Duck Season II: Firing Back

[Disc Lorde]

Thanks. I do have a terrible survival rate where I come from, so I am usually more careful as a wolf. I mean, speaking from an outside perspective, I don't seem very eliminatorish, more confused, and I know that I'm trying to get the hang of this while still using my usual playstyle, but I can understand how that might be alternately interpreted. At least if I get lynched you guys will have a bunch of useful info, but I can guarantee that all of you except the ducks will be sorry if I die.

Well this is vague. It screams "don't lynch me" without making any sort of definite statement that we can call Elodin out on later. Elodin, could you clarify why we'll have a bunch of useful info if you get lynched? Does it have something to do with your role?

[Lex-Kat]

Silent_Interim was the Beast in Brotherhood WW. They got lynched the first day. Their side lost. Lex-Kat got nearly to the end of that game before getting night killed and was highly active, so I'm puzzled she thinks the wolves won it.

Oh! Did we win that? I got Brotherhood confused for Barnyard, sorry. Not that the games were similar, but just which came first, and which was the one where I made a horrid decision that seems to be haunting me ever since. Barnyard was the true reason I pointed at Silent in Brotherhood.

My point at Silent was to continue the 3-way tie between them, and let someone else decide their fate. Though... I haven't pointed at my arch-rival for quite a while.

[Meta]

I don't follow games I'm not in, so I can't speak for how SI has done in the interim, only of my own experience.

Edit: and Barnyard was the one I was referencing as well.

[Fleeing Coward]

Silent_Interim for self preservation.
If Elodin flips wolf, lynch Murska.

[Elodin]

Well this is vague. It screams "don't lynch me" without making any sort of definite statement that we can call Elodin out on later. Elodin, could you clarify why we'll have a bunch of useful info if you get lynched? Does it have something to do with your role?

Role is why I shouldn't die, triple tie is how you'll get info.

[Silent_Interim]

Silent_Interim was the Beast in Brotherhood WW. They got lynched the first day. Their side lost. Lex-Kat got nearly to the end of that game before getting night killed and was highly active, so I'm puzzled she thinks the wolves won it. If this signifies anything I'm inclined to view it as a reason to be suspicious of the two people who are saying we shouldn't kill Silent_Interim because they died early in that game, since them dying early was good for town because, you know, wolf.

I don't follow your reasoning Kish. I don't like D1 lynching people who have been D1 lynched recently because getting D1 lynched is unfun and people might find WW unfun if it happens to them a lot. How is this suspicious?

Uh... yeah, what he said. That's actually part of why I got lynched D1 that game- it hadn't happened to me previously. It is, from what I've seen, pretty common practice to try and lynch people D1 who haven't been lynched D1 before.

I'm too tired to count the votes on myself, FC and Elodin. I'll leave mine where it is, and leave it at that.

[Fleeing Coward]

Not seer but I can say I have the potential to win the game for us with this role if wolves are stupid enough to let me live long enough.

[TFT]

Hey all. I just got back from my fourth of July trip and realized first day ends soon and that I need to vote. I'm going to vote at Fortuna to ensure I have a vote since I haven't even had a chance to read the thread yet. If I have enough time I'll read it and pick another vote, but I'm assuming day ends any second now so I might not even finish the thread in time. We'll see.

[Elenna]

Well, I'm back. I haven't had time to look at the thread closely, but I don't see any particularly good arguments for either FC or SI? And I don't really want to lynch a new player D1. So given FC's soft claim above, I'll vote Silent_Interim.

[Xihirli]

Hi I'm still here. I don't know D1 play yet, nor do I ever intend to learn. So I'll keep my vote on the aquatic bird.

