Admin Thread for TiG LXVIII: A Full Moon Over Innsmouth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

McCaber · 10-05-2009, 01:10 PM

Can you hear it, my cubs? Gaia screams in terror.

The stars are wrong tonight, and Luna hides her face from us. Bad times are in the air.

I tell you truly, whatever's causing this is on the coast. You three, go to the city of Innsmouth. Find the root of the problem, and destroy it. It will be hard, and it will be bloody, but you must do it. Begin slowly, claws in the dark, and when the hour is right, bring down the rage on them and their whole city.

Go.

Welcome to Werewolf 68: A Full Moon Over Innsmouth. Roles are pretty standard. There will be one lynch allowed per day, one kill allowed per night. When the village is reduced to the same number as the werewolves, the wolves win. If all the wolves are eliminated, the village wins. Roles are as follows:

The Dreamer: Once per night he may choose another player. In the watery visions, he is shown the truth about his target's role.

The Priest: Once per night she may focus the power of the Order into a blessing of protection. Her target may not be killed until the next morning. She cannot target the same player twice in a row, however. Too much of that sort of attention is unhealthy.

The Changed: He knows his destiny, and it does not end in claws and blood, but in the waters. If he should die, he has the ability to take one player with him. He may choose a new target at any time before his death.

The Agent: There's been some weird things going on. The faster she can report back and leave this city, the better. She is working against the village, and she wins if Innsmouth loses.

The Pack: They've been sent to stop the apocalypse. They may work together to kill one villager per night. And for once, they're not the scariest thing in the town.

Current player list:
Inziladun, fisherman
Pitchwife, heretical organist
Loslote, humble seamstress
Hakon
wilwa
Nogrod, student of alternate cosmologies
Saucepan Man, disturbed and disturbing artist
Roa, Innsmouth physician (with everything that entails)
Craydon1, penniless drifter
Nienna, "innocent" child and meteorologist
Nerwen, last scion of a decadent dynasty
Legate, displaced scholar of the Pnakotic Shards
A Little Green, blind ex-soldier
Morsul, quiet librarian
Kitanna
Lairen Shadow
Brinn

Feel free to give yourself a role in the village. Keeping it HP Lovecraft appropriate is a plus, but not mandatory.

Inziladun · 10-05-2009, 01:17 PM

I'm in, cos I can't pass it up.

Pitchwife · 10-05-2009, 01:27 PM

Me too. I'll be the organ player at one of the churches undermined by the Esoteric Order of Dagon.

P.S.

Quote:

Can you hear it, my cubs? Gaia screams in terror.

Werewolf: The Apocalypse?

McCaber · 10-05-2009, 01:32 PM

Wow, it only took two posts until someone discovered it. Yeah, this began in my head as a crossover Werewolf: the Apocalypse/Call of Cthulhu scenario. Until I realized it would work just as well as a Werewolf game. Funny how that works.

McCaber · 10-05-2009, 01:22 PM

Iä, Cthulhu! Give us your gifts and keep us through the nights. By your servants' names we pray, the Water Brothers to change us, the Winged Sisters to enlighten us, and the One who protects us. Amen.

Voting should be done on a new line, bolded, like so:

++ McCaber

Any other vote will not be counted.

Deadlines will be at 1600 GMT (11:00am my time).

Sign ups are officially open.

Loslote · 10-05-2009, 01:29 PM

I'm in, but the deadline might be a toughie...I'll see what I can do... but I'll definitely play.

Inziladun · 10-05-2009, 01:34 PM

Forgot about the role. Seeing as it's Innsmouth, I'm a fisherman.

Hakon · 10-05-2009, 03:05 PM

Count me in.

wilwarin538 · 10-05-2009, 04:38 PM

Hmm....if this starts by atleast friday I can play, if it starts after friday then I probably shouldn't. So put me as a question mark please!

Morsul the Dark · 10-08-2009, 09:00 PM

this is my first time playing WW... I just looked at an old WW game to see how to play I am COMPLETELY confused and I haven't gotten past day one... can anyone help explain it to a newbie like me? I though it was like the rpg threads but it doesn't seem to be

EDIT: so the mod makes the story and then we vote and such... we don't actually narrate our on characters... DO I have that right?

