The Syndicate

Lot wrote:I didn't do 'pages of analysis' on Absalom.... actually, what accounted for most of my post was a single post he made too, which tipped me over the edge. However, my confusion about who was who between you, Rebecca, and Ruth certainly made me realise the need to go back and read all three of you, which I duly did.

Interesting that you chose to characterise my one post as 'pages of analysis', however.

You and Absalom - both of you seem more likely to be on the side of bad, to me. My vote for you was because I think your 'one misguided comment' was incredibly misguided indeed. Or, to put it another way, I think it is evidence that your suspicions are not entirely genuine.

That post was really long, you admitted so. I say something with the exact same sentiment and it's "interesting" to see that I characterize it that way?

Well shit. Sorry Mary.

Damn. I want to say I'm sorry Mary, and I am, but I really wish you'd have come in and defended the accusations instead of throwing it back at us. I don't care. Noah can leave me out of the boat. If the smite comes, it comes. This game is hard enough when you have to remember all the names and who said who. The fact that half the players are low posters and barely say anything just takes out the fun of the game. Bah the Bah is growing on me

Sorry Mary. I did not want to force a tie and have a no lynch, and I guess even if I had voted my gut and went with Uzziah, he still would not have been lynched with the last few votes.

I have been pretty much afk most of this game, so I doubt Noah will take me. I just hope Noah is an active person who will actually send in his PM

Ruth wrote:Sorry Mary. I did not want to force a tie and have a no lynch, and I guess even if I had voted my gut and went with Uzziah, he still would not have been lynched with the last few votes.

I have been pretty much afk most of this game, so I doubt Noah will take me. I just hope Noah is an active person who will actually send in his PM

Who said anything about tie votes resulting in no lynch?

Not the best result. RIP Mary.

In other news, my skin is feeling much better now, thanks for asking.

Balaam wrote:

Ruth wrote:Sorry Mary. I did not want to force a tie and have a no lynch, and I guess even if I had voted my gut and went with Uzziah, he still would not have been lynched with the last few votes.

I have been pretty much afk most of this game, so I doubt Noah will take me. I just hope Noah is an active person who will actually send in his PM

Who said anything about tie votes resulting in no lynch?

Ties resulting in no lynch is something this host has done fairly regularly in the past if he does not have a tie breaker role.

If there is one, I missed it.

Juuust in case I incur God's wrath, I'm going to throw these out there:
Still feel really good about my Job vote, although I'd to see him come back in and say something other than "UZZIAH *votes*"
I do think Lazarus is worth investigating further, and will do so assuming I survive.
Still don't see what Lot sees against Rachel, although they clearly share a concurring opinion against Absalom. I'd like to see this back-and-forth progress further to help develop my opinion on them.

And finally, should I be the one smited, I will just say that I would sooner have David (Mary M) resurrected than myself. I know, easy to say for street cred. But do with it what you will. Isaac out.

Catch up is tl,dr.

Great job everyone, can we lynch Uzziah now?

Job wrote:Catch up is tl,dr.

Great job everyone, can we lynch Uzziah now?

Can we lynch you if he's neither Heathen nor Horseman?

Balaam wrote:

Job wrote:Catch up is tl,dr.

Great job everyone, can we lynch Uzziah now?

Can we lynch you if he's neither Heathen nor Horseman?

I'm fine with that.

Uzziah wrote:

Balaam wrote:

Job wrote:Catch up is tl,dr.

Great job everyone, can we lynch Uzziah now?

Can we lynch you if he's neither Heathen nor Horseman?

I'm fine with that.

What if I propose it the other way around? If we lynch Job Day 4 and he is neither Heathen nor Horseman, can we lynch you next?

Balaam wrote:

Uzziah wrote:

Balaam wrote:

Job wrote:Catch up is tl,dr.

Great job everyone, can we lynch Uzziah now?

Can we lynch you if he's neither Heathen nor Horseman?

I'm fine with that.

What if I propose it the other way around? If we lynch Job Day 4 and he is neither Heathen nor Horseman, can we lynch you next?

Yes.

Job wrote:Catch up is tl,dr.

Great job everyone, can we lynch Uzziah now?

What about all your other suspects?

And now for a series potentially unhelpful lists from your dear friend, Balaam:

REMAINING PLAYERS WHO HAVE GOTTEN VOTES SO FAR THIS GAME:

PLAYER NAME: (# of votes Day 1, # of votes Day 2, # of votes Day 3)

ABSALOM: 2, 1, 1
BARNABAS: 1, 0, 0
GIDEON: 1, 0, 0
JEPHTHAH: 2, 1, 0
JOB: 0, 2, 4
LAZARUS: 0, 0, 3
LOT: 1, 0, 0
RACHEL: 0, 0, 2
RAHAB: 0, 0, 1
REBECCA: 1, 0, 0
SAMUEL: 2, 0, 0
STEPHEN: 0, 1, 0
UZZIAH: 3, 3, 4

Check the Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 links to see who voted for whom. Only a few of the remaining players picked up votes on more than one day. Anyone have any thoughts on that?


REMAINING PLAYERS WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SINGLE VOTE ALL GAME:
BALAAM
BATHSHEBA
BELSHAZZAR
DEBORAH
ESTHER
HAGAR
ISAAC
JACOB
JONAH
JONATHAN
JUDAH
MALCHUS
MORDECAI
NICODEMUS
PILATE
RUTH

Any names in here strike you as surprising or perhaps worth considering moving forward? Many of these folks are among the quiet ones who have contributed little to the game. Do you think any of them warrant additional scrutiny?

I completely forgot Hagar was playing, to be honest.

THis is actually one of your more helpful lists, Balaam.

Rachel wrote:

Job wrote:Catch up is tl,dr.

Great job everyone, can we lynch Uzziah now?

What about all your other suspects?

Indeed. My note-taking fell apart Day 2, but on Day 1, you expressed the following:

Suspicious of:
Belshazzar
Ruth
Lot
Nicodemus
Martha
Uzziah

Trusting of:
Paul
Jonah

Where do you stand on them now?

Absalom wrote:I completely forgot Hagar was playing, to be honest.

THis is actually one of your more helpful lists, Balaam.

Glad to hear it. I wasn't sure it was going to be useful but what else am I here for? :P

By the way, Absalom, are you able to confirm that you were under some kind of curse/order to do the crabby pants 'BAH!' stuff for Day 3?

FYI host above all hosts, your link for Mary's stoning post at the beginning of the thread goes to her post filter page and not the stoning post.

I'm utterly appalled that no one inquired about my house problem.

My house exploded, people. Fucking exploded. And here I am, ready to play mafia with all of you. Is that not miraculous?

Balaam wrote:FYI host above all hosts, your link for Mary's stoning post at the beginning of the thread goes to her post filter page and not the stoning post.

At least it doesn't lead to Saint Astley.

Epignosis wrote:

Balaam wrote:FYI host above all hosts, your link for Mary's stoning post at the beginning of the thread goes to her post filter page and not the stoning post.

At least it doesn't lead to Saint Astley.

All hail Saint Astley.

Stephen wrote:I'm utterly appalled that no one inquired about my house problem.

My house exploded, people. Fucking exploded. And here I am, ready to play mafia with all of you. Is that not miraculous?

Balaam wrote:

Stephen wrote:I'm utterly appalled that no one inquired about my house problem.

My house exploded, people. Fucking exploded. And here I am, ready to play mafia with all of you. Is that not miraculous?

Thank you, kind sir! At long last, acknowledgement of my fate.

In all seriousness, I still need to catch up on the thread, so I intend on such an endeavor this evening. I will return with my thoughts at that time.

Epignosis wrote:

Balaam wrote:FYI host above all hosts, your link for Mary's stoning post at the beginning of the thread goes to her post filter page and not the stoning post.

At least it doesn't lead to Saint Astley.

Nobody seemed to notice the first time I did it, so I had to try again.

Balaam wrote:

Absalom wrote:I completely forgot Hagar was playing, to be honest.

THis is actually one of your more helpful lists, Balaam.

Glad to hear it. I wasn't sure it was going to be useful but what else am I here for? :P

By the way, Absalom, are you able to confirm that you were under some kind of curse/order to do the crabby pants 'BAH!' stuff for Day 3?

