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Night Vale Awards!
Town MVP - ScraftyDevil, the like, totally fab investigator
It was obviously a close call between Scrafty and Sorian. Sorian found Mazre, but Scrafty took down Razmos. Sorian led the lynch on Squidyj, but Scrafty fought hard to lynch Karu. In the end, however, Sorian (albeit unwittingly) fed Mazre to the Serial Killer, UltraJay, and chose to do the same to Karu. Scrafty, however, kept the Town's win condition in sight at all times.
Neutral MVP - Sorian, Friend to Neutrals
How does a town player win Neutral MVP? Sorian invited UltraJay to his gossip chat, where he revealed his suspicions that Mazre was scum, which gave Jay his first scum target. When Karu was outed as scum, Sorian fought to let Jay take the kill to fulfill his win condition. It is not unfair to say that UltraJay probably wouldn't have won without Sorian.
Scum MVP - Mazre, the Gossip
This was a hard decision. Karu survived the longest, but did so as a shadow at the edge of the game. Mazre, on the other hand, dug in and went toe to toe with Sorian each night. He was outed as scum, but that was not his fault, and he played the hand he was dealt as well as he possibly could.
The "I can't believe that worked" award for stupidest successful gambit - Sorian the Intern
In his Gossip chat, Sorian explained to his fellow players that since he was Dana, Night Vale Radio Intern, and since I was Cecil, Night Vale Radio Host, if he was killed by anything other than a lynch, I would reveal the roles and alignments of everyone in the chat in a post at the beginning of the next day phase.
I looked at this and said aloud, "There is no way anyone is going to believe that."
And yet they did.
The "Dedicated Defender" award - Setre
Setre protected Sorian all three nights of Night Vale. Even at the cost of not defending himself after revealing his role.
One True Pairing (Best Rivalry) - Squidy/Razmos
By way of apology - I was aware that Squidy and Razmos had a history, but I thought for sure that since they were technically on the same side, that it wouldn't be an issue once Squidy was recruited.
Rookie of the Game (Best Player in his First Game) - UltraJay
Winning as a Neutral in Gafia is rare. Winning as a neutral in your first Gafia game is fantastic.
Runner up - Karu
Best Mime - Darklighter
And here comes Darklighter to accept the award! What? He didn't show up? Oh.
Runners-up - Karu, AbsolutBro
Best Flavor
There was no clear winner in this category, so here are all the nominees:
Razmos' Death Message
Scrafty votes for Razmos in Rhyme (Note: Scrafty was not required to work the vote into her rhyme.)
Ty4on's Fluff Haiku (I think this is the one)
Fireblend's Death Message
And the winner, (in my opinion) is Fireblend's pre-game reads list
Thing that gave the Game Runner the most Joy:
The way everyone freaked out every time I posted the "Please Stand By" sign.
Town MVP - ScraftyDevil, the like, totally fab investigator
It was obviously a close call between Scrafty and Sorian. Sorian found Mazre, but Scrafty took down Razmos. Sorian led the lynch on Squidyj, but Scrafty fought hard to lynch Karu. In the end, however, Sorian (albeit unwittingly) fed Mazre to the Serial Killer, UltraJay, and chose to do the same to Karu. Scrafty, however, kept the Town's win condition in sight at all times.
Neutral MVP - Sorian, Friend to Neutrals
How does a town player win Neutral MVP? Sorian invited UltraJay to his gossip chat, where he revealed his suspicions that Mazre was scum, which gave Jay his first scum target. When Karu was outed as scum, Sorian fought to let Jay take the kill to fulfill his win condition. It is not unfair to say that UltraJay probably wouldn't have won without Sorian.
Scum MVP - Mazre, the Gossip
This was a hard decision. Karu survived the longest, but did so as a shadow at the edge of the game. Mazre, on the other hand, dug in and went toe to toe with Sorian each night. He was outed as scum, but that was not his fault, and he played the hand he was dealt as well as he possibly could.
The "I can't believe that worked" award for stupidest successful gambit - Sorian the Intern
In his Gossip chat, Sorian explained to his fellow players that since he was Dana, Night Vale Radio Intern, and since I was Cecil, Night Vale Radio Host, if he was killed by anything other than a lynch, I would reveal the roles and alignments of everyone in the chat in a post at the beginning of the next day phase.
I looked at this and said aloud, "There is no way anyone is going to believe that."
And yet they did.