Inziladun · 10-08-2009, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morsul the Dark

this is my first time playing WW... I just looked at an old WW game to see how to play I am COMPLETELY confused and I haven't gotten past day one... can anyone help explain it to a newbie like me? I though it was like the rpg threads but it doesn't seem to be

EDIT: so the mod makes the story and then we vote and such... we don't actually narrate our on characters... DO I have that right?

Indeed the mod (McCaber) will handle the narration, based upon game events. All the players have to do is play their roles and vote as befits those roles. If you're one of the Pack (or the Agent), your goal is to see the number of the innocents reduced to the number of the remaining Pack, or fewer.
Otherwise, your aim is to figure out the identities of the Pack and try to get them lynched.
You'll be sent a PM from McCaber explaining what your particular role is.

EDIT- There is a distinction between the role McCaber asked everyone to come up with, and the role he will give you. The one you pick is really just for fun, and to add a bit of spice to the narration. The one you're given by McCaber is the important one, as it dictates how you'll vote and otherwise carry yourself in your game posts.

Morsul the Dark · 10-08-2009, 09:32 PM

got it thank you

Pitchwife · 10-09-2009, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morsul the Dark

I am COMPLETELY confused and I haven't gotten past day one...

That's just what playing WW feels like

. Getting past Day One is the most confusing part of the game, as everyone (except for the wolves) will be groping in the dark and trying to find out whom to suspect with next to nothing tangible to go on. After the first Night kill, you look back at who said what on Day One and try to draw connections, and so on.
As for role-playing, we don't do the narrations, but I find it's more fun when people make an attempt to post in character (referring to your chosen identity, not your Mod-assigned secret role), at least initially. Later on, analyses, accusations and defenses tend to devour the role-playing aspect.
Don't worry, it's not that difficult. You'll do fine!

McCaber · 10-09-2009, 09:22 AM

So starting on Tuesday works for everyone?

Morsul the Dark · 10-09-2009, 09:42 AM

work for me

Pitchwife · 10-09-2009, 11:12 AM

Yep. Due to work, I won't be around for the later half of the Day (including DL) on Thursday and Friday, and Monday thru Wednesday the following week, so I'll have to vote early on those Days, but otherwise it's fine.

Lariren Shadow · 10-13-2009, 03:21 PM

I should mention that Day 2, Thursday, is going to be horrible for me because I have a meeting then I rush off to work for most of it. Just a warning that I might not be the most active then.

Kitanna · 10-09-2009, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McCaber

So starting on Tuesday works for everyone?

Since this is the case I'll say right now that I'll be absent for a good part of Day 1 because of work.

wilwarin538 · 10-10-2009, 06:55 AM

So that would make Day 1 wednesday? Wow, Day 1 is going to be just dreadful for me, I have school then doctors then work, with absolutely noooo time inbetween, and that all ranges from 8:30am to 9:30 pm, so really, that's bad. But Day 2 should be much better, Day 3 as well!

Basically, Tuesday is fine, I just won't be around.

Kitanna · 10-16-2009, 04:40 PM

I am so sorry to have missed DL. I missed my alarm and had just enough time to go "Wow I'm behind" before scurrying out the door.

And since I'm making apologies I'll say I'm sorry in advance because I won't have much play time Day 3. I'll be around for a solid four or five hours and then I'm gonna be away from my computer.

Brinniel · 10-16-2009, 09:58 PM

Just letting you know I won't be here for most of toMorrow and may not even post until a few hours before deadline. I'm heading up to the NH Film Festival tomorrow which means leaving around 7am and not returning until around 1am. Needless to say, I'm gonna be pretty tired by the time I return and will probably only have enough energy to catch up on the thread before falling asleep.

McCaber · 10-16-2009, 10:21 PM

Alright, I have a huge favor to ask. Thanks to terrible scheduling, it's going to be nigh-impossible for me to be around to open and close the day. I have the opening narration written up, and a closing one I can make about an hour or two post deadline.

