Long Game 18: Holly and Iron

[Orlok Tsubodai]

Term 7: Month 2 - Final Words Unspoken

Amari sat up late at night, writing a report for the Master Archivist about his family traditions. In particular, the Master seemed to be very interested in the last words of his ancestors, since it was traditional to end their life with a meaningful saying that had been refined and polished throughout their lives. Amari already had a phrase, although he didn’t think of it very often. Thoughts of death were never pleasant.

He stretched, staring out past his candle into the darkness outside his window. “Anything could be out there…” he mused to himself. “Anything. And here I am, stuck doing a stupid report on my ancestors’ last words! The only thing worse would be derivatives.” He had a math assignment due the next day, which he was carefully avoiding thinking about.

Soon enough, it was easy to forget, when something flew over his head and embedded itself in the wall with a sharp thwack!. He jumped out of his chair, staring at the arrow which was now ruining the beautiful tapestry which his grandmother had handed down to him when she’d died. Really? I liked that tapestry!

But more immediate concerns were brought to the forefront when another arrow slammed into the back of his chair. He yelped and ducked beneath his desk, hoping the thick wood would save him.

It didn’t. A third arrow slammed through the desk and into Amari’s chest, fatally wounding him and rendering him unable to speak.

His last thought was that he hadn’t even been able to say his last words. His last sentence? ‘The only thing worse would be derivatives.’

And such was the despair which overwhelmed him that he died without further ado.

Araris has died! He was a Student who had studied in Physicking, Arithmetic and Archives!

Clanky was brought on the Horns and charged with Conduct unbecoming. He was sentenced to lashings.

 

This cycle will end in 48 hours from now - 00:30 on Thursday Morning, British Summer Time.

 

Credit for the writeup goes once again to Elbereth - to whom we are eternally grateful!

 

Edit: All PMs are now out.

Edited March 28, 2016 by OrlokTsubodai

[Haelbarde he/him]

You don't like derivatives!? How dare you! Calculus is wonderful!

Lopen, I though you had something that could kill me. What you did tickled a bit, but that was about it...

Edit: Who ever took out Araris, you should have let me know, then I could have got someone else expelled!

Edited March 28, 2016 by Haelbarde

[TheMightyLopen he/him]

I'm not one for taking chances. Don't worry, I'm working it out. 

 

To everyone else, I successfully roleblocked Hael this time.

 

How exactly did Araris die? GM's, was he killed by a Mercenary?

[Haelbarde he/him]

To me it looks like someone put out an assassin on him... He was attacked in his room, not on the street.

Edited March 29, 2016 by Haelbarde

[Clanky he/him]

How exactly do I get brought on the horns when I'm not even attending university? I didn't even learn anything before leaving! No elevations at all! 

[Haelbarde he/him]

How exactly do I get brought on the horns when I'm not even attending university? I didn't even learn anything before leaving! No elevations at all! 

Because you're still enrolled, and I don't like you because you have too much money.

[Aonar he/him]

Araris was indeed assassinated. 

 

Clanky: You're still technically a University student. Just one that the teachers consider too fragile to actually teach anything too.

[TheMightyLopen he/him]

Well it was probably STINK that killed him then. Doesn't Araris have a pretty long death streak going? I was looking at Wilsons spreadsheet and I think I remember seeing that he had died like, 9 or 10 times in a row.

 

I figure we might as well get our votes done now, so...Lopen Danosaur.

[Haelbarde he/him]

Great idea, Lopen!

Firemuffin Firemuffin

[Clanky he/him]

Because you're still enrolled, and I don't like you because you have too much money.

But I'm not technically enrolled. Unless they are giving me free tuition. 

 

 

Clanky: You're still technically a University student. Just one that the teachers consider too fragile to actually teach anything too.

I consider more that they know there's nothing else they can teach me. I have surpassed all the masters. Hence the free tuition. 

[Haelbarde he/him]

I think it's more you've chosen to suspend your studies, as it were. If you start paying again, you could attend.

GMs - can a PC master choose to elevate people like Clanky just anyway?

