Carnelian

[dramatispersonae]

[ You're in a room that's more like a grotto. You can hear water dripping rhythmically around you and the air smells

damp. An unknown source provides an ample bit of light though so sight shouldn't be a problem.

And held in a rocky structure in the center of the room is your card. ]

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CARD

[dramatispersonae]

You are the Seer.

Your night action requires you to look at one other team's card OR look at two of the cards in Jorgi's possession.

BONUS

[dramatispersonae]

"If you wissssh, you may tell me more about about the role you are playing. Why are they here? What do they sssseek to accomplisssh beyond finding the traitorsss?

Perhaps, if you are interesssting enough, I ssshall add it to your final ssscore."

Re: BONUS

[cheatcoded]

There's a legend, passed down from a long time ago...one that says that, when evil tries to capture the sacred land of our village, a Chosen One will appear and fight him off.

...But things have gotten bad in the village. Nobody believes in the legend anymore...and so the evil traitors have managed to sneak into the town we like to live in. We're the only ones who still believe...because we've been entrusted with keeping the Sealed Mystic Saber Epilogue, the hero's sword of legend, safe.

So we wait...and we do our best to keep the village safe until the hero comes. If we don't, he might not even have a village to save...and that would be bad. But we know he'll come and defeat the traitor's leader...so we keep fighting.

...We're probably the NPC that dies after telling the hero of his quest and giving him his weapon, so he has a reason to fulfill his destiny. But we're okay with that.

[dissorder]

. . . The See, huh.

[cheatcoded]

Is everyone else blind? That must not be very nice.

[dissorder]

[ sigh ]

Too bad we don't get to talk to people first. We're pretty much blindly guessing as it is.

[cheatcoded]

That's true.

...Do you think it's better to look at a team card or the hidden cards?

[dissorder]

If we could talk to people, the team card. But two cards in his possession might be better.

Of course, they could change too. It's kind of draw, isn't it.

[cheatcoded]

Yeah. I was thinking maybe his cards too, since if people claim to have them they're probably lying, but we'd have a hard time proving it...

[dissorder]

That's true.

If we chose one team card we could make sure to speak with that team during the time we have. . . though, if we happen on a traitor that could be an issue.

[cheatcoded]

We could use it as proof that we're not traitors, at least. And if they're traitors then we can just tell people that, right?

[dissorder]

That might make us look more suspicious. Though, I'm not sure what would make us look less suspicious either.

[cheatcoded]

I think everyone is kind of suspicious, in a game like this...

[dissorder]

[ shrugs ]

One card, from a team, then? The only issue is card swapping.

[cheatcoded]

Oh, that's true...but I guess it's probably the better option, since one of the other cards could also be swapped.

Do we want to do the side quest as well?

[dissorder]

We probably should.

Which team? And I have no idea how to answer such a stupid bonus question.

[cheatcoded]

Uhm...I don't know. Whichever one you think would be suspicious?

And we could probably make a story out of it, right...that we're trying to keep the village safe until the Chosen One comes to defeat the traitors' leader...

...that's a pretty common theme, I think.

[dissorder]

I don't know either. It's a blind pick either way. Tiger's eye and Heliodor?

. . . how very. . . heroic.

[cheatcoded]

That works for me.

...Maybe it was a legend, passed down...that one day he would come and save everyone...maybe we're the only one who believes, so we have to keep the village in one piece until he arrives...!

[dissorder]

. . . you like this sort of thing.

[cheatcoded]

...It would make for a good game intro.

[dissorder]

A famed prophecy about a hero that would one day come and save everyone. But over time, the village became jaded and now almost no one believes. However, we do and that's why we're here, to try and make it so the village is still here for when the hero comes, hm?

[cheatcoded]

Exactly. And maybe we believe because we're the only ones who've seen it...the special sword, the one the fated hero is supposed to use. Maybe we're even keeping it safe for him as well.

We probably get killed as soon as the hero shows up, of course, but at least we manage to give it to him and help him start his quest.

[dissorder]

. . . a special sword.

[ frowns a little ]

Dying to start someone else's glory. Not a bad story at all.

[ dryly. ]

[cheatcoded]

You can give it a better name, if you want...I couldn't think of one.

...Well, I guess we could not die, but the death of an NPC is a good way to inspire the hero to fulfill his destiny.

[dissorder]

Dying is just fine with me.

We should name the sword though. What kind of name would you like to give it?

[cheatcoded]

[ ...Seriously thinking over what to name the special sword. ]

It needs to be something cool, probably. Something that lets you know that it's legendary.

[dissorder]

. . . Sealed Mystic Saber Somethingorother?

[cheatcoded]

..."Somethingorother" isn't very legendary, Mars...

[dissorder]

Sealed Mystic Saber Epilogue?

[cheatcoded]

...That could work.

[dissorder]

There we go then.

[cheatcoded]

Is there anything else we should add to the story?

[dissorder]

. . . why do we care about this village?

[cheatcoded]

...Well, we live here, right?

[dissorder]

That's not a very good reason.

[cheatcoded]

...What is a good reason, then?

[dissorder]

If we like living here, I guess. Or if people we care about are here. Or if the village means something more. . .

[cheatcoded]

Like maybe the village is supposed to be on sacred ground or something?

[dissorder]

That works too.

[cheatcoded]

...We also probably like living here, though. Otherwise we wouldn't do that.

[dissorder]

[ amused ]

That's true too. Do you want to turn it in?

Ah, and I'll let the snake know our choice as well.

[cheatcoded]

Mhm, I can do that. I'll make sure he gets the full story that we put together.

And good. Hopefully we'll learn something important this round...

[dissorder]

I agree.

NIGHT

[dramatispersonae]

"Tell me your choice of team... or sssshall you view the left, right or center card with me? Remember, you can only ssssee two of mine."

Re: NIGHT

[dissorder]

Tiger's Eye/Heliodor.

Re: NIGHT

[dramatispersonae]

"They are currently the Robber."

Re: NIGHT

[dissorder]

. . . damn.

ONTO DAWN

[dramatispersonae]

"You should know that actionssss were taken in precisssse orders.

Dopplegnanger, minion, traitors, smiths, seer, robber, troublemaker, drunk and insomniac.

Are you ssstill what you once were? Are my cardsss as they alwaysss were? Let ussss find out."

[ Onto votings!]