Long Game 28: The Awakening at the House on the Hill

[Nyali she/her]

Sudden last minute bandwagoning is rather suspicious... Were one or more elims trying to save Polking or PK? I mean, they didn't really need it, we were heading toward a tie. But regardless, I'm now suspicious of Aonar, Araris, Daniyah, and Arinian. Wilson, I'm not really suspicious of since her vote came first, pre-bandwagon.

[JUQ he/him]

22 minutes ago, Nyali said:

Sudden last minute bandwagoning is rather suspicious... Were one or more elims trying to save Polking or PK? I mean, they didn't really need it, we were heading toward a tie. But regardless, I'm now suspicious of Aonar, Araris, Daniyah, and Arinian. Wilson, I'm not really suspicious of since her vote came first, pre-bandwagon.

Wilson also expressed her suspicion of Elenion a while ago.

[Haelbarde he/him]

Seriously guys? We had 96 hours to discuss the lynch, but you wait for the last 8 hours, when I happen to be sleeping...

[little wilson she/her]

 Khaos, while mildly disappointed that the Hammer wasn't a Traitor, wasn't too terribly heartbroken about the loss. After all, he'd seemed like one. She'd even told him three nights ago, when he'd asked her why she thought he was a Traitor, why she'd thought he was, and he'd basically ignored her after that. Maybe if he hadn't, things would've turned out differently. All she knew was she didn't regret her actions, and at least now she wouldn't waste her night following after someone who wasn't in the least bit traitorous. If she was still trying to find the Traitors....which she wasn't sure about....

And now that TBA was saying that he told everyone that the Hammer was just a regular explorer. Khaos rolled her eyes. Sure, he did. Two days ago, when he was trying to bait the Traitors into attacking him. Not exactly the best "I know what I'm talking about here" excuse. And anyway, he'd stayed conveniently silent during the entire day when other explorers had mentioned their thoughts on the Hammer. Where was he then, decrying the false accusers and declaring the Hammer's innocence? In fact, it was curious that TBA was still living, when he was right about the Hammer. Curious, indeed. Khaos wondered why that was.

She also wondered about Yiferien, who seemed a little too eager to use meaningless reasons to kill an innocent explorer. Easily repeatable reasons, already mentioned previously, with a mere agreement with what had been said. Rather too easy, that. Almost like she wanted to seem like she was being helpful, and not just wanting to kill people randomly, but still not actually offering anything of substance for why she really believed someone was a Traitor. That was curious too.

And then there Quintus, who had tried to refocus attention back on the sleeping explorers--people who weren't a threat at all, even if they might be Traitors. Why do that? After all, if you were looking for Traitors, would it not be more beneficial to find Traitors with links to other Traitors? That wasn't something that was likely to be a thing for the sleeping explorers. They weren't doing anything at all. No connections, no exploring. No nothing. Even if you caught one, you wouldn't learn anything from them. So it was curious that the Professor, Quintus, and TBA were all trying to make everyone focus on them, under the pretense of the idea that a sleeper could be a Traitor. Very curious.

Khaos shrugged, deciding that such curious behavior from so many people didn't really matter, and went deeper into the house. She was on a mission...to find....something. She wasn't sure what, but she'd know it when she saw it. She hoped.

[JUQ he/him]

15 minutes ago, Ookla the Inimitable said:

TBA

I don't know whether this is an in-character intentional mistake or an unintentional one. If it is the first, well done, because it is, frankly, brilliant. If it is the second, you do realize that TBA means To Be Announced?

BTW, I announced my character name and background on night 0, but I think @Wyrmhero and @Kasimir didn't notice it. I am Hess the Disrespectful, a god who had to retire after the unfortunate incident with the fish. (Yes, I know this has changed a bit since night 0, but I think this description is better.)

19 minutes ago, Ookla the Inimitable said:

And anyway, he'd stayed conveniently silent during the entire day when other explorers had mentioned their thoughts on the Hammer.

For the first, Elenion told Dani what had happened, and I saw no need to support him, because Dani had not put a vote on him. Besides, I already explained my view on him to you (I did genuinely believe he was innocent). For the second, the spoiler was too long, and I couldn't be bothered reading it .

As an aside, I think that is an excellent RP from Wilson. It shows her view and reasoning while remaining in-character, not an easy thing to do when your character is insane.

