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Post by Peter Pettigrew on Apr 28, 2022 19:18:33 GMT 10
Day 0 has just kicked off, with Mrs Figg first to the board, followed by Kingsley and Karkaroff. Let the Games begin! (Also feel free to keep using the pregame predictions thread until Day 0 ends on Sunday ![:)](http://images.proboards.com/new/smiley.png) as we're technically in some kind of limbo here.)
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Post by Xenophilius Lovegood on Apr 29, 2022 1:21:03 GMT 10
Oh no, Fleur's accent is going to be a whole ton of work for her. Italicising individual letters - eep.
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Post by Peter Pettigrew on Apr 29, 2022 23:00:49 GMT 10
It's been super fun to watch everyone trickle in, and even though I was reasonably confident we have 20 active players seeing it actually happen is wonderful ![:fan](https://i.imgur.com/074wyXd.gif) Though I'd forgotten just how many people that is ![:lol](https://i.imgur.com/X4ixXao.gif) and scrolling between 30 active boards is quite the task... but also kind of a soft launch for the Ministers before the messages start flying on Sunday. This whole Day 0 business was intended to be as flexible as possible, with every pair (and indeed every player) deciding for themselves how much effort to put in. Even though there isn't a lot to do for the three days, we've given them enough tidbits of information that there's speculation to be shared if they want to go down that path, and enough uncertainty that they could in theory be planning for all kinds of possibilities. There's no consensus about what we'll be doing with them on Sunday which is a bit of a relief tbh - putting the 'vote together' task at the top of the House Points list was a bit of random trolling but seems to be enough that nobody has confidently connected the dots that we're only having an extended Day 0 because we fully intend to keep the pairs separated for the next week, with no way to communicate directly. So some are needling us with questions about technical details, some are all but ignoring one another, and some are already essaying. Most are still getting a feel for their characters and shticks, and it's interesting to see that process in slow motion, with partner players also watching along, as compared to a regular hit-the-ground-running start to the typical ORG. Overall its a slow burn full of teasers for what's ahead, for the players and for us too. Let's go pair by pair, shamelessly stealing Dolores' icons: ![](https://i.imgur.com/v9X5lRU.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/AtkZN9r.png) Hedwig's Killer & Tonks Hedwig's Killer is the early standout, to the point that I almost feel bad for Tonks getting inundated with all his energy and over-eagerness until he finds more players to split that intense focus. It seems she was a bit overwhelmed at first but is now taking it in stride and starting to build up her own character almost as a defense mechanism ![:lol](https://i.imgur.com/X4ixXao.gif) Some of Killer's statements are laugh-out-loud hilarious (that Owl Tier List thread ![:fan](https://i.imgur.com/074wyXd.gif) ) and he did a great job of leading Tonks through the Challenge without giving away that he'd helped to build a previous version of it. Only a few pairs have played it so far but they're the early favourites to win with 5 out of 6 correct (it being a rather safe assumption that their post count will remain well above average). Anyhow, I'm loving both these guys and am excited to see them both coming into their respective Sides with a mountain of momentum. The fact of Killer's existence on the member list is enough to make him a topic of conversation for everyone, too, so don't expect that presence to diminish any time soon. ![](https://i.imgur.com/8q8L4gf.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/5TCFWSC.png) Diggle & Yaxley The other extremely active pair, but more wholesome than intense just like we hoped. Of course they're the two who have run with the suggestion to adopt a magical pet together (Wingdings the Feynine ![:ha](http://storage.proboards.com/7158043/images/VOvCOHdjdczxDlacdwiV.png) ) and watching them bond through their Challenge struggles warmed my evil heart. They're a really fun fit for each other and I hope they rack up many more pages of discussion just so that I can enjoy reading through it. They haven't had to be super strategic yet, but it's not at all necessary because they're bonding so well just by being (in character but) themselves. ![](https://i.imgur.com/4zkfnLT.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/mF87FQa.png) Fleur & Rodolphus Fleur's personality is dominating things here, with poor Rodolphus struggling a bit to keep up. But there's chemistry between them and they haven't had to waste any time feeling each other out before assuming trust and moving on to pure fun. They've run the Challenge and had exactly the response I was hoping for, laughing off the absurdity of the counting tasks as little more than bonding exercises. Fleur's a bit worried about her shtick being annoying and an uncomfortable deviation from the calmoer personality she usually puts forward in games, and I have to admit I share that concern to an extent as not everyone will be excited about jumping over that hurdle like Rodolphus is. He's in a wonderful headspace coming into this just as I'd hoped, so I'm really rooting for these guys to do well and bolster one another as things get trickier. ![](https://i.imgur.com/u3toRvy.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/ru4hXMq.png) Figg & Regulus Not too much of note here, but both are excited by one another and their commitment to the character bits is wonderfully creative. Figg opening with actual cat pictures is glorious and I'm rather hoping she continues that on her Sides even if the length and shock of it might hold her game back at first. Regulus' fear of the ID reveal is something I did not expect, though hopefully that'll be assuaged some when they find out on Sunday that the points and reveals won't be public knowledge. They're both still unsure how to feel about each other, but that should thaw out over the weekend as both should be checking into the board regularly and both really want to make it work. ![](https://i.imgur.com/MqNlhQj.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/GVS5guH.png) Lucius & Wood I want to find the disconnect between these two hilarious, but instead it feels more tragic? Wood is coming into this anticipating a rough time following his loss in Cluedo (still an open wound partly because the board still hasn't been opened) and he sees Day Zero as something to wait out before playing properly before discovering the true obstacles he'll be up against here. Whereas Lucius is of course eager to capitalise on every opportunity as a potential asset, and wants to dedicate the time to building a decent relationship. I really hope Lucius can turn Wood's attitude around and make him see the potential for light. And I'm glad he's already started trying, though it's a bit absurd to be watching Davetective assume the role of veteran master to jaded newbie Joey, when the latter actually has more ORG experience. ![](https://i.imgur.com/bIfH9af.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/xsdLNsp.png) Crouch & Lily Here the disconnect is more fun to watch and analyse. Lily is here because she wants to play an ORG with a locked in ride-or-die, and overthought everything about her partner preference list to ensure she could have that. But Crouch was drawn in by the theme and would have been happy to be paired with about half of the other players here, and he's treating Lily as just a regular early game connection, an option to keep open without fully committing... which is of course Lily's normal M.O. And now that Lily's noted all that (in a wonderful confessional ![:fan](https://i.imgur.com/074wyXd.gif) ) and is hyper-aware of it I'm not sure they'll be able to break through it? Especially given both will have limited availability over the weekend and are already struggling to find a time that works for doing the Challegne. This absurd pairing is working out better than I expected. Both came into this as late additions with no expectation that they'd have a compatible partner, but that's only made them more willing to try connecting. They're also both concerned about disappointing the other, or failing to embrace every aspect of the theme/game (each for wildly different reasons), which is cute. ![](https://i.imgur.com/W1PGMEy.png) Aberforth & Karkaroff Karkaroff was here early and rather impatient; Aberforth was here late and hasn't said too much yet. I'm hoping these guys can coordinate online times because right now their differences are standing out more than anything shared between them. ![](https://i.imgur.com/G0pHdkd.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/8sxJ21d.png) Alecto & Mundungus Both have only popped in briefly. Both are veterans at this and already insulting one another by way of introductions so I know they'll keep having fun, but I'm not sure whether they're prepared to invest time into one another when they know the real game only starts on Sunday. Hopefully they've just been busy today IRL and will work up a riot through the weekend once they free up. Actually cottoning on to the fact that they're in the same timezone should also help. ![](https://i.imgur.com/5xF0Wln.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/JPZI2K5.png) Kingsley & Travers Also not so much to see here yet. Could probably copy/paste everything I wrote above. I'll add that Kingsley looking to just have fun with this rather than trying to win necessarily should mesh well with Travers' excitement to be returning to ORGs and hilarious newbie status when it comes to Proboards. I'll admit that adapting the 'Proboards for Trolls' thread felt rather perfunctory knowing the cast, so I'm glad it might actually end up being useful to somebody ![:P](http://images.proboards.com/new/tongue.png)
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Post by Dolores Umbridge on Apr 30, 2022 16:39:30 GMT 10
Not too much to discuss of yet, since this is still pre-game for all incense and porpoises. However some early first impressions, in no particular order of the phoenix. ![](https://i.imgur.com/v9X5lRU.png) Early source of banter and humour, the way he just completely overwhelmed Tonks with relentless shtick. ![:<3](http://i.imgur.com/L3NpwEv.gif) I do worry he could be boxing himself in a bit with this ngl, he'll need some more shades to the character once the tribes are settled. ![](https://i.imgur.com/AtkZN9r.png) Already impressed with how well she is settling in, HK is giving her a taste of what she can expect in the wider ORGverse and she's adapting to it well. I will be following her closely. Her mission to be fun and wacky in this is great to see from someone so green. ![](https://i.imgur.com/8q8L4gf.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/5TCFWSC.png) They're giving me what I want. The irony of Diggle suspecting Yaxley was his protecter in the past... we have to laugh. Diggle is also coming off a bit strong as he tends to do, and while Yaxley is receptive, I do have a suspicion that Yaxley will not be as loyal long term. We'll see though. I'm interested to see Yax in action with another game of experience under his belt. Diggle, I really don't have any read on his rep or character yet but the diggle thing is cute. ![](https://i.imgur.com/4zkfnLT.png) Her shtick is perfectly readable to me and I admire her dedication to it, I hope it lasts. Ich did sie acksent shtick onse and zat was sie vinning formula in sie end. Maybe she'll have similar luck? Idk I think it will hard for her to hide behind this rep and shtick and won't manage to slip under the radar for too long. But positively charming so far. ![](https://i.imgur.com/mF87FQa.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/ru4hXMq.png) Loving the enthusiasm and rooting for them both to do well here. ![](https://i.imgur.com/u3toRvy.png) She is great fun as well, and we'll get a better understanding on how she's approaching this once she's in a Side with more to bounce her humour off of. Should have no troubles, but under the wrong circumstances a shtick like that can also be flicked off (feel the same about HK, all about how they adapt, which both of them absolutely can do, but depends on if they want to). ![](https://i.imgur.com/MqNlhQj.png) Just saw that he made the end and was one vote away from winning Cluedo? Wowza, that kinda changes all my preconceived notions about him. Ngl I still thought he was slightly green and that'd continue here, but clearly not. Seems slightly stiff at his fireplace, but I'll wait for him to confess before I read into that too much. ![](https://i.imgur.com/GVS5guH.png) I'm stanning this king. He is so pessimistic and down-trodden and the game has barely even started at this point? ![:lol](https://i.imgur.com/X4ixXao.gif) His complete disinterest in getting to know his partner while also recognising how important it is to form relationships <3 I hope he exceeds his expectations and goes far. ![](https://i.imgur.com/bIfH9af.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/xsdLNsp.png) Really impressed with both of them so far! They are super cute together and I'm expecting and hoping that they'll find success on their respective tribes. ![](https://i.imgur.com/Rr2BOQ5.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/5xF0Wln.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/JPZI2K5.png) Really like what I see, but because they are all vets there's kinda less to commentate on here. They're having a bit of fun and waiting for the tribes to be sorted out. So far so good. ![](https://i.imgur.com/W1PGMEy.png) Love her confessional as I did with Nova, but will need to be more proactive post-tribes or she'll be swallowed up quickly. ![](https://i.imgur.com/QZp0WSo.png) We probably won't see the best of him until he has more players available for him to terrorize interact with. ![](https://i.imgur.com/G0pHdkd.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/8sxJ21d.png) I enjoy Alecto's avatar and Dung's Bri'ish shtick, but nothing much to go off tbh. They're probably waiting for tribes to get the engines revving. ![](https://i.imgur.com/EZYZdYA.png) Obsessed with the portrayal and Des' ability to pull these intricate shticks out of thin air. Possibly my fave so far.
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Post by Dolores Umbridge on Apr 30, 2022 18:13:01 GMT 10
Wood and Lucius hating each other ![:lol](https://i.imgur.com/X4ixXao.gif)
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Post by Dolores Umbridge on Apr 30, 2022 18:16:24 GMT 10
LOL this argument. ![:<3](http://i.imgur.com/L3NpwEv.gif) Obsessed with these two now. Like how is it not even day one and they're already having major disagreements, misunderstandings and hostility.
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Post by Peter Pettigrew on May 1, 2022 4:39:22 GMT 10
Assorted random thoughts: - Everything between Wood/Lucius is truly wonderful. Somehow the more the try to put character aside and be honest, the more they fall into treating the other just as their character would. It's fascinating ![:lol](https://i.imgur.com/X4ixXao.gif) All the more so because they do kind of have a point in saying that nobody else has been through a spat like that so early, so there could really be cause for optimism. - Diggle's fake idol/advantage are impressive and could fool some people even if they're looking for upload date... but once people start seeing the actual challenge assets and the Hidden Immunity Items it'll become clear that his admirable efforts simply aren't absurd enough to be real. - Figg and Regulus somehow went some 15 minutes overtime on their Challenge. I guess it's more bonding time? But here we were worrying about the difference between the time of joining Member Groups and posting Triggers like it'd always come down the the wire of just a few seconds ![:lol](https://i.imgur.com/X4ixXao.gif) Others have done an impressive job of time-keeping though. And most have been suitably intimidated into fearing the Challenges, so the Match Game on Monday should come as a pleasant surprise. - I believe Waka's plan is to expand the character as HK's list of achievements grows. Already he's now a 'master of counting' by definition thanks to the first Challenge, and I expect the list to grow exponentially, especially as he starts killing other people beyond that one owl.
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Post by Dolores Umbridge on May 1, 2022 19:50:26 GMT 10
Quick thoughts before day 0 ends. Lucius and Wood are my favourites by FAR and rooting for them to meet up again and continue this beautiful relationship. The fact that they had a "Starting Fresh" thread after barely 24 hours of play. ![:<3](http://i.imgur.com/L3NpwEv.gif) And idk how or why they were even arguing to begin with, like there was no stimulus here to cause any kind of animosity between the pairs and yet they managed it anyway. ![:lol](https://i.imgur.com/X4ixXao.gif) legends. It's interesting to see how the pairs interact and already you get an idea of which pairs have really taken to each other and which are more or less apathetic. The Switch and Flick decisions are gonna be fun to watch play out.
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Post by Peter Pettigrew on May 1, 2022 20:05:11 GMT 10
Tonks and Killer have been a lot of fun too. I was reluctant to clue them in about us assessing the post counts at the end of Day 0 before calculating the Challenge answers/scores for fear of endless spamming, especially when their activity level was well above average regardless, but they made it fun. I kind of care about Barry the Bee now more than I do poor Wingdings.
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Post by Dolores Umbridge on May 1, 2022 21:51:33 GMT 10
HK is coming in incredibly strong and I fear turning many off in the process. ![:P](http://images.proboards.com/new/tongue.png) Sometimes the more experienced you are, the more likely you are to play with reckless abandon, since you know you can probably land on your feet if things go awry. But he'll have to reign it in at some point else he'll be in trouble early. Loving his little spat with Pyrites though. Loving Pyrites in general. The little Wood that could is getting his messages in quick and hot, and I feel like this is a good group for him (and any greenish player). Fleur works well with reliable allies, and Diggle will be very receptive to someone earnest and honest. However the off-timezonerns turning up is when we'll see things really start to take shape. But cute start.
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Post by Peter Pettigrew on May 2, 2022 2:13:35 GMT 10
Reposting the Day 0 Challenge results here, complete with post counts for question 3. Fireplace posts: Moody & Pyrites: 72 - 6 = 66Fleur & Rodolphus: 68 - 4 = 64Lucius & Wood: 138 - 8 = 130Killer & Tonks: 171 - 7 = 164Aberforth & Karkaroff: 53 - 8 = 45Crouch & Lily: 128 - 7 = 121Alecto & Mundungus - 50 - 4 = 46Kingsley & Travers: 48 - 4 = 44Figg & Regulus: 89 - 4 = 85Diggle & Yaxley: 99 - 6 = 93Average is 85.8 so Q3 results are: Moody & Pyrites: below average, correct answer B, which they put. Fleur & Rodolphus: below average, correct answer B, so they're wrong. Lucius & Wood: above average, correct answer A, so they're wrong (built up most of activity in resettlement after the challenge). Killer & Tonks: above average, correct answer A, which they put. Aberforth & Karkaroff: below average, correct answer B, which they put. Crouch & Lily: above average, correct answer A, which they put. Alecto & Mundungus - 50 - 4 = below average, correct answer B, which they put. Kingsley & Travers: 48 - 4 = below average, correct answer B, which they put. Figg & Regulus: 89 - 4 = below average by 1 measly post ![:-/](http://images.proboards.com/new/undecided.png) , correct answer B, so they're wrong. (Note this was the only impact of the Killer/Tonks spamming!) Diggle & Yaxley: above average, correct answer A, so they're wrong (not sure how they thought they were below average at any point). Other correct answers were A1, A2, B4, D5, E6. And that means we have clear winner in Tonks/Killer with 5 right out of 6. Only got number 5 wrong. Moody/Pyrites second on 4. Fleur/Rodolphus, Karkaroff/Aberforth, Mundungus/Alecto on 3. Lucius/Wood, Lily/Crouch, Kingsley/Travers, Diggle/Yaxley on 2. Figg/Regulus last on 1.
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Post by Peter Pettigrew on May 2, 2022 2:43:28 GMT 10
The difference in the feel of these tribes is pretty stark which I guess is to be expected given the reps? Most people on both sides are just connecting socialby with very little game discussion, but despite there being some significant shticks at Grimauld Place (Figg, Wood, Fleur are most notable for now) they're all too busy being nice to show off the full extent of their personalities ![:lol](https://i.imgur.com/X4ixXao.gif) Closest thing to a group coming together on night 1 would be the four most active the earliest in Wood/Fleur/Tonks/Diggle. Wood and Tonks racked up almost a full page of 20 PMs pretty quickly and both were itching to get into Game so they talked about that grouping a little bit. Wood is leaning into the shtick hard while also promising it'll only last a few days ![:lol](https://i.imgur.com/X4ixXao.gif) but is sociable that it really suits him and seems to be working... you'd almost be forgiven for thinking he's enjoying himself! ![:ha](http://storage.proboards.com/7158043/images/VOvCOHdjdczxDlacdwiV.png) Lily and Aberforth were a bit later to the party, plus Figg has been here on and off intermittently (with a shtick that doesn't lend itself to a quick back-and-forth) and has been a riot to follow. Kingsley has just showed up now after most have logged off, and no sign yet of Mundungus or Moody - not sure whether a Sunday is the right indication for how the US people will fare but they'll be hoping for more crossover time soon or they'll be the easy targets still come Tuesday. We're getting a little bit of talk about partners now from Lily and Fleur but most of them have entirely ignored Day 0 - I'm not sure who hasn't yet realised that the pairs were posted publicly, and who was so ready to keep their partner a secret that they're not sure whether to bring it up even now. The Challenge is getting more tongues wagging, with Fleur particularly keen to rant about it. The Death Eaters are a lot more aggressive and assertive by default, so they feel like stronger characters even when a bunch of them are simply generic evil henchmen. I think people are enjoying Hedwig's Killer but it'll be hard to know for sure until they start giving confessionals. Pyrites has a wonderful blood feud with him already, and some of the others seem more awed than intimidated if that's a fair line to draw? Lucius is the center of the action right now, messaging everyone a clearly copy-pasted essay (for anyone reading along post-game, please note that when you copy from preview mode to preview mode on Proboards you get double spacing between paragraph breaks; this is a big reason why Lucius' generic text has been called out but nobody's noticed Wood's or Pyrite's, which are both only one short paragraph so feel legit). He's also stuck Rodolphus and Regulus into a group chat neither of them asked for just because they were online and have rep links in the form of pureblood interbreeding. Pyrites is probably the most fun to read right now, presenting as evil with no nuance so that he doesn't have to cover too many specifics ![:lol](https://i.imgur.com/X4ixXao.gif) It's particularly amusing to see him spout things back to people and have them assume he's a HP expert, while they wonder whether Yaxley's amnesia shtick is there to cover a lack of HP knowledge (it isn't, he was always planning to play dumb ala AVPS!Yaxley but leaned into the memory charm thing when he saw it on the board here) and force Yaxley to break character to insist that no, he loves the series and wants the roleplay. Regulus stuck his foot in his mouth by misgendering Alecto, only for them to bond over the author being a TERF. Crouch is praising all kinds of torture and then virtually throwing up in his confessional (Lily was right, this guy hasn't the stomach for evil), and Karkaroff is being characteristically bold and straightforward. There's a bit more partner chatter happening on this Side, as I think it links in cleanly from hating mudbloods and the Order etc. But no clue where things are headed here other than Travers/Rodolphus having a bunch to catch up on when they arrive. Also they're threads on the board are clearly superior, and I imagine the banter will only step up once the Americans show up.
