WWLVIII: Escape From Angband (or Behavioral Modification) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Nerwen · 03-20-2009, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by satansaloser2005

EDIT: Nerwen, yesterDay you had unexpected obligations so I'll give you some grace, but don't forget to vote again, okay? Thanks!

I didn't forget, my vote didn't register till after the deadline.

satansaloser2005 · 03-20-2009, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nerwen

I didn't forget, my vote didn't register till after the deadline.

You know what I mean. Basically don't not vote again and all will be shiny.

Hush now children, Sally's got a narration to do. Have a nice Night!

satansaloser2005 · 03-21-2009, 11:36 AM

Yeah, yeah, I know. I suck at life. Just read the dang thing.

Day Two

“Gwath, tell everyone that you're my voice. Catch the nasty were-creatures that did this to Mira and I,” Shasta said as he died, shoving all his stuff at Durie as his eyes slid closed.

Gwath and Durie blinked, staring at Shasta's dead body then at each other.

“So what does that mean?” Durie asked. “You're his friend and I'm a piece of aluminum wrapping?”

Gwath shrugged, secretly empowered with not only his voting power but Shasta's as well.*

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Once the Shasta Shakespeare Show was over it was much easier for the villagers to concentrate on the task at hand: expelling a were-duck from their numbers.

Everyone was chattering, trying to decide who the villains could be, when suddenly Mith broke through the crowd and burst into loud (but very short) song.

“Everything is Lommie's fault toDay, Queen Mithalwen has decided that way. Everything that happens is Lommie's fault. Queen Mithalwen is also in Phantom's harem....erm, cult.”

Not long after she voted for young Lommie and walked away to think about who else to blame.

“I think it's Lari,” Kath said, and before long she was gone too.

Wilwa stood up to make her case against Gwath, citing that he 'urked her'.

“How right can she be,” Gwath countered, “if she doesn't even spell it right?”

Lommie, however, seemed to have enough evidence to make a confident vote for the lad, and as followed by Wilwa (her entire post spelled correctly, for the record) and Nienna. Nerwen was in the corner, picking petals off a daisy and saying, “Kill Gwath, kill Lommie. Kill Gwath, kill....”

“HOLD IT!”

Everyone stopped and saw Lommie standing in the middle of the group with an ax in her hand.

“Calm down now,” Wilwa said, taking a step toward her.

“No!” Lommie shouted. “Now step away or the penguin lover gets it!”

Everyone by now had grown used to the ghostly refrain of 'that's what she said' and hardly noticed.

“Well, if she's going to kill herself anyway,” Mac put in, and Brinn and he had voted before Lommie could protest. Fea shrugged and voted for her as well, as did Durie.

Lari and Izzy popped in to vote for others but it was too late. Gwath had already voted, sealing Lommie's fate.

“But....but....” Lommie protested. “But I wanted to Nilp myself!”

“Typical,” Nilp muttered. “Always want to be like me. Don't blame them really.”

The village advanced on Lommie but before they could stab, shoot, choke, hang, disembowel, or tickle her she jumped to the top of an old wagon, cackling.

“Screw you too, village!” she shouted, and lopped off her own head.

Everyone stared in bewilderment as her corpse fell to the earth, her head coming to rest by Sally's, Shasta's, and Legate's. (Mira was still trapped in the well, Timmy.) Unlike the others, however, her skull now had several feathers intermingled with her dark hair and as they looked back at her decapitated body they saw webbing where earlier her toes had been.

Nerwen smiled placidly and stayed silent during the entire scene, deciding that now of all times wasn't a time to cheer, “2-4-6-8, what animal do I most hate? Penguins! Penguins! Boo, penguins!”

