Lahilt Posted June 18, 2020 Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 On 6/15/2020 at 3:15 PM, Fifth Scholar said: It’s time for me to return to SE as a player, and a nice vanilla game which won’t require anything except voting seems right up my alley. (It also seems fitting that it’s run by Orlok and Stink, the first GMs I played under.) Al Funcoot, a man accustomed to a life of luxury until the Ministry discovered his noble lineage had been elaborately faked, and who has thus now fallen on hard times, is joining. He hopes to survive long enough to create new false connections to the House Ffnord, thereby continuing his loftier existence as a count within the nobility once more. Al funcoot do you have an eye tattoo on your ankle? very well, sign me up. I will be Vilt Fayn Dangera 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifth Scholar Posted June 18, 2020 Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Lahilt said: Al funcoot do you have an eye tattoo on your ankle? The real question is not whether the tattoo exists, but if and how it is being concealed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkrunner Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 It's been a long, long, long time. Put me down as Roadwalker. A vanilla game should make for a nice and easy reintroduction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lotus Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 Quick Question (Sorry, this is my first time) I see a lot of people putting names or characters down. Is that something we’re supposed to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mist Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 If you want to roleplay during the game, you can make a character. You don't have to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 It’s also so the GM has someone to put in the writeup if you die. I usually just make something up or put Straw as my RP name. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 24 minutes ago, Straw said: It’s also so the GM has someone to put in the writeup if you die. I usually just make something up or put Straw as my RP name. Oh right, forgot about that part. I wasn't going to for QF's, but I suppose I'll RP as Rieldi. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lotus Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 Ok, thank you so much for explaining! I guess I’ll be Feather then. Perhaps a semi-well known Skaa merchant? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlok Tsubodai Posted June 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 Sign ups are now closed. PMs shall go out imminently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlok Tsubodai Posted June 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 With the death of the Lord Prelan Orielle, there was a position up for grabs within the Canton of Orthodoxy. I’m sure it doesn’t need to be mentioned what exactly that position is, as we all know why you’re really here. However, it surely doesn’t make much sense for there to be Obligators and then immediately above the Lord Prelan who rules over all (that the Lord Ruler also rules over) now does it? And so we must introduce at least one tier inbetween, who shall be named the COO (Chief Obligator Officer). And that COO? Why, it must of course be me, who you can call COO Perative. As Perative, it is my duty to find a replacement for Lord Prelan that isn’t me, but I don’t really feel like putting much effort into it this time, you know? So much hassle when an Inquisitor can just come in wherever they feel like it and then the whole situation has to start over again. And so I come up with a new system, just like that! You see, Orielle was ultimately quite inept when it came to dealing with the Skaa who feel like they can go above their station in life, so to solve that I will have those Obligators here prove that they will not have such problems in their future career. Your task is quite simple. You will all be sent to one such group with the goal of dismantling their plans through any means necessary. And I want you all to co-operate on this one, as it is only step one of the interview process for the Lord Prelan position that you all must so covet. Anyone who doesn’t make it back? Well, they have quite simply failed the process from the very start. I have high hopes for you Obligators, and know that any exceptional performances will be rated quite highly for further stages in the process. With that, I wish you good luck and a safe trip to the city of Fadrex. Welcome to QF45. Please remember that you must vote every cycle. Ties shall be decided randomly. Player list: Spoiler 1. Gears 2. Matrim's Dice - Rieldi 3. Ashbringer 4. Straw 5. Vapor 6. Shard of Reading - Reading 7. Mist - Lumen 8. Lord_Silberfarben 9. TJ Shade - Box 10. The_Truthwatcher 11. Eternum 12. MysticLotus - Feather 13. TheYoungPyromancer 14. Experience - Drahs Xperience 15. Frozen Mint 16. Ventyl - Aaiden Etteax 17. Fifth Scholar - Al Funcoot 18. Devotary of Spontaneity - Caliex 19. Xinoehp512 - Pelran 20. StrikerEZ - Varen Darland 21. Lahilt - Vilt Fayn Dangera 22. Sparkrunner - Roadwalker 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gears Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 Voting is mandatory, so I am going to roll a random number and vote The_Truthwatcher. All active players should vote on someone with no votes on them as on C1 we don't have suspicions. If a player is inactive, they will eventually be obliterated by the no-vote filter, so no need to worry about them. I would not be opposed to strictly lynching those who do not vote as they would die soon anyway in lieu of leaving the lynch to random chance. Do not forget to vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xinoehp512 Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 (edited) Hello! This is the post where I would usually do a rules analysis post. Obviously that won't work this game. I haven't played with a vote requirement filter since my very first game, which was quite similar to this one (although there were roles that could force people not to vote, making it much more risky to abstain). I agree with Gears that we don't need to worry about full inactives, although low activity could still be a problem. 1 hour ago, Gears said: Voting is mandatory, so I am going to roll a random number and vote The_Truthwatcher. All active players should vote on someone with no votes on them as on C1 we don't have suspicions. If a player is inactive, they will eventually be obliterated by the no-vote filter, so no need to worry about them. I would not be opposed to strictly lynching those who do not vote as they would die soon anyway in lieu of leaving the lynch to random chance. Do not forget to vote. If every player were to get on and place a vote on someone with no votes, then every player would wind up with a vote on them, meaning that a random player will die. While this wouldn't necessarily be disastrous for the village, it wouldn't really provide much information. Lynch discussion might be speculative and suspicions low on the first turn, but having lynch contention will provide clues for analysis on later turns. TL:DR; Don't be afraid to put your vote on someone who already has a vote on them. I'll stick a vote on Lahilt for now. @Lahilt Edited June 21, 2020 by xinoehp512 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gears Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said: TL:DR; Don't be afraid to put your vote on someone who already has a vote on them. I was trying to say that we should avoid placing votes on people with votes until a lynch discussion begins as that would allow elims to hide in the herd or claim innocence by saying that they didn't vote on the villager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Personally, I'm not going to place any votes until I find someone I want to vote on. Random votes are useless since they show no intent to kill. I'd rather keep my votes for legitimate circumstances. Just something to keep in mind. Hmm, Gears, you said that the lynch would be "random chance", if I understand correctly. What makes you think that? Also, you said that "on C1 we don't have suspicions". Why do you think that? We can certainly get suspicions from posts, not just flips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen Mint Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Gears said: All active players should vote on someone with no votes on them as on C1 we don't have suspicions. 