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If your role type is "Active", you will need to post role actions in this thread. Only role actions posted in this thread will be accepted.

For more information on roles, please see the "roles" section on the gameplay guide: http://www.ndimforums.com/lab4/thread.asp?threadid=5&pp=15#7

Your role will be given out at the beginning of Phase 1. An update will be posted at that time and this post will contain your role description. This thread will remain locked until you have a role.

Role Title: Humanist
Role Type: Active

Flavour:
You are a leader of men! You understand their souls to the finest degree. Their movements don't surprise you.

Role Ability:
During any phase, you may choose to detect players. You will be told the location of the nearest player who is not in your room. This will be presented in the following way: (XX Floors Up/Down, XX Grid Squares North/South, XX Grid Squares East/West).

Phase 2:
The nearest person is:
0 Floors Up, 2 Grid Squares North, 0 Grid Squares East

Yes. If there's a zero, it means they're neither direction that way.

Phase 3:
The nearest person is:
1 Floors Up, 2 Grid Squares North, 1 Grid Squares East

It's exclusive of your room.

Phase 4:
The nearest person is:
1 Floors Up, 4 Grid Squares North, 0 Grid Squares East

Ah, the grid square refers to how the map is sized, with each "square" being one space on the room layout you see in the room description. Prior to the start of last phase, these images were simply posted as a single room, but I've broken them up into "grid squares" due to request. The squares refer to these squares, and not the actual room count.

Example 1: 4 squares North
Example 2: 5 squares North
Example 3: 3 squares North, 3 squares East.

When it comes to large rooms, the assumption is you are always present inside the grid square nearest to the exit you just came in from. So if you have a 2x1 room and you came in the North exit, you'll be in the North-most grid square for your role's purposes.

It'll be that way always.

Phase 5:
The nearest person is:
0 Floors Up, 2 Grid Squares North, 2 Grid Squares West

Yes they have.

Phase 6:
The nearest person is:
1 Floors Up, 2 Grid Squares North

(I'm doing away with the zeroes, kind of pointless)