WWLXXI: Something in the Night (Attempt #2) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Inziladun · 01-13-2010, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Rikae

Hm... interesting. On what do you base your assertion that gifteds won't be paired with wolves? (Or in other words, whee! I'm gifted! Kill me toNight!)

I was wondering the same thing, Wilwa. You're may be right, but I don't know how you could be so sure.

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Originally Posted by Rikae

I like the idea of outing the pm-pals. At least it gives us something to talk about, and I definitely need something to restore my enthusiasm over the disappointing turn of the last game. I'll go first - mine is Izzy. You're all free to believe or disbelieve me as you see fit.

Izzy, hm? Well, I would ask you if she's said anything interesting, or, even better, lupine, but then, how do I know you're not a wolf?

This is why I don't see what this gains us. We're flying blind both ways, here and with our PM Pals.

x/d with Nog and Wilwa

Isabellkya · 01-13-2010, 04:20 PM

Anyone can be paired with anyone. I think I can say that, since I asked Gwath about it; even if it was the first try.

I think the idea of only ordo's being paired with gifteds; is a bit scary of a notion if you actually think about it. Especially if the wolves are capable of sharing that information.

Rikae · 01-13-2010, 04:27 PM

Inzil - nope, nothing. Just trying to get some kind of discussion started here.

Izzy - thank you. It's as I thought, then. I don't really like the way Wilwa encouraged the gifteds to be less cautions based on so little... and yes, if that were true the wolves could eliminate three possible gifteds from their search - good thing it isn't.

I've got some work to do, but I'll be back before deadline.

wilwarin538 · 01-13-2010, 04:45 PM

Alright, well that's good to know for sure then.

I was simply stating what I thought seemed likely to me, the Gifteds didn't have to take me seriously if they didn't agree with me. No one was saying anything so I was just trying to put some stuff out there to get people talking. And I hadn't thought of that angle regarding the Wolves, that does make a lot of sense and I'm glad my theory isn't right.

Anyway, I'll be back a bit later to actually think of who to vote for.

Nogrod · 01-13-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Inziladun

We're flying blind both ways, here and with our PM Pals.

That's the problem. There can be things we can try and learn about our pen pals as the game goes on but at least now it's probably quite futile. And if we reveal all the pen pals right now it might affect the way the wolves communicate via PM's - and not for the more "readable" direction - well saying this out aloud might have a similar kind of effect as well now as I think of it.

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Originally Posted by Izzy

Anyone can be paired with anyone. I think I can say that, since I asked Gwath about it

That's good to hear. And a good point on why that also needs to be true there Rikae.

Okay. I need to go to sleep. This was a bad Day from me but no can do.

So what to say?

I think Rikae, Inzil and Wilwa are trying to do something which makes me appreciate them and I'm not going to vote anyone of them.

Also I agree on Izzy's earlier point about alona, Sally and Glirdy just complaining the lack of posts and then disappearing without actually trying to do anything to the issue themselves. That is a tactics I tend to always suspect and disapprove of.

Lottie's song would be the classic wolf-opening: "I'm a wolf, I'm a wolf! - heh, only joking..."

Voting this early puts me in no position to vote for someone who has not yet appeared.

A tough call then.

Nogrod · 01-13-2010, 05:17 PM

I don't remember I have made as non-grounded decision as this is ever on werewolf.

I'm not saying Rikae, Inzil & Wilwa are innocents. Probably at least one of them is a wolf (that's just even statistically quite so). But as they clearly play I wouldn't like to see them gone toDay.

For a moment I thought I would not vote at all but as I have shown my contempt for such solutions in earlier games I think I have no other choice but to vote.

So just guts.

++ alona

Yeah alona, I feel like a jerk. In the last game you promised to stand by my side whatever came... and this is how I pay you back.

I hope that you'll manage to get that much discussion going on later toDay that you can use at least some reasoning behind the votes when the Day closes.

Shastanis Althreduin · 01-13-2010, 05:24 PM

Considering that for all intents and purposes we've already been through Day 1, I'm not that surprised at the lack of posts. Honestly, I'm most comfortable voting Wilwa at the moment for that bit about the gifteds being able to trust their PM partners, but even that's flimsy as it could easily be a mistake with the rules (which, as we've already seen, can be finicky).

I probably won't vote Wilwa as a matter of fact, considering she's been the main voice of trying to get people re-interested. I may just have to pull out my Magic 8... uh.... I mean, my crystal ball. Yeah, that's it.

wilwarin538 · 01-13-2010, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Shastanis Althreduin

but even that's flimsy as it could easily be a mistake with the rules (which, as we've already seen, can be finicky).

