Long Game 11: Twinborn Village

[Newan he/him]

Rolan watched as the fools stepped forward one by one.  Don't they know that all they are doing is painting a target on their backs?  Rolan knew that some of them at least were the ones everyone was looking for.  Where better to hide than in plain sight.

 

 

Welcome to all the new players.  And a special welcome to spencer12347 who is our 100th unique player to sign up.

To answer your question Newan, yes, yes you are.  With the number of players signing up you may be the first to break the 30 player barrier.

When is rollover?

Are there any restrictions on PM?

I'm hoping for 50. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaha

As in a time of day?  I still need to work that out with Aonar.  

 

Players can form their own PMs, and they don't need permission.  Please include Aonar and I in the PM, so that any windwhispers or copper compounders can use their abilities.  Also, include LG11 in the title of the PM.  Other than that, you just have your basic PM rules.  Don't copy and paste information from a GM about your role into a PM with another player to prove what your role is.  If you're dead, don't talk to a living player about the game.

 

Spectators who have labeled themselves as mistwraiths can set up PMs with the living, and vice versa.  Again, they should try to include Aonar and I.  

Edited March 24, 2015 by Newan

[ostrichofevil he/him]

Is there a limit to how many people can be mistwraiths?  Why wouldn't anyone want to be a mistwraith?

[Clanky he/him]

Here we go again. I feel like soon I might finally understand how to play this game. 

 

Cylkan is in. 

[Aonar he/him]

Is there a limit to how many people can be mistwraiths?  Why wouldn't anyone want to be a mistwraith?

 

There's no limit, as one of them turning into a kandra won't exactly be a common occurrence, if it happens at all. It's really just something for the spectators/people who show up late. I can see not wanting to be one if you have commitments that would keep you from ever being too active in the game, and don't want to be dragged in against your will.

[Newan he/him]

Is there a limit to how many people can be mistwraiths?  Why wouldn't anyone want to be a mistwraith?

 

In the spectator doc, there will be a list of mistwraiths.  If a spectator suddenly realizes that they would not be able to join the game, they can take their name off the list.  Likewise, if somebody can't play now, they can become a spectator, but if they later come to a point where they could join, they can put their name on the mistwraith list.  

 

edit: ninja'd by Aonar

Edited March 24, 2015 by Newan

[Tulir he/him]

So, I am sorry for this, and a decent bit may just be me misunderstanding how the game works, but here is a List of Questions^TM:

 

     Electrum background.  At the end of the night, you receive a PM saying which of your actions failed.  You have the chance to change them.  You cannot use this power two nights in a row.  

Atium background.  At the end of the night, you receive a PM saying whether you died.  You have a chance to change your actions.  You cannot use this power two nights in a row.

 

Does it automatically activate, like no matter what, if an action fails Night 1, you get told, and Night 2 you don't get told?

 

     Storing speed is an active power.  You are so slow that you can’t do anything.  

 

Anything for that time you stored speed, so like a normal store?

 

     For each charge you tap, I will tell you 5 words from a PM conversation or google doc that the target is a member of.  

 

How will you decide the words revealed?

 

     Additional charges tapped will reveal, in this order, the identity of the target if the target was selected randomly, what powers the target has, what items the target is holding, what action they are taking, and what previous actions they took.  

 

Why not role?

 

     Aluminum (background power)

 

Does it take up an action?

 

     While storing or tapping age, you are unrecognizable to tineyes.

 

What would they see then?

 

     Whenever you are attacked, one ability of the attacker will be subtly revealed in the writeup. 

 

How subtly?

 

     Blessing of Awareness: You have very good senses.  Whenever you are attacked, you will be told at the end of the night who attacked you.  

 

Maybe I am missing something, but isn't this completely useless unless you get another Blessing?

 

     Copper: you are told which PMs are open, and you can request to be added to them.

 

Is this anything like UberTin, or will the people know they are added to the PM?

 

Apologies if I was confused.

Edited March 24, 2015 by Tulir

[Lightsworn Panda he/him]

Nice to see you back, Leftinch.   

 

This is probably the most complicated game that's ever been played.

 

The coast is suspiciously clear of SE bogeymen like Wilson and Kas.   

[Aonar he/him]

 

So, I am sorry for this, and a decent bit may just be me misunderstanding how the game works, but here is a List of Questions^TM:

 

     Electrum background.  At the end of the night, you receive a PM saying which of your actions failed.  You have the chance to change them.  You cannot use this power two nights in a row.  

Atium background.  At the end of the night, you receive a PM saying whether you died.  You have a chance to change your actions.  You cannot use this power two nights in a row.

 

1. Does it automatically activate, like no matter what, if an action fails Night 1, you get told, and Night 2 you don't get told?

 

     Storing speed is an active power.  You are so slow that you can’t do anything.  

 

2. Anything for that time you stored speed, so like a normal store?

 

     For each charge you tap, I will tell you 5 words from a PM conversation or google doc that the target is a member of.  

 

3. How will you decide the words revealed?

 

     Additional charges tapped will reveal, in this order, the identity of the target if the target was selected randomly, what powers the target has, what items the target is holding, what action they are taking, and what previous actions they took.  

 

4. Why not role?

 

     Aluminum (background power)

 

5. Does it take up an action?

 

     While storing or tapping age, you are unrecognizable to tineyes.

 

6. What would they see then?

 

     Whenever you are attacked, one ability of the attacker will be subtly revealed in the writeup. 

 

7. How subtly?

 

     Blessing of Awareness: You have very good senses.  Whenever you are attacked, you will be told at the end of the night who attacked you.  

 

8. Maybe I am missing something, but isn't this completely useless unless you get another Blessing?

 

     Copper: you are told which PMs are open, and you can request to be added to them.

 

9. Is this anything like UberTin, or will the people know they are added to the PM?

 

Apologies if I was confused.

 

 

Alrighty. That's quite the List.

 

1. Background powers must be noted in your action PM (they don't activate automatically) but they do not take up an action period. If you attempt to use it two nights in a row, you'll be told that you can't do that.

 

2. No actions can be taken while storing steel. (+1 charge per action period sacrificed.)

 

3. Generally, they'll be chosen at random from the most recent PM sent. If that PM wasn't directly game-related, we'll find one that is. Don't worry. We'll try to avoid giving completely useless information. (It might be false or misleading though, especially with no more than five words of context. )

 

4. Role is basically the same as powers, in this game. 

 

5. No. As a background power, you must note that you are using it that particular night, but it does not take up an action period.

 

6. Tineyes are told which players are in the room with them. They would be told that there was someone in the room they did not know in addition to the others.

 

7. Depends on the power in question. You'll have to use your analysis skills, for this one.

 

8. Not necessarily. It will still trigger if you are protected by another player, or preserved by use of some other item.

 

9. I think they'll know they're being spied upon. (By added in, I'm pretty sure it means actually added as a participant in the PM itself.) This one might be a good one to run by Newan, as well.

 

Does that answer everything?

Edited March 24, 2015 by Aonar Faileas

[Tulir he/him]

Alrighty. That's quite the List.

 

1. Background powers must be noted in your action PM (they don't activate automatically) but they do not take up an action period. If you attempt to use it two nights in a row, you'll be told that you can't do that.

 

2. No actions can be taken while storing steel. (+1 charge per action period sacrificed.)

 

3. Generally, they'll be chosen at random from the most recent PM sent. If that PM wasn't directly game-related, we'll find one that is. Don't worry. We'll try to avoid giving completely useless information. (It might be false or misleading though, especially with no more than five words of context. )

 

4. Role is basically the same as powers, in this game. 

 

5. No. As a background power, you must note that you are using it that particular night, but it does not take up an action period.

 

6. Tineyes are told which players are in the room with them. They would be told that there was someone in the room they did not know in addition to the others.

 

7. Depends on the power in question. You'll have to use your analysis skills, for this one.

 

8. Not necessarily. It will still trigger if you are protected by another player, or preserved by use of some other item.

 

9. I think they'll know they're being spied upon. (By added in, I'm pretty sure it means actually added as a participant in the PM itself.) This one might be a good one to run by Newan, as well.

 

Does that answer everything?

Mostly, I realized I was confused on how background powers work, but on 4, I meant Alignment, not role.

 

Also, I realize that my question formatting is abysmal, sorry for that.

[Aonar he/him]

Tulir: Alignment is revealed with the first charge used up. Feruchemical zinc is basically the feruchemical parallel to Allomantic bronze, and can do a couple extra, fancy things if you hold off on using it for a while.

