Assassin in Burgundy he/him Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 Just now, AliasSheep said: Oh, it's [\color=teal]text[/color] but without the slash in [\color=teal] Ok, thanks.
Elenion he/him Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 Okay, right now I've got cheers from Sheep, Mage, and Assassin, against my own self (manipped by DA) and Dankness. That's only 5 people in the duel out of 14 total. If we hope to get a lynch that can't be influenced by manip or teammates of DA's, we need more than this. @Jondesu @I_am_a_Stick You've both expressed distrust of DA. Can you help cement the vote? @TheMightyLopen @Burnt Spaghetti I'd like your analysis of what happened last night to confirm my suspicions of DA. @The Young Bard Now that the Dankness v Dankness duel is dead, can you cast your vote in the existing duel? Everyone else and those above, please read up on what's happened and analyze the results. We need to kill the remaining Forsworn before we take another hit like last night's. Speaking of that, does anyone have any info as to where any of those those kills came from? I'm thinking there's either a lurking SK, one or more vigilante villagers, or the elims had many Blades stockpiled; but I don't have much evidence for any of those theories other than Rae's blade, but she claimed to use it on Wonko. Finally, on the off chance that Telemanuses do exist, it would be much appreciated if one could protect me from any of DA's teammates who might want to seek revenge.
Jondesu he/him Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 Yeah, I'll finalize my cheer for Elenion now. I would have to assume that a vigilante kill happened last night, even though no one's owned up to it, or maybe someone killed someone else who killed someone else, so most of the people involved are now gone? Do we know how many ionBlades have been purchased by villagers? I know the elims get one per night, and at least one of those kills was probably from them, but I'd be surprised if all 3 were. It seems like it's too early for anyone to have saved up enough merit from posts to get one, and no one got merit from Wonko's kill, but someone got it from Bugsy, right? Looking back, I see it was Rae, so maybe she made a kill, and then there was either a Telemanus or something else I'm not thinking of involved that resulted in a second one, but I'm honestly not sure exactly how all that could have happened in the one night. I'm guessing most or all of those who do know won't or can't tell us, unfortunately, though, if my little bit of a theory is correct.
Young Bard he/him Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Elenion said: Okay, right now I've got cheers from Sheep, Mage, and Assassin, against my own self (manipped by DA) and Dankness. That's only 5 people in the duel out of 14 total. If we hope to get a lynch that can't be influenced by manip or teammates of DA's, we need more than this. @Jondesu @I_am_a_Stick You've both expressed distrust of DA. Can you help cement the vote? @TheMightyLopen @Burnt Spaghetti I'd like your analysis of what happened last night to confirm my suspicions of DA. @The Young Bard Now that the Dankness v Dankness duel is dead, can you cast your vote in the existing duel? Everyone else and those above, please read up on what's happened and analyze the results. We need to kill the remaining Forsworn before we take another hit like last night's. Speaking of that, does anyone have any info as to where any of those those kills came from? I'm thinking there's either a lurking SK, one or more vigilante villagers, or the elims had many Blades stockpiled; but I don't have much evidence for any of those theories other than Rae's blade, but she claimed to use it on Wonko. Finally, on the off chance that Telemanuses do exist, it would be much appreciated if one could protect me from any of DA's teammates who might want to seek revenge. Hmm... Placeholder vote on Dankness, because I am a little suspicious of him, but there are a couple other things I want to check up on before I consider it final. (By the way Dankness, a quick correction on something you said last Cycle - you claimed Cycle 1 in the RP. Something about a slip of paper with Pierce au Fabii on it? I really didn't see any reason to do that.) EDIT: Removed vote because I voted for the wrong person... :/ Edited October 21, 2016 by The Young Bard
Elenion he/him Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 33 minutes ago, The Young Bard said: Hmm... Placeholder vote on Dankness, because I am a little suspicious of him, but there are a couple other things I want to check up on before I consider it final. Did you mean to cheer for me against Dankness, or did you mean to cheer for Dankness against me?
Young Bard he/him Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 Just now, Elenion said: Did you mean to cheer for me against Dankness, or did you mean to cheer for Dankness against me? Ah, you're right. Elenion. I forgot it was the other way round. Now I just need to remember how to retract... I'll just edit my vote out of my previous post.
Elenion he/him Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 Just now, The Young Bard said: Ah, you're right. Elenion. I forgot it was the other way round. Now I just need to remember how to retract... I'll just edit my vote out of my previous post. Retracting is done in orange.
Stick. she/her Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 6 hours ago, Elenion said: @Jondesu @I_am_a_Stick You've both expressed distrust of DA. Can you help cement the vote? Sure thing, but before I do, @Dankness Ascendant, do you have anything to say in defence? It's odd that every elim we try to lynch out never has anything to say in defence.
Darkness Ascendant he/him Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 42 minutes ago, I_am_a_Stick said: Sure thing, but before I do, @Dankness Ascendant, do you have anything to say in defence? It's odd that every elim we try to lynch out never has anything to say in defence. Tbh I'm just not bothered, but I'll try and get my brain working. On 20/10/2016 at 3:51 PM, Elenion said: You could always restart that one you sent me C1. Just sayin'... I think I have figured out who another Forsworn is: it's DA. This is why I suspect him: Reason #1: My calculation that the Forsworn have a vote-manip. As I mentioned last cycle, I calculated that based on my previous games and the fact that some roles from this game don't make sense on an elim team (Thorne, another Bellona, another Julii, Telemanus), there is an 80% chance that the Forsworn have a vote manip. Reason #2: The early role-claim. In DA's last game with me (the previous QF), DA did something similar to this game; he role-claimed in-thread very early on. It turned out that he was an elim, and he did the same in this game. That in itself is not incriminating (I role-claimed early in that game myself, albeit it was a half-truth), but I think he did it in this game to avoid getting scanned by a Lune. If you were a Lune, who would you have scanned last night? If I was a Lune, I would have scanned one of the biggest posters, like Doc or Rae, not a claimed vote-manip who so-far has been forthcoming with his actions. Reason #3: Doc's distrust of DA. This one isn't as scientific as the others, but I do think that Doc's distrust of DA should be taken into account. The write-up implies that Doc knew the identity of his killer. This could mean that it was someone on his distrust list: i.e. Mage or DA. I'm more suspicious of DA right now, but Mage does now seem more suspicious to me than he was before, and if DA turns out village Mage is my next suspect. Reason #4: Posting patterns. If you review DA's post from any of the cycles so far, you will see the same pattern: he posts quite a bit, but with few words per post. I personally think this is because he is farming for Merit. Again, while farming for Merit is not necessarily a Forsworn thing, combine this with my Reason #3 and you get an interesting correlation: DA's high Merit levels would make him very likely to receive an IonBlade if he was a Forsworn, and if he did receive an IonBlade last cycle and kill Doc then that would perfectly explain why Doc's write-up said what it said. #1 Just because I'm Fabii, doesn't mean I'm an Elim. The Elims are probs hoping that you guys lynch me to get rid of another Faithful. I have nothing to do with Doctor, I have attempted to contact him, but that was too late, as he had died :/ "and if DA turns out village Mage is my next suspect." Wow, thanks, how many more people are on your hit list? #2 Last game, my claim was a mistake, I'll admit, It was my second game and my first game with concrete roles, I had no idea what a role claim would do. I role claimed this game for the heck of it. I strive to be confusing and chaotic, as in the future, when I've finally understood most things about this game, then my reputation will be an asset, as noone will be able to figure out my motives etc etc, The Joker is my inspiration on this. #3 That's barely a reason, Doc had his own reasons for distrusting me, simply claiming that Doc distrusted me isn't enough to be a reason. #4 I have not been posting with few words per post! I'll admit, I've RPed a fair bit, but is that a crime?? There is no point for me to farm for merit, as there is no use for merit to me. My merit is 21 right now! And I never recieved an ionblade.
Magestar he/him Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 5 hours ago, Dankness Ascendant said: I strive to be confusing and chaotic, as in the future, when I've finally understood most things about this game, then my reputation will be an asset, as noone will be able to figure out my motives etc etc, The Joker is my inspiration on this. What. That's so... I can't tell if that's the coolest or silliest thing ever. Dankness is going to end up like Stink, I'm predicting it now. 5 hours ago, Dankness Ascendant said: #3 That's barely a reason, Doc had his own reasons for distrusting me, simply claiming that Doc distrusted me isn't enough to be a reason. Yeah, I'll agree with this. Confirmed good is not confirmed right. On October 20, 2016 at 0:51 AM, Elenion said: If you review DA's post from any of the cycles so far, you will see the same pattern: he posts quite a bit, but with few words per post. I personally think this is because he is farming for Merit. I thought you had to get at least 100 words to get merit? I've been operating under that assumption the whole game. Ok. I'm slightly confused now. @Amanuensis, do I have to post 100 words of game related discussion to get a merit? I thought we did. 5 hours ago, Dankness Ascendant said: "and if DA turns out village Mage is my next suspect." Wow, thanks, how many more people are on your hit list? Yeah, that's slightly scary. Oddly, it seems more like how Elenion normally acts from previous games, all over the top aggressive, so it's partially making me trust him more. So, I'm not sure what to do about that. My read on Len is staying the same for now. I would like to hear a little more from @AliasSheep, their thoughts on the game, and such, but other than that I'm mostly happy with the direction this game is going. I would also like to work on who we should lynch tomorrow. My gut says that Burnt is probably the next best lynch target, just from my overall suspicions this game, but it's kind of difficult to get a solid read on her because of how quiet she is. I intend to go back over the thread later today to try and cement my suspicions, and hopefully I'll have a better idea of what to do then. Also, we're nearing the point in the game where we'll start to be able to buy ionBlades. Those of you who are still alive, and have been gaining a decent amount of merit per turn (Looking at you Len, this lynch should give you enough), I encourage you to use your Blades wisely, and preferably PM someone you trust so someone knows what's going on.
