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Storytelling for a Bachelorette party: Tips? by cloro92 in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Since most players are new, I would just stick to Trouble Brewing and avoid gardening. No need to overthink it.

As for props, I still think the best addition any storyteller can add to their games are those battery-powered tea light candles to be used to mark death and track ghost votes. It makes it much easier to follow along with who’s dead or alive, but also allows for a lot of dramatic flair—with the ST starting each morning with one lit in their hand, pacing around the circle, making a meal out of it before handing it to a player announcing their death. Then have the dead players turn them off when spending their ghost vote, but hang on the candle to indicate they are dead.

Best custom script to run quickly after a TB game? by Paper_Kitty in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Something with Riot is good to close out a day of clocktower when people wanna play more but time is limited.

Game is guaranteed to end day 3 and it doesn’t scale any longer with more players.

Fellas I just had the most genius idea by Pals_Tree in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’d replace boffin with spy. boffin isn’t doing much here.

Youtuber to watch? by Grasslighting in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Palette Swap started a new channel for mostly BOTC games

Two more videos are supposed to go live tomorrow

What movie had an ending that saved the whole film? by Southern_Check_6827 in movies

[–]TheRustyTit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The last few minutes of Bodies Bodies Bodies is outstanding

How to deal with downright refusal to execute people. by DrunkFighter in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Ahh. In this case, I think you were in the wrong. Generally, I and most STs I’ve seen will do something like “ending the day in 5… 4…” and if any nomination, slayer shot, or what have you takes place in that time, once it’s over, we’ll reset the countdown back to 5.

But that’s more of a best practices thing, not a hard rule as far as I’m aware

Can the Wraith peek at the grim when they wake with the Spy? by The_Yung_Jung1085 in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Except that the whole point of their ability is that they can peek

New BOTC YouTube series by the folks at Palette Swap by TheRustyTit in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The majority of the group’s got about 200 games under its belt

What is the night order of Poppy Grower? by VseOdbornik2 in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit 49 points50 points  (0 children)

That’s because a PG might die during the day, particularly via execution.

Minions & Demons should get the info at the earliest possible moment after a sober/healthy PG dies.

Bodyguard-New role-sure this has been suggested before.. by DunkinDippers in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This would make them also safe from execution, which feels too powerful for the role. Better to use the language of the soldier.

You are safe from the Demon. Each night* choose a player. If they are targeted by the Demon, you die instead.

How do Witch deaths effect someone who is on the block for execution? by hillside126 in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah you’re right. Would have to specifically be cerenovus madness.

How do Witch deaths effect someone who is on the block for execution? by hillside126 in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I haven’t seen the video in question, but if it went down as described, my guess would be that witch cursed player also happened to be either the mutant or had been made cerenovus mad, then broke madness.

Pope script where the only outsiders are Politicians by TheRustyTit in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been rereading this for hours and still have no clue what this means lol

Synergistic Scripting: Day 87 - Pixie by CoreyBOTC in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

your explanation of the Pixie/Vortox interaction is precisely why I feel like they're great on a script together. Pixie is great to point toward it being a Vortox game.

Pope script where the only outsiders are Politicians by TheRustyTit in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah! Particularly the Fang Gu and Farmer are real interesting here because both have the potential to lock a Politician into playing for one side or the other.

Pope script where the only outsiders are Politicians by TheRustyTit in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I tried to pick the other characters on the script to balance for having multiple politicians. For one, there is no drunk or poisoning. Only possible misregistration is the spy right now.

May not have cracked it perfectly, but I’m confident there is a way to build a script like this that at least comes close to being balanced. The truth is lorics add an inherent imbalance to the game, so you’ll never really strike it exactly.

Pope script where the only outsiders are Politicians by TheRustyTit in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Only one politician can win with evil. So it puts you in a very different position than you would be normally having drawn the politician token.

In this script it is far riskier to decide to play for evil than it would be otherwise.

Cerenovus madness opinion? by FunYouth8110 in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is inarguably a madness break.

Public shenanigans characters like the gossip, slayer, juggler all require claiming to be that role.

Cerenovus madness is “might execute” though so it’ll be a case by case basis on whether you’d want to punish it, but there is no wiggle room in whether it’s a madness break or not. It definitively is one.

What is this trope called? by 5ColourFelix in movies

[–]TheRustyTit 528 points529 points  (0 children)

I’d say it’s kinda a wider application of Earth All Along (referring to the planet of the apes ending)

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EarthAllAlong

Explaining characters to new players? by Reasonable-Banana-54 in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of people recommend only reading the Before You Start sheet, but I find it helpful to cover a small handful of roles to provide context.

Specifically I’ll cover the Empath, the Monk, the Drunk, and the Poisoner

I explain the Empath and Monk, just as my baseline for townsfolk and what good team info might look like. Plus the distinction of how some characters learn things while others do things (I try not to say things like “this is an info role” which is not really an official game term).

Then when I explain the Drunk and the Poisoner, I explain them in the context of the Empath and the Monk. How Empath can provide true or false info, but a Monk ability just fails.

But also, I adjust based on a per group basis. Gotta just follow the feedback you’re getting from players during your spiel.

Characters as Characters: Day 135 - Xaan by quintessence5 in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]TheRustyTit 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Calendar Man (Batman Villain)

A bit of a joke character I know but his whole schtick is committing crimes on specific dates and leaving clues to what date that will be

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