The Settlement [Concluded]

[Askthepizzaguy]

Okay, so in other words White_eyes is townie for the simple fact that he knows better than to get involved in this sort of thing in the first night round.

ATPG...

Concisity (is that even a word?), man, concisity. It makes things a whole lot less confusing for the rest of us. I think, in the future, I'm going to pull a Dog Whisperer and go "Tsst" whenever things need to get a bit more concise.

Sorry, I spoilered it all. And I wasn't going to leave anything out of that gem. It seriously needed to be read in its entirety.

I'll be shutting up for most of the rest of the game, as promised. Did NOT see this coming.

Again, I wish to be clear on this; I'm perfectly fine with being the first lynch, because I have got cow manure for a role yet again. I'm the wheat farmer, and I've got close to nothing for duel abilities. I'm just supposed to find the usurper, but I do get a duel bonus whenever it rains, apparently.

This is seriously the best fake role I could come up with on the fly.

[LittleGrizzly]

Concisity (is that even a word?),

Pretty close, Consistency... I think...

That whole thing has just cast a little suspicion on the two of you in my eyes. Of course its probably just an accident that got out of hand... like it looks... but it could of course be a well planned strategy to almost assure innocence is assumed...

This is why i feel i must react with a little suspicion to the whole thing...

Im glad your not dueling at least!

Back in midgaard we tried to control the dueling to an extent, though TBH it never got done right, the only time a mafia was involved in the duel he was up against a normal townie and won without it increasing his suspicion. I think there where only 2 players that game that could beat mafia in a duel and one of them was lynched first round...

What we need to make town organised duelling work is some kind of duelling expert... porbably only 1 or 2 here that can beat mafia.... and then a clearly defined suspectlist that we can work from and almost pick the fights we want to see...

and this part is essential, we make it a town agreed event, anyone who doesn't agree with the majority decision should be lynched to ensure it is done by the will of the town...

ohh and down with the jerks!

I am not a humble beggar by choice, given no start in life i was left to fend for myself, ever since i have been a sick man barely able to work due to my numerous afflictions which came from a life on the street...

I'll be shutting up for most of the rest of the game, as promised. Did NOT see this coming.

Ok... is this a pre emptive hissy fit based on a possible first round lynch or what....

In other words don't shut up!

plus the spineless peasent thing was hysterical!!

you can keep that up for my entertainment at the very least!!

[Askthepizzaguy]

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

I'll be shutting up for most of the rest of the game, as promised. Did NOT see this coming.

Ok... is this a pre emptive hissy fit based on a possible first round lynch or what....

In other words don't shut up!

plus the spineless peasent thing was hysterical!!

you can keep that up for my entertainment at the very least!!

No, not a hissy fit; I had promised after Godfather to tone it down, and given what just happened, I already had to open my mouth just a bit too much for even my taste. I don't want to annoy anyone or ruin anyone's fun by yapping.

I'll go back to roleplaying tomorrow, if I am still alive.

[Yoyoma1910]

Conciseness, I believe is the term you are looking for gentlemen..

[boudica]

Conciseness, I believe is the term you are looking for gentlemen..

That moit be how you posh folk call it but - "Throwin' a Con-sissy-fit" is how I'd descroibe it.. (if i cud wroite... roight).

Understood about the duellin' Little Grizzlee fella. Thanks fer explaininin. I prefer a noice hoe-down meself.

[Thermal]

No, let there be peace, let there be love, oh no one will die, our town is love of love and happiness, murder is not possible, we're loved to much happy thoughts happy thoughts....

[Reenk Roink]

How the usupers' plot was uncovered by the priest king only to have the settlers take control of the investigations

In the depths of the night an man slowly limped across the swampy trails surrounded by partially constructed structures of the settlement. He stopped suddenly in a marshy clearing and simply stood there for a few moments until a dark mist descended from the sky. The mist formed itself into a humanoid figure and handed the man a scroll.

Nothing was said, as the man nodded and the misty figure dissipated. The man then limped slowly back to the settlement, towards the temple complex.

Meanwhile the priest king paced along the unfinished halls of his temple complex. It had been a dozen days since the ship was beached on this swampy strip of land that was now his settlement and a dozen more since the attack of the sea creature. The disappearance of the dead slave still weighed heavily on his mind and he examined the amulet of Vode wrapped around his fingers. What could it possibly mean? Why would the god of wars and foreign peoples send such an omen?

