The sky was still dark and the birds asleep as the British camp became an abrupt pool of movement. Men wearing lush red uniforms, looking dimmer in the rising sun gathered up their weapons and packs as they prepared to move out. Officers holding slender cavalry swords mounted on their restless horses and shouted out instructions at those men dashing about between all the men. An artillery man swore as an artillery piece he was pushing veered of suddenly into a ditch. A confused dog began barking at the sudden activity and sounds, snapping at peoples heels, sending a scared ensign into a nearby tent for protection until a soldier’s wife went over and coolly calmed the dog down.

Eventually with the help of half a dozen straining red-coated infantry the artillery piece was pulled clear of the ditch. An officer nodded at a group of idle cavalry who fanned out across the plains, these were the vanguard checking the road out a head. A few miniutes later and a bugle called out across the camp and into the crisp mornings air, signalling the start of the British march.

As the sun was raised higher into the early mornings sky a figure could be seen dismounting of his horse, and raising his telescope at the army. “He’s in there somewhere” He muttered, unclear whether he was talking to himself or somebody hidden behind the crest of the hill. He remounted his charger and idly put his telescope away, the sun dancing of his blue officers uniform.

It is now Night 0.
Please send all actions to A_Banned_User@hotmail.co.uk

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As the sun rose heavily in the morning some gunshots from the head of the army signalled the vanguard were in trouble. A French Cavalry scout had been carefully watching them carefully from a nearby wood, waiting until they crept ever closer till they made their move. The French officer slowly drew his cavalry pistol and nodded at the others to do the same. “Fire one shot at them, and before they have chance to react charge.” The officer whispered swaying in his saddle as he checked his instrument of death.

He waited until the Vanguard were less than 50 feet away before he ordered his men to fire. A British Light Dragoon was immediatly thrown from his horse as a musket ball ripped into his neck, screaming as he was thrown to the ground in a pool of his own blood. Chaos ensued in the British ranks. A horse struck in the chest thrashed it’s legs about in pain, striking it’s rider in the pelvis, who equally cried out. A young recruit drawn up against his mothers wishers from a farm in Lancashire stared bemused at the shot that had struck him in his stomach, before collapsing of his horse. The ones who were unhurt quickly looked around in panic and confusion. Luckily the French pistols were inaccurate and these were the few casualties. One British officer who had not panicked spotted the smoke as their unseen enemy had fired upon them. He was just about to issue the order to charge when out of the tree line emerged the thunderous and unmistakeable sound of French Cuirassiers. They wore breastplates and brass helmets, the trooper the biggest and strongest in the army, as was their horses. They were the decisive arm of Napoleons army, their grim brutal killing strokes were to be feared.

“Draw your swords!” The commander screamed, and quickly thrust up his sabre to meet an oncoming French opponent. One British cavalryman was to slow in drawing his sword and yelled out in pain as a French sword ripped into his stomach. Another dragoon instead chose to draw his pistol, but his panicked shot went well wide of his target and he had nothing to defend himself with as the Cuirassier struck true.

The British cavalry were slowly being forced backwards due to the sheer strength of the French and their oversized horses. One young eager volunteer was thrown from his horse when a French charger rammed into it and his screams were put to an end as horses hooves trampled the fallen Britain to death.

Just as it looked like the Dragoons would have to fall back, to the left of them emerged some grasshoppers that had scouted ahead. Their sudden intense and accurate firing caused the French cavalry to halter from the sudden casualties that were being caused by their rifles. One Frenchman about to strike a finishing blow onto a wounded Britain was suddenly heaved from his horse as a rifle bullet teared into his lung. A French horse died instantly as it was shot in the head, causing it's occupying Frenchman to tumble onto an oncoming sabre. A second volley and the French were in full retreat; the British Dragoons only gave a light chase as they decided first priority was to deal with the wounded.

However, one French officer in the midst of the French rout cooly drew a pistol he seized from a Dragoon, and twisting in his saddle aimed it at the Rifleman. His shot was uncanny and the biggest most fearsome looking rifleman suddenly keeled over clutching his stomach.

“Pat!” Another rifleman called and quickly rushed to his fallen friend.
Harper was hit in the abdomen and he knew his time was up as he struggled to sit up.
“I’ll be alright” He managed to say, but knew quite the opposite.

Sergeant Patrick Harper has been wounded and will be dead by the end of the day.
It is now Day 1
With 12 alive it is 7 to lynch.

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Wow, that's elaborate.
First thing I suppose: Who is Sergeant Patrick Harper? I can certainly rule myself out.

