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01-26-2009, 06:17 PM | #521 |
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As I'm reading: can someone, please, explain what a cobbler is (besides a shoemaker)? I searched the forums: no luck (used too many times without explanation), and I've searched Google without luck as well. I should have asked earlier when I first heard the term, but then I assumed it was a synonym for Bill Ferney's role.
Hi, Legate! I'm almost glad you've gone to bed, your posts are so long (but good, of course).
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01-26-2009, 06:20 PM | #522 |
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Rune: Well, to be blunt, I've seen Nogrod come up with some pretty far-fetched, paranoid conspiracy theories before. It's almost a trademark of his. I've been at the receiving end of them more than once (and yes, as an innocent).
Nogrod has a well-deserved reputation as a legendary player, but he does have this particular weakness. Anyway, I don't base my assessment of a theory on the reputation of the player who comes up with it. Berry: A cobbler is a player who is an ordo in all respects, except that xe wants the baddies to win. Ferny is a cobbler with the added ability to send suggestions to the wraiths. |
01-26-2009, 06:24 PM | #523 |
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Thank you, Rikae.
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01-26-2009, 06:44 PM | #525 |
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Ok, it occurs to me I'm basing a lot of my reasoning on things that not everybody knows, so I'll try to list them all.
First of all, Durelin has played ranger characters before. If I recall correctly, she used to have a ranger avatar, too. She is also a good player who would not go on failing to contribute without RL reasons (and, as a baddie, is too good a player to attempt coasting by that way, either). Jokes where people make one of the roles their occupation are pretty standard and have certainly been made by ordos before, many times. Nogrod is a very experienced player and knows all the above perfectly well. However, he's been known to come up with illogical, far-fetched theories against innocents (while innocent) on many an occasion. Fea is also a very experienced player who knows the above perfectly well. She is also not prone to misleading herself like Nog is. If Fea behaves illogically, there is a reason for it - either she is innocent and it's part of a plot for the village's benefit, or she's evil. |
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01-26-2009, 07:10 PM | #527 |
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Personally, I don't like voting before the last hour or so before deadline. At the moment, it's a little less than 5 hours away and I'd much rather wait a while and see what happens before making an ill-conceived vote. Although maybe I will vote now so I won't be accused of bandwagon jumping.
Lari requests that I point out that she agrees and is currently rolling on the floor giggling hysterically like a little girl during a break from watching Twilight. Apparently it's so terrible it's hilarious.
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01-26-2009, 07:25 PM | #528 | |
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Really, I don't have any problem with last-minute voting in general. It's just part o my reason for thinking Fea's sudden agreement with Nogrod was calculated to win support before the last-minute voters could think the better of it (or be advised against it by more experienced players). By the way, with retractable votes, you don't have to worry about it so much. |
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01-26-2009, 07:27 PM | #529 |
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Okay. I have finished reading the thread.
I will probably vote for Fea. I wanted to see what she had to say for herself, but she doesn't look any better today. Unfortunately she seems more likely to be Ferny than a wraith. I put forward the idea that she was a wraith acting like a cobbler earlier, but her unwillingness (see #450) to suspect any of the other Durelin-voters makes her look like a cobbler who isn't sure who the other baddies are. I still think it would be best to get rid of her, though. As for why the wraiths would expose an evil Fea by killing Nogrod: they would if they thought he was the Ranger. It seems pretty obvious to me. EDIT:X'd with Rikae, Mira, Rikae.
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01-26-2009, 08:18 PM | #533 |
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I forgot to vote
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01-26-2009, 08:19 PM | #534 | |
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*searches out #450* *reads #450* I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. I do not remember ever saying I was unwilling to suspect any of the other Durelin voters. I did say that I thought Rune was innocent. I don't recall saying anything to that regard about others. So... what are you talking about?
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01-26-2009, 08:38 PM | #535 |
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Sally: I found her suspicious yesterDay for her echoing suspicions and playing it safe, and my opinions haven't changed. What's worse is that she was hardly around to contribute yesterDay and hasn't even shown up yet toDay. I understand some of it could be due to RL reasons, but it'd also be very easy for a wraith to avoid the spotlight by keeping quiet and not having any part of the voting fiasco that was yesterDay.
