The Syndicate

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sat Nov 24, 2018 4:13 pm I went back to re-read D3 because I don't remember this Glorf Truth thing being so heated but it turns out the two people I cased and called bad that day were Jack and Long Con.

Am I....am I *too* good?

I think ‘good’ is absolute, my friend and you are as good as they come

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Nov 22, 2018 3:57 pm Good game. Things would have been different if Nova had been active, if Glorf hadn't gone Truth Meta... and certain night actions couldn't have had worse luck by design.

And THAT’S precisely why I should never have signed up for this game (I only did because I wanted to make sure our Host had the minimum number of players he needed to get the game off the ground) and will likely never sign up for another here! Thanks!

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:55 pm "I'm weawwy sawwy I lynched you LC if onwy der was witterawwy any other choice I could have made awwww shucks look how cute I am uwu"

This post is a complete disgrace and I’d have expected far better from you DH. Whatever LC turns out to be, I voted for him only out of duty and loyalty to this hapless Town team not because I thought he was necessarily bad.

nutella wrote: ↑Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:47 pm We lynch Jay tomorrow or so help me Merlin.

You’re kidding me, right?

karavalenge wrote: ↑Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:46 pm This game is giving me the biggest headache

Tell me about it!

Lunalee wrote: ↑Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:44 pm Glorf: "dont rezz me"
Also Glorf: *votes Long Con because he doesn't want to be lynched

I’m Town and you damn well know it.

As Town, it’s my job to try to stay alive - God knows why, I’d be quite happy to be out of this mess

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:39 pm There's no reason for Glorf to threaten to bail on the game if he's being correctly lynched, and there's no reason for mafia Glorf to refuse resurrection.

We know Glorf doesn't fudge shit. He says what he believes in his heart.

speed and nutella are bad.

And likely Jack

I’m genuinely sorry, LC. I was left no choice.

No one is more Town than you - Mafia 101 by 3J

I’ve changed my mind about Colin. I think he is likely Town. His posts towards the end of today simply reek of genuineness

If I get lynched today I am out of this game for good so I’m warning you in advance - reviving me will be a complete and utter waste of time so don’t bother. Just sayin’...

I’m happy to give Epi some time to catch up properly

Jackofhearts2005 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:21 pm @Sloonei

Vote elsewhere.

No, I will

speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:11 pm [VOTE: JJJ] aubergine

I've been POEing out my day. Here's what I have:

Do not lynch:
Timmer
karavalenge
Lunalee
poutanko
Sloonei
nutella
ColinIsCool
Long Con

Whatever mate:
DharmaHelper
JaggedJimmyJay
Epignosis
Glorfindel
MacDougall
Quin
Jackofhearts2005
sprityo

Didn't have enough time to iron everyone out, since I was out of town all yesterday. It's a good start, though.

I'll be in and out. JJJ is an interesting lynch option, and I want to see what comes of it. Sprityo's lynch wouldn't be the worst thing ever. Jury's out on Jack and Glorf, I've still for to work on those two.

I townread Mac except for the whole anti-town-vig-scum-hogwash. Need to figure out what to do with that.

linki: Oh okay I might join you hmmm

And yet, you’re voting me? I’m the best you can do?

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Mon Nov 05, 2018 3:44 pm Today has been a rather crappy day phase in general. I'm as much to blame as anyone, as I have had terribly little time to really be here apart from the interactive reads I trudged through. I see stupid cases (e.g. Colin wants to be rezzed or something), and mildly interesting cases that are challenged by concrete town indicators (e.g. Long Con, nutella, Lunalee). I don't think these conflicts are going to be resolved before the deadline, so I am endorsing the lynch a player for whom there ought not be conflict:

sprityo

That's the point of what I've done. That's why. I don't give even the slightest sliver of a fraction of a shit how easy it looks. People keep ignoring me anyway, so it isn't even easy.

My apologies, Jay but are you saying Lunalee is (in your opinion) concrete Town?

speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Nov 05, 2018 11:50 am @nutella Have you had a scum game more recent than Fire Emblem?
@Glorfindel I'd like to see a scum game of yours. Don't really care who points me to it.

