Tol-in-Gaurhoth CIII: Big Magic in Middle Earth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

satansaloser2005 · 07-20-2013, 09:34 PM

For centuries, various magical entities have vied for control of the lands. Your current encampment of magicky types has recently discovered that one of you has been possessed by the spirit of Saruman and that he has turned some of you to his ways. He and his cohorts wish to use their arcane gifts to destroy the remainder of your group and then travel from place to place to use their powers for further destruction. You must stop them before they annihilate your group and move on to harm others.

~~~~~~~~

Saruman and sorcerers: Wolves. Number will be determined by size of village.

Saruman has a one-shot power which allows him to add a new member to his order. He must do this when he is the only sorcerer remaining, and doing so must not cause him to automatically win the game. This person will join him at the beginning of the following phase of game play (e.g. if he selects a person during the Night, they will join him the next Dawn, whereas if he chooses them during the Day, they will join him at Dusk).

Aura Reader: Seer. Scries a person in their sleep to see if their mind has been taken by Saruman. May choose one person each Night and learn of their identity.

Protector Wizard: Ranger. Chooses one person each Night and puts an anti-magic field on them. If that person is the sorcerers’ intended target, they are not killed. May protect self only once per game, and may not protect the same person twice in a row.

Pact Mage: Hunter. Bonds his arcane energy to that of another, so that if he is harmed by that person, they will also suffer. Makes one selection per phase; that selection remains until the end of that phase or until they make another selection, whichever is later. If the pact mage is killed, their target is killed if they are a sorcerer or if they voted for the pact mage the Day he was murdered.

Two innocent lovers. Neither knows the other’s identity, and may make one guess per phase as to the identity of their lover. The sorcerers get no kill on the Night following the lovers’ discovery of each other (or the Night of if they discover each other at Night). Both will display as ordinary unless killed post-reunion.
*Note: I will only include the lovers if there are more than 12 people in the game.

Undetermined number of (extra)ordinary arcanists.

~~~~~~~~

Deadline is negotiable, but will likely be 5:00 pm Central or later.

In the event of a tie, no one will be lynched.

Casting:
Shasta
Kath
Dun
Nerwen
Cop
McCobbler
Lottie
Green
Echo
Holbytlass
Boro
Legate
Lommy
Steve

Shastanis Althreduin · 07-21-2013, 08:35 AM

I'll sign up.

If one lover dies before the lovers find each other, will the other lover know, or will they just continually send in fruitless guesses for the rest of the game?

Kath · 07-21-2013, 10:32 AM

I will sign up. Summer holidays should mean time to be my usual verbose self.

5:00pm CST is what over on this side of the pond? Midnight?

Eönwë · 07-21-2013, 11:26 AM

Well, I'm back. Sign me up.

satansaloser2005 · 07-21-2013, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shastanis Althreduin

If one lover dies before the lovers find each other, will the other lover know, or will they just continually send in fruitless guesses for the rest of the game?

Excellent question, love. I'll let the bereaved know of their lover's fate. It seems only fair.

Inziladun · 07-21-2013, 11:56 AM

Busy times, at work and home. But...it's been too long. I'm up for it.

Nerwen · 07-22-2013, 05:01 AM

SIgn me up please, Sally.

Coppermirror · 07-22-2013, 04:33 PM

A game of Werewolf, hurrah! I love you Sally.

Please sign me up with a question mark. I'll need to check on some things before I can say firmly whether I'll be able to play, but I'd hate to miss this one, so I'll be playing if it's at all possible.

satansaloser2005 · 07-22-2013, 05:40 PM

Hurrah! Welcome, everyone.

McCaber · 07-22-2013, 09:45 PM

I will sign up.

It seems only Werewolf is enough to pull me back here from the dark shifty planes of the Internet at large.

satansaloser2005 · 07-26-2013, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McCaber

I will sign up.

It seems only Werewolf is enough to pull me back here from the dark shifty planes of the Internet at large.

Glad to have baited you back, my good man!

Eönwë · 08-04-2013, 02:33 AM

So it looks like this game is going to start later than I expected. I'm going to have to drop out.

A Little Green · 08-06-2013, 10:34 AM

I'd like to join, please! It's way too long since my last time.

Loslote · 08-07-2013, 10:59 AM

Sign me up! Sign me up!

satansaloser2005 · 08-08-2013, 06:28 PM

Excellent, Lottie and Greenie! I'm sorry it's taken so long, Steve, but hopefully another time, yes?

All right, people, let's get to twisting some arms.

Echo · 08-15-2013, 09:01 PM

sign me up! im ready to play.