Fea: Looks to be a cobbler or wraith, though more likely the former. I cannot see in any way how her actions yesterDay could have good intentions behind it. Either way, she's too risky to keep alive another Day. Lariren: The problem I have with her is that her defenses seem shoddy. For one thing, there should've been more to go on than IC posting by the end of Day 2...a lot had happened by then. She says she decided to vote Dury right before Fea did, yet why did it take nearly 25 minutes to post that vote? Also, I don't see why she's so worried about being the possible runner-up against Fea in votes. While plenty of people are talking about her, several others are being talked about too. There's no indication yet that she's going to receive votes, so why so concerned? Mirandir: Her defenses look more honest than Lari's, but I'd like to hear some further explanation for her vote. Lommy: While I agree with her suspicion on Sally, I do disagree with how she comes to some conclusions. For one thing, I don't like how many of her opinions of players are based on feeling alone. I don't care for her distrust in me, but then again I honestly can't blame her after I deceived her in the last game she played. Yet even though I do disagree with her on some things, her intentions do look sincere and I believe she is most probably innocent. Legate: The tone he gives off in his posts feels innocentish, yet at the same time I don't like how he so quickly concludes that Mac must be a wraith and Fea must be a cobbler and leaves almost no room for any other option. Rikae: Seems so certain that Fea must be a cobbler (though she leaves open the possibility of her being a wraith too). Well I do agree with her, yet she seems so forceful about it, it's almost frightening. I wouldn't eliminate the possibility of a wraith pushing for the lynching of a fellow baddie if it makes her look better. Aganzir: I'm still not sure about her. I'm slightly leaning towards innocent, as some of her posts do look honest. But at the same time, I'd rather not cast her aside because I know how slick of a wolf she can be. Beregond: I think he managed to remain fairly sensible compared to others during the voting frenzy. Granted he did vote late, but only by a minute. He has newbieish behaviour, but at the same time he is quite reasonable. Of course, it's possible he's a wraith using newbieness to his advantage, but as of now I see no evidence pointing towards that direction. Nerwen: I still find her voting on Day 1 suspicious. I don't like that she abstained from voting yesterDay, but she had a good reason for it and she did state she wouldn't vote hours before the deadline. She seems more reasonable toDay, yet careful. I'm still not willing to completely trust her. Rune: I actually find him the most innocent of Durelin voters. I disapprove of his vote and his reasons behind it, but I don't think he had evil intentions. I think his defense of Fea looks more like someone who likes her as a player and wanted to keep her around for amusement. Not that it's any sort of good reasoning, but I somehow doubt an evil Rune would be so bold to defend her. Plus his judgment was impaired, though that's not a good excuse either. But I think the lesson here is don't drink and vote. Mac: Spends a lot of time defending and trying to save himself, though one can hardly blame him considering he has been a lynch candidate for two Days now. I'm actually not sure why so many suspect him; I find him to be one of the more reasonable players and his posts look honest to me. I'd say he seems more innocent than guilty. Menel: Is the submarine of the game. The few posts he has made don't look all that suspicious, however I would like to keep a watch on him. Greenie: I feel slightly better about her than I did yesterDay, but I still don't trust her. Suspicious Fea Sally Lari Slightly Suspicious Nerwen Greenie Watching Legate Rikae Menel Could Be Anything Mirandir Aganzir Beregond Innocent Lommy Rune Mac
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01-26-2009, 08:42 PM | #536 |
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Never fear, I am here.
I don't suppose anyone would humor the unhelpful little college girl by posting a vote tally so far?
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01-26-2009, 08:43 PM | #537 |
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I have a question:
If I try really hard to stop doing impulsive things, can I stay alive a little longer?
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01-26-2009, 08:47 PM | #538 |
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Heh sorry. I tend to not read things all the way through. Consider it a character flaw. I definitely just read the part about it not being planned by two wraiths. Chalk that one up to trying to get a post before being forced to accompany a friend to work.
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01-26-2009, 08:56 PM | #539 | |
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Can you point to me where I said I thought I would get votes? Clearly everyone thinks I will. And what if Fea turns out to be innocent? How does that look for me? Who then looks bad? Rune for defending her? Mac and Rikae for pointing out quickly that she could be Ferny? So, I think I need to vote soon. And I think I really know how to vote. It probably won't be the best way, but I think its the only way I can prove I'm innocent.
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So are you agreeing that you didn't have a good reason for saving Fea and were floundering for something that sounded a tiny bit reasonable? x-ed with Lari
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01-26-2009, 09:09 PM | #542 |
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Sally - not sure what to make of her
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01-26-2009, 09:15 PM | #545 |
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Alright, while I keep deciding who to vote for and contemplating, I would like to say that I took a leaf out of Edward's book and googled "skarn". Which means, at least in one place, "bad boy, maker of trouble". Is this a clue to what Rune is?
