Meeting at the Town Cobbler (WW XCV game thread)

[satansaloser2005]

The game will open with a Day phase, starting at 5pm CDT (in 23 hours). The committee (wolves) will not be able to converse before this phase.

This thread will be updated by the time the game opens. More information will be given before then, but for now, please read the following note you find upon entering the Cobbler.






Dear guests:

Thank you for accepting my invitation. I regret to inform you that I will be unable to join you before morning, as I had unexpected obligations. Since my time will now be shorter than expected, I trust you, my honored guests, to decide who among you will be able to best make use of our time in the morning. For any who are not selected for our breakfast seminar, return airfare and other compensation will, of course, be given. Thank you for your patience, and welcome to the Cobbler.

*SS*






Do not post on this thread until told otherwise. Please be sure to check your PM box for your role. The game will commence at 5pm CDT on Friday (in ~23 hours).

[satansaloser2005]

The Town Cobbler is empty except for the young men and women who have been asked to work for the evening. The sky is a bit cloudy, so the staff put on their brightest smiles (as well as some tea) and wait for the guests to arrive. This is going to be an interesting weekend.

Steve, Nog, and Greenie trudge through the door, rather exhausted from their flight, while Agan just strides in and starts chatting up the person at the front desk. Nog checks his phone and is unsurprised to see that he has no signal. He stuffs it in his pocket, drops his bags by an empty table, and orders a drink.

Rikae and Mac, having left their evil yet adorable little ones with a friend for the weekend, are the next to arrive. Mac makes his way to the front desk, but is informed that check-ins will not begin until all the guests have arrived. He and Rikae then order drinks and sit down beside Nog, making polite conversation and checking their phones, which, like Nog's, have no signal. They are puzzled by this development but ignore it, setting their phones on the table and continuing their chat. Do balrogs have wings, or some other things?

McCaber, Shasta, and Dun walk in together, talking about this year's Arda Cup and their chances of beating Gwath in this year's competition. Intending to text a friend, Shasta is surprised to see that he's in roaming (mostly because the last time he was in the area he couldn't pick up a signal at all). He shrugs, drops his phone in his sweatshirt pocket, and remindsMcCaber that he doesn't have a chance.

Lottie stumbles in carrying a stack of books in her arms. Struggling to balance them all, she hears the telltale signal that lets her know that, as it has been for most of her trip here, she has no phone signal. She grumbles a bit about the annoyance then slumps down at a table, cracks a book, and starts reading, mumbling apologies to anyone who walks by and attempts to start a conversation.

Wanting to make an entrance, Wilwa skips in with a basket of muffins in her hands. She doesn't even bother to check her phone, munching on a muffin instead, and is saddened to see that Sally couldn't make it to the Cobbler. After all, these are some amazing muffins, and it would be difficult for Sally to think of a snarky remark in the presence of such fabulous confections. She shrugs, asks the young man at the counter for a bottle of water, and sits down to read a book.

As you all sit around various tables in the Cobbler, someone’s phone rings. You all check your various devices, but it is Boro who stands up, texting madly to the person on the other end of the conversation. “Crap,” he mutters. Without acknowledging any of the other guests, he grabs his coat from one of the hangers by the door and rushes out, mumbling something about a puppy.

Those of you who remain exchange confused glances, then one of the staff brings out a round of drinks for everyone and you settle into your chairs, striking up conversations with those around you. The young man assures you that you will be able to check in shortly, then disappears into the kitchen to help finish dinner.




In the Cobbler:
Rikae
Lottie
Shasta
Dun
Greenie
Agan
Nog
Wilwa
Mac
Steve
McCaber

Checked out:
Boro





It is now Hour 1. The hunter may send me a pick at any time. The rest of you should start chatting. Good luck!

[Inziladun]

Good scotch, this. Dewar's, I believe.

So what's going here anyway? What's that Boro fellow up to? Is he coming back?

[Inziladun]

Hm. One thing I find interesting is the communications setup. notably this:

Every phase, one person will be randomly selected to be able to send a message to one other person in the game (this person must still be in the Cobbler, and if a wolf is selected, they may not PM a packmate). If that person chooses to respond, they must do so within 24 RL hours. The original sender may not reply to this message.

I see this as having more benefit for the committee members. Innocents (other then the Eavesdropper) won't know anyone else's role. So what do you say? If you're honest about a suspicion or whatnot, you risk giving the committee something they could use. If you're deliberately deceitful, you could be doing a disservice to a fellow innocent.
On the other hand, the baddies could simply use the opportunity to further their own ends, with little worry.

Thoughts on this?

[McCaber]

Let me put my pondering hat on. It's been too long since I've had the chance to do this, and I might be out of shape.

Originally Posted by Inzil

I see this as having more benefit for the committee members. Innocents (other then the Eavesdropper) won't know anyone else's role. So what do you say? If you're honest about a suspicion or whatnot, you risk giving the committee something they could use. If you're deliberately deceitful, you could be doing a disservice to a fellow innocent.
On the other hand, the baddies could simply use the opportunity to further their own ends, with little worry.

Thoughts on this?

Well, it's more information than you had, which is always useful. And if what you're given doesn't jibe with posted positions, it lets you know something might be up. I wouldn't trust it implicitly, but it's definitely a tool that can be used to learn things.

Whether or not the things you learn are what the messager wants you to, that's between the two of you.

[satansaloser2005]

Cell signal resumes for a moment, then, once again, you have no bars. What a pity.



(I cleared out my inbox. My apologies for not doing so before I left.)

[satansaloser2005]

Boro and the young man walk back through the door, both of them soaking wet.

"Well," Boro says, "I guess I'm stuck here for a couple of hours."

(Boro seeks entertainment, as do I. He does not have a role and will not be affecting the game. He's just here for entertainment value.)


P.S. Oh, and Nog, the DL is in about an hour and a half. I was just delayed slightly when I posted yesterday.

[Boromir88]

LIAR! You haven't warned them of the approaching storm. Many are calling it the storm of the millenium! Who calls it the storm of the millenium? I DID!

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by satansaloser2005

(Boro seeks entertainment, as do I. He does not have a role and will not be affecting the game. He's just here for entertainment value.)

Hey, we're all here for entertainment value.

Originally Posted by Boromir88

LIAR! You haven't warned them of the approaching storm. Many are calling it the storm of the millenium! Who calls it the storm of the millenium? I DID!

You, and the SPC, pretty much (yes, I am a certified Weather Geek).

[Nogrod]

The DL in less than forty minutes and this is all we have, even by way of entertainment?

Okay. Then we'll go with this - and whatever happens next.

One should have known about these geek-gatherings, everyone just sitting glued to their iWhatevers, Blackberries, tablets and laptops. No face-to-face communication whatsoever. Oops, my Android-phone tells me I have notifications from the 20+ forums I'm heatedly debating the wings of the Balrogs, the colour of Dr. Spock's socks, the possibility of a new theory about area 51 - and of course the latest news about the Arda Cup...

[Inziladun]

It really isn't good to be so close to DL and have really nothing on anyone.

Mac had an unfocused suspicion on Wilwa, but I really haven't seen anyone else suspecting.

Let's see, who are the current no-shows?

Lottie,
Shasta,

and Agan.

One of them? Or no vote toDay? Or do we trust to the odds in a small number of players like this that we hit a baddie?

x/d with Steve

[Eönwë]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

Hey, we're all here for entertainment value.

Well, that's definitely true.

On a serious note, however, I really don't think enough's been said toHour* for me to be able to make a decision about who to vote. At least so far, anyway.

There's only half an hour left of toHour!



*Yes, toHour is what I think it will make sense to use this game.


edit: x-ed with the Nog

[Nogrod]

Looking at the situation we're in I might second Inzil's and wilwa's proposal of not lynching anoyone at this Hour.

There's insanely little to say about anyone and looking at the general numbers it looks like a hit in the dark. I normally don't like the idea of a non-lynch as lynching is the only way we can kill the wolves, but this looks like ridiculously random.

What do you think?

If we vote, I might consider Greenie (surprise!) - not on exactly the same grounds that Rikae said, but a related one. But it is thin indeed - like any reasoning I can do right at the moment.

[McCaber]

Well, we've got half an hour to go and I still have no credible thoughts one way or another.

Inzil I'm getting honest vibes from, but that could just be from the first few posts when it was just us.

No one else has really posted anything of substance, but from the folks with one or less I have to say Greenie's the one I like least so far.

EDIT: crossed with a few

[Eönwë]

There's very little to go on, but for the people that are still alive and posting:

Rikae - Herself, as ever, but no inclination either way.
Dun - Well, he essentially killed us a wolf, so I'm going to treat him as innocent for now at least.
Nog - Makes me uncomfortable. Some of his points seem a little bit stretched and assumptive, which are words I'd never think I'd use to describe him in a game. Also, the way he pushed the idea that the wolves might not know each other quite strongly seems bad. I mean, to have that sort of certainty would suggest that either he was a wolf that had information that this was a case, or it wasn't the case but he checked the rules carefully to look for a loophole to exploit for his own ends.
Greenie - I did see Nog's point about her praise of Wilwa's play, though his actual accusatory posts seems pretty bad. She hasn't said enough at all.
Mac - I've never played with him so I have no idea about his style. But the Wilwa connection isn't looking that great.

The submarines (and disappearers):
Lottie - She responded to one comment, but that's it.
Shasta - Said he is around, but hasn't posted anything. Why not?






People I won't vote thisHour: Inzil, Rikae
Most suspicious: Nog
Need to get out of the shadows or we should get rid of them: Shasta, Lottie

edit: x-ed with everything after Rikae's #111