Holbytlass · 08-15-2013, 09:04 PM

signing up

Boromir88 · 08-16-2013, 07:50 AM

I'm going to regret this...but then I'm not because it's beeen soooo long and this plot looks fantastic.

Inziladun · 08-16-2013, 12:48 PM

This later start actually works better for me, since I go off call today.

Looks like there's 11 now, if Coppermirror's still playing.

Coppermirror · 08-16-2013, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inziladun

This later start actually works better for me, since I go off call today.

Looks like there's 11 now, if Coppermirror's still playing.

No problems there! I should be able to play. If the game had started earlier this week I couldn't have done it, but from now on it should be fine.

It'd still be good if a few more people joined, though, because if there are more than 12, the lovers will be included. Join, extra people, join!

Galadriel55 · 08-16-2013, 03:36 PM

I really want to say I will join... but I won't, because today is (finally!) the last day of my non-stop summer work, two weeks before school starts. I don't need extra stress in between.

Morsul the Dark · 08-16-2013, 05:40 PM

If possible I'm in.

satansaloser2005 · 08-17-2013, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

I really want to say I will join... but I won't, because today is (finally!) the last day of my non-stop summer work, two weeks before school starts. I don't need extra stress in between.

Watch as I sit in my corner and weep bitter tears.

satansaloser2005 · 08-17-2013, 08:44 AM

And hurrah for everyone else!

I will be closing sign-ups on Wednesday at 5:00pm Central, so twist as many arms as you can before then.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 08-19-2013, 01:17 PM

No twisting arms needed. Could you sign my humble self and Lommy into the fray, please? It's apparently been too long time of WW-abstinence

satansaloser2005 · 08-19-2013, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

No twisting arms needed. Could you sign my humble self and Lommy into the fray, please? It's apparently been too long time of WW-abstinence

Abso-flipping-lutely, my good sir!

Coppermirror · 08-20-2013, 10:57 PM

I'm ridiculously pleased that this game is going to be running fairly soon. I must have missed Werewolf very badly.

Shastanis Althreduin · 08-21-2013, 12:11 PM

You mean we're going to play soon?

Morsul the Dark · 08-21-2013, 03:12 PM

I may have to drop out if we start before the second... I didn't realise how fast August went by... I'm in disney from the 28 till the second.

satansaloser2005 · 08-21-2013, 06:06 PM

Hurrah for the return of Steve! ^_^

I'll send out roles first thing in the morning. The game will begin tomorrow at 5:00pm Central with, because I can, a Day phase.

Morsul, if you have to drop out, I understand. Please let me know tonight so I can send out roles tomorrow before I scamper to work.

Morsul the Dark · 08-21-2013, 08:28 PM

I'll drop out. I won't hold everyone up. Can I be the victim in the intro?

satansaloser2005 · 08-21-2013, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morsul the Dark

I'll drop out. I won't hold everyone up. Can I be the victim in the intro?

Not a problem....

satansaloser2005 · 08-21-2013, 11:52 PM

Roles have been sent out. If you did not receive yours, it's probably because I'm really tired and typed your name incorrectly, so just PM me and I'll send your role again.

I'll open the day when I'm leaving work tomorrow, so it'll be a few minutes late at the most.

Holbytlass · 08-23-2013, 12:06 PM

mod, on game thread would you put nicknames next to names on the cast page for those who dont know them yet (like me)

thanx, ps mine's holby

Thinlómien · 08-23-2013, 12:34 PM

Holby,

hope this helps as first aid:

Shasta = Shastanis Althreduin
Kath
Dun = Inziladun
Nerwen
Cop = Coppermirror
McCobbler = McCaber
Lottie = Loslote
Green = A Little Green
Echo
Holbytlass
Boro = Boromir88
Legate = Legate of Amon Lanc
Lommy = Thinlómien
Steve = Eönwë

Some of them are pretty obvious but some must be quite indecipherable!

Eönwë · 08-23-2013, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Steve = Eönwë

Some of them are pretty obvious but some must be quite indecipherable!

Yeah, um... you can blame Fea for that one.

satansaloser2005 · 08-23-2013, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Holby,

hope this helps as first aid:

Shasta = Shastanis Althreduin
Kath
Dun = Inziladun
Nerwen
Cop = Coppermirror
McCobbler = McCaber
Lottie = Loslote
Green = A Little Green
Echo
Holbytlass
Boro = Boromir88
Legate = Legate of Amon Lanc
Lommy = Thinlómien
Steve = Eönwë

Some of them are pretty obvious but some must be quite indecipherable!

Thank you so much for this, Lommy! Sorry I couldn't get to it earlier. I've finally arrived home from work and will put up the result of toDay in a moment.

