Tol-in-Gaurhoth (Isle of Werewolves) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Kuruharan · 06-30-2005, 01:37 PM

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I'd like to recommend that some mod (maybe Mithalwen) receive PMs from players in which the players say what they're interested in doing, and then let the mod shuffle to fit the most desires. That way those who don't feel up to giftedness or werewolvishness can start at their level of comfort.

But that could deaden variety and make the game predictable. Part of the fun of playing the game is playing outside your usual box. The other part of the fun is to try to deduce who are the werewolves. Without random selection the choices become painfully predictable.

littlemanpoet · 06-30-2005, 01:51 PM

Not so. I'm sure that more than three gamers would say they're interested in being werewolves, more than two shirriffs, more than one ranger, hunter, and seer. And by doing it all via PM, only the moderator and the person assigned the role would know what s/he is (and partners in cases of ww and sf).

Kuruharan · 06-30-2005, 01:55 PM

But that still takes too much from trying to guess from the normal personalities of people. If this is done then we are going to have all sorts of problems with the same people getting hung on the first couple of DAYS over and over again, and Eru knows we have enough problems with people being suspected from prior games already.

*GASP* Dirty little secret that nobody is supposed to admit to has just been exposed...

Believe me, random selection is the way.

Lalaith · 06-30-2005, 04:28 PM

Lmp, you're doing yourself down - honestly, you were a werewolf natural.

For various reasons (size of game, Esgal's disappearance) you had a really tough job and you did it well. I know what you mean, I'd *hate* to be a wolf, I'm really bad at lying, but I think Kuruharan is right, I mean, if roles were elective, we'd just be suspecting phantom every time, right?

littlemanpoet · 06-30-2005, 04:55 PM

Well thanks, Lal.

Sometimes you have to get outside your comfort zone to really experience life and learn new things, right? Even if it is incredibly draining

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Originally Posted by some innocent villager

Uh oh, LMP's delving into sophistry! I thought that was just an act for the game!

Sorry, can't help it. I guess it comes naturally.

Firefoot · 06-30-2005, 05:49 PM

I definitely think that the roles should be random, for the same reasons as Kuru stated. Besides, I doubt many people would ask to play an ordinary villager (I sure wouldn't

).

And I would say that one village at a time is preferable.

And this is a completely random thought that occurred to me earlier today. By taking the initials of Werewolf (WW) and adding a Roman Numeral, you get the same thing as the abbreviation for World War (insert apropriate number).

Lalaith · 07-01-2005, 03:26 AM

What you say about the comfort zone is interesting, lmp. The exciting thing about werewolf is that unless you are a rather unusual personality type, the whole thing is outside the comfort zone. Even if you are just an ordinary villager. I don't tend, in RL, to go around not trusting anyone around me and doubting everything they say, and to have others do the same to me. I found it surprisingly stressful, psychologically, to put myself in that mindset. But I'm sure it was good for me, really....

06-30-2005, 01:55 PM	#3
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,593	But that still takes too much from trying to guess from the normal personalities of people. If this is done then we are going to have all sorts of problems with the same people getting hung on the first couple of DAYS over and over again, and Eru knows we have enough problems with people being suspected from prior games already. GASP Dirty little secret that nobody is supposed to admit to has just been exposed... Believe me, random selection is the way. __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no...

06-30-2005, 04:28 PM	#4
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Lmp, you're doing yourself down - honestly, you were a werewolf natural. For various reasons (size of game, Esgal's disappearance) you had a really tough job and you did it well. I know what you mean, I'd hate to be a wolf, I'm really bad at lying, but I think Kuruharan is right, I mean, if roles were elective, we'd just be suspecting phantom every time, right? __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

07-01-2005, 03:26 AM	#7
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	What you say about the comfort zone is interesting, lmp. The exciting thing about werewolf is that unless you are a rather unusual personality type, the whole thing is outside the comfort zone. Even if you are just an ordinary villager. I don't tend, in RL, to go around not trusting anyone around me and doubting everything they say, and to have others do the same to me. I found it surprisingly stressful, psychologically, to put myself in that mindset. But I'm sure it was good for me, really.... __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

06-30-2005, 01:51 PM	#2
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Not so. I'm sure that more than three gamers would say they're interested in being werewolves, more than two shirriffs, more than one ranger, hunter, and seer. And by doing it all via PM, only the moderator and the person assigned the role would know what s/he is (and partners in cases of ww and sf).

06-30-2005, 05:49 PM	#6
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	I definitely think that the roles should be random, for the same reasons as Kuru stated. Besides, I doubt many people would ask to play an ordinary villager (I sure wouldn't ). And I would say that one village at a time is preferable. And this is a completely random thought that occurred to me earlier today. By taking the initials of Werewolf (WW) and adding a Roman Numeral, you get the same thing as the abbreviation for World War (insert apropriate number).