Dead by Choice

v1.0.0

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Spirit of Ivory

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Characters

Townsfolk

Steward
You start knowing 1 good player.
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.
Grandmother
You start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
Seamstress
Once per game, at night, choose 2 players (not yourself): you learn if they are the same alignment.
Philosopher
Once per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
Artist
Once per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.
Soldier
You are safe from the Demon.
Farmer
If you die at night, an alive good player becomes a Farmer.
Ravenkeeper
If you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.
Sage
If the Demon kills you, you learn that it is 1 of 2 players.
Banshee
If the Demon kills you, all players learn this. From now on, you may nominate twice per day and vote twice per nomination.
Fool
The first time you die, you don't.

Outsider

Tinker
You might die at any time.
Golem
You may only nominate once per game. When you do, if the nominee is not the Demon, they die.
Saint
If you die by execution, your team loses.
Zealot
If there are 5 or more players alive, you must vote for every nomination.

Minion

Mezepheles
You start knowing a secret word. The 1st good player to say this word becomes evil that night.
Godfather
You start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
Psychopath
Each day, before nominations, you may publicly choose a player: they die. If executed, you only die if you lose roshambo.
Assassin
Once per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.

Demon

Al-Hadikhia
Each night*, choose 3 players (all players learn who): each silently chooses to live or die, but if all live, all die.

Traveller

Gnome
All players start knowing a player of your alignment. You may choose to kill anyone who nominates them.
Gunslinger
Each day, after the 1st vote has been tallied, you may choose a player that voted: they die.
Gangster
Once per day, you may choose to kill an alive neighbour, if your other alive neighbour agrees.
Butcher
Each day, after the 1st execution, you may nominate again.
Harlot
Each night*, choose a living player: if they agree, you learn their character, but you both might die.

Fabled & Loric

Spirit of Ivory
There can't be more than 1 extra evil player.

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
Philosopher
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.
5
Godfather
Show each of the Outsider tokens in play.
6
Mezepheles
Show the Mezepheles their secret word.
7
Grandmother
Show the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
8
Seamstress
The Seamstress either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to two other players. If the Seamstress chose players , nod 'yes' or shake 'no' for whether they are of same alignment.
9
Noble
Point to 3 players including one evil player, in no particular order.
10
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
Philosopher
If 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
Mezepheles
Wake the 1st good player that said the Mezepheles' secret word and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil signal.
4
Al-Hadikhia
The Al-Hadikhia chooses 3 players. Announce the first player, wake them to nod yes to live or shake head no to die, kill or resurrect accordingly, then put to sleep and announce the next player. If all 3 are alive after this, all 3 die.
5
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.
6
Godfather
If an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
7
Sage
If the Sage was killed by a Demon: Point to two players, one of which is that Demon.
8
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.
9
Tinker
The Tinker might die.
10
Grandmother
If the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
11
Ravenkeeper
If the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.
12
Seamstress
If the Seamstress has not yet used their ability: the Seamstress either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to two other players. If the Seamstress chose players , nod 'yes' or shake 'no' for whether they are of same alignment.
13
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Steward, Knight, Banshee, Zealot, Spirit of Ivory don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.