diff --git a/Data/Scripts/001_Technical/001_Debugging/003_Errors.rb b/Data/Scripts/001_Technical/001_Debugging/003_Errors.rb
index 80d409a05..22b6eea1e 100644
--- a/Data/Scripts/001_Technical/001_Debugging/003_Errors.rb
+++ b/Data/Scripts/001_Technical/001_Debugging/003_Errors.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,17 @@
 class Reset < Exception
 end
 
+class EventScriptError < Exception
+  attr_accessor :event_message
+
+  def initialize(message)
+    super(nil)
+    @event_message = message
+  end
+end
+
 def pbGetExceptionMessage(e,_script="")
+  return e.event_message.dup if e.is_a?(EventScriptError)   # Message with map/event ID generated elsewhere
   emessage = e.message.dup
   emessage.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
   if e.is_a?(Hangup)
@@ -18,27 +28,26 @@ def pbGetExceptionMessage(e,_script="")
 end
 
 def pbPrintException(e)
-  emessage = ""
-  if $EVENTHANGUPMSG && $EVENTHANGUPMSG!=""
-    emessage = $EVENTHANGUPMSG   # Message with map/event ID generated elsewhere
-    $EVENTHANGUPMSG = nil
-  else
-    emessage = pbGetExceptionMessage(e)
-  end
+  emessage = pbGetExceptionMessage(e)
   # begin message formatting
   message = "[Pokémon Essentials version #{Essentials::VERSION}]\r\n"
   message += "#{Essentials::ERROR_TEXT}\r\n"   # For third party scripts to add to
-  message += "Exception: #{e.class}\r\n"
-  message += "Message: #{emessage}\r\n"
-  # show last 10/25 lines of backtrace
-  message += "\r\nBacktrace:\r\n"
-  btrace = ""
-  if e.backtrace
-    maxlength = ($INTERNAL) ? 25 : 10
-    e.backtrace[0, maxlength].each { |i| btrace += "#{i}\r\n" }
+  if !e.is_a?(EventScriptError)
+    message += "Exception: #{e.class}\r\n"
+    message += "Message: "
+  end
+  message += "#{emessage}"
+  # show last 10/25 lines of backtrace
+  if !e.is_a?(EventScriptError)
+    message += "\r\n\r\nBacktrace:\r\n"
+    backtrace_text = ""
+    if e.backtrace
+      maxlength = ($INTERNAL) ? 25 : 10
+      e.backtrace[0, maxlength].each { |i| backtrace_text += "#{i}\r\n" }
+    end
+    backtrace_text.gsub!(/Section(\d+)/) { $RGSS_SCRIPTS[$1.to_i][1] } rescue nil
+    message += backtrace_text
   end
-  btrace.gsub!(/Section(\d+)/) { $RGSS_SCRIPTS[$1.to_i][1] } rescue nil
-  message += btrace
   # output to log
   errorlog = "errorlog.txt"
   errorlog = RTP.getSaveFileName("errorlog.txt") if (Object.const_defined?(:RTP) rescue false)
@@ -55,7 +64,7 @@ def pbPrintException(e)
   print("#{message}\r\nThis exception was logged in #{errorlogline}.\r\nHold Ctrl when closing this message to copy it to the clipboard.")
   # Give a ~500ms coyote time to start holding Control
   t = System.delta
-  until (System.delta - t) >= 500000
+  until (System.delta - t) >= 500_000
     Input.update
     if Input.press?(Input::CTRL)
       Input.clipboard = message
diff --git a/Data/Scripts/003_Game processing/003_Interpreter.rb b/Data/Scripts/003_Game processing/003_Interpreter.rb
index 547428d2f..f4e604fad 100644
--- a/Data/Scripts/003_Game processing/003_Interpreter.rb	
+++ b/Data/Scripts/003_Game processing/003_Interpreter.rb	
@@ -140,53 +140,40 @@ class Interpreter
       e = $!
       raise if e.is_a?(SystemExit) || "#{e.class}" == "Reset"
       event = get_self
-      s = "Backtrace:\r\n"
+      # Gather text for error message
       message = pbGetExceptionMessage(e)
+      backtrace_text = ""
       if e.is_a?(SyntaxError)
         script.each_line { |line|
           line.gsub!(/\s+$/, "")
           if line[/^\s*\(/]
-            message += "\r\n***Line '#{line}' shouldn't begin with '('. Try\r\n"
-            message += "putting the '(' at the end of the previous line instead,\r\n"
-            message += "or using 'extendtext.exe'."
-          end
-          if line[/\:\:\s*$/]
-            message += "\r\n***Line '#{line}' can't end with '::'. Try putting\r\n"
-            message += "the next word on the same line, e.g. 'PBSpecies:" + ":MEW'"
+            message += "\r\n***Line '#{line}' shouldn't begin with '('. Try putting the '('\r\n"
+            message += "at the end of the previous line instead, or using 'extendtext.exe'."
           end
         }
       else
-        for bt in e.backtrace[0, 10]
-          s += bt + "\r\n"
-        end
-        s.gsub!(/Section(\d+)/) { $RGSS_SCRIPTS[$1.to_i][1] }
+        backtrace_text += "\r\n"
+        backtrace_text += "Backtrace:"
+        e.backtrace[0, 10].each { |i| backtrace_text += "\r\n#{i}" }
+        backtrace_text.gsub!(/Section(\d+)/) { $RGSS_SCRIPTS[$1.to_i][1] } rescue nil
+        backtrace_text += "\r\n"
       end
-      message = "Exception: #{e.class}\r\nMessage: " + message + "\r\n"
-      message += "\r\n***Full script:\r\n#{script}\r\n"
-      if event && $game_map
+      # Assemble error message
+      err = "Script error in Interpreter\r\n"
+      if $game_map
         map_name = ($game_map.name rescue nil) || "???"
-        err  = "Script error in event #{event.id} (coords #{event.x},#{event.y}), map #{$game_map.map_id} (#{map_name}):\r\n"
-        err += "#{message}\r\n#{s}"
-        if e.is_a?(Hangup)
-          $EVENTHANGUPMSG = err
-          raise
-        end
-      elsif $game_map
-        map_name = ($game_map.name rescue nil) || "???"
-        err = "Script error in map #{$game_map.map_id} (#{map_name}):\r\n"
-        err += "#{message}\r\n#{s}"
-        if e.is_a?(Hangup)
-          $EVENTHANGUPMSG = err
-          raise
-        end
-      else
-        err = "Script error in interpreter:\r\n#{message}\r\n#{s}"
-        if e.is_a?(Hangup)
-          $EVENTHANGUPMSG = err
-          raise
+        if event
+          err = "Script error in event #{event.id} (coords #{event.x},#{event.y}), map #{$game_map.map_id} (#{map_name})\r\n"
+        else
+          err = "Script error in Common Event, map #{$game_map.map_id} (#{map_name})\r\n"
         end
       end
-      raise err
+      err += "Exception: #{e.class}\r\n"
+      err += "Message: #{message}\r\n\r\n"
+      err += "***Full script:\r\n#{script}"   # \r\n"
+      err += backtrace_text
+      # Raise error
+      raise EventScriptError.new(err)
     end
   end
   #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------