The Dead
Sally (stabbed in a case of mistaken identity by a non-six-fingered Phantom on Night 0)
Phantom (made into a very unhealthy breakfast on Night 0)
Legate (ordo, pickled on Day 1)
Mira (Ophelia, ordo, drowned on Night 1)
Shasta (Hamlet, ordo, semi-accidentally poisoned on Night 1)
Lommie (were-duck, axed on Day 2)

The Living
Feanor of the Peredhil
Brinniel
wilwarin538
Durelin
Nogrod
Isabellkya
Nerwen
Rikae
Mith
Kath
Lari
Mac
Nienna
Gwathagor
Nilpaurion Felagund

*the double vote power for Gwath was only for Day 2, for the record

satansaloser2005 · 03-21-2009, 09:01 PM

"Shocked and slightly embarrassed at the sight of *censored* in a towel, the were-ducks regain their composure and flee the scene"
--or--
"What I wouldn't give for Gandalf's Cloak."
"There we cannot help you."
"Will this do?"
"Where did you get that?"
"At Phantom's. It fit so nice, he said I could keep it."
--or--
(Fea's bugging me for the narration so I'll think of another clever title in a tick)

Night Two

The were-ducks snuck out in the middle of the Night and gathered around a small fire to mourn the loss of their half were-duck, half were-penguin mate Lommie.

One of the flock sighed and threw a bit of pickled Legate onto the grill, while her fellows chopped up bits of Mira (who they had finally dragged out of the well for a midNight snack).

“You know, killing off the rest of the group won't be as much fun without her around,” one of the little band remarked, and her friends chorused their agreement.

“She was always so....what's the word I'm looking for?” She scratched her feathered neck in thought. “Lommie was always so....”

“Fun?” offered one of her mates.

“Full of good ideas?” suggested another.

Another of the group smirked, her beak-like nose and sharp white teeth barely visible in the near darkness. “Plucky?” she said, before bursting into laughter. “Seriously, we're the bad guys. Why are we sitting around moping when there's killing to be done?”

The rest of the group nodded and they began to discuss plans, deciding which of the villagers looked tastiest. No more mention of Lommie was made until a voice in the shadows said, “Penguins suck.”

All the were-ducks turned to see a cloaked figure watching their discussion with intense interest. Needless to say they were shocked; the rest of the village was still sound asleep, and they had been quite careful when they snuck out.

“Well, well, well,” one remarked, “it looks like we have a winner after all.”

“Indeed,” the eldest agreed, “let's get her. And after that, perhaps an early breakfast.”

They all advanced on the hooded refugee, but as they approached the robe fell from the villager's body and they were blinded as light burst from the area where they had been standing.

“YOU SHALL NOT PASS!” the figure shouted, and, permanently scarred at the sight of the person in their pajamas, they scampered away and went hungry for the Night.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The next morning when the group awoke there was a small sign attached to the door of their sleeping quarters saying, “Phantom's apprentice has uncloaked. You have been warned.”

Everyone's still alive. Get you a list in a sec. Gosh, Fea, patience.

ETA: list of peopleses, precious

The Dead
Sally (stabbed in a case of mistaken identity by a non-six-fingered Phantom on Night 0)
Phantom (made into a very unhealthy breakfast on Night 0)
Legate (ordo, pickled on Day 1)
Mira (Ophelia, ordo, drowned on Night 1)
Shasta (Hamlet, ordo, semi-accidentally poisoned on Night 1)
Lommie (were-duck, axed on Day 2)

The Living
Feanor of the Peredhil
Brinniel
wilwarin538
Durelin
Nogrod
Isabellkya
Nerwen
Rikae
Mith
Kath
Lari
Mac
Nienna
Gwathagor
Nilpaurion Felagund

wilwarin538 · 03-21-2009, 09:12 PM

Wow, so I guess the Ranger must have protected who ever the ducks chose, unless there's something else going on here. Either way it's quite good! And we got a duck yesterDay, I'd say we're doing pretty good.

But, by the looks of this narration there are atleast 3 ducks left, since Sally is using words like "group", "band", and "they all". If there were only 2 left it'd probably just be "pair" or something.

So some good, and some bad....but atleast there's some good!

It's crazy late where I am, so I'm off to bed, just wanted to check in quick. I should be around in the morning, but there is also a chance that I won't be around until the last 6 hours of the day. Hopefully not, but just in case I'm just warning you all.

Everyone try and play nicely now.....

Nienna · 03-21-2009, 09:15 PM

Yay!

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.

