Long Game 11: Twinborn Village

[jaelre he/him]

Ooh, this looks too fun to pass up!

 

Signing up as Jaelre.

Can I subscribe to Meta's suggestion? In the sense that I'd like to see what I end up with in a rp sense?

Edited March 27, 2015 by jaelre

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

Metacognition said that the GM should assign roles to payers that don't give them (sorry I don't know how to quote an individual line)

 

If someone requested a role at the beginning do they get it, I was under the impression that it would be random despite RPing and introductions to make things fair, but I'm kind of confused

 

Edit to add: Are the spiked twinborn as well as being spiked? Do they only have one spike or multiple? Do they have preset allomantic or feruchemic abilities from their spikes?

 

I think Meta was talking about RP jobs, not game roles. For example, Meta is a bartender, and I am a metalsmith and metallurgist. Many of the players who have signed up for this game have given names, but not character descriptions. Meta was suggesting that the GMs assign these players jobs, as well as alignments and roles, and that, for the sake of hilarity, these jobs should be ridiculous or demeaning as the GMs can manage. So for example, the honorable lord Mattias Mountford could be named the Village's official shroomherd, in charge of keeping diligent watch in cave A2 ("Mushroom Farms") to ensure that none of our precious mushrooms wanders off and gets itself hurt.

 

I too, would like more info on how the spiked are going to work. If information is being kept from us intentionally, to make them more terrifying, that's fine, but please tell us so. As it stands, it sort of seems like someone just accidentally left that part out of the rules.

EDIT: Oh, and you quote an individual line by deleting the rest of the quote. Once you have a quote in your post, you can edit the text inside it freely; it doesn't hold you to the actual text of the original post. For example:

 

I fully admit to being spiked. Please lynch me.

 

You have some explaining to do!

 

Seriously, though, it's a sense of integrity, and not some limitation of the quote system, that keeps us from altering what someone said when we make a quotation.

Edited March 27, 2015 by Wonko the Sane

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

My job is being a Smoker, protecting from Inquisitor Seekers.

 

I thought that the whole point in fleeing the Final Empire was so that we wouldn't need things like that! Do you know how difficult it is for a metallurgist to get rusting aluminum out here? If we still have to hide from the Ministry out here in the middle of nowhere, I'd rather be hiding out somewhere in the outer Dominances.

 

Wait a minute, does that mean my hard-earned tax money is paying you to sit there, doing nothing but draining my copper supply!?

Edited March 27, 2015 by Wonko the Sane

[Clanky he/him]

Cylkan wandered through the caves looking at all the new and strange people. He listened to the talk of murder and enemies in their midst. He saw and heard all this and ignored it. He understood that his ancestors had come here for safety and freedom but now the world had changed. It used to be unheard of for anyone from the outside world to come here. All this fear and suspicion is just from all the old thinking in Twinborn village. Anything new to them is automatically wrong or evil. 

 

Cylkan saw a dead streetlamp above Malricks alehouse and set up his ladder beneath it. No matter what happens here I will still be needed anyways. Living in caves we will always need light and that is what I do. Cylkan got out his flint, relit the streetlamp and got off the ladder.

 

Light is the one thing people will always need. Well, that and beer. Cylkan set his ladder by the door and walked into the alehouse for a drink. 

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

The copper was low.

 

What else is new, thought Kwon bitterly. He carefully stoppered the glass vials and placed them on the appropriate shelf, replacing those he had sold earlier that day. He picked the block up off the smooth stone worktable, staring gloomily at the newly glittering upper edge. It was just his imagination, of course, but he couldn't help feeling that the block was lighter than before.

 

It was that thrice-cursed Smoker, Cleo. Well, her and her ilk, he reminded himself; the girl had only just arrived in town, and could hardly be blamed for the bulk of the shortage.

 

There seemed to be a lot of that going around, all of a sudden. Newcomers, that was. Wasn't this supposed to be a secret village? Kwon could only surmise that their arrival had something to do with the rising tensions in town. Could it be that the Final Empire had found them at last?

 

Kwon shook his head, quickly breaking off that line of thought, and headed down the stairs to his storage cellar. The Lord Ruler isn't going to find us, he reminded himself as he replaced the block of copper with its dwindling companions, because the Lord Ruler isn't looking for us. If he were, then Drell and the others would be right in insisting on maintaining Village Smokers, and they're NOT. That settled, Kwon climbed back up the steps into his lab to close up for the night.

 

As he prepared to leave, he took a final look over the premises and took a quiet satisfaction in the orderly workplace. Then, he turned, closing the door and locking it behind him. Key in his pocket, Kwon whistled as he made his way toward the town square. He needed a drink; and if there was one person who could always be counted upon to listen to his grumblings, it was Malrick.

 

I invented an NPC, Drell, because I didn't want to assign an opinion to any of the other players. That's okay, right?

Edited March 27, 2015 by Wonko the Sane

[Feligon he/him]

Drell, what in rust are you doing, manm?  We ahd an agreement that you would keep that between us.  He's been telling others?  That troll.  Oh well.

 

Anyway, I have something to ask Drell, the tyrant of information (Wonko, you now have to rp Drell too, deal with it).  What exactly was the talk about devotion and odium?  This is getting really condfusing for those of us who have always lived in twinborn village.  You should know, being a tineye and archivist.  (I also gave Drell some rp powers, you're welcome)

Edited March 27, 2015 by Feligon

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

I suppose I can pick up Drell, if you'd like, but I'd prefer if he not become a central character. My focus is really on Kwon.

 

I need some more info on the scene before I can start the Drell-Faliu conversation. Most importantly, where are we? I can come up with this stuff if you want, but since you started the scene, I wanted to give you that opportunity. Just tell me if you would rather I fill in the blanks.

 

Winter, who is Devotion talking to? I'm not entirely certain whether Kwon (or Drell, I guess) should respond. For reference, Kwon is on is way to Malrick's alehouse, and Drell is wherever Faliu is.

Edited March 27, 2015 by Wonko the Sane

[vineyarddawg]

Just in case it wasn't clear from my RP thus far, D'wag's family are reclusive cavern homesteaders in the hard-to-reach places at the edge of Twinborn village.

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

Drell glanced at his newfound companion with distaste. Couldn't a man go out for a quick drink without being accosted by some imbecile?

 

"I assure you, friend, that I haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about. An upstanding citizen like myself would never get involved in such clandestine matters. As to the discussion of this 'Devotion' and 'Odium', I confess myself as baffled as you." Drell paused. Surely this fool didn't have the coin to afford his more... private services? Still, it was best to make sure.

 

"However, if you'd like, I might be willing to discuss the matter over a drink -- if you are willing to pay, of course. My time is, after all, very valuable."

 

I'm not rejecting the secret-monger idea for Drell, but he's hardly going to discuss that in the middle of the street, now is he?

 

Winter: Like, in our minds? I'd have a hard time responding to that, so I'd prefer if you left my character(s) out of worldhopper stuff -- or at least try to keep it behind-the-scenes, like it tends to be in the novels. I'm fairly sure that direct communication from a Shard would unsettle the town.

Edited March 27, 2015 by Wonko the Sane

[Feligon he/him]

"Of coure, I found 58 boxings in the last week, I even fail at being poor.  Weird how the universe works.  Spend it or lose it, that's my way."  After Faliu said this, Drell invited him, reluctantly, into Maverick's Alehouse.

 

before Faliu could walk through the door, some drunk Thug barreled out the door and ran into him.  Faliu started floating off into the sky, screaming in terror as he faced the prospect of falling into the sun.  Anything that he could have used to grab hold of and pull himself down with were out of his reach, just his luck.  Many shocked faces look up at him as he floated away.

 

Drell simply looked at Faliu incredulously. Faliu stopped going up as he crested the arch he was launched in.  He smiled.  his favorite thing about being an Iron ferring was the float-into-oblivion prank.  Faliu landed lightly on his back and stopped filling the iron shackle he foundit was more than half full, so he tapped it to get make it so.  Drell already knew he has a Skimmer, he knew everyhting, so he wasn't even surprised when Faliu Fe Faliu took to the skies.

