"Base 3" Scripts
with Small Changes

by Ben Burns

This script is Trouble Brewing with the Marionette added:

Marionette (Minion): "You think you are a good character, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbor the Demon]"

This is a great way to spice up a script that intermediate players are familiar with.

STORYTELLER BEWARE: Trouble Brewing has two specific roles that can see the Marionette's token and put the Imp in immediate jeopardy by proximity: Investigator & Undertaker. Take caution in your game setup to account for these possibilities. Consider creating these potential worlds as a result of drunkenness or poison.

You may want to consider using the Marionette/ Recluse Bootlegger Rule "Long Strings" which permits the Marionette to neighbor a Recluse.

Script archive link: https://botc-scripts.azurewebsites.net/script/840

by Ryback, emma, & Mullibok - Five of Swords Discord

This script is Strings Pulling with two character swaps to mitigate roles that look at tokens. It's Trouble Brewing with the following additions:

• Adds Marionette

• Cannibal replaces the Undertaker

• Noble replaces the Investigator 

This is specifically meant to remove the good-aligned roles that will see the Marionette Minion's token and immediately put the Demon in jeopardy.

You may want to consider using the Marionette/ Recluse Bootlegger Rule "Long Strings" which permits the Marionette to neighbor a Recluse.

Variant: Gingerbread Baking
by the BOTC Community
Pies Baking, but Ogre replaces Butler

Script archive link: https://botc-scripts.azurewebsites.net/script/1774

by  Jack Broome

This script is the Trouble Brewing with two changes:

• Adds Legion

• Adds Vortox

It's called "Half of the 108" because:

• 108/2 = 54

• 54 in roman numerals is "LIV" 

• LIV stands for Legion, Imp, Vortox

Script archive link: https://botc-scripts.azurewebsites.net/script/58 

by the Greater BOTC Community

This game is a variant of Trouble Brewing where an off-script character will be introduced 

In "Trouble Brewing +1" The Storyteller adds an extra role to Trouble Brewing. The Storyteller has the option to declare which role is being added in advance or keep it a secret, put it into the bag, and let the players find out. 

This idea has also been used in a charity format to solicit donations for characters which will be inserted into Trouble Brewing. 

I enjoy adding the Amnesiac Townsfolk into Trouble Brewing and declaring it in advance.

STORYTELLER BEWARE: Trouble Brewing is a battle-tested and near-bulletproof script that can work with every role configuration. Adding even a single new role has the possibility to massively change the balance of the game. 

Not every role lends itself to into Trouble Brewing +1/+2/+3/+4. Consider all character interactions carefully for balance and player fun potential before printing the script and sending the "bag" around.

Common variations on the TB +X idea include:

Midnight Trouble Brewing
by Cam
Adds Lunatic & Marionette

Trouble Brewing ++
by Dae
Adds Atheist, Lunatic, & Marionette

Trouble Brewing on Expert Mode
by the Greater BOTC Community
Adds Atheist, Lunatic, & Legion

Dansel's Trouble Brewing
by Daniel Bak
Adds Huntsman, Damsel, Cerenovus, & Harpy

Ogres are Like Onions
by the Greater BOTC Community
Ogre replaces Butler

Trouble Brewing script archive link: https://botc-scripts.azurewebsites.net/script/133 

by Ian (UrbanMinotaur)

Version 1 of this script is Bad Moon Rising with 2 substitutions:

• Goblin replaces Mastermind

• Lleech replaces Zombuul

"This is a simple script variant of Bad Moon Rising because I'm tired of players complaining about BMR all the time.

I replaced the Mastermind with the Goblin, and the Zombuul with the Lleech.

That's all. I feel like it's a major improvement because with Good Moon Rising you don't get games that last for days and days and days."

Version 2 of this script is Bad Moon Rising with 6 substitutions:

• Goblin replaces Mastermind

• Lleech replaces Zombuul 

• Preacher replaces Courtier

• Politician replaces Goon

• Gunslinger replaces Matron

• Butcher replaces Judge 

"Some of my players wanted to play BMR but didn't want the game to last for 15 straight days, so I created this simple variant to speed it up a little. (Warning: Longer games are still possible even in this variant, but they are much less likely.)

Custom Jinx: The Lleech may not select themself.

That's it. I still love BMR, but this is a way to play a BMR-like game for players who don't have 3 hours to sit for." 

[EDITORIAL: Zombuul games should not take 3 hours to resolve, and do not typically run longer than usual if run correctly. See Group & Tone Management for detailed commentary with regards to this sentiment.]

v1 Script archive link: https://botc-scripts.azurewebsites.net/script/523/1.0.0
v2 Script archive link: https://botc-scripts.azurewebsites.net/script/523/2.0.0 

by Ben Burns

This script is the Trouble Brewing good team and the Sects & Violets evil team.

STORYTELLER BEWARE: The BOTC community consensus believes that the evil Sects & Violets team starts at a slight advantage on this script. Storytellers should take care to curate and balance the "bag" before the start of the game.

Script archive link: https://botc-scripts.azurewebsites.net/script/136

by Steven Medway

This script is the Sects & Violets good team and the Trouble Brewing evil team.

STORYTELLER BEWARE: The BOTC community consensus believes that the good Sects & Violets team starts at a slight advantage on this script. Storytellers should take care to curate and balance the "bag" before the start of the game.

Script archive link: https://botc-scripts.azurewebsites.net/script/295