diff --git a/scripts/run-turn.lua b/scripts/run-turn.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..615d9eeab
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+++ b/scripts/run-turn.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+require "setup"
+run_turn()
diff --git a/scripts/setup.lua b/scripts/setup.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..116ee94d4
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+++ b/scripts/setup.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+local srcpath = config.source_dir
+local respath = srcpath .. '/res'
+local paths = {
+  'scripts/?.lua',
+  'core/scripts/?.lua',
+  'lunit/?.lua'
+}
+
+for idx, path in pairs(paths) do
+  package.path = srcpath .. '/' .. path .. ';' .. package.path
+end
+
+read_xml()
+
+require "init"
diff --git a/scripts/tools/build.lua b/scripts/tools/build.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e8c6f5d5
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+++ b/scripts/tools/build.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+function new_faction(email, race, lang, r)
+    f = faction.create(email, race, lang)
+    u = unit.create(f, r, 10)
+    u:add_item("log", 5);
+    u:add_item("horse", 2);
+    u:add_item("silver", 1000);
+    u:add_item("adamantium", 1);
+end
+
+function get_homes(f)
+    homes={}
+    for u in f.units do
+        table.insert(homes, u.region)
+    end
+    return homes
+end
+
+if eressea~=nil then
+    eressea.free_game()
+    eressea.read_game("game4.dat")
+    homes = get_homes(get_faction("xin8"))
+else
+    -- running in the lua interpreter, not eressea. fake it.
+    new_faction = print
+    eressea = { ['write_game'] = function(s) print("writing " .. s) end }
+    homes = { "Andune", "Bedap", "Curtis", "Dovre" }
+end
+
+local f=assert(io.open("factions", "r"))
+line=f:read("*line")
+players = {}
+emails = {}
+patrons = {}
+nplayers = 0
+while line~=nil do
+    fields = {}
+    line:gsub("([^\t]*)\t*", function(c) table.insert(fields, c) end)
+    line=f:read("*line")
+    email = fields[1]
+    if fields[2]=='yes' then
+        table.insert(patrons, email)
+    else
+        table.insert(emails, email)
+    end
+    if fields[3]=='German' then lang='de' else lang='en' end
+    race=string.gsub(fields[4], "/.*", ''):lower()
+    players[email] = { ['lang'] = lang, ['race'] = race }
+    nplayers = nplayers + 1
+end
+
+for k, r in ipairs(homes) do
+    print(k, r)
+end
+npatrons = #patrons
+print(#homes .. " regions.")
+print(nplayers .. " players.")
+print(npatrons .. " patrons.")
+
+maxfactions = 20
+selected = {}
+if maxfactions > nplayers then maxfactions = nplayers end
+while maxfactions > 0 do
+    if npatrons > 0 then
+        email = patrons[npatrons]
+        patrons[npatrons] = nil
+        npatrons = npatrons - 1
+    else
+        local np = #emails
+        local i = math.random(np)
+        email = emails[i]
+        emails[i] = emails[np]
+        emails[np] = nil
+    end
+    local player = players[email]
+    player.email = email
+    table.insert(selected, player)
+    maxfactions = maxfactions - 1
+end
+
+-- random shuffle
+for j=1,#selected do
+    k = math.random(j)
+    if k ~= j then
+        local temp = selected[j]
+        selected[j] = selected[k]
+        selected[k] = temp
+    end
+end
+
+print('## players')
+for k, player in ipairs(selected) do
+    local r = homes[1 + k % #homes]
+    new_faction(player.email, player.race, player.lang, r)
+    print(player.email)
+end
+eressea.write_game("game4.dat")
+print("## no faction")
+for i, email in ipairs(emails) do
+    print(email)
+end
diff --git a/scripts/tools/oceanfill.lua b/scripts/tools/oceanfill.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8025897f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tools/oceanfill.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+p = plane.get(0)
+w, h = p:size()
+print(p, w, h)
+for x=0,w-1 do
+    for y=0,h-1 do
+        r = get_region(x,y)
+        if r==nil then
+            r = region.create(x, y, "ocean")
+        end
+    end
+end
diff --git a/scripts/tools/reimburse.lua b/scripts/tools/reimburse.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9877f0649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tools/reimburse.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+require "config"
+
+function main()
+    for f in factions() do
+        if f.race=="demon" then
+            for u in f.units do
+                u.building.size = 2
+                u.building.name = u.region.name .. " Keep"
+                u.name = "Lord " .. u.region.name
+            end
+        else
+            u = f.units()
+            u:add_item("money", 1000-u:get_item("money"))
+            u:add_item("adamantium", 1-u:get_item("adamantium"))
+        end
+    end
+    for r in regions() do for u in r.units do
+        print(u)
+        things = ""
+        comma = ""
+        for i in u.items do
+            things = things .. comma .. u:get_item(i) .. " " .. i
+            comma = ", "
+        end
+        print(' - ' .. things)
+    end end
+end
+
+if eressea==nil then
+    print("this script is part of eressea")
+else
+    config.read()
+    eressea.read_game('0.dat')
+    main()
+    eressea.write_game('0.dat')
+    print('done')
+end
diff --git a/scripts/tools/reports.lua b/scripts/tools/reports.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..127d9fc46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tools/reports.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+read_xml()
+eressea.read_game('0.dat')
+init_reports()
+write_reports()