The "Dedicated Defender" award - Setre
Setre protected Sorian all three nights of Night Vale. Even at the cost of not defending himself after revealing his role.
One True Pairing (Best Rivalry) - Squidy/Razmos
By way of apology - I was aware that Squidy and Razmos had a history, but I thought for sure that since they were technically on the same side, that it wouldn't be an issue once Squidy was recruited.
Rookie of the Game (Best Player in his First Game) - UltraJay
Winning as a Neutral in Gafia is rare. Winning as a neutral in your first Gafia game is fantastic.
Runner up - Karu
Best Mime - Darklighter
And here comes Darklighter to accept the award! What? He didn't show up? Oh.
Runners-up - Karu, AbsolutBro
Best Flavor
There was no clear winner in this category, so here are all the nominees:
Razmos' Death Message
Scrafty votes for Razmos in Rhyme (Note: Scrafty was not required to work the vote into her rhyme.)
Ty4on's Fluff Haiku (I think this is the one)
Fireblend's Death Message
And the winner, (in my opinion) is Fireblend's pre-game reads list
Thing that gave the Game Runner the most Joy:
The way everyone freaked out every time I posted the "Please Stand By" sign.
Feel free to post any awards you feel like giving out.
I did NOT do best Persona, because while Stanley's was great, he was hardly around to do it. Personally, I liked Scrafty's, but that was also helped by the knowledge that the airheaded valley girl was secretly the smartest man in Night Vale.
I did NOT do best Persona, because while Stanley's was great, he was hardly around to do it. Personally, I liked Scrafty's, but that was also helped by the knowledge that the airheaded valley girl was secretly the smartest man in Night Vale.
I told you all that's not what was happening.
nobody understands me
Apologies, Squid. I edited that part out.
Which was?
Sorian gonna Sorian.
Note to self: never believe Sorian, ever.
You answered your own question!
Serious answer:
What the last day taught me was not to second guess the players. I didn't think for a second that someone would skip out of the curse and I was entirely wrong. I will plan better for it in the future.
Other lessons:
People read into everything. EVERYTHING.
Don't send Role PMs when you're tired.
Phrase things very carefully. (At the end of the game I wanted to make it so that the SK had to die too, but that wasn't how I worded the win condition.)
You were not forced to
In poems communicate
Ourulololus
I didn't intend to misspell your name, but it fitted much better than any filling I could come up with...
I don't know why there would be a mad dash to find Steve. Yeah, I thought it meant that a voters own role PM would be revealed but it still meant giving information that cod harm me. How would this hunt start? I would have to tell people about Steve which would alert Steve AND have people ask why I know this information. Steve doesn't want to die so he wouldn't give it up.
I kept Steve's existence close to my heart because I didn't want people to know about that whole breathing fire thing.
Seriously... I read scum chat and after attempting to kill me everyone was like, "Why was the doctor protecting UltraJay? That's a totally random choice!" Uh, yeah guys. It is. Think of any other reasons? It was a big red flashing sign to my bulletproof nature but they didn't try to cast suspicion on me. I guess everything was pretty much on fire at that point however... Heh heh.
I kept Steve's existence close to my heart because I didn't want people to know about that whole breathing fire thing.
Seriously... I read scum chat and after attempting to kill me everyone was like, "Why was the doctor protecting UltraJay? That's a totally random choice!" Uh, yeah guys. It is. Think of any other reasons? It was a big red flashing sign to my bulletproof nature but they didn't try to cast suspicion on me. I guess everything was pretty much on fire at that point however... Heh heh.
Getting someone's full role PM direct from the mod is a pretty big deal. But it's something that you would have only been able to bring up if Steve actually found you, no reason to say anything about it beforehand. Basically, it was your defense if Flush started the day with ULTRAJAY IS THE SK, GET HIM!!!!!!
I would have PM'd you the name of someone in another game. Just to see what you said
"But Retro! It says any player!"
I was going to do an "Island of Misfit Flavor" post, but a lot of the stuff I didn't use isn't that interesting. Obviously a lot of it was Night Vale Quotes.
This image was going to be included in the PM for whoever was forced to only post images.
I had it in the back of my head that I would pull that out special for Sorian, but on the day, I couldn't bring myself to do it - not that it would have mattered if I did.
Note: On the day that TL21xx did his double lynch speech, one of the callers to Cecil's show was Frank Chen, which is an alias of Hiram McDaniels, the Serial Killer. That was me quietly hinting that Hiram was still out there.