 

Some of the crowd grumbled about how they "should have known" and that Faliu was "misusing his powers, storming man."  He'd have to make a note of that new swear.  "Quit showing off, come on."  Faliu was not going to pass up a perfectly good opportunity for such a classic skimmer prank.  He entered the Alehouse grinning stupidly.

 

Idea for the game:  Kill off Drell to start the game.  It's just an idea, and he would be igniting spark that starts the game with a death.  He's just an npc anyway.

edot: grammer

Edited March 27, 2015 by Feligon

[Metacognition he/him]

Winter: Like, in our minds? I'd have a hard time responding to that, so I'd prefer if you left my character(s) out of worldhopper stuff -- or at least try to keep it behind-the-scenes, like it tends to be in the novels. I'm fairly sure that direct communication from a Shard would unsettle the town.

 

I agree with this. It was one game. Let's leave it mostly to that game and not have it roll over into other games too much. When those types of things do roll over into another game, they should be almost like little easter eggs IMO; If someone spots them, they should get a good chuckle out of it and be able to leave it at that. It shouldn't be something that's shoved down everyone's throats. For example: Malrick is evidently a descendant or at least related to my character from LG7. Not everyone would notice it (especially our new players*) and it doesn't affect game play. My character being a descendant doesn't change how players interact with me. 

If you like, Winter, you could always make it so Cleo now hears Devotion's voice in her head rather than Ruin's now. That would be a neat twist for her character story after all! But I think we should leave most of what happened in one game isolated to that game, but that's just my opinion.

 

Also, could someone fix the downvote on one of Winter's posts? I accidentally hit it when scrolling down. >.<

 

*Also, Welcome! I hope you have as much fun with these games as we've had with them! I'm sorry in advance for any of you whom I wind up killing or getting killed. I look forward to being stabbed in the back by you as well!

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

What I wouldn't do for money, Drell thought wearily as he watched the fool man clown around. As he did, he took note of what he could hear of bystander's conversations. Storming? What in the Lord Ruler's name did that mean? Drell filed it away for future investigation. At the moment, he had 58 boxings to acquire.

 

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What in the... Kwon watched as, suddenly, a man burst into the air in front of him. Then he recognized the features of old Faliu. He called, "You should be more careful, Faliu! If you keep this up, you'll only end up hurting yourself again!" But the poor fool just grinned and ran off to join...

 

Drell. That was just fantastic. Kwon's mood sank as the pair ducked into Malrick's. Well, there goes my evening. Kwon made his way into the alehouse, calling immediately for a drink. He had a feeling that this would be an unpleasant night.

 

You're right on time, Meta! You arrived exactly as the action headed into your tavern. Done, on the Winter thing, by the way.

 

I am all for the 'kill Drell' plan. It would be an awesome start, and I don't really plan on supporting the character very well. Plus, it would be very cool for something I created to have such an important role in my very first game!

Edited March 27, 2015 by Wonko the Sane

[Metacognition he/him]

Malrick was distracted tonight. With the arrival of so many newcomers, it seemed they brought ill tidings with them. There was discussion that the Final Empire they had fled might have found them after all; something or someones calling themselves the "Spiked." 

 

There seemed to be an expectant anticipation hanging in the air, like a guillotine that just needed the finest touch to set it off. It was so heavy that it was even starting to get under Malrick's skin! He started making mental notes of all of the traps he and his ancestors had built into the bar over the years. His ancestors hadn't been fools; they knew a day like this could come and they had plotted against it. At the very least, the alehouse should survive. 

 

It was into this distracted state that Kwon wandered into. Typically, Malrick would've been more than willing to sit and chat, but his mind was focused elsewhere. He was performing his bartending duties on autopilot, which was very much not like him. He was likely adding to the atmosphere in the Village, but he didn't care. This kind of rumor, if true, could compromise the entire village and all of their livelihoods! 

