Summary:

“You start knowing an in-play Townsfolk & have their ability. If you die, they are drunk.”

The Doppelganger imitates another Townsfolk.

• On the first night, the Doppelganger learns an in-play Townsfolk & they have its ability too. The Doppelganger does not learn which player is this character.
• However, if the Doppelganger dies by any means, the copied Townsfolk becomes drunk immediately.
• Nothing happens to the Doppelganger if the Townsfolk that they know dies.
• They are still the Doppelganger, not their learned Townsfolk. They register as the Doppelganger.
• If the Doppelganger’s ability adds or removes characters during setup, this still occurs during setup.
• If the player the Doppelganger learns about changes character then dies, the Doppelganger keeps the ability of the Townsfolk the Doppelganger learnt about originally, not the new character.
• If the Doppelganger learns false info on their first night, for some reason, then they have the ability of that (not-in-play) Townsfolk. This means that when the Doppelganger dies, no-one will become drunk.
• If the Doppelganger dies while they are drunk or poisoned, the Townsfolk that they were copying does not become drunk.

How to Run:

During the first night, mark a Townsfolk character token with the Doppelganger’s HAS ABILITY reminder. Wake the Doppelganger. Show the Doppelganger this Townsfolk character token. Put the Doppelganger to sleep. The Doppelganger has this Townsfolk’s ability, and will wake at night when this Townsfolk would normally wake.

If the Doppelganger dies, the Townsfolk marked HAS ABILITY becomes drunk – mark them with the DRUNK reminder.

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Information

“This theatre has a bit of an echo. I can't tell if those are your words, or if, in some sense, the room is responding to us.”

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Examples:

<aside> 📖 The Doppelganger learns that the Gambler is in play & has a copy of their ability. They wake each night and guess a player, just like the real Gambler. When the Doppelganger dies, the Gambler becomes drunk immediately. That night, the Gambler incorrectly guesses that the Anubis is the Mayor. They don’t die, because they are drunk.

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<aside> 📖 The Doppelganger learns that the Cannibal is in play. The Chef is executed & the Cannibal dies that night. The Doppelganger learns correct info from the Chef ability that they gained from their Cannibal ability.

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Meta:

Tips & Tricks:

Bluffing as the Doppelganger:

Jinxes: