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Wisest of the Noldor
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Setting: the near-future.
Reviled by some, championed by others, the “Hobbit" movies certainly bring one thing in their wake: a new plague of spambots to trouble the unhappy Downs. But these are no ordinary webcrawlers. Somehow, through some unintentional fluke of coding, they have become... self-aware. ![]() When the mods try to ban them, the evil AIs fight back– and conquer the entire forum. In the process a group of Downers are sucked into cyberspace. While, in the real world, their bodies remain comatose, their minds are trapped in the terrifying virtual wasteland that was once a thriving fan site. Their only hope: to find some way back into the real world. But the evil AIs are not going to give up their human slaves so easily... Rôles: Infiltrators (Wolves). In a dimension where bodies are really just mental projections, how can you tell whether your “friends” are human– or AIs spying on your plans for escape? Answer: you can’t. ![]() Worse, the humans have a traitor in their midst– The Hacker has always found computers easier to understand than other human beings, and he believes he and our new spambot overlords have much to offer each other. Luckily, spambots are not alone in developing sentience– a trio of self-aware security programs have come to our aid. S.E.E.R. (Sentient Electronic Evaluation Resource) is able to identify AIs masquerading as humans. R.A.N.G.E.R (Radical Advanced Nocturnal Guardian Experimental Robot) chooses a different person to protect each night. Cannot self-protect. (Role changed slightly in view of the small numbers.) H.U.N.T.E.R (Heuristically-programmed Upgradable Non-logical Troubleshooting and Elimination Robot) automatically strikes back if attacked. Unfortunately, due to programming limitations, H.U.N.T.E.R. is never able to distinguish between malevolent AIs and the humans it is supposed to be helping. Note: in the event of a tie, the first player to reach the total will be lynched. The Cast (As themselves– or are they?) Inziladun Galadriel55 Sally Legate Rune Kitanna Boromir88 Blind Guardian Loslote Morsul the Dark Shasta
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Gruesome Spectre
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Heaven's doorstep
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Ha ha! Love it!
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The Sweetest Spoiler
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly
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This is bloody glorious, darling.
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"My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit." Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm.
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In that far land beyond the Sea
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Whoa! Brilliant theme idea. Really looking forward to this...
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Curses. The theme for this game looks so amazing that it's going to be hard to resist signing up. I'll probably be back later to sign up when my will finally crumbles.
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Laconic Loreman
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You had me at spam
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Celebrated cyberpoet tomtom has privately expressed to me his (its?) dissatisfaction at not being included in the game. Or, as he eloquently puts it:
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For those not familiar with tom’s brief but illustrious career, here are some helpful links: tom starts a thread tom introduces himself (in verse) tom sings happy birthday to Lottie tom joins a game started by fellow-bot lucyyenic tom fields an all-spambot team in the 2013 Arda Cup tom graciously welcomes a new member tom falls in love with another spambot the tragic romance of tom and peppeateCat tom mourns his lost love
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I believe another Infiltrator will be the equally famed lucyyenic, artistbot.
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Poor Lucy. She was with us such a short time, yet she has passed into Downs lore... forever... and ever...
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Sign me up. I can't wait to work with or against the celebrated Tom and Lucyyenic.
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The Sweetest Spoiler
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly
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The Werewolf's Companion
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: The Moon
Posts: 3,021
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Are sign-ups still open? If so, I'd love to join. It feels like forever since I've played!
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They certainly are!
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: May 2004
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May I play?
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Of course.
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The Sweetest Spoiler
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly
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Our resident psychic is interested in playing as well. His skills will no doubt come in handy with these tricksy AIs scampering about the place. Unless he's one of them....
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Woman of Secret Shadow
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells
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Hey hey what are you thinking for deadline? Or when to start?
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Werewolf Psychic
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: In fire, water, earth, and air. But mostly water.
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She who holds the moon in her heart has forgotten all about me.
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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 |
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![]() Why, I thought you had forgotten all about me! “He never posts...” I wept into my pillow. “He never messages me... can it be that he *gulp* doesn’t want to join my WW game?” Quote:
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Blossom of Dwimordene
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
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For me, the earlier the better.
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Werewolf Psychic
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: In fire, water, earth, and air. But mostly water.
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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 |
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Well, my jewel, for all I knew you had been carried off by the Adult Friend Finder...
Okay, we don’t seem to be getting any more takers for an immediate start, so I propose the 2nd of January. As for DL, here are my suggestions: GMT 4:00 GMT 5:00 GMT 12:00 GMT 13:00 GMT 22:00
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: May 2004
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Well according to google... 4 or 5gmt woul be best for me that's 11pm and midnight respectively, however I can work with any of those deadlines just be prepared for a lot of early votes, but I'm ok with that if a majority agrees on a different time.
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Gruesome Spectre
Join Date: Dec 2000
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DL isn't an issue for me. If I have to vote early, or late, it wouldn't be the first time.
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Blossom of Dwimordene
Join Date: Oct 2010
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Ditto. I would have to vote early for some of these, but then you can't suit everyone around the globe. I'm quite ok with that.
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5 gmt would be the best.
Follow by 4 gmt Then 12 and 13
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The Sweetest Spoiler
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly
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Seconding my prince's selections, though DL isn't a huge issue for me at the moment, so I'd be amenable to whatever is best for the group.
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Woman of Secret Shadow
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jul 2012
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I'm sorry but I'm going to have to drop out of the game. Ironically, the reason is spam. The link redirection bug the forums has at present is annoying me too much, and today for the first time it even tried sending me to a site that pinged my antivirus, which is the last straw.
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Gruesome Spectre
Join Date: Dec 2000
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The virus question worries me too, Cop, but not enough to bow out. If we're too fearful for WW, the spambots win.
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Agan, I can wait until the 6th, but some people may want to start before that.
Is 12:00 GMT all right with everyone?
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn
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This works for me, though be prepared for lots of early votes from me.
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Blossom of Dwimordene
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
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The Werewolf's Companion
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Woman of Secret Shadow
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells
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The 12 deadline is fine by me!
At the moment it looks like it would just be Lommy and Legate who would be able to play here, but only if the game starts around the 6th - so it's your decision eventually. I don't mind either way.
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In that case, we’ll start on the 3rd– apologies to Lommy and Legate.
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Hey,
It seems that Aganzir forgot me. I am in Finland until the 6th, and I haven't brought a laptop, so my initial participation will be limited. |
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Guardian of the Blind
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Where The Skies End
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What time does it end? The votes? (reremebering how to play this
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