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Rikae · 09-08-2007, 08:12 AM

I dreamed of Eolin and Kath last night, and they were on the same side.

So that leaves us with:

++Isabellkya

We win!
*dances*

Shasta, can we have the final narration early by any chance? I can't wait for the post-game discussion!

Isabellkya · 09-08-2007, 01:40 PM

Actually you don't win, Kath

If what you say is true Rikae in that Kath and Eolin ARE on the same side. Then that leaves you as the Wailer/last baddie.

Might as well have it out on the table. Night 1 I dreamt of SPM and found nothing out of the ordinary about him. Night 2 I protected Eolin, and Night 3, well I was selfish and protected myself.

With that said, I am now inclined to believe Rikae to be the wailer.

The game is not over; and won't be over with me dead.

Isabellkya · 09-08-2007, 03:45 PM

Hmm, quite the head swimmer; and no one else seems to add anything else; because they seem so sure they have it figured out hmm.

If Rikae were evil, then why wouldn't she just jump on my voting of Kath and vote likewise. She could just kill me during the night, and viola victory for her. Unless of course she wanted to uphold her innocentish appearance, and not risk the chance of Kath voting differently.

I am inclined to believe that Rikae has a twisted evil role, as only baddies tend to want the day to end early.

-- Kath

++ Rikae

Shastanis Althreduin · 09-08-2007, 07:13 PM

Day Four Execution - Game Over

The three women stood there. Isabellkya, Kath, and Rikae.

Rikae and Kath stood there, eyes unerringly staring at Isabellkya, who was looking a little pale. Mist began to generate around her form, billowing outward until she was a pair of glowing eyes in a smoky shroud. When the mist dissapated, Isabellkya was nowhere to be seen.

"The spirit of Ireland herself, and we've driven her away..." Kath whispered. "But then that means..." Eyes wide, she turned to look at Rikae.

Rikae had unbound her hair. It fell in shining black waves to her knees. She smiled at Kath. "Human child, let me sing you a song."

She opened her mouth, and suddenly the source of all the mournful wailing was revealed. Rikae's song tugged at the heartstrings with talons of sorrow, remorse, guilt, all negative emotions. Kath's eyes overflowed with tears, and she struggled to speak, but couldn't. She dashed into the forest, dripping tears down her face. A scream resonated; she didn't come out.

Rikae smiled to herself, and crossed the moors into the distance.

Game Over

Rikae, the Banshee, takes first place.
The Innocents (Meneltarmacil, Durelin, Kath, Espiem, Thinlomien, Eolin) take second.
Isabellkya, the Spirit of Ireland, takes third.
The Werewolves (Nogrod, Brinniel) take fourth.

Good game, all.

Kath · 09-09-2007, 01:12 PM

You know what, I don't even mind that we Innocents lost in the end, 'cause that was such a fun game! All those secret roles appearing one by one and the endless speculation over how many wolves there were.

Plus, it was short in terms of the number of posts and that was nice, meant a lot less catching up!

Shasta, I loved your narrations. The deaths were great and the lynchings were just brilliant! Very nicely done.

Izzie - why oh why didn't you reveal exactly what you were! Revelations so utterly confuse me that you might actually have swayed my vote if you'd done so. But never mind, you did a marvellous job of staying under the radar.

Rikae - well, I've already told you on LJ that you had me completely fooled but I'll repeat it because coming out as the Weaver really was a stroke of genius. I can't believe no one refuted it, but then we did kill off Noggie early and he is our resident 'find the other way of looking at every single thing' guy.

Speaking of Noggie, and Brinniel - haha.

Sorry, but I'm just so happy that I have finally pegged not one wolf but two! Yes, blowing my own trumpet but I can hardly do it in the real world because everyone will look at me strangely. At least on here I can't SEE you rolling your eyes at me.

Everyone else was great too, I can't tell you how much fun I had playing with you all and I'm so looking forward to the next game now!

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 09-10-2007, 05:29 AM

Congratulations to Rikae and Shasta, and well done to everyone else for making this a fun game.

Ask Cailín: I kept saying "But what if she is lying?" But Rikae played it well. Because chances were that she was telling the truth, we thought it might be somewhat outlandish to assume that she was lying.

I for one did not especially enjoy the setup of the game, the way that the roles were hidden and unexplained. Also, the way the banshee chose her victim nights before the actual event: this might be an interesting idea, but only if the players were told about it beforehand.

Special thanks to Cailín for providing that old Irish poetry and literature. I found it very hilarious.

Nogrod · 09-11-2007, 03:49 PM

This was probably the first game ever I was disappointed when I got to know I was a wolf...

