WWLXII: Dead Men Do Tell Tales

[Nogrod]

And playing-styles sure should be free.

They just have different consequences...

Like mine. I always play it loud and involved and most of the times I get killed sooner than later for it. But it wouldn't be fun for me otherwise.

So stick to your game but accept the consequences Izzy. I also got a bit hurt in the earlier days but now I'm quite happy with howe it is with my playing. Werewolf-games last for me three Days the most - normally one or two. I just have to take the fun from there.

[Brinniel]

Deadline. No more talking please. I will skip ahead and write this narration now so that the results will be revealed and post-game discussion can begin.

[Brinniel]

Wit' only three livin' band 'o pirates aboard th' Grey Gaurhoth, this day would be th' day which would decide their fate. Without th' claim 'o a second spy, it was mostly agreed Almost-Blind Nerwen must not be a mutineer as she had be cleared by th' supposed spy A Little Green Drunk. So it came down between Ham-Hands Izzy 'n Cowerin' Gwath Slasher.

Izzy glared at Gwath. Gwath glared at Izzy.
"So what gunna it be, Nerwen?" they both asked th' navigator. "It be up to ye to decid our fate, so who do ye think be th' final aggressor?"
"Argh," answered Almost-Blind Nerwen. "So much pressure. Why must I be th' one to bare such a burden? 'Tis be no easy decision. Cowerin' Gwath looks too innocent to be evil, but Ham-Hands Izzy be actin' too much like a conspirator to actually be an aggressor."
"Fer th' last time, I be not a conspirator, savvy?" muttered Izzy bitterly.
"Well then, aggressor ye must be then," decided Nerwen. "Because ye act too odd to be innocent 'o any sort."
"Don't be ridiculous," retorted th' striker. "Ye be knowin', I wouldn't be surprised at all if ye turned out to be th' mutineer, Nerwen.
Almost-Blind Nerwen rolled her eyes.
Cowerin' Gwath took out his knife 'n Izzy watched angrily as he began to polish it.
"Oh don't act so upset," said Nerwen. "Ye 've known ye had it comin' all along."
"Fine then," said th' frustrated Ham-Hands Izzy. "I've had all I can take wit' ye lot anyway."
'An she stole th' knife from Cowerin' Gwath's hands 'n plunged it into her own chest. Collapsin' to th' floor, Ham-Hands Izzy th' striker would hunt 'n gather no more.


The Living:

-Almost-Blind Nerwen ~ Navigator/Sea Artist
-Cowerin' Gwath Slasher ~ Powder Monkey


The Ghosted:

-Black Death Brinn ~ Captain ~ shish kabobed (mod)
-Slippery McCabbie Dagger ~ Boatswain ~ danced the hempen jig
-Lil' Green the Staggering Drunk ~ Powder Monkey ~ drank up all the rum
-Dancin' Mira Blythe ~ Striker ~ danced her way off the deck
-Whinin’ Eomer Bonny ~ Musician (Pur-loined Violin) ~ his pur-loined violin pur-loined him
-High-Pitched Annu ~ Surgeon ~ halved by her own saw
-Stutterin’ Wilwa Scab ~ Cook ~ gave her heart to Davy Jones
-Legless Sally Dawkins ~ Carpenter ~ was shark bait for a day
-Puffy Shirt Rikae ~ Cabin Boy ~ was never fond of pointy objects
-Pirate Nogrod the Fashionably Late ~ Gunner ~ had an unfriendly encounter with cold steel
-Poop Deck Kath ~ Musician (Pipe) ~ death by seagull
-Gangrenous Inziladun Jones ~ Pilot ~ was a little too attached to the wheel
-Pirate Lommy the Infected ~ Quartermaster ~ mobbed by her own mob
-Pirate Boromir the Malformed ~ Gunner ~ cannon fodder
-Snifflin’ Mac Sparrow ~ Cooper
-Short Ruth Mithril ~ Cook
-Stinkin' Eön Bloodbeard ~ Powder Monkey
-Shark Tooth Shasta ~ First mate
-Ham-Hands Izzy ~ Striker ~ became the ship scapegoat

