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[Reverie]

No, it was expressly stated there is no hammer. It's a bit late now, since Tir is going to sleep, and I am frustrated to no end. I'd be interested in hearing that follow-up post you're sitting on for sure. In the meantime, Teneb it is.

[Mephansteras]

The Scribe's Tally Sheet
Teneb: hector13, juicebox, Reverie, Tiruin
Tiruin: Teneb, TheDarkStar


Day ends ~3 hours from now. No more extensions remain for this day.

[TheDarkStar]

Alright, here's my response to Tiruin's first post. If I had more time I'd respond to other people too.

Eww that's weak -_- "Mostly active lurking" WHEN I BASICALLY SAID I WAS AWAY FOR TWO DAYS.

I gave bloody dang reads on how active people were--with Rev topping it out and others not even touching that level of quality. I am basically stating as such like before that I cannot particularly detect scum leaning attitudes as I have felt, much like before, that they're being covert. Which is really feeling like the case at present :I
And yes I do With the subtlety in present, I am looking at Reverie as Towny, Hector as totally weird but it would be strange to claim Witch with...no direction thereafter, as it prsents heat and focus, that which would be fully detrimental to a Witch-Mason team (if there's any other Witch team, please boop me--I've got Midterms for my Masters literally today, and on Saturday; today in the next 6 hours, AND I'M NOT BLOODY 'ACTIVE LURKING' :I)

Activity does not determine towniness. Sure, more active people tend to be more town-aligned, but the content of what they say matters too. Especially in a low-activity game like this (where people are busy with RL things), activity does not indicate alignment as much. I based my reads on reading through every single post made by all people still alive. I noted which people were lurking more, but the reasons that I think they're scummy are mostly tied to specific posts, votes, and reasoning/lack thereof. You seem very concerned with activity though, since you gave reads based on that. Why not include the content of what people said?

That partially nudges me that you're looking for an easy target with those kinds of accusations you're putting out; when in doubt, accuse of lurking.
Especially if you go the middleman in trying to gauge some 'scummy' reads when you don't have substance to back it up.
It is FURTHER a contrary note that you label my actions as 'theorycrafting', when I've been pretty much placing the notion of what roles exist therein. We're at a 6 player team, WHOLLY DIFFERENT than if people assume 'oh vanilla 2 scum in 9 person game' as we've got 2 THIRD PARTIES down, that ADJUSTS my variance of scum from 2 to 1, with possibility making a charismatic cultist--REGARDLESS of the Templar flip (the Templar flip made me consider the Cha. Cultist being a possibility a bit more, but I've had hunches because of thinking 'okay, 6 out of 9, 1 town dead, 2 Third parties dead; Shakerag died because people got his eyes and other sensory organs, no sign of Monster Hunter, no sign of Were-attack; OBVIOUSLY scum')

I have substance - I read over the entire game to see what kinds of questions/accusations/other posts people made (and posted my notes). And I'm not saying that theorizing about the game is useless (for example, the number of scum is very important in determining if we should lynch today). I am saying that that's most of what you have and there's a notable lack of actually trying to find scum.

So it is weird that people are assuming Shakerag died to anything BUT scum.

Reverie - Not much substance until recently. Suggested a massclaim and has started to pressure people for stuff, but I want to see more. Mildly scummy (roughly tied with Teneb).

Wow seriously :v
She was the one prodding literally everyone till D1.

You getting your reads from a biased source of the recency effect, or what?

Day 1, her posts were almost entirely RVS. Sure there was content, but no effort to find scum. Her content today is better but it sometimes still feels lacking.

hector13 - mildly scummy for day 1 suspicion-without-voting, pressures Teneb today for stuff. Mild scum lean, but that might switch to a town lean by the end of the day.

Yeaaaaa how.
That doesn't match with Reverie's quality, and his 'switch town lean' isn't anywhere detailed in your post.

And you blue'd those two people! The OTHER TWO HOWEVER have less posts and less quality--and yet you don't touch them with a FoS, and leave them with the SAME 'mild scum lean'.

I'm not sure what you mean, but I don't base my reads off Reverie, I base them off my own observations.

juicebox - Essentially inactive day 1. Has good, well-reasoned posts day 2 but doesn't have much content in general. Mild town lean, but this could change with more content.

