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Why Won't You Just Die?

v1.0.0

by Thea D.CustomDifficulty:

6
Bootlegger
Storm Catcher
Gardener
Djinn

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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Bounty Hunter

    You start knowing 1 evil player. If the player you know dies, you learn another evil player tonight. [1 Townsfolk is evil]

  • Empath

    Each night, you learn how many of your 2 alive neighbours are evil.

  • Sailor

    Each night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.

  • Village Idiot

    Each night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]

  • Undertaker

    Each night*, you learn which character died by execution today.

  • Monk

    Each night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.

  • Amnesiac

    You do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.

  • Professor

    Once per game, at night*, choose a dead player: if they are a Townsfolk, they are resurrected.

  • Alchemist

    You have a not-in-play Minion ability.

  • Pacifist

    Executed good players might not die.

  • Tea Lady

    If both your alive neighbours are good, they can't die.

  • Poppy Grower

    Minions & Demons do not know each other. If you die, they learn who each other are that night.

  • Atheist

    The Storyteller can break the game rules & if executed, good wins, even if you are dead. [No evil characters]

Outsider

  • Tinker

    You might die at any time.

  • Drunk

    You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.

  • Lunatic

    You think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.

  • Barber

    If you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.

Minion

  • Devil's Advocate

    Each night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.

  • Fearmonger

    Each night, choose a player. If you nominate & execute them, their team loses. All players know if you choose a new player.

  • Pit-Hag
    Jinxed with Village Idiot

    Each night*, choose a player & a character they become (if not-in-play). If a Demon is made, deaths tonight are arbitrary.

  • Evil Twin

    You & an opposing player know each other. If the good player is executed, evil wins. Good can't win if you both live.

Demon

  • Ojo

    Each night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.

  • Shabaloth

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

  • Al-Hadikhia

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

  • Zombuul

    Each night*, if no-one died today, choose a player: they die. The 1st time you die, you live but register as dead.

Fabled & Loric

  • Bootlegger

    This script has homebrew characters or rules.

  • Storm Catcher

    Name a good character. If in play, they can only die by execution, but evil players learn which player it is.

  • Gardener

    The Storyteller assigns all players' characters.

  • Djinn

    Use the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.

Night order

First night

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 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. 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. 4
    Alchemist

    Show the Alchemist a not-in-play Minion token

  5. 5
    Poppy Grower

    Do not inform the Demon/Minions who each other are

  6. 6
    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.

  7. 7
    Sailor

    The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.

  8. 8
    Devil's Advocate

    The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.

  9. 9
    Evil Twin

    Wake 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. 10
    Fearmonger

    The 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. 11
    Amnesiac

    Decide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.

  12. 12
    Empath

    Show the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil alive neighbours of the Empath.

  13. 13
    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.

  14. 14
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 2
    Poppy Grower

    If the Poppy Grower has died, show the Minions/Demon who each other are.

  3. 3
    Sailor

    The previously drunk player is no longer drunk. The Sailor points to a living player. Either the Sailor, or the chosen player, is drunk.

  4. 4
    Monk

    The previously protected player is no longer protected. The Monk points to a player not themself. Mark that player 'Protected'.

  5. 5
    Devil's Advocate

    The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.

  6. 6
    Pit-Hag

    The 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. 7
    Fearmonger

    The 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. 8
    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.

  9. 9
    Zombuul

    If no-one died during the day: The Zombuul points to a player. That player dies.

  10. 10
    Shabaloth

    One player that the Shabaloth chose the previous night might be resurrected. The Shabaloth points to two players. Those players die.

  11. 11
    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.

  12. 12
    Barber

    If 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. 13
    Professor

    If 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. 14
    Amnesiac

    If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.

  15. 15
    Tinker

    The Tinker might die.

  16. 16
    Empath

    Show the finger signal (0, 1, 2) for the number of evil neighbours.

  17. 17
    Undertaker

    If a player was executed today: Show that player’s character token.

  18. 18
    Bounty Hunter

    If the known evil player has died, point to another evil player.

  19. 19
    D
    Dawn

    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
  • Jinxed with Pit-Hag
    Jinxed with Village Idiot
    Pit-Hag & Village Idiot

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