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A Court of Fools

v1.0.0

by Mr. MayhemCustomDifficulty:

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Characters

Townsfolk

  • Knight

    You start knowing 2 players that are not the Demon.

  • Chef

    You start knowing how many pairs of evil players there are.

  • Washerwoman

    You start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Townsfolk.

  • General

    Each night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.

  • Dreamer

    Each night, choose a player (not yourself or Travellers): you learn 1 good and 1 evil character, 1 of which is correct.

  • King

    Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.

  • 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.

  • Amnesiac

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

  • Fisherman

    Once per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.

  • Philosopher

    Once per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.

  • Fool

    The first time you die, you don't.

  • Choirboy

    If the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]

Outsider

  • Puzzlemaster

    1 player is drunk, even if you die. If you guess (once) who it is, learn the Demon player, but guess wrong & get false info.

  • Recluse

    You might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.

  • Mutant

    If you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.

  • Drunk

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

Minion

  • Spy

    Each night, you see the Grimoire. You might register as good & as a Townsfolk or Outsider, even if dead.

  • Cerenovus

    Each night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.

  • Mezepheles

    You start knowing a secret word. The 1st good player to say this word becomes evil that night.

  • Marionette

    You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]

Demon

  • Lleech

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. You start by choosing an alive player: they are poisoned - you die if & only if they die.

  • Ojo

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

  • Legion

    Each night*, a player might die. Executions fail if only evil voted. You register as a Minion too. [Most players are Legion]

  • Fang Gu

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]

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
    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. 5
    King

    Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.

  6. 6
    Marionette

    Select one of the good players next to the Demon and place the Is the Marionette reminder token. Wake the Demon and show them the Marionette.

  7. 7
    Lleech

    The Lleech points to a player. Place the Poisoned reminder token.

  8. 8
    Cerenovus

    The 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. 9
    Mezepheles

    Show the Mezepheles their secret word.

  10. 10
    Amnesiac

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

  11. 11
    Washerwoman

    Show the character token of a Townsfolk in play. Point to two players, one of which is that character.

  12. 12
    Chef

    Show the finger signal (0, 1, 2, …) for the number of pairs of neighbouring evil players.

  13. 13
    Dreamer

    The Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.

  14. 14
    Spy

    Show the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.

  15. 15
    General

    Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.

  16. 16
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 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. 3
    Cerenovus

    The 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.

  4. 4
    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.

  5. 5
    Legion

    Choose a player, that player dies.

  6. 6
    Fang Gu

    The Fang Gu points to a player. That player dies. Or, if that player was an Outsider and there are no other Fang Gu in play: The Fang Gu dies instead of the chosen player. The chosen player is now an evil Fang Gu. Wake the new Fang Gu. Show the 'You are' card, then the Fang Gu token. Show the 'You are' card, then the thumb-down 'evil' hand sign.

  7. 7
    Lleech

    The Lleech points to a player. That player dies.

  8. 8
    Choirboy

    If the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.

  9. 9
    Amnesiac

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

  10. 10
    Undertaker

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

  11. 11
    Dreamer

    The Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.

  12. 12
    King

    If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.

  13. 13
    Spy

    Show the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.

  14. 14
    General

    Show the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.

  15. 15
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Knight, Village Idiot, Ojo don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.