Hello friends. It's good to see you all again. Once upon a time I may have regaled you with a grand preamble to build excitement, but after running three of these I believe I don't need to do that anymore. You all
what this is. You've been waiting for it for a long time... Long enough that the return of a crazy complex
designed by yours truly should be promise enough all on its own. Well, wait no more,
, because...
1. 31 roles?! Are you f-ing serious?I know that's a lot, but I chose that number for a reason (can you guess why?). As the largest Spider-Man Mafia yet, filling this roster will be a daunting task, for sure. That's seven more than even
The Clone Saga had, which itself also had trouble filling up. Good news is, if we don't quite get that many I am prepared to cut a few (or a dozen), but I figured, why not at least try and shoot for the sky?
2. When will this game start?Assuming we get enough players in a timely manner, the game can start shortly after the current game being run on NGA has reached its conclusion (
Zenon Does a Tea Party).
3. I'm still not really sure what this is. Can you regale us with the long preamble anyway?No, I'm too busy crafting role PMs, but you are welcome to go and read
the sign up thread for the last one,
the sign up thread for the one before last, or heck, even the game threads (
1 is partially archived here,
2 is found here on NGA,
and 3 is found here on Zelda Dungeon). That should give you an idea what you're signing up for.
4. How "bastard" will this game be?Oh, very. But you can still count on your role PMs to have no direct lies in them.
5. Will some players roles be hand-picked again?You bet. You think I'd let anyone but Rubik run the newspaper at this point? And Freddeh has got to be ol' Stormin' Norman for sure. Plus you know Numbers will claim Scarlet Spider with or without that role even being in the game. Face it, some things are just part of the Spider-Man Mafia tradition. But most of you can expect to receive random roles.
6. If this is a Prequel, when will we get A Spider-Man Mafia 4?Probably in a year or two after I run this one. The plot is written but the roles still need be crafted. Maybe less, if my plans for a Mafia Patreon take flight. Stay tuned!
7. Is it true A Spider-Man Mafia 3 gave Storm from Zelda Dungeon PTSD?Yes.
8. What else can we expect?More convoluted plot twists and turns than you can shake a web at! But come on now, you don't really expect me to give you all the spoilers before you actually play, do you? This is a prequel, and it will have a heavy focus on origin stories. Origin stories for everyone. A radioactive spider-bite here, an alien symbiote there, a nuclear experiment gone wrong, an uncle gunned down in his home... And more! But don't think that just because you know how these characters stories were told in the comics that the game inspired by them will necessarily follow suit. Uatu, the Watcher, has a few surprises in store for you, and even he can't be sure how things will unfold. I guess you'll just have to wait and see...
...
Or we could play a game of 20 questions like the last time. Sure, why not.
I'll answer one yes or no question about the game from each person who signs up, until 20 questions are answered. The last 11 slots don't get a question, to incentivize you to sign up early!! So what are you waiting for? Let's gooooooo!
*Thwip thwip*