The Syndicate

Way, way overdue, but I finally made badges!

Elohcin wrote:@ Llama, did the night kill pass down and bea just miss it? Did anyone ever try to kill blooper or me?

THe night kill passed to bea, but she was blocked. No one ever tried to kill either you or Blooper.

I want to give a special thanks/shout out to my baddies, zebra, bea, and scotty. They played an absolute blinder of a game. I was woried that the odds were stacked against them from the beginning, but they only need maybe one more successful kill to run away with the rest of the game. If they had gotten rid of Long Con or Wilgy a little earlier, they would have had it.

Great job, guys! You really played an excellent game.

THE END

Frostbite Falls is saved, but at what cost? Bullwinkle the Moose learned that he could ward off evil, albeit unwittingly, and Aesop and Son got some good fables out of it, but poor Rocky is Dead, and the evil Snidley Whiplash had his way with the defenseless Nell. A Pyrrhic victory if there ever was one.

The game has ended.
Dr. Wilgy, Elohcin, Long Con, and Nijuukyugou have won. Sprityo has also won.
Congratulations, and thank you all for playing!

Roles:
a2thezebra---------------------Boris
Bea------------------------------Natasha
birdwithteeth------------------Dudley Do-Right
DrWilgy-------------------------Narrator
Elohcin--------------------------Aesop
Epignosis------------------------Inspector Fenwick
indiglo---------------------------Rocky
Long Con------------------------Bullwinkle
MovingPictures07/Matt-------Cloyd
Nijuukyugou--------------------Aesop Junior
sabie12--------------------------Sherman
Scotty----------------------------Fearless Leader
sig--------------------------------Wrongway Peachfuzz
Sloonei---------------------------Gidney
Sorsha----------------------------Nell
sprityo----------------------------Snidley Whiplash
S~V~S-----------------------------Mr. Peabody

sprityo wrote:Llama, did you ever answer if Natasha inherited the kill?

In my own way.

Day 8

The group appeared to have reached a sort of equilibrium. With the death of Boris, the bleeding had stopped, and yet there was a sense that not all was well. A tall, dark woman lurking in the corner still had sinister motives on her mind. Unfortunately, Bullwinkle was a sucker for a pretty face, and couldn't danger when he was staring right at it. Will he be able to sniff out the truth in time?

No one has died.
You have 24 hours to lynch a baddie.

A message from Aesop and Son:

Ash Ketchum was having the best day of his life - he had a fantastic breakfast, defeated a gym leader, and caught three Pokemon in one afternoon with little effort - two Magnetons and a Mankey. Two types, one area, no visits to the PokeCenter. By the evening, Ash was dancing crazily in the street, much to the annoyance of his companions.

“You’d better be careful, Ash,” said Brock.

“Yeah,” Misty chimed, “Don’t let it get to your head!”

But Ash was having none of it - in fact, their warnings only made him dance even more enthusiastically, and this dance gave him a brilliant idea. If he was so good at catching Pokemon, then maybe, with his mastery, he could make them into more Pokemon, or even evolve them faster so his Pokedex could fill up! Oh, man, was he a genius!

Ash decided that he’d try for Magnemites first - after all, what was a Magneton but three Magnemites stuck together? He could have six Pokemon instead of two! He released the Magnetons, grabbed one of them, and pulled on one of the Magnemites to separate it from the other two. Misty and Brock stared at Ash in disbelief, but he ignored them. After straining for a bit, Ash actually managed to separate them. For a moment, they remained apart, floating in an awkward lopsided manner away from each other. “YEAH!” Ash cheered, then went for the other Magneton. However, in irritation, both sets of Pokemon released an electric wave, enough to both pull the separated Magneton back together and give Ash a good shock, and flew away as fast as possible.

“Nooooo!” shouted Ash, who ran behind them, but the Magnetons were specks on the horizon in seconds. “Oh, well,” he said, taking out another Pokeball, “I’ve still got my Mankey!” Ash had read that an angry Mankey could easily evolve into a Primeape, and grinned at his brilliance. Brock and Misty exchanged worried glances. Ash ordered Pikachu to give Mankey a good electric shock. “Pikaaa?” whimpered Pikachu in confusion, but did as he was told. “PIKAAAAAA!”

