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Perhaps Ferwish would be less of a concern than the skindancers after all. They didn’t have to worry about being implicated if he was attacked- and insanity was almost as bad (if not worse) than death. Luckily, he’d learned several things in his search through the Stacks and the Tomes, first and foremost being that the skindancer’s weakness was holly- unlike other Fae, iron would affect them far less, if at all. Maern had secretly removed a few branches off one of the trees on the University grounds and sharpened them into stakes. He carried them on his person everywhere he went- still, they would only be of limited efficacy against an attack that took him completely by surprise. Maern wasn’t sure how long they needed with a person in order to drive them insane, or what they needed to do in order to do it- although he suspected that it was fairly easy to do, and didn’t take very long, given that they’d been able to do it without alerting anyone multiple times already. But maybe he’d been thinking about this the wrong way. If he couldn’t avoid the skindancer’s actual attack… could he shrug it off? Was there any way for him to resist the attempted mental sabotage, either indefinitely or until he could fight off the perpetrator? ---- I've been doing a lot of PM's recently, so I need to keep my post count high... but I've also been busy with other things and haven't had time to do analysis. If there are any physickers out there who would be willing to shoot me a PM, I would be grateful- I'm feeling a little bit paranoid currently, what with the attempt on my sanity and all.

Because there was now only 32 pages left until TLT broke the 3-digit page barrier.

He took a deep breath, forcing his thoughts into measured paths. One thing at time. He could deal with one thing at a time. First, Ferwish. What was he going to do about Ferwish? Well, the man wouldn’t dare get him the same way he had tried today, so he could cross that of his list of things to worry about, at least. Of course that didn’t preclude him from doing something worse to Maern- like sending an assassin to kill him while he slept, for instance. But assassins were expensive- was Maern’s death really worth that much to Ferwish? Especially given that if he were to die in suspicious circumstances, suspicions could fall directly on his noble shoulders. It was hard to make getting murdered in bed look like anything other than an murder. Unless Ferwish had more arrogance than brains, assasination would probably not be his preferred manner of revenge. What about other ways of ensuring his death, ways that would look more accidental? Maern tried to think of an example before realizing that he didn’t actually often do very dangerous things. Probably the most dangerous thing he’d done since arriving at the University was the time when he’d gotten delayed at school and had to walk back in the dark. Even that had been pretty uneventful. The more Maern thought about it, perhaps Ferwish would be less of a concern than the skindancers after all. ---- I feel it too, yeah :P. I've been better with stuff this game, at least- having an incentive to post written in the game makes it much easier to stay motivated. Of course, I still need to post stuff of substance this cycle... Well, the number of sane, living individuals still attending the University has almost reached half, which was my benchmark for when to do a player list analysis post. So probably I'll do something like that this turn at some point, if I can bring myself to do it.

Literally, it was going more in a side-ish direction.

It escaped orbit and began to hurtle towards the sun.

Thus saving it.

You need not come if you do not wish, said Michael. Only Xinoehp is essential for this mission to succeed.

We will re-assemble the Spear of Light on the way, said Michael. He is weak, now- if we can face him with a restored Spear, we will almost certainly emerge victorious.

Similar to a oddly-shaped, questionably-fueled spaceship, it rose into orbit.

Yes, said Michael simply. He killed my father. He tried to kill you. If we do not stop him, he will destroy everything. "Astral?" said Xinoehp, leaning on Trewee and looking around. "She's over there, being goo."

But they got distracted.

They joined forces to overthrow the ghanderflaffles.

Of course, said Michael grimly, pulling his device out and flicking it into the air in one swift motion. We can follow him. --- Pheonix gasped for breath as the group sprinted through the rapidly disintegrating landscape. "Silence," he gasped. "Silence happened."

A select few began to organize a rebellion.

They'd been domesticated centuries ago.

She enjoyed consuming them.

She thought it tasted similar to a squrgle.

She enjoyed it.

Alternatives would have to be found. Such as "such as".

