Final Fantasy Advent Children IV - Centuries of Sin - Game Underway!

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Final Fantasy Advent Children IV - Centuries of Sin

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No-one thought it would ever come to pass, but finally Spira is at peace, nearly two years into the Eternal Calm. With Sin finally defeated for good by the Summoner Yuna, no longer does the constant threat of death or fear of machina technology through the teachings of Yevon affect its people. Free from the constraints of an overbearing religious dogma, people have started on the road to rediscovering the technology of the past, as well as pursuing popular pastimes like Blitzball and Sphere Break. The Al-Bhed have finally been accepted by society, no longer anathema, while the Gaudo have retreated from view, unable to bare the hatred of the Ronso and the stigma of the evil Maester Seymour any longer. Things aren’t perfect, but Spira is at least beginning to heal after a thousand years of fear and death.

Then the angry red comet appears in the night sky, and everything changes.

Besaid, being on the coast and away from the bright lights of Luca and Bevelle, is the first place to see the newest glow in the heavens. Practicing blitzball on the beach, just like old times, Wakka and his Besaid Aurochs are just finishing a night’s training when Letty notices the ominous looking comet.

“Hey boss, what do you think that is?”
“Whatever it is I don’t like it. It feels weird, you know?”
“I-is it getting bigger?”

Wakka and his team glare up at the strange red spark for no more than a few moments, but even in those scant seconds it doubles in size. Now it’s half the size of the moon, a bathing the beach with an evil crimson glow, and it’s still growing.. Wakka shakes his head and turns to the others, his usual laid-back manner gone.

“Run back to the village and get Yuna. Lulu too. They need to see this.”
“Why?”
“Just go!”

The Aurochs sprint off towards town, leaving Wakka to watch as the ember coalesces into a full on comet, a flaming ball of charred crimson rock. Not shooting across the sky, not just passing dangerously close. Heading straight for Spira.

Wakka gulped and started backing towards the ancient ruins at the far end of the beach, already knowing he didn’t have enough time.

“No. Straight for Besaid.”


* * * *


Blue.

Midnight blue.

…That was unexpected. For what seemed like an eternity all that it had known was red.

For a few moments that was all. Then the sensation of movement, an up and down motion felt throughout its body.

“B-body?”

As it opened its mouth to speak liquid flowed in, choking away the sound and finally bringing it back to grim reality. Not it…he. The man raised his head out of the swell and spat a plume of water into the seething waves. Uncomprehending eyes looked out at an unfamiliar coastline, a jumble of white beaches, palm trees and ancient ruins. The man dragged himself from the shallows and away from the huge waves pounding onto the ruined beach, coughing and rubbing salt from his green eyes.

He had felt alone like this before, a long time ago, and now it came flooding back with the force of a sledgehammer. He looked behind him towards the sea, and saw a whirling maelstrom of pure chaos, wind stirred up to hurricane force, the water so wild and clouds so dense and low it was impossible to define where the sea ended and the sky began. He was completely and utterly alone.

“Mother?”

“Brothers?”

No answer, just the pounding of the waves, the drumroll of the thunder, and the ceaseless rain rattling against his bruised translucent skin. Yazoo sank into the sand, pulling his knees up to his chest, and started to cry.

Pre-game narration II - Tidus returns, and the Remnants cry no more! (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=11343885&postcount=49)
Pre-game narration III - Kuja entertains himself (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=11351288&postcount=63)

Gameplay
Basic RulesOn a basic level, Advent Children follows the standard rules of all WW games, but there are a number of important differences.

At the start of each day phase, a random encounter will attack Besaid and its inhabitants, simulating the classic JRPG random encounter system. Sometimes there will be two encounters, or maybe even more, the effect of which I will advise in the narration.

Players vote in red during the day phase for the person they want to face the encounter, and at the end of the day the player with the most votes will take it on. Players are allowed to vote for themselves, but a no-vote is not an option. Deciding that no-one will fight the encounter that’s raising hell through the village can only end badly. If there is a tie then every player who receives the most votes will face the creature.

If the player defeats the encounter they survive, and may receive an item from the creatures Item Drop List, depending on the luck of the draw. If they lose then they’re killed and their role is revealed in the end of day narration.

In the night phase, various roles have abilities which they can put to use, and the Remnants can of course make their kill attempt. When the next day breaks the fallout from the previous night will be narrated, and another random encounter will turn up to cause trouble, and the cycle begins anew!

Previous Game Threads:

Final Fantasy Advent Children – The Return of Sephiroth (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62581) Remnant Victory
Advent Children II – The Battle for Balamb Garden (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75626) Remnant and Fujin Victory
Final Fantasy Advent Children III – Burmecia or Bust (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4923990#post4923990) Remnant and Kuja Victory
General Stuff
Day phases will last 48-72 hours, and nights 24-48 hours, depending on the number of remaining players and my own commitments. I won’t wait for missing night actions, so my advice is to get at least a placeholder in quickly, and then change it later if you need to.

Autolynches will occur after 2 consecutive days of inactivity. To be active you must vote! It must be in red and it must be for a living player. Votes for the narrators, Chuck Norris or Rick Astley will not count. Remember though that you can vote for yourself. I don’t send out reminder PM’s and I tend to be quite strict about it, but if you’ve posted in thread but not voted, or crossed out a point and not replaced it with another I may be lenient.

Role Claiming is fine. Using a Role PM (fake or otherwise) to do so is considered bad form, and will most likely get you lynched.

Helgraf’s Scry Interference Rule will be in play.
Encounters
The Remnants are not the only thing Besaid has to worry about. Every day the village will be attacked by one of the following random encounters. There are a total of 10 possible encounters:

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Iron Giant
Item Drops:
Ogre Blade
Encounter Break
Power Surge

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Cactuar
Item Drops:
Smoke Bomb
Cloudy Mirror
Mini Guardian

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Flan
Item Drops:
Water Gem
Antidote
Moogle Doll

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Bomb
Item Drops:
Bomb Core
Monster Whistle
Bevelle Candle

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Ochu
Item Drops:
Elemental Gem
Ronso Pelt
Brotherhood

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Zuu
Item Drops:
Electro Marble
Hypello Potion
Switch Hitter

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Sand Worm
Item Drops:
Farplane Wind
Designer Wallet
Black Mage

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Marlboro
Item Drops:
Chocobo Feather
Maesters Decree
Murasame

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Dual Horn
Item Drops:
Antartic Wind
Farplane Mirror
Sending Staff

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Behemoth
Item Drops:
Grand Slam Blitzball
Celestial Mirror
Dark Matter

Each player can defeat a number of random encounters as stated in their role description; this will be two for most players. Some encounters are tougher than others, and a smaller amount of players will be capable of defeating them. Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with Final Fantasy games, the toughness of each encounter won’t necessarily match how tough they are in the videogame!

When an encounter is defeated there is a set chance that it will drop an item for the victorious player to pick up. Of course, every defeated monster gives Kadaj a chance of scavenging an item too. The kind of items each encounter may drop will be listed in its entry above, though the chances of each encounter dropping any item will remain a secret.
Items

{TABLE]Item|Effect|Unique?
Electro Marble|Kills Iron Giant's, usable once only on facing the encounter.|
Chocobo Feather |Kills Cactuar's, usable once only on facing the encounter.|
Elemental Gem |Kills Flan's, usable once only on facing the encounter.|
Water Gem |Kills Bomb's, usable once only on facing the encounter.|
Bomb Core|Kills Ochu's, usable once only on facing the encounter.
Grand Slam Blitzball|Kills Zuu's, usable once only on facing the encounter.
Antartic Wind |Kills Sand Worm's, usable once only on facing the encounter.
Smoke Bomb|Kills Marlboro's, usable once only on facing the encounter.
Ogre Blade |Kills Dual Horn's, usable once only on facing the encounter.
Farplane Wind |Kills Behemoth's, usable once only on facing the encounter.
Antidote|Heals the effect of Kadaj’s Hamstring and Weapon Morph abilities when used. One use only.
Dark Matter|Autokill any encounter once, you don’t even have to be the one chosen to face it! |Unique
Designer Wallet |Allows player to carry two items, not including the rather stylish Sand Worm skin wallet!
Murasame|A vicious curved broadsword, the holder of the Murasame can target a player to kill in the night phase. Usable once only.|Unique
Sending Staff|Yuna’s old summoners staff once thought to be lost. For as long as a Spiran holds the Sending Staff, neither Kadaj or Kuja can scavenge items from defeated foes |Unique
Brotherhood|Chappu’s old sword, gonce given to Tidus by Wakka. The holder can defeat and extra type of encounter for as long as they hold the item|Unique
Cloudy Mirror|Block a scry attempt on yourself, used automatically when scried.
Celestial Mirror|Choose a target to scry during the night phase, usable once only.
Black Mage|Kuja bought just one Black Mage with him when the Remnants left Gaia. The Black Mage steals an item from a random player that currently possesses one, before giving it to you and wandering off into the night.|Unique
Moogle Doll|Lulu’s former weapons are just as adept at thievery as Kuja’s Black Mage, but they’re not very good at picking targets. Use the doll and select a target, if they have an item the Moogle will steal it and bring it back to you. Usable once only.
Farplane Mirror|Void someone’s action with this portal to the land of the dead. Usable once only.
Ronso Pelt |A little tasteless, and dangerous if Kimarhi catches you wearing it, but this fetching blue pelt will allow you to disguise yourself as whatever role you please, though only for one night.
Power Surge| Pick a target during the night phase. If that player has any abilities, they are voided for that night only. Usable once only.
Encounter Break |Usable during the day phase to change the type of encounter threatening Besaid, to a monster of the users choice. |Unique
Monster Whistle |A blow on this whistle will summon an extra random encounter to add to the day’s fight scene. The person with the next most number of votes will face this creature. Usable once only during the day phase.
Switch Hitter |In the day phase that this sneaky blitzball is used, the person with the second highest number of votes will face the encounter |Unique
Mini Guardian| Looks just like Auron! A one-shot day bane item, used automatically and once only.|Unique
Bevelle Candle|The Yevonite religion may be on the decline, but its holy candles still retain some of their former power. A one-shot night bane item, and must be activated to be used.
Maesters Decree| The players point counts as three when used, usable once only.
Hypello Potion |The players point counts as two for as long as they hold the item.[/TABLE]

A few items will begin the game in playerbase circulation. Otherwise, players get items by defeating encounters, through Brother’s item crafting ability, or Kadaj’s scavenge ability. There may be special events where items are gained throughout the game too.

Items can be freely transferred between players, but only during the night phase. A player may only hold one item at any particular time, but can choose to discard the item they hold to make room for another. When a player is night killed or defeated by an encounter any items they were carrying are lost.

Certain items are unique, and once in circulation they will be unavailable by any means until the item is used, discarded, or the item holder is killed. Unique items are highlighted in the Item List.
Spiran Roles (Villagers)Free of Sin for just two years, the people of Spira, and more specifically Besaid, now face an even bigger threat. They need to root out the Remnants in daylight, and just hope to survive the night, all the time keeping Yuna safe. Because if Summoner Yuna’s soul get’s into the hands of the Remnants…

All Spirans start the game blind unless otherwise noted.

Tidus (Protector)
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The Fayth are dreaming again, Jenova’s presence stirring them in their eternal sleep once more. Tidus finds himself back on Spira two years after he disappeared with Besaid descending into chaos right in front of him. Immediately he has only one burning desire; to protect Yuna from this new threat with the strange excuse for a life he possesses. That the presence of the Remnants has prompted his new existence doesn’t matter, as long as Yuna stays safe. If Tidus has to disappear again to ensure her safety, then so be it.

Tidus begins the game in contact with Yuna. If Yuna is voted to face a random encounter she cannot defeat, Tidus will secretly take her place, defeating it if he can, or dying in Yuna’s stead if he cannot. He also protects Yuna from being night-killed by the Remnants, saving her life at the expense of his own. If Tidus is targeted for night kill by the Remnants, he will take one of them down with him at random.

Tidus scans as Tidus/Yuna, and can kill three random encounters.

Yuna (Lynchpin)
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Two years ago Summoner Yuna saved Spira forever from the predations of Sin, breaking the cycle of death and strife that had taken hold of the world for a thousand years. Losing her lover and Auron through the cessation of the Fayth’s dreaming was a massive price to pay, as was losing her summoner abilities. But now the Remnants have literally fallen to earth, threatening Spira and Yuna herself in a very personal way that Sin could never have matched. But with them, Tidus, Auron, and her own summoning abilities have returned, and Tidus is back by her side. The Remnants want her soul for their own purposes, so they must be stopped, but will that mean Tidus and Auron disappear once more?

Yuna begins the game in contact with Tidus. If Yuna dies, Sephiroth will use her soul to bring Jenova up from her ocean grave, gaining a number of powers.

Tidus has a few abilities up his sleeve to protect her, but Yuna has a few tricks of her own. As each Remnant is defeated (Kuja is not a true Remnant, and therefore grants no ability to Yuna on death), Yuna regains an Aeon which she can summon to grant the following abilities:

Ixion (Loz) – Ixion’s powerful electrical charges give Yuna the ability to defeat a further two random encounters.
Ifrit(Kadaj) – Ifrit’s flames can keep one target from using any ability they may have. Essentially Ifrit gives Yuna a void action usable once each night phase.
The Magus Sisters (Yazoo) – The magical siblings try to help the fight against the Remnants by giving an item to three random Spirans.
Anima (Sephiroth) - As Anima pulses with Pain, each Remnant has the number of encounters they can defeat reduced by one.

Yuna scans as Tidus/Yuna and can kill one random encounter.

Auron (Baner)
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The dreams of the Fayth were intrinsically linked to Sin, and now Jenova’s dormant presence is giving them power after two years silence. Auron’s as surprised as anyone to find himself back in Spira, but he’s an experienced guardian of both Yuna and her father Braska before her, so he more than anyone is best placed to protect Yuna and the others from the rampaging Remnants. Only one little doubt worries him; if the Remnants are defeated, will the Fayth sleep once more and condemn both he and Tidus to non-existence?

Auron can protect one target each night from any kill attempt made against them, including himself. He scans as Auron, and can kill three random encounters.

Lulu (Seer)
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A former guardian of Yuna on her summoner’s pilgrimage, after the defeat of Sin Lulu returned to Besaid to begin a family with Wakka. Now heavily pregnant and cut off from her husband and friends, Lulu must use her magical abilities to find and help her friends before the Remnants find her, or, even worse, find Yuna.

Lulu can scan one target each night to determine their role. Lulu scans as Lulu/Kimahri. She can kill two random encounters.

Wakka (Head Mason)
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The only one to see the Remnant’s comet crash land in the ocean near Besaid, Wakka knows more than anyone the threat that Spira faces. Separated from Lulu and responsible for the safety of his team, Wakka is going to need all the skills and experiences from his time guarding Yuna to survive and put the Remnants down for good before they get what they need.

Wakka starts the game in contact with the Besaid Aurochs. He scans as a Besaid Auroch, and can kill three random encounters.

