Mini 1630: Edgar Allan Poe uPick GAME OVER!

[fferyllt]

Mini 1630: Edgar Allan Poe uPick

Moderator: fferyllt
Back Up Moderator: GuyInFreezer

A Dream Within a Dream

Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow --
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand --
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep -- while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?

Thus begins this journey through a bewildering concatenation of Poe's characters and stories, combined in ways that not even his imagination could have spanned.

Players

CaskOfAmontillado (a hydra of TellTaleHeart and Sthar8)
Medea the Alien (a hydra of Cabd and Penguin_Alien)
Faster Than Light (a hydra of Metal Sonic and Varsoon)
Ghatokaca (a hydra of f-16_fighting_falcon and Nachomamma8)
TierShift

PurloinedLetter (a hydra of Tiershift and fakespeare)

Policy Lynch (a hydra of Cephrir, Orcinus, and notscience)
Catastrophe (a hydra of toolenduso and TSO)
Krystal Bald (a hydra of Mantisdreamz and Nikanor)
BRantz
Kthxbye
xRECKONERx

Bookitty

Copper223

Spoiler: Still trapped within the madness (Alive)

Ghatokaca
Catastrophe
xRECKONERx

Spoiler: Shuffled off this mortal coil

LynxKuroneko, the

Morbid-aligned Black Cat

was lynched on day 1.
Policy Lynch, the

Morbid-aligned Raven

was killed on night 1
Kthxbye, the

Morbid-aligned Conquerer Worm

was lynched on day 2
BRantz, the

Morbid-aligned House of Usher

was killed on night 1
Krystal Bald, the

Miasma-aligned Madeline Usher

was lynched on day 3
Faster Than Light, the

Morbid-aligned Orangutan

was killed on night 3
Medea the Alien, the

Miasma-aligned Crypt.

was killed on night 3
copper223, the

Morbid-aligned embers

killed on night 3
CaskOfAmontillado, the

Morbid-aligned C. Auguste Dupin

killed on night 4
Tiershift, the

Morbid-aligned Marie Roget

killed on night 5

Spoiler: Exiled to distant forbidding wastes (Modkilled)

None ever please!

Spoiler: Vote Counter Settings

LIVING PLAYERS

Ghatokaca
Catastrophe
xRECKONERx (replaces Bookitty)

LINKS

Day 6, Post 1668

[fferyllt]

This uPick game is under development, and should be ready to launch within a couple days. This thread will be updated as the design is approved and the game moves inexorably toward launch.

General Rules:

Voting and Deadlines:

1. Voting must be bolded in the form

Vote: Player

or VOTE: Player, or else they will not be counted. Unvotes are not required to change your vote, but they are helpful.

2. I don't mind if you use nicknames/abbreviations when you vote someone. But if I have no idea who you're voting for, then the vote won't be counted.

3. Lynches require a majority of votes: (numberoflivingplayers/2) +1, rounded down.

4. If there's no majority at deadline, there's no lynch.

5. When the hammered vote is cast, it is officially twilight. All players may continue to talk about the game, but no votes/unvotes will count after a majority vote has been reached.

6. After you are lynched or night killed, you may make one "bah" post with no game-relevant information on the following game day. Nothing more.

7. Deadlines are set at two weeks and extensions will only be given in the event of site down time or a player replacement occurring within 3 days of deadline.

Prods and Replacements:

1. Prods will be given if you do not post in 48 hours. Weekends count as a single full day in determining if a prod is due.

2. You will be replaced if you either do not respond to a prod, or need to be prodded more than 3 times total. You may request for a player to be prodded at any time, but the less you request, the happier your mod is. Prods requested when a player has been absent for less than 48 hours do not count for replacement purposes.

3. If you're V/LA, make sure I know. If you are V/LA for more than a week, I'd suggest requesting replacement, but that's not required. If a lengthy V/LA is adversely affecting the game (e.g., if you are not able to post minimally during that time), then your mod may replace you.without penalty.

Misc.

1. Dark Blue (#004080) is the color I will use for mod posts. Please don’t use this color or otherwise try to make your posts look like mod posts.

2. You can talk about the game in the private threads given to you via PM. Otherwise, please refrain from talking about this game outside of this thread, and don't talk about other

ongoing

games inside of this game thread. This is a sitewide rule. (edited to add the word "ongoing")

3. No editing, deleting, using invisible texts, etc...

4. Don't quote

or talk about any

mod-recieved PMs.

