The Syndicate

Hi team

My name is Emma and I'm a doxy. I have 2 diplomacy. It would be useful to know about you all and your stats so that I can allocate you in the job most efficiently.

Whichever of you is a soldier - thanks! You've made our job easier.

By the way, we've gone to the Space Bazaar to do a job for Amnon Duul.

Also I don't know what a doxy is.

I googled what a doxy is.

At least I know why everyone joined my crew now.

eyyyy

im an unnamed scrapper, and i've got 1 technical

im not really a mage

You don't even get a name? Wow.

I hereby name you Khadgar, after one of the greatest mages to ever live.

Well bugger.

The missions didn’t tell me what type of stat I’d need. Maybe I should research the board game.

I hope speed, glorf or marmot has some attack skill. The space bazaar sounded like a good place for diplomacy.

i am khadgar, the glorious scrap mage, submit and tremble beneath my majestic trash pile

Sanggolden wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:26 pm Well bugger.

The missions didn’t tell me what type of stat I’d need. Maybe I should research the board game.

I hope speed, glorf or marmot has some attack skill. The space bazaar sounded like a good place for diplomacy.

In the board game, Misbehave cards are drawn at random. This mechanic is intended to mimic that game aspect. You will never know for sure what skill you are being checked on until you choose the job. Unless you have chosen it before and know what it was because you failed it previously.

okay so basically speedchuck and glorfindel have to add up to 7 right? is there any way we can increase our stats? am i misunderstanding things

Kylemii wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:34 pm okay so basically speedchuck and glorfindel have to add up to 7 right? is there any way we can increase our stats? am i misunderstanding things

We still get a dice roll. And we have marmot too. So if they have 1 skill between them we have a chance and if they have 6 it’s a certainty.

or i guess also marmot, i didn't know he was here too, hi marmot

Well, Kyle - interested in your thoughts as you catch up on the thread. Who is bad?

I'm not caught up on the main thread. I will have a slow work day tomorrow, and we can review in here then.

All I have to say now is...

I'm a hired gun. +2 to this check, suckas!

Thus all the roleplay earlier.

The roleplay clearly went over my head. Are you Jayne?

Your stats get us to a 1/3 shot to win. That's a start.

Naw, I'm Lund.

Sanggolden wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:16 pm At least I know why everyone joined my crew now.

How do you mean, my friend?

Glorfindel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:33 pm

Sanggolden wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:16 pm At least I know why everyone joined my crew now.

How do you mean, my friend?

Google doxy

For what it’s worth, I’m Simon Tan. My occupation is Doctor/Fugitive (call me Richard Kimble ) and my skill is 2 Technical. Looks like I’m of no use to us

One of us has to be offered up for tomorrow’s Lynch poll too - is that right?

Fun fact: Young Simon Tam was played by Zac Efron, in his first role.

Glorfindel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:45 pm One of us has to be offered up for tomorrow’s Lynch poll too - is that right?

Assuming we pass the job, yes. If we don't pass, then we're all on the poll.

At this stage, I was thinking of offering you up because you're the one I don't think will be lynched. But only if you're game for it.

I was intending to be the captain that just put myself up and kept the crew safe, but based on nearly getting lynched on day one I'm not quite feeling that bravado right now.

Sanggolden wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:46 pm Fun fact: Young Simon Tam was played by Zac Efron, in his first role.

Cool bananas! Did he sing and dance in that role?

Glorfindel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:48 pm

Sanggolden wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:46 pm Fun fact: Young Simon Tam was played by Zac Efron, in his first role.

Cool bananas! Did he sing and dance in that role?

No.

Sanggolden wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:47 pm

Glorfindel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:45 pm One of us has to be offered up for tomorrow’s Lynch poll too - is that right?

Assuming we pass the job, yes. If we don't pass, then we're all on the poll.

At this stage, I was thinking of offering you up because you're the one I don't think will be lynched. But only if you're game for it.

I was intending to be the captain that just put myself up and kept the crew safe, but based on nearly getting lynched on day one I'm not quite feeling that bravado right now.

Your logic is sound but I was going to suggest the same thing anyway - assuming I make it through the night, I’m happy to take one for the team.

Sanggolden wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:49 pm

Glorfindel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:48 pm

Sanggolden wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:46 pm Fun fact: Young Simon Tam was played by Zac Efron, in his first role.

Cool bananas! Did he sing and dance in that role?

No.

He’s just a pup...

leaving thoughts in here as I go since threads' closed

I feel like trusting turnip head? he feels lackadaisical and it reminds me of his past stuff where he's been good

i trust golden, this hasn't changed since i joined his crew

golden is it true that it doesn't explicitly say anywhere on your role card that you're vanilla?

turnip head being relaxed isn't explicitly a sign of goodness ofc but he feels warm. my garbage wizard spider senses are telling me he's okay

a scrapper is a guy who digs through trash for cool shiny things right? is that accurate

this seems like unfiltered good-golden gameplay

Kylemii wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:18 pm leaving thoughts in here as I go since threads' closed

I feel like trusting turnip head? he feels lackadaisical and it reminds me of his past stuff where he's been good

i trust golden, this hasn't changed since i joined his crew

golden is it true that it doesn't explicitly say anywhere on your role card that you're vanilla?

