Innkeeper

Townsfolk•Bad Moon Rising

A powerful protector who stops death for two players each night at the cost of intoxicating one of them. While they can stall the evil team significantly, they must be careful not to disable key information roles.

Wakes

Every Night Except First

Causes Death

Selects

Required

Alignment

Static

Ability

Each night*, choose 2 players: they can't die tonight, but 1 is drunkHas no ability but thinks they do. The Storyteller feeds them false information. They cannot affect the game state. until dusk.

Night Ritual (Storyteller Instructions)

Other Nights

"The Innkeeper points to two players, who are both safe from the Demon. One is drunk."

Strategy Guide

Playing As

Avoid choosing yourself; if the Storyteller makes you drunk, your ability fails immediately and neither player is protected.
Select targets who do not rely on being sober for information or ability usage, such as the Fool, Goon, or players who have already used 'once per game' abilities.
Lie publicly about who you are protecting to force the Demon to guess; if they attack your secret targets, you block the kills.
In the late game, consider choosing two suspected evil players; if you select the Demon, you might make them drunk and stop them from killing entirely.

Playing Against

If your ability malfunctions or information seems incorrect, consider that the Innkeeper may have protected (and drunked) you.
A night with no deaths might be Innkeeper protection rather than a Demon like the Zombuul or Po intentionally not killing.
Be wary of players claiming Innkeeper who consistently survive late into the game, as it is a common bluff for Demons to explain their survival.

Interactions

Fool/Sailor/Goon

These characters are excellent protection targets as they either want to survive or do not suffer significantly from being drunk.

Po/Shabaloth

The Innkeeper is vital for stopping the multiple kills these Demons can output in Bad Moon Rising.

Pacifist/Tea Lady

Keeping these characters alive maintains their passive influence on the game, though drunkenness will temporarily disable their effects.