Politically Charged

v1.0.0

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Characters

Townsfolk

Clockmaker
You start knowing how many steps from the Demon to its nearest Minion.
Grandmother
You start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
Pixie
You start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
Balloonist
Each night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
King
Each night, if the dead outnumber the living, you learn 1 alive character. The Demon knows who you are.
Dreamer
Each night, choose a player (not yourself or Travellers): you learn 1 good and 1 evil character, 1 of which is correct.
Cult Leader
Each night, you become the alignment of an alive neighbour. If all good players choose to join your cult, your team wins.
Innkeeper
Each night*, choose 2 players: they can't die tonight, but 1 is drunk until dusk.
Gambler
Each night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.
Acrobat
Each night*, if either good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, you die.
Exorcist
Each night*, choose a player (different to last night): the Demon, if chosen, learns who you are then doesn't wake tonight.
Gossip
Each day, you may make a public statement. Tonight, if it was true, a player dies.
Choirboy
If the Demon kills the King, you learn which player is the Demon. [+ the King]
Atheist
The Storyteller can break the game rules & if executed, good wins, even if you are dead. [No evil characters]

Outsider

Drunk
You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
Plague Doctor
When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
Hatter
If you died today or tonight, the Minion & Demon players may choose new Minion & Demon characters to be.
Mutant
If you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.
Politician
If you were the player most responsible for your team losing, you change alignment & win, even if dead.

Minion

Godfather
You start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die.
Cerenovus
Each night, choose a player & a good character: they are "mad" they are this character tomorrow, or might be executed.
Widow
On your 1st night, look at the Grimoire and choose a player: they are poisoned. 1 good player knows a Widow is in play.
Xaan
On night X, all Townsfolk are poisoned until dusk. [X Outsiders]
Organ Grinder
All players keep their eyes closed when voting and the vote tally is secret. Each night, choose if you are drunk until dusk.

Demon

Po
Each night*, you may choose a player: they die. If your last choice was no-one, choose 3 players tonight.

Traveller

Bureaucrat
Each night, choose a player (not yourself): their vote counts as 3 votes tomorrow.
Harlot
Each night*, choose a living player: if they agree, you learn their character, but you both might die.
Gangster
Once per day, you may choose to kill an alive neighbour, if your other alive neighbour agrees.
Judge
Once per game, if another player nominated, you may choose to force the current execution to pass or fail.
Scapegoat
If a player of your alignment is executed, you might be executed instead.

Night order

First night

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
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
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
King
Wake the Demon, show them the 'This character selected you' card, show the King token and point to the King player.
5
Widow
Show the Grimoire to the Widow for as long as they need. The Widow points to a player. That player is poisoned. Wake a good player. Show the 'These characters are in play' card, then the Widow character token.
6
Godfather
Show each of the Outsider tokens in play.
7
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.
8
Pixie
Show the Pixie 1 in-play Townsfolk character token.
9
Grandmother
Show the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
10
Clockmaker
Show the hand signal for the number (1, 2, 3, etc.) of places from Demon to closest Minion.
11
Dreamer
The Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
12
Balloonist
Choose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
13
Cult Leader
If the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.
14
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
Innkeeper
The previously protected and drunk players lose those markers. The Innkeeper points to two players. Those players are protected. One is drunk.
3
Gambler
The Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.
4
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.
5
Exorcist
The Exorcist points to a player, different from the previous night. If that player is the Demon: Wake the Demon. Show the Exorcist token. Point to the Exorcist. The Demon does not act tonight.
6
Po
If 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
7
Godfather
If an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
8
Gossip
If the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
9
Acrobat
If a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.
10
Choirboy
If the King was killed by the Demon, wake the Choirboy and point to the Demon player.
11
Grandmother
If the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
12
Dreamer
The Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
13
Balloonist
Choose 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.
14
King
If there are more dead than living, show the King a character token of a living player.
15
Cult Leader
If the cult leader changed alignment, show them the thumbs up good signal of the thumbs down evil signal accordingly.
16
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Plague Doctor, Hatter, Xaan, Organ Grinder don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.