Why Won't You Just Die?
v1.0.0by Thea D.CustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
Bounty HunterYou start knowing 1 evil player. If the player you know dies, you learn another evil player tonight. [1 Townsfolk is evil]
EmpathEach night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.
SailorEach night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.
Village IdiotEach night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]
UndertakerEach night*, you learn which character died by execution today.
MonkEach night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.
AmnesiacYou do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
ProfessorOnce per game, at night*, choose a dead player: if they are a Townsfolk, they are resurrected.
AlchemistYou have a not-in-play Minion ability.
PacifistExecuted good players might not die.
Tea LadyIf both your alive neighbours are good, they can't die.
Poppy GrowerMinions & Demons do not know each other. If you die, they learn who each other are that night.
AtheistThe Storyteller can break the game rules & if executed, good wins, even if you are dead. [No evil characters]
Outsider
TinkerYou might die at any time.
DrunkYou do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
LunaticYou think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.
BarberIf you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.
Minion
Devil's AdvocateEach night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.
FearmongerEach night, choose a player. If you nominate & execute them, their team loses. All players know if you choose a new player.
Pit-Hag
Each night*, choose a player & a character they become (if not-in-play). If a Demon is made, deaths tonight are arbitrary.
Evil TwinYou & an opposing player know each other. If the good player is executed, evil wins. Good can't win if you both live.
Demon
OjoEach night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.
ShabalothEach night*, choose 2 players: they die. A dead player you chose last night might be regurgitated.
Al-HadikhiaEach night*, choose 3 players (all players learn who): each silently chooses to live or die, but if all live, all die.
ZombuulEach night*, if no-one died today, choose a player: they die. The 1st time you die, you live but register as dead.
Fabled & Loric
BootleggerThis script has homebrew characters or rules.
Storm CatcherName a good character. If in play, they can only die by execution, but evil players learn which player it is.
GardenerThe Storyteller assigns all players' characters.
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
AlchemistShow the Alchemist a not-in-play Minion token
- 5
Poppy GrowerDo not inform the Demon/Minions who each other are
- 6
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.
- 7
SailorThe Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.
- 8
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 9
Evil TwinWake the Evil Twin and their twin. Confirm that they have acknowledged each other. Point to the Evil Twin. Show their Evil Twin token to the twin player. Point to the twin. Show their character token to the Evil Twin player.
- 10
FearmongerThe Fearmonger points to a player. Place the Fear token next to that player and announce that a new player has been selected with the Fearmonger ability.
- 11
AmnesiacDecide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 12
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.
- 13
Bounty HunterPoint to 1 evil player. Wake the townsfolk who is evil and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil sign.
- 14DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
Poppy GrowerIf the Poppy Grower has died, show the Minions/Demon who each other are.
- 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
MonkThe previously protected player is no longer protected. The Monk points to a player not themself. Mark that player 'Protected'.
- 5
Devil's AdvocateThe Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
- 6
Pit-HagThe Pit-Hag points to a player and a character on the sheet. If this character is not in play, wake that player and show them the 'You are' card and the relevant character token. If the character is in play, nothing happens.
- 7
FearmongerThe Fearmonger points to a player. If different from the previous night, place the Fear token next to that player and announce that a new player has been selected with the Fearmonger ability.
- 8
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.
- 9
ZombuulIf no-one died during the day: The Zombuul points to a player. That player dies.
- 10
ShabalothOne player that the Shabaloth chose the previous night might be resurrected. The Shabaloth points to two players. Those players die.
- 11
Al-HadikhiaThe 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.
- 12
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.
- 13
ProfessorIf the Professor has not used their ability: The Professor either shakes their head no, or points to a player. If that player is a Townsfolk, they are now alive.
- 14
AmnesiacIf the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 15
TinkerThe Tinker might die.
- 16
EmpathShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.
- 17
UndertakerIf a player was executed today: Show that player’s character token.
- 18
Bounty HunterIf the known evil player has died, point to another evil player.
- 19DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Village Idiot, Ojo, Bootlegger, Storm Catcher, Gardener, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Pit-Hag & Village IdiotIf there is a spare token, the Pit-Hag can create an extra Village Idiot. If so, the drunk Village Idiot might change.