Fallout 1: Global Thermonuclear War

[Kish]

What is your deal, ThePhantom? Two votes for me on two days in a row, neither with the slightest trace of an explanation.

[Cuthalion]

I think private communication and anti-claim mechanics would improve this sort of thing quite a bit, particularly masons.

Otherwise with open setups, or even closed, everybody just claims to the network all the time.

That said I voted Kish d1 and I'll do it again. Would rather not lynch Murska, even if it might balance stuff.

[ThePhantom]

What is your deal, ThePhantom? Two votes for me on two days in a row, neither with the slightest trace of an explanation.

We are close to the start, its a guess. Well, today its just trying to get the vote going because I have to vote for someone and I'm not liking the argument about networking very much.

[Kish]

Please guess someone other than me.

[ThePhantom]

Alright, just because you said please. Lex-Kat

[Duck999]

I don't really have anything, except definitely not lynching Murska. So the obvious choice would be to vote for Murska because he voted for Murska, but there's a small problem there. I'll vote AvatarVecna for the vote on Ramsus yesterday that was severely lacing in reasoning.

[Lex-Kat]

My life is a bit crumbly at the moment. Too many things to do, not enough time/bad time management to do it.

But, as I am still breathing... I shall vote for Murska.

[Xihirli]

Sometimes random chance based on who targets who makes a game go far differently than what the statistics say should happen on average, but I don't think this game being particularly weird and slated to one side is enough of a reason to start over; that's just how it goes sometimes. Murder At Hogwarts could've ended at the beginning of Day 2, because either the town or the wolves happened to have all their kill powers lined up to eliminate all Voldemorts/Order members, but if that's how it went down, I wouldn't have called a mulligan. I've called a mulligan before on a game I was running, but that was because one of the players shared their QT with several others, destabilizing game balance with info that's not meant to be shared, which I should've caught earlier. Starting over because of an extreme narrator screwup is one thing, but starting over because one side or another got super-lucky invalidates player choice.

I vote AvatarVecna for a wall of text. The enter key is your friend.

[AvatarVecna]

I vote AvatarVecna for a wall of text. The enter key is your friend.

There's a difference between a wall of text and a single paragraph. Not all of us are so effecient that we can express our thoughts in a single tweet.

[Logic]

There's a difference between a wall of text and a single paragraph. Not all of us are so effecient that we can express our thoughts in a single tweet.

I wholeheartedly agree. I often use ten words where two will do.

[flat_footed]

Vote Count:

2 Kish
1 Murska
1 AvatarVecna
1 Logic
1 Generic-Guy
1 Ramsus
1 Lex-Kat

6 living players are abstaining, currently. 1 hour left until night falls.

[Kish]

I'll switch to Generic-Guy, then.

[AvatarVecna]

Generic-Guy works for me too, if only because I haven't really been following things too closely.

[Murska]

Kish, then.

[Xihirli]

There's a difference between a wall of text and a single paragraph. Not all of us are so effecient that we can express our thoughts in a single tweet.

My issue isn't the number so much as the structure. When thoughts and ideas are spaced via enter keys and new paragraphs, it is kinder on the eye for a reader.

[flat_footed]

The day was quiet in the vault. The Overseer had been in their midst the whole time, and no one had known it until they chose to kill. The finality that there truly is nowhere safe is finally sinking in to the vault as a whole. People dart past each other in the corridors, some barely daring to make eye contact with anyone else, desperately trying to find something that could be useful to protect themselves. Scrounging seems to be on everyone's mind, as people pour over every inch of the vault. The clang of metal on metal reverberates through the Vault as even the walls aren't immune to the frenzied search. A loud shout breaks through the air and everyone's head perks up. A crowd soon forms around three people as the residents race towards the voices.

"Don't try to deny it! You're stealing my supplies!" The first man looms over the second two who look at each other with wide eyes.
"No we weren't!" Kish tries to deny the claim, but the guilt on his face is clear.
"Aww, Gary! Haha, Gary!" Generic-Guy looks just as guilty and breaks out into stammers.
"Are you mocking me? You steal what little I've been able to find, and you're mocking me?" The man's eyes seem to bulge and his whole face reddens.
"Gary! Gary! Gary!" Generic-Guy's eyes fill with terror as he seems unable to say anything else.
"You leave him alone! It's me you want!" Kish stands in front of Generic-Guy defensively.

The man takes a deep breath, and seems to deflate slightly, though his eyes never leave Generic-Guy's face. He stoops, feigns picking up his pack and rises, smoothly delivering a devastating uppercut to Kish's chin. Unprepared for the savage attack, Kish's body actually lifts off the ground slightly before crashing into a heap on the floor. Generic-Guy covers his mouth but cannot stop himself from crying out, "Gaaaaarrryyyy!" Voices of protest ripple across the crowd, but the man stalks around Generic-Guy, wild eyes sliding from face to face, daring any to come against him.

"He knew what he was doing! He chose this path!" The man screams at Generic-Guy, who finally finds his wits and tries to run. The man easily grabs him by the collar and lifts him off the ground. Various food items and small tools fall from Generic-Guy's arms as his feet leave the floor. "I know where there's a place for people like you!" Generic-Guy twists and writhes, but is unable to break free. The man carries him out of the room and towards The Box, jamming Generic-Guy into it. "You belong in here like any criminal!"

"Gary! Gary! Gary!" Generic-Guy strains against the small prison and tries to break out. "NO!!!!"

It isn't until night falls that anyone thinks to look for the key to let him out. It, along with the Security Officer who carried it, are still nowhere to be found. The other thief manages to escape further torment, but lays low to recover overnight.

Generic-Guy has been imprisoned for life. He was a Resident.
Kish has been voided.

Did not vote: Duneyrr, Elenna, Thematthew.

