The Ones You Least Expect

Full Script

Taylor & Viva La Sam

Notes

Like most Summoner scripts, we've included several different reasons for there to be no deaths on night 2, or extra deaths in general. Yaggababble, Po, and Ojo all fit this mold. Ojo has the bonus of, in a Summoner game, a newly made Demon won't accidentally kill a Minion. No Dashii trades extra deaths for extra poisoning. Town has a lot of strong info available, but needs to be careful about relying on it all game. A Steward and Shugenja's info can be negated after the Summoner acts. But a Philosopher, Artist, and Seamstress are incentivized to hold on to their abilities until past night 3. A Pixie can also help get info later in the game that would normally only be received at the start of the game. We've also included recommended Travelers as I wanted to think about what Travelers are good in a game where they won't ever learn a Demon if they join before the third night in a Summoner game. I came up with exactly five Travelers that I think, if evil, can be useful to evil without ever knowing who is evil: Barista, Beggar, Bishop, Harlot, Scapegoat. Barista, Bishop, and Scapegoat are all inherently useful for evil via Storyteller decisions. Beggar and Harlot can learn alignments and then either not out an evil player if learned, or paint a good player as evil.

Characters

Total 30

Townsfolk

Steward

You start knowing 1 good player.

Shugenja

You start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.

Pixie

You start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.

Fortune Teller

Each night, choose 2 players: you learn if either is a Demon. There is a good player that registers as a Demon to you.

Town Crier

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

Monk

Each night*, choose a player (not yourself): they are safe from the Demon tonight.

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.

Artist

Once per game, during the day, privately ask the Storyteller any yes/no question.

Seamstress

Once per game, at night, choose 2 players (not yourself): you learn if they are the same alignment.

Philosopher

Once per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.

Huntsman

Once per game, at night, choose a living player: the Damsel, if chosen, becomes a not-in-play Townsfolk. [+the Damsel]

Soldier

You are safe from the Demon.

Outsider

Sweetheart

When you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.

Recluse

You might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.

Damsel

All Minions know a Damsel is in play. If a Minion publicly guesses you (once), your team loses.

Drunk

You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.

Minion

Godfather

You start knowing which Outsiders are in play. If 1 died today, choose a player tonight: they die. [-1 or +1 Outsider]

Summoner

You get 3 bluffs. On the 3rd night, choose a player: they become an evil Demon of your choice. [No Demon]

Assassin

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

Goblin

If you publicly claim to be the Goblin when nominated & are executed that day, your team wins.

Demon

Yaggababble

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

No Dashii

Each night*, choose a player: they die. Your 2 Townsfolk neighbors are poisoned.

Ojo

Each night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.

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

Traveller

Barista

Each night, until dusk, 1) a player becomes sober, healthy & gets true info, or 2) their ability works twice. They learn which.

Beggar

You must use a vote token to vote. If a dead player gives you theirs, you learn their alignment. You are sober & healthy.

Bishop

Only the Storyteller can nominate. At least 1 opposing player must be nominated each day.

Harlot

Each night*, choose a living player: if they agree, you learn their character, but you both might die.

Scapegoat

If a player of your alignment is executed, you might be executed instead.