TACTICIAN

Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.

ABILITY:

Each night*, choose a player. You may give them advice: they learn this, and whether it will help your team win the game.

STORYTELLER NOTES:

If the Tactician provides advice that is too specific, you may play a mediating role in offering advice that is less confirming or against the spirit of the character.

The Tactician advises its troops to help win the war for its own side.

Playing as the Tactician

Your advice can be used for good or ill, but remember that the Storyteller will always tell the player you've chosen whether the advice will help your team win! This means players will never be inclined to trust you fully, so speaking with your fellow players and gathering useful information is crucial to succeeding in your role.

If evil, your advice can be used to guide evil kills, or drive good players away from the truth, so be creative with the advice you offer, consider reinforcing wrong worlds, and drive town towards incorrect conclusions. You'll be found out eventually, but at least you'll have done your damage.

Example

The Mad Scientist is in play, and is good. On Night 2, they provide advice to the Chef, telling them to look for an Outsider. The Chef receives this advice and a thumbs up. The Chef determines that the Recluse is sat next to a Minion.

Jinxes

N/A.

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Creator Note

This character originated from Clocktower Con Australia 2025, designed by attendees in collaboration with Steven Medway, and adapted here for balance and theme.