The host didn't tell me not to say anything, but I'll play it safe and say nothing other than that my skin hurt really bad.

Balaam wrote:

Rachel wrote:

Job wrote:Catch up is tl,dr.

Great job everyone, can we lynch Uzziah now?

What about all your other suspects?

Indeed. My note-taking fell apart Day 2, but on Day 1, you expressed the following:

Suspicious of:
Belshazzar
Ruth
Lot
Nicodemus
Martha
Uzziah

Trusting of:
Paul
Jonah

Where do you stand on them now?

See, this would be excellent to know given that Job has discussed absolutely nothing other than Uzziah since Night 1. Additionally, he has repeatedly said he does NOT have tunnel vision but literally said, "I will vote for Uzziah until one of us is dead."

Stephen wrote:I'm utterly appalled that no one inquired about my house problem.

My house exploded, people. Fucking exploded. And here I am, ready to play mafia with all of you. Is that not miraculous?

I thought you meant figuratively!

My regards to your abode???

In regards to your house exploding, I figured you were just making some kind of joke that I didnt get.

Balaam wrote:

Rachel wrote:

Job wrote:Catch up is tl,dr.

Great job everyone, can we lynch Uzziah now?

What about all your other suspects?

Indeed. My note-taking fell apart Day 2, but on Day 1, you expressed the following:

Suspicious of:
Belshazzar
Ruth
Lot
Nicodemus
Martha
Uzziah

Trusting of:
Paul
Jonah

Where do you stand on them now?

Who cares? Uzziah is bad.

Proof Job?

Balaam wrote:

Uzziah wrote:

Balaam wrote:

Job wrote:Catch up is tl,dr.

Great job everyone, can we lynch Uzziah now?

Can we lynch you if he's neither Heathen nor Horseman?

I'm fine with that.

What if I propose it the other way around? If we lynch Job Day 4 and he is neither Heathen nor Horseman, can we lynch you next?

Yes and yes. If you have to lynch me to be convinced so be it.

Isaac wrote:Proof Job?

Here's my proof broski, a knuckle sandwich

Glad to see you're alive Stephen. I know of other folks who've a similar experiences with their house or houses around them. Scary shit.

You may have my vote.

Job wrote:

Balaam wrote:

Rachel wrote:

Job wrote:Catch up is tl,dr.

Great job everyone, can we lynch Uzziah now?

What about all your other suspects?

Indeed. My note-taking fell apart Day 2, but on Day 1, you expressed the following:

Suspicious of:
Belshazzar
Ruth
Lot
Nicodemus
Martha
Uzziah

Trusting of:
Paul
Jonah

Where do you stand on them now?

Who cares? Uzziah is bad.

You know, you've almost convinced me to test my theory on you. Stoning another civvie would all but guarantee the Heathens or Horsemen win though.

That was to Job.

Job wrote:

Balaam wrote:

Rachel wrote:

Job wrote:Catch up is tl,dr.

Great job everyone, can we lynch Uzziah now?

What about all your other suspects?

Indeed. My note-taking fell apart Day 2, but on Day 1, you expressed the following:

Suspicious of:
Belshazzar
Ruth
Lot
Nicodemus
Martha
Uzziah

Trusting of:
Paul
Jonah

Where do you stand on them now?

Who cares? Uzziah is bad.

Do you have thoughts on anyone but Uzziah?
If not, then you're acting exactly like Uzziah.

They Call the Wind Uzziah

Job wrote:

Balaam wrote:

Rachel wrote:

Job wrote:Catch up is tl,dr.

Great job everyone, can we lynch Uzziah now?

What about all your other suspects?

Indeed. My note-taking fell apart Day 2, but on Day 1, you expressed the following:

Suspicious of:
Belshazzar
Ruth
Lot
Nicodemus
Martha
Uzziah

Trusting of:
Paul
Jonah

Where do you stand on them now?

Who cares? Uzziah is bad.

This totally feels like a cred grab to me. I also think Uzziah is bad, but refusing to discuss other options or even consider them isn't a good thing.

Balaam wrote: You know, you've almost convinced me to test my theory on you. Stoning another civvie would all but guarantee the Heathens or Horsemen win though.

