Reading the Background story, Gameplay, Mechanics and Rules sections will help you to understand the game. The Acknowledgements section is not necessary to understand the game.
Background story:
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
:stupido:
Our people are a proud stock and many stories have been told about them! This is the story of the priest-king Reenk Roink and the unusual circumstances of his “tribe” if it can even be called that.
Reenk Roink was a young man of many talents: he honored the gods, he respected his people, he killed many enemy men, he loved many friendly women. He demonstrated his capability in all matters that are important to a priest-king distinguishing himself as a fearless warrior and brilliant tactician against his enemies and a responsible and benevolent ruler to his friends.
However, men like Reenk Roink were becoming increasingly rare in a world where the peoples grew more numerous and the lands grew smaller and the priest kings grew greedier...
The king of kings decided that young priest kings like Reenk Roink would not be able to rule over ever fragmenting pieces of the old lands anymore. They would have to venture out somewhere else, taking the many displaced with them.
And so Reenk Roink prepared himself to leave his palace before he could ever rule from its splendid court. He gathered the only belongings he needed - his sword, his shield, his armor, his horse, and, along with a group of his loyal Bronze Companions, Reenk Roink cut a path through his now dangerous homeland to the shores of the Sea of Wine where a ship waited to carry him to a new chapter of his life.
It was at the sandy beaches that, for the first time, he met the refugee people he was going to make a new life with - his new tribe. They came from all walks of life; what stories they had to tell! And yet Reenk Roink knew nothing about them. After examining their faces, obviously grizzled from the arduous journey they undertook, Reenk Roink asked the gods blessings for them. As he leaned on his sword hilt, watching them board the ship, Reenk Roink could not help but feel a great sense of admiration for these noble folk.
What a misguided sentiment he would soon realize it was!
Gameplay:
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
This is a game in which all players have some role which gives them some abilities and some goals. Though each role is unique in some way, there may be classes of one of more players who share similar goals.
Note: For the purposes of the story, female players are men. :grin: No misogyny intended. ~:grouphug: :bow:
The settlers: Every player is a settler. The settlers are divided into two groups:
The men: The men make up the majority of the people in the settlement. They come from different backgrounds, have different lives, act different ways, and do different things. The one thing that unites them is the pact they made with the priest king Reenk Roink in which they pledged loyalty and obedience to his rule for a degree of influence in decisions.
The good men: The good men make up the minority of the people in the settlement. Like the men, they come from different backgrounds, have different lives, act different ways, and do different things, but they also possess two things in more quantity then the men, status and wealth. They also made a pact with the priest king Reenk Roink in which they pledged loyalty and obedience to his rule for a degree of influence in decisions - a greater degree of influence then the men.
All settlers have two abilities:
Voting: In every day period, the priest king Reenk Roink will hold a council to decide which settler to lynch.
Each settler may decide to vote or not vote (there will be no penalty for not voting).
The priest king Reenk Roink requests that settlers inscribe their vote (or have it inscribed for them) in the manner specified: Vote: [name].
The settlers may change their vote as many times as they wish.
The settlers may not vote no lynch. The settlers may abstain.
In the event of a majority of abstain votes, the matter is wholly up to the discretion of the priest king Reenk Roink.
The men will have a vote rating of 1 (their vote counts as one tally) while the good men will have a vote rating of 2 (their vote counts as two tallies).
The settler with the largest tally count will be executed.
In the event of ties, the matter is wholly up to the discretion of the priest king Reenk Roink.
Dueling: In every day period during the priest king Reenk Roink’s council, a settler may challenge one other settler to a fight to the death for whatever reason.
Each settler may decide to duel or not to duel (there will be no penalty for not dueling).
The priest king Reenk Roink requests that settlers inscribe their challenge (or have it inscribed for them) in the manner specified: Challenge: [name].
The duel proposal may be accepted by the challenged in which case it is added to the list of challenges or rejected in which case it is not added to the list of challenges. The list is handled in first come - first served order.
The list remains throughout the game.
The priest king Reenk Roink requests that settlers accept or reject a challenge by inscribing (or having inscribed for them) Accept: [name] or Reject: [name].
