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Diamondeye
02-07-2012, 20:24
I agree with Daveshack on Arjos' vote. Saying I am making sense is grasping at straws, everyone knows that :laugh4:
Arjos and Visor are both fine lynches. I prever Unvote; Vote: Visor, though.
Also, Edse, I'm hungry for beans. Are you going to spill any or do we need to dangle you from a rope to get at them?
Meh, no one ever voted people to see their reactions?
DE remained calm, if he's mafia, hats off; while DS went back to my posts, distorted and analized every word...
He put a lot of effort to make my "was" into a mafia lapsus and all...
Either he's a townie, who wants to stay alive at all costs (gah) or he's trying hard to lynch his accusers...
I prever Unvote; Vote: Visor, though.
Ofc, bandwagoning is so safe!
Might be that you really are the unflinching mafioso type and Dave is the paranoid townie...
Sorry, I must have misread this yesterday. "this possession vote" must mean that Visor is possessed. Probably just like LacyMcCrow was some days ago.
Unvote: Vote: Ishmael You've been trying to lynch me for 2 days now. Can't you see that I'm saving people?
No, I can't. You claim to be a doctor who can, and I quote, "prolong the suffering" of the infected. As suspicious as that sounds by itself, you will note that none of the infected have yet died of this disease, and it's not looking like they will. So what is it exactly that you claim to be able to do?
They die after five nights unless I visit them. Chaotix and atheotes would have died tonight.
They die after five nights unless I visit them. Chaotix and atheotes would have died tonight.
So Visorslash killed himself?
Get outta here...
Unvote; Vote: edse
Vote:Edse
The town is doomed as the deaths of Chaotix and Atheotes made the voting strength town 6, darklings 4, but when we use this possession vote we have half the votes and will reach it first.
Visorslash isn't mafia.
What I don't get is your claim...
No one asked for it, you spoke about it out of the blue, also said that you didn't want the mafia to know and now you are blabbering on and on...
Double A
02-07-2012, 22:07
unvote, vote: Ish
fos: Arjos
Visor is apparently not evil, just temporarily possesed, which kind of makes sense. Even Visor wouldn't make a post THAT scummy...
Ish and Arjos are voting for edse - I wasn't sure that he was a doctor guy until I noticed Visor was voting for edse today, which means they are guilty by association. Ish has been trying harder to get a wagon on edse, meaning I'm more confident that he's scum than Arjos.
Diana Abnoba
02-07-2012, 22:14
Sorry guys at work for the past few days, long hours, and drive.
Just got caught up in thread, and have to say, were you guys still drunk from the Superbowl yesterday or what. What is with all the votes on Visorslash. I know that the post was very strange, but it was strange for Visorslash's play style as well. And what, did you all miss the part where it said "but when we use this possession vote...", was it just too obviously scummy that you overlooked it. I do admit it is a strange mafia play, don't know what to make of that, but I do think that Visorslash is possessed or under a spell or something like that. So FOS on all that voted him.
And edse I still don't know what to make of you, you vote for Visor but then you do re read the post and catch your mistake and fix it, but your claim of Doctor, still not sure of that, could be possible in a Pizza game I guess, but you still ping me. But if you are a Doctor, don't want to lynch you, I mean I'm sick now too, may need your help soon.
All I really know is this game is giving me a headache!!!
I think I'll go with Vote: Chaotix for now. You are a way better player, to have miss what the Visorslash post actually said, just sets off that scumdar. And besides you are patient 0 with this "infection", maybe that is how the darklings infect the town, they were already infected. IDK this game is driving me crazy, trying to figure out the mechanics.
Visor is apparently not evil, just temporarily possesed, which kind of makes sense. Even Visor wouldn't make a post THAT scummy...
Are you suggesting that Darkling possession would allow them to post in-thread with the possessed person's account? Because as unconventional as ATPG games are, I think that's a bit too left-field.
Also, I have been at least temporarily possessed/driven insane/whatever, and have demonstrated no overt symptoms apart from that night write-up.
Ish has been trying harder to get a wagon on edse
What about the similar write-up to Jarema's?
One is framing mafia, the other is real mafia?
That doesn't make any sense, unless in your opinion Jarema was a darkling...
Actually edse, was the Lacy in that write-up, but unlike the latter he didn't get the "survived" caption...
Sorry guys at work for the past few days, long hours, and drive.
Just got caught up in thread, and have to say, were you guys still drunk from the Superbowl yesterday or what. What is with all the votes on Visorslash. I know that the post was very strange, but it was strange for Visorslash's play style as well. And what, did you all miss the part where it said "but when we use this possession vote...", was it just too obviously scummy that you overlooked it. I do admit it is a strange mafia play, don't know what to make of that, but I do think that Visorslash is possessed or under a spell or something like that. So FOS on all that voted him.
And edse I still don't know what to make of you, you vote for Visor but then you do re read the post and catch your mistake and fix it, but your claim of Doctor, still not sure of that, could be possible in a Pizza game I guess, but you still ping me. But if you are a Doctor, don't want to lynch you, I mean I'm sick now too, may need your help soon.
All I really know is this game is giving me a headache!!!
I think I'll go with Vote: Chaotix for now. You are a way better player, to have miss what the Visorslash post actually said, just sets off that scumdar. And besides you are patient 0 with this "infection", maybe that is how the darklings infect the town, they were already infected. IDK this game is driving me crazy, trying to figure out the mechanics.
I'm flattered that you think that.
However, I just really wasn't paying any attention to the game as I have assumed myself to be a dead man walking since like Day 3.
Five minutes looking at edse's and Visor's posts has clued me in on what's really going on in this game.
Unvote; Vote: Ishmael
Time to die, Darkling.
Also of note: I doubt the Darklings would intentionally infect themselves early on, if it's even possible. I'd assume most Darklings are uninfected, except maybe one of the latest infections as a failsafe once they thought they were going to win.
By the way, all the infected people should be voting for non-infected people. You'll notice Visor is infected.
At this point, I think Ishmael and Arjos are highly likely to be guilty.
DaveShack is likely innocent. I choose to believe edse's claim because of this business with possessed Visorslash trying to get rid of him.
I'd like to say both Diamondeye and Double A are innocent, but unfortunately we have four Darklings to catch and they wouldn't risk two of their own as infected. We'll see which one votes with us to lynch the scum.
The vast majority of the infected are going to be innocent. I predict maybe one is infected, and even then we don't even know if that's possible. It would be a dead giveaway if they couldn't and their only option was to infect people - but it wasn't. Jarema tried to kill Lazy, but failed. Then we killed him. He was probably the only one with kill capabilities.
Firstly Chaotix, what makes you so certain that myself and Arjos are guilty? (If anybody uses the word 'squirmy' in response to this I will glare at them. I mean it!)
Secondly, where is everybody pulling this '4 darklings remaining' figure from? Have I missed something?
Thirdly, do we have any reason to believe that Visor is possessed other than a somewhat scummy post? (After all, this is Visorslash we're talking about)
And finally, what makes you think that Jarema actually had kill capabilities? You'll note that in my 'possessed' write-up, edse escaped without harm, despite the lack of external assistance. I would assume that the threat of death in Jarema/Lazy's write-up was just flavour text.
Firstly Chaotix, what makes you so certain that myself and Arjos are guilty? (If anybody uses the word 'squirmy' in response to this I will glare at them. I mean it!)
Secondly, where is everybody pulling this '4 darklings remaining' figure from? Have I missed something?
Thirdly, do we have any reason to believe that Visor is possessed other than a somewhat scummy post? (After all, this is Visorslash we're talking about)
And finally, what makes you think that Jarema actually had kill capabilities? You'll note that in my 'possessed' write-up, edse escaped without harm, despite the lack of external assistance. I would assume that the threat of death in Jarema/Lazy's write-up was just flavour text.
:grin:
You just sealed your fate, Mr. Darkling. Thank you for providing me with the chance to tear apart your arguments.
By answering your last three questions, I will provide you with the answer to your first.
Vote:Edse
The town is doomed as the deaths of Chaotix and Atheotes made the voting strength town 6, darklings 4, but when we use this possession vote we have half the votes and will reach it first.
2. This is where "Four darklings remaining" comes from.
3. If Visorslash were to make a scummy post, he would put some semblance of humor in it. He always does. Instead, this one is fairly serious looking, without any sort of wit involved. Almost as if he were instructed exactly on what he was to say.
Interestingly, it mentions the town's voting strength as 6, and myself and atheotes are dead. You'll note that the current number of living players is 12 and that 6 townies + 4 darklings + 2 assumed dead people is 12. Instead, Visorslash's post assumes there are only 10 people alive, in which case his possessed vote would give the mafia control of the lynch, assuming they all showed up to vote first.
Accordingly, edse claims the disease takes five turns to kill players and that last night would have been time for atheotes and I to die. However, the Darklings weren't counting on the fact that edse had previously visited both of us, and that neither of us were going to die.
Which leads me to the conclusion that Visorslash was indeed possessed last night as a night action, and also given the exact text that his post was supposed to say. The Darklings thought we would die, so they made a little-too-revealing post assuming they had already won the game.
4. Certain he was a Darkling. Not certain he could kill. In fact, perhaps you are right and you are telling the truth. It doesn't matter.
What does matter is that you are playing up the write-up where YOU turn into a monster as a "possession", while simultaneously denying the status or even the possibility that Visorslash's post is one.
You are watching this thread like a hawk, commenting just 10 minutes after I made my post. You're voting for edse, the healer who foiled the Darklings' plans, and possessed Visorslash is doing the same. Arjos distanced himself from the edse lynch for a while when he thought the plan wasn't going to work, but when he saw me jump on the bandwagon, he hopped on as well because you had some semblance of a chance then (6 total votes is a majority). All the while before he had been working to discredit edse in the thread, though not strictly voting for him.
That's why you and Arjos are guilty. Your other two teammates did a better job of disguising themselves, probably because only the two of you were needed to push the edse lynch, and they would slip in on the bandwagon at the end.
The Darklings thought we would die
And me thinking 2+5=7, what a git I was! XD
If they die, they die tonight...
Plus the people who say they have 5 days left, after infection, are Visor and edse...
If it's even true...
And they speak of 4 mafia, that's far too much...
But hey, we had people saying even more bogus things lol
That's why you and Arjos are guilty. Your other two teammates did a better job of disguising themselves
Lynch me, so I can laugh harder XD
I...see. I'm impressed at the amount of effort you put into that, but sadly that doesn't make it correct. Firstly, Visor's post. Your first assumption is that he was forced to post it by some sort of Darkling possession. Now I'm willing to admit that that's possible, especially seeing as Visorslash himself hasn't yet turned up to rebut any of this. However, you also assume that the mafia have obligingly given Visorslash completely correct information about their numbers and mechanics, which seems kinda' unlikely.
