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Definitely a unicorn herald for a forest-based faction. They already made the unicorn's horn piece, so why not make a whole faction based on that? Their leader would of course have to be like the Lady of the Lake from Arthurian legends. LEGO Castle has never had a figure like her, after all.

Still missing night actions from two people. I'll give you 24 hours to send them.

I don't doubt the negative critics, and I probably won't be going to see this movie (mainly because I haven't seen a single episode of ATLA), but I just want to point out that no movies are ever done by a single person (except maybe Brickfilms, heh). I'm not trying to defend Shyamalan, and I know some of his movies have been atrocious before this, but I sincerely doubt he did the casting, coached the actors, build the settings, designed the coreographies, sowed the dresses and all that by himself. So while it's okay to blame him for directing a lousy movie, it's absurd to blame him as a person for all those things. But I guess when people talk about Shyamalan they mean the whole production team... At least that's what I hope.

But TLG has to carefully think about how well new themes will sell, and I'm afraid that an Antiquity/Mythology theme would only be bought by AFOLs (unless it would be tied to some popular license like Percy Jackson, in which case it still wouldn't be the theme that many army-builders are after). I just don't think such a theme - as great as it would be for people like us - would appeal to the modern children.

That is one creepy clown, that Ronald! I've always thought so, but your minifig really emphasizes his creepiness. But it's well made, by all means, and I love the design of the whole McDonald's building. Clowns just give me the heebie-jeebies, that's all.

But that's what violence means - they want to physically hurt the other team, not just defeat them fair and square.

It has been done before here, eg. in the Mystical Castle. In my opinion it adds a nice touch of uncertainty as the players enter the night. I also chose this approach for story purposes, although I admit the other way would've been possible as well. So it's my personal preference, I guess. Thanks for asking, though, I'm sure you weren't the only one wondering about this.

It's alright, I think I made it quite obvious in the conclusion that Angela was innocent. I'll try to be more discreet in the following days, so from now on the players who get voted out should not reveal their alignment before I do. It's supposed to be accusive finger-pointing!

The base is obviously the most brilliant part of this MOC. I'm just wondering why use a jumper plate instead of two 1x1 plates?

The conclusion to Day Two has now been posted. Keep those night actions coming. I'm sure I'm not the only one eager to wait what Day Three brings with it. And Burman, thanks for playing with us! It was a good effort, but once the mob starts rallying, it's hard to stop.

Hehe, funny! And a very absurd punchline, coming from a cow (who are renown females).

Vote tally: Angela Weasley/Burman: 14 votes (Millacol88, sok117, Forresto, professor flitwick, CallMePie, badboytje88, Eskallon, Shadows, Roncanator, Inconspicuous, iamded, Escape the Fate, Lord Arjay + mystery vote) The frustrated and enfuriated mob enclosed in on Angela Weasley. She had been voted out of Hogwarts and into Azkaban by a clear majority. "Guys, I swear to you, I don't know what happened to me last night!" Angela tried to appeal to the crowd. But it was futile, for they had already made up their minds. "Okay, so I made up an emergency lie about a camera, but I have these, look! Don't they prove I'm innocent?" Angela said, holding out a gleaming sword and a fiery feather. "I'll take those back, Miss Weasley, and pass them on to someone more worthy", Headmistress McGonagall said coolly. "You, on the other hand, will be taken to Juvenile Azkaban where they will dig out the truth from you. If you indeed are innocent, you can return to Hogwarts to finish your schooling when this whole debacle is over." The Aurors grabbed the crying Angela by her arms and dragged her out. The remaining students and faculty looked at each other unsurely. Had they made the right decision? They would have to wait until the morning when the Aurors would reveal the result of Angela's interrogation to find that out. McGonagall noted that it was almost nightfall, and everyone should head to their beds again. She promised this terrible mystery would be unraveled soon, and then Hogwarts would return to normal again. But all everyone could think about was that it was going to be another grueling night ahead... Day Two has now concluded. Please send me your night actions via a private message asap.

There is about 24 hours left to vote, so now is the time to start making up your minds if you're going to convict anyone today.

But that fig is from the Burrows set. Why would she wear the school uniform in her own home? Besides, the other Ginny-fig that comes in the Hogwarts Express is wearing the uniform.

The voting starts now, and lasts 48 hours. It takes 12 votes to convict someone. Please refer to the rules if you're unsure how to vote.

It is alright. Unfortunately you're not the only player who's away on a trip at that time, so we'll just have to take it slow then, I guess. What can I say, I'm on vacation with plenty of time in my hands.

Headmistress McGonagall tells that Angela comes from the wide family of Weasleys, and is thus related in one way or another to both Aurors we have as our guests here, but neither one is her father. The children of both Aurors were away from Hogwarts during this Easter break and were thus spared from these horrible events.

Auror Weasley says that the agents spotted the great three-headed dog roaming the castle from afar, but before they could capture it, it had gone missing. He adds that these magical monsters are tricky by nature, and often they won't be found unless they want to.

I stand corrected!

Jimbee and Oky, it was a pleasure having you in this game, so thank you. Sorry you two had to be the first ones to go, but somebody's always the first no matter what. Oh yeah, in case you haven't noticed, Day Two is now up.

The first night in Hogwarts after the assault of the Death's Hallowed was truly a restless one. How could anyone sleep when murderers might be lurking right behind your door? Brandon Townsend snuck out of the castle into the outskirts of his favorite place: the Forbidden Forest. With the Aurors in guard, it hadn't been an easy task, but Brandon was a child of the nature, and moving silently was just one of the traits he had picked up from the trips to the wilderness. "Cuddles! Here boy!" he called. Out of the forest came a giant three-headed dog, a descendant of the past guardian of the secret corridor on the third floor of Hogwarts. "Good boy!" Brandon said affectionately. "With the school in turmoil, now is the perfect time to claim back this enchanted land to the creatures it really belongs. Go inside and have a feast, Cuddles!" So riled up about his plan to get back at the humankind for raping Mother Nature he was that he didn't notice the dark figure on the bridge above him. "Avada Kedavra!" rang the most ominous of spells in the night. And Brandon Townsend fell to eternally sleep on the land he so cherished. Inside Hogwarts, the caretaker Oraman Farbod was making his nightly rounds. He had done them every night from the day he had arrived at the castle, and he wasn't about to stop them for some pesky dark wizards. If anything, now he needed to be extra alert. Out of a sudden a terrible chill overcame him, and in front of him floated a ghastly Dementor. As frightened as he was, Oraman was prepared even for this. "Expecto Patronum!" he shouted, and a kitten made of pure light jumped to shield him. The magical light banished the Dementor instantaneously. Oraman congratulated himself for being so brave. He was just what Hogwarts needed at this dire time, he thought. But his indulgement in his own boldness made him unaware of Cuddles creeping behind him. The other two heads didn't even get a bite as the central head of Cuddles gulped poor Oraman down in one piece - leaving only his inherited fez and magic wand behind. Burping contemptly, Cuddles strolled away to find a safe hiding place to spend the day. Next night, it would feed again. As the sun rose, the petrified body of Angela Weasley was found near the entrance to the Gryffindor Tower. She was hastily taken to Nurse Hearth. In the morning, everybody gathered at the Great Hall to hear the latest news about the events of the night. They were devastated to hear about the deaths of Brandon and Oraman. "After a thorough investigation of the remains of Brandon Townsend", said Auror Potter. "We have come to the conclusion that he was impartial in this tragedy. On the other hand, he didn't belong to the Death's Hallowed, but at the same time, he seemed to have wanted everyone dead." "As for Oraman Furbad, he was an innocent man through and through", Auror Weasley continued. "It is sad to lose such an honourable man." "Fortunately it is my pleasure to announce that Angela Weasley has made a full recovery from her encounter with the Petrificus Totalus spell", Headmistress Minerva McGonagall announced. "But we must not let these losses make us lose our goal", the headmistress continued. "We need to find out the culprits among us, and save not only ourselves, but Hogwarts and the entire wizarding community." "I'll give you some time to think on who to vote, but I urge you to voice out your opinions today." Everybody started talking, keeping a close eye on each other. Rules: 1. There are two opposing sides in this game, the Death’s Hallowed and the Innocent. The Death’s Hallowed win when they outnumber the others. The Innocent win when they’ve vanquished all of the Death’s Hallowed. 