Orlok Tsubodai

Right. Apologies for the rush. I'm on a train to work, and don't have long. There's one major thing I'd like to note at this point. We've had a number of games recently with a great deal of time pressure for the village. In my mind, this game very definitely joins their ranks. To begin, with a lynch and a kill, the eliminators are able to reduce village numbers by up to two each cycle. Whilst it's unlikely that every lynch will be of a villager, it's not improbable that the early lynches will be. On top of a lynch and a kill, the eliminators have access to conversion, should we not make enough lines of warding, resulting in a potential swing of three to the eliminators from the village in a turn. If, as has been mooted, we split into two groups and cycle our lines of warding, and assuming perfect activity, we begin with nine lines of warding. Assuming the three eliminators posited earlier in the thread (not unlikely, given they don't have access to an immediate conversion), the seven or eight village lines of warding face 3 chalklings, and potentially two lines of vigour, assuming the eliminators make a kill. This is a clear victory for the village, and it's possible that the next turn might have 5 or six lines of warding (7/8-village lynched-eliminator kill), against three chalklings (and two lines of vigour of the eliminators delay their use). Again, a clear village victory. The issue starts to become clear on turn three. Although unlikely, it's not entirely impossible that all four deaths at this point have been village, and that they're all in the first group. At this stage, the eliminators have access to three chalklings, and two lines of vigour - enough to break even with a potential village defence, even assuming the odd cycles have 8 villagers rather than 7 (assuming 15 villagers divided evenly between the odd and even cycles). Day four is of yet greater threat. Unless we have lynched an eliminator by this point, we face potentially three eliminators, along with two lines of vigour (if not used on turn three), against six deaths. It's not at all improbable that three or four of these deaths are of villagers on even turn warding, which means the village will be pushed to hold against 5 distinct attacks to the defence. With a conversion on day three or four, the villages' problems are compounded. Deaths continue to accumulate at 2 a cycle, and the eliminators would have 4 chalklings, and up to three lines of vigour. At this stage, the game is essentially over - we cannot muster seven lines of warding every other cycle, ensuring the balance tips further and further in the eliminators favour. If we do not lynch an eliminator by the end of day two, and at the latest by the end of day three, I think it very possible that the game will be unwinnable by day four. As such, discussion and high activity from every player is of paramount importance. We need material to analyse, and need to force players to commit to views. It follows from the above that we cannot afford the contribution crusade this game. We can't afford for our lynches to be wasted, and need to use them as a tool to generate discussion. We do not have time to spend a cycle allowing the eliminators to hide in the shadows, not committing to any views. @BrightnessRadiant, welcome to SE! What are your thoughts on this?

Apologies - a missed / in the [/color] for Randuir.

LG32: Day 8 - The Boring Party Dear __________ You had a very boring party. It was boring. The walls were grey. Everyone was wearing grey. It was boring. Then a red man strolled in. It was not boring. The red spread. Person to person, red leaking and trailing down the walls. The red man stood around all the dead corpses. The walls are red. You are wearing red. Is it boring now? Someone was attacked but survived! Someone was converted with UberIron! UberIron - With UberIron, you may target a player and redirect their action to another player of your choice. They will not be informed that the redirect occurs. Someone snapped! Player List 1. Arinian - Alrin 2. Hemalurgic Headshot - Quinn 3. Jondesu - Remart - Spiked Coppercloud 4. Elenion - Roger Elariel 5. Drake Marshall - Serray - Regular Crewmember 6. Darkness Ascendant - The Phantom Stranger 7. Randuir - Magister Agemtsar Spiked Smoker 8. Magestar - David Agemtsar 9. Herowannabe - Herwynbe 10. Yitzi2 - Garshin 11. Metacognition - Village Pewterarm 12. Silverblade5 - Ryth 13: Arraenae - Rhea 14. TheMightyLopen - Sidon 15. little wilson - Willie Klara 16. Droughtbringer - You - Regular Crewmember 17. Iamspartacus - Astrid the Bold 18. Ornstein - Winkleton - Regular Crewmember 19. Araris Valerian - Wol Village Rioter 20. Dalinar Kholin - Lebochevkowski - Village Coppercloud 21. OmeGaster - Rieyun 22. Kipper - Elenion - Pewterarm 23. Sart - Gaetan - Regular Crewmember 24. Bugsy - Jelwynd 25. Figberts - Quond 26. Mark IV - The Follower 27. Manukos - Reval 28. Aonar Faileas - Vana Izenry Village Coinshot] 29. Ecthelion - Amnar - Village Pewterarm 30. Amanuensis - Mykal - Village Smoker

This turn is now over.