If a challenge is not responded to it will be considered as if it was rejected.
A settler may challenge at most one other settler each day period. A settler may be challenged more than once by several other settlers each day period and he may accept or reject as many of them as he likes.
No redundant challenges will be accepted (if player 1 challenges player 2 then player 2 cannot challenge player 1 while the original challenge remains on the list).
The fight will take place at dusk before the execution. There is only one fight each round.
Each settler will receive a battle rating in his role message based on his role background. The battle ratings of the combatants will decide the outcome of the fight.
If a settler who was to be executed is killed in a duel, then the matter becomes wholly up to the discretion of the priest king Reenk Roink.
The usurpers: Among the settlers are the usurpers. Very little is known about them aside from the fact that they exist.
The way the roles will be handled is as such. First the players will be grouped into the men and the good men. The list of each settler’s status (as one of the men or one of the good men) will be made public. Then the roles will be assigned. Some roles are only available to men, some roles are only available to good men, and some roles are available to both. Everyone will get a role message.
Mechanics:
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
The day period will last anywhere from 20 to 30 hours usually. Whenever the day period begins, an announcement will be made as to the exact time of the end of the day period (Eastern Standard Time – military format). Any activity (votes or challenges) will be accepted up to the deadline inclusive (the Org time will be used). I will give an extension if three or more people ask for one. The deadlines will be staggered at different times throughout the day so that it is fairer to people from different time zones.
The night period will last anywhere up to 30 hours (hopefully shorter). I will allow a little more leeway for everyone to get their orders in, though I will end the night without all the orders if I have to. I will end the night as soon as I get all orders and finish the writeup.
There will be a punctuality system in place which will handle interleaving orders. It is thus in your best interest to get your orders in fast. :wink:
There is no penalty for inactivity in this game, I’d rather you join up and not be active then not join up at all! I hope the nature of the game will push you to be active in some way. Suicides will be granted only in exceptional cases.
I’m looking for the number of players to be in the mid twenties or more. More people are always easier to accommodate than less people.
Rules:
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You must:
-Obey the rules of the Org and the Gameroom (laws and good manners) :deal2:
-Have fun :2thumbsup:
You must not:
-Post screenshots of anything game related (private messages, quicktopics, the game thread itself, chatlogs) :no:
-Quote or forge any game related private messages once dead :lipsrsealed2:
You are allowed to do anything else (quote and forge private messages or quicktopics or chatlogs while alive, reveal your role while dead (as long as you don’t quote and or lightly paraphrase private messages), private message other players dead or alive, etc…) :charge:
Acknowledgements:
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
Lastly but most importantly, I would like to mention some of the games (and their hosts) that have been most influential in making this one possible.
Of course, I have to start by mentioning GeneralHankerchief who brought Mafia games here. His original Mafia series had the story base which is the main reason I play and my game is story based.
Gotta have more Mafia by Sasaki Kojiro was the first game where many roles were added (I think). Since then, I have always liked games with a lot of roles and my game has a lot of roles.
Interficio quod Scrupulosa by Sir Moody was a monumental game in influencing me. Before that, I believe most games had similar (though richly detailed) settings based on modern towns. Interficio quod Scrupulosa was then the first uniquely “themed” game which really inspired me to roleplay and get into character. The game itself had a basic setup, but the immersion factor made it my favorite game. After playing Interficio quod Scrupulosa, I first seriously entertained the idea of hosting a game - this game (over two years in the making :laugh4:).
That special place for Interficio quod Scrupulosa was soon to be joined by another game when Sigurd hosted The Midgard Saga. Sigurd had taken the idea of a themed game and ran with it. The immersion factor of The Midgard Saga was magnificent; every role was crafted in the setting of the game. Sigurd also introduced a new mechanic of dueling, the Holmgang, which I thought was brilliant, and is the clear influence of my own duel system.
Very recently, yet another game has arrived among Interficio quod Scrupulosa and The Midgard Saga – Whispers in the Night by YLC (with some design help from Sigurd). The setting was more modern and typical, but the immersion factor was again top notch. Whispers in the Night had the mechanic of the dead continuing as ghosts which was the first time I had encountered such a thing, and it influenced me as much as it entertained me.
