WWLXXII: Werewolf: Now There's the Truth of It!

[satansaloser2005]

Twas the night before Werewolf and down on the Downs
A game was awaiting, a winner to crown
Those chosen as werewolves would dance over graves
While those with a gift think of dreams, picks, and saves
The ordos would sleep without panic or fright
For they’d know that no villain would take them this Night
And me on my laptop, my Shasta beside
Were plotting narrations for those who would die
When on the admin thread came posts from those wanting
To eat fellow Downers, or go werewolf hunting
To my clock I did look to see what was the time
For I had to clear up the game rules and guidelines
The deadline is set: 3 a.m. GMT
And those votes past the hour will all cease to be
And then I did see that three gifteds would roam
A special role too, with a gift of their own
The werewolves themselves would be four in a pack
Who would send me PMs to choose their attack
For gifteds and lupines alike I did see
Them sending their picks at an hour before 3
Their Night kills, protections, their Simon Says choices
And players to whom they would give their sweet voices
To the game thread they’ll look for narrations each night
In order to see who of them has survived
This game, they will see, will be not like the rest
For survival is based upon who is liked best
And though this is true of many a game
This contest, in fact, will be based upon fame
I suddenly saw all the villagers voting
The less votes received, a feeling foreboding
Each person shall vote for the ones they trust most
Give power to Simon, another make toast
Four votes they receive, not to give more than one
To each of those players who hasn’t yet gone
The votes one receives will be tallied and totaled
And those with the least become legends of old
No talk shall be had here of doubling sacking
(And those that don’t vote for two Days I’ll send packing)
In ties the deaths will be random you see
So to tie two contestants a mistake it would be
The top of each chain at the end of the Day
Shall be Simon Says, and shall have a big say
In what happens Day next, who lives or who dies
And never forget the judges can lie
So be careful in choosing your Simon each Day
For his or her words could cause you to stray
But pick one you must, and in case of a tie
The moddess shall roll a coin or a die
Now do not forget this special role
For it is not known to the one who it holds
The One-Hit Wonder, them you should not fear
Their power is great, and their logic is clear
I saw all of this then I rose from my bed
And decided ‘twas time to play Werewolf instead
The first 16 players who show interest
Shall take part in Werewolf: the Popularity Contest




Rules and regs to be posted shortly. Please don't post until there's actually proper stuff to see. I'll be interested to see what you lot make of it though. Back in a couple minutes (as soon as I stop getting distracted by Wilwa).

[satansaloser2005]

Roles:

Four wolves. PM during Nights only. Must get their kill in an hour before deadline (barring excessive extenuating circumstances, of course) and win when there are as many of them as there are ordinary folks.

Seer. Gets a dream each Night (which needs to be sent in at least an hour before deadline) and is told the role of each person they choose. In the event of the secret role, the person will show up as an ordinary innocent.

Ranger. Tries to predict the wolves’ target. Can’t protect the same person twice in a row and can only protect themselves twice the entire game (which cannot in their case be consecutive).

Hunter. When killed, takes their target down with them. However, taking a page from Legate's book, they send me two players’ names instead of just one. If the first person on their list is a wolf, the wolf dies, whereas if the second person on the list is a wolf they die. If neither person on the hunter’s list is a wolf, however, I roll a die to see which target dies.

Ordos. Lynch fodder.

A lover pairing? (This is up for discussion.)

Special role(s). You’ll just have to find out, won’t you?

A note on roles and narrations: Narrations will not, unless stated otherwise, give hints as to neither players nor roles. The exception is the original post in this (the admin) thread, which will give you hints as to the secret role(s) I’ve planned for this game.




Voting:

Everyone will receive four votes to be used each Day. Not four bonus votes, four votes. You may not use more than one vote on a person and you may not vote for yourself. You do not have to use all of your votes, but if you do not vote two Days in a row using at least four votes (aka Day 1 if you forget to vote you must use all your votes Day 2, etc.) you will be modfired.

