Tol-in-Gaurhoth LXVIII: A Full Moon Over Innsmouth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

**The Saucepan Man** · 10-13-2009, 06:02 PM

Don't worry Morsul, you haven't voted yet. Voting is done in a particular way, with double plus signs and in bold type, as follows:

++Name of person you are voting for

I presume that votes should be in bold and don't need to be highlighted in red, as there is nothing that they need be distinguished from.

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Originally Posted by Hakon

My vote will most likely be whoever comes off as most suspicious in my opinion.

And there was me thinking that you would vote for whoever looks least suspicious to you ...

Actually, I think wilwa has it about right. Barring any major slip-ups from the Wolves, Day 1 votes are pretty much random, whatever reasons people might come up with. Except the Wolves' votes, of course. And that is one of the main reasons why what happens on Day 1 can be so useful on Day 2. Which reminds me. Let's try to avoid any major Day 1 bandwagons, shall we? They are terribly dangerous things and they make it much easier for the Wolves to hide their votes.

Edit: Crossed with Morsul. Now I don't know whether you have voted or not ...

wilwarin538 · 10-13-2009, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man

Which reminds me. Let's try to avoid any major Day 1 bandwagons, shall we? They are terribly dangerous things and they make it much easier for the Wolves to hide their votes.

Edit: Crossed with Morsul. Now I don't know whether you have voted or not ...

Oh my yes. Day 1 bandwagons rarely seem to ever do anything good. If it's even possible people should try to avoid paying too close attention to what the vote tally is, just focus on who you want to vote for and don't let others' votes influence yours (unless of course you're voting someone because of their vote). Cause bandwagons suck. A bunch of votes for several people are better, and easier to analyse the next Day. (cause like 13 people voting for the same person provides us with nothing)

Morsul confused me right there. Gonna put it to WWn00byness though.

Should be back in yet another half hour. Sorry for all the little bursts, but really can't avoid it.

**The Saucepan Man** · 10-13-2009, 06:41 PM

Morsul, old chap, I'll put this down to WWn00byness too, but it is generally considered very bad form in Werewolf games to edit the content of one's posts in any major way. The reason being that a Wolf could otherwise use the edit function to hide its tracks. You can edit to correct something minor like a typo which doesn't affect the content or to indicate where you have cross-posted with someone but, if you do, you should always give the reason for the edit.

If you need to explain something in a previous post, or add to it, or anything like that, then you should put it in a new post.

I'm off to paint something dark, glistening and tentacled. I'll be back later in the Day.

Morsul the Dark · 10-13-2009, 06:49 PM

Ok... So here's my post explaining my old post

I voted, but not really, so then I was going to change my nonexistent vote, then felt it unfair to other players so I kept my original vote.

so In conclusion my vote is:

++Nienna

Morsul then shuffles off into the stacks to look for the official WWGame Guide... Dewey Don't fail me now!

Loslote · 10-13-2009, 07:11 PM

I don't think narrations provide anything of importance besides who dies. McCaber wouldn't say who was a wolf right in the story. I'd only vote for something someone else has already posted. Then again, I've only got one more game than you, Morsul, so I could be wrong...but I think the narrations have to include everyone, and it would be hard to make everyone seem perfectly innocent.

wilwarin538 · 10-13-2009, 07:18 PM

Morsul dear you didn't have to vote again.

There is nothing wrong with multiple posts, heck, we love lots of posts, especially Day 1. So no editing of any sort is needed.

Narrations don't have hints, unless they're crazy ones that only the person being hinted at and the mod can understand, but even those don't occur very often. The only sort of "hints" we'll get is if the ranger protects someone during the night, but even those are usually just said out right and not really hinted.

Loslote · 10-13-2009, 07:22 PM

Also, you're supposed to be 'invisible' for this game. If you don't know how, there's an explanation in the Admin thread.

Inziladun · 10-13-2009, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Nogrod

I get a bit disturbing feeling from Pitchie's first post. It feels like he tries to look like a critical and autonomous person but still rubbing Spm the right way... Also the way he praises Greenie for great points looks more like trying to make friends than actually giving a verdict on something to the benefit of the townsfolk. So slightly worrying.

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Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man

I am also aware that scales and webbed hands may hide fur and claws. A perfect disguise, surely, in a village such as this. And yet you seem rather eager to defend Inzil and accuse me, Pitchwife. Did I perhaps hit a raw nerve in my random burblings?

Both of these comments seem a bit of an overreaction to Pitchwife's first words. Granted, I've no idea if he can be trusted, but I see nothing there of particular note.

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Originally Posted by Morsul the Dark

Well then I'll vote this post thinking about it after what's been said
Sorry Nienna I feel like a jerk for using a technicality to change my vote so I have to go with my original impulse I'll be more careful in the future

++Nienna

The Admin Thread is the place to find info such as how votes are to be indicated and such. It varies from game to game, depending on mod preferences.

Nerwen · 10-13-2009, 08:13 PM

Forgive me, my friends, for my lateness in reappearing, but the fact is that I needed to catch up on some sleep. I had a late night– one of uncles had just returned from a brief sojourn below, and had much to tell me of the wonders of many-columned Y’ha-nthlei.

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Originally Posted by A Little Green

Hello friends! I am here, obviously I have not much to say except that SPM looks disturbing and Inziladun looks fishy, and that's about the worst joke ever and not even new.

He looks fishy? And you roll your eyes?

Sure you're really blind?

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Originally Posted by A Little Green

I find it sort of funny that the posts this far have been pretty much people repeating and repeating that we have to be active and contributing. Of course there is the basic Day 1 problem of where to start the discussion in the first place.

Indeed, surely these monstrous outsiders will want to appear helpful, while saying nothing that might give themselves away. And yet it is also a fact that nobody had really contributed much at that point.

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Originally Posted by wilwarin538

Narrations don't have hints, unless they're crazy ones that only the person being hinted at and the mod can understand.

Oh yes. I seem to remember a narration of that kind...

Edit:x'd with Inziladun.

10-13-2009, 06:41 PM	#3
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Morsul, old chap, I'll put this down to WWn00byness too, but it is generally considered very bad form in Werewolf games to edit the content of one's posts in any major way. The reason being that a Wolf could otherwise use the edit function to hide its tracks. You can edit to correct something minor like a typo which doesn't affect the content or to indicate where you have cross-posted with someone but, if you do, you should always give the reason for the edit. If you need to explain something in a previous post, or add to it, or anything like that, then you should put it in a new post. I'm off to paint something dark, glistening and tentacled. I'll be back later in the Day. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

10-13-2009, 06:49 PM	#4
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Ok... So here's my post explaining my old post I voted, but not really, so then I was going to change my nonexistent vote, then felt it unfair to other players so I kept my original vote. so In conclusion my vote is: ++Nienna Morsul then shuffles off into the stacks to look for the official WWGame Guide... Dewey Don't fail me now! __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

10-13-2009, 07:11 PM	#5
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	I don't think narrations provide anything of importance besides who dies. McCaber wouldn't say who was a wolf right in the story. I'd only vote for something someone else has already posted. Then again, I've only got one more game than you, Morsul, so I could be wrong...but I think the narrations have to include everyone, and it would be hard to make everyone seem perfectly innocent. __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris

10-13-2009, 07:18 PM	#6
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	Morsul dear you didn't have to vote again. There is nothing wrong with multiple posts, heck, we love lots of posts, especially Day 1. So no editing of any sort is needed. Narrations don't have hints, unless they're crazy ones that only the person being hinted at and the mod can understand, but even those don't occur very often. The only sort of "hints" we'll get is if the ranger protects someone during the night, but even those are usually just said out right and not really hinted. __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin

10-13-2009, 07:22 PM	#7
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	Also, you're supposed to be 'invisible' for this game. If you don't know how, there's an explanation in the Admin thread. __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris