TIG XCIII - Betrayal at Henneth Annûn (Game thread)

[A Little Green]

Originally Posted by Agan

Rune. Seems sensible enough and cannot really be blamed of opportunism - he tries to remain objective even though he doesn't really need to.

That's exactly my scruple with him, though! He's sensible, yes, but the trying to remain objective is opportunism of sorts, isn't it? Leaving all doors open, waiting to see which looks the most promising?

Anyway, I wouldn't mind voting Lottie, actually. Don't want to vote Gal, she doesn't look like a wolf to me. Or I might take Rune's lead and go for someone not contributing.


EDIT: x-ed with Lottie

[A Little Green]

Originally Posted by Lottie

It wasn't so much that I was alarmed that Agan had made the same point, but that my first line was practically identical to hers ("Jumpy, are we?" and "Jumpy much?"). I found it a bit alarming that I could post something so similar to what she'd said and not have realized it - plus I didn't want to follow someone else's points so exactly and unconciously when I can't say for absolute certainty that she isn't trying to mislead me.

Fair enough, though I still find the "now I'm wondering if my thinking G55 suspicious was even my idea in the first place" part rather sketchy.


EDIT: x-ed with Galagangal

[Nogrod]

I haven't read all and it seems I have no time to do so (ten minutes left) so based on what I've read thus far I'm thinking of declining from voting toDay - a second time in my life of these games, I think.

I'm very sorry but it feels like really bad to vote someone without reading the thread first, on D1 with no ideas from previous Days.

[Nogrod]

But on the top discussion of toDay (what I read of it), I'm inclined to think both Agan & Boro innocent. Boro the more so - not so much because of his explanation the length of which actully is the only thing making me wonder, but because of his open offer to jump himself into the middle of discussion with his stuff on Agan. It just looks like very bad policy from a BN but reasonable spirit from an ordo.

[Shastanis Althreduin]

I don't recall ever seeing G55 mention the whole "dismissal" thing, even though I mentioned it twice. It may have gotten lost in the shuffle, but even so...

++G55

or

++G55

if Pitchmod prefers the red persuasion.

[Loslote]

Since I dislike last-minute vote scrambles (especially after last game!):

++G55

EDIT: xed with Shasta

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

++Bom Tombadillo

[Galadriel55]

It seems this particular Ranger is a popular choice. Not that it would do you any good to lynch me, as you're like to find out if you do.

Edit: xed since Shasta

[A Little Green]

Nah. Don't want to leave it 'til the last minute flurry..

++ Lottie

It isn't much, but it's the best lead I have.


EDIT: x-ed with Lottie, Runne and Agan

[Pitchwife]

Originally Posted by Shastanis Althreduin

if Pitchmod prefers the red persuasion.

He does indeed, in every possible sense of the word. Kidding aside, I think I said so in the Admin thread - makes it easier to count votes for my old short-sighted eyes.

EDIT: Rune, highlight, please.

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

It seems this particular Ranger is a popular choice. Not that it would do you any good to lynch me, as you're like to find out if you do.

Gal, what are you?

Originally Posted by Pitchwife

He does indeed, in every possible sense of the word. Kidding aside, I think I said so in the Admin thread - makes it easier to count votes for my old short-sighted eyes.

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

Gal, what are you?

Galadriel55, Galadriel, Gal, Gal55, Galadriwolf, Galwolfriel, Wolf55, Nilpadriel, Galwurstiel, the lad lass, you there with a 55, probably something else as well...

[Pitchwife]

DL. Silentium.

[Pitchwife]

The way this first Day of the Rangers’ trial began, Faramir’s stern words might as well have been spoken to the wind. Loslote seemed to think the nomenclature of fruit more important than finding the enemies hidden among them. Shasta showed off his strength by breaking a chain. Boromir chid Galadriel for her excessive use of emoticons*, then proceeded to recount his impressions of a story told in moving pictures (such as the Eldar are said to conjure up by their enchanting art) which he claimed to have seen and which purportedly told of the adventures of a crimson headdress. The cavern of Henneth Annûn seemed to have turned into a madhouse.

“What has happened to you?” barked grumpy old Nogrod, a veteran of many raids. “Have the evil servants made a spell and turned everyone into toddlers in a sandbox?” Disgusted by the indignity that had taken possession of the Rangers, he turned away and wasn’t heard again for a long time.

Thus called to order, the Rangers pulled themselves together, and the trial began in earnest. Boromir accused Aganzir of using a classic trick of Black Númenóreans, which led to some controversial discussion but no result.

