Tol-in-Gaurhoth XLVII: Dueling Wizards Werewolf II

[A Little Green]

"Well, well, well. What mess have you gotten into, little ones? Let old Greenie sort this out. I'll see... herb-tea, anyone?"

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Firstly, I'm quite baffled by the phantom (actually, I'm quite baffled about everything... ).

Originally Posted by tp

You are right of course that the WWs might have been given certain... erm... directions... I don't want to be too specific here... I'd rather not have people start posting their thoughts on the matter (ie giving examples).

I don't get the meaning of this, I'm afraid, and I don't like the way it's phrased. Also, I'm uneasy about the way he seems to be deliberately attention-seeking with all the "if I was the EW" and "please scry me" and

Originally Posted by tp

Aw, too bad. I lost my future father-in-law! Ah, well at least he died knowing his daughter would be happy.

That is if she lives through this.

-comments. I don't think the EW would behave that way though, and I'm not entirely convinced that a wolf would, either, but... There's something weird about him, but I can't say what. (Mac, my son, whatever did you and that Rikae feed him when he was a kid?)

Other than that, I'm inclined to agree with my sister-in-law Izzie that we don't need to make a choice between hunting the EW and hunting the wolves. I don't think we're unable to concentrate on both.

[Macalaure]

Originally Posted by A Little Green

Mac, my son, whatever did you and that Rikae feed him when he was a kid?

Calvados, hard cider, Äbbelwoi, applejack, and Cidre Brut.

[Rikae]

I'm sorry I'm late. I was trapped in a London Plane tree all night long. I lost my bag in that accursed tree too - and now I escape to find Roa's husband, and my sister-in-law's sister-in-law's husband murdered! What a horrible day - I need buttered scones and tea now, not tomorrow!
Macalaure, dear, I wonder if you aren't turning your old animosity toward Nogrod onto my sister, and if so, shame on you. I believe she spoke sensibly -I would have answered The Phantom similarly myself, if I had been here. We should look for wolves. After all, even if we find the EW, she has time to make this a wolf-heavy village before she can be defeated. In fact, a day we attempt to lynch the EW is a day we can't lynch a wolf. It is best if the seer and the GW focus on that, and we do all we can to reduce the number of wolves. It is certainly not a given that we will lynch innocents four days in a row - in fact, that would take quite a streak of bad luck or truly lousy playing on our part! The wolves might not know each other, but they also might - and they might shift from one day to the next, but might also not. Certainly they don't change roles all at once, and though it may be more difficult, I think they can be tracked like any other wolves.
Anyway, although TPs advice and behavior were strange, I don't actually find them suspicious at the moment. I do find some of morm's words somewhat disquieting, though. To find a statement about this game's confusing rules suspicious is ill-founded. Frankly, the possibilities make my head hurt, too. Not only this, but I find his way of narrowing the field of possible wolves to be bad advice of the sneaky sort. Not that I think this sort of speculation is a valid way of finding wolves, but if I were the EW, I would choose players I felt were good survivors. After all, the EW can't advise the wolves during the day, not even in code (I doubt very highly she would reveal herself to them) so they are on their own to some extent. Besides, this game has so many strong players, such players don't stand out as they normally would, so there is little reason for the EW to avoid choosing them.
Also, if I were the EW, I would not scry you, son, simply because I don't want to spoil you.

EDIT: X'd with Mac and Volo