Secondly, Jarema. You still haven't explained why you think he was a Darkling. Sure, he appears to have been possessed, but as you point out possession appears to be a primary mechanic of the Darklings. When I was possessed I received a paranoid-sounding message from the host and started eating human flesh in the write-up, but that was it - there was no follow-up, no Darklings telling me what to do. For that matter, 5 mafia in a 20 player game (Visor's 4 + Jarema) seems somewhat OP.
Finally, as to edse, I still see no real reason to trust his claim to be the doctor. He first claimed to me when he looked likely to be lynched, in order to get me to change my vote. I gave him the benefit of the doubt then, but then I realised it was odd that he claimed a doctor role in a game with no murders. When I publicly pointed this out, he claimed that he prevented people from getting sick. Then he changed it to say that he stopped people dying after 5 days (which, given the timing, conveniently leaves us unable to test his hypothesis). Coupled with what I think has been some very scummy posts, it seems likely that he is a Darkling.
unvote; vote BSmith. My head hurts. Come to think of it, everything hurts. Please make it stop!
Arjos distanced himself from the edse lynch for a while
These red names are confusing, I'm clearing them, but can't be certain...
I didn't want to vote for him, before his claim...
If edse is really a doctor, I'd rather have him dead, so that people die and there are less people to vote for (no votes wasted on distractions), if he's lying, better have him dead: win-win if you ask me...
Keeping people alive for five turns and then what? Each turn he has to visit, or he must every other five?
One visit any time during those five days and the guy is safe at the deadline? Or five after the doctor visit? The doctor visiting more players the same night?
Nothing of that makes sense to me...
That power it's imba and silly, in a game where mafia apparently can't kill...
But as I said, do go on, this is hilarious ^^
If edse is really a doctor, I'd rather have him dead, so that people die and there are less people to vote for (no votes wasted on distractions), if he's lying, better have him dead: win-win if you ask me...
You're laughing here?
Do you even realize how scummy this makes you sound?
The infection is a delayed night kill. The Darklings are doing it. Most likely every single infected is innocent. And you want them all to die so that there are less people to vote for?
And you want them all to die so that there are less people to vote for?
I laugh indeed, they are innocent aswell, but have you seen all the votes on Visor for example?
So cut the crap XD
Double A
02-08-2012, 05:46
Are you suggesting that Darkling possession would allow them to post in-thread with the possessed person's account? Because as unconventional as ATPG games are, I think that's a bit too left-field.
Also, I have been at least temporarily possessed/driven insane/whatever, and have demonstrated no overt symptoms apart from that night write-up.
I was thinking that they sent Pizza a message to send to Visor. He either had to post its contents or die (or even be banned from the game).
Arjos, are you trying to get lynched?
Askthepizzaguy
02-08-2012, 10:50
Hey!
I just got in. RL is kicking me in the gonads. I won't get any sleep in the next 24 hours and I don't even want to get into why.
This round is over; please stand by until I can post some results. And it would be a real help if I could get someone to do a tally.
3 edse: Visorslash, Ishmael, Arjos
3 Ishmael: edse, Double A, Chaotix
1 Visorslash: Diamondeye
1 Arjos: DaveShack
1 Chaotix: Diana Abnoba
1 BSmith: BSmith
[edit: slight mistake in the tally fixed] I got 3 votes before Ishmael so I guess I'm the one hanged :(
Lynch Arjos and Ishmael as soon as possible. atheotes and BSmith are supposed to die night 9 (not this night but the next) lynch them if they survive.
Diamondeye
02-08-2012, 12:57
Unvote; Vote: Ishmael in case we need a tiebreaker. Everything Chaotix said makes sense, and I trust Edse's claim completely.
in case we need a tiebreaker. Everything Chaotix said makes sense, and I trust Edse's claim completely.
You are the most blatant bandwagoner that ever lived...
BTW the round was over, but why a darkling would care for that?
BSmith is also among the suspects. He could have saved me but instead he selfvoted like the previous days.
BSmith is also among the suspects.
See? Too many suspects, even if you were a doctor, keeping everyone alive blindly, could help the darklings hide among the infected...
I was adamant in my opinions that red names were innocent victims, but no one can be certain of that...
See? Too many suspects, even if you were a doctor, keeping everyone alive blindly, could help the darklings hide among the infected...
I was adamant in my opinions that red names were innocent victims, but no one can be certain of that...
There's no straw left in your argument for you to grasp at; best not stick your neck out at all if you were smart, scum.
You are lucky that there were too few people caring about this game to lynch your buddy.
Pragmatism doesn't court popularity ^^
And lol at grasping straws, I wrote the same thing from few posts above XD
Ishmael meet me at the town square, bring mead and ale, apparently we are a team ROFL
Pragmatism doesn't court popularity ^^
And lol at grasping straws, I wrote the same thing from few posts above XD
Ishmael meet me at the town square, bring mead and ale, apparently we are a team ROFL
Tell you what, I'll come round tonight - you provide the alcohol, and I'll bring the cheese, crackers and human flesh.
Double A
02-09-2012, 13:22
You are the most blatant bandwagoner that ever lived...
BTW the round was over, but why a darkling would care for that?
Why don't you tell me?
See? Too many suspects, even if you were a doctor, keeping everyone alive blindly, could help the darklings hide among the infected...
I was adamant in my opinions that red names were innocent victims, but no one can be certain of that...
I doubt you guys can even infect yourselves.
Askthepizzaguy
02-09-2012, 21:59
Human flesh is the best flesh.
BTW I concur that edse is the lynch, and will have the appropriate story/color after my work shift. Please consider it to be night and send in your actions. I'll give you until friday at 11:59:59 PM GMT-5 to send in orders since it's late today.
Diamondeye
02-09-2012, 22:42
Urrgh, that's bad!
On an unrelated note; I will be gone saturday thru wednesday. We're probably toast before then.
Askthepizzaguy
02-11-2012, 09:47
Ok, night is over and no more orders will be accepted. Writeups to commence shortly. Getting settled in.
Askthepizzaguy
02-11-2012, 11:05
Township of New Eden
15th January, 1612 A.D.
7:00 PM
Edse looked at the crowd with disdain as they approached, knowing what was about to happen next.
"You people are making a terrible mistake, lynching your own doctor... especially when so many of you need my assistance."
Askthepizzaguy looked at the crowd of sick people, and looked back at the doctor. He shrugged, and blew Edse's head off with one shot.
As soon as Edse's corpse fell to the ground, a cold wind began to blow through the village.
You could feel it in the air... something terrible was about to happen.
Perhaps it was Edse's death that was the catalyst, perhaps the survivors were simply running out of time. No one really knew...
Edse the Doctor
Township of New Eden
16th January, 1612 A.D.
3:49 AM
Landlubber heard the sound of tapping on his window. He rolled out of bed and walked over to it, feeling groggy. He looked outside and saw Double A, and was confused.
"What.... what are you doing here, Double A? God only knows what hour this is." said landlubber.
"I'll tell you, because I can bear it no longer. The very stars in the heavens shine brightest upon your window... and the angels above are singing your name. Landlubber, we must stop living a lie. We must acknowledge what is happening in this very village. You cannot deny what is happening between us!"
"Are you feeling okay, Double A?" said landlubber as he rubbed his eyes and yawned.
"I've never felt better. And I must have you! I must have you right now, my love!" shouted Double A passionately.
"What are you talking abou-" said landlubber, just as Double A leaped through the open window into landlubber's bedroom, grabbing his friend in a warm embrace and twirling him around. And the kissing, oh my goodness, there was lots of that. Big wet ones.
"You're mine! All mine! I'll never let you go, my sweet, delicious crumpet! Double A and Double L, together forever!" cried Double A.
....I'll spare you a graphic description of what happened next. Ask your parents.
Human flesh is the best flesh? :sweatdrop:
Congregation Members present and accounted for: [11/20]
- Visorslash
- Ishmael
- Arjos
- landlubber
- Chaotix
- Double A
- Diamondeye
- BSmith
- Diana Abnoba
- DaveShack
- atheotes
Deceased: [9/20]
- Montmorency [Lynched Day One]
- Jarema [Lynched Day Two]
- White_eyes:D [Lynched Day Three]
- classical_hero [Lynched Day Four]
- LacyMcCrow [Lynched Day Five]
- Zack [Murdered Night Five]
- Autolycus [Lynched Day Six]
- Captain Blackadder [Lynched Day Seven]
- Edse [Lynched Day Eight]
Shall I just tie the noose around my neck myself and save you guys the trouble? I was so sure that edse was lying....
Vote: DaveShack
It's either you or the night visits are bloody misleading...
Actually, you know what? Imo no player is a darkling, ATPG is screwing with our heads...
Unvote: Vote ATPG
He's got a gun and he's been killing everyone!
Askthepizzaguy
02-11-2012, 12:49
If the townies destroy me, all hope of saving New Eden will be lost...
Diana Abnoba
02-11-2012, 13:04
What the heck was that?!! First we have people eating off their own fingers, then witches, and now we have lovers kissing. What the heck is going on? I give up trying to figure out this game, I think you may be right Arjos, Pizzaman is just messing with our heads.
As for edse, well that sucks, he was the doctor, I guess we may be in more trouble now then even before. *bangs head against wall*
landlubber
02-11-2012, 17:04
I've given up too. I didn't receive any PM about what happened, and, while I'm flattered that Double A has fallen in love with me, I don't understand the context of it in this game.
For those who weren't around yesterday, read this:
Post 515 (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?139589-DARKLING&p=2053420976&viewfull=1#post2053420976)
tl;dr:
Ishmael and Arjos are guilty.
Vote: Ishmael
Double A
02-11-2012, 21:25
I've given up too. I didn't receive any PM about what happened, and, while I'm flattered that Double A has fallen in love with me, I don't understand the context of it in this game.
I don't either. I didn't even send in night actions, it just happened.
MY EYEBROWS ARE STILL RAISED FOR PETE'S SAKE
vote: DaveShack? I dunno, I'm really confused. I assume last nights thing was another person being 'possessed,' as with Jarema and I, although the style of it was different, and apparently there was no visit occurring this time.
Double A
02-12-2012, 01:58
You're not even fooling yourself.
vote: Ishmael
Anyone else think it's funny how I accused them yesterday and then I ended up forcibly boinking Landlubber for no explainable reason?
Double A
02-12-2012, 01:59
Gah
unvote, vote: Ishmael
You're not even fooling yourself.
vote: Ishmael
Anyone else think it's funny how I accused them yesterday and then I ended up forcibly boinking Landlubber for no explainable reason?
Perhaps.
Personally, I was expecting to be possessed like Visor and forced to take back everything I said yesterday.
