Werewolf 21: Needle in a Haystack

Giving Tritoch a chance to actually PLAY, be he good OR evil, is enough reason for me to switch to Kilroy.

No one has come out with a truly convincing argument yet, but I guess the one for Kilroy is as good as any.

Yes. Kilroy it is. That pity story was enough to move me to change my vote, although I might regret that decisison later.

The town exploded in a cacophony of accusations, with the names of over half its active defenders tossed out as possible lynch candidates. An early lead built against the purveyor of pink Pokemon. Arguments were to be had from nazpyro, nuttyturnip, Shin (who suddenly demanded to be called Dennis Franz), and Crash Landon, all of which speculated on the optimal first night recruit - would it be someone strategic, or someone nondescript?

The names kept coming. Capo! Chaotic! Crash Landon! Diss! Garr! Identity Crisis! juanzen! Lukage! Shin! StarmanDX! Tafer! The_Griffin! In the meantime, the magistrates scurried about stuffing the ballot boxes with the names of people they had a grudge against.

Realizing his precarious situation, Tritoch pleaded in his best Jigglypuff imitation voice. Please spare me! I was aborted as a fetus during my previous life! Have mercy, if you have a shred of mercy left in you, spare me!

Sympathizing with the nigh-catatonic Tritoch, and realizing that absent Kilroy would be unable to retaliate, votes slowly but surely shifted towards the latter. Though only a plurality convicted him, it was enough to force a decision despite the magistrates' best efforts in vote-stuffing.

The absent victim was quickly roused from his quarters. Despite his protestations of innocence, his skull soon made acquaintances with a bloodied rock.

Final Vote Tally:

Kilroy: 6
Tritoch: 4
The_Griffin: 3
Capo: 1
Chaotic: 1
Crash Landon: 1
Diss: 1
Garr: 1
Identity Crisis: 1
juanzen: 1
Lukage: 1
Shin/Dennis Franz: 1
StarmanDX: 1
Tafer: 1

1 strike against Capo.

Kilroy's Role:

Upon further examination of his effects, which included a curiously shaped crucifix-sword with a garlic trim and silver finish, Kilroy was determined to have been a Vigilante. Realizing the gravity of their mistake, the crowd hastily buried him in a makeshift grave beside his home. The last shovelful of dirt neatly covered his glistening brainz, which had started to ooze from his hitherto solid skull.

It is now Night One
PLAYERS: 22 | Good: 16 | Evil: 5 | Dead: 1

I expect actions from Werewolves, Vampires, Vigilantes, Villagers, and the Necromancer in 48 hours, which would be Saturday, April 19, 9 AM EST.

Preemptive Clarifications
Actions will be applied in the following priority - Protect > Check > Kill > Priest (Convert) > Evil (Recruit)

This means, a Shaman's protection will take precedence over ALL other actions, blocking them all. If someone is checked, the role returned will be the role before any conversions or recruitments. If an evil player is recruited by the other team, nothing happens. But if he was targetted for conversion, the recruitment succeeds.

Oh hell, that's twice in a row I've been pseudo-responsible for the death of a Vigilante. I'd feel bad if Kilroy hadn't been completely absent anyway.

Well, that makes me feel better. "He's not here, guys! It's all right!"
I oughtta... do something besides feeling maggots creeping in my gums.

The Vigilante had a clear target - he felt that the sudden shift in voting towards his fellow Vigilante was very suspicious. Clutching his bludgeon, the village protector made his way towards Tritoch's hut.

Noting that the illuminated house meant company, he hugged the darkness, nudged the door slightly ajar, and peered in. Tritoch was slumped over his desk, with notes scattered all over, fast asleep.

Rejoicing at his good fortune, the Vigilante brought his weapon hard against the back side of the sleeper's neck. Tritoch did not react, as an audible snap resulting in a hangman's fracture ended his life.

Tritoch's Role:

Quickly sifting through Tritoch's personal effects, it became rapidly clear that Tritoch was an ordinary Villager. The Vigilante muttered a silent prayer for the slain innocent as he silently departed the crime scene.

Hours later, two vampires floated inside Tritoch's hut, looking to bring the man into their fold. At the least, he would make a dandy lynch scapegoat, they thought. The lead vampire espied the slumping figure, and mistaking it for sleep, bit down on the neck.

The act completely severed Tritoch's spinal cord, and the lead vampire recoiled in mild surprise. "Looks like someone beat us to it."

"Let's get back to the manor," said the second, who was distinctly unnerved by the grotesque 180-degree turn of Tritoch's head still in the clutches of his leader's hands. "We don't have much time before sunrise."

