GULGALLANA

[soulping]

[ You find yourself sequestered in a cave deep within Waldemar's mountain. A table and a set of chairs have been carved from the surrounding rock. Torches are set into the walls to provide light, while a faint breeze blows through cracks in the walls and ceiling to provide ventilation. There are no doors or windows to speak of.

In the center of the room are your (randomly assigned) gifts: A BASKET OF FOODSTUFFS and A VERY LARGE JEWEL.

There’s an hourglass of wrought silver embedded in the wall, with ten rubies inside. Pinned beside it is an elegant tapestry featuring musical notes interspersed with symbols from myth and legend, such as swords and grails. You are part of THE BARDS.

Resting on the table are the following: a sheet of parchment, a quill, and a capped jar of ink. Written on the parchment is a list and three words in bold lettering:

PROTECT
TARGET
DEFEND

Choose a role and a course of action.]

Comments

ROUND 1

[soulping]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[debate_avenger]

So we're Bards, huh?

[Well, let me figure out the best way to play it...]

Re: DISCUSSION

[debate_avenger]

Okay, the obvious goal here is to gather as many points as possible. Theoretically, targeting and protecting give the same amount of points, but that's a trick: Protecting gives you that permanently, while with targeting, you have the same amount, but 5 points can be stolen by another target. We should be protecting someone every round we can, and targeting if we run out. If we target, we should probably target someone we've protected before.

There's absolutely no point to Defending unless we're in the late game and have a large amount of items. It's basically throwing away a round for security that would be better served by giving something away.

The main question is... How should we pick out our targets? It doesn't particularly matter who we protect, as long as we avoid protecting the same person more than once.

TURN-IN

[soulping]

[Due by 10:30PM EST]

Re: TURN-IN

[debate_avenger]

Protect the Peasants.

If we can control what to give them, we would like to give them the Basket of Foodstuffs.

ROUND 2

[soulping]

[ You PROTECTED the Peasants, forfeiting your BASKET OF FOODSTUFFS and 5 POINTS.

Your protection was SUCCESSFUL! You gain 15 points, plus 2 points for the attempt itself.

However, someone stole your VERY LARGE JEWEL, costing you 5 points! But fortunately, someone else gifted you a VERY LARGE JEWEL, resulting in a zero net gain.

Current Gifts: A VERY LARGE JEWEL
Total Points: 22 ]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[debate_avenger]

Now then, how shall we move next?

TURN-IN

[soulping]

[Due by 11:40PM EST]

Re: TURN-IN

[acertaingravitas]

And lo, did the Bards target the Nobles, and there was much rejoicing.

ROUND 3

[soulping]

[ You TARGETED the Nobles, and gained 2 points for the attempt itself.

Your theft was SUCCESSFUL! You gain 10 points, as well as AN ELEGANT SWORD WITH A BEJEWELED SHEATH.

Someone gave you AN(OTHER) ELEGANT SWORD WITH A BEJEWELED SHEATH, but then someone else STOLE it.

Current Gifts: A VERY LARGE JEWEL, AN ELEGANT SWORD WITH A BEJEWELED SHEATH
Total Points: 39 ]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[debate_avenger]

So... Shall we give it away? We don't have much use for it.

TURN-IN

[soulping]

[Due by 12:50AM EST]

Re: TURN-IN

[debate_avenger]

We'll Protect the Blacksmiths. By giving them their Elegant Sword with a Bejeweled Sheath back.

Try to ignore that we have no proof that it came from them or that they made it. Such things don't matter to bards. We prefer dramatics, after all.

ROUND 4

[soulping]

[ You PROTECTED the Blacksmiths, forfeiting AN ELEGANT SWORD WITH A BEJEWELED SHEATH and 5 points.

Your protection was SUCCESSFUL! You gain 15 points, plus 2 points for the attempt itself.

Someone STOLE your VERY LARGE JEWEL! You lose the gift and 5 points.

Current Gifts: NONE
Total Points: 46 ]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[debate_avenger]

Well, time to steal, then. Who should we steal from this time?

TURN-IN

[soulping]

[Due by 1:50AM EST]

ROUND 5

[soulping]

[ You TARGETED the Scribes! You gain 2 points for the attempt.

Your theft was SUCCESSFUL! You gain 10 points, plus A CRATE OF VERY GOOD MEAD.

Someone gave you A VERY LARGE JEWEL, but then someone else STOLE it!

Current Gifts: A CRATE OF VERY GOOD MEAD
Total Points: 58 ]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

TURN-IN

[soulping]

[Due by 2:50AM EST]

END

[soulping]

[ You PROTECTED the Jesters, forfeiting A CRATE OF VERY GOOD MEAD and 5 points. You gain 2 points for the attempt.

Your protection was UNSUCCESSFUL! The Jesters' DEFENSES couldn't be breached. Your gift and points have been returned....

...only for someone to STEAL that CRATE OF VERY GOOD MEAD! You lose the gift and the 5 points.

Total Gifts: NONE
Total Points: 55

The jingling of coins once again fills your head and everything goes dark... ]

TOTAL SCORE CORRECTIONS aka i cannot math

[allscalesfinal]

round 0: 10
round 1: + 5 + 17 = 22
round 2: 22 + 17 = 39
round 3: 39 +7 = 46
round 4: 46 + 17 = 63
round 5: 63 - 7
end: 56