[Brinniel]

"So now what do we do?" wondered Nerwen.
"Well, I don't be knowin' what ye gunna do now, but I certainly be knowin' what I gunna be doin' now that I be cap'n," replied Gwath Slasher.
"Avast, thar, ye can't be cap'n; ye're just a lowlife powder monkey." Then it dawned on th' navigator. "Wait a minute, ye're th' final mutineer, aren't ye?" she realised.
Gwath grinned. "Indeed I be. Th' Grey Gaurhoth be mine. 'An she gunna run how I be needin' her to run. No more takin' orders from others. Now I be th' one givin' out orders."
"So what ye gunna do now, murder me?" wavered Almost-Blind Nerwen.
"Hmm...well that depends," answered th' aggressor. "Will ye work under me orders, or would ye rather take ye chances?"
"Pah, I'll never take orders from a powder monkey," th' navigator growled.
"Okay, then I be predictin' ye won't be needin' 'tis." In a flash, Gwath reached at Nerwen 'n tore her remainin' eye from 'tis socket.
"Avast, that be me eye!" she cried out. "Gift it back, ye filthy piece 'o scum."

Eyeless Nerwen started after Cowerin' Gwath, but without any eyes she missed th' mutineer altogether 'n instead ran straight off th' ship. Gwath threw th' eyeball in after her 'n it landed wit' a plop.

Now that th' final loyal crewmember was dead, Gwath could finally take over th' ship. Th' Grey Gaurhoth was all his 'n at th' thought 'o it, he gave out a hearty hoot and hollar. But thar was still more work to be done.

"Alright, ye scurvy dogs...back to yer posts!" ordered Gwath Slasher. "Hoist th' sails. To th' Haven 'o Umbar we gunna be off to restock on supplies." But nothin' happened. Th' ship was silent 'n Gwath could hear no one's movement but his own. Th' once animate corpses on th' ship were now silent. Successful or not, th' crew had fulfilled their purpose 'n their ghosts were no longer needed. These dead men would be tellin' no more tales.

Cowerin' Gwath Slasher looked around at his empty ship. He may have earned th' title 'o cap'n, but he was one without a crew, 'n stranded alone at sea.
"Oh bugger," sighed th' new cap'n.


The Stranded:

-Cowerin' Gwath Slasher ~ Powder Monkey/Self-Proclaimed Captain (aggressor/mutineer)


The Corpses:

-Black Death Brinn ~ Captain ~ shish kabobed (mod)
-Slippery McCabbie Dagger ~ Boatswain ~ danced the hempen jig (ordo)
-Lil' Green the Staggering Drunk ~ Powder Monkey ~ drank up all the rum (spy)
-Dancin' Mira Blythe ~ Striker ~ danced her way off the deck (aggressor/mutineer)
-Whinin’ Eomer Bonny ~ Musician (Pur-loined Violin) ~ his pur-loined violin pur-loined him (co-conspirator)
-High-Pitched Annu ~ Surgeon ~ halved by her own saw (ordo)
-Stutterin’ Wilwa Scab ~ Cook ~ gave her heart to Davy Jones (ordo)
-Legless Sally Dawkins ~ Carpenter ~ was shark bait for a day (co-conspirator)
-Puffy Shirt Rikae ~ Cabin Boy ~ was never fond of pointy objects (avenger)
-Pirate Nogrod the Fashionably Late ~ Gunner ~ had an unfriendly encounter with cold steel (ordo)
-Poop Deck Kath ~ Musician (Pipe) ~ death by seagull (aggressor/mutineer)
-Gangrenous Inziladun Jones ~ Pilot ~ was a little too attached to the wheel (ordo)
-Pirate Lommy the Infected ~ Quartermaster ~ mobbed by her own mob (protector)
-Pirate Boromir the Malformed ~ Gunner ~ cannon fodder (ordo)
-Snifflin’ Mac Sparrow ~ Cooper (aggressor/mutineer)
-Short Ruth Mithril ~ Cook (ordo)
-Stinkin' Eön Bloodbeard ~ Powder Monkey (ordo)
-Shark Tooth Shasta ~ First mate (ordo)
-Ham-Hands Izzy ~ Striker ~ became the ship scapegoat (ordo)
-Almost-Blind Nerwen ~ Navigator/Sea Artist ~ could really use another pair of eyes (ordo)


Aggressors win.

