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Old 05-08-2006, 04:38 AM   #1
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Oddwen, my poor neglected ward, do you want us to be part of someone's extended family or are we just disconnected flakes? (Mind you, I'd quite understand if there were no volunteers among the village dynasties to take us on....)
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Old 05-08-2006, 05:47 AM   #2
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Is all this relationship-stuff related to the game in any way? At least it will make for some hilarious first day posts.

I want to be betrothed to Kitanna, O won't you say yes, m'lady? Cailín was happy with the choice; Alcarillo is not sure. I have only recently returned to the village, seeking my brother The Phantom whom I desire a loan off of. It came as a great surprise to find my former love Lhunardawen married and settled down with Eonwe.

Welcome to the game (and the Downs), Loki — hope you're prepared for what you're getting yourself into.
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Old 05-08-2006, 06:00 AM   #3
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An idea: There are lots of unattached adult people. I (and other children as well maybe) could do with a loving godmother or godfather. (More candy, you know )

Then, to the questions I have this time:
- I have to check, but isn't it so that our hunter takes a person when s/he dies only if s/he is killed by the wolves?
- what if the gw gets most ww votes?
- do we have retrackies?
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Old 05-08-2006, 06:40 AM   #4
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So I guess I'm just a loner than? Some migrant manual laborer who just wandered into town and happened to get a job? Sounds fine, I guess... I was halfway hoping to be married off by LMP. I'd be much too shy to ask someone myself.

Well, if the game starts Wed., then I'll probably have to drop. I have a final that day (actually, a few finals ), and even if it starts later in the day, I'll be doing some extra sleeping and driving the next 24 hours. So, in short, I'd miss out on most of the Day 1 fun, which is some of the best banter of the whole game.
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Old 05-08-2006, 07:51 AM   #5
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Lom-Lom, there are no retractable votes; and I think that nothing happens if the GW is chosen by the wolves. Hunter-variable is down to LMP, but Hunters have been known to have a free kill regardless of who kills them in the past (Mormegil slaying Abercrombie immediately comes to my mind!).

Does "be betrothed" even make sense? Why am I using words that I don't know how to use? And Cailín: I presume you meant: "How did we ever manage to produce two such improbably wonderful sons?"
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Old 05-08-2006, 07:55 AM   #6
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Does "be betrothed" even make sense?
I take your meaning quite well. Bold fellow to brave a flurry of flying kettles, pans, and other assorted cooking implements to make your case.

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So I have daughters? If that's the case SpM is my son-in-law. Hmmm this could get interesting.
Very interesting.
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Old 05-08-2006, 08:03 AM   #7
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...but Hunters have been known to have a free kill regardless of who kills them in the past (Mormegil slaying Abercrombie immediately comes to my mind!).
Argh! I haven't played ww for ages (read: a month or a bit more) so I'm starting to forget the rules...

A note on posting times: I won't usually be around for the first half of the day (doesn't include weekends and exceptional days) , so don't wonder my absences...
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Old 05-08-2006, 09:44 AM   #8
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People with time contraints- If my reading of the rules is correct, all days and nights will last 48 hours untill the village is small enough to go back a regular schedule. (After all, with 30 people trying to talk, it'd be quite hectic if we onle had 24 hours to decide with. That's not even taking into account the myriad of heavy posters we have playing! )
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Old 05-08-2006, 10:05 AM   #9
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So I guess I'm just a loner than? Some migrant manual laborer who just wandered into town and happened to get a job? Sounds fine, I guess... I was halfway hoping to be married off by LMP. I'd be much too shy to ask someone myself.
Now that I know you're playing, we'll see what can be arranged.

CLARIFICATION! Each Day and Night will be only 24 hours long (unless it becomes clear that they need to be longer).
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Old 05-08-2006, 10:26 AM   #10
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Yes. At least, that is how I understand the Hunter rules. I've noticed some weird kills here and there that don't make sense to me, such as the Hunter killing the Seer; how does that happen?
This happens when the Hunter chooses the Seer as the one they will take down with them (by accident!) and then they are killed by the wolves at Night.
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Old 05-08-2006, 11:11 AM   #11
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Old 05-08-2006, 11:08 AM   #12
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Now that I know you're playing, we'll see what can be arranged..
Can Gurthang be part of my family in some way? Please?

mutters: *MUST outnumber the phantom's clan!!!*

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Is all this relationship-stuff related to the game in any way? At least it will make for some hilarious first day posts.
Well, Nogrod and I (and Firefoot so far) have decided that on Day 1 we are not going to vote for family members. I suspect this also means that as a family we will be prepared to bandwagon against those who vote for one of our clan.

After Day 1 everyone is fair game for suspicion and voting, but I rather like the idea of starting some family feuds on Day 1.
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Old 05-08-2006, 11:13 AM   #13
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Sorry to double post, but I just realized:

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Eonwe=Lhunardawen ... Azaelia .... Firefoot
Does Eonwe have no family ties to another family? Maybe if he was the son of another couple as well as our son-in-law....

And just to double check -- does the Hunter not get to kill of s/he is lynched? ONLY if s/he is taken down by Wolves?
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Old 05-08-2006, 10:03 AM   #14
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An idea: There are lots of unattached adult people. I (and other children as well maybe) could do with a loving godmother or godfather. (More candy, you know )
Fine, but we can't call them that. Need a more non-religious Middle Earth name for it. Any ideas?

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- I have to check, but isn't it so that our hunter takes a person when s/he dies only if s/he is killed by the wolves?
Yes. At least, that is how I understand the Hunter rules. I've noticed some weird kills here and there that don't make sense to me, such as the Hunter killing the Seer; how does that happen?

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- what if the gw gets most ww votes?
The village attempts to lynch him/her and discovers that the player doesn't die; hence, "hey! a wizard! good or evil?"

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NO! This is complicated enough.
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Old 05-08-2006, 09:55 AM   #15
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Is all this relationship-stuff related to the game in any way? At least it will make for some hilarious first day posts.
I did it just for my own narrative fun, but it's working out even better.

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I want to be betrothed to Kitanna, O won't you say yes, m'lady?
Sun of a --- That's exactly what I had already worked out!

By the way, Loki, I've taken note. Welcome. I'll add you to the list once I'm back at my own home computer.

EDIT: We're going to begin the game one day later than originally scheduled so that Gurthang can play. That means the official start is 6pm EDT (10 GMT) on Thursday.

Well, that brings us up to 30 players. The sign-up for players is hereby officially closed. This is gonna be fun!

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