Taur-in-Gaurhoth Scenarios you'd Like to See - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

littlemanpoet · 01-13-2006, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by the guy who be short

Everybody could know who the Oracle was, but s/he could be immune to wolves. Each Day, their riddling could swap from hinting at the wolves' identities to hinting at those of the villagers'.

Hm?

You're taking this in the direction I had been thinking for it. The only thing is, if the Oracle is immune to wolves, there has to be an end to that invincibility so that the werewolves could win. So maybe if there's only one werewolf left and the Oracle, then the werewolf wins.

Garin · 01-13-2006, 10:36 PM

Sorry I am still reading the oracle idea...I was just wondering if the lovers would be male and female or possibly homosexual? This might make things a little tricky. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Posted by Gurthang:

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I've thought of something that might be interesting. What if we had a Healer? The idea behind it would be that they could choose one dead innocent player to revive.

Not that I'm currently biased but how about a healer that can bring wolves back. How about a healer that is assigned, by the mod, whether he is evil or good for that day.
Not that I'm biased.

Cailín · 01-14-2006, 03:53 AM

Because it would be too easy to figure out the wolves / lovers if they have to be male and female, I think homosexual couples would be allowed in my scenario.

The Oracle idea sounds interesting but very complicated in practice, I should think.

Anguirel · 01-14-2006, 07:34 AM

I like Gurthang's Healer idea, though it needs a wee bit of thinking...

It would interesting to have an intrepid spy within the wolves-though that idea would probably necessitate four wolves. They could communicate secretly with the Seer, and reveal anything except the identity of the other wolves. IE, plans the wolves are considering employing, who the wolves attacked if the Ranger intervened, who the wolves think is Gifted, that kind of thing...

Oh, and if they were the lynched, the Seer could either choose to reveal them as the Spy, and himself as the Seer, or cold-bloodedly let them swing! A revealed Spy would be killed extremely quickly by his erstwhile comrades, of course, but that's the price of espionage. If the Seer let them hang, they would only be revealed as a spy if the Seer subsequently explained or at the end of the game.

Further complication-if the wolves especially suspected one of their number, they could execute him instead of an innocent in the night. Of course, they might be wrong!

Oddwen · 01-14-2006, 10:14 AM

These Oracle and Healer roles sound as if they might work better if all the roles were secret.

That's how WW is played in real life mostly, the roles aren't revealed when the player dies, and the outcome isn't known until one team is dead.

I wonder what a game of WW would be like on the Downs, with no excellent death scenes?

01-14-2006, 07:34 AM	#4
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	I like Gurthang's Healer idea, though it needs a wee bit of thinking... It would interesting to have an intrepid spy within the wolves-though that idea would probably necessitate four wolves. They could communicate secretly with the Seer, and reveal anything except the identity of the other wolves. IE, plans the wolves are considering employing, who the wolves attacked if the Ranger intervened, who the wolves think is Gifted, that kind of thing... Oh, and if they were the lynched, the Seer could either choose to reveal them as the Spy, and himself as the Seer, or cold-bloodedly let them swing! A revealed Spy would be killed extremely quickly by his erstwhile comrades, of course, but that's the price of espionage. If the Seer let them hang, they would only be revealed as a spy if the Seer subsequently explained or at the end of the game. Further complication-if the wolves especially suspected one of their number, they could execute him instead of an innocent in the night. Of course, they might be wrong! __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso Last edited by Anguirel; 01-14-2006 at 07:43 AM.

01-14-2006, 10:14 AM	#5
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	These Oracle and Healer roles sound as if they might work better if all the roles were secret. That's how WW is played in real life mostly, the roles aren't revealed when the player dies, and the outcome isn't known until one team is dead. I wonder what a game of WW would be like on the Downs, with no excellent death scenes? __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

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01-14-2006, 03:53 AM	#3
Cailín Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lurking in the shadows. Posts: 711	Because it would be too easy to figure out the wolves / lovers if they have to be male and female, I think homosexual couples would be allowed in my scenario. The Oracle idea sounds interesting but very complicated in practice, I should think.