

    Each night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.

  • Assassin

    Once per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.

  • Godfather

    You start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.

  • Devil's Advocate

    Each night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.

Demon

  • No Dashii

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. Your 2 Townsfolk neighbours are poisoned.

  • Imp

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.

  • Shabaloth

    Each night*, choose 2 players: they die. A dead player you chose last night might be regurgitated.

  • Lil' Monsta

    Each night, Minions choose who babysits Lil' Monsta's token & "is the Demon". A player dies each night*. [+1 Minion]

Night order

First night

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 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. 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. 4
    Sailor

    The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.

  5. 5
    Engineer

    The Engineer shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a Demon or points to the relevant number of Minions. If the Engineer chose characters, replace the Demon or Minions with the choices, then wake the relevant players and show them the You are card and the relevant character tokens.

  6. 6
    Lil' Monsta

    Wake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta.

  7. 7
    Poisoner

    The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.

  8. 8
    Godfather

    Show each of the Outsider tokens in play.

  9. 9
    Devil's Advocate

    The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.

  10. 10
    Amnesiac

    Decide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.

  11. 11
    Chef

    Show the finger signal (0, 1, 2, …) for the number of pairs of neighbouring evil players.

  12. 12
    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.

  13. 13
    Bounty Hunter

    Point to 1 evil player. Wake the townsfolk who is evil and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil sign.

  14. 14
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    Sailor

    The previously drunk player is no longer drunk. The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.

  3. 3
    Engineer

    The Engineer shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a Demon or points to the relevant number of Minions. If the Engineer chose characters, replace the Demon or Minions with the choices, then wake the relevant players and show them the 'You are' card and the relevant character tokens.

  4. 4
    Poisoner

    The previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.

  5. 5
    Monk

    The previously protected player is no longer protected. The Monk points to a player not themself. Mark that player 'Protected'.

  6. 6
    Devil's Advocate

    The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.

  7. 7
    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.

  8. 8
    Shabaloth

    One player that the Shabaloth chose the previous night might be resurrected. The Shabaloth points to two players. Those players die.

  9. 9
    No Dashii

    The No Dashii points to a player. That player dies.

  10. 10
    Lil' Monsta

    Wake all Minions together, allow them to vote by pointing at who they want to babysit Lil' Monsta. Choose a player, that player dies.

  11. 11
    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.

  12. 12
    Godfather

    If an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.

  13. 13
    Amnesiac

    If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.

  14. 14
    Moonchild

    If the Moonchild used their ability to target a player today: If that player is good, they die.

  15. 15
    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.

  16. 16
    Town Crier

    Nod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether a Minion nominated today. Place the 'Minion not nominated' marker (remove 'Minion nominated', if any).

  17. 17
    Bounty Hunter

    If the known evil player has died, point to another evil player.

  18. 18
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Steward, High Priestess don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.