Hoid Slayer

What is evil if not abused innocence? … I’ll let myself out

@Amanuensis how's the after action coming along? Also Nooooo someone gave him one more rep point

*squeeze* Infinite hugs Also is your pfp Tanavast? I really like it

I quite dislike the concept of hammering too, ironic as it is I don’t think there’s really any good solution to it though other than maybe game mechanics, or just case-by-case situation analysis I know that then I run a game, I’ll definitely implement an anti-hammering mechanic But I think a lot of it comes down to human choice and judgement, while trying to make the game fun for everyone

OMG guys don’t rep Penguin he’s at exactly 666 points

Shifter pulled Void out of Illi's corpse, and smiled. The Master had fought well. But not well enough. He looked around the storage hold, where Illi had fled. On the port wall, verdant spores spilled in from where the wood had been shattered from Shifter's Crimson attack on Armiel. Shifter had wanted to kill the novice, but he had barely escaped. Oh well. His death would come in time. More important was the sudden shudder that rocked the ship, indicating their arrival in port. Shifter looked around at his partners; Emmett and William. The time for their facade was done. In the city, bells began to ring. The massacre had begun. By now, their allies in Diggen's Point had launched their attack on the home of the Duke and Duchess. "Emmett; take the boat. Kill any you can. William; make sure reinforcements don't show up." "And you?" William asked. Shifter grinned, and looked down at his hands soaked in blood. "I have a promise to fulfill." Blade brandished, hood down, Shifter stalked up to the main deck of the boat. And set out to kill Armiel. ... Two Months Later The Midnight King - the man previously known as Shifter, the Mage Slayer, the Forsaken Son - sat high upon his throne. And plotted to make all the seas his own. Alright! This was one of the tensest - and funnest - SE games I've played! So naturally, there's a lot of people to thank. Primary among them, @Amanuensis. The rules were a little complicated, but other than that, this game was absolutely incredible, so thank you. Thanks as well to my GOATed teammates @A Jo in the Bush and @RoyalBeeMage. There were some tight spots there, but we managed to pull it together in the end - although I do feel bad that the village lost from inactivity. Shoutout to @Araris Valerian for really trying, even when surrounded by elims. Also When did you learn? Also sorry 'bout that Okay Yeah... We just grazed the tip of the iceberg

Buahahahahaha! Longer post incoming once I get home @Amanuensis, can we get the docs?

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen Little Wilson post, though I’ve only seen her IMing @Kasimir’s pretty OG too, from 2014 @Seonid’s also from 2014 @Araris Valerian is from 2013 It’s REALLY fun A game is just wrapping up right now OMG vintage Treamayne

Shifter stood over Emmett, heart racing. Sweat running. Blade at the sailor's neck. He could end it. Right here, right now. In this moment that stretched forever. For once in his life, Shifter saw a crack in the cycle. A break. All he had to do was slit the novice's neck. And he would be free. Free to be.. himself. To be Shifter, this forged persona he had grown to love. To escape the forces pulling him in the other direction. It was tempting. For a second, he almost did it. For a second, fate doubted. Then his eyes met Emmett's, and they nodded. In a split second, Shifter swung Void - and pointed it at Illi. In a split second, fate fell, crushing, devastating. There was no escaping the cycle. Shifter was weak, and when his gaze fell upon the innocent, it was the Forsaken Son in control. It had always been. Tears streamed down his face as he prepared to deliver the fatal blow. He would avenge the Midnight Sorceress. He would avenge his mother.

I really don’t like this post from Bee It’s making me look at him as the third elim - the only weird part is why he’s saving me Is this some weird move to come across as village while not voting Jo?

I’m sorry but this sentence out of context just seems so randomly funny to me @A Jo in the Bush RP? *puppy eyes*

Wait What?

I'm not budging off Jo I know I'm villa, so he has to be elim

Just gonna pop in to point out novice crimson pots don’t exist They had to be used by apprentices or masters

Shifter's smile spread a little bit wider. "We both know whose hands committed the murders. And they weren't mine." Shifter observed Emmett's blade. A design so intricate it could not be found in the more civilized seas. But neither Shifter nor Emmett were prone to civility. Shifter took one last look at the novice, and lunged. Straight for Emmett's chest.

In the following silence, Shifter looked at him. Looked at the resignation in Emmett's face. And smiled. It was not a happy grin, but one of acceptance. After everything, this was how it ended. Minutes passed, and nothing happened. Then Shifter reached down to his waist, and drew his blade. As it left its sheath for the first time in weeks, it released a smooth grating sound, quivering in anticipation. As Shifter held it up, it refracted the light, the ebon blade seeming to absorb it. It was beautiful. Void, the blade was named. It had belonged to the Red Wizard, before Shifter had killed him. Tonight, it would taste blood once again. "Emmett." Shifter rose his gaze from the blade, and met the other man's eyes. Then, carefully, he raised the blade to point at him. "Let's dance." In the following silence, the two men would meet. Minutes would pass, and everything would shatter.

