A Magic, Grand Vizier

**A Magic, Grand Vizier** is an episode of No Rolls Barred Plays Blood On The Clocktower.

"*Once more everyone - from the top. Good night.*"
―Tom
## Players and roles

Storytellers: Ben, Tom

Script: Persian Paranoia by Ben Burns

Ordered clockwise

### Demon Bluffs

* Noble - *You start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil.*
* Sailor - *Each night, choose an alive player: either you or they are drunk until dusk. You can't die.*
* Golem - *You may only nominate once per game. When you do, if the nominee is not the Demon, they die.*

### Additional Information

Ken's Mezepheles word is 'dump-truck'.
\*Not the first night

## Notable moments

* So hobbible isn't dead yet. Super.
* Laurie as outed evil who can't die - he's practically giddy. Luckily Ben is here to bring him down to earth: "If you can't win as the Vizier then I think it's time you retired..."
* Dan's providing continuity and call backs for the real fans.
* Ken unsettles Adam but we all agree that's nothing to do with the game. Ken's such pure chaos that even when he is genuinely outed evil, he finds it's hard for anyone to believe him.
* Laurie (repeatedly): "Why would I want to kill my demon?". He's absolutely having a blast, this role was meant for him.
* Ghost Lawyer is currently Brian Barrister and needs to consult with Adam the Solicitor on the case for his prosecution.
* Adam has a decision to make, seems like it's not an easy one. Let's put some money on which way it will go... Ooooh that was beautifully done though - well done on both sides. Shame how it turned out...
* Is Dan actually the most wholesome member of our whole cast? Coming up against some pretty stiff competition but I think he may edge it. He's so delighted to be playing and he's nice to *everyone.* NRB energy for the win.
* Dan's body can be used after death, it's not *primarily* a sex thing.
* Dan: "I want to gossip that I'm great". Ben: "Well, no extra deaths tonight..."
* Carley's numbers aren't stacking up, but there's a lot of doubt floating around.
* Ben attempts a quick commercial break, but Jon, Adam and Dom very slightly scupper it.
* The final vote is very tense - because of the Vizier, not just the normal decision process.

## Game Events

### Night One

* Carley the Lleech learns that Jon is the King.
* Carley the Lleech chooses Brooke the Gossip as the Lleech host.
* Ken the Mezepheles is given the word 'dumptruck'.
* Sullivan the Empath learns a 1 for Laurie and Tilly.
* Dom the Dreamer learns Laurie is either the Dreamer or Vizier.
* Dan the Seamstress chooses Jon and Ken and learns they are not the same alignment.

### Day One

* The Storytellers announce Laurie is the Vizier.
* Adam gossips that the demon is a Lleech.
* Brooke the Gossip gossips that the demon is a Pukka.
* Dom gossips that Jon is the King.
* Sullivan gossips that we have a Zombuul.
* Laurie gossips that he is the Vizier.
* Dan gossips that he is Luke.
* Adam nominates Ken, vote fails with 4 votes. Laurie the Vizier chooses not to force execution.
* Dom nominates Carley, vote succeeds with 6 votes. Laurie the Vizier chooses to force execution.
* Carley is executed and does not die.

### Night Two

* Carley the Lleech kills Tilly.
* Sullivan the Empath learns 2 for Laurie and Carley.
* Dom the Dreamer learns Dan is either the Mezepheles or Seamstress.

### Day Two

* Dan nominates Ken, vote succeeds with 5 votes. Laurie the Vizier chooses to force execution.
* Ken is executed and dies.

### Night Three

* Carley the Lleech kills Sullivan.
* Dom the Dreamer chooses Brooke and learns Gossip or Mezepheles.
* Adam the poisoned Cannibal-Noble (Ken the Mezepheles bluffed Noble) learns Jon, Carley and Dom.

### Day Three

* Dan gossips that the demon is wearing green.
* Adam gossips that the demon is an Imp.
* Brooke the Gossip gossips that the demon is on her bench.
* Dom gossips that the Lleech host is on his bench.
* Adam nominates Dan, vote succeeds with 5 votes. Laurie the Vizier chooses not to force execution.
* Dan is executed and dies.

### Night Four

* Carley the Lleech kills Dom.
* Adam the Cannibal-Seamstress chooses Brooke and Jon, learning 'yes'.

### Day Four

* Adam gossips that there is a Lleech.
* Brooke the Gossip gossips that there is an Imp.
* Dan gossips that he's great.
* Dom gossips that he's dead.
* Laurie nominates Brooke, vote fails with 0 votes.
* Adam nominates Carley, vote succeeds with 3 votes. Laurie the Vizier chooses to force execution.
* Carley is executed and does not die.

### Night Five

* Carley the Lleech kills Adam.
* Jon the King learns the Gossip is alive.

### Day Five

* Carley nominates Jon, vote fails with 0 votes.
* No executions

### Night Six

* Carley the Lleech attacks Tilly.
* Jon the King learns the Lleech is alive.

### Day Six

* Jon nominates Brooke, vote succeeds with 3 votes. Laurie the Vizier chooses not to force execution.
* Carley nominates Jon, vote fails with 1 vote. Laurie the Vizier cannot force execution because there were no good votes.
* Brooke is executed and dies; Carley the Lleech dies.
* Good team wins.

## Trivia

* Ben is my partner in crime till the end of the line.
* This is the final episode in Season One of the in-person No Rolls Barred Plays Blood On The Clocktower. It was concluded with the launch of the Kickstarter to fund Season Two.
* This is the first playthrough with the Vizier character, released by The Pandemonium Institute in April 2023 - it's the first time even Ben has run it, so we get some discussion with Laurie about how to run it: a nice additional look behind the curtain.
* We have our lovely outtakes in the end credits and a song.
* For the last in the season, we also get proper photo credits for our crew:
	+ Benjamin Burns - Storyteller
	+ Tom - Storyteller
	+ Uggi Adalsteins - Dressing Props
	+ Rich Parkins - Dressing Props
	+ Paloma Jacob-Duvernet - Production Assistant
	+ Alice Greening - Production Technician
	+ Ellis Thomas - Camera Operator
	+ Niall Cutler - Camera Operator
	+ Teri Limongi - Lead Camera
	+ Rosie Nicholls - Co-Director & Production Manager & Production Designer

* Additional credits, featured in each episode are:
	+ Directors - Laurie Blake, (with Rosie Nicholls)
	+ Producers - Adam Blampied, Laurie Blake
	+ Executive Producer - Oli Davis
	+ Dressing Props - Marco Turcich (with Uggi Adalsteins, Rich Parkins)
	+ Production Assistant - Miranda Holms (with Paloma Jacob-Duvernet)
	+ Behind-the-Scenes Photography - Miranda Holms
	+ Editor - James Pepper
	+ Additional Graphics - Niall Cutler
	+ Thumbnail Creation - Nandi Goodyer
	+ Catering - Awesome Aunty