Currently leaning more town on Nutella than before, based on the past few pages of content.

@speedchuck: viewtopic.php?f=28&t=1161

It’s 3:40 am - I’m going back to bed. G’night!

Apparently not...?

Well, seeing no one is around, I might as well put some of my more well-formed thoughts out there:

I still have a strong degree of confidence of Jay being Town and likewise Master-Sloonei and have seen nothing from either of them that gives me cause to doubt them.

Mac is interesting. I have no issue with his content - it sounds to me like it would come from a Town perspective and that’s fine. The issue I’m having with him though is his cavalier posting - I’m used to something far more ‘direct’ and aggressive from him with reference to his approach to the game. I don’t know what he’d hope to achieve by behaving in this way if he were Mafia and I’ll admit (almost more than anyone else) he seems to be able to come up with some genuinely thought provoking material (like his theorising about the true alignment of the NKs). Again, I don’t know that a Mafia would do that.

LC, too, is strange to me. Day 1 I had the impression that he was Town but for reasons I can’t quite put my finger on right now, I feel his stocks are slipping a little.

I’m honestly, sincerely trying really hard to let go of my previous doubts about Quin but as hard as I might, I can’t completely escape them. There is like an abruptness (and snipiness?) about his posts this game the likes of which I don’t think I’ve witnessed before.

Jack: There’s nothing there that seems to be convincing me that this guy is Town. Again, it’s just like a spidey-sense thing and I can’t exactly elaborate further at this point in time.

Nutella: Another one! Felt good about her Day 1 and now, well, not quite so convinced - especially after that silly ‘You’re on Notice’ post. Like, I mean, what WAS that? Clearly it wasn’t intended as a means of engaging with the players that she nominated. We’re still to see any real analysis arise from that post. It just gave me this ‘belligerent’ vibe that again, I don’t know that i see any degree of genuineness there.

Finally, there’s Epi. I’ve not seen that much from him and what I have seen, hasn’t impressed me much. For someone so experienced and competent here at The Syndicate, I find he’s been more ‘superficial’ in his posts than I recall has been the case in previous games. As I mentioned earlier, I think he’s very strong as Mafia and could be flying under the radar a bit.

Anybody about?

nutella wrote: ↑Sun Nov 04, 2018 3:03 am

The following players are ON NOTICE:

MacDougall
JaggedJimmyJay
Jackofhearts2005
Long Con
Glorfindel
karavalenge

You are ON NOTICE.

(meaning these players are most deserving of my scrutiny for the remainder of this day phase and my vote will almost certainly be within this pool)

now if you'll excuse me, I have some investigation I've been meaning to do regarding Jack.

[mention]nutella[/mention] Would you please confirm for me... Is this meant to be some kind of, I dunno... THREAT?

Epignosis wrote: ↑Sat Nov 03, 2018 11:16 pm
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 6:21 pm
JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:57 pm A fond EOD letter from JaggedJimmyJay to you,

Hello, dear friend. It would appear that you and I are once again engaged in Mafia combat (or perhaps this is the first time? Well met!) As the game is played, so must we turn hateful eyes against one another, and lose our humanity in a mindless bloodbath all for the sake of brief psychological stimulation. Please, friend, understand that no matter how cruel I sound, or how arrogant my words, or how distant my emotion -- I love you. I have since the start. The world has funneled us into this bizarre electronic communication arena wherein we may exercise our like passions in concert. It is a beautiful opportunity, and I am forever grateful to share it with you.
Rightbackatcha from Glorf,

Yes, dear friend, we are once again engaged in Mafia combat. That said, I am honoured and privileged to have people of your calibre and character here to play with. There is no hate here from me (not towards you at least) and I trust you may join me in the civil and respectful exchange of friends as befits a true gentleman as yourself. It is indeed a beautiful opportunity and I too, am happy to share it with you.

My apologies for sleeping in through last EoD. I was exhausted and forgot to set the alarm

I see that Master-Sloonei has joined us in place of poor Owner. This is great news in my view. This game now contains the elite of Mafia experience and skill of the Syndicate and I look forward to a cracking game!