Announcement: Stink and I have decided to extend this cycle by 24 hours, on the grounds that today is Easter Sunday.

LG32: Night 7 - Celebration Dear __________ Salutations from a far away land! I hope you’ve all been having a grand time over in your land of murder and paradise, while I am just in the land of murder. It’s an alright place though, if you’re into that kind of stuff. So, I heard you’ve actually managed to get another Spiked! Not the inquisitor, but close enough right? They both have Spikes, and want to kill you all. That’s good enough for me, at least. And so it is time for a grand celebration! Your results have improved drastically over the past few days, and so a feast will be held. Poor Remart won’t show up of course, but I’m sure he would have loved to be there. Now thanks to my grand assistant, you will all notice that a grotesque amount of you all voted for Randuir, but I’m not really allowed to comment on that. Neither can I comment on anything really interesting, which is a downer. Anyway, my time is currently limited due to exterminating a population, so I will see you later! Cheers, The Court Fool Randuir was lynched! He was a Spiked Smoker! Vote Count Kipper (1): Figberts Randuir (9): Wilson, Hemalurgic Headshot, Yitzi2, Lopen, Arraenae, Hero, Elenion, OmeGaster, Randuir Night 7 has begun. You have 24 hours to send in all actions and/or wait to die. Player List 1. Arinian - Alrin 2. Hemalurgic Headshot - Quinn 3. Jondesu - Remart - Spiked Coppercloud 4. Elenion - Roger Elariel 5. Drake Marshall - Serray - Regular Crewmember 6. Darkness Ascendant - The Phantom Stranger 7. Randuir - Magister Agemtsar Spiked Smoker 8. Magestar - David Agemtsar 9. Herowannabe - Herwynbe 10. Yitzi2 - Garshin 11. Metacognition - Village Pewterarm 12. Silverblade5 - Ryth 13: Arraenae - Rhea 14. TheMightyLopen - Sidon 15. little wilson - Willie Klara 16. Droughtbringer - You - Regular Crewmember 17. Iamspartacus - Astrid the Bold 18. Ornstein - Winkleton - Regular Crewmember 19. Araris Valerian - Wol Village Rioter 20. Dalinar Kholin - Lebochevkowski - Village Coppercloud 21. OmeGaster - Rieyun 22. Kipper - Elenion - Pewterarm 23. Sart - Gaetan - Regular Crewmember 24. Bugsy - Jelwynd 25. Figberts - Quond 26. Mark IV - The Follower 27. Manukos - Reval 28. Aonar Faileas - Vana Izenry Village Coinshot] 29. Ecthelion - Amnar - Village Pewterarm 30. Amanuensis - Mykal - Village Smoker

@Amanuensis, I'm flattered to be nominated. Whilst I could play, I'm not sure I'd be a brilliant representative.

