Mynx

End of Night Phase Since Degorram hasn't entered the game, I'm removing her from the scorecard to make things a bit simpler. And so with the scorecard as follows: Mod/NPCs - Corban West/Mia. Costumes = Phantom of the Opera/Catwoman. Giles Jordan - Off Duty Security guard. Costume = The Green Dragon Ranger. Villager. Lynched, Day 1 Tanuchan - Danelle Cortéz. Costume = The Big Bad Wolf. Baner. Wolf victim, Night 2 Mithrandin - Dan Gray. Costume = Little Red Riding Hood Patrick - Polly 'Ollie' Gray. Costume = Weasley twin Venefyxatu - Molly 'Ollie' Gray. Costume = Weasley twin Mardrax - Rachel Stevenson. Costume = Nurse Akallabeth - Elliot A. Banks III. Costume = Scruffy the Janitor. Villager. Lynched, Day 2 Cryptomancer - James 'Jimmy' Elliott Johansen. Costume = Pirate Blby - A small black guinea pig. Costume = Necromancer. Villager. Lynched, Day 3 Ozymandias - Kelly Moses. Costume = Scarlet Pimpernel Gryphon - Zane 'Jack' Russell. Costume = Luke 'Shortass Stormtrooper' Skywalker. Wolf victim, Night 3 This now means that unless a wolf is found, the game will end after one more lynching and one more wolfing. 48 hours till what may be the last Day phase ends...Tick tock...

Zane's wanderings of the party floor eventually took him up the stairs to the balcony where the first victim had fallen. He'd all but given up his chances of finding a girl to leave the party with...if they ever managed to leave this place, that was. Stupid party Zane thought as he leant on the bannister. Zane didn't even hear the soft footsteps approaching him from behind. His only warning was a hand on his forehead, tilting it back at the same time as something cold and very, very sharp pressed at the back of his neck. Before Zane could do any more than let out a croak of surprise, the icepick was shoved through his neck, the tip extending beyond his chin as his body spasmed and choked. Once certain he was dead, the killer left Zane's body slumped over the bannister and disappeared back downstairs. It was the slow but steady dripping of blood onto a white tablecloth below that alerted the rest of yet another murder... OOC: Zane/Gryphon was a Villager. Day phase for roughly 48 hours. Cast your votes and accusations.

The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D For the 13 years that this movie has existed, it has remained one of my absolute favorites. In fact I believe it was this movie that started me on my somewhat lengthy and ongoing study of the horror genre - and it probably helped me appreciate musicals more too. I think it's safe to say that most people already know the plot of this claymation gem inspired by a poem from Tim Burton: Skellington Jack the Pumpkin King of Hallowe'en Town becomes disenchanted with his job, and after discovering the magic of Christmastown decides he wants to have a try at running the holiday himself. But oh, how beautifully it translates to 3D! There are no blatent "this is a 3D movie look what we can do" moments, and the times that something does jump out in front of you don't feel nearly as cheesy as they might have. Fans, even if you've seen this movie a dozen times before, if you can ever get an opportunity to see it on the big screen, with the added bonus of 3D, trust me when I say it's well worth the money. Non-fans....I think you're crazy And if you haven't seen this film before, I highly advise you change that

End of day phase Scorecard: Mod/NPCs - Corban West/Mia. Costumes = Phantom of the Opera/Catwoman. Giles Jordan - Off Duty Security guard. Costume = The Green Dragon Ranger. Villager. Lynched, Day 1 Tanuchan - Danelle Cortéz. Costume = The Big Bad Wolf. Baner. Wolf victim, Night 2 Mithrandin - Dan Gray. Costume = Little Red Riding Hood Patrick - Polly 'Ollie' Gray. Costume = Weasley twin Venefyxatu - Molly 'Ollie' Gray. Costume = Weasley twin Mardrax - Rachel Stevenson. Costume = Nurse Akallabeth - Elliot A. Banks III. Costume = Scruffy the Janitor. Villager. Lynched, Day 2 Cryptomancer - James 'Jimmy' Elliott Johansen. Costume = Pirate Blby - A small black guinea pig. Costume = Necromancer. Villager. Lynched, Day 3 Ozymandias - Kelly Moses. Costume = Scarlet Pimpernel Gryphon - Zane 'Jack' Russell. Costume = Luke 'Shortass Stormtrooper' Skywalker Degorram - Character to come Night phase for roughly 24 hours- Specials, PM me

The crowd hummed angrily over the latest death. Mia and Corban hadn't let anyone else in to see the results of the murder but rumour spread quickly enough... "I heard her guts are strewn all over the walls!" "Her head was sitting in the sink!" ...and just as quickly, spread the blame... Before long, it was a certain rodentlike figure in a necromancer's costume that fell under the accusing gazes. And just as quickly, he was thrown into the cloak room to join the other accused partygoers... OOC: Blby was a villager. Night phase. Specials, PM me

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End of night phase Scorecard: Mod/NPCs - Corban West/Mia. Costumes = Phantom of the Opera/Catwoman. Giles Jordan - Off Duty Security guard. Costume = The Green Dragon Ranger. Villager. Lynched, Day 1 Tanuchan - Danelle Cortéz. Costume = The Big Bad Wolf. Baner. Wolf victim, Night 2 Mithrandin - Dan Gray. Costume = Little Red Riding Hood Patrick - Polly 'Ollie' Gray. Costume = Weasley twin Venefyxatu - Molly 'Ollie' Gray. Costume = Weasley twin Mardrax - Rachel Stevenson. Costume = Nurse Akallabeth - Elliot A. Banks III. Costume = Scruffy the Janitor. Villager. Lynched, Day 2 Cryptomancer - James 'Jimmy' Elliott Johansen. Costume = Pirate Blby - A small black guinea pig. Costume = Necromancer Ozymandias - Kelly Moses. Costume = Scarlet Pimpernel Gryphon - Zane 'Jack' Russell. Costume = Luke 'Shortass Stormtrooper' Skywalker Degorram - Character to come Day phase 48 hours You know the drill

Danelle sighed as the crowd dragged yet another to the makeshift prison. This was ridiculous - everyone was casting mindless blame with nothing to prove for it. What they needed was facts. But how to find them? Noticing the laptop bag she'd stashed in the corner earlier, Danelle decided to try and find some facts out for herself. "You stay here," Danelle murmured to Dan. "I'm going to the bathroom." Without another word, she went to retrieve her bag and disappeared into the ladies. Only two noticed her, their eyes meeting across the crowded room in silent communication. Without another word, one of them followed after Danelle while the other disappeared back into the crowd. "Okay," Danelle muttered to herself once she'd made certain the bathroom was empty, opening her laptop on the counter and tapping her nails impatiently on the mirror as she waited for it to load. She had most of the employee account details stored on her laptop. It was a long shot, but there was a chance she might notice something.... The screen had only just requested her password when the door swung open. Danelle looked up in surprise, before frowning in confusion when the figure made no move to use the facilities. Before she could react, the figure rushed her, and Danelle gasped in pain as she felt a knife enter her gut. Struggling, she managed to push her attacker off her and back towards the door, one hand holding her wound closed as she fought dizzyness. The attacker laughed quietly, before advancing on her again and lifting her in a charging tackle. There was a sickening crunch as Danelle's head encountered - and was impaled by - the coat hook on the back of bathroom door. The killer stepped back long enough to admire their handiwork, before they opened the door as far as they could with the newfound obstruction and slipped out... "Sir?" Corban looked up to see one of his financial employees - Dan? - standing in front of him. "What is it?" he asked wearily. "I'm a bit worried about my secretary, Danelle. She went to the ladies and hasn't come out..." Dan faltered as he realised how foolish he sounded. "I...think she was investigating the...accident and wanted some privacy but..." "Mia?" Corban looked at her and she nodded. Trailed by Corban and Dan, she led the way to the ladies room. She frowned as she pushed on the door - it was heavier than it should be, and something was blocking it... Then they noticed the blood on the tiles. Squirming inside the room, Mia made it in first, turning to face the door and gasping in shock as she saw the mutilated figure of Danelle hanging from it. Corban followed, but when he saw the mess held Dan at arm's length in the doorway. "You don't need to see this," Corban muttered quietly, slowly forcing the door closed on his employee before turning to face Mia. "Now what?" they both asked in unison, as outside the voices began to grow in alarm. OOC: Danelle/Tanny was the Baner. Well done wolves. Day phase. 48ish hours to cast the blame.

