Devotary of Spontaneity Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 (edited) Finale: Fire bloomed on the eastern wall, alcohol-soaked ballistae erupting into pillars of roiling flame as volcanic lightning arced down from the ash-filled skies to strike anything made of metal. Beagle raced through the storm, heedless of their patron’s wrath, yet Samwise found room to hope in their lack of speed. Ruin was not yet enhancing them the way he had for Avil Ejir last year. A mere human physique didn’t stop Beagle from clambering up the mere four meter tall fortifications and slitting the throat of a hapless guard trying to salvage a ballista. “Face me, coward!” Samwise challenged, leaping to the top of the wall in one pewter-enhanced bound. Beagle ignored the provocation, grabbing a hammer that had been left by an unfinished ballista, as well as a pair of steel-tipped javelins from its ammo pile. A second guard tried to intercept them but was ruthlessly cut down by a single jab of a javelin. Samwise didn’t stop to ask questions. They followed Beagle to the join between two sections of fortification, interrupting them after the first swing to hammer a javelin into the crease. Samwise’s first attack shattered that javelin to pieces right before a lightning strike hit the ground less than 10 meters away. Beagle flinched backwards, dropping the hammer to hold their remaining bloodsoaked javelin with two hands. “Now why would you do such a foolish thing as that?” they inquired. “I’d been planning on letting you live, for now.” “Enough words,” Samwise said, already lunging forward with their one remaining knife. “Only physical violence can stop you.” Beagle struck out with their javelin. Samwise intended to take the blow head on and tough it out with pewter, but a flash of lightning illuminated the steel head of the javelin, abruptly reminding them uncomfortably of a spike. Any metal covered in blood carried Ruin, they’d heard. The last-second swerve avoided a piercing, but the steel did slice across their flank, dripping blood onto the stones. As Beagle drew back their javelin, Samwise saw a chance for victory. They dove for Beagle’s legs, arms outstretched, ignoring the bloody scrapes on their own knees that move inflicted. Startled, Beagle tried to dodge, but Samwise was traveling too quickly to jump back, and the fortifications were too narrow to avoid their grasping arms. One arm made contact, wrapping around Beagle’s leg. Rather than attempt to break free, Beagle stayed still and drove their javelin straight into Samwise’s back, letting go just in time for a bolt of lightning to strike the weapon and be channeled down into Samwise’s body. Their vision went white with pain, but their grip never faltered. Ruin’s voice in their head commanded them to die, but they refused. They wrenched their body sideways and both combatants went tumbling off the wall together towards the town side. Four meters felt a lot farther when falling. The lightning strikes ceased as Ruin remained unwilling to kill his last follower, but his voice echoed endlessly in Samwise’s head, telling them that they would be his for the rest of their very short life. Their pewter was burning away at an alarming rate just to stave off death. Beagle thrashed and struggled but only managed to drive the javelin in farther before hitting the ground with a thud and a snap. Beagle saw that Samwise had lapsed into unconsciousness and tried to use the javelin to lever themself up, but their leg had broken where it had been grabbed. Swaying dangerously, they snapped the blade part of the javelin off and used the remaining stick end as a crutch to steady themself. They glared at the wall. The pain from the broken leg wasn’t nearly as loud as Ruin berating them for their failure. “What are you doing? Spike yourself with this wretch’s powers and heal yourself.” “With what pewter? No, we’re done.” They gestured to the wall, where Defense personnel were cordoning off the fires and sweeping the walls for any further sabotage. On the ground, more townsfolk were approaching, preceded by Linaan carrying Sidor in quadrupedal form and Oleinda with Afandor being conveyed by steelpushing. “We’ve lost.” They hobbled around to address the four oncoming threats, ignoring Ruin’s furious invectives. Lightning flashed between the remnants of the falling ash, but the eruption of Ashmount Tyrian was dying down, and so was Ruin’s storm. “Greetings, Councilors of Tyrian Falls. I am Special Operative Beagle, Spiked Smoker, formerly of New Empire Intelligence, requesting new employment. Tyrian Falls won’t be destroyed while I’m stuck here.” [Beagle aids Tyrian Falls under pain of death. Ruin finds out atium is stored in Pits of Hathsin and