Shadows

Hello, Kay! Welcome to EB! Good idea. We're very strict here, protocol and all that. We'll be the judge of that. I don't think they post here anymore, but you might keep an eye open anyway. Fabuland? Was that a LEGO theme? Oh, right, I remember that, vaguely. (don't read my signature) I'm sure we'll think of something to embarrass Blocky with eventually, just stay tuned.

You say girlfriend, she says "Mrs". Better watch out there, she's got plans.

Ok folks, seriously, it's time to reign in this price discussion. Yes, the price changed. Those of you who ordered early are going to be rewarded with a better price, but otherwise, the prices are consistent with standard LEGO pricing. The situation has been explained and is now being rehashed for no good reason. If you don't think it's fair, well, you don't think it's fair. Nothing you say here or anywhere else about the matter is going to change it. Welcome to the real world where things don't always cost what we hope they will. Go buy a tank of gas and complain about that, it'll get you just as far. If you think the US price is good enough, pay someone to ship it to you and see if you can save a few bucks, but remember that you may have to pay import duties to your government, the same kind that TLG has to pay every greedy government on the planet to do business. Suddenly, it isn't all about exchange rates anymore, and I'm sick of TLG being blamed for things that are out of their control. The point of this thread is to discuss the set itself, which does not include long rants about exchange rates and "unfairness", real or perceived. So let's get back to the original topic, ok?

It isn't the most detailed pic I've ever had to work with, but here is a very basic sample of that torso, minus fine details that can't be seen clearly. I'm not stunned at it's brilliance, but for a new line of Pirates, I'll take it.

Excellent, thanks for confirming that and describing the backs. So, having seem them somewhat closely, do you think they're printed torsos or custom decals?

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A dark and foreboding castle in an unknown part of Dragonmasters Territory How odd... I just had a strange feeling run down my spine, Friar... What's that, Rotrigous? I fear that our King is dead. Of course he's dead, we're all trapped in this stupid castle until we figure out what happened! You've apparently been hitting the holy spirits a little too hard, give me back that bottle. Wha... uh... oh, right. I just had a strange feeling that some other King is dead. A lot of that going around. Yes, I suppose so. Have you seen the maid, recently? I think she just went up to her rooms. Ah, I should follow along, it isn't safe to wander these halls alone. Yes, of course, but don't do anything that I wouldn't do. What exactly wouldn't you do? Hmmm... I'm not really sure. Do make sure she says her prayers before bed, at least. CENSORED! CENSORED! FRIAR! CENSORED! We've both had enough wine, I think! CENSORED! CENSORED! Well, go on, or I'll have to escort her myself. CENSORED! Rotrigous and the Friar laugh for a minute, then Rotrigous leaves to catch up with the maid. Lord Savril walks over. What were you two talking about? Oh, nothing Lord SloppyJoes, I was just giving Rotrigous some advice. I see. What kind of advice? CENSORED! FRIAR! Well, she was going to be down there anyway! CENSORED! CENSORED! Byron walks over. What are you two talking about over here? It's very suspicious. Just kitties. Oh, I love kitties. Really furry kitties, or so I hear. I don't think there's enough booze in the whole place... Have you seen Sprinkles? No. Nope. Byron walks off as his Lordship and the Friar chuckle at his expense.

An island in another dimension Set of a television Survivor-style show I know this place is bad, but I'm sort of enjoying this. You would. Hey, it's been a long time since I got to dress like this and have men paying attention to me on a tropical island. It's refreshing. You're not exactly a young woman anymore, you're embarassing yourself. Bah! I've still got it, and they want it. I've noticed... Alvy! You're jealous! I... aw... I'm not! I'm just... distracted. Oh... Are you two about done? What? Could that be the other hippie, over there? I don't really understand what a hippie is, but that guy looks like you, sort of... Which one? Oh, I don't know, the one with the two foot long beard and the huge eyebrows and the scowly expression. He's not nearly as cute as Alvy. Would you put a cork in it? I... fine. I'll do one better. Elmyra walks over to the other bearded man, putting on her best strut and extra motion in the ocean. I sort of hope it's him. Why? If it isn't, she's going to give the poor man a heart attack. Aluvar and Strantor chuckle as Elmyra begins talking to the man. He seems distracted, unable to concentrate well, but he certainly pays attention as she walks away. He's not the one. How can you be so sure? It seemed like he was having a hard time making eye contact. Honey, any man would have a hard time making eye contact with this body in front of them, and he is a man. She has a point there. Two, actually. That was terrible. No, really. She said that any man would have a hard time and that he is a man, so she made two points. Oh, I thought you were commenting on her ... I was, ok? Now shut up. Alvy! Hank walks over. Ok, people, we're about to start our first challenge, and I know you're all going to love it! Oh great. What is it? LIMBO CONTEST! Haha, you don't have a chance! Why not? You'll never be able to get those under a low bar! ALVY!

