The Council: Elsinore

Started on the 21st of August 2020, with Jamie as the Outsider:

We find ourselves at Elsinore Castle in Denmark. Players are courtiers in service to King Hamlet. I am Prince Fortinbras of Norway, and I have sent two spies to the Danish court.

As those of you familiar with Shakespeare might expect, the King is not long for this world. Proposals that give courtiers the role of characters from Hamlet are encouraged. Proposals involving ghosts, poison, and other elements of this and other plays are encouraged.

Rules

A Life's Work

Eliminate Cuddlebeam. The Outsider shall then unambiguously post to the gamestate channel the name of a non-Spy Courtier for the purposes of this Proposal, themed as the death letter with the result of Cuddlebeam’s investigations into the royal family.

from Proposal 1 by Cuddlebeam, seconded by Josh; Josh, Cuddlebeam, Scholasticus, Kevan, Zaratustra and Riggdan in favour; Jake and Bais against.

Outcome

Fortinbras reveals:

Cuddlebeam has fled Elsinore Castle, and word was later sent that their body was discovered by the docks of a Norwegian port. On subsequent investigation, the following note was found in their chambers, thus proving that Cuddlebeam is a non-spy Courtier.

I sought to find the spies old Norway sent

Or at the least, to learn who I could trust.

But not a soul I questioned could be bent,

So now to challenge Fortinbras I must.

If I should live, I’ll prove his crimes ere dark.

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

Cuddlebeam has also been eliminated. Reminder that eliminated players may not communicate with other courtiers.

Time and Art

A proposal here we find with sev’ral parts—

One in the realm of Time, and one of Art.

Of Time we must buy more, and shut the gate

’gainst Night: it shan’t another friend eliminate.

As weighty words of Law exhaust our eyes,

Thus now in verse they must be summarized.

Rather than ending after the third proposal passes, the first day phase ends after the fifth proposal passes.The first paragraph of each proposal must be a summary of its contents in verse, which is flavortext and has no gameplay impact. A proposal cannot be seconded until the Outsider has indicated their approval of the verse summary by adding any reaction to the message containing it.

from Proposal 3 by Jake, seconded by Kevan; all of Court in favour.

Clarifications

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