King of the Two Lands: The Hall of Ma'at [OOC thread]

[Valerian]

The game should start early tomorrow, U.S. central time!  In the meantime, feel free to talk amongst yourselves.   ;D

• Aiden
• Ariadne
• Beguile's Mistress
• Esoteric Myobi
• Imogen
• Kyrsa
• LadySky
• Mithlomwen
• Moirae
• Paladin
• Remiel
• Ryven
• Saffron
• sinera
• Xandi

[Kye]

Woot! *picks out a couch and plops down with an excited grin*

[desert ashes]

::Cheers!::

[Valerian]

Everyone should have a PM with their role for this game.  If not, please PM me and let me know.

The main game thread is now unlocked!  Anyone who wishes to mingle and settle in, please feel free to do so.  Enjoy your time in ancient Egypt.   ;D

[Remiel]

Huzzah!

*puts "Walk Like an Egyptian" on endless repeat*

[Ariadne]

Ohhh. Nice. *plops down on one of the couches.*

[Autumn52]

Hello my fellow Egyptians.......hugs for everyone

[Ryven]

Sweet! ;D

[Mithlomwen]

Huzzah!

*puts "Walk Like an Egyptian" on endless repeat*

*dances* 

[Beguile's Mistress]

Huzzah!

*puts "Walk Like an Egyptian" on endless repeat*

Walks like an Egyptian!   :P

[Paladin]

*Sits down in a dark corner looking all mysteriouse egyptian like*

[Mithlomwen]

*makes with the Cleopatra-esque eyeliner* 

[Paladin]

*Gives Mith Egyptian style womens clothing... altered to reveal more* *Looks innocent*

[Ryven]

If you want revealing clothing, just go with golden and black body paint. ::)

[LadySky]

Just call me Anaksunamun and sign me up for the paint job..... ::)

[Beguile's Mistress]

I found the body paint but no brushes.  :P

[LadySky]

fingers are good.......fingers are always very good ;D

[Ryven]

*dons his pharaoh beard*

[Remiel]

Walk Like An Egyptian Video Original

[Valerian]

:(

I know no one ever wants to be the first to vote, but usually people at least roleplay a little...

[Ryven]

I have started it off. ;D

[Valerian]

*cheers*  Thanks!   :D


For those who haven't played before, there is a strange tendency for people to vote for whoever votes first, which is why no one wants to do so.  But it's all just in the timing of who's online when, so even if you decide Ryven is a suspicious character, don't decide that just because he voted first to help get things moving.  :)

[Imogen]

I don't know, Valerian...The placement of his hand suggests he's hiding something!  :o

[Kye]

*haunts the OOC thread*

[Ariadne]

*is saddened*

[Beguile's Mistress]

I'm sorry to see you go, Kyrsa.

[Kye]

Someone had to be first *grin* it just means I get to follow along and haunt you all!

*plops down on a couch and munches on her ghostly popcorn, wondering who will be the first to join her*

[Remiel]

The turtles! They lied to me!  >:(

Sorry about that, Kyrsa.  I really did pick you at random; I didn't expect everybody else to vote for you as well.  :o

It's interesting that they did, though.  Very interesting...

[Autumn52]

*Builds an elaborate tomb to ensure Kyrsa is happy in the afterlife.*

I am terribly sorry Kyrsa, please haunt me as often as you like...I would enjoy it..giggles

[Mithlomwen]

*would also enjoy being haunted by Kyrsa*   :-*

[Kye]

*Builds an elaborate tomb to ensure Kyrsa is happy in the afterlife.*

I am terribly sorry Kyrsa, please haunt me as often as you like...I would enjoy it..giggles

*would also enjoy being haunted by Kyrsa*   :-*

*haunts them both gleefully*

[Paladin]

What about me? :D

[Kye]

What about me? :D

*haunts Paladin too!*

[Valerian]

I always hate to lose anyone from the game, but it must be done.  And you can still haunt around here as much as you like.  :)



Fun Fact: The Egyptian afterlife was supposed to be a sort of idealized version of the earthly Egypt, with no problems or unhappiness; and it was also believed that spirits could sometimes travel across the sky during the day with Ra, the sun god.  Ra was thought to travel in two boats -- the Mandjet, or Morning Boat, took him across the sky; while the Mesektet, or Evening Boat, brought him through the underworld overnight so that he could rise again in the east the next day.

