Scummies 2010 Nominations

[gandalf5166]

Actually, there should be an award for best Dead QT.

[Plum]

I'm flattered.

That said, my worry is that because Andrius was only unofficially my co-Mod due to experience levels, he won't be considered eligible. But he co-created the setup, he often provided votecounts when I was busy or otherwise couldn't do it, wrote the first drafts of a lot of the flavor (and came up with he actual approach to the flavor), helped coordinate opening and closing of the quicktopics, and (most importantly, I think) co-created the setup, including writing first drafts of many of the Role PMs, so any appreciation of this game, official or not, is owed at least as much to him as to me. Just getting that out there before any future discussion of how this nomination should be handled.

[Katsuki]

I would like to nominate

Plum 'n Andy's The Lord of the Rings Mafia

for the

Most Enjoyable Game

award.

Also for the

Best Game Ever

award. lol <3

Seconded and seconded.

Thirded on both accounts

Fourthed.

[Andrius]

I'm flattered.

That said, my worry is that because Andrius was only unofficially my co-Mod due to experience levels, he won't be considered eligible. But he co-created the setup, he often provided votecounts when I was busy or otherwise couldn't do it, wrote the first drafts of a lot of the flavor (and came up with he actual approach to the flavor), helped coordinate opening and closing of the quicktopics, and (most importantly, I think) co-created the setup, including writing first drafts of many of the Role PMs, so any appreciation of this game, official or not, is owed at least as much to him as to me. Just getting that out there before any future discussion of how this nomination should be handled.

Then just drop my name from the nom.
Don't keep me on if I'm holding it back.
Its your game, I just helped out throughout the entire process.

-Andrius

[Nero Cain]

No gollum love?

Actually, there should be an award for best Dead QT.

I agree. I loved reading it. Only caveat is I wish Andy didn't tell them so much.

[Plum]

I'm flattered.

That said, my worry is that because Andrius was only unofficially my co-Mod due to experience levels, he won't be considered eligible. But he co-created the setup, he often provided votecounts when I was busy or otherwise couldn't do it, wrote the first drafts of a lot of the flavor (and came up with he actual approach to the flavor), helped coordinate opening and closing of the quicktopics, and (most importantly, I think) co-created the setup, including writing first drafts of many of the Role PMs, so any appreciation of this game, official or not, is owed at least as much to him as to me. Just getting that out there before any future discussion of how this nomination should be handled.

Then just drop my name from the nom.
Don't keep me on if I'm holding it back.
Its your game, I just helped out throughout the entire process.

-Andrius

I'm not worried for the nomination itself; honestly I'm a bit perturbed at the idea that I might get recognized without you. You contributions were too significant to reduce to 'just helping out' (and I don't only mean ringleadering the Dead quicktopic either ) . . . hell, it was basically your idea to make and run such a setup in the first place. So yeah.

[Andrius]

I'm not worried for the nomination itself; honestly I'm a bit perturbed at the idea that I might get recognized without you. You contributions were too significant to reduce to 'just helping out' (and I don't only mean ringleadering the Dead quicktopic either ) . . . hell, it was basically your idea to make and run such a setup in the first place. So yeah.

I'm fine with that though. It'll be enough for me to say I helped design and facilitate the game (and awesome-as-always Dead QT).

[Katy]

I would like to nominate

Plum 'n Andy's The Lord of the Rings Mafia

for the

Most Enjoyable Game

award.

Also for the

Best Game Ever

award. lol <3

Seconded and seconded.

Thirded on both accounts

And fifthed, even.

I know that Andrius was quite a presence, so no matter how the nomination works technically, I'm sure we'll all remember it when we see his name in the future. Maybe he can get an asterisk or something.

[VasudeVa]

I would like to nominate

Plum 'n Andy's The Lord of the Rings Mafia

for the

Most Enjoyable Game

award.

Also for the

Best Game Ever

award. lol <3

Seconded and seconded.

Thirded on both accounts

Nth!

[ReaperCharlie]

No gollum love?

Hmmm.... should we

nominate Nero Cain for best Third-Party performance

?... yeah, why not?

Whether he

wins

or not will be another story, but that performance at least deserves a nomination, if nothing else.

[Nero Cain]

No gollum love?

Hmmm.... should we

nominate Nero Cain for best Third-Party performance

?... yeah, why not?

Whether he

wins

or not will be another story, but that performance at least deserves a nomination, if nothing else.

[Plum]

I've been debating this one myself. I need to reread that last hammer, and Nero, I would love to get an inkling about your approach to the role and what you aimed to do with the Daykills.

[Nero Cain]

I've been debating this one myself. I need to reread that last hammer, and Nero, I would love to get an inkling about your approach to the role and what you aimed to do with the Daykills.

I was definitely aiming for scum, I just missed twice. I figured town was my best shot at winning.

[ReaperCharlie]

You chose wisely.

*rubs hands evilly*

[ReaperCharlie]

On a side note, I thought it was REALLY weird to have the One Ring be a player. Whose idea was that??

[gandalf5166]

I would nom Nero, but that would be an offense to MoI's genius play in Personal Agenda.

[ReaperCharlie]

The way I see it: Nominate all "otherwise" deserving performances, and let the best man (or woman, or "it", as the case may be) win!

[Nero Cain]

I would nom Nero, but that would be an offense to MoI's genius play in Personal Agenda.

On a side note, I thought it was REALLY weird to have the One Ring be a player. Whose idea was that??

Indeed.

[Andrius]

On a side note, I thought it was REALLY weird to have the One Ring be a player. Whose idea was that??

I'd have to rummage through both the Design QT and the Mod QTs to say for sure, but I'm pretty sure it just carried over from the Silmaril in Lay of Leithian. I'm surprised no one guessed its involvement sooner.

The notion of The One Ring being both a player and an item was always part of the game; I brought it up at the very begininng of the Design QT, so we probably created it in the PM phase of designing the game, or from the Greek Mythos Scum QT.

edit: So it seems like, from the context of my Sent PMs, it was Plum's idea to have The One Ring as a player.

[Plum]

On a side note, I thought it was REALLY weird to have the One Ring be a player. Whose idea was that??

Mine. I remember it distinctly. Anyway, the Silmaril in Lay of Leithian was really a bit of mindscrew (honestly in the books the things were more magnetic/cognizant than sentient). The Ring, I thought, was clearly sentient, malevolent, parasitic, and an outgrowth of Sauron. The Ring was definitely a character in most of the important senses of the word. And it was just damn cool.

Immediately when Andrius talked to me about his vague ideas for a Lord of the Rings setup and we made a staring list of characters I was like 'Okay, but the Ring has to be a character; it's so obvious and so right'.

[Mr. Flay]

I support both Plum and Andy being on the nomination. Let the judges sort it out.

[ReaperCharlie]

Yeah, I totally agree that that thing has a mind of its own, but... an item AND a player?

wtf were you guys thinking? lol

[gandalf5166]

The thing where it was an item and a player was confusing, and the only reason we weren't able to figure out the setup in the Dead QT.

[bv310]

I still think the strangest thing was the ring being strangled O_o

[gandalf5166]

I still think the strangest thing was the ring being strangled O_o

The ring wasn't strangled, the ring's doppelganger was.