Burnt Spaghetti she/her Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 Tia was in shock. Spartacus...He...he was gone? But… how, who, why. This...no...this couldn’t be! No, nononono NO! Her body trembled slightly as a wave of horror and misery consumed her. And her memories… she began to remember…everything about her time with him years ago. Every conversation. Every fight they’d been in together. Everything. And the more she remembered, the greater her misery became. No…. Tears began rolling down her face. And then his last words to her came back to her, and she was consumed with rage. --- “Tia...We need to talk and I don’t have much time,”He had said, “I want you to know...I am going to take a risk, a very big risk. A risk that could mean that I will be dead by morning.” The man seemed anxious as he rushed to tell her what he could. “I think I've discovered another Forsworn traitor and I am going to try take him down tonight but… He is an Arcos; i cannot be sure of my success. I’ve been talking to Priam and i think i know how to kill this Arcos so if i fail… talk to him, he can explain.” He paused to take a deep breath, “I… think this Arcos has an Ionblade and if he's using it.. no, he must be using it… he has to be distracted and using it otherwise…” He swallowed nervously and looked Tia in the eye, “Otherwise, Tia...I'll die.” the haunted look in his eyes had confirmed to Tia that he feared that this would be the outcome. “But… why tell me?” Tia asked, eyes wide open in shock. “Because if you are a Forsworn with him, there is nothing you can do to stop me now. And if you are good, well… you deserve to know Tia. We knew each other well once, so it is only fair to you that you know why, even if you don't remember me right now.” with a sigh he turned to leave. “No… no you can't do this!” Tia frantically grabbed his arm. “No… please! You can't- not now! Spartacus I've been starting to remember during these last few days… please… ” Spartacus looked away, not meeting her eyes. “I'm sorry Tia…” “Goodbye.” His words playing through her mind she clenched her fists. She had spoken to Priam as he'd told her to, and Priam had explained the plan in more detail, and had told her of who her friend had tried to take down. Lucius. Lucius had done this. Lucius had killed her friend. And Spartacus had been so sure of Lucius being a forsworn. As her rage began to build, she heard her name mentioned. By Lucius of all people. “Tia has been really quiet recently. Guys i think she might be another forsworn. I think she should be the one we kill tomorrow.” What... WHAT?? This man was the man Spartacus had been so sure of being evil, and he accused HER of being evil? How… how dare he. There was no way she was going to let him get away with this without a fight. Eyes filled with determination, she opened her mouth and began to declare everything she knew to anyone who would listen. --- So, as the rp says, literally minutes before the end of the cycle, Doc pmed me, with a brief, vague description of what he was doing. I'm afraid i do not know his reasons for why he was suspicious of Mage, but, he was confident enough to try take down an arcos. I understand that confirmed good does not mean confirmed right, but, i have a feeling doc could have been right about this. I'd like to know Lopens take on the whole situation but he...well, wanted to talk to someone he trusted most about some situation to do with it first. And i know Doc had a lot of trust in Lopen, but quite frankly, i have very little trust in him. Especially since he seemed reluctant to discuss this all with me. And now Mage is saying that you guys should totally lynch me next?..........call me biased, but this doesn't seem like a coincidence to me. Doc tells me he was attacking you, i tell lopen i know this, and he says he's going to go pm someone and then you start trying to throw suspicion on me? I'm sorry but i will be stunned if that's a mere coincidence. Sorry Lopen and Mage, but I'd fully support the lynch of either of you. Though, you might be a bit tricky mage, but it's doable. And I'm not even sorry for telling the whole thread your role. This is information people need to know. Doc had also been doing research into ways to kill an Arcos which… Lopen can list later. I'll be wanting to sleep soon. Yeaa…*yawns* 2
AliasSheep Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 So, the lynch on Darkness seems too easy. They're not even trying. I asked them why in PM and their answer was basically that it was too much effort, but claims to be a Faithful. To be honest, I'm inclined to believe them. If they're an eliminator, they're doing a terrible job at not letting their team lose, and if this is an attempt at a bus, then it's a terrible attempt, because they're not even trying to make Elenion seem like a villager. Both of those things seem unlikely, and the actual solution seems to be that they're just a villager who's stopped caring at all. Which, unfortunately, doesn't really help us at all either. The main reason I voted for Darkness was because they weren't answering Elenion's arguments and were trying to distract people; now that they've actually replied (and I've woken up properly), I'm gonna put in my criticisms of Len. On 20/10/2016 at 5:51 AM, Elenion said: Reason #1: My calculation that the Forsworn have a vote-manip. As I mentioned last cycle, I calculated that based on my previous games and the fact that some roles from this game don't make sense on an elim team (Thorne, another Bellona, another Julii, Telemanus), there is an 80% chance that the Forsworn have a vote manip. These probabilities sound like you just made them up. They don't seem reliable in the least, so I don't think this reason is valid.# On 20/10/2016 at 5:51 AM, Elenion said: Reason #3: Doc's distrust of DA. This one isn't as scientific as the others, but I do think that Doc's distrust of DA should be taken into account. The write-up implies that Doc knew the identity of his killer. This could mean that it was someone on his distrust list: i.e. Mage or DA. I'm more suspicious of DA right now, but Mage does now seem more suspicious to me than he was before, and if DA turns out village Mage is my next suspect. I'm also really sceptical of this one. As much as I also trusted Doc, and it's reasurring to know I wasn't telling an elim my plans, I don't think that the fact he was suspicious of them is particularly incriminating, especially given that is distrust of them was largely gut. I don't know whether I think we shouldn't lynch DA at all. They're still not being helpful, and it would be nice to verify whether they actually are an elim or not. Thus I'm going to keep my vote on for now, but I'm going to be watching for responses and discussion and see if someone else seems suspicious.
