Plum Rhinoceros Posted January 26, 2022 Posted January 26, 2022 11 minutes ago, Violet Axolotl said: Can you explain why? I feel like I addressed pretty much everything you mentioned in your ISO of me, and you never responded to my defense. If you did, I...don't remember that xD. I'll have to go check. But pretty much you're just my best elim read of those I've analysed so far. Don't know if I'll be able to get to dingo analysis before the turn ends, my mental isn't doing so good today and have some things that are coming up. Just going to say, albatross is coming up on my gut radar for some reason.
Violet Axolotl Posted January 26, 2022 Posted January 26, 2022 Just now, Plum Rhinoceros said: If you did, I...don't remember that xD. I'll have to go check. But pretty much you're just my best elim read of those I've analysed so far. It's the long post directly after the one where you voted for me. 3 minutes ago, Plum Rhinoceros said: Just going to say, albatross is coming up on my gut radar for some reason I agree, and think that there's probably some value in looking at both you and Alb again, probably next cycle.
Plum Rhinoceros Posted January 26, 2022 Posted January 26, 2022 9 minutes ago, Violet Axolotl said: It's the long post directly after the one where you voted for me. Storms, it's good reasoning and I hate it xD. I feel like I'm tunneling on each player one by one lol. I'm going to back off of you for a cycle because vote wouldn't go anywhere and I'll see where my read for you is next turn. I'm not going to ignore you, but...i'd rather the dingo vote go somewhere then have a mouse vote which gives us nothing, unless they are elim in which we get an inactive elim out of the way.
Melon Dingo Posted January 26, 2022 Posted January 26, 2022 Scimon Tlag nodded. They were right. There wasn't much he could say. He did wonder if Mouse gave them nothing, then what exactly he was going to give, but it wasn't like he had any idea. He had been around more. Then there was the game. He could raise his voice to preserve oneself, but Dyring had the chance to be... persuasive. He didn't doubt he would. So perhaps... not. Then there was the note from Zebra. It wasn't from Quartz. That didn't really interest Tlag. Poor business. Then... that was it. Unless something changed. But Scimon Tlag couldn't change anything. Praise the Ja!
Chartreuse Penguin Posted January 26, 2022 Posted January 26, 2022 VC: Azure Mouse(3): Ivory Dragonfly, Quartz Zebra, Amethyst Scorpion Ivory Dragonfly(1): Azure Mouse Melon Dingo(5): Violet Axolotl, Fuchsia Ostrich, Chartreuse Penguin, Plum Rhinoceros, Onyx Flamingo Violet Axolotl(1): Plum Rhinoceros i guess that looks okay, I probably will not be on before rollover
Amethyst Scorpion Posted January 26, 2022 Posted January 26, 2022 Some role information could be useful later on since some claimed roles haven't been proven and there's still that Tineye out there who I don't believe has claimed. There's enough people with some role information that we won't lose it all at once. I've been convinced that Melon Dingo staying out of things could be elim since the only day their vote could have mattered is D1 since D2 was between two villagers and the other days couldn't have been changed by one vote (although D3 was close up until the end). D1, it was Turquoise Gorilla(3): Violet Axolotl, Coral Swan, Scarlet Octopus Mauve Crocodile(3): Fuchsia Ostrich, Emerald Falcon, Onyx Flamingo Saffron Iguana(3): Pearl Chameleon, Mauve Crocodile, Magenta Albatross Charcoal Hyena(2): Salmon Meerkat, Chartreuse Penguin, Coral Swan(2): Oxblood Beagle, Turquoise Gorilla, Pearl Chameleon(1): Amethyst Scorpion, Violet Axolotl(1): Mint Heron, Amethyst Scorpion(1): Charcoal Hyena at the time Dingo last posted with Gorilla still yet to vote. It would be risky for an elim to do anything in this situation since 4/3/3 isn't much of a margin with Iguana's vote still in play and the possibility of village vote manip, but voting on Crocodile or Iguana would be condemning if Gorilla ever died.
