NotW XXXI: It's a Long Story (Game Thread)

[Seon]

J6 for the greaves before it is destroyed by sprig, but I wonder if he can explain what he wants them for.

 

[Diamondeye]

"Actually, let J6 take the greaves to avoid Sprig hoarding items... He can destroy the religious artifacts for us. And we really need to show the Overlords that we are not to meddle with. I am for assassination and want sprig to rid us of the idol as soon as possible."

 

[Nictel]

"An assassination? These things are always very costly. As for your questions fellow councillor, a vote for could result in a stronger influence of our council in Lanun territory. A strike at the right key figures could result in a weakening of the Overlord infiltrators.
A vote against could result in the opposite, strengthening the Lanun influence. I am sure the rewards for stopping an assassination attempt will be grand.

The whole deal could have some influence on black market trade, though my sources make me believe this will be minimum at most.

As for the Lanun themselves, well they always have been somewhat known for their change of hearts, it is unknown to me at the time what plans they might have concerning the council."

 

[Love]

Civplayah seems like a bad fish to me. Accusing people like that...

 

[Askthepizzaguy]

Meh I just wanted to vote for something but I have any evidence on anyone. I don't understand what your concern is.

One of the ways I find evidence of guilt is when people make consistently bad accusatory votes, or when they vote for their own partner and then remove that vote for no reason. By throwing a support vote on someone who doesn't need it and isn't in danger, you accomplish the following things:

1. Not upsetting someone by accusing them (he who makes the most friends get the least lynched...)

2. Not having to give reasons for your accusation (no bad logic to analyze)

3. No accusation pattern to analyze.

But you also make no progress in destroying our foes. Everything about it stinks to me. I am trying to think of reasons why an Undercouncilor would do this, and perhaps with some reasoning it is possible. But it also strikes me as a very odd, and far too "safe" move.

Now, Sprig on the other hand, had several accusers. Supporting him accomplishes something. Good or ill I don't know yet, but if given the choice, I tend to go after whoever I think is making the most timid moves a wolf would make, and I tend to reward the stupid/dangerous moves, because that tends to get them killed anyway.

For Sprig to be a wolf after grabbing for all those items, that takes cojones. And, it warrants a little scrutiny. But he's not afraid of that scrutiny, and I like that.

I don't like timid councilors! No offense to Winston, who has actually been less timid IMO.

 

[Diamondeye]

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do shi ga wabba hoo Han Solo! Wa wa wa!

(I agree with ATPG's major points. And I think this bloated style is awesome)

 

[j65536d]

The quiet councilor wanders around the room again, looking overjoyed at all the support that his bid for the greaves has recieved. The gold still does not interest him so he motions it towards the Educated councilor CCrunner who first supported him. but no the educated councilor does not want it himself and the quiet councilor respects this wish, instead he does as the educated councilor has done and moves it towards the robed councilorMethos. The quiet councilor pencils in his name against the proposed assassinations

 

[Renata]

We are the Undercouncil. Assassinations are our stock in trade, aren't they? (One of our stocks in trade, the other being bribery. Assassinations, bribery and licentious behavior, our *three* stocks in trade ...) But then, a bit of cult activity can make for a fine distraction against stronger foes. I vote against.

You can't trust Sprig further than you can throw him. I respect that. (Bad Player)

 

[Love]

I change my vote to just support sprig

 

[Omega124]

For.

I thing that I should have the Gold. I don't care about the Idol. Scince I was absent for for so long, I have no leads, so I I support myself just incase anyone gets ideas.

 

[Earthling]

We are the Undercouncil. Assassinations are our stock in trade, aren't they? (One of our stocks in trade, the other being bribery. Assassinations, bribery and licentious behavior, our *three* stocks in trade ...) But then, a bit of cult activity can make for a fine distraction against stronger foes.

Someone killed that Empyrean Priest. Who else is conducting inquisitions?

Also, maybe a rare oversight on my over-analytical part, but where did we get the idea that only the Lanun and Overlords are one and the same? Is it not a possible threat this cult has spread to other lands? - an attack on the cult is not the same as an attack on the nation. Lastly, to other councilors, I cannot fathom how the death of the Dreamwatcher as we all saw him last was anything but a suicide ritual - it seemed to bear no outside hand.

 

[civplayah]

Bad Player, you are correct in stating that blood and pentagrams are Ashen.

I am FOR assassinating the Cultists.

 

[choxorn]

Someone killed that Empyrean Priest. Who else is conducting inquisitions?

Nobody Expects the Empyrean Inquisition.

 

[Bad Player]

OK I will have to state that I am against the assassination of the cultists simply because it seems to be Ashen Veil at work as confirmed by Civplayah (and anyone who has played FFH2 and seen the movie for founding the Ashen Veil - note the pentagram and blood weeping from the eyes). I don't want a suprise attack from the Ashen Veil cultists while we are conducting war with Octopus Overlord cultists!

 

[TheLastOne36]

Ok, I read through the thread. I somehow forgot about this thread. >.<

What part of the day is it right now? (Also, what day? )

 

[Earthling]

"While I agree these are portentous signs, there are yet some quesitons to be raised."

Wasn't the OO cultist the cause of the attack on Niklas? Some sort of death curse - seems like it was in response/because the other cultist was already killed? If this wasn't agression on the Overlords' part and he was just killed sitting there, then what's up with the idol? If the idol wasn't involved in some dark ritual, why does it seem everybody already agreed it was so, and we're giving it to sprig to destroy?

Not to say I'm comfortable with other demon-worshippers roaming free, of course...

 

[TheForestAuro]

@TheLastOne - It is currently Night 2. Day 2 (The period where nobody may talk, what is typically labeled "Night" in most other mafia games) begins in about 4 hours.

 

[TheLastOne36]

Then why is everybody talking?

 

[TheForestAuro]

The Nightwatch meets during the Evening and Night. It Sleeps during the Day. You may speak and vote during the Evening and Night. The Thread is closed during the Day.

 

[TheLastOne36]

Ah, I get it.