Epi, I find your response here to my earlier remark about Jay and Master-Sloonei intriguing. You feel slighted that I don’t consider you elite? Well, there’s the thing. From my perspective, you round out the Syndicate’s ‘triumvirate of eliteness’. The difference between you and the other two though, is that Jay (in particular) and Master-Sloonei are accomplished at being Town (you only have to look at Jay’s recent analysis posts, with each one I think he feels more and more Townie). You, however I don’t think are quite in the same league in that respect (certainly you don’t appear to possess the ability to Town read me - you couldn’t do it in Battlestar Galactica and I think it’s beyond you here). I believe that in being bad is where your strength lies. That is where I think you are most formidable. Just thought I’d clarify that for you!

*OFFICIAL DOCUMENT*
Hogwarts Mafia Advanced Health Directive

Subject: Glorfindel

Status: DNR

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:57 pm A fond EOD letter from JaggedJimmyJay to you,

Hello, dear friend. It would appear that you and I are once again engaged in Mafia combat (or perhaps this is the first time? Well met!) As the game is played, so must we turn hateful eyes against one another, and lose our humanity in a mindless bloodbath all for the sake of brief psychological stimulation. Please, friend, understand that no matter how cruel I sound, or how arrogant my words, or how distant my emotion -- I love you. I have since the start. The world has funneled us into this bizarre electronic communication arena wherein we may exercise our like passions in concert. It is a beautiful opportunity, and I am forever grateful to share it with you.

Rightbackatcha from Glorf,

Yes, dear friend, we are once again engaged in Mafia combat. That said, I am honoured and privileged to have people of your calibre and character here to play with. There is no hate here from me (not towards you at least) and I trust you may join me in the civil and respectful exchange of friends as befits a true gentleman as yourself. It is indeed a beautiful opportunity and I too, am happy to share it with you.

My apologies for sleeping in through last EoD. I was exhausted and forgot to set the alarm

I see that Master-Sloonei has joined us in place of poor Owner. This is great news in my view. This game now contains the elite of Mafia experience and skill of the Syndicate and I look forward to a cracking game!

Also, do I think Jack is bad? I’ll tell you [mention]juliets[/mention] I see no evidence to suggest that he isn’t. Do I think he’s bad because of his case on me? No. I think he’s bad because of his lack of a case on me. The thing is, his argument is so inept, it’s kinda hard to believe that any Mafia would even attempt such a thing...?

juliets wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 8:26 amGlorf, can you explain what you mean by "analytical gymnastics" regarding Jack's logic for voting you? Are you seeing Jack as bad right now? If so, is it because of his case on you or are there other things you are wary of?

Hi [mention]juliets[/mention] this is Jack’s post below with the associated posts included for context:

Spoiler: show

1. I’m very dismissive of what I shouldn’t give a shit about. I’m sorry but doesn’t dismissive = not give a shit? This is simply errant nonsense.

2. If It was JUST me that was Mafia - this comment suggests he has already made up his mind that I’m Mafia based on no case that I’ve read from anyone and while appearing to offer you a logical argument, he’s already trying to persuade you that I’m bad.

3. His argument here is that if I were Mafia with other members of Mac’s list, I’d feel compelled to draw attention to myself by debunking that list. I commented on that list NOT because I am defending anyone - I was commenting on it because I couldn’t believe that you’d take it seriously in the first place (if you haven’t guessed already, I don’t share your confidence in Mac’s reads).

4. Again, Jack claims that if there were THREE Mafia in the list? THREE? Where on earth did he pull that number from? Fear not, I know...

5. If Jack were Mafia and was alone on Mac’s list, he’d simply ignore it. Well, good for him! I’m not Jack and as a member of this Town team, I AM going to defend the ONE person that I absolutely know with 100% certainty is Town from being thrown on Mafia lists and being voted for by people who wouldn’t know my Town meta if they fell over it!

