Quick Fix 52: Dancing in the Mists

[Ashbringer]

QF52: Dancing in the Mists

Jastes,

Tensions in Luthadel are running high. The Ventures - don’t tell Elend I said this - seem to be close to breaking apart, the Tekiels were nearly slaughtered, and at least four different nobles have been exposed as Mistborn. One, Shan Elariel, was found dead at Keep Venture, seemingly killed by one of the Ventures' own Mistborn - however, rumors have already begun to spread that it was a setup like the one that took down the Tekiels. One by my House Hasting.

Whether that’s true, I have no idea. But I do know that House Elariel wants revenge, and this gives them someone to lash out at. They attacked a caravan of ours, almost out in the open. And to make matters worse, Keep Hasting is hosting this month's ball. We had to bar any Elariel from entering, because… well, I don’t want to say in writing. You never know. But we don’t have enough intel to keep everyone friendly with the Elariels out, and we can't just postpone the ball. It would make us look too weak.

Hopefully nothing goes wrong.

-Telden Hasting

 

Welcome to QF52: Dancing in the Mists! You've been invited to host the grand ball of Keep Hasting, to kick back, relax, and finalize those pesky alliances that have been so brittle lately. However, beware! Due to recent events, any members or affiliates of House Elariel are barred from the premises, and if found, they will be assumed to be conducting espionage and be thrown out of the keep*. Because, well, they will be conducting espionage. Or worse. So it is your duty as the Hosts of the party to keep an eye out for any suspicious activity and report it to the proper channels. However, we nobles can hardly act in the open - you must be discrete. Inform Lord Hasting quietly.

*Floor level may vary. 

 

The Hasting Hosts form the Village faction, and must live to eliminate all of the Elariel Eliminators to win the game. The execution has a 2-vote minimum, and ties will result in all players tied dying.

The Elariel Eliminators (sorry) form the Eliminator faction, and must reach parity with the Hasting Hosts to win the game. They have a faction doc and a kill every cycle. (If all players are dead by the end of a cycle, it also counts as an Eliminator win.) 0 to 0 is still parity.

This game has a simple mechanism: anonymous voting. All votes must be cast through the GM PM, and the vote count (including who voted for who and who didn't vote) and execution-ee will be revealed in the writeup in the next cycle. Any vote, whether Green, Red, or Black, posted in the thread will not be counted, but can be used as an indicator of intentions - but are you sure they're really telling the truth?

In addition, during the first cycle, each player may choose one other player. They will then gain a PM with that player for the rest of the game (made by the GM) starting the next cycle. Other than that, PMs are closed. (If two players select each other for PMs, then neither gets to repick.)

Other than that, no secrets, no roles, just good old fashioned intrigue.

 

Signups will end on Thursday, April 15th at 12:00 1:00 PM PST, which will be the standard rollover time unless someone yells at me to change the time back.

Since I've got pinch hitters... there will be an inactivity filter of 2 cycles. You must post at least once during that time, or you will be replaced by a pinch hitter or killed.

Also, @Lotus will be the co-GM and @Araris Valerian will be the IM!

What? No, of course this isn't a mechanism for Ash not to spend time making vote counts and watching the thread. Why would you think that?

Player List:

Spoiler

1. @Matrim's Dice - Philico
2. @Liranil
3. @Quintessential - Tesse Mourn
4. @Gears - Roko the Basilisk [ASPECT: VIN]
5. @Gneorndin - Zilla
6. @The Unknown Order - High Prelan Troll(ten)
7. @Archer - Sisar
8. @Jondesu - Remart
9. @Dannex
10. @Illwei - Illona
11. @Flyingbooks
12. @Bridge-Four - Kiel
13. @Kings_way - Varian Lithel
14. @PizzaPower55

Spectators/Pinch Hitters:

Spoiler

Spectators:

1. @Experience

Pinch Hitters:

1. @xinoehp512
2. @Random Bystander

Quicklinks:

Spoiler

Cycle One: Welcome One and All!
Cycle Two: Open Floor, Locked Door
Cycle Three: First Come, Last Served
Cycle Four: Loud Whispers, Silent Scream
Aftermath: Ending Feuds, Avenging Lies

Edited July 26, 2021 by Elandera

[Mat]

Philico wants to dance!  