LG32: Day Seven - Not The End Dear __________ You may have heard of the commotion that happened last night, which was certainly a pain for even me to observe. But you see, I don’t even have to explain it to you or anything, but can instead show you the aftermath and see if you can make results of your own. So, we have: A dead body with a coin in each eye, looks very gruesome and bloody. A dead body with a spike in each eye, looks very gruesome and bloody. A nearly-dead body, slowly hobbling away and muttering to themselves about how annoying it is to kill people. A very alive Court Fool, currently writing to you about writing to you. And that’s all you really need to know, for the most part. I could describe why it all went down in the toilet, or which currency the coin is from but that all sounds like a bit too much effort to me, if you catch my coins. Anyway, I currently have to deal with a rebellion in some other corner of the now-defunct Empire, so I will have to catch you later. Enjoy The Puzzle! The Court Exterminator A player was converted using UberBronze! UberBronze - You have a choice. Either you may target a single player and learn their role, regardless of whether they are protected by a Smoker, or you may sense more generally and discover what actions were used and how many of each (not including those clouded by Smokers). A player snapped! Aonar Faileas died! He was a Village Coinshot. Araris Valerian died! He was a Village Rioter Tineye message: There is no Heaven* or Hell** in this endless Cycle of Death. No matter what you do while you're Alive, everybody goes to the same Document once you Die****. Death is Equal in Sparta. *To await the rising of the sun. **Now he is dead, and I am off to bed, ***Soon his burial will come. ****Brothers and sisters I had one. *****All I wished for is a "well done" he said. Player List 1. Arinian - Alrin 2. Hemalurgic Headshot - Quinn 3. Jondesu - Remart - Spiked Coppercloud 4. Elenion - Roger Elariel 5. Drake Marshall - Serray - Regular Crewmember 6. Darkness Ascendant - The Phantom Stranger 7. Randuir - Magister Agemtsar 8. Magestar - David Agemtsar 9. Herowannabe - Herwynbe 10. Yitzi2 - Garshin 11. Metacognition - Village Pewterarm 12. Silverblade5 - Ryth 13: Arraenae - Rhea 14. TheMightyLopen - Sidon 15. little wilson - Willie Klara 16. Droughtbringer - You - Regular Crewmember 17. Iamspartacus - Astrid the Bold 18. Ornstein - Winkleton - Regular Crewmember 19. Araris Valerian - Wol Village Rioter 20. Dalinar Kholin - Lebochevkowski - Village Coppercloud 21. OmeGaster - Rieyun 22. Kipper - Elenion - Pewterarm 23. Sart - Gaetan - Regular Crewmember 24. Bugsy - Jelwynd 25. Figberts - Quond 26. Mark IV - The Follower 27. Manukos - Reval 28. Aonar Faileas - Vana Izenry Village Coinshot] 29. Ecthelion - Amnar - Village Pewterarm 30. Amanuensis - Mykal - Village Smoker

This turn is now over.

@randuir, a Rioter can turn a vote into a no-vote.

LG32: Night Six - Aftermath Dear ___________ Congratulations on finding one of the Spiked! I knew you all had it in you, even though it did take a fair while for anyone to actually do it. Surely killing someone isn’t that hard? I never struggle with it, at least. Well, must get easier with experience then. Oh! I nearly forgot about your weird lynches though! I must say, I do admire the speed at which you all decided that the best thing to do in this test was to lynch people, even though I never said a thing about it. Speaking of, I must also congratulate you on killing Ecthelion III! He sure was evil and everything, what with those innocent eyes. Sincerely, The Court Fool Ecthelion III has died! He was a Village Pewterarm. Vote count Iamspartacus: Yitzi2 (1) Kipper: Ecthelion III, Herowannabe (2) OmeGaster: TheMightyLopen (1) Bugsy: Arraenae (1) Ecthelion III: little wilson, OmeGaster, Randuir, Kipper (4) Elenion: Elenion (1) Player List 1. Arinian - Alrin 2. Hemalurgic Headshot - Quinn 3. Jondesu - Remart - Spiked Coppercloud 4. Elenion - Roger Elariel 5. Drake Marshall - Serray - Regular Crewmember 6. Darkness Ascendant - The Phantom Stranger 7. Randuir - Magister Agemtsar 8. Magestar - David Agemtsar 9. Herowannabe - Herwynbe 10. Yitzi2 - Garshin 11. Metacognition - Village Pewterarm 12. Silverblade5 - Ryth 13: Arraenae - Rhea 14. TheMightyLopen - Sidon 15. little wilson - Willie Klara 16. Droughtbringer - You - Regular Crewmember 17. Iamspartacus - Astrid the Bold 18. Ornstein - Winkleton - Regular Crewmember 19. Araris Valerian - Wol 20. Dalinar Kholin - Lebochevkowski - Village Coppercloud 21. OmeGaster - Rieyun 22. Kipper - Elenion - Pewterarm 23. Sart - Gaetan - Regular Crewmember 24. Bugsy - Jelwynd 25. Figberts - Quond 26. Mark IV - The Follower 27. Manukos - Reval 28. Aonar Faileas - Vana Izenry 29. Ecthelion - Amnar - Village Pewterarm 30. Amanuensis - Mykal - Village Smoker

This turn is now over.