Co-conspirators win.

Innocents lose.


The thread is now open for post-game discussion.

[Nogrod]

Oh you Powder-Monkey you Gwath! *curses*

Well, really, kudos for your last Day performance!


But Mira and Kath? I see now why you didn't want to modkill Gwath, Brinn.

Heh, Mac... how come you suspected me from the very first Day? I'm getting to know you... even if I can't hold on to my feeling for it. Well the next time I will remember...

Just tell me guys about choosing Rikae! I'm dying to learn what happened there.

Sally being a conspie is no wonder - and neither is Eomer - heh, you were after me on Day1 as well...

Kudos to all of you who gave your best effort in these impossible circumstances! Inziladun, Lommy, Boromir, Shasta, Nerwen, Izzy... You made this a game I remember with warmth!


And yeah, just a crazy idea Brinn! I loved the narratives and in a sense the whole set-up - even if it was just totally insane and impossible to play.

But whatever. It was nice to hang around even after death and that did indeed make up for some other disappointments.

Now looking at the mutineers I do wonder had we made better knowing the roles of the dead... maybe not... albeit in the end...

Fun.

[Brinniel]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

But Mira and Kath? I see now why you didn't want to modkill Gwath, Brinn.

Indeed. As much as I hate modfiring a wolf, I was okay with letting Mira go since it was still early in the game and I didn't think it'd hurt her team much, plus they weren't doing all that bad considering they killed the spy right away. My main fear was that she might return the next day saying she found internet access after all only to find herself already dead. Well she never did return and while I came up with a solution, you guys were nice enough to take care of the situation for me.

The Gwath situation happened the Night before Kath's lynching which is when I found out through his mates why he wasn't around. It was a tough decision on what to do because it just didn't seem fair to have half the baddie team killed for not participating. And at the same time I didn't want to give him special exceptions. I was leaning towards modfiring Gwath, but then at the end of the Day Kath got lynched and Mac looked like he was heading down the same road. I feared that if I modfired Gwath it would mean three wolf deaths in three phases. Even though the innocents could've won that way, I don't think it'd be a particularly fun way to win. Mainly it was selfish reasons I kept him alive; I didn't want my game to end prematurely due to modfire. I actually wrote out an explanation for Gwath's absence and not modfiring him, but I never posted it because I was afraid it might hint at roles one way or another. But I did finally have to explain the final Day since I didn't want you thinking I was being unfair; truly I was doing everything I could to keep it balanced. From what I was told, it sounded like Gwath would return, but I wasn't actually certain. I'm thankful he did return because if he didn't my game probably would've ended with modfire.

I admit I was quite frustrated at the time since I felt any decision I made would make someone unhappy. It's a relief to know that the game stayed balanced after all (in my opinion, at least). Even in the final hour, I wasn't sure who would win which certainly kept things exciting.

[Brinniel]

Day 1
Hunt: Lommy
Lynch: McCaber

Night 2
Dream: Nerwen
Protection: Mirandir
Hunt: Sally
Kill: Greenie

Day 2
Hunt: Eonwe
Lynch: Mirandir

Night 3
Protection: Sally
Hunt: Kath
Kill: Eomer

Day 3
Hunt: Sally
Lynch: Annu

Night 4
Protection: Rikae
Hunt: Gwathagor
Kill: none
Modfire: wilwarin

Day 4
Hunt: Gwathagor
Lynch: Sally

Night 5
Protection: Mithalwen
Hunt: Nogrod
Kill: Rikae

Day 5
Lynch: Kath

Night 6
Protection: Boromir
Kill: Inziladun

Day 6
Lynch: Lommy

Night 7
Kill: Boromir

Day 7
Lynch: Macalaure

Night 8
Kill: Mithalwen

Day 8
Lynch: Eonwe

Night 9
Kill: Shasta

Day 9
Lynch: Izzy

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I'd love to hear some explanations for the picks made by both baddies and gifteds.

