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amber snow
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Bluffing as the Theolog:

  • When bluffing as the Theolog, you want to be in the front line, ensuring you keep running town in circles, but don't make it too obvious or you'll get found out quickly.
  • Usually evil players would want to kill a successful Theolog, so make sure you have a reason why you aren't dying at night.
  • Your info should make sense, even if it is wrong, there needs to be something that town gets out of the discussion.
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Interesting Interactions:

  • Amnesiac: an interesting topic could be one that helps the Amnesiac figure out their ability.
  • Balloonist: both the Balloonist's Outsider modification and information are interesting topics to discuss in public.
  • Bounty Hunter: an evil Theolog could learn topics that would throw town off when discussed.
  • Engineer: which evil characters would be best to play around is an interesting topic with an Engineer or an evil bluffing it.
  • Exorcist: deaths at night (or lackthereof) are an interesting topic.
  • Fisherman: if the Theolog is on script, avoid Fisherman advice that a Theolog could learn.
  • Flowergirl: voting patterns are an interesting topic.
  • Fool: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Gambler: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • General: if a General's (or evil bluffing it) info changes, this can make for an interesting discussion topic.
  • Gossip: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Grandmother: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Innkeeper: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Investigator: an Investigator's info is an interesting topic.
  • Juggler: a Juggler's info is an interesting topic.
  • Lycanthrope: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Magician: who has a private conversation with who could be an interesting topic.
  • Mathematician: a Mathematician's info could always be an interesting topic.
  • Minstrel: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Monk: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Oracle: an Oracle's info is an interesting topic.
  • Pacifist: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Preacher: the presence (or absence) of Minion abilities affecting players is an interesting topic.
  • Princess: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Sage: a Sage dying could be an interesting topic.
  • Sailor: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
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  • Snake Charmer: the presence of a Snake Charmer could be an interesting topic.
  • Soldier: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Tea Lady: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Village Idiot: the presence (or lack thereof) of Village Idiot claims could be an interesting topic.
  • Barber: the death of a Barber could be an interesting topic.
  • Goon: the existance of a Goon could be an interesting topic.
  • Hermit: the existance of a Hermit, and any Outsider modification it may bring, is an interesting topic.
  • Puzzlemaster: any semblant of misinformation could be an interesting topic with a Puzzlemaster.
  • Baron: Outsider modification is always an interesting topic.
  • Devil's Advocate: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Goblin: a player claiming Goblin could make for an interesting topic.
  • Godfather: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Marionette: why a player learnt false information is an interesting topic.
  • Mastermind: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Mezepheles: an evil Theolog could learn topics that would throw town off when discussed.
  • Organ Grinder: the sudden dissapearance of an Organ Grinder could be an interesting topic.
  • Pit-Hag: a player's character changing could be an interesting topic.
  • Scarlet Woman: the death of a Demon candidate could be an interesting topic.
  • Summoner: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Widow: a player claiming to know of a Widow could be an interesting topic.
  • Xaan: Outsider modification, particularly the Xaan's, is always an interesting topic.
  • Al-Hadikhia: why a player chose to live or to die could be an interesting topic.
  • Fang Gu: Outsider modification is always an interesting topic.
  • Imp: the death of a Demon candidate could be an interesting topic.
  • Legion: voting patterns and social reads could be interesting topics.
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  • Lil' Monsta: the presence (or absence) of Minion abilities affecting players is an interesting topic.
