Summary:

“Each night, choose a player: they must privately answer a riddle correctly or die tomorrow night.”

The Dedalis kills players that aren’t paying attention.

• Each night, the Dedalis chooses a player and they learn this. This prompts them to visit the Storyteller the next day for their riddle.
• If the chosen player answers the riddle or question correctly, they do not die to the Dedalis. If they answer incorrectly or wishes not to answer, they die that night.
• The player has the entire length of the day phase to receive their question, and then answer it. They do not have to answer immediately upon being told it.
• You can only give 1 final answer to a question - no takebacks.
• The riddles given are about the game being played.
• The Storyteller can either give a riddle or a direct question.

How to Run:

Each night, wake the Dedalis. They point at any player - mark them with the CHOSEN reminder. Put the Dedalis to sleep. Wake the chosen player and show them the THIS CHARACTER SELECTED YOU info token and the Dedalis token.

During the day, if the chosen player requests a private chat with you, take them away from the circle so you cannot be overheard. Whisper the question or riddle to them. If they don’t give an answer then, they have the rest of the day to request another private chat with you to answer. When they do, ask for confirmation that what they’ve given is their final answer. If correct, mark them with the CORRECT reminder. Otherwise, mark them with the WRONG reminder.

Each night except the first, before you wake the Dedalis, if the previously chosen player has answered incorrectly or not at all, they die - Mark them with the DEAD reminder and add a shroud. Otherwise, nothing happens. Remove all reminder tokens.

<aside> 📌 Note that right and wrong answers are confirmed via death, so be careful about what riddles you give.

You can give trick questions, but if you’re going to do this, let your players know that you might before the game starts to avoid them feeling cheated.

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Information

“Pay attention to these walls. A ball of string won’t help you in this labyrinth.”

Showcased in

Riddle Me This, Batman!

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Examples:

<aside> 📖 The Dedalis and the Poisoner are in play. The Dedalis chooses Ella and the question she receives is “Aside from the Dedalis, what other Minion is in play?” She answers with “The Baron.” That night, Ella dies.

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<aside> 📖 The Drunk and Marionette are on the script. The Dedalis chooses Lister, the Drunk who thinks they are the Fortune Teller, and their question is “What is your character?” They answer with “The Drunk.” That night, nothing happens.

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<aside> 📖 The Dedalis chooses Pynstripe and they don’t visit the Storyteller for their question. That night, they die.

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