Edited March 24, 2015 by Aonar Faileas

[Newan he/him]

On that last question, the copper compounder would actually be added to the PM. Instead of being relayed all of the messages, the compounder would just be told that a PM had been opened and which players were in it. The compounder could ask to join a PM at any time, but any member of the PM would be able to see on the left side of the screen who had been added.

Thanks for asking!

[Feligon he/him]

IO have no job, no one truste me to di it right, and I don't bleam them.  I just want to eat, but I have tno money.  Knowing me, I'd pobably mess up eating anyway.  Maybye I shouldn't even trust myself with momney.  Hmmmmm.....    How am I still alive, then??  I guess I eat enought fences.  the lord ruler made some pretty gnardly changes to the human body.  Maybe I'm a kandra?  Nah, if I were a kandra, I would have knows.  I'm looking forawrd to this game, even thought I will probably die.  Pre pare for spectacular fails of Faliu Faliu, In theatures (when does this game start?)....  then....  

Edited March 24, 2015 by Feligon

[Lord Pifferdoo he/him]

Pifferluke III, Margrave of the Farmost Dominances, had a title that was almost as old as he was. Decrepit as he may be, his sharp wit and sharper wife kept most others from taking advantage of his chronological experience.

 

"Why are we even in the tunnels again, love?" said the Margrave to his wife, though intending it for the rest of the room. "Being in tunnels brings out the other tunnels in me. Carpal tunnel mostly, although I do feel a tunnel of love coming on."

 

"I don't think the kind townspeople would want to see you coming on to anything, my lord." retorted the Margravine Courtessa, a short, stately women who, previous to her marriage, had built quite the reputation as a serial killer. Reformed as she may be, it was rumored that she still kept her obsidian daggers under her skirts. 

 

"Bah. It'll give these folks something to look at, other than cave wall." snorted the Margrave, sipping on his water like it was a fine, Southern wine. "It's either the wall or the amassed freak show by the Survivor carving, as if that rebel could save them now." The Margrave believed, like most individuals of his rank and stature, that one day the Lord Ruler would return and all would be right with the world again. For once the Lord Ruler returns, the nobility would have to be rebuilt. 

 

When you're bringing all the sheep to pasture, what's to stop a couple of wolves from joining the flock? 

Edited March 24, 2015 by Lord Pifferdoo

[vineyarddawg]

D'wag was astonished that all the villagers seemed to be quite open about not only wandering around on the surface of Scadrial, but actually visiting other worlds, as well! Were they not hiding here like his family? He turned to Axies and Cleo.

"Wait, so the two of you have actually left the Twinborn caves?  How did you survive?  I tried secretly spending the night above ground one time, but in the morning, I was waking up to ash and dust. I wiped my brow and I sweat my... Rust! It felt like I was breathing in some chemicals!"

D'wag inhaled sharply, as if by reflex at his recall of the experience, then let out a long "Aaaaahhhhhhh."  

 

(Yes, I've been waiting to use that in a game set in the Mistborn world. Those lyrics always make me think of Scadrial. )

 

EDIT: minor grammar

Edited March 24, 2015 by vineyarddawg

[Eolhondras he/him]

Sign me up friend. Sheol is a traditionalist when it comes to the metallic arts. As a man in touch with his Skaa heritage, he has a healthy distaste for the powers that enslaved and suppressed his people. Once, his aversion had led him to preaching abstinence and celibacy to those who were born with the perverse magics of Scadrial, even though the practice left him as an outcast. 
 

Now it seems these powers may be the key to their survival. What a headache.

[Left he/him]

I'm afraid my character is going to have to die before the game starts, I'm not going to be able to devote time to the game, sorry for any inconvenience.

[phattemer]

Oh, I never thought about that. Usually I just *ahem* jump straight out.  Axies pulled Cleo to the side. I know what you did. And I know why. So now that THAT  is done, let us talk. Did you happen to get any of Kae's spikes before you left? I don't mean to be rude, but we do need an advantage. Besides the one I found, that is. Where is it? You could say...  I protect it like I protect my own skin. He winked at Cleo, who still seemed lost in memory. I even found some hope... (wink wink) Would you care to help me with my experiments? Maybe we can find something new...

