Boffin - Revision history

Administrator at 15:57, 19 November 2025

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	{{Jinx\|Alchemist\|alchemist\|Good\|If the Alchemist has the Boffin ability, the Alchemist does not learn what ability the Demon has.}}		{{Jinx\|Alchemist\|alchemist\|Good\|If the Alchemist has the Boffin ability, the Alchemist does not learn what ability the Demon has.}}
	{{Jinx\|Cult Leader\|cultleader\|Good\|If the Demon has the Cult Leader ability, they can’t turn good due to this ability.}}		{{Jinx\|Cult Leader\|cultleader\|Good\|If the Demon has the Cult Leader ability, they can’t turn good due to this ability.}}
	{{Jinx\|Drunk\|drunk\|Good\|~~If the~~ Demon ~~would~~ have the Drunk ability~~, the Boffin chooses a Townsfolk player to have this ability instead~~.}}		{{Jinx\|Drunk\|drunk\|Good\|The Demon cannot have the Drunk ability.}}
	{{Jinx\|Goon\|goon\|Good\|If the Demon has the Goon ability, they can’t turn good due to this ability.}}		{{Jinx\|Goon\|goon\|Good\|If the Demon has the Goon ability, they can’t turn good due to this ability.}}
	{{Jinx\|Heretic\|heretic\|Good\|The Demon cannot have the Heretic ability.}}		{{Jinx\|Heretic\|heretic\|Good\|The Demon cannot have the Heretic ability.}}

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Tips & Tricks

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	* Coordinate with your Demon, no matter what ability they have! If the Demon has the {{Good\|Virgin}} ability, find a powerful good Townsfolk to nominate them. If the Demon has the {{Good\|Gossip}} ability, bluff {{Good\|Gossip}} and make false statements when the Demon makes true {{Good\|Gossip}} statements. If the Demon has the {{Good\|Courtier}} ability, find out which good character they've drunked and convince that player their information is sober and healthy.		* Coordinate with your Demon, no matter what ability they have! If the Demon has the {{Good\|Virgin}} ability, find a powerful good Townsfolk to nominate them. If the Demon has the {{Good\|Gossip}} ability, bluff {{Good\|Gossip}} and make false statements when the Demon makes true {{Good\|Gossip}} statements. If the Demon has the {{Good\|Courtier}} ability, find out which good character they've drunked and convince that player their information is sober and healthy.

	* Frame good players who have confirmable abilities. If the good team thinks there is a Boffin in play, build worlds where the confirmed {{Good\|Nightwatchman}} or {{Good\|Professor}}is really the Demon with a good character's ability. Push on these players late in the game to keep the Demon alive.		* Frame good players who have confirmable abilities. If the good team thinks there is a Boffin in play, build worlds where the confirmed {{Good\|Nightwatchman}} or {{Good\|Professor}} is really the Demon with a good character's ability. Push on these players late in the game to keep the Demon alive.

	* Stay alive! The Demon only gets to use their good character ability as long as you live!		* Stay alive! The Demon only gets to use their good character ability as long as you live!

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Tips & Tricks

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	== Tips & Tricks ==		== Tips & Tricks ==

	* Coordinate with your Demon, no matter what ability they have! If the Demon has the Virgin ability, find a powerful good Townsfolk to nominate them. If the Demon has the {{Good\|Gossip}} ability, bluff {{Good\|Gossip}} and make false statements when the Demon makes true {{Good\|Gossip}} statements. If the Demon has the {{Good\|Courtier}} ability, find out which good character they've drunked and convince that player their information is sober and healthy.		* Coordinate with your Demon, no matter what ability they have! If the Demon has the {{Good\|Virgin}} ability, find a powerful good Townsfolk to nominate them. If the Demon has the {{Good\|Gossip}} ability, bluff {{Good\|Gossip}} and make false statements when the Demon makes true {{Good\|Gossip}} statements. If the Demon has the {{Good\|Courtier}} ability, find out which good character they've drunked and convince that player their information is sober and healthy.

	* Frame good players who have confirmable abilities. If the good team thinks there is a Boffin in play, build worlds where the confirmed {{Good\|Nightwatchman}} or {{Good\|Professor}}is really the Demon with a good character's ability. Push on these players late in the game to keep the Demon alive.		* Frame good players who have confirmable abilities. If the good team thinks there is a Boffin in play, build worlds where the confirmed {{Good\|Nightwatchman}} or {{Good\|Professor}}is really the Demon with a good character's ability. Push on these players late in the game to keep the Demon alive.
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	== Fighting the Boffin ==		== Fighting the Boffin ==

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Fighting the Boffin

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	* Be aware that the Demon may have an unhelpful Outsider ability.		* Be aware that the Demon may have an unhelpful Outsider ability.

