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Fate III/Final - HWWITGT! [Game Thread]
It was long night. The creepy building from the beginning of the (previous) century was staring at the street like stone-faced, square Beholder with infernal heritage...
- Hey, Tohsaka, why every Fate narration on this forum begins with buildings from the beginning of the (previous) century?
The young woman in the red coat stared into empty space. They won, but at what cost? Was it really worth it? Were-
- And what's up with these long, strange, and badly written internal monologues?
Tohsaka sighed, then finally turned to the other woman, white-haired girl of dubious age, parentage and upbringing.
- Well... If you have to know, it's sort of inside joke. From before your time - hence, the (previous) part. But, you see, I'd need 48 Pages to explain all of this, so I won't bother. Anyway, we have bigger problems now.
- Such as?
- Well, for starters, if you haven't noticed, the narration is running again, despite our victory. This can mean only one thing--
Both stared into the space, finally realizing the inevitable.
- Yeah, we are in the game, too. Again...
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Game thread here:
Player List:
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Billtodamax
BishFish
Bookworm
Darkcomet
Elder Tsofu
Murska
Sanity702
Geesi
Fostire
TehSheen
Rakkoon
Lex-kat
Happyturtle
Paul Muad'dib
Fleeing Coward
Helgraf
Fan
Irbis
Cd4
Aemoh
Oddity
Total: 12
Rules:
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Rules:
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Standard rules - 48 hours for a day phase, everyone points in red at (the most likely) enemy. 24 hours for night phase, every player with abilities and/or kills gets to use them. Repeat until victory or defeat.
Autolynches: Autolynch takes place if player is for 3 straight days. Of course, if you let me know beforehand, we will give you a pass.
Other rules: standard scry interference, simple majority of votes.
All roles mentioned below will be included in 20 player game. I reserve the right to cut some of them if there is not enough interest, for balance.
Please make note that talking to dead players or roleclaiming might be unwise, due to certain powers. Metagame attempts (note that this does not include clever strategy) to break the game (such as too obvious role gathering) are also... not welcome. :smallwink:
Places of Power:
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To streamline the mechanics of the previous editions (one-use items and power loss) and to follow the fluff closer, this edition features Places of Power (PP for short). There are two of them - Kotomine's Church and Ryudo Temple.
How does it work? During the first day (which will be longer to allow for a bit of diplomacy) please vote for one or two people in blue - one of these votes can be made by PM. Two players with the highest amount of votes then occupy both places.
If someone wants to take over existing/empty PP - ask the GM for Challenge (with a note which PP it concerns). Then, another round of voting ensues during nearest (whole) day phase - and winner takes over the PP (in case of the draw, first draw-breaker is (if any) the person who owned it before, second - who gathered enough votes first). A PP can be also freed by nightkill/lynch.
And to clarify a few questions - maximum of one Challenge per day, alternating if necessary, points belong to PP, not to player, are generated at the start of night, PP actions are used as normal powers.
What advantage does it give? Each PP generates one point per day. For 3 points, you can buy one-time bane, scry, or day vote. For 5 points, you can buy void or 3 day votes. Alternatively, instead of using points you can use "Special" ability noted next to some roles. Also, the player in PP is immune to any abilities save for those used from the other PP (yes, even to scries), nightkills, banes, and lynches.
This, of course, raises a few tactical conundrums - do I push to occupy one? On one hand, this makes me a prime target for nightkills... on the other, for banes, too. And since everyone draws some kind of profit from it, you can't be sure if the current owner is on your team, or not.
Roles:
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Team Good(ish)
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Tohsaka [Seer] - Again, for the third time, the best mage in the city. One of the two survivors of the previous edition. Her already considerable skills were further improved last time - not that recognizing eight foot tall human with two handed sword as "odd" is difficult, anyway.
Special: Lose the ability to use PP to return one player to life.
Fuji-Nee [Fool] - An expert when it comes to human behavior. Which is part of the problem - she can't read undead spirits at all. Random scries.
Special: You can make scries made on even days true.
Illyasviel [Baner] - The second survivor. This time, she agreed to act totally serious and actually protect others - which might be a bit problematic, giving her record. Still, let's hope for the best.
Special: Lose your bane this night to gain one daybane this day.
