Discord Murder Party FAQ

Discord Murder Party FAQ is the first frequently asked questions video about Discord Murder Party. It was released on December 16th, 2018 and was hosted by Alex and Kristen (Murder God).

## Summary:

**Intro**

Alex welcomes the viewers to the Discord Murder Party FAQ. Before he can start, Murder God interrupts him, questioning why he was making an FAQ video about her show. She told Alex to leave this to the expert to which he responded that they didn't have an expert but that Murder God would do well, much to her annoyance.

**Question 1: What even is Discord Murder Party?**

Murder God responds the same way she does at the beginning of every episode: A fun game night with friends where nothing bad happens. Alex then mentions that it's also got actual game mechanics which Murder God proceeds to explain. Discord Murder Party is basically Mafia/Werewolf/Town of Salem/that game where someone’s a hidden murderer and you gotta figure out who. There are two hidden murderers, one seer who can detect one person’s role per round, a witch who can save someone once and kill someone once, a gardener who’s there for flavor text, and a guy who really likes guns who takes someone with them when they die. There are also four townsfolk with no special power. Every night the people with special powers act, usually someone dies, and then in the day phase people usually nominate a leader and vote for who they think the murderer is (leaders get two votes). This continues until the murderers are both eliminated, or the murderers equal or exceed the number of non-murderers. Alex then mentions that the show also has an overarching plot which Murder God proceeds to explain. The plot involves The Murder God and the 13 trapped souls she has playing in her murder games. Murder God then tells the viewers to catch up on the 36 hour first season. Alex then recommends the viewers without that kind of time to watch the ending of Episodes 3 and 5, Episode 6, and the recaps (where available) for the quickest summation that still gets all the relevant details, to which Murder God responds that then the viewers would then miss out on more of her. She then tells the viewers that they can watch the show on alternating Sundays on Internet Remix's Twitch channel, unless they're on break.

**Question 2: Was this planned out from the start?**

Murder God mentions that while she is a genius who's plans have been in the works for eons, in the case of this question the answer is no. At first it was just a fun game Kristen wanted to try out on stream with no overarching plot in mind. She then talked about ideas she had to Alex, who played the end of Episode 3 as Dr. McGillicutty and revealed that there was a metaplot behind it, thus forcing Kristen’s hand and making DMP have an actual overarching plot.

**Question 3: So is DMP improvized or planned out in advance?**

Murder God responds by saying that she plans everything out in advance and she has never made a mistake in her endless life. Alex then moves on to the actual answer, yes to both. For major plot events they map out basic story beats in a scene, general placement within the episode, cool lines of dialogue, etc. This helps them stay on track so we don’t muddy up the plot. The rest of the time, gameplay included, it's all improv and they're basically acting in the dark. Murder God then questions if Alex just referenced TV Tropes in her FAQ video, to which he responds with her catchphrase "It's fine, don't worry about it".

**Question 4: Is (insert fanfic/DMP OC here) canon?**

Murder God responds no, anything that does not appear in DMP episodes proper is not canon. Occasionally members of the DMP cast and crew do write fanfic of dubious canon status but it’s generally assumed that, if it doesn’t happen in the streams, it’s not canon. Alex then responds that he isn't even canon, much to the relief of Murder God. Alex then asks her if he can stop writing fanfiction of her, she tells him to continue writing of her glory.

**Question 5: Are you looking for more players/actors?**

Alex says that while they are flattered that the viewers would like to join them, they've got a large cast and crew as is, with plans for them all to shine, and adding anyone else at this point would be doing the cast, and the story, a disservice.

**Question 6: Who is the current cast for DMP?**

Kristen Trawczynski as the Murder God, the narrator/game master. As players from Internet Remix they have SplitGuardian, Juno Son, JoJoSoda, Phill Hughes, Alex Beckham, Scott Orenstein, Brodingles, Uprising Attorney,Cami-Cat, and Darby Cupit. And as guests from Man on the Internet, they have Adric, QueenCreeps, and Kikyo Yuuki.

**Question 7: Wait, what about (other previous participant)? Weren't they in that one part? Why aren't they in the plot?**

Murder God mentions that those appearances were before the overarching plot really got going and they are not part of the main cast of lost souls. Alex says that it’s not completely out of the question for them to join in the game, but they wouldn’t be part of the meta-plot and thus would be locked out of the loop. Plus their schedules don’t always line up with DMP

**Question 8: So if I pay you $20 I get to suggest a scenario for DMP, right?**

Murder God tells the viewers that if they pay $20 (in one donation) she would listen to their scenario ideas. Alex then tells them to PM their ideas to Kristen since they would get lost in public twitch chat. Murder God then mentions that there are some restrictions. She'll only accept one suggestion at a time with no script attached. Alex then gives an example. The Alex Land of Alex, where everyone praises Alex and the murderers are Ryan Gosling fans out to spread the word that Ryan Gosling wasn't a terrible actor. Murder God says that it would work but the idea is terrible and she reserves the right to say no. Alex then mentions that a flat out no would rarely happen and a rework is more likely to make the scenario better fit the game as a whole.

**Question 9: So what’s the deal with “Awakened?”**

The Murder God explains that she has thirteen lost souls trapped in the murder games, doomed to kill each other, revive, and repeat the process endlessly, not having any clue why. Except for the Awakened, they have remembered their original names and how they got trapped in the murder games. Since they've started awakening, Murder God added a twist on her game. If all the souls awaken and unite together behind the first Awakened, Vincent Reid, then they get to to have a revolution of some kind. She then claims that there's no way that could never happen since in the end it's all for her amusement. She then explains where the name came from. Alex typed out "Vincent Marshall Reid has Awakened" on stream once and it stuck.

**Question 10: So I see all these people related to the Awakened showing up, which obviously means they're Awakened too-**

Alex explains that characters being related is not necessarily a hint as to who an awakened soul is. While they love reading theories about whose identity is what, unless text pops up on screen saying “[Insert Name Here] has Awakened,” they are NOT Awakened

**Question 11: But what about stuff like Vincent’s kid, Grace’s uncle, Tommy’s girlfriend?**

Murder God explains that they are sacks of meat like everyone else, to which Alex responds that they aren't exactly like everyone else. So Murder God, annoyingly, decides to explain Reflections. All of the Awakened have relationships with someone, and when an Awakened learns something about they're past or Murder God just wants to have fun, she'll have one of the lost souls take on the aspects of someone the Awakened knew in life. They are not that person actually trapped in the game, though the Murder God would love to play up that aspect - they are, well, reflections of the real person. Usually seeing one means that an Awakened is gonna learn something pretty vital. Alex then asks what that makes the reflection of Jeff Goldblum, to which she responds to leave him out of this.

**Question 12: I have a question about a character’s backstory!**

While Murder God is glad that the viewers invested in the story! Unfortunately they usually can’t tell you because of spoilers. The story is about figuring out these stories, so just telling the audience means there aren’t really any stakes. Unless it’s clarification of a point that has been addressed previously, or an incidental detail, like the fact that Vincent can play the guitar, or Murder God's love of Jeff Goldblum.

**Question 13: Will Murder God be my wife?**

Both Murder God and Alex respond no. Alex then says that she's already taken by Jeff Goldblum, which causes her to have a reality breaking temper tantrum, thus ending the video.

## Credits

Starring

* Kristen Trawczynski as Murder God
* Alex Beckham as Himself

Art by Kristen Trawczynski

Script and Editing by Alex Beckham