	* If you think there's a Boffin in play, be wary of players who die in the night, especially if there are roles on the script that trigger on death. The {{Evil\|Imp}} with the {{Good\|Plague Doctor}} ability can target themself in order to put an additional Minion ability in play. The Fang Gu with the {{Good\|Banshee}} ability can target an Outsider in order to activate their {{Good\|Banshee}} ability. The {{Evil\|No Dashii}} with the {{Good\|Sweetheart}} ability can die with a {{Evil\|Scarlet Woman}} in play in order to secretly {{Good\|Sweetheart}} drunk one good player.		* If you think there's a Boffin in play, be wary of players who die in the night, especially if there are roles on the script that trigger on death. The {{Evil\|Imp}} with the {{Good\|Plague Doctor}} ability can target themself in order to put an additional Minion ability in play. The {{Evil\|Fang Gu}} with the {{Good\|Banshee}} ability can target an Outsider in order to activate their {{Good\|Banshee}} ability. The {{Evil\|No Dashii}} with the {{Good\|Sweetheart}} ability can die with a {{Evil\|Scarlet Woman}} in play in order to secretly {{Good\|Sweetheart}} drunk one good player.

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Administrator at 14:58, 8 December 2024

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Administrator at 08:08, 7 October 2024

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	<span style="display: block; color: black; font-size: 18px; text-align: center; margin-top: 10px; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Dumbledor;">Related Jinxes</span>		<span style="display: block; color: black; font-size: 18px; text-align: center; margin-top: 10px; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Dumbledor;">
			Related Jinxes <span style="cursor: pointer; color: #5C1F22;" id="jinx-toggle">(Open)</span>
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	{{Jinx\|Alchemist\|alchemist\|Good\|If the Alchemist has the Boffin ability, the Alchemist does not learn what ability the Demon has.}}		{{Jinx\|Alchemist\|alchemist\|Good\|If the Alchemist has the Boffin ability, the Alchemist does not learn what ability the Demon has.}}

Administrator at 12:26, 5 October 2024

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 			<span style="display: block; color: black; font-size: 20px; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px;">Character Showcase</span>
 			<youtube>MtjdB9pK1d4</youtube>
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Administrator at 11:09, 4 October 2024

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	<td>Revealed</td>		<td>Revealed</td>
	<td>26/09/2024</td>		<td>26/09/2024</td>
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	<p class='flavour'>"Stellar hydrogen, vast, inert; carbon, oxygen, neon gases, all ruined. Molecular chaos, entropy, yields new cosmic phenomena, rebirth from atomic chaos, dense matter collapsing. All in a teeny little bottle."</p>		<p class='flavour'>"Stellar hydrogen, vast, inert; carbon, oxygen, neon gases, all ruined. Molecular chaos, entropy, yields new cosmic phenomena, rebirth from atomic chaos, dense matter collapsing. All in a teeny little bottle."</p>

			<span style="display: block; color: black; font-size: 20px; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px;">Character Showcase</span>
			<youtube>MtjdB9pK1d4</youtube>

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Administrator at 16:34, 30 September 2024

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	<td>Type</td>		<td>Type</td>
	<td>[[Character Types #Minion\|Minion]]</td>		<td>[[Character Types #Minion\|Minion]]</td>
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			<td>Artist</td>
			<td>Lachlan Bastiaen</td>
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Administrator at 12:37, 27 September 2024

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	Treat the Demon player as if they had this character ability, as well as their own Demon ability.		Treat the Demon player as if they had this character ability, as well as their own Demon ability.

