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Eonwe · 11-17-2005, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ang

I say we let the hunt run to a proper conclusion and avoid a double-lynching-too tedious for words. The Cursed Villager almost certainly lies dead already, after all; it's a risk that it would be most chicken-hearted to avoid...

i dont' think so. lets not talk in statistics (ie, one in fifteen is a cursed, so we have whatever chance that he is still alive). that is crap, because there is no guarentee. and supposeing that the cursed villagers is among us (horros, it could be me!), we kill lmp, the wolf takes down the cursed, and we lose. i certainly don't want the wolf to pull that out of her hat. that would be to embarrasing, after teh immense lead we have today. a vote double lynch.

assuming lalaith isn't posting a vote for tar-a right now...

++tar-a

its better to have it over and done with, and not run the risk. call me craven, but why risk our lusterous victory on a fool's honor? not to mention i've wanted tar-a dead since two Evenings ago....

ps.

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Originally Posted by lalaith

What shall we do, innocents?

whatever you want, my dear.

Anguirel · 11-17-2005, 11:04 AM

What a courageous, fearless, risk-taking, dynamic soldier.

Pah! You root the thrill out of the chase! We should allow the wolf its tiny chance of victory, I say, rather than crush excitement in relentless authoritarianism.

As jester and impromptu Master of Ceremonies, I say, let the dance go on! The curtain is not ready to fall. littlewolfpoet accused me of being unsporting earlier, but I say that a double-lynching now would be the very manifestation of all work and no play boredom.

I leave the matter in Miss Goosey's able hands.

Lalaith · 11-17-2005, 12:15 PM

Hmmm....I'm in no mood to bow to your whims, Sir Jester, after you led me such a merry dance with your little masquerade. (Did you pick up on my hints btw, all the stuff about wearing my goosefeathers....)
But, still....I do feel that we would be unsporting and what is more, I think our great moddess goddess (who has had to put up with much, including confused rambling PMs from me) would prefer us to go for the single lynch.

I'll be back soon.

Anguirel · 11-17-2005, 12:26 PM

I could tell you were saying something with the goosefeathers, but I couldn't for the life of me tell what. Was it more vague evidence of your Huntership, in some Indianesque fashion, or a message to me as a supposed Seer?

I think it would demonstrate that a village can defend itself without double-lynchings (we've had not one so far, thank Eru) were we to avoid one, and also preserve one of the exciting unpredictable elements left, namely the Cursed. If we lynch everyone in a paranoiac attempt to stop the Cursed having any chance of being killed, what's the point of having one? No, let that pageant roll into place if the fates will it.

Lalaith · 11-17-2005, 02:02 PM

I was trying to imply, and hoping that you would thus infer, that you were wearing my garb, my dear jester.

Anyway, it looks like I've been asked to make a decision on behalf of everyone. Something I hate doing. Plus I don't have time to go back and inspect everything thoroughly.
What to do?
Tar-a was suspected by wilwa and now by Eonwe.
LMP is suspected by Anguirel (probably out of sheer devilry) and by me, who can't spot a wolf when it comes and slavers in her lap (vis a vis Kitanna)
oh, lord, Bleak House is starting, I must go.
++LMP

Good luck, village.

littlemanpoet · 11-17-2005, 02:14 PM

I shall be hanged, or what have you.

Dupes! Fools! Miscreants! Idiots, even! Do you honestly believe that I would allow myself to have outright enemies amongst the innocents, if I was the werewolf? Only fools could think me such a fool. No, I would ingratiate myself to all of you innocents, as tar has so cunningly done. Why, we have two jesters, not one!

The three graves shall be filled. Eonwe, my blood is not on your hands. But because of the foolishness of those who have voted to kill the innocent and save the werewolf, I do hope that one of you is Cursed. If so, you all shall pay for your foolhardiness. Well played, tar. You've fooled them all for one last Day and Night.

Oh, and to borrow, with attributions (coughB88cough) a most terse and well-put phrase, you're all knuckleheads (well, except for the sensible Eonwe).

dancing spawn of ungoliant · 11-17-2005, 02:45 PM

The villagers had had enough. They wanted to put an end to the mad massacre, and so they decided to lynch the village undertaker. "You've already taken too many of us six feet under", the ever-reducing lot growled as they approached littlemanpoet. The remaining residents had brought most imaginative gadgets with them in order to finish things as efficiently as possible.

Anguirel squeezed his slingshot and an arsenal of ammunition consisting mostly of walnuts and apples, Eonwe fingered a tuberous billy club, Lalaith bore a cutlass and tar-ancalime held a thingamabob that she called a fool-proof Werecreature eliminator. In one rank the four walked towards littlemanpoet who stood on the other side of the village square glaring at the villagers half smugly, knowing that they would have to admit their mistake, and half peevishly, knowing that he himself would not be able to see that moment.