Reenk Roink had time to reflect on such questions in the silence the dark brought. During the day, the immense tasks that needed to be completed along with the bickering between the settlers on socio-economic issues scarcely allowed for contemplative thought.

Somewhat jaded that he was in such a situation with such people, the priest king began to walk back to his chambers. At the door he spotted a scroll lying on the floor. Looking around, he reached for a sword placed against the wall with one hand while picking up the scroll with the other.

Breaking the seal, Reenk Roink slowly unraveled the scroll. Written in the most exquisite script were the words:

Disarm your soul

A burst of energy suddenly emanated from the text right onto the priest king's handsome face. He was not even able to let out a sound as he collapsed to the floor.

When light entered the priest king's eyes again, he believed he had went to paradise. Instead he saw the concerned faces of his Bronze Companions and a few priests around him. A feeling of disappointment overcame Reenk Roink as he looked beyond to see a crowd of settlers around him, who were also somewhat disappointed that the one they looked at looked back.

Dismissing the settlers, the priest king then was told by his closest advisers that he was found lying on the ground unconscious. The entire hallway of the temple complex and everything in it was totally scorched. Everything but the priest king and the scroll found next to him that is.

Hesitantly taking the scroll from one of the priests, Reenk Roink examined it again noting that the words had been erased and replaced with the symbol of OsiOsi instead.

The priest king got out of his bed and told his retinue to gather the people in the gathering hall in an hour. He then turned to the priests to get to the bottom of what had happened.

In the Forest of the Gods, the god of wars and foreign peoples watched with a tinge of disappointment as the priest king Reenk Roink continued to walk about the earth. He turned to the god of the sky and questioned: "Why did you save him?"

OsiOsi, the king of the gods replied: "It is not for you to affect a matter that I have forbidden to the gods. You know well enough that you must act through your followers. If you plot anything Vode, know well that I also plot, and I am the best plotter."

[Sasaki Kojiro]

A few things:

It's a remarkably BAD idea to go around discussing your duel ability or your role, or challenging people willy nilly. The more information we give the mafia the easier it is for them, and we don't know a whole lot about the dueling system yet. I'm wary of it after midgard where the system was misunderstood and it was thought that people were confirmed guilty/innocent from the description even when they weren't.

Second, the value of mason's is that they can confirm each other. By simply ignoring WE's post atpg could have avoided the whole thing. When you are about to be lynched, that's when you say "I'm a mason, I have a partner". It's a really strong claim because the mafia would have to reveal one of their own in order to make it. Now, in this game role reveal is allowed after death (just not pm quoting) so if your partner comes under fire you can step in to save him if you two are masons.

I wouldn't assume anything about anybody at this point.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Didn't get much sleep.

In my defense; I played it cool for several long minutes, several posts, even after the duel was insisted upon. I did panic, because of my terrible duel strength, and the fact that if I didn't even make a show of accepting his duel, I could easily be branded mafia or someone with a role. I could have just ignored it, but as I say; pressure does things to people. I was absolutely sure I was going to be exposed, even though to the rest of you, it might not have seemed that way. He was dead set on duelling me, and I played it as cool as I could until it got out of hand and I had to nudge him in private to stop, by revealing my role, possibly to reason with him to stop. After that, my role was exposed for everyone to see and it was too late.

My mistake was panicking under pressure. It happens to the best of us. I even use that as a strategy to get mafia to talk, even when I have a weak case or a fair but not conclusive case (See TevashSzat in Godfather). I know full well pressure gets people nervous. I am not superman... I panicked.

I have never been a mason before. I'm sorry, I didn't know what to do, and I played it as best I could, fake role and everything, duel challenge accepted, good humor, happy smiley faces, private reasoning to stop.... nothing worked.

I apologize.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

It won't matter in the long run. We still have to find mafia same as always.

[boudica]

OOC: I'm just wondering if "I'm not Superman, I panicked" is good enough for a signature quote. Made me laugh anyway

So it seems Good old King Reenk gets pished and falls on is arrrrrse just like us common men then. Maybe.. ur hurr hurr.. Maybe 'ee 'ad one too many for the 'Vode' hurr hur hurrr.