Aganzir · 08-25-2013, 08:46 AM

So I'm sitting in a room where three people play werewolf quietly. The day before yesterday, it was four. What I'm doing? Baking sherry cranberry brownies. I have no regrets.

Kath · 08-27-2013, 04:24 PM

Oh my goodness I'm so sorry! I was still on Finnish time and thought I had another 2 hours before deadline. My apologies.

Loslote · 08-31-2013, 05:53 AM

I'll be at a beach house with friends this weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and I don't know what the Internet situation will be. I assume I'll be able to check in occasionally (at least once per Day) but I can't actually make promises.

07-20-2013, 09:34 PM	#1
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,810	Tol-in-Gaurhoth CIII: Big Magic in Middle Earth For centuries, various magical entities have vied for control of the lands. Your current encampment of magicky types has recently discovered that one of you has been possessed by the spirit of Saruman and that he has turned some of you to his ways. He and his cohorts wish to use their arcane gifts to destroy the remainder of your group and then travel from place to place to use their powers for further destruction. You must stop them before they annihilate your group and move on to harm others. ~~~~~~~~ Saruman and sorcerers: Wolves. Number will be determined by size of village. Saruman has a one-shot power which allows him to add a new member to his order. He must do this when he is the only sorcerer remaining, and doing so must not cause him to automatically win the game. This person will join him at the beginning of the following phase of game play (e.g. if he selects a person during the Night, they will join him the next Dawn, whereas if he chooses them during the Day, they will join him at Dusk). Aura Reader: Seer. Scries a person in their sleep to see if their mind has been taken by Saruman. May choose one person each Night and learn of their identity. Protector Wizard: Ranger. Chooses one person each Night and puts an anti-magic field on them. If that person is the sorcerers’ intended target, they are not killed. May protect self only once per game, and may not protect the same person twice in a row. Pact Mage: Hunter. Bonds his arcane energy to that of another, so that if he is harmed by that person, they will also suffer. Makes one selection per phase; that selection remains until the end of that phase or until they make another selection, whichever is later. If the pact mage is killed, their target is killed if they are a sorcerer or if they voted for the pact mage the Day he was murdered. Two innocent lovers. Neither knows the other’s identity, and may make one guess per phase as to the identity of their lover. The sorcerers get no kill on the Night following the lovers’ discovery of each other (or the Night of if they discover each other at Night). Both will display as ordinary unless killed post-reunion. Note: I will only include the lovers if there are more than 12 people in the game. Undetermined number of (extra)ordinary arcanists. ~~~~~~~~ Deadline is negotiable, but will likely be 5:00 pm Central or later. In the event of a tie, no one will be lynched. Casting: Shasta Kath Dun Nerwen Cop McCobbler Lottie Green Echo Holbytlass Boro Legate Lommy Steve __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit."* Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm. Last edited by satansaloser2005; 08-25-2013 at 09:23 AM.

07-21-2013, 08:35 AM	#2
Shastanis Althreduin Werewolf Psychic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In fire, water, earth, and air. But mostly water. Posts: 2,832	I'll sign up. If one lover dies before the lovers find each other, will the other lover know, or will they just continually send in fruitless guesses for the rest of the game? __________________ 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

07-21-2013, 10:32 AM	#3
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,725	I will sign up. Summer holidays should mean time to be my usual verbose self. 5:00pm CST is what over on this side of the pond? Midnight? __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

07-21-2013, 11:26 AM	#4
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,995	Well, I'm back. Sign me up. __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

07-21-2013, 11:56 AM	#6
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,058	Busy times, at work and home. But...it's been too long. I'm up for it. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

07-22-2013, 05:01 AM	#7
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,701	SIgn me up please, Sally. __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

07-22-2013, 04:33 PM	#8
Coppermirror Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 344	A game of Werewolf, hurrah! I love you Sally. Please sign me up with a question mark. I'll need to check on some things before I can say firmly whether I'll be able to play, but I'd hate to miss this one, so I'll be playing if it's at all possible.

07-22-2013, 05:40 PM	#9
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,810	Hurrah! Welcome, everyone. __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit." Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm.

07-22-2013, 09:45 PM	#10
McCaber Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Skyrim, again. Posts: 837	I will sign up. It seems only Werewolf is enough to pull me back here from the dark shifty planes of the Internet at large. __________________ Werewolves vs. Fishmen. The battle of the century.

08-04-2013, 02:33 AM	#12
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,995	So it looks like this game is going to start later than I expected. I'm going to have to drop out. __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

08-06-2013, 10:34 AM	#13
A Little Green Leaf-clad Lady Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,586	I'd like to join, please! It's way too long since my last time. __________________ "But some stories, small, simple ones about setting out on adventures or people doing wonders, tales of miracles and monsters, have outlasted all the people who told them, and some of them have outlasted the lands in which they were created."

