RATATOSKR

[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: 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.]

Comments

Re: DISCUSSION

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

They've been good luck so far. And I think we'll probably have 'em all sorts of thrown off now if they were expecting to be Protected.

So if it goes through, we steal again. If it doesn't, we'll try protecting them again. We do know someone else has been targeting them at least two rounds, so we coulda just beaten them this time, and they're still going. Closest thing we got that isn't a blind guess.

Re: DISCUSSION

[saiho]

...You know, I don't think the rules said anything about someone having to try to be stealing from them for a protect to be successful.

Hey, Waldemar. When we protect someone, do we give them an item regardless of whether someone's trying to steal from them? As long as they're not defending our protect will work, is that it?

Re: DISCUSSION

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[...HUH.]

That is a very good point.

Re: DISCUSSION

[allscalesfinal]

A successful protection simply means that you have given them the item. That is, they have not chosen to defend for that round.

What happens afterward, whether another team will steal that item away for themselves or not, is up to chance. The timing of everyone's choices play a heavy, if unpredictable, role in deciding that fate.

Re: DISCUSSION

[saiho]

...So this is our stupid rock! Thanks. I guess. No, really, I mean thanks! Let's stick with Bards. They've got all our stuff!

Re: DISCUSSION

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[Laughing.] Nothing like showering them with affection, take it back, and throwing it right on back.

Re: DISCUSSION

[saiho]

[Laughing a bit himself, might be slightly weird coming from a unicorn, but whatevs]

They're probably wondering what the hell's going on.

Re: DISCUSSION

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[D'aww, it's cute.]

Awww, we're just deretsuns. All lovey lovey doki and then NOPE, OUR STUFF, not like we like you, okay maybe we do like you.

Re: DISCUSSION

[saiho]

We just get shy sometimes. I wanna know who the other team is. We should ask afterwards. I wonder if it's someone we know.

Re: DISCUSSION

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

It's just so hard to be bold, really. And could be. Suppose we'll get to know their temperament by the next round. If they don't defend, they're not the reactionary type.