Day 3: The Marketplace

[The Fairy Catmother]

As the town filed into their usual pews in the church, everyone was relieved to see sphenodont present. Some were still upset that he had missed the town hall meeting the day before, and they wanted to punish him. Others favored going after stdio. The town was split between two of their most respected community members.

Hoping for guidance, they bowed their heads and began to pray.

Suddenly, Rictus began speaking in tongues. His voice grew louder and louder, and his feet lifted off the floor. Everyone around him scattered away and watched in horror as his body rose to the ceiling and abruptly fell to the ground in a crumpled heap. His arm lay outstretched, his hand unmistakably pointing directly at stdio.

"Mark it for a sign!"
"Stdio must burn!"

They all fell upon stdio and dragged him out to the square.
By the time the flames died down, Rictus was awake and in fine health, save for a mild headache. He remembered nothing of the incident in the church.

The next morning, Clearasday's head was found on a tall stake next to stdio's ashes. It appeared that he had been given a makeover. Not counting the fact that his head was no longer attached to his body, Clearasday had never looked better. His skin was radiant, and his hair was glossy and perfectly styled. Not the worst way to go.

stdio - lynched - human

Judge Thomas Danforth - You are Puritan. Night action - "Held in Contempt" - 3x per game, you may choose a target. That person's vote will not count the next day. You may not target the same person more than once throughout the game.
This vote change will be reflected in the final vote count.

Clearasday - mauled - human

Reverend Samuel Parris - You are a Puritan. Night action - "Touched by Grace" - 3x per game, you may choose a target. That person's vote will count double the next day. You made target yourself, and you may target the same person multiple times.
This extra vote will be reflected in the final vote count.

FINAL TALLY:

stdio - 5 - Clearasday, Admetus, sphenodont, JRSthethird, Rictus
sphenodont - 3 - DastardlyOldMan, Rictus, 7-zark-7, +1
Blindsniper83 - 2 - dferrantino, Hellheart
7-zark-7 - rekard
dferrantino - Blindsniper83
Hellheart - stdio

stdio's vote was nullified.
Rictus's vote was changed via an ability.

Day 3 ends at 9pm PST.

[Hellheart]

[+] Day 1

Ryvvn - 3 - Rictus, rekard, stdio, Hellheart
Admetus - 2 - Ryvvn, dferrantino, DOM
Hellheart - 2 - CAD, Zark
sphenodont - 2 - Ryvvn, stdio
dferrantino - 1 - Admetus, Zark
Zark - 1 - Jrsthethird, Hellheart
Rictus - 1 - Gungnir
CAD - 1 - Blindsniper

[05:33] Ryvvn for Admetus ( 1 )
[15:02] Admetus for dferrantino ( 1 )
[19:26] Jrsthethird for Zark ( 1 )
[25:59] Zark for dferrantino ( 2 )
[35:55] Rictus for Ryvvn ( 1 )
[36:00] dferrantino for Admetus ( 2 )
[37:00] Hellheart for Zark ( 2 )
[41:34] DOM for Admetus ( 3 )
[41:53] CAD for Hellheart ( 1 )
[41:58] Blindsniper for CAD ( 1 )
[43:03] rekard for Ryvvn ( 2 )
[43:37] Gungnir for Rictus ( 1 )
[43:49] stdio for Ryvvn ( 3 )
[44:15] Zark for Hellheart ( 2 ) ----------------> dferrantino ( 1 )
[45:53] Hellheart for Ryvvn ( 4 ) ----------------> Zark ( 1 )
[48:34] Ryvvn for sphenodont ( 1 ) ----------------> Admetus ( 2 )
[48:58] stdio for sphenodont ( 2 ) ----------------> Ryvvn ( 3 )

[+] Day 2

sphenodont - 4 - Penalty, DOM, Rictus, Hellheart, Zark
stdio - 4 - CAD, Admetus, sphenodont, JRSthethird, Hellheart
Blindsniper - 2 - JRSthethird, dferrantino, Hellheart
Zark - 1 - rekard, Hellheart
Hellheart - 1 - stdio
dferrantino - 1 - Blindsniper
Rictus - 0 - sphenodont