08-07-2013, 10:59 AM	#14
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,032	Sign me up! Sign me up! __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris

08-08-2013, 06:28 PM	#15
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,810	Excellent, Lottie and Greenie! I'm sorry it's taken so long, Steve, but hopefully another time, yes? All right, people, let's get to twisting some arms. __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit." Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm.

08-15-2013, 09:01 PM	#16
Echo Pile O'Bones Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 20	sign me up! im ready to play.

08-15-2013, 09:04 PM	#17
Holbytlass Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Party Tree Posts: 1,096	signing up __________________ Holby is an actual flesh-and-blood person, right? Not, say a sock-puppet of Nilp’s, by any chance? ~Nerwen, WWCIII

08-16-2013, 07:50 AM	#18
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,559	I'm going to regret this...but then I'm not because it's beeen soooo long and this plot looks fantastic. __________________ Fenris Penguin

08-16-2013, 12:48 PM	#19
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,058	This later start actually works better for me, since I go off call today. Looks like there's 11 now, if Coppermirror's still playing. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

08-16-2013, 03:36 PM	#21
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,308	I really want to say I will join... but I won't, because today is (finally!) the last day of my non-stop summer work, two weeks before school starts. I don't need extra stress in between. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

08-16-2013, 05:40 PM	#22
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,502	If possible I'm in. __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-17-2013, 08:44 AM	#24
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,810	And hurrah for everyone else! I will be closing sign-ups on Wednesday at 5:00pm Central, so twist as many arms as you can before then. __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit." Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm.

08-19-2013, 01:17 PM	#25
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,606	No twisting arms needed. Could you sign my humble self and Lommy into the fray, please? It's apparently been too long time of WW-abstinence __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

08-20-2013, 10:57 PM	#27
Coppermirror Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 344	I'm ridiculously pleased that this game is going to be running fairly soon. I must have missed Werewolf very badly.

08-21-2013, 12:11 PM	#28
Shastanis Althreduin Werewolf Psychic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In fire, water, earth, and air. But mostly water. Posts: 2,832	You mean we're going to play soon? __________________ 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

08-21-2013, 03:12 PM	#29
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,502	I may have to drop out if we start before the second... I didn't realise how fast August went by... I'm in disney from the 28 till the second. __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-21-2013, 06:06 PM	#30
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,810	Hurrah for the return of Steve! ^_^ I'll send out roles first thing in the morning. *The game will begin tomorrow at 5:00pm Central with, because I can, a Day phase.* Morsul, if you have to drop out, I understand. Please let me know tonight so I can send out roles tomorrow before I scamper to work. __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit." Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm.

08-21-2013, 08:28 PM	#31
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,502	I'll drop out. I won't hold everyone up. Can I be the victim in the intro? __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-21-2013, 11:52 PM	#33
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,810	Roles have been sent out. If you did not receive yours, it's probably because I'm really tired and typed your name incorrectly, so just PM me and I'll send your role again. I'll open the day when I'm leaving work tomorrow, so it'll be a few minutes late at the most. __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit." Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm.

08-23-2013, 12:06 PM	#34
Holbytlass Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Party Tree Posts: 1,096	mod, on game thread would you put nicknames next to names on the cast page for those who dont know them yet (like me) thanx, ps mine's holby __________________ Holby is an actual flesh-and-blood person, right? Not, say a sock-puppet of Nilp’s, by any chance? ~Nerwen, WWCIII

08-23-2013, 12:34 PM	#35
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,385	Holby, hope this helps as first aid: Shasta = Shastanis Althreduin Kath Dun = Inziladun Nerwen Cop = Coppermirror McCobbler = McCaber Lottie = Loslote Green = A Little Green Echo Holbytlass Boro = Boromir88 Legate = Legate of Amon Lanc Lommy = Thinlómien Steve = Eönwë Some of them are pretty obvious but some must be quite indecipherable! __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

08-25-2013, 08:46 AM	#38
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,607	So I'm sitting in a room where three people play werewolf quietly. The day before yesterday, it was four. What I'm doing? Baking sherry cranberry brownies. I have no regrets. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

08-27-2013, 04:24 PM	#39
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,725	Oh my goodness I'm so sorry! I was still on Finnish time and thought I had another 2 hours before deadline. My apologies. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

08-31-2013, 05:53 AM	#40
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,032	I'll be at a beach house with friends this weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and I don't know what the Internet situation will be. I assume I'll be able to check in occasionally (at least once per Day) but I can't actually make promises. __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris

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