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Clockmaker

Townsfolk•Sects & Violets

A Townsfolk who learns the distance between the Demon and their closest Minion on the first night. By identifying one evil player, they can triangulate the location of the Demon.

Wakes
First Night Only
Causes Death
No
Selects
No
Alignment
Static

Ability

You start knowing how many steps from the Demon to its nearest Minion.

Night Ritual (Storyteller Instructions)

First Night

"Show the number of places from Demon to closest Minion."

Strategy Guide

Playing As

  • Delay revealing your number to prevent the evil team from adjusting their social play or coordinating bluffs.
  • Map out all possible pairs of players separated by your number; if you identify one evil player, the other end of the pair is likely the Demon.
  • A '1' indicates the Demon is seated directly next to a Minion, which is vital for identifying a No Dashii who might skip a neighbor when poisoning.
  • In a Vortox game, your information is false; use this to eliminate the specific distance you learned from your suspect list.
  • Consider the 'Day 1 Execution' meta carefully; while it satisfies a Vortox check, keeping your information secret is often more powerful long-term.

Playing Against

  • Bluffing as Clockmaker is risky because the evil team knows the true distance and can easily spot a lie.
  • If the Clockmaker reveals their number, try to frame good players who sit at that specific distance from each other.
  • In a Vortox game, giving the true number as a bluff will immediately out you as evil to the evil team.
  • As a Minion, avoid whispering to or coordinating publicly with the Demon if the Clockmaker number is known to prevent confirming the pair.

Interactions

Evil Twin

Since the location of the Evil Twin is public, the Clockmaker number immediately highlights potential Demon candidates.

Oracle

If the Oracle confirms a dead player is evil, the Clockmaker can measure from that player to find the Demon.

Philosopher

Can choose to gain the Clockmaker ability mid-game to check if the Demon has moved via Fang Gu or Pit-Hag.

Vortox

Falsifies the number, allowing the Clockmaker to deduce which distance is definitely incorrect.

No Dashii

If the number is '1', the No Dashii's poisoning skips the Minion, extending the poisoning range to the next player.