...Oh wow, I'm reading juicebox's posts! They TOTALLY LACK A LOT IN THEM!
This is some good, well-reasoned posts there. Inactive D1; total of 2 posts. Day two has five, and I see a lack of 'well reasoned' in contrast to ALL OF OURS, being present. Unless you mean commonly reasoned, because people would clearly think 'oh okay, cha. cultist can convert N1, that's possible'.
AND YET HE IS WRONG WITH DETAILS IF PEOPLE READ BACK!

Well I would say that the evidence points to some non-cult scum out there. Flavorwise, it doesn't seem like Shakerag was killed by a townie, and the fact that nobody has claimed the kill seems to point in that direction also. Furthermore, based on past Supernatural games, I don't think the cult leader would have a kill. So it seems to me that there is some non-cultist scum out there, and that's who killed Shakerag.

> See: Supernatural 8. ANY CULT MEMBER CAN KILL.
If you mean a Cult Leader, See Supernatural 6; Tiruin as Charismatic Cultist, I killed people :I
And, I have to explicitly mention--unless juicebox was referring to SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT CULTS, I have to mention that asking flavor is important and not """theorycrafting""", I killed Cmega3 in Night 2, people were curious how she died, I stole the body as mentioned in the N2 results. And while it was mentioned I used a bloody axe, while skipping merrily over to Jim's home in N3, have consistent flavor.

If you can say 'juicebox' is 'well reasoned', his reason is out the window in the cold, dark night.
And thus reinforcing that YOU aren't doing your READING either.
Unless you can back that up--correct me like a gentleman, pistols at dawn, and then tell me what was the substance of your posts other than applying pressure to an otherwise seemingly 'lurking/active' "scumbag".

The posts he's made today are good, I just want to see more of them. If his activity picks up (probably tomorrow due to impending end of day) and he keeps posting as he has (some scumhunting, some useful observations) I'll read him as more strongly town.

[Tiruin]

3 hours of sleep T_T

Alright, here's my response to Tiruin's first post. If I had more time I'd respond to other people too.

Eww that's weak -_- "Mostly active lurking" WHEN I BASICALLY SAID I WAS AWAY FOR TWO DAYS.

I gave bloody dang reads on how active people were--with Rev topping it out and others not even touching that level of quality. I am basically stating as such like before that I cannot particularly detect scum leaning attitudes as I have felt, much like before, that they're being covert. Which is really feeling like the case at present :I
And yes I do With the subtlety in present, I am looking at Reverie as Towny, Hector as totally weird but it would be strange to claim Witch with...no direction thereafter, as it prsents heat and focus, that which would be fully detrimental to a Witch-Mason team (if there's any other Witch team, please boop me--I've got Midterms for my Masters literally today, and on Saturday; today in the next 6 hours, AND I'M NOT BLOODY 'ACTIVE LURKING' :I)

Activity does not determine towniness. Sure, more active people tend to be more town-aligned, but the content of what they say matters too. Especially in a low-activity game like this (where people are busy with RL things), activity does not indicate alignment as much. I based my reads on reading through every single post made by all people still alive. I noted which people were lurking more, but the reasons that I think they're scummy are mostly tied to specific posts, votes, and reasoning/lack thereof. You seem very concerned with activity though, since you gave reads based on that. Why not include the content of what people said?

That's the problem--you instantly jumped to 'lurking' without backing up that issue with substance. LURKING accounts for people staying online (or offline) and being available to read through the thread, and there is verifiable proof of that (in the least when noting down their actions); I basically said 'I've Masters Midterms, first exams', and did note what I did why I did in D1.

You basically dropped the 'lurking' excuse for everyone and did not follow it up with any substance at ALL. It's an easy excuse to place people under when you think there's a 'lacking push for lynches' or otherwise. I included the CONTENT of what people said, but didn't quickly go off and connect it with their "scumminess" because its...really not helpful.

Like juicebox for example; you say he's less scummy than us but his posts aren't even depth touching or information giving, or interacting--inasmuch as you were with what we've been doing. I've asked questions, or at least provided feedback over what people have said to me, about me, which haven't been addressed that well (Reverie did), but we're linked as 'SCUMMIEST' for some reason without reasoning, other than 'active lurking most likely' or something that you didn't detail better when you posted your reads about us. [Much were not toned as questions, but did question others' claims; they were not interrogative, but descriptive.]

