Getting Started
The rules below are a guideline to help you have the best possible experience with Flesh & Bone. They are only a guideline, feel free to customization and home brew on top of these rules. The App is provided as a platform to let you get the most out of your campaigns. If you have any feedback please come share it in our Discord Server. The decision of the Game Master running the campaign or Storyteller running the game is final.
General Rules
The Golden Rule: THE SCRIPTS MUST FLOW
If you have ended up in a situation after a game where a character was not eliminated and you are potentially about to play the same script twice in a row. STOP! If a rule below does not cover your situation then eliminate the character of the winning team that appears first on the script.
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Terminology
There are a handful special terms that you will see referenced in the rules; Campaign is "A series of games connected by the Flesh and Bone fabled." Eliminated which means "A character that died by execution and is no longer available for the rest of that campaign." Retired means "A character will be removed from the script for the next game and placed back into the character pool for future games." Reserved are "Character(s) which are not put onto a new script until you start running out of characters in that category." -
Duplicate Characters in Play
If a game contains multiple instances of a character (e.g. a demon is caught by the Scarlet Woman) only the last instance of that character dying due to execution counts as eliminated. For example, if an Imp and a Scarlet Woman are in play, the starting Imp player is executed, moving the Imp token to the Scarlet Woman player as a result, but the new Imp goes on to win the game. Do not report the Imp as eliminated to the App. The exception to this is the Village Idiot (see it's specific rules below). -
Characters That Cause Executions (e.g., Cerenovus, Mutant, Virgin)
Some characters that cause executions due to their abilities will eliminate characters. Unless there is a specific character rule that states otherwise, any death caused by an Execution is an elimination. -
Eliminated Characters that are Resurrected Later
Some characters who were eliminated during a game could end up being resurrected and alive by the end of the game. It is recommended to still eliminate these characters, as they had died due to an execution, but you can play by an optional rule not to eliminate them provided they were not the only elimination this game. See the golden rule above. -
Hidden Characters (e.g., The Drunk, Lunatic, Marionette)
Characters that have hidden roles/abilities should be the ones who are eliminated if they die by execution. For example, if the Drunk was executed and dies, eliminate the Drunk not the token they saw. -
Alternative Win Condition Characters (Alsaahir, Cult Leader, Slayer, Damsel, Klutz, Vortox, etc.)
If a character has an alternative win condition that can cause a game to end before another character has been eliminated, retire that character instead. This is generally an issue for any character that can win day one. If the character returns from retirement and wins again before another character is eliminated they're just showing off and you have the option to just eliminate them. If a character loses due to it's ability before another character is eliminated it should be eliminated not retired. -
Travellers and other Fabled Characters
Travellers are exiled, not executed (mostly). Due to the purpose of Travellers, it is recommended that they always remain available in all games. Also the App when creating the JSON code for you does an evaluation of what characters are on the script and will automatically add some Fabled Characters as a suggestion for the Storyteller. The storyteller does not need to include these characters in their games.- Sentinel is added when there is no outsider manipulation
- Sentinel is added whenever Heretic is detected on script
- Fibbin is added when there is no evil source of misinformation
- Spirit of Ivory is added when there is more than 2 sources of players turning evil/changing alignment
- Stormcatcher is added when King is on a script without Choirboy
Special Rules (Djinns) for Specific Characters (a.k.a Jinxes) and Generic Characters
Specific Character Rules (Jinxes with Flesh and Bone)
Alsaahir
If the game ends due to the Alsaahir's ability and no other characters were eliminated: retire the Alsaahir.
Atheist
If the Storyteller is executed and the Atheist is in play: eliminate the Atheist, all other characters who died by execution this game are not eliminated.
Choirboy
If the King is not on the script and Choirboy is killed by the demon: Choirboy learns an alive good player.
Cult Leader
If the game ends due to the Cult Leader's ability and no other characters were eliminated: retire the Cult Leader.
Huntsman
If the Damsel is not on the script, Huntsman ability becomes: [You gain the ability of a previously eliminated townsfolk. You learn which.]
Slayer
If the game end's due to the Slayer's ability and no other characters were eliminated: retire the Slayer.
Village Idiot
A Village Idiot must die to execution in three different games before it is eliminated.
Virgin
If a character would be eliminated due to the Virgin's ability, retire the Virgin instead.
Damsel
If the game ends due to the Damsel's ability and no other characters were eliminated: eliminate the Damsel.
Heretic
If the good team wins with a Heretic in play: eliminate the Heretic.
Klutz
If the game ends due to the Klutz's ability and no other characters were eliminated: eliminate the Klutz.
Fearmonger
If the game ends due to the Fearmonger's ability and no other characters were eliminated: retire the Fearmonger.
Goblin
If the Goblin wins due to their ability, retire instead of eliminating the Goblin
Vizier
If the Vizier is in play and the demon would be eliminated, the Vizier may be eliminated instead.
Legion
If Legion is the last character to die due to execution in a game, and loses as a result: Legion is eliminated.
Lleech
If the Lleech dies to their own ability: eliminate the Lleech but not the character they poisoned on their first night.
Riot
Characters who die due to the Riot's ability on day 3 are eliminated. If the last Riot dies on day 3: eliminate Riot.
Riot
On Day 3 if Riot is in play, the dead may not be nominated.
Vortox
If the game ends due to the Vortox's ability and no other characters were eliminated: retire the Vortox.
Generic Character Rules
To support a true battle-royale of the forces of good and evil, the Living Script system needs a way to facilitate a validate character count when official characters start to become limited in supply. When either Townsfolk, Outsiders or Minions are below the desired script size, a typical script has 13 townsfolk, 4 outsiders, 4 minions, then the Generic characters of that category will be added to the script. Think of them as extra tokens to cover the missing number of official characters you would normally have in their place. These characters are never eliminated from a campaign. The rules for the characters are below:
Generic Townsfolk
Ability: If you die by execution: Tonight, choose an alive player, they learn you are the Townsfolk. [+? up to townsfolk count if required]
If the Townsfolk died due to execution they may point to a player. Wake that player, show the 'This character selected you' card and the Townsfolk token, then point to the Townsfolk player. The Townsfolk player needed to be sober and healthy when they were executed for this ability to work. It is recommended you add as many townsfolk to the game as required to reach a rules legal number of townsfolk for your game.
Generic Outsider
Ability: If you die by execution, 1 player might die at any time. You also have the Drunk's ability. [+? as required]
If the Generic Outsider dies due to execution and was sober/healthy at the time of their execution, mark another alive player with the Will Die reminder token. At any time, you may decide that the marked player dies. If this is during the day, immediately declare that the player has died. If this is during the night, mark the player with the DEAD reminder and wait until dawn to declare which players died during the night. (Do not say how.) is punishing for the good team as balance
Setup Add all non-generic outsider tokens to the bag or assign as a Demon bluff first. If you still require additional outsiders for the game then place any townsfolk characters into the bag as if you were setting them up as the Drunk. Mark those characters with the Outsider & Drunk reminder token.
Generic Minion
Ability: On your 1st night, choose a player: they are poisoned. [+? up to minion player count if required]
On the first night the Generic Minion is in play, they choose a player. That player is poisoned until the Generic Minion dies or is removed from play. Unlike the Poisoner, the Generic Minion does not choose a new target each night.
When setting up a script with Generic Minion, add the non-generic minion tokens to the bag first. If you are still short of minion tokens for the number of minions required for the game then add Generic Minions.