Your flavor is for you to enjoy and you only until the end of the game.

. If you're unsure where the line is drawn re discussing role PMs or other mod-received communications, please check with me before making a post you think could be questionable. (edited for clarity)

5. I make mistakes. Show me them where you see them.

6. Questions are vastly preferred over Modkills. If you're about to do something that you're unsure about, then tell me about it first and I'll let you know if it's ok.

Please note: I am using an automated vote counter to generate the vote counts. There could be a glitch here or there. Please let me know if you notice any votes that are missed or incorrectly assigned.

Game Specific Notes:

Due to the game mechanics, the dead thread won't be started right away. Until you are invited to the dead thread, you are completely and utterly prohibited from talking about this game with other dead players.

Sample VT Role PM

Welcome! You are

The Sleeper

! You are one of the

Morbid

.

You have the following abilities ~

- Your vote and your wits.

Win Condition:

You win when all threats to the

Morbid

have been eliminated or nothing can prevent that from occurring.

The game thread is here.

Please confirm by replying to this PM with your alignment. Day 1 will start when at least 10 players have confirmed.

[fferyllt]

Role PMs will go out tonight!

Role PMs are out! Game will start when 10 players have confirmed.

Confirmed count: 10!

[fferyllt]

Vote Count 1.1

In May 1829 Poe wrote to Isaac Lea, of the publishers Carey, Lea & Carey:

"I send you, for your tenderest consideration, a poem . . .

Its title is “Al Aaraaf” — from the Al Aaraaf of the Arabians, a medium between Heaven & Hell where men suffer no punishment, but yet do not attain that tranquil & even happiness which they suppose to be the characteristic of heavenly enjoyment . . .

I have placed this “Al Aaraaf” in the celebrated star discovered by Tycho Brahe which appeared & disappeared so suddenly — It is represented as a messenger star of the Deity, &, at the time of its discovery by Tycho, as on an embassy to our world. One of the peculiarities of Al Aaraaf is that, even after death, those who make choice of the star as their residence do not enjoy immortality — but, after a second life of high excitement, sink into forgetfulness, & death — This idea is taken from Job — “I would not live always — let me alone” . . . I have imagined some well known characters of the age of the star’s appearance, as transferred to Al Aaraaf — viz Michael Angelo — and others — of these Michael Angelo as yet, alone appears."

Day One of this game is dedicated to Al Aaraaf, Edgar Allan Poe's longest and also considered his most difficult poem.

Not Voting

(12): CaskofAmontillado, Medea the Alien, LynxKuroneko, Faster than Light, Ghatokaca, PurloinedLetter, Policy Lynch, Catastrophe, Krystal Bald, Brantz, Kthxbye, Bookitty, Copper223

With 12 alive, it takes 7 to lynch.

Deadline: January 16, Midnight US Eastern Time.

Countdown: (expired on 2015-01-15 21:00:00)

Mod Notes:

- Brantz is on V/LA until 01/04.
- The players who have not confirmed have 48 hours to post before I will seek replacements.
-

[Policy Vote]

Hi team

Orci here. I’ve always wanted to try this style of play and now is a great time to break it out. I’ll be posting only once or twice a day, and I will only post substantially. I’ve wanted to try this for a while to reduce my dependence on realtime interactions and it’s always fun to break up playing habits.

A few things to start the game. Firstly, we are a loverizer, meaning that we get to choose two people and make them lovers. We plan on using this on the two scummiest people somewhere down the line, so keep in mind that we have this option available. It’s basically a vig shot activated by a lynch in our opinion. We saw a lot of positive benefit in claiming early because 1) since we’re loverizing two scumreads we want input on that 2) it doesn’t really matter that scum know/don’t know about it 3) we might not even end up using it because of how swingy it will make the game.

Secondly, we have an ability to send a message to town after we die. I personally suspect that all townies have this ability and I just wanted to claim it first to get that sweet sweet towncred.

Also on the topic of towncred, we totally thought we were SK and were confused for a long while.

A few general remarks about this game. We have a shitton of hydrae, meaning that keeping the thread uncluttered and easy for people to catch up is a must (part of why I’m debuting this playstyle in this game specifically). Please don’t spam this game up.

Rule 4 is interesting because of the “don’t

talk

about any mod-received PMs” and the line about flavor. Take care.

[Krystal Bald]

*Waves*

I personally suspect that all townies have this ability

*Shakes head*

Also on the topic of towncred, we totally thought we were SK and were confused for a long while.