[Ariadne]

*joins Kyrsa in the haunting*

[Kye]

*joins Kyrsa in the haunting*

*snuggles her new ghostmate*

The turtles! They lied to me!  >:(

Sorry about that, Kyrsa.  I really did pick you at random; I didn't expect everybody else to vote for you as well.  :o

No worries!  Sorry, I missed this the first time...

[Paladin]

Wait... I'm being haunted by two lovely ghosts..... Whay can'tthis happen in real life?!! LOL

[Autumn52]

Loves being haunted by the lovely Kyrsa and Ariadne....

[Valerian]

The Hall of Ma'at, by the way (*points to the newly-altered title of the thread*) was where the souls of the dead were tested to judge their fitness for the afterlife.  Ma'at was the goddess of truth, order, and justice, and if you've heard of the ancient belief that the heart of the deceased was weighed against an ostrich feather, that's Ma'at doing the weighing.  Doing evil was believed to make the heart heavy, so only those whose hearts were lighter than the feather would be welcomed into Osiris' realm.


I love ancient Egyptian history, can you tell?   ;D

[Ariadne]

The Hall of Ma'at, by the way (*points to the newly-altered title of the thread*) was where the souls of the dead were tested to judge their fitness for the afterlife.  Ma'at was the goddess of truth, order, and justice, and if you've heard of the ancient belief that the heart of the deceased was weighed against an ostrich feather, that's Ma'at doing the weighing.  Doing evil was believed to make the heart heavy, so only those whose hearts were lighter than the feather would be welcomed into Osiris' realm.


I love ancient Egyptian history, can you tell?   ;D

That's actually really cool...

[Kye]

That's actually really cool...

*agrees*

[Autumn52]

((I will be offline for a few days. If you need to skip my vote for the next round, if I am unable to post, I don't mind. I don't want to hold things up. I will try to post if possible. Please forgive.))

[Ariadne]

Take care Xandi!

[Paladin]

wow this does now seem like whoever is the first to step up is the one that gets voted against.

[Valerian]

Since we've managed to tie, I'll borrow a page from Caeli's book and use the dicebot for a tiebreaking roll.  Paladin, you'll be 1-10; Remiel 11-20.

[Valerian]

Roll Result: Valerian rolled: 1d20
Comment: The decision of Hathor
Result: 12,
Total: 12

The gods have spoken!  Sorry, Remiel.

[Remiel]

And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!  ;)

[Imogen]

I can't help but finding this highly amusing :-D

[Kye]

Ha! *glares playfully at the new ghost*

[Remiel]

Help! Help! Ammut's eating my soul!

[Paladin]

Wow, and to think I was almost killed. Ra is truely great.

[Valerian]

Xandi, unfortunately, has had to pull out of the game due to lack of time for E right now.  :(  But the good news is that Caeli has agreed to help out by stepping into the game herself.  Welcome, Caeli!   :D

[Imogen]

Ack! Xandi will be missed, but Caeli joining is good news indeed! YAY Caeli, welcome :-)

[Beguile's Mistress]

*bows to the welcomed Caeli*

[Mithlomwen]

That's too bad about Xandi.  :-( 

*hugglesnuggles Caeli*  Welcome to the game! 

[LadySky]

Welcome Caeli! *huggles*

[Paladin]

Calei!!!!

[Valerian]

Women in ancient Egypt lived much more liberated lives than most of their contemporaries, at least those women who owned some property.  And they could own property in their own right, buying and selling it as they chose, as well as being able to will it away to whoever they wished.  Working women received exactly the same pay as men in the same jobs -- something most countries still have trouble with today.  Royal women are depicted as taking part in battle, even being decorated for valor.  Queens frequently carried out diplomatic correspondence with other nations in their own right, and also deputized for their husbands.  The Greek historian Herodotus, observing Egyptian society around 450 B.C.E., said that they "had reversed the ordinary practices of mankind," since women would go out to the market to trade, while men stayed at home weaving.

Though most women were illiterate (as probably about 95 - 98% of society was at that time), some did learn to read and write, as evidenced by the fact that some women held high office.  Queen Hetepheres II held the title of "Controller of the Affairs of the Kiltwearers" (Mith, are you reading this?  ;D), which actually meant she was in charge of the entire civil service, a very important job.  Female overseers, governors, doctors, and judges were not unheard of, and in at least two cases, the Grand Vizier was a woman.  There are also six queens on record as ruling completely independently, including Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and of course Cleopatra.

