[Liosan]

Robin Williams from Good Morning Vietnam Persia: So how do you find the Nepeth? Well, we go out into the desert and ask the people, 'Are you the Nepeth' and if they say yes we lynch them.

For such a complicated setup, ultimately the win conditions are very straightforward. What makes it more interesting of course is the playing for keeps thing, which adds the aspect, as Serc said, of who can have the snazziest armor. Factions will be working together, and against each other, at the same time.

I've read the OP a couple of times now. I think I've got my head around it, basically.

[Telas]

Thread death again. We're still waiting for one check in, I believe (D'riss). Who wants a little chat?

[Path-Shaper]

Telas, on 03 January 2012 - 03:55 AM, said:

Thread death again. We're still waiting for one check in, I believe (D'riss). Who wants a little chat?

Me, me, me, me, meeeeeee.
I haven't seen kaschan either. I bet they have the massivest NYE hangover of the board.

[Telas]

Poor performance.

You should have put in another post-based achievement, even if it was miniscule/minimal or a lie. No good substitute for actual activity.

[Path-Shaper]

Telas, on 03 January 2012 - 07:35 AM, said:

Poor performance.

You should have put in another post-based achievement, even if it was miniscule/minimal or a lie. No good substitute for actual activity.

Perhaps. I didn't want to do it as it encouraged spam and would have added another layer of convolutedness to the game, but it is something I'll consider for the next .

[Telas]

True. 99 beers on the wall isn't exactly content.

Activity could pick up too. Hopefully.

My thoughts right now are that Nepeth need to survive to win, thus they will probably exhibit some scum-like behavior because of that need to survive, although that's complete conjecture.

[Path-Shaper]

Telas, on 03 January 2012 - 08:08 AM, said:

True. 99 beers on the wall isn't exactly content.

Activity could pick up too. Hopefully.

My thoughts right now are that Nepeth need to survive to win, thus they will probably exhibit some scum-like behavior because of that need to survive, although that's complete conjecture.

Yeah, I hope it will pick up. Part of it is due to the overwhelming mechanics, I think, so hopefully when people adjust to it, activity picks up. Also, 48 hour long day is long.

[Sukul Ankhadu]

I should be around throughout the day today. Intermittent due to time contraints in work though. Looking through the OP there seems to be around 4 different factions involved, i'm thinking 4 in 3 factions and 2 in the last. It makes sense. You have the Thieves, the Nepeth, the Merchants and the final faction I believe to be the Khalif of the City of Peace and the Qadi of Cold Justice. Thoughts?

[Telas]

Thieves? Which faction would that be?

[Path-Shaper]

Spoiler:

Spoiler

The Khalif is not in this game, nor is basically anyone she has mentioned she has been talking to: she's in the City of Peace, the game plays at an entirely different location a few hundred miles south. The people she talks to, are the highest and mightiest of the city - the Nepeth Drought game stars a few powerful figures, but mostly lesser gods. You may learn a few names when she talks to Abdul al-Adil again.

Furthermore, she will continue as the main almighty storyteller and won't appear in games for a long spell.

[Telas]

Spoiler:

Spoiler

Keep it secret. Keep it safe.

[Path-Shaper]

Telas, on 03 January 2012 - 09:06 AM, said:

Spoiler:

Spoiler

Keep it secret. Keep it safe.

Spoiler

I'm sure it will stay amongst the 15 of us.

[Sukul Ankhadu]

Telas, on 03 January 2012 - 09:01 AM, said:

Thieves? Which faction would that be?

