Werewolf V: The THING(http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6192/6030220463_8ca6766313_z.jpg)
Deep below the Arctic ice, Scientists have found an alien spacecraft that has been there for perhaps 100,000 years. Not far from where the craft landed, they find the remains of the occupant. It's cut out of the ice and taken back to their camp but as the ice melts, the creature reanimates and is not only able to kill them but can also infect them, with team members devolving into more Alien Creatures.
The RulesWerewolf is a game of paranoia, deception and betrayal. Hidden amongst the innocent, unprotected Scientists are Alien Creatures looking to kill them. The Scientists outnumber the Alien Creatures, but they don't know who to trust. Meanwhile, the Alien Creatures know their fellow alien creatures and can work together to even the odds. The Alien Creatures want to kill or infect enough Scientists so that they can reach parity and overthrow the scientists openly; the Scientists want to destroy the Alien Creature menace by uncovering their secret identities.
If that wasn't a dire enough situation for the Scientists, even amongst the Scientists there are secret UFO Religionists looking to help the Alien Creatures. Fortunately the Scientists have the aid of the Hematologists, Psychologists and Researchers who can find the true identity of an Alien Creature, infected Human (and maybe cure them), UFO Religionists and of the Commandos, who have been secretly sent by the government to infiltrate and learn and who might be able to protect them. These characters must hide their identity just as much as the Alien Creatures must, as they are the greatest threat to the forces of evil and will surely be killed if revealed.
It may seem like a simple Scientist is powerless in this clash of good and evil, but they are not. Every day the Scientists get to choose one person to lynch, as punishment for the nightly murder. The Scientists must vote to choose the person they think most likely to be responsible. With their vote, the Scientists can reveal much about the motives of others. But they must be cunning, or more than a little lucky, if they are to survive.
Standard Big RulesAll roles will be handed out after the last person signs up, with all players receiving a PM containing their role and (known/unknown) traits. The game will then proceed to a night deadline.
The game is divided into two periods - night and day. For practical reasons these two periods are run concurrently, from one update till the next. Each update is 24 hours apart.
Each day, all players vote to lynch one of the players - the person they think is most likely to be an Alien Creature or other baddie. Each night, the Alien Creatures decide who to kill. In each 24 hour period, the Scientists will lynch, and the Alien Creatures will hunt. The Scientists can try to lynch multiple people by creating a glorious, Lemeard-approved tie, and the Alien Creatures can also decide not to hunt anyone at all at night. Beware of Crovaxian slips as well!
The Alien Creatures as well as UFO Religionists win if they manage to reach parity with the rest of the Scientists. The Scientists, Commandos, Hematologists, Psychologists and Researchers win if they manage to destroy all the Alien Creatures. For players with more than one role, their MAJOR role counts towards the win, their minor role does not.
Standard Werewolf Rules
- §1A. - You sign up to the game by requesting so in a post in this thread.
§1B - No new players will be admitted after the game has started, except to substitute for another player.
§1C - You may at any time be substituted out by requesting so in the thread.
§1D - Failure to vote on two occasions will lead to immediate substitution.
- §2A – Players will vote daily. See Rule 1D.
§2B – Invalid votes (Voting for Game Moderator/Ghosts) will not be accepted and be considered to be in violation of Rule 2A.
§2C – In the event of a tie all tied players will be executed.
§2D - The player(s) with the majority of votes at deadline are considered dead. They will not reveal any inside information after the deadline. The presumed dead player(s) should post in a non-default colour until their true role is confirmed.
- §3A - Orders and votes submitted after deadline are ignored.
§3B - Orders (tests, hunts, et cetera) are sent to the Game Moderator via PM.
§3C - Players are responsible for any Private Messages missed due to inbox being full.
- §4A - Spectators and ghosts may comment, but never suggest a course of action, reveal any new information, including vote counts, or discuss any details of their former character, in the case of ghosts. Preferably spectators will comment only in a manner tangential to the actual game.
§4B - When doing ghost/spectator commentary, please use a non-default colour.
§4C - Please don't use the same color of text as the GM is using.
- §5. - Alliances and Feuds which aren't based on your characters or roles in the game between players are forbidden. Alliances and Feuds which continue from one game to another undermine the whole idea of the game.
- §6A – The Game Moderator has the last word on all matters.
§6B – If the Game Moderator makes a mistake (e.g. with the vote count, hunt/test orders), if critical information has been revealed, the mistake will be kept.
- §7A – Forging PMs is allowed. Screenshots of PMs is not.
§7B – Posting or quoting of PMs from the GM is not allowed - real or forged.
§7C – Players may use PMs to coordinate their actions. Players are reminded to use the public thread where possible.
- §8A – Voting must be done in the following way. Write "VOTE" and the person you are voting for in bold text.
§8B - If you wish to un-vote someone, write "UNVOTE" and their name in bold text.
§8C - In case of re-voting without un-voting the original vote will be the counted vote.
§8D - Do not edit votes after posting them. If you make a mistake, unvote and revote in a new post.
§8E - Votes should be oversized or clear of other text to ensure they are not missed by the GM.
§8F - We won't be super specific about how you must vote, but be a dear and hit at least two of these: bold, larger font, white/light colored text.
- §9 - The GM can and will remove players if the GM believes that player is adversely affecting the game, for example through failure to fulfill voting obligations or deliberate violation of the rules. This will be done through the use of killing the player's role, or using substitutes, if they are available. All such decisions are made solely at the discretion of the GM.
- §10 - Failure to vote on 2 occasions without prior notice will result in automatic substitution. If no substitution have been found 6 hours before deadline, the player will be auto-lynched at next deadline.
- §11 - The game will start with one NPC dying on the very first night and the first player character The Thing hunts will automatically be infected regardless of trait. This means on the very first night, there is only ONE The Thing and one NPC will die and one player will be infected and secretly turn into a second The Thing.
DeadlineThe deadline of this game is 18:00 GMT+2 ( <- BM Sunset Time)
Votes and orders made on 17:59 will count, while those made on 18:00 WILL NOT.
The RolesExcept for Scientists and Alien Creatures, all other Roles MAY, not will, be in the game
- Scientists: The simplest role - without corroborative evidence, a Scientist knows nothing for sure, but can use the power of his vote to help lynch others.
- Hematologists: May test the blood of one player per night, and can discover whether that person is a Human or an Alien Creature. Any other role will appear as a normal Human. As a hard science, Hematology is perceived as being more scientific, rigorous, and accurate but much also depends on the skill of the Hematologist concerned. The blood of a Susceptible could be interpreted as a Human or Alien Creature.They cannot find UFO Religionists.
- Commandos: May choose to protect ONE person against an Alien Creature attack every night, but cannot choose to protect the same person two nights in a row, and can never protect themselves (oath of duty). If there is more than one Commando, they must agree on who to protect. They are attached to each other from the start.
- Psychologists: Studies the mental functions and behaviors of a person once per night with the immediate goal of recognizing the humanity in a person as separate from an alien persona. As a soft science, Psychology relies on unquantifiable non-empirical data and much still depends on the skill of the Psychologist concerned. UFO Religionists could be interpreted as either human or alien. They cannot find Susceptibles.
- Researchers: Using an antidote once per night, can turn an infected human back into human again and who can no longer be infected. Alien Creatures will know when an infected human has been cured. Using an antidote on a Susceptible or normal Human has no effect. The first Thing cannot be cured.
- Susceptible (trait): If attacked, the Susceptible will not die but instead turn into Alien Creatures and will work to help them win.
- UFO Religionists: Work with the Alien Creatures, and win if the Alien Creatures win.
- The Thing: Highly advanced Alien Creatures from another dimension with the ability to evoke primordial terror in the species known as Homo Sapiens. Will work to kill or infect a single human once per night to reach parity, kill off the rest of the Scientists, take off in their spaceship and win. Special ability: Can make 2 attacks per night if it is the only Alien Creature left which is why there will be 2 attacks on the very first night.
FAQDo I have to roleplay? No. It's fun and helpful to, but it's not required. Some players don't really roleplay at all, and instead simply post votes and accusations, and that's okay too.
What do I post?/I don't understand! You can post anything you like, really but preferably in an IC POINT OF VIEW. Typically Scientists will post accusations. "I think he did it, just because!" or "I think she did it, because last turn she voted against the guy who turned out to be an Alien Creature!" Accusations work better when you can back them up with some reason. Trash talking is allowed and encouraged.
I'm The Thing. What do I do? You pretend to be a Scientist, but you also conspire with your other Alien Creatures to determine which innocent Scientist to kill. The Alien Creatures must all agree on a target, but can use whatever means they like for selection. Meanwhile, be sure to steer suspicion away from yourself, so you don't get lynched!
I'm a Hematologist/Psychologist! Great. You can try to figure out who is an Alien Creature. Communicate wisely though. If you post "Hey I'm the Hematologist/Psychologist!", you might find Alien Creatures visiting you that very night.
I'm a Researcher. What do I do? You try to find the infected Humans and cure them.
I'm a UFO Religionist. What do I do? You pretend to be a Scientist, but you also try to find the Alien Creatures in order to help them that you might win when they might take you away with them on their spaceship.
I'm still confused/I don't know who to vote for. Either watch other players in action and see how they're doing it, or jump right in yourself. This game is both deadly serious, and quite comical, where people will accuse others for the slightest and most vague of clues, or just in retaliation for voting against them! The first round of voting is difficult, as the only way to try to tell who's an Alien Creature and who's not is to listen to what people are saying. In later rounds you can try to identify patterns, or look for groups that vote together, or people who changed their votes to keep an Alien Creature from being lynched.
Are Scientists' votes private or do they go in the main thread? Very definitely public!
Do Alien Creatures vote with the Scientists? Absolutely. Alien Creatures want to do everything they can to keep the naive Scientists from suspecting that they're Alien Creatures. If the Scientists think you're an Alien Creature, they'll vote to lynch you! So an Alien Creature's job is not only to kill/infect Scientists, but also to convince the Scientists that they're actual innocent Scientists as well!
Aw man, I'm just a Scientist. We can't all be Alien Creatures. Have fun being a Scientist. Root out the evildoers! Try not to be confused for an Alien Creature and be lynched by your fellow Scientists!
How does a substitute work? If a player cannot continue to play, another player may jump into that role. Subs may be players who were previously killed in the current game (though there are caveats, a Bad Guy is often not a good sub because he Knows Things) or a late signup. In either case, when someone subs in, they assume the identity of that slot. Thus if someone who was playing and was the Hematologist/Psychologist, if he gets subbed, the player who comes in is the Hematologist/Psychologist, and pretends that he's been there the whole time.
How long does a game last? Depends on setup and what happens in the game. Could be as short as 2-3 days, or as long as 10 days!
CHARACTERSSlapsticks (dead)
Lefanis
D'Espana (dead)
Zakilevo
Indirik
Lanyon (dead)
Ketchum
Velax (dead)
Barek (jerm)(dead)
SubstitutionsPenchant
DAY 1 EVENTSKetchum - Scientist / Psychologist analyzes Indirik - Commando (Susceptible).
Velax - Psychologist analyzes Indirik - Commando (Susceptible).
Zakilevo - Scientist / Hematologist analyzes Slapsticks - The Thing's blood.
D'Espana - Hematologist analyzes Indirik - Commando (Susceptible)'s blood.
NIGHT 1 EVENTS Indirik - Commando (Susceptible) & Barek (jerm) - UFO Religionist / Commando protect Slapsticks - The Thing.
Billy (NPC) the helicopter pilot is killed.
Slapsticks - The Thing infects Barek (jerm) - UFO Religionist / Commando.
DAY 2 EVENTSKetchum - Scientist / Psychologist analyzes D'Espana - Hematologist.
Zakilevo - Scientist / Hematologist analyzes D'Espana - Hematologist's blood.
D'Espana - Hematologist analyzes Velax - Psychologist's blood.
Lefanis - Researcher attempts to cure Velax - Psychologist.
Velax - Psychologist analyzes Slapsticks - The Thing.
NIGHT 2 EVENTSD'Espana - Hematologist is lynched.
Indirik - Commando (Susceptible) & Barek (jerm) - UFO Religionist / Commando protect Ketchum - Scientist / Psychologist
Slapsticks - The Thing attempts to attack Velax - Psychologist
Slapsticks - The Thing is lynched.
DAY 3 EVENTSVelax - Psychologist analyzes Lefanis - Researcher
Lefanis - Researcher attempts to cure Indirik - Commando (Susceptible)
NIGHT 3 EVENTSSurprise!
Lanyon - Researcher is lynched.
Velax - Psychologist is sucked dry and killed.
Barek (jerm) - UFO Religionist / Commando infects Indirik - Commando (Susceptible)
Lefanis - Researcher cures Indirik - Commando (Infected)
DAY 4 EVENTSLefanis - Researcher attempts to cure Ketchum - Scientist / Psychologist
NIGHT 4 EVENTSBarek (jerm) - UFO Religionist / Commando (Infected) is roasted alive.
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Don't need to ask.
I'm not seeing my name in this. Why, if I may ask? :P
Believe it or not I didn't spend the whole of Werewolf IV thinking this up ;D - only when it was asked who was going to host the next one and this theme just hit me out of the blue.
Depending on the number of players I'll try to balance out the roles and traits so that we can get a good story out of this. Still, in keeping to the movie in general:
Quote§11 - The game will start with one NPC dying on the very first night and the first player character The Thing hunts will automatically be infected regardless of trait. This means on the very first night, there is only ONE The Thing and one NPC will die and one player will be infected and turn into a second The Thing.
Also, some changes:
QuoteHematologists: May test the blood of one player per night, and will discover whether that person is a Human or an Alien Creature. Any other role will appear as a normal Human... much also depends on the skill of the Hematologist concerned. The blood of a Susceptible could be interpreted as a Human or Alien Creature.
Meaning, there is no 100% GM statement Human / Alien Creature. Upon submission of a test an ANALYSIS will be presented and it will be up to the Hematologist concerned to make head or tail out of it. Same with Psychologists.
QuoteCommandos: They are attached to each other from the start.
They work as a pack from the start. Things may or may not change during the course of the game.
I may make some other changes before game starts if I get other ideas ;)
sign me up!
I suppose I'll give this one a try. The way things are going, they only last two or three days anyway. :p
Additions:
QuoteResearchers: Using an antidote, can turn an infected human back into human again and who can no longer be infected. Using an antidote on a Susceptible or normal Human has no effect.
This could help the game last longer.
QuoteThe Thing: Special ability: Can make 2 attacks per night if it is the only Alien Creature left which is why there will be 2 attacks on the very first night.
The Thing and Alien Creature can be and is used interchangeably.
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Count me in. Let kill The Thing! :P
I'm in, but I have a question. If a Susceptible is attacked, you won't be able to tell us who was attacked, right? It would be a bit obvious if someone was "killed" but kept voting.
Yes, this would be like the Cursed. Once a Susceptible has been attacked and infected he will turn into another Alien Creature and can only be cured by a Researcher but not before being attacked - that is no prior immunization. It's an antidote not a vaccine ;)
In as Wilfred Brimley. I hope my diabeetus doesn't get me.
Clarification
QuoteCommandos: May choose to protect ONE person against an Alien Creature attack every night, but cannot choose to protect the same person two nights in a row, and can never protect themselves (oath of duty). If there is more than one Commando, they must agree on who to protect. They are attached to each other from the start.
Also, I
may RP the actions (orders) taken by players but in a way that doesn't reveal their roles.
QuoteCommandos: May choose to protect ONE person against an Alien Creature attack every night, but cannot choose to protect the same person two nights in a row, and can never protect themselves (oath of duty). If there is more than one Commando, they must agree on who to protect. They are attached to each other from the start.
If the 2 Commando not agree on who to protect, then nobody is protected, right? Just to clarify.
Quote5.Researchers: Using an antidote, can turn an infected human back into human again and who can no longer be infected. Using an antidote on a Susceptible or normal Human has no effect.
About Researchers part. Do the normal human healed, know who is their savior?
edit: darn hotlinking police.
this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIUdssOAn0s).
Yes. Commandos must agree on who to protect or there will be no protection. If there is only one commando left then he can decide by himself.
Infected persons who are cured by researchers won't know who cured them unless the researchers tell them. Or they could lie.
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There may be some interesting role combinations. Also, player creativity will generally be rewarded by slightly more favourabe RPs in their favour. Just a bit that won't unbalance too much. Creativity by my interpretation but generally whatever makes the story more exciting and tensed. Feel free to PM me an explanation of your creativity in case I don't see it. :-)
And the cured person won't reveal any information of his former packmates, since he doesn't remember a thing about the 'thing/s' (lol).
Quote from: Cren on September 11, 2012, 03:03:09 PM
And the cured person won't reveal any information of his former packmates, since he doesn't remember a thing about the 'thing/s' (lol).
This is problematic in my opinion. Any time you take a player who KNOWS who the bad guys are, and put them into a position where they're NOT SUPPOSED to know who the bad guys are, it tends to create issues.
Oh, infected persons who have been cured will definitely KNOW who the alien creatures are. Could this be a problem? Possibly. Except that the alien creatures can also say that THEY have just been cured and know the identity of the alien creatures... conflict :o Also, no one knows just how many are susceptible... and the original Thing cannot be cured - his genome is much closer to the original Alien Creature.
Don't forget Alien Creatures special ability to attack twice in a night if it's the remaining Thing. Lynching comes first before attacks.
Updated:
QuoteResearchers: Using an antidote, can turn an infected human back into human again and who can no longer be infected. Alien Creatures will know when an infected human has been cured. Using an antidote on a Susceptible or normal Human has no effect.
Both cured humans and Alien Creatures will be informed by PM at the same time.
QuoteFor players with more than one role, their MAJOR role counts towards the win, their minor role does not.
Damn its cold here.
How about some tasty Quaker Oats Oatmeal, anyone? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_orj4-inTo)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3278/2716577994_90cc53afd3_z.jpg)
Dragging the ice block back to camp had taken the better part of the day and most of the team were exhausted. They carefully shoved their discovery into the freezer room then headed their own way to attend to their personal matters.
With dreams of the nobel prize in their eyes they couldn't wait to start working on the ice block but it could wait. After all, it had been there for perhaps 100,000 years. It could surely wait another day?
Unfortunately, one scientist, greedier than the rest, felt he knew better. "Why should I share my discovery?" he thought. "I was the one pushing the darn block from the back. I don't think the others were even heaving it from the front!" he recalled angrily.
So, when no one was around, he slyly crept into the freezer room. As he opened the door a blast of cold wind hit his face and elsewhere throughout the camp complex, a strange and foreboding chill ran down the spines of everyone...
THE GAME STARTS
Orders may be sent but there will be no voting to lynch anyone until an actual killing happens.
So, if I have understood it well, those with special characteristics can start to use them now, but we can't start lynching people until next day? That's mean, bro!
We're just waiting for night to settle in so that one of us can be horribly murdered by a thing not-of-this-world. Relax. Have some hot coco.
Yes, so no one gets lucky and lynches The Thing before he/she/it kills anyone ;) You should all use the time to get the feel of one another in a calm and relaxed manner as we build up suspense till next sunset.
As for skills, use 'em or lose 'em ;)
Quote from: Barek (jerm) on September 11, 2012, 08:32:39 PM
We're just waiting for night to settle in so that one of us can be horribly murdered by a thing not-of-this-world. Relax. Have some hot coco.
Sure, I take your coco and gulp it down. Brrrr.... it is very cold.
Anyone got any vodka? Mixes pretty well with hot chocolate.
Are you implyeenk that because I am Russian, I always have the vodka? I resent that unfair stereotype! I am goeenk to my room to drink myself to sleep.
So is it too late to join? Probably is but I thought I would ask since there was no explicit saying of this.
You're a Russian? Seriously? Your accent had me convinced you were German.
Or a mad scientist.
Quote from: Penchant on September 12, 2012, 04:33:22 AM
So is it too late to join? Probably is but I thought I would ask since there was no explicit saying of this.
Penchant is subbed.
The camp complex begins to wind down for the evening. A few of the scientists were heard and seen talking earlier. Several more attended to some matters and made observations. The whereabouts of a few more were unknown. The chill that they had earlier felt was still there but no one talked about it or even admitted it.
The sun was setting and long shadows were cast onto the camp complex...
I think I'll take that vodka too. This chill is kind of getting me nervous, so it'll be good to stop working and sleep well even if it's just this night. Besides, as we all know, vodka is amongst the least damaging liquors in case of hangover, so I'll be fine.
NIGHT 1 EVENTSAs the camp settles into the night, a sudden commotion is heard in the corridors. "Get away from me you... (indistinct)! ... I don't need your ...(indistinct)!!!" The voice fades away followed by several thumping footsteps. Was it a game? Some heads pop out from their personal quarters but see no one. Others stay in their beds and ignore the world.
Slowly, silence settles upon the camp complex. Then midnight strikes and the most awful human scream is heard followed by a most blood-chilling alien scream! Lights pop on. Doors are wrenched open and many feet shuffle to the source. As they approach the mess hall they find Billy, their helicopter pilot slumped in a chair, his head a distance away at the other end of the table while some of the scientists stumble over his legs by the door. Blood decorates the hall in voluminous quantities. There are splatters on the wall, the floor, the ceiling and even all over their hot coco pots and vodka bottles.
As one, the scientists stand silent looking at the carnage. Then, someone says, the ICE BLOCK! Everyone rushes to the door grateful for a sense of direction as they make for the freezer room but more to get away from the horror of Billy's entrails now serving as an entrée all over the mess hall.
The freezer is empty save for the ice block. The face that they had all seen in the ice block was still there but it has undergone a profound change. Even through the ice everyone can see that it has shrivelled and dried out. How could something preserved in ice dry out? There was now fear. Fear and confusion.
"That... THING did not kill Billy", someone said. Then who did was the question to the answer that nobody wanted to know... Their only pilot was dead and they were now all trapped with a horror that they could not name.
(http://www.nerdsraging.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Carnage-spider-man.jpg)
Billy (NPC) the helicopter pilot is killed.
Nyeeeeeeeeet! Billy...Billy was my lover! What bastard was killeenk him?!
VOTE Slapsticks
Voting early since I won't be able to vote until tomorrow.
Quote from: Zakilevo on September 12, 2012, 06:35:12 PM
VOTE Slapsticks
Voting early since I won't be able to vote until tomorrow.
We still killing Slapsticks first?
It was always either Slapsticks or Fury or me. ;)
And Ketchum. Don't forget Ketchum.
!@#$, now that I think about it, why did we had just one pilot? Weren't we counting that he could have fallen ill or something like that? Research budget cuts, I blame youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! *drinks water to help clean the vodka from his body* So, what we do now? Does someone know what happened?
There was mass confusion in the camp approaching mass hysteria except that a large number of scientists were too numbed to even respond. What should someone say in a situation like this? Should they even say anything? Their first and only clue apart from the ice block was the commotion earlier on. There was definitely one set of footsteps apparently running away and maybe another two footsteps chasing (?) after it. Except that, the shouts were more angry than fearful. What could it be? Or was it all just a red herring?
This expedition was based on mutual respect by each scientist in their following fields. As such there was no pre-defined leader. For such a situation as now, would it prove to be their doom? As the brightest among the brightest of humanity, surely, someone could figure things out? And time moved on and the dread of impending doom increased...
Quote from: D'Espana on September 12, 2012, 06:43:28 PM
And Ketchum. Don't forget Ketchum.
!@#$, now that I think about it, why did we had just one pilot? Weren't we counting that he could have fallen ill or something like that? Research budget cuts, I blame youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! *drinks water to help clean the vodka from his body* So, what we do now? Does someone know what happened?
on that note
VOTE KETCHUM
VOTE VELAX
It seems like double lynching is our best bet since The Thing is all that we really need to kill.
Oh yeah, also: do not conspire with other townies. At all. ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A KNOWLEDGE POWER ROLE. Your friends might get turned and then they know both your actual role and also what you know. Seriously, don't do it. Either out yourself publicly or keep to yourself and try to scumhunt.
Lol, D Espana. Tell me how I can convince you. I am just a normal good scientist. If there is Psychologist on board, scan me and you will know the truth.
Let get back to Billy, our pilot. How on earth we going fly from here?
VOTE D'ESPANA
I really have no idea. Yet.
I think we should lynch a no-talker. My standard strategy of straight-up baiting the bad guys probably won't work now so we might as well go after the standard scumtell.
Quote from: Slapsticks on September 13, 2012, 02:51:52 AM
I think we should lynch a no-talker. My standard strategy of straight-up baiting the bad guys probably won't work now so we might as well go after the standard scumtell.
