Tol-in-Gaurhoth IV (The Saga, erm, Still Continues...)

[the phantom]

As usual I will be writing up a post game summary and posting it on my web page. I will include excerpts from my letters to Saurreg as well as my thoughts on the days after I was dead.

It will probably be up sometime tonight (ten hours from now or so).

And I loved my death, tgwbs!

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Can't wait to see it, phantom. You know how I squirm to see such things in a timely and amusing fashion.

[Orominuialwen]

I just wanted to congratulate you all on a game well played! I've been following it very closely, spending my lunch hours and a lot of my free time reading this thread. I'm so impressed that I think I may have to join the next game just to see what it's like for myself. Oh, and tgwbs, I loved all your deaths, especially the tree frog ones.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Fascinating stuff. Many thanks to everyone involved for making it so enjoyable, and hearty congratulations to the victorious villagers.

littlemanpoet eh? In all honesty I was just being defensive on DAY 1. I didn't really suspect him. Likewise with Hookbill; it was more to do with unfair bullying than real suspicion. Curse those werewolves. They really picked on me.

I should probably clarify this line:

"And Nilp *sniff* good luck with your quest, my friend!"

This was purely and simply a different way of saying "Nilp, you are being absolutely bloody hilarious and I want you to stay alive as long as possible so I can keep laughing."


And as for the phantom and Saurreg.......oops! That is a truly awesome signature you have there Saurreg. I guess that whole attack was the reason the Wolves really got started on the lynch-Eomer task. But I'd do it all again!

Especial praise goes to the guy who be short, who did a tremendous job moderating.

Well done everyone. A toast! to Werewolf 4.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Well, Eomer, you were just to smart to be left to you're own devises and to roam about like some kind of... Sherlock Holms... or something. :P

Especial praise goes to the guy who be short, who did a tremendous job moderating.

Here here! *rises a glass*

[littlemanpoet]

Here for your enthusiastic entertainment consumption is the log of the werewolves' exhaustive correspondence on Night # One.

Originally Posted by LMP

Any ideas so far? I have a couple ideas, thoughts, rambling notions, etc.. Not saying I think they all merit using......

1. In some folklore, werewolves don't know they're werewolves except when they are. As Saucepan Man pointed out recently, the werewolves' best strategy is to not appear to be working together against the innocents during the day. I've thought of a way to do that, but I'm not sure we can pull it off. It's to virtually convince ourselves, during Day phase, that we are Innocents. This means to believe it and act like it, talk like it, get offended like it, and so forth. What do you think?

2. Reverse psychology. Say "I'm a werewolf! Just kidding." This is extremely risky, as some innocents might see through it.

3. Reverse reverse psychology. Be among the first to accuse. This also is risky.

4. I personally am likely to be a loudmouth. What about you guys?

5. Put forward Fordim's strategy, thus appearing innocent. But only one werewolf can use this, and it also is risky, unless perhaps the three werewolves are the ones who first present and support it, and so forth. Not really convinced this is at all a good idea. If you don't know what I'm talking about, take a look at Game III and look at Fordim's first couple posts.

Okay, I'll shut up now and wait to hear from you guys.

LMP drums fingers on table, waiting for eleven hours before first response....

Originally Posted by Esgal

I will mostly go for number one, that is highly sensible, and seems to be the lesser risk. Also it adds a certain pychosis that I think the Werewolves should have.

Instead of randomly picking a kill, I think we should try to find the Seer first and formost, they seem to be the biggest threat. This is highly difficult so lets keep our eyes peeled and discuss our suspicions, but not only about the Seer, the Ranger and Gaurdian as well.

If we notice that two others seem to be working together (who aren't any of us) I think we should either or both:

a) leave them alone (during the night), so that the other Villagers may think that their both Werewolves, doing so will have them killed instead of us which gives us a lead in killing the Villagers during the night.

b) play LMP's number one and add suspicion towards them that will aid in them getting lynched.

I'm not much of a loud mouth but I'll readily save my own skin, I'm playing the innocent and I don't see the problem with all of us playing this part as long as we don't over do it and don't seem too buddy buddy with each other, I'm not saying post blame upon another, but gently and inconspicuously guide the villagers in the other direction.

What think you?

Originally Posted by Hookbill

Greetings all,

I like you're ideas, Esgal. I'm going to see what way the discussions go before I formulate a solid strategy. The seer will be difficult to find until after the third night, methinks. The one who seems the most convincing in the dreams or seeing will not be apparent until then.


What do you guys think about the avenging of deaths?

So yes, phantom, two of the werewolves were actually PMing during Daytime that first day, which was quickly brought to a halt by our wise and gifted moderator.

But two ideas, one from Esgal, and one from Hookbill, were not followed upon; number one, to let the Shirriffs look like guilty werewolves, and to at least talk about kills for revenge. Not following up Esgal's idea is particularly my fault, as will be seen in viewing Night Two pms.

More on subsequent nights to follow.....

[Anguirel]

Congratulations, everyone. May Feanor, Saurreg, Firefoot and Celuien enjoy feasting and toasting, ahem, the victorious dead...

It was a great and epic kill, Feanor. Well written, tgwbs.

[Celuien]

Great game, everyone! How about some applause for TGWBS?

LMP - I never would have suspected you.

My apologies for being a bit erratic for the past couple of days, especially on this last one. I had an 11 hour shift yesterday and was in the midst of writing a presentation (which I just gave about an hour ago) on very short notice, so I was a little out of sorts.

I notice that I was suspected of being the seer a couple of times. That was halfway my intention with some of the wording I placed around the villagers about whom I had the most certainty, since I was trying to keep the wolves from identifying the real seer before enough nights had passed to gain information. At the same time, I didn't want to actually impersonate the seer and end up confusing the village, causing a rush to execute one of my suspects, or becoming werewolf bait.

Victory for the villagers is sweet at last.