“Galadriel seems jumpy,” observed Loslote. “It makes me think she has something to hide.”

“I haven’t,” said Galadriel, “and I’m not jumpy!”

“Yes you are,” said Aganzir, “and I said that first, by the way.” She took a spear and pricked Galadriel, who cried “Ouch!” and made a startled little jump.

“See?” said Pomegranate. “You’re jumpy!”

“Only because she pricked me!”

“Now you’re being overly defensive”, said Loslote. “A clear sign of guilt.” She picked up another spear and pricked Galadriel again.

“Stop doing that!” cried Galadriel. "It hurts!"

“She’s trying to stop us discussing her,” said Shasta. “I’d do that myself if I was a Black Númenórean.” He took up a third spear and joined the pricking.

“But none of this is very incriminating,” Rune objected. “What about Bom over there? He hasn’t done anything helpful all day.”

“Attacking me for lack of content?” said Bom. “That’s odd. Maybe you’re a spy yourself?”

Greenie agreed with Rune that Gal didn’t look like a servant of Sauron and said she wouldn’t mind executing Loslote instead. But when the hour of judgment came, the majority held Galadriel guilty.

“Pithwivion’s ghost demands blood!” exclaimed Shasta and drove the first spear into her, followed by Loslote a split second later.

“It won’t do you any good to lynch me,” protested Galadriel, blood bubbling on her lips from her pierced lungs, “as you’re likely to find out.” But she had hardly finished when Aganzir stabbed her with the third spear.

“I want to live!” cried Galadriel, her breath failing. “You want to live too!”

It was too late. Inziladun thrust the fourth and final spear into her heart, and she collapsed on the floor.

Holding their breath, the Rangers waited for the change that would reveal Galadriel’s true face. But nothing happened. Neither did they find any sign on her body when they examined the corpse. They searched her belongings, hoping for something else that would confirm her guilt, but only found a fine longsword of the best Dwarven steel which Galadriel had kept wrapped in a spare cloak.

"So that's what she was hiding!" somebody said. “Why didn’t she wear it on her? She might have used it to defend herself!”

“That blade was to protect you, not to hurt you,” said a ghostly voice that sounded like their dead comrade Pithwivion’s.

One after another, the Rangers’ faces turned pale as ashes as they realized they had slain their Night Guardian. Nobody would stand between them and Sauron’s assassins now.
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*Quenya emóticon, correct plural emoticonti: technical term for a special class of tehtar used in some of the arcaner tengwar modes.

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IT IS NOW NIGHT 2. Black Númenoreans, choose your kill. Faramir, choose your dream. Mablung and Damrod, you may talk. Everybody else, good night.

DEAD
Pitch (Mod) - pushed over the edge Night 1
Gal55 (Anborn) – pricked to death Day 1

ALIVE
Agan
Greenie
Bom
Boro
Glirdan
Inzil
Lottie
Nog
Nate
Rune
sally
Shasta

[Bom Tombadillo]

*sigh* I'm a bit lost now and without enough time to do a thorough reread, but . . .

++Rune Son of Bjarne

I dunno. He might be genuine, but attacking me specifically for lack of content just seems odd to me.

EDIT: X'd with everybody since G55's last post.

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by Bom Tombadillo

++Rune Son of Bjarne

I dunno. He might be genuine, but attacking me specifically for lack of content just seems odd to me.

Yeah, because that's not suspicious....


EDIT: x'd since the post I quoted

[satansaloser2005]

Bom or Galadriel. Opinions?


EDIT: x'd with Rune

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Originally Posted by Bom Tombadillo

*sigh* I'm a bit lost now and without enough time to do a thorough reread, but . . .

++Rune Son of Bjarne

I dunno. He might be genuine, but attacking me specifically for lack of content just seems odd to me.

EDIT: X'd with everybody since G55's last post.

Not you specifically, at least not only you. I think the same can be said about Sally, the way you did it just annoyed me more.

I do think there is an argument to vote Galadriel, it is just not strong enough to convince me that it would be more beneficial than to get rid of people who does not seem to take the game seriously.

[A Little Green]

Where is everybody?

[A Little Green]

Originally Posted by Sally

Bom or Galadriel. Opinions?

Both probably innocent if you ask me, but Gal contributes more, so I'd say Bom.

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by A Little Green

Where is everybody?

Here.

[Galadriel55]

++Bom

I wanna live, people. You wanna live too.

Edit: xed since my last