In addition, Wakka starts the game with one of the following abilities (chosen by the player and made known only to Wakka and the Aurochs):

- A snipe (night kill) once every four nights, 100% success rate.
- A scan once every three nights.
- A careless bane once every two nights, not usable on Wakka or the Aurochs.
- The beast ability (on his death Wakka will take someone out with him who was responsible for his death, at random).

Besaid Aurochs (Masons)
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Wakka’s blitzball team, companionship in adversity and their manager’s tutelage have helped the Besaid Aurochs develop from a laughing stock into a formidable outfit. With the Remnants searching for Yuna and running riot through their hometown, the Aurochs need to stick with Wakka and use teamwork to overcome what is the biggest game of their lives.

The Besaid Aurochs begin the game in contact with each other and Wakka. They scan as Besaid Aurochs and can each kill two random encounters.

Jecht (Weapon Expert)
A former guardian, star blitzball player and Tidus’ father, there is no doubt which of these three particular facets Jecht applied himself most poorly towards. Jecht was there when Summoner Braska completed his pilgrimage, and ended up becoming Sin. When Yuna and her guardians put Sin down for good, Jecht returned to the dreams of the Fayth, along with Tidus and Auron. But with Jenova and the Remnants around, the Fayth have again started to stir in their slumber, and Jecht finds himself back on Spira. Jecht might not have been much of a father, but he’s one heck of a fighter. What he doesn’t know about fighting styles and weaponry isn’t worth knowing.

Each night Jecht can study the fighting style of a target to identify two types of encounter they are able to defeat. Jecht scans as Jecht. He can kill three random encounters.
Kimahri (Fool)
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Yuna’s first ever guardian, since the defeat of Sin and death of his tribal elder, Kimahri has become the leader of the Ronso tribe. Retreating to Mount Gargazet, Kimahri has spent the last few years entrenched in the politics and rituals of his people, and is woefully out of touch with what’s been happening in the world outside. Things have moved on, and while Kimahri has rushed to Besaid to help his former friends, the cloistered lifestyle of the last few years may mean that he’s more of a hindrance than a help.

Kimahri can scan one target each night, but unlike Lulu and Yazoo, the result he receives will be random. Kimarhi scans as Lulu/Kimahri. He can kill two random encounters.

Spiran Civilians (Villagers)
You though that after Sin was defeated for the final time you were safe. The oppressive Yevon religion quickly declined, and technology slowly began to return and make your lives easier. Now the Remnants have come to Spira and you again live in constant fear of your lives. Fortunately, after living with Sin for so long you’re not completely helpless in an emergency, and while Yuna lives there is still a chance of victory. You need to find the Remnants before they find Yuna…or else.

You scan as a Spiran Civilian. You can kill two random encounters.
Al-Bhed Roles (Neutrals)The Al-Bhed have almost become accepted since the collapse of the Yevon faith, a far cry from the prejudice and distrust generated by their machine use in the times of Sin. After all the fallout from Sin fizzled away Rikku returned to her old comrades, though she still visted her friends in Besaid frequently. And so fate dictated that when the Remnants comet crash landed just off the coast of Besaid, Rikku and her fellow Al-Bhed were not far from the village themselves. With their ship badly damaged and most of the crew injured or dead, the Al-Bhed have no interest in risking themselves in a full on fight against the Remnants. If they can stay unnoticed and repair the ship before everything goes up in flames then they may just be able to escape!

Rikku, Cid and Brother start the game in contact with each other.

Rikku
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The Remnants don’t worry Rikku. Yuna’s a tough woman with plenty of guardians to protect her, and the Al-Bhed always seem to come out of things alright in the end. Still, if she can make a little mischief and confusion in Besaid while the ship is repaired, then even better, right?

Rikku has a small force of automata under her control, ready and willing to do her bidding. Three times during the game, Rikku can swap a day’s encounter with one of her automata, via PM to the narrator in the previous night phase. Al-Bhed can defeat these awakened machina easily, but anyone else chosen to face them will automatically lose the fight, unless they have an appropriate item. Even better, Rikku can salvage a part for the ship from her automata each time she uses one, speeding up the repairs.

Rikku scans as Al-Bhed, and can only kill automata.

Cid
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The leader of the Al-Bhed, Cid learnt a lot during the last appearance of Sin, and won’t be making the mistake of trying to protect Summoner Yuna a second time, she’s proven herself more than capable of looking after herself. Instead Cid will keep his fellow Al-Bhed fully updated on any reconnaissance he manages to find out.

When a player successfully defeats a random encounter, Cid will learn of that players general loyalty (Spiran, Remnant, or Kuja), though not their exact role.

Cid scans as Al-Bhed, and can kill two random encounters.

Brother
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Cid’s pilot, driver, salvage ship captain, and unofficial second-in-command, Brother is a man of few words and many talents. With the Salvage Ship badly damaged and so many injured crew, only Brother can make the repairs that will allow the Al-Bhed to escape Besaid and the Remnants immediate reach.

Every time a player loses against a random encounter, Brother can salvage their weapons and armour for repair material for the Salvage Ship. No matter how many repair materials are available to him (through Rikku’s automata, players losing against random encounters, and any other methods) Brother can only make one repair per night phase, saving the extra for nights where the random encounter has been defeated. Tidus and Sephiroth have particularly snazzy weapons, so they each give two lots of repair material if they are defeated by an encounter.

Brother can forgo his repairs on the ship for one night phase to craft a random item from the item list if he so chooses.

If Brother dies before the Salvage Ship is repaired then the Al-Bhed can no longer escape, instead they must try to survive until the Remnants have been defeated.

Brother scans as Al-Bhed, and can kill two random encounters.
The Remnants (Wolves)Seperated from Jenova once more, the Remnants find themselves on an unfamiliar planet and Mother trapped and dead under the pounding waves. Fortunately Yuna has just the kind of special soul that can bring Jenova back once again, make the Remnants one with Mother, and give them yet another flaming comet to ride through the sky. All they need to do is find her and kill her.

All Remnants begin the game in contact with each other, except for Kuja, who starts the game blind.

Sephiroth (Alpha)
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Sephiroth, the One Winged Angel, Jenova’s favourite son and destroyer of worlds. If he’d have left anyone alive to tell of his atrocities the whole galaxy would fear his name. Calm and confident, Sephiroth must bolster his brother’s wavering resolve and hunt down Yuna, the special soul needed to bring Jenova back once more. Victory is already assured in Sephiroth’s mind; it’s just a matter of time.

Sephiroth scans as a Spiran Civilian. He can kill five random encounters.

If Yuna is killed. Sephiroth gains a number of more powerful abilities through manipulation of her soul. He gains a personal night kill that can be used every night at a 50% success rate, and a void action each night too. The immense power of the soul stops Sephiroth from hiding in plain sight though, so from Yuna’s death onwards he scans as Sephiroth, rather than a Spiran Civilian.

Kadaj (Trickster)
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The one-time leader of the original Remnant trio, Kadaj has found himself playing second fiddle to Sephiroth since his rebirth. It frustrates the Remnant, but second billing does have its benefits. The people of Spira will be too wary of Sephiroth’s presence to notice Kadaj’s blade and tricks working in the background. Kadaj is a master of sowing chaos and confusion, and has a number of abilities at his disposal.

On any particular night phase he can use one of the following abilities:

Scavenge – If a random encounter was defeated in the day phase, Kadaj can try to scavenge an item from the body. The chance of stealing and type of item will depend on the encounter.
Weapon Morph – Kadaj can pick a target to have the type of encounters they can defeat randomised, and the new selection will be permanent, unless Kadaj targets the same player again. The target will not be made aware that they have been targeted, or what their new defeatable encounters are.
Disguise – Kadaj can disguise a target as any role, including himself. The effect lasts for that night phase and the following day phase only.
Hamstring – Kadaj can pick a target to permanently reduce the number of random encounters they can defeat by one. The target will be notified, and Kadaj can only target each player once with this ability.

There are no recharge times on any of Kadaj’s abilities, and he can use the same ability on consecutive nights if he wishes. The only limit is one ability per night phase.

Kadaj scans as Kadaj. He can kill three random encounters.

Yazoo (Devil)
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The frailest and most introverted of all the Remnants, Yazoo prefers the cautious considered approach to his brother’s high impact actions. Mother’s most recent demise has hit Yazoo hard, forcing him even further into his shell. Still, both his materia-powered pistol and innate second-sight are as keen as ever to contribute to the violence and chaos a soul hunt always brings.

Yazoo can scan one target every night phase to determine their role. A scan on Lulu or Kimarhi will give an uncertain Lulu/Kimarhi result. Yazoo scans as Yazoo. He can kill two random encounters.

Loz (Beast)
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Loz doesn’t say much, he prefers his immense physique and materia-driven piston gauntlet do the talking. Distraught at Mother’s current plight, Loz will follow his brothers anywhere and do anything to bring Jenova up from the bottom of the ocean.

If Loz is lynched or night-killed, he will take someone out with him. This target will be randomly selected from any players that were responsible for his death, barring his fellow Remnants. Loz scans as Loz. He can kill four random encounters.

Kuja (Lone Wolf/Backup Trickster)
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Separated from the others when Jenova’s comet hit Spira, Kuja has holed up in the forests just outside Besaid to plot his next move. He won’t take action until he knows his brothers still live, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t a dangerous psychopath.

Kuja begins the game separated from the Remnants, and has a nightly scry action that is used only to seek out Remnants and get him into contact with his adopted brethren. Yazoo’s scan put Kuja into contact with the Remnants, as can a kill attempt. Once he has been found Kuja loses his limited scan. Essentially he is a sleeping wolf who’s knows what he is, and is eager to get in contact with his fellow wolves.

If Kadaj dies before Kuja, Kuja will gain all of Kadaj’s Trickster abilities, whether he is in contact with the Remnants or not.

Kuja scans as Kuja, and can kill three random encounters.
Victory Conditions
Spirans – Win when there are no Remnants remaining. They score a complete victory if Yuna survives.

Al-Bhed – Win when they make a total of 10 repairs to the Salvage Ship. They can then choose to leave the game, or carry on to try and score a complete victory, which occurs if they survive until the end of the game along with Yuna (It doesn’t matter whether the Spirans win or lose, just that one Al-Bhed and Yuna survive until the end). If they choose to leave the game continues without them, but they cannot then score a complete victory even if Yuna survives.

Remnants – Win when they match the number of remaining Spirans. They score a complete victory is they have managed to kill Yuna and bring Jenova back from the bottom of the ocean.

Day 16 is underway and will last at least 48 hours.

Living Players - 4/39

{TABLE=head]Player|Alive?|Role
Aemoh|Killed Night 3|Kadaj
Billtodamax|Escaped Night 14|Brother
Bladescape|Defeated Day 5|Spiran Civilian
Deathslayer7|Defeated Day 7|Spiran Civilian
Diva De|Autolynched Day 11|Rikku
Dragoon|
Fan|Killed Night 6|Spiran Civilian
Fin|Killed Night 15|Spiran Civilian
Fleeing Coward|Killed Night 1|Spiran Civilian
Gray Mage|
Helgraf|Defeated Day 8|Kuja
I'm da Rogue|Autolynched Day 4|Besaid Auroch
Internet Flea|Defeated Day 2|Spiran Civilian
Istari|Killed Night 7|Jecht
Khal|Autolynched Day 15|Spiran Civilian
Lamech|Beasted Day 13|Yuna
Lex-Kat|Autolynched Day 5|Spiran Civilian
Mangosta71|Defeated Day 15|Sephiroth
Mordokai|Killed Night 3|Wakka
Murska|Defeated Day 13|Loz
Mustiado|Killed Night 13|Spiran Civilian
Orzel|Autolynched Day 2|Replaced
Otakuryoga|Defeated Day 1|Spiran Civilian
Qwaz|Killed Night 10|Besaid Auroch
Ramsus|Killed Night 14|Tidus
Reinholdt|Killed Night 2|Spiran Civilian
RogueNine|
Sage Montalius|Autolynched Day 4|Spiran Civilian
Tasroth|Killed Night 11|Besaid Auroch
The Fiery Tower|Night 12|Besaid Auroch
The Grimmace|Defeated Day 11|Spiran Civilian
TheLaughingMan|Autolynched Day 7|Spiran Civilian
ThePhantom|
ThirdEmperor|Autolynched Day 6|Spiran Civilian
Thufir|Killed Night 4|Lulu
TigerFang|Killed Night 9|Auron
Tilt|Killed Night 8|Kimahri
TsukikoJ|Killed Night 14|Spiran Civilian
V.Z.|Escaped Night 14|Cid
[/TABLE]

[bladescape]

I call dibs on Sephiroth!!!!

*Glances Left* *Glances Right* *Stares at lynch Mob...*

Ummmmmm.... Maybe not? :smalltongue:

EDIT:Yes, I am in, maybe not as Sephi though.

[Gray Mage]

Thankfully the game starts after most of my finals, in, please. :smallsmile:

[Lex-Kat]

In! I don't know how I missed Fatbelly. :smallannoyed:

[ThirdEmperor]

Sounds fun, I'm in.

[ThePhantom]

In, I like these games

[Fleeing Coward]

In for Remnant victory no. 4 :smalltongue:

[billtodamax]

I am in.

[Sage Montalius]

Oh this sounds awesome, can I join?

[Murska]

I am, obviously, in. Again.

Also, Fantasy, Banjo. Fantasy.

[Zjoot]

I've never played Final Fantasy, so I don't know the setting or character, and might not RP all that much, but this definitely looks fun, so in.

[Khal]

In as well. Hopefully I won't seem suspicious this game >.>

[Istari]

Signing up for this.

[Mordokai]

I will, of course, join this.

[otakuryoga]

looks like lots of interesting roles so put me in....where i shall of course get plain old vanilla villager 8(

[Internet Flea]

Dibs on Zeromus!


I've never played Final Fantasy, so I don't know the setting or character, and might not RP all that much, but this definitely looks fun, so in.

Cid has the airship and you shouldn't break the crystals.

And white-haired people break worlds.

[Ramsus]

Baldescape you're more than welcome to Sephiroth (the character, I've yet to be an Alpha), I want dibs on Rikku. Uh....in, in case that wasn't clear.

[banjo1985]

I am, obviously, in. Again.

Also, Fantasy, Banjo. Fantasy.

Sush, you saw nothing. :smalltongue:

No knowledge of Final Fantasy games is needed to play, or roleplay for that matter, just think of a sunny beachy island being attacked by supernatural psychopaths who cry a lot and you're pretty much there. :smallbiggrin:

Roleplaying is encouraged but not mandatory. There's been some good stuff between characters in previous games, which adds to the settings and gives me fuel for narrations, but there's nothing wrong with just voting either.

[Tasroth]

Definitely In for this one.

[Sage Montalius]

I've never actually played before, but I thought the idea was to keep your identity secret, so how do we roleplay without giving away who we are? Sorry for such a noob question.

[Mordokai]

You don't need to roleplay as your actual role. You can roleplay as anything your heart desires. Most people choose to be a regular civilan, since this is the safest way. You can roleplay as a caveman, coming to Spira on a time vortex when he fell from a tree in a lake and was swallowed by plesiosaur who turned out to be a contraption from a mad scientist from 21st century that somehow went amok.

