The Rise and Fall of Vespasian [Concluded]

As night fell over Rome for the first time little did the senators of Rome know that soon some of them would no longer be amongst the living. The first man to go would be a man by the name of Decimus Claudius Ingenuus (Death is Yonder) whilst history will not remember his name as he had not done anything that countless others had not done before him. He was the kind of man that was well respected in his age but whose memories would die with the last man who knew him. He never would have being a Caesar the most he could have hoped for was to be a Quintas Cicero a man who is part of the story but not the driver of it. He was a man of great kindness and humality who would never forget a friend. All of these kind traits would count for nothing when the assassins blade came for him. As he sleeps his restful sleep the foul assassin's arrive talking about their plans. Two of the men look to the third for orders. One of the men seems to be restless annoyed with the talking that decided this however he nods respectfully to the third man who says with but a look all they need to know. Decimus is to die. They move into his house killing silently the slaves and servants that look after this senator. They finally reach the room of Decimus move in and kill him. This is no noble death it Decimus a senator and representative of Rome is killed like a swine with his throat cut he dies within seconds and the assassins flee.

Decimus Claudius Ingenuus (Death is Yonder) is dead


The death is yet to be finished as there is another man that will die tonight this time we move to the house of Petronius (Robbiecon) this is a different kind of murder. Petronius is the great survivor he lived through the entire last change of power with his life intact. He has continued to write great witty remarks. Unlike Decimus Petronius would be remembered for an age as his greatest work will survive the passages of time. As he sits down at his desk he writes one final poem which reads as follows.

He that would be an orator, must strive
To follow out the discipline of old,
And heed the laws of stern frugality;
Not his to haunt the Court with fawning brow,
Nor sit a flatterer at great folks' boards;
Not his with boon companions o'er the wine
To overcloud his brain, nor at the play
To sit and clap, agape at actors' tricks.
But whether to Tritonia's famous halls
The Muses lead his steps, or to those walls
That Spartan exiles rear'd or where
The Sirens' song thrill'd the enraptured air
Of all his tasks let Poesy be first,
And Homer's verse the fount to quench his thirst.
Soon will be master deep Socratic lore,
And wield the arms Demosthenes erst bore.
Then to new modes must he in turn be led,
And Grecian wit to Roman accents wed.
Nor in the forum only will he find
Meet occupation for his busy mind;
On books he'll feast, the poet's words of fire,
Heroic tales of War and Tully's patriot ire,
Such be thy studies; then, whate'er the theme,
Pour forth thine eloquence in copious stream."

Petronius smiles at this and goes to bed. With this the assassin moves in once more to kill. He slinks into the room of Petronius and pulls out a gladius. He moves and makes two cuts one to the head of Petronius and the other to his hands that wrote such wonderful words. The killer hacks away cutting off these hands his picks them up the bloody stumps that they are and takes them with him. He moves to the Senate House and writes on the front door here lies the hands of a lie and a fraud. With these his sticks the hands to the door with them and departs.

Petronius (Robbiecon) is dead.

This round will finish at 12.00 hours GMT

17/17
JohnHughthom
Montmorency
Autolycus
Visorslash
EliteKingWarman
Bowwowwow
ATPG
PopulasRomanus
ClassicalHero
BestrfcPlayer
GibsonSg
DeathisYonder
MajorRobertDump
Soulblade
Ishmael
Khann
Robbiecon

Death is yonder, as much as I love your name, maybe you should change it to "Life is yonder"

My name is adequate, methinks.

Vote: Something followed by Khaan

People have died, and I blame you!

Vote: Autolycus for lurking, as I don't have enough evidence for any legitimate suspicion yet. I'd be happy to remove the vote if/when you show up.

Vote: BestrfcPlayer

Show up.

Vote: Montmorency show yourself.

Following the trend eh?

Montmorency showed up last phase with a vote to abstain.

Why didn't you go for Gibson, who hasn't even showed up? Instead of someone who has voted...

Bow-wow-wow didn't show up either...

Other than those two, the lurkers are all being voted for I think. Lets see what they have to say and who they vote for. Should be interesting.

Hey guys. I was moving from New York to Michigan during all of the last day phase. I'll vote:Populus Romanus, because I find his vote on the abstainer a little bit off.

vote: GibsonSg
I haven't seen you for a while, show yourself!

Plebains unite.

My lynch candidate GibsonSg still didn't appear! I say we hang him today!

