Tol-in-Gaurhoth (Isle of Werewolves)

[JennyHallu]

Nogrod: Perhaps you worked for Cirdan, the Elf with the defective hair follicles.

I think, as it has served me well, that I will be a Prophetess of DOOM. I wear a sign over my fair shoulders that states, in finely painted runes, THE WORLD IS GOING TO END, SUCKERS.

[Farael]

I'll push the tentative starting date to Tuesday for now.... try to get at least two more players (and those players with a question mark, try to confirm whether or not you are playing). I've edited my previous post to account for the occupations

[Diamond18]

I can't say for sure, Farael. I may have to bow out because I'm still involved in Valier's game, and will be setting up my own game after hers is over. But since you're hurting for players... if I'm not in Valier's game by Tuesday, I might just try to balance recruiting for my game with playing this one. If you don't mind that I'll be multi-tasking, that is.

[Formendacil]

Originally Posted by Farael

I'll push the tentative starting date to Tuesday for now.... try to get at least two more players (and those players with a question mark, try to confirm whether or not you are playing). I've edited my previous post to account for the occupations

Sorry, I'm in the same boat as Diamond. Unless I'm out of the game toDay, toNight, or possible toMorrow, I'm not going to be able...

[Lhunardawen]

Originally Posted by Farael

Lhuna????????<--- If not, I won't be her lover anymore *ahem*

I still love you, anyway.

Hmm...this is rather complicated. I really, really, really want to join, but these summer days are, well, unpredictable. Which means I won't be as committed to this game as I want to be. And I don't want to do that on your game, Farael.

Oh, hey Nilp, what are you doing in Canada?? =P

It's 8 AM local, my timezone-confuzzled big bro. That means very early votes for us. Not good at all.

[Grendelien]

Occupation:

I will be the village whittler.

[Caranlondien]

Much as I enjoyed being a lumberjack (and the decapitating of werewolves that went with the territory), I think I'll switch to something without chainsaws - perhaps an aspiring harpist.

[JennyHallu]

Aspiring? Sounds ominous. Grendelien, could you please whittle me earplugs?

[Caranlondien]

Fear not, for I shall practice at my harp so often (and so loudly, er, I mean, enthusiastically) that surely I shall improve... otherwise, I'm sure you'll just get used to it!

[Grendelien]

Tiny mice that rest ever so gently on teacups are my speciality, but I'll try my hardest to whittle you some effective earplugs, JennyHallu.

[Azaelia of Willowbottom]

Hee, this is fun.

For my occupation, I would like to be a stringer-of-bows...Elves need bows, and someone's got to string them

As a heads-up... If the game start time is 12:00 AM GMT, which is 8:00 PM EST, I will...

*(melo)dramatic pause*

Not have to worry about time zones at all! I'm thrilled!

[Findëasëa]

Hey, sorry that I haven't been posting; midterms are finally over. I will be a paleoelfropologist.

[Nogrod]

Well, as I had time and energy, I tried to help with updating the list. It looks a bit bad for a game to start tomorrow - taking heed to Farael's seeming RL hindrances as well...

Caranlondien: aspiring harpist
JennyHallu:Doomsday prophet
Nogrod: unemployed barber.
Grendelien: village whittler
Findëasëa paleoelfropologist
Celuien:lampwright
Zali stringer-of-bows
NIlp
Kitanna

Lhuna - not sure?
Dancing Spawn... - not sure?

Diamond:? - still alive in Valier's game
Formen? - still alive in Valier's game

So it's only 9 players (of which two haven't affirmed by giving their occupations), then two unsure and two pretty much no (as the Valier-game is still underway).

It seems, at the moment, that the next drop-out from Valier's game is either Glirdan or Mormegil. Both could be asked.

I have asked both Sleepy and Mithalwen to join, but both had good reasons not to join now. And as I said earlier, Lommy won't be in either.

Any ideas?

[Nogrod]

Valier's game might be at the end in minutes - they seemed to have lynched the one I have suspected probably the most the last two days just a while ago. Valier's death-post will be in soon. If they got the wolf, we'll have players, possibly... Otherwise it was just one more of my bad hunches.

[littlemanpoet]

Um, the longer it takes for Farael's game to get underway and play out, the better it works for little ol' me. I have a lot of deaths to write. And I'd really like to help Farael out by playing his game, but, well, I have a lot of deaths to write.

[Diamond18]

Eh? You're writing deaths already, LMP? Doesn't your game start after Farael's?

Unless Farael's game is pushed back some more, I won't be playing. It doesn't really look like it's going to be able to start on Tuesday though... so what if you made it Wednesday or Thursday? By then you'll have more dead people from Valier's game or it might even be over.

[Nogrod]

Well, Glirdan was innocent: so no "conspiracy of the Idols-judges" - although that one too made 2/3 right... . I have asked him to join. Let's see if he will be ready to take on a game just after another.

And surely lmp, you could spare some time from your deaths to play a game, as a warm-up of sorts? Leaving something to be done during the game too?

[Farael]

Alright, given that LMP has actually said that the longer it takes for the game to begin the better it'll be for him, I'll push the starting date until next Friday at the very least. I was trying to hurry things not to bother LMP (whom I thought would be anxious to try his new game out) but hey, if he is fine with it.... =D works out pretty swell.

Just for the record, in this game I will try the Shaman role, it will be a village of elves infested by very nasty wereorcs, no double lynches and I'm not sure but probably no retractable votes. I want my players to think their votes through and then suffer when they are unsure but must cast a vote

[Glirdan]

I got back to Nogrod and said I'm in. As for occupation, well...I'll let your wild immagination decide on that.

[Diamond18]

Well, I'm dead and gone from Valier's game so you can take the question mark away from my name, Farael. I hope you don't mind if (after her game is done) I'll be balancing playing your game with recruiting for the next WWJ game.

As for occupation, I'll be an Inept Jewel Smith.

[JennyHallu]

I'm seeing...umm...light-absorbing Silmarils?

[Glirdan]

I'm seeing...umm...light-absorbing Silmarils?(Jenny)

That's funny because I see Narya more then anything...

Daimond, will you be modding the next Junior game?

[Lhunardawen]

Next Friday at the very least? Hmm...things are looking up...

Unfortunately I will be without internet access until that following Sunday or Monday.

Thanks so much for needing more time, Elempi!

[Diamond18]

Yes. I'm thinking it will probably start around the time Farael's game is winding down, seeing as it seems to usually take a week or so to recruit enough players for a game. If necessary it'll start after Farael's game is over, though I don't want it to interfere with LMP's mega game.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

dancing spawn, what about your dreams of . . . well, dreams that require a lot of studying for them to be fulfiled?

But I'm not complaining. Glad to play with you again.

I'll be a . . . mortician. Since Elves don't die naturally, I'm almost jobless--until the game starts.

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

Originally Posted by Nilp

dancing spawn, what about your dreams of . . . well, dreams that require a lot of studying for them to be fulfiled?

Yeah, well... Couldn't miss this one.

I've always wanted to make a living as a professional Minesweeper player, anyway...


As to my occupation, I'll be a merchant.

[Nogrod]

I would just like to upgrade this one, as no-one else has done it... so that others might see, that a real game is indeed beginning

Caranlondien: aspiring harpist
JennyHallu: Doomsday prophet
Nogrod: unemployed barber.
Grendelien: village whittler
Findëasëa: paleoelfropologist
Celuien:lampwright
Zali: stringer-of-bows
NIlp: a mortician
Diamond: Inept Jewel Smith
Dancing Spawn...: a merchant
Glirdan: - occupation from the mods?
Kitanna:

+ possibly?
Formen? - still alive in Valier's game?
(Lhuna seems not to able to play, if I understood the post correctly... hope I'm wrong.)

So 12 clear players now - of which one is "uncomfirmed" (Kitanna has not left her occupation). A couple of more needed... And please do correct my list, if I have left out someone or something...

[Lhunardawen]

Okay, okay, you know I can't refuse you Farael...

I shall be a, um, a Tilion-obsessed Elf. Not to be confused with a Lhunatic.

(Second union of Maiar and Elves, anyone? )

[Farael]

Caranlondien: aspiring harpist
JennyHallu: Doomsday prophet
Nogrod: unemployed barber.
Grendelien: village whittler
Findëasëa: paleoelfropologist
Celuien:lampwright
Zali: stringer-of-bows
NIlp: a mortician
Diamond: Inept Jewel Smith
Dancing Spawn...: a merchant
Glirdan:Very confused wereWOLF hunter (confused as he's faced with wereorcs rather than werewolves)
Kitanna:
Lhuna:Tilion-obsessed Elf

Alright!! 13 players thos far.... we are 2 away from 15... come on guys, we have two days to get two players, we can do that, can't we?

Glirdan, I have you a job... hope you like it

[Glirdan]

Oooo!! That's going to be fun!! Thanks Farael!

