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Five horsemen ride along a dirt road, their livery showing them to be part of the Count's guard. Suddenly, the lead rider signals for a stop. In their path is a wooden cart laden with barrels pulled by a lone ox, a hooded and weary driver at the reins. The lead rider approaches the cart, his hand on his blade.

"This for the Count's request? Where are you riding from?"

The driver looks up, his face still in darkness. "Wolfheim, though you know it as Lammheim. I also bear the proper requests for the Count to make the change official."

"Very well, we shall escort you the rest of the way. We appreciate your attempt to bring it yourself."

The driver looked down once again. "Thank you. Poor Betsy here could use a drink if you have any spare..."

Dakka Studio Presents ~

A Manchu Production

Werewolf 3: Vengeance

the Cast

1. Catalina311 as Catalina Hueros
2. liquidjoshi as Hydrus Joneson
3. Medium of Death as Medius Denbrum
4. motyak as Jon Cowvisage
5. TheCustomLime as Karl von Germanburg
6. purplefood as Hydeous Johnson
7. thenoobbomb as Noobimus Maximus
8. Hlaine Larkin mk2 as John Doe
9. WarOne as Wrigglium B Gutworths III
10. timetowaste85 as Martin Chains
11. Corpsesarefun as Korpsman Arthur Funnington.

Director
Platuan4th

Producer
Manchu

Executive Producers
Yakface
LegoBurner

"Herr Mayor, I've brought you the barrels you requested. Need more, eh?" The Merchant hefted the first barrel down with a small grunt.

The mayor called over some extra villagers to help out. "Ja, we weren't expecting the order for the Count. We can meet the beer production, but we've not got the barrels to spare. Any news from the castle?"

The merchant adjusted his belt, moving aside for the villagers to unload the cart. "indeed. Apparently, some trouble across the hills in Lammheim whilst they met their quota. " He drew his hand across his brow and wiped the sweat on his vest. "Sorry, I mean Wolfheim, seems they've changed the name. Something about bandits and outlaws. The guards warn that they're spreading across the county, so be on your guard."

The mayor glanced around nervously and handed the merchant his pay. "You really think they'd come here? We're a small village, we don't have anything they'd want..."

"Nein, hopefully, they will pass you by. Auf wiedersehen." With a tip of his hat, he struggled onto the cart and rode off.

That evening, the wind howled through the village, bringing a heavy rain. Shutters were closed and locked tightly and the more superstitious villagers swore it was an ill omen and swore they heard strange noises in the night. The following morning seemed to prove them right as they found a corpse scattered across the square. What little was found not drenched in blood indicated it to be the mayor, finally proven when they found his badge of office, enormous teeth marks all over the ornament.

Fear and panic gripped the village. A beast had come to Schweinshagen.

The Rules

Alignment & Victory Conditions

There are three alignments: Villager, Werewolf, and Hunter. Only you know your alignment at the beginning of the game.

There is at least one werewolf. There may be one Hunter. Everyone else is a Villager. Villagers may also be Mystics.

The Villagers win when every werewolf is dead or when they have brewed thirteen finished barrels of beer.

The Werewolf/werewolves win when the number of living Werewolves equals the number of living Villagers (not counting the Hunter).

Until the Hunter kills a Werewolf, he wins by preventing the Villagers from brewing thirteen barrels of beer until Werewolf victory (assuming he survives). If the Hunter kills a Werewolf, he becomes a Villager including for the purposes of victory conditions. Note: this means the Hunter and Werewolf can both win.

Day, Night, and Lynching

Each turn is split into a Day phase and a Night phase.

During the Day phase:
- all living (not yet eliminated) players may post in the thread
- no dead (eliminated) players may post in the thread
- all living players participate in electing a Bräumeister (by a 60% majority, rounding up to the nearest integer)
- all living players may vote to lynch any living player (by a simple majority of votes)

Note: only a majority (whether simple or 60%) of votes actually cast and NOT players able to vote is necessary.

The Day phase lasts for 24 hours in real time. At that point, the moderator will tally votes (if any) for lynching and electing a Bräumeister. The moderator will announce the results, at which point the target of the lynch, if any, will be considered dead (eliminated). The moderator will announce the alignment and role of the lynched player. If a Bräumeister has been elected he may then send a PM to the moderator appointing any living player as a Guard for any other living player (see below).

During the Night phase:
- all dead players may post in the thread
- no living players may post in the thread
- the Werewolf or Werewolves must send a PM to the moderator with the name of the living player they want to kill that night (one per night regardless of the number of Werewolves); if the moderator only receives one PM, the player named in that PM will be considered the target
- the Mystic, if any, may send a PM to the moderator with the name of the living player he wishes to investigate (see below)
- the Hunter, if any, may send a PM to the moderator with the name of the living player he wishes to kill (see below)

The Night phase end at the moderator's discretion but not generally before he has received all PMs from players with Night powers and also no longer than 24 hours. If a Bräumeister was elected during the previous Day phase, he must PM the moderator about Guard appointment by the end of that Night phase or forfeit the appointment.

The moderator will announce who, if any one, was killed during the Night phase at the beginning of the next Day phase. The moderator will only reveal if the Bräumeister appointed a Guard if the Guard is killed.

The Bräumeister & Brewing Beer

If a Bräumeister is elected, each living player may declare that they are harvesting either hops or barely during that Day phase. Each player harvests one point of that ingredient for that Day phase. Note: only declared harvesting generates points.

At the end of the Night phase, the moderator will subtract any points harvested by a Werewolf, by the Hunter if he killed during that Night phase, and by anyone appointed by the Bräumeister as a Guard during the previous Night phase. Of the remaining points, each matching pair generates one finished barrel of beer at the beginning of the next Day phase. Unmatched points (leftover ingredients) persist.

The Villagers win (and the Werewolves and Hunter lose) if there are thirteen barrels at the beginning of a Day phase before a Werewolf victory.

If a Bräumeister is not elected, no resource points can be harvested during that Day phase. The Bräumeister must be re-elected every Day phase but the same living player can be elected multiple times in a row or otherwise.

Lycanthropy

Once per game, a Werewolf may convert one other non-Werewolf player into a Werewolf. This is accomplished in lieu of targeting to kill. The target of infection must be successfully targeted during two Night phases, although those phases need not be consecutive. After the second Night phase, the targeted player loses any role assigned at the start of the game and becomes a Werewolf for all purposes, including victory conditions.

If there is more than one Werewolf, one may target to kill while the other targets to infect. No matter how many players have the Werewolf alignment, they can only attempt to kill one target per night.

The Guard

At the beginning of the Night phase, the Bräumeister elected during the immediately preceding Day phase may secretly appoint (by PM to the moderator, as above) any living player as a Guard protecting any other living player during that Night phase. If the Werewolf or Hunter attempts to kill the protected player, the Guard dies instead. If the Guard is killed, the moderator will announce his death at the beginning of the following Day phase along with the identity of the player he was assigned to protect. The Werewolf or Hunter may kill whoever is appointed Guard as if that player was not the Guard.

The Guard cannot generate harvest points on the Day phase following guard duty.

The Mystic

This is a secret role; only the person assigned the role knows he has this role until he is killed. Each Night phase while the Mystic is still alive, he may send a PM to the moderator with the name of one living player. If the Mystic survives that Night phase, the moderator will send a PM in response with the alignment and role, if any, of that player. This includes the Guard role.

The Hunter

This is a semi-secret role; only the person assigned the role knows he has this role until he is killed or his identity is revealed. Each Night phase while the Hunter is still alive, he may send a PM to the moderator with the name of one living player. If that player is not being protected by the Guard, that player will be killed and his alignment revealed the following morning. If the Hunter kills a Werewolf, he immediately becomes a Villager and his identity as the Hunter is not revealed by the moderator. The moderator will reveal the identity of the Hunter at the beginning of the Day phase following the death of the second Villager the Hunter kills. If the Hunter kills, the resource he collected does not count.

Alignment and Role Revelation

The moderator will announce the alignment and role, if any, of a player at the beginning of the Day phase after the he is killed.

