A Murder Next Door
v1.0.0by NyctophonikCustomDifficulty:
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Characters
Townsfolk
GrandmotherYou start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
KnightYou start knowing 2 players that are not the Demon.
ChefYou start knowing how many pairs of evil players there are.
GeneralEach night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
DreamerEach night, choose a player (not yourself or Travellers): you learn 1 good and 1 evil character, 1 of which is correct.
BalloonistEach night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
Town CrierEach night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today.
GamblerEach night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.
InnkeeperEach night*, choose 2 players: they can't die tonight, but 1 is drunk until dusk.
AlsaahirEach day, if you publicly guess which players are Minion(s) and which are Demon(s), good wins.
FishermanOnce per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help you win.
SoldierYou are safe from the Demon.
CannibalYou have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.
AcrobatEach night*, if either good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, you die.
Outsider
OgreOn your 1st night, choose a player (not yourself): you become their alignment (you don't know which) even if drunk or poisoned.
Plague Doctor
When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.
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
WidowOn your 1st night, look at the Grimoire and choose a player: they are poisoned. 1 good player knows a Widow is in play.
HarpyEach night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.
AssassinOnce per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.
Marionette

You think you are a good character but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbour the Demon]
Demon
YaggababbleYou start knowing a secret phrase. For each time you said it publicly today, a player might die.
PukkaEach night, choose a player: they are poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies then becomes healthy.
KazaliEach night*, choose a player: they die. [You choose which players are which Minions. -? to +? Outsiders]
VigormortisEach night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]
Traveller
ApprenticeOn your 1st night, you gain a Townsfolk ability (if good), or a Minion ability (if evil).
Bone CollectorOnce per game, at night, choose a dead player: they regain their ability until dusk.
ButcherEach day, after the 1st execution, you may nominate again.
GangsterOnce per day, you may choose to kill an alive neighbour, if your other alive neighbour agrees.
JudgeOnce per game, if another player nominated, you may choose to force the current execution to pass or fail.
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
MarionetteSelect 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.
- 5
WidowShow 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
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned.
- 7
ChefShow the finger signal (0, 1, 2, …) for the number of pairs of neighbouring evil players.
- 8
GrandmotherShow the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
- 9
DreamerThe Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
- 10
BalloonistChoose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
- 11
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 12DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Other nights
- 1DDusk
Start the Night Phase.
- 2
InnkeeperThe previously protected and drunk players lose those markers. The Innkeeper points to two players. Those players are protected. One is drunk.
- 3
GamblerThe Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.
- 4
PukkaThe Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies.
- 5
VigormortisThe Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.
- 6
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.
- 7
AcrobatIf a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.
- 8
GrandmotherIf the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
- 9
DreamerThe Dreamer points to a player. Show 1 good and 1 evil character token; one of these is correct.
- 10
Town CrierNod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether a Minion nominated today. Place the 'Minion not nominated' marker (remove 'Minion nominated', if any).
- 11
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.
- 12
GeneralShow the General thumbs up for good winning, thumbs down for evil winning or thumb to the side for neither.
- 13DDawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.
Knight, Alsaahir, Ogre, Plague Doctor, Harpy, Yaggababble, Kazali, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.
Jinxes

Marionette & KazaliIf there would be a Marionette in play, they enter play after the Demon & must start as their neighbor.

Marionette & BalloonistIf the Marionette thinks that they are the Balloonist, an Outsider might have been added.

Plague Doctor & MarionetteIf the Storyteller would gain the Marionette ability, one of the Demon's good neighbors becomes the Marionette.