Brinniel · 03-21-2009, 09:21 PM

*scratches head* I'm confused. Was that a ranger save? It sounded more like something else altogether happened..

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Originally Posted by wilwa

But, by the looks of this narration there are atleast 3 ducks left, since Sally is using words like "group", "band", and "they all". If there were only 2 left it'd probably just be "pair" or something.

The narration indicates there could be up to four more ducks left. Good grief.

Rikae · 03-21-2009, 09:41 PM

Sounds to me like the ducks tried to kill the ranger, who was protecting xemself.

And it also appears that, even if this is not the case, all they have to do to find this person is to determine who is missing xyr hairbrush.

I hate it when I lose my hairbrush. Believe it or not, I once demanded that it be mailed back to me - a distance of 4000 miles - at a cost probably double its actual worth. A good hairbrush is hard to find.

EDIT: X'd with Nerwie

Lariren Shadow · 03-22-2009, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isabellkya

From the plot, it looked like the Cloaked figure went to the Ducks. Rather than the other way around. If it was a ranger save - regardless of whom was being saved. Wouldn't it of been mentioned?

Maybe but to me it seemed that the cloaked villager was walking and then the Ducks/Wolves tried to get them. Then they were unmasked. So the Ducks/Wolves probably know who this person is but the rest of the village doesn't.

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Originally Posted by Brinniel

Perhaps this person was able to unlock their role when the wolves chose to attack them. Though the fact that this mysterious figure was already waiting for them is rather odd.

I'm just wondering what sort of powers phantom's apprentice could have. And are they on our side or their own side? Perhaps we should keep an eye out for anyone who starts to impersonate the phantom toDay.

Depending on what the powers are the phantom's apprentice might have tried to get Night killed. If it would unlock their special powers then they might have tried to be all "look at me look at me! You know you want to kill me!"

...and I just went back to the 10 Things I Hate About You references....

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Originally Posted by Nilpaurion Felagund

I meant that the phantom's apprentice is 'alive' in the sense of being able to talk to us, but 'dead' in the sense of no longer contributing to the village.

That would make sense, but the number of people alive toDay is the same as the number alive last Night:

Quote:

Originally Posted by satansaloser2005

The Living
Feanor of the Peredhil
Brinniel
wilwarin538
Durelin
Nogrod
Isabellkya
Nerwen
Rikae
Mith
Kath
Lari
Mac
Nienna
Gwathagor
Nilpaurion Felagund[/I]

Quote:

Originally Posted by satansaloser2005

The Living
Feanor of the Peredhil
Brinniel
wilwarin538
Durelin
Nogrod
Isabellkya
Nerwen
Rikae
Mith
Kath
Lari
Mac
Nienna
Gwathagor
Nilpaurion Felagund[/I]

So there are the same people alive as there are dead right now. Unless one of those marked under Alive is actually Dead. Which makes no sense because even when Shasta was "dead" and still playing he wasn't actually counted with those who are Alive.

Gwathagor · 03-22-2009, 08:02 AM

And what does that mean? What does it entail?

Nilpaurion Felagund · 03-22-2009, 08:55 AM

Well, it's being late. Must go and vote.

Good
the phantom
satansaloser2005
Nerwen
Mithalwen
Rikae
Durelin

Goo
Mnemosyne
Lariren Shadow
Gwathagor
Feanor of the Peredhil
Brinniel

Go
Nienna
Macalaure
wilwarin538

G
Nogrod
Isabellkya
Kath

' (being four letters short of a word)
the phantom's apprentice
Nilpaurion Felagund

With this I have concluded that she must leave the village.

++Kath

Good night!