I think, ultimately, since your "boinking" had no detrimental in-game effect (at least so far) we got off easy.
landlubber
02-12-2012, 03:06
Right.
Vote: Ishmael.
To avoid confusion when I'm lynched, I'd like to point out that whilst my occupation is a mason, that's just equivalent to a vanilla townie - it's not a mason in the Mafia sense of the word. So I'm not White_Eyes' lover or anything.
Diana Abnoba
02-12-2012, 04:27
Well I'm going to go with Vote: Ishmael too. Seems like Chaotix's analysis makes sense to me.
Double A
02-12-2012, 06:31
Perhaps.
Personally, I was expecting to be possessed like Visor and forced to take back everything I said yesterday.
I think, ultimately, since your "boinking" had no detrimental in-game effect (at least so far) we got off easy.
No, that would've been WAAAAAY to obvious.
I'd like to hear what Visor has to say about yesterday.
Rationalizing isn't making sense...
atheotes
02-12-2012, 12:37
Vote: Ishmael
Tally
Ishmael (6): Chaotix, Visorslash, Double A, landlubber, Diana Abnoba and atheotes.
DaveShack (1): Ishmael.
ATPG (1): Arjos.
Should be the end of the day phase...
No, that would've been WAAAAAY to obvious.
I'd like to hear what Visor has to say about yesterday.
I wasn't myself.
But if I was I would voted for suicide for the sheer stupidity that I saw.
BTW on a side note: all Chaotix's assumptions came from that "possessed" Visor post...
Needless to say it's an house of cards...
As Double A pointed out, this "possession" in the posts is far too weird: it works with annonymous accounts, but with these, someone would be stealing your account...
Either you reddened names are converted (but Lazy claimed that too, so it shouldn't be the case) or there's a game mechanic forcing them to post such things (still weird)...
Bottom line, four mafia in a 20 player game is ridiculous...
Two could be, but with visits and lynches, at least in my part I can clear everyone except one (if an uneventful visit equals a townie)...
Game is senseless, it's only fitting we give it a senseless ending :P
I think lynching ATPG is the key...
Askthepizzaguy
02-12-2012, 16:09
Day Phase is over due to reaching the hammer mark early. Writeup in progress.
Askthepizzaguy
02-12-2012, 16:55
Township of New Eden
15th January, 1612 A.D.
8:35 AM
Ishmael stopped carving the stone he was working with, noting that the crowd seemed particularly bloodthirsty today, and they couldn't even wait until noon to hang their next victim. They were already breathing down his neck, holding torches and pitchforks. The torches seemed a bit excessive, since the sun was shining brightly. He wasn't sure what they intended to do with the pitchforks. He turned to address the crowd, clearing his throat in a long, overly dramatic way.
"Call me Ishmael. Some years ago -- never mind how long precisely -- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me out at sea, I thought I would become a mason. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen, and regulating the circulation. Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly January in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before being shot to death, and bringing up the lead of every lynch vote; and especially whenever the lynch mob gets such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's blocks off -- then, I account it high time to get to cutting stone as soon as I can. This is my substitute for pistol and ball. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the stone. There is nothing surprising in this. If they but knew it, almost all men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings towards being lynched as I do."
Askthepizzaguy stood before him as the megalomaniacal incarnation of all those malicious agencies which some mafia players feel threatened by, till they are left buried six feet under. That intangible malignity which has been from the beginning; to whose posts in-thread even the modern mafia players ascribe one-half of the words; which the ancient Orgahs of the east reverenced in their statue devil.
Ishmael did not fall down and worship pizza like them; but Arjos, on the other hand, deliriously transferring its idea to the abhorred pizzaguy, pitted himself, all mutilated, against him. All that most maddens and torments; all that stirs up the lees of things; all truth with malice in it; all that cracks the sinews and cakes the brain; all the subtle demonisms of life and thought; all evil, to crazy Arjos, where visibly personified, and made practically assailable in himself. He piled upon the pizzaguy's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it.
"Hey, why don't we lynch Askthepizzaguy?" said Arjos. But no one listened. Inevitably, it would come down to this.
“To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee!”
And everyone turned and looked at Arjos quizzically, as he stood behind the magistrate trying to harpoon him.
"Without much success, might I add..." mused the humble narrator, whose big :daisy:-eating grin was apparent to all. Hahahaha, I can write whatever I want and you can't stop me!
The Magistrate turned to Ishmael, and asked the crowd if they thought he was guilty of being a Darkling, or a witch, or perhaps just guilty of looking at them the wrong way. The crowd roared a loud unintelligible affirmative, and Askthepizzaguy turned and shot Ishmael, who fell to the cold, cold ground, stone dead.
Ishmael the Mason
Just then, Askthepizzaguy noted that half the folks in town were dead, and by his very own hand. This warmed his soul so much, that he began to freestyle.
"It's getting dead in here. They're starting to decompose."
Noting the pile of dead bodies, he said-
"Boy there's a lot in here, and every day it grows.
Look at these bodies that I keep generatin'
I sit around all day and watch them biodegradin'
Bet there's a hundred health codes that I'm violatin'
Even my dog passed out and needs resucitatin'."
Then he realized he was breaking character, so he cleared his throat.
"Ummm..... right. So I hope we killed all those terrible Darklings or else we're all really, really boned!"
Congregation Members present and accounted for: [10/20]
- Visorslash
- Arjos
- landlubber
- Chaotix
- Double A
- Diamondeye
- BSmith
- Diana Abnoba
- DaveShack
- atheotes
Deceased: [10/20]
- Montmorency [Lynched Day One]
- Jarema [Lynched Day Two]
- White_eyes:D [Lynched Day Three]
- classical_hero [Lynched Day Four]
- LacyMcCrow [Lynched Day Five]
- Zack [Murdered Night Five]
- Autolycus [Lynched Day Six]
- Captain Blackadder [Lynched Day Seven]
- Edse [Lynched Day Eight]
- Ishmael [Lynched Day Nine]
OOC: It's now Night Nine. Send in your orders.
Ahahahahahahah, couldn't keep a straight face throughout the whole write-up XD
Well written ^^
Askthepizzaguy
02-12-2012, 17:41
Stolen almost wholesale from Herman Melville and Weird Al Yankovic, of course.
Blatant homage plagiarism ftw
Double A
02-12-2012, 18:17
BTW on a side note: all Chaotix's assumptions came from that "possessed" Visor post...
Needless to say it's an house of cards...
As Double A pointed out, this "possession" in the posts is far too weird: it works with annonymous accounts, but with these, someone would be stealing your account...
Either you reddened names are converted (but Lazy claimed that too, so it shouldn't be the case) or there's a game mechanic forcing them to post such things (still weird)...
Bottom line, four mafia in a 20 player game is ridiculous...
Two could be, but with visits and lynches, at least in my part I can clear everyone except one (if an uneventful visit equals a townie)...
Game is senseless, it's only fitting we give it a senseless ending :P
I think lynching ATPG is the key...
Visor just SAID he was possessed.
I never said someone was stealing his account. Obviously, Visor got PM'd by Pizza, who told him he had to do the "MWAHAHA I'm so evil!" thing and then vote for edse.
The red names are diseased people. They outnumbered us yesterday (I think). If they were converts, we would've lost. They definitely outnumbered us today, though.
Bottom line, the "6 town to 4 darklings thing" was wrong. They thought there would have been 6, but there were 8. That means edse, whose claim was not contested, was telling the truth. I don't think Pizza would've made 4 mafia. 2 sounds right, 3 at the very most. It was included by you to demoralize us.
No, it's not. When Pizza says "Lynching me is a terrible idea," then it means lynching Pizza is a terrible idea. That's it, I'm revoking your posting privileges for the rest of the game. Your arguments are horrible and can be taken apart by someone who has been awake for 10 minutes.
Askthepizzaguy
02-12-2012, 18:21
Isn't it tradition to at least ask me if I'm lynchable? :wink:
Double A
02-12-2012, 18:34
It only started after the asylum game. :tongue:
Visor just SAID he was possessed.
Aye, but still Chaotix made assumptions from a post, he can't be certain of: it still makes his rationalization, what it is...
It was included by you to demoralize us.
Huh? XD
The only people speaking of four mafias were Visor, edse and Chaotix...
If they were converts, we would've lost. They definitely outnumbered us today, though.
They could only be influenced, but not totaly controlled...
As you said, the game is still going and there are more reds...
Lazy claimed the same "possession" and he never turned red, that's why I'm waiting to see bodies on the floor, so we can clear everyone...
Should some survive, without the doctor around, we might aswell paint a bull's eye on their torsos :P
Unless edse wasn't completely truthful...
But ofc, all of this is scummy and we won't have time to do it ^^
No, it's not. When Pizza says "Lynching me is a terrible idea," then it means lynching Pizza is a terrible idea.
Who stole your sense of humour and where did he put it?
That's it, I'm revoking your posting privileges for the rest of the game. Your arguments are horrible and can be taken apart by someone who has been awake for 10 minutes.
By taken apart you mean repeat the last part of each? XDDDDD
And I was merely observing :)
Is anyone actually listening to what Arjos says anymore?
Anybody who puts that many XDs and LOLs into his posts invariably starts to infuriate me after a while.
I have taken to skimming/ignoring them.
Very nicely done ATPG. :beam:
Double A
02-13-2012, 01:16
Is anyone actually listening to what Arjos says anymore?
Anybody who puts that many XDs and LOLs into his posts invariably starts to infuriate me after a while.
I have taken to skimming/ignoring them.
Yep
Who stole your sense of humour and where did he put it?
It was assaulted by sleep deprivation. Very messy. It is now recovering in the emergency ward of Mercy Hospital.
LazyMcCrow
02-13-2012, 10:05
If they but knew it, almost all men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings towards being lynched as I do.
Love that.
Askthepizzaguy
02-14-2012, 10:29
Round over; give me some time to post results.
Askthepizzaguy
02-15-2012, 09:20
Township of New Eden
16th January, 1612 A.D.
1:35 AM
Diamondeye thought he was safe. After all, people died during the day, not at night. He was sleeping quite soundly when the intruder sneaked inside his house, and barely even flinched when the axe split his head wide open. Bloody brains were spattered across the bedroom like a macabre expressionist painting. The assailant kept swinging, chopping the victim to tiny bits and making an awful mess of the place.
Diamondeye thought he was safe. Now he doesn't think about much of anything.
Diamondeye the Pharmacist
Congregation Members present and accounted for: [9/20]
- Visorslash
- Arjos
- landlubber
- Chaotix
- Double A
- BSmith
- Diana Abnoba
- DaveShack
- atheotes
Deceased: [11/20]
- Montmorency [Lynched Day One]
- Jarema [Lynched Day Two]
- White_eyes:D [Lynched Day Three]
- classical_hero [Lynched Day Four]
- LacyMcCrow [Lynched Day Five]
- Zack [Murdered Night Five]
- Autolycus [Lynched Day Six]
- Captain Blackadder [Lynched Day Seven]
- Edse [Lynched Day Eight]
- Ishmael [Lynched Day Nine]
- Diamondeye [Murdered Night Nine]
OOC: It's now Day Ten.
DaveShack
02-15-2012, 16:42
Hmm, another murder, probably by the vengeful figure who appeared after the White_Eyes:D lynch.
Why have the infections stopped? I'm going to vote: Double A has been posting a lot but saying much less than Arjos.
Meh I don't know...
The black names are getting killed :S
I visited both AA and DS, they seemed ok...
I'm getting the bad feeling that when it's all red it's game over...
Also with the doc dead, shouldn't Visor and BSmith be dead? (still this hangs on edse's word of a five days countdown)...
Either we have the mafia among the sick or lynching ATPG isn't that bogus...
I got word that my condition is not worsening. While I am still sick, I don't seem to be getting sicker.
Vote: Double A. I have long mistrusted you for reasons I can't quite articulate, but I am going to go with my instinct on this one.
Although, the vote by DaveShack is interesting. If I were scum and in his shoes I would want to get out in front of the voting to try to influence subsequent votes.
Vote: BSmith
Just what was that?
Cryptic reasoning for your vote, while raising doubts about the other voter, usually at most you vote yourself and doc said you should be dead...
If I were scum and in his shoes I would want to get out in front of the voting to try to influence subsequent votes.
Is this a contort way of explaining your vote?
Lazy, edse, Jarema and Ishmael were in those weird write-ups, all turned out to be innocents, in my book that clears landlubber and Double A...
Short answer is that I have no idea what the hell is going on. I am guessing that the Darklings are represented in the black names left on the alive list. That means at least one of the three of you are scum. I have had my reservations against AA for a while now, as evidenced by my one and only visit to someone since I have been sick. I don’t have any tangible evidence or analysis that I can point to, other than my instinct. I am also just coming off of a game at CFC where I didn’t follow my instinct and should have.
After voting for AA I realized that DaveShack is also one of the three non-sick players left alive, and his vote right out of the gate for AA could be suspicious if he were scum and was trying to divert attention away from himself early in the day and onto another, innocent, non-sick player. I am assuming that we are nearing the end game here, and this is when the Darklings may have to take some more risks to direct things the way they want them to go. This could be just one example.
I know this is somewhat contradictory with my vote on AA, but I am just calling it as I see it.
Vote: Arjos
He didn't stop being mafia between yesterday and today.
landlubber
02-15-2012, 21:28
Agreed.
Vote:Arjos.
DaveShack
02-15-2012, 23:26
Now people believe Arjos is scum, after I tried unsuccessfully for several days to target him? Is this you talking, or is the infection pushing you that way?
Double A
02-16-2012, 02:15
Hmm, another murder, probably by the vengeful figure who appeared after the White_Eyes:D lynch.
Why have the infections stopped? I'm going to vote: Double A has been posting a lot but saying much less than Arjos.
Wait, it's a bad thing to say less than the guy who is spewing crap out of his mouth but more than everyone but Chaotix? You see being quiet as a good thing?
If this game is still going on tomorrow, I sure as hell know who to vote for. fos: Dave
I got word that my condition is not worsening. While I am still sick, I don't seem to be getting sicker.
Vote: Double A. I have long mistrusted you for reasons I can't quite articulate, but I am going to go with my instinct on this one.
You can probably thank edse for that.
Anyway, reasons you can't quite articulate, huh? Sounds like you got a case of the lazies. Known cures are rereading the thread and not being me. I hate being accused when there's no case because I can't defend myself.
Short answer is that I have no idea what the hell is going on. I am guessing that the Darklings are represented in the black names left on the alive list. That means at least one of the three of you are scum. I have had my reservations against AA for a while now, as evidenced by my one and only visit to someone since I have been sick. I don’t have any tangible evidence or analysis that I can point to, other than my instinct. I am also just coming off of a game at CFC where I didn’t follow my instinct and should have.
After voting for AA I realized that DaveShack is also one of the three non-sick players left alive, and his vote right out of the gate for AA could be suspicious if he were scum and was trying to divert attention away from himself early in the day and onto another, innocent, non-sick player. I am assuming that we are nearing the end game here, and this is when the Darklings may have to take some more risks to direct things the way they want them to go. This could be just one example.
I know this is somewhat contradictory with my vote on AA, but I am just calling it as I see it.
(I can't quote this for some reason - user error, I know, but it's happened twice, so blarg)
The reason I was trying to "divert" attention onto Ishmael was this that he was acting scummier than Visor in every game combined. If you want to talk about the Landlubber incident, go ahead, but I have no idea what we would talk about. I've said it multiple times: I had no idea what was going on. I still don't. It was the weirdest thing to ever happen to me in a mafia game.
Now people believe Arjos is scum, after I tried unsuccessfully for several days to target him? Is this you talking, or is the infection pushing you that way?
What's pushing us this way is that Arjos has been posting scummier-than-Visor things for the past 2 days. Ishmael was too.
Then we killed him.
vote: Arjos
atheotes
02-16-2012, 06:51
vote: Arjos
DaveShack
02-16-2012, 08:02
Fair enough. Unvote: Vote Arjos
Askthepizzaguy
02-16-2012, 09:16
Do my eyes deceive me, or do I see over 50 percent of the votes on Arjos?
Goody, I get to kill things....
Oh lovely bandwagoners chaps!
Pizza, we'll meet again! XD
Askthepizzaguy
02-16-2012, 09:58
Township of New Eden
16th January, 1612 A.D.
12:00 PM
Arjos said a little prayer as the crowd came to destroy him.
"Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do. I did my best to protect them... and now, they are defenseless."
The pastor, now the Priest of the town, met his end while asking God to forgive them. But would the people of New Eden ever forgive themselves?
Arjos the Priest
Congregation Members present and accounted for: [8/20]
- Visorslash
- landlubber
- Chaotix
- Double A
- BSmith
- Diana Abnoba
- DaveShack
- atheotes
Deceased: [12/20]
- Montmorency [Lynched Day One]
- Jarema [Lynched Day Two]
- White_eyes:D [Lynched Day Three]
- classical_hero [Lynched Day Four]
- LacyMcCrow [Lynched Day Five]
- Zack [Murdered Night Five]
- Autolycus [Lynched Day Six]
- Captain Blackadder [Lynched Day Seven]
- Edse [Lynched Day Eight]
- Ishmael [Lynched Day Nine]
- Diamondeye [Murdered Night Nine]
- Arjos [Lynched Day Ten]
OOC: ............Night actions please.
Double A
02-16-2012, 13:33
I sure as hell hope that the Darklings aren't revealed on death.
I get the feeling that this night phase will end with the deaths of all the remaining townies + the infected. Call me gloomy, but there you are.
Askthepizzaguy
02-17-2012, 09:40
Can't we just call you Ishmael?
Montmorency
02-17-2012, 09:52
I'm saddened.
If I have done wrongly, pareimi.
Askthepizzaguy
02-18-2012, 09:53
Township of New Eden
16th January, 1612 A.D.
11:57 PM
Chaotix simply couldn't sleep that night. He hardly ever slept anymore. The constant, agonizing pain of feeling his skin rotting right off of his flesh, sleeping on open sores, and going quietly mad from the burning, itching, and aching... how could he sleep?
Worse, he knew there were only two ways to stop this pain. Annihilate all of the Darklings and put an end to his curse, or embrace sweet, sweet death.
Death was looking ever more welcoming by the minute. He was disappointed when the death of Arjos brought him no relief. Perhaps it was simply his time.
His time.
Then he heard sounds outside his window. Insane with paranoia, he stood by the wall holding an iron fireplace poker, ready to swing down on anyone who might enter.
"Hark! Hark! I have come for you, my darling! Do not fret, for I have brought an end to pain and suffering. Come to me, and let me wipe away your tears!"
Chaotix couldn't comprehend what this person was saying or why they were saying it. Like a wild, cornered animal, the soothing words only made Chaotix grip the handle of his weapon even tighter. Trust was inconceivable for Chaotix now; an idea now alien to him.
"We are both suffering, my fair one. You are suffering a disease of the body, and I am afflicted with a terrible ailment of the heart. I cannot bear to be without you. And I cannot bear to watch you suffer."
Chaotix waited, as the figure rapped at the window, and then slowly opened it. Chaotix swung his weapon, and knocked the intruder to the floor. It was a glancing blow, but Chaotix still had enough fight left in him to daze the intruder. Maybe it was the anger and frustration that gave him strength... perhaps it was the paranoia.
As the intruder moaned in pain, Chaotix stepped forward to finish the job. But suddenly, he felt his strength give out, and he collapsed in a sore, swollen heap on his bed. He almost passed out from the pain, but he struggled to keep conscious. He watched, helplessly, as the intruder stood, brandishing an axe.
"Don't be afraid, my sweet one. It will be over in a moment. There will be no more pain, and you will not have to watch your friends die. Embrace the sweet salvation that I bring to your doorstep, for it is my final bittersweet act of love for you. Be brave.... be brave. Close your eyes. I want to sing you a soothing melody to calm your nerves."
Chaotix was terrified, but could muster no more strength. He closed his eyes and listened.
"Hush-a-bye
don't you cry,
Go to sleep, my darling baby.
When you wake
you shall have-"
*CHOP*
"All the pretty little horses.
Blacks and bays..."
*CHOP*
"dapple grays..."
*CHOP*
"Coach and six white horses."
*CHOP*
"Hush-a-bye
don't you cry..."
*CHOP*
Chaotix the Innkeeper
Congregation Members present and accounted for: [7/20]
- Visorslash
- landlubber
- Double A
- BSmith
- Diana Abnoba
- DaveShack
- atheotes
Deceased: [13/20]
- Montmorency [Lynched Day One]
- Jarema [Lynched Day Two]
- White_eyes:D [Lynched Day Three]
- classical_hero [Lynched Day Four]
- LacyMcCrow [Lynched Day Five]
- Zack [Murdered Night Five]
- Autolycus [Lynched Day Six]
- Captain Blackadder [Lynched Day Seven]
- Edse [Lynched Day Eight]
- Ishmael [Lynched Day Nine]
- Diamondeye [Murdered Night Nine]
- Arjos [Lynched Day Ten]
- Chaotix [Murdered Night Ten]
OOC: Begin Day Eleven.
And ye shall hear of darklings and rumors of darklings, be not troubled. These lynches must come to pass; but the end is not yet.
Askthepizzaguy
02-18-2012, 09:58
Anyone who is dead and wants access to the death quicktopic send me a PM, because I seem to have been forgetting to send peeps the link and I am not sure who has it.
atheotes
02-18-2012, 12:51
there is a QT for the dead???? does it mean they are still in the game?
Askthepizzaguy
02-18-2012, 17:25
Not in the game, no... just observing.
Double A
02-19-2012, 07:59
It LOOKS like the only anti-town at this point is the witch's lover-turned-SK, and that Darkling roles weren't revealed on death (otherwise Dave and/or I could be Darklings (although I'm pretty damn sure I'm not one, but with these game mechanics...) and this is under the assumption that the Darklings can't infect themselves).
That means it could be anyone. Again.
:rolleyes5:
atheotes
02-20-2012, 05:17
Vote: Visorslash
Diana Abnoba
02-20-2012, 05:46
Vote: Double A Why?-
I still think that the mafia are not infected (but who knows with this game set up), but mostly because I think that Double A could be our lover/SK. We have our 1st kill when Double A is active, then no kills, and surprise Double A is not active in thread, now he is back active again and we have another kill last night. Not such a coincidence me thinks.
Askthepizzaguy
02-20-2012, 10:07
2 votes? Really?
Gonna extend the round 24 hours. Let's try to play the endgame, ya?
Double A
02-20-2012, 19:12
Vote: Double A Why?-
I still think that the mafia are not infected (but who knows with this game set up), but mostly because I think that Double A could be our lover/SK. We have our 1st kill when Double A is active, then no kills, and surprise Double A is not active in thread, now he is back active again and we have another kill last night. Not such a coincidence me thinks.
Sorry, can't explain that. It was just a coincidence. Still, it seems like Dave was inactive for that time, and seemed scummy yesterday though, and I agree on the uninfected part, so vote: Dave.
2 votes? Really?
Gonna extend the round 24 hours. Let's try to play the endgame, ya?
Hey, maybe if you didn't kill me, I'd be able to vote, ATPG. :smug:
Or talk. Oops.
Askthepizzaguy
02-20-2012, 21:39
I didn't do it!
DaveShack
02-20-2012, 22:00
I must say, this is the most difficult game to figure out that I can remember.
We have a couple of possibilities here, and they mean radically different things. We've been thinking the infections were the equivalent of night kills, and therefore only the uninfected are suspects. But we're down to just two uninfected, and both of us are acting town. I know I'm town, but of course y'all can be forgiven for not believing that. Under the "infected can't be darklings" theory that leaves me just one suspect.
But there are 5 infected left and the game is not over. If being infected counted as a "kill" then the game should be over. And if the darkling(s) could win by infecting the remaining uninfected, the game should be over. So maybe the infection has nothing to do with the darkling(s). Under this alternate theory, doing the obvious might be what loses the game.
I'm going to have to go with vote: Double A and just hope it's right.
atheotes
02-21-2012, 04:28
unvote; Vote: Daveshack
Askthepizzaguy
02-21-2012, 09:49
End of round.
Askthepizzaguy
02-21-2012, 18:48
Township of New Eden
17th January, 1612 A.D.
5:58 PM
Daveshack felt calm and at peace for the first time in a long while. Ever since the death of his beloved White_Eyes, he had been consumed by hate and rage. He didn't care about the village anymore... he was only obsessed with vengeance. And yet, deep down, he knew that if it weren't for the Darklings, she would still be alive today. The foolish village wouldn't have gathered together and killed her. The village was responsible, but the Darklings were even more responsible.
He wasn't an evil man, but these were insane times. He had simply been pushed too far. Now, as an angry mob approached to put him to death, he suddenly felt at peace. He knew he was joining his beloved, and that his pain would come to an end.
The pain.... the terrible, horrible pain...
The pain was horrible... it made DaveShack want to die. Unlike the others, his pain was on the inside... his pain was the pain of a broken heart.
But the suffering was the same. The suffering was still real. Too real.
Nothing else seemed real.
DaveShack would do anything to make the pain go away.
The Darklings seemed to relish the terrible torment... they were more cruel than any villain. They didn't even seem to want to kill their victims... at least not right away.
They wanted the village to suffer horribly.... to feel agonizing pain. To feel hatred and anger... to go mad with rage, or jealously.
We were mere puppets to them.
Playthings.
And they loved to watch us all suffer.
DaveShack was ready to die. So when death came, he welcomed it with open arms.
They butchered him with his own bloody axe.
He died thinking of her.
DaveShack the Farmer
Congregation Members present and accounted for: [6/20]
- Visorslash
- landlubber
- Double A
- BSmith
- Diana Abnoba
- atheotes
Deceased: [14/20]
- Montmorency [Lynched Day One]
- Jarema [Lynched Day Two]
- White_eyes:D [Lynched Day Three]
- classical_hero [Lynched Day Four]
- LacyMcCrow [Lynched Day Five]
- Zack [Murdered Night Five]
- Autolycus [Lynched Day Six]
- Captain Blackadder [Lynched Day Seven]
- Edse [Lynched Day Eight]
- Ishmael [Lynched Day Nine]
- Diamondeye [Murdered Night Nine]
- Arjos [Lynched Day Ten]
- Chaotix [Murdered Night Ten]
- DaveShack [Lynched Day Eleven]
OOC: Begin Night Eleven.
When you wake
you shall have
all the pretty little horses...
Double A
02-21-2012, 23:58
Well this certainly looks bad for me, but for the record, I think it's not Landlubber or Diana, BS seems fairly scummy, and I dunno about Atheotes or Visor.
Also I did this in one of my games one time: There was a whole night period between the lynch the town killed the last mafia and them actually winning (mainly just to screw with them). Also of note: This game has been feeling like the Salem witch trials since it started. Maybe there's a real connection there.
Diana Abnoba
02-23-2012, 08:11
Yeah the SK is dead, maybe now we won't have any more nightkills!!??
Askthepizzaguy
02-23-2012, 08:24
Township of New Eden
18th January, 1612 A.D.
4:59 AM
Atheotes woke up suddenly, gasping for breath. He felt panicky and disoriented. Something was very wrong.
He sat up in his bed and looked around, as if expecting someone to be there. He felt like he was not alone in his room. He was overwhelmed by the feeling that there was someone else in there with him. He couldn't see anyone, and so he hurried down the hallway as fast as he could run. He tried to open the front door, but the handle was stuck. He could sense there was someone right behind him, and he turned around hurriedly to defend himself...
But there was no one there.
"Hello? Whoever is there, say something to me!" he shouted. There was no immediate response.
He felt cold, and he felt his throat closing up as if he were choking. He tried to cough but nothing came out. He staggered forward and fell to his knees next to the hallway mirror, gagging and trying to catch his breath.
He looked at the mirror and noticed that in his reflection, his painful sores were gone, and his skin looked perfectly fine, as if his flesh melting off of his bones were merely an illusion. He looked down at his own hands and saw differently... that his constant, agonizing wounds were very real. He looked back at the mirror, and for a split-second, he felt as if he looked into the mirror a tiny bit faster than his reflection looked back at him. The feeling sent the hairs on the back of his neck standing straight up.
"There's nobody here but me..." said atheotes.
He looked into the mirror, and noticed that the reflection seemed normal again.
"There's nobody here but me..." said atheotes, with a strange grin on his face.
Atheotes stood up and walked over to the kitchen, and began rummaging through drawers until he found a long bread knife with a serrated edge. He picked it up and examined it. Nodding with approval, he walked back over to the mirror.
He looked at his disease-riddled hands, and held the knife to his skin.
"This meat is no good anymore. It has to be thrown away." said atheotes. He began cutting off the rotting parts. After he was done, he looked into the mirror and started screaming in pain. Then, he was quiet again.
"More."
He held the knife to his cheekbones, and began slicing off the rotting skin. He continued until most of his face had been removed, except for his eyes, nose, and lips.
He looked into the mirror and continued screaming in pain and horror.
"NO MORE!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!" he shouted.
"No more pain..."
He held the knife to his own throat.
"No more pain."
He began cutting out his trachea, until the bloody gurgling stifled his screams. He grabbed what remained of his throat and pulled it out with his hand, then he looked up at the mirror again and smiled. Then his expression changed back to one of horror.
He fell to the floor, coughing and gagging, and hurriedly cut open his jugular vein. In a few moments, he stopped moving.
atheotes the baker
Congregation Members present and accounted for: [5/20]
- Visorslash
- landlubber
- Double A
- BSmith
- Diana Abnoba
Deceased: [15/20]
- Montmorency [Lynched Day One]
- Jarema [Lynched Day Two]
- White_eyes:D [Lynched Day Three]
- classical_hero [Lynched Day Four]
- LacyMcCrow [Lynched Day Five]
- Zack [Murdered Night Five]
- Autolycus [Lynched Day Six]
- Captain Blackadder [Lynched Day Seven]
- Edse [Lynched Day Eight]
- Ishmael [Lynched Day Nine]
- Diamondeye [Murdered Night Nine]
- Arjos [Lynched Day Ten]
- Chaotix [Murdered Night Ten]
- DaveShack [Lynched Day Eleven]
- atheotes [Murdered Night Eleven]
OOC: Begin Day Twelve
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry...
Vote: Diana Abnoba
It was quite obvious to anyone reading the writeups that Daveshack was axing for it.
That post just seems fake.
Double A
02-23-2012, 23:33
Jeez, I couldn't be more confused if I were a Gyarados that just used Thrash for 3 turns.
landlubber
02-24-2012, 01:49
Vote: Diana Abnoba
It was quite obvious to anyone reading the writeups that Daveshack was axing for it.
That post just seems fake.
You know, this makes sense. Give that she was infected by me, not the mafia (which means that her and Double A are conceivably the only potential mafia left) she seems like the best candidate.
Vote: Diana.
vote: Double A Let's give Diana a chance to defend herself. (3 votes at this point would tip the scales and end the round due to being a majority...)
Diana Abnoba
02-24-2012, 06:23
What do you mean Visor, what post seemed fake? I thought that Double A was the SK, as my post last phase stated when I voted to lynch him. I'm glad we got the SK, wish it were mafia though, but since we haven't had any mafia kills up to now (I assume that this was a mafia kill-since it looked like Atheotes was not "seeing" himself right in the mirror, and the SK is now dead) that we may not have had any more kills, since we have had only kills by the SK, but hey I guess I was wrong. Went by past write ups, but this game is very hard to figure out.
Landlubber you are picking me because I was infected by you and not directly by the mafia, well so was BSmith by Visor, and Double A hasn't been infected at all. So to me, I think Double A is more scummy than me for that, and since he didn't turn out to be the SK I think he must be mafia. Vote: Double A
So things don't go pear shaped accidentally.
Unvote
Askthepizzaguy
02-24-2012, 09:49
Hmm no clear lynchee yet. We'll give it until the 48 hour mark.
Excellent. Thank you.
