WW LXXXVIII: What Lies in the Dark (Game Thread) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Inziladun · 05-05-2011, 12:41 PM

Ok, it's crunch time. Got to leave for the next couple or hours. I'm not crazy about voting for the two who already have votes. Sooo....

++Boro

Just because he's been strangely quiet and I'm getting even less of a read on him than usual. Really, that's all I've got.

Choose well, folks.

Boromir88 · 05-05-2011, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inziladun

++Boro

Just because he's been strangely quiet and I'm getting even less of a read on him than usual. Really, that's all I've got.

I always like to do the unexpected, it takes people by surprise.

I'm keeping tabs, just got nothing groundbreakingly brilliant to say, and don't particularly feel like making up stuff that will only add to the page count.

Edit: removing the highlight so it doesn't confuse Ms. Sally.

Bom Tombadillo · 05-05-2011, 01:21 PM

In light of my forgetting to vote earlier, I'm taking just an eetsy-beetsy second off of what I'm supposed to be doing (you won't tell, will you?):

++Lhunardawen

This may be the pervasive influence of the phantom, but she is acting a bit odd. Although that may be normal, since I can't recall what she's acted like in any of the games I've read . . .

satansaloser2005 · 05-05-2011, 01:24 PM

*cough* Highlight your vote. *cough*

Same way you tag bolding, except put highlight instead of b.

Boromir88 · 05-05-2011, 01:46 PM

Moderately suspect voting so far.

Wilwa goes for Glirdan because if he doesn't look crazy suspicious yet he will. Although, she says she doesn't have any suspicions at the most...if she has to make a vote with bad reasoning she probably would feel most comfortable voting for Glirdan. Because it is Glirdy, and everyone does it.

Lhuna appears to have drawn Lottie's name out hat. Her voting suggests she doesn't care, but her posting says she doesn't want to be lynched yet. Can't blame her, first time back in a while, hate to make a quick exit.

Inzil based on me being more quiet than usual. Fairy nuff for a Day 1 vote, when I'm having just as difficult of a time deciding.

Bom's looks decent enough too, since it's actually based on what Lhuna's done in the present, and not skewed by past, subjective experiences.

the phantom · 05-05-2011, 02:10 PM

The voting to this point-

Wilwa ++ Glirdan
Lhuna ++ Lottie
Inzil ++ Boro
Bom ++ Lhuna

Still to vote-

Nienna
Lottie
Nog
Nerwen
Glirdy
Boro
Phantom
Shasta
Fea

the phantom · 05-05-2011, 02:35 PM

Today has been super quiet. Bleh. Quiet days are ugly.

Down to business now. There is someone that has been stung. I've been trying to keep my eye out for someone who appears to be in need of serious help, or who is practically begging to be lynched.

Possible posts that fit those requirements-

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inzil

It's dark and I'm afraid!

But then later he rationalizes his comment and even says-

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inzil

I must confess that I shake my shoes every morning before putting them on. No creepie-crawlie's getting my foot!

Which I doubt a sting victim would say. So no, not Inzil.

So moving on...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boro

But, but, I've only just caught a bad case

...this is not fair!

My my- sounds like someone saying "I'm sick!" doesn't it? Not that he could admit as much, and perhaps his next post in which he theorizes the existence of a Spiderling rather than a training-Spiderling, he is attempting to cover up his "reveal" which he feared may have been too obvious and thus worthy of modfire? Hmmm...

I'd say Boro is a possibility for last night's stinging.

But first let's take a look at the person who has BY FAR been the most interesting to watch... Lhuna!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lhuna, first post

I reveal... That it's dark, and I'm very much afraid. Will someone hold my hand?

Now, leading with "I reveal" and mentioning holding hands, to me anyway, screams of someone attempting to draw out Sam and/or Frodo. Did anyone else have that immediate reaction? That would make Lhuna a good Shelob candidate.

But it's also technically possible she was trying to get Sam's attention because she was stung, making her a Been-Stung candidate.

Then later-

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lhuna

There's not really much to go on at this point, is there? I've never felt so useless.

Feeling useless? Sounds like a Been-Stung.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lhuna

You're considering lynching me?

I honestly do not know whether to feel threatened or pleased with myself.

Again, sounds like a Been-Stung.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lhuna

The best thing we could hope - dream - to find toDay is Shelob defending/protecting whoever she stung.

Now here she mentions the person that was stung and even invites a "dream", or the closest thing we have to it in this game, the Doctor's ability to dream if someone has been stung. Is this another "I've been Stung" clue?

Of course it could also be Shelob boldly attempting to get Sam to waste his cure ability and the Doctor to waste his examine ability on her, thus leaving her minion alone.

In summary I am very very suspicious of Lhuna. Only problem is, if she's Shelob, I'd rather kill her Day 3 and end it. Perhaps we can request that Sam check her with his cure if he feels at all inclined just in case? Bah, but if she's Shelob it'd be a waste. Bleh. I don't like you, Lhuna.