Melon Dingo Posted January 26, 2022 Posted January 26, 2022 Scimon Tlag looked at the faces accusing him. Like he had said, there was little left to say. But as much as his apathy begged otherwise, he couldn’t just go back to his work and pretend the sword wasn’t hanging above his head. ”Azure Mouse. I am sorry. And I’m sorry I can’t say more. But you’re right, I’ve not said enough.” ”Praise the Ja.”
Azure Mouse Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 17 minutes ago, Melon Dingo said: Scimon Tlag looked at the faces accusing him. Like he had said, there was little left to say. But as much as his apathy begged otherwise, he couldn’t just go back to his work and pretend the sword wasn’t hanging above his head. ”Azure Mouse. I am sorry. And I’m sorry I can’t say more. But you’re right, I’ve not said enough.” ”Praise the Ja.” Fair point. Dragonfly Melon Dingo I really don't want to die In other news, I just spent some time reading through the PM that Mouse 1.0 had with Chameleon, and most of it was spent with Mouse 1.0 talking about Fairy Wing and Plants eating people (including pineapples), but the only really useful info besides convincing Mouse 1.0 to vote for Iguana, was Chameleon seemed to be fishing for information about Albatross's survival. Anyone mind pointing me to a survival event be Albatross so I can take a look at that? Azure Mouse(3): Ivory Dragonfly, Quartz Zebra, Melon Dingo Ivory Dragonfly(1): Azure Mouse Melon Dingo(7): Violet Axolotl, Fuchsia Ostrich, Chartreuse Penguin, Plum Rhinoceros, Onyx Flamingo, Azure Mouse, Amethyst Scorpion Violet Axolotl(1): Plum Rhinoceros I'd like to take some time and refute the reasons why people voted on me, but there's not a lot I can say. Which is 100% my fault for inactivity. @Ivory Dragonfly's reason seems to be mainly tied to the actions of Mouse 1.0 that I have no idea about. (Okay, shard is glitching on me, so formatting is going to be a bit weird, but it should work out) @Quartz Zebra's is because I didn't know they were almost confirmed village (Sorry!)\And @Melon Dingo's is because they don't want to die.
Violet Axolotl Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 I'm moving my vote from Dingo to Penguin to prove once and for all that I am a Rioter and not a Soother (moving Alb's vote onto Dingo).
Magenta Albatross Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 15 minutes ago, Azure Mouse said: Fair point. Dragonfly Melon Dingo I really don't want to die In other news, I just spent some time reading through the PM that Mouse 1.0 had with Chameleon, and most of it was spent with Mouse 1.0 talking about Fairy Wing and Plants eating people (including pineapples), but the only really useful info besides convincing Mouse 1.0 to vote for Iguana, was Chameleon seemed to be fishing for information about Albatross's survival. Anyone mind pointing me to a survival event be Albatross so I can take a look at that? Azure Mouse(3): Ivory Dragonfly, Quartz Zebra, Melon Dingo Ivory Dragonfly(1): Azure Mouse Melon Dingo(7): Violet Axolotl, Fuchsia Ostrich, Chartreuse Penguin, Plum Rhinoceros, Onyx Flamingo, Azure Mouse, Amethyst Scorpion Violet Axolotl(1): Plum Rhinoceros I'd like to take some time and refute the reasons why people voted on me, but there's not a lot I can say. Which is 100% my fault for inactivity. @Ivory Dragonfly's reason seems to be mainly tied to the actions of Mouse 1.0 that I have no idea about. (Okay, shard is glitching on me, so formatting is going to be a bit weird, but it should work out) @Quartz Zebra's is because I didn't know they were almost confirmed village (Sorry!)\And @Melon Dingo's is because they don't want to die. This is the Day post for the night 1 attack I survived. 3 minutes ago, Violet Axolotl said: I'm moving my vote from Dingo to Penguin to prove once and for all that I am a Rioter and not a Soother (moving Alb's vote onto Dingo). Penguin had convinced me to switch but I'll stay put just so you can prove then.
