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Old 04-09-2012, 09:45 PM
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We get it, you're nonchalant already!
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:02 PM
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There is way more information here than I can process.

Two things stick out to me:

1) From what Astral has said, it looks like glee took half damage from a Soldier attack. He may have absorbed it from protecting someone, or been protected himself. Either way I find it pretty suspicious that someone who voted with no reasoning behind it has strong enough reads to choose to defend someone, or enough supporters to get defended, unless they were Scum.


2) Gadarene, given the confusion around EoD, and lynch reveals in the Little Mermaid, do you think it would be an angleshoot to post what you did as Scum? Another way to ask that is: why did you assume you were dead before the lynch was revealed? You can reply via PM if you want (or Skype), if you want to avoid a whole cross-cultural discussion about what angle-shooting is.

To Astral, I was 'implying' (actually thinking) that Scum might be communicatiing via PM, and you might be one.
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:05 PM
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To Astral, I was 'implying' (actually thinking) that Scum might be communicatiing via PM, and you might be one.
Yeah, but if I was scum, wouldn't I have lied to you? I'm not sure what you were hoping my answer would prove.
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:08 PM
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You don't actually need me to verify or disprove this hypothesis as you could ask Glee or guiri if they protected the person above them slated for damage.

As it stands, I will note that, in point of fact, I've already answered this question, you need only do some math.
True, I could ask either of them. The reason I asked you is because your action was public (or at least was made so at Dusk), so I wouldn't be asking you to give away information regarding your action. At least, that's how it seemed to me at the time. If you feel that answering my question would mean revealing something you would rather keep to yourself, that's fine by me. I certainly understand not enjoying being pressured into volunteering information.
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:19 PM
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2) Gadarene, given the confusion around EoD, and lynch reveals in the Little Mermaid, do you think it would be an angleshoot to post what you did as Scum? Another way to ask that is: why did you assume you were dead before the lynch was revealed? You can reply via PM if you want (or Skype), if you want to avoid a whole cross-cultural discussion about what angle-shooting is.
I didn't think it was an angle. I'd been gone all weekend and arrived home to find the day over and me leading the vote count by what seemed to be a definitive margin. It was going to be hours until the lynch was revealed and I was itching to post since I hadn't been able to for a couple of days, so I made my dead post in what I thought was a farewell. I was very careful not to spew anything in the post but my alignment (whereas if I'd been here before the day ended, I probably would have claimed additional details about my role to try and move the wagon off me).

Oh, wait -- I just saw that I answered a different question than you asked. Yes, it's my opinion that it would be angleshooting for a Scum to post what I did in my spot.

What's your take on it?
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:26 PM
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Also, I've been in contact with an Soldier who I shall not identify, who corroborates certain things about Astral's Soldier claim but who cautions that Soldiers could be Scum as well as Town. (And before you ask, I'm only provisionally trusting that this unnamed Soldier is town himself.)

The Soldier also says that he/she was one of the people who attacked Lord Phere. It is the opinion of the Soldier -- and one that I think I share -- that to the extent people have day attacks that deal a certain amount of damage (as Astral claims to, and as this Soldier claims to), we would be better off directing our efforts at chipping away at the hit points of Lord Phere rather than lashing out fairly blindly at other players (absent a very strong Scum lean or otherwise strong reason to attack a player, I suppose).

The Soldier told me a couple of other things about that role -- and I want to clarify at least one with him/her -- that I don't think it's productive to go into at this time.
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:31 PM
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Yeah, but if I was scum, wouldn't I have lied to you? I'm not sure what you were hoping my answer would prove.

Wouldn't prove nything, I was just curious to see how you'd answer. Maybe you'd get flustered, or defensive.


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I didn't think it was an angle. I'd been gone all weekend and arrived home to find the day over and me leading the vote count by what seemed to be a definitive margin. It was going to be hours until the lynch was revealed and I was itching to post since I hadn't been able to for a couple of days, so I made my dead post in what I thought was a farewell. I was very careful not to spew anything in the post but my alignment (whereas if I'd been here before the day ended, I probably would have claimed additional details about my role to try and move the wagon off me).

Oh, wait -- I just saw that I answered a different question than you asked. Yes, it's my opinion that it would be angleshooting for a Scum to post what I did in my spot.

What's your take on it?
My first thought was that it would be angley, but when I thought about it, it's probably not, since Night talk is allowed. I'm inclined to give you credit for the post, though, but only a bit.

Normal Phase is a really devious Scum, by the way, and I wouldn't clear her lightly at all.
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:34 PM
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I'm back. Went to a rugby game, then internet went walkabout.

Thanks for attacking me... 250 HP damage eh?

Anyway, I did attack Lord Shitforbrains. Fortunately for all involved he is too stupid to kill those who attack him.
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:34 PM
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It probably doesn't hurt to attack the Demon Lord if you aren't doing anything else, but I doubt it will be effective. The aim of the game seems to me to find the traitor and defeat the Demon that way.
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:38 PM
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No, this is fun.

Oh and thanks for saving my ass Inner Stickler. Much appreciated.

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Old 04-09-2012, 10:43 PM
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Pizzamod, are attacks labeled as magical or physical in the colour, or the word 'attack' could be either magical or physical attack?
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:46 PM
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We get it, you're nonchalant already!
Yeah, quit rubbing it in!

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Oh, since you asked so nicely...

Oh most benevolent Moderator,

Was the information imparted in Post 379 meant to be taken as a detailed, chronological summation of the Day's combat? If so, where does the damage done to Red Skeezix (see Post 380) fit into the sequence of events?

Respectfully yours,

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Chronological is not a relevant piece of information here, as all attack commands are issued simultaneously.

However, I can clarify that no one leaped to mister Red Skeezix' aid, and therefore, no one took damage on his behalf. If they did, it would be in the writeup. If he had leaped to someone's defense, they would also be indicated.

Therefore, it was a single attack on him, which he took the brunt of without a defender.
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:47 PM
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It probably doesn't hurt to attack the Demon Lord if you aren't doing anything else, but I doubt it will be effective. The aim of the game seems to me to find the traitor and defeat the Demon that way.
Why do you claim that it will not be effective? He has hitpoints, and apparently can take damage.

Is it just a gut instinct or do you actually know more about the Demon Lord than you wish to reveal out here in the open? I do agree that defeating the traitor might be the best way to deal with the Demon, but to attack the Demon rather than a blind strike in the Dark seems like not a bad plan.

Pizzaguy has said that he will be voting as the demon, and that he does like to put certain hidden (almost gastardly) twists into his games- the Demon could most certainly fit that profile very easily for a "tricky" mechanism for the players to deal with.
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:50 PM
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Because if the demonlord has 9999,999,999,999 HP, we'll be here for a while. Or if the Demonlord has an HP regenerating ability greater than the total of all the combined attacks.

Visor, you're welcome. Now, pay me back by not being scum and showing us how things are done where you're from.
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:53 PM
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Pizzamod, are attacks labeled as magical or physical in the colour, or the word 'attack' could be either magical or physical attack?
Such information as the element of an attack, should it be magical, will not be revealed. Such information as the kind of magical shield used, if one is used, will not be revealed. Similar info won't be revealed. It might be possible to tell if an attack used is magical, but in some instances, it won't be.

In general, it may not be possible to tell what kind of an attack or defense is being used, from the 'colour' alone. But I am confident this group can still work out what is happening, based on the effectiveness of the defense used, if any, and the amount of damage taken, to within a reasonable degree of accuracy.
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Old 04-09-2012, 11:07 PM
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Because if the demonlord has 9999,999,999,999 HP, we'll be here for a while. Or if the Demonlord has an HP regenerating ability greater than the total of all the combined attacks.

Visor, you're welcome. Now, pay me back by not being scum and showing us how things are done where you're from.
I think we should all attack the the demon lord to see what happens.

Stickler, I'll be back tonight with some thoughts on the round.
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Old 04-09-2012, 11:11 PM
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We know that the demon can take damage, and that it appears to use 3on votes on a Townie. Unless you have a good reason for otherwise, I say that we focus our attacks on the demon.
Also, we can't allow the vote totals to be close at the end, because apparently the demon will lynch a Townie that already has a high number of votes. Looks like it'll need to be more unanimous to prevent what happened to Mosier.
Also, between Gadarenes tearful goodbye and his miraculous save at the end, I don't trust him at all.
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Old 04-09-2012, 11:18 PM
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Visorslash, did you PM pizzamod with your attack, as per the rules? Or did you get a freebie even though you posted your attack through non-allowed means (e.g. in the forum)?

I'm curious to see how generous our GM is with mistakes.

And BTW, count me as one who thinks it's a big honking mistake to go after Phere directly, and it's exactly what a scum team member would hope we'd do. Are we seriously going to listen to someone telling us not to go after scum, but instead attack a huge mofo of a monster who's probably nearly immortal? Doesn't this sound precisely what the evil ones are hoping we'd do?

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, y'all aren't seriously considering this tactic, are you? I am gonna look hella askance at those who think it's better to target this lord high demon whatever than scum, and I hope the rest of town does the same.
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Old 04-09-2012, 11:18 PM
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On second thought, I suppose the scum/demon would've made the same move whether Gadarene was scum or not, so that's a non-tell. The last minute goodbye seemed a little cute, though.
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Old 04-09-2012, 11:23 PM
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Visorslash, did you PM pizzamod with your attack, as per the rules? Or did you get a freebie even though you posted your attack through non-allowed means (e.g. in the forum)?

I'm curious to see how generous our GM is with mistakes.

And BTW, count me as one who thinks it's a big honking mistake to go after Phere directly, and it's exactly what a scum team member would hope we'd do. Are we seriously going to listen to someone telling us not to go after scum, but instead attack a huge mofo of a monster who's probably nearly immortal? Doesn't this sound precisely what the evil ones are hoping we'd do?

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, y'all aren't seriously considering this tactic, are you? I am gonna look hella askance at those who think it's better to target this lord high demon whatever than scum, and I hope the rest of town does the same.
That's a good point, focused attacks on suspected scum would basically be an extra lynch. But individual, diffuse attacks on everyone will be counter productive.
Point is, even if there's disagreement, we have to start working together. Letting scum/the demon settle tiebreakers ain't gonna be helpful.
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Old 04-09-2012, 11:23 PM
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Oh crap, I knew we were underway, but completely forgot about it. Need to catch up. On browse I see I took 60 damage today. Is that because I didn't vote? I don't recall. Need to reread the rules.
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Old 04-09-2012, 11:27 PM
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Until I see evidence that damaging the demonlord will affect anything, I'm not that interested in spending a lot of time on it.
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Old 04-09-2012, 11:30 PM
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I mean a one time attack on the demon to see what happens.
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Old 04-09-2012, 11:40 PM
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PetW

I mean a one time attack on the demon to see what happens.
So far all we've seen from the demon is a 3 vote swing. If we use smarter voting strategy we can overcome that. However, if it becomes apparent that we need to kill the demon asap then we'll think of a way to deal with that.
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Old 04-09-2012, 11:45 PM
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We know that the demon can take damage, and that it appears to use 3on votes on a Townie. Unless you have a good reason for otherwise, I say that we focus our attacks on the demon.
Also, we can't allow the vote totals to be close at the end, because apparently the demon will lynch a Townie that already has a high number of votes. Looks like it'll need to be more unanimous to prevent what happened to Mosier.
Also, between Gadarenes tearful goodbye and his miraculous save at the end, I don't trust him at all.
The goodbye wasn't exactly tearful. You seem like you're mischaracterizing my post to your own ends.
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Old 04-09-2012, 11:46 PM
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Visorslash, did you PM pizzamod with your attack, as per the rules? Or did you get a freebie even though you posted your attack through non-allowed means (e.g. in the forum)?

I'm curious to see how generous our GM is with mistakes.

And BTW, count me as one who thinks it's a big honking mistake to go after Phere directly, and it's exactly what a scum team member would hope we'd do. Are we seriously going to listen to someone telling us not to go after scum, but instead attack a huge mofo of a monster who's probably nearly immortal? Doesn't this sound precisely what the evil ones are hoping we'd do?

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, y'all aren't seriously considering this tactic, are you? I am gonna look hella askance at those who think it's better to target this lord high demon whatever than scum, and I hope the rest of town does the same.
Underlined for emphasis. Nobody's telling you not to go after scum. How do you know who are scum? Do you think it would be a good idea for half the town to be, in effect, mandatory vigs shooting wildly into the crowd?
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Old 04-09-2012, 11:48 PM
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Until I see evidence that damaging the demonlord will affect anything, I'm not that interested in spending a lot of time on it.
This is bizarre logic, since until you spend time on it you'll never know whether damaging the demonlord will affect anything.
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Old 04-10-2012, 12:02 AM
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Underlined for emphasis. Nobody's telling you not to go after scum. How do you know who are scum? Do you think it would be a good idea for half the town to be, in effect, mandatory vigs shooting wildly into the crowd?
We don't know for sure. But if we lynch, in effect, 2 people per round, then we have a better chance of catching scum. Taking your logic to the extreme, we should just never lynch anybody, and let the scum kill us one by one.
Of course, nobody is advocating diffuse attacks on random people (in fact me and at least one other person have specifically advised against it) - that's a strawman you just created.