And it was mostly me that was confused last time as well

....so basically I'm gonna stop trying to come up with weird theories and stuff, since they turn out to not make sense and I seem to be the only one that thinks they're even a good idea in the first place. I'm just gonna stick to finding the wolves and not worry about this whole lover dynamic anymore, it's distracting us all from the main goal anyway.

So about that. The posts have started picking up, which is great, but there still isn't really too much to go on regarding suspicions and what not, and still a few people left to show up. So I'll be come on on and off for the next 2ish hours to comment on random things and then I'll have to vote (school in the am, so I can't really stay up that late).

wilwarin538 · 01-13-2010, 07:38 PM

So I need to head to sleep now, it's still fairly early here but I'm exhausted and have to get up crazy early, so I need to vote now.

Still not too much to go on, and nothing really suspicious, but there are a few people who came on and mentioned the lack of posts, and then didn't really do much to get things started (Sally, Alona and Glirdy for example) and Lottie put time into that parody, which was funny, but not really productive. So I'm gonna have to go with one of them....

++Sally

So I need to sleep now. Good luck!

Loslote · 01-13-2010, 07:46 PM

Oh man. I come on after a long hard day of writing funnies in class, and I come back to not even two pages? Man...

Lariren Shadow · 01-13-2010, 07:58 PM

While the lack of posts means people are not saying anything, its kind of good for those who had to work and are now getting caught up *cough*me*cough*.

Anyway, as for revealing our PM buddies, I don't really see what that does to the game. So you know who's talking to who and sharing ideas in private. Or you know who is manipulating who. Either way, what does that information do for catching wolves? And, lets be honest, the Seer is the only one who can really know the role of their partner.

I have no read on the people here. Other than the fact that Shasta looks shifty...and that is all meta game <3.

I really have no read on anyone. There hasn't been a lot said.

Rikae · 01-13-2010, 07:43 PM

I need to vote soon, but lack much to go on... Wilwa's fishy looking suggestion strikes me as something too obvious for a wolf to actually say, now that I look at it again... I think maybe I'll vote for Glirdan, simply because of the somewhat nervous (?), anxious almost breathless tone of his post. Last time I was a wolf, I remember worrying that my own posts had a similar feel to them - and in the past, I've found an awareness of things like tone has often been more useful than logic in catching wolves.
On the other hand, Glirdan's just coming back to werewolf after a long absence, and it wouldn't be very nice to vote him on Day 1, especially when he can't post for most of the Day. I'll have to give it more thought.

Glirdan · 01-13-2010, 07:57 PM

Okay, so I'm finally back (it's been a long day....a gun would have been appreciated at some point....) and have done some reading since I last posted and am absolutely loving how everyone is jumping on the bandwagon to vote for those of us who legitimately could not be here for the Day.

One who pops out the most would be Izzy for two different reasons. One, she was the first to point it out. Two, she herself has posted very little. Why make the accusations when you yourself are doing so as well? Perhaps to hide a furry secret?

Although I do find Wilwa's posts rather interesting....why suggest that we all reveal who are partners are? Would that not defeat the purpose of the mod god's game and narrations?

Maybe I am just too tired to even actually fully understand half the posts at this current moment...which wouldn't surprise me.

Considering I just walked through the door not even fifteen minutes ago, I believe I am going to go take a quick breather (get a drink and something to eat more likely) and then come back and tackle this. I shall return!

01-13-2010, 04:45 PM	#4
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	Alright, well that's good to know for sure then. I was simply stating what I thought seemed likely to me, the Gifteds didn't have to take me seriously if they didn't agree with me. No one was saying anything so I was just trying to put some stuff out there to get people talking. And I hadn't thought of that angle regarding the Wolves, that does make a lot of sense and I'm glad my theory isn't right. Anyway, I'll be back a bit later to actually think of who to vote for. __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin

01-13-2010, 05:17 PM	#6
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	I don't remember I have made as non-grounded decision as this is ever on werewolf. I'm not saying Rikae, Inzil & Wilwa are innocents. Probably at least one of them is a wolf (that's just even statistically quite so). But as they clearly play I wouldn't like to see them gone toDay. For a moment I thought I would not vote at all but as I have shown my contempt for such solutions in earlier games I think I have no other choice but to vote. So just guts. ++ alona Yeah alona, I feel like a jerk. In the last game you promised to stand by my side whatever came... and this is how I pay you back. I hope that you'll manage to get that much discussion going on later toDay that you can use at least some reasoning behind the votes when the Day closes. __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