I think the actual vote stands at: Jo (3): Me, CD, Araris Me(Hoid) (1): Jo As for Coder’s health, not sure on specifics, but I’m pretty sure the only person who wants him dead is Jo

Looks good! I did notice, though, that you switched from past to present tense at the start. Just something I'd suggest fixing

@STINK@RoyalBeeMage care to weigh in?

Just copy paste someone else’s vote It’s what I did

Here me out The Unknown... SURVIVOR Did I cook? Exactly Looks like village could actually pull off a crazy comeback Killing Bel was a MAJOR blunder from the elim team Your logic that I'm elim, from an outside perspective, makes sense - if you were a villager, I'd practically have to be. So this is a tossup. It's down to the rest to decide which one of us is telling the truth. What I don't fully understand is your conviction on Bee and and Coder - Bee I see what you're talking about, but I don't think Coder is any more particulalry e!leaning than Araris or TUH. Uh... it does? If I'm being honest, EVERYBODY reads somewhat elim to me, and I'm not nearly sure enough about Coder to risk everything on him. If we exe an elim today, they get a villager in the NK, we're back to ly/lo. If that cycle continues, the village will eventually win. But if we let an innocent villager die, even if we exe an elim, we still lose via NK. I'm not willing to take those chances. Shifter strolled across the deck. His pace was different; it was purposeful. Targeted. Convicted. With one hand, he fingered the blade at his side. With the other, he tossed the Eboncy pouch up and down, catching it each time, the dice making a clattering sound every time his hand grabbed them. Beneath his hood, his eyes carried a pale stare, hiding the racing heart within his chest. Finally, he stepped up to the elevated part of the deck, and turned suddenly to address the audience that had formed. He looked over them; his fellow sailors. Even Fort, Salay and Ann were there, lurking in the corners, waiting for what would happen next. "Emmett!" The call reverberated, and the crowd parted to reveal the other man. Shifter smiled. When he next spoke, his voice softened. "I believe this man to be evil. And yet, if he is to be trusted, he believes the same of myself. It is down to you, each and every one of you, to make this choice." He looked directly at Emmett. "The fates will smile on one of us tonight. The other will doom all those who believe in them. I wish we could share this world." Shifter's chest heaved. Memories ran through his head, unbidden but unable to be withheld. Another stand. Another man. Another death. "But it's time to roll the dice."

Love how Coder’s just going around shamelessly begging for mercy Okay I should sleep but it’s a weekend so I can waste some time My TUH vote came from an analysis similar to yours; from the pool of people voting to save me, I expect one elim. It’s possible there was no elim, but my gut doubts it That leaves us with [CD, Araris, TUH, Bee]. I think all of these are roughly equal in terms of purely technical elim potential - an elim could’ve joined the train early with the intention of securing the win by leaving it later, and only stayed once a fifth vote - Bee - joined. Or Bee could be the elim. The reason I honed in on TUH was because of his position; as a Master who has had time to prepare quite a bit in the game so far, his survival strikes me as odd - the Theory of Unnatural Survival (TUS) strikes again Aaand that’s about as far as my quick reaction reasoning got What I hadn’t realized was that this all but proves Stink and Jo elim; it almost seems too easy, too big of an elim slip up. It’d be real funny if they crimsoned me and then lost because of it So yeah, in retrospect, a TUH kill makes far less sense than a Jo one And as for CD: I don’t know how to feel about you, but it seems we have a clear path forward, and I don’t feel nearly confident enough in your evilness to risk everything on it

So I'm the only person who ranked up? Huh Well, BelOh kill was certainly unexpected The Unknown Hammerer

Shifter watched the dawn rise alone. He sat at the bow of the ship, legs over the edge, soaking it all in. It would all end soon. The dawn would break, and the chaos would resume. Worse than ever before, as their chances to find the killers dwindled. But now - for these few, golden minutes - none of that existed. Shifter looked down at his arm. It was so covered in bandages he could barely move it, but he could still feel the pain. Feel the searing where the crimson had torn through his flesh. Some wounds would never heal completely. This was one of them. He had been lucky the other had saved him; he should never have let his guard down. He had almost lost it all... The sun continued to rise, and the first warm rays began to brush Shifter's face. He was reminded then of his weariness. He hadn't slept since the previous night - and even then, he had received little. But he could not stop. The will inside him would not allow it. So instead, in this time of peace, his thoughts were forced to return to the murders. Roberto had finally spoken up, and Shifter liked him. That made things more difficult. For the others, all his attempts to figure something out had only raised more questions. He hadn't spoken to Armiel or Illi in a while, yet they were both enigmas - powerful men, in different ways, yet shrouded in mystery. Shifter wished he could have the time to peel back those mysteries. Maybe even peel back his own. But the cycle was unforgiving. This was not a job for Shifter anymore. When the dawn rose, the Forsaken Son rose with it.

Oh, I’m just WAITING to get home so I can drop a crazy RP post