I have substance - I read over the entire game to see what kinds of questions/accusations/other posts people made (and posted my notes). And I'm not saying that theorizing about the game is useless (for example, the number of scum is very important in determining if we should lynch today). I am saying that that's most of what you have and there's a notable lack of actually trying to find scum.

You have substance. I meant 'substance' as in dialogue with others. What I saw in your post of reads trivialized what people did, like labeling what I did as 'theorycrafting' when that helped (or at least involved) people talking as it was something people could talk about in associating things and actions. Many did not hold dialogue to me but judged me outright (there was little of '

Question Tiruin!', but more [Observation] JUDGEMENT Tiruin!)

I mean if your substance holds scumhunting, there's a big comparison between things like

juicebox - Essentially inactive day 1. Has good, well-reasoned posts day 2 but doesn't have much content in general. Mild town lean, but this could change with more content.

and things comparing the rest. In saying what you said to people who needed more content, it didn't compare well to people who probably posted more quantity, but presumably had more time to think things through.

Because there was a big opportunity to notice dialogue. And put dialogue.
But you didn't. (other than asking reads and of whom was thought as scummier)

Day 1, her posts were almost entirely RVS. Sure there was content, but no effort to find scum. Her content today is better but it sometimes still feels lacking.

Nudging others and asking questions is no effort? She attempted to talk with others, she didn't assume other people inasmuch as others have recently did in their quantity-of-posts-to-talking-with-others ratio. This is basically your SECOND post after issuing a vote where dialogue was much needed before the lynch.

I'm not sure what you mean, but I don't base my reads off Reverie, I base them off my own observations.

Yes but reasoning following those observations was not expressed at all. From what I saw, it was very skewed with how you detailed people, and doesn't determine people being scum, because it was detached from people.

The posts he's made today are good, I just want to see more of them. If his activity picks up (probably tomorrow due to impending end of day) and he keeps posting as he has (some scumhunting, some useful observations) I'll read him as more strongly town.

And did you think about questioning him about specific things that would provide more discussion? You've basically been 'reading him as town' because he posted things that are commonly reasonable.
And that was it.
There was reluctance to engage with him (or at least, the big opportunity of talking with him looks diminished compared to passing judgement on the rest of us). "Good" in comparison to our posts, means what? What MAKES him town reading for you?

[Mephansteras]

The Scribe's Tally Sheet
Teneb: hector13, juicebox, Reverie, Tiruin
Tiruin: Teneb, TheDarkStar


The day draws to a close after long discussion.

Finally, the scribe stands up and announces that a decision has been made to lynch Teneb this day.

The High Priest thanks him and turns to you. "I call upon the Pact of Blood. Teneb stand forth and meet thy fate."

With a look of worry on his face, Teneb steps forth. "I...I am sorry that I have failed you today. You see, I am a Sage, and I had hoped to use my knowledge to aid us in finding these wicked beings that plague our town. I could not, and now it is I and not one of our enemies who dies today. I can only hope that you somehow make it out of this nightmare."

The Executioner takes a single swing of his axe, and Teneb joins his ancestors in the afterlife.

The High Priest shakes his head. "Two of our number have you slain. We have little time left, I fear. Go forth and sleep this night. I can only hope that tomorrow brings better news."



Night has fallen. Send in your actions!

[Mephansteras]

  You arrive at the courtyard the next morning and find the high priest once again examining a body. Only one this time, though

  He stands up once you have all arrived.

  “My news is grim this morning, I am afraid. Our good juicebox was slain last night.” He guestures down at the body. “The eyes and heart have once again been removed, and the body dumped out in a field. From what I have been able to determine, it seems they were not one of the faithful but instead a Witch who followed the old gods. While I would normally take offense to such things, it seems they were at least aligned with us against the evil that threatens us. I will pray that their soul be taken to The Light.”

“And now, I must turn the task back over to you. Please, find and eliminate this threat before it is too late!”

Oh, but it is already too late. Reverie says as she slashes Tiruin’s throat from behind with a black dagger. Her eyes glow a bright green as the Sorcerer’s body slumps to the ground. Your light shall soon be extinguished, as the blessed Darkness returns this world to the way it once was. The Wizard raises her arms, and the sun begins to turn black.

