Dead Men Tell Tall Tales
v1.4.1by Shadow KnightCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
GrandmotherYou start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
High PriestessEach night, learn which player the Storyteller believes you should talk to most.
OracleEach night*, you learn how many dead players are evil.
UndertakerEach night*, you learn which character died by execution today.
MonkEach night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.
GamblerEach night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.
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.
ArtistOnce per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.
FishermanOnce per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
CannibalYou have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.
RavenkeeperIf you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.
VirginThe 1st time you are nominated, if the nominator is a Townsfolk, they are executed immediately.
Outsider
TinkerYou might die at any time.
SweetheartWhen you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.
Plague Doctor
When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
MoonchildWhen you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player. Tonight, if it was a good player, they die.
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.
SpyEach night, you see the Grimoire. You might register as good & as a Townsfolk or Outsider, even if dead.
AssassinOnce per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
Demon
PukkaEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies then becomes healthy.
No DashiiEach night*, choose a player: they die. Your 2 Townsfolk neighbours are poisoned.
ImpEach night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
VigormortisEach night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]
Traveller
BaristaEach night, until dusk, 1) a player becomes sober, healthy and gets true info, or 2) their ability works twice. They learn which.
HarlotEach night*, choose a living player: if they agree, you learn their character, but you both might die.
Bone CollectorOnce per game, at night, choose a dead player: they regain their ability until dusk.
ApprenticeOn your 1st night, you gain a Townsfolk ability (if good), or a Minion ability (if evil).
VoudonOnly you and the dead can vote. They don't need a vote token to do so. A 50% majority is not required.
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
PoisonerThe Poisoner points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 5
GodfatherShow each of the Outsider tokens in play.
- 6
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 7
GrandmotherShow the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
- 8
SpyShow the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.
- 9DDawn
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
GamblerThe Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.
- 4
MonkThe previously protected player is no longer protected. The Monk points to a player not themself. Mark that player 'Protected'.
- 5
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.
- 6
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies.
- 7
No DashiiThe No Dashii points to a player. That player dies.
- 8
VigormortisThe Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.
- 9
AssassinIf the Assassin has not yet used their ability: The Assassin either shows the 'no' head signal, or points to a player. That player dies.
- 10
GodfatherIf an Outsider died today: The Godfather points to a player. That player dies.
- 11
GossipIf the Gossip’s public statement was true: Choose a player not protected from dying tonight. That player dies.
- 12
AcrobatIf a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.
- 13
SweetheartChoose a player that is drunk.
- 14
TinkerThe Tinker might die.
- 15
MoonchildIf the Moonchild used their ability to target a player today: If that player is good, they die.
- 16
GrandmotherIf the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
- 17
RavenkeeperIf the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.
- 18
UndertakerIf a player was executed today: Show that player’s character token.
- 19
OracleShow the hand signal for the number (0, 1, 2, etc.) of dead evil players.
- 20
SpyShow the Grimoire to the Spy for as long as they need.
- 21DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
High Priestess, Plague Doctor, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Plague Doctor & SpyIf the Storyteller would gain the Spy ability, a Minion gains it, and learns this.