Of course, the fact is, I have been greatly influenced by every game I have played and every player and host. I don’t mention everyone not because of lack of love, but lack of brains and large amounts of laziness. :bow:
Please post any questions you might have and thanks for playing. :bow:
03-04-2009, 03:49
GeneralHankerchief
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Reenk, I've been waiting for you to host one for a long time.
In! :charge:
03-04-2009, 03:50
Sasaki Kojiro
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
In!!!!!!!
03-04-2009, 04:01
taka
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
in!
03-04-2009, 04:02
White_eyes:D
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Reenk is hosting??....This is gonna be CRAZY FUN:birthday2::balloon2: IN
03-04-2009, 04:07
seireikhaan
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
:charge:
03-04-2009, 04:15
Askthepizzaguy
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
I am in a couple mafia games which seem doomed to never begin. I have hosting duty coming up, and I'm in a complicated Ares game.
I could be a reserve player, if you want. Methinks I should take a break.
03-04-2009, 04:25
Lord Winter
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
In!
03-04-2009, 04:27
Captain Blackadder
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
I'm in
03-04-2009, 04:34
Gaius Scribonius Curio
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
In...
03-04-2009, 04:42
Beefy187
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
I really should start getting rid of my pms.. But I realized I'm far away from the front in the que
And Reenks hosting it. I'm in:2thumbsup:
03-04-2009, 05:55
TheFlax
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
In!
03-04-2009, 09:50
naut
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
In. :bow:
03-04-2009, 09:55
CountArach
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
In!
03-04-2009, 10:04
FactionHeir
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
:gah2:
03-04-2009, 10:10
Andres
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Reenk Roink
The Acknowledgements section is not necessary to understand the game.
And guess what Andres reads first? Yep, the Acknowledgements section :wall:
In!
Makes mental note to read the rest later...
03-04-2009, 10:31
boudica
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
IN IN IN!
03-04-2009, 12:52
Jolt
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Inz0r.
03-04-2009, 12:59
TinCow
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
In exclusively because of the Godfather 3 Wanax write-ups. If you can do that for someone else's game, I want to see what you can do with your own.
Is there a limit to the number of duels per day? I didnt read one (In Midgard 6 challenges, 1 fight, yes? [I can't believe how long i called it Migard for])
03-04-2009, 20:38
Sigurd
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
:2thumbsup:
03-04-2009, 20:56
Reenk Roink
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by pevergreen
:bow:
Is there a limit to the number of duels per day? I didnt read one (In Midgard 6 challenges, 1 fight, yes? [I can't believe how long i called it Migard for])
Great question, sorry I didn’t explain it in much detail. The way the duel system works is that the challenges go on a first come - first serve list and the list exists throughout the game (challenges made in earlier rounds that haven’t been gotten to yet stay on the list). I also should mention that if either party in a challenge dies, the challenge is removed from the list altogether. Lastly no redundant challenges will be accepted (so no player 1 challenges player 2 and player 2 challenges player 1).
And yes, only 1 duel each round.
I’ve added this information to the summary thread (in Gameplay). :bow:
22 sign ups already! Thanks! :2thumbsup: I was going to start this game on Friday or Saturday but if sign ups come to a stop I'll start sooner. :bow:
03-04-2009, 21:22
shlin28
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
INZ!
03-04-2009, 22:12
Thermal
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Your still accepting sign ups yes!? I cannot miss one of your games, shun the non-believers, shun--nnn-nnn-nnn-a let me play ze tells you let me play :stare: :madzombiepawofdeath:
(sexy(my sign up line(:laugh4:)))
03-04-2009, 22:23
Askthepizzaguy
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Reenk practically insisted I join as a full player. Please excuse me if I am less active, but I will try not to be a lurker or something. I do have time, just... now I have a lot of games I'm in...
I will not be attempting much analysis this game, and I'll be implementing my "shut up" policy for myself this game.
