Tol-in-Gaurhoth XVIII: The Play’s The Thing…

[Kath]

Just poking my head in before I go see to the bees. This werewolf business is a bad one. But I'm not sure that this free for all, make as much money as you can state of things isn't worse! Just as long as they don't take my honey I'm happy.

[tar-ancalime]

But I'm not sure that this free for all, make as much money as you can state of things isn't worse!

Nothing wrong with a good healthy dose of capitalism, eh, comrade?

It could be that one of these speculators will find a real solution--after all, what greater motivators than fear and money? We've got both in abundance.

Actually, now that I think of it, I've only got fear. Alms for the poor?

[mormegil]

A soldier I am and always will be. While I possess great physical prowess and dexterity it's my mind that has won me many a battle. I am able to out think my opponent and that, my friends, will be your greatest asset: A sound mind, reasoned logic, good mannered patience and random accusations.

Gil-Galad too much lupine in him already
Tar -Ancalime was only healed of leprocy because she became a wolf
Celuien a resident amphibian? More like resident lycan.
and Holbytlass as governess seems to govern the wolves more

Take my word for it friends there's two wolves in that pack.

[Farael]

Werewolves you say? ahh the 1,4-difanged-3-tailedfurrybeasts!! maybe we should spread some 2-sworded-1bigmeanhunter and hope for a favourable reaction... oh, but the reaction constant favours the wolves at this point... I guess that we must wait.

Poor Shelob! we were working together trying to find a way to turn gold into rocks... she was such a charmingly insane scientist! I guess I should be sorry for AbercrombieofRohan but who needs a Yeti spotter? Sulfur spotter would be much more useful.

And talking about sulfides, I shall go prepare some more sulfonamides for tar-ancalime... EX-leper he says, but better be safe than sorry.

I will be back later on, fellow villagers.

[The Saucepan Man]

Well I am glad, Master Cook, that you have suggested some strategies that do not simply involve the slaughter of those who are quiet but (quite possibly) innocent. I do, however, have some reservations over one or two things that you say, and will throw my thoughts out, for what they are worth.

Originally Posted by Aiwendil

1. What is the most reliable way of spotting a wolf? Should we focus on the accusations people make, on the general tone of their posts, or on their voting records?

All three, I should say, and more. We should focus on everything that is said and done, for therein might lie clues to guilt. As for the voting record, it is clearly important. But moreso over time and most particularly when we catch a Wolf.

Originally Posted by Aiwendil

2. What should the Gifteds' strategy be? My own feeling is that the Gifteds, and our Seers in particular, should emphatically not risk revealing themselves unless necessary. Especially at the outset, the prime goal of the Gifteds should be to survive.

I would prefer to trust to the Gifteds' discretion to act as they see fit, based on what they know.

Originally Posted by Aiwendil

3. Among how many people should we spread the votes today? I would guess that with nineteen villagers, we should try to spread the votes among about five or six people, which would make the chances of at least one of them being a wolf fairly good.

While (as I have said), I think that it is a good idea to spread the votes, I would counsel against setting an arbitrary limit. By doing so, we may unwittingly be restricting ourselves only to innocents. Everyone should cast their votes as they think best and if that results in a wide field, then so much the better.

[Glirdan]

I'm sorry my firends, but I must leave for the rest of the Day. I've been called out of town on a sudden emergency. I must vote and I tell you now that it is mostly random.

++Gil-Galad

Devoted lupine enthusiast my rear end! It's more like he's an expert lupine.

Good bye my friends.

*If you want real reason for my abscence, check the original thread. Thanks.

[Gil-Galad]

woah woah woah Glirdy, though i admire the Lupine, i would never want to be one, don't be rash Glirdan, senseless voting will get you know where!

[littlemanpoet]

Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man

While (as I have said), I think that it is a good idea to spread the votes, I would counsel against setting an arbitrary limit. By doing so, we may unwittingly be restricting ourselves only to innocents. Everyone should cast their votes as they think best and if that results in a wide field, then so much the better.

Hear hear!

[Boromir88]

Well I'm going to pop in here before I retire to my quarters. Just some observations.

Good discussion so far, though I must say nothing that I already don't know myself.

Saucepan is acting like his usual self, offering advice, counsel, sounding intellegent. So, there's no reason to think him of lycanthropy. Though he could know this and use it to his advantage.

Mormegil comes out with his random accusations as usual.

Glirdan quickly votes as usual. And it always seems to be the most obvious target.

lmp jumps right into things and gives his opinion as usual.

Gil-galad's quick witty remarks as usual.

People telling their woe and condolensces for the dead...umm as usual.

Everything just seems usual...too usual.

This false seer scares me as it could cause a whole mass of confusion for the entire village giving everyone the wrong information and going by our own mind to judge who is the right seer and who is the false seer. Above all people it will be the Seer who I would put my trust in to authorize the lynching of a wolf, but if we don't know who the false seer is, then this could cause some big problems.