Elenion he/him Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 3 hours ago, Burnt Spaghetti said: Sorry Lopen and Mage, but I'd fully support the lynch of either of you. Though, you might be a bit tricky mage, but it's doable. And I'm not even sorry for telling the whole thread your role. This is information people need to know. Now you have put yourself in a tight spot: if you are right the elims will probably want you dead tonight, and if you are wrong the elims will probably kill you to make us think that you were right. It probably would have been better if you had kept that confined to PMs. That said, there are 5 distinct possibilities that could be going on: 1. Mage and Lopen are both village; Doc was mistaken, was roleblocked from killing Mage, and was killed by an elim. 2. Mage is Forsworn, Lopen is village. Everything is exactly like Lopen told you it was. 3. Mage is village, Lopen is Forsworn. Lopen got into Doc's confidences, told Doc that Mage was evil, and now has told you that Mage is evil in order to waste a village IonBlade on a villlager. 4. Mage and Lopen are both full Forsworn; Lopen tried to bus Mage to get into your trust list, but failed 5. Lopen is a Forsworn Rath bussing a teammate. Very similar to #4, except that Lopen means to defect very soon. I've distrusted Mage ever since the Doc write-up last night, but my gut on Lopen has not been good this game. I think #2 and #3 are both reasonably likely, with #s 4 and 5 further back. However, I'm pretty sure that at least one of them is Forsworn. Finally, @Magestar, I'd like to hear your side of the story. Did Doc attack you last night? Are you really an Arcos? 5 minutes ago, AliasSheep said: I don't know whether I think we shouldn't lynch DA at all. They're still not being helpful, and it would be nice to verify whether they actually are an elim or not. Thus I'm going to keep my vote on for now, but I'm going to be watching for responses and discussion and see if someone else seems suspicious. Ya... if I was a Forsworn and bussing DA then that would be a pretty crappy bus indeed. Hmmm... with Burnt's claim that Mage is a Forsworn, my reasons 3 and 4 actually apply to Mage almost as much as they do to DA. However, if the info is right then that also means that Mage is unlynchable, so... would you rather we duel DA or Lopen? If you and DA are willing I'm ready to drop the current duel and instead switch onto Lopen.
Magestar he/him Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 13 minutes ago, Elenion said: Finally, @Magestar, I'd like to hear your side of the story. Did Doc attack you last night? Are you really an Arcos? I'll try to respond later but I don't have time to do so thoroughly right now due to RL reasons.
TheMightyLopen he/him Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 7 hours ago, Burnt Spaghetti said: --- So, as the rp says, literally minutes before the end of the cycle, Doc pmed me, with a brief, vague description of what he was doing. I'm afraid i do not know his reasons for why he was suspicious of Mage, but, he was confident enough to try take down an arcos. I understand that confirmed good does not mean confirmed right, but, i have a feeling doc could have been right about this. I'd like to know Lopens take on the whole situation but he...well, wanted to talk to someone he trusted most about some situation to do with it first. And i know Doc had a lot of trust in Lopen, but quite frankly, i have very little trust in him. Especially since he seemed reluctant to discuss this all with me. And now Mage is saying that you guys should totally lynch me next?..........call me biased, but this doesn't seem like a coincidence to me. Doc tells me he was attacking you, i tell lopen i know this, and he says he's going to go pm someone and then you start trying to throw suspicion on me? I'm sorry but i will be stunned if that's a mere coincidence. Sorry Lopen and Mage, but I'd fully support the lynch of either of you. Though, you might be a bit tricky mage, but it's doable. And I'm not even sorry for telling the whole thread your role. This is information people need to know. Doc had also been doing research into ways to kill an Arcos which… Lopen can list later. I'll be wanting to sleep soon. Yeaa…*yawns* I can confirm that Doc was very suspicious that Mage was a Forsworn Arcos and he told me he was going to attempt to kill him. He didn't tell me why he thought that about Mage either. My take on the situation is that Doc attacked Mage, but because Mage is an Arcos, Doc died instead. I'm not totally certain that's how Arcos' power works, but I think it is. Aman, is this correct? Whether that means Mage really is Forsworn or not, I can't say, because Doc gave absolutely no reasoning for why he suspected Mage. One other thing Doc did say was that if Mage was attacking someone, he'd be open to a kill. So, assuming Mage is what Doc thought he is, I think that implies that Mage didn't make a kill last Cycle. Burnt, I know you don't trust me and you don't have much reason to, but if me and Mage were colluding to kill you, I see no reason for him to say that about lynching you. I didn't end up PM'ing anyone about the situation I mentioned, because I have no idea what to do. Elbereth and Doc both trusted me quite a lot, and there is a very good reason for that. If I have to reveal why they trusted me, I will, but I'd prefer not to, as it's sensitive information. There's 4 ways that Doc told me about to kill an Arcos. 1. Double tap with ionBlades. Seems reaaally difficult to do, since ionBlades are tough to get. 2. Have the Forsworn Arcos attack a village Arcos, which will result in both of them dying. I think? 3. StunFist and ionBlade the Arcos, which should kill them. 4. Have the Forsworn Arcos attack someone who's protected by a Telemanus. That's everything that Doc told me about Mage I believe. I initially thought Arcos could just not be lynched, but apparently they're a lot tougher than that. >>
Jondesu he/him Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) Quintus slipped back into his room to sleep that evening, unfulfilled and with nothing to show for his day. Tiberius had once again remained absent, and the lancers had bickered amongst themselves endlessly. We'll see what tomorrow brings. Edited October 22, 2016 by Jondesu
Amanuensis he/him Posted October 22, 2016 Author Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, TheMightyLopen said: My take on the situation is that Doc attacked Mage, but because Mage is an Arcos, Doc died instead. I'm not totally certain that's how Arcos' power works, but I think it is. Aman, is this correct? If an lancer possesses an unused ionBlade and is attacked, they will fight their attacker(s), and like a duel where both combatants have an equal number of cheers, the winner is determined by a coin flip. However, the flavor text for Arcos clearly states that they are undefeatable in one-on-one combat. Either scenario could answer your question, though I cannot confirm which of them it was, or if either of them even happened. Also.... Chapter 5 is now over. Stand by for approximately two hours for the next Chapter to begin. Please do not send PMs in the interim. All orders sent in after this post will not be accepted. Edited October 22, 2016 by Amanuensis
Amanuensis he/him Posted October 22, 2016 Author Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) Chapter 6 will close on Sunday, October 23rd at 8PM EST! Chapter 7 will begin approximately two hours later! Chapter 6: Secrets Revealed No one recognized Danii when they found her. Though her body was undeniably human, she was much to small to be a Gold, yet much too large to be any lowColor. More disturbingly, her hands were barren of any sigil, and her hair... her hair was not one single hue, but many, each more vivid than should be naturally allowed. In this world, Danii was a conundrum, and because Golds hated conundrums, news of her death did not spread. Instead, the information was brought straight to Pliny, who quickly ordered the Yellows bring her to their lab and dissect her for answers. Surprisingly, not even the surgeons were eager to learn the results. Even they did not like what they could not understand, though Pliny seemed more than interested. There were many corpses here now, in the Yellow's morgue. Tiberius' lancers were tearing each other apart, and despite uncovering two traitors before the death of a single faithful lancer, the loyal dead now outnumbered the forsworn, two-to-one. Things were not looking good for Tiberius. Which, in turn, meant things were looking good for the Sons of Ares. If only Pliny could help that Carved Red balance the scales... but sadly, he was born a Brown, and thus neither bred for courage or rage. His strength was his weakness. His ability to seem so frail and harmless. It made him trustworthy, even if the ArchGovernor loathed to use that word. The man would never expect his Chief Politico was a terrorist spy this whole time. When Pliny saw Danii's corpse, he knew instantly her death was the Red's doing. The numerous cuts across her body were much too crude and lacked the familiar burn of an ionBlade to have been dealt by any other blade than his. Absently, Pliny wondered if the Red had been responsible for Spartacus' disappearance as well. That might explain why they never found his body. If only he knew the Red's identity, he would cloak them in a jamField and ask. It didn't take long for Pliny to realize that Danii wasn't like him. She was certainly an oddity, but nothing suggested she had been Carved as well. He would not be surprised if Ares sent more agents to aid his mission without informing him, though it was obvious she wasn't one, of that much he was certain. There was very little each agent about each other. When Pliny asked Ares why his organization operated that way, he told him an old proverb, something about never tying two boats together in a storm. It made a sort of sense, though it made his job shi-- gorydamn hard. Interest lost, the Gold Brown grew tired, and somewhat queasy, of watching the Yellows dig into the anomalous woman, and so he left to see what new developments were unfolding. Brown-Piercing was surrounded, accused of being a traitor by his once-best-friend Khazad. How could the boy suspect him? After all the laughter they shared at the Institute and the Academy... did their friendship mean nothing to him? And where was Tiberius? Surely he would defend him, if only he would show his face... Not even Stick was willing to speak up for him, the "evidence" against him much too "believable" to "seem" anything but "true." But alas, the peculiar young Fabii was utterly alone. Frowning, he rubbed the lump behind his left ear, wishing he could see his sister one last time before he died, even though she would only call him strange and dull and mention the time mother dropped him on a head as a child. And Rolah... in the end, his mind always came to her. Such a beautiful soul, filled with so much wonder and hope. If she was still alive, surely she would take his side. A glossy sheen came over Brown-Piercings eyes, and suddenly the Golden son was no longer in control. Well, I guess this is game over. A disembodied voice said, no one able to hear him but himself. Why did I even sign up for this, again? Shoulda just stuck to Duelyst. Speaking of, I wonder if Bard or Stink will want to play. And with that, he logged off. Pierce au Fabii fell to his knees, his head bowed before his old friend, Khazad, who without thought, lashed his razor around the lancer's neck and straightened his blade, decapitating the man instantly. Khazad didn't bother to look where he stepped when he walked across Pierce's corpse and proceeded towards Tiberius' chambers. It was about time that Tiberius show himself. The ArchGovernor had been hiding for too long. When the other lancers realized Khazad's intentions, all but two followed him to the ArchGovernor's chambers. Rylos au Telemanus, and the faceless lancer. "We've been searching for you," the faceless lancer said with a sigh. "You know, for one of Kavax's ilk, you're much too quiet. Where have you been hiding exactly, anyway?" The giant looked over his shoulder and sighed at the sight of an ionBlade coming to life in the fleshMasked man's hands. "Just do it," he said sadly, knowing he was doomed. Rylos would never make his dreams come true. Pliny yelled for help as soon as he found the corpses of Pierce and Rylos on his way to the ArchGovernor's chambers, all the while struggling not to grin as his