[Valerian]

*ponders*

Okay, if the fun facts don't inspire anyone, how about cookies for whoever starts the voting?   ;D

I know there's a natural aversion to voting first, especially if things have gone badly for the first voter in previous rounds; but someone has to take the plunge.  So try not to think of the first voter as being up to something -- look at it as them being brave, or at least doing all of us a favor.  :)

[Valerian]

*gives Beguile's fresh-baked cookies!*

[Kye]

I'm enjoying the fun facts!

Can I have a cookie?

[Beguile's Mistress]

*gives Beguile's fresh-baked cookies!*

*noms and giggles*

[Remiel]

*steals some of the cookies, like the evil Soldier of the Moon that he is*

[Beguile's Mistress]

*steals some of the cookies, like the evil Soldier of the Moon that he is*

Eeep!  *is burgled*

[Valerian]

*offers cookies to the ghosts as well*

The non-Soldier of the Moon ghosts, that is.  Apparently they just steal them.  Hmph.

[Imogen]

A cookie! a cookie! My fan for a cookie! ;-)

[Valerian]

But then you won't be a fan-bearer!

<.<

*sneaks her a cookie anyway*

[Imogen]

YAY!!

Loyalty or cookies...

uhm...

Alright....

Moving on....

**noms happily**

[Valerian]

It's possible the fans were largely symbolic anyway, maybe just something they brought out on big formal state occasions and such.  The name comes from the fact that the fan-bearers were those who were trusted and loyal enough to be granted a place literally right next to the embodiment of the deities on earth, which is where they would be if they were holding fans to shield the king from the sun.


But you all can have actual giant feathery fans if you want them.  *grins*

[Kye]

*noms happily on a cookie* Thank you Val!

[Mithlomwen]

*sneaks in and sneaks a cookie* 

>_>

[Ariadne]

Oh cookies! *tries to take a cookie then remembers she can't cause she's a ghost and starts to pout*

[desert ashes]

Do I get an extra cookie for being voted for? ^.^ 

[Valerian]

*gives Moirae a giant-size cookie!*

[Paladin]

Well it was fun while it lasted. Later folks.

[Remiel]

Don't give up, Paladin.  We still have one Soldier of the Moon left in the game.  Granted, the odds are against him, but still...

[EDIT] Or her.  It could be a her.  You just don't know!

[Esoteric Myobi]

Him hm? Not a her?  ::)

-nibbles on a leftover cookie-

[Paladin]

Don't give up, Paladin.  We still have one Soldier of the Moon left in the game.  Granted, the odds are against him, but still...

[EDIT] Or her.  It could be a her.  You just don't know!

Sorry if I have my doubts Man. They guess you and me pretty quickly. who says they won't get our other member this time?

[Remiel]

Well, just like Valerian said, the gods are certainly smiling on Apries.   :-\

[Paladin]

Yep!

[Beguile's Mistress]

My word!  Resting in the arms of Osiris, indeed.  I hope he's capable of sitting still because I need a good long nap.

[Esoteric Myobi]

I'm sure he'd make a comfortable little nest for you, after all he's probably been sitting around for centuries now. x3

-huggles Beguile's and is saddened that she will no longer be presenting the group with delicious snacks-

[Beguile's Mistress]

A gift for all from beyond the veil.  Honey cakes.

[Esoteric Myobi]

Omg! So cute! O.O!!

-nibbles on a 'flower petal' and keeps the cute little honey bee to nom on last-

And delicious as well~ x3

[Remiel]

*steals a cupcake, and then runs off, twirling his villainesque waxed mustache*

[Ryven]

Huff!  I hope you're happy, Follower of Isis.  *shakes fist* >:(

[desert ashes]

Ya'll make me feel so warm and loved. =P

[Aiden]

They are jealous of what we had Moirae! Now who will lick all this honey off me! Who!

[desert ashes]

I'm afraid I'm about to leave you as one sticky mess. ;)

[Aiden]

Well that is nothing new...but still what will happen with this honey!  XD

[desert ashes]

Sorry, sugar. ;)

[Beguile's Mistress]

I knew it!  I knew it!  I knew it!  I knew it!  I knew it!  :D

[desert ashes]

::Chuckles.::  There was a reason for your death.  I was hoping you were the seer.