Edited March 24, 2015 by phattemer

[phattemer]

I wouldn't do that if I were you...Axies burned some Nicrosil that he'd stored bendalloy in. Did you even hear what I said? Hope- were you never on Elantris? He droped the speed bubble and walked forward toward her, effortlesly dodging the ineffectual Shardblade swings. Snap out of it, woman! You said you'd grown up! Bah, I would never have let you go with that first time if I had known that you can't get over people dying! Do you know how old I am? Ever wondered about my family? Will. You Cut. That. Out. Gaaah! Finally, Axies knocked the Shardblade out of her hands. What kind of Knight are you??? LIFE BEFORE DEATH. Remember that? I neef to get back to Roshar. They've dropped their standards in the last 3000 years.

[ostrichofevil he/him]

Lord Tekiel counted his Breaths.  He knew he was at the fourth heightening; he could sense the people around him.  However, he wanted to know his exact total:  One thousand thirty-five; One thousand thirty-six; One thousand thirty--

 

He was interrupted by Stew Finch's loud request for death.  Tekiel spun around, whipping out a large shard of glass.

 

"Stew Finch, are you sure you wish to die?  I will gladly help to grant your request…" Lord Tekiel offered, awaiting his response, "I will help you for a small sum of two thousand boxings."

 

After making his offer, Tekiel prepared his weapon.  He had not had a chance to practice his Awakening in a while, so he was eager now.  "Attack Finch when I snap my fingers," he Commanded, releasing a small fortune's worth of Breath into the shard.  The small fragment of glass almost seemed eager to complete its task.

[Feligon he/him]

What is theis crazyh talk of breaths, shardblades and waakenings?  I lives in Twinborn villages all my life and I hane never heard of such things.  I think you all might be as crazy as that plummer guy who ate those poisoned muchrooms and travelled through sewers battleing fire-spitting plants.  I never heard of Elantris ofr Roshar either.  Am I that last one to know abouth this things?

 

EDIT: basically, yes,  youa re insane

Edited March 24, 2015 by Feligon

[phattemer]

What?! How are you not a Radiant? What has happened? Axies went to push the blade away by its flat but froze when he touched it. How could you? How could you use this... this abomination!? He sank to his knees, the screams still resounding in his head. NOOO!!! With a compounded steelpush, Axies shot to the rafters and accessed some bendalloy to help him calm down. But those voices... he could still hear them. Screaming. In pain. Axies knew they would stay with him until the End of All Things. Finally, he decided to jump. Cleo was still standing below, looking upward. Her mouth was moving. Axies caught the last of it when he dropped the bubble. -know you're up there... She trailed off as she realized that he was not, in fact, up there. Axies had dropped directly in front of her, far enough away to not be threatening. You were right. I shouldn't have said that. The only excuse I can give is that I didn't know how much he meant to you. Can we still work together? I'll understand if the answer is no, but nonetheless, take this. I'd feel better if we were on equal standing Allomantically, so although I can't give you spikes, even if you would take them, take this. He tossed a small nugget of metal onto the floor. I had some of the... item left over, but not enough for a complete dose. So I mixed it with tin. Burn it. It will give you some help in the days to come.

[phattemer]

Suddenly Axies realized they weren't alone. Apart from a sniveling mess on the floor and an overdressed bundle of pompousity, the entire group had gone silent and was watching the exchange. Aw, smet. He quickly grabbed Cleo, not considering the Shardblade in her hands, and dragged her to a different room. He popped his head back in momentarily. Nothing to see here! Please, go about your business! And no, I don't have any more of what I gave her. Bye!

[phattemer]

No, midnight is fine. However, we may want to use this room for strategy, so let's let them think we're still in here. I'll bring something else... I lied to the group. I do have more. Axies compounded steel and bendalloy, and shot out of the room as a blur while going 8 times as fast as he would have, even with a compounded steelpush.

Edited March 24, 2015 by phattemer

[Feligon he/him]

Cylkan, you wanna go to the bar and get smothin to drink?  This one in towsn sells drinks with metal flakes for allomancerws.  I'm kinda bored right now anyway.

[phattemer]

Axies noticed a promising young man considering getting intoxicated. He decided to go with him. So, Feligon? How are you? What powers do you have for rp?