01-13-2010, 05:24 PM	#7
Shastanis Althreduin Werewolf Psychic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In fire, water, earth, and air. But mostly water. Posts: 2,832	Considering that for all intents and purposes we've already been through Day 1, I'm not that surprised at the lack of posts. Honestly, I'm most comfortable voting Wilwa at the moment for that bit about the gifteds being able to trust their PM partners, but even that's flimsy as it could easily be a mistake with the rules (which, as we've already seen, can be finicky). I probably won't vote Wilwa as a matter of fact, considering she's been the main voice of trying to get people re-interested. I may just have to pull out my Magic 8... uh.... I mean, my crystal ball. Yeah, that's it. __________________ Shasta– ... However, if he's innocent his famous clairvoyant powers must be taking the week off. Meanwhile, the Night-kills have been awfully effective– almost like we're dealing with a psychic wolf... - Nerwen, WW LXXV

01-13-2010, 07:38 PM	#9
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	So I need to head to sleep now, it's still fairly early here but I'm exhausted and have to get up crazy early, so I need to vote now. Still not too much to go on, and nothing really suspicious, but there are a few people who came on and mentioned the lack of posts, and then didn't really do much to get things started (Sally, Alona and Glirdy for example) and Lottie put time into that parody, which was funny, but not really productive. So I'm gonna have to go with one of them.... ++Sally So I need to sleep now. Good luck! __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin

01-13-2010, 07:46 PM	#10
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	Oh man. I come on after a long hard day of writing funnies in class, and I come back to not even two pages? Man... __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris

01-13-2010, 04:20 PM	#2
Isabellkya Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Amongst trees. Posts: 919	Anyone can be paired with anyone. I think I can say that, since I asked Gwath about it; even if it was the first try. I think the idea of only ordo's being paired with gifteds; is a bit scary of a notion if you actually think about it. Especially if the wolves are capable of sharing that information. __________________ But I was clinging to her like a homicidal monkey.

01-13-2010, 04:27 PM	#3
Rikae Mellifluous Maia Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A glade open to the stars, deep in Nan Elmoth Posts: 3,489	Inzil - nope, nothing. Just trying to get some kind of discussion started here. Izzy - thank you. It's as I thought, then. I don't really like the way Wilwa encouraged the gifteds to be less cautions based on so little... and yes, if that were true the wolves could eliminate three possible gifteds from their search - good thing it isn't. I've got some work to do, but I'll be back before deadline.

01-13-2010, 07:58 PM	#11
Lariren Shadow Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Where the day meets the night Posts: 607	While the lack of posts means people are not saying anything, its kind of good for those who had to work and are now getting caught up coughmecough. Anyway, as for revealing our PM buddies, I don't really see what that does to the game. So you know who's talking to who and sharing ideas in private. Or you know who is manipulating who. Either way, what does that information do for catching wolves? And, lets be honest, the Seer is the only one who can really know the role of their partner. I have no read on the people here. Other than the fact that Shasta looks shifty...and that is all meta game <3. I really have no read on anyone. There hasn't been a lot said. __________________ Choose treachery, its more fun!

01-13-2010, 07:43 PM	#12
Rikae Mellifluous Maia Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A glade open to the stars, deep in Nan Elmoth Posts: 3,489	I need to vote soon, but lack much to go on... Wilwa's fishy looking suggestion strikes me as something too obvious for a wolf to actually say, now that I look at it again... I think maybe I'll vote for Glirdan, simply because of the somewhat nervous (?), anxious almost breathless tone of his post. Last time I was a wolf, I remember worrying that my own posts had a similar feel to them - and in the past, I've found an awareness of things like tone has often been more useful than logic in catching wolves. On the other hand, Glirdan's just coming back to werewolf after a long absence, and it wouldn't be very nice to vote him on Day 1, especially when he can't post for most of the Day. I'll have to give it more thought.

01-13-2010, 07:57 PM	#13
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	Okay, so I'm finally back (it's been a long day....a gun would have been appreciated at some point....) and have done some reading since I last posted and am absolutely loving how everyone is jumping on the bandwagon to vote for those of us who legitimately could not be here for the Day. One who pops out the most would be Izzy for two different reasons. One, she was the first to point it out. Two, she herself has posted very little. Why make the accusations when you yourself are doing so as well? Perhaps to hide a furry secret? Although I do find Wilwa's posts rather interesting....why suggest that we all reveal who are partners are? Would that not defeat the purpose of the mod god's game and narrations? Maybe I am just too tired to even actually fully understand half the posts at this current moment...which wouldn't surprise me. Considering I just walked through the door not even fifteen minutes ago, I believe I am going to go take a quick breather (get a drink and something to eat more likely) and then come back and tackle this. I shall return! __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf