Tol-In-Gauroth XXIV: Battle of the Band[Wagon] - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Sleepy Ranger · 10-01-2006, 12:08 PM

Alright. Glirdan and Mac are both tied at three votes.

Mac is an innocent.
Glirdan is the hunter.
Glirdan takes Folwren (another innocent) with him.

I'm busy at present but I shall have their deaths up soon.

Sleepy Ranger · 10-02-2006, 06:09 AM

It was time for death. Glirdan and Macalaure were both lined up and the ones who would live to see tomorrow watched them, wondering how to end their lives. Whilst they thought Folwren stepped up and said, "While you think I shall sing a song which I feel fits this moment." No sooner had she said that that the phantom band began to play. Caught by surprise Folwren nearly fell over but she managed to stay on her feet and began to perform.

You've cried wolf to often
And now there is no place to hide
And you've made your own coffin
By keeping all your fears inside of your heart

Don't wait 'till tomorrow
'Cause what if tomorrow doesn't come
You'll wait until it's just too late
And thing's'll be fallin' in on you.

Look out they're falling.
Look out they're falling near you.
Look out they're falling. . .

Before she could finish however Glirdan smacked his guitar against Folwren's skull. She dropped flat, face first onto the ground. Glirdan did not let up though, he struck his guitar against her head over and over. It had broken as had her skull. Glirdan struck so fast that nobody had any time to react even Folwren could barely complete a scream. She passed out as blood stained her face and trickled down her back, forming a pool around her.

Glirdan stood over her breathing heavily. Nothing happened. She just lay there motionless. She did not transform. She was just dead. "I... I was wrong..." said Glirdan. Glirdan the hunter. He raised his hands trying to explain the situation to the rest but when he opened his mouth it was not words that escaped but a scream, a rather disgruntled Thinlomien had thrown a large rock at him.

It struck him in his stomach and he doubled over as Nogrod pierced his eyes with a loose guitar string. Glirdan, now blinded, shrieked and flailed around aimlessly. Boromir88 shoved him away from the crowd and straight into the fatal magical barrier that was meant to keep them in. Glirdan would have been wide eyed had Nogrod left him with any. He did not pop. He shrieked.

Glirdan was being streched. This time there was a pop as his left arm unattached itself from his body, followed by his right arm. Next to go were his legs. Glirdan then dropped to the ground, a bloody mess. The survivors turned around sickened by what they had just seen and as they did they saw Macalaure.

They had nearly forgotten about him as he stood there silently. They looked at one another. They more or less all agreed there had been too much blood spilled but Macalaure would have to go. He had been voted to go after all. "Please, my friends. I know you wish to kill me but I request you let me play one last melody on my harp." Said Macalaure calmly. "Do not listen to him! He is a wolf!" came a cry from the crowd.

"Silence!" Said Celuien commandingly and snatched up a stray violin. She pulled out a string and pricked her finger. "Will do." She said softly and stood near Macalaure. "You may begin but one false move and you're dead." She had the string aimed at his neck and there was not so much as a bead of sweat on her skin.

Macalaure played calmly, touching the hearts of nearly all who were there. "Oh enough of this. Just do away with him already." came Durelin's agitated voice. "Will you shut up and let us enjoy the music?" Said The Ka in response. "Both of you. Silence." Cried Celuien waving her arms.

Unfortunately she thrust her arm a bit too far and stabbed Macalaure through his neck. "Oh my..." she said as she drew it out. "Sorry." And with that she inserted it through his heart and lay it to rest. This day had not gone well. Three deaths, no wolves and there was still the night to come. As they retreated to the Tavern they hoped that the morning would bring better news.

***

Night 2

Dead
Sleepy Cowell (Mod) - Beheaded and mounted on a wall.
Volo (Wolf) [Kai Hansen] - Popped by the magical barrier he helped set up.
Meneltarmacil (Innocent) [Elvis Presley] - Suffocated and disected.
Glirdan (Hunter) [Hedley] - Blinded and had his limbs popped off.
Macalaure (Innocent) [Maglor] - Stabbed with a sharpened violin string.
Folwren (Innocent) [2nd Chapter of Acts] - Flogged with a guitar.

Alive
Diamond18
THE Ka
Thinlomien
Celuien
Eonwe
Nogrod
Durelin
Boromir88
Rune

Sleepy Ranger · 10-02-2006, 10:08 AM

Only eight of the nine that had gone to sleep awoke that day. They assembled in the lounge but there was no dead body there. No trace of death what so ever. They took a head count but that only resulted in eight. One was missing. "Did you count yourself?" asked Celuien, sounding like a school teacher. "Here, let me... one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight..." One was missing.

"Where is my guitar?" Asked Nogrod all of a sudden. This led to a bit of a murmur. It turned out everyone's instruments had vanished. When the search indoors proved fruitless they head outside and there, at the shell, was some sort of weird disfigured rack holding all their instruments. They slowly approached it and when they did arrive they wished they had not. It was Diamond18.

She had been twisted, broken, snapped and all other such delightful words which had resulted in her becoming their new instrument holder. "I don't think I want to play anymore..." muttered Thinlomien softly. There was a note near by.

Friends,
Time is scarce. Things have tourned sour. Diamond18 was your seer but do not despair there are things you do not see, things you do not know. Perhaps in the end this will work in your favor. I must be quick for I fear if I am found out there shall be nothing preventing the wolves from picking you all off. Your numbers have dwindled greatly.

I wish you luck!
The Phantom of the Battle-O-Bands

Day 3

Dead
Sleepy Cowell (Mod) - Beheaded and mounted on a wall.
Volo (Wolf) [Kai Hansen] - Popped by the magical barrier he helped set up.
Meneltarmacil (Innocent) [Elvis Presley] - Suffocated and disected.
Glirdan (Hunter) [Hedley] - Blinded and had his limbs popped off.
Macalaure (Innocent) [Maglor] - Stabbed with a sharpened violin string.
Folwren (Innocent) [2nd Chapter of Acts] - Flogged with a guitar.
Diamond18 (Seer) [Nickel Creek] - Disfigured into an attractive instrument stand.

Alive
THE Ka
Thinlomien
Celuien
Eonwe
Nogrod
Durelin
Boromir88
Rune

Day 3 has now started. Deadline is noon EST tomorrow.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 10-02-2006, 10:13 AM

I did think I had spotted the seer, but it was not Di. . . I guess this has been symptomatic for how I have played in this game.

I shall return within 20 min to explain my rather confused vote yesterday and then say nothing for 6 hours.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 10-02-2006, 10:26 AM

My Reason For Voting As I Did:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boromir

Perhaps it was a bit confusing, but Rune put my words better than myself...odd, huh?

Quote:

I don't think anybody said we should not talk tactics, it was more that we should not agree on a way to do things that would enable the wolves to manipulate us.

Let me give you this poker analogy, you don't want your opponent to know your plan, or how you are playing. Beacuse, if they do you are too easy to predict and the other players and they will make you pay for it. I find Werewolf to be the same, I don't want the wolves knowing my mind, so I won't say what I find to be wolvish. Now, if something does look wolvish to me, I'm going to jump out and say so, but I won't discuss what I'm looking for in order to find wolves.

I agree with Rune, if we all collaborate and set out what we think wolves would do, then they will make us pay for it. It will make our moves too predictable.

I was really flattered and am really flattered about Boromir saying this(I am not used to compliments), but something about it made me uncomftable. At one hand he just confirm what he has already said, but the last paragraph moves focus from him to me. . .could this be away for him make him self more secure incase people found this view on thing wolfish?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boromir

I was expecting more of Rune today, as he said he would, but didn't see it. I fully understand though, that unexpected things come up, we all get busy dealing with our fan-mail and what not...I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt today.

He expected more of me, because a jokingly post about me naming the wolves on Day 1. Normally I don’t pay heed to comments like these, but after getting the feeling he was building up a case against me. . .

Not a case as such, but making small comments where he does not directly accuse me of anything, but if suspicion was cast upon me, he could with advantage use this to distance him self from me with or to cast further suspicion.

He then votes for Mac, witch put an innocent level with a wolf. Granted I voted for Mac too and for the exact same reason. It still needs to be mentioned though when looking on the large-whole.

Granted I was shooting sparrows with cannons, but it was something that caught my eye and Boromir is cunning. When you add Nogrod’s case against him, well then it seemed like the best case I could make. It has to be said that because of yesterdays breakdown, I could not look through Boromir’s posts until after the deadline.

I hope that this clarify my confused vote yesterday, I hope that today will be the day when I become an asset to this game rather than utter rubbish.

Nogrod · 10-02-2006, 12:05 PM

This is just unfair! Yes, we made a good kill in the end of Day1, but I mean three innocents dead in a Day when only half of the people were able to vote (or something, haven't checked the actual numbers) including the hunter! And now Di, the Seer!

I don't know what Glirdy had in mind when picking Folwren... I just can't get it. And had the Downs worked yesterDay someone could have broken the tie last night and leave us with only one dead... But that's past and can not be reverted anyhow.

So I'm going to look through what Di said, but am a little confused about the prospect of talking openly to each other about what we find from her posts. I mean that there are at most two innocents she knew (clearly she had no wolves spotted) and having an open consensus over the innocent personalities will most probably be their downfall, an open death sentence executed by Night... Maybe we all should take our own tour on Di's posts and hold our tongues, only to come forwards if someone is actually trying to kill the possible innocents? I must see to Di's posting first before setting my mind on this.

