NoTW XX
Pursuit of Havoc
and The Five Pointed Pentagon

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Introduction to be released upon the conclusion of The Song of the Nightingale.

Prelude and Rules

Welcome all NoTW players to the nineteenth a.k.a the twentieth installment of our series! The Pursuit of Havoc and the Five Pointed Pentagon promises to be fun and interesting and I hope that everyone gets a kick out of playing in it. Unlike previous NoTWs, this game will actually be a sequel to the current one: The Song of The Nightingale. It will commence a week after that game is finished, approximately June 26th.

Good Luck and Enjoy the Show.

Pinman

(Rules to be inserted here tonight- because I think I need to ensure people use secret voices:p)

So without further ado, let the blind sign ups commence.

Sign ups: 27

Kol.7
Methos
Stuck in Pi
Niklas
thomas. beubeg
Backwards Logic
D'artagnan
Renata
mythmonster
Tasslehoff
Lightfang
Brisingamen
merciary
J-Man
Izipo
Chandrasekhar
Rheinmetall
qoou
reverend oats
sirtommygunn
BananaLee
the13thRonin
Tolis
Frozen in Ice
Charles Li
KittoKittoAsa
Nahkarma

Reserves: 0

You May Post Now.

But it will probably take me the day to finish all the information...
(Popping in and out)

Start up date: June 26th

Signing up (of course)

If this is anything like the last one, it will be great. The Song of the Nightingale was one of the best I've played IMO, if not the best. :D

Signing up.

I'm in, but a warning:

My main computer that I use for internet may die very shortly. So, it may be possible I only get on once or twice a day.

I'm in.

I'm in, naturally

I'm in.

And isn't a "Five-Pointed Pentagon" kind of redundant? ;)

Of course.

EDIT: Although I do make mistakes, I try VERY hard not to do it in NoTW.;)

Signing up.

Should I or should I not sign up?

:blush:Why wouldn't you sign up?

Me, me, me.

Oh, I is in!

In, but shouldn't you give everybody else a chance to host one, and work on BoAE?

In.

This looks to be interesting.

I'm hosting because nobody else was ready.

{I asked Kol and LF, who both said they aren't. merciary and thomas have clearly stated that they are not prepared yet, and thomas even offered up his position to Kol, who offered the position to me}

I'm not in, as I never played this one before. But I subscribe so I understand the rules better and can be in the next game.

Yeah, that's my fault. I'd really love to host a game, but I'm a bad procrastinator. I still haven't worked out much. :p

In, but shouldn't you give everybody else a chance to host one, and work on BoAE?

Pinman kindly stood in to host the next one because neither myself, Lightfang or thomas, who were supposed to be next, were able to host ours yet due to exams. That comment was quite unnecessary and not appreciated.

For a full list of upcoming NOTW games please see the NOTW Information Thread.

J-man, you should just do it; it's fun. Kol.7 has all of the previous games linked in the NOTW information thread, so there's plenty of reading material for you already. Plus, few people play this game who don't like to hear themselves "talk", so it's more than likely you'd have plenty of answers if you had any questions. :p

I'm in - school's almost over!

Ha, you still have school! No offense.

I'm in as always.

I will be gone whole summer, so i skip this one.

J-man, you should just do it; it's fun. Kol.7 has all of the previous games linked in the NOTW information thread, so there's plenty of reading material for you already. Plus, few people play this game who don't like to hear themselves "talk", so it's more than likely you'd have plenty of answers if you had any questions. :p

Allright, then I gues I'm in :rockon:

Pinman kindly stood in to host the next one because neither myself, Lightfang or thomas, who were supposed to be next, were able to host ours yet due to exams. That comment was quite unnecessary and not appreciated.

If you think my comment was 'unnecessary and not appreciated,' you clearly see it as some type of insult, and you are misinterpreting it. I'm not trying to say "Pinman is a bad GM and should stop." I was at the info thread ~2 weeks ago, and I saw there was a long list of GMs waiting. I didn't realize that the waiting GMs were too busy to host, because I'm not involved in hosting games, just playing them, so I fail to understand why you seem to take offense at my comment.

Pinman is an excellent GM, and I look forward to playing. I just wish he'd do the BoAE update.