Vote: GibsonSg

Hellooooooooo

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Originally Posted by SoulBlade

My lynch candidate GibsonSg still didn't appear! I say we hang him today!

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Yeah, it was only two hours. Surely he has time to come here at your command. Considering your impatience, I am going to vote for you. vote:SoulBlade

No problem, scums are known for their impatience. Agree fellow townies? You're in my FoS.

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Originally Posted by Populus Romanus

Vote: Montmorency show yourself.

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Very well, ____.

I am merely somewhat subdued, having received news of the assassination of Petronius Arbiter last night.

I enjoyed his poetry. His death is indeed a loss.

I find it notable that his hands were cut from his body post mortem. The same hands that mere hours earlier had pointed at you in accusation. I think it is clear who bears the responsibility for this murder.

Vote: Populus Romanus

oh lord I completely forgot about this I will need a sec to catch up haha.

For the peoples' convenience, here's a tally:

2 x Gibonsg (Soulblade, johnhughtom)
2 x Populus Romanus (Mortmorency, Autolycus)
2 x SoulBlade (classical_hero, Ishmael)
1 x Mortmorency (Populus Romanus)
1 x Issaikhaan (ATPG)
1 x Bestrfcplayer (Visorslash)


NB: Autolycus, I'll probably move my vote off you, but I just need some time to work out who to.

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Originally Posted by SoulBlade

No problem, scums are known for their impatience. Agree fellow townies? You're in my FoS.

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Incidentally SoulBlade, this probably isn't the greatest defence, as classical_hero was accusing you of impatience.

Okay, this will be my last consecutive post, I promise!

unvote, vote: SoulBlade

For a few reasons:

a) He seems very eager to accuse people of scumminess, often based on a flimsy premise:

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Originally Posted by SoulBlade

My lynch candidate GibsonSg still didn't appear! I say we hang him today!

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This was a mere 2 hours after his initial vote

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Originally Posted by SoulBlade

I don't know, maybe by being a scum or something? It's very suspicious to vote 2nd directly after a post with the same vote, don't you think?

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Whilst this can be a sign of scum (in association with other clues), the way SoulBlade aggressively and assertively stated it, with no other supporting evidence, seems a tad suspicious.

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Originally Posted by SoulBlade

Contradiction! You must be one of them! IGMEOY.

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I realise this last one was intended to be humorous, but with the other comments it gives the impression of trying a little too hard.

b) He was implicitly opposed to keeping a tally, which provides a voting record for the town to use later

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Originally Posted by SoulBlade

Keeping a tally is the mod's role.

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c) His voting this round is somewhat suspicious. Specifically, he was fourth on the 'Lynch the Lurkers' bandwagon, and whilst I said earlier this is insufficient evidence by itself, in association with the above it provides a little more support. And again, his aggressive tone when he ordered Gibonsg to "Show yourself!" seems to be trying too hard.

There you have it, possibly my largest ever post on the .Org and my first usage of the multiquote tool. I will freely admit that this case is all circumstantial, but it raises the odds of Soulblade being Mafia to much higher than that of other members, and to me that is sufficient reason to lynch him.

EDIT: I've edited my earlier tally to avoid making another post.

vote: SoulBlade

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Originally Posted by gibsonsg91921

oh lord I completely forgot about this I will need a sec to catch up haha.

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unvote, vote: gibsonsg91921

Oh lord, I completely forgot to vote for gibsonsg91921

Vote: Askthepizzaguy. Because you've avoided our romantic encounter for too long. Something always gets in the way. I think you're hiding a secret affair. :stare:

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Originally Posted by issaikhaan

Vote: Askthepizzaguy. Because you've avoided our romantic encounter for too long. Something always gets in the way. I think you're hiding a secret affair. :stare:

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It's because you never want to cuddle or talk about my day.

I'm not just a piece of meat, you know. I'm also different kinds of meat, vegetables, cheese, tomato sauce, spices, and baked crust.

Unvote

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I was honestly expecting some more eloquent speeches from free-balling dudes wearing man dresses

3 x Gibonsg (Soulblade, johnhughtom, ATPG)
3 x Populus Romanus (Mortmorency, Autolycus, Visorslash)
3 x SoulBlade (classical_hero, Ishmael, MRD)
1 x Mortmorency (Populus Romanus)
1 x Issaikhaan (ATPG)

Vote: Populus Romanus

I have two votes? Kewl.

unvote: issaikhaan
vote: gibsonsg91921
vote: gibsonsg91921

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Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy

It's because you never want to cuddle or talk about my day. I'm not just a piece of meat, you know. I'm also different kinds of meat, vegetables, cheese, tomato sauce, spices, and baked crust.

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So you've cheating on me with sausage? I thought you were a one meat man! :cry:

MY NAME IS ATPG, NICE TO MEAT YOU

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Originally Posted by issaikhaan

So you've cheating on me with sausage? I thought you were a one meat man! :cry:

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If any one meat could satisfy me, I wouldn't have six different kinds at once. I need different shapes, sizes, flavors. Variety is the spice of life, and I demand spicy meat.

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Originally Posted by Ishmael

Okay, this will be my last consecutive post, I promise!

unvote, vote: SoulBlade

For a few reasons:

a) He seems very eager to accuse people of scumminess, often based on a flimsy premise:

Of course, this is point of the game! The more eager, the more I want to win the game!

This was a mere 2 hours after his initial vote



Whilst this can be a sign of scum (in association with other clues), the way SoulBlade aggressively and assertively stated it, with no other supporting evidence, seems a tad suspicious.

If I don't have any evidence, then I will force my lynch candidate to post so he can defend himself. The way he defends will determine his nature. Of course the defending may take a lot of posts.

I realise this last one was intended to be humorous, but with the other comments it gives the impression of trying a little too hard.

Too hard? My lynch candidate was still absent, or maybe lurking? I can't know! So I call him again.

b) He was implicitly opposed to keeping a tally, which provides a voting record for the town to use later

I didn't "oppose", just pointed out that the mod has a role and obligation to keep track of the votes. Of course, if you volunteer, it will just help our cause to hunt down scums.

c) His voting this round is somewhat suspicious. Specifically, he was fourth on the 'Lynch the Lurkers' bandwagon, and whilst I said earlier this is insufficient evidence by itself, in association with the above it provides a little more support. And again, his aggressive tone when he ordered Gibonsg to "Show yourself!" seems to be trying too hard.

How my voting is suspicious? My first vote was against the first bandwagon on Day 1 when Warman immediately voted second for the same guy. On Day 2, I was looking out for lurker, not on the "lurker bandwagon" - it was my decision. The "Show yourself" was a second call, which didn't help, unfortunately.

There you have it, possibly my largest ever post on the .Org and my first usage of the multiquote tool. I will freely admit that this case is all circumstantial, but it raises the odds of Soulblade being Mafia to much higher than that of other members, and to me that is sufficient reason to lynch him.

You're making a mistake, and you will regret it. Or it will just help your scummy cause?

EDIT: I've edited my earlier tally to avoid making another post.

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My arguments in purple, 'cause it's my favourite colour.

Edit: If I was a scum, I'd really try to blend in, but the way I behaved I wanted to force people to answer me so I can see how they will react. So by acting aggressively, I indirectly caught your attention. Did I catch a fellow scummy of yours?

Round is over prepare for write up

Montermancy Populas Romanus
Populas Romanus Autolycus, Montmorancy, Visorslash
GibsonSg Soulblade, Johnhughthom, ATPG
Soulblade ClassicalHero, Ishmael, MRD
ATPG Khann

As the day ends in Rome once more there appears to be a three way tie. The Consul of the day looks at this and stands and proclaims the following.
As it has being decided that we cannot make a decision my fellow Romans have have asked the the Pontifex Maximus comes here to tell us what signs the gods have given us this day. As the man steps forward making various mutterings about the luck of the gods.Over time the Pontifex falls into a trance as the senators await his decision talking about various things suddenly the Pontifex screams to the heavens that the gods of justice have made their decision. The Pontifex stands moving to point to who it is that will die this day. As the various Senators cringe under the hand of the Pontifex one stares him down and it is this man that the Pontifex points to. The man is Soulblade or Gaius Licinius Mucianus the governor of Syria. This man who had much reason to hate Vespasian would be the one to die.For it was Vespasian who took his command in Syria and prevented him from having a triumph. As Gaius is dragged out he screams and curses Vespasian to the roof tops saying things that could not be said in polite company

Gaius Licinius Mucianus (Soulblade) is dead

13/17
JohnHughthom
Montmorency
Autolycus
Visorslash
EliteKingWarman
Bowwowwow
ATPG
PopulasRomanus
ClassicalHero
BestrfcPlayer
GibsonSg
DeathisYonder
MajorRobertDump
Soulblade
Ishmael
Khann
Robbiecon

Begin Night Two

/Facepalm. Another game I've got lynched. Anyway, now it's up to you guys to find the traitors.

Also if CrfPlayer does not turn up during the next day phase he will be wogged/replaced.

I will replace him, and the two of us shall rule Rome.

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Originally Posted by SoulBlade

/Facepalm. Another game I've got lynched. Anyway, now it's up to you guys to find the traitors.

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Sorry mate, nothing personal. Incidentally Captain Blackadder, when you say we'll know the person lynched was mafia, how obvious do you mean it will be? Will you outright state it, or will it be more subtle?

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Originally Posted by Ishmael

Sorry mate, nothing personal. Incidentally Captain Blackadder, when you say we'll know the person lynched was mafia, how obvious do you mean it will be? Will you outright state it, or will it be more subtle?

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It won't say next to them that they are mafia but even a glance at the write up should tell you if they are scum.

Well based on the write ups thus far everyone who has been lynched/murdered has obviously been scum, so I predict a town win in one more day.

I'll go with the odds and predict doom for the town.

Please don't be such a party pooper. I am an optimist, and it is clear that with a united plebian front we can squelch this internal threat.

As night falls over Rome once again we enter the house of Publius Egnatius Celer (BestcrfPlayer) a lone figure enters the room and finds Celer seemingly in a coma the man gives a gallic shrug before killing Celer in a way that would cause unimaginable pain slowly bleeding out over the next several days as no man seem to come to the house of Celer nore has Celer left it in some time.

Publius Egnatius Celer (BestcrfPlayer) is dead

We now move to another man's house but this house has a much better quality of person living in it Helvidius Priscus (ATPG) is his name and republicanism is his game. This is the man that fought constantly for the republic to be returned a man for who virtue was not some word to be thrown about in elections but was a way of life. The figures move into his house and unlike the other time Priscus is still awake he looks into the eyes of the men that now surround him. The first man begins and commands that Helvidius Priscus not to go into the senate, he replied, "It is in your power not to allow me to be a member of the senate, but so long as I am, I must go in." "Well, go in then," says the man, "but say nothing." "Do not ask my opinion, and I will be silent." "But I must ask your opinion." "And I must say what I think right." "But if you do, I shall put you to death." "When then did I tell you that I am immortal? You will do your part, and I will do mine: it is your part to kill; it is mine to die, but not in fear: yours to banish me; mine to depart without sorrow. I am a man who know the rightness of my beliefs my death shall not stop them nor shall the threat of it make me cower in my bed. Kill me and be done with it. The assassins nod to each other and with the Priscus is killed

Helvidius Priscus (ATPG) is dead

11/17
JohnHughthom
Montmorency
Autolycus
Visorslash
EliteKingWarman
Bowwowwow
ATPG
PopulasRomanus
ClassicalHero
BestrfcPlayer
GibsonSg
DeathisYonder
MajorRobertDump
Soulblade
Ishmael
Khann
Robbiecon

Vote: GibsonSg

So what's happening with that "catch up" of yours?

Vote: GibsonSg


ATPG may have been killed by someone he knew or was in cahoots with.

I am going to be gone for the next week with no access to a computer

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Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump

ATPG may have been killed by someone he knew or was in cahoots with.

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Bah. *waves dead hand dismissively*

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ATPG may have been killed by someone he knew or was in cahoots with.

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We all knew Helvidius, Prescus, senator. We were all (or should have all been) in cahoots with him. Most of us here are republicans, as was our departed friend. It is clear that certain traitorous elements in our midst are thinning our ranks, removing the most powerful or influential of us. No small-time upstart is behind these murders. No, it must be a man who in turn has great power and influence that is responsible. A man who seeks the imperial throne. I have my suspicion: Vespasian.

OOC: So which one of you is Vespasian?

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For now, I can only recommend that each Senator invest in a larger personal guard for the coming nights.

Why would anyone want to kill a lurker? That is not a good strategy by the mafia.

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Originally Posted by Populus Romanus

I am going to be gone for the next week with no access to a computer

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That is normally a scum tell, so I will vote:Populus Romanus

vote:visorslash His vote to tie I find suspicious.

Is it me or is this game not seeing a lot of activity?

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Why would anyone want to kill a lurker? That is not a good strategy by the mafia.

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There are two night kills, so why are you so sure that the lurker kill is by the mafia?

Vote: Classical Hero

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Originally Posted by Visorslash

There are two night kills, so why are you so sure that the lurker kill is by the mafia?

Vote: Classical Hero

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Wait, what do you mean by this? I was under the assumption that there were 2 mafiosi who got 2 kills per night, regardless of numbers - that seems to be the most common rules in use at the Org, from what I gather. Also, Captain Blackadder said that if BestrfcPlayer didn't show up during the next day phase he would be WoGed, so his death can't have been because of that. To me, that suggests classical_hero is correct, and one of the mafiosi is inexperienced. Or pretending to be. Or maybe they want us to think that... WIFOM, my head hurts. Anybody, the only inexperienced player that fits the bill is Mortmorency, so for the interim I'll:

vote: Montmorency

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Wait, what do you mean by this? I was under the assumption that there were 2 mafiosi who got 2 kills per night, regardless of numbers

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I don't think so. Typically mafia get one kill for the team, in ATPG's game, 7 mafia (I think) and only two night kills. SO I'd say for a small game, one kill would be suffiicient, especially with a town vig or SK.

Or someone who wants to kill a lurker personally.

1 kill, 3 members seems the logical choice.

Khaan must die.

I think, from my memory of the previous games, the mafia had one kill per the entire team. In a small game with 17 players, three mafia is balanced I think, and with one nightkill at that. I think two members with two kills is slighlty unbalanced. A serial killer or protown vigilante along with 3 scums in a 17 player game seems okay to me. Maybe there are some other power roles.

Fair enough, I was mostly going off Mafia X, which is the only game I've really looked at here. My/Classical_hero's point about the inexperience of one of the killers still stands, though.

That's a one of a kind game.

I suppose you may have a point...

Unvote; Vote: Montmorency

Incidentally folks, have a tally:

2 x GibonSg (johnhughtom, MRD)
2 x Montmorency (Ishmael, Visorslash)
1 x Populus Romanus (classical_hero)
1 x Visorslash (autolycus)

Thanks. You're doing really well for a first game in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by Visorslash

Thanks. You're doing really well for a first game in my opinion.

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Thankyou. To be honest, I'm surprised I wasn't lynched as scum in the first day - my enthusiasm from this being my first mafia game is making me post way more than normal, which from what I gather can sometimes appear suspicious :beam:. As to the tallies, my brain craves order and statistics, so seeing as I'd be keeping them anyway I figure I may as well post them. I apologise in advance if my blindness to the identities of the mafiosi is the death of the town :laugh4:.

I end up having an abnormal post count lol. It's so bad. :P

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Originally Posted by Visorslash

Thanks. You're doing really well for a first game in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by Ishmael

Anybody, the only inexperienced player that fits the bill is Mortmorency, so for the interim I'll:

vote: Montmorency

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:inquisitive:

As RPing in this one seems to be, ah...

We all have personal goals, but if there are 3 Mafia/special, the rest must be pro-Republic/town. Which, of course, I claim to be. Yesterday's lynch writeup was a bit unlike the 4 other deaths. Is that significant?

As my defense, I'll say that, for one, I'm not that inexperienced. I've read through 3 or 4 games here. :clown:

Remember that tomorrow (Day 4) there will be only 8, maybe 9, left. I don't suppose anyone here is a "legit best Mafia player, for realsies", but why risk a Mafia X repeat with frivolous lynches? Of course, there are no good candidates as of now and probably won't be until the endgame, so I'm probably as valid a choice as any.

I haven't said it for nearly 12 hours, so here it is.

Khaan must die.

Vote: Populus Romanus

The wheel of fate, she shall spin.

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Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy

I haven't said it for nearly 12 hours, so here it is.

Khaan must die.

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I wuv you too, snoogums.

Ugh. Since 90% of the posts come during the AM hours, I will have to get up pretty early for this one. As one of the four non-voters, I should be courted by those who seek victory. :wink:

Says the guy who is willing to sell the Romans out to Big Cattle and Big Chariott cronies....
Unvote; vote: Montmorency

It's worse than that: I want to sell your land to the barbarians, thereby disenfranchising you freemen while cementing my own position with hordes of loyal warriors! :D

If excitement and death must be inextricably linked, so be it.

I like Montmorency. I give him my dead thumbs up of approval. Still want him to vote though.

