Long Game 104: The Flame of Tar Valon

[Terrisman]

4 hours ago, |TJ| said:

Welcome to you too! Like Kas said, if you intend to see how it goes, I can send to the link to the spectator doc when the game begins. And if you decide to want to play, you can let me know anytime before the game starts and I can change you to a player

Thanks yeah I would definitely like to spectate. Was actually wondering why you had to sign up to spectate. I’m totally new to this so I figured I would watch to get a handle on things before I tried it out

[Experience he/him]

4 hours ago, Terrisman said:

Thanks yeah I would definitely like to spectate. Was actually wondering why you had to sign up to spectate. I’m totally new to this so I figured I would watch to get a handle on things before I tried it out

The main reason you sign up when spectating is because there is a google docs where all the spectators and eventually murdered players hang out, so whoever is running the game needs to know who to send the doc link to once the game begins. 

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

11 hours ago, |TJ| said:

Do you intend to play? Sorry, I will need a definite yes from players when joining

Yes, thanks!

[OoklaApologist She/her]

8 hours ago, Terrisman said:

Thanks yeah I would definitely like to spectate. Was actually wondering why you had to sign up to spectate. I’m totally new to this so I figured I would watch to get a handle on things before I tried it out

Good idea. Tip: don’t make your first game an anonymous one unless you want to be voted off day 1

[Terrisman]

16 minutes ago, KelsierApologist said:

Good idea. Tip: don’t make your first game an anonymous one unless you want to be voted off day 1

Any other tips? I didn’t even see that this was an anonymous game

[OoklaApologist She/her]

2 minutes ago, Terrisman said:

Any other tips? I didn’t even see that this was an anonymous game

It’s not lol. Sorry for making it unclear. I’m new too, but my first game was the last anniversary game, which is anonymous. They’ve got a vocab guide, which I recommend you read, but it’s slightly out of date/missing info. If you have any questions about SE jargon, just ask on the spec doc

Edited February 27, 2025 by KelsierApologist
Clarification

[Ashbringer he/him]

Another day, another thread I'm wondering why nothing is happening because I forgot to actually follow it.

It's good to be back 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Melian twisted her ring, a nervous habit. It had emerged when she had been first raised, almost a year ago, and was still trying to assure herself she was a real Aes Sedai. Now she continued to do it, just as a habit. She herself wasn't disturbed, at least on the outside. An Aes Sedai learned to maintain a calm composure, but fear emanated through her bond with Aldrin. Fear. From a Borderlander. A Borderlander who had faced Trollocs in the Blight, and stood beneath the Myrdaal's eyeless gaze. Never in her six months bonded to him had she felt such a thing. Something was deeply wrong.

It was the murder of that Warder, she knew. Killed by the One Power, in the heart of the Tower. Just another sign. Another sign that something was festering in the very place where peace had been upheld for thousands of years. Most people assumed the Tower was whole, even as she had, as a young novice, but that belief had vanished quickly. The Tower was divided to its core, and at the center was the Black Ajah. 

The Black Ajah were something that was easy to deny, to ignore, but an omnipresent truth. Every couple years, the same cycle began. A murder, in the Tower. Then a sister caught, accused of serving the Dark One, and stilled. Erased from the Tower records. An ugly truth.

She was at the beginning of this cycle again, and she had a strange feeling it wasn't anywhere near over. This felt different. Bigger. Times were changing after all. A false Dragon, in the last year, Trollocs moving out of the Blight, and more and more reports of Darkfriends, committing atrocities. She was at the crux of an age. A time where if the Tower stood, the world could be saved, but if it fell... The consequences were disastrous.

She was Gray Ajah. The peacemakers. Maybe... maybe if she could find out who committed the murder, she could keep the Tower together. United instead of divided. That was how the Tower should've been, and maybe how it could be again.

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little character intro for ya

[Kasimir he/him]

4 hours ago, Terrisman said:

Any other tips? I didn’t even see that this was an anonymous game

What Polly ( @KelsierApologist ) is implying is basically we try to be welcoming to newcomers, and give them some time to ease into the game. There's normally a taboo against pushing a newcomer on their first day/night, and people will usually be more accommodating. This all went to hell for Polly very fast because it was an anonymous game so no one knew who Polly was or to give any leeway  

I guess otherwise I'd say just have fun and don't be afraid to ask questions, as Polly said. People who know you are new normally know enough to be accommodating and if they aren't, someone else in the game probably will yell at them  When in doubt, you can check things with the GM (guy running the game, in this case, it's TJ), and the IM (we don't know who it is yet) - at the start of the game, every player receives a PM with both GM and IM inside so that's your direct line of contact.

(If you want a slower-paced introductory game, I would suggest picking anything that looks good to you that starts with LG or MR - QFs are often quite fast-paced, so new players may sometimes be pressured a bit earlier than they'd like to be)

1 hour ago, TwinStorm said:

She was Gray Ajah.

Gray, White, and Green. We need more Ajahs in this game!   

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Kasimir said:

What Polly ( @KelsierApologist ) is implying is basically we try to be welcoming to newcomers, and give them some time to ease into the game. There's normally a taboo against pushing a newcomer on their first day/night, and people will usually be more accommodating. This all went to hell for Polly very fast because it was an anonymous game so no one knew who Polly was or to give any leeway  

I guess otherwise I'd say just have fun and don't be afraid to ask questions, as Polly said. People who know you are new normally know enough to be accommodating and if they aren't, someone else in the game probably will yell at them  When in doubt, you can check things with the GM (guy running the game, in this case, it's TJ), and the IM (we don't know who it is yet) - at the start of the game, every player receives a PM with both GM and IM inside so that's your direct line of contact.

