With Great Sacrifice [Concluded]

[Visor]

Regardless of whether GH is scum or not, I'm happy to see one suspect go.

[Montmorency]

Heh, GH.

Ye of little faith...

[White_eyes:D]

And....I missed another round. You all can lynch me if you can't find a suspect tomorrow, I make real good lynch-bait.

I think the GH lynch was a fail...sure he was acting like he had a role but it seemed more Pro-townish. Even if Mort can recruit someone else, I doubt the new recruit can do so again(It is only 20 players). So there are 2-3 lynchs to get it right.

[seireikhaan]

Alright, night is over. Writeup will be posted asap.

[seireikhaan]

Deep within the bowels of the pyramid, Visorslash found himself investigating a very strange chamber. With a torch in hand, he explored the chamber, marveling over the design. As the Emperor’s chief engineer, he was naturally curious about the structure of the pyramid, but never before had he the access. This particular chamber was in the center, with two open pathways out each direction. He explored around, looking for torches to light. Eventually, he found one on each side of the pathways. With the extra light, he could see the magnificent, high ceiling decorated in art similar to the sacrificial chamber. Even more fascinating, there were massive stone plates which could be drawn out to bar a pathway via a lever mechanism. However, the purpose of this chamber seemed to have been lost, as it now seemed to be used in storage. Sacks were stacked in the corners of each room. He poked at one, finding an odd, dark powder in it. He pondered what it could be when a flare from his torch dropped into a sack, igniting the substance.

Visorslash only barely avoided the small explosion, vaulting backwards. It still left a charred mark on his face, but it could be worse, he supposed. What sort of bizarre substance is this? And why was it being stored down here? He continued to explore around. His foot scuffed over something on the ground. His peered down, and his eyes went wide. It was a trail of the strange powder. He followed it out of the chamber, down the northern pathway. It lead to a nearby chamber, which was similar to the previous one. More sacks of the powder were littered across this one as well. What…? A noise from behind him made Visorslash spin around. He ran as fast as he could to the original chamber. He skidded to a stop when he found a lean man dumping another sack of the powder into the corner. He turned to his new guest. “Ah, welcome, welcome! You’re here just in time for the spectacular display!” the man said as he casually walked up to Visorslash. “Such a wondrous substance this is. Not sure where it came from, but once I found it, I knew exactly what to do with it. Tell me, do you know?”


Visorslash gulped and nodded. “Ah, such a pity. I guess that doesn’t leave me much choice.” Without warning, he lunged at Visorslash, pulling a club from behind his cloak. The engineer didn’t have the reflexes to doge, and blacked out the instant the club collided with the side of his head.

A hissing noise was the first to wake Visorslash up. He stirred, and was shaken out of his groggery by panic. There was powder littered everywhere across the ground. It lead out in both directions. The sound of swift running went off in the southern direction. If there were more chambers filled with the powder…. Was this man insane? Was he trying to destroy the whole pyramid? With a panic, Visorlslash did the only thing he could think off. He sprinted to the pulley controlling the northern door, and immediately began pump as fast as he could. The door seemed to slide out agonizingly slow, but perhaps that was simply time slowing down. The scraping of the door across the floor grated his nerves as much as the hissing of the powder trail igniting across the floor. With a thud, the first door slammed shut. He sprinted back across the room, and began cranking it as fast as he could. As he cranked, he began to sing his favorite tune in a hushed tone, one he’d come up with a while ago after receiving his promotion to chief engineer. It soothed his nerves whenever he sang it.

“I am the very model of a Tenochtitlan Engineer. I’ve learned to design with shapes of pyramid, tetrahedron, and the sphere. I know the construction of all faces of a building, front and rear. I’ve shaped the fields, the markets, made sure the space was clear…” With a thud, the second door clammed shut. With a deep sigh, he stared at the trail, just seconds from igniting the huge sacks stacked against the walls. At least the ignition wouldn’t escape. The lower levels were safe, at least for now. He skipped to the final verse. “For my knowledge, I have been paid and praised. For my purpose, many fields have been razed. In the end, in matters of construction and gears, I am the very model of-“ Visorslash’s final line was cut short as the stacks of powder ignited simultaneously, sending a roaring explosion searing the room and rocking the doors. But still, the massive plates held. For at least one more day, the pyramid was safe and sound.




As we entered the sacrificial chamber once more, we all knew the odds. The noise from the basement alerted a pair of scouts to investigate the source. We found one of the chambers completely charred, with an unrecognizable body inside. We only identified him as Visorslash later by head count. We needed to end this drought fast, or we all might die before we can even find the pure one. Even the Emperor seemed a bit more somber than yesterday in wake of the news. Still, our task was not yet finished, and so we began our examination once more.


IT IS NOW DAY 5. YOU HAVE 36 HOURS.

Alive:

Bsmith
Daveshack
Edse
Fluffy
Landlubber
Lazy McCrow
Lewwyn
Montmorency
White eyes
Zack

Lynched:

Atheotes (D1)
SalmonSoil (D2)
Chaotix (D3)
GeneralHankerchief (D4)

Attacked:

Seon (N2)
Yaropolk (N2)
Csargo (N2)
Jarema (N3)
Ishmael (N3)
Visorslash (N4)

[Ishmael]

Only one death - promising.

