The Wrong Hands
v2.3.1by Max(well)CustomDifficulty:
Bootlegger rules
- Important Rulings: Executed Mutants "lose" their ability. Vortox doesn't affect Minions & Demons. All Fearmongers choose before any announcement.
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Characters
Townsfolk
StewardYou start knowing 1 good player.
Bounty HunterYou start knowing 1 evil player. If the player you know dies, you learn another evil player tonight. [1 Townsfolk is evil]
EmpathEach night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
GeneralEach night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
DreamerEach night, choose a player (not yourself or Travellers): you learn 1 good and 1 evil character, 1 of which is correct.
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.
FishermanOnce per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
EngineerOnce per game, at night, choose which Minions or which Demon is in play.
MayorIf only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead.
PacifistExecuted good players might not die.
Alchemist
You have a not-in-play Minion ability.
Poppy GrowerMinions & Demons do not know each other. If you die, they learn who each other are that night.
Outsider
MutantIf you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
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.
LunaticYou think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.
DamselAll Minions know you are in play. If a Minion publicly guesses you (once), your team loses.
Minion
Devil's AdvocateEach night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.
FearmongerEach night, choose a player. If you nominate & execute them, their team loses. All players know if you choose a new player.
BoomdandyIf you are executed, all but 3 players die. 1 minute later, the player with the most players pointing at them dies.
BoffinThe Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.
Demon
No DashiiEach night*, choose a player: they die. Your 2 Townsfolk neighbours are poisoned.
VortoxEach night*, choose a player: they die. Townsfolk abilities yield false info. Each day, if no-one is executed, evil wins.
LleechEach night*, choose a player: they die. You start by choosing an alive player: they are poisoned - you die if & only if they die.
Legion
Each night*, a player might die. Executions fail if only evil voted. You register as a Minion too. [Most players are Legion]
Traveller
BureaucratEach night, choose a player (not yourself): their vote counts as 3 votes tomorrow.
ButcherEach day, after the 1st execution, you may nominate again.
Fabled & Loric
DjinnUse the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.
BootleggerThis script has homebrew characters or rules.
SentinelThere might be 1 extra or 1 fewer Outsider in play.
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
LunaticIf 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
EngineerThe 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.
- 8
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.
- 9
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 10
FearmongerThe Fearmonger points to a player. Place the Fear token next to that player and announce that a new player has been selected with the Fearmonger ability.
- 11
DamselWake all the Minions, show them the 'This character selected you' card and the Damsel token.
- 12
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 13
DreamerThe Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
- 14
Bounty HunterPoint to 1 evil player. Wake the townsfolk who is evil and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil sign.
- 15
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 16DDawn
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
EngineerThe 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
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 5
FearmongerThe Fearmonger points to a player. If different from the previous night, place the Fear token next to that player and announce that a new player has been selected with the Fearmonger ability.
- 6
LunaticAllow 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.
- 7
LegionChoose a player, that player dies.
- 8
No DashiiThe No Dashii points to a player. That player dies.
- 9
VortoxThe Vortox points to a player. That player dies.
- 10
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. That player dies.
- 11
DamselIf selected by the Huntsman, wake the Damsel, show 'You are' card and a not-in-play Townsfolk token.
- 12
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 13
DreamerThe Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
- 14
Bounty HunterIf the known evil player has died, point to another evil player.
- 15
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 16DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Steward, Boffin, Djinn, Bootlegger, Sentinel 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.

Legion & EngineerIf Legion is created, all evil players become Legion. If Legion is in play, the Engineer starts knowing this but has no ability.