Mitsuzuri [Herbalist] - The best martial artist in the city. Sadly, while she is capable of dealing with any human her lack of magical powers reduces her to baning equivalent of the fool, given the level of the threat, here. Random banes.
Special: You can make banes made on odd days true.
Citizens [Villagers] - Squishy innocent bystanders.
Special: You can gain one (and only one) extra vote for lynch purposes.
Victory conditions: Standard - kill Team Evil.
Team Neutral
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Inquisition [masons] - as tradition dictates, there shall be a team of neutral masons. Now with more options and less sadistic victory conditions :smalltongue:
Team Kotomine includes Kirei Kotomine, Gilgamesh, Bazett and Shinji.
Special: You generate 1.5 points in PP, and you can freely share points between both.
Victory Conditions: Well, don't expect them to play nice :smallwink:
Team Evil [Servants]
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Lancer [Devil] - Really friendly guy.
Like any WW Devil, he can scry one person per night.
Special: One additional kill during his turn.
Berserker [Beast] - Has... interesting issues.
Like any WW Beast, he can strike back at his killer(s).
Special: Immunity to first kill he received in this PP.
Rider [Voider] - Owner of (really) killing looks.
Target is voided (loses actions) for the night, or voided
and silenced (cannot speak/send game PMs) for the day after the night. Cannot target the same person twice in a row unless he/she
directly roleclaimed :smallwink:
Special: She generates 2 points in PP.
(True) Assassin [Shadow] - Good when you need a (stealthy) crowd.
Always scries as villager.
Special: Gains one temporary day vote per any night kill to use as needed - but you can "store" only as many of these as the PP has points at the moment.
Team Evil players start not knowing each other. Team Evil has one night kill, with target picked by order of appearance (Lancer/Berserker/Rider/Assassin). Night kill of another Servant fails, and both are placed in contact.
Each Servant has two abilities - only one can be used per night, unless the other is automatic.
Victory conditions: Standard - number of non-evil players equals that of evil ones.
If you're interested, more fluff, names and character descriptions can be found in the opening posts of recruitment and game thread of previous editions.
The more awesome pictures were brutally stolen from Elder Tsofu. Thanks :smalltongue:
Co-narrator still welcome.
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Re: Fate III/Final - HWWITGT! [Game Thread]
Huh. Finally.
The slightly delayed game finally starts! :smalltongue:
First day will last 48 hours. Did I miss any of the rule updates/names on the players list?
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Don't worry Trixie, I'm there! :smalltongue:
*opens player list*
*points finger at*
Fleeing Coward!
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Re: Fate III/Final - HWWITGT! [Game Thread]
Hm, I think I should try some role-play this game.
Will I get stabbed/eviscerated/incinerated or even frowned upon by Rider if I pick one from the named roles? (the latter might put a certain hindrance on RP - in the others I can at least scream in pain for a short time and possibly say something cliché about coming back, or continue without me etc.) :smalltongue:
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Billtodamax is only pointing at me because he wants to eliminate the competition for PPs :smallfrown:
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Fleeing Coward
Billtodamax is only pointing at me because he wants to eliminate the competition for PPs :smallfrown:
Nuh-uh! I opened the player spoiler and scrolled and my finger was slightly more over your name then Fan's.
I had kinda forgotten you had ran for a PP.
<.<
>.>
Vote Bill!
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I agree vote Bill in RED and vote FC in BLUE :smallbiggrin:
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Elder Tsofu
Hm, I think I should try some role-play this game.
Will I get stabbed/eviscerated/incinerated or even frowned upon by Rider if I pick one from the named roles? (the latter might put a certain hindrance on RP - in the others I can at least scream in pain for a short time and possibly say something cliché about coming back, or continue without me etc.) :smalltongue:
Roleplaying? in Fate? :smallconfused:
[Checks previous games] Excuse me? There's no such animal...
Ok, honestly, that's a first. Well, in such case, let's extend "metagaming" rules - only metagame'y claims will be affected, roleplaying is fine ;P
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Hows about Elder Tsofu en Geesi ?
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Trixie
Roleplaying? in Fate? :smallconfused:
[Checks previous games] Excuse me? There's no such animal...
Ok, honestly, that's a first. Well, in such case, let's extend "metagaming" rules - only metagame'y claims will be affected, roleplaying is fine ;P
Am I breaking a fine tradition here? :smallwink:
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Hows about Elder Tsofu en Geesi ?
