Tol-in-Gaurhoth XVIII: The Play’s The Thing…

[Celuien]

Originally Posted by dancing spawn of ungoliant

I can't believe I'm getting into this, too, but how so? The only way we can indentify a wolf if s/he's playing a Seer is if one of the Seers is already dead. Neither of the real Seers know which is the false one and therefore can't step forward and question if the wolf in a Seer's costume really is the other Seer. Hey, can the Seer choose to dream of themselves? It's probable that the false one would get some other answer as 'Seer' to his/her dream and they would know that their dreams mean nothing... Okay, that's enough. Now, the voting.

Arrgh, I would have to get drawn back into this, wouldn't I?

Suppose a wolf steps forward and says, "Hey, I'm the Seer. So-and-so is a wolf. Lynch him." Village acts and finds out the statement was incorrect. Both real Seers remain hidden. Then the village thinks that they've found the false Seer. So far, we have a wolf hiding out as the false Seer. So yes, as long as ONLY the wolf has come forward, the wolf is safe. But that's a mighty risky position to be in, because sooner or later, whether by self-declaration or death, one of the actual Seers will be revealed. And then the second one definitely knows the wolf is a phony. I guess I just view Seer impersonation as a bad wolf strategy because it dooms the impersonator, even if not immediately. If I implied we would figure it out right away, I apologize. That's not what I meant.

EDIT: cross-posted with Aiwendil, Kath, Farael and Anguirel.