Can I have a volunteer to post the results from tonight and tomorrow? Preferably one of the recently departed just for convenience, but an innocent bystander can easily get roped in.

Shastanis Althreduin · 10-17-2009, 12:19 AM

Drat, I meant to sign up for this game.

wilwarin538 · 10-17-2009, 08:39 AM

Just letting you know that today is gonna be aweful for me. I'll be around for about the first hour of the day, then for another hour about 5 hours before DL. So sorry! Work and stuff is just more rediculous then I expected.

10-05-2009, 01:10 PM	#1
McCaber Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Skyrim, again. Posts: 820	Admin Thread for TiG LXVIII: A Full Moon Over Innsmouth Can you hear it, my cubs? Gaia screams in terror. The stars are wrong tonight, and Luna hides her face from us. Bad times are in the air. I tell you truly, whatever's causing this is on the coast. You three, go to the city of Innsmouth. Find the root of the problem, and destroy it. It will be hard, and it will be bloody, but you must do it. Begin slowly, claws in the dark, and when the hour is right, bring down the rage on them and their whole city. Go. Welcome to Werewolf 68: A Full Moon Over Innsmouth. Roles are pretty standard. There will be one lynch allowed per day, one kill allowed per night. When the village is reduced to the same number as the werewolves, the wolves win. If all the wolves are eliminated, the village wins. Roles are as follows: The Dreamer: Once per night he may choose another player. In the watery visions, he is shown the truth about his target's role. The Priest: Once per night she may focus the power of the Order into a blessing of protection. Her target may not be killed until the next morning. She cannot target the same player twice in a row, however. Too much of that sort of attention is unhealthy. The Changed: He knows his destiny, and it does not end in claws and blood, but in the waters. If he should die, he has the ability to take one player with him. He may choose a new target at any time before his death. The Agent: There's been some weird things going on. The faster she can report back and leave this city, the better. She is working against the village, and she wins if Innsmouth loses. The Pack: They've been sent to stop the apocalypse. They may work together to kill one villager per night. And for once, they're not the scariest thing in the town. Current player list: Inziladun, fisherman Pitchwife, heretical organist Loslote, humble seamstress Hakon wilwa Nogrod, student of alternate cosmologies Saucepan Man, disturbed and disturbing artist Roa, Innsmouth physician (with everything that entails) Craydon1, penniless drifter Nienna, "innocent" child and meteorologist Nerwen, last scion of a decadent dynasty Legate, displaced scholar of the Pnakotic Shards A Little Green, blind ex-soldier Morsul, quiet librarian Kitanna Lairen Shadow Brinn Feel free to give yourself a role in the village. Keeping it HP Lovecraft appropriate is a plus, but not mandatory. __________________ Werewolves vs. Fishmen. The battle of the century. Last edited by McCaber; 10-12-2009 at 11:22 AM.

10-05-2009, 01:17 PM	#2
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	I'm in, cos I can't pass it up. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

10-05-2009, 01:32 PM	#4
McCaber Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Skyrim, again. Posts: 820	Wow, it only took two posts until someone discovered it. Yeah, this began in my head as a crossover Werewolf: the Apocalypse/Call of Cthulhu scenario. Until I realized it would work just as well as a Werewolf game. Funny how that works. __________________ Werewolves vs. Fishmen. The battle of the century.

10-05-2009, 01:22 PM	#5
McCaber Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Skyrim, again. Posts: 820	Iä, Cthulhu! Give us your gifts and keep us through the nights. By your servants' names we pray, the Water Brothers to change us, the Winged Sisters to enlighten us, and the One who protects us. Amen. Voting should be done on a new line, bolded, like so: ++ McCaber Any other vote will not be counted. Deadlines will be at 1600 GMT (11:00am my time). Sign ups are officially open. __________________ Werewolves vs. Fishmen. The battle of the century.

