Mid-Range Game 9: The Steel Ministry

[Zephrer he/him]

Where did everyone go?

[Guest]

For whatever reason, people feel like they are justified in deserting their previous games because a new one started.

As for me, whenever I begin to play two games, I immediately get killed in one of them, solving my problems. It's a skill thing, that many newer players do not have. The skill of getting killed at will without being lynched.

[Clanky he/him]

I am not sure what to do here at the moment. It just seems like everyone just wants to follow Deaths last list and are just voting from that. I am interested in ventures ultimate suspicion list since it will hopefully help generate discussion.

[Haelbarde he/him]

A reminder that there are just under 7 hours left until end of cycle, so make sure that if you intend to vote or put in actions, you get them in before times up.

[polkinghornbd he/him]

My problem with these games isn't that there are two going on, it is that everyone else seems to have vastly greater reasoning skills than I do, so I don't know who to agree with.  That has lead to most of my inactivity, just not knowing what to say

[STINK he/him]

^ Basically the same over here.

[Meandbooks she/her]

Same for me.

 

I really don't have any new suspicions. I'm still suspicious of Zephrer, like I've been for ages. I'm a little bit suspicious of Creccio, but not as much as I was a few rounds ago. Although I also really want to hear Venture's list. Didn't we suspect him for a little while?

[Haelbarde he/him]

Cycle is over in 56 minutes. The clock is ticking.

[Haelbarde he/him]

And that's time. 

 

[Haelbarde he/him]

Cycle 8: Another Few Bite The Dust

Serech Huxer lurked in the multitudinous shadows of one of hallways that were everywhere. He was waiting. He’d come here for blood, and blood there had been plenty of. Only, not the blood he was after. All of Grimm’s test subjects so far had not confessed to any plots against House Huxer. But he knew that his political rivals would have made sure their agents were among the number still breathing. He was going to take matters into his own hands, starting now.

He had picked this hallway carefully. He knew his intended target for interrogation would be walking down past this intersection any moment there. He heard the sounds of footsteps echoing of the steel floor. Wait for it…. Wait for it… He readied his knife, closing his eyes, and taking a deep breath. 3… 2… 1… He barreled out of the shadows grabbing his prey. “Now it’s just you and me…”

“Umm… Serech?” He looked up. Surrounding him were the faces of his fellow inquisitors in training. “And I think Inor smells a bit like a Skaa…” Sophia continued on, having not noticed the interuption until she looked to see if anyone was till listening. “Oh…”

“See this? Serech’s a Skaa! Why else would he threaten one of us?”. 

“Yeah, strike him down!” Inor cried out, pointedly ignoring Sophia.

“Yup, seems like we’ve got our man,” agreed Marie.

Elijah cleared his throat. “Well that decides it then.” He turned to address Serech. “If you’d be so kind as to release poor Coco there, if you’ll kindly come with me…”

“NEVER!” With that cry, Serech lifted his blade and begun to plunge it towards Coco to get his share of blood when the knife was yanked out of his hands, disappearing into the shadowy hallway from where the group had come. Out of the darkness strode the grinning maw of Grimm, playing with the knife that Serech had held just moments before.  

“Well what have we here?” The man dashed forwards, grabbing Serech and bringing him to within an inch of his face. Grimm cocked his head. “Did I hear you volunteer? Excellent! Everyone, come right this way!”

A long while later...

The interrogation had been quick, though mostly because he only asked one question. Serech was not a skaa, but that didn’t matter. Not really. There were more important things to life. Or rather, death.  

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If I were a skaa, I would be plotting with my buddies in secret while the rest of us were distracted by Grimm’s lessons. But where would I hide. Lan wanted to prove himself. He had been so pleased to receive the invitation to join the Canton of Inquisition, that someone had recognized his value. He’d received his spike. But then there had been no need for a Coppercloud. No one needed him. He was forgotten, undervalued, again. So he was going to change that. He was going to find the Skaa’s secret lair and he was going to take them out. Then everyone would know how useful he was. He heard a sound. He stopped. Must be a skaa. He stepped walked out to the nearby intersection. He heard another sound, coming from the right. He turned in that direction.

“I know you’re there. The game is up. Everyone’s going to know that you are skaa, and then everyone will realize how awesome I am. You’re surrounded, so come out slowly with your hands where I can see them.”

A voice whispered in his ear as a hand covered his mouth.

“It seems you’re the one who’s surrounded.” Then everything ended as something sharp was shoved into the back of his neck.

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Zephrer was Lynched. They were an Inquisitor Augur.
Clanky was Killed. They were an Inquisitor Coppercloud.

Vote Tally
Zephrer(4): Clanky, Creccio, Ripple, Polking
Creccio(1): Winter

Let me know if I've forgotten anything or made any mistakes. I believe all the PM's have been sent out. Shoot me a PM if I've missed you.