Edit:

If you wanted a maths problem to send him crazy, you could have got him to prove that 0.999 recurring = 1. That one breaks brains.

Edit 2:

Wow, was there a flash mob robbing in the Imre or something? There's barely anything there!

And yup, you read that right. I'm in the Imre, meaning any of you expelled malcontents can target me this turn. So come at me. Give me everything you've got!

Edited March 29, 2016 by Haelbarde

[TheMightyLopen he/him]

Edit 2:

Wow, was there a flash mob robbing in the Imre or something? There's barely anything there!

And yup, you read that right. I'm in the Imre, meaning any of you expelled malcontents can target me this turn. So come at me. Give me everything you've got!

 

Yeah, it's been like that for a while, though I think there was a small restocking. I guess that's gone now as well. 

 

But I wanted to kill you Hael! Why'd you have to betray me like this!? 

[Clanky he/him]

Clanky Lopen. 

[Firemuffin42]

Wait… shouldn't we be putting our votes on Hael?

[TheMightyLopen he/him]

He's a Master, and so cannot be expelled. Just like me and Danosaur. We CAN however, take away any DP that could go to you or Clanky. So let's say that there's votes on me, you, Danosaur and Haelbarde. If me and Danosaur put our 5 DP on one of us Masters, that leaves 35 DP to spread between the four of us. Hael will most likely place all 5 of his DP on you, FireMuffin, so in order for you to have a chance to be expelled, you'd need to get at least 6 of the 30 DP still out there. So having 4 players take the DP instead of just 1 or 2 makes it more likely that you'll just get lashings instead of getting expelled.

 

Clanky, you shoudn't be voting on yourself. You're one of 2 players that can be expelled. Better to put the votes on me, Danosaur and Haelbarde. 

 

FireMuffin, feel free to place 2 votes on Haelbarde!

[Haelbarde he/him]

Wait… shouldn't we be putting our votes on Hael?

Yeah, you should be putting all your votes on me. You're better off ignoring Lopen this time.

[TheMightyLopen he/him]

Yeah, you should be putting all your votes on me. You're better off ignoring Lopen this time.

 

Uh, I literally just said he should vote on you. 

[Haelbarde he/him]

Uh, I literally just said he should vote on you. 

Well, everyone should ignore you and just put all your votes on me. You keep forgetting that for every two votes, that's a DP

[TheMightyLopen he/him]

Well, everyone should ignore you and just put all your votes on me. You keep forgetting that for every two votes, that's a DP

 

I don't understand how every two votes making a DP matters??? It's not that I keep forgetting, but rather that I don't think it's important.

[Haelbarde he/him]

I don't understand how every two votes making a DP matters??? It's not that I keep forgetting, but rather that I don't think it's important.

The more DP on a player, the better!

[Clanky he/him]

 

Clanky, you shoudn't be voting on yourself. You're one of 2 players that can be expelled. Better to put the votes on me, Danosaur and Haelbarde. 

 

Sure I can be but It's not like I lose that much. I'm already not going to the university so I don't lose anything other than thread posting if I'm expelled. I have enough nahlrout that I can afford being lashed. This helps to spread out the DP in case haelbarde tries to get firemuffin expelled.

[TheMightyLopen he/him]

Sure I can be but It's not like I lose that much. I'm already not going to the university so I don't lose anything other than thread posting if I'm expelled. I have enough nahlrout that I can afford being lashed. This helps to spread out the DP in case haelbarde tries to get firemuffin expelled.

 

Yeah, but if Haelbarde is really in Imre like he's claiming, then Elbereth can just move his votes. That way, the only players who have votes on them are Masters. I'm not sure if any of this matters at this point though.

 

Just in case the game continues for a while: Don't forget to buy lodging!

[Haelbarde he/him]

No, no one put in lodging orders. OW is coming...

[Orlok Tsubodai]

Just a friendly reminder that the term ends in 3 hours and 30 minutes from now!

[Danosaur he/him]

Haelbarde, Haelarde.

 

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