Gray Nights

Bootlegger Special Rules

Let your players know the Bootlegger special rule(s) at the beginning of the game, whether or not Bootlegged characters are in play.

Townsfolk

• Urchin is a homebrew character.
• Waif is a homebrew character.

Demons

• Bezzerit is a homebrew character.
• Tokhsisis is a homebrew character.

Loric

• Steamfitter is a homebrew character.
• Ripper is a homebrew character.

Steamfitter Special Rules

Let your players know the Steamfitter secret characters at the beginning of the game, whether or not Steamfitted characters are in play.

Townsfolk

• Dancer is a secret character.
• Copper is a homebrew character.
• Dogkeeper is a secret character.
• Prodigy is a secret character.
• Driver is a secret character.
• Absinthe Addict is a secret character.
• Hedonist is a secret character.

Outsiders

• Lothario is a secret character.
• Vagrant is a secret character.
• Fraudster is a secret character.

Minions

• Crook is a secret character.

Demons

• Sailor Moon is a secret character.
• Hypnotist is a secret character.

Storyteller Tips

• Nobody "dies" at night, but if players dither during the day, the Ripper is likely to kill a good player.
• During the night, you may choose not to wake up a drunk or poisoned player, to simulate a Sailor Moon kill. Drunk and poisoned players have no ability, so it's acceptable for a Storyteller to just not wake them.
• When a player is executed, abilities should go off in this order:
  • Vagrant
  • Crook
  • Scapegoat
  • Lothario
  • Boomdandy
  • Urchin
  • Waif
  • Bezzerit
  • Butcher
• The Dogkeeper detects players "targeted" by an evil ability *that night*.
  • Detects the Organ Grinder targeted themself to become drunk.
  • Detects the Bezzerit targeting themselves to win or the nearest targeted player on the first night.
  • Detects the Tokhsisis targeted player.
  • Detects the Sailor Moon targeted player.
  • If the Absinth Addict is in play and not drunk, the Dogkeeper detects the player
  • targeted
  instead of the player
  • chosen
  by the Demon.
  • In a Hypnotist game, some evil Townsfolk & Outsiders can be detected this way.
    • Detects the evil Investigator by the nearest targeted player on the first night.
    • Detects the evil Dancer by the nearest targeted Townsfolk on the first night.
    • Detects the evil Copper by the nearest targeted player.
    • Detects the evil Dogkeeper same target player.
    • Detects the evil Urchin by the nearest targeted woken player.
    • Detects the evil Prodigy player targeting themself to become drunk or the nearest targeted player affected by their gained ability (when not drunk).
    • Detects the evil Undertaker by the targeted executed player.
    • Detects the evil Nightwatchman targeted player.
    • Detects the evil Absinthe Addict players targeting themself to become drunk or the nearest Hypnotist.
    • Detects the evil Hedonist by the nearest targeted alive neighbor on the first night or if a new player is targeted that night due to the Sailor Moon.
    • Detects the evil Lothario's targeted player.
    • Detects the evil Fraudster targeting themself on the night they turn evil.
    • Detects the evil Puzzlemaster's targeted drunk player on the first night, even if the Puzzlemaster is dead.
  • Detects the evil Harlot targeted player.
  • If the Waif is executed, the Dogkeeper's information is not affected. Players are still targeted by evil abilities, but not affected by harmful ones.
  • If an evil player is droisoned or otherwise has lost their ability, that evil player's ability will not be detected.
  • If an evil player is dead, that evil player's ability will not be detected unless it works even if dead.
• The Urchin detects players "affected" by an evil ability during an execution.
  • Detects the Boomdandy affected killed player.
  • Detects the Crook affected executed player.
  • Detects the Organ Grinder affecting themself to become drunk.
  • Detects the Bezzerit affected player.
  • Detects the Tokhsisis affected poisoned player.
  • Detects the Sailor Moon affected misregistering player.
  • In a Hypnotist game, some evil Townsfolk & Outsiders can be detected this way.
    • Detects the evil Prodigy affecting themself to become drunk.
    • Detects the evil Driver affecting themself to gain false information if their neighbors are of different alignments.
    • Detects the evil Waif affecting anyone.
    • Detects the evil Absinthe Addict affecting themself to become drunk.
    • Detects the evil Hedonist affected drunk player.
    • Detects the evil Lothario affecting themself to lose.
    • Detects the evil Vagrant affecting themself when executed to their own ability.
    • Detects the evil Puzzlemaster affected drunk player, even if the Puzzlemaster is dead.
  • If the Waif is executed, the following (evil) abilities would not be detected the following day: Prodigy, Driver, Absinthe Addict, Hedonist, Lothario, Puzzlemaster, Organ Grinder, Bezzerit, Tokhsisis, and Sailor Moon.
  • If an evil player is droisoned or otherwise has lost their ability, that evil player's ability will not be detected on any character.
  • If an evil player is dead, that evil player's ability will not be detected unless it works even if dead.
• If the Waif ability triggers, it blocks the following evil abilities from having an affect until it ends:
  • Boomdandy: Cannot kill players when executed.
  • Crook: Cannot execute a player when a vote is tied.
  • Organ Grinder: Cannot drunk themselves and cannot cause eyes-closed voting.
  • Bezzerit: Cannot cause good to lose (this only occurs if the Waif is the last Bezzerit affected player).
  • Tokhsisis: Cannot poison a player (do not place a token). Previously poisoned players are immediately healthy (do not remove existing tokens). The next dusk, previously poisoned players are poisoned again.
  • Sailor Moon: Cannot kill players. Previously killed players are announced as dead immediately (do not remove existing tokens). The next dusk, previously killed players register as alive during the day again, but do not make an announcement (they still appear dead).
  • Hypnotist: Cannot turn players evil or lose their ability.
  • In a Hypnotist game, some evil Townsfolk & Outsiders can be affected this way.
    • Evil Prodigy: Cannot drunk themselves.
    • Evil Driver: Cannot gain false information if their neighbours are on different teams.
    • Evil Absinthe Addict: Cannot drunk themselves and cannot change the target of the Demon's ability.
    • Evil Hedonist: Cannot drunk alive neighbors.
    • Evil Lothario: Cannot lose from their ability.
    • Evil Vagrant: Cannot be executed from their ability.
    • Evil Fraudster: Cannot become good from their ability.
    • Evil Puzzlemaster: Cannot drunk their targeted player & always correctly learn the Demon player.
  • Evil Harlot: Cannot kill themselves or their target player.
  • Evil Gangster: Cannot kill an alive neighbor.
  • Evil Scapegoat: Cannot execute themselves.
• The Hypnotist should rarely create more evil players than 1 + the normal number of Minions.
• If a player is dead from the Sailor Moon, do not wake them at night.