Mankey was shocked. Mankey was angry. And Mankey evolved, all right. “PRIMEAPE!” the new Pokemon shouted, kicking Ash in the groin as hard as possible. Ash crumpled to the ground, and Primeape jumped triumphantly in the air a few times before running away in the same direction as the Magnetons. Brock and Misty doubled over in laughter as Ash wept in pain and loss. “Why did this happen?” he moaned, rolling in the dirt. “Whyyyy?”

“Well, Ash,” said Brock, “it’s like my mom always used to say: ‘Two ‘tons don’t Magnemite.’”

“And,” added Misty, “a fool and his Mankey are soon parted.”

Long Con wrote:
thellama73 wrote:Let's get those PMs in, folks.
If all the PMs come in, will we have an early night post?

Since we had a chaotic weekend and people are still being slow with their PMs, I will start the next day tomorrow morning and we can get back on our regular morning schedule. Right now, I'm going to bed.

Let's get those PMs in, folks.

Long Con wrote:Host: Game-mechanics question. Does the kill pass down to Natasha when Boris dies? I assume it does, because who leaves a baddie team without a kill? I mean, you'd have to be the best baddies ever to win a game without access to a nightkill, amirite people?

Does Natasha get to keep seducing, and killing at the same time?

These are all good questions.

Night 7

Tired of mucking about in the snow, where everything was cold and boring, the gang went on a safari. Where slow moving and inattentive zebras made for easy pickings.
zebra has been lynched. She was Boris.
You have 23 hours to submit your PMs.

sprityo wrote:odd, being the mafia should have 2 left, unless say narrator somehow redirected the mafia kill to boris

(@HOST: is that possible?) otherwise i wouldve thought the mafia would be able to choose for eachother since they have btsc. So either they both didnt put in an action or boris somehow died from narrator shenanigans

maybe.

im still missing PMs but I'm ending the night while I have the chance.

Day 7

In which the gang takes a breather for the first time in what seems like ages.

No one has died.
You have 24 hours to lynch a baddie.

A message from Aesop and Son.
There once was a family of green grapes. After being reared and ripened, they began to experience some exciting events. It all began with bumpy ride from the vineyard to a cool, bright place where they were happy to receive a spritz of fresh water every 15 minutes. The green grape family loved this new home as the bunch was able to watch all sorts of people walk by. Never had they seen so many types of people before. More exciting than that, they were able to meet other grape families. Who knew that grapes came in so many colors. As the green grape family sat there people watching they saw a small person bouncing around with bigger person in tow. Small person bounced right up to them and reached his hand out to say hello. "Wait, he's not saying hello," one green grape thought. "Oh no! He's got my brother," one of the grapes yelled. Small person tossed the brother into his mouth and as small person's mouth closed, brother grape let out a little whine.

i can end the night this evening if I get all your PMs.

Night 6

Meanwhile...

The long, lonely tracks stretched out in either direction as far as the eye could see. This was a desolate patch of land, with nothing to recommend it but solitude, which was the reason the sinister man with the handlebar moustache had chosen it. Far away, a train whistle could be heard.

"I'm sorry it had to come to this, my dear," sneered the man, as he flicked a bit of dust off his tall, stovepipe hat. "But since you continue to refuse my advances, you leave me no choice."

The red-haired ingenue stuck out her chin proudly, trying to ignore the discomfort of the ropes which bound her to the railroad tracks. When she spoke, it was in a high, clear voice rich with defiance.

"You'll never get away with this, Snidely Whiplash! My beloved Dudley Do-Right will save me."

The train whistle grew louder.

Snidely Whiplash could only laugh.

"Er, Dudley?" Nell, continued, her voice faltering just a little. "Any time now would be great. Dudley?"

Sorsha has been lynched. She was Nell.

Your beloved host has to travel for work starting this afternoon, and will be booked pretty solid until Sunday. It is very unlikely that the host posts will come at predictable times, and may be delayed considerably. Have a nice long, relaxing night to get me your PMs, and I will update when I can. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Long Con wrote: However, your claim that the Natasha PM contained no message of instruction from Natasha is still extremely suspicious, because it did for me.

Please refrain from discussing the specific content of host PMs.

DrWilgy wrote:
thellama73 wrote:
DrWilgy wrote:Also votes aren't changeable it seems.
They should be. Mine is, and the option is checked on the poll.
Whaaaa!!! Llama that was a secret!!

That will teach you to lie about my game mechanics. :P

DrWilgy wrote:Also votes aren't changeable it seems.