[xinoehp512]

I will pinch hit.

[Liranil]

Ooh, anonymous voting? I'm in!

[Random Bystander]

I don't have time for this at the moment, so I'll pinch hit.

[Quintessential]

Oooo this looks fun. I'm in!

[StrikerEZ]

@Ashbringer what time on Thursday will the game start?

Anyway, I'm signing up as Variel. I might change my mind, but I should be able to handle this.

[Ashbringer]

7 minutes ago, StrikerEZ said:

@Ashbringer what time on Thursday will the game start?

Noon on Thursday. (Also edited in the OP)

[Gears]

Roko the Basilisk in the aspect of Vin would love to dance the Dance of Bloody Knives.

[StrikerEZ]

Well, with rollover being at that time, I definitely won't be on around rollover (a couple hours before or after), except for the start of the game and over the weekend. 

[Ookla of Colors]

This looks fun, and I haven't done any QFs before. I'd like to try.

Zilla wants to join

[The Unknown Ajah]

I would like to join.

[Archer]

Signing up as Sisar, a kandra who can can-can. 

[Jondesu]

So…. I haven't played in a very long time.  I think it's time to return for at least one simple-ish game, and I like the anonymous voting idea.  I'll jump in, bringing back Remart, my one-legged sarcastic less-overweight-than-he-once-was man.  I'm going to double check my notes, but despite it not normally being available in this time period, he is I believe a Subsumer and has managed to get ahold of a bar of Bendalloy that he keeps in his peg leg, up against and partially in his skin.

Edit: Rust and Ruin, it’s been a year and a half! I both thought it was less time and figured it’d have been longer.

Edited April 8, 2021 by Jondesu

[The Unknown Ajah]

I would like to add my character as the High Prelan Troll(ten).

[Shard of Reading]

I'd like to sign up.

[Quintessential]

Oh, a character: I'll play as Tesse Mourn (again). Presumably this is happening at some point between her adventures in Fallion's Tears and her attempts to stop the Straff and Cett armies xD

[danex]

No roles? Anonymous Voting? Count me in. 

Also, proposing this now so people won't say its AI, but I suggest that everyone request a PM with the person above them on the player list. This way everyone has 2 PMs.

Edited April 8, 2021 by Dannex

[Experience]

I'll join. Rollover might be a little tough, but It'll be fine.

[---]

Heyo I'm joining

I have a name

Illona

sue me

[Experience]

13 minutes ago, Illwei said:

Heyo I'm joining

I have a name

Illona

sue me

Ok, you must now pay me with an exactly 437 word RP. 

[Ookla of Colors]

1 hour ago, Dannex said:

No roles? Anonymous Voting? Count me in. 

Also, proposing this now so people won't say its AI, but I suggest that everyone request a PM with the person above them on the player list. This way everyone has 2 PMs.

I love this idea. Top loops to bottom and if we want we can send info thru the grapevine! PM version of telephone!

[Jondesu]

1 hour ago, Gneorndin said:

I love this idea. Top loops to bottom and if we want we can send info thru the grapevine! PM version of telephone!

Dangerous idea. Easily broken by the Elims just changing messages, plus they would almost certainly find out any messages. I’m saying this now before we know our roles, but I wouldn’t recommend passing messages around like that.

[Ookla of Colors]

7 minutes ago, Jondesu said:

Dangerous idea. Easily broken by the Elims just changing messages, plus they would almost certainly find out any messages. I’m saying this now before we know our roles, but I wouldn’t recommend passing messages around like that.

At the end of Telephone, the last person tells everyone the message.

If it's fudged we know there's elims. Who else would fudge it? (Actually I might, but probably wouldn't, because sometimes chaos isnt the best answer.)

[Jondesu]

1 hour ago, Gneorndin said:

At the end of Telephone, the last person tells everyone the message.

If it's fudged we know there's elims. Who else would fudge it? (Actually I might, but probably wouldn't, because sometimes chaos isnt the best answer.)

We know there’s Elims. That wouldn’t give us anything useful.