Paranoia 4: Curse of the Coven

**Curse of the Coven** is the fourth season of PARANOIA.

Wardwell
Proctor

## Twists

**POTIONS AND INGREDIENTS:** Throughout the season castaways could obtain ingredients to create potions that would give an advantage in the game.

**POTIONS:**

* **ESSENCE OF KNOWLEDGE (Unlimited brews):** Those who drink this potion would be given a hint about a future challenge. (Jeopardy)
* **CONCOCTION OF TRANSPOSITION (2 Brews):** This potion allows one player from each tribe to be "swapped". When played before immunity results, those two players are NOT safe. When played after immunity results, the swapped players ARE safe.
* **BREW OF OPULENCE (2 Brews):** This potion gives an extra $50 at the auction.
* **DRAUGHT OF INFLUENCE (3 Brews):** This potion gives an extra vote to the person who drank it. It must be played as the person is voting.
* **PHILTER OF LARCENY (2 Brews):** Before heading off to vote, the person who consumes this potion must publicly take someone's vote. The person with the stolen vote will not vote, and instead the person who stole the vote will cast two votes.
* **TONIC OF INGEOVULNERABILITY (1 Brew):** In the event of a rock draw, the person who drinks this vote will be granted safety.
* **ELIXER OF IGNIGENESIS (1 Brew):** This must be played after votes are cast but before they're read. The person who drank this will force a firemaking challenge between the top two vote receivers of the round.
* **POTION OF PROTECTION (3 Brews):** The person who drinks this can play an idol on themselves or on someone of their choosing.

**THE SUPREME:** At various points in the premerge through challenges/events, one person from each tribe would be able to communicate with every person remaining in the game. In the event of the opposing tribe lost the immunity challenge, the supreme from that tribe would have immunity and the supreme from the other tribe would attend tribal whilst having immunity and be able to cast a vote.

**THE GULAG:** At final 10, the remaining players would compete in Closest To to earn safety. The first 5 to get safety would skip the first tribal council and the other 5 would have 15 minutes before having to vote someone out (Stoner). Then everyone would come together and everyone would be vulnerable and they would have another 15 minutes before voting someone out (Andrew).

## Memorable Moments

* In Round 7, Billy S. played an idol successfully on Michael sending Bill home instead in 13th place
* In Round 10, during the first gulag vote Andrew played an idol negating zero votes
* In Round 10, during the first gulag vote Stoner was sent home with the Firemaking Idol in his pocket
* In Round 12, Veli played an idol successfully sending Michael home instead in 8th place
* In Round 17, it was revealed that for the first time in Paranoia history it was a final 2
* In Round 17, Katy won final immunity and cast the sole vote against KPoww sending her home in 3rd
* In the Finale, Katy was crowned the first non-male winner in Paranoia history

## Season Facts

* Season 4 was the first season that introduced the SWAP power and the Firemaking idol (Neither getting used until the following season)
* In every season except season 4, the FTC votes have been read Big Brother style
* This was the first season where the final 5 and final 4 was majority non-men
* In the final 5, all men voted in the minority
* First season that had both the first and last applicant in the finale
* The only season to have returnees (Zach, Fabi, Corey)