The person with the least votes at the end of the Day dies. In the event of a tie between three or less players I will roll a die. In the event of a tie between more than three players you people suck at deciding and no one dies. (Assume this tie rule constitutes ¼ of the village, so if there are eight people left in the village and three of them are tied, there’s no lynch, four for 12, etc. This ratio also applies to any other game constructs such as the number of votes a person has per Day, etc. Please see note below.) The same is true, but in reverse, for Simon Says, which is explained in detail below.

Basically the less people there are in the game the less votes a person will have to use, as would be expected. If there is a change in the number of available votes it will be posted both in the Night’s narration and in the admin thread so that all are aware. In regards to modfire, if the vote count decreases and this causes someone to not meet the four-vote minimum they will of course be spared, provided they use all their votes on the Day they would otherwise receive modfire.

The person who receives the most votes during the Day will be much like the captains from Nog's recent game (without the Nighttime chatty powers). The Day they are Simon Says they can either reduce a person’s ‘score’ or add to it by two points. (So for instance if Mnemo is the Simon Says of the Day and detracts from Shasta, he will start the Day with -2 points.) The Simon of the Day can change their choice once during their Day as Simon. Also, the same Simon cannot rule more than two Days in a row.


So I know this isn't complete, but I'll add to it as I think of things and you can totally ask questions if you don't understand anything. Feel free to sign up!


Players:
Wilwa
Glirdan
Lottie
Nienna
Nerwen
Pitch
Izzy
Mira
Rune
Fea
Nog
Brinn
Steve
Gwath
Form
Dun

[wilwarin538]

Incase you didn't get the message yet:

Sign me up please!!!!!

[Glirdan]

And seeing as we've been texting (you sneaky girl you *snuggles*) I am DEFINITELY in for playing.

[wilwarin538]

Originally Posted by Glirdan

And seeing as we've been texting (you sneaky girl you *snuggles*) I am DEFINITELY in for playing.

So basically......talk to you in about 2 weeks then?

assuming, of course, that you survive past Day 1.

[satansaloser2005]

Btw, I really mean the 16 player max. However, if a lot of people are interested we could go 20 players and everyone will go up to five votes a Day. But yeah.



Aaaanyway....

[Loslote]

I want to play!

EDIT: Ooh. 600 posts. Exciting.

[Glirdan]

Originally Posted by wilwarin538

So basically......talk to you in about 2 weeks then?

assuming, of course, that you survive past Day 1.

The sad truth of our lives isn't it?

And shush, I WILL live past Day 1 this time....or at least hope too

[Nerwen]

Sign me up! Sign me up! Anything to cure these withdrawal pangs!

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by wilwarin538

So basically......talk to you in about 2 weeks then?

assuming, of course, that you survive past Day 1.

L. O. L. (Also, I texted Glirdan to tell him he couldn’t play because it was girls only. He believed me and was really sad. I felt so evil for a second, and enjoyed every bit of it.)

Originally Posted by Loslote

Speaking of which, what happens if Simon is Night-killed? Or can Simon be Night-killed?

Hmmmm. Interesting question. I’ll actually put that up to you lot, because I don’t care either way. Either the second in command (the next in line votewise) would take over Simon’s position for the Day, or there would just be no Simon for the Day. I want to hear your thoughts.

Originally Posted by Pitchwife

I'm in - a month and a half without WW was quite enough. Nice rhyming btw, sally!

Thank you!

Originally Posted by Nogrod

An interesting concept indeed! Votes of "confidence" instead of votes for lynching... This really looks like worth a try!

I should be able to play as my "near-death-rl-schedual" should be easing a lot come next week... well it should ease already tomorrow.

So count me in!

Although I'm not promising the hectic "fill-the-thread" pace - this must be the N'th time I've been talking like this...

Well as much as I hope you don’t overextend yourself I’m quite happy you’re playing. And of course if you get too tired I can always banish you to bed again. You’ve no idea how much that tickles me.

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

When Sally told me I was playing, I said: "My life is insane, my schedule is hectic, I totally can't pla- IT'S A POPULARITY CONTEST!??!?"

Verbatim.

Trufax.