[little wilson she/her]

7 minutes ago, JUQ said:

I don't know whether this is an in-character intentional mistake or an unintentional one. If it is the first, well done, because it is, frankly, brilliant. If it is the second, you do realize that TBA means To Be Announced?

From the character list :

2 hours ago, Wyrmhero said:

Juq (JUQ) - TBA

(yes, I get that it should've been Juq, but TBA was in there as well, it amused me, and it was different than your username)

Quote

your character is insane.

[Ecthelion III he/him]

This makes me quite a bit more suspicious of Wilson.

I am not exploring.

[JUQ he/him]

2 hours ago, Ookthelion III said:

This makes me quite a bit more suspicious of Wilson.

Why?

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

WE SHOULD ALL LYNCH NATHAN! HE'S EVIL! AND INACTIVE! WHICH IS EVEN MORE EVIL!

#destroyevil

@Nathanvanduij

[Seonid he/him]

24 minutes ago, Mesa the Ookla said:

WE SHOULD ALL LYNCH NATHAN! HE'S EVIL! AND INACTIVE! WHICH IS EVEN MORE EVIL!

#destroyevil

@Nathanvanduij

So... are you claiming a scan ability, or is this just a random call to lynch an inactive (or a joke, in which case it doesn't help us much, and isn't really funny)?

If it's the first, PM me (or someone else you trust). If the second, it's actually rather suspicious, honestly.

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

1 hour ago, Seonid said:

So... are you claiming a scan ability, or is this just a random call to lynch an inactive (or a joke, in which case it doesn't help us much, and isn't really funny)?

If it's the first, PM me (or someone else you trust). If the second, it's actually rather suspicious, honestl

 

A few omens have been discovered this game , and some of the explorers have turned into eliminators, but I've noticed that there hasn't been much tone change in most of the explorers, and unless Nathan was made an eliminator at the start, there's always a chance he was made an eliminator when the omens were found.

We should lynch Nathan because when we do, we will finally be able to find the heart of the house, and there's always a chance that Nathan is elim, plus he's inactive. And inactive must die

bah, sharding on kindle is hard

[Araris Valerian he/him]

I don't quite get what you are trying to say... You imply that lynching Nathan will expose the Heart, and the only way that can happen is if he is an eliminator. So we can assume that you or somebody you are in contact with has a scan role. However, you say that there is only a chance that Nathan is an eliminator, which invalidates everything you said previously. Also, the topic of inactives has been somewhat discussed, and there isn't much reason to lynch people that are totally inactive. (actually, there isn't much reason to scan them either)

So, does your information come from a scan?

Edited December 5, 2016 by Araris Valerian

[Nyali she/her]

5 hours ago, Mesa the Ookla said:

We should lynch Nathan because when we do, we will finally be able to find the heart of the house

Are you claiming a scan role, or just guessing? Nathan isn't the only inactive never to post - why are you so sure about him being an eliminator?

[Straw he/him]

What Mesa the Oolka is saying sounds like an eliminator trying to soft-clear himself and establish himself as a supposed scan role by lynching an inactive teammate.

[Nyali she/her]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Paranoid said:

What Mesa the Oolka is saying sounds like an eliminator trying to soft-clear himself and establish himself as a supposed scan role by lynching an inactive teammate.

And that's exactly what I was thinking... Either DA is a scanner and scanned a random inactive (Nathan), which is unlikely, or, far more likely, DA is an elim trying to kill a teammate for being inactive. Either way, I'm pretty sure he's telling the truth about Nathan.

So, if we still have a village vig out there somewhere, you now have two really solid targets. Let's find the Heart of the House, everyone!

Wyrm - if a vig kills the first eliminator to die, can people who are Exploring find the Heart of the House on the same night turn?

[Jondesu he/him]

I can't see a lot of situations where I'd believe DA about Nathan just because of that post and its implications. If I were an Elim, I'd leave my inactive teammates and throw suspicion on an inactive explorer that won't defend themselves instead. Inactive Elims don't hurt their team yet in this game, and there'll be time later if they need to get rid of them. I wouldn't consider anyone soft-cleared anyways, with the conversion mechanism.

Also, MR18 is over, so I can actually concentrate more on this game. I'll find time to catch up and be more involved, hopefully.

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Quintus rubbed his temples and nursed his aching head. He hadn't wished death on Isaac, and had defended him (well, he hadn't been accusing him, at least), but he wasn't dumb enough to try and stop the lynching, lest he end up there next to him. This was becoming a far more dangerous exploration than he expected, as much because of the other potential home buyers (few, if any, who were actually considering buying it, he suspected) as because of the house itself.