Plum Rhinoceros Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 17 minutes ago, Azure Mouse said: Azure Mouse(3): Ivory Dragonfly, Quartz Zebra, Melon Dingo Ivory Dragonfly(1): Azure Mouse Melon Dingo(7): Violet Axolotl, Fuchsia Ostrich, Chartreuse Penguin, Plum Rhinoceros, Onyx Flamingo, Azure Mouse, Amethyst Scorpion Violet Axolotl(1): Plum Rhinoceros You don't have albs vote on youself.
Melon Dingo Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 “I’ll also note the Rhino’s vote appears twice,” Scimon Tlag said. “And touché, Mouse. Touché.” ”Well, I have to go. I hope my presence brought some joy into your lives. And if you want anything from my cart… a donation would be nice. To someone. The Jaists would be preferable.” Apathy. A little longer… or perhaps not. ”Praise the Ja!” 1
Elbereth she/her Posted January 27, 2022 Author Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Aftermath: Tyrian Rises Tyrian Falls had finally come for Scimon Tlag. He wasn’t sure whether he was surprised it had happened or surprised that it had taken so long. But that didn’t matter. Not anymore. Nothing would matter anymore. He just needed to hold out… a little… longer… but he wouldn’t, would he? Of course not. But that didn’t matter. Not anymore. Where was it… They’d tied his hands behind his back, bound his knees and ankles together, stripped him of any metals, set him down in the town square. They even took his foilleaf tea. Which was smart, as he had in fact put something in there at some point, and Tlag did not want to be loopy for this. He knew what came next. The folk of Tyrian Falls were desperate, alright, desperate enough that having even a semblance of a trial was only a nicety. The real verdict and judgement had been decided a long time ago; it was just a matter of choosing a suspect. At least there was some effort spent into finding the right one this time. As for Scimon Tlag… he’d been right. There wasn’t much he could say to defend himself. He hadn’t helped find the Spiked. He hadn’t helped the defense. He’d been too focused on other things. First his sales, then his faith, then his apathy. He needed that apathy. A little longer. Until the blows came down, until the very last moment. Until then… divert. Relieve the pressure. Let a little out. Where was it… “Heh,” said Scimon Tlag. One of the guards - he couldn’t see who it was, he didn’t really care - looked down with a scowl on their face. “Heh heh,” he continued. “Quartz. I fouuuuuund him. It was everything I’d hoped, and then I lost him agaaaaain.” A few individuals rounded a corner. He recognized a few of them. The Penguin was there. A few other faces he somewhat knew. As was, returning to a scene of potential victory after leaving for Heron’s Fall, Lord Ischarus Loenthal and his little companion. Viscero? No, Vincero. That was it. He was surprised that the lord had invited a kid to watch this. Then again, kids on the street had usually seen worse. And while Tlag had no idea whether the kid was a Mistborn, Seeker, or some other wonder, he was a worry. A minor worry considering the circumstances, but a worry that should be addressed. “Hello, everyone! I’m Scimon Tlag! Care to buy a melon? I have a wonderful selec-” The other guard kicked him, leaving him gasping for breath, trying not to suck in the dusty ground. Well, that was uncalled for. Okay, maybe a little called for. Although he hadn’t heard anyone calling for it. Loenthal stepped forward. He wanted to do this himself? No, no, he was just nodding to the guards, who were readying their clubs. “You know what you’re accused of. You’ve said nearly nothing. Care to say any more?” Scimon Tlag looked around. Not every eye was glaring daggers. But enough of them were. It was time. Where was it… “You must be very proud,” Tlag said, a different kind of insanity dripping into his voice. Loenthal tried not to react, but Tlag could see the flash in his eyes, that morbid curiosity. “You don’t recognize me. Of course you don’t. We were always good at disguises, and nobody wanted to get a good look at me anyway. And I was always in the back. But I saw you. Watched you survive, watched you run. When Beagle was doing their bloody work, I was