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Post by Peter Pettigrew on May 2, 2022 3:18:47 GMT 10
Also we've got five people sure enough to submit their Switch/Flick decisions for the round this early. Three Order Members in Diggle, Lily and Moody with SWITCH (and Kingsley is so ready to follow suit that he's questioning us, certain there must be a catch ![:lol](https://i.imgur.com/X4ixXao.gif) )... and two DEs in Killer and Karkaroff, both with FLICK. I do think for the most part the pairs ought to match each other's choices here particularly in the first round. But essentially the question is, do you want to play BvW with your partner badly enough (or think they'd benefit you so much in the long term) that you'd be willing to start over on the other Side, even knowing that they'd be the odd one out on your Side - so both of you would ostensibly be in immediate danger. Generally one would think that SWITCH is easier to cast in the early rounds, when a reset isn't so big a deal and there are still inactive or consensus targets on both Sides, and becomes more appealing again the closer we get to a presumed swap - in theory somebody could get saved next Sunday and switch Sides for all of five minutes before everybody draws new Sides. And by the swap there are many more layers to it, even if it's simply a mutiny without the save factor any longer, thanks to Owl Post links and former Side Buddies now on the other Side, plus the chance to rig the numbers if you play it right.
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Post by Peter Pettigrew on May 2, 2022 9:14:59 GMT 10
Wood is gathering a reputation for only caring that the Side is ready for a Quidditch game, and he's being mocked a bit for it (mostly in good fun). So it'll be hilarious to see how everyone reacts to the Challenge actually being Quidditch in a few days' time ![:lol](https://i.imgur.com/X4ixXao.gif)
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Post by Peter Pettigrew on May 2, 2022 9:19:42 GMT 10
In other news, Figg told Diggle about a cat she had (or maybe the cat had her; it's a philosophical discussion) before cameras were invented... She also has another cat called Salmonella and I'm officially overtired, giggling and broken ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/rofl.png)
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Post by Peter Pettigrew on May 2, 2022 17:36:56 GMT 10
From the Discord:
Minerva: lol I assumed Hedwig's Killer and Pyrites were bantering but HK seems to have taken it seriously?
Dolores: Lol I know I thought it’d be the other way round but apparently not
Minerva: So odd, Rob should expect that would happen with a character shtick like the one he's using It's kinda tragic how ill suited Harry is to being on a villain Side lol
Dolores: I know bless him
This baffles me as I'd assumed both HK/Pyrites were loving the in-character feud. Does make things more interesting strategically though, with Karkaroff already confused to have landed on a Side of what appears to be 10 veterans with no inactives or presumptive boot. So HK's beef could actually be part of what draws the lines here.
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Post by Peter Pettigrew on May 2, 2022 18:54:43 GMT 10
Mundungus has arrived and has begun messaging! Most of the Side seems eager to meet him and they're probably more open to giving him a chance than most (Moody's quickly risen in people's esteem despite a late-ish start himself), though there's some wariness given that things will be simpler if he's the obvious first target, and Moody has been throwing him under the bus (entirely in character) as a drunken miscreant whose poor punctuality is to be expected. Fleur/Tonks have grown closer with Oliver away so far today and both agreeing Diggle is a little bit more difficult to connect to. And Tonks has decided she's in too good a spot to risk a Switch, which is probably the right call for her (especially considering that HK feels the same way).
I'm presuming the tone of both Sides will shift quickly once the double boot is announced. Right now there's no pressure to move beyond banter, and some of the strategic speculation is couched in heavy disclaimers about how eager everyone is to defeat the other Side in Challenges and not have to vote themselves for a while yet.
Lucius is trying to make a six happen though it feels just as forced as the three he stuck together, which Rodolphus/Regulus haven't really embraced so much as nodded through. It does seem as though people are taking to Lucius fairly well in general though, and his PM threads are more active than anyone else's on the Side. He's nicely capitalised on being the host of the Manor too. Having any structure in place will be a comfort once the scramble starts though, and with nobody else assembling much of anything Lucius' influence should prevail here for the first round.