Yeah it's true. It just has my role name, role type and stats, and that I'm a civ. I assumed this was/is what everyone got, but it was only later on reflection that I realised this was just an assumption (when I started thinking about power roles). Does yours say something else?

i think, had i been around for the end of day shit i might have voted for novaselinever, i didn't like his responses, and the 1. 2. 3. list seems to use hyperbole to reduce the qualms against him into something less significant. like "what, you think I shoplifted some gum from a 711? you think I am part of some kind of big gum stealing enterprise and this is a big conspiracy?" that kinda thing

still 7 pages behind

Sanggolden wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:28 pmYeah it's true. It just has my role name, role type and stats, and that I'm a civ. I assumed this was/is what everyone got, but it was only later on reflection that I realised this was just an assumption (when I started thinking about power roles). Does yours say something else?

I thought it did but I must have been misremembering. I think I saw "unnamed scrapper" and "civilian" and just thought "cool so I'm a vanilla garbage boy, neat" and never looked back

kinda fucked up that my character doesn't have a name? y'all got names, i assumed i didn't have a name cus I wasn't a main character but you two are Milton Bradley's OC's Lund and Emma, am I a scrapper who doesn't have a name cus he's an Extreme orphan and was just never given one? or am i just experiencing my own deficit in Firefly knowledge

KyungDaisy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:41 pm A Scrapper is someone who collects parts of mechanical things (particularly ships) by either legal or illegal means and resells them. They salvage derelict ships for parts and any goods left behind.

so basically like a nerd who loves space garbage, and it's his/her/their job

Kylemii wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:39 pm

Sanggolden wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:28 pmYeah it's true. It just has my role name, role type and stats, and that I'm a civ. I assumed this was/is what everyone got, but it was only later on reflection that I realised this was just an assumption (when I started thinking about power roles). Does yours say something else?

I thought it did but I must have been misremembering. I think I saw "unnamed scrapper" and "civilian" and just thought "cool so I'm a vanilla garbage boy, neat" and never looked back

I looked back at it when speedchuck was 'scared' of DDL asking people to vote him. I realised I didn't remember seeing an actual 'role' description at all, and it was the first time it occurred to me. So I went back to look. It's not like I ever specifically thought of myself as vanilla, it was more like 'oh, did I not read my role power'?

Kylemii wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:42 pm kinda fucked up that my character doesn't have a name? y'all got names, i assumed i didn't have a name cus I wasn't a main character but you two are Milton Bradley's OC's Lund and Emma, am I a scrapper who doesn't have a name cus he's an Extreme orphan and was just never given one? or am i just experiencing my own deficit in Firefly knowledge

Your name is Khadgar and don't you forget it.

Kylemii wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:42 pm kinda fucked up that my character doesn't have a name? y'all got names, i assumed i didn't have a name cus I wasn't a main character but you two are Milton Bradley's OC's Lund and Emma, am I a scrapper who doesn't have a name cus he's an Extreme orphan and was just never given one? or am i just experiencing my own deficit in Firefly knowledge

Not all the characters were given names. I could have kept only named characters, but I was deciding which ones to keep based on stats. There were fewer roles with Tech stats Than the others. Sorry Kyle.

KyungDaisy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:48 pm

Kylemii wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:42 pm kinda fucked up that my character doesn't have a name? y'all got names, i assumed i didn't have a name cus I wasn't a main character but you two are Milton Bradley's OC's Lund and Emma, am I a scrapper who doesn't have a name cus he's an Extreme orphan and was just never given one? or am i just experiencing my own deficit in Firefly knowledge

Not all the characters were given names. I could have kept only named characters, but I was deciding which ones to keep based on stats. There were fewer roles with Tech stats Than the others. Sorry Kyle.

Kyle is dead, my name is Khadgar and I am a garbage warlock.

I didn't mean fucked up in like a "hey no fair" way more in like a "i feel bad for this space person i am i guess lightly roleplaying as because he has lived his whole life nameless" but now he's Khadgar and he's finally found his family and also he's a wizard for real so that's a thing.

Kylemii wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:51 pm I am a garbage warlock.

You're not that bad.

what do you guys think about owner of a lonely heart?

DH seems good to me? I feel like he's saying good things. the words coming out of his mouth feel and seem good and I trust and agree with them

Kylemii wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:57 pm what do you guys think about owner of a lonely heart?

I've had generally good vibes, but that gif casing was lol. Never played with her before so I don't know what to expect. It probably didn't hurt my opinion that she was the only other one who voted for nova.

Actually my favourite post she made was one where she said she had 'multiple worlds' in her head. I think that's a good sign for sincerity, more likely she's looking to make sense of what she's seeing rather than find a path that suits her ends. It's a mindset I find highly townie, and that I identify with.

Kylemii wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:58 pm DH seems good to me? I feel like he's saying good things. the words coming out of his mouth feel and seem good and I trust and agree with them

I agree. He's seemed genuinely solvey to me and his frustration with the general quietness of many players seemed real.

Owner of a Lonely Heart seems almost too crazy to be mafia? but not in a bad way? like she just brought out a massive thing about picture and video tells and it's huge and I don't see the benefit of sticking her neck out like that if she's mafia with such a strange and specific tellset in her first game here.