Werewolf LXIII - Fall of the Elementals (Game Over - Avatars Win!)

[Coffee Warlord]

I'm baaaaack.

Years have passed since the Elementals failed in their attempts to acheive supreme godhood. Humanity, realizing how close they came to such a fate, declared war on the entire race, weaving powerful magics to hunt them down and exterminate them.

The few that remain are far, far weaker than their ancestors, and they have gathered in a small mountain village, attempting to salvage what remains of their power. A desperate plan was hatched to regain their lost power. The few elders that remained broke their own laws, drilling a hole in reality and letting loose the avatars of the Old Gods - secretive beings of immense power and oftentimes instruments of divine justice - in the hopes they could turn the tide in the war against humanity.

It backfired. Blaming the remaining Elementals for their imprisonment, but knowing that even weakened Elementals in large enough numbers could kill them, they disguised themselves among them, wreaking havok and picking the desperate race off one by one. Now you are down to only a handful, and your kind has the unfortunate task of snuffing out the Avatars amongst you. Once per day, as the sun sets, one being will be placed upon the altar of sacrifice, calling upon the ancient powers to smite the doomed soul.


The Elementals

You are trying to save your race from impending doom. You've released several pissed off Avatars, and now have to figure out how to kill them. Even weakened, yours is a powerful race, filled with strange and wonderful powers.

Each player will receive 4 powers. At the start of every day, the stars will foretell the coming sign (Trout, Yak, Squid, Rhino). This sign corresponds to the power you may use at night. For example, if the Sign of the Yak is overhead, you may use 2nd power in your list (they are well-labeled), and ONLY the 2nd power in your list. ALL Elemental powers are 1 time uses, so use them wisely. The sign is determined by random roll each day, allowing you to use the corresponding power.

For example, Ed the Elemental has the following powers:

Trout) May slap someone with a fish.
Yak) May become total awesomeness.
Squid) May become colossal.
Rhino) May flip out and kill everything.

The day phase starts, and the sign of the Yak comes up. Assuming Ed has not already used his Yak power, he may use that power that day/night (some powers are day use). Remember, every power is a one shot use, so once it's used, it's gone.

The Avatars

They're big. They're nasty. That want to Kill Things. They can do scary shit.

Everything Else

This is one of my games. Things are not as they seem. Some players have secondary motives, some players are entirely on their own, and situations can change rapidly. Expect weird things to happen, because they will.

Also note. Like my last game, IF YOU ARE DEAD, YOU ARE NOT NECESSARILY OUT OF THE GAME. So don't PM with fellow dead people, don't discuss the game like you're out of it.

Usual standard rules apply. Bold your votes, don't edit your posts, blah blah blah. You know the drill.

Day Phase: 9am CST to 9pm CST I want to get at least 1 day on the weekend as well, unless the entire playerbase is gone. If we can run both Sunday and Saturday, great, if not, we'll just run a long day phase over the full weekend (aka Saturday 9am to Sunday 9pm).

Tentative Game On, Wednesday, 12/12

Signups

1) Barkeep49 - Death by A Very Unhappy Ball of Cheese. (Elemental)
2) hoopsguy
3) claphamsa - Eaten by a Trout. (Avatar of Fear)
4) PurdueBrad - Death by Avatar. And Calamari. (Elemental)
5) path12
6) Jonathan Ezarik
7) saldana - Death by Athlete's Foot. (Human)
8) Lathum
9) Passacaglia - Death by Squid Molestation (Elemental)
10) Swaggs
11) st.cronin
12) jeheinz72 - Death by Rhino charge. Ow. (Elemental)
13) Schmidty - Death by Goo (Elemental)
14) Mr. Wednesday - Death by the TPS Report (Elemental)
15) SnDvls - Death by Exploding Yak (Elemental)

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Post Reference
Day 1
Day 2

[Barkeep49]

I'm in. This is one of my most memorable games.

[hoopsguy]

I'll play.

[claphamsa]

Im in ! hopefully this one confuses me less that the BCS game!

Do I get extra bonus for having a Yak tatoo?

[Swaggs]

How complicated will this one be?

[PurdueBrad]

Got a new laptop yesterday so I think I'll give this one a shot as well.

[path12]

Seventy-one times yes.

[Jonathan Ezarik]

In as well.

[saldana]

in

[Lathum]

in

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by Swaggs

How complicated will this one be?

The rules you see are as complicated as it gets for players. There may (okay, there will) be strange events that alter circumstances, but what you see posted is what you have to worry about. There are of course, secondary motives you may have to deal with if you have one, but to be honest, this isn't all that convoluted.

Really, the ruleset itself is fairly simple, it's really a game of strategic use of powers, and dealing with the bizarre events that can happen when people start letting loose their abilities.

[Passacaglia]

This was the first game I was a wolf. In.

