Summary:

“During setup, name 2 characters. Both are in play, or not at all. Named Outsiders might replace Townsfolk.”

The Soul Binder can bind 2 characters together, possibly changing the setup.

• If your script has no starting good information, or you’d like to perhaps give the evil team an extra boost at the start, you can use the Soul Binder. All players will know which characters are bound together and so it can kick discussion off and avoid leaving the players with nothing, come the first day. This is also nice if you’d like to make a script with 2 characters that only really work if they’re in play together.
• You can also use the Soul Binder to include Outsider manipulation or character dependency to your script. If a soul bound Outsider character is in play, then it might have taken the spot of a Townsfolk & increased the number of Outsiders. (It’s worth noting that if 2 Outsiders are soul bound, they can both replace Townsfolk).
• The Storyteller declares that 2 characters are either both in play, or not at all. During the setup, 1 cannot in play without the other. After setup, either character may come in or out of play on their own.

How to Run:

At the start of the game, declare that the Soul Binder is in play. Add the Soul Binder token to the Grimoire. Declare which characters are bound together by the Soul Binder.

During setup, if you put a bound character in the bag, you must put the other in too. If an Outsider is soul bound, you may remove one Townsfolk and replace it with the Outsider.

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Examples:

<aside> 📖 The Storyteller has made a script that centres around whether the Fang Gu and Oracle are in play or not, so they say that “the Soul Binder has bound the Fang Gu and Oracle together”. During setup, the Storyteller puts neither of the tokens into the bag.

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<aside> 📖 The Storyteller has made a script that lacks Outsider manipulation and so they declare, “The Soul Binder has bound the Scarlet Woman and Moonflower together.” During setup, the Storyteller puts the Scarlet Woman token into the bag, and replaces a Townsfolk with the Moonflower.

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