No, just meant for a different audience. The wonderful thing about LEGO is that the official storyline, when there is one, is only a suggestion, a possibility. They aren't always the most complicated or brilliant, because honestly, they're aimed at the younger fan who might not be ready to create an entire universe of their own. So here's what you do... buy up a bunch of Exo-Force sets and swap out the heads for other figures. Mix the hair around. Maybe throw in some Star Wars figures, or old Rock Raiders. Then use all the other parts to make completely new mechs and build an entire army to finally defeat those pesky robots. But wait! Maybe you want the robots to win! So, buy up a bunch of sets and build new mechs for them, then swarm the mountain, wipe out the pesky humans and start a new robot society. Or... just maybe you'd like the war to never end. Buy up tons and tons of sets. Send scouts out to discover new, safe mountains, expand the battlefield! Give the robots a mountain. Put some civilian humans somewhere. Turn it into a new Castle, Exo-Force style! Then connect the human mountains with a huge futuristic train and let the robots attack it on mechanical horses, wild west style! See how that works? Buy enough, and you can do almost anything.

... and both accounts were using clone bricks! (sorry, but when a joke hits me...) I'm leaving now.

It's very nice of you to post on the behalf of someone else, but we don't allow advertising by users with fewer than 100 posts, and neither of you qualify, so I'm going to lock this thread. Sorry, but rules are rules.

You make a very good point there. I've used these plates to represent restricted areas, and even as simple airport runways, beyond their space uses. I never liked the black plates (they were during my dark ages anyway, so I've never really seen one up close), but I have seen them used in a Death Star display as suggested and it turned out fairly well.

Ok, now I need a blockyhead translator. I can't make heads or tails out of all that mess... At this point, a few have revealed their night actions, and mine is fairly obvious if anyone is paying attention... As the King's Advisor, few would dare question my authority, and even fewer would have the nerve to try to harm someone in my presence, thus, I am a good person to be sitting with in those lonely hours. Problem is, sometimes I don't have a clue who is likely to be attacked, so I just pick someone at random. It's been the Friar on more than one occasion, since he seems to be willing to take very dangerous stands. That said, if you're telling the truth, you can't really protect me, blocky, so perhaps someone else will? Safety in numbers and all that...

Yes, please explain that. I figure I'm at risk, and may have even been the intended target last night. As for protecting you in the night, I have a fairly good idea that it can be arranged, but who shall protect me?

General Spencer. I've been reviewing the day in my mind... , and so far, all I can find is Mike voting to execute General Marcus based on the word of Calvin, who ended up discredited somewhat by working for a traitor. Wait... towards the end of the day, Mike said: He doesn't appear to be accusing, just commenting on the lack of security in the place... that's no motive for murder. I made a similar comment about the lack of security, people in the halls, etc. To which General Spencer replies: So he's worried about being sure of his votes, but doesn't mind stabbing someone innocent to death in the night, because that person dared to comment on the lack of castle security? Sorry, but at this point, I can't see any alternative ... Vote: General Spencer/iamded

Post 11. He killed Mike...

Sounds like a good place to start. One of them had better sell me on their story, because I'm fairly sure the other is a murderer. Just wrong. Yes, she's another on the long list of people we haven't bothered to check out thoroughly, and having been married to Lord Ash, she definitely has some explaining to do concerning what she did and did not know of his evil plans.