You can roleplay as your role, but that carries a risk. You can roleplay as any other role, but that carries another risk with it. Ultimately, it's up to you what you choose to roleplay as. But your actual role in no way limits your options at roleplaying.

[Sage Montalius]

Oh cool! Alright I understand, thanks alot friend!

[Thufir]

I'm in.

Also, Banjo, Kimahri. You've got the 'hr' the wrong way round.

[TheLaughingMan]

In. Regardless of my undying hatred of X, a Final Fantasy WW is just too awesome to pass up. :smallbiggrin:

[Reinholdt]

Pfft. FFX was the best FF that wasn't Tactics.
There. I said it.
And in.

[Rogue Nine]

Pfft. FFX was the best FF that wasn't Tactics.
There. I said it.
And in.

I'm glad I'm not the only person who LIKED 10. Based on that alone I'm in.

[TheLaughingMan]

Out of curiosity, just how will random encounters be fought? Will it just be a narration thing, or will it be a minigame?


I'm glad I'm not the only person who LIKED 10.

Oh, there are plenty of people who like X. I know, I've met quite a few myself. I agree with Reinholdt about Tactics, though.

Conversely, I'm one of those three people who liked XII, so make of that as you will.

[V.Z.]

Final Fantasy WW? Set in my favoritest ever FF? Hosted by Banjo? A chance to reprise my role as blue-haired androgynous psychopath and again attain glorious manipulative victory? Do you really need to ask? :smallbiggrin: Definitely in!

[mangosta71]

I s'pose I could play.

[Murska]

Final Fantasy WW? Set in my favoritest ever FF? Hosted by Banjo? A chance to reprise my role as blue-haired androgynous psychopath and again attain glorious manipulative victory? Do you really need to ask? :smallbiggrin: Definitely in!

Woo you're alive! Kuja and Kadaj, BFF! :smallbiggrin:

[V.Z.]

Woo you're alive! Kuja and Kadaj, BFF! :smallbiggrin:

High five, brother! :smallbiggrin:

[Helgraf]

It is time to play again.

I am in.

[Qwaz]

tentative...In.

[Deathslayer7]

I'll bite. :smallsmile:

[Dragoon]

Hmm, since I liked this game in 9 last time, sure I'm in. Goes off to polish off armor.

[Lex-Kat]

I'm RPing as Terra from FFVI, the greatest Final Fantasy game evah!!! :smallbiggrin: And no, this isn't just my opinion. It is a well known fact of life. And there is NOTHING you can do about it. Well, other than disagree, of course. :smalltongue:

[banjo1985]

27 players signed up so far, not bad in less than two days. Still plenty of room left though, so feel free to join!

*amkes a note to go poke Mustiado and Aemoh at some point*



Also, Banjo, Kimahri. You've got the 'hr' the wrong way round.

Sorted, thanks! :smallsmile:

*raises hand as another one that liked FFX*

Heck, I didn't even mind Tidus very much.:smalleek:


TheLaughingMan

Out of curiosity, just how will random encounters be fought? Will it just be a narration thing, or will it be a minigame?

It will just be a narration, the player defeating the encounter if it's something they can fight, or dying horribly if they can't.


Lex-Kat

I'm RPing as Terra from FFVI, the greatest Final Fantasy game evah!!! And no, this isn't just my opinion. It is a well known fact of life. And there is NOTHING you can do about it. Well, other than disagree, of course.

*disagrees*

So there. :smalltongue:

[Fan]

Signing up.

Also, why isn't Tidus evil? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSzCwFu1dYY&feature=related)

[Orzel]

Sure. I will sign up for this. Let the cannibalization begin. Wait. Wrong banjo game.

Well i'll sign up anyway even through there are aren't any omnivores.

[Thufir]

I don't get these people like TheLaughingMan who didn't like Blitzball. It's a great game!

Oh, wait, he meant the actual plot and stuff of X. Well, that was good too.

[Reinholdt]

I am slightly sad at the lack of a creepy Seymour faction. :smalltongue:

[TigerFang]

This seems awesome so I'm in.

[TheLaughingMan]

I am slightly sad at the lack of a creepy Seymour faction. :smalltongue:

"Heee~ey, Yuna.

There's a stain on the inside of my robe. Would you mind examining it for me?"

[Mordokai]

I've just noticed you've added Jecht. Now my question would be as following: can Jecht scry single target multiple times and if yes, what happens if that target can defeat more than just two encounters?

Also... need moar meatbags!

[Tilt]

Hm, I think I'd like to join this.

[banjo1985]

I've just noticed you've added Jecht. Now my question would be as following: can Jecht scry single target multiple times and if yes, what happens if that target can defeat more than just two encounters?

Also... need moar meatbags!

More meatbags definitely needed! That's why, after deciding what folly it was to start a game on July 4th, I'll leave recruitment open a little while longer. 31 players at the minute, if we get to 35 I'll actually be able to leave the Jecht and Kuja roles in. :smallbiggrin:

When Jecht scans someone more than once, he'll get the same result as he did first time, whether they can take out more than two encounters or not. Otherwise he essentially gets the ability to scan for powerroles while getting other helpful information as well.

I'll put some more flavour narration up later today, get the story towards where it needs to be for the opening narration.

[Fin]

Mordokai is Sephiroth... No, wait... Helgraf is Sephiroth... Bah, ignore that I meant Fleeing Coward is Sephiroth... No he isn't you're Sephiroth, I'm Sephiroth!!!

Aaarrgh!

*composes self*

I'm in, with Cake!

(I apologise if roleplay is limited, I am tight for time on these boards due to issues mentioned in the arts and crafts forum. I cannot however, resist a direct request for participation by Banjo for an FF-WW!!)

[banjo1985]

Hurray! :smallbiggrin:

*gives Fin his hat, socks and shoes back*

"I think these are yours..."

Never underestimate the power of a heads-up PM. :smallamused:

[banjo1985]

Another piece of narrative flavour, partly to get the story towards the games starting point, and partly to get into the setting/roleplaying groove a bit;

Wakka came to under a fragmented palm tree, his whole body bruised and aching. He pulled himself out of the mess of tree trunks and debris with a grunt and rose groggily to his feet. The coast in front of him was a washed out wreck, the sea a chaos of temple-height waves crashing against the ruined beach with sledgehammer intensity. An ugly cloud-filled sky, the colour of a bruise, sent hard vertical streaks of rain to dash against the earth, a maelstrom above as well as below.

Had it really just happened?

“Th-that comet… ”

The ugly crimson ball of flame had come down at such speed he didn’t even have time to run. It had ripped through the atmosphere in seconds, debris and gases literally screaming off it miles above the planet’s surface, sounding like the end of all things. It hit the ocean not far out from Besaid with a cacophony of shrieks that made Wakka’s ears bleed. He’d had the odd sensation of being lifted off his feet and thrown backwards in eerie silence, then something hard had ended his flight and stole his consciousness with it. Wakka dabbed at the dark blood still warm and tacky in his ears, and winced against the ringing in his head.

“It hit us…what the hell was that thing?”

Wakka staggered a few paces towards the broiling sea, only to stop in his tracks as his hearing began to return. To begin with he thought his injured ears were still ringing, but as the sound gained in clarity he realised it was different.

“The sea…it’s whispering.”

Sure enough, every time a new wave hit the battered coast a haunting glossolalia echoes across the beach, whispered half words and nonsense from a thousand different voices at once, impossible to separate or pinpoint. Worse still, it seemed to be coming straight into his mind without bothering with his ears first .

“Let me guess, you don’t like this one bit, you know?”

The voice came from just a few yards behind him, and suddenly he was all too aware that his blitzball was still lost amidst the debris on the beach. Wakka spun around to find a familiar but rather unexpected face grinning at him from what was left of the palm trees that lined the sand.

“Tidus!”
“Looks like it. Did ya miss me much?”
“Where…how...two years! Where the heck have you been?!”

Instead of answering Tidus came forward and embraced his old friend, having about as much respect for other people’s personal space as he used to.

“The Fayth are dreaming again, something’s got them riled. Last thing I know we’re kicking Yu Yevon’s butt, then there was nothing, until I appeared behind you sleeping like a baby in that pile of trees. Your ears are bleeding by the way.”
“I noticed. Is it Sin?”
“Nah, it feels different this time. Don't ask me how I know, it's kinda complicated to explain…”

Wakka turned and glared back towards to whispering sea. For a split second he was sure he could see an evil red glow beneath the waves, but the image vanished in an instant.

“The comet.”
“The what now?”
“The comet, it came out of nowhere, you know? It hit the sea out there…can’t you hear the whispering?”

Tidus’ eyes widened as he finally listened to the waves. Unlike for Wakka, the words made all too much sense as they flooded into his mind. He whipped around and grabbed his friend by the shoulders, panic already creeping into his thoughts.

“Yuna! Where’s Yuna?!”
“Back in Besaid somewhere. She was with Lulu when we came out to the beach to tra- Hey, wait up!”

Wakka stumbled after Tidus as he sprinted inland without waiting for him to finish, but still woozy from the initial shockwave he had to stop. He leant up against one of the few palm trees still standing around the beach and watched the running figure disappear inland.

“That kid never stops to listen. It’s just a comet, even if it is dangerous it’s not like anything’s gonna happen straight away, you know?”


* * * *


“Don’t cry brother.”

A cold hand clasped Yazoo’s shoulder gently but firmly, and pulled him to his feet. It was Kadaj, cut and bruised, but there were no tears at least. Yazoo wiped at his eyes, suddenly ashamed. If Kadaj wasn’t crying things might be okay, despite how bad it looked.

“What happened? Why aren’t we with mother?”

Instead of answering Kadaj turned and stalked away across the sand and into the rain, scraps of grey clothing trailing behind. Yazoo followed to where Loz and Sephiroth waited at the far end of the beach, beneath the overhanging ruins of some ancient building. Loz’s eyes were rimmed with red but in the One Winged Angel’s presence he refused to cry, though when he met Yazoo’s gaze he could see how lost and upset he was. Sephiroth stood stoically staring out to sea, his cruel features unreadable.

“I found Yazoo, brother.”

Sephiroth nodded but said nothing.

“What happened to mother? Why are we alone again?”
“Something went wrong. The comet crashed, Mother must have been too weak to support us. Dagger’s soul was not enough to sustain such perfection indefinitely.”
“I thought mother might have thrown us back…rejected us.”
“Never brother.”
“Where is Kuja?”

Sephiroth finally spoke then, though his gaze never wavered from the sea.

“He was not truly one of us. He will have drowned with the comet.”

Loz twisted around to look at the insane ocean pounding at the beach, the realisation finally hitting home.

“Is mother down there…in the water?”
“Mother!”
“Don’t cry Yazoo, Loz. We’ll get Jenova back brothers. We just need another soul.”

Sephiroth’s calm confidence steeled the others, gave them strength. Kadaj pulled a long, slightly curved sword from the scabbard at his waist and checked it for damage. It would do what he needed it to, as would Yazoo’s pistol and Loz’s gauntlet.

“Where are we brother? Where is the soul?”

“This is Spira. A soft peaceful world…so pathetic. There is nothing here that can hold a candle to us, but there is one small light that flickers in the mire. A special soul, one worthy of Jenova, one that could sustain her indefinitely. She is a young woman, and she’s very close…I can feel it. There’s nothing on this doomed rock that can stop us.”

Sephiroth put one pale slender hand on the pommel of his sword and strode out of the ruins into the storm. Kadaj, Yazoo and Loz trailed after him, eager already for fresh blood at the mention of another special soul.

“What is her name brother? Who must we find?”

Sephiroth turned, and at that precise moment a forked streak of lightening cascaded across the sky, silhouetting him against the horizon. Even Kadaj took a step back when the One Winged Angel turned his cold dead smile upon him.

“Yuna...”

[Diva De]

OMG SIGN ME UP!

That's right, the Diva will throw herself into a WW game. Does RP start...now? :smallbiggrin:

[banjo1985]

Yaay! :smallbiggrin:

By all means, RP can start whenever people want. I've got another piece of narration that will go up before the game starts, but it won't really alter anything that's going on, it's more an excuse for me to test out my psychotic streak by narrating Kuja. :smallamused:

[Lamech]

I will totally sign up if there are still slots!

[Mordokai]

Has anybody seen Aemoh? I get the feeling he might be interested.

I also get the feeling he might kill somebody for real this time if he'll be lynched because of his avatar... again.

[Aemoh]

Ask and ye shall receive :smallamused:

Once again, Banjo pulls me back. In again, says I :smallbiggrin:

[Internet Flea]

Ask and ye shall receive :smallamused:

Once again, Banjo pulls me back. In again, says I :smallbiggrin:

Welcome back!

You would not believe the number of bandwagons that have gone untied in your absence.

[Mordokai]

Ask and ye shall receive :smallamused:

Once again, Banjo pulls me back. In again, says I :smallbiggrin:

Welcome back matey :smallsmile:

I reserve the right to be the first one to point at you on totally unfounded charges and reasons pulles out of thin air for nothing better than my amusement :smalltongue:

[I'm da Rogue!]

*runs into thread*

Is there still room for me? Please? (^.^)

[bladescape]

No-one really knew his name, he wandered the area, unknown, unidentified. He was seen little, and talked less. But something big had called him out of hiding. He could feel it in the air, on the first touch of the rain. This was danger, this was bigger than Sin.

He touched the ground softly, his fingers sifting through the earth as if looking for something that wasn't there, like the sanded shore could tell him something. The sand told him nothing. He could feel the presence, but he could not locate it.

"So long.. And we still cannot have peace."

The voice was resigned, but that did not mean he would not work to fix this dilemma. No, something would be done, he would not stand by idly, not like he'd done with Sin. The darkness was coming, he could only hope he made it out of this. He slowly strode, shadows concealing his presence, towards the village, looking for someone. People were always the quickest source of information, and to fix this problem, they would have to work together.....

(I would like to note something, I've only played halfway through FFIX, so I may make mistakes in that regard.)

[Diva De]

Isabelle woke screaming, drenched in a cold sweat. Her green eyes searched the dark room frantically, peering into the shadows. Her breath came in harsh bursts, shattering the silence of the room. She shivered, wrapping the blanket around herself as she waited for her parents to come check on her. But they didn't. Sighing, remembering as the terror of the dream faded, she stood. Putting her feet into soft slippers, she padded noiselessly into the kitchen.

Isabelle - or Isa, as she was called - poured herself a glass of milk and peered out the window that overlooked the plains. Since her parents had both died of the fever, the house had been unusually quiet. In the past few months, she had grown to miss the family dinners, evenings spent singing...As she had so many times before, she found her hand resting on her guitar. Resigned, smiling faintly, she pulled it into her lap and began to sing.

Heal what has been hurt
Change the Fates' design
Save what has been lost
Bring back what once was mine...

Her training as a bard brought her the closest she would ever be to her family again. As she sang the words, silent images of her parents shimmered into being. Her father grabbed her mother and twirled her around in a dance. Isa could see their laughter, but not hear it. As her eyes brimmed with tears, her voice faltered and the illusion failed. Taking a moment to cry, she laid her head on a pillow, arm slung over the guitar. Before she realized she was tired, she was asleep...

...having quite forgotten about the dream that had so frightened her.