I have lurked, but will be out of town with no internet for a while so I can't join:mad:

Yay, new game !
Yay, new player ! Welcome J-Man.
Yay, I'm in ! Hey Pinman, remember that Über leet character you promised ? ;)

Hi everyone, I know I've said this countless times already but it really is worth getting msn just for playing NOTW. I'm sure some people will back me up here that being able to contact other players instantly and being able to have proper conversations with them really does make NOTW more fun to play.

If you don't have msn already then why not make an account just to use while you're on CFC? If you do already have msn but don't want to add a load of potential strangers to your contact list then you can easilly just make a new account just for NOTW players, which is what I did. If you have windows live and windows messenger I'm pretty sure you can run both at the same time if you wanted too.

Anyone who does have msn wouldn't have to have their email address added to the list in the notw thread, although I assure you that addresses there are perfectly safe from any various spam bots. The NESers have had a similiar thing going on for ages and have never had any problems as far as I know.

Why don't we just open a IRC channel? It's way easier for beginners too, and there is an awesome guide by philippe and dot about it.

I'd like to sign up for this one, of course.

Why don't we just open a IRC channel? It's way easier for beginners too, and there is an awesome guide by philippe and dot about it.

Is that one of those chat room things on CFC? Like #fiftychat or #erebus? I really hate those things, but if someone thinks that people will actually use it then they're free to make one.

People will use it as it is very simple by like three clicks from main site.

I think some people will probably use it, yeah. I don't really know how they work, I can never seem to get into them. Is it possible to have private conversations between just 2 or three people?

I dont know if it works with the Java chat, but with IRC programs like mIRC it should work, you could just open a random channel and invite people silently for a private chat.

Pfft, msn is far better. You can talk to however many people you want at once, you can be having a conversation with person A and B and be having a private conversation just with person A at the same time, the GM can listen in etc. It really isn't difficult, its free, easy and you can just run it at the same time as you're on the forum. You can also block people you don't want to talk to, and it's so much more personal then the chat channels. I don't really see why people are so unwilling to use it.

because my hard drive is on the fritz and I don't want to screw with it?

Msn is overrated.

MSN is a useful tool, no more no less. It's better than some other IMs in some regards, worse in others. But I still vastly prefer it, and IMs in general, over chatrooms. That is for the case where conversations with a few is the norm, which it is for NotW, and where if you want to say something to a lot of people you use the thread.

Chatrooms are again a useful tool, if you're interacting with an entire community, and don't care exactly who it is you're talking to. I really don't see the need for that here, the thread should cover our needs in that regard.

Msn doesn't work for me (something to do with my priveliges as a user (my dad's administrator on my copmuter, and doesn't let me put random stuff, which, unfortunately, means MSN))

i'll be sure to get it when i get my own computer.

Why don't you guys just get a multiclient thing such as Trillian and then don't worry about logging into 6 separate chat protocols?

You peeps changing your avatars start to get on my nerves. Ok I'm in. And I hope more active than in the previous games.

I've tried Trillian, but vista doesn't seem to like it. I couldn't get it to work, even though it worked great on xp. Agree with Kol on using a separate account for it. The hotmail address we use is a spam address that we use for those sights where you don't want to give them your real address. Works great for that and IM'ing. Anyone needs to contact me just check my user profile and all IM contact info is listed. Feel free to add me or contact me.

These are fun, but I'm traveling soon, so I'll have to sit this one out. Might play the one after though

I believe we need some more players for this game.

Sighning up.

Not to threadjack, but how does Trillian work? Do you have to have accounts everywhere, and it just puts them all in one place? Or can you use it without actually having Yahoo/MSN/AIM/etc?

Trillian isn't, by itself, a protocol. It just takes multiple clients and integrates them so that you don't have to have 5 chat programs open at once.

So while you do need an MSN account, AIM account, ICQ, Jabber, Gtalk, or whatever, the beauty of Trillian is that it puts all of those same accounts under the same program, so it doesn't matter what client we're actually using -- it just goes through Trillian. Thus there is no big difference between chatting on MSN and AIM.

I might be able to join if the game starts after June 26, but that is probably not gonna happen. I offer to be a reserve after the above date.

Thanks, LightFang.

So while you do need an MSN account, AIM account, ICQ, Jabber, Gtalk, whatever,

Just to be clear, you don't need to have more then one. You can easily use Trillain with only one account, though that would be rather worthless. When I had it (can't seem to get it to work with vista) I only had a hotmail and yahoo account.

Just to be clear, you don't need to have more then one. You can easily use Trillain with only one account, though that would be rather worthless. When I had it (can't seem to get it to work with vista) I only had a hotmail and yahoo account.