Nogrod · 05-05-2011, 02:26 PM

Skimming through the thread for any hints...

The way Lottie and Glirdy rant in the beginning looks a bit odd but could just be an inside-joke I just didn't understand. If they are shelob and the stinged though... well it's surely possible if not exactly wise in a game where Shelob needs to stay alive and can do it easily not making mistakes.

The most careful ones? Nerwen, Inzil, Boro? Or the one just making a joke-list? Shasta of course (why I always end up suspecting you?)

I'm not voting for Lhuna for obvious reasons, toDay.

Neither will I vote for Bom T. I have never played with her/him (or at least I don't remember doing that - and s/he seems to do some pretty decent work, if not too much of it).

Also I don't think Fea is Shelob as all this playing around Laura12345 (or whatever) probably means she's not The Baddie.

tp I have no reason to believe is Shelob either. He "forgot" to mention that he does other things than just reveal and false-reveal in games, and I think he has been up to a few nice ones thus far.

Okay. Needs to draw a list now to help my mind. Where are you others?

Heh... call one and get one...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boro

But, it's not really the amount of posts it's just been...boring today.

Exactly!

Boromir88 · 05-05-2011, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Also I don't think Fea is Shelob as all this playing around Laura12345 (or whatever) probably means she's not The Baddie.

Yeah, she's a beautiful woman, probably.

Nogrod · 05-05-2011, 02:43 PM

So we'd need to catch Shelob toDay... or the one she stinged. Both would be good deals. Possibly the latter even better!

Not voting on D1 without a good last hour reason:
Bom T. (my first game with her/him)
Lhuna (long time no see)
tp (makes sensible effort)
Fea (because of this Laura-stuff)

I'm probably not voting my usual D1 suspects - I'm more often wrong with them than not...
Lottie
Glirdan
Shasta

Torn with:
Wilwa (makes sense and effort to think but is very careful - but with her vote)

Are a bit too careful to my taste thus far (looking at my point of Shelob wishing to be noncontroversial)
Inzil
Nerwen
Boro

Has Nienna posted?

EDIT: X'd with a host it seems. Good we start playing (fifteen minutes before the DL... )

Nogrod · 05-05-2011, 01:34 PM

Seventy posts with less than two hours to the deadline? That's all we can manage? (okay, I admit I'm one to blame myself but I'm only one of thirteen) No rows between people, no one hurt, no nothing to raise an eybrow?

What I said about Shelob's wishes to stay low as she is alone...

Two quick ones to begin with.

Nerwen: Not quite the traditional "loud-quiet" -discussion as this game is different (there is no team so the lonely spider could much more easily just hunker down - especially looking at the way this game is coming forwards quite lazily).

But what you say about the tspider is just the reason I added that everyone will of course play by their styles - or what I meant more exactly; that a spider wouldn't deviate from her "normal playing style" in a too obvious way, which makes my point a bit less attractive, but still valid, I think.

Referring to tp's count, we basically have two to three Days to bag at least one baddie / get someone saved. So let's not take even this D1 lightly even it looks like there's not much to say or base your vote on.

Btw. If Shelob dies but has already spawned, let's say two spiderlings to maturity, will killing of Shelob end the game or can the two still win together? There is this rule that if Shelob is killed before she has a minion the first stinged will turn into a new Shelob, but how about the situation where there are two or three spiders and Shelob dies?

Nogrod · 05-05-2011, 01:39 PM

There was actually a quite straightforward answer to my question in the rules...

Quote:

Originally Posted by teh rulez

The game ends with a village victory when Shelob is slain. Upon that time, the effect on the children will wear off and they will revert to their current form (though possibly with some extra limbs or teeth).

So basically we are only after one player in here.

satansaloser2005 · 05-05-2011, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Btw. If Shelob dies but has already spawned, let's say two spiderlings to maturity, will killing of Shelob end the game or can the two still win together? There is this rule that if Shelob is killed before she has a minion the first stinged will turn into a new Shelob, but how about the situation where there are two or three spiders and Shelob dies?

Straight up answer. If Shelob is not lynched toDay or toMorrow, she will just die. ToDay or toMorrow, however, I will be cross that you all ended the game so early and will upgrade the primary spawn (if there is more than one, I will roll it off) to Shelob: the Sequel.

Also, one of you is feeling rather ill at the moment. You have my sympathy (but not my tasty corpse, at least not yet).

EDIT: x'd with....myself? Sort of?

Boromir88 · 05-05-2011, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Seventy posts with less than two hours to the deadline? That's all we can manage? (okay, I admit I'm one to blame myself but I'm only one of thirteen) No rows between people, no one hurt, no nothing to raise an eybrow?

Usually I think you jump on the slow activity too early, and also considering the size (and generally busy-ish schedules of many of us), I wouldn't be expecting a lot of posts. But, it's not really the amount of posts it's just been...boring today. Blue and boring. Blue...boringas?

the phantom · 05-05-2011, 02:28 PM

Ooo!! Ooo!! I may actually have a meaningful post to make!