The power of the Ancient Words caused oohs and aahs among the Narrators.

Maern sat in the common room, mulling over the events of the day as he ate his stew. Someone was playing the piano- the landlord had paid someone to get it back in tune, and now they usually had someone playing every day for dinner. Maern found it relaxing- especially good considering how stressful this day had been. Not only do I have to worry about skindancers coming to steal my sanity, I also have to worry about more mundane threats from Ferwish. He sighed. As if he hadn’t had enough to deal with already, what with his recent elevation to El’the. The Masters were working him harder than ever, now. And his cash… well, it wasn’t doing poorly, but it wasn’t exactly doing great, either. He’d been falling behind in his ability to keep up with it, what with everything else he was dealing with. Well, he’d manage somehow. It ran in his family, management. He’d been in tougher situations before, and he’d survived those with no problem. He could handle this. I need to break things down, he told himself. Conceptually fit stuff into manageable chunks. Breaking stuff up into chunks was important- doing everything at once was only going to overwhelm him with its impossibility. ---- I think you may have misremembered “Who are the other Skindancers?” as being "Are you a Skindancer?" Since the latter is a yes/no question, it should be perfectly valid by these rules.

The Erroneous Assistant.

But it had been sabotaged!

Made of aluminum.

The Master shook his head. “No, luckily he’s fairly unique. He really shouldn’t be in the investigative force at all, but…” he sighed. “He has friends in high places. There’s only so much we can do if we want the University to stay open.” “Oh,” said Maern, feeling a chill run through him. If Ferwish had connections powerful enough to threaten the University… what chance did he stand? He swallowed. “So, uh… do you want me to stop? Investigating, I mean?” The Master sighed. “Yes, I suppose,” he said. “You’re not doing any harm, despite what Ferwish might want us to believe. Who knows? Maybe you’ll wind up catching a skindancer after all.” With that he stood, walked to the door, and exited the building. Maern stood in the wake of silence for a moment before following him out the door and into the brilliant dusk beyond. Time to head home- he wouldn’t want to be late for dinner, after all. - Maern sat in the common room, mulling over the events of the day as he ate his stew. Someone was playing the piano- the landlord had paid someone to get it back in tune, and now they usually had someone playing every day for dinner. Maern found it relaxing- especially good considering how stressful this day had been. ---- Here's the updated post count: Player Post count Status Total 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.2 3.1 3.2 4.1 @Haelbarde(Edema Ruh) Ruh 33 3 12 3 4 4 4 3 @Elandera (Noble) Noble 23 8 2 2 4 2 3 2 @Burnt Spaghett(Commoner) Commoner 39 7 7 5 8 4 5 3 @DeTess(Commoner) Commoner 29 7 3 8 4 7 Insane Insane @Elkanah (Edema Ruh) Ruh 41 12 5 5 2 9 2 6 @Straw(Commoner) Commoner 58 10 4 13 14 5 8 4 @xinoehp512 (Commoner) Commoner 41 8 5 5 5 5 9 4 @Lord_Silberfarben(Commoner) Commoner 31 8 2 3 6 6 5 1 @Coda (Noble) Noble 15 3 1 1 2 7 1 Insane @Karnage (Noble) Noble 25 6 3 5 4 3 2 2 @Hemalurgic Headshot (Noble) Noble 2 2 Insane Insane Insane Insane Insane Insane @StrikerEZ (Edema Ruh) Ruh 13 5 3 2 3 Insane Insane Insane @Lumgol (Noble) Noble 5 2 0 3 Insane Insane Insane Insane @Experience (Commoner) Commoner 