Tol-in-Gaurhoth Threefold and Six: The Night Guard

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Brinniel

Which game was that?

"Panic at the Prancing Pony", where we were Ringwraiths and "Frodo" was the Cursed.

[Nogrod]

Oh you nassty wolvses!!! *hats off*

I felt really bad about Greenie, especially during the first Days but I just kept on telling myself that I always suspect her and so maybe it's just that and I should leave her be until later. Then reading the last Day's action I screamed at my computer: "wolf, wolf!" but understandably no one heard it any more.

It was the classic thing: being too happy or at ease, half-leaning backwards and just letting others do the job.

And Nilp, as stupid as this sounds, I must say I was very uneasy with you as well; not actually over what you said which was basically very reasonable and thoughtful - but because how much involved you were. So I just kept telling myself that I can't start suspecting you "just because" you're more involved.

And looking at the Day before I was quite sure that either Nienna or Brinn (or Sally) were a wolf - or even both, with Pitchwife or McCaber one of whom they/she saved.

So it would have been a series of tough choices, too many of them, and I'm afraid I'd managed to make the wrong one in the end anyway so it was good I was away for the last Day.


Oh my, Inzil, you had the hardest possible role! Between a rock and a hard place indeed.

Sorry Pitchie, I was totally wrong with you. And I feel bad letting you down Wilwa - I thought you innocentish through the game and never had time or energy to actually go through your posts to make a more considered judgement on you - and just wawered in the end.

Haha, there were three innocents facing the gallows that Night so we'd been one down anyway...

Thank's to Eönwë for a fun a fun game - and to all players!

[Nienna]

I'd like to apologize to Wilwa yet again for that terrible last minute bandwagon.

I'd been getting innocent vibes from Wilwa and Sally all game and wolf vibes from Nilp and Brinn. Sadly I did not trust my instincts... eh. I can't win 'em all.

As a village we kind of helped the wolves along a bit... the two lynch choices on Day One were both gifteds, we lynched a framed innocent, then we lynch the ONE wolf that can help us. Hahaha oops.

[wilwarin538]

uh...good job wolves!

So the Night before I died, when Hakon was being lynched, I was going back and forth between Brinn and McCaber, and I went for McCaber, and now I'm really mad, haha. I should have stuck with her.

So, no one probably caught this, but for the first four Days in my 3rd, 5th and 8th (numbers in my name) posts all the paragraphs started with the letter H. I also popped in some sword and arrow icons, which I usually don't use, but I didn't put them on any specific posts until my last Day, which Nilp caught, showing I hunted McCaber.

Anyway, don't feel bad Nienna, the Hunter is only useful when they die, I just didn't do my job well, haha. Sorry Legate for going after you so hard! And McCaber too!

Thanks again Eonwe for a great game, I had a lot of fun! Not going to get to play again for a long while, so I'm glad I lasted fairly long in this one.

[Nienna]

Wilwa: Who were you hunting when you died?

[Pitchwife]

Congratulations to the wolves - you were awesome! Greenie, you fooled me royally on the last Day, I truly thought you were innocent. Nilp and Brinn, your split attack before the last DL was brilliant - Nilp going after Nienna, while Brinn swayed McCaber and me into that stupid Sally lynch, and Greenie doing a last minute retraction from one innocent to another. Kudos to sally, Nienna and Boro for voting the true wolf - we should have listened...
I started having doubts about Nilp after McCaber revealed, as I still thought there was a wolf somewhere among the Zil voters, but I hadn't ever looked at him closely enough, nor at Brinn. I had that nagging feeling something was escaping me, but after I'd spent so much time defending myself, there was too little time left to dig into it.
Speaking of Zil - it comes as a small comfort to learn there really was a good heart under your furry skin, and you had in fact a secret role, as I'd surmised! So I wasn't that utterly mistaken as it looked after your lynching, although I tried to keep you from fulfilling your Mod-decreed destiny, and for all the wrong reasons...
And the wolves considered killing Shasta on Night 4?
Nog, Boro - no worry about your suspicion of me, I know I asked for it. This was my first game as an ordo, and I guess not having a crucial role this time made me act just a bit too reckless. For a while on the last Day, I gave in to frustration, but I got over it. It was also the first time I survived till the end, much to my own surprise, and it seems I hadn't seen nothing yet...
(By the way, Boro, it's a relief that we were in the same boat after all. My shaky suspicion of you faded long before the end, but I'd have kicked myself if it had turned out I'd been right.)
Sincere apologies to Kit, Legate and sally - none of you deserved what we did to you! Lommy, we should have listened to you more. And kudos to Mnemo, Nerwen, wilwa and, once again, Nienna - you all were excellent.
McCaber, good choice to reveal when you did - it simplified matters somewhat for me, although we were both fooled by the wolves in the end.
Hakon - that's twice in a row I was convinced of your innocence when you were under heavy suspicion, and was right. If I ever play against you when you're a wolf, I wonder what evidence you'd have to shove into my face for me to suspect you...

Thanks to Eönwe for modding - I liked the grim atmosphere of your narrations. The Night Guard was a great idea, complicating things in a very interesting way, together with the secret roles. (But please, satisfy my curiosity - what was it about Nog's sword an armour? Surprising possessions for a retired bourgeois - unless his name is Bilbo Baggins, of course.)

[Eönwë]

If you're interested, here are the PMs I sent out.

I sent this one to all the wolves:

Werewolf

You were one of the four unfortunate victims of the Great Wolf. By being bitten by him, every Night phase you take on his foul shape and wreak havoc on the villagers. Each Night phase you may Private Message to discuss who you would like to kill each Night.

When all four of you are actively playing (All alive with no-one being Night Guarded), you may kill two players of your choice each Night. One person must PM me with the Night kill(s) two hours before the deadline. If your choice has not been received by then it will not be counted.

Two of your number have also gained special abilities attributed to the Great Wolf from the bite. One of you can check a villager each Night to see whether they possess the power of Sight. It will only be revealed to them whether it is the Seer or not. Another among you may each Night pick one who they believe to be hunting them. If the suspected hunter really is a Hunter, at the werewolf's death, the hunter will also be killed and his/her powers negated.

But beware! One among your number is a traitor. They resent being bitten and are actually on the side of the village. They will try to bring you down from the inside, so be wary. But do not kill this one needlessly, for though their allegiance lies elsewhere, they also count as one of you, and at their death you will be reduced to killing one villager per Night just as if any other of you had died.

To the seer-seer's PM, I added:

Your Unique Role

You are the Seer-Seer. Each Night you must PM me with the name of someone you believe to be the Seer. You will only find out whether that person is a Seer or not.

To the hunter-hunter's PM, I added:

Your Unique Role

You are the Hunter-Hunter. Each Night you may PM me with the name of the person you believe to be the Hunter (If you do not, it will still stay with your previous hunt). If/when you die, if the person you chose was the Hunter then they will die as well and their power will be negated. If you are wrong about the identity of the hunter then only you will die.

And the Saboteur:

Your Unique Role

You are the Saboteur. You are a wolf, but you are on the side of the village. Your aim is to get all the wolves (including yourself) lynched. You may not reveal your identity to either side. When you die, you will appear just as a normal wolf.

Remember that you want to harm your fellow wolves without letting them suspect you.

The seer:

Seer

You have always had the ability to perceive others as they are, and now this will become a useful asset to the village.

Each Night you must send me a PM with the person that you would like to direct your dreams towards. You will find out if your dream-target is an Innocent, Werewolf, Ranger or Hunter.

The hunter:

Hunter

You are the hunter. Master Werewolf Hunter Formendacil secretly trained you in Werewolf hunting, but your training was interrupted by his untimely death, so you are inexperienced.

Each Night you must PM me with a target. If/when you get lynched or killed by the wolves, if your target is a wolf then they are killed. If not, only you will die.

And the ranger:

Ranger

You are the Rogue Night Guard or Ranger. You were secretly trained by Master Ranger Formendacil to guard people against the evil of Werewolves, but your training was interrupted by his untimely death. You are not in any way affiliated with the other Night Guards.

Each Night you must PM me with the name of one you wish to save. If that person is attacked by the Werewolves then you will be able to save them without your identity being revealed to the them (or the werewolves), or anyone's identity being revealed to you.

I may have changed them slightly at the time to make them more detailed, but this is what I have saved on my computer, and is mainly what they say anyway.

[Eönwë]

Originally Posted by Pitchwife

(But please, satisfy my curiosity - what was it about Nog's sword an armour? Surprising possessions for a retired bourgeois - unless his name is Bilbo Baggins, of course.)

I have to tell you that there was nothing special about Nogrod. It was just because it was possibly the last night phase of the game and I didn't think it would be too much of a stretch for the richest man in the village to have such items. And also, it made it more interesting, don't you think?

I didn't want to complicate the game with too many special roles, because there was already the whole concept of the Night Guard and I wanted to focus on that.

[Eönwë]

Well, during the game, I put them on a nifty Excel document. Instead of taking hours transcribing, I'll just attach it.

If anyone can't see it, tell me and I'll think of some way to sort it out (maybe take a screenshot of each page?). Anyway, here it is.


edit: It doesn't let me upload excel documents, so I had to zip it.

[A Little Green]

Whoa. I so loved playing a wolf in this game. The traitor thing was a bit problematic for me, because I worked out early on that Zil was the traitor since Nilp and Brinn both claimed to have special wolf roles (and I thought it unlikely they'd bluff that) and I knew I was an ordinary wolf. I couldn't, however, prove to my packmates that I was trustworthy.

But really, that last Day was so mad! I was scared out of my wits when I realised people actually suspect me, luckily it was Friday so I could stay up until DL (1 am my time). Like I wrote in a wolf-gloating PM, I don't think my hands have ever shaken as much while playing werewolf as they did when I was typing my retraction as fast as I could...

Hats off to my fellows, you did an awesome job! And, also, a deep bow to Inziladun who did a great job in a very challenging role. Congrats also for a valiant fight dear villagers. Nienna, I'm so sorry for the last Day, I hated picking a fight with you but it seemed like the only way. Thanks Eonwe for modding, it was a very entertaining game!