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:21 pm
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:55 pm @JaggedJimmyJay : Being one of the few people I feel that I can trust in this game right now, may I please ask your opinion of two player of you may have far more extensive and recent experience of than I - Jack and Colin? Thank you kindly.
I think Colin has seemed authentic in his play so far. Jack hasn’t done much, so I award no civilian points. There is precedent for him to goof off as a good guy so tread carefully, but it’s an easy meta to mimic. Indeed that’s the value of the meta.

Can you explain why you trust me in specific reference to my play in this game?

Thank you Jay, for your assessment. I can’t say that I’d necessarily agree on either count. I find something uneasy about Colin so far although I’m prepared to bow to your superior experience of him. You consider that Jack is a ‘good guy’ ‘goofing off’? I see no evidence of either from his posts. I thought his case (if you can call it that) on me was little more that analytical gymnastics without a safety net of logic. I should ask you to reconsider and keep a close eye on him.

As for you, Jay - I get this overwhelming IDGAF tone from your posts that I don’t think I’d see were you Mafia. I think you’re more likely to be more low key and generally more agreeable in your posts if you were Mafia.

[mention]JaggedJimmyJay[/mention] : Being one of the few people I feel that I can trust in this game right now, may I please ask your opinion of two player of you may have far more extensive and recent experience of than I - Jack and Colin? Thank you kindly.

juliets wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:16 am
Jackofhearts2005 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:09 am
juliets wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:02 am
Jackofhearts2005 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:50 am
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:05 am
juliets wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:40 am
MacDougall wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:39 am The scum are Jay, Long Con, Quin, Glorfindel and Kyle.
You have proven yourself adept at identifying mafia when you're civ so I have to seriously consider what you have to say here. What do you see about LC that says he's bad? I have a hell of a time reading him even tho I've played with him for years. And is there anything you would be willing to share about Quin, Glorf, and Kyle? I don't think I've ever seen a bad Glorf so I'd like to know what you see. Thanks for anything you're willing to share.
Forgive me but... juliets: what on earth gave you a crazy idea like that?
Here’s a thought. If Glor is scum, at least one of these other players is also scum.
Jack, how is Glor being scum relate to the others being scum?
He’s very dismissive of what he shouldn’t give a shit about. If it was just Glor as scum, he’d be okay with a world where Mac actually goes after that crew. But what if there were 3 mafia in that pile? ScumGlor would be worried about that and Glor’s post comes across worried. Like if Mac put me in a five player group and said that was the mafia, I’d ignore it. Glor didnt.
Ooooh, I don't think I would have ever thought about it that way (I'm just terrible at nuance) but it's a perspective I will have to give some thought to. Thanks for explaining.

‘Nuance’, Juliets? Give me a break! I’d have thought you were far smarter than to take that theory seriously. Our buddy Jack gives me the impression of an aspiring Nigerian scam artist with that nonsense. I can’t help thinking he and Mac could be Mafia bros?

juliets wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:11 am
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:05 am
juliets wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:40 am
MacDougall wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:39 am The scum are Jay, Long Con, Quin, Glorfindel and Kyle.
You have proven yourself adept at identifying mafia when you're civ so I have to seriously consider what you have to say here. What do you see about LC that says he's bad? I have a hell of a time reading him even tho I've played with him for years. And is there anything you would be willing to share about Quin, Glorf, and Kyle? I don't think I've ever seen a bad Glorf so I'd like to know what you see. Thanks for anything you're willing to share.
Forgive me but... @juliets: what on earth gave you a crazy idea like that?
[@juliets The couple of games I've played with Mac where he was civ he was guns a-blazing picking out mafia. It doesn't mean I automatically buy his picks hook, line and sinker, that's why I asked him for some reasoning on them. It doesn't mean I think you are bad just because he named you.
[mention]juliets[/mention] I should think not because that WOULD be really, really silly...

juliets wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:07 am
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 5:07 pm
speedchuck wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 4:40 pm
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 4:33 pm Have a care, my friend! Insulting a player of the calibre of Jay is neither wise nor becoming.