I wrote a "Good Ending" and a "Bad Ending" to day 4, depending on who got lynched, but the other ending isn't nearly as interesting as the one you got. I did have a proverb for both days, but it was pretty mean, so I didn't post it. (I was having a really bad day when I wrote almost all of the D4 flavor.)
When I was first planning the game, the idea was that each day phase would be broken down into 4-5 sub phases based on the segments of Cecil's show: News, Traffic, Weather, Community Calendar, etc, and that certain roles would only be able to submit their actions during certain segments. (IE: Carlos would only be able to investigate during news. Dana would only be able to invite someone to the gossip chat during Community Calendar, etc.) I dropped it because it seemed over-complicated.
One of the original versions of the game was also going to have a map mechanic. You thought a lot of stuff was borrowed from Animal Crossing before.
Dana Cardinal and Pamela Winchell, (Mayor and Gossip,) swapped roles during the setup process, because I originally planned it based on a section of Night Vale that was much later in the series. I moved them back to avoid spoilers for those who haven't listened.
I had bigger plans for Weather, including bravely posting one of me singing, but I never got around to it. (I wasn't going to say that it was me, btw. It was just going to be a man and a women singing, "Baby it's Cold Outside." I did it for Karaoke and wound up recording it, because my wife loves that song.)
I was also supposed to post a song for Roy, but I wound up not doing weather at all during Day 4 because of all the Drama going on. (I also dropped flavor and vote posts for Day 4. Sorry.
This image was going to be included in the PM for whoever was forced to only post images.
I had it in the back of my head that I would pull that out special for Sorian, but on the day, I couldn't bring myself to do it - not that it would have mattered if I did.
Note: On the day that TL21xx did his double lynch speech, one of the callers to Cecil's show was Frank Chen, which is an alias of Hiram McDaniels, the Serial Killer. That was me quietly hinting that Hiram was still out there.
I wrote a "Good Ending" and a "Bad Ending" to day 4, depending on who got lynched, but the other ending isn't nearly as interesting as the one you got. I did have a proverb for both days, but it was pretty mean, so I didn't post it. (I was having a really bad day when I wrote almost all of the D4 flavor.)
When I was first planning the game, the idea was that each day phase would be broken down into 4-5 sub phases based on the segments of Cecil's show: News, Traffic, Weather, Community Calendar, etc, and that certain roles would only be able to submit their actions during certain segments. (IE: Carlos would only be able to investigate during news. Dana would only be able to invite someone to the gossip chat during Community Calendar, etc.) I dropped it because it seemed over-complicated.
One of the original versions of the game was also going to have a map mechanic. You thought a lot of stuff was borrowed from Animal Crossing before.
Dana Cardinal and Pamela Winchell, (Mayor and Gossip,) swapped roles during the setup process, because I originally planned it based on a section of Night Vale that was much later in the series. I moved them back to avoid spoilers for those who haven't listened.
I had bigger plans for Weather, including bravely posting one of me singing, but I never got around to it. (I wasn't going to say that it was me, btw. It was just going to be a man and a women singing, "Baby it's Cold Outside." I did it for Karaoke and wound up recording it, because my wife loves that song.)
I was also supposed to post a song for Roy, but I wound up not doing weather at all during Day 4 because of all the Drama going on. (I also dropped flavor and vote posts for Day 4. Sorry.
Oh, I also meant to put this in at some point, because it is my favorite thing to come out of Night Vale, Ever.
Horoscopes:
Aries: Aries, you have much in common with a tree. A sadness that no one can see, or understand. Communication only through silence and wind. Skin made of wood. The way you collect sustenance through roots buried in soil. You are very, very much like a tree. Almost impossible to tell the difference.
Taurus: Taurus, today is the day that you change everything. Oh, Im sorry. I misspoke, Im sorry. Uh, let me try that again, OK? *Ahem* Today is the day that everything changes you. You will be completely unrecognizable. Yeah, thats it. There ya go.
Gemini: How scared are you of centipedes, Gemini? I mean, no reason. The stars are just asking. Like, are you super super scared, because I cant say for sure, but youre pretty brave, right? Like, you could handle a couple of centipedes! You could handle a bunch of centipedes! Right, Gemini? No reason. Im just asking.