Help me out fellows, and I should be much more bearable. :bow:
03-05-2009, 13:27
Jolt
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy
Reenk practically insisted I join as a full player. Please excuse me if I am less active, but I will try not to be a lurker or something. I do have time, just... now I have a lot of games I'm in...
I will not be attempting much analysis this game, and I'll be implementing my "shut up" policy for myself this game.
Help me out fellows, and I should be much more bearable. :bow:
ATPG lurker = Mafia = LYNCH HIM!
03-05-2009, 13:30
Askthepizzaguy
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Game hasn't started yet. :laugh2:
03-05-2009, 13:35
Jolt
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
All the more reason to lynch you before you even manage a kill. ;)
03-05-2009, 18:34
LittleGrizzly
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Ditto what TC said. Those write ups were great i expect them to cary on here !!
In!
03-06-2009, 04:55
Reenk Roink
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
So far we have 26 I believe:
GeneralHankerchief
Sasaki Kojiro
taka
White_eyes:D
seireikhaan
Lord Winter
Captain Blackadder
Gaius Scribonius Curio
Beefy187
TheFlax
Psychonaut
CountArach
FactionHeir
Andres
boudica
Jolt
TinCow
Ichigo
Yoyoma1910
Tristan de Castelrang
pevergreen
Sigurd
shlin28
777Ares777
Askthepizzaguy
LittleGrizzly
Correct me if I'm wrong.
While we have my wanted minimum, the more the better, so I will leave sign ups open for a bit longer. Sign ups will close no later than tomorrow evening (Eastern US) however, and roles will be determined.
PM's will probably be sent out on Saturday morning though, as everyone will get a PM and I don't know if I will want to do that Friday night. :smiley:
Last thing, is a bit more clarification on the votes. You cannot vote No Lynch in this game. You can (and are encouraged) to abstain. In the event of a majority of abstain votes, the matter will become wholly my decision. :wink:
03-06-2009, 10:51
Jolt
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Shall we see the return of the almighty Wanax?
Are roles distributed at random or according to your wishes?
I'm tired of being townie. >_>
03-06-2009, 11:12
Askthepizzaguy
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Vote: Jolt
Because he is mafia this time.
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
:laugh2:
03-07-2009, 03:27
Reenk Roink
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Sign ups closed. Roles have all been determined (randomly) and PM's will be sent out tomorrow where the story will begin. :bow:
03-07-2009, 03:28
pevergreen
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Will "The Men" (Townies) get PMs?
03-07-2009, 03:33
Reenk Roink
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by pevergreen
Will "The Men" (Townies) get PMs?
All the settlers are townies, 'the men' and 'the good men' are just distinctions of class status (and voting influence).
And everyone will get a PM because everyone has a role, if only just a story, and a unique battle rating. :bow:
03-07-2009, 03:57
pevergreen
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
True, I forgot about that :grin2:
03-07-2009, 06:42
Seamus Fermanagh
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Reenk Roink
Sign ups closed. Roles have all been determined (randomly) and PM's will be sent out tomorrow where the story will begin. :bow:
Sorry, I'd have liked to sign up but got caught up in some BR shenanigans.
Please consider me for a replacement spot if you have an early drop out. Good luck all.
03-07-2009, 10:21
Askthepizzaguy
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Oooh Reenk, if you haven't sent out the role PM's yet, please give Seamus a spot.
If not, he can have mine.
03-07-2009, 11:11
pevergreen
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
If you havent sent them out, make me mafia!
03-07-2009, 11:33
Askthepizzaguy
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
@pevergreen
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
It's patently obvious that Reenk will make me the mafia just to torture me. :thumbsdown:
He knows full well that I have established a townie play style that will be self-destructive as a mafioso, and I won't be able to bluff my way through a game. So he just wants to take my nips and twist :captain: them around and around until they turn purple and fall off.
He's a cruel, cruel, shameless man. :laugh4: Even worse, he'll make you my partner pevergreen,just so I will have to sputter my way through an explanation for why I haven't voted for you all game after you requested to be mafia.