[TFT]

I guess I'll play.

[Rogue Nine]

((Oh, we're picking RP characters already? I make no claim to the canon-icity, I just wanted to use the characters...))

Bikanel Island. Sanubia Sands. Once the location of the secret Home of the Al Bhed, now they have returned to mine for Machina, keeping to the safer areas of the island.

But out in the far reaches of the desert, something stirs...

A lone Chocobo drinks from the clear water of an oasis when the earth begins to slowly rumble. It is slow enough to catch the creature by surprise, but as it watches the water drain into a crack in the ground it begins to run. The earth shakes and the chocobo runs. The earth cracks, and still it runs.

But it is not fast enough, and it knows it. Kweh-ing to whatever god governs foolish animals, and with all its strength it it pushes itself to the limit, leaping over a widening crevasse and flapping its wings for all the good it would do.

For a brief moment, the bird's decent stops. Reverses. With renewed vigor the Chocobo flaps harder and harder until finally, almost dead of exhaustion, it slows and begins to descend once more.

What's that Chocobo think it's doing, eh Wedge?

The bird looks around. No longer surrounded by miles of endless sand and bottomless cracks. Now it is standing on flagstone within some large structure.

Kweh?

Dunno, Biggs. Catch it, though. King Edgar's gonna want a ride outta here. If this is the right place. What does this make, five stops?

Six. Remember, that last place was ruled by that guy what had been a frog. You think we're in the right place?

I hope so. I'd better go tell the King we're here.

No need. Edgar launches himself up the stairs, sand falling from his cloak like rain. He lifts a pair of goggles off his eyes. Yeah. This is the right place. I can somehow feel it. I'm going back in to get my tools. You two saddle up that Chocobo.

Yes Sir!
Yes Sir!

[banjo1985]

I will totally sign up if there are still slots!


*runs into thread*

Is there still room for me? Please? (^.^)

Room enough for you both, and Aemoh and Fiery Tower too. :smallbiggrin:

37 players makes Banjo a happy panda (or Snorlax I guess), as does the beginning of roleplay!

Signups will close at approx 10am tomorrow (GMT+1), after which I'll start sending out role PM's. Once this is done the game will start in this thread with the opening narration.

[banjo1985]

“Come on little doggy, dance!”

Kuja giggled as the Bandersnatch yelped and gamely tried to drag itself out of the clearing. As the Remnant least connected to Jenova he had been the first facet to fall free from the whole. He’d favoured a leap away from the comet as it plummeted, rather than a high speed dunk in the ocean when it hit. Since then Kuja had amused himself in this clearing just outside the quaint little island village, waiting for his associates to make themselves known. When the Remnants did so he too would stroll out amongst the sheep to feed, but in the meantime he was quite enjoying the opportunity for some independent thought and diverting pursuits.

First there was that sleeping girl somewhere amongst the huts and temples of the village, her powerful dreams alive with music and hopes for the future. It had been a simple trifle to twist her thoughts to shadows and darkness, rob her of the hope she felt and turn the dream towards the pain and death that simmered so near below the surface. Then he had pushed a little too far, the girl had woken up with a satisfying scream, and he had been forced to find other pursuits to entertain himself.

The Bandersnatch had got to within a few yards of the thick underbrush surrounding the clearing. Kuja giggled and yanked it back by the tail, dragging the beast through the ugly trail of blood it had just left. He couldn’t help but be impressed by the wretches stamina.

“I wonder, could you reach the tree line again if I took off another leg? The other at the front, so that you have to eat dirt like a worm, or maybe the back leg on the same side, so that you skitter around in a little circle spraying blood like a Catherine wheel. Decisions, decisions.”

Kuja was sure Sephiroth and the other Remnants still lived. They were like cockroaches, impervious to all but the worst injuries and always coming back when you thought you were rid of them. Their thorough soaking from a crash into the sea had no doubt done nothing but put them in a bad mood. Kuja wondered fleetingly how many limbs he could remove from Yazoo, or maybe Loz, before they gave up and died.

The mutilated Bandersnatch broke his concentration by howling at the top of its voice, for it’s pack mates no doubt. Kuja cut it off with a flick of his blade, but not until several voices from the pack answered.

“More playthings…I can see this little island is going to be fun!”

[Murska]

"Hehehe..."

Back again. New world, new soul, new tricks and plots to try.

Brute force had never been the preferred method of Kadaj. He'd do anything necessary, of course. But he wasn't showy like Seph, or a brute like Loz. There was a certain subtlety, a method to his madness that led him to work on twisting the hopes of the fools opposing them into betrayals and nightmares. They'd pray for victory and in the last moment realize it didn't matter either way.

Kadaj grinned. The beginning of the game was his playing field. That was what he most enjoyed. The end - just an inevitability.

[TsukikoJ]

I'd like to play, please!

[Internet Flea]

...Let's try something.

It was perfect. The world of the summoner, so forceful in its existence that even dreams could walk its surface. That was what he was doing now; walking upon its surface, feeling again, seeing and hearing and tasting in a living world for the first time in millenia. Even better, this oh-so-forceful world was ready to be ripped apart. All of its inhabitants followed their summoner; all he had to do was control her, and it was his. All their lives would end, and his would begin anew.

He couldn't do it yet, however; now there was another problem. Violent life, trying to twist this perfect world into something useless to him. Crazed and violent and torturous. They would bring much-needed pain to this world. Were it not impossible, he would be happy to let them roam, and slaughter, and strengthen him all the while.

But they wanted the summoner dead, while he wanted her enslaved. Peace would be impossible. The Remnants would die.

He would save these Spirans from the Remnants. Then he would obliterate them.

[Ramsus]

Carbuncle wasn't really sure what was going on and was even less certain why it was here since it didn't recall being summoned by anyone present. It could feel the tension mounting though and knew it would be needed by someone soon. For now it decided to take a nap. Zzzzzzzzz.

(Little do people know that Carbuncle has a self target only sleep effect! Ok actually I'm pretty sure most people know that one. :smalltongue:)

[banjo1985]

Signups are now closed!

Role PM's will be sent out over the course of the day, and the game will start soon after.

[banjo1985]

All PMs have now been sent. If you didn't get one, just give me a shout or hit me with something heavy! Seriously, the PM's at the start have to be worst part of running these things. :smalleek:

Once the opening post is up the game willl begin!

[banjo1985]

“Will this damn rain never end? It’s an ill omen, that’s what O’aka thinks.”

O’aka struggled along the mountain path west of Besaid, completely and utterly drenched by the rain. He had potions and other wares to trade in the many pockets and sections of his backpack, if they weren’t spoilt by the damp that was. Finally he reached the forest around the little village a few hours before dawn, dripping and shivering under the dark protection of the tree-line. It was near pitch black under the carpet of trees, but O’aka was just glad of the shelter. He knelt on the mulchy earth and began to check his pack.

“Hypello Potions, Designer Wallets, check. Looks okay.”

O’aka began to gather up the items as quickly as he good, eager to find a warm fire, or a good spot at the next day’s market at least.

“I’ll catch my death out here before long.”

Then a voice, from right behind him and cold dead breath on the back of his neck;

“Oh how right you are.”

*****

Dawn broke over Besaid, but grudgingly. A weak glow spread across the churning sea on the horizon, failing miserably to banish the gloaming and rain of the night before. The village awakened slowly even though it was market day, clinging to sleep after such a disturbed night. News of the comet had spread fast, and already people were muttering about grim portents and doom. A few even whispered of the return of Sin, retreating to the empty rituals of Yevon in their despair. Still, it was market day, and by the time the sun had dragged itself completely above the horizon Besaid’s square was a bustling hive of activity, though the vibrant shouts and laughter that so often rang around the market were nowhere to be heard.

Baus the fisherman wrestled with his stall as he struggled to tie an awning over where he would display his catch. Usually O’aka, the merchant who usually pitched next to him would help, but this morning he was nowhere to be seen. Sometimes the podgy traveller would miss the market in Besaid, favouring Luca or Bevelle, but he usually said so beforehand.

“Need some help?”

Baus looked up and nodded, grateful. Letty, clad in his yellow-orange blitzball kit, took the weight of the stall to allow him to deal tie the awning.

“Thanks Letty. Do you know where O’aka is?”
“Your guess is as good as mine. It was pretty bad last night, maybe he thought better of coming.”
“I hope he’s okay.”

“He's in one piece at least. Does that count?”

There was a boneless thwack as a blood-soaked body bounced off the flagstones, rolling to a stop in the middle of the market. Someone screamed, and everyone turned to look at the four figures standing at the edge of the square. Clad in tattered grey and black, grey-white hair whipped back in the breeze, each held a cruel-looking weapon loosely in one hand. A gauntlet, a pistol, a curved blade. And, in the slender white hand of the stern ghostlike horror in the billowing black greatcoat, an impossibly long and thin katana streaked with drying blood.

Sephiroth gave a humourless laugh and raised a hand to the grey weeping sky.

“What’s wrong? No welcome for the children of the comet?”

That got the murmuring started amongst those present, just as intended no doubt.

“See, I told you that comet was an ill omen.”
“Don’t be ridiculous, nothing could live on a comet like that. Their heads have been addled by Sin, that’s most likely.”

“Shut up.”

Loz’s monotone command carried across the square like a thunderclap, silencing the growing consternation as effectively as if he had put all his strength into a shout. Baus felt someone move past him, and suddenly Letty was out on his own in the centre of the square, standing over the body staining the cobble with gore.

“What do you want huh? This is a peaceful town, we don’t want your sort here!”
“Try Luca. The Goers go crazy for the violent psychotic approach, you know?”

Wakka strode into the middle of the square, a spiked blitzball gripped tight enough in one hand to make his knuckles turn white. Brave words or not, the strangers on the edge of the square turned his guts to water.

“Tell them, Yazoo.”

The smallest of the strangers nodded and trained his cold dead gaze on the two figures in the middle of the square.

“We want mother! She’s dead, but we can get her back!”
“Don’t cry Yazoo. All we need is the special soul, the one reason for this flea-ridden planet to exist.”

Sephiroth raised a hand and Kadaj quieted. The three backed away and melted into the tree-line, leaving the One-Winged Angel alone on the edge of the square.

“I don’t see the soul anywhere here. She must be hiding…clever girl.”

Baus cowered behind his stall as the monster in human skin advanced into the square, the same odd half-smile on its face. It was the smile of a shark.

“You are dead either way. Every single one of you. Your fates were sealed the second the comet appeared in the sky. Give us Yuna, give us your Summoner, and the end will be swift. Stand against us and…well, tell them O’aka.”

The corpse on the flagstones began to twitch, limp and stiffening limbs jerking in a ghastly parody of life. A gasp of horror thrummed throughout the watchers gathered in the square amongst half built market stalls and pack animals as slim green tendrils began to worm their way out from behind O’aka’s eyes, ears, and mouth. His chest exploded in a cascade of bloodstained leaves and creepers as they reached out and began to grow. The square erupted in screams and the sound of pounding feet as the people of Besaid dived for cover. Within a minute a huge creature of moss, branches and vines dominated the square, shrill screeches piercing the air from the odd spongy mass at the top of its trunk.

Of Sephiroth or Yuna there was no sign.

Summary

Banjo was killed in the traditional pre-game narrator lynch. He was O’aka the Merchant.

An Ochu has appeared in the middle of Besaid’s square!

Vote for the person you want to take on the encounter, remembering you are allowed to vote for yourself.


Day 1 begins now and ends in approximately 48 hours

I've made an addition to the basic rules in the opening post, but I'll include it here too:

Roleclaiming is allowed. However, using Role PM's (fake or genuine) to do so is frowned upon.

[Fleeing Coward]

I'm a Mason!
On second toughts, I'm a neutral.
Although I might be a wolf.
Honestly, I'm just a villager.
Or maybe I'm all four :smalltongue:

[Deathslayer7]

Fleeing Coward to make life simple. :smallbiggrin:

[Mustiado]

I... buh... Wha?! Game underway?! I just got the gorram PM!!

...auto-lynch list, please. :smallfrown:

[ThirdEmperor]

I'm O'aka!

Er... Dang. That little ploy got ninja'ed.:smalltongue:
Totally not just a villager.

[Zjoot]

Random number generator says TheLaughingMan

[Helgraf]

Fleeing Coward likes to die early.

I, on the other hand, like to see him linger for a few days. Also, Carbunkle is a waste. Therefore ... Ramsus

[Lex-Kat]

Mordokai, I choose you!

[Rogue Nine]

Fleeing Coward likes to die early.

I, on the other hand, like to see him linger for a few days. Also, Carbunkle is a waste. Therefore ... Ramsus

You know that is hard to argue against. Sure, Reflect has some uses, but they really are few and far between.

I say Murska for RP'ing a bad guy even before the game had started, but really for the random.

[Fin]

Aemoh

...

What!?

[ThePhantom]

Resting on the beach, ignorate of the events happening in the village, Logos enjoys a small measure of vacation before he has to go back to work. Ah, being free of working for Yevon is so good.

(Mustiado)

[Murska]

You know that is hard to argue against. Sure, Reflect has some uses, but they really are few and far between.

I say Murska for RP'ing a bad guy even before the game had started, but really for the random.

What about all the other people RPing bad guys? :smalltongue:

Also, Fin. Ooh. Hi there! Fancy hat you have!

[Khal]

Murska for being above me.

[Ramsus]

((Hey, Carbuncle can cast more than Reflect in certain games! Shell and Protect on the entire part is pretty useful. And an entire reflected team is almost required for certain boss fights. And hey, at least I'm RPing something.))

Carbuncle awoke to a lot of noise. It saw the Ochu appear. It didn't see itself being much use against such a thing. Apparently someone else thought to same and ran off. Carbuncle decided to chase after the Fleeing Coward, hoping the Ochu wouldn't follow as well.

[ThirdEmperor]

Fleeing Coward. Just for vengeance, no real reason to suspect him.

[Aemoh]

((I at least tried to RP a little for the AC games, so guess I'll continue. After today expect my RP to be little more than a sentence or two each day though :smalltongue:

Also, Mordokai, I have my eye on you... :smallamused:

*points at Deathslayer7*
For ze day 1 random.))

Leaning up against the Crusader's Lodge is young man, relaxing a bit after another run around the island. He had barely enough time to catch his breath when the strangers arrived and made their proclamation.

Ducking inside the Lodge, the young man grabbed his old armor and sword and prepared to face these new foes. While he hadn't worn his armor or practiced the sword since that fateful day during Operation Mi'ihen, he was determined not be useless this time.

By the time he had stepped back out of the Lodge, the strangers were gone and an Ochu had suddenly appeared. With a slight pause, he stepped forward into the village. Though he was outmatched, but he could still be helpful. He had to be.

[otakuryoga]

/roll

hmmm 1,2,3,....22

guhhh????

Otakuryoga? :smalleek:

well, live by the dice, die by the dice

[billtodamax]

Otakuryoga because he seems confident. :smalltongue:

[Mustiado]

Hey, ThePhantom believes I'm playing! Let ME IN!

I swear, if you guys finally defeat the remnants and I'm on the sidelines...

...I'll even RP a character...