Now, seeing as I have practically useless throughout this entire game, I must say that I think AA and Diana are scumbags. For some reason they have both posted: I am so confused, wah! posts, which are pointless.
Diana's been offkey to me and so has AA, both I have visited and nothing has happened. Bsmith and LL I am not entirely sure about. But I am wondering about whether we should lynch AA or Diana, this may possibly be Lynch or lose here.
Askthepizzaguy
02-24-2012, 10:02
Is this the part where I confess to being the Darkling?
(I'm not, but that would be awesome.)
As per your rules, the game host doesn't exist. So you cannot be the Darkling. :tongue:
Though thank you for pointing out that there is only 1 Darkling. Makes me breathe easier. ;)
Double A
02-24-2012, 13:08
I'm pretty sure the main reason why I'm still alive is that I provide a good scapegoat. I'm the only healthy person left, I have to be evil, right? I don't like pointing out WIFOMs this early in the morning, but that's one you should all think about.
God, you both look like scumbags to me. Someone else mind posting an opinion, otherwise I'm just going to lynch AA now and be done with it,.
Double A
02-25-2012, 01:35
Chaotix? Please?
I believe vote: Diana is the only course of action I can take at this point.
Chaotix? Please?
Don't look at me, I'm dead.
I'm not allowed to say anything.
Oh, wait, give me a second.
.................................................................................................... ........
There. How's that? Much better, right?
Askthepizzaguy
02-25-2012, 09:35
Round has ended. Tally shows a tie, with Double A as the lynch leader.
Standby.
:daisy:
An hour late. :daisy:
I would've voted for Diana.
Askthepizzaguy
02-25-2012, 10:37
:daisy:
An hour late. :daisy:
I would've voted for Diana.
Promises, promises. Besides, you were voting for Diana. Why'd you unvote?
To extend the round. DIdn't realise I would get back this late...
Ah well. Mistakes are made, moving on!
Askthepizzaguy
02-25-2012, 17:32
Township of New Eden
18th January, 1612 A.D.
6:00 PM
Double A was out in the middle of the woods, doing what he did best. He was staying out of trouble... he had even managed to emerge from the Darkling attacks unscathed. He never succumbed to the painful disease the others had.
Some thought it was suspicious that he was the only one who remained healthy, while everyone else got sick or got killed off. Why didn't the Darklings attack him?
That reasoning led the remainder of the village to hunt him down.
He was out laying careful traps, hunting... always hunting. He was so hungry for clean, cooked flesh.
He was out in the middle of the woods, armed to the teeth, laying traps. Was he also performing dark rituals? Who knows...
They came for him.
The local magistrate, Askthepizzaguy, shot him repeatedly with the blunderbuss, until nothing remained of the poor lad's head.
Double A the Trapper
Was this the end? Had they caught their final Darkling?
Only the morning would tell. So they waited to see if the curse had been lifted.
Congregation Members present and accounted for: [4/20]
- Visorslash
- landlubber
- BSmith
- Diana Abnoba
Deceased: [15/20]
- Montmorency [Lynched Day One]
- Jarema [Lynched Day Two]
- White_eyes:D [Lynched Day Three]
- classical_hero [Lynched Day Four]
- LacyMcCrow [Lynched Day Five]
- Zack [Murdered Night Five]
- Autolycus [Lynched Day Six]
- Captain Blackadder [Lynched Day Seven]
- Edse [Lynched Day Eight]
- Ishmael [Lynched Day Nine]
- Diamondeye [Murdered Night Nine]
- Arjos [Lynched Day Ten]
- Chaotix [Murdered Night Ten]
- DaveShack [Lynched Day Eleven]
- atheotes [Murdered Night Eleven]
- Double A [Lynched Day Twelve]
Go to sleep, and good night...
Askthepizzaguy
02-25-2012, 17:42
Township of New Eden
19th January, 1612 A.D.
6:00 AM
They all woke the next morning, to find themselves alive, and the painful curse seemed to have disappeared. Their flesh seemed normal.
"Have we done it? Have we finally killed them all?" said Diana Abnoba.
"I believe we have. Is everyone all right?" asked BSmith.
"I feel fine." said landlubber.
The only question: was it over? Would lynching another one of their own put the Darklings to rest for good? Or had they already succeeded?
Should they lynch at all? Or was this all a ruse?
Begin the final day.
Congregation Members present and accounted for: [4/20]
- Visorslash
- landlubber
- BSmith
- Diana Abnoba
Deceased: [15/20]
- Montmorency [Lynched Day One]
- Jarema [Lynched Day Two]
- White_eyes:D [Lynched Day Three]
- classical_hero [Lynched Day Four]
- LacyMcCrow [Lynched Day Five]
- Zack [Murdered Night Five]
- Autolycus [Lynched Day Six]
- Captain Blackadder [Lynched Day Seven]
- Edse [Lynched Day Eight]
- Ishmael [Lynched Day Nine]
- Diamondeye [Murdered Night Nine]
- Arjos [Lynched Day Ten]
- Chaotix [Murdered Night Ten]
- DaveShack [Lynched Day Eleven]
- atheotes [Murdered Night Eleven]
- Double A [Lynched Day Twelve]
Askthepizzaguy
02-25-2012, 17:45
You have 24 hours. Please place two decisive votes by then.
Or, don't.
landlubber
02-25-2012, 19:03
My guess is that there's one scum left; if there were two, the game would have most likely ended. So, I'm not voting. If there are two Darklings left, we've already lost, basically. If there's one (or possibly zero?) left, I refuse to lynch, because it would put us at a disadvantage.
Double A
02-25-2012, 21:47
Must... resist... giving... opinion...
Diana Abnoba
02-26-2012, 10:04
Oh now you have an opinion, Double A, yesterday you needed the great Chaotix ghost to help you. :laugh4:
Vote: BSmith :shrug:
Askthepizzaguy
02-26-2012, 10:14
You have to admit, he is a pretty great ghost.
Well, so it's down to this is it.
I must say I'm in a mixed mood at the moment. You see, I'm sorry that BSmith has to die now, and not suffer unending amounts of horrible and excrutiating torture, but I'm also glad that we have completely massacred this town of backwards peasants. Though, I will be able to take that sadness out on numerous other towns, all waiting for me and my friends to say "hello". I am going to enjoy eating your flesh BSmith, it will taste of victory, all the more sweeter since I was the one who chose you to be infected. My lovely target has stayed alive all this time, just ready for me to taste that juicy, delicious meat. It's quite delicious you know, much more nicer then any other kind. There's just something exhilarating about eating something that's alive, and can feel your teeth sink in as its life is devoured. As I slowly dine on your lively body, I hope that you manage to stay conscious and preferably breathing, live meat tastes better and your screams of agony is like music to my ears.
I don't think I can explain in words how much fun I have had over the last few days, setting up the lynches on the innocents, which unfortunately, I couldn't eat as a Mr. Askthepizzaguy did a good job of destroying the body. Though that was for the best, as it sets you up, my friend, for a delightful treat. I would have liked to extend your death as well as the others, but alas, it is not to be.
Might as well go through the formalities.
BSmith, you "scumbag". Time for your lynching. Yum yum! Vote: BSmith
Your pain, my pleasure! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Askthepizzaguy
02-26-2012, 11:37
Township of New Eden
19th January, 1612 A.D.
7:06 PM
BSmith was disappointed to see that even after everything he had been through, he was now being accused of being the demonic creature that had been terrorizing them all. Worse, it looked like he was going to be lynched by the judgment of only two people. He was almost certain one of them had to be the Darkling. Diana Abnoba pointed her finger in his direction, suggesting that perhaps it was the Banker all along. BSmith was about to react to the accusation when Visorslash stepped forward. "Yes, BSmith is the one who must be destroyed. It is the only way we will survive..." he said. Landlubber quickly interjected. "Look at his eyes!"
Visorslash stood before the survivors with glowing eyes.
"Time's up. The votes have been counted, and BSmith will die... HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
Visorslash leaped across the town square and tackled BSmith to the ground, and began strangling the Banker with inhuman strength.
"Someone stop him before he kills us all!" shouted Diana Abnoba.
The townspeople tried to pull Visorslash off of BSmith, frantically, but to no avail. BSmith was going to die.
Askthepizzaguy fought his way through the crowd, and aimed the blunderbuss with deadly precision. But Visorslash pulled BSmith in front of the blast at the last minute, shielding himself from the shot and killing Bsmith instantly.
BSmith the banker
"This isn't over, Visorslash. I note that you Darklings have struggled to murder anyone outright. Since right now I count there are two of them and one of you, I'm going to put an end to this, once and for all." said Askthepizzaguy. "I'm running this show. It's curtains for you, Slashy my boy."
Askthepizzaguy reloaded his blunderbuss.
"Sometimes in a democracy, you have to do a manual recount of the votes. Let's do that round again, one more time..."
Congregation Members present and accounted for: [3/20]
- landlubber
- Diana Abnoba
- Visorslash
Deceased: [17/20]
- Montmorency [Lynched Day One]
- Jarema [Lynched Day Two]
- White_eyes:D [Lynched Day Three]
- classical_hero [Lynched Day Four]
- LacyMcCrow [Lynched Day Five]
- Zack [Murdered Night Five]
- Autolycus [Lynched Day Six]
- Captain Blackadder [Lynched Day Seven]
- Edse [Lynched Day Eight]
- Ishmael [Lynched Day Nine]
- Diamondeye [Murdered Night Nine]
- Arjos [Lynched Day Ten]
- Chaotix [Murdered Night Ten]
- DaveShack [Lynched Day Eleven]
- atheotes [Murdered Night Eleven]
- Double A [Lynched Day Twelve]
- BSmith [Lynched Day Thirteen]
Ha-ha-ha indeed.... :evil:
Askthepizzaguy
02-26-2012, 12:11
Township of New Eden
19th January, 1612 A.D.
7:07 PM
Visorslash suddenly came to his senses. He was about to be lynched for sure this time. And so, his confident visage vanished.
"Wait! I'm not the Darkling! Don't do this, I was being controlled by the forces of evil!" he pleaded, but the others weren't having it. They began to approach Visorslash armed with knives and torches and pitchforks... and the Magistrate, still wielding his blunderbuss, was at the head of the mob.
"A likely story, Slash-ling. Time for you to die..." shouted Askthepizzaguy.
Then, Landlubber stopped dead in his tracks. He looked down at the knife and torch he was carrying, and then looked back at the others with a twisted grin on his face.
"I'll see you in hell, Visorslash..." said landlubber. Then he gouged out his own eyes with his knife, and set himself ablaze with his torch.
landlubber the Prospector
"NO!!!!" cried Visorslash, unable to stop landlubber in time. Diana stood back, watching the horrific scene unfold.
"You've killed for the last time, you spawn of evil" Pizza declared, aiming the blunderbuss at Visorslash.