By The Sword - Mercedes Lackey. One of the stories set in the world of Valdemar, this one tells the tale of Kerowyn, as she deals with a magical sword, trains to become a mercinary, and ends up with a "horse" that talks to her A good book if you like fantasy, and a great addition to the Valdemar chronicles.

End of second day phase Scorecard: Mod/NPCs - Corban West/Mia. Costumes = Phantom of the Opera/Catwoman. Giles Jordan - Off Duty Security guard. Costume = The Green Dragon Ranger. Villager. Lynched, Day 1 Tanuchan - Danelle Cortéz. Costume = The Big Bad Wolf Mithrandin - Dan Gray. Costume = Little Red Riding Hood Patrick - Polly 'Ollie' Gray. Costume = Weasley twin Venefyxatu - Molly 'Ollie' Gray. Costume = Weasley twin Mardrax - Rachel Stevenson. Costume = Nurse Akallabeth - Elliot A. Banks III. Costume = Scruffy the Janitor. Villager. Lynched, Day 2 Cryptomancer - James 'Jimmy' Elliott Johansen. Costume = Pirate Blby - A small black guinea pig. Costume = Necromancer Ozymandias - Kelly Moses. Costume = Scarlet Pimpernel Gryphon - Zane 'Jack' Russell. Costume = Luke 'Shortass Stormtrooper' Skywalker Degorram - Character to come Night phase for 24 hours or so Specials, PM me

Janitor Banks had been brooding into his bottle of beer when he looked up to find various members of the party - more of a mob now - surrounding him. "So you all think it's me now, is that it?" he grumbled, before finishing the last of the beer in a gulp. "Come on then," he sighed as he stood up, allowing the crowd to lead the way. He passed Corban and Mia who both watched him with a grim expression - not so much of accusation, but more a resignation that the crowd would continue to turn on one another until the real culprits were found. Look at it this way, Banks told himself. You're not going to be interrupted much once in the coat room, unless that green fella starts pickin a fight. If nothin' else, it'll be easier to sort through this mess without having to watch your back... Small consolation indeed... OOC: Akallabeth/Janitor Banks was a villager. Night phase - Specials, PM me

Due to the utter lack of activity over the weekend, I'm extending this day phase another 24 hours. So let's see some lynching peoples!