They should be. Mine is, and the option is checked on the poll.

DrWilgy wrote:@Llama, would we be made aware of an independent's victory?

Snidley only wins when the game ends, so you will be made aware of whether that is the case at the time.

Day 6

A rousing game of trivia had everyone feeling better again. But Boris was getting frustrated. Despite his best efforts, he had still been unable to dispatch Bullwinkle; the moose continued to outwit him at every turn.

"Outvitted?!" Boris exclaimed.

"Yeah, and I'm handsome too!" said Bullwinkle.

Sloonei has been killed.
You have 24 hours to lynch a baddie

A message from Aesop and Son:

Joe had everything a bachelor could ever dream of - a nice car, a good job, a large apartment on the good side of town, and a decent amount of money in his bank account. Joe was living the dream. But Joe had a problem: he would not, under any circumstances, take off his stupid baseball cap.

If Joe went to the grocery store, he wore his cap. If Joe went out on the town, he wore his cap. If Joe went to the gym, he wore his cap. Party? Cap. Wedding? Cap. Shower? You guessed it: cap. His friends were, frankly, baffled that he managed to hold his good job while wearing the thing, but apparently Joe was so good at what he did that his superiors ignored the habit. But really, worst of all, Joe had this infuriating habit of calling the cap his “lid,” and his friends had had enough.

One day, Joe’s friend Moe confronted him about the issue. “What’s with the hat, man?” he asked. Joe frowned, then looked Moe in the eye. “It’s not just the lid I care about,” Joe admitted. “It’s the stupid haircut I’m trying to hide.” He pulled off the cap to reveal a greasy, tangled mess of overgrown, uneven curly locks. “No matter who I see to cut it, they just make it worse and I hate it! It’s easier just to wear my lid.” Joe looked like he was about to cry, but Moe grinned. “That’s the big secret?” Moe laughed. “Come on, dude - I’ll take you to my lady, Annie DeVine. She’s amazing and hasn’t failed me yet.”

The two made their way to the famed hairdresser’s place, where she threw Joe’s cap aside and proceeded to cut away his matted hair. When she was finished, Joe was left with a beautiful, shiny coif, the envy of everyone in the salon. Joe looked at Moe, who nodded approvingly. But when Joe went to grab his ratty hat off the floor, Moe snatched it away and handed it to the hairdresser. Joe grew angry. “What’s the deal, man? It’s still my lid!” Moe shook his head and wagged a finger at his friend.

“The hair is you, man,” Moe said with a grin, “but the lid? DeVine’s.”

Sloonei wrote:
nijuukyugou wrote:Pink Floyd
Yes
Genesis
King Crimson
Jethro Tull
Emerson, Lake and Palmer

LINKI DAMN
Really? Jethro Tull is considered one of the big 6 over Rush? Rush is the first band I think of when I hear "prog rock".

Rush didn't even get rolling until 1974, when Yes' Tales From Topographic Oceans had already killed the genre. Also, they are not British.

DrWilgy wrote:Pink Floyd
Yes
Genesis
King Crimson
Jethro Tull
Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Winner winner chicken dinner. Thank you for playing Mr. Know-It-All's Trivia! I am off to retally the points in case I made a mistake, but barring that, congrats to Wilgy! Your prize will be sent to you shortly.

Question 10: In honor of all my old comrades at progarchives, name the "Big Six" bands of progressive rock.

nijuukyugou wrote:Moby Dick

If I count correctly, Blooper and Wilgy are tied. Stay tuned for the final question. Category: Music.

Question 9: Starbucks Coffee is named for a character in which classic novel?

nijuukyugou wrote:Saudi Arabia

Yes.
Next category is literature.

Question 8: What is the largest country without a river?

bea wrote:Stupid work called right when I knew the answer to something.

That is the correct answer. 1 point for bea.

Next category is geography.

Question 7: In the party game Mafia, what is a Chinese Fire Drill? (hint: the answer can be found in this thread.)

DrWilgy wrote:Is it Bahai?

Yes!

Next category is Sports and Leisure.

Sloonei wrote:Deism?

No. It's a Persian religion.

bea wrote:Mormonisim?

No.

This might be a tough one, I'm not sure.

Question 6: Which religion holds that all monotheistic religions are the product of the same god, who sent prophets to spread his message in the most effective way for a given place and time?

DrWilgy wrote:Myrmidons!