(If you want a slower-paced introductory game, I would suggest picking anything that looks good to you that starts with LG or MR - QFs are often quite fast-paced, so new players may sometimes be pressured a bit earlier than they'd like to be)

Gray, White, and Green. We need more Ajahs in this game!   

Is this not a LG?

[Kasimir he/him]

Just now, TwinStorm said:

Is this not a LG?

It is, but Terrisman indicated not being very comfortable with this as their first game, so my suggestion was just to avoid picking the upcoming QF if they're a bit more anxious/concerned about joining. You probably saw this in the LG you signed up for, but at 8 players, there's only so many times we can go "give the new player" space before it stops being practical, and that was an unusually small LG - QFs hit this point way faster.

Is your member title from Lord of the Rings?  

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Kasimir said:

It is, but Terrisman indicated not being very comfortable with this as their first game, so my suggestion was just to avoid picking the upcoming QF if they're a bit more anxious/concerned about joining. You probably saw this in the LG you signed up for, but at 8 players, there's only so many times we can go "give the new player" space before it stops being practical, and that was an unusually small LG - QFs hit this point way faster.

Is your member title from Lord of the Rings?  

gotchya

maybeeeeee  

[Kasimir he/him]

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

gotchya

maybeeeeee  

LotR fans represent

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

29 minutes ago, Kasimir said:

LotR fans represent

You say that like LotR fans are underrepresented 

[Ashbringer he/him]

48 minutes ago, Kasimir said:

Gray, White, and Green. We need more Ajahs in this game!   

Mark me down for Blue. Lady Raashe is probably going to try and stay a little more undercover after last time but she'll be around 

[Kasimir he/him]

1 hour ago, The Unknown Flame said:

You say that like LotR fans are underrepresented 

I've met less these days than I did growing up

57 minutes ago, Ashbringer said:

Mark me down for Blue. Lady Raashe is probably going to try and stay a little more undercover after last time but she'll be around 

Ah, the classic Ajah

TJ be here going "I NUMBERED THE AJAHS AND HERE YOU ALL ARE INSISTING ON COLOURS."

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

49 minutes ago, Kasimir said:

TJ be here going "I NUMBERED THE AJAHS AND HERE YOU ALL ARE INSISTING ON COLOURS."

I'm waiting for the game to start, every Ajah to pick a color, and there just be a bunch of duplicates.

"The Light Blue Ajah"

"The Cyan Ajah"

[Kasimir he/him]

2 hours ago, The Unknown Flame said:

I'm waiting for the game to start, every Ajah to pick a color, and there just be a bunch of duplicates.

"The Light Blue Ajah"

"The Cyan Ajah"

Spoiler

 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

5 hours ago, The Unknown Flame said:

I'm waiting for the game to start, every Ajah to pick a color, and there just be a bunch of duplicates.

"The Light Blue Ajah"

"The Cyan Ajah"

"Teal!"

"Turquoise!"

"That's the same thing!"

"Dangit!"

[Terrisman]

In a game like this I would think the White Aja is definitely at an advantage. Logic sure looks like it would be pretty useful. 

[Kasimir he/him]

1 hour ago, Terrisman said:

In a game like this I would think the White Aja is definitely at an advantage. Logic sure looks like it would be pretty useful. 

Tbf you can probably argue for most Ajahs.

• Reds are specced as the anti-misuse of the one Power Ajah, even if they focused a lot on male channellers by main WoT.
• Greens are the battle Ajah. They prepare for Tarmon Gaidon but the White Tower is being invaded, go for it.
• Blues are the Seekers After Causes. The most obvious for a quest to free the Tower.
• Greys are the mediation Ajah. Probably the ones to keep everyone working together and leading the effort and pointing them at the Black Ajah rather than infighting.
• Whites are useful until they start going into higher order logics which no one cares about  

[OoklaApologist She/her]

10 hours ago, The Unknown Flame said:

'm waiting for the game to start, every Ajah to pick a color, and there just be a bunch of duplicates.

"The Light Blue Ajah"

"The Cyan Ajah"

"The British Racing Green Ajah"

1 hour ago, Kasimir said:

Tbf you can probably argue for most Ajahs.

• Reds are specced as the anti-misuse of the one Power Ajah, even if they focused a lot on male channellers by main WoT.
• Greens are the battle Ajah. They prepare for Tarmon Gaidon but the White Tower is being invaded, go for it.
• Blues are the Seekers After Causes. The most obvious for a quest to free the Tower.
• Greys are the mediation Ajah. Probably the ones to keep everyone working together and leading the effort and pointing them at the Black Ajah rather than infighting.
• Whites are useful until they start going into higher order logics which no one cares about  

Polly Confession: I haven't read WoT

Edited February 27, 2025 by KelsierApologist

[Kasimir he/him]

21 hours ago, KelsierApologist said:

"The British Racing Green Ajah"

Love this

21 hours ago, KelsierApologist said:

Polly Confession: I haven't read WoT

You picked a fun Ajah either way. No one's beating British Racing Green!

Dropping the first of a bunch of promotion banners/buttons in here. (More for TJ.) Some of it is limited by my time and anyone with artistic capability is more than welcome to take over.

Spoiler

 

 

Ideally it might be nice to get one for each Ajah but there's also an effort to reward ratio to consider I guess. Sorry, I'm a walking version of this meme:

Spoiler

 

Edited February 28, 2025 by Kasimir

[OoklaApologist She/her]

14 hours ago, Kasimir said:

LotR fans represent

Polly confession: I’ve only watched the movies

[Kasimir he/him]

11 minutes ago, KelsierApologist said:

Polly confession: I’ve only watched the movies

Polly, is this confession hour, also you're fine