I'm pretty sure when Trillian Astra finally comes out, it'll have Vista support. :p

I might be able to join if the game starts after June 26, but that is probably not gonna happen. I offer to be a reserve after the above date.

The NotW Information thread claims that the game will start on June 25, so you could still join. All you'd miss is the one day of free roleplay (or if that isn't in this game, just half a day).

I don't have the stamina for another Pinman game at the moment. I'm scared to sign up as a reserve because I might get drafted in on the first night again. :p

Don't be shy, the battle fatigue is heavy on us too, but there we are...

And I'd very much like to have you play.

Great. I'll join up.

Ill join this.

I'm in
*sigh*

I have 21 signups, but if i'm going to play with the mechanics again (and I am;)), a few more people would be nice.

:rolleyes: Pinman if you keep it up with these evil games I'm going to force you to change your title to something more appropriate, like the GM of Satan or something along those lines.;)

About how much signups are needed for a good game?

btw, should we PM Princescamp about this ?

I was thinking about doing that.

As for signups, i'm looking for around 25. You can expect the introductory post to this sometime tonight.

I'm signing up ASAP, to the next NOTW.

I'm signing up ASAP, to the next NOTW.

You posted this in the NOTW Info thread. I moved it here as I took it as a game signup, rather then signing up to run a NOTW. If I was mistaken I apologize. Let me know and I'll move it back.

I'm In, I'm In! Put Me In :)!

Introduction

The day was warm in the lands of the Hippus nomads, with the heat of the sun broken only by an occasional breeze. Silent and empty plains lay uninhabited in all directions, and there were no signs of habitation in evidence anywhere.

So the man walking through the desert was somewhat of an oddity, somewhat out of place. His clothing was ripped and torn in multiple places, and bright blue eyes shined out of his face. Eyes like those could not be found for miles, not until you reached the sea.

The man seemed to tire from the desert heat, and drew to a halt. When he gazed out towards the sky, a bit of blood was revealed on his tunic. This was especially odd because he had no wound, it could not be his blood. He dropped a small satchel that he carried at his side, revealing a glint of gold and a small figurine for a moment. Grunting, he kicked the bag into the desert. It was of no use to him anymore.

Having taken a short break the man continued on his journey. He was not headed back to his native lands, or more aptly seas. No, he was sure to be a dead man should he return. Instead, he was heading to a place of his own making, his last refuge as it were. On this next journey though, he would have no help to travel, so he moved quickly. Capture would bring swift death.

With so much walking left to be done, the man allowed his mind to detach. His thoughts turned to the statue and gold that he had retrieved. His pursuers could not have realized what he had done. They did not know the secrets of the statue, and with luck they would never learn them. When combined with gold……it brought considerable power.

One week Later

Finally, after a long trek, the man breached the endless desert and arrived at a small Hippus village. It appeared deserted, its inhabitants having left long ago. The village was familiar to its visitor. He had seen it before, on his last trip to the place. Shivering slightly, the man walked into a house seemingly at random. He looked around quickly, as if searching for something. Eventually, he located a small cabinet and opened it, adding the contents to a small bag that he had acquired.

With his work done, the man sat down on the floor and went to sleep, in preparation for the final segment of his journey.

In the middle of the night, a sound awoke him. The sound of creaking floorboards, as if somebody else was in the house. The man stirred abruptly, and grabbed a small silver knife from his belt. He moved quickly towards the door, and then hid at the side, waiting…waiting….

The door opened slowly, and the silhouette of a man appeared in the room. Without hesitation, the traveler grabbed his mouth, and stabbed him through the neck. With that the intruder let out a final breath and toppled to the floor, spilling his red blood onto the floorboards. Having disposed of the threat for the moment, the man took a cursory glance at the man’s face. The identity of the man he had killed came as somewhat of a shock, but he knew that he would have to deal with him eventually. A similar search through the man’s pockets revealed a small piece of paper, with his picture on it. Next to the picture were the words “Bounty: 30 000 pounds of gold”.

This disturbing piece of information robbed the man of any chance of sleep. He heard others outside in the village, and he had to be away. His deck was not an empty one, and if his pursuers followed him into his sanctuary he could finish them, but not here, not now.

It was time to be off thought the traveler, who also went by another name. He was also called Captain Pinman Riverking, formerly of the now shipwrecked Nightingale, and a priest of the Ashen Veil.