For I had decided that I would do my best to encourage people to post more and to get others more involved with both my points and by exemplifying it with my own posting... I knew I took a risk then when I realised I was a wolf but still decided to go on. You Eomer and Caílin had keen eyes there and I do appreciate your thinking skills - even if what you thought was not exactly what I was doing in the first place. You still brought me back to believe once again that figuring things out can be succesfull - how wrong the initial suppositions might be.

The problem for me was that I would probably had acted the same way had I been an innocent. Only in that case I could have told you afterwards "what I told you!".

I mean the easiest way to be a baddie is to be a "natural self" and that I was for the most of the time.

Yes, I was a bit disappointed, not the least when I read the actions leading to my death afterwards which were mostly due to the non-voting of such a many people (some of the non-voters might have voted for me as well, sure, I'm not denying that possibility: but if I could have stayed awake later to make more points & if more people would have been around to vote... well, one can always say if...)

It was a pity we never had a chance to plot with even a one post with Brinniel. It would have been nice. Sadly we started with a Day-phase and that was it. No contact whatsoever. Your stand-alone fight was impressive Brinn!

Congrats to Shasta for a game well constructed and succesfully ran! Unlike Eomer I do like the suspension with the roles even if I tend to agree that a role so different that leads to death only after a turn or two should be mentioned beforehand.

Congrats and thanks to both Caílin and Eomer for playing with us in your amusing way. It's a pleasure to play with you guys - even if you pick me up...

Thanks to Sauce for being the entertaining player you are - and to Lommy as well.

And I have to bow to Rikae even if I just now don't feel the urgency of it. I mean you've been the one who has called for open play game after game but somehow I think your victory was now based more on being silent and acting only on strategic moments than on open play. That's a perfectly justified tactics but... I'll be continuing my aimless and resultless crusade for the open play notwithstanding.

And yes Kath, I'll raise my hat to you as well. So much as you tried to thwart the open reasons for voting me on Day1 - I mean I was quite sure you were the independent baddie alongside myself & Brinn which I just thought there had to be - you were right in the end even if you didn't dare to state your reasons... One makes it right every now and then.

And kudos to Izzy for seeing that Kath never made her reasons open! Well picked!

09-08-2007, 01:40 PM	#2
Isabellkya Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Amongst trees. Posts: 919	Actually you don't win, Kath If what you say is true Rikae in that Kath and Eolin ARE on the same side. Then that leaves you as the Wailer/last baddie. Might as well have it out on the table. Night 1 I dreamt of SPM and found nothing out of the ordinary about him. Night 2 I protected Eolin, and Night 3, well I was selfish and protected myself. With that said, I am now inclined to believe Rikae to be the wailer. The game is not over; and won't be over with me dead. __________________ But I was clinging to her like a homicidal monkey.

09-08-2007, 03:45 PM	#3
Isabellkya Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Amongst trees. Posts: 919	Hmm, quite the head swimmer; and no one else seems to add anything else; because they seem so sure they have it figured out hmm. If Rikae were evil, then why wouldn't she just jump on my voting of Kath and vote likewise. She could just kill me during the night, and viola victory for her. Unless of course she wanted to uphold her innocentish appearance, and not risk the chance of Kath voting differently. I am inclined to believe that Rikae has a twisted evil role, as only baddies tend to want the day to end early. -- Kath ++ Rikae __________________ But I was clinging to her like a homicidal monkey.

09-09-2007, 01:12 PM	#5
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	You know what, I don't even mind that we Innocents lost in the end, 'cause that was such a fun game! All those secret roles appearing one by one and the endless speculation over how many wolves there were. Plus, it was short in terms of the number of posts and that was nice, meant a lot less catching up! Shasta, I loved your narrations. The deaths were great and the lynchings were just brilliant! Very nicely done. Izzie - why oh why didn't you reveal exactly what you were! Revelations so utterly confuse me that you might actually have swayed my vote if you'd done so. But never mind, you did a marvellous job of staying under the radar. Rikae - well, I've already told you on LJ that you had me completely fooled but I'll repeat it because coming out as the Weaver really was a stroke of genius. I can't believe no one refuted it, but then we did kill off Noggie early and he is our resident 'find the other way of looking at every single thing' guy. Speaking of Noggie, and Brinniel - haha. Sorry, but I'm just so happy that I have finally pegged not one wolf but two! Yes, blowing my own trumpet but I can hardly do it in the real world because everyone will look at me strangely. At least on here I can't SEE you rolling your eyes at me. Everyone else was great too, I can't tell you how much fun I had playing with you all and I'm so looking forward to the next game now! __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