He probably removed the post because he found his mistake. Hair molds are not licensed in the same fashion as printed parts (and even those are fair game, if they aren't specifically identifiable). There have been plenty of new parts introduced in the licensed lines that are then used elsewhere. Do you really think that Bruce Wayne also played a Nazi in Indiana Jones? Those are two seperate license holders, yet that printed head crosses over between them. The Harley Quinn hat will appear in a Castle figure later this year. There are many more examples of this. It's not such a huge taboo. Then, when you look at the overall picture of those minifigs, you realise that for them to be fan-made customs, you would need to have someone out there with a number of new hair designs, exact copies of torsos that won't be released until later this year (jester/maiden), and a connection to that store. If a fan was displaying their custom figures in that store, they would mention it online somewhere, they always do, and if they had made hair of that quality, we'd be seeing it somewhere. My bet is that the display will be adjusted (or already has) and then one day, months from now, we'll see those parts appearing in official sets. Someone simply made a mistake in supplying those parts for that display. Being a brand new store, I could see that happening pretty easily. No big conspiracy, just something that happens, but rest assured, those are real parts. They may be prototypes that never appear, but I doubt it. You don't ship prototypes made in Billund to the US offices, then accidentally ship those to a store. No, they're real, we just have to wait to see what purpose they will serve. I think we'll be pleased, we just need to be patient.

Anyone looking to me for guidance at this point is probably going to be disappointed. I've been reviewing what we know and what we think we know and what we've been told, and it's all too contradictory. We see a picture that seems to point at General Marcus. The witness sees this figure from the front, but described the back of his cape, down to the dragon colour. Technically impossible, since we're to believe he ran like a little girl instead of sticking around to help his superior. We're told by Majiko that he wouldn't commit a murder without a disguise, thus throwing a shadow of doubt on the whole description of the killer. Lord Ash, a known traitor, and his mercenary Calvin, both accused Marcus of being a traitor, and I have a hard time believing anything they had to say. Friar Brown, once adamant about the guilt of Marcus, now defends him and wants to explore other suspects. Lord Savril whacked General Marcus in the head for some night action, but we don't know what and neither does he. Maybe Marcus could reveal his night action? General Spencer killed a loyalist and confessed to it right in the middle of all of this, so we know that he can kill people, and picks badly. How do we know he hasn't done that again? Oh, and lets go back to day 1. The doctor and the cellar keeper never did end up investigated. It's like we dropped the whole poison thing... or were we intentionally distracted? See? It's a mess. I'm not going to vote for convenience and then shrug it off if we're wrong. We can't afford to lose loyalists like that, we've lost enough already. I'm waiting for someone to come up with something conclusive that hasn't been contradicted.

I'll check Mary's room again. Maybe in the bed. (OOC: This has been the most unproductive, innuendo filled day yet... ) And don't forget, now that pesky wizard is saying that he wouldn't go and murder someone without trying to disguise himself first, so we can throw that whole painting thing out the window. Or not. It all depends on how much he's misleading us this time. You know... maybe the wizard was feeling guilty and confessing himself. I mean, he's offering advice on how to commit murder, and talking about dressing differently. Can't we just execute him and get it over with ? Stop him, before he cooks again! :skull:

Welcome to EB, LORD DOOM, that was quite a unique introduction. You're lost? No, you've just finally found the best LEGO forum on the net. Take a few moments, look around, you'll figure it out shortly, I'm sure. So, other than Castle, what LEGO interests have brought you to this fine site? Badbrick: Perhaps you'd like to enlighten the rest of us?

Please don't confuse Byron again. We've already been through that once.

Funny, I was expecting to need a Trojan last night... (OOC: So bad... )

Oh great... Here we go again. Unvote: General Marcus/BatBrick Blasted wizard is being particularly confusing today. I think we were right with that one, but I guess the wisdom of our decisions will be revealed at the end of the game. There is a lot going on here, no doubt about that, but I haven't seen anything to cast doubt on Lord Stircrazy except as a candidate for institutionalization. I'm not so sure about either General. *bashes the door open with a nearby axe* Funny... you don't smell like poo anymore. I think Lord Sniffinator was probably smelling his own pigeon kicking foot. So I guess this means that you're guarding me now, you seem to have your head about you, at least.