watching. When Hyena needed saving, I was watching. When Su was killed… I was watching.” “Then you killed them all. Then I had to stop watching. I killed Kellehrt. I got revenge. I let my apathy fester. And look where that got me. The only Spiked in Tyrian Falls.” Where was it… “You’ve nearly won. Or not you, it could never be you, but your town. Your people. Tyrian Falls lost as much as it could lose, but it’s still standing. We couldn’t knock it down this time. I couldn’t knock it down this time. The koloss are still coming, and we’ve done enough damage that you won’t be able to just stop them like an invasion of Smokers. But someone can survive. Someone will survive, carry on the memory of this town until Scadrial is won or lost. You’re breaking the cycle. You’re breaking the curse.” “And all you have left to do is break me.” Scimon Tlag looked up at the lord, smiling, larger than he’d smiled in a while. Since Su died. His sorrow for that had been legitimate, not that anyone would believe that. But it had to be done. Su was too dangerous to their cause. The root of their anger, their power. That part of him was strong, now. Too strong. Far too… no, it wasn’t strong enough. Then several things happened at once. First, Lord Loenthal leaned in close, glaring at Tlag and his confession, and gave the order for the guards to raise their clubs. Second, someone in the audience covered young Vincero’s eyes. Third, a bubble rose up in Scimon Tlag - Dyring or another emotion manipulator attempting to force a stronger statement. Fourth, the spike hidden deep within his thigh that he’d been given so long ago began to burn white-hot. Fifth, Scimon Tlag found it. “You know something about being a merchant in an untrusting town? You always know where people hide their boxings,” he snarled, the Rioting leaving behind the apathy, the strange mixture of sorrow and joy and frustration and fear that he'd held as a shield, instead amplifying the sheer rage that was left behind. Give me strength, went his silent prayer, sent upwards to a god some deep part of him knew was an abomination of who Su worshipped, but one that was so much more real, one that filled his heart with messages promising a changed world and filled his body with the potential to make it a reality. He met Loenthal’s gaze. “All of them.” And Scimon Tlag Pulled. Rust this place. He could feel every nail, hammer, pin, and boxing in the town. Every hidden stash of coin, every broken hinge, every misplaced weapon. It all rose to his call. Not everything came, impeded by stone, wood, and flesh - he wasn’t strong enough a channel, not while trying to manipulate it as he did, not while trying to aim the last bloody cargo. But enough was on its way. Rust this purpose. This being of devastation had been desperate for days. This town was valuable to it for reasons that he could never understand, but after the others had died, after they’d seen through the ruse that Beagle was their champion in the night, its force had turned solely on Tlag. He’d been moved like a puppet in the night, killing Kellehrt, on an endless chase to hunt down Quartz the Lurcher. It had taken everything to keep that rage in check during the day. It was all coming out now. Rust these people. He could see the square turn to chaos. He saw Penguin struck by a shield, then a spear, then their own flask of pewter once or twice. He saw the nails from the inn’s floorboards scratch Dyring as he ducked for cover. He saw the two guards above him neatly impaled by the crossfire. He saw Vincero diving forward, barely dodging a kitchen knife. He saw Su, Riggs, Kellehrt, Heron, all gone in this enraged haze, all semblance of memorium lost. And he saw his goal - Lord Ischarus Loenthal, peppered with the scattered town treasury, forced into the line of fire by his own rusting silver ring before the strength severed his finger, no one around to save him. Then the maelstrom of metal hit Scimon Tlag. Strangely, he didn’t feel anything but a few pinpricks and the sudden sensation of darkness. He knew he was probably more mutilated than the guards around him were. Utter annihilation was always the price of this being’s gifts. But he had one more