my scripts

Notes

I'm still wrapping my head around the Zenomancer, and Inner Peace is my attempt at engaging with it. I wanted a landscape where there is lots of information regardless of what's going on with the Zenomancer, but the good team are broadly at a disadvantage, and need to complete quests to learn something more tangible.

When running the script, think of how useful a player's information is when giving out quests. A Librarian who's learned two players as the Drunk probably doesn't need a quest: learning two non-Drunks is pretty strong on this script, as you're learning two players whose information objectively MUST be false. A Clockmaker who falsely learns a 5, however, probably isn't gaining much at all from their ability, and is a great candidate for a quest.

I think it's fun if Zenomancer information is related to a player's Townsfolk ability: a High Priestess who has learned 3 players it's not especially helpful to talk to might learn something cool and objectively true that connects those three players. An Amnesiac who completes a quest might learn a clue to what their ability does. This isn't necessary, though, and it's harder to do with some characters than others.

Fun interactions

	King (& Choirboy) The King is weird on this script, but I hope in a fun way. First off: the Vortox doesn't know who you are! They might know one player who's not the King, or they might just learn themselves. Learning not-in-play characters can be just as strong as learning in-play characters, so the King will seldom need a quest to get value out of their ability - however, note that the Choirboy is a little trickier than usual. Learning one player who isn't the Vortox can be really powerful late game, but early game (and especially if a Scarlet Woman is still alive) it doesn't mean much at all. If you're worried that learning one non-Demon player won't be exciting enough, you can always give a Choirboy the quest, "Get the Demon to kill the King while you're still alive."
	Princess I'm hopeful that Princess will work really well with the Zenomancer. Being a Princess and failing to execute your target absolutely sucks, and I've seen disappointed Princesses retreat from the game a little. Giving a sad Princess something to do is I think a super fun option, and is an interaction I was really keen to explore. The first executee getting a quest can also be fun - "thanks for taking one for the team, here's something fun you can do."
	Snitch I think it's fine for Outsiders to get quests, and I think the Snitch is one of the more interesting Outsiders to receive one. The thing to consider with a Snitch who receives a Zenomancer quest is that you'll be giving an Outsider whose ability isn't that detrimental to town a piece of objectively true info, so I think it could be fun to give an Outsider an actively obstructive quest. "Be mad as the Boomdandy from now until final 3," or something like that.
	Boomdandy I like Boomdandy a lot on a solo-Vortox script: volunteering for a day one execution isn't hugely suspicious, and players' information will be false. The Princess nominating the Boomdandy is ultra-tasty - you nominate the Boomdandy, and go down to final 3. If town chooses not to kill anyone on the Boomdandy explosion... the demon doesn't kill, and you get a day 2! There are a lot of You Start Knowing characters on this script for Boomdandy reasons as well as Princess reasons.