Admin Thread for TiG LXVIII: A Full Moon Over Innsmouth

[McCaber]

Can you hear it, my cubs? Gaia screams in terror.

The stars are wrong tonight, and Luna hides her face from us. Bad times are in the air.

I tell you truly, whatever's causing this is on the coast. You three, go to the city of Innsmouth. Find the root of the problem, and destroy it. It will be hard, and it will be bloody, but you must do it. Begin slowly, claws in the dark, and when the hour is right, bring down the rage on them and their whole city.

Go.

Welcome to Werewolf 68: A Full Moon Over Innsmouth. Roles are pretty standard. There will be one lynch allowed per day, one kill allowed per night. When the village is reduced to the same number as the werewolves, the wolves win. If all the wolves are eliminated, the village wins. Roles are as follows:

The Dreamer: Once per night he may choose another player. In the watery visions, he is shown the truth about his target's role.

The Priest: Once per night she may focus the power of the Order into a blessing of protection. Her target may not be killed until the next morning. She cannot target the same player twice in a row, however. Too much of that sort of attention is unhealthy.

The Changed: He knows his destiny, and it does not end in claws and blood, but in the waters. If he should die, he has the ability to take one player with him. He may choose a new target at any time before his death.

The Agent: There's been some weird things going on. The faster she can report back and leave this city, the better. She is working against the village, and she wins if Innsmouth loses.

The Pack: They've been sent to stop the apocalypse. They may work together to kill one villager per night. And for once, they're not the scariest thing in the town.

Current player list:
Inziladun, fisherman
Pitchwife, heretical organist
Loslote, humble seamstress
Hakon
wilwa
Nogrod, student of alternate cosmologies
Saucepan Man, disturbed and disturbing artist
Roa, Innsmouth physician (with everything that entails)
Craydon1, penniless drifter
Nienna, "innocent" child and meteorologist
Nerwen, last scion of a decadent dynasty
Legate, displaced scholar of the Pnakotic Shards
A Little Green, blind ex-soldier
Morsul, quiet librarian
Kitanna
Lairen Shadow
Brinn

Feel free to give yourself a role in the village. Keeping it HP Lovecraft appropriate is a plus, but not mandatory.

[Inziladun]

I'm in, cos I can't pass it up. ;)

[McCaber]

Iä, Cthulhu! Give us your gifts and keep us through the nights. By your servants' names we pray, the Water Brothers to change us, the Winged Sisters to enlighten us, and the One who protects us. Amen.

Voting should be done on a new line, bolded, like so:

++ McCaber

Any other vote will not be counted.

Deadlines will be at 1600 GMT (11:00am my time).

Sign ups are officially open.

[Pitchwife]

Me too. I'll be the organ player at one of the churches undermined by the Esoteric Order of Dagon.

P.S.
Can you hear it, my cubs? Gaia screams in terror.
Werewolf: The Apocalypse?

[Loslote]

I'm in, but the deadline might be a toughie...I'll see what I can do... but I'll definitely play. :)

[McCaber]

Wow, it only took two posts until someone discovered it. Yeah, this began in my head as a crossover Werewolf: the Apocalypse/Call of Cthulhu scenario. Until I realized it would work just as well as a Werewolf game. Funny how that works.

[Inziladun]

Forgot about the role. Seeing as it's Innsmouth, I'm a fisherman.

[Hakon]

Count me in.

[wilwarin538]

Hmm....if this starts by atleast friday I can play, if it starts after friday then I probably shouldn't. So put me as a question mark please!

[Nogrod]

I could actually be a student of cosmicism... :smokin:

So count me in!

[Inziladun]

I could actually be a student of cosmicism... :smokin:

So count me in!

At Miskatonic University? ;)

[Nogrod]

At Miskatonic University? ;)Don't you know that I have been supervised by Mr. Armitage himself? Although cosmicism takes other routes than which he had to offer me. :p

[Inziladun]

Don't you know that I have been supervised by Mr. Armitage himself? Although cosmicism takes other routes than which he had to offer me. :p

Just let alone anything written by that Mad Arab....:eek:

[The Saucepan Man]

Count me in. It's about time that I found my Werewolfing paws again. :)

I shall be a reclusive artist - a painter whose disturbing work is known for its depiction of strange visions, unearthly scenes and impossible dimensions ... :eek:

[Roa_Aoife]

I'm in, but if it starts before Columbus Day, I'll have trouble being involved the first few days.

Put me down as the town doctor, who specializes in the... unique needs of the villagers.

[Craydon1]

Hey I'm new to this way of playing werewolf, but would be interested in giving it a try. If we are picking roles, I like the drifter from some of Lovecraft's tales. If anyone's played Arkham Horror, Ashcan Pete rocks. Oh, btw, Roa invited me.

[Craydon1]

Oh, I'll also have problems playing before C Day. After that I'll be fine.

[Loslote]

As for the role...I've never read the story, so I'm not sure what all we're choosing from, but would a seamstress fit?

[Nienna]

I'm in though deadline might be a bit awkward. I'm very addicted to this game.

I'm trying to get a sparknotes from Fea as we speak about Lovecraft as I don't know him... so far she has given me "Lovecraft is Poe minus the alliteration" and now "creepy stories about small towns and dodgy houses where people do kinda creepy things... badly timed weather" she would however like this disclaimer "Fea has only actually read two Lovecraft stories that she can remember, and so is making a generalization, but the generalization was supported by a Lovecraft enthusiast."

So I'd like to be the badly timed weather please... Erm... I mean... I would like to be the innocent looking child with a disconcerting ability to predict the badly timed weather.

[satansaloser2005]

Count me in. It's about time that I found my Werewolfing paws again. :)


*faints*


And for the record, I am in fact out. :( Deadline's rather awful for me and things are going to be getting a bit hectic soon so it's the perfect time for a Werewolf vacation.


ETA: Oh, and Cabbie, the game does look amazing. Haven't read Lovecraft but I think it should be fun. I'll try to keep my eye on the game. :)

[Hakon]

I would like to note that deadline does not work for me too well. It is about noon my time. I will have to vote early.

Also Nienna you can read all of Lovecraft's works online for free. It is how I have been reading them since the start of summer. The Specific Story that this game is based off of. (http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/fiction/texts/soi.asp)

Site one that has his complete works. (http://www.hplovecraft.com/)
Site two (http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/)

[Nerwen]

Count me in.

I will be one of the last survivors of a once-prominent, now sadly degenerate family. Strange and terrible things are whispered about the source of our vast wealth and our mysterious "heirlooms" that only a few have seen... those few being generally struck mad on the spot.

[McCaber]

Wow, SpM himself. I haven't seen him since just after I joined.

Nice work so far on the careers, people. I'm going to have some fun with these write-ups.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Hm hmm! Okay, count me in. I shall be a scholar of Pnakotic Manuscripts, constantly troubled by visions of, apparently, his life in another space and time and the idea that he does not actually belong in this place at all.

[Nerwen]

I'm trying to get a sparknotes from Fea as we speak about Lovecraft as I don't know him... so far she has given me "Lovecraft is Poe minus the alliteration" and now "creepy stories about small towns and dodgy houses where people do kinda creepy things... badly timed weather"

That's about right. Now you just need to pepper your conversation with the following:

"Yog-Sothoth blah, blah, blah... Miskatonic University blah, blah... shoggoths blah, blah, blah... ghastly shapes hinting at nameless horrors behind the protective veil of mortal vision, blah... Nyarlathotep the Crawling Chaos blah, blah, blah... The Great Old Ones blah, blah, blah... unspeakable soul-blasting monstrosities from the abyss blah, blah, blah, blah, blah... Necronomican blah, blah, blah... R'lyeh blah, Cthulhu blah blah, blah..."

There.;)

[A Little Green]

Sign me in. Lommy wants to play too and die on Night 2. :p

[Roa_Aoife]

I just read the wiki on it and got the basic idea. As for Werewolf: the Apocalypse, read here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf:_The_Apocalypse).

[wilwarin538]

Just read the first page of the story from the link Hakon provided, and it sounds really neat, right up my ally.

And SPM is playing....and school is fairly slow over the next few weeks....soooo

I'm gonna say that I should definitely be able to play, need more time to figure out some sort of occupation though.

[Morsul the Dark]

If Possible I'd like to be included in this game,

In Lovecraft-Fashion I'll be the Creepy Quiet Librarian:eek:

[Kitanna]

I'd like to join up, especially since SpM is about.

[Thinlómien]

Actually -

sorry, I came to my senses, take me off the list, I really don't have time to play (that's why I wanted to die on Night2)... :(:)

[A Little Green]

I think I'll be a blind ex-soldier who lives on rats. Hope that's ok. (I'm not familiar with Lovecraft's work, but read the Wikipedia article about the book... :rolleyes: )

[Lariren Shadow]

I'm game!

[Pitchwife]

Put me down as the town doctor, who specializes in the... unique needs of the villagers.
Like doing face jobs on Nerwen's older relations so they can show themselves in public and go shopping in Newburyport? You'll make a fortune!

[Morsul the Dark]

this is my first time playing WW... I just looked at an old WW game to see how to play I am COMPLETELY confused and I haven't gotten past day one... can anyone help explain it to a newbie like me? I though it was like the rpg threads but it doesn't seem to be:(

EDIT: so the mod makes the story and then we vote and such... we don't actually narrate our on characters... DO I have that right?

[Inziladun]

this is my first time playing WW... I just looked at an old WW game to see how to play I am COMPLETELY confused and I haven't gotten past day one... can anyone help explain it to a newbie like me? I though it was like the rpg threads but it doesn't seem to be:(

EDIT: so the mod makes the story and then we vote and such... we don't actually narrate our on characters... DO I have that right?

Indeed the mod (McCaber) will handle the narration, based upon game events. All the players have to do is play their roles and vote as befits those roles. If you're one of the Pack (or the Agent), your goal is to see the number of the innocents reduced to the number of the remaining Pack, or fewer.
Otherwise, your aim is to figure out the identities of the Pack and try to get them lynched.
You'll be sent a PM from McCaber explaining what your particular role is.

EDIT- There is a distinction between the role McCaber asked everyone to come up with, and the role he will give you. The one you pick is really just for fun, and to add a bit of spice to the narration. The one you're given by McCaber is the important one, as it dictates how you'll vote and otherwise carry yourself in your game posts.

[Morsul the Dark]

got it thank you

[Pitchwife]

I am COMPLETELY confused and I haven't gotten past day one...
That's just what playing WW feels like:p. Getting past Day One is the most confusing part of the game, as everyone (except for the wolves) will be groping in the dark and trying to find out whom to suspect with next to nothing tangible to go on. After the first Night kill, you look back at who said what on Day One and try to draw connections, and so on.
As for role-playing, we don't do the narrations, but I find it's more fun when people make an attempt to post in character (referring to your chosen identity, not your Mod-assigned secret role), at least initially. Later on, analyses, accusations and defenses tend to devour the role-playing aspect.
Don't worry, it's not that difficult. You'll do fine!

[McCaber]

So starting on Tuesday works for everyone?

[Morsul the Dark]

work for me

[Pitchwife]

Yep. Due to work, I won't be around for the later half of the Day (including DL) on Thursday and Friday, and Monday thru Wednesday the following week, so I'll have to vote early on those Days, but otherwise it's fine.

[The Saucepan Man]

Fine by me. I am pretty busy at work, so I may not be quite as active as in times past, but I'm slavering like a Byakhee in anticipation. :eek:

I presume that this means that Night 1 starts on Tuesday ...?

[Pitchwife]

Better be careful with Cthulhu invocations, SpM, or sally might have another stroke (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=606133&postcount=4341) if she reads it.;)

[Loslote]

Works for me! I can't wait. :D

[Kitanna]

So starting on Tuesday works for everyone?
Since this is the case I'll say right now that I'll be absent for a good part of Day 1 because of work.

[wilwarin538]

So that would make Day 1 wednesday? Wow, Day 1 is going to be just dreadful for me, I have school then doctors then work, with absolutely noooo time inbetween, and that all ranges from 8:30am to 9:30 pm, so really, that's bad. But Day 2 should be much better, Day 3 as well!

Basically, Tuesday is fine, I just won't be around. :)

[McCaber]

Woah, I totally forgot about the night phase. So I can start that Monday, and the first Day dawns on Tuesday.

Better?

[Morsul the Dark]

whateer works for everyone else is fine by me I have no life so I'm open.:cool:

[Hakon]

Woah, I totally forgot about the night phase. So I can start that Monday, and the first Day dawns on Tuesday.

Better?