Fine, but before I vote I should do one of those worthless analyses.

Day 1:

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Ishmael > Bow-wow-wow
Robbiecon > Romanus
Visor > Ishmael
Visor (unvote) > Soul
John > Dump
DiY > Ishmael
ClassicalHero > robbiecon
Warman > robbiecon
Montmorency > Abstain
Romanus > Pizza
Soul > Warman
Pizza > Warman
Dump > DiY
Khaan > Dump
Ishmael (unvote) > Warman
John (unvote) > robbiecon


Many ties throughout the day. John would have made it a tie between Warman and robbiecon, but he was 4 minutes late.

Warman was lynched, writeup seems to indicate town.

Final tally:

1 Populus Romanus (Robbiecon)
1 SoulBlade (Visorslash)
2 Major Robert Dump (johnhughthom, issaikhann)
1 Ishmael (Death is Yonder)
2 Robbiecon (Classical_Hero, Warman)
1 Askthepizzaguy (Populus Romanus)
3 Warman (SoulBlade, Askthepizzaguy, Ishmael)
1 Death is Yonder (Major Robert Dump)

1 Abstain (Montmorency)

I have no idea what to take from this, besides that Warman is innocent. Also, it's the 1st day.

Night 1:

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DiY and robbiecon die. Writeups suggest innocence. DiY's similar to Warman's. Robbiecon was a runnerup for the lynch on Day 1. Death is Yonder had voted Dump.

Day 2:

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Pizza > Khan
Ishmael > Autolycus
Visor > Bestrfcplayer
Romanus > Montmorency
Autolycus > Romanus
Soul > Gibson
John > Gibson
Classicalhero > Soul
Montmorency > Romanus
Ishmael (unvote) > Soul
Dump > Soul
Pizza (unvote) > Gibson
Khaan > Pizza
Visor (unvote) > Romanus


For much of the day, there was a triple tie between Populus, Gibson, and Soulblade. Autolycus and Montmorency are scum buddies? Autolycus and Visor are scum buddies? :/

Anyway, the final tally was:

1 Montermancy (Populus Romanus)
3 Populus Romanus (Autolycus, Montmorancy, Visorslash)
3 GibsonSg (Soulblade, Johnhughthom, ATPG)
3 Soulblade (ClassicalHero, Ishmael, MRD)
1 ATPG (Khann)

The GM randomly (?) killed Soulblade, who went out violently. I don't know what it means, but it is different.

Night 2:

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Bestcrfplayer and ATPG die. The former seems to be a de facto WOG? Maybe not? ATPG's death similar to Robbiecon's. Both probably innocent. ATPG was voted by Khaan. ATPG voted Gibson. Crf did nothing ever. No conclusion.

Day 3 (so far):

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John > Gibson
Dump > Gibson
Classicalhero > Romanus
Autolycus > Visor
Visor > Classicalhero
Ishmael > Montmorency
Visor (unvote) > Montmorency
Dump (unvote) > Montmorency
Khaan > Romanus

So we have this late wagon on Montmorency. Eh.

I have no idea, I'm not seeing anything here. Maybe looking at it player-by-player will provide a more useful perspective.

Montmorency: Innocent. Old. Powerful. Pro-republic. That is all speculation, of course. Abstained on Day 1. OMGUS Romanus (tie for lynch) on Day 2. No vote on Day 3 yet.

ATPG: Voted Warman (lynched) Day 1. Voted by Romanus Day 1. Voted Gibson (tie for lynch) Day 2. Voted by Khaan Day 2. Nightkill Night 2. Innocent, I say.

Robbiecon: Voted Romanus Day 1. Voted by Classicalhero and Warman (lynched) Day 1. Nightkill Night 1. Innocent, I say.

BestcrfPlayer: No votes. Voted temporarily by Visor on Day 2. Nightkill Night 2. Innocent, I say.

DeathisYonder: Voted Ishmael Day 1. Voted by Dump Day 1. Nightkill Night 1. Innocent, I say.

Warman: Voted robbiecon Day 1. Lynched Day 1. Innocent, I say.

Soulblade: Voted Warman (lynched) Day 1. Voted by Visor Day 1. Voted gibson (tied for lynch) Day 2. Voted by Ishmael, Dump, and Classicalhero Day 2. Lynched Day 2. I dunno.

I think Romanus' name shows up there a lot, and he's the one who first brought attention to me. Vote: PopulusRomanus.

