Long Game 18: Holly and Iron

[little wilson she/her]

And that's the end of the turn and half-term.

[little wilson she/her]

Term 4: Month 2 - When the Insane Complain

 

[writeup to be edited in]

 

Just to let you know, this writeup will contain a hint about someone with an object.

 

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Varda Elentari (Elbereth) was brought on the Horns and charged with Conduct Unbecoming! She was lashed.

Reader (The Only Joe) was brought on the Horns and charged with Conduct Unbecoming! He was lashed!

Dow (Dowanx) was brought on the Horns and charged with Conduct Unbecoming! He was expelled!

 

Touka Kirishima (DeathClutch19) went insane! He is now in the Crockery!

 

These students were elevated: Wilem, Haelbarde, Pyra Ghetti, Corrin, Danosaur, Sev

 

Also, I apologize for the lack of warning about Daylight Savings Time, though it wouldn't have changed the time period in which the cycle ended. It works best for us GMs if we keep the cycle ending at 5:30pm my time, since Orlok is in Britain, and this means he doesn't have to stay up quite so late to help with the rollover.

 

[Haelbarde he/him]

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Didn't Stink and Mail get complaints on them? They must have got lucky with the DP distribution. DC also had complaints, but he obviously cracked first.

Edited March 15, 2016 by Haelbarde

[Jo and the Bush all/any]

 

(Mailliw) {Note that this link won't work once wilson merges the threads. I'll update the link at that point.}

Joe, only Out of Game discussion needs to be blue. Because of that, I'm not sure your "I am not a skindancer" will count. 

 

The lynch becomes much more effective when we do have students become Masters, though, Joe. They can then actually act on their suspicions, ensuring that their suspects at least have a chance of being roleblocked, or at most, expelled. Right now the lynch is basically randomized between anyone who gets a single vote on them. In fact, we've not once succeeded in expelling anyone. I don't agree at all with your idea on Masters.

I have been using Blue for out of Character discussion the entire game, and will continue to do so, unless Wilson explicitly says that blue text doesn't count. But I would bet ten talents that it does count. It doesn't make any sense for it to not count.

 

As for the Masters argument, Dow just got expelled, and three people just got lashed, all without masters. So I am going to continue doing my best to prevent unproven players from becoming Masters.

 

I am Not a Skindancer.

 

EDIT: Darn it. Changing to Black.

Edited March 14, 2016 by The Only Joe

[Haelbarde he/him]

Oh, Stink and Mail probably had EP? That probably absorbed enough DP sent their way.

I am not a Skindancer.

[Orlok Tsubodai]

All PMs are now out - apologies for the delay.

[TheMightyLopen he/him]

 

Didn't Stink and Mail get complaints on them? They must have got lucky with the DP distribution. DC also had complaints, but he obviously cracked first. 

 

 

It's possible that the votes on one of them were removed using Rhetoric and Logic OR that they were staying at the Horse and Four(like Mailliws been RPing). It's also possible that their EP took away the DP, like you say. Mail, are you staying at the Horse and Four?

 

I am not a Skindancer. I am a Re'lar now though! 

 

Okay, I told Wonko about this and I talked to DC about this as well. I had/have a theory that DeathClutch may have been in Alchemy. I'm wondering whether he was attacked by the Skindancers, or if that's the reason he went insane. I'm curious what the hint will be that Wilson mentions to see if that's a possibility. I guess if someone was attacked by the Skindancers, but got saved, they should probably at least tell one other person.

[Clanky he/him]

Not cool Skindancers, not cool! Sabotage me the cycle immediately after escaping from the Crockery that YOU sent me to in the first place! 

 

Anyways so I was sabotaged again because the bloodless I bought last cycle is already used up. I tried to buy three to send around but only one was available and in my GM PM I was told I bought one bloodless and that it is now used. So the only reason it could be used would be from sabotage.

[TheMightyLopen he/him]

Not cool Skindancers, not cool! Sabotage me the cycle immediately after escaping from the Crockery that YOU sent me to in the first place! 

 

Anyways so I was sabotaged again because the bloodless I bought last cycle is already used up. I tried to buy three to send around but only one was available and in my GM PM I was told I bought one bloodless and that it is now used. So the only reason it could be used would be from sabotage.

