Shadows

Cry me a river, Hinckerdoodle, it was the middle of the day, your time. Personally, I woke up dead in Galactic Paranoia. And I was loyal, dammit. I didn't even complain. Well, I probably did. I didn't change any titles or call people idiots for it, but they knew what they were. Not like I didn't see it coming though, Hinck had tried to press for it the day before. Based on my normal EB presence, he should have known I was asleep too, so apparently the only way to beat me is when I'm unconscious.

Yes, when he melts down in a game, the titles flow like water... Sore Winner - Mystical Castle 2: Hinckley can't help but lash out when he's about to die. Dashingly Dumb - Mystical Castle 2: Hinckley strikes again. Moron.

I've never been the lord of the scum, or whatever it is you want to make up, but sorcerers use evil spirits to 'divine' as you put it. Feeling so guilty you have to confess now? As for 'amature' moves, I assure you, I used my best material on Mary your wife. It's something of a tradition, who knew it would turn out like this. I can see why you ended up bad.

Because I'm a loyal wizard and know that I was clearly told that the sorcerer was scum. Duh. I am a protector. I spent the night with Lady Harcourt. I ran into the evil sorcerer while going to her quarters. I believe that will eventually be confirmed.

He's drunk or something. The first thing I said when I wrote him was that I am the wizard, you are the sorcerer, and I was told that the sorcerer is evil. Actually, they're believing your numbnuts wife. I hope we haven't all been deceived by her. Then again, you've lied a little yourself, claiming to be various things including both a night killer and an investigator, so it's no wonder you're sentenced to die. The day ended when a majority was reached. Stop trying to cheat. Scum cheat. Oh, nevermind, you can't help yourself. I'm not desperate, I'm just stating fact, the day ended when a majority was reached. And I am the Wizard. Damn right I am. The sorcerer is my enemy and the enemy of all loyal citizens, for he is scum. I was told this before I even arrived here and I have no reason to believe that God would lie to me.

*points at the sky*

This day ended pages ago, why are you people still talking, just to give Draggy a headache?

Right, you're the sorcerer then. End of story. Just give it up, scum, the majority was reached and the vote is final. You're going to die, and if your wife has brought this upon you wrongly, she won't live long either. She started all this mess by telling us that you're the sorcerer and lying about being with me last night. You're thanking her? Love is truly blind. Deaf. And dumb. I thought we voted off the retard before.

Majority reached, day over. The secret here is not to tell people things they shouldn't know, and if you do, deal with it like an adult and don't go off like you're 10. We have maturity rules here.

Your descendant tried the same thing in Noir.

The day will end as soon as a majority decision is reached, or when the 4 days are up. Still lying, scum? You show up and suddenly your wife retracts her whole story about you being the sorcerer? No way in hell am I buying that. Die, Aventine scum! DIE!

YOU TOLD US THAT YOUR HUSBAND IS THE SORCERER! No, or I'd be seeing the dashingly handsome loyal wizard and not the ugly unhairmatching sorcerer scum. We'll need a new banner for that. That's what you think we are, but we aren't. The sorcerer is evil and your wife identified you. She then lied 3 times about last night, including her claim that I wasn't with her all night, but that was simply to attempt to discredit me. If you're innocent, she owned you. Hard.

Advice to the sorcerer: stop trying to influence the game by making OOC posts referring to non-existent pasts and calling people by their usernames. It shows you for the scum you are, one way or another.

Making OOC metagaming comments during the day, Hinck? It's disappointing that you would be so desperate.

You told us that he is the sorcerer and we all saw the sorcerer blocked from performing his night action. I don't doubt that he will eventually arrive trying to claim to have done something to excuse himself from being in your bed (sorry, but 3 to a bed is 1 too many, thank you), but it simply isn't true. Both of you have made mistakes that will cost him his life. If you are truly loyal, I hope you will see your mistake and correct it, but I don't think you are. One vote a day, so your silly plea for mercy is a bit premature. Now you're not so sure? The difference is that in your theory, both the accuser and the accusee are bad. In this case, we saw the sorcerer and I preparing to do battle, thus proving that we are on opposite sides. If the Lord is the sorcerer as his wife claims, he is scum and I am loyal, as two scum would have no reason to be looking for each other to do battle. If she is lying, she is scum and was looking to force me out in the open. If that's the case, the real sorcerer will attack me again tonight as he is the only one who can. Vastly different scenario, try not to let them distract you with it as they certainly may try.