Sound reasonable to me since Penchant is found as Wolf in previous game due to his silent way. Silent is deadly
I will wait awhile and see if there is anyone silent and have not vote, then I will vote the quiet one :)
I dislike double lynching, especially on day 1.
I'm sure one of us could learn to fly the helicopter... We have the manual that came with it, after all...
Quote from: Lefanis on September 13, 2012, 04:42:44 AM
I'm sure one of us could learn to fly the helicopter... We have the manual that came with it, after all...
Lefanis is playing! I hadn't noticed!
Vote Lefanis. On general principle.
Quote from: Ketchum on September 13, 2012, 03:06:47 AM
Sound reasonable to me since Penchant is found as Wolf in previous game due to his silent way. Silent is deadly
I will wait awhile and see if there is anyone silent and have not vote, then I will vote the quiet one :)
Ghost speaking, I was just busy in RL not that I didn't want to talk or anything
Current voting
VOTE Slapsticks by: Zakilevo (#35)
VOTE Ketchum by: Lanyon (#40)
VOTE Velax by: Slapsticks (#41)
VOTE D'Espana by: Indirik (#45)
VOTE Lefanis by: Barek (jerm) (#50)
Sort of not a fan of a 5-way lynch at present...
VOTE D'ESPANA
I think you'll need to unvote me first, Slapsticks.
I reserve my vote for the time being. No one I've seen has stood out as a murderer, although if I find the bastard that killed my Billy...
unvote velax
vote d'espana
You shouldn't just reserve your vote for people you think are scummy, you should use it to agree with people who seem pro-town. The bad guys have the advantage day 1 in that they can pressure a so-called "random" vote so it's far better to consciously vote together with other townies, because while a town-led lynch is likely to kill another townie, a bad-led lynch is 100% likely to kill a townie.
Bad idea killing me, my fellow scientists. Seriously.
Also, since Slapsticks seems to be fan of double-lynching and no double-lynching at the same time, I will let that guide my inconsistency detector. So, VOTE SLAPSTICKS.
UNVOTE KETCHUM
VOTE SLAPSTICKS
Current voting:
VOTE Slapsticks by: Zakilevo (#35), D'Espana (#57), Lanyon (#40)
VOTE D'Espana by: Indirik (#45), Slapsticks (#55)
VOTE Lefanis by: Barek (jerm) (#50)
Yet to vote: Lefanis, Ketchum, Velax
I shan't vote for now unless there is some decent evidence against someone. However, I shall vote to prevent a double lynch.
Day 1 seem random. We could end up voting innocent Scientist. I am thinking, thinking...
Quote from: Barek (jerm) on September 13, 2012, 04:46:20 AM
Vote Lefanis. On general principle.
Hey, I know you are jealous of my superior intellect, but I never believed you'd stoop to murder!
I use my Scientist random.org dice and roll a 6.
Checking back our list, Lanyon name in number 6 registered in our scientist expedition.
VOTE LANYON
This last-minute bandwagon on me is fairly strange, especially considering I'm the only one making any sort of plan.
Also, I advocated a double lynch, not a 5-way lynch. before I switched votes, we had five people on the chopping block and the bad guys could easily have changed their votes at the last minute to kill two (or more) good guys, basically instantly winning.
Quote from: Lefanis on September 13, 2012, 03:40:07 PM
I shan't vote for now unless there is some decent evidence against someone. However, I shall vote to prevent a double lynch.
Don't do this. If townies don't vote because of their hesitance, the bad guys get a free lynch day one. If you know you're town, your opinion matters, simply by virtue of your not being bad.
Quote from: D'Espana on September 13, 2012, 08:37:31 AM
Bad idea killing me, my fellow scientists. Seriously.
Also, since Slapsticks seems to be fan of double-lynching and no double-lynching at the same time, I will let that guide my inconsistency detector. So, VOTE SLAPSTICKS.
Actually D'Espana seems to be twisting people's words if I've read correctly. Not exactly a sign of an honest townie.
unvote Lefanis.
Vote D'Espana.
NIGHT 2 EVENTS
As night approaches, the lynching committee tallies up the votes.
(3) VOTES Slapsticks by: Zakilevo (#35), D'Espana (#57), Lanyon (#40)
(3) VOTES D'Espana by: Indirik (#45), Slapsticks (#55), Barek (jerm) (#67)
(1) VOTE Lanyon by: Ketchum (#64)
Lefanis and Velax had not voted and were nowhere to be found. They make their way to D'Espana's lab as it was the nearest. They found him in his lab coat examining a blood stain on a glass. "Blood alcohol level is between 0.11 and 0.20..." he mutters to himself. The lab door slams shut. He turns around and sees the lynching committee. They tie him to a chair and with a concoction of chemicals, set him on fire as he screams "But I didn't do ANYTHING!!!" To be safe, they set the whole lab on fire and beat a hasty exit.
D'Espana - Hematologist is lynched.
Then they made their way to Slapsticks personal quarters. Along the way, they pass by Velax's office and hear a snippet of a conversation: "...your mother..." They stop to listen further and hear Slapsticks inhuman growl: "My mother? I'll tell you about my MOTHER! I know she will just love YOU. I killed your lover boy and now I'm going to kill you, YOU HUMAN VODKA!!!!!!!!!"
The lynching committee kick the door down and are just in time to see Slapsticks with his tentacles around Velax throat. They grab the tentacles just in time and use them to tie Slapsticks to the chair. They drag both Slapsticks and his chair to D'Espana's lab and shoved him into the burning lab. They could hear his inhuman screeches filling the air but there was still a shred of humanity left in him and with his dying breath he screamed, "YOU DAMN TOWNIES!!!" and died.
Slapsticks - The Thing is lynched.
There were cheers all around and more vodka was opened. Everyone dranked themselves half blind then went back to their quarters for the best sleep they had ever had. As the camp settles into the night, a sudden commotion is once again heard in the corridors. "Nonononononononono!!!!" The voice fades away followed by several thumping footsteps. Was it a game again? Some heads pop out from their personal quarters but see no one. Others stay in their beds and ignore the world.
Slowly, silence settles upon the camp complex. Then midnight strikes and the silence that follows is unbelievably quiet. And then, it happened. Slowly but surely... the dawn arrived - and with that, a new day and perhaps a new story for another time. ;D
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oh, poop. My first time as a bad guy and I die day one ):
Go townies!
Wait - balloons? hell yes!
sorry, D'Espana.
That's got to be the best double-lynch thusfar though! THE THING on day 1!!
Guess Wilford Brimley gets to eat more Quaker Oats :)
So... was that an accident, or did someone know something...
And does this mean it's over already?
I said it was a bad idea to kill me, and I said it seriously. Why didn't you believe your poor hematologist? This could have ended as the best game ever with only the NPC and the Thing killed! I even voted for the right one! But no, you had to double-lynch *his spirit departs to the other world grumbling*
I knew he was the thing hehe.
My blood test showed something weird which I didn't bother sharing.
Good job guys. Killing the thing on the first day :D
The Thing is Dead?? :o Wow, we done it ;D
Since The Thing is Dead, let see what our GM write about the scanning :P
QuoteYou look at Indirik. His chiselled chin and abrupt manners won't exactly do him any favours at a party but he doesn't exactly seem out of place in the camp complex, although he doesn't quite fit in either. You remember some of his scientific observations, while not breathtaking, still contibuted to the total scientific knowledge of the expedition. As far as you can tell, he seems to be the same old Indirik that came to the camp complex at the beginning of this whole expedition. You don't know why you're even analyzing him - that ice block must be getting on your nerves.
QuoteToday, you look at D'Espana. You notice him cutting his lips on the glass of water that he used to try and cleanse the vodka from his body. Nothing uncommon there. He was really drunk after all and not pretending, at least you didn't think so. You hope it wasn't because he wasn't used to holding a glass but that certainly couldn't be it. What kind of drunk couldn't hold a glass? Anyway, you smelt the alcohol on his breath as he passed you by. Then you look back and do a double take - the water glass is gone! You definitely saw D'Espana putting it down before leaving.
Wait...didn't The Thing infect someone on Night 0?
Quote§11 - The game will start with one NPC dying on the very first night and the first player character The Thing hunts will automatically be infected regardless of trait. This means on the very first night, there is only ONE The Thing and one NPC will die and one player will be infected and turn into a second The Thing.
So isn't there still one The Thing running about?
Quote from: Velax on September 14, 2012, 02:23:14 AM
Wait...didn't The Thing infect someone on Night 0?
So isn't there still one The Thing running about?
Well we killed the thing before it infected someone - meaning a player.
FWIW - Commando (susceptible) <-- me
Quote from: Zakilevo on September 14, 2012, 03:04:15 AM
Well we killed the thing before it infected someone - meaning a player.
No, we killed it on Night 1. The quote I gave suggested two people would be attacked on Night 0 before the game officially begins - an NPC who would die and a player who would turn into a second The Thing.
I don't think its all over....
Vote Barek!
Why? He voted for D'espana at the last minute, killing a townie. My hunch is that he was hunted along with Billy on day 1.
Can i be the new thing :)
I'm a commando along with Indirik though! Is there still a bad guy?
I thought it was over. Assuming for a moment that the game is not over, I think that any remaining bad guy is likely to lay as low as is possible. I don't think Lanyon has said anything. That'd be my strategy if I were a bad guy.
Vote Layton.
Who's with me? Let's not lynch Wilford Brimley!
I'll vote Lanyon.
VOTE LANYON
Gotta support my commando buddy.
NIGHT 3 EVENTS - Surprise!
(1) VOTE Barek by: Lefanis (#82)
(2) VOTES Lanyon by: Barek (jerm) (#85), Velax (#87)
Velax was the first not to believe that the alien creature threat was gone. Tonight, Velax was the first to die from an alien creature attack.
Lefanis also did not believe that the threat was gone and started a vote to have Barek lynched but couldn't get enough support. No one seemed to believe his tale that Barek was "infected". The other scientists were either too drunk or partying somewhere in the complex to take much heed of Lefanis' warning that "it wasn't over." In fact, Zakilevo boasted that he knew Slapsticks was the Thing all along. Ketchum was simply ecstatic that they got the Thing. Only Lanyon kept silent, presumably shell shocked over all the violence.
Barek wasn't buying it though. He voted to have Lanyon lynched on the premise of the 'bad guy lying low' strategy. He was a little drunk and said "Layton" but as he had said Lanyon earlier and "Layton" wasn't too far off the mark, it got through. Somehow, he got Velax to vote with him. Indirik tried to tag along in the voting but missed the deadline by 11 minutes and 25 seconds.
Lefanis had earlier stormed off somewhere after no one believed him so Velax and Barek headed to Lanyon's personal quarters and dragged him out. They hung him up by his hands somewhere and took turns to whack him with the microscope and bunsen burner alternately. Still, Lanyon kept his silence and this goaded the both of them to increase their tempo. They had gotten a good rhythm going for sometime before realizing he was already dead. Still, they took turns to poke him with a stick but to their disappointment, he did not change into any Thing (anything - get it?). Ashamed, they went their separate ways.
Lanyon - Researcher is lynched.
As, Velax walks slowly back to his personal quarters he is professionally disturbed that he did not see the tell-tale signs of Lanyon's innocence. Of course he didn't say much. The poor kid was relatively new to the expedition. He turned round the corner and is stopped by the sight of someone wringing his two tentacles in delight.
"YOU??!" gasped Velax in shock.
"Yes," smiled the Thing. "So, tell me, Velax - What was your relationship with your mother like?"
Velax - Psychologist is sucked dry and killed.
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...
Barek is the thing. He championed the death of D'espana, realising that he couldn't save his buddy Slapsticks. Next he avoided my lynch by targeting poor Lanyon. Get him now before he finishes us!
VOTE BAREK!
I feel both Indriik and Barek were commandos. But Barek got infected first by Slapsticks, and as he was a commando, Indirik trusted him. Now Indirik after Slapsticks was lycnhed revealed himself to be susceptible. So tonight I feel Barek infected the susceptible Indirik.
Zaki and Ketchum, vote Barek. Let's finish off one of the things now.
Spoken like a Thing, Lefanis.
My vote for D'Espana was because I felt that he was being duplicitous. You'll note that two or three people did not vote that day - I had no idea that there would be a tie, and honestly at the time had little reason to suspect Slapsticks, as he seemed to be a townie at the time.
Now lets look at some events and perhaps some evidence.
There was only one hunt. This means one of THREE things, as best I can tell. Its technically possible that there were already TWO aliens, and so they would only get to hunt once. Its also possible that our Commando managed to protect someone *cough*. Its also possible that Velax was killed and that someone, perhaps Indirik, was turned.
I think that Lefanis is our Thing. I can tell you that the Commandos tried to protect Zakilevo overnight as we were pretty sure the Thing was either Velax or you, Lefanis. I think that the events of the evening has proven which of you it is.
Without doubt, I vote Lefanis.
well if i had known that the game was still in progress...
W T F!
The game is not over yet? :O...
VOTE ZAKILEVO
That exclamation of feigned surprise is sooooo fake.
Vote barek
VOTE Zakilevo
Vote me everyone! I am the thing! Hiccup!
VOTE BAREK
I thought the game over? Have I know the game not yet over...
Quote from: Barek (jerm) on September 14, 2012, 08:29:02 PM
Spoken like a Thing, Lefanis.
There was only one hunt. This means one of THREE things, as best I can tell. Its technically possible that there were already TWO aliens, and so they would only get to hunt once. Its also possible that our Commando managed to protect someone *cough*. Its also possible that Velax was killed and that someone, perhaps Indirik, was turned.
I think that Lefanis is our Thing. I can tell you that the Commandos tried to protect Zakilevo overnight as we were pretty sure the Thing was either Velax or you, Lefanis. I think that the events of the evening has proven which of you it is.
See, even if Indirik wasn't turned, you were, on night 0. So Indirik has come along trusting you, while you were actually the thing. As you were a bodyguard, you also managed to make Indirik target the people you knew you wouldn't want to kill straight away.
Guys, Barek is the Thingy. Vote him.
UNVOTE Zakilevo
VOTE Barek
You *really* don't want to lynch Barek. Really, really, really... trust me on this one.
UNVOTE Barek
VOTE Indirik
TIME TO MEET YOUR MAKER ROB!
UNVOTE BAREK
Barek saved me on first day.... gotta think more about this~~
Night 1:
Billy the pilot died
Night 2:
D'Espana - Hematologist is lynched.
Slapsticks - The Thing is lynched.
Night 3:
Lanyon - Researcher is lynched.
Velax - Psychologist is sucked dry and killed.
Unofficial Vote
Barek: Lefanis(90), Penchant(96),
Lefanis: Barek(92)
Zakilevo: Indirik(95)
Indirik: Zakilevo(103)
Not Voted: Ketchum :o
Current voting:
(1) VOTE Barek by: Lefanis (#90)
(1) VOTE Lefanis by: Barek (#92)
(1) VOTE Zakilevo by: Indirik (#95)
(1) VOTE Indirik by: Zakilevo (#103)
Yet to vote: Ketchum
Penchant is a substitute and has no vote ;)
First post in thread updated with summary events.
Aha... So I going use my deciding vote then. If I vote myself, then 5 ties at lynching :P
EDIT: Ya'll crazy scientists, stuck at the lab for far too long time eh. Since Barek saved myself and I have some doubt about Lefanis claim of being something Special, VOTE LEFANIS.
Until ya'll crazy scientists can convince me otherwise, I gonna stick with this for now. Will check back later 8)
Quote from: Ketchum on September 15, 2012, 10:17:53 AM
...stuck at the lab for far too long time eh. Since Barek saved myself...
When? Which day? Keep in mind that if this happened, he might not have been infected at that point of time, but is now.
The Thing: Highly advanced Alien Creatures from another dimension with the ability to evoke primordial terror in the species known as Homo Sapiens. Will work to kill or infect a single human once per night to reach parity, kill off the rest of the Scientists, take off in their spaceship and win. Special ability: Can make 2 attacks per night if it is the only Alien Creature left which is why there will be 2 attacks on the very first night.
NIGHT 1 EVENTS (two attacks, 1 thing)
Slapsticks the original thing makes two attacks- One against billy, another against Barek. If the attack against Billy(npc) doesn't count, then the first attack would have been Ketchum, who got defended by the commandos Barek (at that point uninfected) and Indirik. Then, after having saved Ketchup, Barek is the victim of the second night 1 attack, gets infected and becomes the second thing.