[Duck999]

End Day 1

The hunters, having been scattered, begin to get jumpy. Every movement in a bush surprises them. A rustle of leaves and five shots go off. The gunshots cause others to shoot, creating chains of random shooting throughout the woods. This isn't safe for anyone. Least of all someone hard to see. Suddenly, one hunter sees a rustling in a bush. This hunter is particularly careful, but once they see that whatever was moving is not hunter-sized, they shoot. Once their gun is out of bullets, they part the bushes to see if they got the duck. They don't find what they expect.
The hunter stumbles back in shock, seeing a child riddled with bullet holes lying dead on the ground. Another hunter gets a glimpse and turns toward the body.
MY CHILD! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO MY CHILD!
The other hunter immediately runs into the woods. The mother of the dead child is too grief-stricken to give chase.

Spoiler: Results

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Silent_Interim was lynched. He was a hunter, the child, a disconnected mason and semi-seer.

Spoiler: Did Not Vote

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flat_footed, The-lost-Byte, Eggel

Begin Night 1

You have 48 hours for night actions.

[Xihirli]

...Wasn't Fleeing Coward supposed to be the Mason we lynched anyway?

[Eggel]

I feel like I should set an alarm every day to check the forums because I always forget to vote! (curses self)

[Silent_Interim]

Ah well. Good luck, town. Hope you catch those pesky ducks.

[Grand Arbiter]

I checked with Duck999, and he said it is okay to discuss in the thread during the night cycle.

Assuming that Elodin and Fleeing Coward are both town, where should we look for wolves?

[Duck999]

Night over. Refrain from posting until narration.

[Duck999]

Sorry for the delay. GiTP went down and then I did some other stuff, but now I'm back. Without further ado:

Night 1 Over

During the night a lot happens. All over, hunters hear rustling of bushes. Being scared of the ducks makes them jumpy, and they start to become paranoid. Suddenly, everyone is feeling watched. Footsteps are heard when no one is nearby. While the hunters are scared, the ducks are calm and collected.
We have those hunters on the run. They're scared of us.
Just how we want it.
Now what, boss?
Now we pick them off one at a time. Soon, there will be too few of them to stand up to our power.
Just what I wanted to hear. When do we start?
Right now. You, distract them. And you,
He 'points' to another ducks,
Gather intelligence. I'll do the killing.
The ducks nod and split up. The ducks who said he'd do the killing slips off into the night. Soon, he finds someone completely unarmed. If they don't have a gun, they should be easy prey. Good for a first kill, he needs some practice anyway.
The man hears a rustling in a bush.
Who are you? I'm with you. Don't shoot!
What a scaredy cat, the duck thinks. He fires immediately, but the man jumps behind something that is hidden in the shadows. The bullets ricochet with a metallic clang. The duck runs out of the bushes, leaping over the object, which he realizes is a car. The man is on the other side, trying to get into the car, but someone else is inside keeping him out. They already turned against each other. This'll be easy. A quick shot to the head and the man collapses. The ducks leaves, not wanting to waste time breaking into the car when the gunshot will attract more hunters.

The ducks reconvene at daybreak.
One night down.
And two of those pesky humans out of our forest.
This'll be fun.

Spoiler: Results

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Disc Lorde was killed. He was a hunter, the chauffeur.

Begin Day 2

It will end in about 46 hours. PM me if I missed something.

[Pelican]

Fortuna to start.

Also curious about how thematthew chose his vote yesterday...totally random, random among people with votes? Just wondering...

[Xihirli]

Elodin. It's not D1 anymore.

[Disc Lorde]

Welp. Good luck town.

[Deathslayer7]

I checked with Duck999, and he said it is okay to discuss in the thread during the night cycle.

Assuming that Elodin and Fleeing Coward are both town, where should we look for wolves?

why would we assume they are town?

[Ramsus]

Just because we can talk during the night doesn't make it a good idea. I agree with Deathslayer, that's a weird assumption. Aside from the obvious lack of any real reason to do so, it's weird because even if we assume it's true the suspect pool still winds up being pretty much everyone.

Only reason I'm not voting for Libro now is I just lynched him in another game in the last few days. I guess this means I should vote for norman250?