That kind of works for me. It is just deadline is noon my time and I have school from around 7 to 2.

[Brinniel]

After giving much thought, I decided while noon isn't a great deadline for me, it's certainly better than the one from the previous game. And I don't think I can any longer resist playing a game that involves the likes of players like Spm.

So McCaber...do you still have room for a last minute sign-up? (Very last minute it seems, as I didn't realise the game was starting as early as in nine hours... :eek:)

[wilwarin538]

Oh, that would be much better!!!

So then I'm asuming roles are going out sometime today?? well that's exciting!!!

[McCaber]

Brinn - consider yourself on the list.

[Nienna]

McCaber are we starting today?

[McCaber]

Yeah, I'm writing up the narrations now.

[Pitchwife]

McCaber, a few things I'd like to be clarified before we start:

Can we retract votes? If no, that's fine; if yes, how many?
What happens in case of a tie? Double (or *shudder* multiple) lynch, flip of the coin, or something completely different?
Will there be any modfire rules, or should we deal with inactive players on our own?

[McCaber]

Retractable votes: no.
In case of ties, first to reach the highest number is the one lynched.
I had hoped not to deal with modfire rules, but as a reference: if someone misses three votes in a row, they're gone.

Thread is up, roles are out.

[Inziladun]

As a heads up for any first-timers who may not know, you need to be in Invisible Mode while you play.

[Pitchwife]

As a heads up for any first-timers who may not know, you need to be in Invisible Mode while you play.
If you don't know how to do this: go to your User CP, select Edit Options in the column on the left, and tick the first box on the top. Don't forget to Save Changes.

[Nogrod]

I'm probably going to be away from the computer on Thursday-Friday.

We need to bring our summer cottage to a winter-readiness and hoist the jetty as those who normally do that are not able to do it this year...

So I will be off like GMT+3 midday on Thursday to the Friday evening... or if my father decides otherwise...

[Lariren Shadow]

I should mention that Day 2, Thursday, is going to be horrible for me because I have a meeting then I rush off to work for most of it. Just a warning that I might not be the most active then.

[satansaloser2005]

You lot killed Saucepan Man on the first Day? What is wrong with you people?!

(That being said, I've not actually read the thread so I have no idea what went on toDay. I was just popping in to wish you all good luck because I thought the game started today, and saw that someone had already been lynched.)


Either way, best of luck to all of you. Play well and have fun!

~~Sally~~

P.S. SpM, you better stick around for another game if possible, because I'd love to play with you! :)

[Pitchwife]

You lot killed Saucepan Man on the first Day? What is wrong with you people?!
*covers his head in mortification and looks for a hole to crawl into*
P.S. SpM, you better stick around for another game if possible, because I'd love to play with you! :)
What she said, just add 'again' at the end.:)

[Mithalwen]

I am on tenterhooks to see if he is joining the ancient and noble order of Fenris Wolves.:D

[satansaloser2005]

I am on tenterhooks to see if he is joining the ancient and noble order of Fenris Wolves.:D

Oi, who are you calling ancient? *holds up her Fenris badge with pride* :p

[Mithalwen]

The order not you missy.... but if Saucie joins I will not be the most ancient in age at least :p.

[satansaloser2005]

The order not you missy.... but if Saucie joins I will not be the most ancient in age at least :p.

*sporfles, runs off before the chat skwerls can attack*

[Mithalwen]

Pfft..what kind of Fenris beast runs from a squilly?

[Mnemosyne]

Pfft..what kind of Fenris beast runs from a squilly?

The one that's still got something to lose.

[Mithalwen]

Ouch! :eek:

[Morsul the Dark]

How long is night mode normally? I'm excited for more wolf hunting

[Inziladun]

How long is night mode normally? I'm excited for more wolf hunting

Generally 24 hours, same as Day. McCaber will put up his Night 2 narration when it's time, then he'll say we can talk on the game thread again with the official beginning of Day 2.

[Roa_Aoife]

24 hours. Day 2 begins at 1600 GMT tomorrow (Thursday).

EDIT: Ah, Inzil beat me to it.

[Morsul the Dark]

Thank You I figured Night would be shorter, Ah well tomorrow then

[satansaloser2005]

Where's Sally when you need her? *headdesk*

I'm needed? Wherefore?

