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'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!
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 😁)
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.
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)
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 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
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
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?
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
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.
@@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.
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
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.
Gracey and Burns: The only detective agency who will find out the murderer is and JOIN THEM.🔪
Jon them
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.
ROASTED!
Oh my gods 😹
GodDAMN. Laurie needs to roll revolutionary sometime.
@@zealot2147 But nobody ever trusts Laurie
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'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!
It took me an hour to realize that the 13 player count meant 3 minions to start. I'm so used to 12 player games.
It feels wrong to see Jon so calm during a game XD
revolutionary jon unravels the game rather than themself XD
Clearly, the revolutionary has been created solely to give Jon some peace when playing BOTC once in a while.
Only heard the intro and Ben's already bluffing John. Gracie is going to unravel so so hard
I love games when Aggie is the Storyteller. :)
Plus it was great to see John in some Clocktower again, since I cannot see his shows in person.
💜
Jon Gracey!
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.
5 minutes in and i'm listening to Daddy Ben talking about folding up poo papers. What a life.
Listening to these games is my favorite thing to do while I cook dinner! You always catch me cutting onions 😂
We needed Revolutionary Goon and three Minions to see Pukka win on this UA-cam channel.
Heh, telling your fellow revolutionary a false role.
Callout to George Burns and Gracie Allen. “Say goodnight, Gracie!”
"Goodnight, Gracie."
Imagine a game with Organ Grinder, Devils Advocate, and Witch. Just every possible role that deals with voting.
every possible? hah! you gotta add in the golem, town crier, flower girl, butler, virgin, fearmonger, vizier
😏
Organ Grinder + Flowergirl if you want to make it really stupid. You learn if the demon voted, but you didn't see any votes.
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 😁)
@@SharienGaming and boom dandy + goblin, you could also consider the Evil Twin too
*_"United we feigned._*
*_Divided, we stalled."_*
Gracey and Burns:
Detectives at large
Minions at small
Great to see Jon here - my favourite cross overs!
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.
omg what a crossover!! Jon and Ben!
Glad this got uploaded. I was only able to watch half of it on stream, so I never found out who won.
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)
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
Needs droison
This game was a joy to watch, as always ❤
I dreamt last night that me and Jon were involved in a fight against dystopian government.
The shed ninja, OMG 🤣
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
Merry Christmas
Oops all amnesiacs mode: only the ST knows what everyone is.
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
What a game! So entertaining.
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?
Very next night. And their power would kick in immediately 👍
It's a bit like a good scarlet woman. But temporary.
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
Make the revolutionary pair Malashaan and Reznora and watch them be extremely distrustful of everything 😂
George Burns was married to Gracie Allen.
Does this mean that TPI will continue working with NRB? Or is this just a very old recording?
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
I'm kind of new to this, could somebody please explain what added a third minion? Thanks!
The player count. It scales
@@ralphtedesco7289 Thanks a lot, I guess I've never seen a thirteen player game before.
Player count being 13
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.
13 player game setup is:
9 Townsfolk
0 Outsiders
3 Minions
1 Demon
(Obviously not including setup-modifying characters)
Come on Jams, don’t be unreasonable.
Wait is goon changed? I remember it only activating for evil
Nope, first picking them gets drunk, Goon stays as the freshly drunken character's alignment for the day.
@@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.”
nope, it's not once per game, it's first one every night, and it affects both good and evil@@hyperswag506
@@hyperswag506that might have been the original good from eight years ago or something, the current goon has been a flipper for ages :)
@@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.
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
Yes, exactly the same as in real life if you play the game.
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
Also Richie the organ grinder didn't have pointing powers, so couldn't choose the goon ;)
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.