Spoiler: show
Psh. JJJ is an expired fad. He was something back in 2015, but has been on the decline for years. He shares his unwanted knowledge from bygone eras of mafia play, back when people played on their iPhone 6. His ego has only increased in the years since he was relevant, as none want to tell him that we've left the old ways. People like you and DDL glorify his name, bowing before the ancient guru as if he weren't a shriveled up stump, vomiting your dignity onto the floor and then splashing around in the puddles.
I have no idea why I just wrote that. I didn't really mean any of it.

Seriously though do something besides sucking up to JJJ or I will find a vig kill or a lynch rope to fit you.
Aaah, Chuckles - old friend! I feel like I’ve just been revived from a generation in cryo-suspension. I don’t understand where this hating on Jay has come from. I seem to remember The Syndicate as a somewhat kinder, gentler place. Now, it seems like aggravation and naked threats are the currency here...
Hi Glorf, good to have you playing. What do you see as "hating on Jay"? Are there specific things you're looking at or are you talking about the general tenor of the thread when Jay had votes on him?

That new girl referred to Jay as a ‘nutcase’ if my memory serves me correctly. Was it Chuckles that wrote that character assassination piece on him earlier today? But other than that, just the general tone of the game - that, and I said earlier, any Mafia team that didn’t see the need to try and engineer his removal early would have to have rocks in their collective heads.

juliets wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:40 am
MacDougall wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:39 am The scum are Jay, Long Con, Quin, Glorfindel and Kyle.
You have proven yourself adept at identifying mafia when you're civ so I have to seriously consider what you have to say here. What do you see about LC that says he's bad? I have a hell of a time reading him even tho I've played with him for years. And is there anything you would be willing to share about Quin, Glorf, and Kyle? I don't think I've ever seen a bad Glorf so I'd like to know what you see. Thanks for anything you're willing to share.

Forgive me but...

@juliets: what on earth gave you a crazy idea like that?

Kylemii wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 3:54 am
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:28 amKylemii Nice to be playing with you again! We’ve never quite connected in any game we’ve played previously so this might be the first. Tell me, what do you think of Quin?
hello!

quin is taking a more active approach to this game than I'm used to seeing him take, in the sort of jabby punch way that he does, which on the surface level looks good to me.

wbu?

I’d say that is a remarkably accurate assessment of his contributions so far. I’d be more cautious than you however in jumping to any conclusion about that suggesting that he is ‘good’. Having said that, I’m not sure that my meta/tonal reads even apply here anymore - as I alluded to this morning, things seem very different here now than they were when I used to play. Take Epi for example - I don’t remember him ever being so low key as he appears this game. I was thinking that looked a little out of the ordinary but maybe he’s changed his approach?

[mention]Kylemii[/mention] Nice to be playing with you again! We’ve never quite connected in any game we’ve played previously so this might be the first. Tell me, what do you think of Quin?

speedchuck wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 4:40 pm
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 4:33 pm Have a care, my friend! Insulting a player of the calibre of Jay is neither wise nor becoming.

Spoiler: show
Psh. JJJ is an expired fad. He was something back in 2015, but has been on the decline for years. He shares his unwanted knowledge from bygone eras of mafia play, back when people played on their iPhone 6. His ego has only increased in the years since he was relevant, as none want to tell him that we've left the old ways. People like you and DDL glorify his name, bowing before the ancient guru as if he weren't a shriveled up stump, vomiting your dignity onto the floor and then splashing around in the puddles.
I have no idea why I just wrote that. I didn't really mean any of it.

Seriously though do something besides sucking up to JJJ or I will find a vig kill or a lynch rope to fit you.