*smack*

oo, sorry, sorry me lord.

[White_eyes:D]

It wouldn't have matter....I should have challenged Sasaki.... because when one comes up with helpful advice like that....they are scum thinking in a mindset of a townie......(It's good advice though......) I used it on Godfather 3 and look how it fooled most of you.....not saying Sasaki is Mafia.....but why he is so nervous about duels is.....interesting...

[Thermal]

It wouldn't have matter....I should have challenged Sasaki.... because when one comes up with helpful advice like that....they are scum thinking in a mindset of a townie......(It's good advice though......) I used it on Godfather 3 and look how it fooled most of you.....not saying Sasaki is Mafia.....but why he is so nervous about duels is.....interesting...

Psychonaut did that on my family guy mafia as a mad killer

[Sasaki Kojiro]

It wouldn't have matter....I should have challenged Sasaki.... because when one comes up with helpful advice like that....they are scum thinking in a mindset of a townie......(It's good advice though......) I used it on Godfather 3 and look how it fooled most of you.....not saying Sasaki is Mafia.....but why he is so nervous about duels is.....interesting...

I would have ignored it

You have stated that you're a peasant and your duel score is 2, is the town better or worse off after you revealed this?

[TinCow]

but why he is so nervous about duels is.....interesting...

Sasaki is correct. Fighting each other is a bad idea. The odds are that it will simply result in good, hard working men killing each other. Such challenges have never served any people well when trying to root out the evil in their midst, and I see no reason why it would serve that purpose here. The way that works best is the way of our forefathers: reason, debate, and analysis. All else is folly.

[White_eyes:D]

Yeah....Sasaki's Sig line is SO true.... but anything I do, could never make him panic....
but why so afraid of duels??? I feel they can be used to settle past grudges...(Reenk style) and I am willing to bet Mafia have much crapper duel scores....

Edit: I REALLY want to duel Sasaki and die....

[Askthepizzaguy]

Okay, apparently we aren't learning from our mistakes.

half of the entire reason I revealed all our pm's White_Eyes was to put a stop to this nonsense so we wouldn't accidentally relieve ourselves of MORE pro-town roles (or even basic townies) If you don't stop trying to duel people, especially with your stated poor duel rating, then you're being suicidal and possibly homicidal.

I am inclined to paint you as not a farmer, but rather as a jester or an actor trying to get lynched on purpose. Or as a person with a large duel rating who is using a bad strategy for the town. Whatever it is, I suggest you take a breather, re-examine your path forward, and realize you won't accomplish your goal, whatever it is, this way.

Drop the duels, White_Eyes, I am begging you, for the love of crumbs, just drop it.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Holmgang was a blast, but aside from Gods being revealed when they faced one another it was limited as a detection tool. It really only showed when one party was significantly weaker than another (at least usually, but not always) but not why the strong one was stronger.

Both have claimed peasantish roles with a score of "2." Do we know if this is a high or low score this time around? I'd guess lower is weaker, but assuming with Reenk in charge isn't necessarily wise.

Also, I like the reference to plots and counter plots -- signals that the mafiosi aren't the only power roles here (though that is not a huge surprise).

[White_eyes:D]

But....Reenk's duel system well go to waste, if nobody fights each other.........


Edit: Petition to the Preist King Reenk Roink Can you give a reward to a winner or something??? because at this rate, nobody is going to duel....and that makes me sad.... I am wanting some awesome write ups of people dieing in duels.......

[pevergreen]

Is it voting time yet?

What is a vote anyway? How do I vote... You know I voted once before. It went a little bit like this:

So I took the ferry over to Shelbyville; I needed a new heel for my shoe. So, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on them. ‘Give me five bees for a quarter,’ you’d say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn’t have any white onions, because of the war; the only thing you can get was those big yellow ones.

I like onions. I use them when I play.

[Thermal]

No fights, it hurts, I will get cuts and cry let there be peace, oh lordy let there be peace!

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Both have claimed peasantish roles with a score of "2." Do we know if this is a high or low score this time around? I'd guess lower is weaker, but assuming with Reenk in charge isn't necessarily wise.

Reenk said that he is a 7, and one of the greatest warriors on earth.