Cancer: Today is an excellent day for you to demand a promotion, to approach the one that youve been secretly thinking about for years, to try your hand at that new hobby that you are considering. Unfortunately, it is a terrible day for getting that promotion, having that person say yes, and not injuring yourself badly on a power sander. But you should at least feel great about the attempt.
Leo: Theres just a thick, green smudge here, and the word cryptotoxicology. So I guess thats a good thing, right?
Virgo: Now, wait. There are still some of you left? How did you survive the great culling of Virgos that swept through oh! You know what? Im sorry, thats not til next week. Sorry, I got confused there. Oh, yeah, today looks very good for you, Virgo! Maybe use this lovely day to get all your affairs in order. Just a thought.
Libra: All your dreams will come true today. Or I mean, one of them will. You know that recurring dream where youre chased through a house that seems like your own, but it isnt quite, by a swarm of bees that you cant see even though you totally know that theyre there? Well, its not that recurring dream, its the other one. And I am so, so sorry.
Scorpio: Your arms look weird. And your face is a natural irritant. And your personality leaves much to be desired, the principal desire being your immediate absence. You disgust me, Steve Carlsbe I mean, Scorpios? Ugh. Scorpios, right?
Sagittarius: Buy a tourniquet. The best that money can buy.
Capricorn: Todays lucky number is imaginary! But, coincidentally, so are you, and your entire experience of the world.
Aquarius: You wanna make some money fast? I dont know, rob somebody. Commit fraud. Theres lots of ways.
Pieces: Youve just won another brand new car! You stare bleakly at your home filled with stacks upon stacks of new cars, occupying every possible space at impossible angles. Todays brand new car is wheeled in and as you feel its bulk pressing up against you, taking the last bit of your home that had still been yours to live in, you feel tears hot upon your cheeks. Congratulations on your prize!
Horoscopes:
Aries: Aries, you have much in common with a tree. A sadness that no one can see, or understand. Communication only through silence and wind. Skin made of wood. The way you collect sustenance through roots buried in soil. You are very, very much like a tree. Almost impossible to tell the difference.
Taurus: Taurus, today is the day that you change everything. Oh, Im sorry. I misspoke, Im sorry. Uh, let me try that again, OK? *Ahem* Today is the day that everything changes you. You will be completely unrecognizable. Yeah, thats it. There ya go.
Gemini: How scared are you of centipedes, Gemini? I mean, no reason. The stars are just asking. Like, are you super super scared, because I cant say for sure, but youre pretty brave, right? Like, you could handle a couple of centipedes! You could handle a bunch of centipedes! Right, Gemini? No reason. Im just asking.
Cancer: Today is an excellent day for you to demand a promotion, to approach the one that youve been secretly thinking about for years, to try your hand at that new hobby that you are considering. Unfortunately, it is a terrible day for getting that promotion, having that person say yes, and not injuring yourself badly on a power sander. But you should at least feel great about the attempt.
Leo: Theres just a thick, green smudge here, and the word cryptotoxicology. So I guess thats a good thing, right?
Virgo: Now, wait. There are still some of you left? How did you survive the great culling of Virgos that swept through oh! You know what? Im sorry, thats not til next week. Sorry, I got confused there. Oh, yeah, today looks very good for you, Virgo! Maybe use this lovely day to get all your affairs in order. Just a thought.
Libra: All your dreams will come true today. Or I mean, one of them will. You know that recurring dream where youre chased through a house that seems like your own, but it isnt quite, by a swarm of bees that you cant see even though you totally know that theyre there? Well, its not that recurring dream, its the other one. And I am so, so sorry.
Scorpio: Your arms look weird. And your face is a natural irritant. And your personality leaves much to be desired, the principal desire being your immediate absence. You disgust me, Steve Carlsbe I mean, Scorpios? Ugh. Scorpios, right?
Sagittarius: Buy a tourniquet. The best that money can buy.
Capricorn: Todays lucky number is imaginary! But, coincidentally, so are you, and your entire experience of the world.
Aquarius: You wanna make some money fast? I dont know, rob somebody. Commit fraud. Theres lots of ways.
Pieces: Youve just won another brand new car! You stare bleakly at your home filled with stacks upon stacks of new cars, occupying every possible space at impossible angles. Todays brand new car is wheeled in and as you feel its bulk pressing up against you, taking the last bit of your home that had still been yours to live in, you feel tears hot upon your cheeks. Congratulations on your prize!
I am, I already spend a lot of time posting, that number would have went up three-fold trying to figure out what songs I could use to convey anything.
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