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			Good abilities that would drunk/poison themselves, such as the Sailor, only drunk/poison the Demon's good ability.
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	{{Jinx\|Alchemist\|alchemist\|Good\|If the Alchemist has the Boffin ability, the Alchemist does not learn what ability the Demon has.}}		{{Jinx\|Alchemist\|alchemist\|Good\|If the Alchemist has the Boffin ability, the Alchemist does not learn what ability the Demon has.}}
	{{Jinx\|Cult Leader\|cultleader\|Good\|If the Demon has the Cult Leader ability, they can’t turn good due to this ability.}}		{{Jinx\|Cult Leader\|cultleader\|Good\|If the Demon has the Cult Leader ability, they can’t turn good due to this ability.}}
	{{Jinx\|Drunk\|drunk\|Good\|~~If the~~ Demon ~~would~~ have the Drunk ability~~, the Boffin chooses a Townsfolk player to have this ability instead~~.}}		{{Jinx\|Drunk\|drunk\|Good\|The Demon cannot have the Drunk ability.}}
	{{Jinx\|Goon\|goon\|Good\|If the Demon has the Goon ability, they can’t turn good due to this ability.}}		{{Jinx\|Goon\|goon\|Good\|If the Demon has the Goon ability, they can’t turn good due to this ability.}}
	{{Jinx\|Heretic\|heretic\|Good\|The Demon cannot have the Heretic ability.}}		{{Jinx\|Heretic\|heretic\|Good\|The Demon cannot have the Heretic ability.}}

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	== Tips & Tricks ==		== Tips & Tricks ==

	* Coordinate with your Demon, no matter what ability they have! If the Demon has the Virgin ability, find a powerful good Townsfolk to nominate them. If the Demon has the Gossip ability, bluff Gossip and make false statements when the Demon makes true Gossip statements. If the Demon has the Courtier ability, find out which good character they've drunked and convince that player their information is sober and healthy.		* Coordinate with your Demon, no matter what ability they have! If the Demon has the Virgin ability, find a powerful good Townsfolk to nominate them. If the Demon has the {{Good\|Gossip}} ability, bluff {{Good\|Gossip}} and make false statements when the Demon makes true {{Good\|Gossip}} statements. If the Demon has the {{Good\|Courtier}} ability, find out which good character they've drunked and convince that player their information is sober and healthy.

	* Frame good players who have confirmable abilities. If the good team thinks there is a Boffin in play, build worlds where the confirmed Nightwatchman or Professor is really the Demon with a good character's ability. Push on these players late in the game to keep the Demon alive.		* Frame good players who have confirmable abilities. If the good team thinks there is a Boffin in play, build worlds where the confirmed {{Good\|Nightwatchman}} or {{Good\|Professor}}is really the Demon with a good character's ability. Push on these players late in the game to keep the Demon alive.

	* Stay alive! The Demon only gets to use their good character ability as long as you live!		* Stay alive! The Demon only gets to use their good character ability as long as you live!
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	* As the Demon, claim to be the character whose ability you have. (Especially if you have a confirmable ability!)		* As the Demon, claim to be the character whose ability you have. (Especially if you have a confirmable ability!)

	* As the Demon, claim to be a different not-in-play character. If you have the Pacifist ability, don't tell anyone! Let good players build worlds where there is a Devil's Advocate protecting evil players, when it's really your Pacifist ability preventing good players from dying to execution. Or, if you are the Vortox with the Monk ability, protect good information-gathering Townsfolk like the Seamstress or the Town Crier so they receive true (and therefore contradictory) information in a Vortox game.		* As the Demon, claim to be a different not-in-play character. If you have the {{Good\|Pacifist}} ability, don't tell anyone! Let good players build worlds where there is a {{Evil\|Devil's Advocate}} protecting evil players, when it's really your {{Good\|Pacifist}} ability preventing good players from dying to execution. Or, if you are the {{Evil\|Vortox}} with the {{Good\|Monk}} ability, protect good information-gathering Townsfolk like the {{Good\|Seamstress}} or the {{Good\|Town Crier}} so they receive true (and therefore contradictory) information in a {{Evil\|Vortox}} game.

	* As the Demon, use your ability to help the evil team gain information. As the Ojo, use the Dreamer ability to learn the characters of players that you think lied to you. As the Fang Gu, use the Librarian ability to identify an Outsider who wants to stay hidden from the evil team.		* As the Demon, use your ability to help the evil team gain information. As the {{Evil\|Ojo}}, use the {{Good\|Dreamer}} ability to learn the characters of players that you think lied to you. As the {{Evil\|Fang Gu}}, use the {{Good\|Librarian}} ability to identify an Outsider who wants to stay hidden from the evil team.

	* As the Demon, use your ability to secretly hurt the town. Use the Courtier ability to mess up a good player's information! Use the Philosopher ability to drunk an in-play good character without their knowledge!		* As the Demon, use your ability to secretly hurt the town. Use the {{Good\|Courtier}} ability to mess up a good player's information! Use the {{Good\|Philosopher}} ability to drunk an in-play good character without their knowledge!