36 minutes ago, Gears said: I was trying to say that we should avoid placing votes on people with votes until a lynch discussion begins as that would allow elims to hide in the herd or claim innocence by saying that they didn't vote on the villager. Hm. There's a contradiction here. Your first post heavily implies that your "vote on someone with no votes" plan applies to all of C1. Without much else to go on yet, I'll vote Gears. We'll see how the cycle plays out. 1 hour ago, Gears said: I would not be opposed to strictly lynching those who do not vote as they would die soon anyway in lieu of leaving the lynch to random chance. We won't get any information with this strategy. SE games only work with accusations, betrayal, and backstabbing. We have to lynch based on suspicion if we want meaningful lynch discussions. In fact, because of the inactivity filter, we can safely assume that if someone's not voting, it's not an elim trying to get out of killing a teammate, and is indeed someone who's gotten caught up with life. I'm firmly against lynching people we see being inactive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xinoehp512 Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 19 minutes ago, Straw said: Personally, I'm not going to place any votes until I find someone I want to vote on. Random votes are useless since they show no intent to kill. I'd rather keep my votes for legitimate circumstances. Just something to keep in mind. To be clear, I'm fine with my target being killed. I'm trying to take a page out of Araris's book this game and make my votes more 'stabby'. We'll see how it goes. 7 minutes ago, Frozen Mint said: In fact, because of the inactivity filter, we can safely assume that if someone's not voting, it's not an elim trying to get out of killing a teammate, and is indeed someone who's gotten caught up with life. I'm firmly against lynching people we see being inactive. In addition, elims are much less likely to go inactive, since they have a higher incentive to stay alive. If that wasn't enough, they also have a doc in which their teammates can remind them to post a vote if they forget. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said: To be clear, I'm fine with my target being killed. I'm trying to take a page out of Araris's book this game and make my votes more 'stabby'. We'll see how it goes. Why would you want to kill a random person? Lahilt hasn't posted yet, so they have roughly the default odds of being an elim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xinoehp512 Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, Straw said: Why would you want to kill a random person? Lahilt hasn't posted yet, so they have roughly the default odds of being an elim. I mean, I'm not set on it. Most likely I'll change it before the end of the cycle. I won't change it just because he posts, though. I'm also rather new to the whole 'stab-voting thing', so I might be doing it totally wrong. :P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 7 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said: I mean, I'm not set on it. Most likely I'll change it before the end of the cycle. I won't change it just because he posts, though. I'm also rather new to the whole 'stab-voting thing', so I might be doing it totally wrong. :P. Nah, I think you're correct on what stab voting is. I just personally prefer to place votes on people based on posts. If someone is persistently inactive or just makes filler posts, I might throw a stab vote on them. I'd prefer to keep my votes somewhat aligned with my reads if possible though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) Hmm, thought this started tomorrow... My bad. This will certainly be a change for me. My first two SE games were both Role Madness and now my third game is 100% vanilla RNG gives my vote to Lord_Silberfarben (@Lord_Silberfarben) We'll see what happens when I actually take the time to get some reads. Edit: Read the posts more carefully. Sounds like the popular opinion is shying away from random votes, so once again I'll get some reads and then decide what to do. Edit No. 2 in C Major () @Orlok Tsubodai, how long are the cycles? Edited June 21, 2020 by Matrim's Dice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikerEZ Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Just popping in to say hello. I won't be much more active until tomorrow morning (though I'll probably take the time to respond to things after I'm done dealing with rollover tonight if people tag or quote me). Just want to say that I think placing a vote on someone who hasn't posted yet is a pretty good tactic to get them to post. Gives them an incentive to get online. Once they do post, then you can evaluate whether or not you'll leave your vote on them or not. For now, I'm going to go ahead and put a vote on Eternum. @Eternum You were the first name I saw when I scrolled back up and glanced at the player list. Explain why you should not be killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlok Tsubodai Posted June 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 18 minutes ago, Matrim's Dice said: Hmm, thought this started tomorrow... My bad. This will certainly be a change for me. My first two SE games were both Role Madness and now my third game is 100% vanilla RNG gives my vote to Lord_Silberfarben (@Lord_Silberfarben) We'll see what happens when I actually take the time to get some reads. Edit: Read the posts more carefully. Sounds like the popular opinion is shying away from random votes, so once again I'll get some reads and then decide what to do. Edit No. 2 in C Major () @Orlok Tsubodai, how long are the cycles? As this is a QF, cycles are 24 hours long, ending and beginning at midnight, British Summer Time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Am I the only one who really dislikes the current voting trend? There are five votes at the moment, and only one of them has an actual reason behind it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard of Reading Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 12 minutes ago, Straw said: Am I the only one who really dislikes the current voting trend? There are five votes at the moment, and only one of them has an actual reason behind it. Yes. After dieing/playing in the most resent LG, and knowing how much posts can be read into, I will refrain from voting until I can be more certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mist Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 I don't like it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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