[Inziladun]

I'm needed? Wherefore?

Because there is a headdesk epidemic. :rolleyes:

[satansaloser2005]

Because there is a headdesk epidemic. :rolleyes:

Heh. So I've noticed. Never fear, I am in fact here. Me and my popcorn. :Merisu:

[Kitanna]

I am so sorry to have missed DL. I missed my alarm and had just enough time to go "Wow I'm behind" before scurrying out the door.

And since I'm making apologies I'll say I'm sorry in advance because I won't have much play time Day 3. I'll be around for a solid four or five hours and then I'm gonna be away from my computer.

[Brinniel]

Just letting you know I won't be here for most of toMorrow and may not even post until a few hours before deadline. I'm heading up to the NH Film Festival tomorrow which means leaving around 7am and not returning until around 1am. Needless to say, I'm gonna be pretty tired by the time I return and will probably only have enough energy to catch up on the thread before falling asleep.

[McCaber]

Alright, I have a huge favor to ask. Thanks to terrible scheduling, it's going to be nigh-impossible for me to be around to open and close the day. I have the opening narration written up, and a closing one I can make about an hour or two post deadline.

Can I have a volunteer to post the results from tonight and tomorrow? Preferably one of the recently departed just for convenience, but an innocent bystander can easily get roped in.

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Drat, I meant to sign up for this game. :(

[wilwarin538]

Just letting you know that today is gonna be aweful for me. I'll be around for about the first hour of the day, then for another hour about 5 hours before DL. So sorry! Work and stuff is just more rediculous then I expected. :confused:

[Loslote]

Gee, thanks, guys. :rolleyes:

Good luck...

[Durelin]

SPM was in a WW game and I missed it???

:(

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

SPM was in a WW game and I missed it???

:(

Don't worry, he was lynched on Day 1 ;) You may stay calm, you didn't miss much!

[Durelin]

Don't worry, he was lynched on Day 1

Isn't that surprising.... :D

[Morsul the Dark]

For the record Newbie mistakes aside This game is the funnest thing I've ever played and most addictive! Definately want to be in the next one! (Seriously I was at work wondering what was going on in Innsmouth:smokin:)

Also, David Cross mentions in his book a game called Mafia, is WW based on that seemed similiar.

[Inziladun]

Also, David Cross mentions in his book a game called Mafia, is WW based on that seemed similiar.

I believe WW is a variant of Mafia.

[Morsul the Dark]

Thought so. Inzil, I have another question, is there a WW Addiction support Group? When I couldn't go online I started suffering withdrawal symptoms:eek:

[Loslote]

Sure there is, Morsul! *elevator music plays* Welcome to the WW addiction support group!! :p

[Morsul the Dark]

Hi, my name is Morsul and Started WW jus recently All the kids were doing it and I figured "I'll play just one game and quit" but, Now I know I need it it. It's what gets me through the day

[Roa_Aoife]

Hi, my name is Morsul and Started WW jus recently All the kids were doing it and I figured "I'll play just one game and quit" but, Now I know I need it it. It's what gets me through the day

Hey, I was clean for over a year until I got a message from Nogrod. :rolleyes:

[Hakon]

Nog was ready to drag you back into the dimension known as werewolf.


There is a first dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as Middle Earth and as timeless as Tolkien. It is the middle ground between Tolkien and Lovecraft, between Melkor and Eru, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Werewolf Games.

[satansaloser2005]

Hey, I was clean for over a year until I got a message from Nogrod. :rolleyes:

Hehe. I love you too. *hugs Nog for PMing you on top of my facebook poking*

[Pitchwife]

Thanks for that lovely death scene, McCaber (or should I call you Cab-Niggurath?)! But don't forget about Lottie's!

[Morsul the Dark]

indeed that scene was intense!

[McCaber]

Thanks for that lovely death scene, McCaber (or should I call you Cab-Niggurath?)!
Hey, if you give me a role from The King in Yellow (especially that one), expect me to use it.

[McCaber]

So with this near unanimous lynch, I can cut toDay and toNight to twelve hours each, if we want to run that route.

[Roa_Aoife]

I'm totally for that.

[Inziladun]

Fine with me.

[Hakon]

I support this early ending as well.

[Inziladun]

Ah well. At least I didn't get offed on my birthday. :rolleyes: