Admin Thread for WWXLV: The Fellowship of Saruman

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Also Rune managed to make his Galadriel at times to be exactly the lady of the galadhrim. And all the rest of you were great as well.

I'm all for trying this kind of compulsory in-character game again one fine day. Sadly so many people seem to fear or dislike the idea. They clearly don't know what they are missing!

Unfortunately I could not keep my enthusiasm up. . .at times I was simply too tired to make an effort, but I still had to write and it then became so and so.

I really liked the way Aganzir played her role. . .

Anyways I don't think that compulsory in-character games should be something we do often, they are fun to spice things up. . .but they are also more demanding. I could not handle another one just now. . .not without neglecting school a lot.

[A Little Green]

Yay!

Cheers, everyone! This was maybe the most enjoyable game I've played in, largely because you all did your characters so well, and played well too. Just awesome.



Thanks, guys. I loved it.

[Thinlómien]

This was great. Both because it was challenging to both sides and very even, and because everyone played their characters so hilariously. Everybody was awesome, but especially Rune's Galadriel, Nogrod's Tom (and his horrible rhymes ), Agan's Lobelia and Greenie's Éomer, not to mention THE Ka's Radagast, whose ultimate gentleness made me think he must be innocent. (I had this interesting theory that in an in-character game, if you think plotwise, a traitor might slip his deceitfulness to the overall portrayal of his/her character. Evidently I was wrong...)

I'm quite glad for deciding to vote Halbarad rather ex tempore, because the bandwagon that followed was great and unbelievable. I'm also glad that I caught Dáin, unfortunately only after I had died. And it was only because everybody else seemed so innocent. Excellent job Groin, and THE Ka and Gwath too, you were all very sneaky. And our gifteds did really well too.

Oh, this was an awesome game, I'm sure I'll remember this for ages. It was very enjoyable to play in-character, especially as Gildor is such a lovely chap. Thanks to everybody for making this so memorable and for playing splendidly (I'm running out of positive adjectives soon ), and to Legate of Amon Mod for a great idea and lovely narrations. They were all excellent but my death was the BEST. (I'm not even sad I died...)


~ Gildor Inglorion Dagnir Balroga

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Groin Redbeard

Thinlomien, you played an excellent game. The only mistake that you made was trusting me too much.

And I wouldn't have trusted you half as much as I did, hadn't Lommy (who, I was sure, was innocent) done so.
Well, at least I can take comfort in being right about two traitors in my first post.

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

the Ranger unfortunately did not have enough time to show his quality

His??

I was planning to reveal if it started to seem I was lynched, but didn't have time. I didn't seriously believe I would be lynched until sally voted me, and I hadn't counted on all the votes being cast in the last minute, as it happened.

Originally Posted by satansaloser2005

Soon as Agan died, my exact words to myself were, "Oh crap. Well, I'm dead now. Good job moron." Not at all pleased with myself. Sorry Agan!!!!!!! *feels terrible*

No problem, darling, and you were a great seer anyway (and a great Théodred, too).
I should maybe try to change my innocent playing style - last game I was innocent (after many games as a wolf) I was lynched on Day 1 and now on Day 2. I can't understand what makes innocent me so suspicious.

Originally Posted by THE Ka

Oh, and Aganzir, sorry for being:

"Mean, mean, mean!"

... and a very evil person. I don't try really, half the time I would make myself forget I was a wolf and play as I usually do. Apparently it worked for awhile.

Apparently, it did. You were awesome.

Originally Posted by Ka

Although, I dunno if anyone else has mentioned it, but Rune was the first person I suspected as a possible seer on our second Night. Maybe too much association with your character.
Then we tossed around the A Little Green or Sally idea as a possible seer. Probably would have gone after Sally, but due to her annoyingly insightful posts and votes, we decided to go with another. I can't remember exactly.

I thought so, too, and protected Rune on Night 2. At the end of Day 1, I was rather confident that either him or sally (with her "my mind's eye" whatever :-D) was the seer, but chose to protect Rune (because I thought Nog might be a wolf and then surely kill him). Groin was my third and Nerwen fourth option (for being a good player who hadn't spoken very much on Day 1 and thus making a nice kill with few tracks)

Originally Posted by Ka

In that light, I really liked Lommy's and Aganzir's work with their characters. They gave some mysteries more face and embodiment, without giving the impression of being detached from how the character would probably act in many circumstances.