[Dragoon]

Tasroth Since my usual suspect gets a birthday gift, so random it is.

A young man sighs as he places his formerly shiny helmet onto his head. While the beach was great for the sun, the salt water did a number on his armor. But it was a gift. Besides, it kept him alive through the attacks of Sin, so maybe it was a bit lucky. Hopping up and down, he points at another, who he thinks might be able to handle the beast, he thinks. Of course his visor may need some adjusting as well.

[Fleeing Coward]

Otakuryoga because I don't want to die day 1.
Although since I'm not a wolf, I do want to die day 1

[mangosta71]

A nameless villager collapsed in fear as the horrible monster appeared in the marketplace. He pushed himself to his feet and turned to run, shoving Internet Flea at the creature as he fled.

[Lamech]

Internet Flea its day one so the only option is to point at the person who the person above me is pointing at!

[Internet Flea]

Mangosta, if you're going to act like player 17 I'm going to treat you like player 17.

The Spirans began to run. He did not. The creature was large, but he was vast beyond imagining. This was no threat. This was a simple test, for children and white-haired women.

A figure ran past him. He let it. He let his eyes wander away from the plant thing and into the crowd. The Remnants had disappeared, but they could not have gone far. They were hidden, but they could not hide themselves from him.

A hand shoved him in the back. Pain shot through his body. He had felt pain for centuries, but this was a feeling from his memories. He could feel his face contorting into a grimace. His hands grasped automatically for the source of the pain, finding nothing.

It must have been a Remnant. mangosta71 had shoved him and caused pain. No human could hope to do that.

An elbow from another villager brought another wave of pain. He nearly fell from the force of it. He was vast, but he was not here. Here was only this body, brought forth from his dream. This body was fragile. He had not realized how fragile.

His eyes found the creature again. How fragile this body was.

He took a step backward. Then he began to run.

[Sage Montalius]

Otakuryoga because he voted for himself, and I think he really can beat an Ochu.

[Tasroth]

Day 1 Random Go!

billtodamax

[V.Z.]

The last two of the still living canines growled softly, at times yelping from the pain from the numerous cuts, but determined in their attempt to crawl from under the morbidly arranged pile of their fellows’, trying to get closer to their attacker.
The lavender-haired man ignored the creatures. The dogs had provided some entertainment but they died so quickly they eventually started to bore him. Something else had caught his attention. Screams of panic, footsteps of people running off in droves, terrified of something of which he could only see the vine-like tentacles in the distance.
“Beginning the play without me, brothers?” Nonchalantly he swept a lock of hair out of his face while he looked to where the panic had broken out, ‘Save the Queen’, the sword he had acquired during the destruction of Gaia, twirling in his hand. “But that will not do. Oh no, not at all.” He turned, cutting through the stack of corpses with a graceful sweep of his blade and surgical precision. The sound and movement within it stopped. A moment later blood sprayed shortly through the openings, then stopped for a bit before cascading down the lifeless bandersnatches. Beautiful… Kuja’s lips curled into a playful but at the same time terrifyingly cruel smile. He turned once again, swiping the blood of the sword, and calmly headed towards the stage. The next act was about to begin.


[Also, the mighty RNG in the sky demands a vote for RogueNine]

[banjo1985]

Mid day update:

21/38 votes in (should be 22, but ThePhantom's vote for Mustiado doesn't count because he's not playing yet!)

Leading in the votes:

Otakuryoga - 4
Fleeing Coward - 3
Murska -2
Internet Flea - 2

Mustiado is in as an autolynch replacement, and I'll be getting him into the game asap.

I kind of left the signups open for an extra day because I was waiting for him to sign up. :smalleek:

Also, kudos on all the evil characters being roleplayed. There's Kadaj, Kuja, and a power hungry personification of the Fayth/Yu Yevon/Maester Seymour (not sure which) already! They seem to outnumber the good guys. :smalltongue:

[TigerFang]

The tall warrior watched with impassive brown eyes as the strange creature emerged in the square. There was no fear in his eyes, he did not fear death... he accepted death in the past to protect others and was ready to accept it again. But there was no need for him to die a senseless death. It seemed that Otakuryoga was more then capable to defeat this menace.

He sheathed the katana that he wanted to use on the remnants and retreated a few steps back observing in silence as events unfold.

[Mordokai]

Interesting.

Fleeing Coward

[Tilt]

No time to begin RPing right now (I think I need to do some research as I haven't played anything past VIII), so I'll fall back on an FF classic: "..."

Otakuryoga because they self-voted.

[Reinholdt]

He was so tired of getting kicked around. People used and abused him like trash! Well no more. No more! Today he would rise up! Today he would smash down in a fiery rage of doom all who dared to OOOOF!

The blitzball soared through the water into the opposing goal.
And it cried on the inside.

((Both Otaku and FC probably want to get lynched today. :smalltongue:
But I'll go with Fleeing Coward.))

[TsukikoJ]

I guess I'll role play as Lord Rasler from XII, pretending he never died. =P

Rasler stood, watching the Ochu make its way through the street. He'd never been afraid to die for an honorable cause, though he knew his strength would be better used against the Remnants. To his left, Otakuryoga centered himself in front of the monster, preparing to fight it himself. Rasler catches Otakuryoga's eye, nods, and retreats to safety for the time being.

[ThePhantom]

(Oops. Well then, Fleeing Coward)

[TheLaughingMan]

Random NPC #8675309 spent his days in general solitude. His shop remained a constant ghost house, exempting the odd protagonist here or there. He looked about his wares, with growing annoyance. Who in their right mind would buy half this crap? Why would anyone want a tuft of phoenix down?

His rummaging was halted by the appearance of a customer. Tasroth, always a welcome guest. Now only if there was anything to sell....

[Murska]

I don't like the idea of lynching a self-votee. I mean, that's exactly how the Remnants began their landslide victory in the last AC: They picked one of their number who could beat the encounter given and pushed him for lynch on day one, gaining an advantage in items right away.

The mechanics aren't quite as broken this game, but still. I don't like the idea at all.

Fleeing Coward.

[Sage Montalius]

I don't like the idea of lynching a self-votee. I mean, that's exactly how the Remnants began their landslide victory in the last AC: They picked one of their number who could beat the encounter given and pushed him for lynch on day one, gaining an advantage in items right away.

The mechanics aren't quite as broken this game, but still. I don't like the idea at all.

Fleeing Coward.

Hmm, good point Murska!

[Mustiado]

Sorry Banjo, I'm literally living on the side of a mountain at the moment, and internet is dicey. I promise I will be more attentive than I am in WW Classic. Qwaz, I promise I will be more attentive to WW Classic now that I'm in two more games. :smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin:

[Diva De]

Isa heard the screams from the square as she left her parents' bakery. With too little sleep the night before, she was getting off to a slow start. Once she heard from a neighbor what was happening, she was glad. Knowing she could not fight and defeat the Ochu, she did the only thing she could to help - she grabbed her guitar. Leaving quickly, she didn't notice that she left the door ajar. Long auburn hair flying loose from its ribbon, it streamed behind her as she ran. Her feet made quiet patters on the road as she hurried to the square, jaw set in grim determination.

Arriving at the square, she glanced around. There was some confusion as to who would face the beast, so she sang something to bolster the courage of whoever it would be. Not being able to focus on any one individual, the song would be less effective, but should help any brave enough to step forth.

We are not afraid, although we know there's much to fear
We were moving mountains long before we knew we could...

((And in the tradition of old times - Fin. Forever.))

[Zjoot]

Hey, Banjo, depending on weather or not I get lynched in WW Classic today, I may drop out of this one. I just can't seem to get into it. If I decide to drop out, I'll tell you, and you can give my spot to Mustiado.

But for now, I'll change my vote to Fleeing Coward on Murska's logic.

[Tilt]

I don't like the idea of lynching a self-votee. I mean, that's exactly how the Remnants began their landslide victory in the last AC: They picked one of their number who could beat the encounter given and pushed him for lynch on day one, gaining an advantage in items right away.

The mechanics aren't quite as broken this game, but still. I don't like the idea at all.

Fleeing Coward.

Oops, this is good logic. I didn't really think the particular rules of this game through before my point. Fleeing Coward because they didn't self-vote.

[bladescape]

He stood looking down on the town, terror in his gaze. The Remnant's had already arrived, and not only that, they'd created a monster. A monster in the main square.

"I am too late...."

His voice slowly trails away, watching the members of the village Fleeing like Cowards. There didn't seem to be anyone standing forth to take the monster on, and the white haired monstrosity could still be anywhere around here.

He moved away down the hill, weaving through all obstacles and natural barriers to get to the village. He had to find the children of Jenova before it was too late.

[TsukikoJ]

I've never played one of the Advent Children game before, so can someone link me to the past games? I'd like to read how they played out because there are many interesting power roles in this version.

If we voted for someone like Ota who seems to be able to beat an Ochu, wouldn't that tend to draw the attraction of the Seers to check out his status + Cid gets details on their alignment? There are items that change how someone's alignment is perceived for a round, but I'm willing to assume Ota does not have one of those and would not offer himself up like that in round 1 if he were a villain. In my eyes, I'd like to see as many of the good guys defeating encounters in the beginning before there are cloaking items and powers more active in the game later on.

I'm a new player, so if my reasoning is not sound, please correct me as I won't pretend to fully understand the workings of the more complicated WW games yet.

[Zjoot]

Here you go, TsukikoJ.

Final Fantasy Advent Children: The Return of Sephiroth (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62581)
Advent Children II – The Battle for Balamb Garden (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75626)
Final Fantasy Advent Children III - Burmecia or Bust (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4923990#post4923990)

And for future refference, all past werewolf games can be found in the fourth post of Werewolf Central.

As for the rest of your post, I'm new like you, so can't help you there.

[Murska]

I've never played one of the Advent Children game before, so can someone link me to the past games? I'd like to read how they played out because there are many interesting power roles in this version.

If we voted for someone like Ota who seems to be able to beat an Ochu, wouldn't that tend to draw the attraction of the Seers to check out his status + Cid gets details on their alignment? There are items that change how someone's alignment is perceived for a round, but I'm willing to assume Ota does not have one of those and would not offer himself up like that in round 1 if he were a villain. In my eyes, I'd like to see as many of the good guys defeating encounters in the beginning before there are cloaking items and powers more active in the game later on.

I'm a new player, so if my reasoning is not sound, please correct me as I won't pretend to fully understand the workings of the more complicated WW games yet.

The Remnants have a disguiser, plus Ochu can drop an item that allows a disguise.

[Fleeing Coward]

So why am I getting lynched for again? Unlike Otakuryoa, I'm not feeling very suicidal at the moment...

[Gray Mage]

Tilt. I'll do my best to RP tomorrow.

[ThirdEmperor]

So why am I getting lynched for again? Unlike Otakuryoa, I'm not feeling very suicidal at the moment...

I think you're being lynched because it's day one and there's no better victims around.

[Fleeing Coward]

Really? I see 37 better victims than me. Would it change anyone's mind if I say I can defeat this so please don't lynch me? :smalltongue:

[Reinholdt]

Really? I see 37 better victims than me. Would it change anyone's mind if I say I can defeat this so please don't lynch me? :smalltongue:

If you could defeat it, you wouldn't be trying to avoid the lynch. :smalltongue:

[ThirdEmperor]

Yep. Good try, but I think I'll be getting revenge for that time you killed me.:smalltongue:

[ThePhantom]

(Otakuryoga, cause everyone is still in the dark, so it hopefully doesn't matter much who is lynched.)

[Fleeing Coward]

If you could defeat it, you wouldn't be trying to avoid the lynch. :smalltongue:

But I'm not trying very hard am I? So obviously I can defeat it :smalltongue:

[ThirdEmperor]

You're also making it pretty clear that you're a villain. After all, if you're a Spiran, why would you defeating the Ochu be a bad thing?:smallconfused:

[Fleeing Coward]

And where exactly did I say that it was a bad thing to lynch me? All I'm doing is making a token effort to save myself knowing that I can't die today because noone would believe anything I say anyways :smallbiggrin:

[ThirdEmperor]

As best I can see, you're now trying to confuse us into not lynching you.:smalltongue:

Seriously, you stated that you didn't want to be lynched, and then that we should go ahead and lynch you because you can defeat Ochu anyway. The way in which you said it, and the order, implies, in my opinion, that you're trying to stop us from lynching you. Doesn't particularly matter though, as I'd still be voting to lynch you even if you weren't acting awfully suspicious.

[TheLaughingMan]

As best I can see, you're now trying to confuse us into not lynching you.:smalltongue:

Seriously, you stated that you didn't want to be lynched, and then that we should go ahead and lynch you because you can defeat Ochu anyway. The way in which you said it, and the order, implies, in my opinion, that you're trying to stop us from lynching you. Doesn't particularly matter though, as I'd still be voting to lynch you even if you weren't acting awfully suspicious.

He's Fleeing Coward. The man could be a cookie-baking, cancer-stricken orphan kitten and still look like a reasonable suspect.

[ThirdEmperor]

Well, duh. Cancer-baking, cookie-stricken orphan kittens are reasonable suspects. Mainly cause if you kill them, you can steal their cookies.

[Zjoot]

Well, I don't know much about you, ThirdEmporer, but its good to know you're a man of honor. :smalltongue:

[ThirdEmperor]

Indeed. After all, I always challenge the kittens to a formal duel before killing them, and that's as honorable as it gets.

[Fleeing Coward]

He's Fleeing Coward. The man could be a cookie-baking, cancer-stricken orphan kitten and still look like a reasonable suspect.

Can I quote that? :smallbiggrin:

Would the fact that the wolves just heartlessly murdered me again in Phantom and this is the only game I have left change anyone's mind? :smalltongue:

[Ramsus]

Can I quote that? :smallbiggrin:

Would the fact that the wolves just heartlessly murdered me again in Phantom and this is the only game I have left change anyone's mind? :smalltongue:

Oh. Now my vote has to stay where it is. For revenge. :smallamused:

[Fleeing Coward]

Oh. Now my vote has to stay where it is. For revenge. :smallamused:

But I'm telling you I can defeat this so wouldn't it make more sense to save your revenge for when you can actually kill me? :smallamused:

[ThirdEmperor]

Except you can only defeat a limited number of encounters, and I for one intend to repeatedly throw you at monsters until you die.:smallbiggrin:

Not that I even believe you can defeat the Ochu, but that's my back-up plan.

[Ramsus]

But I'm telling you I can defeat this so wouldn't it make more sense to save your revenge for when you can actually kill me? :smallamused:

This implies I believe that you're telling the truth and it won't kill you today. Which I don't. Because you are made up of 150% lies (20% Sodium). :smallbiggrin:

[Fleeing Coward]

But if I'm telling the truth, you're giving me a shot at getting a free item. Wouldn't that be counterproductive to your aim of lynching me?
Are you really willing to gamble against that -70% chance that I'm telling the truth for once? :smallbiggrin:
Because I really can kill an Ochu

[ThirdEmperor]

The items you have a chance of getting are largely useless, except for Brotherhood, which I believe has a very low chance of dropping if you actually defeat the Ochu. The other items only help against Flan (which will at worst delay your death until we get a non-Flan encounter) and disguise your role (which I don't care about).