NIGHT 2 EVENTS (now there are two things, Slapsticks and Barek, so only 1 attack)
I would speculate that this attack infected someone... Most likely Indirik. I believe Indirik was fooled on night 2 to vote D'espana, by Barek, who he thought was his fellow commando. Perhaps Indirik revealed he was susceptible to him. You see that on Night 2, Barek, Slapsticks, and Indirik all voted D'espana. Indirik then got infected by the thing for his troubles.
D'Espana - Hematologist is lynched.
Slapsticks - The Thing is lynched.
NIGHT 3 EVENTS (Still two things roaming around, Barek and Indirik, but just one attack, against Velax)
Surprise!
Lanyon - Researcher is lynched.
Velax - Psychologist is sucked dry and killed
So now, i urge everyone to vote Barek... He is the Thing. If we have a researcher still alive, try and cure Indirik. Its our best bet to win at sunset.
UNVOTE ZAKILEVO
VOTE BAREK
It's him! He's the thing!
VOTE BAREK
After much consideration, I decide this. Barek argument is not convincing.
You should unvote me first, Ketchum.
UNVOTE LEFANIS
VOTE BAREK
I hate to do it, commando buddy, but I can't let you keep on living as a tentacled monster.
Thanks for curing me, Lefanis. You get a big commando "Hoorah!"
Quote from: Indirik on September 15, 2012, 02:08:22 PM
I hate to do it, commando buddy, but I can't let you keep on living as a tentacled monster.
Thanks for curing me, Lefanis. You get a big commando "Hoorah!"
omg serious? That's the thinest excuse I've ever seen. Lefanis "cured" you eh? I have a feeling lefanis cured you of any humanity.
Typical. Kill the guy that clued the rest into the fact that there are more The Things. Bah.
Oh, right. Ooooooooooo. Etc.
Am wondering what will happen if we all each have one vote come lynching time? We all commit mass suicide? LOL :P
NIGHT 4 EVENTS
(3) VOTE Barek (jerm) by: Lefanis (#90), Indirik (#95), Ketchum (#111)
(1) VOTE Lefanis by: Barek (#92)
(1) VOTE Indirik by: Zakilevo (#103)
Lefanis screams blue murder. I told you! I told you! He had previously failed to convince what was left of the scientists so this time he showed everyone why he was the top scientist at the camp complex by coming out with a detailed analysis. Ketchum helped with a timeline but still wasn't too sure about Lefanis. In Barek (jerm)'s defence he maintains that he and Indirik are Commandos assigned to protect the facility and the scientists. The moment Indirik backs him up Zakilevo switches to vote to lynch Indirik instead of Barek. Ketchum had at one point held the deciding vote and had even contemplated leaving the vote at 1 person each excepting him and wondered what would happen.
Suddenly, out of the blue, Indirik completely reverses his support for Barek (jerm) and states that he is really the Thing and explains his turnabout as due to him being cured by Lefanis. That settled it for Ketchum. Outside the camp complex, Penchant the scientist sent as a relief by headquarters was banging outside the locked doors demanding to vote for Barek (jerm). No doubt he saw things from through the windows but no one was ready to let him in yet.
So the lynching committee tied him up and dragged him to their main laboratory furnace and shoved him in but at the last moment Barek (jerm) manages to loosen the ropes and grabs Lefanis' hand. "Why don't we go together?" he roars inhumanly. It takes 3 other scientists to pull Lefanis out and shut the furnace door. They crank the furnace to its max and the screeches that penetrate the thick furnace door was simply terrifying. Finally, the screaming subsides and the scientists all heave a sigh of relief. They examine his personal quarters and find UFO pictures lovingly pasted all over his walls like wallpaper.
Barek (jerm) - UFO Religionist / Commando (Infected) is roasted alive.
There were cheers all around again and more vodka was opened. Everyone dranked themselves half blind then went back to their quarters for the best sleep they had ever had. As the camp settles into the night, no commotion is heard in the corridors but some heads still pop out from their personal quarters out of habit. Others stay in their beds and ignore the world.
Slowly, silence settles upon the camp complex. Then midnight strikes and the silence that follows is unbelievably quiet. And then, it happened. Slowly but surely... the dawn arrived - and with that, a new day. Hoorah!
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I bet we have another one...
Nope. Barek and I were the last of the infected.
Quote from: Indirik on September 15, 2012, 07:06:12 PM
Nope. Barek and I were the last of the infected.
Aren't you still alive Rob? lol
Yes. I was cured by Lefanis sometime between turns or something?
Let me in! *Bangs on door*
good job townies, good game :)
Posting the events now ;)
Will be travelling later and will post GM commentary later.
EARLIER IN THE DAY
You enters the freezer room and approach the ice block. You see the face in the ice and move your own face closer. It is a strange alien humanoid looking face that only a mother could love but as you keep on looking the face in the ice slowly starts to take on the face of a human. You shiver in excitement believing that you are poised on the biggest discovery of humankind. The cold is getting to you though and a shiver runs down your spine. You blink away the frost a few times and then see your reflection in the ice. No, it's the face in the ice. No, you are in the ice looking at yourself looking at you in the ice. No, what? You are confused and are drawn to look even closer and as you realize that the face in the ice is no longer alien but an exact replica of yours its eyes suddenly OPEN! As it stares at you hear a scream within the recesses of your head GET OUT! GET OUT!!! NOW!!! and darkness falls in the room...
DAY 1 EVENTS
Ketchum - Scientist / Psychologist analyzes Indirik - Commando (Susceptible)
You look at Indirik. His chiselled chin and abrupt manners won't exactly do him any favours at a party but he doesn't exactly seem out of place in the camp complex, although he doesn't quite fit in either. You remember some of his scientific observations, while not breathtaking, still contributed to the total scientific knowledge of the expedition. As far as you can tell, he seems to be the same old Indirik that came to the camp complex at the beginning of this whole expedition. You don't know why you're even analyzing him - that ice block must be getting on your nerves.
Velax - Psychologist analyzes Indirik - Commando (Susceptible)
You look at Indirik. His chiselled chin and abrupt manners are reminiscent of military personnel. You remember some of his scientific observations, while not breathtaking, still contributed to the total scientific knowledge of the expedition. As far as you can tell, there is nothing out of place concerning his manners or his character. You don't know why you're even analyzing him - that ice block must be getting on your nerves.
Zakilevo - Scientist / Hematologist analyzes Slapsticks - The Thing's blood
You look at Slapsticks. You have a strange and sudden urge to test his blood but how to extract it? You hadn't thought about just asking him for a sample. He could of course turn you down but why would he do that? Then again he would want to know why you wanted his blood. This is something on the spur of the moment and you remember the discarded band-aid Slapsticks threw into the garbage bin a moment ago. He was bleeding from a recent cut. You take it. Back in your lab you have some results. Nothing spectacular concerning the small sample but the findings were a little curious: over time, blood dries. How quickly this happens depends on the surface where the blood is, how much blood is contained and the heat and humidity in the air. The outer edges dry first. At least that's what you remember. In Slapsticks' case the inside has dried but the outer edges have not. Was this how it worked? Or was it the other way around?
D'Espana - Hematologist analyzes Indirik - Commando (Susceptible)'s blood
You look at Indirik. You have a strange and sudden urge to test his blood but how to extract it? You hadn't thought about just asking him for a sample. He could of course turn you down but why would he do that? Then again he would want to know why you wanted his blood. This is something on the spur of the moment and you remember the discarded band-aid Indirik threw into the garbage bin a moment ago. He was bleeding from a recent cut. You take it. Back in your lab you have some results. Nothing spectacular concerning the small sample but the findings are strangely curious: everything looks normal except that the blood cells are lethargic if it can even be called that. You have heard of cases like this before but have never personally seen it. You don't know why you're even analyzing him - that ice block must be getting on your nerves.
NIGHT 1 EVENTS
Indirik - Commando (Susceptible) & Barek (jerm) - UFO Religionist / Commando protect Slapsticks - The Thing
Indirik and Barek (jerm) seek out Slapsticks. Slapsticks sees them coming and asks what's up. We're here to protect you, they say. From what - Slapsticks asks. Indirik and Barek (jerm) have no idea and grin sheepishly. Still, they both follow Slapsticks everywhere until it starts to get on his nerve. He tries to lose them but their military training enables them to keep up without looking like sheep - that is until he starts screaming and running down the corridor screaming all the way "Get away from me you freaks! I don't need your protection!!!" They lose him in the next corridor.