03-21-2009, 11:36 AM	#3
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,789	The long-awaited narration Yeah, yeah, I know. I suck at life. Just read the dang thing. Day Two “Gwath, tell everyone that you're my voice. Catch the nasty were-creatures that did this to Mira and I,” Shasta said as he died, shoving all his stuff at Durie as his eyes slid closed. Gwath and Durie blinked, staring at Shasta's dead body then at each other. “So what does that mean?” Durie asked. “You're his friend and I'm a piece of aluminum wrapping?” Gwath shrugged, secretly empowered with not only his voting power but Shasta's as well.* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once the Shasta Shakespeare Show was over it was much easier for the villagers to concentrate on the task at hand: expelling a were-duck from their numbers. Everyone was chattering, trying to decide who the villains could be, when suddenly Mith broke through the crowd and burst into loud (but very short) song. “Everything is Lommie's fault toDay, Queen Mithalwen has decided that way. Everything that happens is Lommie's fault. Queen Mithalwen is also in Phantom's harem....erm, cult.” Not long after she voted for young Lommie and walked away to think about who else to blame. “I think it's Lari,” Kath said, and before long she was gone too. Wilwa stood up to make her case against Gwath, citing that he 'urked her'. “How right can she be,” Gwath countered, “if she doesn't even spell it right?” Lommie, however, seemed to have enough evidence to make a confident vote for the lad, and as followed by Wilwa (her entire post spelled correctly, for the record) and Nienna. Nerwen was in the corner, picking petals off a daisy and saying, “Kill Gwath, kill Lommie. Kill Gwath, kill....” “HOLD IT!” Everyone stopped and saw Lommie standing in the middle of the group with an ax in her hand. “Calm down now,” Wilwa said, taking a step toward her. “No!” Lommie shouted. “Now step away or the penguin lover gets it!” Everyone by now had grown used to the ghostly refrain of 'that's what she said' and hardly noticed. “Well, if she's going to kill herself anyway,” Mac put in, and Brinn and he had voted before Lommie could protest. Fea shrugged and voted for her as well, as did Durie. Lari and Izzy popped in to vote for others but it was too late. Gwath had already voted, sealing Lommie's fate. “But....but....” Lommie protested. “But I wanted to Nilp myself!” “Typical,” Nilp muttered. “Always want to be like me. Don't blame them really.” The village advanced on Lommie but before they could stab, shoot, choke, hang, disembowel, or tickle her she jumped to the top of an old wagon, cackling. “Screw you too, village!” she shouted, and lopped off her own head. Everyone stared in bewilderment as her corpse fell to the earth, her head coming to rest by Sally's, Shasta's, and Legate's. (Mira was still trapped in the well, Timmy.) Unlike the others, however, her skull now had several feathers intermingled with her dark hair and as they looked back at her decapitated body they saw webbing where earlier her toes had been. Nerwen smiled placidly and stayed silent during the entire scene, deciding that now of all times wasn't a time to cheer, “2-4-6-8, what animal do I most hate? Penguins! Penguins! Boo, penguins!” The Dead Sally (stabbed in a case of mistaken identity by a non-six-fingered Phantom on Night 0) Phantom (made into a very unhealthy breakfast on Night 0) Legate (ordo, pickled on Day 1) Mira (Ophelia, ordo, drowned on Night 1) Shasta (Hamlet, ordo, semi-accidentally poisoned on Night 1) Lommie (were-duck, axed on Day 2) The Living Feanor of the Peredhil Brinniel wilwarin538 Durelin Nogrod Isabellkya Nerwen Rikae Mith Kath Lari Mac Nienna Gwathagor Nilpaurion Felagund the double vote power for Gwath was only for Day 2, for the record __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit."* Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm.

03-21-2009, 09:01 PM	#4
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,789	"Shocked and slightly embarrassed at the sight of censored in a towel, the were-ducks regain their composure and flee the scene" --or-- "What I wouldn't give for Gandalf's Cloak." "There we cannot help you." "Will this do?" "Where did you get that?" "At Phantom's. It fit so nice, he said I could keep it." --or-- (Fea's bugging me for the narration so I'll think of another clever title in a tick) Night Two The were-ducks snuck out in the middle of the Night and gathered around a small fire to mourn the loss of their half were-duck, half were-penguin mate Lommie. One of the flock sighed and threw a bit of pickled Legate onto the grill, while her fellows chopped up bits of Mira (who they had finally dragged out of the well for a midNight snack). “You know, killing off the rest of the group won't be as much fun without her around,” one of the little band remarked, and her friends chorused their agreement. “She was always so....what's the word I'm looking for?” She scratched her feathered neck in thought. “Lommie was always so....” “Fun?” offered one of her mates. “Full of good ideas?” suggested another. Another of the group smirked, her beak-like nose and sharp white teeth barely visible in the near darkness. “Plucky?” she said, before bursting into laughter. “Seriously, we're the bad guys. Why are we sitting around moping when there's killing to be done?” The rest of the group nodded and they began to discuss plans, deciding which of the villagers looked tastiest. No more mention of Lommie was made until a voice in the shadows said, “Penguins suck.” All the were-ducks turned to see a cloaked figure watching their discussion with intense interest. Needless to say they were shocked; the rest of the village was still sound asleep, and they had been quite careful when they snuck out. “Well, well, well,” one remarked, “it looks like we have a winner after all.” “Indeed,” the eldest agreed, “let's get her. And after that, perhaps an early breakfast.” They all advanced on the hooded refugee, but as they approached the robe fell from the villager's body and they were blinded as light burst from the area where they had been standing. “YOU SHALL NOT PASS!” the figure shouted, and, permanently scarred at the sight of the person in their pajamas, they scampered away and went hungry for the Night. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next morning when the group awoke there was a small sign attached to the door of their sleeping quarters saying, “Phantom's apprentice has uncloaked. You have been warned.” Everyone's still alive. Get you a list in a sec. Gosh, Fea, patience. ETA: list of peopleses, precious The Dead Sally (stabbed in a case of mistaken identity by a non-six-fingered Phantom on Night 0) Phantom (made into a very unhealthy breakfast on Night 0) Legate (ordo, pickled on Day 1) Mira (Ophelia, ordo, drowned on Night 1) Shasta (Hamlet, ordo, semi-accidentally poisoned on Night 1) Lommie (were-duck, axed on Day 2) The Living Feanor of the Peredhil Brinniel wilwarin538 Durelin Nogrod Isabellkya Nerwen Rikae Mith Kath Lari Mac Nienna Gwathagor Nilpaurion Felagund __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit." Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm. Last edited by satansaloser2005; 03-21-2009 at 09:17 PM.

03-21-2009, 09:12 PM	#5
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	Wow, so I guess the Ranger must have protected who ever the ducks chose, unless there's something else going on here. Either way it's quite good! And we got a duck yesterDay, I'd say we're doing pretty good. But, by the looks of this narration there are atleast 3 ducks left, since Sally is using words like "group", "band", and "they all". If there were only 2 left it'd probably just be "pair" or something. So some good, and some bad....but atleast there's some good! It's crazy late where I am, so I'm off to bed, just wanted to check in quick. I should be around in the morning, but there is also a chance that I won't be around until the last 6 hours of the day. Hopefully not, but just in case I'm just warning you all. Everyone try and play nicely now..... __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin

03-21-2009, 09:15 PM	#6
Nienna Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: School Posts: 642	Yay! Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em. __________________ Puddle! Puddle!

03-22-2009, 08:02 AM	#10
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	And what does that mean? What does it entail? __________________ Stories and songs.

03-21-2009, 09:41 PM	#8
Rikae Mellifluous Maia Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A glade open to the stars, deep in Nan Elmoth Posts: 3,489	Sounds to me like the ducks tried to kill the ranger, who was protecting xemself. And it also appears that, even if this is not the case, all they have to do to find this person is to determine who is missing xyr hairbrush. I hate it when I lose my hairbrush. Believe it or not, I once demanded that it be mailed back to me - a distance of 4000 miles - at a cost probably double its actual worth. A good hairbrush is hard to find. EDIT: X'd with Nerwie

03-22-2009, 08:55 AM	#11
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Listiness. Well, it's being late. Must go and vote. Good the phantom satansaloser2005 Nerwen Mithalwen Rikae Durelin Goo Mnemosyne Lariren Shadow Gwathagor Feanor of the Peredhil Brinniel Go Nienna Macalaure wilwarin538 G Nogrod Isabellkya Kath ' (being four letters short of a word) the phantom's apprentice Nilpaurion Felagund With this I have concluded that she must leave the village. ++Kath Good night! __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

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