Paperback Writer 2019

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Post Post #0 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:19 pm

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An office
Hollywood, California
Late afternoon, Summer 1982


The heat seemed to smother everything. L.A. was always the very pit of Hell, but this summer seemed to be personally out to get them in particular. The fans were broken (again) and the super was too busy screwing the tenant in 3B to bother fixing things. Even the paper in their typewriters threatened to wilt and tear in the muggy confines of their shared apartment office. Not for the first time, the man wiped his brow while the woman ruffled her blouse, seeking to circulate at least
some
of the stagnant, fetid air.

"Ding!" Another useless line in a doomed paragraph on a pointless page of a worthless script. The company had them working on
commercials
of all things. That wouldn't last. They were almost done with their side project, a screenplay to shop around to the big studios, maybe to get their big break, as if that would happen, in this life or the next. The woman glanced up and sighed heavily. "Let's take a break." The man nodded his agreement, and they stood in unison, stretching cramped muscles. They retreated to the kitchen window, the only breeze they got in this forsaken "office." He retrieved two Pepsis from the little fridge, relishing their coolness for a moment before she popped the tops and took hers to rest against her forehead.

"Have you seen the competition this year? Another alien movie from that hack Spielberg. As if the market hadn't had enough of that."

"Yeah. And another Star Trek movie, too. Trek, Wars, who gives a shit? It's all fancy special effects, no heart, no soul."

"Pfft. They made a
third
Rocky movie. The first one was good, and the second was alright I guess, but that franchise has got to be on its last legs."

The woman reached into a desk drawer nearby while taking a swig of her soda, and pulled out their hobby project. "Think there's room in the market for a story like this?"

"Hell, Ether," the man said, "If they'll buy into a kid on a bike with a puppet alien, they'll buy anything."

"I hope you're right, RadiantCowbells," she replied, "I don't think I could stand another summer in this hellhole."
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Post Post #1 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:22 pm

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Congratulations to the 2019 winners of the 'Paperback Writer' award,


Ether + RadiantCowbells!


for their work in moderating Undertale Mafia!
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Post Post #2 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:26 pm

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The judges also wish to extend an Honorable Mention to


Zaphkael


for his work in moderating Project Arch!


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Post Post #3 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:42 pm

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These first two awards back to back sure makes it seem like the judges sure like Undertale flavor :P
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Post Post #4 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:43 pm

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The Worst: Mafiascum sure likes undertale a little too much.
2019 stats: Town WR 76.7%, overall WR 81.667%, 1 scum defeat involving a major mod error in lylo vs 8 scum wins.
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Post Post #5 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:00 pm

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Congrats y'all.

(And congrats to Zaph as well for coming close!)
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Post Post #6 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:01 pm

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I only read the role PMs for judging rube Goldberg but those were really good flavor.


Undertale is awesome!
"Let us say that you are right and there are two worlds. How much, then, is this 'other world' worth to you? What do you have there that you do not have here? Money? Power? Something worth causing the prince so much pain for?'"
"Well, I..."
"What? Nothing? You would make the prince suffer over... nothing?"
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Post Post #7 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:08 pm

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maybe i need to play undertale
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Post Post #8 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:14 pm

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btw the game of the year win is undertale. not my Undertale game, but actual Undertale. Toby Fox won Modfather as well
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Post Post #9 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:16 pm

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By the way. don't underrate the Honorable Mentions. Shout out to Zaph!
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Post Post #10 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:16 pm

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fortnite robbed

everybody tpose in protest
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Post Post #11 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:18 pm

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In post 10, OkaPoka wrote:fortnite robbed

everybody tpose in protest
actually minecraft is the flavor

minecraft robbed

everybody repeatedly crouch in protest
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Post Post #12 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:34 pm

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Post Post #13 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:06 pm

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FUCKING YES
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Post Post #14 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:07 pm

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In post 4, RadiantCowbells wrote:The Worst: Mafiascum sure likes undertale a little too much.
:lol:
I'm spotting a certain theme today.

Congratulations, though - this game's flavour really was excellent.
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Post Post #15 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:47 pm

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oh god i could hardly be mad when nsg destroyed us because the vig scene was done in ~~style~~
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Post Post #16 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:51 pm

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both of you: everything, the flavor, the music, the graphics, etc was presented extremely well. it was one of those game i rlly looked up to and a rare example of a game that elevated mafia game design and presentation into ~art~
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Post Post #17 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:54 pm

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same goes with Project ARCH

when i opened up the design/review thread and saw what felt like an entire -book- of immaculately written flavor (and just for the role PMs!!!) i was blown away!!!
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Post Post #18 (ISO) » Tue Feb 18, 2020 2:01 am

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Congrats both!
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Post Post #19 (ISO) » Tue Feb 18, 2020 1:37 pm

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congrats RC and Ether! the flavor was pervasive but not overbearing, not too complicated but elegant all the same.
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