Werewolf CXI - The Black Breath Ward (Guard Post/Admin Thread)

[satansaloser2005]

The siege of Minas Tirith is imminent. For some, the thrill of impending battle is exhilarating, but for others, despair and dread fill their hearts, their minds numb from the terror of what may lie ahead.

Though none have seen Nazgul within the walls, their presence is felt, the effects heightened by the current tensions throughout the city. Many have fallen prey to depression and heartache, slipping from this life as their will to live is slowly stripped from their souls.

For those who fear they have been exposed to this horror, the leaders of Minas Tirith have cleared out a small area toward the heart of the city in which to house these victims until the crisis passes. Both for the safety of those inside the Ward and those yet unaffected, it is required that all who are suffering from these symptoms report to the Black Breath Ward for containment and care.

As the city prepares to make its stand, the ill and downtrodden are settled in and provided for. The Ward is dismal, but safe. All will be well in time.

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Dozens are dead. The Ward has contained most of the casualties, but the number of those inside continues to dwindle as the days pass. Bodies disappear during the night, taken away to be laid to rest, the poor souls at last at peace. This is best, truly. None in the Ward have strength for goodbyes.

Rumors of conspirators within the Ward fill the streets, reaching so far as to alert the patrols outside. Investigations cannot be conducted, however, not without risking even more lives. The city is in shock from yet another attack, this time from within. Who would betray their neighbors in this way?

In mere days, help will arrive, and Minas Tirith will give its all to defend its people from the dark forces which currently threaten them. The clouds that surround the great city will part, and Minas Tirith will rise, as will the spirits of its people. All that remains is to wait, and to hope.

Survive long enough, and you will be spared. Succumb to your despair, and you will perish.

You may enter the Ward, but be wary, for you may never leave.

[satansaloser2005]

Conspirators – Agents of Sauron, the conspirators entered the Ward to destroy it from within. Their mission is simple: Crush the morale of Minas Tirith, and ensure the city falls before reinforcements arrive.

The conspirators may only converse during Night phases. Each Night, they choose one person (by sending me a PM), to whom they whisper dark thoughts. Once demoralized by the conspirators, a patient lives through the Day, but if not treated, succumbs to their despair during the next Night and dies the following Dawn. (Example: Sally is targeted Night 2. I am notified of this by PM at the start of Day 3, and am dead at the start of Day 4.)


Bard – Though just as susceptible to the Black Breath, the bard wanders the streets, tirelessly spreading good cheer to those in the Ward. Each Night, the bard chooses one person whose morale they will boost. Should the conspirators whisper dark thoughts in this person's ear, they will be ineffective and no change in condition will occur.

The bard can never target themselves and may not cheer the same person twice in a row.


Herbalist – The herbalist is able to reduce the effects of the Black Breath by creating a soothing brew from rare herbs. One leaf of said herb will bring someone back from the brink of despair, returning them to their previous state. Since the Ward is locked, the herbalist's supply is limited, and they are the only one who is capable of administering the herbs.

The herbalist may brew during both Day and Night phase, but their picks must be submitted one hour prior to the deadline in order to be valid. The herbalist is not required to choose a target during each phase. They are allowed to treat themselves, and they may heal the same person as many times in a row as they wish, but they have a finite number of herbs (which will be determined by the final size of the village) and can only assist one person per phase.

Note: If the herbalist treats someone on the same Night they are targeted by the conspirators, the herbs have no effect, as the person is not officially under the effects until the morning.


Quarantine Patients – Residents of Minas Tirith, they wish only to survive until reinforcements arrive. If demoralized by the conspirators during the Night, a patient will be informed at the start of the Day (via private message) that they are in danger of succumbing to the Black Breath.


Coroner (optional role) – Accustomed to death and disease, the coroner is a particularly curious quarantine patient. Should they run across a corpse before it is disposed of, they are able to tell the cause of death. Each Night, the coroner sends a name; if that person has expired during the Night phase, the coroner is able to tell if their target was a victim of the Black Breath or if they were dispatched by the guards.

The coroner may only send a pick during the Night phase, and is not required to send a pick each Night if they don't want to do so. Rather than receiving a PM with this information, the manner of death (election by the Ward representative or victim of the Black Breath) will be disclosed in that Dawn's narration.

Note: The coroner's ability only functions on someone who is about to expire. If the coroner checks on someone on the same Night they were targeted by the conspirators, no information will be imparted.

Additional Note: I am considering the possibility of letting the coroner decide/change their alignment, hence the idea of making their findings public knowledge. I encourage feedback on all aspects of this role, and will detail it further in the event we have enough players.


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Unlike most games of Werewolf, each Day phase will consist of a vote not to eliminate a resident, but to choose someone to deliver the nightly report to the guards at the Ward gates.

The representative informs me (by private message) of one person they wish to have removed from the Ward. During the Night, the target will be dispatched; like with those who succumb to the Black Breath, no body will be left as evidence, leaving no indication of whether the person was a conspirator or a victim.

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The conspirators win under two conditions:
1. Their numbers are greater than the other inhabitants of the Ward. (They must outnumber the villagers, not just have an equal number.)
2. They eliminate both the bard and the herbalist, and at least one of them is still in the Ward when reinforcements arrive.

The Ward is evacuated safely under two conditions:
1. All conspirators are eliminated before reinforcements arrive.
2. Either the bard or the herbalist is still alive when reinforcements arrive, and the population of innocent souls in the Ward either outnumbers or equals that of the conspirators.

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This game relies heavily on the unknown. Speculation and hints are encouraged, but no one may reveal as a particular role, regardless of the validity of their claim. Anyone who reveals their role or any other privileged information will be modfired; again, this is regardless of whether or not they are telling the truth. (Those elected as Ward spokesperson may share their choice with the group, though they are not required to be truthful about their target or their reasoning.)

Votes have to be highlighted (use the tag [highlight*]vote[/highlight*] without the asterisks) in order to count. Any votes not submitted by the deadline (i.e. those with a time stamp of XX:01 or later) will not be counted, but will also not count toward absenteeism. Votes are not retractable.

Failure to vote for two consecutive days without any notice or reasoning will result in severe Sally disappointment (and also modfire).

In order to minimize risk of the curse spreading, only one of you can report to the guards at a time. In the event of a tie, the guards will not receive their report in time and there will be no elimination.

All picks must be submitted one hour prior to deadline. I can provide my FB/e-mail to all necessary parties in case my PM box gets full.

The deadline is negotiable, but will likely be around 5pm Central (11pm GMT).


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Patients
Nerwen
Kuru
McCaber
Lottie
Lalaith
Lommy
Legate
Dun
Boro
Shasta

[Nerwen]

Sign me up!

[Kuruharan]

This game relies heavily on the unknown. Speculation and hints are encouraged, but no one may reveal as a particular role, regardless of the validity of their claim. Anyone who reveals their role or any other privileged information will be modfired; again, this is regardless of whether or not they are telling the truth. (Those elected as Ward spokesperson may share their choice with the group, though they are not required to be truthful about their target or their reasoning.)

Does that include people who know they have been afflicted by the Black Breath?

The deadline is negotiable, but will likely be around 5pm Central (11pm GMT).

I would encourage that time to be later...like at least two hours later.

[satansaloser2005]

Does that include people who know they have been afflicted by the Black Breath?

It does not. Anyone can claim to have been targeted at any time.

I would encourage that time to be later...like at least two hours later.

That's likely. It's more that the deadline can't be before then due to my own schedule. I want to accommodate as many folks as possible. :)

[Kuruharan]

It does not. Anyone can claim to have been targeted at any time.

That was what I assumed but I thought it best to get clarity.

That's likely. It's more that the deadline can't be before then due to my own schedule. I want to accommodate as many folks as possible. :)

Yay!

Has anyone heard from the Finns in awhile?

[Galadriel55]

Am sorry to say that I cannot join, but sounds like a thrilling game! I will follow along as much as I can.

It does not. Anyone can claim to have been targeted at any time.

But wouldn't that just give the "goodies" a loophole? The targeted people can freely announce that they were targeted, and the gifteds can just keep saving them. Seems a bit hard for the baddies to get around.

[Kuruharan]

But wouldn't that just give the "goodies" a loophole? The targeted people can freely announce that they were targeted, and the gifteds can just keep saving them. Seems a bit hard for the baddies to get around.

Unless the baddies...tell lies. :o

[Galadriel55]

Unless the baddies...tell lies. :o

That only take one death to unmask...

Maybe I'm not seeing this through completely. I guess it would be more balanced without the gifteds revealing.

[satansaloser2005]

But wouldn't that just give the "goodies" a loophole? The targeted people can freely announce that they were targeted, and the gifteds can just keep saving them. Seems a bit hard for the baddies to get around.

Once a person has been demoralized, the only person who can save them is the herbalist, and as the herbalist has limited uses on his or her gift, folks are still going to die.

Oh yes, there will be blood. :smokin:

[McCaber]

Well this is one heck of a setup. I can't turn this one down now, can I?

[satansaloser2005]

Well this is one heck of a setup. I can't turn this one down now, can I?


You surely can't! :)

[Nerwen]

*bump*

[satansaloser2005]

Bump indeed! I'll do another round of poking and we'll try to get this bloodbath rolling!

Tell your friends! Tell your enemies! Tell complete strangers! Help me find more victims- I mean, players. :smokin:

[Kuruharan]

Just as a heads up, I am going to be gone for an extended period starting next week through June 1. If the game starts during that time I won't be able to play.

[Loslote]

As of today, I'm free for the summer! Sign me up. :D

[satansaloser2005]

As of today, I'm free for the summer! Sign me up. :D

*flails excitedly*

Ahem. I mean, that's great! :)

[Nerwen]

As the bumper, I am of course signing up.:smokin:

[Lalaith]

Oh go on then. I'll chuck my hat in the ring...
:-)

[Kuruharan]

Oh go on then. I'll chuck my hat in the ring...
:-)

And the crowd goes wild!

\o/ \o/ \o/ \o/

[Lalaith]

:)

So when are we starting?

[satansaloser2005]

Huzzah indeed! :D

I've sent a message to a load of people on FB, so hopefully our ranks will fill quickly! That said, I do want to wait until Kuru is able to play if possible, so ideally we'll start around the first of June.

[Lalaith]

If we do start on June 1st, I am off grid from May 29th evening to June 1st evening (GMT) so don't panic if you don't hear from me until then x

[Nerwen]

It appears we only have 4 1/2 patients... :(

Could be a quick game.

[Kuruharan]

Well, I'm back.

:cool:

Unfortunately, I don't think we can have a game with this few of players. :(

[Lalaith]

What a shame.
I think I will have time to play if a game starts in the next couple of months although I might be away for a few weekends.

[Nerwen]

Well... now I guess we wait. It's just been so long since the last game that
I suppose a lot of people have got over the habit...

[Kuruharan]

I suppose we could always roleplay out the game.

I would start by lamenting how pointless DAY 1s all are and how the village has no hope and we may as well all give up.

This might be a cunning plot on my part because I'm a baddy...or pointless hand-wringing because I am a useless ordo.

[Inziladun]

What's the deal here? No v̶i̶c̶t̶i̶m̶s̶ participants? Shake this old Barrow and get the old blood flowing! ;)

[Nerwen]

C'mon, people!

[Thinlómien]

*drags self from the shadows back to the barrow*

I'm in.

[Kuruharan]

On DAY 2 I will randomly decide that some other ordo is the source of all evil in the game and launch a campaign to get that person lynched. This will probably succeed in killing both of us.

This might be a cunning plot on my part because I'm a baddy...or misguided idiocy because I am a useless ordo.

[Thinlómien]

On DAY 2 I will randomly decide that some other ordo is the source of all evil in the game and launch a campaign to get that person lynched. This will probably succeed in killing both of us.

This might be a cunning plot on my part because I'm a baddy...or misguided idiocy because I am a useless ordo.

Are you the cobbler, Kuru? :smokin:

[Kuruharan]

Are you the cobbler, Kuru? :smokin:

Maybe that's why I hate that role so much...I'm such a natural at it. :smokin:

:(

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

*sound of a barrow-door creaking*

So, if this is getting revived *glances at a corpse in the corner of the barrow, then waves hand dismissively* I mean if the game happens, I wouldn't mind joining in. It's been quite a while.

[Nerwen]

Lommy!!! Legate!!! Where've you been?:cool:

Now, really, what is to be done? Do you lot think we should try recruiting from some of the other sub-forums? There are several posters in the "Books" and "Movies" sections whom it would be a real pleasure to l̶y̶n̶c̶h̶ introduce to the game.:Merisu:

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Lommy!!! Legate!!! Where've you been?:cool:
Dead. I mean, alive, probably. But great to see you again, too, Nerwen :)

Now, really, what is to be done? Do you lot think we should try recruiting from some of the other sub-forums? There are several posters in the "Books" and "Movies" sections whom it would be a real pleasure to l̶y̶n̶c̶h̶ introduce to the game.:Merisu:
If anyone is recruitable, that would be nice! Otherwise, we have been also thinking about doing a bit of a recruiting campaign via other channels (and of course some Nogrods etc can be reached quite easily by us). So let's get to it and hope to get some nice amount of folk...

[Aganzir]

So I've been kind of craving werewolf ever since Greenie and I found an article called Here's What Would Happen To You In A Horror Movie Based On Your Myers-Briggs Personality Type (http://thoughtcatalog.com/heidi-priebe/2016/07/heres-what-would-happen-to-you-in-a-horror-movie-based-on-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/)* and the discussion escalated into werewolf. However real life is busy... so can I sign up as a maybe, on condition that the game is fairly small and we start soon-ish? It looks super interesting!

*According to it, I'm the twisted authority figure in the horror movie - or the werewolf game: "They aren’t the actual killer but they’re nonetheless shot in the name of justice by a vigilante ISTJ who’s had enough." :D

[Inziladun]

So I've been kind of craving werewolf ever since Greenie and I found an article called Here's What Would Happen To You In A Horror Movie Based On Your Myers-Briggs Personality Type (http://thoughtcatalog.com/heidi-priebe/2016/07/heres-what-would-happen-to-you-in-a-horror-movie-based-on-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/)* and the discussion escalated into werewolf.

Ha, mine was "The INTJ isn’t the actual killer but they’re the person everyone suspects to be the killer from the get-go. They’re murdered in an anxious fit by the ESFP, who spends the rest of the movie crying into the INFJ’s arms over their misguided crime of passion."

Pretty spot on. :D

[Aganzir]

Ha, mine was "The INTJ isn’t the actual killer but they’re the person everyone suspects to be the killer from the get-go. They’re murdered in an anxious fit by the ESFP, who spends the rest of the movie crying into the INFJ’s arms over their misguided crime of passion."

Pretty spot on. :D
Explains why you get lynched early. :p

[Thinlómien]

Lommy!!! Legate!!! Where've you been?:cool:

Now, really, what is to be done? Do you lot think we should try recruiting from some of the other sub-forums? There are several posters in the "Books" and "Movies" sections whom it would be a real pleasure to l̶y̶n̶c̶h̶ introduce to the game.:Merisu:Away. :o Glad to be back though!

Hmm, if anyone knows the newbies at all could try to coax them by PM? Should be fun.

I tried to poke Sally on facebook about the game, so far no reply. I think a round of pestering newbies and recruiting lazy old members on facebook should give us enugh players to start.

[Galadriel55]

I don't know what my Myers-Briggs personality type is, so I did an online quiz for that and got ENFJ:

"The ENFJ assumes a natural leadership role in every horror movie, due to their inhuman ability to calm others down during a crisis. They are unlikely to die, but their love interest definitely will. The leader’s love interest is never, ever safe."

So in Werewolf... I am the phantom? :confused:


Anyways, there's no way I can play now with the gazillion things I have to do, but I volunteer for any role play filler role or random cannon fodder.

[Aganzir]

So in Werewolf... I am the phantom? :confused:
No actually, the phantom is the one who will die in a scheme of their own making. :D

I should probably start a new thread for this.

[Thinlómien]

So Sally says she's ready to mod if we ge enough players! EVERYONE JOIN NOW.

[McCaber]

I'm still here, for one!

[Inziladun]

Sally's apparently off the grid or something. I'd say if someone else had any game ideas and wanted to mod, they ought to be able.

[Aganzir]

Lommy has been in touch with her on facebook but I agree. While I love the idea, I wouldn't mind a simpler game after such a long break (and with such limited time - honestly I never used to understand people who drifted off werewolf when they started uni/work/life, but see what's happened...).

[Thinlómien]

Sally's apparently off the grid or something. I'd say if someone else had any game ideas and wanted to mod, they ought to be able.
Maybe I should have clarified, but I asked her on facebook last week and she says she's still up to modding if there are enough players!

...which would be like a couple more I suppose?


edit: xed with Agan - I suppose I could tell Sally to post on this thread and clarify?

[Thinlómien]

I got a fb message from Sally:

My phone is being really weird about loading the Downs at the moment. Would you kindly let everyone know that I'm not dead (well, I am, but only mostly) and that we should have at least twelve people or so? I'm going to figure out why I can't reply to threads on mobile, but I probably won't get it sorted until this evening, and I hate to keep people waiting.

[Boromir88]

ISTP :p

Anyway, after some further thought. I'm in. Whatever type of game we end up going with, I'm in.

[Aganzir]

ISTP :p

Anyway, after some further thought. I'm in. Whatever type of game we end up going with, I'm in.
I did start a thread (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=19042). :p

But yay!

[satansaloser2005]

I still have no idea what's up with the mobile site, but here I am, folks!

I've updated the players list; if anyone's on there who can't play, break my heart and let me know. If we get another handful of people, we should be good to go!

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Who has two thumbs and wants to play some werewolf? :Merisu:

Hi, guys.

[Nerwen]

Who has two thumbs and wants to play some werewolf? :Merisu:

Hi, guys.
My king!!! You have, uh... returned!

[satansaloser2005]

Darling! <3

ETA: Hey, I can post on mobile again! How marvelous.

[Kuruharan]

My king!!! You have, uh... returned!

What else would he have done? :confused:

ETA: Hey, I can post on mobile again! How marvelous.

I can post at all again! How marvelous!

[Shastanis Althreduin]

My king!!! You have, uh... returned!

Wild balrogs could not drive me away forever, my shining star. :Merisu:

(That, and I got tired of not having any friends so I came back to where I do have them. :rolleyes:)

[satansaloser2005]

Well, now that the star of the show is here :Merisu:, we should be able to get started in a few days. I'm going to PM everyone who signed up but hasn't been on the thread lately so they know the game will be starting shortly.

Signups will remain open until Thursday, and the game will start Friday evening assuming we don't hit a snag.

Tell your friends! Tell your archenemies! There shall be Werewolf!

[Kuruharan]

Well, now that the star of the show is here :Merisu:, we should be able to get started in a few days. I'm going to PM everyone who signed up but hasn't been on the thread lately so they know the game will be starting shortly.

Signups will remain open until Thursday, and the game will start Friday evening assuming we don't hit a snag.

Tell your friends! Tell your archenemies! There shall be Werewolf!

Have you beaten phantom into participating?

[Aganzir]

If we're starting on Friday, I may have to step down - going to be out of town over the weekend, and travelling from Wednesday on. :(

[Inziladun]

If we're starting on Friday, I may have to step down - going to be out of town over the weekend, and travelling from Wednesday on. :(

That just means an easy vote for Day 1! :p

[satansaloser2005]

Have you beaten phantom into participating?

Alas, no. He is quite busy at the moment and must continue being elusive.

If we're starting on Friday, I may have to step down - going to be out of town over the weekend, and travelling from Wednesday on. :(

I'd be happy to wait for a few days of you'd prefer! Both the start date and the deadline are highly negotiable.

[Aganzir]

I'd be happy to wait for a few days of you'd prefer! Both the start date and the deadline are highly negotiable.
Aww thanks! Thing is, I won't be able to play while travelling (unsteady access to wifi and social obligations), and I'm only going to be back on November 2nd - so starting sooner rather than later would have been better for me.

If night 1 starts early Saturday morning my time as planned, my weekend outing wouldn't be a problem but I'd only have two Days to play. So feel free to play without me.

[Kuruharan]

Alas, no. He is quite busy at the moment and must continue being elusive.

Unacceptable data! Refusal to process! :mad:

Oh well. Tell him hello for me. :smokin:

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Well, now that the star of the show is here :Merisu:, we should be able to get started in a few days. I'm going to PM everyone who signed up but hasn't been on the thread lately so they know the game will be starting shortly.

Signups will remain open until Thursday, and the game will start Friday evening assuming we don't hit a snag.

Tell your friends! Tell your archenemies! There shall be Werewolf!

Yes!!! It's been a long time since I lynched anyone... I mean, rather, since I've been lynched on Day 1 for the same stupid reasons as the previous fifteen times without anyone noticing ;)

[satansaloser2005]

So feel free to play without me.

Boo! What will we do without our resident minx?

Unacceptable data! Refusal to process! :mad:

Oh well. Tell him hello for me. :smokin:

Right? He's on my naughty list for being conspicuously absent. *harrumph*


More to the point, we will be starting on Wednesday (which is to say I will send out roles sometime on Tuesday and open the thread for the Day at deadline on Wednesday). I will do one last round of poking people over the weekend, so please feel free to do the same! With this few survivors....tsk tsk.

:Merisu:

[satansaloser2005]

Roles will be sent out over the next hour or so. Everyone will receive a PM regardless of their role. Some of you might also receive inappropriate text messages; these may or may not be related to the game. :Merisu:

Deadline will be at 7pm Central time (in a bit less than half an hour). If that is a significant problem for anyone, please feel free to speak up and I can adjust it accordingly.

The role roster is as follows:
Conspirators (3)
Bard
Herbalist
Normal patients (5)

Conspirators may begin discussions as soon as they receive their PMs; please send me a selection once you've made it. The bard may also send me a cheerful message whenever he or she wishes. Please remember these selections must be submitted no later than one hour prior to deadline.

Kindly make sure you are set to invisible and that your PM box isn't full.

As of now, all necessary individuals have been quarantined, and as such, the Ward is no longer accepting new patients. In other words, signups are now closed.

New patients:
Boro
Dun
Kuru
Lalaith
Legate
Lommy
Lottie
McCaber
Nerwen
Shasta

The game officially begins in exactly twenty minutes. For now, rest, and prepare for what is to come.