Shadows

*heads into the light, but ends up here anyway* So, this is hell. I always knew I'd be misunderstood and end up here. Whatever, might as well make the best of it. At least no one can doubt the existence of the Nizam anymore, since they killed me too. I do hope they kill that biryani chef tonight so at least we'll have something good to eat here.

A commotion is head in the Grand Vizier's home, but no one knows why. Night 3 has begun.

ONLY PLAYERS MAY POST IN THIS TOPIC! READ EVERYTHING! THE RULES AND WISHES HAVE CHANGED As it was written, "One day the Nizam shall rise again and bring upon the land a great disaster. Many will die as they attempt to reclaim control of the Sands of Time." This is that story. Night 3 - Starting now, there's going to be a lot less conversation and a lot more killing. Above the square, a new figure appears, cloaked in all black and carrying a particularly nasty looking sword that drips with noble blood. The dwindling crowd stares in shocked disbelief. Your Vizier is dead by my hand. It seems that your failures have made our job easier, and now we will kill all of you. Go about your silly little business as planned, you can't stop us now. Before dying, the Vizier asked me to remind you to send in your wishes, but why bother? No one will blame you for giving up. In fact, quitting at this point is a perfectly reasonable response. Quit now and cake will be served immediately. Fine. I'm going to kill you, and all the cake is gone. But go ahead and do your worst, you've done a smashing job of it so far. Tonight, just for kicks, you can kill two people! Yay, killing! You may also protect one person. Talk amongst yourselves and when you've come to a conclusion, send me your 2 wishes. The earlier you send, the more successful you'll be. If you haven't sent them by the end of the night... :skull: LET THE NIGHT BEGIN! The Rules of Play: A small number of you have previously received a PM. You are the Nizam. The rest of you will not hear from me at any time during this game. You are all free to use the local Potato Messenging system to any advantage you feel it may bring you, but you may only write me once per day or night. No questions, no retractions, no attempts to change or verify anything. The game will operate on a day by day basis, with each game day lasting exactly 24 hours and then a night lasting an additional 24 hours. During that time, all players may post in the discussion topic for that day (or night, as appropriate) in an attempt to gain information, create alliances, or simply deceive each other. Participation in the game topics is encouraged but not required. What is required, however, is a PM to me detailing your wishes. You may send it at any time during the day or associated night. Failure to send a PM will not be pretty, but it might be amusing. For me. Who you plan to kill. Two targets! Who you want to protect. Don't be surprised if things don't go as you plan, there will be a lot of people doing a lot of things in the night, plus there are many outside factors that you can't possibly account for. Every day will be a surprise. At the end of the night, a conclusion will be posted and then the next day will appear. This is how you will learn the effectiveness of the previous night (and whether or not you survived it). The Victims Players (In order of Signup): Dragonator Quarryman WhiteFang Rick Lord Arjay YG-49 Svelte Bob the Construction Man PrEtzel badboytje88 I Scream Clone TinyPiesRUs brickme Dunjohn Dannylonglegs pedro General Redwater jamtf Alice Ricecracker Walter Kovacs hewman Big Cam Zapper Brick Inconspicuous def Sandy Sir Dillon Eskallon Darth Hawken professor flitwick Mac-K Fugazi The crazy one Gamer Roncanator indianajones CallMePie The Legonater Spyder Peppermint_M JimButcher cralegoboy Stash2Sixx iamded Burman hiny awesomebrick Masked Builder Pyramid ThatGuyWithTheBricks greenskull139

No. As much as I may love the confusion it would cause, it would pretty much insure the citizens lose as they would jump to the wrong conclusions. For example: Player A tries to kill player B but fails. People assume B is Nizam when in reality, A was simply blocked by another loyal citizen, A was dead before they could use their actions, or B was protected by a loyal citizen. I can also tell you that local citizens have protected (and continue to protect) the Nizam unknowingly, so revealing alliances could easily give people the wrong impressions.

Thanks everyone! I don't feel a day over 80.