I think we should, particularly given Thingyman's welcome assurances.

LG32: Day Six - Action Remart was unsurprisingly, eating. It was a nice dish consisting of mostly steak, with some mashed potatoes and gravy. Was it delicious? Well, seeing as it was made by the Chefs of Fadrex, it was only the best steak Remart had ever eaten. However, the one thing Remart needed most to truly make this a good night? Company. And in a stroke of good luck, there was someone willing to chat and eat with Remart! They ordered the fish pie though, so they definitely went down a few points on the score-list of ‘People That Remart Would Talk To And Not Eat’™. Remart naturally discussed many things about food or drink or the food industry or anything involving food really, but eventually he let his companion steer the conversation. “So Remart, what’s your thoughts on the recent deaths?” “Uh, that’s a hard question to answer, mister. I mean, obviously they’re bad and all, but at the same time what can we do?” “Well, I personally believe that everyone can do something, but whether it’s helpful or not is really the question.” “Um, sure?” “Why Remart, that’s why I’m here. You see, I think that you might be involved in the recent murders, and I’m willing to bet your life on it.” As he said this, Remart was just finishing off his steak knife. He was also getting quite worried, but he was mostly focused on finishing his Steak. However, as he was taking a bite, his knife suddenly took a plunge into his throat. Understandably, Remart was now struggling to both breathe and finish his steak, as anyone would with a steak knife lodged in their throat, while your previously amicable companion finishes off the fish pie and doesn’t panic whatsoever. “Oh well, it seems like you’ve lost your ability to respond. A shame that, you were certainly knowledgeable about food, but not about death. I hope I’ll be able to find your comrades, friend.” And with that, Remart’s mysterious companion left, never to be seen by Remart again. Oh, and in some other place this guy called Meta was stabbed but he won’t get a write-up ‘cause he’s inactive. Meta was killed! He was a Village Pewterarm. Jondesu was killed! He was a Spiked Coppercloud. Tineye message: I am sorry to see that you have declined my challenge by attacking player number nine. TheIaInquisitormshasortwo. ryButthweathaveyomore,uhmightieravthaned they: ecanalyticalliplayers. neWedmhaveycpassedhathroughlltheenmistsge and by realms of death, atandtatheckInquisitorinshallgpfearlaus.yeWernwillumgobewherernthey lead. inTheeIjourneywiofshayothousandutmilesoebeginsnjwithoyathsingleisstep, gaandmeweIntrustquthemistoitleadousrwell. Player List 1. Arinian - Alrin 2. Hemalurgic Headshot - Quinn 3. Jondesu - Remart - Spiked Coppercloud 4. Elenion - Roger Elariel 5. Drake Marshall - Serray - Regular Crewmember 6. Darkness Ascendant - The Phantom Stranger 7. Randuir - Magister Agemtsar 8. Magestar - David Agemtsar 9. Herowannabe - Herwynbe 10. Yitzi2 - Garshin 11. Metacognition - Village Pewterarm 12. Silverblade5 - Ryth 13: Arraenae - Rhea 14. TheMightyLopen - Sidon 15. little wilson - Willie Klara 16. Droughtbringer - You - Regular Crewmember 17. Iamspartacus - Astrid the Bold 18. Ornstein - Winkleton - Regular Crewmember 19. Araris Valerian - Wol 20. Dalinar Kholin - Lebochevkowski - Village Coppercloud 21. OmeGaster - Rieyun 22. Kipper - Elenion - Pewterarm 23. Sart - Gaetan - Regular Crewmember 24. Bugsy - Jelwynd 25. Figberts - Quond 26. Mark IV - The Follower 27. Manukos - Reval 28. Aonar Faileas - Vana Izenry 29. Ecthelion - Amnar - Pewterarm 30. Amanuensis - Mykal - Village Smoker

This turn is now over.