Aaah, Chuckles - old friend! I feel like I’ve just been revived from a generation in cryo-suspension. I don’t understand where this hating on Jay has come from. I seem to remember The Syndicate as a somewhat kinder, gentler place. Now, it seems like aggravation and naked threats are the currency here...

poutanko wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 1:09 pm
JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 1:00 pm I am the greatest player to ever grace this green Earth with my presence.
...ok nutcase
I only wonder which one of you or DH who has bigger ego at this point

Have a care, my friend! Insulting a player of the calibre of Jay is neither wise nor becoming.

speedchuck wrote: ↑Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:27 pm
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:15 pm Please allow me to make this abundantly clear - I am NOT (in any way) attempting to ‘buddy’ Jay here. For a start, he’s far too smart to fall for buddying anyway. My comments in respect of him reflect my sincere and deep respect for someone whom I both respect and admire irrespective of his alignment although as I said earlier, I see no caser against him to suggest that he is bad. I do however beleive that his presence in this game is a threat to our Mafia friends and I believe that it is in their best interests to remove him from this game ASAP.
To put it nicely, this borders on hero worship. It's weird.

RIP Turnip

In truth, your comment above may actually be accurate in characterizing my view of Jay - I wouldn’t dispute it.

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:11 am The rest of Gryffindor:
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INH:

His weighing in on JC/EpI and Owner/DH feels good to me. Otherwise not much content from INH.

Jay:
it looks like Quin was trying to make a joke "Oh so you HAVE a team huh Epi?" and Jay tried to hem him up over it/look for an easy vote. Cutting the "glorf never lies" shit out earns jay a point in my book though. His explanation here Is mondo garbo. "Quin implied it was MafiaEpi vs. CivJC but it could be the opposite but thats just my opinion". Yeah. Thats how mafia works my guy. Votes for LC after agreeing with "himself and Soneji". Cool. the LC suspicion is"LC asked about Veritiserum in the thread and not by PM, and made a joke about Glorf not telling any lie ever" The first part - LC asking about VS in the thread to appear civilian by way of explaining something that doesn't really have any meat to it, I can see. Switches to a NO U Turnip vote. Great. His exchange with TH makes me feel better about Jay and worse about TH.

Kyle:
Buncha fluff. Tossing out town reads like it's Halloween. Friendo needs to get some Gatorade and get his head in the game.

TH:
His thoughts on Epi/JC are good. He agree's w/ me about Owner's slip. Then we get into the Jay/TH thing which I've gone over. Overall I'm 60/40 on TH being bad right now.
Hufflepuff:
Spoiler: show
Bullz - Only really one post of substance where he calls out Owner for mixing up DH/DA shit. The rest is very friendly heh-haw about the Harry Potter universe and trivia. Yoinks. Thumbs down.

Epi - Already pretty much covered Epi. His JC thing is null for me. I've been around the block with the guy long enough to know he's gonna do his thing and asking him to do your thing is just asking him to punch you in the nuts.

Glorf - Protecting/Buddying Jay. which I've already covered. Jumps on TH for his scummy post and then prods at Quin. I really hate to step on egg-shells when I play mafia but Glorf is a player that kind of forces me to do that sometimes, so I'll say this. Having hosted Baddie Glorf, if I see that Glorf is having a miserable fuckin' time in HOGWARTS of all places, that'll pique my interest. Otherwise, fuck it.

Owner - Not super stoked about the incessant and unyielding obsession w/ me. Already covered a lot of my thoughts on Owner but it boils down to "I think she jumped on me because its easy, her explanation was weird and hinged on Firefly which is also weird because she did the same shit there and I was also town and she was also wrong about every 'slip' or 'tell' or read about me. Also she confused Deathly Hallows with Dark Arts because she knows the Dark Arts abilities and Freudian Slipped."

Poutanko - @Owner of a Lonely Heart Does poutanko's use of those custom smilies so much qualify as a "picture tell", as you put it in Firefly? Not a great deal of content here otherwise. Pegs Owner/Jay for going "too hard" which is sort of the consensus. Eh.

Soneji - Only post is the one where Soneji calls out LC. Decent point.
Ravenclaw:

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juliets - I don't take anything from Epi/JC either way. JC isn't a false schemer type of a player, even when she's bad. When she's bad (at leas in the one GOC game that I remember correctly guessing that she might be bad) she was very airy and asked a lot of questions about other peoples thoughts. She agrees here w/ Luna about Jay/Quin. This post is what I mean when I say she was asking a lot of questions about other people's suspects. Asking people to refresh her on the LC case (or lack of). Pings me a bit but I like to watch and wait when JC is concerned. She backs off Jay after Jay/TH which is cool and good.

