Gears

Kaniachi

I thank you, and in exchange for your kind words, I bequeath upon you a silver pendant of the moon. It will not protect you, but it looks nice.

I simultaneously crave adoration and hate being noticed.

No. However, if I was a JP, I would rather lynch someone I suspected that was Jeskeri [where a higher percentage of people are Cultists] than Korathi [where only one out of a large number] because it would be more likely that I hit a Cultist. This is one method of many, and others might take other paths. However, in my opinion, the Korathi Cultist should be lynched after a large quantity of cultists have been purged from the Jeskeri doc.

Could you clarify what exactly you have issues with? And yes, the Ash-Mint switch was incredibly suspicious, but if I was JP, there would be no benefit to switching off of Ash since I would want to lynch Jeskeri to kill cultists. There is of course the possibility that I am a cultist, but if you are Korathi, you have no reason to lynch me. EDIT: ninja'd by Matrim. We happen to have similar suspicions that have been wrong thus far. However, a function cannot be defined with 2 points. If this continues in the future, your suspicion may be valid.

No. If you are a Jeskeri, propose lynching one of them with the private Jeskeri Inquisition. You can vote on whoever in the thread.

You are not missing anything. You are simply my strongest suspicion. I think Sart is a cultist, and I have no idea about Ash. The evidence against you is stronger than the evidence against my other suspicions. If you are a Jeskeri, be it Practitioner or Cultist, and Sart or Ash are Jeskeri as well, could you propose lynching one of them?

Sometimes I hate being human.

Dr. Gears pondered for a moment. "It appears to possess emotions, so some level of sentience. In addition, it is healed by Stormlight, so it possesses an ideal state of being. Given the draining of life, perhaps it is attempting to heal itself? Or perhaps it is a Type IV BioChromatic Entity with a command to drain energy."

Dr. Gears walked into the Scholar's Guild, holding one end of a statue. "Where should we put it?" he asked Aln. @Rushu42 @mathiau

Illwei is my strongest JP read, though there's not much to analyse. Sart is my strongest not-Korathi read, though I suspect they might be a cultist. I will be amenable to lynching either of these, though I would prefer Illwei. Ashbringer would be fine as well, though I would prefer one of the above two. [My reasoning can be found here, but quick summary: Illwei asked very specific questions and hasn't done anything to change my mind, Sart made that proposal, retracted it, and voted Straw who promptly died, and Ashbringer hasn't done anything that makes me actively wish to keep them alive. I don't have a read on Ash, but they've been noted several times]

I am terrified of aging.

Tukorinasi

Dr. Gears walked over and lifted the other end of the statue. "To the Scholar's Guild?" he asked. @mathiau

I thank you, oh wondrous being with a wonderful edition of a wonderful Daily Journal. It truly is existing. The fly does tricks too!

Tribute, though if the numbers get unbalanced, I'd be fine with sponsor.

To @Hentient, the only individual on this entire forum that has listened to Welcome to Night Vale. I offer you a rune carved in bas-relief of the Shape in Grove Park that No One Acknowledges or Speaks About and a shadow in the mirror that's not supposed to be there.

A concept of spren [I think we need a general term for spren, not just the different species.]

