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I have a few to add, it seems Would rather scoop her own eyes out with a rusty spoon [from Ru. It was my response to a real-life question he'd asked. It made him laugh.] Has a date with the Maersk [from the Mad Brickster. as part of the recent Maersk Madness, in response to me exclaiming I should dig out our Maersk train for the competition.] OCD dreamer [again from Ru. My Olivia's House review was referenced on an external site, where it was complimented. Amongst the comments someone posted "The review for Olivia's house is an OCD dream." which appealed greatly to my own strong OCD tendencies.] Aaaaaaand, updated once more. (With a little tidying up, too. )

It was indeed Hinck's line; he said it during our player-host communications in Baritones 3, resulting in Rufus entitling him such. badboy, Ru and I have had the usual marital scuffle over the rights to sign-up, and as you can see he's now (eventually) won. You know I'll be watching closely, though.

Nyx follows her questmates into Heroica Hall with her midnight robes flowing behind her. The air around her shimmers hazily due to her unexpended lightning magics and her innate fire, now fueled so symbiotically with her Barbaric aspect; this makes it clear to those with keen senses she is grumpy and irritable. She's grateful for small mercies, though, as she hadn't had to endure the disorienting time-travel like her colleagues, but she still feels slightly unusual. Slumping decadently into the plump cushions she sees Sarick looking groggily at her with questioning eyes, flanked by Amorith, also wearing a expression of curiosity. "That went well, don't you think?" she mutters as Scherezade brings her her favourite Flaming Gumball with a sympathetic smile. An enexpected coughing fit halts any further recounting of events. Somehow Nyx manages to hack up a whole biscuit onto the table which, after glittering invitingly for a mere moment, fades away. "That'd be my Enchanted Biscuit gone, then." she grumbles dabbing at her mouth with a napkin as a faint popping sound followed by a jingle indicated the items she had bought had similarly been whisked away and the requisite gold returned. She shrugs her shoulders, takes a deep draught of her drink and sighs. "There isn't much to tell about what happened after you guys left for the past, but here's what happened..." Nyx leans forward in her chair and begins to recount the events "Ignatious and I were having lovely time chatting and drinking tea. He even gave me biscuits, one of which was the one you just saw disappearing, unfortunately. It gave me a permanent boost to my Ether, but it's gone again now, which is annoying. "Anyhow, we were chatting and I asked if he had any stuff lying around in his magical house that might be helpful; it turns out there wasn't really but he very kindly sold me some Marketplace items at reduced cost. Then he had a psychic message from Octavian, saying you guys were in trouble and offering if I'd like to go back to the past too and help you out. I never heard back from you guys about that. Anyway, not long after that another assassin, almost identical to the dude that killed whatsisname, burst in and tried to attack us. "Next thing I know there's a flurry of pink letters and then the next thing after that... well there was a big warpy twisty-turnyness to everything and you guys reappeared. I'm not sure what happened to the assassin in the confusion, but he didn't seem to still be there when everyone had gathered their senses, so I guess he ran back out into the night. "I had a lightning bolt primed and with his name on it and I had to discharge it and I hate having to do that because it make my hair go all frizzy, and it'll be daaaaays now until I can smooth it down again. Urgh" and with the last utterance she slumps back in her chair, drinking further from her Flaming Gumball, draining the glass. "Sarick, you really do look rough, you know?" Sarick nods gingerly in agreement, as if worried his head might fall off. Nyx leans forward and pats him gently on the arm before standing up, and with a new-found energy she stalks over to the questboard and signs up for the only available quest #23: Guarding the Guards, where she is mildly surprised to see Rufindel's name on the sheet. As if satisfied she walks back to her cushioned seat noting, as she picks up a fresh drink, the two current Paladins deep in conversation at the bar. Both of these heroes, she thinks to herself, are fine warriors and old friends, but now does not seem to be the right time to interrupt. She rejoins Sarick and Amorith as they pick over the bones of their aborted quest and glumly drink their drinks.

Trying to steer the conversation in a different direction... Sisco, I'm really sorry to hear about your computer, as Sandy said I'd be a mess if I lost all my computer files and you shouldn't be worrying about our quest files if you've lost other stuff too. That on top of your sports injury is just really bad luck, so I hope things start taking a turn for the better for you. Zepher, I look forward to seeing how you manage to extricate us from the quest.

Nyx's blood is boiling as the assassin jabs his dagger menacingly towards Iganatious and herself... "Oh no you don't! You're not barging in here trying to kill the dude that's going to bring my friends back from the past and then pay us lots of shiny gold!" she shouts towards him whilst conjuring a lightning bolt to hurl at the intruder and interrupter of afternoon tea. "Heh heh heh" chuckles the black clad assassin, continuing to display his very sharp and pointy blade... .... when all of a sudden, out thin air comes flying a gaudy, pink envelope that smacks Nyx squarely on the forehead with a faint 'thunk' sound. Nyx, Ignatious and the assassin all stop in their martial dance and look down, as one, at the scented and slightly dented envelope where it now lies on the rug. As one, they all look up again, exchanging expressions of puzzled amusement.. "Oh, terribly sorry, I think this is for me. You don't mind if I..?" says Nyx, slightly embarrassed at the halt in procedings and gesturing towards the envelope. "thanks" "mngh" shrugs the would-be assassin, indicating 'sure, go ahead' Nyx dismisses her lightning bolt and reaches down to the letter, eyeing it curiously. She opens it and reads: "I do apologise" Nyx says to the black-clad menace "I rather think I should reply" The assassin grunts once more, Ignatious sighs while rubbing the bridge of his nose between his forefinger and thumb, as a bemused Nyx grabs a nearby piece of parchment and quill to pen a reply.. "Well that was.. unusual" Nyx mutters to herself as she throws the letter up in the air where it resolutely refuses to disappear "You have to say 'I've got Z-mail'" drawls an exasperated Ignatious as Nyx once more retrieves the envelope and then also mumbles "I've got Z-mail" Almost as soon as the reply disappears, another evelope comes flying out of the ether. Ignatious and the assassin roll their eyes and look at their pocket-watches while Nyx blushes slightly and once again reads... ...and replies... With that, Nyx folds the letter and once more mutters "I've got Z-mail" and turns to the now foot-tapping Assassin, just in time for another envelope to materialise... Nyx, still with quill and parchment in hand readies a reply Once again, Nyx folds the parchment and whispers "I've got Z-mail" as the missive evaporates and she turns to face her enemy once more... "Sorry about that, totally unexpected, would have been rude not to reply. Now, where were we? Oh yes!" and her eyes blaze with the fire within as she summons forth once more a lightning bolt "I was about to electrocute you, wasn't I!"

Right, well, there's still the thorny issue of leave to sort out, but heaven help anyone who tries to stand between me and Brickworld 2012! Consider me registered! (And excited! ) And as to the Westin, well, it is a bit rubbish and as Ricey says it does have too many treadmills, but generally if you drink enough it doesn't matter...

This is a beautiful depiction of a child's bedroom, but you have also managed to incorporate a sense of unease into it. The nice thing is your subtlety in building, where the possibilities are really reflections of the viewer's inner thoughts. I agree with others when they say the colour choice works really well, and leaving the emotional side behind, it's also a great build.

Big congratulations to the winners, and well done to all the entrants - there were some lovely MOCs here! And thanks to Team Town for organising this competition! Very efficiently done, sirs.

Uhm, thank you! I must say Boomingham is also one of my favourites too, and I'm really glad Nyx has had the chance to interact with him so much. I really think Nyx is developing a soft spot for the old man, especially after his most recent 'farewell'. Again, I don't want to push either, but I'd really like it if Nyx could also be able to do something? She's having a lovely time drinking tea, but I'm pretty sure she'd like to set something on fire. Now I fear I've talked myself into an impossible battle that will fail the quest for everyone.

And I think everyone here is glad you did, as you've created a great character with Tesni! I believe I may lay claim to the inclusion of bedrolls. A tiny contribution in the grand scale of Sandy's Heroica. For my part, Sandy asked for RPGers who would volunteer for the experiment, I hollered a "Hell yeah!!" and played the test quest, which was tons of fun. I guess I just never stopped.

So you would have believed a reference to trouser-snakes (and there was reference to Melaena playing "hide the snake" in the conclusion story) but not that we might have someone spend the night on the toilet with food-poisoning?? Oh, and Zepher was one of many (including Hinck and ADHO15) who made their night action request PMs really funny. I looked forward to hearing how he planned to block each person with his character's poor personal hygiene.

Happy Birthday Quarry! Never mind the cake, have some beer! (Google says this is Norwegian beer.) And Happy Birthday Sirens-Of-Titan and others too!

We debated, at length, whether you should have received a penalty vote. The difficulty was that we didn't actually know what you'd done behind the scenes, and then perhaps more importantly we didn't want to confirm you were correct by giving you a penalty. The best solution, we thought, was what we did by posting the role PMs at the beginning of Day Two. Another aspect of this that I will be wary of next time is my own use of idiom. I think you were also able to identify those stories that sounded like either of us might write, simply because you know both of us so well. I even remember the scum trying to come up with fake claims that might sound as though we had written them - Foog really had the best shot at that as he knows us well too, and that perhaps made some of the false claims more believable than others. I shall try to use less flowery language next time. Oh, and I really did name the Snake Charmer's snake Nancy, which you totally pooh-poohed!

That's a lovely description, thanks! ..... I think the others are still getting drunk in Heroica Hall!

Sorry mate, but beat you to it! There was even discussion back in October about Rupert Grint's appearance, too. (Media tags removed to reduce post size)

You're welcome. It really should be noted that Ru and I wrote the feedback together; these are joint views but one of us has to actually post it.

Apologies BD, I've just been back and triple checked. It appears it was actually CMPOD who labelled you 'dead weight' at the top of the scumboard (version #4 for reference); we had thought it was your opinion of your role.

Player Feedback First of all, to every single one of you, without exception, a most sincere thank you from both of us for firstly actually wanting to take part in our game, and then for playing with such spirit and making it so much fun. We've had an amazing (and very busy and stressful) time hosting, laughing frequently (not just at our own immature jokes) but also learning so much ourselves in the process. Additionally, to everyone who communicated with us by PM either to ask questions or submit night actions, thanks for making your PMs funny too; many of you were absolutely hilarious! Secondly, a disclaimer. These are our opinions based on what we have observed of the game and so they don't take into account events occurring behind the scenes. We don't claim to be experts and particularly don't wish to be telling more experienced players how to play the game. Sheila Suxsumb - Played by Tamamono I really think you surprised everyone, even yourself! You (jointly with Foog) were the most active, inquisitive and thoughtful of the scum team. The two of you worked hard to unravel the mysteries of the game, and clearly read everything carefully and researched things. In the game you were hard to spot as scum although at times you were very eager to post and ran the risk of tripping yourself up, and you made some bold moves that paid off. You were underestimated, managing to infiltrate the very core of Town at just the right time, and making a believable claim that you managed to run with almost to the end. You had some good instincts this game, so don't completely ignore your gut, and despite the crazy multiple claims on the last day, you earn respect for fighting to the very end. Good job. Johnson Cox - Played by Cecilie We found it hard to get an impression of you - you were quite reserved in the day threads (no bad thing!) but you seemed to have the right instinct on whom to trust, especially with contacting def with your investigation results and later coming forward to Hinck when yet another 'investigator' materialised. It seems most of your hard work was behind the scenes - it says a lot that we had no idea you were (perhaps jointly) calling the shots towards the end. Coolly played. Ophelia Balls - Played by fhomess As one of this advanced game's n00bs we were quite impressed - you said a lot of insightful things in thread, and you obviously took to the concept quickly and trusted the right people early on. You were a little unfortunate not to survive till the end but your being sacrificed provided a further frustration for the scum. Hans Gubernaculum - Played by Bob You stepped in to take on this role at short notice, and became an active player; unfortunately even though you'd been following the game, we all know it isn't the same as being actively involved from the start. That led to you missing a crucial piece of information and thus being lynched, which was a real shame. Your defence seemed a little defeatist, but at the same time the camp seemed determined to lynch you; maybe arguing your case more would have saved you, maybe not. Melaena Stools - Played by CallMePie Oh, Pie! We've come to love your quirks (even though you're quite cheeky). You did quite well in this game, for the time you were still around - and you were a team-player on the scumboard. If you think carefully before replying to PMs (and don't panic!), you could do much better as scum next time, and don't be disappointed playing scum! We know it's depressing drawing consecutive scum lots (Ru's been there ) but that's what really makes a mafia player. Mellifluous Murgatroyd - Played by Scubacarrot Again, another very promising Advanced debut You were gutsy; you followed the game closely, and you were instrumental in several scum lynches. We really hope you do continue playing mafia games as you're a strong player, but: Never, never, never insult the hosts! Jennifer Taylor - Played by Sandy Your recent Town games have perhaps not been your best , but we think you're back on form here! You seemed to be part of the town core despite a shaky start in being lynch-leader on Day Two, which you managed to turn around. That seemed to stem from your plan to vote for the first person who received a vote, which didn't go down well with the rest of the camp at all! Your Virgin claim opened up the game, and seem to bring people together to coordinate, and you were not in danger from that point on. Nicholas Hoare - Played by Fugazi Fooooooog! We really thought you played a great game. It was fascinating to us that, so quickly and smoothly, you managed to infiltrate the absolute heart of the Town, and bring back so much information that we knew to be true, placing it on the scumboard for planning strategy with your team-mates. You really thought about the game setup and mechanics, and showed some remarkable insight. You showed immense team-spirit best exemplified by your willingness to coordinate Tammo starting a lynch against you towards the end. You never gave up, even when the future of the Cult looked bleak, and you fought to the end. Penelope Farago - Played by Waterbrick Down Once again you played very thoughtfully, taking a lot of time to go over all the posts in the day threads making you a great asset for the town and a strong player. You clearly allied with the core town and effectively coordinated your actions. Too bad you had a role the scum didn't want around; it's a shame that your action didn't really get to cause any damage to the scum. Betty Swallocks - Played by TinyPies You were severely hampered by timezones in participating with the rest of the scum, but your day thread posts were as cool and calculated as your scumboard posts. You know mafia inside out, and made an incredibly bold move which almost paid off except for the constant flow of information in the town. Roger Goodenarde - Played by Professor Flitwick Another opportunity for you to roleplay which you grasped firmly with both hands! As with many others we suspect that most of your play was behind the scenes; certainly your night action moves were very sharp and hinted at coordination. You remained reasonable in thread, not sparking any controversy and not jumping to conclusions with the information and opinions that were presented. Patrick Fitzwilliam - Played by def You are a formidable player, and the scum wanted you gone, so your game was short, too. You clearly managed to convince some townies to trust you on day one, prompting them to give you valuable information that you put to good use. We completely understand the humour behind declaring your innocence on Day One, but it evidently made some people think twice about trusting you. You and Hinck working harmoniously together, no matter how improbable, may well have ended the game mighty quickly as it seemed the town was divided between the two of you. The scum really wanted you out of the way as you were more than instrumental in catching the first scum. Glad you stuck with it. William Fitzpatrick - Played by CorneliusMurdock It was clear from the amount of times that people wanted to protect you that you were in the thick of all the Town discussion and manoeuvring. In the day threads you were vigilant of other people's comments and inconsistencies, and kept your observations succinct. When Hinckley was sacrificed we expected you to take over as Town leader, which you did along with Cecilie, but not as volubly as we thought you might. You continued determination and coordination at the end allowed the Town to round up the most elusive scummos. Hugh Janus - Played by Eskallon Things started well, but you yourself have admitted that the middle part of your game wasn't your best. There were a few occasions where you managed to even confuse us in the day threads and we knew who everyone was! You came out with a few crackpot ideas, but it showed you were thinking about the game and looking for a way to fit the pieces of information together. Aloysius - Played by ADHO15 You took on the character of Aloysius brilliantly, adding a lot of humour to the game and made good, sensible contributions to the day threads along with evident hard work behind the scenes. We thought you'd be in trouble when def was killed, especially with another 'protector' in the town, but your name never came up for lynching so we can only assume you communicated effectively behind the scenes. Good game. Gordon Bennett - Played by KielDaMan Once again a passionate game from you Kiel, fighting for the side of town, and reminiscent of Gotham Mafia and Paradisa in that respect. You again put a lot of effort into it, and worked behind the scenes to help bring the town to victory. We wonder if you would find it helpful to play as scum (Prison Riot! doesn't count - we were all scum ) and see things from that perspective? Toulouse Leplot - Played by WhiteFang You survive again! You admitted yourself you haven't been as much a part of the game as you would have liked, and you were hampered by unexpected events, but when you were able to post it was clear you had been following the game and reached logical conclusions. Your tracker role was incredibly effective in helping to confirm the townies and was instrumental in the scum's downfall. Percy Pantwitter - Played by Rick Rick! You were out of the game too soon, and it's probably tiresome for you to keep reading that. Everything you said in your short life was contributive and you made some insightful posts, always teasing out the inconsistencies. You know we, and everyone else thinks you're an amazing player, and although there was sound reasoning behind the scum killing you (rather than metagaming) I don't blame them one bit. Sowwy. Thank you also for your ongoing support after your exit; talking to you kept Pandy sane. Father Thomas “Tomato” Thomson - Played by Ricecracker Uhm, well, you made one post and then Hinckley lynched you. You said more in the afterlife! Sorry, Ricey, there's really not much more we can say! Mehmet Attabar - Played by Hinckley Where to start... Well, a lot has been covered by the sections on game mechanics and so forth, so we'll avoid the thorny issue of your bwankie here. The effort and enthusiasm you give to these games is incredible; we know that some of it is to effect reactions from people and garner information, however you put an immense amount of thought into playing, and thought (rather than night action results) is by far the most powerful tool. You had rallied half the camp (including scum) by day one, which is remarkable, to say the least. You lead from the front, and keep things interesting for the players who aren't part of the inner circle - a sign of a good Town leader and a great player. The 'power struggle' between you and def at the start of the game wasn't helpful, and could have hindered the town, but you organised people effectively and coordinated a lot of Town's offence. It is possible that some players may have felt you were playing their game for them, but you mentioned something about that yourself, so maybe that's been laid to rest. Your enthusiasm and excitement, whilst being a formidable force may sometimes lead you to be a little too impulsive at times (the vote-changing on day 1 is a testament to that - imagine if one of the earlier bandwagons had turned out later to be scum?) Another tour-de-force. Ishaq Ettaq - Played by Wuntin We were a little worried when you said at the beginning you thought you'd been typecast, especially as you were a neutral serial killer in Witchbreed, not the town vigilante as you were here, but the fact you decided not to act on several occasions makes it crystal clear you knew your role. With you not using your action early on, we were worried the game would go on for ever... and later, when you didn't post until late in the day, we were worried we'd have to mod-kill you. You were quite quiet in the day threads , but it's great to hear how hard you were working behind the scenes. When you did post, you made good observations and brought forward your (sound) theories and ideas. The jokes about you sleeping were just that, jokes, as it is clear you played well. Mustafa Nidia - Played by Brickdoctor You seemed disappointed with your Godfather role from the start, and even labelled yourself as 'dead weight' when in fact you had a powerful role. The rest of your scum team were the ones who researched the possibilities behind the role, much like Hinck did with his constant questioning about his blanket. It was unfortunate that you didn't really seem to be engaged in the game when you had the opportunity (at CMPOD's departure) to become a powerful scummo. Sadly that turning point was also a contributing factor in your demise when you made it clear you knew more than you should. We would have liked to have seen more from you. Ahmed Apu - Played by Zepher It's difficult for us to see what went wrong here - it seems you raised suspicion behind the scenes without it being too obvious in thread; your night action choices looked to be well-coordinated (even if you did mostly block virgins ). We like that you vary your playing style - it does make you harder to read, but it's also a Finger-Of-Suspicion magnet. Nadir Zenith - Played by JimButcher We loved the way you portrayed Nadir at the start - it was just what we had in mind! As to your game play - you were never really as involved in the game as you might have been; perhaps engaging in the usual PM extravaganza would have saved you, but we can understand why you didn't. Even if you'd just told someone you trusted that you were a virgin, it would probably have led to you being confirmed, which would have kept the shovel away. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We'd also like to say thank you to all the spectators who've shown such interest in the game as it's progressed, and thank you also to those of you who have posted kind compliments about the game. We're really glad you enjoyed the game too!

