Tol-in-Gaurhoth XX: Wereorc I: The elves cannot hide themselves much longer. - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Celuien · 04-12-2006, 07:46 PM

Might as well get started on the running analysis…
Posted so far:
Nogrod – laments Farael, thinks dreams should be posted as received, says Orcs won’t get far by lying about dreams.
Glirdan – expresses confusion over wereORCS instead of werewolves, vows to avenge Farael’s death. Agrees with me on Nogrod’s plan, adds that we shouldn’t trust anyone too readily since Orcs can lie about dreams. Says to leave subtle hints about dreams unless someone is in danger of dying.
Caranlondien – laments Farael, says I have a point about revealing dreams too quickly. Calls for discretion.
Roa_Aoife – laments Farael, thinks the dreams available to us are interesting since the Shaman is protected, allowing villagers to reveal dreams. Points out that dreams can be misleading since we don’t know which villagers dreamed or what they dreamed if they die without leaving a hint. Agrees with Caran about the need for discretion. Doesn’t like random voting, calls for more discussion so we don’t need to vote randomly.
Diamond18 – laments Farael. Agrees with me that we shouldn’t rush to reveal dreams. Agrees with Caran about needing discretion on the part of dream receivers about revealing dreams. Awaiting more discussion.

Waiting to hear from:
JennyHallu
Grendelien
Findëasëa
Zali
Dancing Spawn
Kitanna
Naria
Sleepy
Legolas in spandex

Well. Let’s see if I can stir things up. If I activate my Random Illuminator™ and turn it on those who haven’t arrived yet, it reveals that Grendelien, Sleepy and Spawn are clearly up to something together. You see, Grendelien whittles the barrels that make up Sleepy the apple barrel (what’s with an Elf turning into a barrel, anyway?), and Spawn sells the apples. Such a bizarre business plan is highly suspicious.

EDIT: crossed with Jenny while typing very, very slowly.

She should, of course, be off the non-posters list now.

Celuien · 04-12-2006, 07:57 PM

And if I may be permitted to double post, let me agree that I hate day 1, with all its data deficient confusion. And that the only thing I dislike more than day 1 is random voting on day 1 if there's a chance to vote for someone truly suspicious.

Discuss away!

Caranlondien · 04-12-2006, 08:24 PM

Sure, Roa; "Caran" works for me

I guess those of us who have posted thus far have reached the general consensus that dreamers should be cautious and use their own discretion in deciding whether or not to come forward.

So... er, anyone have anything other thoughts on how best to kill those orcs? I'm fresh out of thoughts...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diamond18

Along those same lines, Caran and Roa are highly suspicious, always hanging out together, Roa writing ballads and Caran playing them on her harp. In fact just the other day I'm sure I heard Roa singing, "Oh I hate that Farael/I want to kill him for real" whilst Caran accompanied her on the harp. If that's not Orcish, I know not what.

Actually, I keep inviting Roa to come sing while I'm playing, but she always says she's busy. I've noticed people always stay away from me when I'm playing my harp (I don't get why!). Maybe I'll play it all night to keep the wereorcs away...

The 1,000 Reader · 04-12-2006, 08:48 PM

Thanks.

If you need it, I could make a discussion thread for you once the game goes off. Granted, you could easily do the same, but it's the thought that counts.

Diamond18 · 04-12-2006, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caranlondien

So... er, anyone have anything other thoughts on how best to kill those orcs? I'm fresh out of thoughts...

Well, we could chop off their heads. Or stake them through the heart. Or pelt them with rocks. Or drown them. Or set them on fire. Or we could lock them in a room with you while you play your harp.

Or did you mean how to discover them? Right now, beats me. The Shaman got to kick things off with a dream, though, so maybe s/he knows something already and can hint to us. I'll be keeping my eyes peeled.

(That's an idea, we could also peel their skin off! Mwah ha ha ha!)

Glirdan · 04-12-2006, 09:06 PM

Quote:

So... er, anyone have anything other thoughts on how best to kill those orcs? I'm fresh out of thoughts...(Caran)

Well, unfortunately, I have expertise in the wereWOLVES area, not the wereORCS.

I will be back on the morrow with more. For now, I need to go lay down due to this dratted timezone disease. It's really quite a pain and I wish I could cure it, but alas! that cannot happen. For now, discuss away.

Findëasëa · 04-12-2006, 11:08 PM

These are not good times for the village. Three wereorcs about, and poor Farael gone? Hmmm…at least I know that I will have something to study in an age or so, although those colors might have interfered with the integrity of the sampling. It can be a tough thing, being a paleoelfrolpologist, especially with us elves being immortal and all. I guess I should just stick with artifacts.

I think that the method proposed in which dreams are not revealed daily would be advantageous. People ought not reveal their dreams, or at least not until much later in the game.

Grendelien · 04-12-2006, 11:45 PM

Oh, what a foul way for our brilliant alchemist to pass! Such a brave elf was Farael, always skipping rocks of sodium on ponds just to bring joy to the faces of younger elves. Sure, there were times when the young ones would get too close to the scene, but that is all part of the learning experience. But let me not prate. Though anecdotes flood my head, I shall only say that our dear Farael will be sorely missed.