Then, without warning, Askthepizzaguy turned the weapon around and blew his own head off with the gun.
Askthepizzaguy the Magistrate
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha...." Visorslash laughed. "Watching you humans kill yourselves has been so very enjoyable. Nothing pleases me more than to see you suffer..."
"This can't be happening... why are you doing this? Leave me alone!" said Visorslash.
"You're alone, all right. Everyone else in this wretched village is dead and gone. And your torment is just beginning, little piggy. Prepare for an eternity of unimaginable suffering... you'll wish you had never been born!" Visorslash shouted.
Visorslash then turned and looked at Diana Abnoba.
"Yes, meatbag..... Look into the face of pure evil, and remember... I AM YOUR GOD NOW!
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
https://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb225/askthepizzaguy/TLM/Darkling.png
Visorslash continued laughing, as Diana Abnoba tossed him her pitchfork. Visorslash continued laughing gleefully, as he began stabbing himself in the stomach with the farming tool, ripping out his intestines. He then wrapped them around his neck, tighter and tighter, until he stopped laughing permanently.
Visorslash the Carpenter
DARKLING VICTORY
Congregation Members present and accounted for: [1/20]
- Diana Abnoba [DARKLING]
Deceased: [19/20]
- Montmorency [Lynched Day One] DARKLING
- Jarema [Lynched Day Two]
- White_eyes:D [Lynched Day Three]
- classical_hero [Lynched Day Four]
- LacyMcCrow [Lynched Day Five]
- Zack [Murdered Night Five] DARKLING
- Autolycus [Lynched Day Six]
- Captain Blackadder [Lynched Day Seven]
- Edse [Lynched Day Eight] DARKLING
- Ishmael [Lynched Day Nine]
- Diamondeye [Murdered Night Nine]
- Arjos [Lynched Day Ten]
- Chaotix [Murdered Night Ten]
- DaveShack [Lynched Day Eleven]
- atheotes [Murdered Night Eleven]
- Double A [Lynched Day Twelve]
- BSmith [Lynched Day Thirteen]
- Visorslash [Killed Day Thirteen]
- Landlubber [Killed Day Thirteen]
Game over. Congratulations, my evil ones.... :evil:
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I :daisy:ing had you and I was an hour :daisy:ing late. I am never going out again.
Montmorency
02-26-2012, 12:25
Why didn't the SK sacrifice himself?
Askthepizzaguy
02-26-2012, 12:30
I :daisy:ing had you and I was an hour :daisy:ing late. I am never going out again.
When you unvoted, I was like.... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoo
Then I remembered how awesome the ending was going to be. Then I went YAYYYYY.
When you unvoted, I was like.... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoo
Then I remembered how awesome the ending was going to be. Then I went YAYYYYY.
:daisy: Is prety much all I can say. I mean, I caught the last :daisy:ing one, and I was just late. This is depressing.
ANy pro town roles? And what where the third party roles? And mafia abilities?
Askthepizzaguy
02-26-2012, 12:46
http://www.quicktopic.com/47/H/gnN3jQh3qVj
Darkling mafia quicktopic
http://www.quicktopic.com/47/H/pBr8sxxs3kV
Death quicktopic.
1- DIANA ABNOBA Darkling/Tailor
2- ZACK Darkling/Surveyor
3- MONTMORENCY Darkling/Blacksmith
4- EDSE Darkling/Doctor
5- WHITE EYES- Benevolent Witch- Journalist / Lover [removes curses]
6- AUTOLYCUS Priest - Protects one person from all magic effects.
7- ARJOS Pastor - replaces priest
8- DAVESHACK Farmer- Vengeful Lover
9- BSMITH Banker
10- CHAOTIX Innkeeper
11- DOUBLE A Trapper
12- JAREMA Gunsmith
13- ISHMAEL Mason
14- VISORSLASH Carpenter
15- CLASSICAL HERO Butcher
16- ATHEOTES Baker
17- LAZYMCCROW Teacher
18- LANDLUBBER Prospector
19- DIAMONDEYE Pharmacist
20- CAPTAIN BLACKADDER Brickmaker
If the farmer dies, the benevolent witch's powers become useless that night, because she is grieving.
The Darklings must choose someone to torment at night with their evil powers. They may target someone other than themselves, including an allied Darkling.
Tailor's Affliction: Pain- covered in painful sores. Anyone who comes into contact with you that night also gets covered in sores. Those sores do not go away unless the curse is removed.
Surveyor's Affliction: Madness- That night, if anyone visits you, the writeup will show you attempting to murder them.
Blacksmith's Affliction: Lust- That night, you are forced to visit someone against your will, redirecting your action there.
Doctor's Affliction: Possession- The next day, you are unable to speak except for certain phrases provided to you by the Darkling. You must vote for who the Darkling commands.
A curse cannot be used twice in a row- A new curse must be used every night, unless all curses have been used.
If only one Darkling remains, that one may murder.
A sole remaining Darkling regains use of all curses.
Priest's power- stops use of black magic on target, including the Benevolent Witch's power.
Witch's power- stops curses on target. Does not prevent prayer from working.
Vengeful lover's power- vigilante against anyone who voted for the Witch
Askthepizzaguy
02-26-2012, 12:52
And the sores did nothing besides be gigantic red distractions.
Technically they "tagged" someone who visited the target. Perhaps useful for the mafia to determine who visited whom, so they can deduce who is or is not a power role.
Also very good to make the townies paranoid as hell. I think they were very, very useful actually... precisely because they did a whole lot of nothing.
Diana Abnoba
02-26-2012, 12:53
Mwahahahahahahah So sorry town, I still love you all. Your fresh meat was so tasty, yes, so tasty, *drool*, fresh meat...tasty...
Visorslash;
I loved your last posts here, so into character. Pizza told me this was all you. Very enjoyable. Yes, you almost had me, but only at the end. It was a real nail biter, this last day phase.
Pizza;
Great game, loved the concept. Thanks for hosting yet another one of your mind bending games.
Askthepizzaguy
02-26-2012, 12:55
The basic premise behind this game is that the mafia have to win by misdirection, not brute force. The mafia had no murder power until there was only one of them remaining, or... if they could force the vengeful lover to murder someone using "lust".
But the sores, the "madness", the possession... all those things were designed to throw suspicion onto, and off of, people. Not much more than that. No brute force.
Very challenging for the mafia, especially when the vigilante could only target those who voted for White_Eyes, and every single mafioso alive had done so. Ouchy.
Still, the mafia pulled it out. Well played.
Yeah, good game ATPG.
Quick skim of the QT, town did fumble a clean win, and it is my fault in the end for that. I am sorry.
Though I have restored my faith in being able to catch mafia scumbags.
Askthepizzaguy
02-26-2012, 13:01
Hey, there were a dozen phases to lynch Diana. You cannot blame only yourself for that. You were simply the last person to allow Diana to slip through your fingers, not the only person.
Yeah but I let it through when I counted. I'll get over it.
Askthepizzaguy
02-26-2012, 13:18
Great roleplaying at the end, Visor. Thank you for throwing yourself into the part. Made the atmosphere of the game seem much more threatening.
:bow:
For the record, he was possessed and forced to say evil things and vote for someone. But I asked him to do some ad-libbing and it was great. :applause:
I enjoyed this game very much, great hosting pizza! ^^
LazyMcCrow
02-26-2012, 16:01
Loved this game. Well done DIana (I knew it was you ;)) look forward to checking out the mafia QT
landlubber
02-26-2012, 16:37
Nice job, Diana. I did know it was you, but you still got a pretty nice victory for your team. Well done. :)
Askthepizzaguy
02-26-2012, 19:26
Johnny: I knew it was you. I could smell ya gettin' off the elevator!
Susie: It's gardenias, Johnny. Your favorite.
Johnny: You was here last night too, wasn't ya?
Susie: I was singin' at the Blue Monkey last night.
Johnny: You was here...and you was smoochin' with my brother!
Susie: That's a dirty, rotten lie, Johnny.
Johnny: Don't gimme that. You been smoochin' with everybody! Snuffy, Al, Leo, Little Moe with the gimpy leg, Cheeks, Bony Bob, Cliff... I could go on forever, baby!
Double A
02-26-2012, 21:20
Oh now you have an opinion, Double A, yesterday you needed the great Chaotix ghost to help you. :laugh4:
Vote: BSmith :shrug:
Hey, gimme a break, I can't defend myself from that many coincidences.
Wow.
Just... wow.
That is quite an ending. Read the whole darkling quicktopic.
Much kudos to Diana Abnoba and edse. You guys pulled my strings like a damned puppet, and I did exactly what you wanted me to do. I'm still finding it hard to believe Ishmael and Arjos were innocent, just because of how much sense edse's claim made.
Good game indeed, though it confused me to no end.
Askthepizzaguy
02-26-2012, 22:24
Okay, yall liked the game and stuff.
Go ahead and hit me with the critique. Fair/unfair, too misleading, etc. Bad game design, good game design. What did you think.
Askthepizzaguy
02-26-2012, 22:37
I had a good laugh at this.:laugh4:
Pizzaguy hates absolute scans, your going to need more to convince me that Jarema is scum.(can't discount it though)
I mean if you look at the write-up, it seems to be telling it from LazyMcCrow's perspective. All I see is that LazyMcCrow is a little crazy.:hide:
White_Eyes is always a combination of brilliant and utterly baffling. Sometimes he's way smarter than me, and other times, I think he's forgotten to take his meds.
Here, he was mostly in the brilliant camp.
Well played mafia - you had us all confused to the end.
I think the biggest hindrance to the town's success (for better or worse) were the red sores. As a townie, I was utterly convinced that it was an alternate 'kill' mechanism, which allowed the infected to vote but would count as a mafia victory if everybody was infected. Thus, Diana was able to fly under the radar for much of the latter half of the game, and by the time we realised the red sores didn't work like that, it was already too late.
On the plus side, I got the chance to eat human flesh for the second time in a mafia game! (the first time being Andres' 'The Island'). Let's make it three! :beam:
EDIT: Yeah, White_Eyes cottoned onto that pretty quickly. I/we probably should have seen it sooner - if simply visiting a mafioso would reveal them, it would be a game of 4 mafioso vs. 16 detectives - kinda' unbalanced.
I think I'm undefeated so far in 2012. Looking to be a good year!
EDIT: Oh wait, I lost Leaving Limbo. But still!
EDIT2: And the Batman game on TWC, but I was a serial killer against 7(?) town roleblockers and a turncoat...
I'm still finding it hard to believe Ishmael and Arjos were innocent
lol again? XD
just because of how much sense edse's claim made.