[00:01] Penalty for sphenodont ( 1 )
[09:26] DOM for sphenodont ( 2 )
[12:58] JRSthethird for Blindsniper ( 1 )
[13:17] rekard for Zark ( 1 )
[13:25] Rictus for sphenodont ( 3 )
[14:29] sphenodont for Rictus ( 1 )
[14:59] Hellheart for Zark ( 2 )
[16:15] CAD for stdio ( 1 )
[16:21] Admetus for stdio ( 2 )
[19:28] dferrantino for Blindsniper ( 2 )
[19:46] Blindsniper for dferrantino ( 1 )
[20:16] Hellheart for sphenodont ( 4 ) ----------------> Zark ( 1 )
[20:51] sphenodont for stdio ( 3 ) ----------------> Rictus ( 0 )
[20:59] JRSthethird for stdio ( 4 ) ----------------> Blindsniper ( 1 )
[21:21] Hellheart for stdio ( 5 ) ----------------> sphenodont ( 3 )
[21:30] Zark for sphenodont ( 4 )
[22:55] stdio for Hellheart ( 1 )
[23:00] Hellheart for Blindsniper ( 2 ) ----------------> stdio ( 4 )

VOTE MANIPULATION:
stdio vote nullified ---> Hellheart ( 0 ) ---> Source: stdio
Rictus vote moved ---> sphenodont ( 3 ) ---> stdio ( 5 ) ---> Source: ?

[Hellheart]

Not sure why stdio nullified his own vote. Witch ability forced him to target himself?

Vote movement is even more powerful than 2x votes. If any vote manipulation is a witch ability, it's going to be that one. That doesn't mean that sphenodont is a witch since it's a fantastic way to point fingers, but it's something to keep an eye on.

Rich voting records become super important if the witches can manipulate votes. Bigger swings force them to move when they otherwise wouldn't need to.

[DastardlyOldMan]

#Vote for: Hellheart

His post yesterday bothers me - I think maybe just because he switched some names around (or I'm just not following the train of thought properly), but I'm triggering on it.

I'm not loving the late moves, but with vote manipulation going on from all sides, it's tricky to see who's expecting what outcome. I think stdio thought he was safe at a tie and didn't need to vote defensively, which throws off some weird signal looking back on it. Not a fan of JRS3 for the tie, and HH working to preserve that tie - we're just handing the lynch to whomever has the most vote manipulation going on (which does tell us what kind of vote manipulation is going on).

[Jrsthethird]

I agree that Hellheart was working a little too hard to get the tie to happen. I'm not decided on sphenodont either way; if there's a runaway wagon on a human we will think at least one of the votes is a wolf. If there's a tie that flips human, it's fair to think that the other might be a wolf.

That said, the switched vote in favor of sphenodont does make him sound wolfier than not, but

#Vote for: Hellheart

's action looks much wolfier in retrospect

[Blindsniper83]

At work so posting from phone ( it's also a retared blizzard out today so I'm dog fucking as there is no cars at my shop)

It's day 3 and noon and rear and zark are quiet.... odd. Looking at votes either DOM or zark was Cads night 1 double vote target....
It's too quiet in here someone speak up.
hellheart us machines gotta stick together

[Hellheart]

#Vote for: Hellheart

His post yesterday bothers me - I think maybe just because he switched some names around (or I'm just not following the train of thought properly), but I'm triggering on it.

I got an odd feeling that Admetus-Zark were wolf-wolf leading wagons. Something about Ryvvn being pushed forward to tie bothered me in retrospect, especially since I telegraphed my switch when I voted for Zark.

That said, the switched vote in favor of sphenodont does make him sound wolfier than not, but

#Vote for: Hellheart

's action looks much wolfier in retrospect

You are the last person who should be hurling accusations right now. Your vote killed the human. Literally every other wagon was at 1 vote after your move.

I telegraphed a switch back to Zark when I put the 4th vote on sphenodont. sphenodont's vote made stdio the likely second wagon, and your vote sealed his fate.

[Hellheart]

I think stdio thought he was safe at a tie and didn't need to vote defensively, which throws off some weird signal looking back on it.

He nullified his own vote, or was forced to do so. Either way, he would've known that his vote was meaningless.

I moved away after he voted for me because I can't see stdio voting somewhere else and changing his vote right before EOD. Like he's basically declaring wolf doing that sort of move.

