Tol-in-Gaurhoth VII (The Saga goes ever on and on) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

the guy who be short · 07-26-2005, 04:15 AM

How could I forget my trusty abacus??

Unfortunately, the abacus deems that spawn is the primary suspect, and I'm not too suspicious of her.

Just for now, I'd like to suggest a Fea-Nilp-Eomer trio. Who are we kidding? We're gonna lynch them anyway.

I feel like voting for Elf warrior, more or less on a whim. I'll see how it goes.

Kath · 07-26-2005, 05:35 AM

Well it's nice to see that Nilp and Lhuna have turned up alive, if a bit the worse for wear. And I think I finally have the role of the cobbler making sense so thanks to Morm and the ghost of Firefoot for that.

As to suspicions how am I supposed to form any when there are so many people! The only person I really have ill-feelings about, and that's not even real suspicion, is TGWBS. He just seems far to keen to lynch people to me and that smacks a bit of werewolvishness. Kill in the night, lynch in the day - death all round. And his continuing attack on Fea and Eomer could just be a joke but maybe it's something a little more sinister.

the guy who be short · 07-26-2005, 05:55 AM

Now, now, Kath, don't be accusing people just cos they want to lynch people. If we don't lynch anybody, nothing happens.

And why would I want to kill Fea and Eomer when there are many more suspicious looking people around? Jest, my dear. It's what blacksmiths do. That and make stuff.

Day closes. Nilp voted for himself. Even if he isn't the Cobbler, he's a cobbler, so why not?

On the other foot, I'm still watching everybody else... yes, I am! With my eyes! And my ears! So beware...

*Goes back to The Forge*

Kath · 07-26-2005, 06:02 AM

Quote:

I feel like voting for Elf warrior, more or less on a whim

Thats what I was referring to when I said you were too keen on lynching people. There is no reasoning behind it!

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 07-26-2005, 06:05 AM

*skips into the town square*

Hullo, me cherubs!

What's this? Suspicion directed my way? Now, now, I already admitted that Death seems to enjoy my company but He has to get bored sometime, right?

Anyway, I have a feeling that Nilp is innocent. A difficult, tricksy, and confusticating innocent yes, but an innocent all the same. What are your thoughts on suicide? If you're against it then it might be an idea to save him (however futile) but if you've nothing against it then it might be an idea to play along with the poor guy. Because after all, we have nothing to go on.

The wolves are being very clever indeed, and the innocents are being extremely good at keeping out of trouble. No-one is giving anyone else a reason to go after them.

A slow start to the Hunt, then.

wilwarin538 · 07-26-2005, 07:23 AM

So Nilp does that often???

Well looks like people are just throwing accusations around randomly. So I might as well do the same.

I have a bad feeling about Morm and TGWBS.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 07-26-2005, 07:39 AM

As was promised, here are the few solid facts we've got so far:

Dancing Spawn: accused Saurreg

Durelin: thinks there may be a Fea/Eomer team

Eomer: defended mormegil and Nilp

Fea: suspicious of TGWBS, defends Nilp and Wilwa

Kath: accuses TGWBS, defends Fea

Kitanna: defends mormegil

Lhuna: accuses Nilp, incriminates herself with howls at the moon

LMP: accuses Lhuna with help from the stars

Mormegil: accuses Saurreg

Nilp: voted for himself, unsurprisingly. Yes Wilwa, he does that often.

Oddwen: accused Nilp

Saurreg: accused Nilp

TGWBS: accused everybody.

Defends his accusations of Fea/Eomer as a joke. Also defends Spawn.

Wilwa: accuses morm and TGWBS

Feanor of the Peredhil · 07-26-2005, 07:55 AM

Now that the facts are all together, her are some random theories floating around my head. Take them seriously only at great need, because I doubt I'm right.

Lhuna/Oddwen/Saurreg as wolves, trying to take out innocent Nilp. LMP is Seer in this scenario. Role thinly veiled with astrology talk. Perhaps morm as Seer? He does pin Saurreg for eating his own sheep.

Mormegil/Eomer/Kitanna as wolves. They all defend Mormegil.

There are several ways for wolves to act, but it boils down to two options: they are working together, or they are working apart.

In a village this size, they might assume that working together would go unnoticed amongst all of the hubbub. I'm not so sure that this is how it would go though, because any wolves would know that there are some bright young (and old, eh LMP?

) minds in this village who keep tabs on anything that seems like working together. If you make a list, you can easily see trends. So on the one hand, it seems like the wolves would know better than to defend or accuse as one.

However... there is the beautiful act of bluffing. If the wolves know how idiotic it would be to work together, than obviously the village does. If the village assumes an act of sheer stupidity as being impossible, then the wolves have a perfect opening. The trick for us, I think, is to remember that nothing is impossible. Improbable is the most likely.

Still... Day 1 is meaningless until about Day 3. After that, you see what you were utterly blind to before. Since it is not yet Day 3, we are blind.

I say that, for lack of any better ways of doing this, we lynch Lhuna for these reasons:

LMP pegged her with the stars (which, as he said, are "at least" as accurate as anything random we do)
She came in howling at the full moon. Silly theatrics? Bluff?
It's not like we've currently got anyone better

Conversely, I say we kill Saurreg because I can't understand half of what he says.

Or we kill Eomer, because tradition is, after all, tradition.

Obligatory lie: I'm the Seer.

mormegil · 07-26-2005, 08:11 AM

Here is my list of people I feel are acting most like wolves. The first list are the most suspicious and the second are suspicious but not as much as the first

1. Durelin
2. Elf-warrior
3. Encai
4. Saurreg

1. Kath
2. Dancing Spawn
3. Oddwen
4. Oromin
5. TGWBS

Not a lot to go on with the first day but this is my list and I currently defend all the others.

Saurreg · 07-26-2005, 08:15 AM

Me canna help but feel dat sumthings afoot 'ere. Why ol' why haf Morm, Spawn and Fea all suddenly 'ermarked me for dah gallows?

D'ish ol' coot husn't sez anything sus'pis und dah fingers 're o'relly pointed at 'im. For no good reason I reckon. Nothing being able to undahstand me aren't me fault.

Wot wrung did me dewl to deserve such ac... accu... fingers!

Prrray tell laddie und lassies cuz like they say of ol' , he who throws dah stone be'er stay clear or 'll land on 'is head. Und woodn't dat be ah sorry sight?

07-26-2005, 04:15 AM	#1
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	Thanks Nilp How could I forget my trusty abacus?? Unfortunately, the abacus deems that spawn is the primary suspect, and I'm not too suspicious of her. Just for now, I'd like to suggest a Fea-Nilp-Eomer trio. Who are we kidding? We're gonna lynch them anyway. I feel like voting for Elf warrior, more or less on a whim. I'll see how it goes.

07-26-2005, 05:35 AM	#2
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Well it's nice to see that Nilp and Lhuna have turned up alive, if a bit the worse for wear. And I think I finally have the role of the cobbler making sense so thanks to Morm and the ghost of Firefoot for that. As to suspicions how am I supposed to form any when there are so many people! The only person I really have ill-feelings about, and that's not even real suspicion, is TGWBS. He just seems far to keen to lynch people to me and that smacks a bit of werewolvishness. Kill in the night, lynch in the day - death all round. And his continuing attack on Fea and Eomer could just be a joke but maybe it's something a little more sinister. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

07-26-2005, 06:05 AM	#5
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	skips into the town square Hullo, me cherubs! What's this? Suspicion directed my way? Now, now, I already admitted that Death seems to enjoy my company but He has to get bored sometime, right? Anyway, I have a feeling that Nilp is innocent. A difficult, tricksy, and confusticating innocent yes, but an innocent all the same. What are your thoughts on suicide? If you're against it then it might be an idea to save him (however futile) but if you've nothing against it then it might be an idea to play along with the poor guy. Because after all, we have nothing to go on. The wolves are being very clever indeed, and the innocents are being extremely good at keeping out of trouble. No-one is giving anyone else a reason to go after them. A slow start to the Hunt, then. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

07-26-2005, 07:23 AM	#6
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	So Nilp does that often??? Well looks like people are just throwing accusations around randomly. So I might as well do the same. I have a bad feeling about Morm and TGWBS. __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin

07-26-2005, 07:39 AM	#7
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	As was promised, here are the few solid facts we've got so far: Dancing Spawn: accused Saurreg Durelin: thinks there may be a Fea/Eomer team Eomer: defended mormegil and Nilp Fea: suspicious of TGWBS, defends Nilp and Wilwa Kath: accuses TGWBS, defends Fea Kitanna: defends mormegil Lhuna: accuses Nilp, incriminates herself with howls at the moon LMP: accuses Lhuna with help from the stars Mormegil: accuses Saurreg Nilp: voted for himself, unsurprisingly. Yes Wilwa, he does that often. Oddwen: accused Nilp Saurreg: accused Nilp TGWBS: accused everybody. Defends his accusations of Fea/Eomer as a joke. Also defends Spawn. Wilwa: accuses morm and TGWBS __________________ peace

07-26-2005, 05:55 AM	#3
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	Now, now, Kath, don't be accusing people just cos they want to lynch people. If we don't lynch anybody, nothing happens. And why would I want to kill Fea and Eomer when there are many more suspicious looking people around? Jest, my dear. It's what blacksmiths do. That and make stuff. Day closes. Nilp voted for himself. Even if he isn't the Cobbler, he's a cobbler, so why not? On the other foot, I'm still watching everybody else... yes, I am! With my eyes! And my ears! So beware... Goes back to The Forge

07-26-2005, 07:55 AM	#8
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Now that the facts are all together, her are some random theories floating around my head. Take them seriously only at great need, because I doubt I'm right. Lhuna/Oddwen/Saurreg as wolves, trying to take out innocent Nilp. LMP is Seer in this scenario. Role thinly veiled with astrology talk. Perhaps morm as Seer? He does pin Saurreg for eating his own sheep. Mormegil/Eomer/Kitanna as wolves. They all defend Mormegil. There are several ways for wolves to act, but it boils down to two options: they are working together, or they are working apart. In a village this size, they might assume that working together would go unnoticed amongst all of the hubbub. I'm not so sure that this is how it would go though, because any wolves would know that there are some bright young (and old, eh LMP? ) minds in this village who keep tabs on anything that seems like working together. If you make a list, you can easily see trends. So on the one hand, it seems like the wolves would know better than to defend or accuse as one. However... there is the beautiful act of bluffing. If the wolves know how idiotic it would be to work together, than obviously the village does. If the village assumes an act of sheer stupidity as being impossible, then the wolves have a perfect opening. The trick for us, I think, is to remember that nothing is impossible. Improbable is the most likely. Still... Day 1 is meaningless until about Day 3. After that, you see what you were utterly blind to before. Since it is not yet Day 3, we are blind. I say that, for lack of any better ways of doing this, we lynch Lhuna for these reasons: LMP pegged her with the stars (which, as he said, are "at least" as accurate as anything random we do) She came in howling at the full moon. Silly theatrics? Bluff? It's not like we've currently got anyone better Conversely, I say we kill Saurreg because I can't understand half of what he says. Or we kill Eomer, because tradition is, after all, tradition. Obligatory lie: I'm the Seer. __________________ peace

07-26-2005, 08:11 AM	#9
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,651	Here is my list of people I feel are acting most like wolves. The first list are the most suspicious and the second are suspicious but not as much as the first 1. Durelin 2. Elf-warrior 3. Encai 4. Saurreg 1. Kath 2. Dancing Spawn 3. Oddwen 4. Oromin 5. TGWBS Not a lot to go on with the first day but this is my list and I currently defend all the others. __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

07-26-2005, 08:15 AM	#10
Saurreg Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In self imposed exile... Posts: 465	Me canna help but feel dat sumthings afoot 'ere. Why ol' why haf Morm, Spawn and Fea all suddenly 'ermarked me for dah gallows? D'ish ol' coot husn't sez anything sus'pis und dah fingers 're o'relly pointed at 'im. For no good reason I reckon. Nothing being able to undahstand me aren't me fault. Wot wrung did me dewl to deserve such ac... accu... fingers! Prrray tell laddie und lassies cuz like they say of ol' , he who throws dah stone be'er stay clear or 'll land on 'is head. Und woodn't dat be ah sorry sight? __________________ "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. " ~Voltaire