Hector13 turns and tries to flee, but is grabbed by TheDarkStar who pulls out another black dagger and thrusts it into the heart of the Dreamwalker. The cultist Fortune Teller smiles as green flames flicker along the edge of his blade.

Reverie’s form shifts, growing larger and darker and she steps towards the High Priest and the cowering crowd of townsfolk behind him. All who bend the knee before me shall be welcomed as my new servants. All who resist shall be cast into the Void.

Frightened and confused, the townsfolk kneel before as the world is plunged into darkness eternal. The Dark Lady laughs, and the whole world trembles at her return.




And that's game over. Super quick this time, sorry. Town happened to have almost the exact worst series of lynches and night actions. Which is a pity, I was hoping for some more interesting interactions between the various roles. Would have been a better set-up with more people, but hopefully everyone had fun anyway.

Spoiler: Role PMs (click to show/hide)

Cultists

The two of you have long worshipped the Dark Lady. Though knowledge of her is forbidden, the lure of power has proven irresistible. Over the years her dark power has flowed through you as ritual after ritual brought her closer to full awakening. Now, the time has come to finish the Great Ritual and bring your goddess to dominion over this land.

Each night one of you may go out to take a captive to sacrifice to the Dark Lady. (This is your mafia night-kill)

Reverie (cult)
    You are a Wizard who stumbled upon forbidden works speaking of the Dark Lady years ago. In the time since you have toiled to greater your understanding of her wishes and in the process have unlocked powerful protective magics to keep yourself and cultmate safe from those who would work against you. Each night you may cast a Ward on another player to protect them from a single Night-Kill attempt.

TheDarkStar (cult)
    You are a Fortune Teller who saw visions of the Dark Lady during your divinations. You could see clearly that if she were to awaken she would reward you handsomely for your part, and you have spent years working towards that goal. Each night you may use your power to investigate another player to learn the Type of Role that player has. Types include Killer, Protector, Watcher, Changer, and Survivor.
   
In addition, you have a magical form of communication that allows the two of you to speak without anyone else overhearing.     

-----

   
AbstractTraitorHero (town)
    Your family have long been members of the Templar order, fighting forces of corruption that have plagued the lands for so long. Your faith and determination make you immune to a cultist conversion attempt, while your skill at arms gives you advantages in combat. Each night you may choose to go forth and Kill another player that you suspect of being a force of corruption, or you may chose to Defend that night, making yourself immune to Night Kill attempts for the night.
   
   
    You are Town
    --
   
Teneb (town)
    You have long worked as a Sage for the council, interpreting the signs and portents of the Heavens and using your extensive knowledge of the world to aid their decisions. Now it seems that you are called upon to help discover who murdered them and bring them to justice. As a Sage you will gain one clue each Night to help you identify both the scum team and various 3rd party roles that are in the game.
   
    Here is what you have divined so far: The night sky is full as the planets approach Alignment. However, and alignment so close to the Night of the Dead bodes only ill as dark powers stir and ancient beings sleep restlessly during such an event.

    You are Town   
    --
       
Tiruin (town)
    You are a cleaver Sorcerer who has dedicated yourself to unravelling the mysteries of the Universe. You spend long nights toiling in your study, and have erected powerful enchantments around your house to protect those around you from mishaps as well as keep any interference from affecting your research. Because of this you are immune to all Night abilities.

    You are Town   
    --
       
hector13 (town)
    Descendant of a long line of mystics and holy people you have inherited abilities that defy logic. You are a Dreamwalker, one who flits from mind to mind during slumber, seeing what is going on in the minds of others. Each night you will receive a random player's Night PM results. If they have none, you will simply see random dreams for that night.

    You are Town   
    --
       
juicebox (town)
    A practitioner of an ancient religion long thought banished from this region, you are a Lone Witch. Though you are without a proper coven to practice with you still manage to wield some magic. Once per day you can place a Warding Eye upon the house of a player. From that point on you will know who visits that house and whether or not its occupant leaves during the night. Placing the ward requires that you go to their house, but the eye will report everything it sees magically from that point onward.