I fully approve of this, the first part anyway.
Voters might find themselves in a more favourable position when decisions about spending are taken. :smalltongue:
Elder Tsofu for the religious establishments!
(Although I prefer the church due to the bad "smell" in the temple)
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I'm all for Elder Tsofu in the matter of the first.
I'll toss my hat into the ring for the second. (Helgraf).
As for the lynch. Meh. First day lynches are so rarely useful.
billtodamax?
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Elder Tsofu, Helgraf and Fleeing Coward.
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Sanity702, Helgraf and Murska
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Lex-kat & Murska
*points at Oddity*
For the random(I basically looked at player list, clicked on name and then highlighted the three there :smallamused: )
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Murska for obvious reasons.
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Oddity also for obvious reasons.
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Helgraf for me
Um, a note there - please mark obsolete votes (if any) like you're doing with regular votes. Thank you. Counting is sometimes hard even with regular votes, you know.
Especially if you're going to cast what...? Five, six votes like one certain player whose name will remain unspoken already did? Clarifications in PMs what is your latest official public vote work, too :smallwink:
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elder tsofu,sanity
MURSKA
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I'll go for Murska! :smalltongue:
As for my votes, well, they're for sale for anyone from Team Good - I'll go with the best bid!
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Oddity
Billtodamax
Utter and complete lack of rp due to knowing nothing about teh setting.
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Murska.
And I'll say FC and Helgraf.
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Oh come on, I was day-1 lynched in the previous Fate. And this is the last one, lemme play will ya?
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Oddity, because Murska asked nicely.
Also because I need to vote for this, too. Elder Tsofu.
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Rakkoon, Elder Tsofu and Happyturtle.
Maybe one of those places has a fountain or something. So she could stop being on fire. >_>
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Oddity, Murska, and Happyturtle
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Rakkoon? Geesi what did I ever do to...oh yeah the vote...right
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Why we are voting for Oddity anyway? Well, since Murska asked...
Huh, I feel this will end badly, as always listening to Murska ends :smalltongue:
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Because Murska was just day one lynched in W&W.
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Well, third time's the charm, they say, so we should do it two more times :smallbiggrin:
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I was also day-one lynched in Fate 2. Killed early in number one, IIRC.
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I did change vote, didn't I? :smalltongue:
I'd still like to hear why Oddity, is all.
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On one hand Murska, on the other Oddity.
Well, Oddity for the obvious reason. :smalltongue:
And I'll throw in a vote for Helgraf too.
It feels safer with a man in straitjacket rather than the all-seeing eye at the PP. :smalltongue:
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Aaaand... Day over!
Counting shall now commence.
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Narration #1
In which, for a lack of a good idea for narration, a parody of certain 4koma was badly drawn.
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Oddity [Team Baner - Illyasviel/Mitsuzuri] was lynched.
Huh, every game in Fate day 1 saw lynch of good powerrole. Tradition? :smalltongue:
Nigh 1 starts now, will last 24 hours.
Helgraf (7/25) will now take Ryudo Temple.
Elder Tsofu (8/25) will now take Kotomine's Church.
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We lynched the baner on day one, :smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin: that's so funny I actually have tears in my eyes. Oh Deity of your choice, we are so screwed !!
Cool narration btw
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Darn you, Murska! Darn you to heck! *shakes fist*
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Haha, hehe, hoho - this would be comical if it weren't so bad. :smallbiggrin:
And thank ye my voters - I don't think you'll regret it.
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Though about it and can't think of a worse way to start the game.
If the seer gets killed tonight ... actually without the baner protecting him he has to suicide to give us a wolf. Yay for the seer :smalltongue:
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Well, we don't know if it was the "fool" or the real baner who got killed thou.
Cherish that thought.
And I accept any protection I can get, fool or not. :smallwink:
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Herbalist you mean? Ok, we have him then
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Elder Tsofu
Well, we don't know if it was the "fool" or the real baner who got killed thou.
Yes, both baner and seer have random-chance versions in this game. Revealing which is which upon death would make things a bit... too easy. Not that discovering that for yourself is hard, especially with the help of PP :smalltongue:
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Aw christ. :smalleek:
Well that was wholly unintended. Let's hope he was the fool...
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Son of a ...
That sucked. Hard.
Friggin day one lynches.