trick. Deep within the pile, buried in the mess once known as the Merchant of Tyrian Falls, were two small spikes that had once belonged to the last of his friends, the gift used by Beagle to give them a fighting chance, the weapon that Loenthal had tried so desperately to hide. He couldn’t see them, but he could feel them, with that same sense he felt his first. And Scimon Tlag Pushed. He had no way of perceiving the chaos the second wave caused. He could only imagine the wonderful sights and sounds of the world breaking. And as the last of his shadow was pulled away, he found the strength to speak. “Praise the Ja!” he screamed, “And Praise the Ruin which he brings!” Melon Dingo was a Spiked Lurcher! The game has ended, and the Villagers have won!! Vote Count Melon Dingo (7): Amethyst Scorpion, Azure Mouse, Chartreuse Penguin, Fuchsia Ostrich, Onyx Flamingo, Plum Rhinoceros Azure Mouse (3): Ivory Dragonfly, Magenta Albatross, Melon Dingo, Quartz Zebra Chartreuse Penguin (0): Violet Axolotl Final Player List 1. Amber Vulture Vanilla Villager 2. Amethyst Scorpion - Sidor, newly resigned Hazekiller (Guardsman) Vanilla Villager 3. Azure Mouse Village Tineye 4. Charcoal Hyena Spiked Mistborn 5. Chartreuse Penguin - Aethex (Jester) Village Thug 6. Coral Swan - Su (Jaist) Village Mistborn 7. Emerald Falcon Village Lurcher 8. Fuchsia Ostrich - Freddie (Glutton) Vanilla Villager 9. Ivory Dragonfly (Unlucky) (Replaced) Village Rioter 10. Magenta Albatross (Past Lives) Village Thug 11. Mauve Crocodile (Gambler) Vanilla Villager 12. Melon Dingo - Scimon Tlag (Merchant) Spiked Lurcher 13. Mint Heron - Tivend Elons (Casanova) Village Smoker 14. Onyx Flamingo (Gossip/Casanova) Vanilla Villager 15. Opal Lion Vanilla Villager 16. Oxblood Beagle Spiked Coinshot 17. Pearl Chameleon - Var (Two-Faced) Spiked 18. Plum Rhinoceros (Prophet-ish) Village Thug 19. Quartz Zebra (Drunk/Jaist) Village Lurcher 20. Saffron Iguana (Helpful Heckler) Village Soother 21. Salmon Meerkat - Kellehrt, local farmer and possible madman Village Tineye 22. Sapphire Elephant Village Mistborn 23. Scarlet Octopus (Neat, Extremist Priest) Village Tineye 24. Sunburst Toucan Village Thug 25. Turquoise Gorilla (Game Show Host) Spiked 26. Violet Axolotl - Dyring (Neat Innkeeper) Village Rioter Hello everyone! The game is over, and it's voting time! Every year we award three non-Sanderson passes to AG players, and this year will be no different. Please PM us your top three choices in order. The traditional criterion is "best Cosmetic Role adherent", but if you would like to pick based on something else you are free to do so. You can PM us in your GM PM on your anon account or in the PM where you received your login details on your regular account. (Both the original player and pinch-hitter for an account can cast votes if they so desire.) Also, as a reminder to those logging in to their anon account for the first time in a while, please do not authenticate it. We will not be revealing identities yet. That will happen when the votes are done in about a week, at which point Fifth will post part 2 of the aftermath (credit to @Melon Dingo for this part!), we'll announce pass winners, and we might even have a couple other announcements to make. We will also try to put up our post mortems at that point; in the meantime, feel free to talk here (on your anon account, please), but try not to delve too heavily into any Controversy(tm) that came up this game until we've got a chance to give you an overview from our perspective. I'll also post the master spreadsheet at that point. Dead Doc (note: contains copious amounts of memes and is ~200 pages; be cautious on opening) Evil Doc Edited January 27, 2022 by Elbereth 8
Salmon Meerkat Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 Good job, guys. I wasn't around for LG1, but I was around for the AG and AG2, and I knew that my friend and my brother broke the Village in AG3. I never expected to see this day come :') I never thought the curse would be broken in my SE lifetime, or when I was on the play roster. I just remember, even now, what it felt like, losing the AG and the second AG. And I just can't believe we've made it this time. Well played, everyone.