Oh, plus, as I've stated before, this is just for revenge. If another, more likely candidate shows up I'll change my vote. So I guess you should start accusing other people.:smalltongue:

[Qwaz]

Cloud staggers backwards out of the newly refurbished 7th heaven, blood dripping from his nose. The gorilla of a man that leapt after him thought he'd landed a decisive blow but Cloud had been pulling his punches from the start and was just about tired of dodging and weaving.

Slotting a fresh materia into his jerkin, Cloud drew on it's power and cast a barrier around the man in mid-air...maybe not it's intended use but effective none the less. That should trap him nicely for an hour or two while Cloud finished his drink and left.
---
Cloud put his glass down. One too many maybe. He waved unsteadily to Tifa and went to the corner to pick up his weapons (tifa always insisted customers disarm at the door).

Hey! Who's wrapped great dirty bandages over my sword! This was a friends! Was it you, RogueNine?


I say Murska for RP'ing a bad guy even before the game had started, but really for the random.
Honestly, when is a vote for Murska ever random...

(come on, who else was I gonna be...)

[Fleeing Coward]

The items you have a chance of getting are largely useless, except for Brotherhood, which I believe has a very low chance of dropping if you actually defeat the Ochu. The other items only help against Flan (which will at worst delay your death until we get a non-Flan encounter) and disguise your role (which I don't care about).

Oh, plus, as I've stated before, this is just for revenge. If another, more likely candidate shows up I'll change my vote. So I guess you should start accusing other people.:smalltongue:


But do you really want to even give me a chance of getting such an item regardless of how unlikely it is?
Also, in case anyone missed it the first few times I said it, I can really really really defeat the Ochu :smalltongue:

How about Ramsus for an alternate target? I don't think I have tried to get him lynched this game yet :smallbiggrin:

[ThirdEmperor]

Well, is there actually any reason why we should vote for Ramsus when you're acting so suspicious? Cause unless you have an argument that provides reasons why we should lynch him, you're probably a dead chicken.

[Fin]

((And in the tradition of old times - Fin. Forever.))

Hey! What did I ever do to you!?

*is passed a record sheet*

I did what!? That doesn't sound like me... or does it :smallamused:

Also changing my vote to Otakuryoga because all FC has convinced me of is that he can't defeat this thing and I don't want a potentially useful player dead just yet!

[banjo1985]

A few hours left of this day phase, still a potential further six votes to come in, so I won't end just yet.


Hey, Banjo, depending on weather or not I get lynched in WW Classic today, I may drop out of this one. I just can't seem to get into it. If I decide to drop out, I'll tell you, and you can give my spot to Mustiado.

Fair enough, just let me know what you want to do when you make a decision. It's inevitable someone will autolynch at some point, so don't worry too much about Mustiado. My favourite cowboy will get in the game eventually. :smallbiggrin:

[Fan]

Hey! What did I ever do to you!?

*is passed a record sheet*

I did what!? That doesn't sound like me... or does it :smallamused:

Also changing my vote to Otakuryoga because all FC has convinced me of is that he can't defeat this thing and I don't want a potentially useful player dead just yet!

Er, I think I'll go with Fleeing Coward, because of how easily he seems to sway the vote.

[bladescape]

((As much as I dislike leaving FC alive, I'm not sure it he's actually guilty. And I've been on the receiving end of what he can do when he's a villager, so I think we should keep him alive for now. Otakuryoga. Also, don't over scry him, as we don't want our Seers Helgraffing each other.))

[Fleeing Coward]

Why does noone believe me when I actually tell the truth for once?
For the last time, I really can defeat this Ochu :smalltongue:

[Tasroth]

Going to be at the UK Playground meetup this weekend, and unable to post. Don't autolynch me please (yes, I know I'm not actually at risk, but it's worth saying). I'd prefer it if people didn't lynch or night kill me either.

[Reinholdt]

Why does noone believe me when I actually tell the truth for once?
For the last time, I really can defeat this Ochu :smalltongue:

If you can, be happy! You get items! :smallsmile:

[Istari]

I'll point at ThirdEmperor to get a vote in. RP will come tomorrow/later/never

[banjo1985]

Day over, update to follow almost immediately.

Hurray for preparing beforehand! :smallbiggrin:

[banjo1985]

The Ochu pounded the flagstones in the centre of the square, sending merchants and warriors alike running for cover. Ochu’s had never been renowned for their fantastic turn of speed, but even so one person was too slow. Fleeing Coward almost made it to the cover of the Hunters Lodge before the thick green vine wrapped tightly around his trailing leg and started to drag him back to the square.

“Gah! Get it off!”

The whole of Besaid watched from behind windows, doors and comfortingly solid stone walls, everyone unwilling or unable to help. Screaming and fingers bleeding from desperately raking at the soft saturated ground beneath him, Fleeing Coward slipped closer and closer to the leafy monstrosities gaping maw.

“Hey you! Yeah you, the overgrown houseplant! Try taking a bite out of me instead!”

Otakuryoga, a young cadet from the Hunters Lodge, stood bravely before the huge creature, a pair of short red daggers flicking this way and that in his grip. He didn’t wait for a reaction, he just charged. The Hunters Lodge was a fading power across Spira, but some still had some pride left.

“For the Hunters that died on the Highroad!”

The Ochu spun to face the new threat, holding Fleeing Coward fast whilst it sent new tendrils flashing out towards Otakuryoga. The cadet’s daggers danced slicing through the vines just as he twisted and dodged past others and closed in on his prey. The Ochu shrieked, letting go of the prostrate Fleeing Coward and throwing its remaining tendrils at the charging figure before it. Otakuryoga leapt over them as they tried to strike, and buried both daggers deep in the creature’s bulbous torso.

The Ochu shrieked and swayed as its juices began to flow from the gaping wound in its gut, all thoughts of attack forgotten. The cadet was just about to deliver the killing blow when a ear-splitting whistle sounded right across the village. Most of the villagers looked around in confusion, but the more travelled and learned amongst them knew what was coming and closed their eyes in a silent prayer. The Monster Whistle had been sounded.

With a flash of ugly crimson light a wound tore the air asunder on the edge of the square. The gap bulged and pulsed, and a huge horned head forced itself through, a dirty brown mane billowing around it. In seconds the Behemoth was through the gap and roaring, its head high above even the Besaid Temple’s highest peak. It snarled at the tiny humanoid figure before it and stalked forward.

“For the honour of the Hunters Lodge, I will not yield!”

The old-timers watching from their windows shook their heads. The young were so foolhardy, so sure of themselves. The Farplane would soon welcome another to its number. Otakuryoga backed up a few steps, keeping a steady distance between him and his adversary, wary of the pulse in the air that would herald the creatures greatest weapon; the Meteor Swarm.

Something twined tightly around his leg.

“No you don’t!”

Fleeing Coward, finally having gained his feet. Whipped out a hand and sent a shimmering ball of flame arcing straight down the Ochu’s gullet, setting the plant creature ablaze. The vines tensed and then went slack around the cadet’s leg, and he kicked them away as they began to smoulder.

The Behemoth reared even higher on its hind legs and opened its mouth wide. Otakuryoga felt the tell-tale pulse in the air, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end. He had no choice.

He charged straight at the Behemoth, outmatched but unbroken. If the beast managed to get out a Meteor Swarm the whole village would be flattened. Hopeless or not, he had to try.

“For Spira!”

The huge purple beast cut off its attack and brought its huge forepaws forward to meet the charge. The cadet pin-wheeled over the first swipe and used his momentum to drive both daggers towards the Behemoth’s snarling face.

The second paw bore into his midriff so hard it almost split him in two. Then the monsters massive jaws finished the job.

The Behemoth roared a challenge to the stunned onlookers, the brave cadet’s entrails streaming from its mouth. Fleeing Coward stood stock still next to the smouldering remains of the defeated Ochu, eyes wide. The beast snorted, as if to mock all who watched, and padded nonchalantly into the trees.

As the sun set over Besaid, the villagers conducted a small funeral for the brave cadet, using what few remains that were left. Otakuryoga had died in defence of the village, his home, and he would be pit to rest as a hero.

Many more heroes would be needed in the days to come.

Summary

Fleeing Coward faced the Ochu, and defeated it.

A Monster Whistle was used to summon a second encounter, the dreaded Behemoth!

Otakuryoga (being second in the votes) was killed by the Behemoth. He was a Spiran Civilian.

The Behemoth now haunts the forest outside Besaid. Escape now looks a very dangerous prospect indeed.


Night 1 begins now and will end on Monday, to allow for the first lot of Night actions. Future night phases will be closer to 48 hours

[Fleeing Coward]

Well, I did tell you guys even if noone believed me :smalltongue:
Of course, we dont want too many people defeating encounters since each time we do, Kadaj gets the option to scavenge which can't be a good thing.
Also Cid, how about needlessly putting your life on the line to confirm that I am indeed not a wolf this time? :smallbiggrin:

[Mordokai]

I take somebody started with Monster Whistle? Otherwise, I'm left quite clueless as to how it can be used... But anyway.

Your friendly neighbor Wakka speaking. I have no real plan, other than the one that was laid down before the game even started and no, you can't know what it is. But you can probably guess it.

To any Spiran power role out there, especially Lulu/Kimarhi. I don't expect you to contact me, but if one of you could scry me, that would be nice. Hopefully, not both of you will do it on the same night, but I'll leave it to your own device.

To Auron. I don't expect you to bane me. In fact, I would prefer if you don't bane me.

To Cid. You are the only one I would really like to speak with.

To the Remnants. Come and get me, if you dare.

[banjo1985]

I take somebody started with Monster Whistle? Otherwise, I'm left quite clueless as to how it can be used... But anyway.

At the start of the game several items were in play across the player base. The Monster Whistle was one of those. That's as much information as anyone is going to get. :smallbiggrin:

[Zjoot]

Fair enough, just let me know what you want to do when you make a decision. It's inevitable someone will autolynch at some point, so don't worry too much about Mustiado. My favourite cowboy will get in the game eventually. :smallbiggrin:

Alright, well now that you've gotten me killed in Classic, I think I'll stick around. :smallwink: I just wasn't able to really get into two big games at once. My interest in this growing anyways.

[Diva De]

Isa solemnly helped collect the dead cadet's belongings, carefully wrapping them in a kerchief to give to his family. Handing that duty off to someone else, she sat in the dirt and began playing the same sad song she played for her lost parents. Flashes of the cadet in life, his smug grin, the way he threw his head back when he laughed, the flexing he did in front of pretty young girls, all was seen by the villagers. Those who knew him in life mourned his loss while smiling at him trying to balance on his head. Those who didn't know him suddenly wished they had.

((Can I go ahead and request to be the official bard of this game? If it looks like you are going to be selected for a lynching, let me know your fave song so I can ding it for you to inspire bravery!))

[Internet Flea]

Nice to see Fleeing Coward survived.

There was discord among the people. That was good.
As the village fled, one villager had stood his ground, and had elected to fight the vile creature. Instead, the villager turned upon another, electing to sacrifice one they thought would be unable to defend himself. But then a second creature came, and the unable villager stood triumphant, while the hero was overwhelmed and slain. The brave villager had fallen, and now the fleeing coward stood in his place. That was good. It was excellent. It was perfect.

Few things pleased him more than discord. Nothing pleased him more than heroes dying.

[Rogue Nine]

The chocobo and rider glide through the forest, headed towards the town of Besaid to offer what help they could. With the edge of the forest in site, the rider spurs his mount on. Suddenly the Behemoth chooses to strike, taking the Chocobo out with a pounce and throwing the rider into the air.

Unable to control his fall, Edgar lands with a thud. He quickly draws his auto-crossbow, firing at the beast before it eats his mount.

The Behemoth shrugs off the arrows, but turns to look at this new threat... or rather new meal. It charges, and Edgar falters, knowing this could be the end. But inspiration strikes, and he quickly draws his Noiseblaster. He plugs his ears and cranks the amp to 11...

With a blast of pure noise the Behemoth stops in its tracks, but quickly regains its senses. The attack had no effect! With a single swipe, it claws Edgar, sending him flying, out of the forest and landing with a *slam* in the center of town. Instead of following, the beast returns to its easier meal.

Edgar tries to sit up and look around. The crowd of Spirans was sparse since most were hiding in their homes.

"Anyone *cough* got a potion?"

[billtodamax]

I'll be away until the 22nd (or thereabouts), and while I might be able to get a vote in, it would be great if you could not auto-lynch, lynch, or NK me.

[banjo1985]

Message received Bill.

Night phase over, update later today.

[banjo1985]

The funeral for Otakuryoga concluded, and the residents of Besaid filtered back towards their homes in pairs and small groups, their thoughts dark and conversations muted. The Behemoth still lurked somewhere out amongst the trees, and somewhere out there the Remnants went about their evil work.

Fleeing Coward walked back to his hut alone, hurrying along on legs that still were not quite steady after his near death experience that afternoon. He looked around in all directions as he walked, every shadow an enemy, every whisper on the wind a Remnant plot. He owed the dead cadet his life, it was certain, but to his growing horror he realised that what he appreciated most was that it wasn’t he who had died. He would have to run quicker next time, that way the blood of another have-a-go hero would not be on his hands.

He came upon his house as full darkness fell, peering over his shoulder even as he messed with the lock. Finally he wrestled open the door, closing and locking it behind him.

There was a lantern lit in the kitchen.

“H-hello?”

He lived alone, and had enough ability with elemental flame to be diligent about snuffing fire risks before leaving the house. He took a faltering step towards the light, his already unsteady legs turning to jelly.

“A-anyone here? I killed the Ochu, so you’d better watch yourself!”

One more step. Another. He was almost at the archway to the kitchen when he realised there was no-one inside.

“Boo.”

He didn’t even have the chance to turn around. Loz rammed his gauntleted hand into his back and activated the materia, throwing Fleeing Coward bodily into the kitchen and through a table. The Remnants strode forward and plucked the dazed Spiran out of the wreckage, lifting him off the floor easily with one hand. Smiling with every sign of enjoyment, he put his gauntlet against the side of Fleeing Coward’s head.

“Lights out little bird.”


*****


The next morning the residents of Besaid found Cowards headless body in the centre of the village square, propped up against a part built market stall. The day was better, almost sunny, but a cloudy mood pervaded over everyone as they came to terms with the task of burying another of their dead.

At least, that was until little green tendrils began to snake their way out of the gaping wound that had replaced Coward’s head.

“Oh gods not again!”

Unfortunately that seems to be the case, and the Remnants have sent you another little Ochu to play with. I guess if it works once it should probably work again. But who will be the hero today?


Summary

Fleeing Coward was killed by the Remnants. He was a Spiran Civilian.

An Ochu is beginning to sprout from Fleeing Coward's earthly remains. Blame the dice roller! :smalltongue:

The following players must vote today or be autolynched:

I’m Da Rogue
Orzel
The Fiery Tower
Thufir


Day 2 begins now and ends on Wednesday

[Fleeing Coward]

WW Classic - killed Night 1
Phantom WW - killed Night 1
FF WW - killed Night 1
It might just be me but I think I'm starting to see a pattern here :smalltongue:

[Rogue Nine]

WW Classic - killed Night 1
Phantom WW - killed Night 1
FF WW - killed Night 1
It might just be me but I think I'm starting to see a pattern here :smalltongue:

((If you live past night 1 you're a wolf?))