Yeah sure, a game with no night kills has a town power role which keeps everyone alive: so much sense XD
Anyway the concept wasn't unbalanced imo, simply most townies could believe that names in the write-up gave away mafia by magic and for some time the red names were confusing, but that was their role: when it turned to 50/50, more or less, we realized that there could be mafia among the sick, but again only few did :P
This victory is really Diana's. She pretty much carried the team on her back.
White_eyes:D
02-27-2012, 04:00
White_Eyes is always a combination of brilliant and utterly baffling. Sometimes he's way smarter than me, and other times, I think he's forgotten to take his meds.
Here, he was mostly in the brilliant camp. Funny how that works....whenever I am in the "brilliant camp", my team loses really badly. When I act "Here's Johnny-ish", I pull off some of the most ridiculous stuff.(I don't think anyone is going to match my double-joker victory, I still can't believe they revived and lynched me again in that game):laugh4:
Good job to the darkling team...you earned this win.:bow:
Diana Abnoba
02-27-2012, 04:17
Hey, gimme a break, I can't defend myself from that many coincidences.
That was the point (why I put you into that situation). :laugh4: I needed someone to point my finger at, to help me get though the lynch. :sweatdrop:
Diana Abnoba
02-27-2012, 04:39
Thanks guys, I really appreciate the comments. Thanks Zack. :bow: Sorry about the mind games, but I really must admit, this was one of my favorite games I've played so far. I really did enjoy being a puppet master ( shocked at times when it turned out like I was planning it to). I enjoy a good psychological challenge, trying to figure out the minds of others. Lots of fun!! :2thumbsup:
atheotes
02-27-2012, 07:37
Congrats to the mafia team. Well played.
@ ATPG - good game. I had no clue what was happening.
We probably should have avoided the visits.
Askthepizzaguy
02-27-2012, 08:12
Congrats to the mafia team. Well played.
@ ATPG - good game. I had no clue what was happening.
Well, I take that as something I have to work on, then. My guess was that, after Visor got possessed the first time, after Lazy and others acted very, very strangely, after folks like Double A were forced to visit Landlubber, people would sense that the power the mafia held was one of possession/coercion.
When the folks with sores never died from them, in fact eventually being told outright that their condition strangely seemed not to be worsening, it was my hope that the special circumstances of the game had left enough clues behind for some folks to catch onto what was happening.
We probably should have avoided the visits.
The visits generally yielded no useful information, however if everyone visited someone, it would be more difficult for the mafia team to deduce who was a townie power role using the pain "tags".
If only townie power roles visited people, then it would be easier for the mafia to deduce that they should use lust against them, or possess them and make them look suspicious, or kill them when they gained such a power. It wasn't much for solving the game but it did have a purpose.
Double A
02-27-2012, 08:51
That and it made us panic like the moon was going to smash our poor little town and it could only be stopped by a lefty wearing a weird green getup and four imprisoned giants.
That was the point (why I put you into that situation). :laugh4: I needed someone to point my finger at, to help me get though the lynch. :sweatdrop:
Meanie!
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atheotes
02-27-2012, 09:09
Well, I take that as something I have to work on, then. My guess was that, after Visor got possessed the first time, after Lazy and others acted very, very strangely, after folks like Double A were forced to visit Landlubber, people would sense that the power the mafia held was one of possession/coercion.
When the folks with sores never died from them, in fact eventually being told outright that their condition strangely seemed not to be worsening, it was my hope that the special circumstances of the game had left enough clues behind for some folks to catch onto what was happening.
I think the "possessed" votes/post was generally understood. The conditions were gradually worsening for sometime (atleast mine), till it stopped where it was. So the mechanic of it was hard to deduce. Generally thought that i might die of it or get converted to some sort till the condition stopped worsening. It was too late for me at that point and kinda gave up trying to deduce :shame:
The visits generally yielded no useful information, however if everyone visited someone, it would be more difficult for the mafia team to deduce who was a townie power role using the pain "tags".
If only townie power roles visited people, then it would be easier for the mafia to deduce that they should use lust against them, or possess them and make them look suspicious, or kill them when they gained such a power. It wasn't much for solving the game but it did have a purpose.
The visits confused the "afflictions" mechanic as we were getting infected in pairs.
Don't think that a non murdering mafia is weak when they have those powers that they have. Confusion and misdirection are one of the most powerful abilities in a game. ANd this certainly evened the scales for the mafia.
I enjoyed the setting. I liked the mechanics as well, and I believe the game was balanced. Edse, Monty both dug their own graves, and so did Diana but I forget to fill it. :sad: Also the lack of reveals helped the mafia too in my opinion.
Adding onto what I have said and others, the powers of confusion and misdirection and the feeling of the game and the writing may have overwhelmed some players/people, causing them to vote randomly as they couldn't interpret certain things. Certainly I ended up just ignoring the red names and on the final day I focused on text analysis, and caught Diana. But before that I just threw my hands in the air. I didn't have time to review things.
LazyMcCrow
02-27-2012, 10:58
Well, I take that as something I have to work on, then. My guess was that, after Visor got possessed the first time, after Lazy and others acted very, very strangely, after folks like Double A were forced to visit Landlubber, people would sense that the power the mafia held was one of possession/coercion.
When the folks with sores never died from them, in fact eventually being told outright that their condition strangely seemed not to be worsening, it was my hope that the special circumstances of the game had left enough clues behind for some folks to catch onto what was happening.
The visits generally yielded no useful information, however if everyone visited someone, it would be more difficult for the mafia team to deduce who was a townie power role using the pain "tags".
If only townie power roles visited people, then it would be easier for the mafia to deduce that they should use lust against them, or possess them and make them look suspicious, or kill them when they gained such a power. It wasn't much for solving the game but it did have a purpose.
Without taking anything away from the deserved mafia victory, the visits did more harm to town than good (If their only real purpose was to disguise town power roles from the mafia) The fact that I'm still getting my head round the mechanics maybe suggests it was slightly too complex but the caveat to that is that I'm the guy you chuck at a ruleset if you want to see how 'idiot-proof' it is :shame:
BTW one question: I visited every night and by looking at the list of darklings I visited edse and diana, were my results uneventful (ie: no pain, nor possession) because I was the pastor?
Also the lack of reveals helped the mafia too in my opinion.
That I agree, ok they are in human guise, but some lore in the lynch write-up would be necessary, afterall they did knew when town power roles died...
Diana Abnoba
02-27-2012, 13:54
Actually no we didn't "know" when your power roles died. We had to try and figure that out as well along with town. We assumed that a pastor might be a power role, but what actual power we didn't know. And in our mafia group we had a "cover role" of a doctor (edse). Normally that would be a town power role, so we (or at least I) thought that the "roles" may not really mean anything. The only real power role that was exposed was the mason role with White_eyes, but we had to figure out who could be the partner/lover/SK ourselves along with the town.
Askthepizzaguy
02-27-2012, 14:31
BTW one question: I visited every night and by looking at the list of darklings I visited edse and diana, were my results uneventful (ie: no pain, nor possession) because I was the pastor?
Because the demons control others through dark magic, and do not have to be physically present to afflict someone, you wouldn't see anything if you visited a Darkling.
Also, their magic didn't work by attacking those folks who visited them; their magic worked by targeting someone on purpose. So visiting them wouldn't have caused you pain/afflictions.
The only real powers folks had to deduce who was guilty was the witch and the pastor roles; if you focused your prayer/magic on someone and nobody reported any additional painful sores, nobody tried to kill anyone, nobody acted like they were possessed, and nobody's actions were redirected, then you may have stopped a Darkling's actions.
I figured it would happen eventually when there were two roles that could stop the Darkling's curses, but talk about unlucky. The three anti-curse power roles combined to stop exactly ONE action all game... that was Arjos protecting DaveShack on the night he killed Diamondeye. Otherwise Diana would have been able to redirect his action a night sooner.
No sooner did Arjos become really successful, did town lynch his innocent butt. :laugh4:
Man. I’m offline for the weekend and come back to this?!
In retrospect I should have just voted for Diana and gotten the day over earlier, but I wasn’t at all confident in that vote and wanted to keep the options open with Double A. :sad:
Askthepizzaguy
02-27-2012, 16:38
Man. I’m offline for the weekend and come back to this?!
In retrospect I should have just voted for Diana and gotten the day over earlier, but I wasn’t at all confident in that vote and wanted to keep the options open with Double A. :sad:
The handicap of the town is that they have a lack of perfect information and are generally reluctant to take decisive action. Remember always that the mafia know with a great deal of precision all possible avenues of victory and will generally not hesitate to decide the game in their favor however way possible, while trying to look like a townie who is not in the know.
What I try to do when I'm townie is suspend my doubt in myself and act as if I know what needs to be done. Not that I am so silly as to think everything I do is right, although sometimes I do get overconfident, but think of it this way: if your move is a losing one, it doesn't matter whether you make it now or later. If the move you're making is a winning one, DO IT NOW so you don't forget or lose the opportunity.
In general, reluctance does not help you win. It is perhaps the most admirable thing about faith, it is very strong when it comes to being decisive. If you must act, having faith that you're right is better than debating it with yourself or others. "Just do it" wins in certain situations whereas "I'd better not end the round early" actually lost this game outright, in a winning position.
Remember the ending round of this game, where the winning vote got unvoted and then never got replaced. Do not hesitate, show no mercy. You can usually change your vote later if you really think you should. Otherwise, closing one's eyes and pulling the trigger sometimes wins in situations where you absolutely have to pull the trigger. Otherwise someone else may be quicker on the draw...
Montmorency
02-27-2012, 19:38
No, Pizza: for a townie, certainty in doubt. I believe we shall see the truth of this rather soon...
Edse, Monty both dug their own graves, and so did Diana but I forget to fill it. :sad:
+1 for Zack
DaveShack
02-28-2012, 02:43
Turns out I was right to be skeptical about the red names being cleared. But not skeptical enough to use the revenge kill on one of them. And I almost got myself lynched by forgetting to put my name on the list, will have to remember that for the future. At least we called the "posession vote" thing right.
In retrospect, Diana wasn't trying hard enough to make cases to be a townie, but hindsight is usually like that.
So the darklings could say "use A's ability against B"? That's a pretty cool mechanic.
Askthepizzaguy
02-28-2012, 02:51
So the darklings could say "use A's ability against B"? That's a pretty cool mechanic.
Very similar to the mafia role "Bus driver", a forced redirect. Not unheard of in mafia and as I've argued before, extremely powerful if used correctly.
I'll second that. I had a mafia kill himself via a bus driver.
Diana Abnoba
02-28-2012, 03:19
:laugh4::laugh4::laugh4: I was planning that on DaveShack, but you guys lynched him 1st.
And why did you guys lynch DaveShack? Double A voted him because he was the other uninfected but Visorslash and atheotes just voted without reasoning. I believed that he might have told you that he was used for the kills and wanted to get lynched.
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