Tol-in-Gaurhoth XXI: Dueling Wizards Werewolf

[Gurthang]

Thank you Nilp. Or should I say Dad.

Also, thank you Caran for not disagreeing with me.

Now, I need to catch up on questions.

Originally Posted by Firefoot

Gurthang, isn't it a little counteractive to tell us that you're going to choose the same seer? The EW knows who that is. S/he has the power to just keep ungifting or set the wolves on him/her. I would probably choose someone different.

Yes and no. I was hoping that the Evil Wizard would actually believe me, and then I would do something else. Basically, if I did scry Nilp, then EW would have the wolves kill him. If I don't scry Nilp, EW does and turns Nilp to EVIL. So, I say I'll do one thing, then do another. That way, if it actually goes like I hoped, I don't scry Nilp, but the wolves still kill him, and I don't lose my scry. Although I do lose my Dad.

Oh, and don't worry about blowing my bluff or anything like that. Now the EW still has to guess at what I'm going to do; because now I might scry Nilp... or I might not.

Originally Posted by Diamond18

Well, I suppose it's a good plan for not revealing your Gifteds. The thing that worries me is that if you pick four people I don't have any strong suspicion of and don't think should be voted for, I'm still forced to vote for them or be considered as disobedient and evil. And the idea of having to vote for someone I more or less find innocent, lest I be castigated and lynched, rankles me.

So I suppose it depends on your list. I understand why you can't take nominees, so I guess there's really nothing I can say about who I would consider worthy lynch candidates, besides what thoughts I've already given. I feel like I've come under suspicion just because you dislike my style and don't find my posts to be particularly worthy contributions, and as I have not intended them as space wasting filler, it bothers me. But I suppose I'll just hush up now, as it doesn't matter.

Well, simply pick the candidate from the list that is the most suspicious to you.

As far as me suspecting you for style, no. I kinda like you're (what I would call) carefree/relaxed type posting. As far as suspecting you for less analysis in said posts, yes. But I've suspected because of that before.

Originally Posted by Roa

Certainly if you find someone guilty, we should all vote for that person, but by narrowing things down so greatly, isn't it quite likely that a wolf, or even the EW, could slip past you? As I said, we may find things that you do not.

Not necessarily. It would rid us of a wolf, but it tells us nothing as far as voting is concerned. Although, right now voting doesn't tell us hardly anything anyway. So let's cross that hurdle when we come to it.

Originally Posted by Roa

Chill out. No one accused you of anything. We don't like your plan, but that doesn't mean we think you're stupid. We just don't like the idea of having you choose who we can and cannot look at. It's not because we doubt you or your abilities, it's because we like to think things out for ourselves. As I said, it becomes more of You vs the baddies, than Us vs. the baddies, and that is something I wish to avoid. So relax. Just because we don't to accept you as our dictator doesn't me we don't like you.

I'll let the phantom answer this one.

Originally Posted by the phantom, (bolding mine)

Now, that isn't to say everyone can't give their suspicions. Naturally, the GW and Seer will read what everyone has to say and take all opinions into consideration for the nightly scry/dream, but being allowed to state opinions and refusing the leadership of the GW are two completely different things.

The GW and his gifteds are our salvation. Once he is revealed, it will be in our best interest not to argue with him or his lists, because he knows more than a common villager. Should we give our opinions? Certainly! He will use them in helping him decide which individuals to scry and move onto the lynch list, but we shouldn't demand that he change his list or anything. Disobeying him might lead to the accidental discovery of gifteds.