 

Well, Malrick wasn't going to take it lying down! He would double check the traps tonight, make sure everything was in good working order. Plus, he had another one that he'd always planned on setting up; his own addition to the various contraptions carefully hidden around his bar. Tonight seemed like a good night to do so as any... 

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

"...But they just keep shoving the stuff down their throats like it's nothing! I'm down to just seven blocks of copper, for Preservation's sake! And I just know that it wouldn't be an issue if it weren't for that snake, Drell, with his 'businessman's interest' in the--" Kwon paused, noticing for the first time that his audience's attention was elsewhere.

 

"Malrick? You seem distracted; is everything alright?" he asked, concerned. He frowned, then noticed his friend's occasional sidelong glances at his assorted patrons -- in particular, at all the strangers.

 

"It's this new talk, isn't it. These 'Spiked', or whatever they're calling themselves. It's got me worried, too. Do you... now, this is just hypothetical, you understand... do you suppose that maybe some of these newcomers might be spies for the Lord Ruler?" Kwon shivered.

[Newan he/him]

The lurcher's power only works one action period at a time.  It can be used multiple periods per night.  

 

I love the idea of assigning occupations to those who haven't chosen any!

 

Also, just to clear this up: The GMs will be choosing everyone's abilities and alignments.  The players who have claimed abilities already are just using them for RP.  

 

I'm so excited for this game to start!  It's going to be awesome!

Edited March 27, 2015 by Newan

[Mailliw73 he/him]

EDIT: Also, I put forth the motion that GMs should be allowed to decide the occupation of any player that doesn't give one! I also suggest that the GMs be as hilarious/evil as possible when deciding such roles for said players. I think that would not only be great fun for the GMs, but would throw an entire new dynamic on player relations!

  

I like this idea so much that I'm not gong to decide an occupation for Millie.

It's orange! I'm only not using Red because Mailliw probably wants it!

Yes, Odium's [/color] is dark red, but this game shall be void of hatred(unlikely, but we'll try. )

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

Drell watched the crazy woman whispering in the corner with amusement, listening with his tin to her meaningless babbling. From what he could tell, she thought was talking to a ghost about some 'Kae' person -- probably another figment of her imagination -- being devoted to her. She noticed him staring, and tried to explain away her behavior. Snorting, he turned back to the matter at hand.

 

"So, Faliu -- that was your name, yes? What was it you wanted to know?"

[The Honey Badger he/him]

Thank you Wonko, thanks Metacog and Newan for clearing up my confusion, I really want to play right so i need to get my facts straight

 

Edit to begin RPing: 

 

Honerius Bager was tired, he was tired of sitting in these caves. He needed fresh air, his job as trapper had been successful in the distant past, but the game had started disappearing, and so now he was here hunting mice like a cat, a stupid cat. He'd set up a hovel in the cheapest place he could find. And then all these new people started drifting into town, bringing rumors of the Lord Ruler's constructs wandering the lands. 

              "When I was a young buck we'd go out and hunt them down, but now everyone just cowers in their shacks." He said to no one in particular as he strolled through the Main District.

He went into the alehouse, not to have a drink, he didn't have enough money for that, but just to spend some time away from his hovel. 

Edited March 27, 2015 by The Honey Badger

[Feligon he/him]

Ok, Drell, what doo you knw about shards?

[Metacognition he/him]

Malrick shook himself out of his revelry. The traps could wait till after closing time. 

 

"Sorry," he said with a somber grin. "I just don't like it- these rumors. The Founders, may Preservation give them rest, were incredibly careful and smart about where they set up our Home. So," -and he punctuated his thought by rapping on the bar- "if these rumors are true, how'd these 'Spiked' find us in the first place, eh? We've had generations of just quite living and peaceful years. We're smack dab in the middle of nowhere and we live in caves. It's not like someone is just going to stumble upon us. If there was a hunt in the Final Empire to find us, we'd have heard about it by now. At the very least, those of us that do venture above ground, like Honerius, would've caught sent of it. 