10-05-2009, 01:29 PM	#6
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	I'm in, but the deadline might be a toughie...I'll see what I can do... but I'll definitely play. __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris

10-05-2009, 01:34 PM	#7
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	Forgot about the role. Seeing as it's Innsmouth, I'm a fisherman. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

10-05-2009, 03:05 PM	#8
Hakon Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 736	Count me in. __________________ Medicine for the soul. ~Inscription over the door of the Library at Thebes

10-05-2009, 04:38 PM	#9
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	Hmm....if this starts by atleast friday I can play, if it starts after friday then I probably shouldn't. So put me as a question mark please! __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin

10-08-2009, 09:00 PM	#10
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	this is my first time playing WW... I just looked at an old WW game to see how to play I am COMPLETELY confused and I haven't gotten past day one... can anyone help explain it to a newbie like me? I though it was like the rpg threads but it doesn't seem to be EDIT: so the mod makes the story and then we vote and such... we don't actually narrate our on characters... DO I have that right? __________________ Morsul the Resurrected Last edited by Morsul the Dark; 10-08-2009 at 09:07 PM.

10-08-2009, 09:32 PM	#12
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	got it thank you __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

10-09-2009, 09:22 AM	#14
McCaber Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Skyrim, again. Posts: 820	So starting on Tuesday works for everyone? __________________ Werewolves vs. Fishmen. The battle of the century.

10-09-2009, 09:42 AM	#15
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	work for me __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

10-09-2009, 11:12 AM	#16
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Yep. Due to work, I won't be around for the later half of the Day (including DL) on Thursday and Friday, and Monday thru Wednesday the following week, so I'll have to vote early on those Days, but otherwise it's fine. __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

10-13-2009, 03:21 PM	#17
Lariren Shadow Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Where the day meets the night Posts: 607	I should mention that Day 2, Thursday, is going to be horrible for me because I have a meeting then I rush off to work for most of it. Just a warning that I might not be the most active then. __________________ Choose treachery, its more fun!

10-10-2009, 06:55 AM	#19
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	So that would make Day 1 wednesday? Wow, Day 1 is going to be just dreadful for me, I have school then doctors then work, with absolutely noooo time inbetween, and that all ranges from 8:30am to 9:30 pm, so really, that's bad. But Day 2 should be much better, Day 3 as well! Basically, Tuesday is fine, I just won't be around. __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin

10-16-2009, 04:40 PM	#20
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	I am so sorry to have missed DL. I missed my alarm and had just enough time to go "Wow I'm behind" before scurrying out the door. And since I'm making apologies I'll say I'm sorry in advance because I won't have much play time Day 3. I'll be around for a solid four or five hours and then I'm gonna be away from my computer. __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

10-16-2009, 09:58 PM	#21
Brinniel Reflection of Darkness Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Polishing the stars. Well, somebody has to do it; they're looking a little bit dull. Posts: 2,983	Just letting you know I won't be here for most of toMorrow and may not even post until a few hours before deadline. I'm heading up to the NH Film Festival tomorrow which means leaving around 7am and not returning until around 1am. Needless to say, I'm gonna be pretty tired by the time I return and will probably only have enough energy to catch up on the thread before falling asleep. __________________ Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

10-16-2009, 10:21 PM	#22
McCaber Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Skyrim, again. Posts: 820	Alright, I have a huge favor to ask. Thanks to terrible scheduling, it's going to be nigh-impossible for me to be around to open and close the day. I have the opening narration written up, and a closing one I can make about an hour or two post deadline. Can I have a volunteer to post the results from tonight and tomorrow? Preferably one of the recently departed just for convenience, but an innocent bystander can easily get roped in. __________________ Werewolves vs. Fishmen. The battle of the century.

10-17-2009, 12:19 AM	#23
Shastanis Althreduin Werewolf Psychic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In fire, water, earth, and air. But mostly water. Posts: 2,832	Drat, I meant to sign up for this game. __________________ Shasta– ... However, if he's innocent his famous clairvoyant powers must be taking the week off. Meanwhile, the Night-kills have been awfully effective– almost like we're dealing with a psychic wolf... - Nerwen, WW LXXV

10-17-2009, 08:39 AM	#24
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	Just letting you know that today is gonna be aweful for me. I'll be around for about the first hour of the day, then for another hour about 5 hours before DL. So sorry! Work and stuff is just more rediculous then I expected. __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin