Posted December 16, 2019
SIGN UPS ARE CLOSED.
TEST SCREENINGS BEGIN DECEMBER 28!
JUDGES:
BEATRICE v1.1
Bookwyrm
TEST SCREENING PARTICIPANTS:
01. trentonlf (Tap-Happy Trent)
02. GameRager (The Shadow)
03. ZFR (Zenefredi F. Rapoposculous, the Great)
04. Lifthrasil (Liftin' Rasil and the Raisin' Hell Band)
05. Microfish (μFist)
06. JoeSapphire (Captain Sapphire)
07. supplementscene (Supple Scene)
08. RWarehall (Darth R)
OUTSIDERS:
flubbucket
SIGNED GRIMSBY MUSTARD.
"What do you say of the new offer, sonny?" The Puzzlemaster spoke feigning coolness.
"I...I..." Grimsby was reluctant about signing the contract, knowing the deal probably wouldn't work out in his favor. At this point, he pondered: what brought him to this predicament? Before he knew it, he recalled the events of the last hour as though he was remembering his entire life.
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"Mr. Grimsby Mustard?" The security guard didn't pay attention to the tall, broad man in the trench coat standing in the rain, just outside his booth.
"Indeed." Grimsby spoke with his rough voice, wishing the guard would let him in faster so that he could unfold the umbrella and get a roof. Grimsby didn't hate security guards, and often sympathized with them for their job, but he still had an inherent dislike for what they do.
"Ah, good. You not one o' those unfunny college kids for once. In you go." The gates to Studio Junior opened, and then, less than ten seconds later, a golf cart appeared to pick Grimsby up to the studio headquarters.
En route to the HQ, Grimsby recounted how he got here. Somehow running into Johnny - the owner of Junior Studio - who remembered Grimsby as the actor he was, the two had talked it out and eventually agreed that Grimsby would direct a movie based on one of his old writings and that he had just the cast for it. He thought of the cast and almost muttered their names, before the golf cart stopped just outside the open entrance of the HQ. And inside, protected from the rain, was something he didn't expect to see, and was far from happy about it. The Puzzlemaster stood there, with the same damn irritating smile that Grimsby hated a few years ago.
"Ah, The Pooka himself! Nice to see you again!" Grimsby cringed at Puzzlemaster's use of his on-stage name.
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"I love your idea, Grimsby, but it's not gonna work the way you think it would!" Puzzlemaster grinned. "It needs more...comedy."
Of course that Puzzlemaster buffoon thinks he can change whatever he wanted, thought Grimsby. "Letting the producer modify my story. What a novel idea!" Grimsby said mockingly.
"Indeed, and I know just the right people to-"
"No." Grimsby slammed the table. "I already know who will be acting. Mr. Johnny will handle it for ME!" He shouted at the Puzzlemaster, who did not flinch.
"He also told me I could bring in whoever I want." The Puzzlemaster's smug face irritated Grimsby. "I need to make sure this movie makes a big bang, and your idea here is so lame! Defending a village from some troops? Where are the superheroes, where are the bad guys with the mustaches and the cats?"
"OK, I'm outta here." Grimsby stood up violently.
"Wait wait wait wait!" Puzzlemaster stood up, frantically grabbing a nearby pen and paper before placing them on the desk, the paper slightly crumbled. "I'll give you a better deal." He began scribbling over the paper, apparently a contract, crossing out some fields and writing on top of the other ones. A few minutes later, he slid the paper and the pen to Grimsby.
Grimsby read the terms of the contract. Both he and the Puzzlemaster can bring in their own actors, who will be subject to test screenings. If Grimsby's cast performs better than the Puzzlemaster's cast, then the latter has no more involvement with the movie.
"Well Puzzlemaster, who's going to judge our casts? You don't have that written anywhere." He said quietly. "If I had to guess, you would be the damn judge, right?" Grimsby raised an eyebrow.
"No no!" Puzzlemaster waved both of his hands, sweat rolling down his forehead. "We'll agree on a third party judge!" He slid the paper back to him, and scribbled some more on it before sliding it back to Grimsby, with a new term that a third party judge would be hired for the test screenings. It was only then that Grimsby paused.
"What do you say of the new offer, sonny?"
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Welcome to Secret Hitler #3, Beyond Stardom! For the confused, this is a forum game based on the social deduction game Secret Hitler. For the rules, check the game's rulebook, available here. If you prefer a quick video explanation, this video does a pretty good summary of what you can expect.
To sign up as a participant, just post in this topic saying you're in! Note that Secret Hitler games only have a maximum of ten seats, so don't hesitate in taking a seat! The expected full rule set will be available in the main game thread, but for now they will include the official rules, a rule governing activity in the game, and the ones set by the GOGFather for all GOG Forum Mafia games.
The game will begin on the December 28th to accommodate for Christmas. During December 31st and January 1st, any activity rules will not be enforced to accommodate for New Year's, but any game actions and discussion will resume as normal. I'm open for suggestions on handling this!
Also, credit goes to zeogold for the flavor idea, and agentcarr16, whom without his replacement in the previous Secret Hitler game, I probably wouldn't have been here!
