Crisis of Succession
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Characters
Townsfolk
StewardYou start knowing 1 good player.
ChefYou start knowing how many pairs of evil players there are.
PixieYou start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
EmpathEach night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
KingEach night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
OracleEach night*, you learn how many dead players are evil.
MonkEach night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.
PhilosopherOnce per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
SlayerOnce per game, during the day, publicly choose a player: if they are the Demon, they die.
JugglerOn your 1st day, publicly guess up to 5 players' characters. That night, you learn how many you got correct.
SoldierYou are safe from the Demon.
FarmerIf you die at night, an alive good player becomes a Farmer.
Outsider
SaintIf you die by execution, your team loses.
HatterIf you died today or tonight, the Minion & Demon players may choose new Minion & Demon characters to be.
ZealotIf there are 5 or more players alive, you must vote for every nomination.
HereticWhoever wins, loses & whoever loses, wins, even if you are dead.
Minion
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
Evil TwinYou & an opposing player know each other. If the good player is executed, evil wins. Good can't win if you both live.
Summoner
You get 3 bluffs. On the 3rd night, choose a player: they become an evil Demon of your choice. [No Demon]
Scarlet Woman
If there are 5 or more players alive & the Demon dies, you become the Demon. (Travellers don't count)
Vizier
All players know you are the Vizier. You cannot die during the day. If good voted, you may choose to execute immediately.
Demon
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
VigormortisEach night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]
Fang GuEach night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
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.
ButcherEach day, after the 1st execution, you may nominate again.
ScapegoatIf a player of your alignment is executed, you might be executed instead.
BishopOnly the Storyteller can nominate. At least 1 opposite player must be nominated each day.
Fabled & Loric
SentinelThere might be 1 extra or 1 fewer Outsider in play.
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
KingWake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
- 6
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 7
Evil TwinWake the Evil Twin and their twin. Confirm that they have acknowledged each other. Point to the Evil Twin. Show their Evil Twin token to the twin player. Point to the twin. Show their character token to the Evil Twin player.
- 8
PixieShow the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
- 9
ChefShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2, …) for the number of pairs of neighbouring evil players.
- 10
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 11
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 12DDawn
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
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 4
MonkThe previously protected player is no longer protected. The Monk points to a player not themself. Mark that player 'Protected'.
- 5
Scarlet WomanIf the Scarlet Woman became the Demon today: Show the 'You are' card, then the demon token.
- 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
Fang GuThe Fang Gu points to a player. That player dies. Or, if that player was an Outsider and there are no other Fang Gu in play: The Fang Gu dies instead of the chosen player. The chosen player is now an evil Fang Gu. Wake the new Fang Gu. Show the 'You are' card, then the Fang Gu token. Show the 'You are' card, then the thumb-down 'evil' hand sign.
- 8
VigormortisThe Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.
- 9
FarmerIf 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.
- 10
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 11
OracleShow the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of dead evil players.
- 12
JugglerIf today was the Juggler’s first day: Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of 'Correct' markers. Remove markers.
- 13
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.
- 14
KingIf there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
- 15DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Steward, Hatter, Zealot, Summoner, Vizier, Sentinel, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Summoner & HatterIf the Summoner creates a second living Demon, deaths tonight are arbitrary.

Vizier & ZealotThe Zealot might register as evil to the Vizier.

Scarlet Woman & Fang GuIf there would be two Demons, one of which was the Scarlet Woman, the Scarlet Woman remains the Scarlet Woman.