Bottom line; we're in serious trouble no matter what happens. This will be a treat. :laugh2:
03-07-2009, 12:13
pevergreen
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Ah don't worry, I'm a pro solo mafia. :laugh4:
I was quite impressive in Old persons mafia, if I say so myself. Hepcat died early, and I even killed Andres with his most hated beer. hehehe that annoyed him so much, im going to go find the write up.
03-07-2009, 12:40
Askthepizzaguy
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
I don't think I'd ever survive very long as a solo mafia.
:no:
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
I made it through the final round as a mafioso in Blackadder Mafia, but I was a late game replacement, and I'd only been the last mafia standing that round. I bluffed as best I could, but it still came down to a coin flip between myself and Andres, who hadn't been very talkative. I even did a real skynet report to mask my guilt, and fingered Ares and Double A as being Serial Killer and Vigilante. However, that wasn't enough to convince anyone I was innocent, so but for the flip of a coin...
I always get nervous if I survive a long time into the game, no matter what role I have. If I am mafia, I'm doomed, and if I am a town, I am crazy lynchbait. Mafia have been leaving me for the lynch lately because of that.
I don't care about my role, even if evil pevergreen is my mafia partner, I will still try to get him lynched round 1 :mean:
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
:laugh4:
03-07-2009, 13:59
pevergreen
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Andres
REVENGE ! I WANT REVENGE !
I seem to remember you (aka i just read the entire game again) saying those exact words when I killed you and you were the serial killer. :grin2:
03-07-2009, 17:24
Reenk Roink
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh
Sorry, I'd have liked to sign up but got caught up in some BR shenanigans.
Please consider me for a replacement spot if you have an early drop out. Good luck all.
OK here is the thing.
The thing I determined last night was the good men (9) and the men (17). With Seamus on board, it would make it an even 9 good men and 18 men thus the voting balance of both groups would be equal.
Given that I didn't put out the list out last night, I am going to add Seamus to the signups and redetermine the list, because this one signup does balance the game quite a bit (at least mathematically) in both voting and role distribution.
I'm going to be busting my butt off to get everything out. Thanks to all the players for their patience and understanding. :bow: ~:grouphug:
03-07-2009, 17:25
Askthepizzaguy
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
w00t! Yay we got Seamus! :balloon:
03-08-2009, 00:57
boudica
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Completely understood Reenk. ANyone who finds themselves having to PM all players of a mafia game individually deserves sympathy if not medication, so I hope you are getting all the best pills.:2thumbsup:
03-08-2009, 01:03
Askthepizzaguy
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by boudica
Completely understood Reenk. Anyone who finds themselves having to PM all players of a mafia game individually deserves sympathy if not medication, so I hope you are getting all the best pills.:2thumbsup:
I PM'ed about 70 people today, some more than once, for a game I'm not even hosting. :stars:
Reenk told me I am his servant in this game because I keep killing him off in mine (so sorry) :no:
03-08-2009, 02:55
Reenk Roink
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Roles are getting done, just a bit more time please. For now, let us continue the story and show who is who.
The story is just there for those who want to read a story, but the list of players should be noted for the game. Note which group you are and the others are in. It will help for tactical voting. :wink:
How the sea creature's attack led to societal reforms and the revolutionary plot
For much of the trip on the calm sea it was busy yet uneventful for the priest king Reenk Roink. He shuttered himself inside his dimly lit office most days, making plans for the settlement he would lead when the ship reached land. The problems he faced were many and the solutions to them were obscure, but what kept Reenk Roink going was the high esteem in which he held his followers, the settlers. Though he had very little interaction with them, his first impressions of them gave the priest king lofty thoughts of their quality which made him optimistic about the future. Reenk Roink did not pay too much attention to the increasing complaints about them from his Bronze Companions...
After almost a month of peaceful sailing, the ship was violently jarred one night. Everyone on board rushed to the stern to find a large sea creature attached to the hull! The Bronze Companions immediately drew their swords and hacked away at the monster’s tentacles, while most of the settlers fled in cowardice. In their stampede away from the stern, one man even knocked over a drowsy and confused Reenk Roink. This was the start of the rapid loss of respect that the priest king had for the settlers.
After a short but intense period of fighting, the swords of the Bronze Companions had done enough damage to force the sea creature to release its grasp and retreat to the murky sea. It was after this that everyone saw what had attracted the beast. A slightly gnawed corpse hung from a rope on the stern.
Reenk Roink had the body pulled back up on deck and as soon as this was done a wailing woman threw herself on the corpse, her sorrow overpowering her aversion to the ghastly sight and horrid stench. A well groomed man who pushed himself through the Bronze Companions explained to the priest king that the dead man was one of his slaves, his grief coming from the fact that he had lost property rather than over the loss of a life.
The well groomed man callously shoved aside the weeping women, now identified to be the dead slave’s wife, and knelt over to scrutinize the corpse. After several moments of searching for something, he suddenly got up and, with a disgusted look on his face, spit on the dead slave’s wife, exclaiming: “You will have to pay for the bag of coins I gave him!”
The priest king Reenk Roink got very angry at this display and immediately confronted the well groomed man: “How dare you treat even a slave like this? I will not tolerate this as your ruler!”
The well groomed man however seemed unrepentant for his action and instead snapped back at Reenk Roink: “Who do you think you are? Small, petty king! I served real kings before. Kings who had men like you eat from the scraps that fell from the side of their table. You would be unfit to take my slaves’ daughters’ hands in marriage!”
At this affront, the priest king pulled out his sword and struck the well groomed man across his face with the flat side, sending him whimpering to the ground. The crowd that had already gathered around the argument became outraged, but not at the well groomed man for his cruelty or insolence. Rather they began shouting at their priest king: “Brutal Tyrant! Brutal Tyrant!”
Reenk Roink signaled to his Bronze Companions to put down the rebellious settlers, using force if necessary. However, one of the Bronze Companions leaned over to the priest king and whispered: “Perhaps we should consider indulging them. After all, times have changed and the masses are less obedient to the gods much less the priest kings. These are people you have no bond with; their loyalty will be weak and their treachery will be dangerous.”
Heeding the sound advice of his trusted friend, Reenk Roink turned to the chanting mob and attempted to appease them: “Please settlers. I am indeed as much a servant to you as you are to me. However, for a society to function, there needs to be order, and I am the keeper of that order as chosen by the gods!”
One well dressed man from the mob spoke up: “No priest king! Despotism is the reason we are forced to leave our homeland in the first place. You must ensure that the rich among the settlers, being the best in education, temperament, and odor, have a decided influence pertaining to all matters of government. We demand representation!”
Cries of support from the well dressed people of the mob were heard.
Another man, who only wore ordinary clothes, and whose fingers were blackened with dirt despite being away from land for a month interjected: “We also demand equal representation!”
While this drew cheers from a large portion of the mob, the well dressed people were angered at the thought of being seen as equals with those who were just ordinarily dressed. Soon a bitter argument emerged.
An old man wearing clean, elegant, though unextravagant clothes spoke up in a conciliatory tone: “Please my sons, we are all small under the gods, and we all should have a voice. At the same time, there are those among us whom the gods have favored more than others, and they should be given a degree of superiority, as is their right according to our traditional ways."
Such an eloquent appeal brought tears to Reenk Roink’s eyes, but the sentiments of the priest king were not shared by the two groups, who both rushed to beat the old man, and in doing so, began to beat each other.
Soon women and slaves and even children spoke up, demanding representation, and at this, both parties could finally find a common ground: “Never!”
Seeing this agreement, the priest king Reenk Roink quickly had his Bronze Companions to separate the mob and spoke: “It will be done as the old man has said. The good men among you will have the voice of two men among you who will also have a voice. This is what I have decided, and it will not be overturned!”
With this the priest king was about to storm off, the grand opinion of his people broken forever in his mind, when he noticed that the corpse of the dead slave was gone, and a pendant lay in its place! Examining this pendant, Reenk Roink noticed that it bore the symbol of Vode, the god of wars and foreign peoples. The priest king did not know what to make of this omen as the ship sailed on...
