Category: Characters
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Possible Night 1 Deaths
Games of Blood on the Clocktower follow a tempo. Setup – roles are assigned. Night 1 information is provided. Day 1, the game commences in earnest and the deduction, along with the killing, begin. But what if there were deaths on Night 1? How is that possible, I hear you ask? All the roles that…
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Savant Generator
The Savant is one of the few characters in the game that the Story Teller gets to directly shape information for. This information can often make or break a game, given the true/false nature of it and the inherent puzzle in that. Giving good information that is not too game solving but also not impossible…
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Village Idiot Release
A new character! A townsfolk. The Village Idiot. Here are my quick initial thoughts an hour or two after release. These are likely to change as I get to actually play with and as this character. While being a townsfolk, it is also amazing for evil as a bluff, if they explicitly get it or…
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Huntsman is an Outsider
Probably my least favourite Townsfolk is the Huntsman. It feels like it should exist in the Outsider category, and here I will briefly explain why I think that. It has a major downside, adding an outsider, the Damsel, which includes an extra loss condition for the good team. There is an upside, being able to…
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A Monk Shaped Hill to Die on
Everyone has opinions, on something or other. This is one of mine. I know the reasons it will never be changed (existing printed versions the primary one) but still, here I am, fighting for it. The Monk should be an Each Night role, not an Each Night*. While on Trouble Brewing the change doesn’t affect…