 

Okay, so I guess my theory about DeathClutch was most likely correct, which means he could definitely be a Skindancer. I was honestly worried that if he WAS a Skindancer, he'd demolish a lodging and possibly kill some of the players there. I even confronted him about doing just that if he was a Skindancer and told him he'd pay for it if that happened. It never happened though, so I suppose that means he either didn't think it was worth it to sacrifice himself for possibly killing some players or he wasn't a Skindancer. Or I'm completely wrong and he wasn't in Alchemy. I do think he was though. If he was, then I'm curious what he DID do with his abilities.

[Haelbarde he/him]

It's possible that the votes on one of them were removed using Rhetoric and Logic OR that they were staying at the Horse and Four(like Mailliws been RPing). It's also possible that their EP took away the DP, like you say. Mail, are you staying at the Horse and Four?

 

I am not a Skindancer. I am a Re'lar now though! 

 

Okay, I told Wonko about this and I talked to DC about this as well. I had/have a theory that DeathClutch may have been in Alchemy. I'm wondering whether he was attacked by the Skindancers, or if that's the reason he went insane. I'm curious what the hint will be that Wilson mentions to see if that's a possibility. I guess if someone was attacked by the Skindancers, but got saved, they should probably at least tell one other person.

Yeah that's true. (Although I seriously doubt Elbereth has been staying at the Horse and Four )

 

Well, given Clanky has said he was sabotaged, and he really has no reason to lie, I guess we can assume that's what the hint referred to, and the DC did crack. Which means that there would be a fair chance you could be right about him being in Alchemy.

[Clanky he/him]

Actually Fire can be used for item destruction. Someone could've just used that on me and that means we've got a naming skindancer with multiple names. Could even be one who recently went insane from potentially naming?

Edited March 14, 2016 by Clanky

[TheMightyLopen he/him]

Here's how I figured he was in Alchemy.

 

First Month of elevations: DC was elevated. I didn't ever hear of anyone being elevated in Alchemy for this Month

2nd Month: DC was elevated. Again, no news of an Alchemist.

3rd Month: DC was NOT elevated. PK was most likely elevated in Alchemy on this Month.

4th Month: DC was elevated. No news of a different Alchemist yet again.

5th Month: DC was not elevated. I don't know much about these elevations yet.

6th Month: DC was not elevated. Obviously, these just happened

 

So it seems like fairly good proof, along with his insanity, that he was an Alchemist. My question would be if that's all he was elevated in.

[Mailliw73 he/him]

Lopen, Yes, I am in the Horse and Four.

I am not a skindancer.

Clanky, my first thought would be a skindancer sending an assassin after you if it wasn't the sabotage.

[Clanky he/him]

So apparently the name of fire would've given me a different message, I don't see how anyone could've got a mommet of me considering I haven't defaulted on a lone or even performed an action on anybody and bloodless don't block assassins. Any other ways my bloodless could've been used up?

[little wilson she/her]

I have been using Blue for out of Character discussion the entire game, and will continue to do so, unless Wilson explicitly says that blue text doesn't count. But I would bet ten talents that it does count. It doesn't make any sense for it to not count.

 

During the time you were on hiatus, there were some issues with the old-guard players using blue text like this and we stated that blue text is specifically for out of game discussion. That's what it says in the rules as well. Black text is for anything game-related. So yeah, it should all be in black.

[TheMightyLopen he/him]

So apparently the name of fire would've given me a different message, I don't see how anyone could've got a mommet of me considering I haven't defaulted on a lone or even performed an action on anybody and bloodless don't block assassins. Any other ways my bloodless could've been used up?

 

If it wasn't an item destruction attack, I don't see how it could be anything other than the Skindancer attack, since the Bloodless specifically states that it protects from Sabotages, rather than kills, which all other attacks, such as mommets, Naming and Assassins, are.

[Jo and the Bush all/any]

During the time you were on hiatus, there were some issues with the old-guard players using blue text like this and we stated that blue text is specifically for out of game discussion. That's what it says in the rules as well. Black text is for anything game-related. So yeah, it should all be in black.

