One Night Ultimate Werewolf IV/Confessionals

"catarina"

- I can't grow hair on my chest so I'm gonna make a terrible werewolf. That's right, in the secret role game, I chose the secret minority role that is one of the hardest to play. FUCK ME, RIGHT?! Ok, so I was the mystic wolf and I investigated Phoenix. As soon as the game starts I tell him this and he's all like "bro, why don't you trust me?" Ugh, already fucked.

"catarina"

- And thus the traditional Werewolf Game finally commences!! I've been waiting for this day nut idk what the FUCK I'm doing. Fortunately I'm on the wolf tribe and have people to help me out. But now it's all about deciphering who's saying what and who to trust with whos information. It's a vicious cycle tbh and idk what my best cause if action is yet. Thankfully, Devin is pretty smart, so we'll be able to figure something out soon!

"catarina"

- HiHiHi

So One Night Ultimate Werewolf takes some time getting used to. Now I finally feel up to speed. Although it took me way to long so im going to have to adapt in upcoming MM

So Im the Minion apart of the Werewolf(WW) team. Being on the WW team is scary, as if I loose there is 3 or 4 possible people to be in the DM. So that leads a very strong chance to me being in a DM.

So there are two options. Let the Tanner win, as then its 10 people to choose from. Or try to win as WW. Tanner is probably the safer option but harder to achive, as the village is a large group. So having them want to loose when there isnt much gain in them loosing isnt amazing. However winning as WW is theoreticly easy, as there is a 8/12 chance they vote a villager.

So anyway as the round starts, phoneix tells me he is the drunk, I tell him body guard. He later finds out he has been swapped to Tanner? Then instantly wants tanner to win, *pretends to be shocked*, saying its the best outcome for everyone, yet this wasnt your mindset before. So like he keeps trying to push this on me, saying im vital since im the body guard (woops). Like I keep telling him i need to find out more and otherpeoples thoughts as its legit 6 hours in at this point. But hes persitant like dude fuck off for a bit. He is really overplaying and its showing.

So I later go to tell Pory im trouble maker to make it seem like im causing chaos when in reality no im not. So this role acctually like makes me seem legit, which is kinda bad as Im the only werewolf who could be voted for and we still win.

Currently it seems the village is pretty organised. Pory made a fucking powerpoint detailing everything. Anyway for somereason rhi has claimed tanner, which seems like am obvious lie at this point. So it seems like the safest option to try to get votes on rhi.

Anyway this is kinda a cluster fuck so im scured.

"catarina"

- Welcome to Ultimate Werewolf where shit is insane!

So already people say they hate this game, no surprise. Personally, I love it. I LIVE FOR THIS CHAOS! Anyways, Pory is working to map out what's going on, Phoenix is...really pissy, and everyone else is losing their fucking minds XD

Here's the thing about Phoenix, he didn't start this way, but he KNOWS he's the Tanner. So he's trying to get people to vote for him, so that he's safe, and gives us an easy vote. What annoyed me about this was he went off on one of his tangents to convince me.

Let me lay out Pheonix's tangents...THEY ARE ANNOYING AS HELL!! Every line is a new message, it's really hard to jump in and he feels like he needs to cover EVERY. SINGLE. DETAIL. AND. TELL. YOU. WHY. OTHER. PLANS. WONT. WORK. Like dude let me breathe!!! Just give me your pitch in one message and let me ask questions, don't answer all of them before I show I care or not!!

But it's an interesting plan and a good backup. Meanwhile, Rhi is over here trying to get me to help her but she looks shady cause she said she started as the Tanner, Tyler and Rhys are telling people different stories, and Devin is being ALL KINDS OF SUSPICIOUS.

This game isn't set in stone yet I love it! I just hope I don't get fucked over by the chaos XD

"catarina"

- So I'm on the werewolf team and I've been trying like mad to try to pin the blame on Rhi and Tyler. It's a shame because I like them both as people, but as the werewolf I have to shift the blame to people whose stories are the most questionable. Rhys, Gev and I are trying to get the votes on Rhi, and I've been chatting with Pory a lot to try to get him around to my way of thinking. On the other end of the spectrum we have Phoenix (hereby referred to as Pho because it's shorter and I'm a lazy typer) who is confirmed to be the tanner and is trying to rally the votes on to him. I don't understand why anyone would agree to this plan, but he seems to have several people in his corner willing to back him for this ludicrous plan. I've also been trying to work on Hunter to see if he might vote with me because he hasn't been super active in the main match as likely hasn't heard a lot of the rumours floating around. It's all kind of cluster-fucky right now so we'll see how things shake out tomorrow morning/afternoon.

