WW XXIX Dor-en-Gaur

[Boromir88]

Firefoot's innocent, Gil-galad's innocent...and Celuien looks fanged. She seems too nice for my liking:

Oh dear, Firefoot. There was always shelter in the inn for those as were willin' to do some chores t'earn their keep.

This whole dear night and 'I would give you a place to stay' don't sit right with me. If you all think I'm joking, don't, because this jester never jokes.

[Celuien]

Ha. When have I ever not been nice, Boro? Can't be hospitable and run an inn and all if you're not nice. And niceness has been in my family for a long time.

Originally Posted by The Mysterious Stranger

There are three werewolves among you. Two of them may be a bit weaker than the third... I don’t know

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That's most interesting. I don't know what to make of it, and I'm not sure there's anything to be made of it until we have a little more information, but it sounds hopeful.

But three of you have been armed with swords that make those beasts back away. And one of you possesses a golden dagger. As I said, I believe you’re well armed to face this evil by yourselves now.

Either one of the rangers can double as a hunter, or there's a hint about one of the three unknown roles with the mention of the golden dagger. My guess would be that there's a hunter in addition to the rangers.

[Rikae]

Originally Posted by Celuien

Either one of the rangers can double as a hunter, or there's a hint about one of the three unknown roles with the mention of the golden dagger. My guess would be that there's a hunter in addition to the rangers.

Makes sense, and I bet they are four separate people. How exactly does the "hunter" role work? I've heard of it, but I don't know the details.

[Celuien]

The hunter gets to choose another villagers to bring along if killed. There are a couple of variations on the specifics of the role (if the hunter only hunts when killed at night, or also if killed by day, for example) but it pretty much comes down to the same thing. The hunter doesn't die alone at night, and may not die alone by day...

[Firefoot]

Firefoot, ya know, Mac is a very dangerous wolf; but he is also a great wolf-hunter.

The same can be quite true about Mormegil or Eomer or any number of people no one ever trusts. "They can be great if they're on our side" is never a good reason to trust anyone.

I've never seen an evil Lommy that I recall, so I'm not sure whether I'd be able to recognise one.

So we should just trust her? No way.

My point is that everyone is going to come into the game with people they like to trust. As soon as you know who those people are, put them on your distrust list, too, because they're the people who are best going to be able to fool you.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Originally Posted by Firefoot

My point is that everyone is going to come into the game with people they like to trust. As soon as you know who those people are, put them on your distrust list, too, because they're the people who are best going to be able to fool you.

Would that not leave every one with lists looking like this

Distrust: Everybody else

Trust: Me



The essense of what you say is of course true, that there should be no one that is automaticaly trusted.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Originally Posted by Celuin

But if there's anyone I really don't trust, it'd have t'be that moonshiner Rune. Tries to steal me business, he does, with that false brew of his. [img]ubb/tongue.gif[/img]

I was meerly saying that I did not trust her as a retaliation for this comment, no special intend behind it. . .

[Roa_Aoife]

Would that not leave every one with lists looking like this

Distrust: Everybody else

Trust: Me

Why not? That's what my list always looks like, and it's worked for me so far.

Personally, I would like to know what inclines Boromir to trust Firefoot and Gil so fully this early in the day while distrusting Cel over first post IC-ness.

[Durelin]

Durelin wandered in, the pouch at her hip rattling with bones. She kneeled on the floor and drew them out, tossing them onto the ground with a clatter.

"Beware the Ides of..." She stopped, peeked into her bone bag, and pulled out one lonely piece of scapula so it could join the rest of its compatriots. "February."

The wise-woman tilted her head up toward the rafters of the inn, as if perusing stars that were not there.

"Well, if anyone's still alive then to beware it."

Durelin paused, waiting for someone to comment. She received only bewildered, bemused, and just plain alarmed stares.

"If you want something more specific I'm going to have to bring in a dead animal." She turned to the innkeeper, Celuien. "Can I do that?"

[Roa_Aoife]

First off-

It was clear that most pairs of fearful eyes were nailed on Anguirel the Merry, the Town Fletcher Roa and the Tall Doctor Mormegil. It looked like a space was opening around the three of them.

MWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA! That's right! Fear me! FEAR MEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

*coughcough* Excuse me.

I think the most prevalent point in Nogrod's message to us before he left was this: Nothing is what it seems. Don't go with the usual trains of thought (I mean, most of us have been around long enough that we've started following a routine, aptly noted by our now departed guest), and suspect EVERYBODY.

So let's be bold, daring even, and actually try to look at evidence from here on out. It's there, people, and not just in the narration.

For example (and keep in mind that I don't have many posts to go on right now) Gil-galad's behavior is unnesecessarily attention grabbing. "But wait!" you say, "Would a wolf dare incriminate himself this early?" Yes, I say. Because it's worked in past villages. And a bold wolf is as dangerous as a quiet wolf.

Of course, he could just be on the wolves' side, and not a wolf himself. I do believe that some among may wish to help the beasts.

Or he could just be acting out his role.


My point is that there's info a plenty, and we should be looking for it, not brushing things off as just banter, or roleplay, or any other such nonsense. I'm going to start keeping summaries now, and I suggest others do the same. (For one, it saves on work later, and for two, it makes you actually look for the point of any single post.)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I must confess that I only skimmed most of what was said by "The Mysterious Stranger"

But I did notice the part about the one wolf being stronger than the others, but I came to another conclution than Celuin (whom I do not trust one bit),

That's most interesting. I don't know what to make of it, and I'm not sure there's anything to be made of it until we have a little more information, but it sounds hopeful.

I was thinking that one of the wolves had gotten stronger than what we previously have expirienced rather than the two had gotten weaker. . .but yeah we will just have to wait and see if this was just to confuse us.

[Boromir88]

That's most interesting. I don't know what to make of it, and I'm not sure there's anything to be made of it until we have a little more information, but it sounds hopeful.~Celuien

I wonder if one wolf knows the identity of his/her two partners, and the other two are clueless?

[Rikae]

The hunter sounds like it might be more danger than help, with no certain knowledge to guide him/her.

Roa, you're making some sense:

"Would a wolf dare incriminate himself this early?" Yes, I say. Because it's worked in past villages. And a bold wolf is as dangerous as a quiet wolf."

In fact, I would go as far as to say that in my foremother's experience, there was always a bold wolf.
Still, there's something about your post that bothers me. It reminds me that wolves often slip under the radar by saying enough noncontroversial things to look like a participant without truly participating.

Rune, any special reason you don't trust Cel? I'm inclined not to myself, but I'm pretty sure that's just because her mum killed my mum; we have to be careful to separate past impressions from this game.
For that matter, there is something about you, Rune, that doesn't seem right. I can't put my finger on it...but I'll be reading your posts more closely.

EDIT: Crossed with Firefoot and Boromir.