A Fly in the Ointment
v2.0.0by KellyCustomDifficulty:
Bootlegger rules
- One good player might be replaced with an evil outsider. Outsider abilities will hinder their team.
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Characters
Townsfolk
GrandmotherYou start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
PixieYou start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
Village IdiotEach night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]
DreamerEach night, choose a player (not yourself or Travellers): you learn 1 good and 1 evil character, 1 of which is correct.
InnkeeperEach night*, choose 2 players: they can't die tonight, but 1 is drunk until dusk.
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.
SoldierYou are safe from the Demon.
AmnesiacYou do not know what your ability is. Each day, privately guess what it is: you learn how accurate you are.
FarmerIf you die at night, an alive good player becomes a Farmer.
MinstrelWhen a Minion dies by execution, all other players (except Travellers) are drunk until dusk tomorrow.
MagicianThe Demon thinks you are a Minion. Minions think you are a Demon.
Outsider
SweetheartWhen you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.
Plague DoctorWhen you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
KlutzWhen you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player: if they are evil, your team loses.
SaintIf you die by execution, your team loses.
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.
WitchEach night, choose a player: if they nominate tomorrow, they die. If just 3 players live, you lose this ability.
CerenovusEach night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
Boffin
The Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.
Demon
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
OjoEach night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.
PoEach night*, you may choose a player: they die. If your last choice was no-one, choose 3 players tonight.
Fabled & Loric
BootleggerThis script has homebrew characters or rules.
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
Magician - 5
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 6
GodfatherShow each of the Outsider tokens in play.
- 7
WitchThe Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.
- 8
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.
- 9
PixieShow the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
- 10
AmnesiacDecide the Amnesiac's entire ability. If the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 11
GrandmotherShow the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
- 12
DreamerThe Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
- 13
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 14DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
PoisonerThe previously poisoned player is no longer poisoned. The Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 3
InnkeeperThe previously protected and drunk players lose those markers. The Innkeeper points to two players. Those players are protected. One is drunk.
- 4
WitchIf there are 4 or more players alive: The Witch points to a player. If that player nominates tomorrow they die immediately.
- 5
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.
- 6
ImpThe Imp points to a player. That player dies. If the Imp chose themselves: Replace the character of 1 alive minion with a spare Imp token. Show the 'You are' card, then the Imp token.
- 7
PoIf the Po chose no-one the previous night: The Po points to three players. Otherwise: The Po either shows the 'no' head signal , or points to a player. Chosen players die
- 8
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
- 9
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 10
AcrobatIf a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.
- 11
SweetheartChoose a player that is drunk.
- 12
AmnesiacIf the Amnesiac's ability causes them to wake tonight: Wake the Amnesiac and run their ability.
- 13
FarmerIf 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.
- 14
GrandmotherIf the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
- 15
DreamerThe Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
- 16
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.
- 17DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Village Idiot, Plague Doctor, Boffin, Ojo, Bootlegger, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Boffin & Village IdiotIf there is a spare token, the Boffin can give the Demon the Village Idiot ability.