Best Friends Forever
Full Script
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Notes
BOOTLEGGER RULE: The Xaan doesn't poison the Poppy Grower.
Please run the Poppy Grower's optional rule: "If the Poppy Grower becomes drunk, poisoned, or leaves play, Minions & Demons learn who each other are that night."
Originally designed for the Ogre script competition, and then modified for the Boffin and later Xaan script competitions, Best Friends Forever features many interesting interactions with these 3 characters. The Ogre may become the friend of the Marionette or Lunatic and become their sole confidant at their most uncertain times, while a Boffin may give the Demon the tools they need to find their evil team in a Poppy Grower game.
Meanwhile, the Xaan can try and deduce the Outsider count through the presence of the Snitch, or lack thereof, and can find out if a Lunatic is in play by talking to their Demon. Alongside this, if an Ogre manages to pick an evil, they can provide very helpful bluffing-space to hide or slide into the Outsider count and throw off the Xaan night.
If the presence of Poppy Grower, Boffin, and Legion donât make it already apparent, Best Friends Forever is an expert script in every sense of the word. The good team should consider the fringest of fringe worlds, and the evil team should work with their Storyteller to bring those worlds into effect. Both teams should walk the line of trust and distrust very carefully, as otherwise they risk unravelling every truth and lie in an instant.
However, all it takes is for someone to just trust the right person⦠and theyâd have no problems becoming Best Friends Forever.
Now, for the story of the Demon, and, the Ogre.
CHAPTER 1 - The Demon & The Ogre
"Oh no, it's a Poppygrower game!" said the Demon.
"hello" said the Ogre.
CHAPTER 2 - The Search Begins
"It's fine," says the Demon, "The Boffin gave me the Village Idiot ability so let's go find the rest of my team!"
CHAPTER 3 - New Arrivals
"Yo, waddup," a mysterious voice announces, "this Goblin claim over here is my amigo."
The Demon looks on in shock. "Ogre," they say, "the Gnome is here."
CHAPTER 4 - Revelations
"Hey I know I'm claiming Goblin but I'm actually the Xaan, I believe Night X is 2." the Xaan theorised.
"Well," the Demon jumped in, "I have an OGRE so X is probably 3."
CHAPTER 5 - For Friendship (or Lack Thereof)
"Plus," the Demon added, "I have a Lunatic as well!"
The evil team cheered, and proceeded to march on, united. Meanwhile, in a cold and dark place...
"Where. Is. My. TEAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMM." Screamed the Lunatic-Legion. No reply ever came.
Characters
Total 32
Townsfolk
13
Shugenja
You start knowing if your closest evil player is clockwise or anti-clockwise. If equidistant, this info is arbitrary.
Pixie
You start knowing 1 in-play Townsfolk. If you were mad that you were this character, you gain their ability when they die.
Balloonist
Each night, you learn a player of a different character type than last night. [+0 or +1 Outsider]
General
Each night, you learn which alignment the Storyteller believes is winning: good, evil, or neither.
Villageidiot3
Each night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]
Dreamer
Each night, choose a player (not yourself or Travellers): you learn 1 good & 1 evil character, 1 of which is correct.
Savant
Each day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
Nightwatchman
Once per game, at night, choose a player: they learn you are the Nightwatchman.
Fisherman
Once per game, during the day, visit the Storyteller for some advice to help your team win.
Cannibal
You have the ability of the recently killed executee. If they are evil, you are poisoned until a good player dies by execution.
Ravenkeeper
If you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.
Mayor
If only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead.
Poppy Grower
Minions & Demons do not know each other. If you die, they learn who each other are that night.
Outsider
4
Ogre
On your 1st night, choose a player (not yourself): you become their alignment (you don't know which) even if drunk or poisoned.
Lunatic
You think you are a Demon, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are & who you choose at night.
Sweetheart
When you die, 1 player is drunk from now on.
Snitch
Each Minion gets 3 bluffs.
Minion
4
Xaan
On night X, all Townsfolk are poisoned until dusk. [X Outsiders]
Marionette
You think you are a good character, but you are not. The Demon knows who you are. [You neighbor the Demon]
Goblin
If you publicly claim to be the Goblin when nominated & are executed that day, your team wins.
Boffin
The Demon (even if drunk or poisoned) has a not-in-play good character’s ability. You both know which.
Demon
4
No Dashii
Each night*, choose a player: they die. Your 2 Townsfolk neighbors are poisoned.
Imp
Each night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
Ojo
Each night*, choose a character: they die. If they are not in play, the Storyteller chooses who dies.
Legion12
Each night*, a player might die. Executions fail if only evil voted. You register as a Minion too. [Most players are Legion]
Traveller
5
Matron
Each day, you may choose up to 3 sets of 2 players to swap seats. Players may not leave their seats to talk in private.
Beggar
You must use a vote token to vote. If a dead player gives you theirs, you learn their alignment. You are sober & healthy.
Deviant
If you were funny today, you cannot die by exile.
Scapegoat
If a player of your alignment is executed, you might be executed instead.
Gnome
All players start knowing a player of your alignment. You may choose to kill anyone who nominates them.
Fabled
1
Djinn
Use the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.
Loric
1
Bootlegger
This script has homebrew characters or rules.
