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At the start of the game, declare that the Gardener is in play.  
During setup, instead of putting the character tokens in the bag, put them face-down on the Town Square, or a firm object like a book, in a circle or shape that matches the physical seating arrangement. One at a time, in clockwise order, prompt the players to take the token that corresponds with their physical seating position.


Before character tokens are sent out to players, decide what characters the players affected by Gardener will have. Assign, or swap, the relevant players to the characters you have decided.
Then, send the characters to players in the game.
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The {{Evil|Vizier}} is on the script and Ida doesn’t like playing as outed evil. To ensure that Ida doesn’t receive the {{Evil|Vizier}} token, the Storyteller puts the Gardener into play and assigns Ida directly as the {{Evil|Poisoner}} instead.
The Storyteller wants to set up a game that has the {{Evil|Wraith}}, {{Evil|Lord of Typhon}}, {{Evil|Cerenovus}}, {{Good|Zealot}}, {{Good|Monk}}, {{Good|Alsaahir}}, {{Good|Banshee}}, {{Good|High Priestess}}, and {{Good|Balloonist}}. The Storyteller sets up these characters in this order, places them face down, and the players take their tokens. Ben is the {{Evil|Lord of Typhon}} and Julian is the {{Good|High Priestess}}.
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Robin has been evil every game today. The Storyteller puts the Gardener into play and assigns Robin directly as the {{Good|Chef}} instead.
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Latest revision as of 03:37, 23 March 2026

Icon gardener.png Information

Type Loric
Artist Z. Benetatos
Revealed 28/04/2023

"Oh now, this won't do. We've got the monkshood mixed in with the wolfsbane and the hemlock is smothering the hellebore! Oh dear me, we'd better start over. Fetch my shears."

Summary

"The Storyteller assigns all players' characters."

The Gardener removes randomness from the setup.

  • The Storyteller chooses which player is which character.
  • The normal setup rules must be followed.
  • The purpose of the Gardener is not to allow players to choose their character, but instead to allow the Storyteller to craft a specific style of game or logic puzzle.

How to Run

During setup, instead of putting the character tokens in the bag, put them face-down on the Town Square, or a firm object like a book, in a circle or shape that matches the physical seating arrangement. One at a time, in clockwise order, prompt the players to take the token that corresponds with their physical seating position.

Examples

The Storyteller wants to set up a game that has the Wraith, Lord of Typhon, Cerenovus, Zealot, Monk, Alsaahir, Banshee, High Priestess, and Balloonist. The Storyteller sets up these characters in this order, places them face down, and the players take their tokens. Ben is the Lord of Typhon and Julian is the High Priestess.