TIG CXVII: GAME Thread:

[Thinlómien]

I'm getting to the point that I would be tempted to lynch one of Hui / Boro / Legate just to shed light on the others' roles. I think it would be more informative than finding out Sally's role, just saying. Sally's been so quiet she's scarcely mentioned anyone. (Others have mentioned her, of course. But there's nothing to compare to if we could untie the whole Hui / Boro / Legate knot.)

(Side note: I'm also thinking I'm not thinking this through, and not sure if I should act in the heat of the moment. I'm not really sure about any of Hui / Boro / Legate. I mean they're all fishy but I feel like one should have something more concrete on Day2.)

It's kind of comforting to me that Sally was the first one to get the 2 votes, because if toDay's voting ends in a chaos and multiple ties, then we at lynch someone I don't consider particularly innocent, if I don't have enough grounds to suspect her either. (I would feel more worried about the situation if Lottie had got the 2 votes first.)


edit: xed with several

[Loslote]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

It's kind of comforting to me that Sally was the first one to get the 2 votes, because if toDay's voting ends in a chaos and multiple ties, then we at lynch someone I don't consider particularly innocent, if I don't have enough grounds to suspect her either. (I would feel more worried about the situation if Lottie had got the 2 votes first.)

The Dead will also be voting today, I believe, so we should be aware that any ties or one vote leads might flip when their vote is announced.

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Lottie

The Dead will also be voting today, I believe, so we should be aware that any ties or one vote leads might flip when their vote is announced.

Good point. But I don't think we can do much about that, eh? They're two innocents there, I trust them to their job and vote for someone suspicious. And since we can't guess who they will vote, it'll have to be a surprise. Better make it a good one, Greenie and Form, we're counting on you!

[Thinlómien]

Well, what the hell. Someone's gotta do something.

++Huinesoron

Out of the trio of doom, it's him and Boro who have votes, and I suspect him more than Boro (yes despite suspecting him a little less after the Form kill). So if we start unraveling that knot, I suggest starting here.

[Thinlómien]

Also sorry Lottie, I just figured I misunderstood your implication *facepalm*

Anyway, that being said, there's still votes to go, and I ultimately trust the dead not to mess this up for us. (Maybe I'm shirking responsibility, but. Obviously if we lynch a wolf, it was our doing, and if we lynch an innocent, it was the dead's fault. )

[Thinlómien]

Legate???? You were supposed to be pro-Huinesoron??

What's going on???

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Legate???? You were supposed to be pro-Huinesoron??

What's going on???

I don't know since when have people been thinking this... he was on my watchlist already yesterDay.

[Blind Guardian]

Gorlim awoke to the sound of banging and the feeling of red hot iron. He hoped his nightmare had merely been a bad dream, but it had not. Standing over him were two gnarly Orcs holding glowing red daggers.

“Wakey, wakey eggs and bakey. ‘Sept you’re not getting any meat,” they sneered.

Gorlim tried to move away, but he had been tied down tight. “I’ve told you before: I don’t know what you want!”

Yes you do.

Gorlim turned his head towards the deep, booming voice. In the darkened corner were two fiery red eyes shrouded in liquid black shadow.

The Orcs cackled wildly. “The Master knows all!”

Tell me what I wish to know.

“I...I don’t know...know anything,” Gorlim’s eyes teared up. “Nothing!”

There is far worse evil than me. Do you wish to meet him?

The Orcs tapped the tips of their burning daggers into Gorlim’s skin making hundreds of tiny little cuts and some larger ones too, for good measure.

“Alright I’ll tell you!” he shrieked. “I saw her leaving one night; the Ranger! She got on her stead and rode away on one of her father’s missions!”

"Please, I beg of you, cease this torture!" Gorlim begged.

Very well. Sauron said. Kill him.

----****----

No one paid the carrion any mind. Normally, they would be perfectly welcome to land in trees and eat leftover scraps of meat. However, this bird carried a note tied to its leg. Eventually, it landed on the arm of one of the outlaws. A very human looking outlaw that hid a furry, evil secret. The outlaw untied the note and the carrion bird flew off.

Upon untying it the note merely said, “++Lottie”.

----****----

As the outlaws arose at dawn, they were immediately thrust into a frenzied chaos. Nine had gone to sleep, but only eight woke up. First, they found Lottie, their poor hard working Ranger, dead in her bed still clad in her riding gear. Then as they went to the edge of Tarn Aeluin to mourn, it seemed to them that they saw a form that came to them across the water, and it was a wraith of Gorlim. Despite his death, he felt guilty at his betrayal and wished to repent for his deeds. And he spoke to them in Form’s voice, yet his meaning was unclear, enshrouded in words they could not comprehend.