mind calculated the number of days it would take for his life-long mission to finally be complete. Oh, how eager he was to return to Phobos and see his family again. The sweet scent of freedom grew stronger by the hour, it seemed. Darkness Ascendant was Pierce au Fabii, a Faithful lancer in the ArchGovernor's Employ. He was slain by Khazad, who was cheered on by Nirgal, Lucius, the Jackal, Quintus, Gregor, and Brown-Piercing. Pierce's whisperGem contained the following message: Quote livinglegend was Rylos au Telemanus, a Faithful lancer in the ArchGovernor's employ. He was slain by an unknown assassin. Rylos' whisperGem contained the following message: Quote If I die in cycle 4, Doctor12 is the only person who knew I was au Telemanus. I would be very suspicious of him trying remove protection roles as no one else would really have a reason to target me due to inactivity. Quicksilver's Coffers Regulus ag Sun's shop has recently been restocked, and for a limited time, is having a sale on all items! See the modified numbers and prices below. (5) jamField(s), 5 Merit: Any device that is used within close proximity of you and another lancer you target is disabled (not destroyed). This can interfere with a Lunes research, but no other House ability. (5) stunFist(s), 10 Merit: Stun another lancer, preventing them from taking any further actions this Chapter. If your target is protected by a pulseShield they will not be stunned, although their pulseShield will be destroyed. (4) fleshMask(s), 15 Merit: Disguise yourself as another lancer, preventing any action that would be used against you at the cost of potentially becoming the target of an action that would target the lancer you disguise yourself as. Likewise, any further action you take will be observed as being executed by the lancer you impersonate. (4) ghostCloak(s), 15 Merit: Stealth yourself, causing any action that targets you to fail. In addition, you can stalk another lancer to discover the targets and actions they make, but you yourself are unable to take any more actions. (3) pulseShield(s), 20 Merit: Passively protects you from a single death (includes duels). (3) ionBlade(s): 25 Merit: A generic, energy-based weapon that's perfect for assassinations. Dramatis Personae Darkness Ascendant as Pierce au Fabii Daniyah as Dimsari au Thorne Doctor12 as Spartacus au Thorne Assassin in Burgundy as The Jackal Magestar as Lucius Wonko the Sane as Sanis au Julii Jondesu as Quintus AliasSheep as Nirgal I_am_a_Stick as Stick livinglegend as Rylos au Telemanus Bugsy6912 as Sevro au Bellona The_Lady_of_Chaos as Tenebrum Elenion as Khazad The Young Bard as Gregor TheMightyLopen as Priam Burnt Spaghetti as Tia Arraenae as Nyanah au Thorne Elbereth as Lumina au Julii Straw as Morsde jefrywlfersn as Jefry Edited October 22, 2016 by Amanuensis 6
Jondesu he/him Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) Quintus wasn't even able to act surprised at the latest developments. Pierce hadn't even put up a fight, dismayed by the current state of affairs most likely, and had let his childhood friend decapitate him. Quintus didn't see Danii around either, and he realized as they reached Tiberius' door that Rylos hadn't joined them. He hoped the lancer would catch up with the group soon. As Khazad pounded on the door of Tiberius' chamber, Quintus stood back with Stick and Tenebrum, waiting to see what would happen. Edit: @Elenion, that's your cue if you want to RP this. Edited October 22, 2016 by Jondesu
Elenion he/him Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 Storms! I was waiting for Mage, then went to my uncle's place and missed turnover so I couldn't take my duel off of DA. Sorry DA. Right now I'm most suspicious of Mage, Burnt, and Lopen, but definitely not in that order. I'd bet my life (character life, that is ) that at least one of them is a Forsworn. Here's an analysis of each: Burnt: Info presented: Claimed that Doc attempted to kill a player who was an Arcos. Contacted Lopen to get the player's identity. Arguments for Village: Trusted enough by Doc to get info of a sensitive nature, first to reveal her info to the thread Arguments for Elim: A few small reasons such as inactivity; could be working in tandem with Lopen for a misdirection of village night-kills My read: Neutral to start, but improving by the post. Would not lynch at this point. Lopen: Info presented: Verified Burnt's story; claimed that Doc's target was Magestar Arguments for Village: Trusted by Doc Arguments for Elim: Distrusted by Rae, could have put anyone's name he wanted as the target and we wouldn't know My read: Neutral to Forsworn. Lynch away! Mage: Info presented: Accused of being Forsworn Arcos. No response as of yet. Arguments for Village: Smear tactic? Arguments for Elim: Word of 2 other players, hints in Doc's write-up My read: Forsworn Of the three players above, I think Mage is most likely to be a Forsworn, but we can't lynch him if he really is an Arcos. This leaves the lynch to hit either Burnt or Lopen. Of the two I'd rather take Lopen, but I'll leave the actual challenging for someone who needs the merit: we need as many IonBlades as possible in order to overwhelm Mage's defenses, and judging by his activity he's got the Merit for at least one. Khazad reached the door of Tiberius' chamber and pounded hard. This was no time for subtlety: an invisible hand of death had declared war on Tiberius' lancers, and Tiberius ought to know about it. After what seemed like an eternity, the door to Tiberius' chamber opened. In the doorway was an extremely-groggy secretary. "Eh, what's going on? Why are you all here so late? "We need to see Tiberius now. It's a matter of life and death!" "I'm sorry, Tiberius cannot see you now." Khazad lost his patience. He grabbed the poor secretary by the shirt and pressed him against the door firmly but not painfully so. "We need to see Tiberius! Now!" The secretary paled, "I don't know where he is! He left an hour ago; said it was urgent. I haven't seen him since!" Khazad let the poor man go. His anger was better suited for Golds. "It looks like we were too late," Quintus added. "Indeed. Let's go searching." Khazad's sixth sense chimed in, Of course you're too late! That's what they get for being around you! Khazad was not amused.
