TIG CXVII: Admin Thread

[Formendacil]

Originally Posted by Kath

Boro kindly just poked me to see if I'd like to join so can I add my name? I'm more limited for time than I'd like but should be around from about 6pm GMT until the deadline.

I now propose that we change the deadline to 6:59 GMT, as Kath will then contractually have to be around 23 hours and 59 minutes.

Actually, on the subject of deadlines, I should chime in that I like the 11 GMT/ 7 EST (is there a Daylight Savings messing around in there? I thought the difference between GMT and EST was five hours).

[Galadriel55]

Welcome Kath and Lommy!

I suppose that makes it 12 people, whether or not BG comes back in time for the start. I think this might be big enough to revert to a 3 person wolf pack + restricted Ranger (no protecting self or twice in a row) + Seer. Ghost would not have any dreaming abilities. Thoughts?

Originally Posted by Formendacil

Actually, on the subject of deadlines, I should chime in that I like the 11 GMT/ 7 EST (is there a Daylight Savings messing around in there? I thought the difference between GMT and EST was five hours).

Yes, there is. Normally it's -5, but for half the year it's -4 because of clock change. For reference, it's currently 10:10am local time for me, I believe it's 2pm GMT, and proposed DL is in just under 9 hours.

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

. I think this might be big enough to revert to a 3 person wolf pack + restricted Ranger (no protecting self or twice in a row) + Seer. Ghost would not have any dreaming abilities. Thoughts?

Sounds fine to me.

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

. . For reference, it's currently 10:10am local time for me, I believe it's 2pm GMT, and proposed DL is in just under 9 hours.

Can confirm this was posted just after 2 pm GMT, which is currently 3 pm in the UK due to summer time.

hS

[Formendacil]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Welcome Kath and Lommy!

I suppose that makes it 12 people, whether or not BG comes back in time for the start. I think this might be big enough to revert to a 3 person wolf pack + restricted Ranger (no protecting self or twice in a row) + Seer. Ghost would not have any dreaming abilities. Thoughts?

I also like this generally standard arrangement.

[Pitchwife]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Welcome Kath and Lommy!

I suppose that makes it 12 people, whether or not BG comes back in time for the start. I think this might be big enough to revert to a 3 person wolf pack + restricted Ranger (no protecting self or twice in a row) + Seer. Ghost would not have any dreaming abilities. Thoughts?

Sounds good to me.


Btw if I happen to be MIA or less active than usual on D1 it's because one of our RL bitches is about to have RL pups any day now. If all goes according to schedule the little critters should be delivered by Daybreak, but you never know. (Also we're still thinking about how to name them - any suggestions? They'd all have to start with an M, since it'll be our 13th litter.)

[Galadriel55]

In case the DL is still confusing, with DST and such, this post is made at DL. If this time works poorly for you, I can move it up or down an hour without much problem, but you need to let me know ASAP.

Game will begin on Monday April 19th, ie 48 hours from now. Sign-ups will remain open until 1h before Night 1 starts, at which point I will assign and distribute roles.

Consensus on roles: 3 wolves + 1 Ranger + 1 Seer. 3 Ghost hauntings maximum per game. To be revised if unexpectedly we get to >15 players.

Consensus on vote rules has not been reached. We have to go with something, so here is a draft. If you would like it modified, speak now or forever hold your peace.

• Dead vote breaks the tie. If a tie occurs on the GT and one of the contributing votes is the DT one, it will push the scale over. Power to the DT.
• On the DT, and on GT if the Dead Vote is not involved: first person to get the votes is selected.
• Dead Vote comes in at DL. The Living will not know who the Dead voted for until the final tally, but the Dead are not forced to vote early.

Is that all that needs to be settled before the game starts? I feel like I'm missing something. If it comes to me last-minute, I guess I'll be making a unilateral decision. So please speak now if you want to change the rules.

Originally Posted by Pitchwife

Btw if I happen to be MIA or less active than usual on D1 it's because one of our RL bitches is about to have RL pups any day now. If all goes according to schedule the little critters should be delivered by Daybreak, but you never know. (Also we're still thinking about how to name them - any suggestions? They'd all have to start with an M, since it'll be our 13th litter.)

Congrats on the new pups! That's exciting news!

If there was one with really dark fur, would it be presumptuous to name him Melkor?

[Boromir88]

Originally Posted by Pitchwife

Sounds good to me.


Btw if I happen to be MIA or less active than usual on D1 it's because one of our RL bitches is about to have RL pups any day now. If all goes according to schedule the little critters should be delivered by Daybreak, but you never know. (Also we're still thinking about how to name them - any suggestions? They'd all have to start with an M, since it'll be our 13th litter.)

Congratulations Pitch! Dang I was going to say Bilbo. I think Bilbo is a good dog name. Umm, you have collies, if I’m not mistaken? Well, you could go with Manwe and then whichever seems like the most rebellious of the litter would be Melko. Melko doesn’t sound too bad...Manwe on the other hand *shakes head*

[Pitchwife]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

Well, you could go with Manwe and then whichever seems like the most rebellious of the litter would be Melko. Melko doesn’t sound too bad...Manwe on the other hand *shakes head*

Danger, Will Robinson! Nomen est omen... We had an Alduin in our very first litter, guess what, he Ate the World and grew way too big for the standard; then last year's K litter, I named a bitch Korra (as in Avatar: The Legend of Korra) and she turned into an unruly tomboy. Guess it's time to break out the old Silmarillion index - let's see: hmm... Maglor, Maedhros, Mablung... Melian, Miriel... Mithrandir, Mithrellas... OK, I think we've got them covered.

[A Little Green]

Originally Posted by G55

In case the DL is still confusing, with DST and such, this post is made at DL. If this time works poorly for you, I can move it up or down an hour without much problem, but you need to let me know ASAP.

It's 2 AM here, so I think it's safe to say I won't be around at DL - but no need to change the DL on my account if it works well for everyone else! If anything, it's conveniently late enough that I won't be tempted to stay up until then (unlike, say, a midnight DL, which is awful if you have work in the morning but really really want to stay up and see the madness unfold )

[Blind Guardian]

Woohooo! We're going on an adventure! 10PM GMT is 3PM my time which is right when I'm eating lunch most days. So that's a tiny bit inconvenient and I might not be able to be here at the last hour. G55 mentioned that I can write the narrations (and not play) so I can always write ahead of time and G55 can submit it. I'm free for the rest of the day though!

Edit:

Ghost - a "traveling" role. Players on the DT may be elected to become the Ghost for 1 Day and haunt the GT. See the DT section for details.

It might be interesting, maybe for a game in the future, where the person chosen to be a Ghost gets to log into an anonymous "Ghost" account for a day and no one in the Living thread knows who they are.