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

Nerwen · 05-11-2011, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

I've already decided that Fea's not worth lynching - which I hope Shelob has not used/does not use to her advantage by trying to turn her.

Hmmn. Not sure I like this "Fea is just too ZANY to be evil" meme that's been going around.

Shastanis Althreduin · 05-11-2011, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Nerwen

Hmmn. Not sure I like this "Fea is just too ZANY to be evil" meme that's been going around.

I think it's more Fea tends to be this disinterested when she's an ordo, but I agree with the underlying thought.

I've read all of this page (since it was the only new page since the last time I posted) and the thing that jumped out at me the most was Wilwa mentioning that there's only one spiderling. I'm pretty sure there's two now (beginning 'ling plus one being stung) so I'm curious as to why Wilwa would try and spin the narration that way.

Also, I'm okay with lynching Phantom (but then I'm always okay with lynching Phantom).

wilwarin538 · 05-11-2011, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Shastanis Althreduin

I've read all of this page (since it was the only new page since the last time I posted) and the thing that jumped out at me the most was Wilwa mentioning that there's only one spiderling. I'm pretty sure there's two now (beginning 'ling plus one being stung) so I'm curious as to why Wilwa would try and spin the narration that way.

The narration makes it sound like there's only one. So I'm assuming Sam saved one of the two who were stung. I actually still think Boro was the one who was stung at the beginning (cause the Doc could still be stung, right?) and that he is the one Sam cured, and that the current spiderling was stung on Night 3, and therefore toDay is it's first Day as a baddie. Of course it's possible we have 2 spiderlings, but just going off the narration toDay it sounds like there's only 1.

Shastanis Althreduin · 05-11-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by wilwarin538

The narration makes it sound like there's only one. So I'm assuming Sam saved one of the two who were stung. I actually still think Boro was the one who was stung at the beginning (cause the Doc could still be stung, right?) and that he is the one Sam cured, and that the current spiderling was stung on Night 3, and therefore toDay is it's first Day as a baddie. Of course it's possible we have 2 spiderlings, but just going off the narration toDay it sounds like there's only 1.

Wouldn't the narration have mentioned if Sam had made a save? I don't think the narration today sounds like one spiderling at all, to be honest (we're talking about the one with "you're not alone" or something to that effect, yes?).

satansaloser2005 · 05-11-2011, 11:04 AM

Boro was not infected. If he had been, I would have mentioned it when he died.

That is all.

Loslote · 05-11-2011, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by wilwarin538

I actually still think Boro was the one who was stung at the beginning (cause the Doc could still be stung, right?) and that he is the one Sam cured, and that the current spiderling was stung on Night 3, and therefore toDay is it's first Day as a baddie. Of course it's possible we have 2 spiderlings, but just going off the narration toDay it sounds like there's only 1.

The Doctor could have been stung, yeah, but I don't think Miss Sally Moddess would have given us a Stung Doctor to start out with. Didn't Shelob give Sally a short list of names, and Sally picked one to be the first Stung? If she had a choice, I'd guess that Sally make someone who otherwise would have been an ordo be the first Stung, not the Doctor.

But that doesn't change the fact that Boro could well have been high on Shelob's list of people to sting. And, since Sam didn't know that he was the Doctor, it's likely Sam would have tried to cure Boro anyway because of the likelihood Shelob would have chosen him as a Spiderling. In which case, we likely do have two Spiderlings, from Night One and Night Three.

wilwarin538 · 05-11-2011, 11:48 AM

Ok yeah, I see your points. To me the narration seemed clear there is only 1 the first time I read it, but I can see how it can be interpreted differently. I guess I was just trying to be overly optimistic. And knowing for sure that Boro wasn't stung is good to know. So whoever was stung from the beginning is almost definitely a spiderling, and then it looks like the sting victim from Night 3 must be one too (for that one we should look for someone who acted strangely yesterday, and maybe their attitude seemed to change toDay compared to other days?)

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Originally Posted by Lhuna

Perhaps the conversation in the narration meant that Shelob did not disclose the identity of the spiderlings to each other, which is why one thought it was alone?

That could be a possibility.

So I need to leave for work in about an hour. I know who I won't be voting for (Phantom, Fea, Nog and Inzil), so it'll be between the rest. I have to get something to eat and get ready for work, then I'll be back on to vote and such.

x'ed with Lhuna

Lhunardawen · 05-11-2011, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Shastanis Althreduin

I think it's more Fea tends to be this disinterested when she's an ordo, but I agree with the underlying thought.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Let's see...

Night 1: Shelob stung someone.
Day 1: 1 stung
Night 2: Shelob was not able to sting.
Day 2: 1 spiderling (from Night 1)
Night 3: Shelob stung someone.
Day 3: 1 spiderling, 1 stung
Night 4: Frodo was stung.
Day 4: 2 spiderlings, 1 soon-to-be-dead Frodo

Did I get it right?

Perhaps the conversation in the narration meant that Shelob did not disclose the identity of the spiderlings to each other, which is why one thought it was alone?

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