Nogrod · 10-02-2006, 12:54 PM

Okay.

I'll only speculate about the obvious or about which looks like obvious.

It seems Di had no dream of a wolf as she voted for two innocents and her main suspects - as far as we know - have turned out innocents.

It seems pretty clear to me that of the yet living Diamond hadn't a dream on:
The Ka
Lommy
Eonwe
Rune

So that leaves as possible dreamt of innocents:
Celuien
Nogrod
Durelin
Boromir

The problem is, that from that lower list only two can be known innocents to Di, most probably only one as I'm afraid that Folwren was the other dreamee of hers... But we can be quite certain that her other dream was not Volo, Menel, Glirdy or Macalaure either, so there should be at least one innocent in the lower list. Not much but something.

Surely there are degrees of possibility in there and we should really check them out everyone. I have quite a strong opinion about the one dreamee (the other being Folwren?) in that list, but will not specualte about it yet. Let's not dress the table too ready for the wolves.

10-01-2006, 12:08 PM	#1
Sleepy Ranger Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: On the field, kissing the 'Downs crest Posts: 1,654	Mod's Delight Alright. Glirdan and Mac are both tied at three votes. Mac is an innocent. Glirdan is the hunter. Glirdan takes Folwren (another innocent) with him. I'm busy at present but I shall have their deaths up soon. __________________ And tonight we can truly say, together we're invincible... Middle-Earth Football World Cup 2007

10-02-2006, 06:09 AM	#2
Sleepy Ranger Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: On the field, kissing the 'Downs crest Posts: 1,654	It was time for death. Glirdan and Macalaure were both lined up and the ones who would live to see tomorrow watched them, wondering how to end their lives. Whilst they thought Folwren stepped up and said, "While you think I shall sing a song which I feel fits this moment." No sooner had she said that that the phantom band began to play. Caught by surprise Folwren nearly fell over but she managed to stay on her feet and began to perform. You've cried wolf to often And now there is no place to hide And you've made your own coffin By keeping all your fears inside of your heart Don't wait 'till tomorrow 'Cause what if tomorrow doesn't come You'll wait until it's just too late And thing's'll be fallin' in on you. Look out they're falling. Look out they're falling near you. Look out they're falling. . . Before she could finish however Glirdan smacked his guitar against Folwren's skull. She dropped flat, face first onto the ground. Glirdan did not let up though, he struck his guitar against her head over and over. It had broken as had her skull. Glirdan struck so fast that nobody had any time to react even Folwren could barely complete a scream. She passed out as blood stained her face and trickled down her back, forming a pool around her. Glirdan stood over her breathing heavily. Nothing happened. She just lay there motionless. She did not transform. She was just dead. "I... I was wrong..." said Glirdan. Glirdan the hunter. He raised his hands trying to explain the situation to the rest but when he opened his mouth it was not words that escaped but a scream, a rather disgruntled Thinlomien had thrown a large rock at him. It struck him in his stomach and he doubled over as Nogrod pierced his eyes with a loose guitar string. Glirdan, now blinded, shrieked and flailed around aimlessly. Boromir88 shoved him away from the crowd and straight into the fatal magical barrier that was meant to keep them in. Glirdan would have been wide eyed had Nogrod left him with any. He did not pop. He shrieked. Glirdan was being streched. This time there was a pop as his left arm unattached itself from his body, followed by his right arm. Next to go were his legs. Glirdan then dropped to the ground, a bloody mess. The survivors turned around sickened by what they had just seen and as they did they saw Macalaure. They had nearly forgotten about him as he stood there silently. They looked at one another. They more or less all agreed there had been too much blood spilled but Macalaure would have to go. He had been voted to go after all. "Please, my friends. I know you wish to kill me but I request you let me play one last melody on my harp." Said Macalaure calmly. "Do not listen to him! He is a wolf!" came a cry from the crowd. "Silence!" Said Celuien commandingly and snatched up a stray violin. She pulled out a string and pricked her finger. "Will do." She said softly and stood near Macalaure. "You may begin but one false move and you're dead." She had the string aimed at his neck and there was not so much as a bead of sweat on her skin. Macalaure played calmly, touching the hearts of nearly all who were there. "Oh enough of this. Just do away with him already." came Durelin's agitated voice. "Will you shut up and let us enjoy the music?" Said The Ka in response. "Both of you. Silence." Cried Celuien waving her arms. Unfortunately she thrust her arm a bit too far and stabbed Macalaure through his neck. "Oh my..." she said as she drew it out. "Sorry." And with that she inserted it through his heart and lay it to rest. This day had not gone well. Three deaths, no wolves and there was still the night to come. As they retreated to the Tavern they hoped that the morning would bring better news. * Night 2 Dead Sleepy Cowell (Mod) - Beheaded and mounted on a wall. Volo (Wolf) [Kai Hansen] - Popped by the magical barrier he helped set up. Meneltarmacil (Innocent) [Elvis Presley] - Suffocated and disected. Glirdan (Hunter) [Hedley] - Blinded and had his limbs popped off. Macalaure (Innocent) [Maglor] - Stabbed with a sharpened violin string. Folwren (Innocent) [2nd Chapter of Acts] - Flogged with a guitar. Alive** Diamond18 THE Ka Thinlomien Celuien Eonwe Nogrod Durelin Boromir88 Rune __________________ And tonight we can truly say, together we're invincible... Middle-Earth Football World Cup 2007 Last edited by Sleepy Ranger; 10-02-2006 at 09:59 AM.