Quote

Naturally, anything that needs to be conquered is of value. And anywhere you find value, you find those who trade. It is no different with Ishktar and the many surrounding smaller oasis. I know you are a foreigner, but surely you must have heard of Delat and Meshkir? They are two of the five great Merchant families that together, from the bazaars known as the Houses of Agreements, rule the flow of wealth to and from Madeena al-Salaam. The Delat family specializes in transport of various... precious goods, most of whom require... a deft touch. Some of their goods are dangerous, some are exquisite, some spoil rapidly, and some are so sizeable that an entire caravan is required. The Meshkir, they prefer livestock and food. Probably because it walks itself to its destination, instead of requiring wagons. They breed camels, and goats. Their dates are marvellous, as is the cheese. Naturally, they have also profitted from Ishktar's relative proximity to the Nepeth slave markets, and they have a virtual monopoly on slave laborers here in Madeena. A very profitable trade, that. I am not sure I would call slaves livestock, but the Meshkir, they do. Of course, the bitter irony of the invasion was that the Delat might have to transport themselves back to Madeena and the Meshkir ran the risk of becoming slaves themselves. And so they harnassed their riches in pursuit of war to hang on to what they perceived as theirs.

And that is where the third party comes into this story. For where there are folks growing rich, there are also parasites in plenty. Robbers, thieves, murderers, hacks and swindlers all seek a share of the wealth without working for it, but in the Sea of Sands lurks a danger that makes them all gnats on the back of a lion. The Sea of Sands is the territory of the White Foal Clan of the Khanates, and as any clansman will tell you, the White Foal are the best raiders of all of them. The Black Stallion has better warriors and bigger numbers, the Red Mare has more fertile pastures, the Clan of the Golden Standard is the most feared and the Horde of the Hundred Thousand surely has the numbers over any of them.” I have to suppress a smile there. “But the White Foal are hardened and dangerous and they would not let the Nepeth drive them away. And thus, war loomed.”

These two paragraphs make me think that they will feature.

[Telas]

Okay. Again, which faction? The Beggar's Guild?

[Korvalain]

Good morning. I'll be around for a bit.

[Korvalain]

Telas, on 03 January 2012 - 09:20 AM, said:

Okay. Again, which faction? The Beggar's Guild?

Aren't they the only ones that are stated to have thieves in them?

[Sukul Ankhadu]

Telas, on 03 January 2012 - 09:20 AM, said:

Okay. Again, which faction? The Beggar's Guild?

Possibly they may be part of the White Foal Clan so maybe Faction 3: The Khanates

If not,

then yeah it could be Faction 7: The Beggar's Guild

So possibly 4 factions that consist of

Faction 1 = 3/4 players

Faction 2 = 2/3 Players

Faction 3/7 = 3/4 Players

Faction 6 = 3/4 players


That'd be my guess after reading the OP.

There are so many variables though that I wouldn't be surprised if there was a member of every faction playing the game.

[Telas]

Korvalain, on 03 January 2012 - 09:41 AM, said:

Telas, on 03 January 2012 - 09:20 AM, said:

Okay. Again, which faction? The Beggar's Guild?

Aren't they the only ones that are stated to have thieves in them?

No idea. There's a Theft action at Dusk. That's about the extent of my knowledge as of now.

I bet theft isn't confined to one Faction, though.

[Korvalain]

Sukul Ankhadu, on 03 January 2012 - 08:54 AM, said:

I should be around throughout the day today. Intermittent due to time contraints in work though. Looking through the OP there seems to be around 4 different factions involved, i'm thinking 4 in 3 factions and 2 in the last. It makes sense. You have the Thieves, the Nepeth, the Merchants and the final faction I believe to be the Khalif of the City of Peace and the Qadi of Cold Justice. Thoughts?

You are missing out the Khanates here. The White Foal Clan was said to be involved in the OP.


PS, can you give us a timer update? We have something like 25 hours left, right?

[Telas]

Sukul Ankhadu, on 03 January 2012 - 09:41 AM, said:

Telas, on 03 January 2012 - 09:20 AM, said:

Okay. Again, which faction? The Beggar's Guild?

Possibly they may be part of the White Foal Clan so maybe Faction 3: The Khanates

If not,

then yeah it could be Faction 7: The Beggar's Guild

So possibly 4 factions that consist of

Faction 1 = 3/4 players

Faction 2 = 2/3 Players

Faction 3/7 = 3/4 Players

Faction 6 = 3/4 players


That'd be my guess after reading the OP.

There are so many variables though that I wouldn't be surprised if there was a member of every faction playing the game.

So, the Qadi has two players in it?