The Syndicate

Ok, all PMs should be out! If you have not gotten one, let me know. This thread should now be defunct.

Yaaaaaay, Boogs! You're just in time! I'll add you right away.

birdwithteeth11 wrote:

thellama73 wrote:There we go. Not very Tolkien, I'm afraid.

Not Tolkien-esque, but I still approve of it!

Also, assuming we start tomorrow, I will try to check in ASAP. I have a very long day tomorrow with working at 6AM, I have an interview for a promotion at 3:30, and then my family and I are going to be leaving for Nashville. So it might be a little bit before you hear anything from me.

Ok, no worries! I'm planning on Day 0 lasting at least until late tomorrow night Eastern time. Possibly longer if we're waiting on a lot of people.

Expect your roles and the Day 0 post tomorrow morning!

insertnamehere wrote:

Dom wrote:What if I don't have kids, wife, husband, etc?

Well, go get some quick. I already ordered 5 Russian mail brides and adopted 10 kids for this game.

That's the spirit!

insertnamehere wrote:I would be Tom Bombadil, but it wouldn't really fit the theme of the game I'm hosting.

I love him too! I am working on a follow-up to this game that will be LotR-based, and I and hoping he'll make an appearance.

S~V~S wrote:So the fox says "RAAAAO, RAAAAO"?

That is kinda anti climactic, really.

I think they do kind of a croak and a crying-baby kind of "WAAAAAAaaaaah" too, if that makes you feel any better!

FZ. wrote:Hey, another player There are 31 players if you count MM.
Come on Russ, now you're just being greedy

There's only 28! C'mon, mayne!

Anyway, we're starting Wednesday unless we get 3 more. So if you REALLY want to start today, invite your kids! Invite your wife! Invite your husband because we want everybody to play here! (Do that last part in autotune in your head.)

Epignosis wrote:
Skeletor would have improved any of Tolkien's works anyway.

This is actually true. SKELETOR!!!

Thanks for signing up, Spaghetti!

FZ. wrote:I wish the game would just start. This week is the least busy I'm going to be for the next couple of months. What a waste

I know, right!

MP has informed me that a final spurt of recruiting activity is underway. Accordingly, I will be starting Day 0 on Wednesday to give that some time to bear fruit. If we don't have 31 (the ideal I'm shooting for) by then, I will leave some random roles unfilled. Then deadies (or anyone, as far as I'm concerned) can fill those if they wish, and I'll still get to run the game without cutting anything major.

So we will be starting soon! Be ready!

By the way, I know I haven't said anything yet, but I have been flabbergasted by the enthusiasm for this game among those who hav signed up! So many people have Hobbit avatars and such. I really hope I can do the book (and to a slightly lesser extent the movie) justice.

By the way, if there's someone I've missed who you think might be interested, please let me know!

Dom wrote:Who're we missing?

Update Time!

Among people who haven't responded yet, I have contacted AceofSpaces, bea, blindfaeth, boo, Boogs, DH, Kate, Matahari, Mister Rearranger, Nevinera, nutella, and timmer.

I really thought bea would be interested. She loves the Hobbit, and she originally volunteered to co-host, but I told her that if she'd like to play I could probably handle hosting. I thought Kate might want to join, since her avatar is Tauriel. And I kind of thought DH would, too.

S~V~S wrote:Roxy is on break, although I know she has been stalking the thread

Messaging her now!

Either way, I'd very much like to start the game sooner rather than later. I am strongly considering starting Day 0 tomorrow, Monday, even if we don't get any more players, and trimming the roles accordingly.

Dom wrote:Who're we missing?

I really don't know! I think I've tried everyone at this point, but I'm consulting MP for stragglers.

birdwithteeth11 wrote:FYI, I am going to be on a mini-vacation from the 29th to the 1st (so in a week through that following Sunday). I will have some time to check in when I can, but probably won't be around much those days.

juliets wrote:OK, Memorial Day weekend is upon us! I'll be traveling on Friday (tomorrow) and Tuesday next week so if we start on one of those two days I may be a little slow to respond. Can't wait to start though!

That's fine! Like I said, if either of you can't vote during those times I'll award you gold anyway, since I'm so happy you joined up.

If Metalmarsh is in that means only 3 spots are left!! (4 would be ideal though, so I don't have to cut any roles I really love.) So I'm hoping we'll be starting by this weekend!

Hedgeowl wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:I'm going on an adventure!!!

juliets wrote:

A Person wrote:

insertnamehere wrote:So, who else is being emotionally traumatized by Fargo?

I dunno Fargo.

Fargo is one of my favorite movies ever

^wss

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Dom wrote:Is Hedgeowl still on a break?

Someone should ask her!

Or maybe we can all spam her inbox.

It goes to my spam e-mail, so...

juliets wrote:

nijuukyugou wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

nijuukyugou wrote:Y'all are so nice Now I'm even more stoked about this game

No, I would not like to purchase knock-off Air Jordans from a website that will throw the malware in for free.

*Member banned*

You, sir, are a bastard.

Oh my god, You put your finger on him immediately! You already fit right in here.

