The Scary Door
v1.0.1by Mc.GnolanCustomDifficulty:
Bootlegger rules
- The Fortune Teller is told the number of players that registered to them as a demon each night.
- The Puzzlemaster must choose to use their guess at night as a 'Once per game' ability.
- The Demon is not told that the Lunatic is in play
- The Demon is not told that the Boffin is granting them a not-in-play good character's ability or which.
- The Assassin can use their ability on the first night.
- Any character that choses a player on their first must be "Mad" about having the Butler's ability
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Characters
Townsfolk
ChefYou start knowing how many pairs of evil players there are.
ChambermaidEach night, choose 2 alive players (not yourself): you learn how many woke tonight due to their ability.
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
SailorEach night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.
AcrobatEach night*, if either good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, you die.
GossipEach day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
Tea LadyIf both your alive neighbours are good, they can't die.
EmpathEach night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
Fortune TellerEach night, choose 2 players: you learn if either is a Demon. There is a good player that registers as a Demon to you.
High PriestessEach night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.
Snake CharmerEach night, choose an alive player: a chosen Demon swaps characters & alignments with you & is then poisoned.
LycanthropeEach night*, choose a living player: if good, they die, but they are the only player that can die tonight.
NightwatchmanOnce per game, at night, choose a player: they learn who you are.
Outsider
ButlerEach night, choose a player (not yourself): tomorrow, you may only vote if they are voting too.
LunaticYou think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.
GoonEach night, the 1st player to choose you with their ability is drunk until dusk. You become their alignment.
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.
Minion
AssassinOnce per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
Devil's AdvocateEach night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
Boffin
The Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.
Marionette
You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
Demon
LegionEach night*, a player might die. Executions fail if only evil voted. You register as a Minion too. [Most players are Legion]
ZombuulEach night*, if no-one died today, choose a player: they die. The 1st time you die, you live but register as dead.
LleechEach 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
TorPlayers don't know their character or alignment. They learn them when they die.
BootleggerThis script has homebrew characters or rules.
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
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.
- 5
SailorThe Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
- 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
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 9
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.
- 10
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 11
ChefShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2, …) for the number of pairs of neighbouring evil players.
- 12
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 13
Fortune TellerThe Fortune Teller points to two players. Give the head signal (nod yes, shake no) for whether one of those players is the Demon.
- 14
ButlerThe Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.
- 15
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 16
NightwatchmanThe 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
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 18DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
SailorThe previously drunk player is no longer drunk. The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
- 3
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 4
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.
- 5
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 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
LycanthropeThe Lycanthrope points to a living player: if good, they die and no one else can die tonight.
- 8
LegionChoose a player, that player dies.
- 9
ZombuulIf no-one died during the day: The Zombuul points to a player. That player dies.
- 10
LleechThe Lleech points to a player. That player dies.
- 11
AssassinIf the Assassin has not yet used their ability: The Assassin either shows the 'no' head signal, or points to a player. That player dies.
- 12
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 13
AcrobatIf a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.
- 14
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 15
Fortune TellerThe Fortune Teller points to two players. Show the head signal (nod 'yes', shake 'no') for whether one of those players is the Demon.
- 16
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.
- 17
NightwatchmanThe 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.
- 18
ButlerThe Butler points to a player. Mark that player as 'Master'.
- 19
ChambermaidThe Chambermaid points to two players. Show the number signal (0, 1, 2, …) for how many of those players wake tonight for their ability.
- 20DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
High Priestess, Boffin, Tor, Bootlegger, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Boffin & GoonIf the Demon has the Goon ability, they can't turn good due to this ability.

Marionette & BalloonistIf the Marionette thinks that they are the Balloonist, an Outsider might have been added.