Tol-in-Gaurhoth XXI: Dueling Wizards Werewolf

[Diamond18]

I see I'm going to have to be a bit clearer about this....

Originally Posted by Mod God LMP

*Regarding player etiquette: Accusations and suspicions are what the game of werewolf is all about, and that's why we play. This sometimes includes insults which must be considered as 'all in fun' (using appropriate 'smilies' helps to show that it's all in fun); however, there are limits that must not be crossed: if your gameplaying insults are beyond the pale (you're going to have to accept the moderator's judgment on this), you will be considered to have gone overboard. Therefore, anyone going overboard will get a PM from the moderator with a warning to use better etiquette. Any player that "goes overboard" a second time, will be summarily removed from the game with no death narrative. As one of the Wise once said: "It's only a game - don't be offended, but it's only a game - don't be offensive."

I stand by my "husband" on this matter... perhaps his initial accusations against Loki were not strictly logical, but they had no malice outside of the usual game dynamics. Loki, you seem determined to respond with personal insults and a highly belittling tone of voice in all your posts. I've got my eye on you, and not for lycanthropy or wizardry -- for garden variety bad sportsmanship. The fact remains that you DID post early in your eagerness to get the first post in, and the fact that Nogrod used this against you does not make him deserving of your rather hyperbolic rants. I find it really rather amusing that you were overeager enough to post early but then reacted to Nogrod by railing about your RL situation -- a mere hour later! -- saying how you have a life outside this board. Well, my goodness, I have a life too and that's why I wasn't able to post till about 50 minutes after the start time. You couldn't wait that long to post in "some silly internet game," eh? Sorry, but I'm not impressed by your antics so far.

[Firefoot]

I have to say that I agree... Loki, so far I have found your behavior to be down-right rude and overreactive.

I merely remarked that being new to the game would make me appear to be rather UN-canine in nature. A very good choice to curse, if you would.

Loki, your being new could mean just about anything. Perhaps the EW would avoid you because of it, figuring on your inexperience, or perhaps he would choose you for it, figuring you were something of a wildcard. It could go either way, and you are getting extremely fired up over it, which leads me to wonder if we aren't hitting close to the mark...

[Gurthang]

Why, Eru, why! Why now! I had a vacation coming up soon!

Truly, this is a sad day in the history of the Seal Folk. The loss of Elempi shall always sting in my mind. Perhaps a holiday of remembrance should be put into writing? That is, assuming that any of us survive this horrid ordeal.

It's those blasted wizards, I tell you! That's the core of this problem. Those Watchers told us this would happen, and here it is. And what's worse? We can't even get rid of this Evil fellow ourselves! The Good Wizard has to do it for us. And until that time, we won't have any clue what's happening. Until the wizards are gone... *thinks*

That gives me an idea. We have to find those wizards. Well, maybe not 'those' wizards so much as a wizard. It'd be pretty hard to find both, but we don't have to. Think about it. If we try to lynch the Evil Wizard and thus reveal him, then the Good Wizard can call him out and kill him. Then we can concentrate on finding all the wolves that will be running around. Conversely, if we accidentally try to lynch the Good Wizard, then we will know who he is and be able to follow his lead. The Evil Wizard won't be too eager to battle him, as his [the EW's] strength lies in surviving for long enough to make lots of wolves.

So, what do the rest of you think? I'm thinking it's almost a win-win. It gives us something solid to shoot for, as opposed to randomly lynching people who might be wolves, or might have been wolves, or whatever. *thinks again* Ah, shoot, maybe I'm off my rocker anyway. I guess it's almost just as random, but I'd rather have something solid to shoot for than try to aim at something that won't stay still!

But, seeing as this plan might not be favorable by all, I guess I should try something else. If we are concentrating on wolves, then it seems like we should think about who's least likely to be dreamed of by a Seer. I'm going to use Saucepan as an example, because he's well respected for his mind.

I do not think we should worry about Saucepan Man. Here's why: Even if he is turned into a wolf (which would be the only reason we would want to lynch him) then he'll probably be revealed sooner rather than later anyway. That's because any good Seer will dream of him first (or close to that). So, if the Seer will dream of him, then we'll have a good way of figuring out if he's a wolf or not.

So, in summary, I think we should aim to lynch people who would not be obvious Seer choices. And on that note, I think we should look at Naria or Alcarillo or Azaelia or Lommy or Lalaith.

Wow, that was a mouthful. But I do have a bit more to say, although you'll have to read it here.