Your goodbye is difficult to parse, but like I said, it seemed a little cute. My "tearful" remark was sardonic.
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Old 04-10-2012, 12:08 AM
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This is bizarre logic, since until you spend time on it you'll never know whether damaging the demonlord will affect anything.
We could waste a lot of time if it turns out the demon has a ton of hp. My gut says the demon isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Like I said, if we work together we can basically have 2 lynches per Day, and maybe one during the Night, if we have enough firepower.

Who here wants to finish the lynch that should've happened at the end of Day 1? Attack Gadarene if you have the ability.
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Old 04-10-2012, 01:07 AM
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Such information as the element of an attack, should it be magical, will not be revealed. Such information as the kind of magical shield used, if one is used, will not be revealed. Similar info won't be revealed. It might be possible to tell if an attack used is magical, but in some instances, it won't be.

In general, it may not be possible to tell what kind of an attack or defense is being used, from the 'colour' alone. But I am confident this group can still work out what is happening, based on the effectiveness of the defense used, if any, and the amount of damage taken, to within a reasonable degree of accuracy.
Glee could be a Mage then, attacked by an opposing element.

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Why do you claim that it will not be effective? He has hitpoints, and apparently can take damage.

Is it just a gut instinct or do you actually know more about the Demon Lord than you wish to reveal out here in the open? I do agree that defeating the traitor might be the best way to deal with the Demon, but to attack the Demon rather than a blind strike in the Dark seems like not a bad plan.

Pizzaguy has said that he will be voting as the demon, and that he does like to put certain hidden (almost gastardly) twists into his games- the Demon could most certainly fit that profile very easily for a "tricky" mechanism for the players to deal with.
I don't know anything about the demon. I think it's futile for a few reasons:

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You can vote for the Demon monster, for all the good it will do you. I will count this as "No Lynch". The Demon is known to be immune to the lynch at game start. However, the Demon a.k.a. Askthepizzaguy is otherwise a valid target for other actions.

Good luck with that...
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If you value your disgusting lives, bring before me anyone who would try to bind me with their feeble chains and who would pretend to be my Master, and I will drag them back to Hell with me."
Also, it's not much of a Mafia game to sit around typing "Attack the Demon Lord" every day.

I don't understand why people are promoting the idea as a good thing. It seems much better for Townies to get together (for those of us who attempt to clear other Townies) and gang up to protect or attack an agreed target.

I do not agree with Gadarene being a good target at this point, because he will put a lot of work into the game if he is Town.
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Old 04-10-2012, 01:31 AM
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We know that the demon can take damage, and that it appears to use 3on votes on a Townie. Unless you have a good reason for otherwise, I say that we focus our attacks on the demon.
Also, we can't allow the vote totals to be close at the end, because apparently the demon will lynch a Townie that already has a high number of votes. Looks like it'll need to be more unanimous to prevent what happened to Mosier.
Also, between Gadarenes tearful goodbye and his miraculous save at the end, I don't trust him at all.
There is something not quite right here and I'm not sure how to explain it properly. Mosier was 3rd in line for the lynch so are you trying to say that both Gaderene and Astral are scum?
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Old 04-10-2012, 01:40 AM
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There is something not quite right here and I'm not sure how to explain it properly. Mosier was 3rd in line for the lynch so are you trying to say that both Gaderene and Astral are scum?
Not necessarily, it'd only make sense for scum/demon to lynch Mosier because if either/both Astral and Gadarene are Town they're the most likely to get lynched.
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Old 04-10-2012, 02:04 AM
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Not necessarily, it'd only make sense for scum/demon to lynch Mosier because if either/both Astral and Gadarene are Town they're the most likely to get lynched.
I think I am going to confuse myself here more than anyone else. This makes it seem more likely that Gaderene is Town then and that Astral is scum. If scum/demon had killed a Town Astral then Gaderene would have looked more suspicious as scum. BUT Gaderene has said that someone has told him that Astral is a soldier which sounds Townie but scum might have soldiers too.
I feel as if I am rambling on here and I suppose I am, it helps to think out loud though. I'm not sure that I have a scummy take on Astral and Gaderene is starting to look more like Town to me. This could mean that the top 3 lynch contenders could all be Town, scum would love that.
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Old 04-10-2012, 03:26 AM
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I think I am going to confuse myself here more than anyone else. This makes it seem more likely that Gaderene is Town then and that Astral is scum. If scum/demon had killed a Town Astral then Gaderene would have looked more suspicious as scum. BUT Gaderene has said that someone has told him that Astral is a soldier which sounds Townie but scum might have soldiers too.
I feel as if I am rambling on here and I suppose I am, it helps to think out loud though. I'm not sure that I have a scummy take on Astral and Gaderene is starting to look more like Town to me. This could mean that the top 3 lynch contenders could all be Town, scum would love that.
that's certainly a possibility. at the moment, we can't say one way or the other.
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Old 04-10-2012, 05:49 AM
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NETA: at least, I think Glee is the one who defended BobArghh. I could be misremembering.
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[*]Someone (Astral, by his own admission) attacked BobArrgh, but glee protects him and takes 13 damage