Elenion he/him Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 I am an idiot. In predicting the minute I forgot the obvious. I have a super-easy way to clear/confirm Mage as an Arcos: @Magestar, challenge me to a duel! If he is able to challenge me, I can trust him to not be the Forsworn Arcos and will forgive his challenge. If he reads this message but does not issue me a challenge, be it known to all that Magestar is an Arcos. (and quite possibly a Forsworn Arcos) 2
TheMightyLopen he/him Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 6 hours ago, Elenion said: Storms! I was waiting for Mage, then went to my uncle's place and missed turnover so I couldn't take my duel off of DA. Sorry DA. Right now I'm most suspicious of Mage, Burnt, and Lopen, but definitely not in that order. I'd bet my life (character life, that is ) that at least one of them is a Forsworn. Here's an analysis of each: Burnt: Info presented: Claimed that Doc attempted to kill a player who was an Arcos. Contacted Lopen to get the player's identity. Arguments for Village: Trusted enough by Doc to get info of a sensitive nature, first to reveal her info to the thread Arguments for Elim: A few small reasons such as inactivity; could be working in tandem with Lopen for a misdirection of village night-kills My read: Neutral to start, but improving by the post. Would not lynch at this point. Lopen: Info presented: Verified Burnt's story; claimed that Doc's target was Magestar Arguments for Village: Trusted by Doc Arguments for Elim: Distrusted by Rae, could have put anyone's name he wanted as the target and we wouldn't know My read: Neutral to Forsworn. Lynch away! Mage: Info presented: Accused of being Forsworn Arcos. No response as of yet. Arguments for Village: Smear tactic? Arguments for Elim: Word of 2 other players, hints in Doc's write-up My read: Forsworn Of the three players above, I think Mage is most likely to be a Forsworn, but we can't lynch him if he really is an Arcos. This leaves the lynch to hit either Burnt or Lopen. Of the two I'd rather take Lopen, but I'll leave the actual challenging for someone who needs the merit: we need as many IonBlades as possible in order to overwhelm Mage's defenses, and judging by his activity he's got the Merit for at least one. You don't really sound suspicious of Burnt, but then she's one of two people you'd lynch? That's...odd. I was distrusted by Rae? I distrusted Rae, but last I heard from her before she died she'd said she wasn't as suspicious of me anymore. I could have put anyone's name as the target. Right. How is that a strike against me? It'd only be a strike against me if I was lying, which I wasn't. So that point doesn't really make any sense. I'm not sure why you're suddenly attacking me like this. Soooooo, why are me and Burnt the only players to lynch? I believe there's still quite a few other players who really haven't done anything to prove themselves. In fact, I feel I've done more to clear myself than the majority of players. Granted, I have been quiet-ish, but for the most part, I haven't needed to talk as other people kept catching elims.