False Information

• There are two sources of "false information" on the script: The Driver and the Puzzlemaster. You may want to view their individual pages.
• The Driver & Puzzlemaster only gain false info for their own abilities.
• If the Driver or Puzzlemaster is drunk or poisoned, their information may be arbitrary.

Change Notes

6.0.0

• Moved Druggist ability to Urchin.
• Replaced Druggist with Absinthe Addict secret character.
  • Druggist ability was lackluster.
  • Decided the Absinthe Addict character fit the theme after all.
• Updated json to add edition information.

5.1.3

• Updated json to new image urls.

5.1.2

• Updated Genius night order instructions.

5.1.1

• Updated json to match new night order.
• Updated json to remove logo.

5.1.0

• Updated Bezzerit ability so that the Waif protects from a Bezzerit win.
• Updated json to add "Woke" reminder tokens for Urchin.
• Corrected json to change the Waif reminder token to "Safe & True."

5.0.1

• Corrected Ripper ability to reinforce a death has to occur by execution.

5.0.0

• Replaced Illusionist with the Prodigy secret character.
  • Illusionist was lackluster in Bezzerit games.
  • Prodigy is an excellent replacement for duplicate ability.
• Replaced Absinthe Addict with the Copper secret character.
  • Absinthe Addict does not fit the setting with its new name.
  • Copper is ongoing information and matches themes.
• Replaced Doxie with the Hedonist secret character.
  • Both of them are on par with the setting, but the Hedonist would probably only work on this script.
  • The Doxie ability is often misunderstood.
• Replaced Barber with the Vagrant secret character.
  • Matches execution mechanic theme.
• Replaced Shroom with the Crook secret character.
  • Matches execution mechanic theme.
• Modified Bezzerit ability to allow target redirection.
• Modified Waif ability from "sober & Healthy" to "safe from evil abilities".
• Renamed Night Owl into Urchin.
• Updated json to match new night order.

4.1.0

• Dogkeeper, Driver, and Lothario updates.
• Fairy is now a Steamfitter character.
• Ripper is now a Loric.
• Added Steamfitter Loric.

4.0.1

• Updated json to replace HTML with tokens.

4.0.0

• Replaced Knight with the Night Owl Homebrew character.
  • ...the Knight was worse. If a Doxie drunks the Knight, they have to be shown the Demon.
  • In a Hypnotist game, the Knight is amazing confirmation.
  • Night Owl information is harder to sort through in a single day, but is more useful as the game continues.
• Updated the Druggist ability to use "targeted" instead of "affected", so it doesn't constantly check against the Organ Grinder.

3.0.0

• Replaced Clockmaker with the Knight.
  • The Clockmaker was either too powerful or pointless.
  • The Knight serves a similar purpose and works in all setups.
• Replaced Librarin with the Dancer secret character.
  • The Librarian was lackluster.
  • The Dancer serves a similar purpose and is more useful in Hypnotist games.
• Replaced Poppins with the Druggist homebrew character.
  • The Poppins was lackluster and required a jinx with the Bezzerit.
  • The Druggist provides useful information in all setups.

2.1.0

• Added Ripper homebrew character.
  • Occasionally Gray Nights stumbled into an impasse. This negates that possibility and allows the game to continue to its end.

2.0.0

• Replaced Exorcist with the Fairy secret character.
  • The Exorcist was powerful, but gave the player no feedback.
  • The Fairy is similar, but allows the player to play mindgames with the Demon. Other players can help the Fairy detect their ability working.
• Replaced Balloonist with the Poppins secret character.
  • The Balloonist didn't fit the theme of this script. The Poppins is perfect in every way.
• Replaced Stableboy with the Illusionist homebrew character.
  • Stableboy was a more powerful King and not super on theme.
  • Illusionist calls upon some prestige and ability duplication.
• Replaced Flowergirl with the Waif homebrew character.
  • Flowergirl was too powerful in such a long game.
  • Waif provides a one-time protection and source of information.
• Replaced Gunslinger with the Butcher.
  • More on theme, and provides sources of executions.
• Replaced Beggar with the Scapegoat.
  • While both are on theme, the Scapegoat matches the mechanics of executions.
• Replaced Thief with the Bishop.
  • The Bishop provides interesting information instead of manipulating voting.

1.0.0

• Added Bezzerit and Tokhsisis homebrew characters.
• Added Doxie, Dogkeeper, Pissboy, Driver, Fraudster, Lothario, Shroom, Sailor Moon, and Hypnotist secret characters.