[Beguile's Mistress]

Nope!  I just had a feeling.  I don't know why but it sort of came to me.  Praying for the gods and all, I guess.

[Imogen]

Poor Beguile's, thank you for dieing instead of me though! -huggles-

[Beguile's Mistress]

Ah, well.  It was fun while it lasted.

*huggles back*

[desert ashes]

You all got us so fast!  It was a bit mind boggling.

[Imogen]

Oh, and this was -without doubt- the craziest Mafia game I've been in so far!! I've had to pick my jaw up from the floor time and again when crazy luck came our way.

[Ariadne]

Even though I died early I still had a lot of fun....

And wow. That did go really quick.

[Valerian]

That was amazingly fast -- the Soldiers of the Moon had some bad breaks early on that they were never quite able to recover from, which often happens.  Let me work up a little recap for you:

Day 1 - Kyrsa, a Fan-Bearer, is lynched

Night 1 - Ariadne, a Fan-Bearer, is killed by the Soldiers of the Moon.  Imogen, the Grand Vizier, scryes upon Moirae, a Soldier of the Moon.  Ryven, the Royal Guard, protects himself.

Day 2 - Paladin and Remiel tie; the Priestess of Hathor decrees that Remiel, a Soldier of the Moon, must die.

Night 2 - Imogen scryes upon Ryven.  Ryven protects himself.  The Soldiers of the Moon fail in their attack upon Ryven.

Day 3 - Paladin is lynched.

Night 3 - Ryven guards himself.  The Soldiers of the Moon target and kill Beguile's Mistress.  Imogen scryes on Aiden, a Fan-Bearer.  Esoteric Myobi, the Follower of Isis, poisons Ryven.

Day 4 - Moirae, the final Soldier of the Moon, is lynched and the courtiers win the day!



In other news:  I have a Werewolf game, originally meant for newer members of E, that still needs three or four more players -- and since it's taking way too long to find those players, and I don't want to make the players there are wait any longer, would anyone from here like to play?

I'm keeping it small and simple (ten or eleven people, special roles seer and guardian only), and assuming no prior knowledge of the game, though a few have played before, I believe.  So that one will probably also be fairly quick, assuming I don't lose a bunch of players, as happened last time.  :P

[desert ashes]

Ooh, werewolves.  Sounds like a howling good time! ;)  (Was that corny enough?)  I'm game!

[Esoteric Myobi]

I definitely didn't expect this game to end so soon >.>;

And my sincerest apologies Ryven =x

I wouldn't mind joining another game either =) If there's still room that is ^^

[Valerian]

I'm still confirming that some of the earlier players are still around and ready to go, so I'm not absolutely sure how many players I'll need; but thanks for the enthusiasm.  :)

[Imogen]

*raises hand*

somehow I can't say no when it comes to these games :/

[Beguile's Mistress]

I'll be happy to play too if you need someone to fill in.

[Aiden]

I'll play also.

[Remiel]

Put me on the list if you still need players.

Also, you guys are good! Either that, or I'm getting way too predictable.   I'm just glad I was able to fool at least one person, even if it was only after my death. ^___________^

[Imogen]

It was a bit of bad luck too, Remiel. I switched my vote to Moirae also because I knew she was guilty and was curious if she would vote to help you or Paladin ;-)

[Remiel]

I have to say, Imogen, that I was completely impressed by the way that you so thoroughly figured me out.  I was going to say that you're the Sherlock Holmes to my Moriarty.

Now that I know that you were the Grand Vizier, however, and that you already knew Moirae was one of us, I'm not quiiiiite as impressed.  ;)

[Imogen]

Drat, I knew I should've kept my mouth shut! I'll bask in lost glory nonetheless ;-)

[Ryven]

I definitely didn't expect this game to end so soon >.>;

And my sincerest apologies Ryven =x

I wouldn't mind joining another game either =) If there's still room that is ^^

We had it won anyway.  Imogen contacted me only a couple of nights in, and we began to plot our next move.  I kind of figured that Paladin was the other soldier when he didn't vote for Moirae and then she, in turn, didn't vote for him.  By that point, it was really moot if I died.

I'm up for another game, if you'll have me.