[Lhunardawen]

Feel free to lynch me - I'm quite used to it already, anyway - but I'm quite confused as to when this game will really start. Will it begin within a day or two, or next week? Because if it will be starting within the next couple of days I'll have to pull out, since I'll be away from (Downs) civilization for three to four days next week...

Ugh. I feel so awful. I'm sorry Farael...

[Azaelia of Willowbottom]

I thought the game would start sometime yesterday... Do we still not have enough players?

[JennyHallu]

We need at least two more, Zali, and it looks like probably three more, since Lhuna is gone next week.

[Farael]

Ah!! Now I know how Sauron felt... I turn my mind away from the WW game for a moment and I start loosing players!! No wonder the guy was a little crancky, imagine having to keep all those orcs in mind at all time....

Anyway, right now I'm 2 and a half hours away from when I have to leave for a final exam so I can't make any choices... I'll put it up to you.

We can start today (roles will be sent around 4 30 and the game will start around 5 ish), we can start tomorrow or we can wait until about Monday or Tuesday... it is up to you guys, I don't want to hold everything back THAT much... LMP must be getting impatient (even if he does not admit it )

[The Saucepan Man]

Given that recruitment for games now involves less of a flood of applications than it once did, I wonder whether the time has come to retire the WW Junior thread? It seems that the level of interest has now settled to a level where one game at a time may be sufficient. I realise, however, that this may frustrate (or rather delay) some modding expectations.

Thoughts?

[Diamond18]

Right now, SpM, there are three games in the junior queue.

Perhaps we ought to retire it after those games are finished?

[Mithalwen]

I think, with all the variations in the games that have been going on, there may be wariness to commit to games that may be very large and (therefore long) and complicated. One of the reasons I declined this game was that I got the impression that it was going to be too demanding for the amount of time I might be able to make available. I have lost track of exactly what is proposed. Even during Nilp's big game I still found a viable market for the original stripped down version of WW. It seems a bit mean to stop the shorter simpler games because huge games can't get filled.

I am never going to be able to commit to a game that might last 3 weeks because of the variable nature of my work and internet access whereas a WWJ game with a maximum of 15 players is possible. Stopping the small games would just stop me playing at all since I would not realistically be able to transfer to the longer senior games.

I don't think it is a simple lack of demand, more that many people want to know what they are letting themselves in for now that one game is seldom on the same format as the last. However the forthcoming Easter break and the imminent exam season may also be factors. I can think of several keen players who may force me to revert to teacher mode if I see them sign up

[Formendacil]

I'd love it if you waited a few days, Farael... then I could play!

Regarding the WWJ vs. WW issue...

I think that WWJ games should be played as needed. That is, when there is a surplus of players who can't get into a regular game. In other words, they should not being going on, one after another, as a matter of course, in the same way that the regular games follow each other.

Of course, this does mean a bit of uncertainty regarding the Moderators, who are standing in line, and have a bit of an idea as to when their turn will come, and who can plan accordingly. By making the timing of the WWJ games dependent on a surplus of players from the main games, it will mean that Moderators will be probably have to volunteer at that time- on short notice, that is to say.

That said, having WWJ games in that fashion could mean that it'll be easier for some people to moderate, as it will mean not having to put their names down months in advance.

[Glirdan]

Yes, I agree that the WW flood has quieted down, but that was not the sole purpose of the idea when it first came up. It was for those who felt intimidated by the more experienced players. It's also another way for those who didn't make a game and wanted to, to be in another one. I's a place where people can practice their writing before trying it out here. It's a place for new ideas to pop as well. In all honesty, the Junior games are rather convenient for us, even if the flood has slowed down. So my vote is to keep for the reasons I've stated earlier as well as the fact that I started it and I should get a say in it after having it going for so long.

[Diamond18]

This is kind of an important matter to me because of course I'm modding the next WWJ game and I should like to know where that stands when I do. To elaborate a little on what I posted before --

It does seem rather slow, currently, when a senior game is having trouble reaching 15 players. But, right now some of us (me, Nog/Thin, and Sam) all have definite plans percolating for games, and I don't really like the idea of just preemptively putting the kibosh on all three of our games. I suppose we could be translated to the Senior queue to wait after the three (I think?) games in planning here. However I think that should only be done if it proves impossible to get any players for our games while there are Senior games in the works. Because if some still like the idea of a Junior game, I think it can still be handled, albeit with a slower recuiting phase.

So, unless there is really strong objection I still plan on recruiting for my game after Valier's ends. I'd like to see what kind of response I get before I give up. It seemed to me that enough people signed up for Mith and Val's games within a decent time period, so perhaps this slowness for Farael's really is due to a temporary situation like finals, etc.