"catarina"

- Okay so lot's to catch up on from first impressions!

So first let's just assess everyone bc why not?

Mr. Turtle: I thought he was gonna win the Death Match, but we didn't really have much of a relationship for me to say my game would be different with him here... his christmas tree turtle pfp is adorable though.

Emma/Tyler: My core group right now, I think we're all the least familiar with the genius so that has many pros and cons, Tyler initially telling people he didn't swap my card as the witch this round got me grilled a few times so that's yikes, but I'd like to go far within this group!

Hunter: I love, love, love Hunter! He always keeps it real with me and let's me know what hes planning, who hes been talking to etc, I really trust him and think that he really trusts me too, if I don't win I'd honestly love to see him win.

Nathaniel: I'm in a core group of 5 with him and trust him almost entirely, he definitely has a good brain between his ears though and even though Hunter is the same, I've shared information less openly between me and him so far, but all could change with that for us.

Phoenix: I feel like with him, if he gives me his word on something he's good to it, but that won't make for any lasting deals, with so many people left I like having him around, I wouldn't want him near the end however.

Ryan: We've had one conversation... that about sums it up.

Devin: I don't trust him that much but I seem to get along with him, could be good for short term game plans

Rexxy: Really like this guy, I could see myself working with him for the time being, but could get dangerous later on.

Pory: Honestly hes great to talk to and I genuinely like him, but my god he scares me. The way his brain works is intense and I both fear and respect that.

Gevonte: I think we're on good terms? I just threw him under the bus to Phoenix for the EC because I think hes less likely to pick me than Devin, but we'll see how things go.

Rhys: I like him, but I can't get a solid read on him yet, he seems kinda devious and has been capable of getting into winning plans so far, I'm keeping an eye on him...

Anyway time to accept theres nothing I can do until selections are made so I'm just gonna try not to stress too much.

"catarina"

- Well that SUCKED. All that time and energy wasted just go give Mr. Pretentious another win! 🙄 I'll probably have to give a more in depth update when I'm not dying of hay fever, but let it be known that the Wolfpack did out BEST to get everyone on our side. Then Phoenix comes in and starts promising "saftey" and security like hes a God and everyone just blindly follows him. I'm probably being a bit harsh, but the way he went about dictating everyone to follow the "suggestion" procedure from last round and that me and Devin are the ONLY options; it really came off as condescending and I just CAN'T with it tbh!

"catarina"

- So the plan completely failed. Phoenix's plan of "pile the votes on me so only I can win and save whomever I please" was just too appealing to all the people who didn't want to have to think this main match, so the village and the werewolf team ended up losing. In the process, Gevonte and I ended up being the only ones to go down with the ship (which was stupid on my part), but I was so pissed at the time that I wanted to make a stand against Phoenix's tyranny. So now Phoenix is the sole winner (again) and gathers his minions together to decide which of Gevonte and I are going to be the elimination candidate. I'm on pins and needles waiting for the results (while mildly campaigning to people by saying to them "hey, I had to try"). The result comes in ... Phoenix makes a horribly long and drawn out speech and ... the elimination candidate is ... Gevonte! It seems that people weren't upset about my lying and were sympathetic to the fact that I had a difficult role to play and they respected that I gave it my all. So now Gevonte is going to have to pick someone for the death match, but I know at the very least it's not going to be me. We assured each other that there was no way we were going to go after each other when we were the only ones to stick to the plan. So it looks like I make it out of round two alive, albeit with a slightly bruised ego.

"catarina"