Thanks. I was planning to make Lobelia a bit nicer, but, well, she just came to be like that. I hope no one was offended by her.
And you were a wonderful Radagast yourself.

Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

I really liked the way Aganzir played her role. . .

Thanks - I liked your Galadriel, too. She was very much like I thought Galadriel should be.

My other favourites were Tom Bombadil and Éomer. Nog's rhymes made me laugh all the time and Greenie was just so Éomerish. :-D

On night 1 I asked Legate whether I couldn't PM with the hunter, and he said no. Well, just look what happened - Greenie and I were all for killing each other all the time. Ironic. I'm almost happy I was lynched, because I might have protected The Ka on night 3.

And thanks for modding, Legate. The idea of the game was awesome, and it was interesting to try IC playing (though I'm sure I wouldn't like to play this way in every game).

edit: xed with Lommy

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

~ Gildor Inglorion Dagnir Balroga

Originally Posted by Aganzir

His??

Ah, sorry, I was merely continuing on the subject of the sentence. Not even sure about English, but in Czech a Ranger would be he. Although, if I wrote in Czech, I would write "rangeress" or how should it be told, so that would be again "she", but clearly...

Originally Posted by Aganzir

I was planning to reveal if it started to seem I was lynched, but didn't have time. I didn't seriously believe I would be lynched until sally voted me, and I hadn't counted on all the votes being cast in the last minute, as it happened.

I must say you hit on something here - if there was anything in this game that was really apparent and really drastic, then it was all the last-minute voting. Especially on the first days it was that EVERYONE voted in the last five minutes, if ever! Or maybe one person voted three hours before, then one person ten minutes before, and all the rest in the last five minutes (or not at all). Last minute voting is nice, but this, I think, has been an example how horrifying it can be. (Although, the outcome was not that disasterous... but still, it's stressful if nothing else. Well, on the other hand, WW is about adrenaline rising as well ).

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

Well, on the other hand, WW is about adrenaline rising as well

Yeah. I felt like I was on Ritalin all week long.

[Gil-Galad]

If you must know Gandalf's suspicion list. Dain and Halbarad were both on it for traitors.


this is what, 7th game in which i have picked out 2 out of 3 wolves. i wonder when people are going to keep me around longer because my dumb luck seems to work everytime... i just watch what is said, wolves have a way with words that i detect almost right away...

le sigh... ol' mis-understood Gil...

[THE Ka]

Originally Posted by Nerwen

I had a very strong bad feeling about The Ka from the start– and I thought, "Better not say too much this early, because if I happen to be right they'll think I'm the Seer and kill me". So I kept quiet... and they killed me anyway.

Really you should feel honored that we were so scarred to see what would happen if you stayed longer. You're a sharp player Nerwen, and I only observe and learn from those I see as the best.

Originally Posted by Legate

Last minute voting is nice, but this, I think, has been an example how horrifying it can be.

I was in a daze after the second Day voting, even if the deadline was at a relatively comfortable GMT for me, still I just sat there wondering if this was going to lead anywhere. Apparently so.

Originally Posted by Gwath

Yeah. I felt like I was on Ritalin all week long.

Same here, except my silly idea of drinking coffee and tea seriously did nothing to help me stay awake for both the Night and Day phases. I've probably overrun my caffine response again.

Well, I did enjoy the in-character element of the game (yes, it actually helped a little with how to rationalize thoughts in the game and not be killed so soon), but despite having some luck at this I think it should be used every once in awhile as all good ideas. No use in waring thin a wonderful idea.

As for future games, I'm going to take a break for awhile since my life is going to take quite a spin in the next few months.
I won't forget this game though, or any of the brilliant Downers, so I should be back. Eventually. Again.

Thanks again, all of you.

~ Thankful Ka

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Originally Posted by Gil-Galad

If you must know Gandalf's suspicion list. Dain and Halbarad were both on it for traitors.


this is what, 7th game in which i have picked out 2 out of 3 wolves. i wonder when people are going to keep me around longer because my dumb luck seems to work everytime... i just watch what is said, wolves have a way with words that i detect almost right away...

le sigh... ol' mis-understood Gil...

I actually think that it is a bit unfair how Gil is constantly killed of early in the game and allways for the same reason, his way of playing the game.

That was why I chritisised Nogrod so much for his vote on him, I thought that he had played enough with Gil to know how his style is.