Pearl Chameleon Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 hey guys i'm back that was fun have more thoughts for when this is over over but congrats on the village win i forgot to get on and open wolf for the last hour or so rip
Onyx Flamingo Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 Hey, we did it! My first game was a run of Tyrian Falls so this feels like I've come full circle. My gosh do I have some Meta feelings though
Magenta Albatross Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 Way to go guys! Sorry I didn't contribute much, but I'm glad we got there in the end!
Araris Valerian he/him Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Hey everyone, something the mods thought would be fun is to keep a sort of guestbook for all of the anonymous accounts, in the form of a PM to from the anonymous account to itself. What goes in the entry is up to you, but some ideas would be your character name, your normal username, any role you had, anything particularly fun you pulled off, etc. The goal here is to attach a bit of history to each account, something to give them a bit of personality. If anyone has any questions about what is/isn’t okay to put in these, feel free to shoot me a PM or message on Discord. Edit: Title the PM: (Username)’s Guestbook. Edit 2: Also, put the name of this game in there somewhere as well. Edited January 27, 2022 by Araris Valerian 4
Pearl Chameleon Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, Araris Valerian said: Edit: Title the PM: (Username)’s Guestbook Do we put it as, for example, Pearl Chameleon's Guestbook, or [real username] Guestbook?
Plum Rhinoceros Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 Umm...what, it's over? Okay lol. I mean penguin and I speculated the possibility but I didn't think it was actually the case lol. Ig I'll save most of my thoughts for later.
Araris Valerian he/him Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Pearl Chameleon said: Do we put it as, for example, Pearl Chameleon's Guestbook, or [real username] Guestbook? The first, since the same PM will be added to by future players using that account.
Coral Swan Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 Praise the Ja! 14 minutes ago, Salmon Meerkat said: I never thought the curse would be broken in my SE lifetime, or when I was on the play roster You were a huge part of breaking the curse Don't deny it Anyway, excellent job to everyone! I felt extremely played when I arrived in the dead doc and used my one question to discover @Oxblood Beagle was evil. Can't wait to get to that part in the elim doc, where you're just revealing everything we all freely told you @Melon Dingo too completely had me pocketed with their RP; I had it narrowed down via mechanics to Heron or you as the final elim and picked Heron out of hope :P. The whole elim team was really fun. Hyena was terrifying in the best way, Chameleon's dedication to his CR and his PMs were both great. And Gorilla put up an excellent fight, but I was on to you from the beginning @Penguin @Meerkat @Falcon @EveryoneElseIPMd it was super fun :D. All in all I'm 2 for 2 in AGs topping my list of favorite games (albeit each for very different reasons). Thanks to everyone who kept up with the game (shoutout to Rhino 2.0 for coming in strong), it made it really enjoyable. I love the guestbook idea, too! Praise the Ja! 1
Violet Axolotl Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 Great game everyone! I have some thoughts about the distribution as well as some meta things, but overall I greatly enjoyed the game itself, my RP (which I'd like to do a bit more of to wrap up), and a couple of excellent PMs. Having played in Tyrian Falls before, I'm a bit sad to see the end of the Curse, but also glad to have been a part of ending it.
Emerald Falcon Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) I am deeply sorry to my elimmates for not being able to carry the team :,( if only the village coinshot hadn't taken me out the game might have been very different ;-; Edited January 27, 2022 by Emerald Falcon
Coral Swan Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 7 minutes ago, Emerald Falcon said: I am deeply sorry to my elimmates for not being able to carry the team :,( if only the village coinshot hadn't taken me out the game might have been very different ;-; ikr :p. Wasn't like the elim Coinshot didn't also target you, what a betrayal from a teammate I really almost targeted Cham that night. Really. I was this close. I also almost scanned you N3, but I'm not sorry about Penguin. Praise the Ja!
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