I wonder what the point of keeping him alive for the day is, as a game mechanic? Perhaps he can identify his attacker? Perhaps it's possible for others to survive such an attack altogether? Perhaps he can be healed by someone within the day?

One kill (by the French), suggests that there is no serial killer, which is always a plus.

Considering the mafia knows who Sergeant Patrick Harper is, could he please step forward but not give his role.

Hm, I've never seen a mechanic like this before. We don't know who was attacked or his role, but we know the character and that he'll soon die. I wonder if this is going to be a regular thing in this mafia...

I would like to hear from Harper too. But until then, I think getting a random claim would not hurt. I dont like people who use trailing ... in mafias it is like your adding something but not really vote Nacht Jaeger

Ummmm....could you be a bit more clear?

Well that sucks. Yea I'm Harper but I have no information on who attacked me, apparently the only reason I was able to prolong my death is because I had amazing stamina and strength, although I wasn't notified of that in my role email. I can still post and vote until the end of the day but beyond that, I'm as clueless as everyone else. If some sort of doc has a day action to patch up wounds, I'd be eternally grateful .

Alright so Pit is a confirmed townie I guess.

Lets pressure Nacht

Vote: Nacht

Lets pressure Nacht

Yeah. Let see if there are any post-restrictions that he forgot to include.

Vote: Nacht Jaeger

Also, why didn't the doctor target Pit last night?

Because this game includes Rot

Because this game includes Rot

Bleh, he's not very active.

Ummmm....could you be a bit more clear? :P

Also, using 's in response to pressure instead of anything of content to me is a red flag. Guess we will see if I am correct or not in time.

Waiting?

Not many people are active, but regardless:

Vote: Nacht Jaeger

Let's have a role claim

Quoted from Nacht in AFK Thread:

I'll be away for a week.

Could be a problem

Hahaha, that's true

Replacement?

Not a problem at all. Nacht could have claimed but didnt and instead waiting until going 'afk'. Another big red flag, lets see the replacement try to dig out of this one.

Unvote

Don't want to accidentally lynch him when he can't defend himself.

Not a problem at all. Nacht could have claimed but didnt and instead waiting until going 'afk'. Another big red flag, lets see the replacement try to dig out of this one.

You're rght. He could have easily claimed. But, maybe he just didn't have one at the time?

Didnt have his claim? Why not? Lets see what the replacement has to say but I feel I already know how this will pan out.

Guys, come on. I was going to claim but had to leave unexpectedly (Birthday stuff and whatnot), so quit looking for reasons to lynch me. Anyway, I'm Major Hogan, a politician. Each night I can attempt to buy the vote of one person, and if I'm successful then I can control their vote the next day. I also have a one-shot ability, but if I tell you I might lose it. That itself should tell you what it is.

Guys, come on. I was going to claim but had to leave unexpectedly (Birthday stuff and whatnot), so quit looking for reasons to lynch me. Anyway, I'm Major Hogan, a politician. Each night I can attempt to buy the vote of one person, and if I'm successful then I can control their vote the next day.

I have lots of questions regarding this...

1)So, basically, you redirect votes or do you block them?

2)If you redirect a vote, do you decide who to vote on by sending an action in during the day itself or do you decide during the previous night who to get your vote on of your action is successful?

3)Or is this simply an action where your one vote counts as two?

4)And, what are the percentage chances of your action being successful?

5)Did you try to buy off someone's vote last night? If yes, who? Was it successful?

The second question seems a bit problematical in lingual terms, but I hope you get the meaning.

Someone with a bit more understanding of the book(s) would probably be able to confirm either way but to me according to this:

http://sharpe.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Hogan

Major Hogan is a spy, not a politician as such.

Looking further at this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpe's_Battle_(novel)

The only real mention is when Hogan outs a "Father Sarsfield" as a French agent, sounds like something a counter spy would do.

Anyway, I will see if anyone can prove Hogan to be a spy / politician either through knowledge of the books themselves or how their own role aligns with the books. I dont buy it so I am not unvoting.

You have failed mafia.
Politician refers to what he does at night.

Thanks Brighty, and you have succeeded in what you normally do, prove the stereotype that all people from your forums are borderline retarded. I could go on but why waste any more words.

What I am referring to is how closely someone like Major Hogan would relate to a role like that. For example if his job in the books was a ditch digger, why would he be an invincible super night killer or whatever stupid roles you are mostly used to.

