Moonchild

Outsider•Bad Moon Rising

The Moonchild is an Outsider who acts as a posthumous executioner, killing a Good player if they select one upon their own death. While detrimental to the Good team's survival count, the ability can be weaponized to confirm the alignment of the chosen player.

Wakes

Never

Causes Death

Yes

Selects

Required

Alignment

Static

Ability

When you learn that you died, publicly choose 1 alive player. Tonight, if it was a good player, they die.

Night Ritual (Storyteller Instructions)

Other Nights

"If the Moonchild used their ability to target a player today: If that player is good, they die."

Strategy Guide

Playing As

Coordinate your choice publicly before you die so the town knows exactly who you are targeting and can interpret the result.
Target players who are likely Good but protected (e.g., Sailor, Fool, or someone next to a Tea Lady) to verify them without costing the town a life.
Dying early can be beneficial to confirm the Outsider count and prove your role, especially in a Zombuul game where your delayed kill proves you aren't the Demon.
If you choose a player and they die, they are confirmed Good; if they do not die, they are likely Evil or protected.
Be wary of dying poisoned (e.g., by the Pukka), as your ability will not trigger, potentially making you look like you lied.

Playing Against

Bluff as Moonchild to discourage the town from executing you due to the threat of an extra death.
If you are an Assassin or Godfather, kill the player the Moonchild chose to make an evil teammate appear Good by simulating the Moonchild's specific kill condition.
Keep the Moonchild alive until the final days; they are a safe execution for the Good team early on, but a liability when only a few players remain.
As a Minion, claim Moonchild and choose a player you know is protected (or the Demon) to explain why no death occurred, simulating that you picked 'Evil'.

Interactions

Godfather

The death of the Moonchild triggers the Godfather's ability, potentially causing multiple extra deaths or allowing the Godfather to mask their kill as the Moonchild's.

Sailor / Fool

Excellent targets for the Moonchild as they can survive the kill attempt while still being Good, mitigating the Outsider penalty.

Tea Lady / Innkeeper

Can protect the player chosen by the Moonchild, preventing the death while allowing the town to test the protection.

Professor

Cannot resurrect the Moonchild as they are an Outsider, making the Moonchild's death permanent.

Zombuul

If the Moonchild is executed and a player dies that night, it proves the Moonchild is real and not the Zombuul (who would not act that night).