[Mr. Wednesday]

When is this expected to begin and end?

[Swaggs]

I'll give this one a shot, too.

[st.cronin]

ininininininininininininin

[Barkeep49]

Originally Posted by Mr. Wednesday

When is this expected to begin and end?

CW had indicated to me he was going to start a week from today. I can't give you insight about the ending.

[jeheinz72]

Going to have to pass (I'll be gone for nearly a 2 week stretch from 12/21-1/2) but it looks like a good one!

[Mr. Wednesday]

I'm assuming it will go more than a week, so I must regretfully decline as (like jeheinz) I'm travelling for the holidays.

[Lathum]

Is there any reason why we can't start this game mid week this week and run 2 games at once. It's not like that would be the first time.

[Coffee Warlord]

I'd much prefer it if we did, to be honest. I just don't want to take away from anyone else's game.

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

I'd much prefer it if we did, to be honest. I just don't want to take away from anyone else's game.

I don't have a problem with it. I probably chose a poor time to end my game (Thursday, 2 PM). It makes it hard to get another game started that week, but a long wait until the next week begins. Day 8 has the potential to be a crazy one (but then again, for all I know, it could be pretty blah), but I don't think it should cause a problem.

[Coffee Warlord]

Well, if noone has any problems with it, and if we can score a few more people by then, I could easily start us up Wednesday. Barring just utter ridiculousness, there'd be no reason we couldn't finish before Xmas then.

[jeheinz72]

With the new developments, CW thinks it'll be wrapped up (or me likely dead), so I'm in

[claphamsa]

Originally Posted by jeheinz72

With the new developments, CW thinks it'll be wrapped up (or me likely dead), so I'm in

vote heinz

[jeheinz72]

*shifty*

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by jeheinz72

*shifty*

Elementals don't have shifty eyes. They don't really have eyes.

Lynch him!

[Schmidty]

I'll play.

[Mr. Wednesday]

If we'll be done by next Saturday, I'm in.

[Mr. Wednesday]

Dola, that's Saturday the 22nd, I'm travelling for home then.

[Coffee Warlord]

I honestly think we'll manage. It's rare for games to go into day 10, and there's more than a couple ways to die here.

[Coffee Warlord]

Roles will go out this evening, Day 1 Starts Tomorrow, 9am CST.

[Barkeep49]

The earlier the better I say for roles, unless you think there might be a sign-up or two.

[Coffee Warlord]

I'm trying to leave the window open a little longer, just in case. Wouldn't mind another player or two for added insanity. But I'll prolly bump out the roles before I go home from work anyway.

[SnDvls]

put me in

[Barkeep49]

Originally Posted by SnDvls

put me in

Being resurrected was fun even if I get resurrected as a good guy and you came back as a baddie

[SnDvls]

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

Being resurrected was fun even if I get resurrected as a good guy and you came back as a baddie

I just remember looking up yak info and passing it along to CW in the last one....that was lots of fun.

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by SnDvls

put me in

Wow did you time that well.

SIGNUPS CLOSED AS OF NOW.

[Coffee Warlord]

All roles have gone out now. If you haven't received one, PM me.

[Coffee Warlord]

Day 1 is partially underway. No votes will be considered "valid" until 9am CST tomorrow morning. However, as all roles are out, game on.

The stars have aligned, fortelling their power for the coming day and night. The Sign of the Squid is overhead.



Save the Not So Colossal Squid!

[claphamsa]

Checking in as a good guy

[Coffee Warlord]

By the way. If anyone not signed up wants an alternate position, let me know.

[SnDvls]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Wow did you time that well.

SIGNUPS CLOSED AS OF NOW.

I know the anticipation was killing you to see if I joined so I needed to give you the most build up I could

[Mr. Wednesday]

Checking in.

[SnDvls]

BTW checking in

[Lathum]

checking in

[Barkeep49]

Checking out, or more aptly checking you out to see if you're an avatar.

[jeheinz72]

Checkin in all elemental and shizz...sadly, none of my 4 powers allow me to slap people with fish. I really wish they did.

[hoopsguy]

JE, sounds like you didn't get the cool elemental powers, as mine are entirely fish-based. I'm sure from this information that you must, in fact, be an avatar. I'll be voting for you as soon as I'm allowed to do so.

Actually, not so much. Just wanted something different to say than "elemental checking in".

Is there any value at this point in having some conversation about abilities? I honestly don't know as I read my PM if I'm a standard elemental, or if we are all going to have unique abilities. I suspect the latter, but figured I would put this out for some Day 1 group-think.

[Schmidty]

I'm here!!!

[jeheinz72]

Damnit, I really wanted to be lord of all things Fish!

As far as your question, I'd bet we all have similar ones we can use at different times. For instance my Yak power may be your Trout power.