Long Con - His Veritiserum post has already been covered via other reads, but just to reiterate and quantify: asking about VS as a game mechanic in the thread and not to the host suggests LC wants to appear to be doing legwork without actually bearing any usable fruit. Otherwise pretty friendly in his interactions. I would say I'm half-decent at reading LC, but I've got nothing here worth a ping right now, another watch-and-wait for me. As the game picks up steam I'll have a more solid opinion of LC like I always do.

Lunalee - This post pinged me early because it demonstrated a focus on House Points and not Vote Accountability, which I'm a big proponent of. Her digging into Jay looks ok. Not much otherwise noteworthy. I'm 55/45 on Luna being bad.

MacDougall - Shitposticus Maxima! is the spell that Mac would have made up if he were the Half Blood Prince.

nutella - Another Jay hanger-on. Lots of light/jokey/fun posts. Not really feeling a nutella vote *right now* but Blendium Totalus. am I right? Got 'em.

Quin - Goes in on Glorf for Glorf's protecting/Buddying to Jay, which is Valid. Blasts Timmer for poo-pooing Truthgate, which is meh. Seeing less of the Buttlhole Jerkboi Quin this game which is cool I love you Quin be my friend.
Slytherin:

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Jackofhearts2005 - Hunting for Hallows and not baddies. Thumbs down.

karavalenge - Comes away from Owner/DH thinking "Could be both bad and have a Hallow" and "Could just be confused", which is a very political, trying to please everybody answer. Dunks on the Truthgate shit with "Well now I *have* to say I'm town", the rest is a buncha Veritserum speculation. Not gr8 m8.

lapluie - she checked in.

novaselinenever - he did not.

speedchuck - Wants to give everyone who is here a shot at N1 at least, and wants to let Glorf alone RE: "I never tell a lie" stuff which are two points I can get behind. Expains the Hallows to Long Con. Townreading Epi after Epi/JC. says Owner "overexplained" the Hallows thing. Poo-poos Truthgate. I'm gonna need more suspects from Chuck, but good effort-ish for D1, expecially compared to most of his Housemates.

timmer - Dings Kara for poo-pooing on Truthgate. Otherwise not much to go on here. Prods Owner a bit for tunneling me but concedes that might just be "blinders." Nothing bad, but nothing great.

Please allow me to make this abundantly clear - I am NOT (in any way) attempting to ‘buddy’ Jay here. For a start, he’s far too smart to fall for buddying anyway. My comments in respect of him reflect my sincere and deep respect for someone whom I both respect and admire irrespective of his alignment although as I said earlier, I see no caser against him to suggest that he is bad. I do however beleive that his presence in this game is a threat to our Mafia friends and I believe that it is in their best interests to remove him from this game ASAP.

Owner of a Lonely Heart wrote: ↑Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:59 pm
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 5:27 pm Greetings, my friends! I know very little about Harry Potter - never read the books, seem some but not all of the movies. That said, I only wanted to be in one ‘house’ and as luck would have it, it’s the one I got!
Glorfindel has been oddly quiet. I wonder if that's a bad thing.

I’ll be honest - I have had an ‘issue’ with this game but I believe that to have all been resolved satisfactorily now. That said, you REALLY need to read back over some of my previous games. I am NEVER a high poster and my availability is always very sporadic.

I’m also a bit nonplussed by an active player voting for the Host/Mod/NP option

What is all that about? I don’t think in all my time here at The Syndicate, I’ve ever seen anyone do that before...

Quin wrote: ↑Tue Oct 30, 2018 5:01 ammint

If that is your defence, Quin, I fear it is somewhat lacking...

I acknowledge that it’s been some time since I last played here but from my recollection, I sense a distinct difference in my friend Quin’s posts this game. I feel a tonal shift to something more aggressive, perhaps more frustrated and certainly less friendly than I recall. I think on reflection, this might be a reasonable place for my first vote.