Indirik looks puzzled. Barek (jerm) looks thoughtful. Well that went well. Your commando skills might be up to scratch but your people skills definitely need work.
You follow Barek (jerm) to his quarters. The scent of his blood draws you. It is... different. You know it. You can take him and make him yours. The brood will be doubled. The humans must die. You must return to the stars. It is too easy. Like a shadow you slip beneath his door and reshape your human form. He looks at you and you infect him. He faints. When he comes to you speak to him in low alien gutterals and he understands and replies in the same manner.
Barek (jerm) has been infected and is now an Alien Creature.
You retire to your personal quarters shaken but shivering with excitement at the murder. You turn off the lights and begin to ponder. It must have been the alien but it was dead - or was it? The UFO Religionist in you starts to glow. You have to find the truth even if it means losing your humanity in the process.
Then you see a shadow stopping at the bottom of your door. As you look the shadow begins to lengthen and lengthen until the feet, legs, body, arms and head are inside your room! The shadow stands up and takes the form of... Slapsticks. He opens his mouth unbelievably wide and a tentacle emerges and strikes you in the face and forces itself into your mouth. You start to choke and just as you are about to choke to death it retracts and you faint.
When you come to your thoughts are strange. They feel so alien yet so familiar. Then you look at Slapsticks who speaks to you and the alien gutteral that he utters is comprehensible and the reply that emerges from your mouth is equally fluent and meaningful.
Barek (jerm), your role is now: Alien Creature / UFO Religionist / Commando
Your minor roles are still active.
DAY 2 EVENTS
Ketchum - Scientist / Psychologist analyzes D'Espana - Hematologist
Today, you look at D'Espana. You notice him cutting his lips on the glass of water that he used to try and cleanse the vodka from his body. Nothing uncommon there. He was really drunk after all and not pretending, at least you didn't think so. You hope it wasn't because he wasn't used to holding a glass but that certainly couldn't be it. What kind of drunk couldn't hold a glass? Anyway, you smelt the alcohol on his breath as he passed you by. Then you look back and do a double take - the water glass is gone! You definitely saw D'Espana putting it down before leaving.
Zakilevo - Scientist / Hematologist analyzes D'Espana - Hematologist's blood
You look around for your next 'volunteer' and settle on D'Espana. Again you are faced with the dilemma of how to go about extracting his blood. Then you remember D'Espana drinking water to help cleanse the vodka from his body. Only thing, he was still a little drunk and accidentally bit his lips and stained the water glass with his blood. You bring it back to your lab. You find that his blood alcohol level is between 0.08 and 0.10. That was really the best you could do with the small sample size.
D'Espana - Hematologist analyzes Velax - Psychologist's blood
You look around for your next 'volunteer' and settle on Velax just because he's a drinker. Again you are faced with the dilemma of how to go about extracting his blood. You get lost in your thoughts as you drink a glass of water to cleanse your own vodka addiction and in your carelessness accidentally bite your lips and stain the glass with your blood. That's it! You sneak into Velax personal quarters and looking through his glassware find a recent glass and bingo! It has a recent blood stain. You bring it back to your lab and find that his blood alcohol level is between 0.11 and 0.20. That was really the best you could do with the small sample size. You don't really find anything else untowards about the blood sample.
Lefanis - Researcher attempts to cure Velax - Psychologist
You spend the entire day working on the alien dna in the ice block. Finally, in the afternoon, you sit back and take stock of what you have discovered. The DNA strain is surprisingly similar to human. It seems that the 'universal structure' theory of DNA may hold some water after all. The building blocks of life exist in low temperatures and low pressure meaning they are far more likely to flourish than if they were more complex and the conditions of the artic are simply perfect for DNA preservation. More importantly, the injection of prions (naked protein particles without a stitch of genetic material) into the alien DNA quickly break it down in a matter of minutes. Elated with your discovery, you hope the other scientists will forgive your absence at the voting poll and quietly make your way to the personal quarters of Velax. You had long had a suspicion that something was wrong with him since the ice block was dragged into the camp complex. You also know for a fact, that like you he did not vote to lynch anyone. Hearing a loud snore from his quarters you quietly slip in, remove your syringe and, giving a silent prayer to Russian vodka, carefully inject the serum into the ony part of his body that was not covered by clothes or blanket - his left buttocks. The ernormous scream that emerged as Velax fell off the bed onto the opposite site made you scramble like mad out of the room. You hide around the corner and count the minutes as the Russian, at least that's what everyone thought he was, stood in the doorway with a pillow in front of him and one hand scratching his rear end. Then, as he turned around he started to double over in pain, and as you watch with growing excitement, he lets out... the biggest fart you had ever heard and then goes back in and slams the door.
Earlier in the afternoon while you were taking your nap, you felt a stabbing pain in your buttocks. Letting an enormous yell you fall off the bed then go stand in your doorway and scratch your rear end. You turn around and are about to go back in, confused when you suddenly feel a great pain in your stomach making you double over as you let out... an enormous fart. You slam the door shut and give praise for the creation of vodka and fall promptly back to sleep.
Indirik - Commando (Susceptible) & Barek (jerm) - UFO Religionist / Commando protect Ketchum - Scientist / Psychologist
Indirik and Barek (jerm) seek out Ketchum. Ketchum sees them coming and asks what's up. We're here to protect you, they say. The Thing is dead, protect me from what - Ketchum asks. Indirik and Barek (jerm) have no idea and grin sheepishly. Indirik and Barek (jerm) say, you're coming with us. Ketchum backs away and intones slowly, I'm not the sheep you're looking for - move along, move along. Indirik and Barek (jerm) look at one another and laugh out loud. Then they look at Ketchum and say, who do you think you are - some kind of Jedi? Your weak Jedi skills don't work on us now come here! Ketchum drops the pretend backing off and takes off in full flight down the corridor screaming "Nonononononononono!!!!" with Indirik and Barek (jerm) in hot pursuit. They lose him down the next corridor.
DAY 3 EVENTS
Velax - Psychologist analyzes Lefanis - Researcher
Today, you keep an eye on Lefanis. Like you, he didn't believe it was over but neither did you take him at face value. No harm in always keeping an eye open except that this time, it wasn't likely you were going to call him for an interview considering that the last one nearly got you killed!
Today, Lefanis seems really very suspicious. He seems on edge and is actually skulking in the shadows moving towards a certain destination! To your surprise, he goes into... Indirik's personal quarters. You wait for an hour but he doesn't come out. For a moment, you consider the impossible, then shake your head. You smile to yourself and guess, he's not the only one with a loverboy and walk away.
Lefanis - Researcher attempts to cure Indirik - Commando (Susceptible)
You sneak into Indirik's personal quarters earlier in the day and hide until nightfall. He has been out the whole day and you are getting tired of waiting. In fact, you've just about changed your mind to and want to try to cure' Barek instead when you look at your watch and realize its past the time and too late to change your plan so you have no choice but to wait...
Barek (jerm) - UFO Religionist / Commando infects Indirik - Commando (Susceptible)
Well, partner, we done did the wrong nerd in, you say to Indirik. Who do you think it is, asks Indirik. ME - you say and promptly infect Indirik by opening your mouth unbelievably wide and using your tentacle to strike him in the face and force itself into his mouth. He starts to choke and just as he is about to choke to death you retract and he faints.
When he comes to you have a psychic bond with him.
Indirik has been infected and is now an Alien Creature.
Barek comes to see you and says, well, partner, we done did the wrong nerd in. Who do you think it is, you ask. ME - he says and promptly infects you by opening his mouth unbelievably wide and using his tentacle to strike you in the face and force itself into your mouth. You starts to choke and just as you are about to choke to death he retracts and you faint.
When you come to your thoughts are strange. They feel so alien yet so familiar. Then you look at Barek who speaks to you and the alien gutteral that he utters is comprehensible and the reply that emerges from your mouth is equally fluent and meaningful.
Indirik, your role is now: Alien Creature / Commando (Infected)
Commando is now your minor role and is still active.