An island in another dimension Ok people, we're going to start with some confessionals, so let's all line up and you can tell us what you really think of the other contestants in the privacy of The Booth. What is that annoying man talking about? I'm not completely sure, but Shadows was on one of these shows once, and he said it was positively horrible. Show? Oh no... we're on television? This really is hell. Not just television. A 'reality' show. NO! No way. I'm not going to be involved in this. Let's just leave. That's a great idea. Now tell me how we're supposed to do that. I have a question. What is it Strantor? What is television? You don't get out much, do you? Time travel usually makes me sick. I'm not sure why this jump didn't. Television is... hard to explain, but it's evil. And Hank is in charge around here, that seems pretty obvious. So he's the unimaginable evil we need to stop? He doesn't look so tough, I think we can take him. I'd take him. Just a hunch dear, but I don't think he's interested. Men... Aluvar, Elmyra and Strantor reach the front of the line. Aluvar walks into the booth. Ok, so you're new here, which means you probably don't have an opinion on anything, but don't let that stop you. Tell us what you're thinking. Er. Um. Alright. Wait. Cut! Why are you dressed like that, you look absolutely silly! I look silly? Haven't you seen a mirror lately? Why! Don't you get cheeky with me or I'll throw you off this island! I... I'm sorry. I'm just, um, scared and all. This is my first tv show, you know. Right, of course. I should have known. Well, first we need to do something about those clothes. Here, put this on and I'll be back in a minute. Hank hands Aluvar a hanger with some new clothes and leaves the booth. Aluvar looks at the clothes, then quickly changes. Hank returns a few minutes later. Oh yes, that's much better. You're going to be our wise and experienced naturalist type. The long beard and all, people will just assume you're an old hippie. Right, yes, that's me. Peace, dude. Perfect! Now, let's get this confessional done. Sure. Let me see here. Well, I'm very excited to be here, of course. I really want to meet everyone else and get to know them and I'm sure we can all be good friends. Oh, you've got a lot to learn about this game. Well, I am new. Aside from us, has anyone else joined late, like in the last day or so? Uh... yeah. There was another new arrival. He's a strange one though. Really? Which one? Oh, I don't know now, you hippie types all look the same to me. Hmmm... Well, I can't wait to get started! Yeah. That was the worst confessional ever. I hope the other new arrivals do a little better. Hank and Aluvar leave the booth. Hanks shows Elmyra in next. Two hours pass. Finally, Hank comes stumbling out. I...I...I... I say lad, you look like you're in some distress. Distress? Are you kidding me? It was fabulous, but then she wouldn't stop. On and on, she was relentless! She ... ... never stops talking! Aluvar and Strantor laugh a bit, then Elmyra steps out of the booth in a string bikini. Aluvar gulps. Strantor just stares. Not bad for an old broad, huh? Someone in the crew whistles. K-19 Crown Kingdom Castle Town Near the Rusty Pike Pub Everyone know what to do? I don't like this... I think it's a good plan. You would. I'm going in. Good luck, Glarg. Now, let's get in position. How do you know what our general will do? He doesn't have much choice, he can't risk being discovered. Flangdor, head in now. I... oh... fine! I might as well! Shadows and Alyss go around the building and take positions on either side of the back door. A minute passes. Suddenly, there is a loud commotion inside the building as Glarg picks a fight with Flangdor, then starts throwing him around the room. Someone calls for the Royal Guard, who arrive quickly. The back door flies open and a cloaked figure runs out, tripping on the wire that Shadows placed across the doorway and landing in a heap of bones and cloth. Shadows immediately casts a containment field around the figure. See? That was easy. I'm impressed. Oh. What? What about Glarg and Flangdor? ...and the guards. I'll take care of it. Alyss marches in through the back door and calls off the guards, who were closing in on Glarg. But Princess, we have our orders. Yes, you do. From me. Right! We'll be leaving now. If you need us... Goodbye. Yes ma'am. The guards quickly leave. Alyss hands the bartender some coins and escorts Glarg and Flangdor out the back door, which then slams behind them. I don't think they appreciated our business. Now, let's take this one back to the castle and get a few answers. I won't talk, you can't make me. Then the royal dogs will enjoy your company instead. I... don't know anything. I bet you'll come up with something. Shadows waves his hand and the skellie general is wrapped in his own cloak until it looks like a bag. Glarg picks him up, throws him over his shoulder, and the whole group heads back to Crown castle to see what they can learn.