I was looking forward to seeing Straw's personalities. Oh well. Straw, could you keep up the personalities in the dead doc? The following is an analysis of the votes last cycle. Notable votes [such as those on Frozen Mint] are marked with an asterisk* Kasimir votes Sart for their no-lynch proposal. Drake votes Kasimir because of mislynch potential Straw votes TJ based on gut. Drake retracts Kasimir and votes Elkanah as a poke. Sart votes Straw because they think Straw is wrong, but Sart neglects to explain why they think Straw is wrong. Elkanah votes Ashbringer because of their focus on the JP Kasimir votes for themself. *Matrim votes for Frozen Mint based on gut and PMs. [This is particularly notable because Matrim provides reasoning, but said reasoning is unverifiable.] *Straw votes Matrim for voting on Mint for being elimy. Hael votes Pyro for claiming in PMs. [If I didn't know that this was true, I would find this suspicious, but Pyro themself verified this.] Lotus votes Pyro. [Given that Lotus was a JP, it is possible that Pyro is Jeskeri and Lotus suspected them of being a cultist] *Ashbringer votes TJ Shade because they have been "forgetting too many convenient things" [Notable because I agree with many of TJ's points, so this strikes me as strange. It may not be notable.] TJ votes Ashbringer because they think they have not been "forgetting too many convenient things" Gears votes Ashbringer. [I don't know why I did this. I was going to vote Mint. Even worse, I defended it.] *Gears retracts Ashbringer and votes Frozen Mint. [I finally realised my mistake!] Striker votes Pyro because they don't think Pyro is Korathi. *Vapor votes Frozen Mint with no reasoning [I know you were on a time crunch, but still.] *Ashbringer votes Frozen Mint in self-preservation *Devotary votes on Frozen Mint, stating that they were going to vote on Mint the whole time. [Did I miss your reasoning? You stated that you were planning on voting on Mint, but I find no evidence of this] @Devotary of Spontaneity, I want your reasoning for voting Mint. Conclusion: @Sart, I find myself suspicious of you. You proposed an odd proposal and retracted and voted Straw with a shoddy explanation. @Illwei, @Lord_Silberfarben, @Young Bard, talk more please. @Ashbringer, I disagree with you concerning TJ.

Indeed. But suspicious in a JP way or a cultist way?

After rereading my own reads list, I have decided against lynching Ashbringer in favor of Frozen Mint. I think I somehow accidentally voted the wrong person and decided to justify it to myself so the cognitive dissonance would fade.

Logic or passion?

I did not feel confident in the possibility of a Frozen Mint lynch and I would prefer to ensure the lynch of someone I found notable [even if I didn't have significant leanings] than cause a tie. If someone is willing to vote Frozen Mint, I will switch my vote.

A brief analysis, organised by player and post. [I may have gotten the numbers wrong. My apologies in advance]. [Also, why do people keep posting when I'm trying to make a compendium of posts‽] Straw: 1: Straw makes a good point here about JP behavior. As they know every Jeskeri, they will naturally look for Cultists in that population. However, as the JP know about this, they would make an active effort to disengage this behavior. [Sidenote, the personalities are very interesting and I hope you live long enough for us to see all of them.] NAI 5: Mentions how it is difficult to eliminate TMI from reads. Thinks the JP will focus on people in the doc, which I mildly disagree with as utilising the main lynch seems optimal. NAI 17: Sart is most definitely not new. Thinks Sart's reasoning [assuming that a Jeskeri-controlled lynch would cause Korathi death] is flawed because the Jeskeri want to kill amongst themselves. NAI 20: Notes that "half-village" is a poor name for the JP. NAI 23: Thinks Sart's proposal is NAI. Agrees with Drake about mislynch potential. Votes TJ based on gut, probably based on TJ's strange first post. NAI. 46: Notes that Sart didn't provide an explanation of the disagreement. Very confused by Sart. NAI. 62: Reads list. Votes on Matrim for voting on an elim suspect. NAI. 67: Got a PM from Pyro but no claim. [It's funny how Straw ran LG67 and made post 67] NAI 70: Doesn't want to vote out Pyro since they do this a lot. NAI 80: Clarifies suspicion. NAI TJ: 2: The emphasis on how lynching a cultist is not bad seems a little strange, though the sentiment is perfectly fine. It just seems like an odd first post to me. Noted, but reserving judgement. 49: Doesn't want to lynch a cultist, but lynching a cultist should not disincentivise people from voting. Very mild Korathi read. 57: Thinks Lotus's confidence level has dropped. Thinks Drake would know win-con as Korathi. NAI 59: Notes that on D1, there's not much to go off of and the confidence difference is staggering. NAI 68: Responds to Straw's mention of loss-con not being in PM by saying that people should read rules. Loss of majority != loss. JP win-con != Korathi loss-con. Matrim suspected TJ for saying lynching cultists isn't bad and now agrees with them. 73: JP win-con is not Korathi loss-con. JP want to kill Cultists, Korathi lose if they all die. 79: Straw's suspicion is weird. Clarifies statement that Ash was confused about. JP do not control the lynch. Asks about other things forgotten. Matrim: 3: Notes that Jeskeri will probably include Korathi in their suspect list to a: catch the cultist and b: look villagery. Also mentioned that the cultists probably won't kill the JP because they know who the JP are and has a gut elim read of TJ. NAI 10: Promotes D1 lynch, argues that not voting helps JP achieve their wincon. NAI 14: Reiterates Matrim's point and decides to leave Sart alone because no-lynch is probably a Cultist strategy. Mild not-JP [for leaving a possible cultist alone] 18: RP. Agrees with Straw. NAI. 36: Clarifies Ash's point. NAI; 40: Disagrees with Sart about Straw's point, thinks Sart's tone is odd. Still thinks Sart probably isn't JP. 44: KC versus JC could be different for TJ. NAI 47: Agrees with Straw. NAI 51: Tells Lotus there is not mandatory voting and mourns the loss of the 700th post. NAI 61: Disagrees with Elkanah's JP reads. Agrees about Straw. Thinks Lotus is the same as always. Votes Frozen Mint for a lack of playstyle change between elim games and questions that could have been asked in thread. However, we are not trying to lynch elims. We are trying to lynch people who are villagers in a smaller game. It could be a simple mistake, it could be an attempt to lynch a Cultist. Mild JP read 63: Has no idea how to play the game. Notes that lynching a cultist is not a bad thing. NAI 65: Also received a PM from Pyro. NAI. 71: Had gut read on TJ, now doesn't. JP win = Korathi loss. NAI Lotus: 4: Notes hype for game. NAI 7: Asks question. NAI 13: RP. NAI 15: Asks if Sart is new, which is something that I personally would inspect privately instead of asking the thread. Noted, but reserving judgement. 50: Asks if there is mandatory voting. NAI 58: Doesn't think content dictates experience. Should have remembered El's post. NAI 60: Notices the lower confidence. Pyro PMs? NAI 66: Also got a PM from Pyro, votes Pyro. Noted, but reserving judgement. Sart: 6: Proposes not voting, which I adamantly disagree with. The reasoning behind the JP eliminating themselves seems flawed as well. As the JP need to lynch the KC [Korathi Cultist], this is a cultist, or this is a JP undergoing a major fakeout. Mild+ not-Korathi read, mild Cultist read. 38: Retracts prior strategy. Claims that the proposal was to incentivise discussion. Promise to retaliate with votes was a bluff. Disagrees with the point Straw made concerning the Jeskeri redirecting the lynch towards themselves and votes Straw. Stronger not-Korathi read. Drake: 8: RP. NAI 22: Thinks Sart's plan is bad but doesn't think it means JP!Sart. Also thinks that the Sart discussion makes a good excuse for a mislynch and votes Kas. NAI 31: Pokes Elkanah. Thinks lynching is better than not lynching because the Jeskeri lynch will be the only way the JP are dying because the Cultists will kill Korathi to compensate. Does not intend to end cycle without a vote. NAI Kasimir: 9: Votes Sart for the plan. [Sidenote, I like this game analysis in RP thing you're doing] NAI 16: Sart is not new. NAI. 27: Acknowledges Drake's vote. NAI 54: Doesn't really suspect Sart. Votes self. Noted but reserving judgement. 72: Busy right now. NAI 75: Elkanah+Drake? TJ too? Only Hael's word for Pyro claim. Lotus hopped on really fast. Pyro is being really sus. Straw, Matrim, look at connections. Good point about Lotus, but I can verify Hael's statement. Pyro claimed standard Korathi to me, so I asked Pyro if they claimed to anyone else, and they said they claimed Cultist to Hael. I PMed Hael to confirm. 77: Playstyle chat. NAI Ash: 11: Strongly disagrees with Sart because the JP must kill the KC through the lynch. Ash, your paragraph discussing Jeskeri strategies appears to be cut off. I agree that the two strategies you have laid out seem sub-optimal. NAI 26: Doesn't understand what Devotary is saying. NAI 32: Still doesn't understand what Devotary is saying. Doesn't understand why the cultists would claim. NAI 34: Notes that Cultists must make sure that more Korathi die whilst ensuring that the lynch remains out of JP control. Mentions how KC can be bussed [meant hammer]. NAI 37: Clarifies point, meant hammer. NAI 39: Doesn't buy the bluff, but thinks Sart is more Korathi, though might be KC, which I disagree with. Noted, but reserving judgement. 69: Doesn't think plan will work. Asks Elkanah about spreadsheet. NAI 78: TJ forgot about JP using lynch to kill Cultists. Votes TJ for convenient amnesia, which I haven't seen, Noted, but reserving judgement. Elbereth: 12: The almighty Game Master deigns to answer a question. All hail! Gears: 19: Analysis the village/half-village/elim mechanic. Comments on how the no-lynch strategy is flawed. NAI 21: Agrees that "half-village is a poor name for the JP and decides to call them the JP. NAI 35: Questions use of word "bus". NAI. Devotary: 24: Notes that the Practitioners need to lynch the KC eventually and the Cultists can claim to the JP. I don't particularly understand that point. NAI. 28: Notes that voting doesn't particularly provide an advantage. NAI 33: Calculations for balanced game could be flawed. Cultists want more JP alive until the Korathi are dead. NAI Pyro: 25: Asks if Sart is going to follow through on their statement concerning voting on people who vote for them. NAI 29: RP referencing the great number of PM's they've sent. NAI 43: Functionally no difference between lynching KC and standard cultist for Korathi. NAI PMs: Pyro claimed standard Korathi to me and said that they were going to claim cultist to some people. However, I do not think this behavior is AI. Haelbarde: 30: Exists, shall return. NAI 56: Thinks Sart could be JP or Cultist. NAI 64: If practitioners buss KC, Korathi are all dead. Better if KC stays alive. Votes Pyro for claiming cultist and being weird. NAI. Frozen Mint: 41: Thinks Cultists will target Korathi. Doesn't think Sart is bluffing. Intends to vote. NAI. 42: Asks TJ what they think about lynching the KC versus a Jeskeri Cultist. As this is irrelevant to the Korathi, mild Jeskeri read. 45: Disagrees with Pyro but reserving thoughts until TJ responds. Still mild Jeskeri read. 81: Contemplates scenario in which all Jeskeri Cultists die, leaving only the KC. While the logic seems reasonable, the implication of wanting cultists to die is a Jeskeri sentiment. Votes Ash. Mild Jeskeri read. Illwei: 48: Speculates on Jeskeri strategy. I don't see how that is relevant. Mild Jeskeri read. 74: Got PM from Pyro. Elkanah: 52: Makes a lovely spreadsheet. I disagree with most of the JP reads, including Matrim [Future Gears here: I change my mind after Matrim votes Frozen Mint], Ash, and Kas. Votes Ash. Leaning Korathi for the effort. 76: Will examine reads. Clarifies read on Ash. No-lynching bad. Doesn't think that Sart's plan would shut down the JP but still thinks it's bad. NAI Young Bard: 53: On mobile, thinks Korathi might be at a disadvantage, Sart is acting weird but doesn't think it's AI. NAI. Lord_Silberfarben: 55: Exists. NAI Reads: TJ: Mild Korathi for saying that lynching a cultist is not intrinsically bad. Matrim: Mild not-JP for ignoring a potential cultist Sart: Not-Korathi for proposal and subsequent retraction. Frozen Mint: Mild Jeskeri for talking about things irrelevant to Korathi Illwei: Mild Jeskeri for speculating on Jeskeri strategy. Elkanah: Mild Korathi for the spreadsheet. Special mention for Ashbringer, who got many "Noted, but reserving judgement". Out of everyone with a vote on them, I would be willing to lynch Ashbringer or Frozen Mint.