Nacht never calls his character a politician in the sense that is what he does in the book.

Quoted from Nacht:

Anyway, I'm Major Hogan, a politician.

Here you place the word "politican", Nacht's role, with the word "spy", which is Michael Hogan's job.

Quoted from dsmi:

Anyway, I will see if anyone can prove Hogan to be a spy / politician either through knowledge of the books themselves or how their own role aligns with the books.

So please, don't call me the retarded one in an attempt to hide your flaws.

So please, don't call me the retarded one in an attempt to hide your flaws.

Ah, once again, the Bright special. Misunderstand what everyone else says, argue with them, ignore their attempts to explain and then whenever you get something right act smug about it. What he's saying is that he doubts that Hogan's character would have much to do with influencing votes.

Thanks Brighty, and you have succeeded in what you normally do, prove the stereotype that all people from your forums are borderline retarded.

Ah, once again, the Bright special. Misunderstand what everyone else says, argue with them, ignore their attempts to explain and then whenever you get something right act smug about it. What he's saying is that he doubts that Hogan's character would have much to do with influencing votes.

No, what he's saying is that everyone from AoMH is retarded, so don't try to defend him.

What I am referring to is how closely someone like Major Hogan would relate to a role like that. For example if his job in the books was a ditch digger, why would he be an invincible super night killer or whatever stupid roles you are mostly used to.

Whats wrong with you? Can you just play the game without making personal attacks?

Anyways, if his role in the books is being a spy then that hardly fits with being a politician.

Unvote, Vote: Natch

-_-. Maybe I am not making myself clear. Or perhaps I am and I wouldnt make a very good kindergarten teacher.

I am not trying to put words in anyones mouth. What I am saying is how likely is it that someone who in the story is a SPY would then have a role like POLITICIAN.

I mention ACCORDING TO THE STORY Major Hogan is a spy. Not, ‘hah you are wrong you are a spy’. Sigh.

Let me perhaps make an even easier example for you of what I am trying to get at. Lets say we are playing a superman themed game and I told everyone my role was called Superman himself. What are the chances that my role is town aligned and perhaps has some powers – probably fairly good taking into consideration context. What are the chances I am a serial killer – probably not great at the start of the game with no information.

This is what I am trying to involve discussion on. If everyones role is somewhat aligned with the role in the book then perhaps Nacht is suspect. I can say that mine is but I cant speak for everyone.

Here is my theory, Nacht will be shown to be scum and Brighty will require further investigation if this proves to be true. And don’t complain Brighty if Nacht does turn up scum Brighty and say you were just coming after me, your still standing in my way of a lynch of Nacht. Anyone who does in my eyes is stopping the town from winning and should be looked at. It’s the same as if he turned out to be Richard Sharpe or something, then I am stuffed and would need to be looked at myself.

I never said everyone was Droideka_11, I said there is a well known stereotype and he is doing a great job of making sure of it. Perhaps if you read over it again you will see this.

Whats wrong with you? Can you just play the game without making personal attacks?

I only responded to comments I thought were unfair, but I guess you probably overlooked the otherside of the story. Whatever I dont really care I am here to win the game thats all.

Ah, once again, the Bright special. Misunderstand what everyone else says, argue with them, ignore their attempts to explain and then whenever you get something right act smug about it. What he's saying is that he doubts that Hogan's character would have much to do with influencing votes.

Hallelujah.

What he's saying is that he doubts that Hogan's character would have much to do with influencing votes.

Seriously, did no one read his post?

Major Hogan is a spy, not a politician as such.

He clearly says that he thinks Nacht is a spy not a politician.

I am not trying to put words in anyones mouth. What I am saying is how likely is it that someone who in the story is a SPY would then have a role like POLITICIAN.

I mention ACCORDING TO THE STORY Major Hogan is a spy. Not, ‘hah you are wrong you are a spy’. Sigh.

Ah okay, thank you for clarifying your post.

I am not trying to put words in anyones mouth. What I am saying is how likely is it that someone who in the story is a SPY would then have a role like POLITICIAN.

I know, if thats the case then he makes a good Day 1 lynch. Was he a major character in the books by the way?

I mention ACCORDING TO THE STORY Major Hogan is a spy. Not, ‘hah you are wrong you are a spy’. Sigh.

It amounts to the same thing.

Let me perhaps make an even easier example for you of what I am trying to get at. Lets say we are playing a superman themed game and I told everyone my role was called Superman himself. What are the chances that my role is town aligned and perhaps has some powers – probably fairly good taking into consideration context. What are the chances I am a serial killer – probably not great at the start of the game with no information.