Uhhhm, the mental patient Pandufus was played by Pandora and Rufus. Us! In fact our full name was Pandufus Randora in that mafia game. And it was def's game (Fraulein Bloodbrick), so he should know!

If we'd given it a made-up name too, you would have been even more in the dark. It was called 'Ascetic' because that was what it was, albeit a modified version, and to give you some way (in the same way we did with Hinck's infernal blanket) of working out what it did. If we'd not decided to make the role unkillable, it would have been possible for the game to end in a draw which we didn't want, and it is conceivable that there might be people complaining that it should have been.

We wouldn't have extended the deadline if we didn't think it was necessary for both sides. Your PM spoke of being able to 'prove he [batman] wanted to kill Popeye' and you ended it with the word 'Help!'. I would urge you to re-read the PM; I'm sorry it annoyed you, but we thought you were asking for 'Help!' and so we were trying to 'Help!'.

A lot of other people do, although we are actually two separate people. Thanks for your compliments. In actual fact, this game was at its core just a standard mafia game. Take out the action roles first (as is the aim usually in a garden-variety mafia) and the Virgins will be left confused and hopefully defenseless for night kills and lynches. The only real change (aside from a couple of interesting roles) was that the vanillas felt more part of the game by being named as the focus for the scum and so participated more, thus making it harder for scum. Nothing else was actually all that different. You didn't sign up, though Scouty! Not entirely. We also received PMs from Hinck who was worrying about 'someone' he was coordinating with getting their night action in on time. It seemed to us that both sides were having difficulty coordinating after a frantic day of discussion, so we decided to make it fair to both sides to extend the deadline for all. At no point did we want to give either side an advantage. Yeah, what Corny said. It was a team game, so you're a winner too Bob!

Happy Birthday Scouty! Have a lovely day!