Moon-Passing

[subtle cobalt]

First time posting a script here, please be gentle 😄 .

The gimmick is that, with Hermit+Lunatic+Moonchild, a person holding a Demon token has to make a public Moonchild pick upon dying. This is not optional! There are plenty of ways to starpass (Imp, Fang Gu, SW, Pit-Hag), but they will be telegraphed via a public Moonchild pick. However, there are plenty of reasons for good players to be forced to do the same (Moonchild, Hermit, Lunatic, Cere-madness, Cannibal).

The one exception I see is that a Pit-Hag turning themself into a Demon and dying on the same night (due to arbitrary deaths) does not need to Moonchild-pick (they know they're not the Hermit). Pit-Hag may want to do this to cause a double-death when a Moonchild has chosen the other minion to set them up as good. EDIT: Also, a minion becoming the Demon halfway through the game and then starpassing is realistically not the Hermit.

Cannibal+Moonchild interaction is as usual - if the Cannibal dies and the most recent executee had made a Moonchild pick, the Cannibal has to do the same. Of course, that player may not actually have had the Moonchild ability.

If the Cerenovus makes someone mad as a Hermit/Lunatic/Moonchild right after they're executed, the ST may prompt that player to make the Moonchild pick that night and shrug it off as the player forgetting to make the pick before the day ended.

[zinc peak]

I really like the concept, however the demon knows who the lunatic/hermit are due to it's ability. So the actual demon has no reason to make a moonchild claim. I don't know if you meant it so that even the demon should make a claim. If so you could homebrew it. 😃

• I think mutant is a bit redundant as i don't think it mixes well with what your trying to do with the hermit but that's just my opinion

[subtle cobalt]

Thanks! The idea is that if there's even a small chance that you could be the Hermit, you have to make the claim. Since the ST could show a "Lunatic" to a Lunatic, it could also show it to the Hermit.

I figured this is just naturally implied by the game rules and didn't require homebrewing. But it'd probably need to be pointed out to the players before playing.

[burnt spear]

The fact that hermit creates 2 possible lunatics makes it even more feasible to show a lunatic that they have a lunatic since you can show them the hermit or vice versa

I like this idea

Im concerned oracle may give the game away tho

[subtle cobalt]

Good point. I added Oracle cuz it interacts with the whole idea, but it might be too much.

Maybe Noble+Empath instead of Shugenja+Oracle? I like the idea of Empath next to a Hermit that may be the No Dashii.

Mutant is there so that Hermit/Lunatic doesn't out as soon as they find out they're not the Demon.

Politician could be a replacement to Mutant as the Hermit may genuinely be tempted to help evil and abuse the Moonchild ability.