    You are Town   
    --
   
BlackHeartKabal (other)
    This world has become ever more difficult to trick these days, but what else can a Devil do but try, eh? Your superiors have sent you up here with a task to Claim three souls, and that you will do if you can. Each night you can Visit another player and offer them a one-shot ability in exchange for their soul. You may offer the following powers:
   
        o One-shot Night Kill (or an unblockable night kill if they have a normal one)
        o One-shot Protection
        o One-shot Role-block
        o One-shot Investigation of a player's Role and Faction
        o One-shot Redirection

  How you wish to phrase the offer is entirely up to you (all, some, or only one of the options). You can grant any of those powers, although only one per person. If the player accepts, then you gain their soul and they gain the power.

 The offer is made through me, in order to hide your identity.

 Once you have 3 souls you win, taking all of those who souls you took with you back to the hells.
   
    --
       
Shakerag (other)
    Even in death there is no rest for you. A ravenous Ghoul is what you are now, raised by some foul magic. By day you appear like any other person, but at night the hunger overcomes you and you must go out to feed. Each night you may choose to either Kill another player or Eat the body of an already deceased player. If you Eat a corpse your next Night Kill is unstoppable.
   
    You win when all threats to you are dead and the town does not have the votes to lynch you.

Spoiler: Night 1 (click to show/hide)

hector13

As you prepare for bed the light of your candle dims down to but a speck, and you feel a presence in the room.

“What? Who’s there?” you ask, a good bit more nervously than you would have liked.

“Oh, no need to fear.” Speaks a voice from the darkness. “I have no wish to harm you. In fact, I am here to help. I bring of offer of power, power that may help save this little town from its Doom. Or bring it about, if that is your goal.”

“Power?” You ask, intrigued despite your misgivings. “What kind of power?”

“The power to protect another, or to misdirect someone so that their plans might fail.” Answers the Voice.

“And what do you ask for this help?” There is always a catch, after all, you think to yourself.

“Ah, a grave price indeed. Your soul. But what is that when the fate of an entire city is at stake?” The voice pauses a moment.

“So...do you accept?”

“I do not.” You shake your head. “Begone, fiend, I shall not be tempted by your tricks!”

“Bah….as you wish.” The voice sulks.

Soon the feeling of another presence is gone, and the candle flares back to it’s usual dim glory.
=====

You eventually fall asleep, and as you so often do you find yourself viewing the world through the eyes of another. No dream, this, but a glimpse into the mind of another.

You gather up the supplies you will need to place the Watchful Eye and head out into the empty streets. The night is cold but still, and in your ears your footsteps echo loudly off the buildings as you head off towards hector13’s house.

Despite that, arrive at his house unmolested. You make the mark of the Eye above his door, rub the appropriate unguents into it, and whisper the chant of the ancients. The eye vanishes as if it had never been. But you feel it in the back of your mind, watching patiently for whatever might come.

You return to your house as quietly and carefully as you can and go to sleep.

In the morning you awaken with knowledge from the Eye. BlackHeartKabal went to visit hector13 in the night. Interesting. Interesting indeed.

--
   
BlackHeartKabal

So. Time to get to work. You need a mark, and you’re thinking perhaps this hector13 is the one to try first.

You slip out of the house and make your way like a shadow to his house.

He is getting ready for bed with nothing but a single candle to light the room. Perfect! You dim the candle down to nothing but a speck of light and cast yourself into the darkness around him.

“What? Who’s there?” he asks, rather nervously.

“Oh, no need to fear.” You say. “I have no wish to harm you. In fact, I am here to help. I bring of offer of power, power that may help save this little town from its Doom. Or bring it about, if that is your goal.”

“Power?” He seems a little less nervous. “What kind of power?”

“The power to protect another, or to misdirect someone so that their plans might fail.” Answers the Voice.

“And what do you ask for this help?” There is suspicion in his voice, now.

“Ah, a grave price indeed. Your soul. But what is that when the fate of an entire city is at stake?” You’re proud of that line. Who can say no to that?

“So...do you accept?” Come on...first soul!

“I do not.” He shakes his head. “Begone, fiend, I shall not be tempted by your tricks!”

“Bah” Well, this didn’t go so well. But, plenty of time to ask others, right? And it’s not like you can force someone “As you wish.” That may have come off a little pouty. Rats.

Well, time to go. You slip back out through the darkness to the street and return home.