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Crappy dialogue ahoy. :smalltongue:
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A lone figure makes his way from the merchant district toward the church on the hill.
An unusual destination this late in the evening, but then again - Kotomine Kirei isn't an ordinary person.
He was the overseer in the last Holy grail war, from which the servant Saber emerged victorious. He quietly lived through the time of tyranny and despair which followed, giving gods blessing and forgiveness to his patrons.
Although he, of course, could have done things better Saber had shown promise.
But then the magic association finally made something right, or from Kirei's point of view, wrong.
Young faces he never expected to see again appeared and overthrew Saber and her companions in a matter of days.
He himself had not been involved in that struggle. The youth of today's techniques were too flashy for his taste.
During the quiet recollection Kotomine Kirei had managed to walk all the way to his church.
As the "house of god"s doors never are locked he just walked in...
...and hardly flinched when he saw the crowd waiting for him.
They have returned, false priest - its time to chose a side.
You know my choice Tohsaka, I tend the wounded and protect those in need...
Yeah, for a Price.
Indeed, the holy grail war might be over but I still have some power in this place - but it is as everything a limited recourse.
I won't turn you, or your friends, away if you come here in need of aid.
What about them?!
Pausing slightly he looked at the young lady whom had spoken.
I hardly think they would be in need of the aid I can give.
But if you haven't got any more demands I beg you to leave, my time is not unlimited.
He looked at them disinterestedly when they trooped out, and calmly closed the big wooden doors behind them.
They don't trust you.
Should they?
He, I suppose its a healthy sign.
Gilgamesh, the ball is set in motion - please get out and just do what you do best.
I always do; said Gilgamesh and shrugged while walking through the back door.
Kotomine retreated to his study and while preparing some of his newly bought tea he murmured:
I always take the same side Tohsaka...
The side of conflict.
And once again the night settled over Fuyuki City.
In before I get night-killed by a Servant or something. :smalltongue:
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Narration #2, In Which a Pair of (Recurrent) Characters begins to look for Sense in this Mess.
Gorsky was a really good cop in his days. That's why he tried his best to dump this case on someone else. Anyone else - cops a week before retiring weren't the best candidates for murder cases. And he kept a picture of his loved ones in his wallet, too.
- So, Butch, what we have here?
His partner, Butch, was a stereotypical black cop looking as if straight from Hollywood movie. An epitome of a partner - smart, strong, gung-ho... And he might have been of some use, too - minorities were usually the first victims, so he might have been his "shield", so to say.
Though "might" was a good words, as recently, the more edgy movies had (usually) white guy dead first, the minority one being a survivor. Gorsky lighted his cigar. Things were so much simpler in his days - for example, there were no black cops in Japan.
...come to think of it, what the hell white and black cop were doing in Japan?
- Looks like a case of suicide, sir. By cartoon.
- By what?
- Something that looks like badly drawn Nyoron of the Rings 4koma, sir.
Things were so much simpler. There were no fancy-smancy comics in his day. Just "Flinstones", and everyone liked them. He stared as the cartoon...
Only to remind himself he never learned to read. Drats.
- One word of advice to you, kid - suicides are worthless. It's murder cases that bring us fame and recognition. Grab this one, kid.
Gorsky pointed at random passerby nearby.
- Sir? But... why?
- He's weeabo, son, They're always guilty. Always, mark my words.
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And Aemoh (citizen) was jailed for good.
Haven't voted for 1 day:
Bookworm
Cd4
Fan
Fostire
TehSheen
Day #2 starts.
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Ha ha, silly wolves, only got a villager. We did better that that...ow wait, that's a bad thing.
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*grumbles about being killed earlier and earlier*
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Nice to still be alive. :smallsmile:
And losing a villager is the second best after losing a neutral (or maybe not) - think if they'd hit a wolf or a good power role. :smallwink:
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Helgraf, for being the 13th person on the Player List.
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While I regret the loss of a villager, I do not regret the loss of Aemoh, Instigator of Tied Votes.
Instead, I will have myself a spite vote and point back at Lex-kat, as currently I've very little data to work with.
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Elder Tsofu because of random.
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Paul for voting for someone that's into office
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Billtodamax to avoid the auto and to make another bandwagon
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With nothing better to go on I'll hang on Lex-kat.
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And Helgraf to tie that up.