2. Each day, the players will vote out one amongst them with a majority decision. To vote or to draw back your vote, you must use the following sentence in your post: vote: character/player or unvote: character/player. If you want to change your vote, you must first unvote before the second vote is calculated. 3. During days, there is a 24 hour period before anyone can vote. Once the majority decision is reached, you cannot unvote the player in question anymore. 4. Every player will get a short list of items, spells and skills at their disposal. These can be used only at nights. 5. Each night, the players can use one of their items, spells, OR skills by sending the host a PM about it. Some items and skills have an automatic effect, which will be handled by the host. Items can be handed over to another player, but that will cost the giver the night’s action. 6. To give someone else your item, send the host a PM stating the item you wish to give, the name of the player you wish to give it to, and whether you want to remain anonymous or not. Items cannot be exchanged without the host acting as an intermediary. 7. The night abilities have a pre-specified order of effect. If you don’t send your night ability by the time limit I’ve given each day, you will miss your chance to use it. 8. The Day-topics are meant for active players only, so do not post in them if you are already out of the game. The Discussion-topic is open to everybody. 9. Do not edit your posts, because it is considered unfair to other players. 10. Do not directly quote anything I’ve sent to you via PM. Use your own words, please. 11. All out-of-character discussion must be kept in the Discussion-topic. Likewise, all talk about game tactics and roles must be kept in the Day-topics and PMs. 12. Since this game deviates quite a lot from other Mafia-games, please ask any questions or doubts you might have directly from me, and you will be answered. Players: Hogwarts Faculty: Brigelda Hearth, nurse (WhiteFang) Crudo Alakhazam, teacher of Charms (Big Cam) Eloquence Malleus, teacher of Transfigurations (Shadows) Jingle the House-elf (Dragonator) Neville Longbottom, teacher of Herbology and Head of Gryffindor House (professor flitwick) Rhubarb Uxley, teacher of Care of Magical Creatures and Head of Hufflepuff House (Escape the Fate) Sicilia Bathory, teacher of Potions and Head of Ravenclaw House (Eskallon) Stephanie Kingston, librarian (Zepher) Tea Ching, teacher of Divination (iamded) Hogwarts Students: Angela Weasley, Gryffindor (Burman) Desiree Jackson, Gryffindor (badboytje88) Francis Rowan, Ravenclaw (ADHO15) Harriet Pewter, Slytherin (YG-49) Jolie Jadis, Slytherin (Lord Arjay) Loki Malfoy, Slytherin (ILikePi) Nene Grandstaff, Hufflepuff (Millacol88) Prion the Centaur, Hufflepuff (Forresto) Rocky Broomwell, Gryffindor (sok117) Sheila Bones, Ravenclaw (Matn) Todd "Bulltoad" Bulstrode, Slytherin (Roncanator) Valerie MacArthur, Ravenclaw (Inconspicuous) Xander Lovegood, Gryffindor (CallMePie) Others: Cuddles the Cerberus (monster) The Deceased & The Confined: Brandon Townsend, Hufflepuff (Oky Wan Kenobi) - Impartial (killed on Night One) Oraman Furbad, caretaker (JimButcher) - Innocent (slain by a monster on Night One) There are 22 players in the game, so it will require 12 votes to convict someone. Voting starts 24 hours from now.

I have now sent the results of each night action to the people who used them. Day 2 will begin shortly, and then you will all see the full scale of the chaos that ensued on Night 1.

Thanks, Stash! Oh, and a notice to the players: if you aren't going to use any night actions, please let me know that as well. At this moment I'm still missing night actions from eight players, so please keep them coming! Edit: still missing a PM about night actions from a few players. If you don't send them in 24 hours from now, I'll take that as a sign of not wanting to use a night action.

The main problems with the licensed sets in my eyes are 1) the more expensive prices, and 2) the fact that they're based on a license. When we went to the United States last month, I went to a few big toy stores there, and saw shelf-loads of Toy Story-merchandise and Ben 10 toys etc. I don't believe LEGO sets just stand out from there as well, and even if they do, the parents just take one look at the price tag and decide it's better to get a cheap plastic or plushie Buzz Lightyear instead. On the opposite, the classic non-licensed LEGO themes have a unique, timeless appeal to them. They're not just based on a trend or an upcoming movie, but they're based on everlasting themes that kids have played out for decades - police officers, knights, space travelers. That's something many parents value, really.

The five minifigs I've got from the collectables are all disassembled and sorted for future use. So no display for them.