It will be up soon. Gimme two minutes...

satansaloser2005 · 05-05-2011, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the phantom

Ooo!! Ooo!! I may actually have a meaningful post to make!

It will be up soon. Gimme two minutes...

Interesting.

(Relevant bit's at ~1:15.)

05-05-2011, 12:41 PM	#1
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	Ok, it's crunch time. Got to leave for the next couple or hours. I'm not crazy about voting for the two who already have votes. Sooo.... ++Boro Just because he's been strangely quiet and I'm getting even less of a read on him than usual. Really, that's all I've got. Choose well, folks. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

05-05-2011, 01:21 PM	#3
Bom Tombadillo Wight Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Behind you . . . . BOO! Posts: 222	In light of my forgetting to vote earlier, I'm taking just an eetsy-beetsy second off of what I'm supposed to be doing (you won't tell, will you?): ++Lhunardawen This may be the pervasive influence of the phantom, but she is acting a bit odd. Although that may be normal, since I can't recall what she's acted like in any of the games I've read . . . __________________ Every human should have a cat or two in their care, to teach them the meaning of the word, and to correct them. Phenris Dorph

05-05-2011, 01:24 PM	#4
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,789	cough Highlight your vote. cough Same way you tag bolding, except put highlight instead of b. __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit." Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm.

05-05-2011, 01:46 PM	#5
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,521	Moderately suspect voting so far. Wilwa goes for Glirdan because if he doesn't look crazy suspicious yet he will. Although, she says she doesn't have any suspicions at the most...if she has to make a vote with bad reasoning she probably would feel most comfortable voting for Glirdan. Because it is Glirdy, and everyone does it. Lhuna appears to have drawn Lottie's name out hat. Her voting suggests she doesn't care, but her posting says she doesn't want to be lynched yet. Can't blame her, first time back in a while, hate to make a quick exit. Inzil based on me being more quiet than usual. Fairy nuff for a Day 1 vote, when I'm having just as difficult of a time deciding. Bom's looks decent enough too, since it's actually based on what Lhuna's done in the present, and not skewed by past, subjective experiences. __________________ Fenris Penguin

05-05-2011, 02:10 PM	#6
the phantom Beloved Shadow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Stadium Posts: 5,971	The voting to this point- Wilwa ++ Glirdan Lhuna ++ Lottie Inzil ++ Boro Bom ++ Lhuna Still to vote- Nienna Lottie Nog Nerwen Glirdy Boro Phantom Shasta Fea __________________ the phantom has posted. This thread is now important.

05-05-2011, 02:43 PM	#10
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	So we'd need to catch Shelob toDay... or the one she stinged. Both would be good deals. Possibly the latter even better! Not voting on D1 without a good last hour reason: Bom T. (my first game with her/him) Lhuna (long time no see) tp (makes sensible effort) Fea (because of this Laura-stuff) I'm probably not voting my usual D1 suspects - I'm more often wrong with them than not... Lottie Glirdan Shasta Torn with: Wilwa (makes sense and effort to think but is very careful - but with her vote) Are a bit too careful to my taste thus far (looking at my point of Shelob wishing to be noncontroversial) Inzil Nerwen Boro Has Nienna posted? EDIT: X'd with a host it seems. Good we start playing (fifteen minutes before the DL... ) __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

05-05-2011, 01:34 PM	#11
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Seventy posts with less than two hours to the deadline? That's all we can manage? (okay, I admit I'm one to blame myself but I'm only one of thirteen) No rows between people, no one hurt, no nothing to raise an eybrow? What I said about Shelob's wishes to stay low as she is alone... Two quick ones to begin with. Nerwen: Not quite the traditional "loud-quiet" -discussion as this game is different (there is no team so the lonely spider could much more easily just hunker down - especially looking at the way this game is coming forwards quite lazily). But what you say about the tspider is just the reason I added that everyone will of course play by their styles - or what I meant more exactly; that a spider wouldn't deviate from her "normal playing style" in a too obvious way, which makes my point a bit less attractive, but still valid, I think. Referring to tp's count, we basically have two to three Days to bag at least one baddie / get someone saved. So let's not take even this D1 lightly even it looks like there's not much to say or base your vote on. Btw. If Shelob dies but has already spawned, let's say two spiderlings to maturity, will killing of Shelob end the game or can the two still win together? There is this rule that if Shelob is killed before she has a minion the first stinged will turn into a new Shelob, but how about the situation where there are two or three spiders and Shelob dies? __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

05-05-2011, 02:28 PM	#15
the phantom Beloved Shadow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Stadium Posts: 5,971	Ooo!! Ooo!! I may actually have a meaningful post to make! It will be up soon. Gimme two minutes... __________________ the phantom has posted. This thread is now important.