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01-26-2009, 09:21 PM | #546 |
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Could be, or it could be that he's Danish.
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01-26-2009, 09:22 PM | #547 | ||
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It is easy enough to fabricate a reason for voting for a person, trust me, if I had been a wraith I would have made up an excuse that had to do with Durelin's posts. Anyways it is a poor case, but it probably comes down to the fact that you have hardly played with me and thus make obvious mistakes when analyzing my actions. Good night. . .it is late and I want sleep. EDIT: Cross posted with everybody since Mac Last edited by Rune Son of Bjarne; 01-26-2009 at 09:26 PM. |
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You don't say, "but he could have been manipulating me". So Rune's probably innocent. So you're innocent. You say of either Lari or Mira (can't tell which) "No more newbie grace period. She's smart. I don't trust her. Nobody else should". But further down you say: Quote:
There you go. That's all of them, apart from the late Nogrod. EDIT: X'd since Sally at #536. EDIT2:fixed bolding.
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I'm going to take some time and calm down and perhaps actually do some homework before I post anything else that I might regret.
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01-26-2009, 09:31 PM | #550 |
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Rune, since you're around, care to answer a question?
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01-26-2009, 09:39 PM | #551 |
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Rikae -> Fea
Lily -> Fea Lommy -> Sally Aganzir -> Fea Legate -> Fea Rune -> Mac Fea 4, Sally 1, Mac 1 I definitely can live with a lynched Fea, but I suspect Lari a bit more and will vote for her. ++Lariren Shadow I hope Rikae won't have to come and wake me up telling me that I have to retract to save myself. |
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Obviously you have just as much chance of getting a wraith as anybody else, but in this case I know that you are wrong. Anyways I could also interpret your words as you saying that I am too slow to (as a wraith) think of a proper excuse for a vote and therefor comes up simple atention atracting reasons like "I like this person" |
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01-26-2009, 09:45 PM | #553 |
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Anyway, I may as well vote
++Fea. EDIT: I've already said why I think she's evil.
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01-26-2009, 09:46 PM | #554 | |
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01-26-2009, 09:52 PM | #555 |
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YIKES! I totally forgot about the game going on until now!
OK, my suspicions and probable innocents: Not suspicious: Aganzir and Brinn from what I said before. Legate, who seems to be pretty helpful and level-headed and whose reasoning I can agree with. Suspicious: Mac and Fea, the former for his confusing Ferny statement and role in Gollum's Day 1 lynch and the latter for reasons that are obvious to everyone. Rikae, to a much lesser extent due to the Seer comments. I really can't decide between Mac and Fea right now, but I will vote for someone within the next 30 minutes. Do your best to sway me until then. I'll be over at the Pony getting drunk.
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01-26-2009, 09:54 PM | #556 |
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I see Mac has posted another of his "everyone in this village is just lovely" lists, with the exception of the obviously doomed Fea and of Lariren Shadow, also under heavy suspicion.
I thought it would be interesting to see who Mac votes for when he's not simply trying to save his own skin. It turns out to be Lari. I need to think this out. EDIT: X'd with Menel.
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I'm not going to suspect people for sharing my inclinations. If you're expecting me to start finger-pointing, you've got a long wait. I have no evidence. I'm ordinary. I have nothing to go on but gut instinct. I've got to make votes, but they are all qualified by the fact that the only information available to me is the thoughts I have and the words others speak. Of those who voted Durelin with me, I think Lari is an ordo, I think Miri is either an ordo or a sneaky wraith (but I lean more toward ordo based on the care with which she constructs her posts and the way she reacts to Nights); I think Rune wouldn't follow me as loyally as a puppy if he had something to hide, though I can't guarantee that without knowing his role; I think Mac could be anything, because I've seen him first hand in several roles, and I'm done trying to protect him. Hopefully the fervor for his demise has faded, because I think he's useful to keep around. As for Nog? Rest in peace, old buddy. We know he was innocent. Quote:
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I am going to bed. Tired to the point of not being able to stay up for another 2 hours for deadline. That being said, my vote is for Rune for the reasons stated above. I don't have the energy to come up with any more attacks.
++Rune
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OK, I'll vote. And since I'm still undecided, I'm actually going to roll a d20 to figure this out. 1-10 and my vote goes to Mac. 11-20, and it's Fea who gets it.
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