====

All right, all right, so the first night is a bust. No matter. Just got to get three. You can still do that, there is still time. You think. Kinda bad timing with the murders and this ‘Assembly’ of people and whatnot. And bad luck that this host is one of those bloodlines. This would be way easier without all that nonsense going on.

So, think. Who next? Who would take the offer? You just need to watch them a bit more -- Your thoughts are interrupted by the door splintering inwards.

A strange, maddened looking individual batters away the few splintered boards.

“Woah! Hold up! Now, don’t do anything rash!” You back up. There is murder in this person’s eyes. You’d know that look anywhere.

“I...I can offer you power! Yes? More power? Power you can use to kill more...people who aren’t me?” You stammer a bit. This isn’t good! This host isn’t much of a fighter, and if it dies you’re straight back down to the hells with nothing to show for it.

The figure lurches forward, hands outstretched.

“No! Please! Really, I can get you things. Anything you want!” You’re screeching now, your back up against the wall.

A painful blow lands on your shoulder, and you can hear bones crack under the strain. You try to speak again, but another blow shatters your jaw. Blow after blow lands on you until the host blacks out from the pain.

====

Man, this night sucked.

You awaken to the sight of the burning skies of the Hells above you. And, of course, the first Devil you see is your old nemesis Ba’Kul’Morg with a shovel and bucket and bucket in hand, jabbing you with his foot.

“Hah! Man, you are the worst.” he jeers at you. “The boss says you screwed up so bad you’re on hellhound pen duty for the next hundred years!” He drops the shovel and bucket down on top of you.

“Have fun with that!” And he strides away, guffawing as he leaves.

Next time. Next time when you get back up to the realm of humans, you’ll show them. You’ll show them all.

You sit up and grab onto the shovel. *sigh* Next time.


--

juicebox

You gather up the supplies you will need to place the Watchful Eye and head out into the empty streets. The night is cold but still, and in your ears your footsteps echo loudly off the buildings as you head off towards hector13’s house.

Despite that, arrive at his house unmolested. You make the mark of the Eye above his door, rub the appropriate unguents into it, and whisper the chant of the ancients. The eye vanishes as if it had never been. But you feel it in the back of your mind, watching patiently for whatever might come.

You return to your house as quietly and carefully as you can and go to sleep.

In the morning you awaken with knowledge from the Eye. BlackHeartKabal went to visit hector13 in the night. Interesting. Interesting indeed.

--

Reverie

You slip out into the night. You need more hearts for the goddess. She will not be free until the proper amount of blood has been sacrificed in her name!

You make your way towards Shakerag’s house, only to find him staggering slowly towards it from the other direction. His motions are strange, nearly disjointed, and he has a wild, disheveled look in the moonlight.

No matter. His blood will do. You reach into your robe and pull forth the Emerald charm that you have fashioned in the goddesses visage. Muttering an invocation in her name you hold it in front of your victim and will some of her power to flow through it. The light bursts forth and consumes his eyes, leaving only a pool of light in their wake and deadening his mind to the world.

Stupefied, he is easy to lead back to hidden area you have prepared for the sacrifices. Under the glowing green lanterns you use a black curved knife to carve out his heart and give it and his life's blood to the goddess.

The blood burns green upon the altar, and you can sense she is pleased.

--

Shakerag

The sun is setting, and you can feel the curse claiming you once again. But with your day wasted at that damn table you had no time to prepare. The scraps of your humanity weep and the hunger takes hold.

Humanity is for the weak.

Food. Yes. Proper food. Raw flesh. Yes. None here. No. Must go hunt.

BlackHeartKabal. Will do. Will do. Yes.


The world is a blur. You are out of your house. The night is crisp, but warm compared to death.

You can smell your prey.

Yes. Behind here. A crash as you batter a feeble wooden barricade out of your way.

Sounds of terror. And pleading. You don’t bother to hear the words. Words are useless before the Hunger.

Crash and smash. Rip and tear. The blood must flow. The blood must flow!

Death. New death. Good. Time to feed.

=====

Full and satiated, you head back to your home. The world is fuzzy. So sleepy...can barely think. Must...rest...digest. Yes.[/b]

A sound. You perk up.

Something? Yes? A fight? A chase? But so full….maybe let it go?

A green light blinds you and stagger. The world dissolves into a hissing green.

=====

An eternity later and your soul finds itself in the darkness of the afterworld. But...free? The enchantment, the hunger, could you truly be free of it?