ONE PM AND ONLY ONE PM (but no one has died for violating this rule ... YET ) As for Portal, yes, I've been playing through it lately. You know, it's free for PC and MAC right now on Steam to promote the upcoming sequel.

He certainly made himself look insane, so we were all misled more than mistaken. I don't see the point in anyone taking the blame for that, even the ones who actually voted for him (I did not, but would have if the day hadn't ended when it did). We have so little to go on, if anything. I would suggest analyzing the deaths and who had the most to gain from each. Who fought with the victims or was suspected by the victims, that kind of thing. I imagine the insanes would kill the people who caused them the most trouble, wouldn't they? Aside from that, as much as I try to watch what is going on, I haven't seen anything that can be considered evidence of insanity from any more of the survivors, so I don't know where to go next.

The Grand Vizier steps out on his balcony once again, after hearing the sorrowful and increasingly paranoid cries from below. There are Nizam amongst us, I can assure you of this, and I believe our drunken traveler was trying to tell us that there are five of them. He seemed to have great faith that you would kill some of them overnight, but you failed. Do not blame him for your incompetence, and stop pointing your dirty fingers in my direction as well, or I may see fit to have them removed. Now figure this out! There have been sufficient clues to narrow down the identities of at least 3 of the Nizam if you were to simply take what you have individually learned and apply it as a group. *sigh* The night approaches. Get in those wishes. If they arrive in time, you won't have to wait as long for results.

They are good questions, so you may. You may feature the official figure in any images contained within the outside gallery that you are allowed to link to. Or, in simple terms, the official figure may not appear in the up-to-3 images in the entry, but may be linked to (without thumbnails). Your vig should be designed for one collectible minifig only and you are required to mention which one. If you choose to add more minifigs that are not part of that series, you may use as many as you can fit in the space allowed.

ONLY PLAYERS MAY POST IN THIS TOPIC! READ EVERYTHING! THE RULES AND WISHES HAVE CHANGED As it was written, "One day the Nizam shall rise again and bring upon the land a great disaster. Many will die as they attempt to reclaim control of the Sands of Time." This is that story. Day 3 - And While You're Dying, I Will Be Still Alive. Blood. It's everywhere. Again. Blood and boulders. This is really getting messy. Above the square, oh hell, you know the routine. Good people of Persia, I, Grand Vizier Shadir the One-Eyed would like to take this opportunity to remind you that I love each and every one of you like the brother or sister I didn't kill as a child. It's true, really. Now, let's take a look at the score results of the evening. The Vizier reads it with a disinterested expression. Right, as I expected, you all suck, but you are consistent. You've managed to kill another 0 Nizam, much like the previous night. You did kill 9 citizens, so I guess you're at least doing your part in the name of population control. I'm not even angry, I'm being so sincere right now, even though you broke my heart and killed me them. I know you're trying your best, such as it is. Here's the new plan for today/tonight! Tonight, just for kicks, you can kill two people! Yay, killing! You may also protect one person. Try not to botch this up, ok? Talk amongst yourselves and when you've come to a conclusion, send me your 2 wishes. The earlier you send, the more successful you'll be. Then, when the day is over (24 hours from now), night will fall (duh) and you'll have 24 more hours to send your wishes. If you haven't sent them by then... :skull: LET THE DAY BEGIN! The Rules of Play: A small number of you have previously received a PM. You are the Nizam. The rest of you will not hear from me at any time during this game. You are all free to use the local Potato Messenging system to any advantage you feel it may bring you, but you may only write me once per day or night. No questions, no retractions, no attempts to change or verify anything. The game will operate on a day by day basis, with each game day lasting exactly 24 hours and then a night lasting an additional 24 hours. During that time, all players may post in the discussion topic for that day (or night, as appropriate) in an attempt to gain information, create alliances, or simply deceive each other. Participation in the game topics is encouraged but not required. What is required, however, is a PM to me detailing your wishes. You may send it at any time during the day or associated night. Failure to send a PM will not be pretty, but it might be amusing. For me. Who you plan to kill. Two targets! Who you want to protect. Don't be surprised if things don't go as you plan, there will be a lot of people doing a lot of things in the night, plus there are many outside factors that you can't possibly account for. Every day will be a surprise. At the end of the night, a conclusion will be posted and then the next day will appear. This is how you will learn the effectiveness of the previous night (and whether or not you survived it). The Victims Players (In order of Signup): Dragonator Quarryman WhiteFang Rick Lord Arjay YG-49 Svelte Bob the Construction Man PrEtzel badboytje88 I Scream Clone TinyPiesRUs brickme Dunjohn Dannylonglegs pedro General Redwater jamtf Alice Ricecracker Walter Kovacs hewman Big Cam Zapper Brick Inconspicuous def Sandy Sir Dillon Eskallon Darth Hawken professor flitwick Mac-K Fugazi The crazy one Gamer Roncanator indianajones CallMePie The Legonater Spyder Peppermint_M JimButcher cralegoboy Stash2Sixx iamded Burman hiny awesomebrick Masked Builder Pyramid ThatGuyWithTheBricks greenskull139