[dferrantino]

Rick why did they kill the judge?

I've seen this happen a million times, they're just going to let the witches run the show until everyone's dead. It's probably going to happen again today, too, Hellheart's obviously not a witch but they just keep piling on.

So they're just gonna let it happen?

I told you Morty, they're all idiots. We can't do anything about it anyway, we just need to blend in until I can get us the hell out of here.

Who do we vote for then?

Really Morty? Are you just as stupid as them? We should have killed

#Vote for: Jrsthethird

yesterday but voting for him would have been a waste. Today it's even more obvious. Did you hear him yesterday? "FUR TEH TIEZ"? Come on man get your shit together.

Yeah I guess it does sound pretty ridiculous when you put it that way. Y'know, I guess what he said this morning didn't make any sense either.

[Rictus]

I agree that Hellheart was working a little too hard to get the tie to happen. I'm not decided on sphenodont either way; if there's a runaway wagon on a human we will think at least one of the votes is a wolf. If there's a tie that flips human, it's fair to think that the other might be a wolf.

That said, the switched vote in favor of sphenodont does make him sound wolfier than not, but

#Vote for: Hellheart

's action looks much wolfier in retrospect

When I'm a human, I love ties. So I don't buy your logic,

#Vote for: Jrsthethird

.

[sphenodont]

That said, the switched vote in favor of sphenodont does make him sound wolfier than not, but

#Vote for: Hellheart

's action looks much wolfier in retrospect

While I agree that the vote manipulation would appear to make me look more witchy, keep in mind that many of the non-prestige powers seem to require being queued up to trigger the next day. In order for me to null out stdio's vote, I would have had to used my power against him, expecting that I would be in contention for the vote lead with him and predict I'd have to save myself.

[sphenodont]

#Vote for: rekard

, for a surprisingly low key presense this game.

You'd think he'd be all over naughty, sexy nurs^H^H^H^Hwitches.

[rekard]

Hello my good fellas. I get back and it seems we can't kill any witches. What's up with that?

Sphenodont, I tried to search presense on google to see if it was a form I didn't know about, and the first link I kid you not was from Dumbtionary.com. The internet basically said : BURN! You need to get that checked. Spell-checked. Eh? Eh? got it?

I gotta get my groove back on, and Salem Saberhagen might know how!



Time to get real, yo!

So let's be like the cool cat up there and repeat with me : "Witches get Stitches!".It's the best way to know you're cool. Anyone with me?
I have my groove and the dance has to start.

So JRSthethird, should we make JayaRrreSss the 4th cry? Why should I not vote you? Was it a tie really what you wanted? Help me help you. Sort of. not really. Well, who knows. I mean, you switched from Blindsniper just for a tie. What was the reasoning. You had already made a vote for someone you thought was a wofl. When you voted for stdio, where was that conviction you showed for the challenged sniper?

Hellheart, my man. You like, are always suspicious. Can you tell us your secret? I mean, geez, seems like suddenly forgetting to count is making you look bad here. Mistake right? Or "Mistake" right? At the same time, I wouldn't blame you of switching out for a mistake because you probably didn't want to kill a human. Unless you knew stdio was a human which you wouldn't know if you were a human because only wolves know who is human. And fearing reprisal of lynching a human "accidentally", you probably moved to avoid suspicion. Boom! Logic. There's something of that in what I said.

At the same time when I was in the showerI thought WWRD. What Would Rekard Do?( Btdubs, thanks Ryvvn. I will never forget this.Like ever.)
The vote for JRSIII makes the most sense for my KISSing philosophy.

So,

#Vote for: JRS3

[Blindsniper83]

#Vote for: JRS

i may try to get back before EOD to see what is going on

[7-zark-7]

So, this might be a good idea, or it might be a great idea (or it might be a horrible idea), but everyone knows there's a way to tell if JRS is a witch or not.

Step one, we get a box,
Step two, we cut a hole in that box,
Step three, we put JRS in the box.

I'm pretty sure there's a step four, possibly involving a witch opening the box, but the details escape me.

Hoping to come back before EOD, but if not,

#Vote for: JRStheWhateverth

has more going for him than that MC Skat Kat that Rekard has been wooing.

