Tol-in-Gaurhoth (Isle of Werewolves)

[Rikae]

Wow...that was strange. I hadn't noticed that before.
I wonder what on earth had him so worried? I hope he decides to come back...

[Volo]

I kind of feared that... Well, if Menel ain't here, should we send him an e-mail asking if Fordim gets his place.

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Volo

I kind of feared that... Well, if Menel ain't here, should we send him an e-mail asking if Fordim gets his place.

Or then just remove him from the list and put him back there if he comes back...

[Naria]

New mod list:

Volo
Morm
Rikae

There is now room for two more that wish to moderate

[Roa_Aoife]

Sign Up For Mac's Game, People!

[Meneltarmacil]

All right, after considering several different factors, I've decided to stay around at least long enough to manage another Werewolf game.

Like I mentioned earlier, there will be very little, if any, announcement of what roles will be included-- that means that there could be more than three wolves, there may or may not be a Seer, there may be Lovers, a Mythomaniac, or whatever, but for the most part, the players will not know what's lurking in the shadows until it's too late. Information about what can and can't be done with one's role will be handled via PM.

I'm still fine-tuning exactly what roles will go into this one, but this will be a big game, with 18 players at mimimum, preferably about 20 or so.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I think good to see you have not disappeared for good.

Wow... sounds intriguing

[Garin]

Well this is just splendid. I leave for a year and I barely recognize the place. Someone message me and inform me if I can partake in a game. If not...it is nice to see some of you and to see how big you have grown.
However, the site seems exceedingly slow or, at the very least, hates my computer. Since I have lost my felines, my coach, and my wench. If the interaction (between the comp and the site) doesn't improve I must bow out due to lack of patience. Cheers.

[Roa_Aoife]

YAY! Garin's Back! I hope that connection gets faster, because I'd love to see you play again.

[Volo]

Great, Menel! Could you please mod the game before mine? I'll probably be away after Mac's game ends...

[Meneltarmacil]

Sure, Volo. Sign-ups will begin as soon as Mac's game is over.

[Naria]

I have made the switch on the list. Thank you Volo and Menel for making your decision early, it really helps.

[Roa_Aoife]

This has nothing to do with Mac's game. I'm going to be modding a RL game of werewolf at a gaming convention, and for the first time I actually read the package that the cards came in. I found this funny:

"I am NOT a Werewolf. And I would never lie about something like that...."

"It's getting late; we need to lynch somebody."

"Who were the people who wanted to lynch John?"

"Hey, what was Kristen saying about about Andy just before she got mauled?"

"I can't recall...."

"Wait.... who here would want to kill off Kristen?"

"I'm guessing Jake..."

"Okay then, if Jake is one of the werewolves, who's the other one?"

"I'm guessing Andy..."

"You know, Andy has been acting even stranger than usual. I think we should lynch him!"

"Yeah!"

"Lynch Andy!"

"Yes! I vote yes!"

"Me too!"

"Wait! Wait! I'm the seer!"

[Meneltarmacil]

Since Mac's game is over, I'm starting sign-ups for mine. I'll have the adimin thread up in a few minutes.

[Rikae]

Are Volo and Morm around? Or should I start my game?

(Forgive me if I'm over eager...)

[Gil-Galad]

well whomever is the next mod, sign me up right away

[Rikae]

Hmmm, perhaps someone should PM Volo...

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Rikae

Hmmm, perhaps someone should PM Volo...

Then don't say "someone" and do it!

*turns back to the wardrobe, pulls out a furry coat and takes it on* Howl!

[Thinlómien]

And if you can't reach him, just inform me and I'll call him. (I know him from RL.)

As far as I know he should be able to mod the game and I think he'll pop up here quite soon - he usually doesn't have long breaks from the computer...

[Volo]

Umm... Menel's game ended too quickly.

Are people still really willing to play WW? Because the next game will be complicated and I'll need many players.

I'll try to post the discussion thread tomorrow.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Volo

Are people still really willing to play WW? Because the next game will be complicated and I'll need many players.

I'm all for complicated things, but Menel's promise to have a lot of strange things on board might have been a reason for the slow starting of the game (and the number of players eventually reached) so someone might try a good old basic game for a change too?

If you Volo think this is coming too soon maybe someone would like to try a traditional one before it?

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

If you Volo think this is coming too soon maybe someone would like to try a traditional one before it?

I rather agree.

Recently, sign ups have been slow, meaning that games requiring a lot of players have taken a long time to get off the ground. While there is a central core of frequent players, and a reasonable amount of "fresh blood" ( ), interest has waned somewhat from the peak of Werewolfdom on the Downs, when Werewolf Junior was in full swing and games were frequently fully subscribed within a day or so.

While I understand that games with many and assorted roles require a lot of players, such an approach is not integral to the game. The first game we played here (at the beginning of this very thread, I believe) had something like nine players, three Wolves, one Seer and no other Gifteds. The second, as I recall, had something like twelve players, with three Wolves, a Seer, a Guardian (Ranger) and a Hunter.