Quintus laid back on a bed he'd found in one of the rooms and tried to rest, since he'd gotten only the barest amount of sleep since that night (was it four nights previous) before he'd taken the opportunity to explore the old house. He'd planned to be in here most of the day, perhaps come back a second day. Not be trapped in here for days on end. He had to find out what was happening and escape, with or without the treasures he had been hoping to find.

But first, he needed to sleep. And hopefully he wouldn't wake up with a rope around his neck, or worse.

[Ecthelion III he/him]

1 hour ago, Jondesu said:

This was becoming a far more dangerous exploration than he expected

Finally! Someone agrees with me!

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All kidding aside, I don't think we can throw too much suspicion on DA because of how erratic of a player he is. That isn't to say he might not be using that quality of his to his advantage, just that erraticness from his direction isn't a surefire sign of eliminator behavior.

[Bugsy he/him]

I'm actually in support of a lynch on Nathan. Something feels off about him this game, based on conversations we've had. (Night turns only, I promise )

Edited December 6, 2016 by Bugsy6912
Thought it was day :P

[Wyrmhero he/him]

8 hours ago, Nyali said:

And that's exactly what I was thinking... Either DA is a scanner and scanned a random inactive (Nathan), which is unlikely, or, far more likely, DA is an elim trying to kill a teammate for being inactive. Either way, I'm pretty sure he's telling the truth about Nathan.

So, if we still have a village vig out there somewhere, you now have two really solid targets. Let's find the Heart of the House, everyone!

Wyrm - if a vig kills the first eliminator to die, can people who are Exploring find the Heart of the House on the same night turn?

Kills happen before Exploration, so it is possible.

[Nyali she/her]

7 hours ago, Wyrmhero said:

Kills happen before Exploration, so it is possible.

Sweet, thanks!

[Jondesu he/him]

I'm a little surprised we haven't heard from Nathan yet.  It doesn't make me more suspicious of him exactly, but he's been mentioned (the kind that sends notifications) and I PM'd him, and no response yet.  It's possible there are RL issues making him inactive, but it is a bit odd since I don't recall him saying anything about that.  I know it's also only his second game, though, and inactivity was a huge negative factor in his first game, so I hope he didn't just get discouraged.

[The_Lady_of_Chaos she/her]

Maybe he just has notifications off?

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

As for lynching Nathan, I'm just pulling out the fact that he could be an elim, considering the omens that have been found, and since he's...well inactive there is no harm in lynching him.

You know what just nevermind *sheepish grin*

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

11 minutes ago, Mesa the Ookla said:

As for lynching Nathan, I'm just pulling out the fact that he could be an elim, considering the omens that have been found, and since he's...well inactive there is no harm in lynching him.

Yes, he could be an Elim. So could you. So could I. That's... how this game works? I'm still failing to see a solid reason for your suspicion -- which is, in turn, drawing my eye to you. Your 'chaotic reputation' is the only thing keeping me from advocating you as our next lynch, and, fair warning, I won't let you hide behind that for much longer.

Regarding the inactive point, in many games I might agree with you, but a huge segment of our current playerbase is inactive. As I've pointed out before, focusing our attention on them is impractical, and wastes valuable time. Remember that, right now, our goal isn't to find all the Elims -- it's to find just one. It's a better use of our time to start analyzing the active players, since we actually have information about them. Once we stop spawning Elims, then, if necessary, we can start systematically taking out inactives.

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

Just now, Wonko the Sane said:

Yes, he could be an Elim. So could you. So could I. That's... how this game works? I'm still failing to see a solid reason for your suspicion -- which is, in turn, drawing my eye to you. Your 'chaotic reputation' is the only thing keeping me from advocating you as our next lynch, and, fair warning, I won't let you hide behind that for much longer.

Regarding the inactive point, in many games I might agree with you, but a huge segment of our current playerbase is inactive. As I've pointed out before, focusing our attention on them is impractical, and wastes valuable time. Remember that, right now, our goal isn't to find all the Elims -- it's to find just one. It's a better use of our time to start analyzing the active players, since we actually have information about them. Once we stop spawning Elims, then, if necessary, we can start systematically taking out inactives.

There's no point in taking out inactives by then, because by the time we kill one elim, we can start exploring and find the heart. But we'd need a way to kill it :/