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

I shall interpret this, then, as:

Whosoever expresses their romantic feelings toward the moddess before the seventeenth person expresses their love for her will find whatever part they can within the realm of a land named (for no apparent reason) "Werewolf: the Popularity Contest," and they shall steal it.

That’s....that’s actually pretty darn accurate.

Originally Posted by Brinniel

Hmm...seems intriguing, though I'm wondering if I should be doing any werewolfing this semester as my schedule can get quite hectic. But if this is indeed a popularity contest, I'm sure to be dead by Day 1 anyway...or at least sometime in the first half of the game. And a semester without WWing is an awfully long time...

Put me down with a question mark. I'd hate to lose the opportunity to play with my slow decision making.

Yay!

Originally Posted by Mirandir

Mira's logic on this one:

*Vicious IMs from Glirdan demanding I play

*Oooh Fea!

*Oh poop, Rune's playing. Can't miss an opportunity to take him down a notch.

sally, m'dear, you can take the ?!?! away from my name. I'm in, but here's advance warning that I'm not going to be all that active if I start my internship. PS. Still waiting on those cookies you promised me.

Hehe. This makes me very happy. And the next time I make cookies I certainly plan to send you some, I just currently have money for neither cookies nor postage. You could come see me and we could make them together though! ^_^




[shameless plug] Just a few spots left, folks. Which reminds me. Did I mention that there will be cookies involved for the winner? That’s right, cookies, actual proper mailed cookies. Join up now for your chance to get food poisoning from Sally! [/shameless plug]

[Eönwë]

Ok, I probably won't have as much time as usual, but I can't resist the temptation to play Werewolf again after so long [Read: I'm in!].

[wilwarin538]

Originally Posted by Sally

(Also, I texted Glirdan to tell him he couldn’t play because it was girls only. He believed me and was really sad. I felt so evil for a second, and enjoyed every bit of it.)

This made my life.

[Loslote]

Originally Posted by satansaloser2005

Hmmmm. Interesting question. I’ll actually put that up to you lot, because I don’t care either way. Either the second in command (the next in line votewise) would take over Simon’s position for the Day, or there would just be no Simon for the Day. I want to hear your thoughts.

I'd think the second-dude(tte) would become Simon.

[alonariel]

I love your idea for this game and you know I would love to play, but also know why I must decline for now.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for another chance to bow to you as Moddess in the future, Sally.

Good luck and good hunting!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Why is it that we have to use atleast 4 votes in two days?

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

Why is it that we have to use atleast 4 votes in two days?

It's basically just to ensure that people don't just use one vote every Day and be lazy. It's up for discussion, of course, but I wanted some sort of guideline to make sure that people didn't slack off. (That and the more votes are used the more competitive it is, so it enhances the game as well.)

[satansaloser2005]

So there's room for one more person. Start fighting. ^_^



Also, I'm kidnapping Alona to be my vote count girl. Deal with it, Missy.

[satansaloser2005]

K, I've got the opening narration more or less written so I'm all sorts of ready to start. Start poking people....erm, people.

[Inziladun]

If all you lot are waiting on is one more piece of cannon fodder, count me in.
Due to RL, don't be surprised if I'm less noisy than usual though.

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

If all you lot are waiting on is one more piece of cannon fodder, count me in.
Due to RL, don't be surprised if I'm less noisy than usual though.

Oooo! Actually, I'd accidentally included you in my list last night. I guess Shasta's not the only one who's psychic?



All right, people. The game will start tomorrow night at 3 a.m. GMT (roughly). You'll all have your PMs by then. If you have any sort of PMing abilities I will ask that you not use them until the game begins, even if you get your PM today. Any questions, don't hesitate to PM (or get a hold of me in the fashion of your choice if my PM box is full, which it won't be in a couple minutes anyway). Check the first (well, second, rather) post for updated regulations and stats. See you in game!

[Glirdan]

Okay, so just to inform everyone now, my schedule is super ridiculous with rehearsals everyday and school that takes up about three hours of that day so I won't be able to do a whole lot of posting for this game if I'm correct, so please bear with me....again