Begin Night 3

Spoiler: Auto Lynches

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Spoiler: What? Your DUNEYRR is evolving!

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Congratulations! Your DUNEYRR has evolved into ZAR PETER!

Spoiler: What? Your ELENNA is evolving!

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Congratulations! Your ELENNA has evolved into LIBRO!

[Elenna]

Sorry, y'all - I haven't really been feeling well, and also I've been feeling generally unmotivated. Maybe next game.

[flat_footed]

Cries of "Gary!" echo through the night. That single word, repeated at different intensities and times pounds in the resident's brains. There were a few haphazard attempts to free the man, but no one possessed the tools or the knowledge on how to get him out. It was wordlessly decided to leave him to his fate, knowing the Overseer and his goons would soon be slinking about. It was assumed that the man in The Box would soon be silenced, but the hours dragged on with no sign of his voice being quieted. Eventually, one resident's patience cracked and he screamed back at the man, racing towards him.

"ENOUGH!! STOP YOUR YELLING!" Cuthalion cried back at the man, clearly at his wit's end. "If you keep it up, I'll end you myself and save the Overseer the trouble!"
"Now why would you want to do that and take the satisfaction away from me?" An oily voice answered Cuthalion's cry suddenly and he couldn't help but yelp in surprise. Figures moved in from the shadows and stared at Cuthalion with interest. "Go on then. End him for me."
"Nnn- no. No, I-I-I won't. I'm not a killer. I'm not evil, not like you all!"
"Evil? You think that I, that we, are evil?" The figures start laughing, and one brandishes a weapon. "No, I don't think that history will remember it quite that way. I'll be the one there to tell it, after all. Your story, on the other hand..."

The Overseer makes a motion with his hand, and a green burst of light blinds Cuthalion. A shriek of pain is heard, and Cuthalion blinks through his hazy vision. Where the imprisoned man once was, now lay a pile of glowing green goo. "It's so much more meaningful when people see what's in store for them." The Overseer sighed nostalgically. "Don't say I never did anything for you." A second motion produces a second blinding green flash, but Cuthalion is beyond caring about such things.

Cuthalion has been gooified. He was the Lone Wanderer.

Begin Day 4.

A loud hiss startles everyone in the morning and a robotic voice crackles through the speakers.

The overseer is not in control. Resist his machinations.

[Ramsus]

I guess I'll just vote for [COLOR="#FF0000"]Kish[/COLOR] again? Murska was voting for him at the end of the previous day phase so I know it's not a town power role at least. *shrug*

[Grand Arbiter]

For now I shall poke Zar Peter for the sake of provoking discussion. I need to find time for a re-read of the game.

Spoiler: Player list so I don't need to go back to the first page.

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Duck999
Duneyrr Zar Peter
Ramsus
Elenna Libro
Thematthew
Gray Mage-Resident
Lex-Kat
Libro-Generalized Occupational Aptitude Test/G.O.A.T. Administrator
Generic-Guy-Resident
Murska
Logic
AvatarVecna
Bobb-Morning Announcer
Xihirli
Kish
ThePhantom
Cuthalion-Resident

If someone uses this as justification for lynching me again, I'm gonna scream.

[Generic-Guy]

Sorry, i was offline for a few days.
What did i miss?
I died?
I 'technical' died?
And then died for real?

And why kill me, overseer? As long as your name isn't gary, i can't tell anyone! (Ignore this bit of text)

[Zar Peter]

For now I shall poke Zar Peter for the sake of provoking discussion. I need to find time for a re-read of the game.

Spoiler: Player list so I don't need to go back to the first page.

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Duck999
Duneyrr Zar Peter
Ramsus
Elenna Libro
Thematthew
Gray Mage-Resident
Lex-Kat
Libro-Generalized Occupational Aptitude Test/G.O.A.T. Administrator
Generic-Guy-Resident
Murska
Logic
AvatarVecna
Bobb-Morning Announcer
Xihirli
Kish
ThePhantom
Cuthalion-Resident

If someone uses this as justification for lynching me again, I'm gonna scream.

Well, provoking discussion... I was sleeping in my cryo-box till this guy Duneyrr knocked, woke me up and lay down in my stead inside the freeze. He didn't say much, just that this place is crazy and I should watch my back... have to read the log files to make my mind up but I hadn't much time on the weekend because I was working out. So... I hope to get to a point where I can point soon...

[Xihirli]

I guess I'll just vote for Kish again? Murska was voting for him at the end of the previous day phase so I know it's not a town power role at least. *shrug*

I think I'll follow suit. Kish

[Thematthew]

Xihirli seems like she's just going after easy targets.

[Xihirli]

... No I don't.
Crap, rolled a six.

[Zar Peter]

Well, ok, there is a network and everyone is waiting for Murska to point?

So, I point at Xihirli because of a) Thematthews argument and b) rolling a dice to determine his lynch target on day 4

[Xihirli]

That was my diplomacy roll. It should be plenty with my charisma modifier, but...

[Logic]

I feel like Xihirli's Kish vote was too easy as well. I'm reserving my vote for more player input, but I'm leaning Xihirli.

[Grand Arbiter]

Since Kish and Xihirli seem to be the suspects du jour, perhaps they could make their cases as to why they shouldn't be lynched and present their opinions on who is the most suspiscious.

[Kish]

I shouldn't be lynched because no one's given a reason I should be.

In light of that, Xihirli was oddly eager to second voting for me. (My first choice would still be Ramsus, whose reaction to town forming a network was to say the network shouldn't do anything, which continues to mystify me that apparently no one else saw it as the wolfiest thing ever--but it is apparent that no one else finds it suspicious, and it is true that the person who immediately jumped in to support him, Generic-Guy, turned out to not be a wolf.)