DrakeMarshall

DISHONOR

pool's closed

Kidpen and I want company in the dead doc. Hurry up and kill each other!!! oh also have a vote tally, we haven't had one of those for a bit Vote Tally Archer (3): RoyalBeeMage, Spark of Hope, The Unknown Ajah Weaver of Lies (2): Aeoryi, Kasimir RoyalBeeMage (1): Aeternum The Unknown Ajah (1): Archer Wierdo (1): Cash67

Vote Tally Archer (1): The Unknown Ajah RoyalBeeMage (1): Aeternum The Unknown Ajah (1): Archer Weaver of Lies (1): Kasimir Wierdo (1): Cash67

I'm sorry to hear that but smhhhhh it was in fact exactly 24 hours

edited in the writeup

Mutual isolation may have at first resulted in banding together, but of course it doesn't last. Tensions are high and killers are still hiding somewhere. Despite being nominally in charge of investigating things, there's still no sight of Hopeteacher or Merrythunder in the palace. Everyone's on their own. Raven inevitably falls under suspicion. After all, Dawntrue's sacred animal is salmon. Ravens, as some of the more perceptive priests put together, are not salmon. This is not the name that a faithful priest would choose. It seems like perfectly sound reasoning. Everyone gathers in a circle to carry out the deed, and blood seeps across the floors, staining it a deep red. In fact, the shade of red just seems to be getting deeper and more brilliant with each passing moment. All of the colors in the room do, from the clothes to the tapestries to the paintings to the sunlight filtering in the window. This isn't normal. A blinding light and a tangible surge of power fills the room. Everyone instinctively backs away as Raven rises up again, whole in body and mind, albeit lacking some memories. Raven looks around bewildered as some of the ex-priests kneel. Clearly, Raven was not a heretic after all. It is inconceivable that the Iridiscent Tones would choose to Return a heretic from death. A new life awaits for Raven. One of luxury and opportunity. But also one of responsibilities and expectations. Continuing a hands-on role in the murder investigation role seems... unlikely. It wouldn't be proper. Priests are the ones who are supposed to get their hands dirty at the behest of their gods. ...But while the Tones are known to offer second chances in life, they don't offer them to everyone. There are screams and shouts for help when Kidpen is discovered dead in the palace dining hall. The body doesn't look particularly fresh, and things take a turn for the worse when the body starts to twitch. Is it a Lifeless, lying in wait to claim more victims? No, in fact. The cause of death becomes more clear when the onlookers realize the source of the movement: Kidpen's clothes. Multiple articles of clothing Awakened, apparently with murderous intent. Well, that would explain why nobody heard much in the ways of a struggle. It's hard to fight something like that. Clearly, Dawntrue's killers aren't quite finished. ❁ TheRavenHasLanded has died! He was a Priest! He is now Returned! Kidpen has died! He was a Priest! ❁ Vote Tally TheRavenHasLanded (3): Archer, Kasimir, Kidpen Kidpen (2): Aeoryi, Aeternum Cash67 (2): TheRavenHasLanded, Wierdo Aeternum (1): Weaver of Lies RoyalBeeMage (1): The Unknown Ajah Spark of Hope (1): RoyalBeeMage Wierdo (1): Cash67 The turn will end in a little shy of 24 hours. ❁ Participants 1. @Aeoryi 2. @Aeternum 3. @Archer - Double the Drifter 4. @Cash67 5. @Kasimir - Ias, a Salmon Enthusiast 6. @Kidpen - Tethan Priest 7. @RoyalBeeMage 8. @Spark of Hope 9. @The Unknown Ajah 10. @TheRavenHasLanded Returned 11. @Weaver of Lies 12. @Wierdo

SILENCE WHILE DEATH AWAITS

is that a challenge technically, I can stop you though I could abuse my powers and end the game RIGHT NOW so that you didn't finish before the game ended bet ya didn't think about that MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA my powers are without limits or brakes!!!! >:) (i am not going to do that)