10-02-2006, 10:08 AM	#3
Sleepy Ranger Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: On the field, kissing the 'Downs crest Posts: 1,654	Only eight of the nine that had gone to sleep awoke that day. They assembled in the lounge but there was no dead body there. No trace of death what so ever. They took a head count but that only resulted in eight. One was missing. "Did you count yourself?" asked Celuien, sounding like a school teacher. "Here, let me... one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight..." One was missing. "Where is my guitar?" Asked Nogrod all of a sudden. This led to a bit of a murmur. It turned out everyone's instruments had vanished. When the search indoors proved fruitless they head outside and there, at the shell, was some sort of weird disfigured rack holding all their instruments. They slowly approached it and when they did arrive they wished they had not. It was Diamond18. She had been twisted, broken, snapped and all other such delightful words which had resulted in her becoming their new instrument holder. "I don't think I want to play anymore..." muttered Thinlomien softly. There was a note near by. Friends, Time is scarce. Things have tourned sour. Diamond18 was your seer but do not despair there are things you do not see, things you do not know. Perhaps in the end this will work in your favor. I must be quick for I fear if I am found out there shall be nothing preventing the wolves from picking you all off. Your numbers have dwindled greatly. I wish you luck! The Phantom of the Battle-O-Bands Day 3 Dead Sleepy Cowell (Mod) - Beheaded and mounted on a wall. Volo (Wolf) [Kai Hansen] - Popped by the magical barrier he helped set up. Meneltarmacil (Innocent) [Elvis Presley] - Suffocated and disected. Glirdan (Hunter) [Hedley] - Blinded and had his limbs popped off. Macalaure (Innocent) [Maglor] - Stabbed with a sharpened violin string. Folwren (Innocent) [2nd Chapter of Acts] - Flogged with a guitar. Diamond18 (Seer) [Nickel Creek] - Disfigured into an attractive instrument stand. Alive THE Ka Thinlomien Celuien Eonwe Nogrod Durelin Boromir88 Rune Day 3 has now started. Deadline is noon EST tomorrow. __________________ And tonight we can truly say, together we're invincible... Middle-Earth Football World Cup 2007 Last edited by Sleepy Ranger; 10-02-2006 at 10:12 AM.

10-02-2006, 12:05 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	This is just unfair! Yes, we made a good kill in the end of Day1, but I mean three innocents dead in a Day when only half of the people were able to vote (or something, haven't checked the actual numbers) including the hunter! And now Di, the Seer! I don't know what Glirdy had in mind when picking Folwren... I just can't get it. And had the Downs worked yesterDay someone could have broken the tie last night and leave us with only one dead... But that's past and can not be reverted anyhow. So I'm going to look through what Di said, but am a little confused about the prospect of talking openly to each other about what we find from her posts. I mean that there are at most two innocents she knew (clearly she had no wolves spotted) and having an open consensus over the innocent personalities will most probably be their downfall, an open death sentence executed by Night... Maybe we all should take our own tour on Di's posts and hold our tongues, only to come forwards if someone is actually trying to kill the possible innocents? I must see to Di's posting first before setting my mind on this. __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

10-02-2006, 12:54 PM	#7
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	Double posting... Okay. I'll only speculate about the obvious or about which looks like obvious. It seems Di had no dream of a wolf as she voted for two innocents and her main suspects - as far as we know - have turned out innocents. It seems pretty clear to me that of the yet living Diamond hadn't a dream on: The Ka Lommy Eonwe Rune So that leaves as possible dreamt of innocents: Celuien Nogrod Durelin Boromir The problem is, that from that lower list only two can be known innocents to Di, most probably only one as I'm afraid that Folwren was the other dreamee of hers... But we can be quite certain that her other dream was not Volo, Menel, Glirdy or Macalaure either, so there should be at least one innocent in the lower list. Not much but something. Surely there are degrees of possibility in there and we should really check them out everyone. I have quite a strong opinion about the one dreamee (the other being Folwren?) in that list, but will not specualte about it yet. Let's not dress the table too ready for the wolves. __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

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