The Emperor plucked an undercooked eyeball from their nebrie pie and threw it to the floor in disguist. Ever since the unfortunate loss of The Gourmand, the preparation of the nebrie pie had been most inadequate. Now there had been a useful fellow, The Gourmand.
Of course there were still plenty of useful Skeksis seated around the banquet table tonight. The Scientist provided them with the essence of Podlings, so vital to Skeksis survival. And The Ritual Master performed the ceremonies that allowed them to drain sustenance from the suns. And The Treasurer…
…The Treasurer? Wait a minute, what did The Treasurer do? What bills did they have to pay? They were the Lords of the Crystal, they could just take whatever they wanted. Also they already had all of the money. The only sentient beings left on the planet were some animate potatoes, an unpleasant old crone who lived alone atop a mountain, and those cursed urRu. None of them had any money.
“Why do we even have you?” The Emperor asked in the direction of skekShod. “What do you even do?”
“What do I do?” replied skekShod, straightening up proudly. “Why, I provide a burst of flavor to an ordinary glass of water, or even to entire dish. Take this dreadful nebrie pie for example,” they said, sprinkling a bit of their powdery self upon it. “Try it now.”
The Emperor was skeptical, but they took a bite. “Hmm… tasty,” they said. “So lemony! I always said that nebrie pie is best with a healthy dash of lemon.”
“Let me try some!” shouted The Ritual Master, dumping a generous portion of The Treasurer upon their meal.
“Now wait a minute—” began skekShod, only to be interrupted by The Scrollkeeper, who picked the former up bodily and shook their contents all over their plate.
Another bone-thin arm reached out, and then another, and another. The room filled with a powdery haze as one Skeksis after another flavored their nebrie pie to their satisfaction.
Hours later, when the Skeksis aroused themselves from their gluttonous stupor, The Treasurer was gone.
Hayes/Crystal Light has died. They were skekShod The Treasurer.
Far off in the Valley of the Standing Stones, a cat with an eyepatch was just trying to enjoy some Numerology. “Seven is a nice number,” they thought. “Also, nine. Now eleven, that’s—”
But they never got to finish the thought.
As fell The Treasurer, so too did The Numerologist sparkle away into nothingness.
“Pity,” said The Healer as they walked by. “Numerology was the most important job around here.”
jake/Nick Fury has died. They were urYod The Numerologist.
(All write-ups are for flavor only; there are no secret messages).
Twilight is on Friday, March 27, at 10pm EDT/9pm CDT/8pm MDT/7pm PDT.
Happy wolfing!
Roles:
9 7 Skeksis (Wolfs)
- skekUng the Emperor – Formerly the Garthim-Master, you ascended to the throne after your predecessor crumbled into dust. Counterpart of urIm the Healer. Addendum: You’re the boss, so feel free to toss someone into jail upon your imperial whim. (Wolf One-shot Jailer).
- skekSil the Chamberlain – MMMMmmm? you say. A lot. You were cast out of the castle after making a play for Emporer but losing Trial by Stone. Counterpart of urSol the Chanter. Addendum: A a political schemer of the highest order, you’re easily able to discern a target’s political faction… and use that information to your advantage. (Wolf One-shot Alignment Investigator).
- skekZok the Ritual-Master – You are a stabby religious creep. Counterpart of urZah the Ritual Guardian.
- skekTek the Scientist – Someone has to make the machine that drains all of the planet’s creatures of their life’s essence, and that person is you. Counterpart to urTih the Alchemist.
skekShod the Treasurer – In charge of the money, I guess? Honestly you don’t have a huge role in the movie but the important thing is that you are also evil and creepy. Counterpart to urYod the Numerologist.- skekOk the Scroll-Keeper – Back when there were Gelfling, you used to travel to each clan to record their tithes. Now that there are, uh, no longer Gelfling, you mostly just hang out. Counterpart to urAc the Scribe.
- skekNa the Slave-Master – In charge of zombified Podlings, which, like, what a job to pick, my dude. You could have been an Ornamentalist and called it a day. Counterpart to urNol the Herbalist.
- skekEkt the Ornamentalist – You mostly hang out, looking fabulous. Also can be plenty murdery when the need arises. Counterpart to urUtt the Weaver.
skekAyuk the Gourmand – In charge of the menu, and, like, mostly gossiping, I guess? Also can be plenty murdery when the need arises. Counterpart of urAmaj the Cook. Addendum: Each night you send someone a nebrie pie so that they can appreciate your culinary greatness. The pies do nothing (except taste delicious). (Wolf Fruit Vendor).