Edgar's healing wounds aside, he struggles to his feet when he hears the town is under attack by another Ochu.

Sir, you can't! Even at full strength you couldn't defeat it, and you are in no shape to even try!

I must. Who else will be brave enough to stop it? Dragoon? Edgar falters and covers his stomach with his arm in pain. When he pulls it back, it is covered in blood- his wounds had reopened. On second thought, maybe I should rest. With that, he passes out.

[I'm da Rogue!]

((sorry, no rp for now - one vote for Reinholdt ))

[Ramsus]

Carbuncle had trouble sleeping the previous night with The Phantom whispers of villainous movements in the night. Or perhaps because it hadn't found any place better to sleep than on a thatched roof. It felt all ichy now. It flew around the village and noticed the blossoming Ochu. It decided to watch the events....from somewhere high up and out of the way. It wouldn't want to impede anyone trying to kill it. Especially not by being eaten.

[Deathslayer7]

Reinholdt because i'm being petty.

[ThePhantom]

Flashbullets. Never go anywhere without them, as without using them, Logos would have never have gotten past the Behemoth. Now, since the conditions are not right for the reason he came here, logic says that the people making the conditions wrongs have to go. (Internet Flea)

[Diva De]

Isa points a wavering finger at Fin, not trusting him. He gave her the creeps.

[Helgraf]

Sea sang shanties
Heavenly habitat hallowed
Elusive enlightenment effervescent
Dead dirge delivered

Quiet warbling whispers hung around the hunched broken figure who hung from the bough of the mighty oak. He swayed in the breeze like some sort of demented swing; his arms extended beneath, knuckles brushing the crown of the soil with each pass.


From frothing Fabul
Eviscerating eternal enchantments
Avenging adroit aldermen
They thrust toward

How long had he been there? None could say. He had appeared one day after the fall of Sin; a broken thing on a broken world that thought itself at last whole. He had been among the Al Bhed; had studied them as they studied him in turn.

And now he was here, little more than a flea hopping about, singing nonsense songs upside down in a tree in a garden in a place of no account.

But that was changing.

((Internet Flea))

[Zjoot]

I think I'll point at Fin

[Internet Flea]

Two attempted bandwagons against me in as many days. I'm growing suspicious of this.

It was ruined. The night had undone all the gains of yesterday. The coward was dead. The discord was gone, replaced by useless fear. The white-haired fiends had ruined everything.

He felt his knuckles tighten. He watched them turn white. There was meaning in that. The Remnants had made the first blow. He would make the next. The Remnants thrived on fear, but hatred would conquer fear. Hatred conquered all.

But there was another meaning. His hands still reacted by instinct. He had forgotten what instinct felt like. He had forgotten who he was. But there was still hope. There was still the chance to remember what living meant.

A smile curled his lips. He had a body again. It was his. It was more than his; it was him. He was not there, but the body was him.

Perhaps it was time to test it. It was fragile, but so were the humans. So were the Remnants. He wondered how much damage this body could do. He wondered how much pain it could inflict.

Perhaps Helgraf would learn.

[Lamech]

Internet Flea because I'm not sure whose good or bad right now.

[Tasroth]

My dice seem to think I should take this one. After the events of the previous Day phase, I'm not sure if I should go with that or re-roll...

I'm thinking re-roll.

Second attempt at random: bladescape

[Sage Montalius]

I'm going with Internet Flea.

[banjo1985]

Mid-day Update

12/36 votes in.

Current vote leaders to face the Ochu:

Internet Flea - 4
Reinholdt - 2
Fin - 2

Orzel, The Fiery Tower and Thufir ar still up for autolynch.

Billtodamax has posted an away message, and is therefore protected from autolynch.

Mustiado, you may have to be prepared to join the fray Day 3!

[Reinholdt]

Fin. Because if I don't vote for you in this game, I may never have a chance to vote for you ever again! :smalleek:

[Qwaz]

Clouds head swam...yeah. Definetly too much.

A remedy should cure all ills!

*Chug*

---

...all ills save hangovers apparently. Drat. Looks like i'll be out of the action for a while. ThePhantoms had better not attack while I sleep this off!

[Aemoh]

*points at Reinholdt*

For aboveness and a tie for second :smalltongue:

EDIT: *shakes fist at Qwaz* :smallamused:

[Qwaz]

EDIT: *shakes fist at Qwaz* :smallamused:

Shake quieter please...some of us have hangovers here :smallsigh:

[Thufir]

Lamech for bandwagoning and also that quote in his signature. :smalltongue:

[Mordokai]

I vote for Diva De to face Ochu today.

[mangosta71]

The orphan scurried away from his usual begging spot as the market was again beset by monsters. He paused as he turned a corner. I didn't see Thufir yesterday...

[TigerFang]

Completely random vote at Tasroth to avoid autolynch in case I don't have time to point later.

[bladescape]

(No time to RP right now. Random rolling indicates.... Khal)

[Dragoon]

The man in the rusty armor comes across a blue ball floating on the water. Fishing it out and passing it between his hands he mutters, "You know, maybe after all this I should try the game, it can't be that bad." Taking a deep breath, he hopes that Fin can take care of the second Ochu.

[Istari]

Going with internet flea.

[Murska]

"Heh."

He was watching the situation from atop a nearby building. It didn't look like there were any 'heroes' present this time. Maybe the fate of the last one had been warning enough.

This wouldn't be enough to take care of the city, not even close. But it was a good start.

He kept up the watch, just to see what the natives would do. Maybe there would be some clues out there as to speed this up.

Oh, there was some...thing else watching the scene from above. Ramsus.

He slid further into the cover of the shadow. It wouldn't do to be noticed now.

[TFT]

Phew, thought I was going to miss it after an unexpected event occurred today...

Aemoh

[ThirdEmperor]

Fin, cause I don't really have any ideas on who's a villain right now.

[Fin]

Internet Flea, sorry man. I don't think you're a remnant so I won't even ask anyone else to vote for you. But you do suffer from two issues that mean I at least do have to vote for you. Number one, you are not me! Number two, you are the closest to me in votes.

Just so you know I can't kill Ochus so I will die if I win the vote. In a desperate bid to save myself I will let you know that I can kill Bombs and Sand Worms. I have absolutely no idea how you lot knowing that helps my cause.

[banjo1985]

Okay, day over, update to follow shortly.

[banjo1985]

There was fear. There was discord. Discord was good. But not enough. Never enough, not with too much fear. The monster would cause more, the Remnants puppet. The Remnants were stronger than he gave them credit for. They were strong, but they would fall.

Internet Flea stepped forward out of the crowd, and fixed his blue-eyed stare on the Ochu still pulling and splitting its way out of Fleeing Cowards headless corpse. The look he gave the fearsome creature is a mixture of hatred and disdain, making many watchers blood run cold.

It was a look not entirely human.

This creature was nothing, yet these worms cower and hide, afraid to even look upon it. Barely even worthy of hatred. But everything is worthy of hatred, if it serves as means to an end. The Remnants must be stopped yes, but not until there is true discord, and the Summoner has been bought into the open.

I will enslave her with hatred, a puppet in chains of anger and fear.

Then I will obliterate this world.

Internet Flea drew an evil looking serrated gauntlet, much like a crustacean’s claw, and advanced on the Ochu as it threw off the last of its host and reared high on its massive trunk-like legs.

Time to test this body. Time to test these new instincts, or long dormant ones awoken once more. The claw was familiar yet new at the same time. He looked down at it, he felt the weight in his hand. How much damage? How much pain?

For better or worse, it was time to find out.

"My hatred will not be stanched until it has consumed all else! You shall be next. Come! Pass into this darkness I have wrought!"

Internet Flea charges at the Ochu, the crab claw weaving left and right so naturally it was like an extension of his own body. One day deep in the past it might have been just that. He skips past the creature’s first questing tentacle, and bats a second away with the claw, before leaping right at the monsters gaping maw, claw open and poised to strike.

The entire square is bathed in a flash on opaque blue light.

This body is weak, so very weak, even with this claw. A fragile bag of flesh, to be cut, stabbed and bludgeoned like meat. But the body of this creature is strong, flexible and powerful even whilst its mind is simple and weak. A weak mind. Easy to dominate. Yes, for one such as I.

A more suitable vessel.

When the odd solid light dissipates only the Ochu is left. Internet Flea is nowhere to be seen. Before anyone can move a muscle, the Ochu whips out a thick tendril and pulls Orzel up into the air. Terrifyingly still and silent other than this one tentacle, it brings Orzel crashing back to the flagstones, dashing his head against the ground with a sickening crack. The villagers body slackens in the monsters iron grip and hangs limply in the air.

Oh yes, so very strong. Much more suitable. But this world, this Spira, this is not the place. The people are not strong enough to hate, too weak to do anything but fear. They cannot sustain us.

Then I will find a world that can.

Still holding the moldering remains of Orzel in one writhing tentacle, the Ochu speaks. It speaks in the haunting choir of voices of the stranger, Internet Flea.

“I will always exist, as long as there is hatred in the hearts of people. Hatred is so easy to encourage and grow, until it consumes you. Then you are mine. The body may die, but the soul survives…and your fears and hatred with it.”

With that, the strange Ochu begins to fade before winking out of existence completely, leaving the hatred and discord in Spiran hearts as the only evidence it was ever there at all.

((Sorry Internet Flea, I'm not sure if I got the speech pattern quite right, but I had a go! My own fault for never playing FFV :smalleek:))

Summary

Internet Flea was killed by the Ochu…or was he? He was Zeromus, but a Spiran Civilian really!

The Ochu winked out of existence.

Orzel was autolynched. He will be replaced by Mustiado!


Night 2 begins now and ends on Friday

[Mustiado]

*Click -- Clack -- CLOMP -- Click -- Clack -- CLOMP*

A rhythmic cadence echoes through the empty streets after the battle, the only signs that any one or anything is afoot at the moment. Reverberating back from the stone walls, and drifting into the air, the sounds are coming from a medium sized man who is carrying a gigantic gun. Easily as tall as he is at about six feet, the weapon looks extremely well cared for, even if the man does not. Indeed, wounds, scrapes and scars cover the adventurer's body, as if he'd seen the worse part of three monumental fights. Anyone close enough to see his face, however, would see the overwhelming determination in his dark brown eyes. Glancing about, he finds an appropriate looking building, and he jams the butt of his gun into it. Using it as a launching point, he begins to scale the side of the structure, removing his gun and using it as a hand hold every ten feet.

Once he reaches the roof, he nestles into the corner of the building, a large spyglass attaching to the end of the weapon. His face, despite its normal grim look, cracks a slight smile.

"I owe you damn remnants more than one at this point."

*Ka-Chak*

He racks his gun, expelling a shell.

"So lets get ready to even the score."

And with that, Mustiado settles in, to watch, to wait.

To hunt.

[Fin]

I live?

That was too close people!

[Internet Flea]

((Sorry Internet Flea, I'm not sure if I got the speech pattern quite right, but I had a go! My own fault for never playing FFV ))

Good enough. Zeromus only has like three lines anyway, and they change tone so much over all the various adaptations that it wouldn't help to read them.
Also he's in 4. But you should play 5 anyway, it's fun. :smalltongue:

((4 attempts, just to say that. I swear this thread is cursed now.))

[banjo1985]

Night over, update and night action results to follow shortly.

[banjo1985]

Reinholdt sat on the beach, watching the angry waves dash themselves apart against the ruined beach. He'd have much rather watched the wind in the trees, or all the interesting stuff he could hear going on in the village behind him, but he didn't have much choice, not being able to move on his own. After all, he was a blitzball.

He heard the crunch of booted feet on sand behind him, and felt a little thrill of excitement run through his stitching. Someone was coming, maybe it was Wakka or one of his Aurochs! They'd take him back to Besaid, and then he'd be able to see everything that was going on!

"What have we here?"

Cold hands picked him off the sand and turned him, so that all he could see was the smirking face of a silver haired stranger. It wasn't Wakka, and Reinholdt suddenly wished he had legs so that he could run away.

He didn't like the predatory way the stranger was looking at him.

Kadaj studied the blitzball, bouncing it a few inches off his palm, testing its balance and weight.

"Such a weak weapon, like a wooden sword you would give to a child. Of hardly any use at all. Pathetic."

Reinholdt glowered at him, wishing he could scream. Blitzball's weren't pathetic, especially not him! A 20% Accuracy enhancement was nothing to be sniffed at!

"Ah, but yet I can see a use for such a weapon, one that can be thrown and kicked and launched into the air. Useful for tackling things that would remain out of reach of other weapons. Airborne monsters I would think."

"We can't have that."

Before Reinholdt could even tense his lining Kadaj drew his blade and ran the blitzball through, laughing as the pressurised air squeaked out of the now useless skin. To him it sounded like it was screaming.

"That's it! Scream little blitzball! Scream like it's the end of the world!"

For poor little Reinholdt, that's just what it was.

* * * * *

Mustiado climbed the tower of Besaid Temple, wincing as every pull and lift sent pain surgung through his tired body. He should be resting at an inn, nursing the festering wounds inflicted across three other worlds, but his hatred of the Remnants forced him to move ever forward and fight through the pain. His first vantage point had not been good enough, so he'd followed his instincts and had headed for the temple, and it's high tower that looked out at both the village, and the haunted forest beyond.

They would not best him again.

Finally the top of the tower was in sight. Mustiado slung his gun over the top and hoisted himself up with a pained grunt.

The first thing he saw was a sad and deflated blitzball.

The second thing he saw was the massive Zuu making roost right under the temples ancient bell.

It didn't look happy to be disturbed.

Besaid was awoken that morning by an almighty squawking, the civilians running out of their homes to find a massive black bird swooping around the village. Enraged and clumsy even for its size, the creature careered blindly into buildings and straight through a wooden hut, its prodigious bulk barreling straight through the flimsy wood.

Left unchecked it would destroy half the village before it managed to gain altitude and fly away.

It must be stopped before that happens.

Summary

Reinholdt was killed by the Remnants. He was a Spiran Civilian, a blitzball made and trademarked in Besaid itself. :smallamused:

A Zuu decided to roost on the Besaid Temple roof, and now its destroying your homes!

The following players must vote today to avoid autolynch:

Fan
Gray Mage
Khal
Lex-Kat
TheLaughingMan
Tilt
TsukikoJ
V.Z.


Day 3 begins now and ends on Monday, at approximately 10am (BST)

[Tilt]

Preliminary point at Murska, since I'm in danger of autolynch.

Hopefully I should have more time for this soon, with City of Spires having just ended.

[Murska]

Tilt for what amounts to the same reason. Check Central in a few minutes once I get around to posting.

[TigerFang]

The warrior woke up with a start at the loud squawking noises made by the Zuu... At first he had a mad impulse to try and attack the beast... But then he realized that unless he could sprout wings and fly there would be no chance for him and his sword to reach that bird... It would be just a futile attempt and a nasty way to die. He Tilt his head trying to follow the beasts random rampage... that thing needed to be stopped fast before it dealt some serious damage...