Good Men:
GeneralHankerchief
seireikhaan
Captain Blackadder
Gaius Scribonius Curio
Beefy187
TheFlax
Jolt
Yoyoma1910
Tristan de Castelrang
Men:
Sasaki Kojiro
taka
White_eyes:D
Lord Winter
Psychonaut
CountArach
FactionHeir
Andres
boudica
TinCow
Ichigo
pevergreen
Sigurd
shlin28
777Ares777
Askthepizzaguy
LittleGrizzly
Seamus Fermanagh
03-08-2009, 03:20
GeneralHankerchief
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Question to the Reenkster: Can Good Men split their votes multiple ways? i.e. Player A was in the lead but I wanted there to be a tie between Players B and C, could I put one vote on each of them?
03-08-2009, 03:26
Reenk Roink
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief
Question to the Reenkster: Can Good Men split their votes multiple ways? i.e. Player A was in the lead but I wanted there to be a tie between Players B and C, could I put one vote on each of them?
No, a good man gets one vote like the men, his vote just is more important. :bow:
03-08-2009, 04:49
Yoyoma1910
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
I guess I should have worn a tie...
03-08-2009, 05:02
Jolt
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Hah! I shall oppress the masses for my own good!
03-08-2009, 05:35
Sasaki Kojiro
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
So the men are the hard working commoners and the so called "good men" are the blue-blooded elitest snobs? ~D
03-08-2009, 05:47
seireikhaan
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro
So the men are the hard working commoners and the so called "good men" are the blue-blooded elitest snobs? ~D
Darn right. Now, back to work, peasant!
03-08-2009, 06:54
Captain Blackadder
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro
So the men are the hard working commoners and the so called "good men" are the blue-blooded elitest snobs? ~D
Tis true good fellow get thee gone go and fetch mine bottle of sherry chop chop
03-08-2009, 07:12
Sasaki Kojiro
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
I brought it, you don't want to know what else is in the bottle besides sherry though...
03-08-2009, 08:08
CountArach
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
*mutterings about revolution*
03-08-2009, 08:14
Lord Winter
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
So anyone read any Marx lately?:yes:
03-08-2009, 08:27
Askthepizzaguy
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Ahhh... the life of the peasants...
Scene: The Mud Village
A cart passes through the muddy road through a village. A baby cries. People wrestle in the mud. A woman beats a cat. The cart-master chants wearily as they trudge along:
Villager number one:"Bring out your dead!
Bring out your dead!
Bring out your dead!" etc. while beating occasionally on a large triangle with a wooden spoon.
(clop clop clop clop clop clop) A man rides by on a white horse
Villager number two: "Oo's that then?
Villager number one: "I don't know. Must be a Good Man"
Villager number two: "Why?"
Villager number one: "E 'asn't got :daisy: all over him."
03-08-2009, 10:37
CountArach
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Winter
So anyone read any Marx lately?:yes:
:yes:
03-08-2009, 11:25
_Tristan_
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Snob = French...
I'll make you suffer, you of lowly extraction !!
03-08-2009, 12:24
shlin28
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Thank ye oh mighty lords for gifting me with a dirty hovel and a starving sheep :bow:
*Trudges back to the hovel feeling thoroughly dejected*
03-08-2009, 13:23
Andres
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Help! I'm being repressed!
03-08-2009, 13:46
TinCow
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
All men are equal, but some are more equal than others.
1 vote good! 2 votes bad!
03-08-2009, 15:08
GeneralHankerchief
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Enough of this Commie propaganda. I shall have no more of it. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids!
03-08-2009, 15:54
Jolt
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
We found a normal man! May we burn him?
03-08-2009, 16:22
Yoyoma1910
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Walks around in his red velvet smoking jacket.
03-08-2009, 17:11
TinCow
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief
Enough of this Commie propaganda. I shall have no more of it. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids!
Oh, what a giveaway! Did you hear that? Did you hear that, eh? That's what I'm on about! Did you see him repressing me? You saw him, Didn't you?
03-08-2009, 19:18
Askthepizzaguy
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief
Enough of this Commie propaganda. I shall have no more of it. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids!
