Script wont work outside of tool

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#1

I’m trying to make a script that assigns a value to a person which will be their role but outside of the tool it doesn’t work and when in the tool it may assign the same role multiple times

local players = game:GetService(“Players”)

local player = players.LocalPlayer

local Math = math.random(1,6)

local Role = player.Character:FindFirstChild(“Role”)

local card = player.Character.Card or game.Workspace.Card

print(Math)

if Math == 1 then

Role.Value = “Mafia”

card.Frame.Mafia.Visible = true

elseif Math == 2 then

Role.Value = “Doctor”

card.Frame.Doctor.Visible = true

elseif Math == 3 then

Role.Value = “Sheriff”

card.Frame.Sheriff.Visible = true

elseif Math == 4 then

Role.Value = “Tanner”

card.Frame.Tanner.Visible = true

elseif Math == 5 then

card.Frame.TownsPerson.Visible = true

Role.Value = “TownsPerson”

elseif Math == 6 then

card.Frame.TownsPerson.Visible = true

Role.Value = “TownsPerson”

print(Role.Value)

end

any help would be appreciated

#2

Is the script a local script? Local scripts can only work in items, player scripts, and in replicated storage.

#3

Two problems:

“Script wont work outside of tool”

  1. this is a localscript, so it won’t be seen by other players. You need to create a serverscript to add roles, so I suggest you to fire an event from client only and do all role-giving thing on the server.

“it may assign the same role multiple times”

  1. you should check if the given role has been given / the given player has a role already. You need to clean-up roles/players accordignly (I don’t know what it your aim, this is why I can’t add an exact “how to” way)
#4

It is an local script but I also tried a normal script and both haven’t worked

#5

Did you copy the code from the Local script directly onto the script?

#6

yes and it said, attempt to index nil with ‘Character’

#7

Use CharacterAdded:Wait()
so local Role = player.Character:FindFirstChild(“Role”) or player.CharacterAdded:Wait().Role

#8

I tried it but it didn’t work. I got the same error

#9

I fixed the tool part now I need the part that assigns multiple of the same role not to