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Post by Xenophilius Lovegood on May 2, 2022 20:15:39 GMT 10
HK is definitely intense, and some players are fine with that and bouncing off it. Others seem to dislike it (see: Pyrites). A little more humour maybe to let the non-RPers know that obviously it's just a Dwight-Schrute-esque character? That line cracked me up. "Owls are shocking!" "False, that's eels." More of that ![:lol](https://i.imgur.com/X4ixXao.gif)
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Post by Peter Pettigrew on May 2, 2022 23:32:09 GMT 10
Some Big Things have kept me from PMs the last few hours, but some quick things before I dive back in: More from the Discord: Figg is dropping out of the game. - Obviously we support her decision and putting real life first, but it's a tough loss for the rest of us. At least she didn't hold back on showing off her cats, so we got to see a substantial portion of her litter. She was generally well-liked here even if nobody was trusting her in any strategic sense yet (and honestly most of the Side isn't there yet at all). - We're going to announce it with the Challenge results tomorrow, and cancel the Magical Council for Grimauld Place. But part of the idea behind the double TC was to get the scheming going after a drawn-out slower start, so we wouldn't want them to miss out on that ![:P](http://images.proboards.com/new/tongue.png) - This is going to suck for poor Regulus, just when he was hoping to have a game with things breaking his way for a change. Hopefully he'll be able to turn things around and pull off even more than one vote orchestration, in honour of Mr Tibbles. And I know it doesn't compare at all in scale, but several people have noted the House Points parchment expanding slightly. Not so many of them have remembered the old one though, or realised that a few key words on that one are now missing. Which makes me proud that Wood has put them together in his confessional and discovered that Switching earns you points. And yet he's also filled in the missing part of the 'Reach the Merge' incorrectly as 'Reacharound' and entirely fallen for some impetuous trolling when I tore the parchment down the middle of the points value there (10) between the 1 and the 0. Giving us this understated gem:
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Post by Peter Pettigrew on May 3, 2022 10:46:21 GMT 10
Owl Post has distracted me from PMs for a while, but before I dive back in just want to type up a quick summary of my impressions from where things were left last night:
Grimauld Place is developing a core of Fleur/Tonks who are in trios with both Lily and Wood, plus have the connection of Night 1 activity with Diggle even though they've soured on him since for not really moving any deeper than the shtick. The five of those all intend to work together, though some people are a bit resistant to (or rather, confused by) Fleur/Tonks pushing so hard to bring Lily/Diggle into the loop and force relationships between them all. They all like Figg on the next tier down but haven't got much from her beyond the cats so don't trust her for game stuff yet despite seeing potential.
Aberforth's activity is a bit spotty and his messages are short and blunt, which they all appreciate as a sign of loyalty in the future even if they haven't built much yet. Kingsley's shtick of presuming Kingliness and control is rubbing the women the wrong way, but Moody's infrequent messages (following his late arrival) have made a good impression and most of them are keen to develop a bond there. Mundungus is also doing good work, though there's a bit more hesitation in embracing him because he was the presumed boot before he showed up.
Malfoy Manor is messier mostly because Lucius has tried to force a group to come together without waiting for it to form naturally. As mentioned above it didn't quite go as planned when the original three he forced together each named a friend as Alecto has made a great impression upon Regulus, but barely spoken to others. The six is meant to be Lucius/Rodolphus/Regulus/Crouch/Yaxley/Alecto but as Alecto took longer to respond there was more movement toward excluding her and bringing in Travers... who also is clicking with some but not others. Meanwhile the three brought in today didn't understand why Rodolphus was in the group as he hasn't clicked with them. And Pyrites tried to start his own alliance of virtually the same crowd and some wires got crossed along the way with Yaxley not registering one of the names. Most people don't really care who is in the alliance, they just want to be in whatever's happening. Most people are capitalising on Lucius' arrangements because they want to be in the majority, while Lucius is paranoid that things are going on behind his back because he doesn't know about any plans other than his (and Pyrites', which includes him).
Anyhow, in short I'd say that the core is Lucius/Crouch/Yaxley, with Lucius driving the action and drawing attention both good and bad for it, but Crouch probably holds the power as he knows all the plans and is eagerly spilling them to Yaxley. Lucius really likes Killer but others don't, and they're worried (with good reason) that he'll be a threat down the line so the consensus seems to be that he should hang around but not be in the alliance. Karkaroff is peeved that his opening PM to HK ("you're my favourite rep!") made it into HK's signature and makes it look like they're a tight pairing, even to the other Side. Pyrites also is sensing he should target HK (back) but doesn't have the momentum for it. While everyone was too uncertain about who was 'in' to name specific targets and plenty would prefer to vote for one of HK/Pyrites/Travers/Alecto, the common denominator (as of logoffs last night) was that nobody would be going to bat for Karkaroff, who hasn't seemed so unreasonable or Wario-esque to me, but has been noted to have eschewed the role-playing abruptly in a few cases and just kind of had the bad break of not being super close to Regulus or Rodolphus when all this started.
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