Amanuensis he/him Posted April 24, 2023 Posted April 24, 2023 If this game ends and it turns out everyone has been recruited to Mobborn except for me, I might cry
Stick. she/her Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 :0 I'll be honest atp I doubt they exist? e!Soother is a hard pill to swallow especially with parity being the wincon in this small a game but I can definitely see it if they decided to just scrap the third faction.
The Paradoxical Phenomenon he/him Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Amanuensis said: If this game ends and it turns out everyone has been recruited to Mobborn except for me, I might cry I've had that same thought!
The Paradoxical Phenomenon he/him Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 @The Known Novel is the cycle over? Spoiler hehehehehehe I'm really good at posting when the cycle is over Spoiler jk I know it's a character flaw I'm sorry
Devotary of Spontaneity Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 Yes, the cycle and game are over. Anyone who has writeup requests may submit them to their GM PM. 1
The Unknown Medallion he/him Posted April 26, 2023 Author Posted April 26, 2023 Apologies, was busy. Cycle is retroactively closed at 9:30. 1
The Unknown Medallion he/him Posted April 26, 2023 Author Posted April 26, 2023 Aftermath: They Came For You Reve traced the stitches in her throat, trailing behind Scarthroat as the two walked back to the house Copper Copper had died near. What an amusing woman. She’d only sought Scarthroat out to seek a different ending. No matter how many times the Spiked destroyed Tyrian Falls and wiped out its inhabitants, she had endured but had been unable to leave the town’s borders. All the times the villagers had driven off the Spiked similarly failed to free her. The introduction of a third faction, one that sought dominion rather than ruin, might finally let her escape confinement. Once she’d decided to help the mob win, the rest was easy. Getting a new body had been the first step. She could only possess Spiked or those who produced otherwise damaged shadows, so she’d gained their trust by helping to kill Cloudy Copper. That goodwill let her propose a plan with the informers, a staged fight that left DeTess dead and Silho looking like a hero. She’d promised DeTess resurrection and immortality, and in some ways this was true, though the woman’s identity had been entirely subsumed into hers, causing only minor shifts in personality. Body secured, the next step was reaching out to the mob. Her ability to enhance her Connection with others only worked on a single person at a time, lasted only a short time, and required being forgotten by everyone before it could be used again, so she’d sought out an individual. She’d considered approaching Copper Copper as an easily manipulatable target, but he’d been killed before she could get to him. His killer was a loose end that would need to be dealt with. A mistborn was too powerful for her to fight alone even if she could physically harm others, so she’d needed an ally. Scarthroat had seemed the perfect choice; nobody in Tyrian could match a mistborn in a direct fight so an assassin who would kill without honor or mercy had the best chance of victory. Originally, she’d planned to have Dakker and Scarthroat kill each other. Once he was dead she would have no need for her, the mob’s victory would be assured. Scarthroat was loyal only to herself and would become a liability once the Connection wore off. The look in Scarthroat’s eyes as she’d drunk Reve’s blood convinced her that she’d miscalculated. Scarthroat wanted her, not an artificially close friend. She’d become so used to temporary alliances interspersing long periods of solitude that she’d forgotten that if her plan worked, she could make lasting relationships. If she made it out of this town, having an assassin by her side choosing to help her without coercion would be an incredible asset. Just for this one body, it would be worth the risk. She hurried to catch up with Scarthroat and began telling her about all the mistborn she’d watched die. ~ The loyalty of quokkas was a fickle thing, Silho mused, absently patting the four beasts squeaking at his feet. With their benefactor dead, all it took to gain a quartet of messengers for his own use was the offer of a hidden shelter and a bit of food. He lacked the resources to recruit enough quokkas to save himself, but he would be able to send word of his plight to anyone who might help. He reviewed his four letters. The first, a brief status report to his superiors in the Steel Ministry. Mission failed. Total casualties. Requesting backup to eliminate the following known skaa mistings: Amanuensis-Thug, Stick-Seeker, Storm-Coinshot, Matrim-Augur? Warning: Metal Mob may be active. -Informer Silho The second, to the woman who’d stepped in the way of the coins DeTess had shot at him. He couldn’t quite make sense of that incident. DeTess had been working with him, so why had she tried to kill him? If his savior had been shot full of coins, why couldn’t he remember what had happened to her after that? Perhaps a quokka would be able to figure it out. You saved me before. If you do it again, the Ministry will surely reward you. -Bargainer Silho The third, to the mob, if they even existed beyond the one deceased member. All who oppose the Final Empire will be crushed. Pledge to uphold The Lord Ruler’s will and execute all skaa mistings within your ranks, and your transgressions will be forgiven. -Ministry Silho Finally, to whoever had killed Copper Copper. If you find any more members of the metal mob who refuse to serve the Final Empire, execute them. Your services will not be forgotten. -Patro Silho One letter was given to each of the four quokkas, and Silho had just sent them on their way when he heard a constant high-pitched screaming coming closer and closer to his hideout. He peeked out the window to see a stampede of quokkas leading the remaining members of Tyrian Falls directly to him. So much for the loyalty of quokkas indeed. ~ Storm was filled with excitement as he followed the herd of quokkas to their destination. He hadn’t lived in Tyrian Falls for long, but he’d been right about Silho when everyone else had doubted him. Now his intuition was being rewarded by the quokkas, who were intent on avenging their deceased trainer and had chosen him as a successor. Silho had tried to hide, but he couldn’t escape the navigational skills of professional postcarriers. Silho emerged from his hideout in a fighting stance. Storm knew the man was a Soother, and wasn’t going to give him the chance to use his emotional manipulation powers. He grabbed a bag of clips from his pocket and shot them at Silho. Nobody was around to save him this time, and the coins ripped through his body, killing him instantly. “Hah!” Storm exclaimed, turning to face his three companions and a quokka that had run out of Silho’s hideout carrying a letter and now waited patiently at the trio’s feet. “I’ve saved Tyrian Falls! Now do you doubt my claim of being a Coinshot?” “Was that your only bag of coins?” Aman asked. Storm frowned. “What?” He suddenly noticed that Mat, Stick, and Aman looked grim and purposeful rather than ecstatic. “Tell me what’s going on.” Mat sighed and stepped forwards. “We didn’t want to have to do this to you, but we decided that you deserve the truth before you die.” Storm began backing away. “Die? Are you going to kill me? Why?” Stick moved up to Mat’s side. “Mat’s a member of the metal mob, and he recruited me early on. We wanted to recruit everyone in this town, but our superior, Scarthroat, only permitted us to have a total of three members, and unluckily for you, we decided on Aman as our third. He’s wanted this all along, after all.” “That’s ridiculous! Why am I not good enough? I’ll convince Scarthroat to let me join too, or kill whoever it takes to make me part of the mob.” Aman joined his companions, looking sorrowful but with a glee he couldn’t suppress. “Sorry Storm. I argued your case, but we need an established metal mob member to endorse us in order to become full members ourselves, and with Copper Copper dead, we have to play by Scarthroat’s rules for now.” Storm began to sob loudly to cover up his movements as he burned steel and launched a second handful of clips at the three mobsters. His attempted secrecy was in vain. Stick’s seeker powers alerted her the instant Storm began burning steel, and she warned her two companions. Mat burned his own steel and pushed back, freezing the coins in the air. Storm concentrated and began pushing the coins forward as hard as he could. For a second he thought he could win, but then Aman bounded forwards with pewter-enhanced speed. One punch brought Storm’s dreams to an end. ~ Scarthroat and Reve reached Dakker’s house at the same time as two quokkas. The first brought a letter to Reve, who read it and quickly discarded it. Staying with Scarthroat meant keeping her red stitches in, impossible if she traded DeTess’s body for Silho’s. He was of no consequence now. The second quokka circled the house twice, sniffing furiously, before turning and making a dash for the edge of town. “Copper Copper’s killer must have fled the town,” Scarthroat surmised. “Then it’s time. For us to. Leave as well.” Together, they headed for the outskirts of Tyrian Falls, only to be intercepted by Mat, Stick, and Aman. Scarthroat drew knives in either hand. “Explain yourselves! What have you been doing all this time?” Stick and Aman settled into combat stances while Mat’s face hardened. “You want a report? Well here it is. We won. Without you. We even killed a perfectly good recruit to satisfy your instructions so stop running around all by yourself and give us the introduction to the metal mob that we’ve earned.” Scarthroat bristled. Nobody was allowed to talk to her like that. She was weighing her options for killing all three of them when she felt Reve’s hand in hers and forced a smile instead. “Indeed. You’ve all done well. Tin Capone will be delighted to gain three powerful mistings such as yourselves. Follow me to his headquarters.” ~ The five of them began their long trek back to the mob’s base. Scarthroat’s smile was genuine now as she walked hand-in-hand with a woman only she could remember. There would be plenty of time to isolate the new trio of recruits and test their loyalty, ensuring they would either serve her or die. Anyone who survived would form the core of a faction that would support her as mob boss. Tin Capone wouldn’t know what hit him. Besides her, Reve hit the invisible barrier that had always trapped her in Tyrian Falls and passed through it effortlessly. The town’s endless cycle of salvation and destruction had finally found a new ending ~ Silhouette has died! They were an Iron Informer, and an Instinctive Soother. Aman (1): Stick Silho (3): Alpha, Aman, Stick, Mat The Mobborn have won! Congratulations to @Matrim's Dice, @_Stick_, and, I'm sure to his infinite excitement, @Amanuensis. Thanks to @Devotary of Spontaneity for both her help as an IM and as a Co-GM, her help was invaluable to this game running smoothly. GM thoughts to come hopefully soon. Player List: Spoiler @Amanuensis Heavyweight Thug @TheAlpha929 as Storm Experimental Coinshot @Matrim's Dice Experimental Coinshot Archer as Forge Tabowtit Experimental Coinshot @_Stick_ Keen-Eyed Seeker Shining Silhouette Instinctive Soother Araris Valerian as Cloudy Copper Useless Augur DeTess Experimental Coinshot JNV as Jen Inefficient Tineye Documents: Spoiler Elim Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fjla35VZ0RWvmzhRIwi6FhVuGkzWYLqqrKOAxBFcJiI/edit?usp=drivesdk Spec Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f5mh22-YfiP-ET1qWap0PnOMFZIed8bMXcWT82o3pZg/edit?usp=drivesdk Master Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jKOoVsc9AZl-3QT9kYHvtk-cXkN-_HIsy4JZUbgfFVk/edit?usp=drivesdk Pre-Writing Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XJvioZljApWOuXF6r8PtSLvxZ6Pcj9vR4XLyP3HmYlY/edit?usp=drivesdk 4
The Unknown Medallion he/him Posted April 26, 2023 Author Posted April 26, 2023 1 minute ago, TheAlpha929 said: I'm gonna cry Don't cry.
The Paradoxical Phenomenon he/him Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 I'm kidding xD but I am a little annoyed I was the only one who didn't get converted. The emotions portrayed in the write-up for my character about lined up with what I felt irl as I read it. Thanks for the great game! Now I can say I've played every game-length. I'm thankful for the great IMing as well! GG elims! Silho, your last words in the doc were thoroughly depressing.
DeTess she/her Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 I've got to say, a small game like this is a bit different to what I'm used to. Normally, being able to use mechanics to reduce the PoE to just three people on C2 would have made me very happy. Being on the elim team though, it definitely put the pressure on XD Sorry @_Stick_ for pushing that lynch on you C2 even though you really had a pretty solid alliby, but there wasn't really anyone else to push it on
Stick. she/her Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 love the write up especially the quokka cameo 2 hours ago, TheAlpha929 said: I'm gonna cry I’m so sorry xD it really is unfortunate cuz we could’ve totally recruited both you and Aman except we made an oopsie C3 But no one needs to know about that. 3 minutes ago, DeTess said: I've got to say, a small game like this is a bit different to what I'm used to. Normally, being able to use mechanics to reduce the PoE to just three people on C2 would have made me very happy. Being on the elim team though, it definitely put the pressure on XD Sorry @_Stick_ for pushing that lynch on you C2 even though you really had a pretty solid alliby, but there wasn't really anyone else to push it on The existence of a tineye should’ve made that PoE void tbh xD But good play from both you and @Shining Silhouette! Thanks for the game TKN and Devo
Shining Silhouette he/him Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 Good game everyone! It was fun to be an elim again after ~6 months, even if we had some trouble Thank you TKN and Devo!