"You killed our friends: prepare to die", the group bawled.

"Now listen, you idiots, do you really want to fill the three graves I dug today? This is insane, you are a useless bunch of twits!" littlemanpoet hissed. But of course, the villagers didn't tolerate that kind of speech from a death-sentenced, and so they attacked him without hesitating to use their gizmos. The air was thick with nuts and vegetable food, and after Anguirel run out of ammunition, Eonwe and tar-ancalime rushed to contribute the lynching. Finally Lalaith sprang forth and cut littlemanpoet's throat with her sword. Hearts pounding and clothes covered with blood the villagers stepped back to admire the fruit of their collaboration. They had managed to kill the undertaker pretty efficiently, but the down side was that it seemed that he wasn't a werewolf after all. It was proved that the Werecreature eliminator can eliminate normal human beings too, though.

Living:
Anguirel - jester
Eonwe - militiaman
Lalaith - goosegirl
tar-ancalime - charlatan

Dead:
dancing spawn of ungoliant(mod) - mangled, tangled and strangled in fishing nets on Night 1
Bergil(ord) - hanged to death with profitable consequences on Day 1
Kuruharan(ord) - half devoured and prepared to be turned into haggis on Night 2
Meneltarmacil(ord) - sat on, roasted, minced and boiled by three passing by trolls on Day 2
Kath(ord) - chopped up and organized alphabetically on Night 3
WaynetheGoblin(wolf) - burned to death on Day 3
Celuien(ranger) - mauled with musical instruments on Night 4
Kitanna(wolf) - stoned, battered and decapitated on Day 4
Wilwarin538(seer) - eyes plucked out and made into a scarecrow on Night 5
Glirdan(ord) - taunted to death on Day 5
Firefoot(ord) - mutilated and deformed on Night 6
littlemanpoet(ord) - maimed with wondrous gadgets on Day 6

Score:
Villagers: 3
Wolves: 1

It is now Night 7. As I said earlier, I'll be without internet access this Saturday. I suggest that we don't use 24-hour-long phases anymore (only two people said that they approved the suggestion and now the other one is dead) and Day 7 will begin probably at 3:00 pm. GMT tomorrow. Is it fine? Post in the admin thread if you have any complains about that, please. Good Night!

Anguirel · 11-17-2005, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lalaith

LMP is suspected by Anguirel (probably out of sheer devilry).

Quite right, dear Miss Goosey. If LMP is a wolf I'll be pleased but extremely surprised.

Now, my dear Lady Tar-Ancalime, pay no attention to LMP's pleading that you rip me apart tonight. I've killed almost as many innocents as you have, I believe; Menel, Glirdan, and now probably the Renowned Undertaker. Really no point in Cursing me if I turn out to be that way inclined; I'm doing fine as I am...and I have a final little jest to arrange tomorrow if all goes well...

EDIT: Cross-posted with the Moddess Goddess. Shall I delete?

littlemanpoet · 11-17-2005, 02:35 PM

I could have sworn there was no Cobbler in this game!

Anguirel?

11-17-2005, 11:04 AM	#2
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	What a courageous, fearless, risk-taking, dynamic soldier. Pah! You root the thrill out of the chase! We should allow the wolf its tiny chance of victory, I say, rather than crush excitement in relentless authoritarianism. As jester and impromptu Master of Ceremonies, I say, let the dance go on! The curtain is not ready to fall. littlewolfpoet accused me of being unsporting earlier, but I say that a double-lynching now would be the very manifestation of all work and no play boredom. I leave the matter in Miss Goosey's able hands. __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

11-17-2005, 12:15 PM	#3
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Hmmm....I'm in no mood to bow to your whims, Sir Jester, after you led me such a merry dance with your little masquerade. (Did you pick up on my hints btw, all the stuff about wearing my goosefeathers....) But, still....I do feel that we would be unsporting and what is more, I think our great moddess goddess (who has had to put up with much, including confused rambling PMs from me) would prefer us to go for the single lynch. I'll be back soon. __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

11-17-2005, 12:26 PM	#4
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	I could tell you were saying something with the goosefeathers, but I couldn't for the life of me tell what. Was it more vague evidence of your Huntership, in some Indianesque fashion, or a message to me as a supposed Seer? I think it would demonstrate that a village can defend itself without double-lynchings (we've had not one so far, thank Eru) were we to avoid one, and also preserve one of the exciting unpredictable elements left, namely the Cursed. If we lynch everyone in a paranoiac attempt to stop the Cursed having any chance of being killed, what's the point of having one? No, let that pageant roll into place if the fates will it. __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