This kind of fatalism pings me, especially since it isn't true. Assuming a night kill tonight, a civvie lynch tomorrow, and then another night kill, there would still be 26 players left, only five of which would be Heathens. That's a guaranteed heathen victory? Like fun it is!

Absalom wrote:

Balaam wrote: You know, you've almost convinced me to test my theory on you. Stoning another civvie would all but guarantee the Heathens or Horsemen win though.

This kind of fatalism pings me, especially since it isn't true. Assuming a night kill tonight, a civvie lynch tomorrow, and then another night kill, there would still be 26 players left, only five of which would be Heathens. That's a guaranteed heathen victory? Like fun it is!

Yeah! 20% gets you the game apparently.

Absalom wrote:

Balaam wrote: You know, you've almost convinced me to test my theory on you. Stoning another civvie would all but guarantee the Heathens or Horsemen win though.

This kind of fatalism pings me, especially since it isn't true. Assuming a night kill tonight, a civvie lynch tomorrow, and then another night kill, there would still be 26 players left, only five of which would be Heathens. That's a guaranteed heathen victory? Like fun it is!

Or in other words... bah!

Balaam's fatalism doesn't ping me, but I also agree that this game is far from over... at least, from the perspective of beating out the heathens. It's harder to tell with the horsemen, it depends how much power they wield.

Absalom wrote:

Balaam wrote: You know, you've almost convinced me to test my theory on you. Stoning another civvie would all but guarantee the Heathens or Horsemen win though.

This kind of fatalism pings me, especially since it isn't true. Assuming a night kill tonight, a civvie lynch tomorrow, and then another night kill, there would still be 26 players left, only five of which would be Heathens. That's a guaranteed heathen victory? Like fun it is!

I think your assumption that the Horsemen aren't a threat is foolish.

Rachel wrote:

Absalom wrote:

Balaam wrote: You know, you've almost convinced me to test my theory on you. Stoning another civvie would all but guarantee the Heathens or Horsemen win though.

This kind of fatalism pings me, especially since it isn't true. Assuming a night kill tonight, a civvie lynch tomorrow, and then another night kill, there would still be 26 players left, only five of which would be Heathens. That's a guaranteed heathen victory? Like fun it is!

Yeah! 20% gets you the game apparently.

If there were one large baddie team, then yes, we'd absolutely be up Shit Creek without a paddle. Unless the Horsemen provide a little collateral damage to the Heathens or at the very least obstruct them in some way, the Heathens are in pretty good position at the moment.

How do you know no horsemen have died?

Balaam wrote:

Absalom wrote:

Balaam wrote: You know, you've almost convinced me to test my theory on you. Stoning another civvie would all but guarantee the Heathens or Horsemen win though.

This kind of fatalism pings me, especially since it isn't true. Assuming a night kill tonight, a civvie lynch tomorrow, and then another night kill, there would still be 26 players left, only five of which would be Heathens. That's a guaranteed heathen victory? Like fun it is!

I think your assumption that the Horsemen aren't a threat is foolish.

That's ridiculous. I make no such assumption. I've explicitly said I think the Horseman should be considered a threat from the beginning. But I don't have any reason to think the Horsemen are working with the Heathens, or share a win condition. Some Horsemen may have already been killed, and we have not seen a kill from them yet, so I'm assuming they don't have one. That means they shouldn't be counted as part of the Heathen team, and they are just as capable of voting to lynch Heathens as we are.

^I think that logic is sound despite my suspicion of you.

Rachel wrote:^I think that logic is sound despite my suspicion of you.

Thank you, Rachel. I always appreciate clear thinking, even when it comes from people who want me dead.

Absalom wrote:

Rachel wrote:^I think that logic is sound despite my suspicion of you.

Thank you, Rachel. I always appreciate clear thinking, even when it comes from people who want me dead.

What say you of Job?

Rachel wrote:

Absalom wrote:

Rachel wrote:^I think that logic is sound despite my suspicion of you.

Thank you, Rachel. I always appreciate clear thinking, even when it comes from people who want me dead.

What say you of Job?

I have no issue with Job. I think he thinks Uzziah is bad and is frustrated that he keeps escaping lynches. I can relate.

Rachel wrote:^I think that logic is sound despite my suspicion of you.

Concur.