  • Lleech: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Lord of Typhon: the presence (or absence) of Minion abilities affecting players is an interesting topic.
  • No Dashii: any semblant of misinformation could be an interesting topic.
  • Ojo: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Po: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Pukka: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Shabaloth: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Vigormortis: the death of a Minion candidate could be an interesting topic.
  • Vortox: the Theolog would learn information that town shouldn't discuss in a Vortox game.
  • Zombuul: why a player died or didn't, as well as the death of a Demon candidate, are interesting topics.
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  • Flamestoker: the presence of Flamestokers is an interesting topic.
  • Dianite: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Chantry: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Scribe: voting patterns are an interesting topic.
  • Baker: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Maskbearer: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Fencer: the death of a Fencer is an interesting topic.
  • Sorrower: the death of a Sorrower is an interesting topic.
  • Metagnostic: the characters a Metagnostic learns are interesting to discuss.
  • Moonshiner: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Wine Taster: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Queen: learning a Queen is in play, or not doing so, is an interesting topic.
  • Haberdasher: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Mourner: a Mourner's info is an interesting topic.
  • Cassandra: the presence of a Cassandra is an interesting topic.
  • Sibyl: a Sibyl's condition and consequence are interesting topics.
  • Roi Fainéant: the presence (or absence) of Minion activities affecting players is an interesting topic.
  • Anthropologist: the information learnt by the game not ending is an interesting topic.
  • Omen: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Doorman: why a player died or didn't, particularly because the Doorman knows if it was due to them, is an interesting topic.
  • Dockworker: a Dockworker entering play is an interesting topic.
  • Royal Guard: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Gasanthesheshu: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • False Prophet: what Minions are in play is an interesting topic.
  • Folly: how many Outsiders are in play, but not who they are, is an interesting topic.
  • Leftenent: any semblant of misinformation could be an interesting topic.
  • Starspawn: the death of an evil candidate could be an interesting topic.
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  • Guilt: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Bloodless: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Viscount: a player seeming alive yet not waking up is an interesting topic.
  • Haunt: the announcement of a Haunt being in play is an interesting topic.
  • Breathsnatch: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Justice: voting patterns, as well as who was executed and why, could be interesting topics.
  • Diabolos Ex Deus: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Dreydra: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Plea: why a player died or didn't, as well as any Outsider modification, are interesting topics.
  • Aunemoia: Outsider modification, as well as the seeming lack of Outsider abilities, are interesting topics.
  • Oivasyr: the death of a Demon candidate is an interesting topic.
  • Don Juan: Outsider modification, as well as why an execution failed, are interesting topics.
  • Beholder: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Hanged Blood: why a player died or didn't is an interesting topic.
  • Gestalt: the seating arrangement, and possible evil clusters, could make for an interesting topic.
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Flavour & History:
This one has little history I'll be real I literally made it yesterday, but it started as a rework of one of Elluna's unreleased characters, so it used to have [+0 to +2 Theologs] (albeit it wasn't called Theolog). The only mechanical change since conception was the removal of the dupes.
As per the flavour, I thought the ability worked well, mechanically, with Metagnostic, and wanted something that felt similar, so after a bit of discussion Axolator suggested Theolog, and I liked it. The icon then is part of The Creation of Adam, which I felt worked well with The Creation of the Sun and Moon which is Metagnostic's icon. Usually I don't like having icons be straight up people but I think I'm happy with these two, because they're references to real things and not just people.