Day / Night 2 Conclusion As the last of the crowd departs the market, Dragonator glances up from his ruined inventory and cries out to the sky, "I'm ruined! My life, it's over!" He didn't notice the 9 angry men watching him. "Now what shall I do?" "You could die," a voice said. "Yes, I could... what? No, I don't want to die, I just hate all those insurance forms I'm going to have to fill out." "No need for insurance forms where you're going," said the voice again. Dragonator turns around, "look, I don't know what you want or what you're talking about, but ..." Just then, he realises exactly what is happening. As the men approach, yet another group appears, but they're horribly outnumbered and quietly retreat into the shadows. "Guys! Come on! Save me! I'll give you a good discount! Guys! Crap..." An explosive injection of Vitamin C in the form of a giant carrot from the rear entry position shattered Dragonator's internal organs. Blood flew from his mouth and spattered against the wall of his ruined shop in a playfully whimsical pattern like the plume of a hoplite's helm, which, coincidentally, is now marked half off. The group leaves the scene of their most recent violence, satisfied that the Nizam will get the message when they hear of this particularly dastardly murder. All will remember the horrified expression on Dragonator's face and how much he used to overcharge them for everything. He won't be missed. As they walk away, a boulder drops from the sky killing Dannylonglegs instantly. "Catapult?" "No thanks." "No, I was asking if that boulder..." "Oh, right." In the ensuing discussion, no one noticed 12 more boulders dropping from the sky until one smashed the passing ThatGuyWithBricks into a bloody pulp. "Run!" cried Ricecracker, knowing that after his near death experience last night, he didn't need to be pushing his luck tonight. He never saw the killer waiting as he rounded the corner, but he did feel the nail spiked cucumber pierce his neck as the killer screamed in his pained face. He fell to the ground and bled out quickly. The killer kicked him a few times to make sure he was dead and wandered off into night. "Stupid boulders," thought Bob the Construction Man, "I wanted to kill him myself. Now what am I going to do for the rest of the night?" "I have an idea" said a quiet voice over his shoulder. Bob turned quickly, but not quickly enough. As the sword emerged through his chest, he glanced down and tried to say, "I just bought this robe," but he mostly just gurgled blood and died. He would never see his killer's face, nor would he ever know that the very person he planned to protect was the one who killed him. It wouldn't matter though, his killer had sealed his own fate, upsetting the balance of protection against himself. Sir Dillon wiped the blood from his blade and returned it to it's scabbard. "Filthy Nizam blood, it has no place on my blade." "It does on mine," replied the unseen killer as he plunged his axe into Sir Dillon's neck. "Aaaaaah," cried Dillon as he tried to run, but a carelessly placed bell tripped him, hurtling him into a stone wall, crushing his skull. "Ding dong, Dillon is dead," laughed the killer. General Redwater watched with amusement. He had hoped to kill Bob himself, but hadn't arrived in time. His killer, on the other hand, would not fail, nor would he rely on anyone else to do the job. With a flick of his wrist and 5 skillfully aimed daggers, the killer pinned General Redwater to the wall by his robes. "What are you doing?" The killer never spoke, he simply went about his business in a professional manner. Dragging a full barrel over to the wall, he grabbed General Redwater by the hair and shoved his head into the cool water and slit his throat. "Redwater, indeed." Peppermint_M and Eskallon headed home, secure that by traveling together, they would be safe. They weren't expecting the stampede of ostriches that trampeled them. Or the goat. Or the three monkeys. Or the lion. They did expect the tiger, but the bear? Oh my! Throughout the rest of the night, small skirmishes and fistfights erupted in the streets, but all ended without death. Stay tuned for day 3 to see the results of your efforts! The Dead: Bob the Construction Man Dannylonglegs Dragonator Eskallon General Redwater Peppermint_M Ricecracker Sir Dillon ThatGuyWithTheBricks

