I'm really glad to see the Revolutionary featured! It's the fabled I've used the most (aside from Deus Ex Fiasco, and The Toymaker) - not just for disabled friends, but also for friends where two of them are in the same house, and want to call in through the same computer! - I had to use it in the very first game I ran, and because it's aimed to help disabled players, unlike other fabled it's something that some groups will have to use every single time, and can't wait until the ST becomes experienced before bringing it in, so it's great to see an example of it in use! - It's also really nice that not only is it an accessibility tool, it's also something that just changes the dynamic of the game and adds in its own fun in its own right!
From the wiki: Use the Revolutionary to help disadvantaged players participate. If a player has an intellectual disability, is unable to understand the rules of the game, is blind or deaf, or is unable to communicate or participate as normal, they may still play by teaming up with a player that they trust. What a thoughtful way of Ben to allow Jon to participate.
I was reading the first part of the comment thinking, "Oh, that's a really cool, inclusive mechanic that allows others to enjoy the game that potentially might not be able to otherwise"... then I saw the second part of the comment, haha.
I just got a terrible idea that may be really funny if it ever turned up (or maybe just horrifying in general). So the basic gist is that the Revolutionary pair is a Lunatic/Drunk, where the Lunatic thinks the Drunk is their Marionette. Possibly in a "Poppy Grower" game if that keeps up the charade for longer. I was considering also putting this in a Fang Gu world, but then the Fang Gu would be able to turn two people in one turn so I don't think that's fair. But given that this pair would probably end up playing for Evil anyway in the early game, this isn't really fair anyway.
I made a script aimed around this theme, where each vote/nomination/execution needs to be even more carefully considered, that's a lot of fun ! (and a good lesson for my players who begin to have a lot of games under their belt and are good at world building but still manage to get a bit too "horny for nominations" and vote without thinking of some consequences 😁)
I've never created a custom script before but was interested in the concept of a guaranteed vortox script and so decided to give it a go. I would be interested to hear people thoughts and suggestions on it. (Since you can't attach images or files here, here is the script written out) Uno reverse (Townsfolk) Steward Shugenja Empath General Chambermaid King Savant Amnesiac Fisherman Philosopher Sage Choirboy Poppy Grower (Outsiders) Plague doctor Mutant Barber Lunatic (Minions) Harpy Organ Grinder Mezepheles Fearmonger Cerenovus (Demons) Vortox
The toilet paper issue Ben was talking about is something I've encountered in Mexico and Costa Rica (and is presumably also the case in other Latin American countries too)
It was so obvious that Kat was the demon once she realised that turning Ben evil would turn Jon as well. I did find Kat was probably the easiest to social read from this games circle. loved this game. loved the chaos
the moment ben and john got turned the game was mathematically solved town could outvote evil only once more but after that evil would have majoraty votes and thus evil wins by default
Assign one of the revolutionary pairs the lunatic token, tell them their partner is the marionette. Give the lunatic Patters as their other minion. Sit back and marvel at your own genius
So, regarding the Amnesiac power - if they pick a non-Townsfolk, would they be reprompted the very next night, or only once their pick had died? And if their target dies in the night, would their power immediately kick in, or only at dawn?
This was recorded very recently. It's worth keeping in mind that while both myself and Jon appear in some NRB videos, we're friends outside of that and enjoy hanging out with each other for a myriad of reasons. We're also both self-employed and take on a number of jobs outside of NRB. For example, this stream we mentioned a project that Jon set up where folks can come play games with us in a cool castle. That's Jon's gig and has nothing to do with NRB. - Ben
The way adding extra players to the game works is like this: With a seven player game, you have 5 townsfolk, 0 outsiders, 1 minion, and a demon. Every time you add another player, you add an outsider. However, if you *would* add a third outsider, you instead *remove* all outsiders and instead add a minion. This causes a few patterns to emerge. For example, there is always an odd number of Townsfolk (either 5, 7, or 9). The number of outsiders is always 2 if the number of players is divisible by 3; it's always 1 if the player count is one less than being divisible by 3, and it's 0 if it is one more than being divisible by 3.
With whispers, can't demons share bluffs with their minions without entering a private chat with them... isn't that an issue because townsfolk can't keep track of who went for a private chat with who?
Yes they can, just as they can in real life. This app aims to replicate playing the game in-person as much as possible, where you can very easily nudge the Minion sat next to you and quickly point to three characters, without anyone noticing. - Ben
@@alchemicpink2392 maybe I’m just misremembering but I remember wording being something along the lines of “Once per game, if chosen by Evil, they are drunk tonight and you become evil.”
@@alchemicpink2392 Not "for the day", just "becomes their alignment" fullstop. If nobody ever picks them again, or they're executed before then, they are permanently locked in.
So Richie the Organ Grinder WAS in fact evil and DID in fact have the opportunity to turn Ben evil that early but chose not to. Come on Richie, you're the ACTUAL evil one here and you played a good guy when you could have no consequences made Ben evil. You had the golden fish on your hook and you cast it away to be eaten by another fish. He did eventually turn evil but by then it was obvious
I know I'm late to this, but just want to point out that Ben told him he was the saint, so it relied on a fang gu jumping. There was no fang gu. As soon as Ben outed as goon he got flipped.
You know Ben is a musician when he drops a line like "I've walked out on women I love, despite still loving them, because it was the right thing to do". That hit me pretty hard not gonna lie.