9 7 urRu (Anti-wolfs)
- urIm the Healer – You hang out and hum a lot. Counterpart of skekUng the Emperor.
- urSol the Chanter – You hang out and hum a lot. Counterpart of skekSil the Chamberlain.
- urZah the Ritual Guardian – You hang out and hum a lot. Counterpart of skekZok the Ritual Master.
- urTih the Alchemist – You hang out and hum a lot. Counterpart of skekTek the Scientist.
urYod the Numerologist – You hang out and hum a lot. Counterpart of skekShod the Treasurer.- urAc the Scribe – You hang out and hum a lot. Counterpart of skekOk the Scrolllkeeper.
- urNol the Herbalist – You hang out and hum a lot. Counterpart of skekNa the Slave-master.
- urUtt the Weaver – You hang out and hum a lot. Counterpart of skekEkt the Ornamentalist.
urAmaj the Cook – You hang out and hum a lot. Counterpart of skekAyuk the Gourmand.
5 Creatures of Thra (Town)
- Aughra, Keeper of Secrets – You are immortal! Kind of. You cannot be killed until all other creatures of Thra have been killed. (Town Kind-of-Immortal)
- Kira, a Gelfling – Raised by Pod People, you are well-versed in the ways of the world. You have a cute terror-dog and surprise wings. (Town Roleblocker)
- Jen, a Gelfling – Raised by the urRu in seclusion, you are utterly clueless about pretty much everything. You have no dog and no wings. But you can read! That’s something! (Town Alignment Investigator)
- Pod People – You just want to hang out, enjoy a hot meal, rock out on some gourds, look like a potato. Unfortunately the Skeksis like to drink your life’s very essence in a desperate bid for immortality. Alas. (Vanilla Town)
Rules:
Skeksis Rules
Goal: You are the Lords of the Crystal and this planet is yours. Skeksis win as a group if they eliminate Town.
Notes: Skeksis do not start out sharing one big chat; instead they share chats in cliques of three. Each night each clique names a player to kill. The mod determines which kill goes through using RNG. Fun! If the surviving Skeksis drop down to three, they will be put in a new chat together if they aren’t already. If Jailer‘s target is a Skeksis, the kill nomination from the jailee’s clique is blocked. If the Roleblocker‘s target is a Skeksis, the kill nomination from the jailee’s clique is blocked. Otherwise all blocking/jailing effects are individual.
Extra Death: If an urRu dies (whether Night Kill or Day Kill), their Skeksis counterpart dies too. Yikes!
urRu Rules
Goal: You know better than this, you just need your other halfs to know better than this too. urRu win individually if they find their Skeksis counterpart and evolve to another plane of existence. However, all individual wins are void if all members of Town are killed.
Notes: Each night each urRu must say the name of player. If the player is their counterpart Skeksis, they evolve to another plane of existence and exit the game. If the player is a Skeksis who is not their counterpart, they learn the name of that Skeksis. If the player is a fellow urRu, they join each other in a chat. If the player is a Creature of Thra, that player is safe from Night Kill. urRu may share knowledge across chats as they see fit.
Extra Death: If a Skeksis dies (whether Night Kill or Day Kill), their urRu counterpart dies too. Yikes!
Creatures of Thra Rules
Goal: You just want to get all these weirdos off your planet. The Creatures of Thra win once all urRu and Skeksis have exited the game, by whatever means (evolving, dying).
Note: Roleblocker will block a kill if they choose any member of the clique whose kill was chosen. Cannot block Aughra from being Kind-of-Immortal. Cannot block same person twice in a row. Alignment investigator learns whether target is Wolf, Anti-wolf, or Town.
Miscellany
Order of Operations: Kind-of-Immortality > Jailing > Roleblock > Investigation = Fruit Distribution > urRu Mechanics > Wolf Kill
As of right now there is no autokill but this is subject to change as the game progresses.
Ties are RNGed.
Players are not allowed to edit comments or directly quote from private chats without permission from the mod.
Please be respectful to all players. Attack arguments, not people. This is just a game, and we’re all here to have a good time.
Players:
Players
- Side
- Cork
- hoho
jake- Moo
- Scientician
- affogato
Hayes- MSD
- Grump
- Narrow
- Flubba
Indy- Wasp
- Lamb
- zsuzsu
- Josephus
- Goat
- moonster
- raven
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