Grand Vizier Shadir the One-Eyed, full of tasty biryani and generally dissatisfied with the efforts of the citizens, doesn't make an announcement, he simply signals for one of his lovely slave girls to close the curtains for the evening. The nightly hunting season has officially begun. Once the evening's hilarity has ensued, a scribe will be along to notify you of the results. Let's hope they're better than last night.

I'm confused! 2 killers or 3? An accidental kill? What? Someone didn't like Seth and someone was protecting him, and the two came together and resulted in an accidental kill? Two people targeted Ron somehow, including the insane hatchetman. Are both insane, or did one make a mistake like in the above killing? Does this mean 1 or 2 insanes? Then the pistol killer who we generally assume is loyal killed Zane at his father's grave. Is it just me or do all of these people sound a little crazy? I don't know where to go from here, maybe look for people who were arguing with the dead? I thought the TV cooking business was tough, but this is ridiculous ...

ATTENTION! Let's pause to make one final clarification on something. In order to be fair to the majority of the members who do not own these minifigs yet, and because the point of the contest is to give you a chance to win them, YOU MAY NOT USE THEM AS PART OF YOUR VIGNETTE! AT ALL NONE OF THEM NONE OF THE NEW MINIFIG PARTS NONE OF THE NEW ACCESSORIES You may use the old accessories and parts, like the top hat or bow, since those already existed prior to these figures. You may not use the needle, ray gun, or any of the other new parts, however. There. Now we're clear. The next person who asks will be disqualified. And the one after that. And everyone after that! All clear? Good. Don't make Uncle Shadows explain this again, or he won't be so nice.

Grand Vizier Shadir the One-Eyed smells something he'd not smelled in a long time and comes out on his balcony to investigate. Guards! Bring that man to my kitchen, he will teach my cooks the ways of the biryani or die trying! *Svelte is grabbed from the square and dragged away, screaming "Jamie", but no one knows why* Do not worry, he shall return in time for the evening to begin. Until then, I would like to remind you... You are all free to use the local Potato Messenging system to any advantage you feel it may bring you, but you may only write me once per day or night. No questions, no retractions, no attempts to change or verify anything. Some of you seemed to miss that previously. Any further messages sent to me that are not wishes will result in death by biryani! Get those wishes in, you have 2 1/2 hours!

As a result, while the contest isn't favouring anyone, the prizes actually benefit the US market slightly more since they are currently unavailable and will likely do as they've done elsewhere, sell out very quickly until they are restocked.

Or, you could rethink your idea. Accessories from the collectible figures are part of the figures and as such, not allowed (unless the part already exists in the same exact colour in another set).

Oh, don't worry, I have plans for you.

It comes a little late, but damn fine job on the Prince of Persia smilies. Matter of fact, it has earned you this lovely Dagger of Time tag. Congrats!

Right place, wrong approach. It is generally considered to be good form to actually join and participate in a community before you try to sell them your wares. Don't repeat this mistake, please.

A drunken traveler from a distant land passes through the market square, overhearing your comments. To dig your own grave is quite a sight, but to bury yourself is not very bright. There are more to kill and the job will be done, now there are 5, soon they'll be a lot less. He disappears into the crowd before you can ask him what he means.