Would this international Communist Conspiracy have anything to do with... the Chinese???
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
So Miss Johnson returned to her typing and dreamed her little dreamy dreams, unaware as she was of the cruel trick fate had in store for her. For Miss Johnson was about to fall victim of the dreaded international Chinese Communist Conspiracy. Yes, these fanatical thieves under the leadership of the so-called Mao Tse-tung had caught Miss Johnson off guard for one brief but fatal moment and destroyed her. Just as they are ready to do anytime free men anywhere waver in their defence of democracy. Yes, once again American defence proves its effectiveness against international communism. Using this diagram of a tooth to represent any small country, we can see how international communism works by eroding away form the inside.
(diagram of tooth rotting from inside and collapsing)
When one country or tooth falls victim to international communism, its neighbours soon follow. In dentistry, this is known as Domino Theory. but with american defence the decay is stopped before it starts and that's why nine out of ten small countries choose American defense ...
... Or Crelm toothpaste with the miracle ingredient, Fraudulin! The white car represents Crelm toothpaste with the miracle ingredient, Fraudulin. The non-white car represents another toothpaste. Both toothpastes provide 30% protection. At 60% protection both toothpastes are doing well. And now at 90% protection the ... wait! The non-white car is out, and the Crelm toothpaste goes on to win with 100% protection! Yes, do like all smart motorists. Choose Crelm toothpaste.
...Or Shrill Petrol with the new addititve GLC 9424075. After 6 p.m., 9424047. Using this white card to represent Shrill's new additive GLC 9424075 - after 6 p.m., 9424047 - we can see how the engine deposits are pushed off the face of the earth by the superior forces available to Shrill.
*gets hit over the head*
"Waaaaauuuughh!"
Getting hit over the head instructor:
"He's good!"
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tristan de Castelreng
Snob = French...
I'll make you suffer, you of lowly extraction !!
I have a request. It's a small request... but I've always wanted to ask a French person this.
By the way, Moderators, you need to do something about all these SPAM posts:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Andres
Help! I'm being repressed!
Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief
Enough of this Commie propaganda. I shall have no more of it. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids!
Quote:
Originally Posted by TinCow
Oh, what a giveaway! Did you hear that? Did you hear that, eh? That's what I'm on about! Did you see him repressing me? You saw him, Didn't you?
These peoples who are SPAMming Reenk Roink's game with frivolous (and hilarious) Monty Python references must be junior members. Perhaps they need to be hit over the head with the Terms of Service?
*hits the moderators over the head with the TOS*
"Waaauuuggghh!!!"
Getting hit over the head instructor:
"They're good!"
(Andres, TinCow, and GH hit Askthepizzaguy over the head with Terms of Service) Askthepizzaguy:
"Waaauggghhh!!!"
03-08-2009, 19:54
Seamus Fermanagh
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Might be on in a bit more limited fashion. One computer's internet explorer was malwared to death. :beadyeyes2:
Will be on every day, but can't use the second computer at night as it would wake the wife.
As to the current state of the thread, what should I do if an attacker comes at me with a mango?
03-08-2009, 20:00
Askthepizzaguy
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Personally, I would drop a 10 ton iron weight on his head. Or fire a pistol at him, causing him to drop the fruit. Then I would eat the fruit, thus disarming him. And the Mango fiend is no more.
03-08-2009, 20:48
GeneralHankerchief
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy
By the way, Moderators, you need to do something about all these SPAM posts:
These peoples who are SPAMming Reenk Roink's game with frivolous (and hilarious) Monty Python references must be junior members. Perhaps they need to be hit over the head with the Terms of Service?
*hits the moderators over the head with the TOS*
"Waaauuuggghh!!!"
Getting hit over the head instructor:
"They're good!"
(Andres, TinCow, and GH hit Askthepizzaguy over the head with Terms of Service)
Monty Python references? I think, sir, that along with the Terms of Service you need to be hit by a major dosage of culture, my friend! :smash:
03-08-2009, 20:54
Sasaki Kojiro
Re: The Settlement (sign ups)
You guys can't play around in here, this is the game room!