Neanderthal Nation
v1.2.0by FirecodeCustomDifficulty:
Bootlegger rules
- Any players who use a word with more than 1 syllable (names are allowed) may die
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Characters
Townsfolk
ShugenjaYou start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.
PixieYou start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
High PriestessEach night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.
GeneralEach night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
Village IdiotEach night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]
Snake CharmerEach night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
SavantEach day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
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.
AmnesiacYou do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
RavenkeeperIf you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.
MayorIf only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead.
Poppy GrowerMinions & Demons do not know each other. If you die, they learn who each other are that night.
Outsider
OgreOn your 1st night, choose a player (not yourself): you become their alignment (you don't know which) even if drunk or poisoned.
LunaticYou think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.
DrunkYou do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
KlutzWhen you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player: if they are evil, your team loses.
Minion
CerenovusEach night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
PsychopathEach day, before nominations, you may publicly choose a player: they die. If executed, you only die if you lose roshambo.
MarionetteYou think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
BaronThere are extra Outsiders in play. [+2 Outsiders]
Demon
No DashiiEach night*, choose a player: they die. Your 2 Townsfolk neighbours are poisoned.
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
OjoEach night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.
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.
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.
GunslingerEach day, after the 1st vote has been tallied, you may choose a player that voted: they die.
Bone CollectorOnce per game, at night, choose a dead player: they regain their ability until dusk.
DeviantIf you were funny today, you cannot die by exile.
Fabled & Loric
BootleggerThis script has homebrew characters or rules.
Big WigEach nominee chooses a player: until voting, only they may speak & they are mad the nominee is good or they might die.
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
Poppy GrowerDo not inform the Demon/Minions who each other are
- 5
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.
- 6
MarionetteSelect 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.
- 7
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.
- 8
Snake CharmerThe 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.
- 9
CerenovusThe 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.
- 10
PixieShow the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
- 11
AmnesiacDecide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 12
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 13DDawn
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
Snake CharmerThe 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
CerenovusThe 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
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.
- 6
ImpThe 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
No DashiiThe No Dashii points to a player. That player dies.
- 8
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. That player dies.
- 9
AmnesiacIf the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 10
RavenkeeperIf the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.
- 11
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 12DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Shugenja, High Priestess, Village Idiot, Ogre, Ojo, Bootlegger, Big Wig, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Lleech & SlayerIf the Slayer slays the Lleech host, the host dies.