The two silently soared towards the moonlit sky, the second vampire suddenly undergoing a crisis of confidence which may prove the key to his personal salvation. Little did he know that a man of great faith has successfully cleansed his soul from the taint of vampiric evil.

Meanwhile, another member of the Village was bitten and converted by the Werewolves.

Summary:

Tritoch, a Villager, was killed by the Vigilante.
Vampires attempt to recruit Tritoch but failed because he was already dead.
Werewolves successfully recruited another member.
A priest successfully purified one of the Vampires.

Player List:

1. Capo
2. Chaotic
3. Crash Landon
4. DarkIce
5. Diss
6. Garr
7. Identity Crisis
8. juanzen
9. Kilroy - Vigilante (lynched in Day 1)
10. knkwzrd
11. Lukage
12. nazpyro
13. nuttyturnip
14. Plarom
15. RockgamerXIII
16. Shin
17. StarmanDX
18. Tafer
19. The_Griffin
20. Tritoch - Villager (killed in Night 1 by Vigilante)
21. Yeldarb
22. ZiggyGo

Day Two has broken.
PLAYERS: 22 | Good: 15 | Evil: 5 | Dead: 2

I expect actions from Magistrates and Shamans (I am moving the deadline of the Preachers from day to night) as well as your lynch votes, in 48 hours. This would be Monday, April 21, 9 AM EST.

Real mature of the Vigilante to kill me anyway since the whole reason people allowed me to live was because I died almost right away in the last game. That's twice in a row a Vig has killed me on the first night possible, and I don't really care that he was at least right this time since the vamps tried to recruit me. I really hope you get lynched today, whoever you are. May even see the start of a :trigrudge: here.

Way to make Kilroy's death utterly pointless! :thumbsup:

Using the "deadly, but silent" basis, perhaps Capo is trying to slip under the radar.

I obtained some info last night, but I'm not sure how useful it is. I was told that The_Griffin is a Vampire; however, there are two problems:

1) I could be a fool
2) One of the Vampires was purified last night, so The_Griffin may no longer be evil.

So, we could kill Griffin, or we could hope he's good now and pump him for information. Or I could be way off base, but we've got nothing better to go on.

Best way to confirm that without wasting a kill is to try to purify him tonight. If it works, he was a Vampire, if not, there's one wasted kill that we prevented.

Lukage

No reason, really. Could very possibly change my vote if discussion points to someone else.

My check last night confirmed that I'm a Fool, so I've got nothing to offer. Assuming there was a set number of Seers and Fools, though, that boosts the chances of the other Villagers being Seers.

Everything's pretty much up in the air at the moment. Missing a vote is more conspicuous than not, so I'm leaning towards going for one of yesterday's lone voters. But I'll wait in case anyone has something to say.

Originally Posted by Lukage

Best way to confirm that without wasting a kill is to try to purify him tonight. If it works, he was a Vampire, if not, there's one wasted kill that we prevented.

Sorry, but I don't really see the point in that. We have more of a chance of the purification failing (he really is good, he's the head Vampire), thus wasting a purification. And we still wouldn't know for sure that he's the one that gets purified even if it is successful since no names are given (another Priest could coincidently purified someone else who turned out to be a Vampire, making us think it was The_Griffin).

That's not to say we should just go and lynch The_Griffin, I just don't think that's the best way of finding out.

Jesus, someone was hellbent on seeing Tritoch die.

I also am not too sure about the situation. I think I might know what's up, but waiting for more votes seems to me to be a decent idea right now.

Originally Posted by nuttyturnip

I obtained some info last night, but I'm not sure how useful it is. I was told that The_Griffin is a Vampire; however, there are two problems:

1) I could be a fool
2) One of the Vampires was purified last night, so The_Griffin may no longer be evil.

So, we could kill Griffin, or we could hope he's good now and pump him for information. Or I could be way off base, but we've got nothing better to go on.

You seem to have left out the third problem:

3) You could be evil and trying to mislead us.

Just saying...
The wolves do seem to have a strong game plan going

Gentlemen, you have 24 hours to come to a decision. I am recording two votes so far:

Capo: 1 (Lukage)
Lukage: 1 (knkwzrd)

Well, we can always ask Griffin what he knows. We certainly have enough seers to check things out during the next night. A fool's info doesn't necessarily give the wrong affiliation, so he could be evil.

We don't really have a lot to go on yet, so I'm gonna vote for Griffin until new info comes to light.