Player List:

 

1. IrulelikeSTINK (No Name)
2. Venture Mistborn (Maxisum)
3. Winter Cloud (Sophia Erikell)
4. Creccio (Inor Haze)
5. The Honey Badger (Dagbert Honerion)
6. polkinghornbd (Elijah)
7. Nicocoberru (Coco)
8. Kasimir(Ripple) (Koschei Jerzy)
9. Phattemer (Axies)
10. Meandbooks (Ailyth)

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RippleGylf (Marie Lepinceau) - Inquisitor Soother
Mailliw73 (Milon Bulvier) - Inquisitor Rioter
Alvom Halbin (Andierre Reynaud) - Inquisitor Pewterarm
Araris Valerian (Arad Penrod) - Inquisitor Seeker
Sart (Mar) - Inquisitor Lurcher
Shallan (Citona Vinid) - Skaa Coppercloud
The Only Joe (Joel Tormander) - Inquisitor Tineye
Orlok (Locke Tekiel) - Inquisitor Pewterarm
Alvron (Jak) - Inquisitor Lurcher
TheMightyLopen (Kellam Lyre) - Skaa Seeker
Wyrmhero (Wyrm Heron) - Inquisitor Seeker
Kipper (Kipper) - Inquisitor Lurcher
Alfa (Ashbringer Fadraux) - Skaa Pewterarm
Deathclutch10 (Shi Kuratchi) - Inquisitor Coinshot
Zephrer (Serech of House Huxer) - Inquisitor Augur
Clanky (Lan) - Inquisitor Coppercloud

Quick Links:

 

 Rules
Cycle 1
Cycle 2
Cycle 3
Cycle 4
Cycle 5
Cycle 6
Cycle 7

Cycle ends in 48 hours time. See the image above for details. (Credit again to Kipper!)

Edited October 29, 2016 by Alvron

[Arraenae]

Is it too late for me to spectate this? I want to know who ends up dying and who doesn't .

[Haelbarde he/him]

Is it too late for me to spectate this? I want to know who ends up dying and who doesn't .

Nope, not too late (also, yay! Someone posted!). I'll send you a PM with the link.

[Elbereth she/her]

Um, ditto. It would be interesting to see a game from the other side.

[DeathClutch19 he/him]

Other side? There's only one side. I'm pretty sure the dead chat is more lively than the actual thread. 

[Haelbarde he/him]

Alright guys, back to the dead doc with y'all. We'll keep this thread for the breathing, okay?

 

@Elbereth, I'll send you the link presently.

 

If anyone else would like a link to the spectator doc, send me a PM rather than posting in thread, and I'll send it through.

Edited November 7, 2015 by Haelbarde

[RippleGylf she/her]

Wow. Did I miss everyone dying, or something? Come on, we're not dead yet!

 

Edit: I want to hear from Venture. We never got that "list" of yours.

Edited November 7, 2015 by RippleGylf

[Meandbooks she/her]

Well, I feel like Zephrer's role reveal should be a thing ripe for analysis, but I have no idea how to go about it. 

 

I'd bet at least one of the three people who voted for him (Creccio, Ripple, and Polking) and are still alive is skaa. I'm think at least one skaa would vote because they'd want to make sure there was a lynch.

 

Out of those three, I'm most suspicious of Creccio, but he's been on my suspicion list for some time now. I really don't know about Ripple or Polking.

 

However, I'm also equally certain that there is at least one skaa among the largely inactive players, trying to fade into the background so we overlook them and kill each other off. I'd be highly surprised if there wasn't. 

 

Here's my probably incomplete list of inactives:

1. Venture Mistborn (Maxisum)
2. Winter Cloud (Sophia Erikell) (Not as much recently, though)
3. The Honey Badger (Dagbert Honerion) (Haven't seen him in ages)
4. Nicocoberru (Coco) (According to her profile, hasn't actually been online in a week.)
 

So far, suspicion has fallen on the first three, but each have avoided a lynch.

 

And Venture, I'd like to hear from you too.

Edited November 7, 2015 by Meandbooks

[Kasimir he/him]

Sorry, M'Hael. As the dead/alive, departed player, I really just have to say this:

Can people please kindly stop it with the Kasrippmar or Kasripple or whatever and just address Ripple as Ripple? Stop namesmashing me, darnit. Wyrmimir and Kashero was bad enough, good grief!

 

I know who started it, and rest assured I will be causing him a great deal of grief over it.

Thank you!

#irritatedKasisirritated

[Amanuensis he/him]

I actually thought it was kinda cute, as if people were trying to ship you two

Edited November 7, 2015 by Adavantos

[RippleGylf she/her]

Yeah, no. That would be really awkward. I don't really see the point in shipping anything myself, but whatever floats your boat, I guess. 

Edited November 7, 2015 by RippleGylf

[Kasimir he/him]

I actually thought it was kinda cute, as if people were trying to ship you two

Yeah, no. That would be really awkward. I don't really see the point in shipping anything myself, but whatever floats your boat, I guess. 

Sorry darlings; in the words of my bro Wyrm: the Dula ship. We do not get shipped

Okay, Kas going silent. Game on.

[Meandbooks she/her]

Got it, and fixed.

Edited November 7, 2015 by Meandbooks

[Meandbooks she/her]

No, I know, I did say you were more active recently. You've probably been the most active out of that list, especially in the last few rounds.

[Creccio he/him]

My vote is on Winter

 

Why? Because she has not helped the Inquisition simply put. Defending is not enough to help.

[Haelbarde he/him]

There are six hours left on the clock!