Best Friends

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Djinn

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Characters

Townsfolk

Steward
You start knowing 1 good player.
Grandmother
You start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
Village Idiot
Each night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]
King
Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
Dreamer
Each night, choose a player (not yourself or Travellers): you learn 1 good and 1 evil character, 1 of which is correct.
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.
Nightwatchman
Once per game, at night, choose a player: they learn who you are.
Huntsman
Once per game, at night, choose a living player: the Damsel, if chosen, becomes a not-in-play Townsfolk. [+the Damsel]
Artist
Once per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.
Fisherman
Once per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
Amnesiac
You do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
Farmer
If you die at night, an alive good player becomes a Farmer.
Choirboy
If the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]

Outsider

Butler
Each night, choose a player (not yourself): tomorrow, you may only vote if they are voting too.
Ogre
On your 1st night, choose a player (not yourself): you become their alignment (you don't know which) even if drunk or poisoned.
Drunk
You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
Damsel
All Minions know you are in play. If a Minion publicly guesses you (once), your team loses.

Minion

Mezepheles
You start knowing a secret word. The 1st good player to say this word becomes evil that night.
Marionette
You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
Evil Twin
You & an opposing player know each other. If the good player is executed, evil wins. Good can't win if you both live.
Baron
There are extra Outsiders in play. [+2 Outsiders]

Demon

Fang Gu
Each night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
Lord of Typhon
Each night*, choose a player: they die. [Evil characters are in a line. You are in the middle. +1 Minion. -? to +? Outsiders]
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

Barista
Each night, until dusk, 1) a player becomes sober, healthy and gets true info, or 2) their ability works twice. They learn which.
Apprentice
On your 1st night, you gain a Townsfolk ability (if good), or a Minion ability (if evil).
Scapegoat
If a player of your alignment is executed, you might be executed instead.
Gnome
All players start knowing a player of your alignment. You may choose to kill anyone who nominates them.

Fabled & Loric

Djinn
Use the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.

Night order

First night

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
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
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
King
Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
5
Marionette
Select 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.
6
Lleech
The Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.
7
Evil Twin
Wake 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
Mezepheles
Show the Mezepheles their secret word.
9
Huntsman
The 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.
10
Damsel
Wake all the Minions, show them the 'This character selected you' card and the Damsel token.
11
Amnesiac
Decide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
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
Butler
The Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.
14
Grandmother
Show the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
15
Dreamer
The Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
16
Nightwatchman
The Nightwatchman may point to a player. Wake that player, show the 'This character selected you' card and the Nightwatchman token, then point to the Nightwatchman player.
17
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
Mezepheles
Wake the 1st good player that said the Mezepheles' secret word and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil signal.
3
Fang Gu
The 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.
4
Lleech
The Lleech points to a player. That player dies.
5
Choirboy
If the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.
6
Huntsman
The 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.
7
Damsel
If selected by the Huntsman, wake the Damsel, show 'You are' card and a not-in-play Townsfolk token.
8
Amnesiac
If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
9
Farmer
If 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
Grandmother
If the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
11
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.
12
Dreamer
The Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
13
King
If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
14
Nightwatchman
The Nightwatchman may point to a player. Wake that player, show the 'This character selected you' card and the Nightwatchman token, then point to the Nightwatchman player.
15
Butler
The Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.
16
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Steward, Village Idiot, Ogre, Lord of Typhon, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

Marionette & Huntsman
If the Marionette thinks that they are the Huntsman, the Damsel was added during setup.