 

"So that's the twist," he said as he leaned in, as if he was imparting a secret; which, in a way, he was. "Yes, I suspect that some of these newcomers, with their fancy words and stranger actions, very well might be spies for the Lord Ruler. If he had found us, he'd need to get his agents in place somehow. But, that's not the whole of it. They likely wouldn't have found us without help. Someone in Twinborn has ratted us out and that's likely going to keep me up at night."

 

He then turned to Cylkan, his entire demeanor changing in a second, and he was all smiles and joviality again. 

 

"It's 'bout time you got back over here to fix that light, Cyl! If there's one thing I can set my watch to, it's that mist-cursed light going out and you wandering in here after fixing it!" He said with a lighthearted smile. 

He didn't have the heart to tell Cylkan that the reason the light went out so much was because he kept extinguishing it. 

 

"The usual?"

Edited March 28, 2015 by Metacognition

[Newan he/him]

I have a question about the Spiked team: do they know each other's identity and have a google doc?

 

Yes they do.  

[twelfthrootoftwo]

I'll sign up to the random occupation group, as Kirrah Dotze.

 

The possibilities of the contingency system are interesting. Does a contingency need to be the same type of action as the preferred choice? Eg is [Attack Newan. If he's not there, sleep.] a valid order?

[ostrichofevil he/him]

Yes they do.  

 

Sorry, that might have sounded like a stupid question since its not my first game, but looking at the goals I noticed that it says

 

Twinborn: This village is a wonderful place.  You must save it from the forces of evil.  

Win condition: kill all of the Spiked.

 

Spiked: Those twinborn elitists think that all the power belongs to them by divine right.  Kill them so you can return to the Final Empire, where hemalurgists are probably accepted for the forward-thinking individuals they are.  

Win condition: kill all of the Twinborn.

 

Isn't the Eliminator win condition usually to outnumber the Village?

[Feligon he/him]

there are kandra, koloss and stuff could vote against the eliminators and still win.  For example:

 

Winter (koloss): meta

Meta (spiked): vine

Vine (twinborn): meta

Araris (spiked): vine

 

in this example, it is possible to tie the vote even if all the spiked vote the same.  Winter then attacks meta and vine is a coinshot and kills Araris and wins.  The villagers can still win even if they are outnumbered.  In other games, once the spiked were winning lynches because they were the majority, they were virtually unstoppable.  This is just an example, I have no idea what the roles actually are for this game.  (It might have just been easier for winter to kill vine, but oh well.)  It would all depend on if the koloss was in cahoots with the twinborn.  There could also be kandra and the like wandering around too.

 

edit: oops, formatting

Edited March 28, 2015 by Feligon

[Newan he/him]

I'll sign up to the random occupation group, as Kirrah Dotze.

 

The possibilities of the contingency system are interesting. Does a contingency need to be the same type of action as the preferred choice? Eg is [Attack Newan. If he's not there, sleep.] a valid order?

 

That is valid.  The one thing that is similar to this that isn't valid is when you refer to information you don't have.  So you couldn't say "Move toward the room where Newan is" or "Attack a member of the spiked team" or "Protect the nicrosil misting" 

 

Sorry, that might have sounded like a stupid question since its not my first game, but looking at the goals I noticed that it says

 

Twinborn: This village is a wonderful place.  You must save it from the forces of evil.  

Win condition: kill all of the Spiked.

 

Spiked: Those twinborn elitists think that all the power belongs to them by divine right.  Kill them so you can return to the Final Empire, where hemalurgists are probably accepted for the forward-thinking individuals they are.  

Win condition: kill all of the Twinborn.

 

Isn't the Eliminator win condition usually to outnumber the Village?

 

Don't even worry about it.  These are all good questions.  

 

I did this on purpose.  In this game, there are still ways to survive even when you're outnumbered.  As Feligon pointed out, the presence of the kandra makes it more difficult for the spiked to lynch you.  If you have pewter allomancy or duralumin feruchemy, it could buy you the time you need to even the playing field.  

Edited March 28, 2015 by Newan