This would imply that the people protecting others do so by absorbing the damage that would otherwise have been inflicted upon their protectee.
1. I didn't protect anyone
(If I had, it would have meant I took 50% of the damage they would have taken.)
I didn't attack the Demon either.

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From the rules:

"Characters generally begin as a Soldier or a Mage."

Given that, why do you think I'm the only soldier?
2. I've already declared I'm a Soldier.
(I also would like my Pendant identified, but don't have enough money to pay for it. And unless someone protected me, perhaps it's a Protection device?)

3. Unless a Townie (or three!) comes forward to claim they cast the last-minute lynch votes, I assume it was the Traitor(s) and therefore they were protecting their own. That means the one or more of the leaders of the lynch voting just before that are traitors.

4. From my D+D experience, I assume the Demon is unkillable by us.
There is also an alignment change for certain attacks.

If I (Lawful Good Soldier) attack the Demon Lord, do I change alignment?
How do I heal my damage?
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Old 04-10-2012, 05:51 AM
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So fubbles -- what's your interest in gold?
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Old 04-10-2012, 06:17 AM
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I forgot glee claimed Soldier. So he either protected someone (which he says he didn't), or someone protected him (or some other mechanism we dont know about, I guess, made him take half damage). But no one is listed as protecting him, so that's a bit weird. I'm suspicious of glee.
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Old 04-10-2012, 06:20 AM
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This is bizarre logic, since until you spend time on it you'll never know whether damaging the demonlord will affect anything.
I mean until someone comes forward and says, I have the ability to guage HP rates, the demonlord has 475 HP out of 600, I don't see the point in attacking it. Until we have some idea of his scale, how do we know if we're making progress versus wasting time? Scum, on the other hand would be more than happy to waste a day attacking someone who's not them.
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Old 04-10-2012, 06:41 AM
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first of all, how have you been? how's the little one?
now to less serious matters. you've shed light when ATPG was talking about gold. one more piece of the puzzle clarified.

i'll add you on AIM in case either one of us want to chat.[/quote]thanks for asking! we're all doing pretty good. the little one isn't really so little anymore - at 9 months he weighed in at almost 24 lbs and is already 30 inches tall. he's progressed rapidly from crawling to pulling up on stuff, marking three stitches above his right eye in the process, and is starting to walk with assistance the last couple weeks. I feel like an ass saying it, because it's so tired and cliche, but it really does go by so fast. he's also a pretty big deal on the internet lately.

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So fubbles -- what's your interest in gold?
what's your interest in my interest in gold?
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Old 04-10-2012, 06:44 AM
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I forgot glee claimed Soldier. So he either protected someone (which he says he didn't), or someone protected him (or some other mechanism we dont know about, I guess, made him take half damage). But no one is listed as protecting him, so that's a bit weird. I'm suspicious of glee.
You're forgetting that if the elements align (im)properly, it can result in half damage.
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Old 04-10-2012, 06:52 AM
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regarding the debate of whether or not to group attack the Demon Lord:

my first thought is that He is most likely unkillable; he's ATPG's personal play thing in this game and seems to be playing a significant role in the color - I doubt he'd allow for him to be removed mid-game.

but, let's assume for the moment that He is killable - is there any advantage in doing so? my PM states that my win condition is that no further threats to Town exist. is he a threat to Town? if not, and he is killable, why? possibly a 3rd party's win condition is to kill him?