Questions

Living players may only post a question to the moderator in the thread during the Day phase and dead players may only post a question to the moderator in the thread during the Night phase. Any players may send a PM to the moderator with a question at any time.

Good luck to you all.

Just so you all know I am an innocent baker and villager.

I will harvest Hops.
Who wants to run for Bra-Meister?

Hallo, everyone. I am ze great and illustrious Karl von Germanburg! I am a simple Swiss farmer and I really don't like ze wolves. Zey scare the everloving piss out of me! But, more to ze point, I vill harvest hops and I do not elect to lynch anyone.

It is a strange turn of events that have happened here, though I cannot say it was not unforseen. Too tragic, too tragic. Nevertheless, we must push on. Therefore, I shall harvest Barley today.

I vote for Mr Chains (timetowaste85) to master the brew. He seems like an upstanding bloke, and we need someone to create the brew.

I also think we should hold our hands clear of this lynching business. We have no proof of anything yet, and the Count will not be pleased if we do not meet the quota.

To summarise:
Harvesting Barley
timetowaste85 for Brewmaster
No to Lynch.

I shall also vote for Mr Chains to be the Bra-Meister then!

Greetings town. I wish to lead you as braumeister. I am castle trained in etiquette and brewing. I am also the natural born son of a powerful man. As you can see, I bear the natural child form of his name. So elect me, and I'll lead you to success and prosperity as a village, in the name of my father!

My father instilled in me great discipline, and respect for all men and women, and as such I will join you in the fields, whether you elect me as braumeister or not. I will harvest barley

For now, I believe we cannot lynch anyone, as we have no basis but fear to go off for a target, but as we gather information I will surely vote for those who, mathematically, are likely posing the greatest threat.

Good day

If we have a willing brewmeister, then I shall change my vote.

I vote Mr Cowvisage (motyak) for Brewmeister.

Alfred: Mr. Wayne (Chains) will deliver his acceptance speech shortly. He is currently on an important business trip in the alps with this years Sports Illustrated swimsui models. All of them. I expect him back within the hour.

It's a damn shame about the mayor, he seemed to be an awfully nice chap; Nevertheless, there is work to be done gentleman! As such I shall be harvesting hops. This Cowvisage fellow seems to be a decent enough sort so I suppose I shall vote for Mr Cowvisage (motyak) as brewmaster.

It seems a shame to jump to conclusions just because of one little accident so I am voting against lynching anyone.

Bellicose is thy name, and bellicose is thine action. Stay your hand this night and I will endorse your candidate for lynching on the morrow, but for this day rest your blades and noose and join in the gathering of ingredients for this great town. Unless you truly believe that he must die, in which case the floweriest of prose shall not sway you from your course

Aye, we should stay our blades this day. Focus on the harvest brothers, and if the wolf should strike then we may begin to follow our suspicions. As it stands, we must tend to the brew. It is our only salvation.

Mr Gutsworth, if you truly believe him to be the wolf, petition a local hunter for his efforts, but please leave this lynching off the village's conscience.

Low it is indeed dark and terrible times, two other villages have been laid low by mere furries and their heathenistic cults and have thus far prevented our beloved Count from having his brew. Indeed it is a dire time when both candidates who wish to become our Braumaester and leader in this dark time are both massively unfit for the position. Alas when Mr. Chains should be helping our village prepare he is absent and easily distracted by foul tempresses, a man of weak moral fibre should never be allowed such a lofty position as Braumaester. Mr Cowvisage is also merely one of the rich seeking to profit of the labours off his fellow man toiling out in the fields when he would be relaxing in the fine luxury as is befitting a Braumaester. Indeed both candidates also further invalidate their claims as neither of their great countries of origin have produced any brew worthy of passing the lips of our beloved Count and I fear this trend may continue if either of them is elected. As this is the case I vote Korpsman Funnington as Braummaester

In the meantime I believe no one in this village has done anything to warrant any action nevermind a lynching. I shall also busy myself harvesting Barley to help even out production

Good evening gentlefellows.

If I'm correct I believe that we are 4 hops to 2 barley. I've had a few ales of my own this day, but in the case that the sweet nectar isn't effecting me terribly I opt to harvest some barley. Even with my drunkard eyes I can see a discrepancy here, get harvesting you lot and do take care to mind our surplus. If I, a mere drunkard, can take things into account I expect the rest of you to do the same.