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The Character Itself Because I Flooded Chat A Little

wet hazel
amber snow
dreamy mica
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Peak

dry thicket
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🎉

winter maple
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You know you could've just said "yeah every character has something they want talked about"

amber snow
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im aware

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but i spent a lot of time writing

cursive panther
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very interesting

tepid hearth
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Oh it’s this one!

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Yeah you mentioned it like yesterday and I thought it was cool

fluid spade
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this is high priestess coded (positive)

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but some people will complain because its high priestess coded (negative)

amber snow
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its hp coded but if hp was workable on info heavy environments

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imo

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bc hp as is just gets sent to the solviest player on heavy info

amber snow
tepid hearth
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Ah yeah that’s what it was

fluid spade
amber snow
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because my normal procedure is not keep things under wraps

amber snow
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and then X brings up their info

fluid spade
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i mean it is an example you give

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as a topic of discussion

amber snow
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true enough but in the example its as a "call out X's bluff"

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and not as a "this solves the game"

fluid spade
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true

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but also this to me is also what sending HP to X does

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on info scripts anyways

amber snow
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idk i feel like as a hp you dont usually send to call out bluffs on info heavy

fluid spade
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maybe

amber snow
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you just send them to game solvers

fluid spade
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but mid-late game i might

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i mean i have my own specific high priestess takes so maybe we're different

amber snow
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tbh youre correct i just dont like hp on info heavy scripts lol

fluid spade
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mhm

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i mean tbf info is something i only partially care about with HP, but its more a "what is X saying publicly, what are they tunneling correctly, what courses of action are they taking"

amber snow
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yeah thats the better way to run it

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but i dont often see it ran like that

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(ive not run hp myself bc i dont like most scripts w it)

fluid spade
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im not gonna get into an HP discussion rn but yeah

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HPs in my games get sent to the Butler n2 lol

amber snow
fluid spade
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oh i mean not an argument i just like rambling about HP

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anyways cool character i think i have something similar

amber snow
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thank you

dry thicket
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Most of the high priestess qualms could do easily be solved by taking out the word most from the ability.

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This slightly "veers" in that direction, but in a better and more healthy way.

fluid spade
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nah "most" applies to "the Storyteller believes"

amber snow
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ill be real when you have to do a loop around to justify why its one and not another i think removing most would just benefit the character

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you run it the same

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just without the weird justifications for why you sent it to someone if someone else had game winning info

amber snow
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secret 2nd character release (not released just added to the file)

amber snow
pure shard
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it got an icon?

amber snow
amber snow
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3 new characters on main file, one more on secondary

amber snow
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another

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mystic sandal
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Tbc, this doesn’t work on equal amounts of good and evil?

You’d need at least 2 evil votes?

amber snow
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yeah

mystic sandal
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Ok yea

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This would be kinda interesting with Mez. Act at your own risk

amber snow
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kinda weird at small counts but probably fine since the confirmation is more relevant as evil has less time to act on it

amber snow
dry bane
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Regent feels as vulnerable as a Lord of Typhon or Yaggababble if found to be in-play, without having any of the strengths that allow it to be powerful

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Since the King can control their suicide, and good team can test for Regent by just seeing a lack of night deaths consistently occur

amber snow
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i do agree i could make it if the kings not been nightkilled

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so you can kill if the kings executed

dry bane
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im thinking the concept is there and go, but it definitely needs a buff so its less vulnerable

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especially since it has no actual secondary ability before the king dies, so itll be harder to supplement false info needed to actually make use of the win con

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Each night*, choose a player: they die. If the King died tonight, today's alive executee's team wins (evil if no-one). [+the King]

prime crypt
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hello

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Is there a .json file for this script?

amber snow
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its not a script but rather a collection, but theres only the bloodstar json which isnt the most complete

solar pier
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Days since a collection was called a script: 0

winter maple
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it doesnt happen that often smh

solar pier
shrewd igloo
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@amber snow is there a masterjson for this?

amber snow
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technically yes but also no

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theres the bloodstar json but ive not made a proper json

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if you want any character in particular tell me and ill make a proper json for it

shrewd igloo
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diablos*

amber snow
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diabolos should have one since its on death and the maiden i can find that one quickly

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    {
        "id": "diabolos_ex_deus_tmmhhadfhtftj",
        "image": [
            "https://i.imgur.com/u0VORu6.png",
            "https://i.imgur.com/5MK9lAw.png"
        ],
        "name": "Diabolos Ex Deus",
        "team": "demon",
        "ability": "Each night*, you & the Storyteller may each choose a player (they must): both die.",
        "reminders": ["Dead", "Dead"],
        "otherNightReminder": "Wake the Diabolos Ex Deus, they may point to a player: they die. You then point at another player: they die.",
        "otherNight": 25.2
    }
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heres ded

