Gustav

If I can't make the all-star game, nobody can.

*spoopy music* The fourth day starts. @Renomitsu takes a walk around town and notes a peculiar lack of drunk Australian-ness in the air and goes to report the disappearance of @Berocka. On the way, though, he comes across @Doomsday, taken down by a single bullet to the chest from a flintlock pistol. Killed by a PIRATE, he was the HEX MASTER. But what about Berocka? A look around town yields nothing, but someone finds a Death Note at the base of a tree... On the other side of the tree is a shallow grave, and sure enough, that's where he's found. The second victim of the JUGGERNAUT, he was the PIRATE. Let Day 4 begin! List of those alive (14): Votes needed today: 8

"It's that weird Australian guy!" say a few people. Certainly not enough people to kill anyone, though, as @Berocka gets off with only a few votes. That's all we've got for today--on to Night 3! There's been this weird book sitting on the courthouse steps for the past couple days. Most people think it's just @Devise's ramblings on league policy, but tonight @diamond_ace sees the book start to glow and disappear into thin air. That's no ordinary Devise post... The Coven have received the Necronomicon. List of those alive:

I'm also going to finish it off by not making the HoF!

Purchase made. @Josh is practically the "do stuff for Davos on the portal" guy these past couple days. Also I'm sorry @Renomitsu

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT I AM AN IDIOT AND SCREWED UP THIS MORNING'S RESULTS PLEASE READ BELOW: In addition to being turned to stone by a MEDUSA, @ContinentalCup036 was also killed by a JUGGERNAUT. A death note was found next to the body:

This is why I have, for a very long time, pushed for a multi-claim system for VSN writers. The standard should not be 3,000 words a week. That's ridiculous. I do that for fun on occasion, but can't imagine being required to do it every single week and always multi-claim when I don't really feel like writing or when I don't have the time. What I'd like to know is this: who made it the standard? Who ever said that you need to pump out four weeks' worth of content every single week? As far as I know nobody did; it's work that many VSN writers choose to bring upon themselves. And that's great--we can't say that VSN articles are just glorified 500-word media spots anymore. But if nobody is saying "you need to put out a novel every week," nobody is taking advantage of you if that's what you are indeed doing. If you, as a writer, are putting out huge articles, you should be allowed to multi-claim them, and that's something that I have always hated about VSN. I have no idea what's happening with VSN these days; I was only briefly (and only very remotely) affiliated with it. I don't know who's deciding the standards, whether it's someone official, or if it's Frosty, or if it's just an unspoken agreement among the workers. 3000 words per week should, in no realistic situation, be the standard. You want 3000 words to be the standard? Do it every 3-4 weeks. You should be allowed to and I don't know why that's never been a thing. TL;DR: 1. If nobody but the people of VSN is saying that the workload needs to be ridiculous, then VSN is not being oppressed because they have a ridiculous workload. 2. VSN should adopt a multi-claiming system to make things realistic if huge articles are the standard.

Vote tracker: Berocka - 3 (bigAL, Ricer, jhatty8) Votes needed: 9

...and we're early! This is what happens when sketchy employers meet part-time workers. @Mr_Hatter spent last night getting thoroughly stoned. So did @ContinentalCup036, but in an entirely different sense. Killed off by a MEDUSA, he's the town's first victim! As such, his role and will cannot be revealed to the public. Day 3 begins now! List of those alive (16):

@Josh do one more thing for me today and make this official portal-wise please

Let's get that undrafted FA hype going! Davos offers: S72: $3,000,000 S73: $1,000,000 S74: $1,000,000 @GlowyGoat

The second day has come to an end. Late again! This time I couldn't really help it. Again, nobody dies. Some suspicion is thrown around, but that's about all that happens. Thank goodness for that--what with the draft and all, I have a LOT to sort through tonight. I'll cut right to it--night 3 starts now! List of those alive:

What's this? Nobody dies? After Night 1? You'd better believe it. There might as well not have been anything going on last night--everybody is present and accounted for. Even @Renomitsu is walking around town, and he's got nothing to do with this game! All is quiet and peaceful...for now. Thus begins Day 2! Note: I am at work until 10 tonight. Not only does this mean that I'll end this day phase on the later side, it also means that I'd greatly appreciate if someone kept a running count of the votes. It might take a while to figure things out if nobody tracks it and this thread blows up. List of those alive (17):

Stop making me paranoid about my scouting.

inb4 @Will nukes the portal in the middle of the draft

OH GEEZE! We're late! I really need to learn how to look at the clock once in a while, I guess. Sorry for the inconvenience if you've been sitting there for the past 20 minutes. Anyway, the first day goes by. @Devise won't stop telling @Alex Bridges to get off his lawn, but that's just about the most exciting development that the town sees today. The first night phase begins NOW! Send me your night actions, and no speak in this thread until tomorrow's morning announcement. List of those alive:

As far as I know it's just the jailor, let me look into it and if I find a different answer I'll let you know.

Thanks for hosting! Do another sometime now that I can actually make something kind of passable.

Before too many people drag out the "BoG is only making changes to benefit themselves" argument: We have VHL GMs in the BoG who argued that we should take away VHL GM pay.

I mean, what were you looking for there? The explanation given is a statement of the general official view on the matter and doesn't leave a whole lot out. It's not something that needs to be justified here with an essay, especially since many people have already written essays about it from both angles.

YEET

Great work on this. I really appreciate how long this must have taken!

The wind blows, and a tree shakes on the other side of the town. The Grand Poobah is officially halfway through college, and you know what that means--he's now got the time for this. Welcome to the VHL's 4th game of Town of Salem! First of all: Rules are here The Town of Salem Wiki is here A picture of me when I realized that @McWolf didn't sign up may be found here A few usual notes for this game: -I'm going with my usual starting and ending times as a general guideline: 9 AM EST marks the start of each day phase, and 9 PM EST marks the start of each night phase. I have no idea how consistent I'll be able to be with this, as I'll be at work more over the summer, but if I know that the times will be significantly earlier or later, I will say so (unless I get to sleep in, then have fun getting your results at noon with no warning. You know me). Those will be the times that I'll aim for, but, officially, the start of one phase and the end of another comes whenever I make the announcement. You'll be pinged. -No talking in this thread during night phases. That goes for everybody, regardless of role. I have no power to lock this thread at night, and there's no official penalty for talking in here at night, but if you see one of your fellow citizens doing so, please yell at them for me. -If you are reasonably able to be online at the start of the night phases, please make an effort to do so. The JAILOR is able to speak with you in their own Discord server at night, and that is when I will send an invite to whoever is jailed. If it is within your power to do so and doesn't present a huge inconvenience, please be online when the night phase starts and please join the server. -DO NOT PM ANYBODY. All communication must happen in this thread, unless you have already received an invite to a Discord server where you may speak as well. If you haven't, keep everything here. -STAY ACTIVE. If you do go two day and night phases in a row without speaking in public, speaking in a private Discord, or sending me a night action (or specifically telling me you do not want to take a night action), I will swing the Mighty Gustav Hammer of Death. You do not want the Mighty Gustav Hammer of Death, and neither does anybody on your side. -For all you nerds out there, I am putting together a spreadsheet showing the all-time stats for the VHL's Town of Salem games! If you'd like to take a look, here's the link. -The game starts NOW, with an extended Day 1 phase lasting until (about) 9 PM EST tomorrow. May the odds be ever in your favor! Role List 1x JAILOR 1x TOWN PROTECTIVE 1x TOWN SUPPORT 2x TOWN INVESTIGATIVE 1x TOWN KILLING 3x RANDOM TOWN 1x COVEN LEADER 3x RANDOM COVEN 1x NEUTRAL KILLING 2x RANDOM NEUTRAL 1x ANY OF THE ABOVE Player List (17) @a_Ferk @Alex Bridges @BarzalGoat @Berocka @bigAL @ContinentalCup036 @Devise @DoktorFunk @Doomsday @fonziGG @jhatty8 @Mike @Mr_Hatter @Nykonax @omgitshim @Ricer13 @Spartan