 A golden light beckons you, and you feel a peace that has been denied you for far, far too long.

--

Teneb

You are up late, as you usually are. Tonight it is by the fire with a stack of books by your chair. Something about this troubling alignment of the planets tickles your memory. But what?

Book after book, page after page, the feeling that you have seen something about this before. Where? Which one of these books?

Ah! Yes! Now you remember. Setting down the book you’ve been flipping through you get up and head to your bookshelf. Forbidden gods of old, there it is. A volume of little interest to most, but tonight...you pull it out and flip through it.

There. The Dark Lady. An ancient goddess who rebelled against the gods, and was sealed away in a prison in the deep reaches of the earth. According to this passage...yes...the stars are a little different, but the alignment is right and...oh dear. It seems the walls of her prison are weak. The Alignment signals that the time of her awakening is at hand. Should she be freed, the world could be cast into shadow for eons.

If you are right, then the council was killed for a single dark purpose. To unlock the doors of her prison with their blood. You will need to root out these cultists of hers quickly if you are to save not only this town but perhaps the entire world!

--

TheDarkStar

You pull out the silver water bowl and fill it to the brim. Then, sitting next to it, you begin the chant of the Dark Lady.

You can feel her power flowing through you. The water becomes as reflective as silver itself, then slowly clouds as you peer into realms beyond your own. The way is open.

You steady yourself and then picture Tiruin in your mind. You cast your mind out to her, beseeching the Dark Lady to show you what this adversary is.

The power spills forth, reaching out through the Ether towards her, and then...stops. The cloudy surface of the water shatters like ice and becomes normal water once again.

Some powerful magic must be warding her from your sight. Not the information you sought, but information nonetheless.

Exhausted and nursing an aching head you snuff the lights and collapse into bed. Perhaps you will be better able to make more sense of this in the morning.

Spoiler: Night 2 (click to show/hide)

hector13

  You sleep, but as usual your mind does not delve into dreams but into the minds of those around you.

Once again you kneel before the silver bowl, and begin chanting to your Dark Lady. Her power swells within you, and flows out ot the bowl.

  The water clouds again, and then stills. In the reflective surface you seek hector13.

  The water shimmers and darkens before revealing a seeking Eye. It peers past you, then through you, and then at you. You pull back reflexively and the water shatters once again, returning to normal water in the bowl.

  This time, though, this time you know what this means. Hector13 is a Watcher. But what has he seen? What does he know?

  Questions for tomorrow, you suppose. You tidy up and head off to bed. Victory is close at hand, you can almost taste it! 

--
   
juicebox

  As the moon rises you head off to Reverie’s house. Better to know what she’s up to tonight, than hector. Despite your worries you are once again able to make your way through the streets without being disturbed.

  Once there you make the Mark and prepare it as before. The old Mark fades from your mind as the new one takes over. Good, good, you’ll be able to see what happens here tonight.

  You turn to leave but a sound from behind you makes you turn back. The door is open, and Reverie is standing there.

  “Oh, juicebox, how convenient.” she holds up an amulet before you. “I was just on my way to see you.” Green light bursts forth. You try to look away, but your muscles won’t budge. The light engulfs your vision. It is painful to look at, for a little bit, but soon your mind is lost within the light.

  --

  Some time later your soul awakens to the darkness of the Void. It seems your time among the living has come to a close. Pity.

  The cry of a hawk alerts you, and you look up to see the Winged Messenger flying above you. Your soul sprouts wings and follows after. Your gods may not get much worship these days, but it seems your dedication was not in vain.
 
--

Reverie

  As the night winds being to pick up outside you begin to make your way out. The Dark Lady’s power grows, and you need just a little more to fully unlock her prison.

  You fondle the amulet. Juicebox will work. Hopefully tonight proves to be as easy as last night.

  As you put a hand on the door handle you become aware of a presence outside. You peek through the keyhole just in time to see Juicebox’s face lit by the moonlight.

  You smile broadly and open the door.

  “Oh, juicebox, how convenient.” you say, raising the amulet before you and releasing the Goddesses power into it. “I was just on my way to see you.”

  The emerald light bursts from the amulet and strikes Juicebox’s eyes. Try as they might to look away, the Lady’s power is too great. Soon their eyes are gone, replaced by the flickering light of the Lady’s power.