The Living
Boro
Kath
Legate
Lommy
Morsul
Pitch
Sally
Soriman
***Formendacil - Ghost (Gorlim)

The Dead
Gorlim (NPC/Ghost)
Galadriel55 (Night 1)
BlindGuardian (Night 1)
Greenie (Day 1 - Ordo)
***Formendacil (Night 2 - Ordo)
Hui (Day 2 - Ordo)
Loslote (Night 3 - Ranger)


It is now Day 3.


A reminder that no specific instructions may be given to the Ghost. He may post in full-sentence Tolkien quotes of 5 words or more. He may not vote. He may not read the Dead Thread toDay. He will return to the Dead at Nightfall. It was brought to my attention that the forum doesn’t actually allow you to post only quote boxes, it requires some “unquoted” text in the post; therefore, the Ghost will sign his posts with “Ghost” to allow it to go through.

[Morsul the Dark]

Ok, first off what was that DL rush yesterday?

Secondly our Ranger is done that sucks.

Ok here’s the deal we Need to kill a wolf today or lose. They have 3 votes we have 5. I propose two plans. Both high risk high reward.

Now if there’s a ghost, and I assume there is based on Form’s appearance in the narration, and they may have extra information this may change the odds that I’ve laid out here by helping us choose correctly but I don’t think that information can override the three votes the wolves have. The second any innocent votes the wrong person they wolf pile and get to four votes and only the dead can save us.

So plan one:

we all vote the same person but we all have to agree. We win together or lose together. That gives us a 37% chance.


Plan two:

I anticipate a seer reveal and a counter reveal. Here’s the deal Seer and WolfSeer you Must vote in your reveal post. This will effectively neutralize one innocent vote and one wolf vote that gives us a 2-1 advantage on the remaining votes. If the seer has dreamed a wolf we have a 50/50 shot. Otherwise it’s a similar 37%

If a seer is worried about losing their vote they’re probably the wolf they won’t want to give up a third of their power.

So.

Unless someone else has a Brilliant plan these our choices. Discuss.

[Loslote]

Okay. It's down to Sally vs Huin for me, and I'm more suspicious of Sally. But I absolutely see the argument for voting someone who, if they are a wolf, gives you more information, and Huin absolutely fits that bill. I believe Legate just cast the tiebreaking vote anyway, so if I vote Sally that allows Pitch to make the decision, which I do find tempting after yesterDay! Tricky business.

Ahh, I see I deliberated too long and the deed is done. I'll make it a Dead-proof majority, apologies to the Dead Thread:

++Huinesoron

[Huinesoron]

For this, I tossed and turned and picked up the phone again?

I'm still an ordo even though I'm getting lynched, so why not take this time to consider what that means for your jolly information-gathering exercise? (I'd personally start with the fact that all three of my wolf picks voted for me - or doesn't it count if I don't append Wolf to their names? )

Perhaps there lies a curse upon my fate.
Forgive me that I did not see it sooner!

See you in the Dead Thread - hopefully the wolves first.

hS

[Pitchwife]

I feel we have to sever this Gordian knot somehow. I'd prefer lynching Legate, but if that's not going to happen


.SDJGHÖdslkghadlk-gjfälkadgjölakfjghkjadhg


Allright
++Hui

[Thinlómien]

This game is absolutely batexcrement.

[Morsul the Dark]

I mean I do have Huin in my theory pack and I vote them yesterday. I won’t be sad if they’re a wolf but wow that’s a turn.

Xed Lottie jeez

[Boromir88]

See what I mean Legate, how the 1st vote can start a bandwagon?

[Loslote]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

See what I mean Legate, how the 1st vote can start a bandwagon?

Sometimes it just happens that way. Having the tiebreaker be "first to receive the votes" is very effective at encouraging early votes!

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

See what I mean Legate, how the 1st vote can start a bandwagon?

Are you telling me this was some kind of a test/game from your part????

Or are you threatening Legate??

I don't know. Too late for my brain. I would really like to know what Boro is scheming, but hopefully knowing Huin's role will help.


edit: xed with everyone after Boro

[Thinlómien]

Huin, I hope you're a wolf and trolling, but whether you are or not, you can rest assured I will CERTAINLY look at Boro and Legate toMorrow. If you're innocent, I'm sorry, and I hope that's a comforting thought.

Ps. How is it still only .54???

[Pitchwife]

Also if Lommy en't innocent she's faking it well enough for an Oscar.

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Pitchwife

Also if Lommy en't innocent she's faking it well enough for an Oscar.

What, by Lynching For Information and then flailing dramatically about when the vote gets taken up? Nah, and your strings of random letters aren't Oscar-worthy innocence either.

hSleepy

[Pitchwife]

Originally Posted by Lottie

tiebreaker

It just occurs to me this would make a fine title for a Brandon Sanderson novel.


Sorry, nothing more substantial to contribute before we find out whether we've screwed up royally or not.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

See what I mean Legate, how the 1st vote can start a bandwagon?

