It's Circle Time ~ Q&A & night phase thread

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in Lancre... 

Picture courtesy of Google Earth (with a bit of Photoshop fiddling...)

... and down by the Long Man barrows (two small round ones on either side and at the end of the really long one... ) there's mischief afoot because the Queen of the Elves has sent her powerful second in command Lord Lankin on a mission to bring the old Long Man, her King to heel once and for all. Of course this means that the innocent people of Lancre are, as usual, in danger of getting embroiled in the long-standing Faery realm feud and so Granny  Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg must make sure that the elves don't run amok through the countryside.

Usual Werewolf mayhem, but this time there's a twist as one of the killers is on Lancre's side - yes, you heard that right! Nanny is packing heat and Granny is going to have to use her headology double quick to find Lord Lankin, before too many of the locals get caught in the crossfire...

Beware the moss;
Beware the moors;
Beware of Long Lankin!
Be sure the doors are bolted well,
Lest Lankin should creep in!

In English this means that the baddies (the Queen and Lord Lankin) and the Witches have 1 killer and 1 investigator apiece

How it works
The usual setup of one lynching per day phase stands, but this time because 1 of the killers is on the innocents side there could be 2 killings each night phase - exciting, huh?  Because of the killer 'Nanny cat and Lankin mouse' action, Granny and the Queen are pitted against each other as the blockers, so they're both vulnerable to attack as well! Granny however has one additional advantage in that if she discovers Lord Lankin she can sic Nanny on him, so in this game the innocents protectors will be able to work as a team from the outset for once...  

Usual Gameplay applies

1.  The players post on the thread as ordinary citizens of Lancre (so as yourself, sitting at your PC this very moment, reading this). 

People who do not want to play may still join in the guessing game fun as Gawpers - so anyone can  have to have a good nosey, but your posts will not be taken into account as part of the game and you cannot get killed or vote to eliminate/lynch any of the players.  Just be a good rabble and have a good gossip about what’s going on – cheering or booing is welcomed…

2. 4 players will be assigned a special role (this will be done by PM with instructions on how to play that part) – either as one of the killers or one of the investigator/blockers, BUT you are still an ordinary citizen out in the main thread, undercover – in other words nobody else will know who you really with the exception of your partner as revealed in your PM.
The roles are all assigned randomly (names out of a hat) so please do not beg to play a certain role… 
a) If you are a citizen you will not know who anyone else is – you have to figure that out yourselves. 
b) If you have a special official role you must not reveal what your secret task or power is (if you have one) unless prompted to do so by the Narrator (Jano)
c) If you are a killer the PM will reveal the identity of your partner witch or elf, so you can discuss tactics with them – please use PM or other non-posting means of doing this as most convenient for you and your buddy. 

Again – please remember that you must NOT reveal your secret ID (if you have one) in your posts

3. Starting with a day phase you will all be on the lookout for a likely suspect (or if you are a killer to divert suspicion away from yourself and/or your partner(s)). Each day all players vote for whomever they wish to accuse of being a killer. 
a) You are allowed to change your vote up to THREE times during the day phase if you think you made a mistake (or wish to muddy the waters), or stick to your guns and the person you voted for. 

b) Whoever gets the most votes is then lynched and can no longer play an active part in the game (you can be a Gawper then if you like, but you cannot nominate, vote or be killed anymore).  
c) In the event of a tie the Narrator will determine who gets whacked by a coin toss or other appropriate method (this cannot be appealed or challenged).
d) You do not have to vote for anyone if you don't want to, but beware of the conclusions that others may draw from this...

4. The night phase begins when the Narrator declares that no more voting can take place. (a deadline will have been set for this) and confirms the elimination of one of the players (and their secret ID if appropriate). All the players seemingly go home to bed and do not post or communicate in the game thread until the next day phase. 
The Narrator then prompts the players allowed to have night-time activity to PM her. Nobody may post in the game thread until the next day phase starts - you have been warned!

a) the killers and their partners decide off-thread who they want to kill (remember they cannot post) and PM the Narrator as this will be (within 24 hours). Both killers must then PM the Narrator with their choice of victim.  
b) Players with blocking powers or tasks will also be asked to PM the Narrator to state whom they wish to be the subjects of their investigation/protection etc 
Once all the special role decisions and actions are over the Narrator then updates the story for the next day by revealing the next victim(s) of the two hunter-killers and any other events that may have happened during the night phase.

5. And so on – with everyone majority voting off one person during the day phase (into safe custody) and the killers selecting one more victim every night phase until we get down to either the citizens imprisoning all the elves (in which case the citizens have won) or the other way when all the citizens are dead – so the elves win.

Sign ups in this thread and then when we have a minimum of 7 players we'll use this one as the night phase chat thread 

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