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Shastanis Althreduin · 05-15-2009, 10:12 PM

Me, please.

And I'll be the village fletcher!

Gwathagor · 05-15-2009, 10:28 PM

I will tentatively sign up.

Boromir88 · 05-15-2009, 10:34 PM

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ZOMG I saw the name of the thread and decided I HAVE to play.~Mira

Agreed. I am in total love with this right now, and I wants in. I wants to see all the roles too, so I hope that will be possible?

I will sign-up wilwa, but only if you read Jane Yolen's interpretation about Rumpelstiltskin. Particularly "Granny Rumple" and consider the Afterword...

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I was considering the moral center of the story. Something was horribly wrong, here is a miller who lies, his daughter who complicitous in the lie, a king only interested in the girl if she can produce gold. And the only upright character in the tale is sacrificed in the end.

Rumpelstiltskin was the only honest, helpful character, and he gets played by a spoiled brat!

Kath · 05-16-2009, 04:40 AM

Ooh thanks for the invite wilwa! Hadn't realised this had gone up. I will indeed play.

Aganzir · 05-16-2009, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Inziladun

I'd thought of giving this a go, but this one looks a bit complicated. Maybe next time.

Hey don't worry - my first three games were quite experimental but it wasn't that bad. I'm sure you'll manage.

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Originally Posted by wilwarin538

Deadline will most probably be 9am EST (GMT -4).

Is that GMT or DST?
And you can take the question mark away, I'm in. *curses herself for lack of self-discipline*

A few things concerning the roles.

Little Red Cap is told she's an ordo, right? And I take it that Fairy Godmother's identity is revealed to the Fair Maiden if she guesses her?

Also, the game looks maybe a bit unbalanced in favour of the village as there are several roles with the ability to find out/kill a baddie. Like, in theory it's possible every baddie is found out by the lover teams/Fair Maiden by day 2...

As for my occupation, can I be a jailer? With a gladiator arena and a pride of lions on my backyard.

wilwarin538 · 05-16-2009, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir

Is that GMT or DST?
And you can take the question mark away, I'm in. *curses herself for lack of self-discipline*

A few things concerning the roles.

Little Red Cap is told she's an ordo, right? And I take it that Fairy Godmother's identity is revealed to the Fair Maiden if she guesses her?

Also, the game looks maybe a bit unbalanced in favour of the village as there are several roles with the ability to find out/kill a baddie. Like, in theory it's possible every baddie is found out by the lover teams/Fair Maiden by day 2...

Uhm, well 9am EST for me, I guess in GMT it's 4 hours before...I think.

Little Red Cap is told she is an Ordo. The Maiden would actually only know that one of her 5 guesses belonged to the Fairy Godmother, not which one was her, she'd only be told about the extra guess she's earned, after she's given them all. I was thinking the same thing about the balance, that's why there are roles I'm willing to drop. Though the guessers would have to be pretty lucky to be able to guess all the baddies, especially if there are 18 or more players. And let's say you all lynch Cinderella Day 1, well then Prince Charming becomes basically and Ord, so he wouldn't be guessing anymore. I will think of a few changes though to some of the roles (eg, Cinderella will not be given Prince Charming's guesses, so if he dies by guessing Old Witch she won't know his identity) Aswell, the lovers can't reveal themselves, so if they discover a baddie they can't come forward and say "I'm the Princess and this is who BBW is". And really they may not care, if they become lovers their goal will then be to last until the end, they don't really care who wins aslong as they survive. So it may not even be in their best interest to reveal the baddie they may or may not have discovered. See it's very hard to know exactly what could change the whole game, and what may never even happen. But I am reviewing everything very thorougly, so there will no doubt be some changes.

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Originally Posted by Boromir88

I will sign-up wilwa, but only if you read Jane Yolen's interpretation about Rumpelstiltskin. Particularly "Granny Rumple" and consider the Afterword...

Rumpelstiltskin was the only honest, helpful character, and he gets played by a spoiled brat!

I will go find it and read it, right now. If Rumplie makes it to the end and wins then that exert could be useful.

Thanks for the tip, and thanks for playing!

Players:
Nerwen
Eomer
Lommy ????????
Aganzir - jailor, arena and lions included
Sally
McCaber
Izzy
Mira
Gaurcrist - blacksmith
Shasta - fletcher
Gwath the Tentative
Boro88
Kath

That's 13!!!!! Yay!!! So about 5/6 more and I will be one happy camper.

So tell all your friends!!

Inziladun · 05-16-2009, 08:16 AM

Well, if everyone will have patience with a poor amateur, I'm in.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 05-16-2009, 08:22 AM

Okay. I'm signing up.

But on one condition:

I have to either have won or died by the 30th, and nobody's allowed to care that I won't be around on the 26th (I have a good excuse, I promise). And in one very special instance that I don't foresee actually happening, I may need to withdraw myself from the game on short notice.

Oh god I shouldn't be playing right now...

05-15-2009, 10:12 PM	#1
Shastanis Althreduin Werewolf Psychic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In fire, water, earth, and air. But mostly water. Posts: 2,832	Me, please. And I'll be the village fletcher! __________________ Shasta– ... However, if he's innocent his famous clairvoyant powers must be taking the week off. Meanwhile, the Night-kills have been awfully effective– almost like we're dealing with a psychic wolf... - Nerwen, WW LXXV

05-15-2009, 10:28 PM	#2
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	I will tentatively sign up. __________________ Stories and songs.

05-16-2009, 04:40 AM	#4
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Ooh thanks for the invite wilwa! Hadn't realised this had gone up. I will indeed play. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

05-16-2009, 08:16 AM	#7
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	Well, if everyone will have patience with a poor amateur, I'm in. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

05-16-2009, 08:22 AM	#8
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Okay. I'm signing up. But on one condition: I have to either have won or died by the 30th, and nobody's allowed to care that I won't be around on the 26th (I have a good excuse, I promise). And in one very special instance that I don't foresee actually happening, I may need to withdraw myself from the game on short notice. Oh god I shouldn't be playing right now... __________________ peace