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Butcher

Traveller•Sects & Violets

A Traveller that allows the town to execute a second player each day via a special nomination. This accelerates the game significantly, helping Good resolve conflicts or helping Evil deplete the town's numbers.

Wakes
Never
Causes Death
No
Selects
Required
Alignment
Static

Ability

Each day, after the 1st execution, you may nominate again.

Strategy Guide

Playing As

  • As a good player, use your ability to resolve double claims (e.g., two players claiming the same character) by executing both in a single day.
  • As an evil player, use the unchallengeable nature of your nomination to force executions on good players, even if the town is hesitant.
  • Coordinate with your team if you are evil; ensure you do not accidentally nominate the Demon or a Minion holding a critical ability.
  • Be mindful of the player count; reducing the population too quickly can hurt the good team by removing information sources or triggering loss conditions (like the Evil Twin).
  • If the town is undecided or ties on the first vote, you do not get to use your ability, so encourage a primary execution if you want to use yours.

Playing Against

  • Monitor the Butcher's nominations closely; if they consistently target good players or refuse to nominate consensus evil candidates, consider exiling them.
  • Be extremely cautious in Evil Twin games; the Butcher accelerates the death count, which can end the game before the Twin pair is resolved.
  • Watch voting patterns during the Butcher's nomination; since this vote cannot be 'beaten' by a subsequent nomination, a coordinated evil team can force a kill with just 50% of the vote.
  • If a Witch is in play and the Butcher is never cursed, suspect them of being evil, as a good Butcher is a high-priority target for the Witch.

Interactions

Evil Twin

The Butcher speeds up the game, which favors the Evil Twin by reducing the time Good has to figure out the pair.

Flowergirl

Provides a second voting phase each day, giving the Flowergirl another opportunity to detect if the Demon voted.

Witch

Can curse the Butcher to prevent the second execution; an uncursed Butcher in a Witch game is suspicious.

Barber

Rapid executions increase the likelihood of the Barber dying and triggering a Demon swap.

Vortox

Helps ensure executions occur, which is necessary to prevent the auto-loss condition in Vortox games.