The Way of Kings

v2.0.0

by ZyrainCustomDifficulty:

Bootlegger

Djinn

Bootlegger rules

There can be multiple Kings in the bag. Minions may be replaced by evil kings.

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Characters

Townsfolk

Knight
You start knowing 2 players that are not the Demon.
Noble
You start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.
Bounty Hunter
You start knowing 1 evil player. If the player you know dies, you learn another evil player tonight. [1 Townsfolk is evil]
Balloonist
Each night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
General
Each night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
King
Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
Oracle
Each night*, you learn how many dead players are evil.
Courtier
Once per game, at night, choose a character: they are drunk for 3 nights & 3 days.
Princess
On your 1st day, if you nominated & executed a player, the Demon doesn't kill tonight.
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]
Fool
The first time you die, you don't.
Poppy Grower
Minions & Demons do not know each other. If you die, they learn who each other are that night.

Outsider

Lunatic
You think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.
Drunk
You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
Sweetheart
When you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.
Moonchild
When you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player. Tonight, if it was a good player, they die.

Minion

Harpy
Each night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might 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.
Mastermind
If the Demon dies by execution (ending the game), play for 1 more day. If a player is then executed, their team loses.

Demon

Shabaloth
Each night*, choose 2 players: they die. A dead player you chose last night might be regurgitated.
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

Bootlegger
This script has homebrew characters or rules.
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
Poppy Grower
Do not inform the Demon/Minions who each other are
5
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.
6
King
Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
7
Lleech
The Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.
8
Courtier
The Courtier either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a character on the sheet. If the Courtier used their ability: If that character is in play, that player is drunk.
9
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.
10
Noble
Point to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.
11
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.
12
Bounty Hunter
Point to 1 evil player. Wake the townsfolk who is evil and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil sign.
13
General
Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
14
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
Poppy Grower
If the Poppy Grower has died, show the Minions/Demon who each other are.
3
Courtier
Reduce the remaining number of days the marked player is poisoned. If the Courtier has not yet used their ability: The Courtier either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a character on the sheet. If the Courtier used their ability: If that character is in play, that player is drunk.
4
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.
5
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.
6
Shabaloth
One player that the Shabaloth chose the previous night might be resurrected. The Shabaloth points to two players. Those players die.
7
Lleech
The Lleech points to a player. That player dies.
8
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.
9
Sweetheart
Choose a player that is drunk.
10
Choirboy
If the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.
11
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.
12
Moonchild
If the Moonchild used their ability to target a player today: If that player is good, they die.
13
Oracle
Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of dead evil players.
14
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.
15
King
If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
16
Bounty Hunter
If the known evil player has died, point to another evil player.
17
General
Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
18
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Knight, Princess, Harpy, Bootlegger, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

Lleech & Mastermind
If the Mastermind is alive and the Lleech host dies by execution, the Lleech lives but loses their ability.