What's this, some sort of flaunting, when it even was not a point I disagreed on?

[Thinlómien]

Why is Legate so grumpy sounding? About to lose a packmate?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Last moments are making me brutally doubt Boro and what all this was about.

[Pitchwife]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

This game is absolutely batexcrement.

It is.


Also WTFIVOTE20MINTODLBUTITSSTILLTHROWAWAY???

[Morsul the Dark]

Huin watching the votes come in probably.

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Morsul the Dark

Huin watching the votes come in probably.

YUP.

deadhS

[Thinlómien]

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS CROSSPOSTING??? IT'S NOT EVEN DEADLINE???

I sure hope Hui is a wolf.

Otherwise I'm gonna smash Boro and Legate's heads together toMorrow.

....I might do that anyway.

sdfghjhgfdsasdfghjk

[Boromir88]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS CROSSPOSTING??? IT'S NOT EVEN DEADLINE???

I sure hope Hui is a wolf.

Otherwise I'm gonna smash Boro and Legate's heads together toMorrow.

....I might do that anyway.

sdfghjhgfdsasdfghjk

No I mean how I'm very nervous that everyone after me voted for Huey, after everyone kept saying it wasn't a "likely possibility."

So, in my opinion either Huey is a wolf and his 2 mates bussed him. Or I'm suddenly fearing that he is as he says, just an ordo, and all these Huey votes at the end (Lommy, Legate, Pitch, Lottie) that 3 of you are wolves.

[Loslote]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

No I mean how I'm very nervous that everyone after me voted for Huey, after everyone kept saying it wasn't a "likely possibility."

So, in my opinion either Huey is a wolf and his 2 mates bussed him. Or I'm suddenly fearing that he is as he says, just an ordo, and all these Huey votes at the end (Lommy, Legate, Pitch, Lottie) that 3 of you are wolves.

I wouldn't be hugely surprised. I realized that of the four people left, none of us were going to agree on anyone else - no one else seemed to want to vote Sally, I didn't want to vote Boro, Pitch didn't want to vote Pitch...

[Galadriel55]

The outlaws of Dorthorion were keeping their distance toDay, far more so than the 6 feet they kept during the plague that burned through their camp last Year. Friends had turned against friends. Old rivalries had taken hold again. The outlaws could barely trust themselves and their own judgement, let alone the judgement of their neighbors. They eyed each other suspiciously, looking for cuts or injuries that could have occured during the attack the Night prior.

Then the finger pointing began.

“It’s Lottie, Sally, and Hui,” yelled Lommy.

“No, no, no, I think Lottie is innocent and Sally… ehh...it’s definitely Boro,” said Hui.

"Excuse me?" Boro asked. "No, it's definitely Hui!"

“Sally could be a wolf. She talks an awful lot about “gut feelings”,” Legate added.

“Legate looks suspicious to me,” Boro chimed in.

“Lottie is wearing green shoes and I don’t like that,” Sally said, pointing to Lottie’s feet.

“Hey! My shoes are awesome!”

“Yeah, well Sally you’re wearing a brown coat and that looks suspicious to me!” Kath countered. “Plus Form voted for her yesterday and now he’s dead!”

“Yeah, I’m going to go with Lottie too,” Soriman said.

“Why?” Kath asked.

“Uhh...brown coat! I don’t like brown coats,” Soriman said, then promptly took off.

“Well that’s odd, but back to Sally’s gut feelings…” Legate said, steering the conversation back towards his opinions.

“All this talk of guts is making mine grumble,” Lommy muttered.

“Sally and Huin are on my radar,” Morsul said.

“Huin! And Boro and Legate!” rose a whole chorus of voices.

“But who is the worst of them?” Lommy bemoaned.

“Huin!” Lottie cried, “His death would bring us peace - and if not peace, then knowledge!” She grabbed a javelin and raised it in a mighty strike. As she threw it forward, a strong wind arose. As it rustled the pine branches, it almost sounded as if a distant voice called Sally! The sudden gust blew the javelin ever so slightly towards sally, but could not sway the heavy weapon from its path before it sunk deep into the center of Huin's chest. He gasped and collapsed forward onto the green grass.

Huin’s very human corpse lay unmoving in the earth as the wind died down and the sunset painted the waters of Tarn Aeluin crimson.


My grief is not that you were then too brave!
My grief is that you are bereft of hope here.



The Living
Boro
Kath
Legate
Lommy
Loslote
Morsul
Pitch
Sally
Soriman

The Dead
Gorlim (NPC/Ghost)
Galadriel55 (Night 1)
BlindGuardian (Night 1)
Greenie (Day 1 - Ordo)
Formendacil (Night 2 - Ordo)
Hui (Day 2 - Ordo)


It is now Night 3. Wolves - scheme, Seer - dream, Ranger - go save your team. Or something.