I have more to comment about the game, but I should've been in bed long ago, so this is all for now. I still have four narrations to write, but they should get done sometime within the week.

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Brinniel

I'd love to hear some explanations for the picks made by both baddies and gifteds.

On Night 8 I killed Mith because she was around very little each day, hadn't received much suspicion, and had already voted for me once I think. On Night 9 I killed Shasta because Izzy and Nerwen were bickering and I felt like I could guess how they would vote, whereas Shasta was an enigma to me.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Brinniel

I didn't want you thinking I was being unfair; truly I was doing everything I could to keep it balanced.

You sure were doing it! *bows* Great work Brinn! Don't you hesitate a moment about whether you did the right thing. You did.

But those mutineers would deserve some whipping indeed...

Looking especially at the following:

From what I was told, it sounded like Gwath would return, but I wasn't actually certain.

Hey you baddies, some effort, please! Especially if you think of playing the game or deserving a win... So the mod didn't even know if she had her baddies in the game or not? Shame on you.

Gwath was good on the last Day though, that I will generously admit.

[Inziladun]

Ha! I was right about Kath, at least.
Well, we gave it the old yeoman's try anyway.
I don't blame Nerwen. She did the best she could with a tough situation.
An interesting game to be sure: bad luck from the start with Greenie gone so quickly, but we almost eked out a win anyway.
I feel bad for suspecting Izzy now, but I honestly was fairly convinced she had to be the last mutineer standing.

[Kath]

Well done Gwath! Carrying it through on your own was very impressive there! I thought you were safer than you were as I'd become convinced that Nerwen was a cobbler by the end, it was only when I read the narration with the roles revealed that I realised how much trouble you could have been in there!

Very well done to the ordos though. In that game where you couldn't know anything to get two wolves lynched so close together was amazing!

To Brinn, hope you managed to enjoy modding despite everything that happened. That was a brilliant game, not knowing the roles definitely added bizarreness! Great fun. I felt bad not returning after being killed but I was too afraid of getting Gwath in trouble.

Thought I might take the opportunity to answer a question from Boro earlier: yup, I'm a conservative player. Had I been innocent or guilty I'd have voted for Gwath that Day if he was going to be modfired because I'd rather only one person died in a Day than two.

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Looking especially at the following:Hey you baddies, some effort, please! Especially if you think of playing the game or deserving a win... So the mod didn't even know if she had her baddies in the game or not? Shame on you.

Well, when I realized I was going to be leaving town, I decided the best thing I could do for my team was disappear without a word and get modfired after two days.

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by Brinniel

The Gwath situation happened the Night before Kath's lynching which is when I found out through his mates why he wasn't around. It was a tough decision on what to do because it just didn't seem fair to have half the baddie team killed for not participating. And at the same time I didn't want to give him special exceptions. I was leaning towards modfiring Gwath, but then at the end of the Day Kath got lynched and Mac looked like he was heading down the same road. I feared that if I modfired Gwath it would mean three wolf deaths in three phases. Even though the innocents could've won that way, I don't think it'd be a particularly fun way to win.

However having non-participatory wolves is a big hindrance to the innocents who had no concrete information. Frustrating especially when you point out that the lack of modfire might be for the wolf reason and you get ignored completely or are rather patronisingly accused of being misguided. I think I give up ....

Not that I am bitter

but I told you so... :P

[Gwathagor]

Thanks for the game, Brinn!

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

However having non-participatory wolves is a big hindrance to the innocents who had no concrete information. Frustrating especially when you point out that the lack of modfire might be for the wolf reason and you get ignored completely or are rather patronisingly accused of being misguided. I think I give up ....

Yeah, I feel bad about that. I fully expected to modfired when I left town.

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Oh you Powder-Monkey you Gwath! *curses*

Well, really, kudos for your last Day performance!

Really? The funny thing is I could have sworn you were a cobbler, the way you were proclaiming my innocence on the last couple days. I had no idea I had actually been convincing.