If Mr Cowsvisage wishes to be brewmaster then so shall it be. Mr Cowsvisage gets my vote for brewmaster.

Oh, excuse me Mr Doe, I did not realise that you yourself had been out in the fields harvesting barley, your action along with mine has brought production up to 4 to 4. Most excellent...

You know what? Yeah, it's gonna be too much. I wasn't happy with it. Screw it. Going back with standard Martin Chains.


Sorry fellows, I had to visit the doctor to deal with these voices. I think I'll be okay now. Chopping wood in the forest is too much and I fear the voices have driven me slightly mad. I don't feel I'm worthy to be your brewmaster now, but perhaps I can take time out of my day to help harvest barley for the beer. Cowvisage can have the role of brewmaster. I vote to lynch no one, as we have no suspects now. Be levelheaded friends. Let us wait for proof.

*A ripple in the ether*

OOC: See edit of my first post-not happy with how it was built.

OOC: edited but lets try and not do that again!

Agreed. Apologies all.

 WarOne wrote:
You misunderstand my intent. I am here to bury the dead. I am the Hunter and my intent is to bury as many bodies as can fill the earth.

No more, no less.

If that is the case, will you do good work for the town, and be directed in your killings? Or do you intend to simply kill them all, and let god sort 'em out.

His comments make me particularly wary...

I have reached out to Gutsworth and requested he stay his hand against me, offering apologies for my temporary bout of insanity. It gets lonely in the forest, chopping wood by yourself. The village healer has helped steady my mind, and I wish only to harvest barley to protect the village and chop firewood to keep my family warm. The request I made to Gutsworth was to wait for evidence, and should evidence come against me, I will offer my axe to the town, instead of the rope. I would only ask that you take care of my family: my wife, Lisa, and our four-year old daughter Kate.

I must say, one that thirsts for blood, and will not contribute to the harvest seeking to kill one of our own without proof, for his own ends no less, worries me greatly. Perhaps we should be more wary of him before he takes innocent, productive lives.

I think you are right, this workshy goul is perhaps not good for the health of the village. If it is death he wishes, death he shall have!

Vote to lynch Wrigglium B Gutworths III! Quickly fellow villagers, before he strikes in the night!

Alas it is with heavy heart and solemn conscience I must also add my voice to the cries for the Lynching of wrigglium Gutsworth III. Although I believe his motives are true and just he is not able to consider how to do them in the just and proper manner and instead seeks to threaten and intimidate his fellow human beings: I will gladly withdraw this vote should he come to his senses and withdraw his threatens and promises to stay his hand for the continued well-being of the village and the brew

OOC: That's also the gap for the werewolf lowered by a massive amount. We focus on the harvest rather than killing, we're more likely to win through harvest.

I hear the village across - Wolfheim now I believe - are in full scale production once again. We must continue to harvest. Pleasing the Count is far more important than simple bloodlust.

Guts, this is a heavy announcement. I feel you are as delusional as I was until I recently sought help. I must adjust my vote to not lynch and instead vote to lynch you to protect myself and my family. Take comfort, neighbor, at least your spirit will find peace.

Cowvisage for brewer
Gutsworth to be lynched
Harvesting barley, then returning to chopping firewood to keep my family warm.

I do believe there is merit to the hunter's proposal, but do we dare bloody ourselves in this fashion? Do we want to risk the pain and violence that our town will suffer if we follow through with this course of action? Hard times make for hard choices, and hard choices make for hard leaders. If you elect me, I will make the best choices over the days to come, and ensure that we have the brews that we need to ensure our survival.

But these hard choices can't be made without thought, and thus I beg you not to lynch the hunter, Mr. Gutsworth, as one death by his hand, with his ability to do violence at our behest shall we need it, will ensure that we can control the amount of violence that we need to do if we come into more information about who the werewolf is.

We can't allow our numbers to be thinned so quickly!

We cannot risk lowering production over simple superstition. If the hunter will not abate until he has some proof, then I will not hesitate to see him hanged.