  You lead the stupefied townsperson along to the Alter. Under the green lantern light you wield the black dagger once again, dedicating your victim’s heart and blood to the Dark Goddess.

  The green flames on the altar are stronger tonight, and the Dark Lady’s voice whispers in your ears. The time has nearly come.

--
       
TheDarkStar

  Once again you kneel before the silver bowl, and begin chanting to your Dark Lady. Her power swells within you, and flows out ot the bowl.

  The water clouds again, and then stills. In the reflective surface you seek hector13.

  The water shimmers and darkens before revealing a seeking Eye. It peers past you, then through you, and then at you. You pull back reflexively and the water shatters once again, returning to normal water in the bowl.

  This time, though, this time you know what this means. Hector13 is a Watcher. But what has he seen? What does he know?

  Questions for tomorrow, you suppose. You tidy up and head off to bed. Victory is close at hand, you can almost taste it! 

[Tiruin]

Woo, I was right about TDS being scum--boo, I didn't express my suspicions on Reverie because I was all checking her out nicely in a nice way. :I (It was that acuity in how you posted 'Sorceror'; it gave off the vibes of 'planned and deep looking into', which didn't match the reasoning of your vote but its moreso activity. That was good though!)

Also MEPHANSTERAS I thought you said the day would end when EVERYONE votes, not when everyone votes and the timer counts down!
Situations much like D2 is why DIALOGUE is pretty important. <_< While I was going on about the 1-scum/2scum, there was still the bit where people jumped on me for really not-shaped up reasons. Like, we didn't have a D1 to work with. Is it a point to point that it was a smooth cruise for scum there? But yeah, activity didn't help when the more active was good scum.

I was still expecting Cha. Cultist though. Arrrrghhhh.
And juicebox was alive in D2 to talk to Hector about things. >_<

Also Teneb...you basically confirmed 'CULT' was present...and didn't mention much out of it than voting me and disappearing.

[Mephansteras]

Also, I should note that this game does not have hammers per se. That rule is just in place so that if everyone has voted and the game seems unlikely to move I can end the day and keep things going. I won't end the day early if there is plenty of discussion going on.

I did clarify this, Tiruin.

[TheDarkStar]

GG.

And I was almost right in guessing people's roles! Except that I thought hector was a sage, juicebox was either witch or guard, and I thought wasn't sure if Tiruin was a knight or a sorcerer for a while. And I was completely wrong on Teneb.

..that's 1.5/4, but only because Tiruin claimed her role directly.

[Tiruin]

Also, I should note that this game does not have hammers per se. That rule is just in place so that if everyone has voted and the game seems unlikely to move I can end the day and keep things going. I won't end the day early if there is plenty of discussion going on.

I did clarify this, Tiruin.

Oops
Thanks Meph!

I didn't notice that (I did but sleep issues) at the time being near day end.

This was a perfect Mafia win though.

GG.

And I was almost right in guessing people's roles! Except that I thought hector was a sage, juicebox was either witch or guard, and I thought wasn't sure if Tiruin was a knight or a sorcerer for a while. And I was completely wrong on Teneb.

..that's 1.5/4, but only because Tiruin claimed her role directly.

Vote better next time because that tipped me off to you being scum. :I Like those other times you were scum.

[TheDarkStar]

People think I'm scum every game.

[Tiruin]

People think I'm scum every game.

Only when you live past N1. Okay not really, but that REALLY REALLY feels like it everytime, and I jest!

Although...it was MYLO all this time I should have pushed my point more and nudged people onto TDS. But it was 1am at that time...

and the body dumped out in a field.

Things like this would've helped infer better that it was a cult kill. But that's my problem with templates!

Smooth scum win, and a classic point of the importance of activity, though. I like the conciseness in communication in the scumchat.

[Reverie]

I was hoping that the witch would have survived, the win would have been more stylish! Oh well.

[AbstractTraitorHero]

I will fully admit I dident realize I was being lynched until it happened.

A shame as well ince I was an importantish role. I am not entirely sure what I did wrong.

[hector13]

To be fair you didn’t do anything wrong, it was a slow D1 and only a third of the players were actually voting.

My preferred lynch at the time would’ve been BHK, but I would’ve tied the game up at that point... evidently I need to avoid hedging.