Mat he/him Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 Okay glad that worked I figured it would, but nice to be sure… Stick was 100% right about my C1 (I tried to convert Aman but he roleblocked me) but I made up for it by ending with both of them :D. I think the villagers here can see this as a win. Alpha, you played a good game.
The Paradoxical Phenomenon he/him Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 31 minutes ago, Matrim's Dice said: Okay glad that worked I figured it would, but nice to be sure… Stick was 100% right about my C1 (I tried to convert Aman but he roleblocked me) but I made up for it by ending with both of them :D. I think the villagers here can see this as a win. Alpha, you played a good game. Lol thanks
Archer he/him Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 As I hinted at in the dead doc, MAT I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE. But I also was entirely fooled by SILHOUETTE who I will also SEEK JUSTICE FROM FOR BEING VERY POCKETED. Seriously, I could have done better by just flipping coins this game. Good game, all. (Sorry, team)
Mat he/him Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 8 minutes ago, Archer said: As I hinted at in the dead doc, MAT I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE. Haven’t read the docs yet, but if it means anything, you 100% would have been my convert had you not been exed D1 :P.
The Paradoxical Phenomenon he/him Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 14 minutes ago, Archer said: As I hinted at in the dead doc, MAT I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE. But I also was entirely fooled by SILHOUETTE who I will also SEEK JUSTICE FROM FOR BEING VERY POCKETED. Seriously, I could have done better by just flipping coins this game. Good game, all. (Sorry, team) It’s okay xD I had fun. I’m more sorry
Amanuensis he/him Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 *gasp* The Mobborn existed after all! I'm not crazy! I'm not! 1
Stick. she/her Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 (edited) Wait a minute ._. Silho's soothe went through so they werent RB'd and also didn't submit a kill? This means our conversion could have FAILED. Edit: 8 hours ago, The Known Novel said: Aman (1): Stick Silho (3): Alpha, Aman, Stick, Mat Lmao no this is probably just an error seeing as I appear to be voting Aman too Edited April 26, 2023 by _Stick_
Amanuensis he/him Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, _Stick_ said: Wait a minute ._. Silho's soothe went through so they werent RB'd and also didn't submit a kill? This means our conversion could have FAILED. Edit: Lmao no this is probably just an error seeing as I appear to be voting Aman too Ah yeah sorry, I forgot to RB again; or rather was too lazy to. Knew we won so I just spent my day writing 1
The Unknown Medallion he/him Posted April 26, 2023 Author Posted April 26, 2023 2 hours ago, _Stick_ said: Wait a minute ._. Silho's soothe went through so they werent RB'd and also didn't submit a kill? This means our conversion could have FAILED. Edit: Lmao no this is probably just an error seeing as I appear to be voting Aman too Your vote is a mistake (should have been Silho), but Silho did indeed Soothe, in fact, the d4 said he soothed you. 1
Elandera she/her Posted December 16, 2023 Posted December 16, 2023 Congratulations to Matrim, Stick and Amanuensis of the Mobborn Faction! Thank you to TKN for GMing. As always, if anyone would like to try their hand at running a game, please get ahold of Wilson, Devotary of Spontaneity, Elbereth, Araris Valerian, Elandera, or StrikerEZ, or post in the GM Signups & Discussion Thread. Not only will we get you added to the list, but we'd also be more than willing to help out in any way we can. You can also ask questions and get some hints and feedback from everyone in our Art of Game Creation thread. With all the games that we've run so far, we have plenty of experienced GMs that can help you refine any game you're thinking about. If you would rather keep some detail secret, or are self-conscious about posting in thread (there's really no need to be; while we do slaughter each other, we are very polite about it), then I'm sure one of our fantastic committee members (Amanuensis, STINK, Sart, Fifth Scholar, Straw, Archer, and Kasimir) would be more than willing to help you out in private. Thanks again to everyone that played, and we look forward to killing seeing you in future games!
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