	* As the Demon, claim to have your ability before you use it, in order to confirm yourself to a good player. Just make sure you use it before the Boffin dies!		* As the Demon, claim to have your ability before you use it, in order to confirm yourself to a good player. Just make sure you use it before the Boffin dies!
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	* As the Demon, don't say anything about your ability at first, and confirm yourself to one or more good players.		* As the Demon, don't say anything about your ability at first, and confirm yourself to one or more good players.

	* If good players think the Boffin is in play, keep players with confirmable abilities alive, to frame them as the Demon. There's nothing like a final day with the confirmed Virgin, Golem, and Nightwatchman as the last three players alive!		* If good players think the Boffin is in play, keep players with confirmable abilities alive, to frame them as the Demon. There's nothing like a final day with the confirmed {{Good\|Virgin}}, {{Good\|Golem}}, and {{Good\|Nightwatchman}} as the last three players alive!
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	== Fighting the Boffin ==		== Fighting the Boffin ==

	* Remember that players who are “confirmed” are not necessarily good, and might be the Demon! Fortunately, at most one of the players who is confirmed to have a particular ability is the Demon. If players are claiming to be a Fool, Virgin, Professor, and Nightwatchman, at least 3 of those 4 players must be good!		* Remember that players who are “confirmed” are not necessarily good, and might be the Demon! Fortunately, at most one of the players who is confirmed to have a particular ability is the Demon. If players are claiming to be a {{Good\|Fool}}, {{Good\|Virgin}}, {{Good\|Professor}}, and {{Good\|Nightwatchman}}, at least 3 of those 4 players must be good!

	* Trust your social reads. There may not always be mechanical information to distinguish between a Professor and a Demon with the Professor ability.		* Trust your social reads. There may not always be mechanical information to distinguish between a {{Good\|Professor}} and a Demon with the {{Good\|Professor}} ability.

	* If you have a confirmable ability, look for additional information to prove that you are a good player with your ability, and not a Demon masquerading as your good Townsfolk or Outsider ability.		* If you have a confirmable ability, look for additional information to prove that you are a good player with your ability, and not a Demon masquerading as your good Townsfolk or Outsider ability.

	* If you think there's a Boffin in play, kill players who have confirmed themselves as good. The Storyteller will often give the Demon a confirmable ability like the Pacifist, Golem, or Nightwatchman, so killing these players can narrow down Demon candidates.		* If you think there's a Boffin in play, kill players who have confirmed themselves as good. The Storyteller will often give the Demon a confirmable ability like the {{Good\|Pacifist}}, {{Good\|Golem}}, or {{Good\|Nightwatchman}}, so killing these players can narrow down Demon candidates.

	* If strange and unexplainable things keep happening, consider worlds and explanations where an evil Demon is secretly using a good character's ability to cause chaos and confusion. For example, if the Innkeeper's protected players keep dying in the night, consider that the Demon may have used the Philosopher ability to gain the Innkeeper ability, making the real Innkeeper drunk.		* If strange and unexplainable things keep happening, consider worlds and explanations where an evil Demon is secretly using a good character's ability to cause chaos and confusion. For example, if the {{Good\|Innkeeper}}'s protected players keep dying in the night, consider that the Demon may have used the {{Good\|Philosopher}} ability to gain the {{Good\|Innkeeper}} ability, making the real {{Good\|Innkeeper}} drunk.

	* Be aware that the Demon may have an unhelpful Outsider ability.		* Be aware that the Demon may have an unhelpful Outsider ability.

	* If you think there's a Boffin in play, be wary of players who die in the night, especially if there are roles on the script that trigger on death. The Imp with the Plague Doctor ability can target themself in order to put an additional Minion ability in play. The Fang Gu with the Banshee ability can target an Outsider in order to activate their Banshee ability. The No Dashii with the Sweetheart ability can die with a Scarlet Woman in play in order to secretly Sweetheart drunk one good player.		* If you think there's a Boffin in play, be wary of players who die in the night, especially if there are roles on the script that trigger on death. The {{Evil\|Imp}} with the {{Good\|Plague Doctor}} ability can target themself in order to put an additional Minion ability in play. The Fang Gu with the {{Good\|Banshee}} ability can target an Outsider in order to activate their {{Good\|Banshee}} ability. The {{Evil\|No Dashii}} with the {{Good\|Sweetheart}} ability can die with a {{Evil\|Scarlet Woman}} in play in order to secretly {{Good\|Sweetheart}} drunk one good player.

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