Kylemii wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:53 pm i made the mistake of spending all day planning my fiendish goblin blade warlock and now i am 9 pages behind

I’ve spent all day at a conference where I’ve been introduced to the concept of ‘collective intelligence’. I was hoping it might give me a little insight into this game. Seems my expectations may have been a little high...

Epignosis wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:13 pm
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 2:28 am Less than zero interest in lynching Jay...
Because he likes you and defends you?

You don't think a mafia Jay would do that?

Jay is both a good and honourable man. His defence of me is completely NAI.

Turnip Head wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:52 pm Jay looks pretty guilty in his last post, I'm ready to string him up

This feels like the most anti-Town post I’ve read so far... I really don’t like these two early wagons (Jay and LC). I see no case against either of them.

poutanko wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:04 pmI'm Town btw.

You know, I think I believe you...

Quin wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:15 am
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:37 am
Quin wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 3:10 am
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 2:28 am Less than zero interest in lynching Jay...
This seems to be a recurring theme with you. Why?
I’m not sure what you mean by this remark, Quin? My personal view is that Jay is a fellow of superior intellect and capable of analysis far beyond that of mere mortals. On that basis, if he’s Town, I’d much prefer him on our side. If by some fluke he’s bad, he’ll reveal himself later down the track. I think he’s far more useful to us alive.

If you were by some chance referring to my last game here with Golden, I’ll confess - I do so wish he was playing this game. It would make my decision here infinitely easier.
Sure. On that same basis, if he's bad, I'd much prefer him dead. How do you think he'll reveal himself? Do you have any scum-3J tells to share?

I think there's a recurring theme when you play mafia where you prefer not to lynch the people you get along well with. That's normal, I'm not trying to tell you off or anything. But at the same time I think you need to be more mindful that we only get so much time in a game and we can't spend it protecting the people we like.

Or maybe I'm completely wrong about you.

Putting his usefulness if he's a civilian aside, do you actually think he is a civilian?

Au contraire, my dear Quin! In Mafia as in life, it is critically important to protect those assets that we value and hold most dear. I am surprised that (from your comment) it appears that you don’t agree? And no, you oughtn’t ‘tell me off’ for holding a point of view that is entirely valid. And yes, I do believe Jay to be a civilian - I wouldn’t have said what I did about him if I didn’t.

Long Con wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:32 am Also, why is it "by some fluke" if JJJ is bad?

Alignments are randomised, are they not? And yes, I might be fooling myself but yeah, I do think I might ba able to discern Jay’s ‘badness’ if he were bad.

lapluie, lapluie. Where for art thou, lapluie?

nutella wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 2:29 am
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 2:26 am
ColinIsCool wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:08 pm So who’s going to ask Glorfindel if he’s bad?
To be honest, this whole mess had completely slipped my mind. It’s hard for me to know what to do here - do I refuse to answer and get lynched by a rabid Town or answer it and put a target on my back Night 1? Either way, I guess it suggests a short stay for me this game...
Refuse to answer. We won't jump on you.... unless you look suspicious for legitimate reasons. You're just another player in the game dude

Thank you but you’ll forgive me if I lack confidence in the ability of a number of players here to apply ‘legitimate reasoning’ when I appear to be an easy target. Don’t get me wrong - I intend to do my best for as long as I’m in the game. The one thing that I think would make this game truly great though would be if Master Sloonei was playing. In my estimation he’s right up there with Jay.

Quin wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 3:10 am
Glorfindel wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 2:28 am Less than zero interest in lynching Jay...
This seems to be a recurring theme with you. Why?

I’m not sure what you mean by this remark, Quin? My personal view is that Jay is a fellow of superior intellect and capable of analysis far beyond that of mere mortals. On that basis, if he’s Town, I’d much prefer him on our side. If by some fluke he’s bad, he’ll reveal himself later down the track. I think he’s far more useful to us alive.

If you were by some chance referring to my last game here with Golden, I’ll confess - I do so wish he was playing this game. It would make my decision here infinitely easier.

Less than zero interest in lynching Jay...

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