 [colour=OOC]Ugh, fine. I'll use something else. Were there any other general rule changes that I should be aware of? I really don't want to go back and reread all the games I missed.[/colour=OOC]

 

I am not a Skindancer.

Edited March 14, 2016 by The Only Joe

[little wilson she/her]

Ugh, fine. I'll use something else. Were there any other general rule changes that I should be aware of? I really don't want to go back and reread all the games I missed.

 

Nope. That's pretty much the only one that's different.

[Elbereth she/her]

So, there were a couple of votes on me last cycle for... not-very-good reasons, and that's kind of annoying me because now I have a three-turn roleblock. Fortunately, I don't think I actually have a tuition increase because my tuition is frozen at the moment. Which is nice. If this turns out not to be the case, I shall be most annoyed.

I am not a skindancer. And I really hope that this game doesn't have standard elimination proportions, because if that is the case we are kinda sunk, unless the skindancers keep failing to hit people (or hit people that die from mercenaries).

The thing to remember is the win condition. It's possible for the Skindancers to outnumber us, and we still win. It's even very possible. Because they have to kill all of us, and it just gets harder to fly under the radar as the pool of people gets smaller.

  

Yeah that's true. (Although I seriously doubt Elbereth has been staying at the Horse and Four )

Nope. Nor did I use any actions to change the vote, so unless someone randomly decided to be nice (which I would appreciate, I guess), I just got fairly lucky that I wasn't expelled.

...I don't feel that lucky. Oh well.

[TheMightyLopen he/him]

EVERYONE SEND IN LODGING ORDERS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!! THERE'S AN ARMY OF MERCENARIES TRYING TO KILL US ALL! 

[Burnt Spaghetti she/her]

I want to vote for Burnt as she seems to be one of the most suspicious but I know people don't like voting on Edema Ruh which seems like a good way of avoiding votes. I would like to have her scanned with the truth tester thing though. She's only posted once this cycle and there is no chance for there to be any other true/false statements other than the I am a Skindancer post.

 

I appreciate you not voting for me, thanks.  Tho, Elbereth being Edema Ruh didn't exactly stop people from voting on her so...

So anyways... why is it that you find me suspicious? You haven't given me much to respond to there...If it's my lack of involvement in the thread, then sorry. 

 

 

I am not a skindancer

[TheMightyLopen he/him]

On Tuesday, just about 36 hours from this post, I'm going out of town until Friday and I may not have a lot of chances to get on the internet, so I wanted to give you all a heads up that I won't be as active as usual. Sorry!

[Firemuffin42]

Any idea whether or not Dow was a skindancer or not?

Also, Clanky, do you ahve a way of getting another bloodless? They came after you at least twice already. Once the first time you went to the crockery, and then this second time. If not, you might want to find one…

I am not a skindacner

[Clanky he/him]

I appreciate you not voting for me, thanks.  Tho, Elbereth being Edema Ruh didn't exactly stop people from voting on her so...

So anyways... why is it that you find me suspicious? You haven't given me much to respond to there...If it's my lack of involvement in the thread, then sorry. 

 

 

I am not a skindancer

I don't have too much to go on. I fully admit to not paying that much attention to this game when I was insane. I never really expected to get out. But mostly it's for a bunch of rp without much other content. Also for guilting people out of voting for you based on being an Edema Ruh and basically hiding behind that to keep you from harm. I don't like how easy it would be for a Skindancer to hide behind being an Edema ruh without having to do much real participation in thread.

 

Any idea whether or not Dow was a skindancer or not?

Also, Clanky, do you ahve a way of getting another bloodless? They came after you at least twice already. Once the first time you went to the crockery, and then this second time. If not, you might want to find one…

I am not a skindacner

Don't worry about me. I've got ways to defend myself now. 

 

Also I am not a Skindancer

[Araris Valerian he/him]

I am not a skindancer.

 

I am really swamped with life (mostly homework and midterms) right now, and probably will be through this week.

 

I will use the abilities that I have in the best way I can think of to help the village, and definitely not die from mercenaries. But I probably won't file any complaints unless I have way more time than I suspect I will.