I'll Take a Hard Claim
v1.0.0by AndrewCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
InvestigatorYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Minion.
GrandmotherYou start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
LibrarianYou start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Outsider. (Or that zero are in play.)
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]
KingEach night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
UndertakerEach night*, you learn which character died by execution today.
InnkeeperEach night*, choose 2 players: they can't die tonight, but 1 is drunk until dusk.
GamblerEach night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.
CourtierOnce per game, at night, choose a character: they are drunk for 3 nights & 3 days.
PhilosopherOnce per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
JugglerOn your 1st day, publicly guess up to 5 players' characters. That night, you learn how many you got correct.
RavenkeeperIf you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.
ChoirboyIf the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]
Outsider
OgreOn your 1st night, choose a player (not yourself): you become their alignment (you don't know which) even if drunk or poisoned.
BarberIf you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.
HatterIf you died today or tonight, the Minion & Demon players may choose new Minion & Demon characters to be.
MutantIf you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
Puzzlemaster1 player is drunk, even if you die. If you guess (once) who it is, learn the Demon player, but guess wrong & get false info.
Minion
GodfatherYou start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
CerenovusEach night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
Summoner

You get 3 bluffs. On the 3rd night, choose a player: they become an evil Demon of your choice. [No Demon]
Evil TwinYou & an opposing player know each other. If the good player is executed, evil wins. Good can't win if you both live.
Boffin
The Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.
Demon
OjoEach night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.
Fabled & Loric
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
KingWake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
- 6
CourtierThe Courtier either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a character on the sheet. If the Courtier used their ability: If that character is in play, that player is drunk.
- 7
GodfatherShow each of the Outsider tokens in play.
- 8
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.
- 9
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.
- 10
PixieShow the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
- 11
LibrarianShow the character token of an Outsider in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 12
InvestigatorShow the character token of a Minion in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.
- 13
GrandmotherShow the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
- 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.
- 15DDawn
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
CourtierReduce the remaining number of days the marked player is poisoned. If the Courtier has not yet used their ability: The Courtier either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a character on the sheet. If the Courtier used their ability: If that character is in play, that player is drunk.
- 4
InnkeeperThe previously protected and drunk players lose those markers. The Innkeeper points to two players. Those players are protected. One is drunk.
- 5
GamblerThe Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.
- 6
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.
- 7
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
- 8
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.
- 9
ChoirboyIf the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.
- 10
GrandmotherIf the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
- 11
RavenkeeperIf the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.
- 12
UndertakerIf a player was executed today: Show that player’s character token.
- 13
JugglerIf today was the Juggler’s first day: Show the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of 'Correct' markers. Remove markers.
- 14
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.
- 15
KingIf there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
- 16DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Ogre, Hatter, Summoner, Boffin, Ojo, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Boffin & OgreThe Demon cannot have the Ogre ability.

Summoner & HatterIf the Summoner creates a second living Demon, deaths tonight are arbitrary.

Summoner & CourtierIf the living Summoner has no ability, the Storyteller has the Summoner ability.