[Aventine]

I'm going to be generous and assume that Libro's thinking was that it's obvious where we should look for wolves if one of those two is a wolf (since there is a good chance the other wolves were trying to keep their buddy alive). So he's asking what we do if it turns out we're in the situation where the solution isn't obvious.

In that case the answer is we don't have much to go on. If all the competing wagons were town, then the wolves wouldn't have to do much and could just sit back and blend in. Maybe look early on at who got the wagons going. But really, I think that under your assumption the voting record from yesterday will not be extremely useful. Unless someone more clever than me can find something in it, I guess.

Moving on, I'm sticking with my vote yesterday for now. Elodin. So I guess not moving on...

[Murska]

Elodin. Choo choo, cut the brakes.

[Black Socks]

Skull stomps up to where the hunters are gathered. "Yo, punks, let the new kid explain himself! What about that Fleeing Coward of a hunter? Always running away.... Whatchagotta say for yourself?" He growled.

Not seer but I can say I have the potential to win the game for us with this role if wolves are stupid enough to let me live long enough.

Care to explain this, Fleeing Coward? Why would you talk about your role, knowing that the wolves could night-kill you, unless you were a wolf yourself?

if wolves are stupid enough to let me live long enough

This is begging to be killed.....

[Fleeing Coward]

Skull stomps up to where the hunters are gathered. "Yo, punks, let the new kid explain himself! What about that Fleeing Coward of a hunter? Always running away.... Whatchagotta say for yourself?" He growled.

Care to explain this, Fleeing Coward? Why would you talk about your role, knowing that the wolves could night-kill you, unless you were a wolf yourself?

This is begging to be killed.....

I soft claimed because I was tied on the lynch. Did not hard claim because I expect there to be punishment mechanics in place to help wolves in case of mass town role claims.

The fact that you're trying to lynch me for soft claiming in that situation is bad logic at best and downright scummy at worst.

[Grand Arbiter]

I'm going to be generous and assume that Libro's thinking was that it's obvious where we should look for wolves if one of those two is a wolf (since there is a good chance the other wolves were trying to keep their buddy alive). So he's asking what we do if it turns out we're in the situation where the solution isn't obvious.

In that case the answer is we don't have much to go on. If all the competing wagons were town, then the wolves wouldn't have to do much and could just sit back and blend in. Maybe look early on at who got the wagons going. But really, I think that under your assumption the voting record from yesterday will not be extremely useful. Unless someone more clever than me can find something in it, I guess.

Thank you. I should probably work on my phrasing to make my questions more understandable.

Elodin, care to answer Disc Lorde's question from the last day cycle?

Thanks. I do have a terrible survival rate where I come from, so I am usually more careful as a wolf. I mean, speaking from an outside perspective, I don't seem very eliminatorish, more confused, and I know that I'm trying to get the hang of this while still using my usual playstyle, but I can understand how that might be alternately interpreted. At least if I get lynched you guys will have a bunch of useful info, but I can guarantee that all of you except the ducks will be sorry if I die.

Well this is vague. It screams "don't lynch me" without making any sort of definite statement that we can call Elodin out on later. Elodin, could you clarify why we'll have a bunch of useful info if you get lynched? Does it have something to do with your role?

Vote Count:
Elodin (3): Xirhili, Aventine, Murksa
Fortuna (1): Pelican
norman250 (1): Ramsus
Fleeing Coward (1): Black Socks

[Pelican]

Elodin, care to answer Disc Lorde's question from the last day cycle?

Role is why I shouldn't die, triple tie is how you'll get info.

Is that good enough for you? I still read Elodin as town. Not sure what to make of Murska's votes so far...

[Grand Arbiter]

Is that good enough for you? I still read Elodin as town. Not sure what to make of Murska's votes so far...

I'll get off Elodin for now, and decide upon a new target later, once I've though through it more.

[Murska]

I'll get off Elodin for now, and decide upon a new target later, once I've though through it more.

I don't like this reaction very much.