BOTChub
← All scripts

A Murder Next Door

v1.0.0

by NyctophonikCustomDifficulty:

4
Djinn

"Open Script Tool" pre-loads this script's characters directly on script.bloodontheclocktower.com, the same way it works from other script libraries.

Characters

Townsfolk

  • Grandmother

    You start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.

  • Knight

    You start knowing 2 players that are not the Demon.

  • Chef

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

  • 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.

  • Balloonist

    Each night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]

  • Town Crier

    Each night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today.

  • Gambler

    Each night*, choose a player & guess their character: if you guess wrong, you die.

  • Innkeeper

    Each night*, choose 2 players: they can't die tonight, but 1 is drunk until dusk.

  • Alsaahir

    Each day, if you publicly guess which players are Minion(s) and which are Demon(s), good wins.

  • Fisherman

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

  • Soldier

    You are safe from the Demon.

  • Cannibal

    You have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.

  • Acrobat

    Each night*, if either good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, you die.

Outsider

  • Ogre

    On your 1st night, choose a player (not yourself): you become their alignment (you don't know which) even if drunk or poisoned.

  • Plague Doctor
    Jinxed with Marionette

    When you die, the Storyteller gains a Minion ability.

  • 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.

Minion

  • 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.

  • Harpy

    Each night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.

  • Assassin

    Once per game, at night*, choose a player: they die, even if for some reason they could not.

  • Marionette
    Jinxed with Kazali
    Jinxed with Balloonist

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

Demon

  • Yaggababble

    You start knowing a secret phrase. For each time you said it publicly today, a player might die.

  • Pukka

    Each night, choose a player: they are poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies then becomes healthy.

  • Kazali

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. [You choose which players are which Minions. -? to +? Outsiders]

  • Vigormortis

    Each night*, choose a player: they die. Minions you kill keep their ability & poison 1 Townsfolk neighbour. [-1 Outsider]

Traveller

  • Apprentice

    On your 1st night, you gain a Townsfolk ability (if good), or a Minion ability (if evil).

  • Bone Collector

    Once per game, at night, choose a dead player: they regain their ability until dusk.

  • Butcher

    Each day, after the 1st execution, you may nominate again.

  • 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.

Fabled & Loric

  • Djinn

    Use the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.

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
    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.

  5. 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. 6
    Pukka

    The Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned.

  7. 7
    Chef

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

  8. 8
    Grandmother

    Show the marked character token. Point to the marked player.

  9. 9
    Dreamer

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

  10. 10
    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.

  11. 11
    General

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

  12. 12
    D
    Dawn

    Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

  1. 1
    D
    Dusk

    Start the Night Phase.

  2. 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. 3
    Gambler

    The Gambler points to a player, and a character on their sheet. If incorrect, the Gambler dies.

  4. 4
    Pukka

    The Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies.

  5. 5
    Vigormortis

    The Vigormortis points to a player. That player dies. If a Minion, they keep their ability and one of their Townsfolk neighbours is poisoned.

  6. 6
    Assassin

    If 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. 7
    Acrobat

    If a good living neighbour is drunk or poisoned, the Acrobat player dies.

  8. 8
    Grandmother

    If the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.

  9. 9
    Dreamer

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

  10. 10
    Town Crier

    Nod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether a Minion nominated today. Place the 'Minion not nominated' marker (remove 'Minion nominated', if any).

  11. 11
    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.

  12. 12
    General

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

  13. 13
    D
    Dawn

    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
  • Jinxed with Marionette
    Jinxed with Kazali
    Marionette & Kazali

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

  • Jinxed with Marionette
    Jinxed with Balloonist
    Marionette & Balloonist

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

  • Jinxed with Plague Doctor
    Jinxed with Marionette
    Plague Doctor & Marionette

    If the Storyteller would gain the Marionette ability, one of the Demon's good neighbors becomes the Marionette.