Completely random point... it has nothing to do with the fact that I lost to him at city of spires... nothing at all!

[Reinholdt]

Aww man... what sort of deranged lunatic kills a blitzball just because of a 20% accuracy boost? Seriously?!
:frown:

[Rogue Nine]

Tilt's avatar looks angry. An angry bird. Someone should make a game about it.

RP later.

[Gray Mage]

Murska. Day's with only one bandwagon are almost useless for information.

[Ramsus]

Carbuncle noticing the other thing sharing the skies with it wasn't especially pleased. It noticed the commotion of...well it couldn't quite tell form here. It seemed people were mourning a beach ball or something? Gosh. Humans are weird. It seemed there was some shoving going on. Particularly two people, Murska and Tilt, were pushing each other towards the Zuu, with some help from the crowd. Deciding that it would be safer down there amongst the crowd than alone in the air as an obvious target Carbuncle went in for a closer look at events. Maybe someone would need a good dose of Reflect.

((Just evening the wagons. This is in no way related to Murska pointing at me yesterday or being on Tilt's team in city of spires. :smalltongue: ))

[TsukikoJ]

The past few days were absolute chaos. The Remnants had to be the ones responsible for all the monsters attacking the town. One by one, Spirans tried to stand between the monster and the rest of them, only to be cut down in the blink of an eye.

He was used to battle. But he was not used to chaos. Choosing to watch from afar, Rasler saw two figures standing closer to the Zuu than the rest of the crowd. He couldn't make the second figure out, but he was pretty sure he recognized Tilt as the first.

[Deathslayer7]

tilt for me.

[Diva De]

Fin until he dies or is proved innocent.

[Zjoot]

Might as well go with Tilt.

[V.Z.]

A quick random vote at... bladescape to keep myself from getting autolynched. Also, I'll be away for the weekend (with no internet access, so this is probably my last message until I return). I count on being back Sunday evening (GMT+1), but I may be away a few days longer, in which case I would appreciate it if no one would put either a lynching, autolynching or night kill in my back. :smallwink:

[Lex-Kat]

:smalleek: Autolynch? No way!! Diva De, you gotta help me!! :smallbiggrin:

[Lamech]

V.Z. I've been slacking on this game... so randomly choosing you.

[bladescape]

(Hrmmm. Keep an eye on Lamech and Rogue Nine, Methinks.)

[Fan]

Murska, because his silence garuntee's he's a wolf.

[Zjoot]

(Hrmmm. Keep an eye on Lamech and Rogue Nine, Methinks.)

Can I hear the reasoning behind that? I only ask because I want something more substantial to goo on than the current bandwagons.

[bladescape]

Can I hear the reasoning behind that? I only ask because I want something more substantial to goo on than the current bandwagons.

Well, I've nothing substantial yet...

Rogue nine only bipped today when he jumped eagerly on Tilt's wagon at number three spot, then again, there's too much enthusiasm for that wagon for my liking. If not Rogue Nine, than there is someone on there that's a wolf, I'm certain.

Lamech has thrown random points in everywhere, and something just feels off for moi. No real reasoning in that case, just a bad gut feeling.

[TheLaughingMan]

bladescape until I catch up. :smallbiggrin:

[Dragoon]

The man gave the flying creature a weary look before looking at the rest of the group, perhaps, yes, Rogue Nine might be sneaky enough to catch the creature off-guard.

[Aemoh]

*points at TheLaughingMan*

For ze random.

[Murska]

hey if yu want info for bandwagoning me do it when Im here ok?

[Tasroth]

Random point at Mustiado

[Helgraf]

((Fin))


Birds swim, fish sing
Apes dig because it's their thing.
Nilgai leap and jump and swing

Pigs fly on the wing
Horses climb in search of bling.
An' tom cats come to bells that ring.

[Lamech]

Well, I've nothing substantial yet...

Rogue nine only bipped today when he jumped eagerly on Tilt's wagon at number three spot, then again, there's too much enthusiasm for that wagon for my liking. If not Rogue Nine, than there is someone on there that's a wolf, I'm certain.

Lamech has thrown random points in everywhere, and something just feels off for moi. No real reasoning in that case, just a bad gut feeling.Hey, hey I've just not been paying enough attention, so while its a good reason to suspect me I'm invalidating that reason. And immediatly switching to your other reason not to trust people but not the point. Luckily I did pay attention now, and I don't want a good player lynched. (Tilt, if your also a good player I'm sorry I've haven't been here in like a year. Also this will look really bad if Murska turns out wolfish... :smallfrown:)

[Khal]

Tilt, don'thave any reasons on anyone good enough to justify a different vote, and would like to not be autolynched.

[ThePhantom]

(rogue nine)

Having stayed the night at the inn, Logos sighs as another fiend comes out to keep the people busy. Going to search the temple for any spheres while that thing is around is going to be tricky.

[mangosta71]

A young boy scampers through the ruins of the orphanage, ignoring the rampaging beast as he searches the rubble desperately for the book that had once belonged to his father. Dust flies wherever he tosses chunks of the roof and walls. A hand closes on his shoulder and Dragoon begins to drag him away from the shattered structure.

[Fin]

Aemoh, just pointing off-wagon until we get a more convincing one.

[Qwaz]

Cloud decided he needed to train to keep his skills sharp.

1, 2, 3...POSE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCLIg6WT7zM

Urgh...he was definetly out of shape. Thufir! Come help me train! :smallsmile:

[Tilt]

I'm four votes ahead of the closest bandwagon, so it seems likely that I die today. So I'm here's an infodump for town's benefit. I'm the villager seer (or the fool). Sorry I didn't have time to claim earlier or in a more subtle fashion.

I have scried Murska as the devil (Yazoo).

If you guys have time to turn the bandwagon around, lynching Murska first would be good -- if he's the devil, I'm the seer and you should protect me. If he's not, I'm the fool (or a lying wolf) and you can lynch me.

If against all odds I survive this day, I'd encourage villager baners to bane me.

(Also, avatar: not an Angry Bird.)

[Deathslayer7]

Murska then

[Qwaz]

Does the seer scry specific roles in this game? Gonna go check the role list.

EDIT




Lulu can scan one target each night to determine their role. Lulu scans as Lulu/Kimahri. She can kill two random encounters.



It does say role rather than allignment/alleigence...etc

Murska for the seer test although I'm surprised anyone would try to scry murska night 1 or 2 for fear of interferance. That may be exactly why it worked I suppose.

Anyway, if Murska pops up wolf, Baner on tilt please.

[Tilt]

Yes.

The result of my other scry is not obviously beneficial to town if released, but possibly helpful if I'm not the fool. I've told a few players. Here's a checksum that they can use to prove I said what I said to them later, if I'm dead: e808ae6bb9c0f7fb97597a8a39bad751c004c92f .

[ThePhantom]

Fine then. Murska, but if you are wrong, you are really toast.

[Rogue Nine]

Hope Murska can't defeat Zuus then...

[Tilt]

Wow, looks like I severely underestimated the reaction speed of this game. I guess I might very well survive, so here are some plans for the future.

The other villager seer/fool might want to scry me. If they see that my claim checks out, then they've got strong evidence that they're the true seer. In that case I'd be very willing to act as their proxy, since I'm already at risk from having claimed publicly.

[Istari]

Murska for the test

[Diva De]

Isa feels a chill go up her spine as the neighbor from 4 doors down announces that they are a seer. Feeling helpless, alone, she points at the one accused, Murska.

[Zjoot]

Well it seems I should change to Murska.

[bladescape]

Murska Then. And you'd better hope you're telling the truth.

[Khal]

Murska for the seer test.

[TsukikoJ]

Murska as a role test.

[Mustiado]

Mustiado dashed down the street, his breathing labored as he skidded around a corner and into an alley, checking quickly behind him to see if the bird was still chasing him. With no pursuit showing behind him, he pops back out, trying to take aim at the monstrous bird.

Come on... Come on...

With a disgusted grunt, he snaps his rifle down, the whirling mass of feathers giving him no clear target to aim for.

You there! Circle around behind it, and force it to expose it's back to me. I'll be able to get a killing shot if you can keep it still!

He gestures towards Murska, already lining up what he hopes will be his opportunity. He can't fail these people again.

[TigerFang]

Well so much for my chance at getting revenge on Tilt... Murska it is.

[banjo1985]

Day over, update to follow later today.

[banjo1985]

The Zuu rebounds off another hut, shattering the wall and half collapsing the structure, and finally manages to get its huge clawed feet underneath it. It shrieks and buffets its wings, leaving ugly grazes in the wall on either side of the alley and sending civilians staggering away in the vortex of wind it creates. Craning its sinuous neck up to the sky, it shrieks again and peers around for a space large enough to allow take-off.

Two people stand at the end of the alleyway, their argument cut off by the Zuu’s disastrous flight. Tilt turns to Murska and points at the massive raptor.

“You say you are not one of the grey-haired beasts, yet my auguries and instincts say otherwise. Best this bird then, and prove your loyalty to our village and our world.”

Murska smirks, and unsheathes the huge great sword strapped across his back.

“I’ll slay your turkey, but don’t pretend that my actions will clear me. This proves my combat prowess and regard for my continued existence, nothing more.”

Without another word Murska pivots and charges headlong at the Zuu, massive blade held high and back ready to strike. With the larger airborne creatures it was all about getting them out of the sky, then stopping them from getting back up again. The Zuu had done him the favour of landing itself; he just had to hit it before it took flight once more.

The Zuu saw the oncoming threat and again put its wings in motion, an awkward and messy task in such a cramped area. It would never fly from such a place, but if it could gain enough height to bring its huge claws to bear it would be dangerous indeed.

True to his word, Murska never gave it a chance.

Slowing only a little from a full speed bull-rush, Murska skidded to a halt scant few yards from the bird. The Zuu ‘s ugly head shot out towards him on its uncoiling neck as its sought its opponents delicate eyes with its razor sharp beak. With its head only inches from his Murska finally bought his sword around in a fast rising arc, making contact with the beasts outstretched neck.

“Thundaga!”

A thrum of electricity surged through Murska’s blade and into the Zuu even as the wound began to open. The strike alone would have been enough to decapitate the creature, but he was always one to make a show.

The Zuu’s head exploded.

The monsters body tensed then sagged to the floor of the alley, blood fountaining from its writhing neck. Murska sheathed his sword and walked back towards Tilt and the square beyond, where many of Besaid’s civilians had gathered to watch the violence. He stopped in front of Tilt, covered in blood and not caring as bright red rivulets flowed down his cheeks and hands. After all, it wasn’t his.

“The Remnants are amongst us, but it will take more than a mere bird to flush them out. A pity, I’d like to test my blade against them.”

Murska shoulders his way through the gawping crowd without another word, leaving Tilt and the watching crowd to consider if the day has told them anything at all.

Summary

Murska defeated the Zuu.


Night 3 begins now and will end approx 10am (BST) on Wednesday

[Tilt]

Huh. Yazoo can only kill two encounters, but I suppose it might've been either bad luck or item interference.

Anyway, there's still a 50% chance I'm a claimed true town seer, so I'd strongly suggest that I be baned tonight.

[Murska]

I'm four votes ahead of the closest bandwagon, so it seems likely that I die today. So I'm here's an infodump for town's benefit. I'm the villager seer (or the fool). Sorry I didn't have time to claim earlier or in a more subtle fashion.

I have scried Murska as the devil (Yazoo).

If you guys have time to turn the bandwagon around, lynching Murska first would be good -- if he's the devil, I'm the seer and you should protect me. If he's not, I'm the fool (or a lying wolf) and you can lynch me.

If against all odds I survive this day, I'd encourage villager baners to bane me.

(Also, avatar: not an Angry Bird.)

You are a liar or a fool. The latter, in more ways than one.

The wolves have a disguise, do they not? There is no possible situation in which Yazoo would scry as Yazoo, being the only one the Remnants cannot afford to lose.

I am a Civilian, and you claimed to save yourself, just happening to accuse the one closest to you in votes, late in the day when you by your own words feared it would be too late? A move of desperation, not the calculated decision a Seer would do. Plus, you would have had a proxy by now, and even if you didn't, you'd have PMd somebody you thought likely to be trustworthy, such as Mordokai who had claimed Mason, and told them to proxy for you.

It is especially suspect since you accused me when I was away and unable to defend myself in any way.

I call it now, here we have either a Remnant or a Neutral.

[Mordokai]

Auron, if you feel bold enough, I would really like a word or two with you now.

[Diva De]

Isa stifles a scream as the giant bird destroys a home before Murska challenges it. She doesn't even notice the fight, her gaze locked on the crumbling ruins of what was once a home - her home. The house where she had grown up, the home that contained their business as well as their beds - gone. Her knees weak, Isa crumples to the ground and sobs. At 19, she had never spent a night away from home, aside from the month she spent training as a bard in the capital. Memories of meals, birthdays, holidays - all flashed before her eyes and then were gone. Unable to speak the words that - to her - would make it real, Isa looked at her neighbors, tearful green eyes silently begging someone to offer her a place to stay.

[Tilt]

I am a Civilian, and you claimed to save yourself, just happening to accuse the one closest to you in votes, late in the day when you by your own words feared it would be too late? A move of desperation, not the calculated decision a Seer would do. Plus, you would have had a proxy by now, and even if you didn't, you'd have PMd somebody you thought likely to be trustworthy, such as Mordokai who had claimed Mason, and told them to proxy for you.

This is my third WW game, and my first with anything resembling the standard town-vs-wolves setup. I don't know all the standard ploys.

Besides, getting a seer role doesn't magically grant me more time to devote to calculated decisions, that's nonsense. I wasn't able to react to the situation until it was already desperate, at which point a desperate move was appropriate.

There is of course a 50% chance I'm the Fool, though.

[Qwaz]

You are a liar or a fool. The latter, in more ways than one.

Ouch! Burn-sauce :smallamused:

[Helgraf]

Isa stifles a scream as the giant bird destroys a home before Murska challenges it. She doesn't even notice the fight, her gaze locked on the crumbling ruins of what was once a home - her home. The house where she had grown up, the home that contained their business as well as their beds - gone. Her knees weak, Isa crumples to the ground and sobs. At 19, she had never spent a night away from home, aside from the month she spent training as a bard in the capital. Memories of meals, birthdays, holidays - all flashed before her eyes and then were gone. Unable to speak the words that - to her - would make it real, Isa looked at her neighbors, tearful green eyes silently begging someone to offer her a place to stay.

Down the street, the hunched figure meanders, as though unaware of the many dangers around it. He twisted and tangled, slipped and sprung. Turning a crazed cartwheel, he came to find himself before a memoria of sorrow. Paused, he, tilted head to one side as he regarded the wren.

"Shells break so that new birds may fly. A nest is a nest for the birds within; not for the twigs and leaves that weave it."

"Can you sing, pretty wren, when all is smoke and ashes?"

[Lex-Kat]

Tilt, most Seers don't claim in thread, unless they have to. I'll be surprised if you survive the night. :smallsigh:

And no, his survival won't prove or disprove his claim. Banjo made it quite clear in ItP that he ws the seer, and the wolves intentionally let him live.