Mistakes Were Unmade
v1.0.0by LiamCustomDifficulty:
Bootlegger rules
- Each night, the Storyteller can change the night order. The new night order is secret.
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Characters
Townsfolk
StewardYou start knowing 1 good player.
LibrarianYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)
SailorEach night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
GeneralEach night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
PreacherEach night, choose a player: a Minion, if chosen, learns this. All chosen Minions have no ability.
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.
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.
AlsaahirEach day, if you publicly guess which players are Minion(s) and which are Demon(s), good wins.
EngineerOnce per game, at night, choose which Minions or which Demon is in play.
PhilosopherOnce per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
Alchemist
You have a not-in-play Minion ability.
Outsider
HermitYou have all Outsider abilities. [-0 or -1 Outsider]
GoonEach night, the 1st player to choose you with their ability is drunk until dusk. You become their alignment.
DrunkYou do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
GolemYou may only nominate once per game. When you do, if the nominee is not the Demon, they die.
BarberIf you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.
Minion
GodfatherYou start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
PoisonerEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned tonight and tomorrow day.
SpyEach night, you see the Grimoire. You might register as good & as a Townsfolk or Outsider, even if dead.
AssassinOnce per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
Demon
PukkaEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies then becomes healthy.
ShabalothEach night*, choose 2 players: they die. A dead player you chose last night might be regurgitated.
KazaliEach night*, choose a player: they die. [You choose which players are which Minions. -? to +? Outsiders]
Fabled & Loric
GardenerThe Storyteller assigns all players' characters.
BootleggerThis script has homebrew characters or rules.
Spirit of IvoryThere can't be more than 1 extra evil player.
Deus ex FiascoAt least once per game, the Storyteller will make a mistake, correct it, and publicly admit to it.
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
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
AlchemistShow the Alchemist a not-in-play Minion token
- 6
SailorThe Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
- 7
EngineerThe Engineer shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a Demon or points to the relevant number of Minions. If the Engineer chose characters, replace the Demon or Minions with the choices, then wake the relevant players and show them the You are card and the relevant character tokens.
- 8
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.
- 9
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 10
GodfatherShow each of the Outsider tokens in play.
- 11
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 12
LibrarianShow the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 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
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 15
SpyShow the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.
- 16
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 17DDawn
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
SailorThe previously drunk player is no longer drunk. The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
- 4
EngineerThe Engineer shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a Demon or points to the relevant number of Minions. If the Engineer chose characters, replace the Demon or Minions with the choices, then wake the relevant players and show them the 'You are' card and the relevant character tokens.
- 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
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 7
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies.
- 8
ShabalothOne player that the Shabaloth chose the previous night might be resurrected. The Shabaloth points to two players. Those players die.
- 9
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.
- 10
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather 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
BarberIf 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.
- 14
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.
- 15
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.
- 16
SpyShow the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.
- 17
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 18DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Steward, Alsaahir, Hermit, Kazali, Gardener, Bootlegger, Spirit of Ivory, Deus ex Fiasco, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Alchemist & SpyAn Alchemist-Spy has no Spy ability & a Spy is in play. After each execution, a living Alchemist-Spy may publicly guess a living player as the Spy. If correct, the Demon must choose the Spy tonight.