More in a bit,

7z7

[The Fairy Catmother]

So far:

Jrsthethird - 5 - dferrantino, Rictus, rekard, Blindsniper83, 7-zark-7
Hellheart - 2 - DastardlyOldMan, Jrsthethird
rekard - sphenodont

Still to vote: Hellheart, Admetus

[Admetus]

That's a pretty big wagon on JRS. I understand the ties issue -- with vote manipulations, I think trying to arrange blind ties is usually bad for the humans. Still, huge wagons are usually a sign that humans and wolves are voting together.

Both Hellheart and rekard are not high on my wolf suspect list. JRS is higher on that list, but with almost all votes accounted for, that wagon just looks a tiny bit too big to be innocent. I would rather vote for Rictus or Zark, but those aren't viable candidates. So, it's a landslide vote of 6 to 2 with only a mild wolf read, or what amounts to a throwaway vote.

#Vote for: Jrsthethird

[Hellheart]

#Vote for: JRSthethird

I would rather vote for Rictus or Zark, but those aren't viable candidates.

Rictus, I think you would benefit from giving us your thoughts on...well, almost anything, really. I, for one, can't read you as human when you're this quiet.

Hellheart, my man. You like, are always suspicious. Can you tell us your secret? I mean, geez, seems like suddenly forgetting to count is making you look bad here. Mistake right? Or "Mistake" right? At the same time, I wouldn't blame you of switching out for a mistake because you probably didn't want to kill a human. Unless you knew stdio was a human which you wouldn't know if you were a human because only wolves know who is human. And fearing reprisal of lynching a human "accidentally", you probably moved to avoid suspicion. Boom! Logic. There's something of that in what I said.

Have no idea what the "forgetting to count" part means here.

You always read me as a wolf because of the following:
1) I have no problem pushing thin reads, even absurdly thin ones, if I feel like I might be onto something. So I'm usually sticking my neck out.
2) I have an almost overwhelming compulsion to explain my actions. This comes off as defensive. Defensive is read as wolfy.
3) My explanations seem off because I have Asperger's. I consider things and overlook things that "normal" people would not, and my explanations assume that you know a bunch of information and analysis that I'm taking into account but can't possibly remember to also explain.
4) I am either unwilling or unable to change any of the prior 3 points.

Some players have figured out that I just think/reason in really weird ways and that I always defend myself so that's a null tell. I think they can read me pretty well based on how they would expect me, specifically, to respond and act. You are not one of those players.

...When I'm not doing these, I'm screwing around to amuse myself or role-playing. It's not a coincidence that those are the games where I survive the longest. I'm trying to combine the two approaches now to reduce the stress/anxiety this game causes. It seems to be working pretty well.

[Jrsthethird]

I agree that Hellheart was working a little too hard to get the tie to happen. I'm not decided on sphenodont either way; if there's a runaway wagon on a human we will think at least one of the votes is a wolf. If there's a tie that flips human, it's fair to think that the other might be a wolf.

That said, the switched vote in favor of sphenodont does make him sound wolfier than not, but

#Vote for: Hellheart

's action looks much wolfier in retrospect

When I'm a human, I love ties. So I don't buy your logic,

#Vote for: Jrsthethird

.

You love ties as a human, yet complain that I created one? That doesn't check out.

That's a pretty big wagon on JRS. I understand the ties issue -- with vote manipulations, I think trying to arrange blind ties is usually bad for the humans. Still, huge wagons are usually a sign that humans and wolves are voting together.

The problem with this is that we did not know vote manipulations were in play until today; or at the least, they weren't public. So any vote I had made yesterday would not have figured any vote shenanigans. Maybe it's a rookie mistake to not consider the implications of the other roles in voting when one of the revealed roles is a tiebreaker protection mechanic, so I'll keep that in mind for the future.

Both Hellheart and rekard are not high on my wolf suspect list. JRS is higher on that list, but with almost all votes accounted for, that wagon just looks a tiny bit too big to be innocent. I would rather vote for Rictus or Zark, but those aren't viable candidates. So, it's a landslide vote of 6 to 2 with only a mild wolf read, or what amounts to a throwaway vote.

I can get behind a switch to

#Vote for: Rictus

, although it's probably a bit too late for that.

[The Fairy Catmother]

Day 3 has ended.