11-17-2005, 02:02 PM	#5
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	I was trying to imply, and hoping that you would thus infer, that you were wearing my garb, my dear jester. Anyway, it looks like I've been asked to make a decision on behalf of everyone. Something I hate doing. Plus I don't have time to go back and inspect everything thoroughly. What to do? Tar-a was suspected by wilwa and now by Eonwe. LMP is suspected by Anguirel (probably out of sheer devilry) and by me, who can't spot a wolf when it comes and slavers in her lap (vis a vis Kitanna) oh, lord, Bleak House is starting, I must go. ++LMP Good luck, village. __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

11-17-2005, 02:14 PM	#6
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	I shall be hanged, or what have you. Dupes! Fools! Miscreants! Idiots, even! Do you honestly believe that I would allow myself to have outright enemies amongst the innocents, if I was the werewolf? Only fools could think me such a fool. No, I would ingratiate myself to all of you innocents, as tar has so cunningly done. Why, we have two jesters, not one! The three graves shall be filled. Eonwe, my blood is not on your hands. But because of the foolishness of those who have voted to kill the innocent and save the werewolf, I do hope that one of you is Cursed. If so, you all shall pay for your foolhardiness. Well played, tar. You've fooled them all for one last Day and Night. Oh, and to borrow, with attributions (coughB88cough) a most terse and well-put phrase, you're all knuckleheads (well, except for the sensible Eonwe).

11-17-2005, 02:45 PM	#7
dancing spawn of ungoliant Mischievous Candle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So near to Russia, so far from Japan, quite a long way from Cairo, lots of miles from Vietnam. Posts: 1,234	The villagers had had enough. They wanted to put an end to the mad massacre, and so they decided to lynch the village undertaker. "You've already taken too many of us six feet under", the ever-reducing lot growled as they approached littlemanpoet. The remaining residents had brought most imaginative gadgets with them in order to finish things as efficiently as possible. Anguirel squeezed his slingshot and an arsenal of ammunition consisting mostly of walnuts and apples, Eonwe fingered a tuberous billy club, Lalaith bore a cutlass and tar-ancalime held a thingamabob that she called a fool-proof Werecreature eliminator. In one rank the four walked towards littlemanpoet who stood on the other side of the village square glaring at the villagers half smugly, knowing that they would have to admit their mistake, and half peevishly, knowing that he himself would not be able to see that moment. "You killed our friends: prepare to die", the group bawled. "Now listen, you idiots, do you really want to fill the three graves I dug today? This is insane, you are a useless bunch of twits!" littlemanpoet hissed. But of course, the villagers didn't tolerate that kind of speech from a death-sentenced, and so they attacked him without hesitating to use their gizmos. The air was thick with nuts and vegetable food, and after Anguirel run out of ammunition, Eonwe and tar-ancalime rushed to contribute the lynching. Finally Lalaith sprang forth and cut littlemanpoet's throat with her sword. Hearts pounding and clothes covered with blood the villagers stepped back to admire the fruit of their collaboration. They had managed to kill the undertaker pretty efficiently, but the down side was that it seemed that he wasn't a werewolf after all. It was proved that the Werecreature eliminator can eliminate normal human beings too, though. Living: Anguirel - jester Eonwe - militiaman Lalaith - goosegirl tar-ancalime - charlatan Dead: dancing spawn of ungoliant(mod) - mangled, tangled and strangled in fishing nets on Night 1 Bergil(ord) - hanged to death with profitable consequences on Day 1 Kuruharan(ord) - half devoured and prepared to be turned into haggis on Night 2 Meneltarmacil(ord) - sat on, roasted, minced and boiled by three passing by trolls on Day 2 Kath(ord) - chopped up and organized alphabetically on Night 3 WaynetheGoblin(wolf) - burned to death on Day 3 Celuien(ranger) - mauled with musical instruments on Night 4 Kitanna(wolf) - stoned, battered and decapitated on Day 4 Wilwarin538(seer) - eyes plucked out and made into a scarecrow on Night 5 Glirdan(ord) - taunted to death on Day 5 Firefoot(ord) - mutilated and deformed on Night 6 littlemanpoet(ord) - maimed with wondrous gadgets on Day 6 Score: Villagers: 3 Wolves: 1 It is now Night 7. As I said earlier, I'll be without internet access this Saturday. I suggest that we don't use 24-hour-long phases anymore (only two people said that they approved the suggestion and now the other one is dead) and Day 7 will begin probably at 3:00 pm. GMT tomorrow. Is it fine? Post in the admin thread if you have any complains about that, please. Good Night!

11-17-2005, 02:35 PM	#9
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	I could have sworn there was no Cobbler in this game! Anguirel?