But....Reenk's duel system well go to waste, if nobody fights each other.........


Edit: Petition to the Preist King Reenk Roink Can you give a reward to a winner or something??? because at this rate, nobody is going to duel....and that makes me sad.... I am wanting some awesome write ups of people dieing in duels.......

No doubt we'll have some duels later in the game.

[boudica]

While most common men and good men alike pressed their ears to their palms and dreamed.. of lands they once called home, and of the land that suddenly had become home, in which new hovels, bijou beach house apartments - testaments to their enduring power of the Roink might be built*: Part of the settlement (the part with the fire, roasting jungle chickens and ahem. crude songs) still buzzed with the conversation of an increasingly inebriated few...


"Farewell an' adioo to ye fair Reenkish ladieeeess, I'd give you a screewwww if you were my chippy's maaaate, though your legs are..."

"Shut up a minute! Theres queerness afoot on this here island and no mistake, an' all you can think on is gettin' yer bleedin' end away!"

"Pass that scrumpy!"

"Moy foots' all gone manky again..."

"So with all that kerfuffle with them funny types...whatwassit? Woit Oies? an that Pizza fellow, clever one?"

"Yarrrr. Might be a scrap on tomorrow"

"Yarr, tanner on the fat one...whassis name again?"

"Woit Oies"

"..Yarr thash it"

"Orl roit... tanner it is"

"Yarr but I still don't get what the foitin's all in aid of. Don't help nothing get sorted out now duzzet?"

"Not roit now, but still.. keep on yer toes lads.. there's bound to be rough-types abroad"

"I'd hope one o' them Bronze shiny fellas'll have a look into that Mason fellow though, Can't be doin' with a bullshitter in the camp eh."

"Nah."

"Whaaat? Woy narrrt? 'Eee wuz welll suspect."

"With real crooks abound? Bluddy waste o' toime innehhht, 'Ees just a tit, Ee..

"Shush - there 'ee is!"

*uncomfortable silence*

"Cor, I wish there wuz wummin on this island I could just go forra.."

"Leave it out! If yerr thaaat desperate, go an see old TinCow - 'ees a brass inni?"

*guffaw!*

"You wuz roit when you said about ther bein' queerness afoot orlroight!"

etc. etc. long into the night the settlers huddled around the flames. Whether it was simply the fraternity and companionship that held the fire's circle, or perhaps an element of fear and uncertainty which had insinuated itself into their clan, the men, and yay, even some of the good men, drank the hastily-decanted apple-booze, ate their first, gravy-glistening taste of the island's bounty and forgot about their troubles.. for at least a short while.








*well, slapped together out of mud and twigs an that rather than actually built by your workin' man ~ That's cuzza those fancy Mason types shyin' off their labour. Silly buggerz with thur silly 'andshakes and rolling up thur troosers an' all that anyway. All talk no bleedin' work with them I orlwiz say...

[White_eyes:D]

No doubt we'll have some duels later in the game.

Well it help if you get a reward for it???

[Reenk Roink]

Just a note, if I don't answer a question asked either in a thread or in PM, it means "No comment."

Also, night hasn't ended yet (still waiting for all the orders and one person hasn't read their role yet). Night will not go later than 12:00 Noon EST Friday. The subsequent nights will be shorter as well, this one is extended so that everyone can understand what the hell is going on!

[boudica]

"Evenin; Mi'Lord!"

(whispers) "Well, OI don't know what the hell is goin' on anyway, s.."
"Bloody 'ell 'ee creeps up dunny.."

"Oh shurrup! *hic!* pass that bloody parsnip woine..."

[White_eyes:D]

"No comment."

Well I guess that does it for my challenging anyone....nobody is gonna accept.....even if they get a write up of my assured death......

[Reenk Roink]

"Evenin; Mi'Lord!"

(whispers) "Well, OI don't know what the hell is goin' on anyway, s.."
"Bloody 'ell 'ee creeps up dunny.."

"Oh shurrup! *hic!* pass that bloody parsnip woine..."

Get this thing away from me before I catch something.

[White_eyes:D]

Hey Reenk.....can I challenge you...??? (which of course=death)

[Reenk Roink]

Actually yes, I will allow this. I will of course have the ability to accept or decline which may say a lot though.