I have no idea what you're saying

This is what I am trying to involve discussion on. If everyones role is somewhat aligned with the role in the book then perhaps Nacht is suspect. I can say that mine is but I cant speak for everyone.

This makes more sense, and I agree with it.

Here is my theory, Nacht will be shown to be scum and Brighty will require further investigation if this proves to be true. And don’t complain Brighty if Nacht does turn up scum Brighty and say you were just coming after me, your still standing in my way of a lynch of Nacht. Anyone who does in my eyes is stopping the town from winning and should be looked at. It’s the same as if he turned out to be Richard Sharpe or something, then I am stuffed and would need to be looked at myself.

Sounds solid to me.

I never said everyone was Droideka_11, I said there is a well known stereotype and he is doing a great job of making sure of it. Perhaps if you read over it again you will see this.

Whatever, I post at AoMH and if you're saying everyone from AoMH is retarded then you're insulting me. Just drop it and carry one with the game.

I only responded to comments I thought were unfair, but I guess you probably overlooked the otherside of the story. Whatever I dont really care I'm here to win the game thats all.

So em I, lets try to focus on that.

And don’t complain Brighty if Nacht does turn up scum Brighty and say you were just coming after me, your still standing in my way of a lynch of Nacht.

We don't know anything yet, how care you just assuming he is scum right now???

Anyone who does in my eyes is stopping the town from winning and should be looked at.

It's a given.

It’s the same as if he turned out to be Richard Sharpe or something, then I am stuffed and would need to be looked at myself.

If he was Sharpe he would roleclaim as such, and we would all believe he is town. And no, if he has happened to lie and we lynch him and he is Sharpe it doesn't condemn you to being scum anymore then if he was any other role.

It's a given.

I am glad we can agree on that.

If he was Sharpe he would roleclaim as such, and we would all believe he is town. And no, if he has happened to lie and we lynch him and he is Sharpe it doesn't condemn you to being scum anymore then if he was any other role.

Brighty I probably should have used a more general example my error. What I mean is, if he turns out good (which is unlikely) then I would need to be investigated and my motives looked at. Sure the town gets lynches wrong from time to time but still if I am wrong you cant let that sort of behaviour just go without a further look for obvious reasons.

It looks like my examples need work but the points are there. I wont be changing my vote unless something drastic happens. The other thing is I thought he was going afk for a week then returns a day after? Anyway, other people can probably discuss further because I am fairly settled in my decision.

One step at a time. Nacht hasn't answered any questions yet.

One step at a time. Nacht hasn't answered any questions yet.

And he probably won't anytime soon...

Just to say that I'm active and will be posting a more detailed post in 7-8 hours from now...

The role is close enough not to be totally outlandish. I'd like to hear the opinion of someone who knows the series a bit better.

All you Nacht.

Just to say that I'm active and will be posting a more detailed post in 7-8 hours from now...

Right

I am not trying to put words in anyones mouth. What I am saying is how likely is it that someone who in the story is a SPY would then have a role like POLITICIAN.

Is there a mafia role of spy? I don't know of one at least, so politician made some sense to me...

And just by the way, who here has read the book/s, because I, for one, havn't...

I dont think he is going to post. He was supposed to go afk for a week, then posted again, now quiet.

Right

Blame my very unreliable net connection. It always stops working by the time I get round to posting here.

Anyways, considering the fact that Nacht has yet to respond to anything, there wasn't much to post on anyways.

His roleclaim seems reasonable to me but my knowledge of the Sharpe franchise is nil.
Concerns raised are interesting and I would like him to respond to points brought up before we make a decision.

Does anybody actually know if Nachts gone on holiday yet? Because sadly I haven't been given any specific dates by him.

Anyway, if he doesn't post in the next day I'll replace him. Not that the replacement is going to appreciate being replaced in only to find he's got a lot of votes and pressure on him

Vote Count
Nacht Jaeger - 3 (Dsmi, Droideka, Heir)

Oh and heres a shameless plug in case any of you want to replace into my Vietnam Mafia at EEH, as I'm looking for a replacement.

I am back from my holiday now. I said this in the AFK thread, so I don't really understand why you thought I would be able to answer questions. More detailed posts to come later, but I will say that Major Hogan wasn't just a spy, but he also had a lot of influence over Wellington and other high men. He was able to use this influence to help Sharpe, for example.

Alright his role seems reasonable to me.

Random Vote: Noodle