# Evil Dead Mafia II - Teaser and Sign-Ups \[Game On!\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 29, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493 "2010-09-29T17:35:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/341 "2010-10-04T18:54:00Z")
**INT - The Cabin Living Room** \*The Camera pans slowly around the assembly. It pauses significantly on each face. Most are nervous; a few seem oddly calm. At the center of the room, The Necronomicon, placed on a pedestal. Below it, a large, blinking red button, labeled “Push this button to take the Book.” At the front of the room, near the fireplace, ONE OF STEVEN BALDWIN’S ASSISTANTS (CatinaSuit) stands near a tattered suit jacket. Seated beside him is a SECOND ASSISTANT (Boozahol Squid, PI), looking sadly at the floor. The FIRST ASSISTANT addresses the crowd.\* FIRST ASSISTANT What can I say about… Oily Reality Television Executive? He… uh… had teeth. Lots and lots of teeth. And he was loyal to those who served him well, like Dio here, who had worked faithfully as Oily’s assistant for twenty years. SECOND ASSISTANT (through tears) Next year, he said he was going to think about considering passing my name to the committee for consideration of a cost of living raise. FIRST ASSISTANT There was hardly a life, or an intern, that Oily didn’t touch at one time or another. Now he’s gone. But I’m sure if he were here, there’s one thing in particular he’d like me to do. _There is a moment of silence. The FIRST ASSISTANT lowers his head for a moment, then looks back up. When he does, he has been transformed into a Deadite - hideous, scabby, and yellow-eyed._ FIRST ASSISTANT He’d want me to tear you all limb from limb and drink the sweet, sweet marrow from your weak, yielding bones! _Snarling, he leaps to attack the nearest reality television employee, but a few burly types restrain him. He fights maniacally._ FIRST ASSISTANT And you! Dio! Here’s what I have for you! _The possessed FIRST ASSISTANT waves a clawed hand, and the SECOND ASSISTANT explodes, as if he contained a bomb planted many years ago_ FIRST ASSISTANT At laaaaaaaast! _From outside, we hear the wood chipper burst to life with a roar._ SOMEONE The chipper! Get him into the Chipper! SOMEONE SLIGHTLY SMARTER Or we could just shoot him! EVERYONE ELSE The Chipper! Bring him to the Chipper! \*They drag the FIRST ASSISTANT outside. CUT TO - Ten minutes later. The entire assembly is drenched in blood and assorted bits of Cat and Suit.\* HOOPY’S HEAD (from the Chipper, through the window) Who’s next? * * * DAY ONE has now begun, and will end at 3:00PM on Saturday, October 9. The Necronomicon is available for taking as of exactly 3:00PM (ie, in about six or seven minutes). Day powers may submit their choices to me at any time; all Day powers will resolve at Dusk (with exceptions as noted in individual PMs, if any). Have fun! ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/342 "2010-10-04T18:55:35Z")
> [@Normal\_Phase](#): > > Give me at least a couple of days to hunt scum the honest way before I have to enter the drudgery of dissecting the grammar of role claims and the like. How is a claim not hunting scum honest? We want to bring all the tools we have at our disposal to the party right? There are situations where mass claiming is actively bad for town, so I get not always being on board with a claim, but I don’t like the argument that it isn’t honest scum hunting. Moreover, if that isn’t honest scum hunting, I would like an example of what is. NNETA: I’m not looking to be aggressive here, just trying to push the ball along. I am going to have to play this game in an even more scatterbrained manner than is usual for me. ---
**Author:** ![Chipacabra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Chipacabra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chipacabra)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/343 "2010-10-04T18:57:37Z")
Oh, god, not just a red button but a BLINKING red button? We’re all doomed! The carpal tunnel from mashing the button over and over will claim more lives than any number of deadites. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/344 "2010-10-04T18:59:37Z")
As I recall, **story** provided three tasty fake role PMs for Scum in the last Evil Dead game. ---
**Author:** ![Normal\_Phase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/345 "2010-10-04T19:02:35Z")
LOL, I sent a PM to him as soon as I saw he posted, and was about to write a comment to complain about the early start when I scrolled down as saw that requests would be taken at 3:00 promptly. So I ran over to my private messages and sent another. Not sure if I was first. For that matter, not sure if “Book!” counts as a request. Sure is a fun start to the game, regardless. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/346 "2010-10-04T19:03:52Z")
Any one want to put out an over/under on how many PMs Story just received? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/347 "2010-10-04T19:05:30Z")
I am looking forward to seeing who won the PM race. I got my request in at 12:00 (3:00 eastern) on the nose. ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/348 "2010-10-04T19:06:51Z")
\*Close on - a clock; the numbers flip from 2:59 to 3:00. Then: a massive scrum. Eager folks throw themselves at the pedestal on which the Necronomicon sits. Eyes are gouged, arms are twisted. When it is done, **NAF1138** holds the Book in closed arms. \* * * * **NAF1138** has taken hold of the Necronomicon. ---