Lefanis - Researcher cures Indirik - Commando (Infected)
Finally, Indirik returns to his quarters. When his back is turned you come out from behind the curtains and stab him in the neck with your syringe just like how you saw it done in the Resident Evil movies. He clutches his neck then falls to his knees and to the ground with his eyes close. His body convulses several times and then subsides and his contorted face is now peaceful. You know you have done your job and now you need to give him time to rest and to regain consciousness. You leave his quarters.
Indirik - Commando (Infected) is cured and can no longer be infected.
Lefanis - Researcher cures Indirik - Commando (Infected)
Finally, you return to your quarters. When your back is turned something comes out from behind the curtains and stabs you in the neck with something sharp. You clutch your neck then fall to your knees and to the ground with your eyes close. Your body convulses several times and then subsides and your contorted face is now peaceful. When you regain consciousness you remember everything, before and after you were infected. It's time to set things right.
Indirik, your role is now: Commando (Cured)
You are no longer an Alien Creature and cannot be re-infected.
This game confused me. I did whatever Barek told me to do... :/
I liked this game, and all the extra effort that went into the RPs.
"Earlier in the afternoon while you were taking your nap, you felt a stabbing pain in your buttocks. Letting an enormous yell you fall off the bed then go stand in your doorway and scratch your rear end. You turn around and are about to go back in, confused when you suddenly feel a great pain in your stomach making you double over as you let out... an enormous fart. You slam the door shut and give praise for the creation of vodka and fall promptly back to sleep."
I had no idea what was going on there. At the time I thought it was just flavour text meant to confuse me. :P
Quote from: Velax on September 16, 2012, 02:48:20 AM
I liked this game, and all the extra effort that went into the RPs.
"Earlier in the afternoon while you were taking your nap, you felt a stabbing pain in your buttocks. Letting an enormous yell you fall off the bed then go stand in your doorway and scratch your rear end. You turn around and are about to go back in, confused when you suddenly feel a great pain in your stomach making you double over as you let out... an enormous fart. You slam the door shut and give praise for the creation of vodka and fall promptly back to sleep."
I lol'ed so hard at this RP xD
Nice Roleplay GM. And a good game, I have paranoid for a moment about who is the Thing. Lol :P
Quote from: Lefanis on September 15, 2012, 12:13:48 PM
NIGHT 2 EVENTS (now there are two things, Slapsticks and Barek, so only 1 attack)
I would speculate that this attack infected someone... Most likely Indirik. I believe Indirik was fooled on night 2 to vote D'espana, by Barek, who he thought was his fellow commando. Perhaps Indirik revealed he was susceptible to him. You see that on Night 2, Barek, Slapsticks, and Indirik all voted D'espana. Indirik then got infected by the thing for his troubles.
D'Espana - Hematologist is lynched.
Slapsticks - The Thing is lynched.
Did Indirk get infected night 2? If not, what happened? Was the things attack cancelled because Slapsticks was lynched?
Final night-
You have done more research into the serum and have managed to develop it into a digestive form. So during the party you pour it into Ketchum's personal vodka bottle when he isn't looking and wait for him to drink. It doesn't take long considering the party is all about celebrating. Then, it happens. He looks directly at you, hiccups and says "I'm not the sheep they were looking for", he grins then his eyes lose their focus. He is clearly drunk and is probably not going to remember what he said.
Barek got infected the first night. When Billy got killed. He got me the next night.
I was away for 2 days but am back now. I've updated the first thread with the events in the correct place. Doing the commentary now but will answer any questions in the meantime.
Quote from: Lefanis on September 16, 2012, 04:50:52 AM
Did Indirk get infected night 2? If not, what happened? Was the things attack cancelled because Slapsticks was lynched?
Quote from: Fury on September 11, 2012, 04:45:16 PM
Lynching comes first before attacks.
Slapsticks chose Velax as his target but as lynching comes before attacks, Slapsticks dies first. Barek didn't choose any target.
And yeah, I had fun with the RPs ;D
My main aims were balance and longevity. With only 9 people, I wanted to spread out the roles instead of the majority having plain vanilla roles. To do this, some had to be minor roles that should give less accurate scans. I think every 1-2 people would extend the game by a day. So every person really counts :)
So, I chose Slapsticks as the Thing because I don't think I've seen him arguing the other side. I wasn't sure but he confirmed it after he was killed as the Thing. I think in other games there were at least 2 werewolves at the start so there's no lucky lynch the first time as that ends the game. Making the first person he attacks turn into an alien creature seems a novel way to achieve the same thing but it also unintendedly let the Thing choose a player as his ally. Still, as Barek was the UFO Religionist, he would have been Slapsticks' ally anyway, he only gained the ability to hunt. Still, it's a loss of one count towards parity.
I made one of the commandos a UFO Religionist to have conflict between the commandos. In hindsight, I probably shouldn't have let Indirik know he was a Susceptible. That was probably where the confusion came from. Trying to be good when you know you can be bad :) I should only let them know when they are attacked and infected.
For my ease and to standardize things, I had scans in the day, and lynching, protections, and attacks in the night events in that order. On DAY 1, Indirik gets scanned by 3 people! - he must be popular ;) and Slapsticks (un)luckily gets scanned by Zakilevo. It could potentially be game over for the Thing but Hematologist was Zakilevo's minor role so his analysis was not as clear as if Hematologist was his major role. Still, he seemed convinced so I probably need to find something more obscure next time ;)
Then on NIGHT 1, the commandos wanted to protect Slapsticks who was the Thing. I try to do everything logically and RP so everything must make sense and if the commandos were following the Thing around to protect him then how was the Thing going to kill anything without being seen? He had to lose them. So the RPs usually followed player actions. There is a possibility of the Thing not being able to kill anyone if he was 'protected' by the commandos and might be something to explore in future games.
So, Slapsticks infects and converts Barek but I purposely did not PM both of them together as I wanted to see if there was trust between them. Apparently not as despite the RP saying "Barek (jerm) has been infected and is now an Alien Creature" but sent individually to them, as Slapsticks still asked me if Barek was successfully converted and neither of ever PMed me together :D (on the other hand Barek PMed both me and Indirik together so I replied to both of them together; the commandos were attached from the start as stated in the game rules so I PMed them together)
QuoteThe Thing: Will work to kill or infect a single human once per night to reach parity...
I missed out the word 'together' as in 'work together' meaning there had to be only one target from the alien creatures although the 'single human once per night' probably conveys that. For future games, I should make it clearer but logically if both alien creatures chose differing targets, then no attacks should take place although there was a possibility on NIGHT 4 of one alien creature being lynched and leaving the other Thing free to carry out two attacks even if it was different from the lynched Thing's choice.
On DAY 2 Velax sends me an RP interviewing Slapsticks which I thought was a bold and creative move to tell someone your role and was the kind of move I was hoping to see in Werewolf V :) The 'scans' were thus far indirect by default. Still, I wondered if Slapsticks should have the opportunity to decline the interview which could raise Velax' suspicions but as it seemed Slapsticks was going to die I decided to put it all in the RP. Velax scans (interviews) Slapsticks who tries to attack Velax (during the interview) but was lynched instead. So, the lynch still came before the attack as the attack was not completed. For
future games I should state that for 'scans' that are direct, the person being scanned would know about it and so must be PMed to both the GM and the person being scanned. The RP and analysis will depend on the method of the scan and will take into account the PMed respond of the person being scanned. If there is no reply before the deadline then by default, the scan should not succeed.
DAY 3 - my big surprise ;D The game was not over but I wanted it to look like it was over - hence the party balloons. I had to let Slapsticks and Barek in on it in case they inadvertently let out who the remaining Thing was then it really would be game over. I'm happy to say we had 2 sharp townies who weren't fooled and sent me scans - just in case. Fortunately, they missed Barek's hastily deleted post that could have given the game away ;) Also, while scans were for the DAY event, Lefanis sent me special instructions to cure Indirik AFTER he was attacked so it was reflected in the RP.
So, I've learnt a lot of things from Werewolf V. It was hectic initially as I had to triple check who I was PMing to and their scans and analysis. One wrong mistake and it could be all over :) I definitely look forward to my next hosting and see if what I've learnt can be made better.
I wasn't even in it and it was my favorite werewolf game with all the great roleplay.
Yep, it was truly well done and planned. Congrats, Fury!
Actually if Barek able send out a few private PMs to sway the villagers, he could even influence villagers to lynch the wrong person. I was partially convinced in fact ::)