Magestar he/him Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) 4 hours ago, Elenion said: I am an idiot. In predicting the minute I forgot the obvious. I have a super-easy way to clear/confirm Mage as an Arcos: LoL. I can't duel you, because I'm an Arcos. I was honestly hoping to keep that a secret, but I after Burnt's reveal, I really can't. Thanks Burnt. I'm going to give you a quick history of my actions and such to make everything clear. I am an Arcos. N1, I started with 5 merit, and a pulseShield. I decided to play for time, acting like I did not have one. I continued this charade until Doc attacked me, and my pulseShield died. Then I claimed to have a pulseShield (I did not). Last cycle I bought a ghostCloak, feeling that I would rather have ALL actions fail against me. I have one now, and I'm suddenly glad with this desire to kill me. I currently have 11 merit. I don't know exactly why Doc did not trust me. He sent me a PM earlier, asked me like 5 questions, to which I responded with complete honesty, about everything except my role. Then, when I asked a few things of him, he did nto get back to me, until the cycle where I was up in New Hampshire, with no internet. I got back to his having asked me another series of questions, which I did not end up getting back to before he died. I instead told him that I would like to look over the thread and get my bearings before I revealed my role and such to him. I did, and told him I'd tell him next cycle. Then he died. Apparently, he had attacked me, was blocked by my items, and was part of a series of kills by whoever the Forsworn have stocking up blades. I'm also not sure why Elbereth was untrusting of me, but I can see how it must look to have the person I was gunning for the whole game end up being a villager. I admit, I was a bit disapointed with that particular turn of events. I actually thought Rae was one of the most viable lynch targets, and then the Elims killed her. But I ask you, how would it make sense for me, if I was an elim, to kill the person I was gunning for, especially since I would have known that she was village? Even if I was an Elim, wouldn't it make more sense to lynch her? I think it's most likely that that was a poorly planned attempt to place suspicions on me. I don't think Lopen would do that, nor Bard. I didn't think Len would either, but this sudden and drastic attack is concerning me a bit. To end, I don't really see why you guys are attacking me, besides the word of a confirmed villager. And, as they themselves stressed, confirmed good is not confirmed right. 46 minutes ago, TheMightyLopen said: Soooooo, why are me and Burnt the only players to lynch? I believe there's still quite a few other players who really haven't done anything to prove themselves. In fact, I feel I've done more to clear myself than the majority of players. Granted, I have been quiet-ish, but for the most part, I haven't needed to talk as other people kept catching elims. Yeah, Len's acting all wacky this game. He went from nearly innactive to rapid fire posting and attacking people. I think he was merit farming to try and make up for missing out earlier, but I can't be sure. I was happy with his aggressiveness and activity until it turned on me. Now, needless to say, I'm not entirely happy. Currently, I think Burnt and Len are suspicious of me? Is that it? And have I responded in a decent fashion to your queries? Also, I doubt I'll be back on until 1:00 EDT, so that's why I've tried to get everything down right now. If I contradict myself or seem odd, it's cause I did this really quickly. Also, don't expect me to respond until about 1:00, because I won't even have access to a computer. Edited October 22, 2016 by Magestar Fixing spacing for stuff.
Elenion he/him Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 5 hours ago, TheMightyLopen said: I was distrusted by Rae? I distrusted Rae, but last I heard from her before she died she'd said she wasn't as suspicious of me anymore. I could have put anyone's name as the target. Right. How is that a strike against me? It'd only be a strike against me if I was lying, which I wasn't. So that point doesn't really make any sense. I'm not sure why you're suddenly attacking me like this. Sorry; I meant Burnt. I was trying to make the point that one of your closest contacts found you suspicious, but I mixed up the names. Sorry. 5 hours ago, TheMightyLopen said: You don't really sound suspicious of Burnt, but then she's one of two people you'd lynch? That's...odd. No, I said "I'm most suspicious of Mage, Burnt, and Lopen, but definitely not in that order", specifically noting about Burnt that I "Would not lynch at this point." What I was saying is that out of Burnt, you, and Mage, I have heavy suspicions that one, maybe two of you are elims. That group distrust is much stronger than, say, my distrust of Bard. But out of that large distrust, I pin it much more on you and Mage than on Burnt. And where did I say I'd lynch Burnt? I said just the opposite. 5 hours ago, TheMightyLopen said: Soooooo, why are me and Burnt the only players to lynch? I believe there's still quite a few other players who really haven't done anything to prove themselves. In fact, I feel I've done more to clear myself than the majority of players. Granted, I have been quiet-ish, but for the most part, I haven't needed to talk as other people kept catching elims. What have you done to clear yourself? If anything, I'm trusting you less and less. What made me initially suspicious of you is the quietness factor: until recently it seemed to me that you've been lying low, trying to avoid getting suspected, until Burnt called you out in front of everyone. And as for why the lynch is on you or Burnt, it's because I smelled a rat with that whole reveal: it seems strange to me that Doc would take an action as decisive as a kill and then not record it in his WhisperGem: even if it's something like "Tonight I'm IonBlading Mage". Also, my only suspicions not related to this Lopen/Burnt/Mage mess is a bad gut read on Bard, which isn't really much to go off of, so I'm searching for Forsworn where I'm almost positive they can be found. 5 hours ago, Magestar said: Currently, I think Burnt and Len are suspicious of me? Is that it? And have I responded in a decent fashion to your queries? I still have a lingering distrust about you associated with the Doc write-up, but your story does make sense for what happened, even if it isn't the most probable explanation. Doc hears you're an Arcos, somehow hears rumors of a Forsworn Arcos, goes vigilante, and gets killed by chance. However, an even-easier explanation is that you are a Forsworn Arcos that Doc somehow heard about. Another problem: how in the blazes did Doc hear about there possibly being a Forsworn Arcos in the first place? Did Wonko tell Doc before they both died? Did Doc have a Lune contact? If there are any scan roles in the game, any at all, we need them to scan Mage and tell us what his alignment is. I don't want to waste an IonBlade on a villager, but if he's Forsworn we need to take him tomorrow with the IonBlades from the store. 5 hours ago, Magestar said: I was happy with his aggressiveness and activity until it turned on me. Now, needless to say, I'm not entirely happy. I'm sorry if I'm being overaggressive; I'm just trying to ensure that the Forsworn can't pull out a win. Does anyone else have anything to contribute about whether or not they find Lopen suspicious (@Burnt Spaghetti and any others who have PMs with Lopen especially)? I want to weigh all of the evidence before we lynch anyone rashly, like I did with DA. We need to get a Forsworn lynched and soon, because I have a feeling that if we don't we aren't going to last much longer. My computer access for the next 11-or-so hours will be intermittent due to me going out of town and later a D&D game. I'll try to get on when I can, though, but don't expect copious amounts of activity.
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