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A lot of connections between these dead guys, the people they voted, and the people who voted them. Romanus, Ishmael, Visor, Dump, and Classicalhero are the only ones to come out of that mess of names alive. Data is insufficient, no conclusion.

PopulusRomanus: Voted Pizza (killed) Day 1. Voted by robbiecon (killed) Day 1. Frame? Voted Montmorency Day 2. Was voted to tie by autolycus, montmorency, and visorslash Day 2. Apparently gone for a while, so he cannot defend himself.

Classicalhero: Voted robbiecon (killed) Day 1. Voted Soulblade (lynched) Day 2. Is voting Romanus Day 3. Is being voted by Visor Day 3.

Ishmael: Voted Warman (lynched) Day 1. Voted by Death is Yonder (killed) Day 1. Voted Soulblade (lynched) Day 2.Is voting Montmorency Day 3. Has a strategy? Makes much of his own inexperience. Very earnest and eager. When Montmorency dies, all who have been associated with him will have died.

Gibson: No votes. 1 or 2 posts. Voted by Johnhughtom, Pizza (killed), and Soulblade (lynched). Tied for lynch. Is being voted by Johnhughtom on Day 3. Dump was voting him too, but recently switched his vote to Montmorency.

Visorslash: Voted Soulblade (later lynched) Day 1. Voted Romanus (tied for lynch) Day 2. . Is voting Montmorency Day 3, after switching from Classicalhero. Is being voted by Autolycus Day 3

Bowwowwow: No posts. No votes. Not voted by anyone. Well, the very first vote of Day 1 was on him, by Ishmael, but this was soon removed.

Isaikhaan: Voted Dump Day 1. Voted Pizza (killed) Day 2, after Pizza voted for him (but switched). Has not yet voted Day 3.

MRD: Voted Death is Yonder (killed) Day 1. Voted by Khaan and John Day 1. Voted Soulblade (lynched) Day 2. Is voting Montmorency Day 3.

Johnhughtom: Voted Dump Day 1. Voted Gibson (tied for lynch) Day 2. Is voting Gibson again Day 3. Doesn't say much.

Autolycus: Clearly my partner. No, but haven't we seen enough redundancy for one post? He's never been voted, and he's only voted people who threaten me. So there.


Alright, I have contributed nothing and pissed off both town *and* mafia. Either way, I'm dying today.

I like you. (I could say more, but I'd look life a fool.) Well, more of a fool.

Unvote; Vote: Populus Romanus

Eh... I'll comment after we resuce Montmorency from the lynch.

Tally...

1 x GibsonSg (johnhughthom)
4 x Populus Romanus (Classical Hero, khaaaaaaaaaaaaan, Visorslash, Montmorency)
1 x Visorslash (Autolycus)
2 x Montmorency (Ishmael, Major Robert Dump)

Tally.

Now... PR seems a decent choice for the lynch to me, but I'd like autolycus to post more. :D

Gah, so I missed khaan. Well, if I knew I were merely tied maybe I wouldn't have spent two hours on that post. :dizzy2:

Some people may see that as a panicking scum. (Y'know, a DEFENCE).

It helps us later in the game to analyse patterns and to me, suggests you shouldn't be lynched.

5 more hours to go until round is over.

Then back to 24 hour phases?

You know what Montmorency, I think you've convinced me you aren't mafia. Nice post and analysis. However, the inconsistencies in the killings still strike me as odd. Why kill BestrfcPlayer when he was clearly going to be WoGed the next day? (we know he wasn't WoGed as our host said that would occur if he didn't post in the next day phase, and he was killed the preceding night). Why kill robbiecon if he was a lynch target that day?

Based on this, I'm swinging towards an experienced player trying to frame the newcomers. I don't think Populus Romanus is (still) scum as if he is away for a week he surely would be WoGed/replaced. Unfortunately, I've got nothing beyond this. I think I'll vote johnhughtom on the basis he's been voting very safely, on bandwagons and the like. I've also got an eye on Issaikhaan, who's been slipping under the radar somewhat and only posting the bare minimum (except for that slightly bizzare, tangential conversation with ATPG). In conclusion:

unvote, vote: johnhughtom

FoS: Khaan

EDIT: Thanks Visor

Yes hopefully, its just that my second comp is one the fritz and I share the one I am on now and the person I share it with doesn't seem to like me saying I need to do a write up as reason to get it.