17 3 2 1 2 4 1 4 @Devotary of Spontaneity (Noble) Noble 28 7 4 3 3 3 4 4 @CadCom (Edema Ruh) Ruh 24 2 0 1 5 3 3 10 @Sart (Commoner) Commoner 3 1 2 Insane Insane Insane Insane Insane @Furamirionind (Edema Ruh) Ruh 47 4 2 4 8 11 12 6 @Zillah (Commoner) Commoner 11 4 3 1 2 1 0 0 @Araris Valerian (Noble) Noble 16 2 1 4 4 1 3 1 @Rathmaskal(Commoner) Commoner 7 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 @STINK (Commoner) Commoner 28 1 3 2 5 5 7 5 @Kynedath (Edema Ruh) Ruh 12 4 4 0 3 1 0 0 @Walin (Commoner) Commoner 9 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 @GreenRover (Noble) Noble 7 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 @Young Bard (Commoner) Commoner 13 0 1 3 3 6 0 0 @TheMightyLopen (Noble) Noble 25 6 3 3 3 3 3 4 Total 118 74 80 97 93 76 64 Average 4.37037037 2.846153846 3.2 4.041666667 4.043478261 3.454545455 3.047619048 Nobles 37 15 22 20 19 19 14 Average 4.111111111 1.875 2.75 2.857142857 2.714285714 2.714285714 2.333333333 Commoners 51 33 43 52 46 36 25 Average 4.25 2.75 3.909090909 4.727272727 4.181818182 3.6 2.5 Edema Ruh 30 26 15 25 28 21 25 Average 5 4.333333333 2.5 4.166666667 5.6 4.2 5 I see quite a bit has happened to start off this cycle. Three expulsions (including my top suspicion), two deaths (and the first Skindancer confirmation), and one defended attack. Although I seem to be a bit late for an immediate reaction... 4 People, 40 DP 0DP 1DP 2DP 3DP 4DP 5DP 6DP 7DP 8DP 9DP 10DP 11DP No effect 41.23 33.12 25.31 18.54 13.10 8.93 5.87 3.68 2.17 1.18 0.57 0.24 1-turn Roleblock 21.17 20.74 19.16 16.71 13.73 10.58 7.57 4.97 2.95 1.56 0.72 0.29 3-turn Roleblock 26.16 30.30 32.86 33.45 32.07 29.09 25.07 20.58 16.06 11.84 8.13 5.11 Expulsion 9.85 15.37 22.57 31.29 41.10 51.39 61.49 70.77 78.81 85.43 90.58 94.37 4 People, 45 DP 0DP 1DP 2DP 3DP 4DP 5DP 6DP 7DP 8DP 9DP 10DP 11DP No effect 31.38 24.04 17.67 12.51 8.54 5.62 3.53 2.10 1.15 0.58 0.26 0.10 1-turn Roleblock 19.96 18.28 15.82 12.93 9.92 7.10 4.69 2.83 1.53 0.74 0.31 0.11 3-turn Roleblock 30.29 32.27 32.43 30.81 27.78 23.84 19.49 15.15 11.13 7.64 4.84 2.78 Expulsion 17.77 25.25 34.05 43.75 53.75 63.44 72.29 79.93 86.18 91.04 94.59 97.01 To start off with, another DP/punishments probability chart, this one for 45 random DP and 4 people (what last cycle wound up being.) Walin's removal actually made a pretty significant difference in the outcome- about a 9-10% increase in likelihood for each individual. Of course, the expulsions aren't independent, so the likelihood of all three getting removed was quite slim. Yes I do, in fact. I was protected by a Bloodless item. Yes, I do, in fact. Walin was the Master Alchemist. I don't think he was elevated in any other field, but I'm second-guessing all my readings of the rules after what happened with Fae Lore. I have received confirmation that he was, indeed, only elevated in Alchemy. Since he was, that means that only a maximum of three additional elevations could have happened (including one on this turn, possibly). Since Plum Bob is a Re'lar and up item, both of those elevations would have had to happen to the same person, and that person would have had to craft a Plum Bob last turn in order for there to be one in use this turn. @Elkanah, you're the one with the elevations chart- any idea about that? No, unfortunately. I was going to do one on Walin, but he weaseled out of it with a tricky answer. Bard was kind of a lucky find- I think the elims are being more careful now. I scanned his elevations instead, so that if his field got destroyed I could ID him as the culprit.