Is this also gonna be the game thread?

And my statue makes another appearance!

whu not, im in if you got the room.

Can I be the pentagon?

We have 23 signups, and I was hoping for around 25. It would be great if we could just get a few more.

EDIT: Perfection, if you ever wanted to seriously participate in the game I would let you. Myself and the other players however, simply put too much time and effort into making this enjoyable for me to let this turn into a spam fest.

So no, you cannot be the Pentagon.

Signing up:

If You don't update (RoE) after Nightingle is done and go straight for this I swear I will take you brains and install it into an auto-updater! This is not idle threat: I have 10 ticklers and a computer: :joke:

Based on the suggestion of Kol7 I'd be interested in this.

Is it played by post or through instant messenger?

What are the rules to character creation?

Its played by post, but private communication between players is common and generally neccessary, it adds a lot to the game so is recomended, especially via IM. Pinman will assign you a character.

I could play, if i die early :p

Set me on the list, i have atleast 3 weeks on me.

Sign me up too.

EDIT: Perfection, if you ever wanted to seriously participate in the game I would let you. Myself and the other players however, simply put too much time and effort into making this enjoyable for me to let this turn into a spam fest.

So no, you cannot be the Pentagon. I can be serious pentagon :-|

Since this starts tommorow, would I be right in assuming that we'll be recieving PMs soon about our roles? I'd like to get a feel for who I am. Maybe I'll be useful to my cause this time...

I don't think there's any chance you'll be useful to any cause... :lol:

If sign up are still go, I would like to try this game.
Pretty please?
^_^

Not a problem, you are in.

Sorry but if i am in the list i drop out now, i'm going off at monday and be off whole summer :( shame i miss it.

If i were you could change my name :groucho:

Hah I was wondering who you were for a minute then. Shame you have to drop out.

Unfortunately, because I want more time to refine one crucial mechanic, i'm going to hold this off until Sunday.

I've added quite a few new things, and I need to work with them a bit more.

As mentioned i drop the game.

Now that Tolis' game has begun I don't know if I have the time to play both games on full steam, but we'll see.

Yikes, I have a feeling this NoTW will make the last one look tame.

So it begins sunday the 29th? I was wondering why I didn't get a PM. Well, till sunday. I can hardly wait.

That's a good presant! My Birthday is the 29th!

Pinman... This game is going to be nuts.

Sign me up

Count me in if you still got a slot.

Shouldn't this have started already? Or has already begun, if that's the case you forgot somebody.. (hint: me)

Just a heads-up, Pinman: you haven't put Bullshido on the sign-up list yet.

Does anyone know when Pinman last logged on?

Here is the deal:

Having consulted with several players of Dissensions, as well as its GM Tolis, I have decided that we need to put off this NoTW for a while. This is to ensure the continued success of Dissensions, an amazing game, and my NoTW, as a splitting of focus between two very large games would not be a good thing for either. (Dissensions requires alot of time, and so does this NoTW) Its also very important to ensure that Dissensions retains total commitment from its players, which thanks to its exciting nature it has so far, as it could spawn a revival of the fantastic S&F series.

I myself have been so involved in dissensions over the past four days that I couldn't finish my work for this NoTW in any event. For those interested, I fought a battle with Nahkarma here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=6980858&postcount=218) and won.

Now obviously this puts the 3 or so players who do not play Dissensions at a disadvantage, and I do apologize.:( However, this is one spot still open if you want to get in on the great action.

As to when this will start, that will depend on how long they keep me alive over there. (Just Kidding:mischief:) Realistically, i'd have to say at least a week and a half, at most three weeks. It depends.

I'll forgive you if you give me back the 100g I lost by betting against you.

Oh wait, that doesn't make sense. ...

New to forum games, read the NOTW rules and they look very interesting... if this thing is gonna go and hasn't started yet, I'd like to sign up.

Welcome Bestshot.
I can almost guarantee you will have a blast. Be sure to read through the previous thread.

Too bad the starting date has been delayed for this one :(

Definitely read Notw XIX. Otherwise you'll likely be lost.

Definitely read Notw XIX. Otherwise you'll likely be lost.

Does that count for all newbies?

Probably...

Especially since Pinman is GMing this one. Prepare to be lost even if you read the previous thread, he is a very evil GM.

^^

seconded.

Just when does the game start again? In a month? In a week?

If its in about a month i guess i could sign up...

I've started up a role call thread here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=284640).