Agreed! Welcome, ninja!! I will call you ninja and you shall be our ninja.



Oh and please upgrade me to player Russti. I knew reading this thread would make me want to play....dagnabit.

HEDGEOWL! I can't believe I forgot to PM you to play! But I'm SO glad you are playing. Wheeeee!

MovingPictures07 wrote:Lol, this blooper person does fit in nicely already! I am going to make a motion to officially make your nickname Blooper if that's okay since your screenname does not lend itself to a nice letter abbreviation.

And yay Hedge!!!!!!

I second the motion to officially nickname Blooper Blooper. But I might say Ninja Blooper, since the beginning of the name looks like "ninja". Kind of.

nijuukyugou wrote:I'd like to play! I was in X-men mafia, but I was just a sock, so you won't recognize my (new) self/avatar/what have you. This looks fun!

Yay, welcome Ninja Blooper! ....

MP, we need a Blooper smiley now! Those things are awesome.

juliets wrote:Russti, MP has talked me into taking the plunge into your game. I had not yet joined because I have two travel days at memorial day weekend, and two travel days in late June. I can't be in the thread on those travel days until very late if at all. It's not been a problem in past years but it was a problem in the game we just finished so I just wasn't sure i wanted to put myself through that again. Maybe though things will work out better this time. So, as long as that is not going to cause a problem for you I'll go ahead and sign up!

No problem for me! If you are gone at the start of the game I will award you gold for those days anyway, since you warned me way ahead of time and I know it can't be avoided. If it comes up in late June we can deal with it then.

I'm so glad you and FZ. and k4j joined! Absolutely stoked to have you all aboard.

8 left! Thanks Kylemii and k4j!

I'm sending out another round of PMs today. Lizzy, I think I'll have to limit you to 5 roles. I hope that's ok.

Kylemii wrote:this will be my first non-sock game on here lol. i should probably get an avatar

Sweet! I'm excited.

It took me until about my fourth game to bother with an avatar.

10 spots left, then! Get 'em now cuz they're going quick!

Snow Dog wrote:I'm going on an adventure!!!

Snow Dog is back!

Thanks, DP and Metalmarsh!

Epi's X-Men game is now over, so I am hoping that we can get another 13 players and start this sometime this week or next weekend! I cannot wait!

Good idea, Mongoose! I'll PM him.

I have sent a few invites out, and I have a list of other people to PM as well, but I'm waiting a bit. I don't want to badger people, and I think more will join when Rob's game ends.

I also don't want to miss inviting anyone! So if anyone else has ideas of someone I may be forgetting, feel free to PM me or that person directly.

Cool!

Wow guys, we're nearly half-filled after only 24 hours! You are all great. Really hoping we get to start soon!

FZ. wrote:How soon is this scheduled to start? I'm trying to see if I can manage it now.

S~V~S said I should expect 2-3 weeks to fill the spots. However, as soon as we can get enough people and Epi's X-Men game ends, I am ready to go. I'm optimistically hoping that'll be in about 1 week, maybe 2. It'd be awesome if you joined up!

Epignosis wrote:

Russtifinko wrote: Welcome aboard all!

I think you will rock as a host. Very much looking forward to it.

Thanks Epi!

Welcome aboard all!

Lizzy wrote:Are you hostified yet?

Let me know when I have to go back to my Thrandy avatar.

I don't think I am, sadly. MP is working on getting the sign-up poll up as we speak.

And thanks to you I just Googled "thrandy" and ended up on the "Thrandy" and "Randy Thrandy" tumblrs. They are awesome.

Linki: Thanks, llama! Glad to have you aboard!

Hi everyone!

I've gotten the green light from our site mods, and The Hobbit Mafia, one of the most-anticipated games of the year (if I do say so myself), is ready for sign-ups! It's going to be quite an adventure, and I think there will be laughs, surprises, and fun had by all. As a first-time host, I'm hoping this game will have a slightly different flavor than what you may be used to.

I'm looking for a minimum of 30 players, and if there's enough interest I could go up to 37 or even higher! I'm eager to get started, so please please please join, and invite your friends, too!

The role list can be found here: http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com/viewto ... ?f=7&t=272
It's more or less finalized, but I reserve the right to make minor tweaks to roles before the game starts so that it's as balanced as possible.

Thanks!
Russti

List of Noble Adventurers, Courageous Questers, and People Who Got Suckered into This Thing by Wizards While They Were Trying to Eat Breakfast Peaceably:

1. MovingPictures07
2. Lizzy
3. thellama73
4. insertnamehere
5. Turnip Head
6. DFaraday
7. Epignosis
8. Elohcin
9. Mongoose
10. Dom
11. Spacedaisy
12. Flyin' High
13. Captain Bunny Killer
14. birdwithteeth11
15. A Person
16. Vompatti
17. DisgruntledPorcupine
18. Snow Dog
19. reywaS
20. Kylemii
21. Bullzeye
22. kneel4justice
23. FZ.
24. juliets
25. nijuukyugou
26. Hedgeowl
27. >SpaghettiEverywhere
28. Boogs
29. Leamiteo
30. Metalmarsh89
31.