Summary:

“You have the ability of the most recent character killed by the Demon. You know which & might register as they would.”

The Rune Eater steals the identity of those the Demon kills.

• If the Demon kills a player, the Rune Eater gains the ability of their character, and might register as it & its alignment.
• Each time the Demon kills a player, the Rune Eater loses the ability of the previous character and stops registering as them.
• If a player is attacked and doesn’t die, the Rune Eater does not gain their ability.
• After the Demon kills a player, at the earliest opportunity, the Rune Eater learns their character.
• If the Demon has killed multiple players tonight, the Rune Eater learns all of their characters in order.
• If the Rune Eater has an “even if dead” ability, such as the Recluse, or an ability that implies it works while dead, such as the Ravenkeeper or Sweetheart, the Rune Eater keeps that ability when they die, but loses their Rune Eater ability.

How to Run:

If the Demon kills a player, mark them with the RUNE EATER IS reminder. The Rune Eater now has this player’s ability, and will wake at night when this character would normally wake.

At the earliest opportunity, wake the Rune Eater, show the character token that the RUNE EATER IS. Put them to sleep.

Each time the Rune Eater is targeted by an ability that detects or affects a certain character or alignment, choose what character and alignment the Rune Eater registers as. (Do whatever is appropriate, such as showing a good character token, nodding, giving finger signals, or allowing an ability to work that would normally only affect a certain character or alignment.)

<aside> 📌 Optional rule: If the Rune Eater is registering as the Demon, the game does not end. If you are using this rule, you declare that you are doing so before the game starts.

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Information

“More… MORE… MORE.”

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Examples:

<aside> 📖 The Demon kills the Courtier. The Rune Eater learns this and gains their ability. The next night, the Demon kills the Rancher. The Rune Eater learns this, loses the Courtier ability, and gains the Rancher ability.

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<aside> 📖 The most recent character killed by the Demon is the Rodent. When the Rune Eater dies, they lose their Rune Eater ability, but keep the Rodent’s.

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Meta:

Tips & Tricks:

Fighting the Rune Eater:

Jinxes

Official Characters

Leviathan and Rune Eater: The Leviathan’s most recent nominee registers as the most recent kill to the Rune Eater.

Riot and Rune Eater: The Riot’s most recent nominee registers as the most recent kill to the Rune Eater.

HBL Characters

Matsuraid and Rune Eater: The Matsuraid’s most recent nominee registers as the most recent kill to the Rune Eater.