The body of a spiked, if they're misting, does not allow a conversion.

LG32: Night Five - Planning Dear _________ Again, I must apologise for the lack of letters recently, however I was engaged in a fair few discussions with some very important people about a very important topic. You see, it involves the cleanup of a fair few corpses, and then the transportation of some living people, you get what I mean? Anyway, I’m so glad to see that you’re all still actually here and haven’t tried to leave, which I would advise you not to do. There are some precautionary measures, a result of the planning I did in advance of the planning I just did. You see how everything revolves around plans? Good, ‘cause they don’t. And I have planned to finish this letter around here, so the enclosed information again, has everything you need to know. With Much Pain, The Court Fool Kipper was lynched, but survived! Vote count: Aonar Faileas: Jondesu, Ecthelion III, Randuir (3) Kipper: Herowannabe, Aonar Faileas, little wilson, TheMightyLopen, Arinian, Hemalurgic_Headshot, Araris Valerian, Elenion (8) Metacognition: Arraenae (1)

This turn is now over.

Current vote tally is as follows: Aonar Faileas: Jondesu, Ecthelion III, Randuir (3) Kipper: Herowannabe, Aonar Faileas, little wilson, TheMightyLopen, Arinian, Hemalurgic_Headshot, Araris Valerian, Elenion (8)

Apologies for the delay. Lurchers are told when they've stopped an attack.

@Amanuensis would have my vote, too. I think he's an excellent player, and think that he'd do a good job representing our subforum.

LG32: Day Five - Thinking of Titles is hard, ya know? For today, I will say farewell to the letter format. It just gets so dreary. Always having to start with this, and end with that, and allude to this or that? It’s almost too much effort for what I get, and I don’t get anything! Anyway, life is getting busy for your buddy The Court Fool, so he’s taking a lil vacation right now in some faraway place, called Earth? It’s a very weird place, I’ve been told. Though I’m hopeful that at least one of the would-be-dictators could actually do their job for once. Anyway, guess what? People did not die! And other stuff, but I’m not allowed to talk about it, oh well. Here’s the actual results. (and some messages that ended up here somehow) A player was attacked, but survived. Metacognition was attacked, but survived! Tineye message: Do not go gentle into that good night, Survivors should burn and rave at close of game; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Ans2ln(2log(tan( Though spartans at their end know death is right, Because their words had caught no spiked they Do not go gentle into that good night. 4^sin( Good players, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in another game, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. log(/sin(2log(tan( 7cos( Wild players who do and play this game in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. ,7log( Marked players, near death, who see with clear sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. TI-84 Plus Tineye message: with Tin enhanced Eyes i can See the Truth

This turn is now over.

LG32: Night Four - Visitor Hour Dear ________ I understand that it can be hard to try and reply to my letters, but I’m really getting worried about you now! You just up and leave for no reason, and then I find out that you’re at Fadrex without me? I hope you’re not involved in what I’ve been hearing about back in Luthadel, with whoever this ‘Court Fool’ really is. Just try and respond, alright? We miss you, ____________ ---------------------------------- Dear _________ Hello again! I’m back, did ya miss me? I sure missed you, and I bet you had so much fun while I was gone! And would ya look at that, you gave me some new corpses! That’s so kind of you, but I’m gonna need a tiny bit more to get my quota! Anyway, I have to go track some people down, and I swear that those people are completely unrelated to the letters above, 100 percent. See Your Corpse Soon, The Court Killer Ecthelion III was lynched, but survived! Ecthelion III: Araris Valerian, Jondesu, Randuir (3) Magestar: Elenion (1) Metacognition: Hero (1) Randuir: Lopen, Wilson (2) Lopen: Magestar (1) Kipper: Mark IV (1)

The cycle is now over.