Night of the Werewolves XXII: The Road to Ruin (Game Thread)

[Renata]

[Too short on time for IC: voting for sirtommygunn to break the tie -- I don't really trust anonymous revelations, and if it's true, may as well give D'art enough rope to hang himself, right?.]

 

[thomas.berubeg]

Hm... Hm, Hm, Hm, Hm... I hate to start voting so early. we really have no clues or ideas. See, in the kitchen, when one does not know, one does not simply improvise!

 

[D'Artagnan59]

So one kills off the sleeping/away.

 

[Niklas]

Nico sits casually on a dune at the place where he's decided to stop for the night. He smokes another cigarette, this time with a lot more accuracy. Only three more to go and 11 days to the extraction point, f***. But he's never been the one for saving, what's the point if you might die the next day? Instead he leans back and enjoys it thoroughly.

Hey, Master Sergeant. I got us closer to the extraction point didn't I?

He inhales deeply, then blows out a large cloud of smoke.

Sure I got help, but that's what the platoon is all about, ain't it? Your fancy command structure is good when needed, like that attack back there, but now we're on our own here. Action means survival, and I didn't see anyone else acting. And like Izipo says, we're special ops, don't need no one to tell us how to walk.

The small and wiry weapon specialist takes a last draw and flicks the butt away, then leaps agilely to his feet and brushes the sand off from the desert camo trousers.

So stuff the stupid talk now, will ya? Or I might feel like tying you up, how would you like that, mr Icy Kommando? Just get off my back, and I might even try to save yours.

He walks over to where Big Tom Renata is trying to kill cactuses with his mouth.

Hey there Lennie, see any rabbits out there? Eh, nevermind. Here, lemme fix that up for you now, wouldn't want Big Tom wounded if the insurgents decide to come in the night, eh?

 

[Icekommander]

Look son, just cause you think you're pretty smart doesn't mean your fit to lead this thing. I haven't seen you acting either, just sitting on your arse proclaiming on how you should lead. And how long have you been in this man's army anyway? Five years maybe? Ten? And how many desert extractions you been in anyway? Got any commando training? Know where to find water? You show me you know what your doing then I'll consider you as a leader getting us out of here. Until then I suggest we stick with the ones who know what they are doing, that would be the top ranker, and maybe the scout or a commando. Not some Weapons specialist who just happens to be one of the people most likely to have sniper, and is convinced he can lead better than anyone else.

*Recruiter gives Nico a glare, putting all twenty years of army experiance into the look*

 

[Ekolite]

OOC: Hahaha I know I've said this many times before, but I'm running a NOTW a game or so after this one. This time I really am, honest.

 

[rhawn]

I think I'll go with our new platoon leader, Icekommander seems to be getting too upset about this. I expect this kind of behavior from a politician like J-Man but not from a recruiter.

 

[Backwards Logic]

((Voting closed after Renata's post. All subsequent votes will not count. Night post up shortly))

 

[Backwards Logic]

Night fell has the soldiers finished their march west for the day. Niklas was selected to be the new Platoon Leader, despite Icekommader’s quite vocal objections. It’s a wonder the insurgents didn’t hear his rant and come calling.

The voting to find the traitor started shortly after the sun began to set. For a number of hours a race between sirtommygunn and D’Artagnan59 enthralled the squad, and this remained true until the end of the day. Now faced with a quandary, the squad decided to improvise. Securing a ton of rope, the decided to tie both of them up, finding two separate rocks large enough to accommodate them. Pleased with their work, they decided to retire to the night in their tents, while the two unlucky ones battled with the elements outside.

CCRunner Icekommander
Niklas Niklas
Tasslehoff Tasslehoff
ZPV J-man D'Artagnan59
Love
J-man J-man sirtommygunn
Renata Niklas sirtommygunn
Ekolite Tasslehoff Bigfoot3814
reverend oats Niklas
sirtommygunn Niklas
merciary
Methos Niklas sirtommygunn
Izipo Niklas Love
Lightfang Niklas D’Artagnan59
Stuck in Pi Niklas D’Artagnan59
Rhawn Niklas
Nahkarma Niklas D’Artagnan59
thomas.berubeg Niklas
Chandrasekhar Niklas D’Artagnan59
Charles Li Niklas
Icekommander J-man Niklas
Bigfoot 3814 J-man
D’Artagnan59 sirtommygunn
Frozen In Ice Lightfang D’Artagnan59

Platoon Leader Results:
Niklas: 13
J-man: 4
Tasslehoff: 2
Icekommander: 1
Lightfang: 1

Accusation Results:
D’Artagnan59: 5
Sirtommygunn: 5
Niklas: 1
Bigfoot3814: 1

Secret Votes: D'Artagnan59, sirtommygunn

It is now night! Night people pm me with your orders. Posting is currently closed.

((Due to New Years, I will not be in any shape for a morning post . Therefore, I will be extending the deadline for this night until 1:00 PM EST on January 2nd, GMT – 5. Happy New Year))

 

[Renata]

[OOC: I missed that Izipo had a vote change but shouldn't it still be tied, according to what you have above? Or doesn't ZPV's support vote count?]

 

[Methos]

but shouldn't it still be tied, according to what you have above? Or doesn't ZPV's support vote count?]

{Either someone voted secretly, or someones vote counts for more then one. Or BL missed something and he has paranoia going haywire!!! }

 

[Backwards Logic]

((Yea, that's what I get for trying to rush the update because of New Year's. No worries, I think I got it all sorted out now ))

 

[Ekolite]

Voting secretly isn't allowed is it? It's conceivable that someone has more then one vote though, could be the Platoon leader...

 

[Renata]

[I'm so confused ... Oh well. Happy New Year! See you all tomorrow.]

 

[Ekolite]

Woops that was a cross-post with BL. Ah well.

Happy New Year Everyone!

 

[CCRunner]

{{Well, I'm back}}

 

[D'Artagnan59]

OOC: This is what I get for not posting that I was on a drive.

 

[Backwards Logic]

OOC: This is what I get for not posting that I was on a drive.

((Could have been a lot worse, you know ))

((As another aside, real-life has decided to bite back at just the wrong time due to forces outside my control. While it's nothing serious, it will impact this game at least for the next few days. I have two options that I would like the player's opinion on:

1: Delay of game for roughly 48 hours or so. I know for certain I will be busy during the time at which I typically update for the next 2 - 3 days. By doing the this, the days and nights would remain their consistent length. Downside is obviously nothing would happen, possibly causing some of you to lose interest. I do not want that to happen.
>or<
2: Update the game when I can. I likely could get the morning post seven to eight hours later than normal and possibly keep the next day 48 hours long with their respective midday and nighttime posts. Only problem with this is I will at some point have to bring the time at which I update back to its usual time, meaning a night or day will be shortened or lengthened significantly to accomplish.

I bring this up to the players to decide because 1) I don't want the players to lose interest, 2) I want the players to be aware what's going on and 3) It isn't fair to you for sporadic updates. I know you expect these NOTW games to be well run, interesting and fun so they don't stagnate. So I would like some feedback for what your preference would be. I am equally open to either, but I can't guarantee a definitive time line for option 2. Thanks for your input and understanding.))

 

[LightFang]

I vote for 1, it's good to have regularity.

 

[CCRunner]

Yeah, I vote option 1 as well.