**Author:** ![Normal\_Phase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/349 "2010-10-04T19:07:25Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > > [@Normal\_Phase](#): > > > > Give me at least a couple of days to hunt scum the honest way before I have to enter the drudgery of dissecting the grammar of role claims and the like. > > How is a claim not hunting scum honest? We want to bring all the tools we have at our disposal to the party right? There are situations where mass claiming is actively bad for town, so I get not always being on board with a claim, but I don’t like the argument that it isn’t honest scum hunting. > > Moreover, if that isn’t honest scum hunting, I would like an example of what is. > > NNETA: I’m not looking to be aggressive here, just trying to push the ball along. I am going to have to play this game in an even more scatterbrained manner than is usual for me. It’s a matter of personal preference. The game changes when piles of role claims land on the table, and I for one find it less interesting to analyze those than to analyze what people actually say and do. You put everyone’s role claim on the table on day one and it is going to consume all the air in the room. To me that is boring, and not what mafia is all about. “Honest scum hunting” was a bit too loaded a term, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Normal\_Phase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/350 "2010-10-04T19:08:27Z")
> [@storyteller0910](#): > > \*Close on - a clock; the numbers flip from 2:59 to 3:00. > > Then: a massive scrum. Eager folks throw themselves at the pedestal on which the Necronomicon sits. Eyes are gouged, arms are twisted. > > When it is done, **NAF1138** holds the Book in closed arms. \* > > * * * > > **NAF1138** has taken hold of the Necronomicon. Boo. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/351 "2010-10-04T19:10:49Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > I am looking forward to seeing who won the PM race. I got my request in at 12:00 (3:00 eastern) on the nose. > [@storyteller0910](#): > > **NAF1138** has taken hold of the Necronomicon. I think i got alphabetically ordered. I had my PM in at 1:00 on the nose too. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/352 "2010-10-04T19:11:57Z")
He got one from me, but I think based on timestamps that Normal beat me. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/353 "2010-10-04T19:13:23Z")
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**Author:** ![Telcontar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Telcontar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telcontar)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/354 "2010-10-04T19:15:36Z")
Okay, NAF, details? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/355 "2010-10-04T19:19:34Z")
I am not dead, and I am not in hell. My head has not exploded, but I don’t know much else. I will find out more at dusk. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/356 "2010-10-04T19:21:40Z")
Confirmed. Poor **Story** , going to have his PM box filled to the max at the beginning of every cycle. ---
**Author:** ![Astral\_Rejection](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Astral\_Rejection](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astral_Rejection)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/357 "2010-10-04T19:28:43Z")
> [@](#): > > Below it, a large, blinking red button, labeled “Push this button to take the Book.” I laughed out loud. I’d recommend against a mass claim at this stage. In the previous game, it would have been a huge advantage for the scum, and it would have yielded a single scum death in return. Not the kind of odds I want to face at the beginning of the game. Listing _bits_ of our color was an interesting idea, though. Too bad it won’t work. Either scum have fake PMs or they don’t. They could pass a standard mass claim and a color claim, or they can’t. And I’m willing to bet Storyteller has covered their scummy butts with fake roles to claim anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Astral\_Rejection](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Astral\_Rejection](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astral_Rejection)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/358 "2010-10-04T19:31:29Z")
NETA: I meant to mention that I think Storyteller’s posted PM > [@](#): > > ALIGNMENT: Town > GENERIC: Vanilla > WIN CONDITION: All Scum and malicious third-parties (if any) have been vanquished. > > BACKGROUND: > > You are a frozen person, and the moderator hates you very much. At this point, you’ve appeared as an example of a role that isn’t in the game in two separate games, so why not this one? > > POWERS: > > 1. You have no special powers, abilities, or information. You’re annoying and the moderator hates you. indicates that scum have real, honest fake PMs. His posted PM has all of the right sections but none of the flavor, and Storyteller doesn’t strike me as the kind of person to screw scum over like that. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/359 "2010-10-04T19:36:26Z")
**Vote Drain Bead** ---
**Author:** ![GuiriEnEspana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@GuiriEnEspana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuiriEnEspana)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/360 "2010-10-04T19:36:33Z")
Role PM received. > [@NAF1138](#): > > I am not dead, and I am not in hell. My head has not exploded, but I don’t know much else. I will find out more at dusk. I can understand some hesitation but this seems to contradict the information provided earlier: > [@storyteller0910](#): > > Once a player has the Book, (s)he will learn more about what it might do. Can you confirm that you don’t know what the book might do and won’t have any information until Dusk despite **Story** ’s statement to the contrary? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493.md?page=19)