(if any of these wonderings have been previously answered in color or game, I'd appreciate a smack in the right direction)
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Old 04-10-2012, 07:22 AM
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My "most likely Town" list, based just on "pinging," includes Lightfoot, gnarlycharlie, Normal Phase, choie, GuiriEnEspaña, fubbleskag (just due to his special Power), and a few others.

I don't know how certain I should be of Towniness before proposing info exchange. Anyway, perhaps none of the above think I'm Townie, anyway.

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the little one isn't really so little anymore - at 9 months he weighed in at almost 24 lbs and is already 30 inches tall. he's progressed rapidly from crawling to pulling up on stuff, marking three stitches above his right eye in the process....

what's your interest in my interest in gold?
My daughter is now choosing a University (time flies ) and my son is a smart active pre-teen. He's no stitches yet, but I've almost started a IMHO thread "Tree-climbing and other gymnastics -- Too dangerous?"

I'm also curious what you'll spend your money on, fubbleskag, though doubt you should answer in the public thread. Do you do inspections at Night?

Does anyone else have services to offer for sale?
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what's your interest in my interest in gold?
I'm considering hiring you, obviously.
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You're forgetting that if the elements align (im)properly, it can result in half damage.
For mage class or magically aligned characters, it says in the OP. I guess I am outing myself as a non-Soldier here. Didn't someone claim Soldier? Maybe they could say whether or not they have an element.
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Old 04-10-2012, 07:33 AM
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Astral did, and someone talking to Gadarene.
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Old 04-10-2012, 08:16 AM
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thanks for asking! we're all doing pretty good. the little one isn't really so little anymore - at 9 months he weighed in at almost 24 lbs and is already 30 inches tall. he's progressed rapidly from crawling to pulling up on stuff, marking three stitches above his right eye in the process, and is starting to walk with assistance the last couple weeks. I feel like an ass saying it, because it's so tired and cliche, but it really does go by so fast. he's also a pretty big deal on the internet lately.
it's definitely true. in what seems a blink of an eye, my baby boy is now four and i now have a 7-month girl. i dread the day that i post that she's getting married.

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My "most likely Town" list, based just on "pinging," includes Lightfoot, gnarlycharlie, Normal Phase, choie, GuiriEnEspaña, fubbleskag (just due to his special Power), and a few others.

I don't know how certain I should be of Towniness before proposing info exchange. Anyway, perhaps none of the above think I'm Townie, anyway.



My daughter is now choosing a University (time flies ) and my son is a smart active pre-teen. He's no stitches yet, but I've almost started a IMHO thread "Tree-climbing and other gymnastics -- Too dangerous?"

I'm also curious what you'll spend your money on, fubbleskag, though doubt you should answer in the public thread. Do you do inspections at Night?

Does anyone else have services to offer for sale?
good question. it's not far fetched that someone else uses gold. maybe someone will PM you or post services in-thread.
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Old 04-10-2012, 08:41 AM
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1. I didn't protect anyone
OOC: You're right.

I have a big fat error in my list of actions.

BobArrgh, you take 25 damage. Glee takes none.
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Anyway, folks, I regret the bone-headed error, and I can't fix diddley squat in the thread itself since, well, I can't edit anything. But I have Glee defending Bob instead of the obvious, which was supposed to be the other way around. So if you could all mentally correct your notes and say that Bob took 25 damage, and no one protected him, I'll try not to shriek too loud from sheer embarrassment.
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Old 04-10-2012, 08:46 AM
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I was detained unduly down the track
but do report for duty here forthwith -
to take down any scoundrel, snick-a-snack!
with trusty sword forged by a hardy smith.

I can confirm that soldiers are indeed
aligned with elemental types, dear Weed'!
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Old 04-10-2012, 09:04 AM
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We could waste a lot of time if it turns out the demon has a ton of hp. My gut says the demon isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Like I said, if we work together we can basically have 2 lynches per Day, and maybe one during the Night, if we have enough firepower.

Who here wants to finish the lynch that should've happened at the end of Day 1? Attack Gadarene if you have the ability.
Underlined for emphasis.

This is absolutely terrible. To begin with, I was wagoned on day one mostly because I wasn't around and posting. I've been around toNight -- are you seriously saying that you think I'm just as good as a lynch candidate now, so much so that everyone should be attacking me?

Second of all, I'm a claimed power role. You really want to exhort everyone to attack me right now? How is that pro-Town at all?
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