Really? I seem to remember the night clearly, but maybe the Friar is right and I left less of an impression on you than I imagined. So it goes, I'm not all that worried about impressing you at this point. Oh, and why did you claim this? Clearly you are now saying that you did nothing last night. The truth is, we went at it like bunnies all night while your husband was being dragged around by another citizen who blocked him from performing his dirty deeds (done dirt cheap, I'm sure). Your lies are as transparent as those lovely cones on the chandeliers. You had a busy night for not doing anything and the only way you could have known I was the wizard is if you realised that I was coming upstairs to your room when I ran into your evil husband. You've ruined your chance of trying to cover your involvement in this. You're lying now to protect the sorcerer and we all know that he is evil. We all saw me on my way to your room upstairs. I leave it to the good citizens to decide whether or not to support a sorcerer and the liar who tries to defend him.

This is tricky to answer without discussing the game directly, so let me just say that I would really love a single game where I could just sit back and let everyone else do everything and not get quite so heavily involved.

You mean Sirion, the dashingly handsome Ambassador you spent the night in bed with? When do you honestly propose that I had time for anything else, and how could you have possibly heard anything over your screams of ecstasy? So, there we have it. Lord William Harcourt is the sorcerer. It makes sense that it would be a local with access to the guards and castle. Let me remind all of you what a sorcerer does: * Main Entry: sor·cery * Pronunciation: \-rē\ * Function: noun * Etymology: Middle English sorcerie, from Anglo-French, from sorcer sorcerer, from Medieval Latin sortiarius, from Latin sort-, sors chance, lot — more at series * Date: 14th century the use of power gained from the assistance or control of evil spirits especially for divining On the other hand, a wizard uses magic, but it isn't automatically for good or evil, it all depends on the person. Clearly, the enemy of a sorcerer would be a good wizard. I am not going to make any grand gestures intended to influence any of you, however. I know that I am loyal and stand by that. I now know that Lord Harcourt isn't. If we are to stop the evil, this is our first chance to do so. Thank you, fair Lady, for making all of this abundantly clear. And for last night. Sorry your husband turned out to be a witch again scum. Vote: Lord William Harcourt / Hinckley I investigated Lady Harcourt's bed all night.

At this stage, the only people who can be absolutely sure about each other are the conspirators who are looking to destroy us, therefore anyone who has contacted you at this point either knows you are one of them, or knows you aren't and are looking to deceive you. Consider that carefully. As of right now, I have no way to know who to trust, which should be the case for most of us. Why would it be different for this person? Since you claim to know who both are, why don't you make contact and report your findings. You may be doing a great service to the Alliance. An assassin isn't necessarily scum if they are trying to destroy evil, and I have strong reason to believe that the sorcerer is evil. Let's look at that more closely. Traditionally, as you know from your reading, a sorcerer is always evil, while a wizard may or may not be evil. Despite current beliefs, magic, in and of itself, is not evil, but sorcery is by it's very definition. In a showdown between the two, it is obvious that the sorcerer is the evil one. It doesn't automatically make the wizard our friend, but right now, it makes them an unknown, which is still better than a definite enemy. Ultimately, both may be bad, but at the very least, I think we know that the sorcerer is the more immediate concern. Sounds like reasonable logic indicating that both are male, but as you say, they might be able to change their form or they could identify each other right now and be done with the speculation.

Pity Ethel was a loyal nutjob as opposed to scum. Well, it'll be quieter around here at least. So what did we learn? This was a very educational night if we look at it carefully. It seems obvious that there is a sorcerer and a wizard and the two are enemies. "I've been looking for you", said the sorcerer. "I shall deal with you now to save the trouble later." "I think you'll find me a little harder to deal with than that", replied the Wizard. That means that the wizard is on our side and the sorcerer wants to do harm. Taken a step further, one of you performed a night action on the sorcerer and dragged him away before there could be a battle. "There you are! I've been looking for you!" exclaimed the person, and grabbed the Sorcerer by the arm. "I wanted to talk about today, wasn't it awful? I think..." The person continued chatting as it lead the Sorcerer away, leaving the Wizard alone in the foyer. If that person will identify the sorcerer, we can deal with him as a group and stop the evil at it's source. If I had to guess, it was a blocker who randomly chose the sorcerer and effectively saved the life of the wizard. It also seems that some form of assassin targeted the sorcerer but was unable to make the kill. They may be protected by magic, but at least you should know who it is, if you can get the word out carefully. This is vitally important. The sorcerer is very likely the most powerful scum in the castle and stopping them early could prevent more loyal deaths. One of you must step forward if we are to stop this evil.

Room 9, please. Poison. Hmmm.

Never contradict the man with the badge, you might discover what else he is carrying, such as this bulging ring of skeleton keys, all taken directly from skeletons the world over. If he manages that, the good Friar and I would like to light a fire to bring warmth to his life.

If you happen to come across any nuts, that would be great. I'd like to head to the stairs and go up. I'm trying to reach the master bedroom fireplace. Or something. I'm just speculating, I've never been here or anything, of course.

Yes, let's ransack explore the house! *mutters to himself... "these fools haven't even heard of the treasure..."*

Yes, it is quite odd that he isn't here yet, but perhaps you and I could discuss some matters over here in a Private Meeting.