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    {
        "id": "baker_tmmhhadfhtftj",
        "image": [
            "https://www.bloodstar.xyz/p/TheDarkArtist/DarkArtists_Stuff/baker_darkartists_stuff.png"
        ],
        "name": "Baker",
        "team": "townsfolk",
        "ability": "Once per game, at night*, choose to make all Townsfolk (not yourself) safe from the Demon tonight.",
        "reminders": ["Other Townsfolk Safe", "No ability"],
        "otherNightReminder": "Wake the Baker, they nod or shake their head no. If they nod, all Townsfolk are safe from the Demon for tonight. Mark them with the NO ABILITY reminder, they won't wake again.",
        "otherNight": 22.1
    }```
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and that should be baker

shrewd igloo
amber snow
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ah i forgot commas

shrewd igloo
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also team should be townsfolk

amber snow
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thats on me for copy pasting

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also on me for copypasting

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there

shrewd igloo
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i edited it manually on my end so didn't cause much issue but best in case someone else would want to use it

amber snow
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yeah its fixed now at least

regal pagoda
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I guess that might be bloodstar doing bloodstar things

amber snow
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it was each night originally

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its not meant to be each night, but each night*

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fixed it

regal pagoda
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All right, thanks

amber snow
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also took this chance to add a bunch of flavour texts mist made

tepid hearth
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why is it each night*

winter maple
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guessing in the dark isnt ideal i think

tepid hearth
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google poisoner

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seriously there’s no mechanical reason to have that

amber snow
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no reason but we decided it was better as en*

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it was changed for midori

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its not a balance mechanism either its just kinda boring if you randomly guess something

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which is the case for everything but here youre actually guessing not just choosing who to impact

drifting lichen
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amber snow
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aw ty thats great to hear

amber snow
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must say its always a blast to hear people enjoy your things

winter maple
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Could someone walk me through oivasyr

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I don't quite see the vision

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Oivasyr (Demon): Each night*, choose a player: they die. Once, if executed & a living player claimed their character, live & register as dead. [-1 Outsider]
It seems like the strategy is to not claim your character ever?? Though it's not really clear what it means. Is it like madness, or would slayer shooting count, or something else entirely? And what's up with the outsider mod, is it just to force more Townsfolk to exist? The safety net portion is fortunately pretty intuitive

amber snow
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i dropped the script but that was the purpose

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the script had anthro

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so claiming and -1 both were for anthro reasons

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its pretty much about time i do in with oivasyr but its still there

winter maple
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Ohhh makes sense lol

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(I'm in search of outsider mod rn lol)

amber snow
dry bane
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pos, neg, possibly both, and on what chars?

winter maple
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Demons

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Well

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The minions are locked in rn

dry bane
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ok im gonna name all the ones i have by my side

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and then find more

winter maple
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Don Juan could work but I'd need negative mod on a demon rather than a drunklike

dry bane
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Aunemoia (Dark Artist)

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Cawthane (TBA)

winter maple
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And avoid poison

dry bane
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noted

winter maple
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This might not be the chat for this

dry bane
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also

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good point

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mb

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ill dm u

tepid mist
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huh
is there no philo-elder jinx?

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since philo wouldn't affect the setup

gusty rampart
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Arbitrary outsider mod on a TF

amber snow
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no philoing into elder anymore

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done

gusty rampart
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Philo💀

mystic sandal
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Best script idea is Boffin Elder. Trust goblin

winter maple
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Mike I need my :unfire: again

gusty rampart
tepid mist
last inlet
mystic sandal
marsh summit
hexed thunder
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For some reason your set symbol shows up as a 3/4 symbol in the script tool...

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dry bane
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ur pc is a chud. beat it

atomic gulch
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Oh you have old admiral there

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I think I changed it to or

prime crypt
dry bane
dry bane
still folio
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City boy

shrewd igloo
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@amber snow any particular reason styx isn't

Dead Minions might rise, [...]

Kinda saves on a lot of space if you wanted a more official sounding wording. Which I've got some kind of memory of finding that it's really not.

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Kinda avoids the slightly wack parenthesis

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and it's not really losing much of its spirit (I think)

amber snow
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there can be evil tf or outsiders

shrewd igloo
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but is that relevant?

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I can't really think of many cases were it really is

amber snow
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ill try to remember in like, a week (but also i need to remember what my bloodstar password is)

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maybe also do like

some new characters

thorny violet