[Visor]

I enjoyed my death, thank you Khaan.

Alright. Monty I think we should probably kill you.

Edse as well.

[Montmorency]

Well, guys? Got anything you want to say to me?

I was thinking more along the lines of acknowledgement of my honesty... :P

[Visor]

Haha, no. Killing you wraps up a loose end.

[Montmorency]

Eh, whether or not I am lynched today, the outcome is the same.

[Visor]

Oh really. Town loses does it?

[Montmorency]

Nope. Only I lose. Well Chaotix, the eliminated pair, and I lose.

[Visor]

Right. We still need to find this pure sacrifice though. SO monty or edse townies, which one?

[BSmith]

Well, let’s get this started. vote: Monty.

One kill is indeed promising.

[BSmith]

x-post with Visor. I say Monty first, eliminate the known quantity. Not sure what threat he is at this point (assuming he has been honest) but that is what my gut is telling me to do.

[Montmorency]

A-HA!

I've found you out, I do believe.

Here's my last shot, henchman.

Vote: Bsmith

What's the situation with WoKs, Khan?

[BSmith]

Why? Because I am the first to vote for you? Good luck with that.

[Montmorency]

Then who? Edse, Lewwyn, or Crow? The WoK-bait?

I've made my choice. I've no better to do than gamble.

[Visor]

But why are you gambling. What reasons do you have?

[Montmorency]

Hey, if I lynch my competitor, it can only be good for me.

[Chaotix]

Brilliant write-up, khaan!

Here's the deal, kids:

Killing Monty will do nothing for you. He's a god, he can't do anything but vote, as he has said himself.

Killing the last killer will end the game. If Monty is dead when you do this, the town wins alone. If Monty is alive when you do this, the town wins and Monty and his champion win jointly. Either way, you're going to have to lynch the killer in order to end the game, because he's going to keep coming after you even if he kills Monty.

So essentially Monty is just a distraction. This is basic mafia with one scumbag on the loose from here on out.

[Csargo]

Kill Monty.

[Lewwyn]

Awesome write up! That was a very good read.

Killing the last killer will end the game. If Monty is dead when you do this, the town wins alone. If Monty is alive when you do this, the town wins and Monty and his champion win jointly. Either way, you're going to have to lynch the killer in order to end the game, because he's going to keep coming after you even if he kills Monty.

So essentially Monty is just a distraction. This is basic mafia with one scumbag on the loose from here on out.

So says Monty's champion, per Monty. I'm sure you would both like to win. Thing is as a town we should lynch all mafia shouldn't we? If we let Monty live won't that count as 2 mafia against the town? Meaning that if there are 2 villagers left, Monty and the killer won't the mafia win? I'm not seeing a scenario where allowing Monty to live is a good thing. Monty said he told the truth, but in the end he was still lying apparently.

Vote: Montmorency

[White_eyes:D]

Chaotix is bargaining....you only do that if you/scumbuddy is backed into a corner.(Not saying your predictable or anything but Monty was pretty boned already, nice try though)

Vote: Montmorency

Monty needs to die in that case.

[Chaotix]

Chaotix is bargaining....you only do that if you/scumbuddy is backed into a corner.(Not saying your predictable or anything but Monty was pretty boned already, nice try though)

Vote: Montmorency

Monty needs to die in that case.

I lost when I died.

Although to be fair, I did not predict that saying something would garner more votes on my poor abused scumbuddy.

I've caused him enough trouble already, and I'm starting to genuinely feel terrible about it.

I'll not say another word this game; it's better that way.

[LazyMcCrow]

I lost when I died.

Although to be fair, I did not predict that saying something would garner more votes on my poor abused scumbuddy.

I've caused him enough trouble already, and I'm starting to genuinely feel terrible about it.

I'll not say another word this game; it's better that way.

Well - that says it all. I was weighing up whether it might actually be better to go after the killer this turn, but that post puts it beyond all doubt that The God/Killer pairings are the 'scum' we are looking for. Monty is the known threat and everyone posting so far seems to want to see what happens if we lynch a God.

Well, me too...

Vote: Montmorency

[edse]

Well, we voted for the killer last turn, why not this turn as well?

Vote: LazyMcCrow

[LazyMcCrow]

Well, we voted for the killer last turn, why not this turn as well?

Vote: LazyMcCrow

I'd like to know what your reasoning is behind your voting me again - other than to deflect attention from yourself. All you've stated so far is that I have 'weak argumentation' and yet you pursue me with a devilish fury. The fact that you are mentioned as the 'next lynch' by a few people today getting to you a bit?

[edse]

If I were the last killer, wouldn't I try to kill the enemy God? One of you on the wagon is the last killer and I believe it's you.

[LazyMcCrow]

If I were the last killer, wouldn't I try to kill the enemy God? One of you on the wagon is the last killer and I believe it's you.

That might make some sense if I hadn't been the first to vote Monty yesterday (albeit at the behest of a dead scum) - BEFORE he made his reveal. If you were the last killer? I'm not hearing anything to dissuade me about your scumminess.