Pearl Chameleon

My compliments to the writers and designers of Roshar Reporting. That was great. Dingo's backstory almost makes me feel bad for lynching him. I'm really happy with the amount of discussion on D1 though. I think having two candidates over the lynch really helped with that. I find it strange that Kangaroo promoted the D1 lynch but then didn't vote for anyone after removing their vote from Gecko (on page 2 and page 6 of the AG thread, respectively). Not sure if it should make me suspicious though. One one hand, the goals of the D1 lynch (discussion, an active player being lynched) had already been served by the time that Kangaroo removed his vote. But not having a final vote seems like an easy way to avoid attention when the D1 votes get analyzed down the road. I have some IRL stuff coming up, so if you don't see me post on day 2, that's why. I'll try to keep up with the thread, but I don't know if I'll have the time to put my thoughts together in a post.

Current vote count. I think I got it, but someone should probably double check it. Swan(2): Tuatara, Gecko, Meerkat Meerkat(0): Ostrich Weasel(1): gecko, Ostrich Penguin(0): Beagle mouse(1): Dingo Dingo(2): Tuatara, Scorpion, Falcon, Dingo Elephant(1): Hyena Axolotl(0): Dragonfly Scorpion(2): Tuatara, Albatross Octopus(0): kangoroo, octopus, Gecko corocodile(1): gorilla Vulture(1): Scorpion Gecko(3): Kangoroo, Dragonfly, Swan Dragonfly(0): Swan Heron(1) : Beagle Chameleon(1) : Axolotl

@Violet Axolotl Good timing. I was hoping to make another post tonight. On the Gecko lynch, I don't think it's helpful. Every time I've seen someone playing this way, it's never been because they're an elim. Gecko's behavior is confusing, not suspicious. I'm pretty certain that they're a villager. Unless they do anything suspicious, I'd rather let them have fun playing in a way they enjoy. I agree that we should have a D1 lynch, and we shouldn't be trying to lynch inactive players. Lynching a player because they're inactive gives us no discussion. So you have the downsides of a D1 lynch (you'll probably kill a villager) with none of the benefits (we can look at everyone's votes and arguments with the benefit of hindsight to find something suspicious). I can understand arguing against a D1 lynch, even if I disagree, but why would you want to lynch an inactive player? We might hit an elim if we lynch an inactive, but the odds of that are so low that it doesn't make lynching an inactive more attractive than a no lynch. I can see how D1 discussion can be easier to analyze after the lynchee dies, because we know then their role and alignment. But on the other hand, wouldn't hitting an Elsecaller have allow us to gain the benefits of D1 discussion while preventing us from killing a villager with little evidence? It was. Not sure if I messed up the formatting there, but hopefully that works... The fact that @Melon Dingo slid back into the shadows after defending himself makes me wonder if Falcon was right. It seems like he posted to save himself but doesn't want to risk getting too involved in the conversation for fear of drawing attention or suspicion. I find it odd that he didn't try to disprove Falcon's point by joining the discussion. So my vote will go to Dingo. Coral's vote on Ivory did stand out to me, but their reasoning does make some sense. I don't agree that there's anything suspicious about their RP. Coral isn't a bad lynch candidate, but I'd rather vote on Dingo for now just because they seem like the better alternative. I'll try to sneak on again tomorrow before the turn ends to see where things are at, but I can't promise that. Yes, yes they are. I swear, I am going to accidentally use wrong pronouns on somebody in this game...

This is going to be fun.