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RATATOSKR

[ 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: AN ELEGANT SWORD WITH A BEJEWELED SHEATH 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 lush, rolling hills dotted with sheep. You are part of THE SHEPHERDS.

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.]

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[After a moment, his voice resounds throughout the cave.]

There will be five rounds.

I shall not reveal all of my chosen criteria for victory, for the sake of challenge, but accumulating either the most points or the largest number of gifts are two promised paths to success. As ten teams have gathered, half of that number at most will be crowned winners.

The items and roles were chosen at random. and no.

Edited 2014-05-10 02:19 (UTC)

All right! Thanks.

[Looking at Shoryu.] So, defend and see how it goes from there?

I... think we should try to protect. Even if we're successful only 2 out of 5 rounds and lose all our stuff, that's still 30 points that can't be taken from us.

Edited (I like to pretend I can read : () 2014-05-10 02:31 (UTC)

....I'd still like stats, but that is a good point...

But who do we even protect?

Umm... Bards? We can try different people every time until we find one that works out.

.....

[I have a sudden and fierce urge to REJECT and I do not know why.]

I guess.

Who do you want to try next time? People who defended this turn will probably try protecting or stealing next turn instead so we'll have more chances.