Wilgy got in there first ad pulls ahead!

Next topic: Religion!

Question 5: What was the name for the warriors trained and commanded by Achilles?

I'm going to split the points on that one because Wilgy was more complete with animal parts, but Blooper specified where the parts go.

Next category is ancient history.

Question 4: Please provide a physical description of a manticore. Don't copy and paste from wikipedia! In your own words.

DrWilgy wrote:A Space Odyssey!

2001: A Space Odyssey, but close enough. 2 points for Wilgy!

Next category will be: folklore and mythology.

Question 3: Stanley Kubrick directed one film which the MPAA rated G. Name it.

nijuukyugou wrote:Selenium!

2 points for Blooper.

Next category will be film.

Question 2: According to the film Evolution, if arsenic is poisonous to carbon-based life forms, then which element is poisonous to silicon-based life forms?

nijuukyugou wrote:43?

Clever girl. You spotted the trick question. Grover Cleveland was President 22 and 24, so although Obama is listed as #44, there have only been 43 separate men.

Next category: Science!

DrWilgy wrote:Of course! I am a Doctor after all.

Correct. 1 point for you.

Question 1: How many men have been president of the United States?

Mr. Know-It-All's Trivia

Rules: I will ask ten question in a variety of categories. The first person to answer correctly gets a point. The person with the most points at the end wins a prize.
No quibbling with answers. The game is "guess the answer llama wants" not necessarily "the right answer".

Your first category will be U.S. History. Are you ready?

indiglo wrote:@Llama, can the dead play the trivia game?

Yes, but you can't win.

Night 5

As the gang ducked into Mr. Know-It-All's Everything Lessons, they did a double take as they saw what appeared to be an ugly ginger kid talking to a dog.

"Golly, Mr. Peabody, what a strange lookin' group! What do you suppose they're doing here?"

"Quiet, you," said the dog.

S~V~S has been lynched. She was Mr. Peabody.
You have 23 hours to submit your PMs.

Additionally, there will be a Mr. Know-It-All Trivia Contest taking place in the thread at 8:00pm Eastern Time tonight. Please bring your thinking caps, for the chance to win fabulous prizes.

S~V~S wrote:That's awful

Last month wehad a customer, an asian woman, accuse one of our service guys of racism. it's a hard postion; you can't call a customer a liar or corporate will have your skin, but you KNOW your guy did not do that.

So just because she's Asian, she's automatically a liar? Nice...

You know, all this talk about host PMs is dangerously close to breaking Rule #4.

thellama73 wrote:
Sloonei wrote:I take it we have two votes in the poll today? And are votes changeable?
Yes, and yes.

Also, in case it isn't clear, vote for ONE person to lynch and ONE location. Don't try to vote for two people. It won't work.

Sloonei wrote:I take it we have two votes in the poll today? And are votes changeable?

Yes, and yes.

Day 5

With your intrepid host bravely fighting off illness, the gang of travelers remained huddled deep within the bowels of Wassamata U, where unbeknownst to them, a crafty Boris had been trying to finish what he had started - kill moose and squirrel!

But with acid having spilled all over the floor of the laboratory, the fumes proved to much for comfort, and everyone was compelled to beat a hasty retreat to more comfortable climes. As they wandered down the halls, they passed several classrooms where a variety of interesting subjects were being taught.

"Quick, let's duck in here!" said Bullwinkle.

"In where?" said everyone else.

In where, indeed? For facing them were three doors labeled "Poetry", "Folklore", and "Mr. Know-It-All's Everything Lessons." Which one would they choose?

Matt has been killed.
You have 24 hours to lynch a baddie and choose a classroom.

A message from Aesop and Son:
There once was a girl who worked at a doughnut shop. She loved doughnuts! Sprinkled doughnuts, chocolate covered doughnuts, glazed doughnuts, fruit filled too. Only one thing bothered her. Why, oh why, should doughnuts have a hole in them? The doughnut companies are cheating you out of a whole delicious bite, she thought. Eventually the girl couldn't take it anymore. She quit her job at the doughnut shop because she was fed up with the hole business.

night 4

In addition to being remotely inaccessible, your estimable host has come down with an evil virus. Expect a return to your regularly scheduled programming tomorrow.

In the meantime, it's not all bad news.

Scotty has been lynched. He was Fearless Leade. You have 23 hours to submit your PMs.

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