*Rolls eyes*

[Policy Vote]

Aside: 1-shot loverizer. Not full.

Also, hi guys

-Ceph

[CaskOfAmontillado]

Hey all! I am posting this here to remind myself to sign my goddamn posts this game.

-sthar8

[Faster Than Light]

Hi team

Orci here. I’ve always wanted to try this style of play and now is a great time to break it out. I’ll be posting only once or twice a day, and I will only post substantially. I’ve wanted to try this for a while to reduce my dependence on realtime interactions and it’s always fun to break up playing habits.

A few things to start the game. Firstly, we are a loverizer, meaning that we get to choose two people and make them lovers. We plan on using this on the two scummiest people somewhere down the line, so keep in mind that we have this option available. It’s basically a vig shot activated by a lynch in our opinion. We saw a lot of positive benefit in claiming early because 1) since we’re loverizing two scumreads we want input on that 2) it doesn’t really matter that scum know/don’t know about it 3) we might not even end up using it because of how swingy it will make the game.

Secondly, we have an ability to send a message to town after we die. I personally suspect that all townies have this ability and I just wanted to claim it first to get that sweet sweet towncred.

Also on the topic of towncred, we totally thought we were SK and were confused for a long while.

A few general remarks about this game. We have a shitton of hydrae, meaning that keeping the thread uncluttered and easy for people to catch up is a must (part of why I’m debuting this playstyle in this game specifically). Please don’t spam this game up.

Rule 4 is interesting because of the “don’t

talk

about any mod-received PMs” and the line about flavor. Take care.

Thanks.

You are now an IC.

Sonic says hello!!!!


also nice using varsoon's avatar ~.~

[Faster Than Light]

Is there a sample VT role pm?

[CaskOfAmontillado]

Hello everyone I know. I would list you out, but I'm afraid I don't give the requisite number of fucks to do so right now.

And
VOTE: Krystal Bald

-TTH

[fferyllt]

Is there a sample VT role pm?

Added to the 2nd post.

[copper223]

Hey fellows,

I really like the line-up, this promises to be a fun and active game

VOTE: Lynx Who are you?

[LynxKuroneko]

Good evening, happy new year, etc.

Just a fellow Morbid. Nothing to see here.

I'm not fond of hydrae. This could get messy.

I see we're doing the RVS thing! Whee!

Vote: copper223

I promise its not Omgus!

[Faster Than Light]

VOTE: lynxkuroneko

Lynx is scum.
I've used up all my shots.

[copper223]

@Lynx

LynxKuroneko (a hydra of )

Is this a typo then?

[fferyllt]

@Lynx

LynxKuroneko (a hydra of )

Is this a typo then?

fixed!

[Bookitty]

I am excited about this player list

@Ffery:

We can still talk about our role PMs under rule 4, right? Claiming is not forbidden? Also, rule 2 in the same category should be no talking about ongoing games, not ANY games, right? Otherwise meta can't be used.

[fferyllt]

@Ffery: We can still talk about our role PMs under rule 4, right? Claiming is not forbidden? Also, rule 2 in the same category should be no talking about ongoing games, not ANY games, right? Otherwise meta can't be used.

I've edited Misc rules 2 and 4. If this is still ambiguous, let me know.

[Policy Vote]

Good evening, happy new year, etc.

Just a fellow Morbid. Nothing to see here.

I'm not fond of hydrae. This could get messy.

I see we're doing the RVS thing! Whee!

Vote: copper223

I promise its not Omgus!

VOTE: LynxKuroneko

I am excited about this player list

We're excited for you, too!

-Ceph

[Policy Vote]

P.S. I'm a little disappointed this isn't 10 pages yet.

[Bookitty]

<3 Policy Lynch!

Thank you, Ffery!

[LynxKuroneko]

Aw, come on! Stop voting me! =(

[Policy Vote]

Seems like a pretty easy fix, stop being scum and I'll stop voting you.

-Ceph

[fferyllt]

O! Nothing earthly save the ray
(Thrown back from flowers) of Beauty's eye,
As in those gardens where the day
Springs from the gems of Circassy—
O! nothing earthly save the thrill
Of melody in woodland rill—
Or (music of the passion-hearted)
Joy's voice so peacefully departed
That like the murmur in the shell,
Its echo dwelleth and will dwell—
Oh, nothing of the dross of ours—
Yet all the beauty—all the flowers
That list our Love, and deck our bowers—
Adorn yon world afar, afar—
The wandering star.