Jondesu

The Cycle has ended! Next cycle should be up shortly.

"You can't even decide which one is the traitor?" Koralis thundered at his officers, thieves, and beggars, who had brought him not one, but three candidates they believed were Black Sands filth. Everyone seemed too indecisive for his liking, however. He glared at the three kneeling before him. "Silver Feather" "Jesenesh Stormwind" "Rennid" "You have all failed me by not being trustworthy enough to earn the confidence of every man here. You have failed yourself. One of you will serve as an example to the rest." Koralis' blade flashed once, then twice. Hands and then a head fell to the sands, and he left them there. "Get back to work!" A Joe In The Bush has been lynched! They were a Kor Thief! This cycle will run for 24 hours, ending at 8PM EST Dec 27. Player List:

Alvron, you squeaked by just barely I believe. The cycle has ended! New one will be available shortly.

I actually put 5PM in the timer and the beginning of this post, but only because that was the time I used to end signups and I got myself mixed up. 8PM EST is indeed when the cycle should end, so there’s an hour and 22 minutes remaining. I’ll fix the timer.

I was intending to PM you, but since I realized you’re the last Ookla in the game, as long as you pm me and make sure I know (and I’ll edit it into the player list), it’s okay for you to change back. I was thinking there were more remaining than there are.

Day 1 Koralis stepped out into the sunshine, squinting only slightly against the bright light. Some crime lords preferred to stay in their dens, protected by bodyguards and doors, practically imprisoned out of fear. Not Koralis. The trackts in Laesire knew his face and feared it. He walked freely among them, secure in his power. Yet now there was a growing worry in his mind. The note that had finally reached him was ominous, and while he felt sure he could deal with this new threat, any upheaval created opportunities for opposition. If any of his lieutenants decided they wanted to take his place, waiting until he’d made a mistake would be an easy time to step up and try it. Koralis would simply have to not make any mistakes. He glanced up at the position of the sun. Its wobbling in the sky, slightly shifted now towards the merchants quarter, told him it was about mid morning. There was little difference in light or temperature, of course, but every Daysider knew how to keep track. Sleep and work were constants in every man’s life, and scheduling them seemed as natural as the unending sunlight. Time to hunt. Every member of his crew had been given the same task: find any member of this “Black Sands” and bring them to Koralis. He would accept just the hands if needed, but a live subject to interrogate was of great value. No one wanted to disappoint Koralis. This cycle will be extended to take us past Christmas, running until 5PM EST 8PM EST Dec 26 (thanks, Devotary of Spontaneity!). I’m on mobile but I’ll edit in the player list and the countdown later. Player List:

The cycle has ended! New one will be partially up shortly.

@randuir, the Black Sands will still win if they outnumber the Kors, regardless of who has guns.

PMs should all be out!

Koralis fumed in his study, filled with treasures he'd taken from men who thought they were better than he. Arlin had been found by the Trackts, murdered before he could carry out the work assigned to him. The merchant must have hired a bodyguard, a mercenary, but who would dare work against Koralis? This was not going to be allowed to continue. "Bring me the hands of the man foolish enough to take a knife to my best assassin. Give the rest of him to the sands." The Game has started. The first cycle will be ending tomorrow evening, and the following day cycle will last until the day after Christmas to allow people time for their holiday activities. PMs will be going out soon, please PM myself and Lopen if you haven't gotten one within an hour. This first night cycle is for discussion and planning, and remember, PMs are open, just remember to include the GMs! Player List: EDIT: The Mods may post this as well, but please do not change your username once the game has begun. There have been two name changes since the player list was created, and I have adjusted for those, but please keep your usernames the same from now on, or preface each post with the name you had at the start of the game.

Whoops, sign ups have ended! First cycle will be up shortly and PMs will go out.

Well planned, and thanks for keeping all that in mind! Good luck on your exams! How about Forik? Randomly came up with it looking at the names on the White Sand page of the Coppermind, trying to be somewhat in line with the style of the names of Daysiders. Added, and now we have enough players I won't hesitate to start it when signups end tomorrow.

For the record, I will run this game with the players we have if we don't get enough by Friday evening, but I'd much prefer to have more players. @Ookla The Red, @Megasif, @BrightnessRadiant, @cloudjumper, @Sami, @manukos, @Drake Marshall, @ShaneysRus, @asterion137, @Rebecca, @A Budgie, @Ookla that Watches, @phattemer, @livinglegend, @Doc12, @Ookla the Inquisitive, ya'll were or are in the LG that's got to be close to finished. Any of you want to join in here? Don't be concerned by not knowing the setting. I'll be working on giving plenty of RP cues if you wish to RP, both about the planet/city, and about events that might happen.

Was just deciding. I’ll extend signups until Friday at 5PM Eastern. Added!

Not like you.

With me running my own game, I don't think participating would be a good idea. I'll take a spec doc link, though, this looks good.

I just hope your puns aren't too gritty. We might all be a little worn out.

I’ll mostly be available from around 7-8AM to 8-9PM US Eastern. Not sure about Lopen. Sorry to see you go!

Anyone that’s still on the fence, we’d love to have you, and if you’re hesitant because you haven’t read White Sand, don’t worry, I plan for you to have all you need to go on in the write ups. Just think Tatooine or Jakku, but with rich people around.

Added! Thanks for checking! I don't have a specific minimum set up, but I would be hesitant to run a game with less than, say, 15 players, simply for the enjoyment of those involved. If I don't get close to that, I'll probably extend signups. Bodyguards can self-protect, but will not be informed of the results of their action outside of the writeup. Successful protects will be revealed. Bodyguards cannot protect against a gun attack, day or night. A Snoop who observes someone who makes multiple actions would be informed of each target, yes. All Black Sands members are considered to have taken an action against the kill target, not just whoever sent in the order. Roles and alignments will always be revealed on death. This includes gun deaths, in which case alignment and role will be revealed as soon as the GMs confirm the death. Yes, you read that right, it will be revealed mid-cycle in those cases. I had some other questions via PM that I'll include the answers to in the second post for clarifications, as well as probably updating the first post with the rules.

Yup.

Added! Will do. I’ll probably send it out once signups close.

Thanks for being schedule-aware! Will do!

As long as you're not inactive, not RPing isn't an issue! Same goes for you, @Steeldancer!

Just a note: This game is set on Taldain, the setting for White Sand, but will not contain significant spoilers. It's set in a city of my making with characters not found in the graphic novel or the prose version (which I will definitely not reveal spoilers for in this game), so it has no tie-ins to the plot of White Sand. If anyone catches me saying something that might be a spoiler, however, please let me know and I'll remove or edit it. This space reserved for updates: Rule Clarifications: Bodyguards can self-protect, but will not be informed of the results of their action outside of the writeup. Successful protects will be revealed. Bodyguards cannot protect against a gun attack, day or night. A Snoop who observes someone who makes multiple actions would be informed of each target, yes. All Black Sands members are considered to have taken an action against the kill target, not just whoever sent in the order. Roles and alignments will always be revealed on death. This includes gun deaths, in which case alignment and role will be revealed as soon as the GMs confirm the death. Yes, you read that right, it will be revealed mid-cycle in those cases. There is no minimum number of votes to achieve a successful lynch. If there is a tie, one of the players with the highest number of votes will be chosen at random (including if there are no votes at all, in which case all players are at risk).