This is a terrible idea

I mean, I certainly couldn't, but I do not read things quickly. I do remember things pretty well once I read them, though, which is probably why I don't have any problem running a themed game even though it's been a hot minute since I read Warbreaker I bet you could do it, though. I trust.

well, the existence of people who Return after dying isn't really a spoiler, neither is the fact that there is a city called T'Telir where such people are worshipped... because both of these facts are part of the initial premise of the story, not exactly plot twists the story in question is Warbreaker, incidentally but yeah it's okay if you haven't read it this is just a funky lil forum game with Warbreaker flavoring

random question of the day: if you were a Returned, what would your fancy Returned name be ...while this is a funny lil icebreaker question, for one of you it's more than a hypothetical! but don't mind me overly much, you should definitely just ignore this if you have Actual Game Discussion you'd rather be doing

Vote Tally Kidpen (2): Aeoryi, Kasimir Cash67 (2): TheRavenHasLanded, Wierdo Spark of Hope (2): Aeternum, RoyalBeeMage Wierdo (2): Cash67, Kidpen Eternum (1): Weaver of Lies TheRavenHasLanded (1): Archer Courtesy of tallybot. I think this is right. I will probably do a manual check today just in case.

So another way of looking at how this works is that a Returned is dead for all intents and purposes EXCEPT they don't go to the dead doc and they're allowed to keep on communicating with the living. A Returned stops counting towards the number of living members in their faction, for the purposes of win conditions or the lovers rule or anything else. Although of course they may continue to help their faction in less direct ways. I hope this helps. I have clarifications for days. I am clear like clarified butter.

I think we should normalize this in society Instead of people making apology videos, we should force them to make apology salmon

The Returned counts as dead for the purposes of wincons, yes. So if there are three heretics, and if you vote out one of them today and they become Returned, then the last two indeed become Lovers.

T’Telir, normally a riot of clashing colors, is dressed bleakly in black. A whole city in mourning. The gods hold court, and they argue. Finally, the beginnings of a decision is reached, and the investigation is entrusted to the domains of Hopeteacher the Wise and Merrythunder the Witty. The latter has gotten progressively more drunk following the news of Dawntrue’s death, and is noisy derailing the entire process. Any real progress in dispensing justice is bound to be slow. The priests, ever the more serious and grounded counterparts to their gods, see to it that everything is still running smoothly. They go about their business a little more quietly than usual. Those same priests view you with barely veiled suspicion and hatred, even though you were one of them not so very long ago. When Dawntrue yet lived. Your isolation breeds a kind of solidarity with your fellows, and you find yourselves gathering together in the courtyard of Dawntrue’s palace. It’s not like you have anywhere else to be. There are guards in front of the palace you don't recognize, and they aren't letting you leave. Not until "things are cleared up" and who knows when that will be. ❁ Dawntrue the Merciful has died! He was a plot device! ❁ The game's afoot! (But not a foot. A game is a game, not a foot, obviously.) Vote to murderize your fellow players by saying their name in red. As a reminder, if you choose to vote somebody out during this cycle, they will become Returned. As a second reminder, everybody can open exactly one PM with other players. Please remember to include the GM (myself) and the IM (Araris)! You'll all have your PMs telling you what team you're on and any role you might have shortly. The turn will end in 24 hours. ❁ Participants 1. @Aeoryi 2. @Aeternum 3. @Archer - Double the Drifter 4. @Cash67 5. @Kasimir - A Salmon Enthusiast 6. @Kidpen - Tethan 7. @RoyalBeeMage 8. @Spark of Hope 9. @The Unknown Ajah 10. @TheRavenHasLanded 11. @Weaver of Lies 12. @Wierdo

Alright signups are closed sit tight and the thread will be up in an hour

sorry bout that

signups close in like 2.5 hours

So what I'm hearing from this is that the offering was successful

pinch-hitters are absolutely welcome!

Good question! Hmm. I'm inclined to rule that they can, actually. And likewise, they may still be included in other people's new PMs. On the reasoning that it falls under the "they can still communicate" clause and not the "they can no longer take actions" clause. And because it feels right for this setup. Is there a reason it shouldn't work like that?