TEST SCREENINGS BEGIN DECEMBER 28!
JUDGES:
BEATRICE v1.1
Bookwyrm
TEST SCREENING PARTICIPANTS:
01. trentonlf (Tap-Happy Trent)
02. GameRager (The Shadow)
03. ZFR (Zenefredi F. Rapoposculous, the Great)
04. Lifthrasil (Liftin' Rasil and the Raisin' Hell Band)
05. Microfish (μFist)
06. JoeSapphire (Captain Sapphire)
07. supplementscene (Supple Scene)
08. RWarehall (Darth R)
OUTSIDERS:
flubbucket
SIGNED GRIMSBY MUSTARD.
"I...I..." Grimsby was reluctant about signing the contract, knowing the deal probably wouldn't work out in his favor. At this point, he pondered: what brought him to this predicament? Before he knew it, he recalled the events of the last hour as though he was remembering his entire life.
========
"Mr. Grimsby Mustard?" The security guard didn't pay attention to the tall, broad man in the trench coat standing in the rain, just outside his booth.
"Indeed." Grimsby spoke with his rough voice, wishing the guard would let him in faster so that he could unfold the umbrella and get a roof. Grimsby didn't hate security guards, and often sympathized with them for their job, but he still had an inherent dislike for what they do.
"Ah, good. You not one o' those unfunny college kids for once. In you go." The gates to Studio Junior opened, and then, less than ten seconds later, a golf cart appeared to pick Grimsby up to the studio headquarters.
En route to the HQ, Grimsby recounted how he got here. Somehow running into Johnny - the owner of Junior Studio - who remembered Grimsby as the actor he was, the two had talked it out and eventually agreed that Grimsby would direct a movie based on one of his old writings and that he had just the cast for it. He thought of the cast and almost muttered their names, before the golf cart stopped just outside the open entrance of the HQ. And inside, protected from the rain, was something he didn't expect to see, and was far from happy about it. The Puzzlemaster stood there, with the same damn irritating smile that Grimsby hated a few years ago.
"Ah, The Pooka himself! Nice to see you again!" Grimsby cringed at Puzzlemaster's use of his on-stage name.
========
"I love your idea, Grimsby, but it's not gonna work the way you think it would!" Puzzlemaster grinned. "It needs more...comedy."
Of course that Puzzlemaster buffoon thinks he can change whatever he wanted, thought Grimsby. "Letting the producer modify my story. What a novel idea!" Grimsby said mockingly.
"Indeed, and I know just the right people to-"
"No." Grimsby slammed the table. "I already know who will be acting. Mr. Johnny will handle it for ME!" He shouted at the Puzzlemaster, who did not flinch.
"He also told me I could bring in whoever I want." The Puzzlemaster's smug face irritated Grimsby. "I need to make sure this movie makes a big bang, and your idea here is so lame! Defending a village from some troops? Where are the superheroes, where are the bad guys with the mustaches and the cats?"
"OK, I'm outta here." Grimsby stood up violently.
"Wait wait wait wait!" Puzzlemaster stood up, frantically grabbing a nearby pen and paper before placing them on the desk, the paper slightly crumbled. "I'll give you a better deal." He began scribbling over the paper, apparently a contract, crossing out some fields and writing on top of the other ones. A few minutes later, he slid the paper and the pen to Grimsby.
Grimsby read the terms of the contract. Both he and the Puzzlemaster can bring in their own actors, who will be subject to test screenings. If Grimsby's cast performs better than the Puzzlemaster's cast, then the latter has no more involvement with the movie.
"Well Puzzlemaster, who's going to judge our casts? You don't have that written anywhere." He said quietly. "If I had to guess, you would be the damn judge, right?" Grimsby raised an eyebrow.
"No no!" Puzzlemaster waved both of his hands, sweat rolling down his forehead. "We'll agree on a third party judge!" He slid the paper back to him, and scribbled some more on it before sliding it back to Grimsby, with a new term that a third party judge would be hired for the test screenings. It was only then that Grimsby paused.
"What do you say of the new offer, sonny?"
========
Welcome to Secret Hitler #3, Beyond Stardom! For the confused, this is a forum game based on the social deduction game Secret Hitler. For the rules, check the game's rulebook, available here. If you prefer a quick video explanation, this video does a pretty good summary of what you can expect.
To sign up as a participant, just post in this topic saying you're in! Note that Secret Hitler games only have a maximum of ten seats, so don't hesitate in taking a seat! The expected full rule set will be available in the main game thread, but for now they will include the official rules, a rule governing activity in the game, and the ones set by the GOGFather for all GOG Forum Mafia games.
The game will begin on the December 28th to accommodate for Christmas. During December 31st and January 1st, any activity rules will not be enforced to accommodate for New Year's, but any game actions and discussion will resume as normal. I'm open for suggestions on handling this!
Also, credit goes to zeogold for the flavor idea, and agentcarr16, whom without his replacement in the previous Secret Hitler game, I probably wouldn't have been here!
Post edited December 28, 2019 by PookaMustard
