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A Cruel Joke

v1.0.0

by Delightful PeacockCustomDifficulty:

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Tor
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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Grandmother

    You start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.

  • Pixie

    You start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.

  • 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.

  • Balloonist

    Each night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]

  • Preacher

    Each night, choose a player: a Minion, if chosen, learns this. All chosen Minions have no ability.

  • Snake Charmer

    Each night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.

  • Innkeeper

    Each night*, choose 2 players: they can't die tonight, but 1 is drunk until dusk.

  • Gambler

    Each night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.

  • Nightwatchman

    Once per game, at night, choose a player: they learn who you are.

  • Professor

    Once per game, at night*, choose a dead player: if they are a Townsfolk, they are resurrected.

  • Cannibal

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

  • Amnesiac

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

Outsider

  • Lunatic

    You think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.

  • Recluse

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

  • Barber

    If you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.

  • Mutant

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

Minion

  • Devil's Advocate

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

  • Cerenovus

    Each night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.

  • Assassin

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

  • Boffin

    The Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.

Demon

  • 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.

  • Ojo

    Each 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.

Fabled & Loric

  • Tor

    Players don't know their character or alignment. They learn them when they die.

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
    Lunatic

    If 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.

  5. 5
    Sailor

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

  6. 6
    Preacher

    The Preacher chooses a player. If a Minion is chosen, wake the Minion and show the 'This character selected you' card and then the Preacher token.

  7. 7
    Lleech

    The Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.

  8. 8
    Snake Charmer

    The 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. 9
    Devil's Advocate

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

  10. 10
    Cerenovus

    The 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.

  11. 11
    Pixie

    Show the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.

  12. 12
    Amnesiac

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

  13. 13
    Grandmother

    Show the marked character token. Point to the marked player.

  14. 14
    Balloonist

    Choose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.

  15. 15
    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.

  16. 16
    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
    Preacher

    The Preacher chooses a player. If a Minion is chosen, wake the Minion and show the 'This character selected you' card and then the Preacher token.

  4. 4
    Innkeeper

    The previously protected and drunk players lose those markers. The Innkeeper points to two players. Those players are protected. One is drunk.

  5. 5
    Gambler

    The Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.

  6. 6
    Snake Charmer

    The 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.

  7. 7
    Devil's Advocate

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

  8. 8
    Cerenovus

    The 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.

  9. 9
    Lunatic

    Allow 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.

  10. 10
    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.

  11. 11
    Shabaloth

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

  12. 12
    Lleech

    The Lleech points to a player. That player dies.

  13. 13
    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.

  14. 14
    Barber

    If the Barber died today: Wake the Demon. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then Barber token. The Demon either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to 2 players. If they chose players: Swap the character tokens. Wake each player. Show 'You are', then their new character token.

  15. 15
    Professor

    If the Professor has not used their ability: The Professor either shakes their head no, or points to a player. If that player is a Townsfolk, they are now alive.

  16. 16
    Amnesiac

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

  17. 17
    Grandmother

    If the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.

  18. 18
    Balloonist

    Choose 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.

  19. 19
    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.

  20. 20
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

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