That's not to say that there shouldn't be games with multiple roles and multiple baddies, but they tend to require more players and I therefore suspect that sign-up will be slow.

My suggestion would be to run shorter and longer games in sequence, with sign-up for the longer games starting towards the end of the shorter games. We should be pretty skilled now in predicting roughly how long games are likely to last, based on the number of players, so it could work quite well.

That said, I am rather inclined to don my Werewolfing boots once more and give my new avvie a run out. Looking forward to seeing your proposed rules, Volo.

Also, I would quite like to put myself down for my second bout of modding, given that it's been quite a while. Is there a "waiting list for the waiting list", or might I be added to the end?

[Rikae]

SPM, I think it was supposed to be a five person list, and now it's down to three! I was getting worried WW would die - it's good you're interested in modding!

That would make the list:
Volo
Morm
Rikae
SPM

Volo, sign me up for your game! ...please....

[Boromir88]

SPM, I think it was supposed to be a five person list, and now it's down to three! I was getting worried WW would die - it's good you're interested in modding!~Rikae

I've considered modding a game...but I am definitely not responsible enough and have convinced myself no one would want me as a mod...so I just stick to being a participant.

And with that...I feel refreshed and rejuvenated for a game, so Volo...sign me up too.

[Nogrod]

Joining the bandwagon...

So count me in too Volo.

Nice to see you two around again Spm and Boro.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

I fancy a game too. I've been reading through some old games and this has really kindled a yearning!

For what it's worth, I'd prefer a simple game too.

[Thinlómien]

Count me in as well.

[Brinniel]

Ooh...all this interest has got me optimistic that perhaps the sign-ups for this game will be quicker than what they have been previously.

And now that I've joined the WW club, I don't think I could stand the thought of missing a game. I'm most definitely in!

Let's see if I can make it past Night/Day 3 this time...

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Brinniel

Ooh...all this interest has got me optimistic that perhaps the sign-ups for this game will be quicker than what they have been previously.

It at least seems so.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man

My suggestion would be to run shorter and longer games in sequence, with sign-up for the longer games starting towards the end of the shorter games. We should be pretty skilled now in predicting roughly how long games are likely to last, based on the number of players, so it could work quite well.

Well I think actually what took the longest, at least what I have seen, was the time when waiting for enough people to sign up...

Anyway, I hope you didn't think for a second that I wouldn't sign for this one, now did you?

[Volo]

Ok, I've posted the post.

If you want traditional, don't sign into my game!

[Gil-Galad]

i signed in on the otehr thread..


and ouch Volo, you didn't add me to the player list even though i already volunteered to join the next game... breaking my heart

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

The excitement over Volo's game didn't fall off yet, but I'm already posting on this thread with the obligatory question, "Good lunch, and what do we have for dinner?". I.e., when does some other game start? Well, now I am, of course, on the "Lost-Age radio waves"... but, my question can be as well just general... I have promises to keep (the addressed know ). It's true that I'll have a hard time to "tune back" on "regular" WW after this brilliant in-story game (unless Volo wants to continue in some sort of marathon), but, Werewolf is Werewolf...

And since I am already here, I'm going to ask one other question. I don't know if it's not too daring for a relative newbie, but I was thinking if I could be added to the list of future modding candidates. I had some ideas shaping in my mind quite some time, so I thought I might as well try to mod my own game some time in the future. It just looks like that I'll succeed to bring the idea of a "long-time WW" to be played on annual holiday camp me and my friends organize so, while already preparing to go with this and having some scenarios in mind, I thought I might try here as well...
The only thing I was afraid of a little bit is time: from what I saw, one game with all the signing up etc. takes +- four weeks, but that's not for certain and thus, there is no guarantee when a game on the list would come into place. So even if I signed up for the list, would it eventually be possible to move or switch me or whatever if my turn somehow turned out to be in some time that's not much good for me?

[Naria]

Updated list

Morm
Rikae
SPM
Legate

There's room for one more

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

If those I manipulated in my last game will forgive me enough and there's interest, I'd love to mod a legitimately no strings attached game of three wolves, one seer.

But I've modded a couple times and if there's somebody who hasn't and wants to, no need to include me on the list.

[Volo]

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

And since I am already here, I'm going to ask one other question. I don't know.....blahblahblah

Wow! You can sign me in already! And don't worry about being new, I signed in for mod-time as soon as I played my first game ever.

[Kath]

Is morm around? And if he is is he still willing to mod? I'm quite antsy to join a game at the moment, it's been a while!

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Originally Posted by Kath

Is morm around? And if he is is he still willing to mod? I'm quite antsy to join a game at the moment, it's been a while!

Ditto.

[mormegil]

Right now life has been too crazy and I'm trying to write sufficiently for the RPG's so no I won't be able to at this time. Rikae, would you be able to take my spot?

[Shastanis Althreduin]

I know I've only been in one game here, but I've modded WW on other forums, if you need an extra person to fill out your list. I'm definately joining the next game to play, though.