Concerning the dream, it's difficult to determine what exactly the dreamer should do because the situation is a double-edged sword. As already stated (sorry I'm repeating almost everyone's thoughts), the dreamer may practice discretion and wait until an appropriate time to give away hints (or the entire dream), and may be killed before revealing it...and on the other hand, if the dreamer tells us the dream, s/he will most likely be killed if the dream is incriminating. I know this isn't much help, so I will just say that I agree with Caranlondien in that we should act how we see best fit, given the situation.

Roa_Aoife · 04-12-2006, 07:59 PM

Quick check in in the middle of ballad writing (Read: Homework)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jenny

Dancing Spawn...you look far too innocent. You too, Roa. I mean really, they're so blazingly white innocent all the time that one of them has got to be evil incarnate.

Well, yeah, but what does that have to with wereorcs?

Diamond18 · 04-12-2006, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Celuien

Well. Let’s see if I can stir things up. If I activate my Random Illuminator™ and turn it on those who haven’t arrived yet, it reveals that Grendelien, Sleepy and Spawn are clearly up to something together. You see, Grendelien whittles the barrels that make up Sleepy the apple barrel (what’s with an Elf turning into a barrel, anyway?), and Spawn sells the apples. Such a bizarre business plan is highly suspicious.

Along those same lines, Caran and Roa are highly suspicious, always hanging out together, Roa writing ballads and Caran playing them on her harp. In fact just the other day I'm sure I heard Roa singing, "Oh I hate that Farael/I want to kill him for real" whilst Caran accompanied her on the harp. If that's not Orcish, I know not what.

(C'mon, let's not hate Day 1 too much, guys. It's the only day you can really post fun nonsense and be in character.

)

04-12-2006, 07:46 PM	#1
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Might as well get started on the running analysis… Posted so far: Nogrod – laments Farael, thinks dreams should be posted as received, says Orcs won’t get far by lying about dreams. Glirdan – expresses confusion over wereORCS instead of werewolves, vows to avenge Farael’s death. Agrees with me on Nogrod’s plan, adds that we shouldn’t trust anyone too readily since Orcs can lie about dreams. Says to leave subtle hints about dreams unless someone is in danger of dying. Caranlondien – laments Farael, says I have a point about revealing dreams too quickly. Calls for discretion. Roa_Aoife – laments Farael, thinks the dreams available to us are interesting since the Shaman is protected, allowing villagers to reveal dreams. Points out that dreams can be misleading since we don’t know which villagers dreamed or what they dreamed if they die without leaving a hint. Agrees with Caran about the need for discretion. Doesn’t like random voting, calls for more discussion so we don’t need to vote randomly. Diamond18 – laments Farael. Agrees with me that we shouldn’t rush to reveal dreams. Agrees with Caran about needing discretion on the part of dream receivers about revealing dreams. Awaiting more discussion. Waiting to hear from: JennyHallu Grendelien Findëasëa Zali Dancing Spawn Kitanna Naria Sleepy Legolas in spandex Well. Let’s see if I can stir things up. If I activate my Random Illuminator™ and turn it on those who haven’t arrived yet, it reveals that Grendelien, Sleepy and Spawn are clearly up to something together. You see, Grendelien whittles the barrels that make up Sleepy the apple barrel (what’s with an Elf turning into a barrel, anyway?), and Spawn sells the apples. Such a bizarre business plan is highly suspicious. EDIT: crossed with Jenny while typing very, very slowly. She should, of course, be off the non-posters list now. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

04-12-2006, 07:57 PM	#2
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	And if I may be permitted to double post, let me agree that I hate day 1, with all its data deficient confusion. And that the only thing I dislike more than day 1 is random voting on day 1 if there's a chance to vote for someone truly suspicious. Discuss away! __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

04-12-2006, 08:48 PM	#4
The 1,000 Reader Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I don't know. Eastern ME doesn't have maps. Posts: 527	Thanks. If you need it, I could make a discussion thread for you once the game goes off. Granted, you could easily do the same, but it's the thought that counts. __________________ "And forth went Morgoth, and he was halted by the elves. Then went Sauron, who was stopped by a dog and then aged men. Finally, there came the Witch-King, who destroyed Arnor, but nobody seems to remember that." -A History of Villains

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04-12-2006, 11:08 PM	#7
Findëasëa Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 63	These are not good times for the village. Three wereorcs about, and poor Farael gone? Hmmm…at least I know that I will have something to study in an age or so, although those colors might have interfered with the integrity of the sampling. It can be a tough thing, being a paleoelfrolpologist, especially with us elves being immortal and all. I guess I should just stick with artifacts. I think that the method proposed in which dreams are not revealed daily would be advantageous. People ought not reveal their dreams, or at least not until much later in the game.

04-12-2006, 11:45 PM	#8
Grendelien Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: flat-point high Posts: 52	Oh, what a foul way for our brilliant alchemist to pass! Such a brave elf was Farael, always skipping rocks of sodium on ponds just to bring joy to the faces of younger elves. Sure, there were times when the young ones would get too close to the scene, but that is all part of the learning experience. But let me not prate. Though anecdotes flood my head, I shall only say that our dear Farael will be sorely missed. Concerning the dream, it's difficult to determine what exactly the dreamer should do because the situation is a double-edged sword. As already stated (sorry I'm repeating almost everyone's thoughts), the dreamer may practice discretion and wait until an appropriate time to give away hints (or the entire dream), and may be killed before revealing it...and on the other hand, if the dreamer tells us the dream, s/he will most likely be killed if the dream is incriminating. I know this isn't much help, so I will just say that I agree with Caranlondien in that we should act how we see best fit, given the situation.