recruits Koloss army to go get it. New Empire army follows them, as do soldiers from Tyrian Falls. Army scrounged up Kaltyr Alliance intercepts all of them half-way. The Kandra from the Pits of Hathsin show up to fight too, why not. Good luck anyone who tries to make a narrative sequel to this make sense as a mafia-style game.] Pearl Chameleon was attacked, but survived! Oxblood Beagle has been converted! They were a Spiked Smoker. The game has ended, and the Villagers have won, technically! The writeup outcome is almost the same either way. Spreadsheet Pass Winners are @Archer, @Kasimir, and @Faerie Braids Player List: Spoiler Amber Vulture Sasha de Vries, Detective Spiked Thug @Faerie Braids Amethyst Scorpion Barney Detective Village @Mat Azure Mouse Maihler, Meme Artist Village Tineye @Kasimir Charcoal Hyena Hobbyist Village Smoker @Droughtbringer Chartreuse Penguin Murph, Carpenter/Armorer Village Smoker @Ashbringer Coral Swan Ananame, Noble Thief Village Rioter @Araris Valerian Cream Tuatara Spiked Rioter @STINK Emerald Falcon Tune, Graffiti Artist Village @DrakeMarshall Fuchsia Ostrich Endsayer, Endsayer Village @Amanuensis Indigo Weasel Quagmire, 3 "Weasels" in a Trenchcoat Village Smoker @JNV Ivory Dragonfly Bartleby, Witch Doctor Village Mistborn @Sart Magenta Albatross Grandiose Verbosity Spiked @Haelbarde Mauve Crocodile Village @Witisthebest Melon Dingo Barrrrrrrg, Obligator Spiked Seeker @Ravenclawjedi42 Mint Heron Stray Dog Villager @Experience Onyx Flamingo M, Orator + Researcher Village Tineye @Fifth Scholar Opal Lion Village Soother @Illwei Oxblood Beagle Spiked Smoker @Stick. Pearl Chameleon Samwise, Obligator Village Thug @Aeoryi Plum Rhinoceros Nalthian Village Soother @The Paradoxical Phenomenon Quartz Zebra Zee, Accidentally Spiked Village Coinshot @Archer Saffron Iguana Village Lurcher @neil the beguiled Sage Kangaroo Leo, Amnesiac Village @|TJ| Salmon Meerkat Sal, Loyalist Village @TheRavenHasLanded Sapphire Elephant Forgetful Village @Szeth_Pancakes Edited January 30 by Devotary of Spontaneity 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartz Zebra Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Hurray! Scorp can retire happily! Thanks for running this, GMs! And again, congrats to the elim team on a game well played! And I guess to the village for getting there despite ourselves! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Chameleon Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Wait so who won? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Scorpion Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 We did, technically. More than happy to call it a draw (or a loss :p) given the circumstances though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devotary of Spontaneity Posted January 27 Author Report Share Posted January 27 The village won the coinflip, but Beagle survives narratively. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chartreuse Penguin Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Scorpion still technically doesn't have his flip in the player list. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald Falcon Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 2 hours ago, Devotary of Spontaneity said: The village won the coinflip, well I guess you could say this game sure wasn't... flipless ba dum tss ok I will see myself out now bye 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxblood Beagle Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Oh well, the new tyian curse lives on I’ll pretend I didn’t know how this was going to end 24 hours ago when devo asked me how I wanted beagle to die ‘in case’ of a loss LOL GG! Great write ups btw @Devotary of Spontaneity (cool Avil Ejir reference) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure Mouse Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Spoiler GMs: Thanks for GMing, and enjoyed Devo's write-ups! @Oxblood Beagle: ggwp sis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffron Iguana Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 I had a fun time. :D. GG and well played, you absolutely rocked it Beagle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxblood Beagle Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 I have some post-game thoughts but I can’t really share them before identities are revealed (because I’m so incredibly well-hidden) - so make haste with those votes yall 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Chameleon Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 (edited) 10 hours ago, Azure Mouse said: Reveal hidden contents GMs: Thanks for GMing, and enjoyed Devo's write-ups! @Oxblood Beagle: ggwp sis By far my favorite write-up was the one for Falcon's death. The memes were incorporated flawlessly. Also beagle, you deserved to win in my opinion. Edited January 27 by Pearl Chameleon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxblood Beagle Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 I only proposed a draw on D4 for village cred, I didn't actually mean it @ Scorp too. A win is a win, you should own it!! Technicalities are in place for a reason, and I did 'choose' the coinflip, in a way. I had some pretty insanely wrong ID reads during early game, especially for Cham lol. Really curious about Vulture. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Vulture Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 What an excellent game! Even after I died, I still had so much fun watching Oxblood Beagle continue to survive increasingly unlikely odds! Sorry, not sorry, to everyone I murdered, manipulated, and/or lied to, and so much appreciation to the gamemasters for running this game and creating wonderful writeups. 11 hours ago, Oxblood Beagle said: I had some pretty insanely wrong ID reads during early game, especially for Cham lol. Really curious about Vulture. All I shall say is that I am not who you think I am...or who you think I am not... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffron Iguana Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 I think Amber vulture is an actual resin encased bird irl tbh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Chameleon Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Do we put in our guestbook entry? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devotary of Spontaneity Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 Yes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmon Meerkat Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Did my guest book! also, are we allowed to share id speculation while we wait? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxblood Beagle Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 2 hours ago, Salmon Meerkat said: Did my guest book! also, are we allowed to share id speculation while we wait? @Devotary of Spontaneity ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmon Meerkat Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 17 minutes ago, Oxblood Beagle said: @Devotary of Spontaneity ? thank you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devotary of Spontaneity Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 You can guess ids. We only have 13/25 votes, but three players have enough of a lead over #4 that we'll end voting at the usual rollover time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmon Meerkat Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 4 minutes ago, Devotary of Spontaneity said: You can guess ids. We only have 13/25 votes, but three players have enough of a lead over #4 that we'll end voting at the usual rollover time. alright. thank you. uuuuhhhhh cham is aeo, but they are gonna be saffron iguana to me whenever i do this, uuuhhhh *proceeds to forget everything* nevermind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxblood Beagle Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 OK here are my guesses: Spoiler Amber Vulture: devo Amethyst Scorpion: illwei Azure Mouse: illwei Charcoal Hyena: devo Chartreuse Penguin: devo Coral Swan: devo Cream Tuatara: illwei Emerald Falcon: devo Fuchsia Ostrich: devo Indigo Weasel: illwei Ivory Dragonfly: devo Magenta Albatross: devo Mauve Crocodile: illwei Melon Dingo: devo Mint Heron: illwei Onyx Flamingo: illwei Opal Lion: devo Pearl Chameleon: orlok Plum Rhinoceros: devo Quartz Zebra Zee: illwei Saffron Iguana: illwei Sage Kangaroo: illwei Salmon Meerkat: devo Sapphire Elephant: illwei 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmon Meerkat Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 no. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Swan Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 27 minutes ago, Oxblood Beagle said: OK here are my guesses: Reveal hidden contents Amber Vulture: devo Amethyst Scorpion: illwei Azure Mouse: illwei Charcoal Hyena: devo Chartreuse Penguin: devo Coral Swan: devo Cream Tuatara: illwei Emerald Falcon: devo Fuchsia Ostrich: devo Indigo Weasel: illwei Ivory Dragonfly: devo Magenta Albatross: devo Mauve Crocodile: illwei Melon Dingo: devo Mint Heron: illwei Onyx Flamingo: illwei Opal Lion: devo Pearl Chameleon: orlok Plum Rhinoceros: devo Quartz Zebra Zee: illwei Saffron Iguana: illwei Sage Kangaroo: illwei Salmon Meerkat: devo Sapphire Elephant: illwei I know Devo likes to RP as a lot of different characters, but this seems a bit much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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