09-10-2007, 05:29 AM	#6
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	Congratulations to Rikae and Shasta, and well done to everyone else for making this a fun game. Ask Cailín: I kept saying "But what if she is lying?" But Rikae played it well. Because chances were that she was telling the truth, we thought it might be somewhat outlandish to assume that she was lying. I for one did not especially enjoy the setup of the game, the way that the roles were hidden and unexplained. Also, the way the banshee chose her victim nights before the actual event: this might be an interesting idea, but only if the players were told about it beforehand. Special thanks to Cailín for providing that old Irish poetry and literature. I found it very hilarious. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

09-11-2007, 03:49 PM	#7
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	This was probably the first game ever I was disappointed when I got to know I was a wolf... For I had decided that I would do my best to encourage people to post more and to get others more involved with both my points and by exemplifying it with my own posting... I knew I took a risk then when I realised I was a wolf but still decided to go on. You Eomer and Caílin had keen eyes there and I do appreciate your thinking skills - even if what you thought was not exactly what I was doing in the first place. You still brought me back to believe once again that figuring things out can be succesfull - how wrong the initial suppositions might be. The problem for me was that I would probably had acted the same way had I been an innocent. Only in that case I could have told you afterwards "what I told you!". I mean the easiest way to be a baddie is to be a "natural self" and that I was for the most of the time. Yes, I was a bit disappointed, not the least when I read the actions leading to my death afterwards which were mostly due to the non-voting of such a many people (some of the non-voters might have voted for me as well, sure, I'm not denying that possibility: but if I could have stayed awake later to make more points & if more people would have been around to vote... well, one can always say if...) It was a pity we never had a chance to plot with even a one post with Brinniel. It would have been nice. Sadly we started with a Day-phase and that was it. No contact whatsoever. Your stand-alone fight was impressive Brinn! Congrats to Shasta for a game well constructed and succesfully ran! Unlike Eomer I do like the suspension with the roles even if I tend to agree that a role so different that leads to death only after a turn or two should be mentioned beforehand. Congrats and thanks to both Caílin and Eomer for playing with us in your amusing way. It's a pleasure to play with you guys - even if you pick me up... Thanks to Sauce for being the entertaining player you are - and to Lommy as well. And I have to bow to Rikae even if I just now don't feel the urgency of it. I mean you've been the one who has called for open play game after game but somehow I think your victory was now based more on being silent and acting only on strategic moments than on open play. That's a perfectly justified tactics but... I'll be continuing my aimless and resultless crusade for the open play notwithstanding. And yes Kath, I'll raise my hat to you as well. So much as you tried to thwart the open reasons for voting me on Day1 - I mean I was quite sure you were the independent baddie alongside myself & Brinn which I just thought there had to be - you were right in the end even if you didn't dare to state your reasons... One makes it right every now and then. And kudos to Izzy for seeing that Kath never made her reasons open! Well picked! __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

09-08-2007, 08:12 AM	#1
Rikae Mellifluous Maia Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A glade open to the stars, deep in Nan Elmoth Posts: 3,489	I dreamed of Eolin and Kath last night, and they were on the same side. So that leaves us with: ++Isabellkya We win! dances Shasta, can we have the final narration early by any chance? I can't wait for the post-game discussion!

09-08-2007, 07:13 PM	#4
Shastanis Althreduin Werewolf Psychic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In fire, water, earth, and air. But mostly water. Posts: 2,832	Day Four Execution - Game Over The three women stood there. Isabellkya, Kath, and Rikae. Rikae and Kath stood there, eyes unerringly staring at Isabellkya, who was looking a little pale. Mist began to generate around her form, billowing outward until she was a pair of glowing eyes in a smoky shroud. When the mist dissapated, Isabellkya was nowhere to be seen. "The spirit of Ireland herself, and we've driven her away..." Kath whispered. "But then that means..." Eyes wide, she turned to look at Rikae. Rikae had unbound her hair. It fell in shining black waves to her knees. She smiled at Kath. "Human child, let me sing you a song." She opened her mouth, and suddenly the source of all the mournful wailing was revealed. Rikae's song tugged at the heartstrings with talons of sorrow, remorse, guilt, all negative emotions. Kath's eyes overflowed with tears, and she struggled to speak, but couldn't. She dashed into the forest, dripping tears down her face. A scream resonated; she didn't come out. Rikae smiled to herself, and crossed the moors into the distance. Game Over Rikae, the Banshee, takes first place. The Innocents (Meneltarmacil, Durelin, Kath, Espiem, Thinlomien, Eolin) take second. Isabellkya, the Spirit of Ireland, takes third. The Werewolves (Nogrod, Brinniel) take fourth. Good game, all.