Tipping The Scales
v1.0.0by Jared PurfieldCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
PixieYou start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
LibrarianYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)
ClockmakerYou start knowing how many steps from the Demon to its nearest Minion.
PreacherEach night, choose a player: a Minion, if chosen, learns this. All chosen Minions have no ability.
AcrobatEach night*, if either good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, you die.
GamblerEach night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.
GossipEach day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
SavantEach day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
PhilosopherOnce per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
Tea LadyIf both your alive neighbours are good, they can't die.
SageIf the Demon kills you, you learn that it is 1 of 2 players.
MinstrelWhen a Minion dies by execution, all other players (except Travellers) are drunk until dusk tomorrow.
Outsider
DrunkYou do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
MutantIf you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
TinkerYou might die at any time.
ZealotIf there are 5 or more players alive, you must vote for every nomination.
Minion
XaanOn night X, all Townsfolk are poisoned until dusk. [X Outsiders]
CerenovusEach night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
Devil's AdvocateEach night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.
AssassinOnce per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
Demon
Fang GuEach night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
ShabalothEach night*, choose 2 players: they die. A dead player you chose last night might be regurgitated.
VortoxEach night*, choose a player: they die. Townsfolk abilities yield false info. Each day, if no-one is executed, evil wins.
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
PreacherThe 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.
- 6
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 7
CerenovusThe 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.
- 8
PixieShow the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
- 9
LibrarianShow the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 10
ClockmakerShow the hand signal for the number (1, 2, 3, etc.) of places from Demon to closest Minion.
- 11DDawn
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
PreacherThe 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
GamblerThe Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.
- 5
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 6
CerenovusThe 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.
- 7
ShabalothOne player that the Shabaloth chose the previous night might be resurrected. The Shabaloth points to two players. Those players die.
- 8
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.
- 9
VortoxThe Vortox points to a player. That player dies.
- 10
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.
- 11
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 12
AcrobatIf a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.
- 13
SageIf the Sage was killed by a Demon: Point to two players, one of which is that Demon.
- 14
TinkerThe Tinker might die.
- 15DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Zealot, Xaan don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.