- My relationship with Phoenix has been like a roller coaster. I basically didn't talk to him at all during day 1, so we were too late to actually work together on main match 1. We started talking and I'm like "hey, this guy seems intelligent" so we make a deal to work together on this main match. The cards get distributed for the main match and I'm the mystic wolf. I use my peek to look at Phoenix with the idea that I can verify what his identity was, then go to him and earn trust with him by coming to him with something that he can verify as true (so he knows I'm telling the truth). Oof, that did not go over the way that I planned. Instead, he's super offended that I used my peek power on him instead of someone that I didn't trust. He says I'm acting suspicious and asks me if I'm lying to him. I proceed to lie to him about lying to him, and dig myself deeper into the hole. I was convinced that because I was a werewolf, I had to keep my identity secret at all costs. So I lied to everyone and claimed I was the seer. Phoenix then comes up with his plan to draw all the votes on to him (because Pory revealed he was the tanner). I didn't like this plan and told him that it was a bad one (because it would mean that I would lose) and once again he is not happy. He pouts that I'm poo-pooing his plan and asks me if I have a better one. I don't really want to reveal my werewolf plan (to pin the votes on Rhi) because I think it's not something he would want to help me with, and he might even blow up my spot if I reveal myself to be the werewolf. So as it becomes more and more apparent that the sheep are flocking to Pho's plan (must be nice to just ask people to do something and have them do it without question), I try to go to them and talk them out of it. Of course, this gets back to Pho and he's not happy once again. I lie again and say that I'm just trying to figure out whether people are telling him the truth or are just blowing smoke up his bum. He buys that for the moment (to my face). When it becomes clear that my plan is completely falling apart I go to Pho and say "You once told me that there was a certain way the Genius was to be played. That's all I was trying to do." He is not happy with me. We argue back and forth for like three hours about how I should have trusted him from the beginning and he felt betrayed that I peeked at his role, and how I felt that he was dictating plans without consideration to other people's feelings and stifling gameplay by coming up with a plan that makes people want to not actually play the game of ONUW. It gets heated. He says that I was mean and unnecessarily aggressive about shooting down his plan; I say he is condescending and unwilling to compromise. It was a knock-down drag-out fight for the ages (not in the main chat this time thankfully), but after a few hours of being fuckin' pissed at each other, we both screw our heads on straight and apologize to each other. We feel like it was just a bad match for us as a team, and we decide to put the whole thing behind us and move forward working together and not opposed to each other. The up and down of the relationship is really strange, but I think that if we can really put aside our shit and work together, we could be unstoppable in this game. Watch out, Genius IV.

"catarina"

- I am so fucking bored of the kumbayah nonsense, people need to learn to just make a decision for themselves! I'm tired of all the waiting! The first choice I have to make you best believe I'll already have a name in mind and they'll be picked immediately.

"catarina"

- Here's my round 2 recap ig:

So, going into this round, I kinda figured that I wanted Phoenix's head on a silver platter. But, in the end, it was hard to kinda tell the guy to fuck himself to his face, so I couldn't keep the grudge going. We did make Kill-Phoenix-Crew with me Rexxy Hunter, which was cool

Being the revealer was... interesting. At first I didn't think it was much of anything useful, and I kinda wanted to be a wolf lol but turns out the revealer was the most crucial part of the final plan that went into action. I think going through the game again, it shows that the revealer is one of the only good town cards. several other town cards don't seem to even be that worth it. It feels like people will be discovered if not through incredible luck on the part of the town but through someone pulling a culprit in DR 1-2 and making a slip up verbally. Or, in the case of Devin, just acting really fucking suspicious.

Which leads me to the next major point: Phoenix's plan. Phoenix's plan was not what I expected to happen. But, Devin only really exposed himself as super suspicious towards the very end. And, not being able to take back votes, made it so that it was too hard for me to get the numbers against him. So in the end, I rolled with Phoenix's plan.

The way it was revealed to me though, was quite odd. Devin phrased it like Phoenix just wanted the win to himself, but Phoenix had a more rational POV. "If we can't make the town win, then let's make the wolves lose". Kinda like the quote from the "Pretty good" episode on 24: "I don't want to die, I want *everyone else* to die." And so it was put into motion.

Where Devin went wrong, IMO, is that he was wayyyyyy too pissed off about Phoenix's plan. I didn't realize it until Phoenix was like "from a werewolf [referring to the game, not the role] perspective, the plan makes no sense". But to me, it meant that no werewolf would logically want to go with the plan, as they were likely heading towards a win with Rhi being voted on. But Devin massively overreacted. If he was town, he would be a lot less opposed to the plan, or so I thought. And so, my suspicions of Devin became firm.

As for getting the ToL, I was shocked Phoenix gave it to me, but I guess he wanted to re-establish trust, and hey, I won't complain about free immunity. Again, this was not how I expected it to go at all, but I got through, and so did Rexxy and Hunter. So, why should I complain?

Overall feelings about the MM: it's an interesting game of "who can lie the best", but the issue is, the game is very largely dependent on the luck of the town in the first night. If I were to reveal a werewolf, the whole thing would be over. But the town could swap roles and then completely fuck over the plan/current intel, and make it so the wolves win. The tanner might be one of the best roles, given how easy it is to slip up. Hell, Nathaniel had the best spot, if he pushed hard enough he could have been axed. It feels like for some roles, you're almost better off not doing anything. which is odd, but the truth, i guess.