“Come ON, Kitty, give it over!” Tanny growled as she wrestled with Mynx, the two of them holding on tightly to the feline’s scythe. “You’re not going to a costume party as the Reaper again!” Tanny insisted, before finally managing to wrest the scythe out of Mynx’s paws with a triumphant cry. Mynx grumbled and folded her arms, sitting on her bed in a huff as she watched her friend carefully place the scythe in a corner. “Well what do you suggest then, Wuffie?” “Hmm…how about…a faery?” Tanny grinned cheekily at her friend, before ducking as a cushion was thrown at her head. “How about a Gunslinger?” Mynx grinned and conjured up a pair of six-shooters. Tanny rolled her eyes. “You may as well just go as yourself dressed like that, Kitty. Come on, have an imagination!” “The last time I ‘had an imagination’, she got drunk, nearly got me killed, and then refused to vacate my subconscious,” Mynx pointed out acidly. Tanny laughed and turned to start rummaging through her friend’s wardrobe. “What about a Cheshire Cat?” “And spend all night having to smile? No thanks.” “But you have a beautiful smile! All toothy and sharp!” she grinned, and this time didn’t duck quite in time as another cushion hit her back, making her dive deeper into the wardrobe. You wouldn’t know she was blind from her aim, that’s for sure… She came out holding something in her hands, and giggling. “How about a Playmate Bunny? This would fit it right!” Mynx frowned at the silk items in Tanny’s hands, before her MageSight recognised them to be a collection of scarves. “Those?!” the feline laughed. “They’re all that’s left of my…Skielah’s…whoring outfit! And no! Just because I’m covered in fur doesn’t mean I want everyone to be able to know how far the fur reaches!” “Fine,” Tanny huffed a sigh and continued rummaging through the wardrobe. Finding a leatherlike skirt, she pulled it out with a frown and held it up. “What’s this?” “Ah…that’s one of Skielah’s….travelling outfits,” Mynx coughed. “It looks like leather,” Tanny frowned. But it didn’t smell like cow or lambs leather… “Yeah…that particular outfit I believe was a sixteen year old girl…” Tanny let out a yelp of shock and disgust and threw the ‘skirt’ back into the wardrobe, before casting a glare at the look of amusement on Mynx’s face. “You sure used to be a bloodthirsty creature, Kitty.” “I suppose you could say that,” Mynx admitted, before her faded eyes lit up with an idea. “Ooooh I could go as the Blood Countess!” “Who?” Tanny frowned in confusion as her friend got up from the bed and plucked a history book from her shelves, a kitten running up to her shoulders to provide the physical sight Mynx currently lacked. “Countess Elizabeth Báthory,” Mynx explained, frowning in concentration as she linked with the minion. “She was a Hungarian who lived around the 16th or 17th Century. Rumour has it she used to kill people and bathe in their blood to retain her youth and beauty.” “Sounds charming,” Tanny grimaced, before grinning wickedly, “but I think a traditional dress like that would look absolutely charming on you, Kitty! Petticoats and corsets and all!” Mynx looked like she was about to argue the point, before sighing and grinning ruefully. “Well, at least we can agree on a costume…” Not long later, Mynx was beginning to rue her decision. The feline’s ears were flat against her skull in displeasure as, behind her, Tanny tugged on the strings of the corset. “Stop squirming, Kitty!” Tanny grumbled, contemplating putting her knee at the small of her friend’s back to brace. “At least leave me enough room to breath?” Mynx bit back, tail lashing beneath the petticoats in annoyance. At last, after what felt like an age, Tanny tied off the corset with a sigh of relief. She took a step back to look (and giggle) at her friend’s outfit. “Keep your tail down, Kitty, it makes the back of the outfit look weird.” Mynx grumbled a response but dutifully dropped her tail, wrapping it loosely around one of her legs under the skirts. “Now, let’s get the dress itself on you,” Tanny picked up the rust coloured dress and threw it over Mynx’s head, before pulling it down and ensuring everything was in place. “There! You look lovely, Kitty!” Tanny giggled. “I’ll have to take your word for it,” Mynx assented, seeing only her MageShadow in the mirror. She studied what she could in the reflection for a moment, before turning on her friend with a grin. “But now we need to find YOU a costume, dear Wuffie.”

What Tanny said, guys. Feel free to RP as NPCs this time round, just don't influence the game

End of first night phase, and no change to the board. Day phase for about 48 hours. Play nice you lot... ...Well, as nice as a lynch mob allows

Corban sighed and toyed with his cane as he watched the crowd. Some were still trying to break down the doors, some were getting themselves slowly and steadily drunk, others were in the middle of histrionics... The one thing that all of them seemed to have in common, was the fact that no one had taken off their masks. It may well be safer to hide behind the masks right now, Corban mused quietly to himself. "Sir?" Mia approached Corban's side, moving quietly amidst the babble. "Things seem to be calming down, but we still can't find a way out of here. And the night is still very young." "Well," Corban muttered, "I suppose at the very least we can hope that the night stays calm...I don't know about you my dear, but I've had enough excitement for my Halloween..." OOC: No kill for the first night phase. Day phase for roughly 48 hours. Cast your accusations!

End of first day phase Talley as follows: Mod/NPCs - Corban West/Mia. Costumes = Phantom of the Opera/Catwoman. Giles Jordan - Off Duty Security guard. Costume = The Green Dragon Ranger. Villager. Lynched, Day 1 Tanuchan - Danelle Cortéz. Costume = The Big Bad Wolf Mithrandin - Dan Gray. Costume = Little Red Riding Hood Patrick - Polly 'Ollie' Gray. Costume = Weasley twin Venefyxatu - Molly 'Ollie' Gray. Costume = Weasley twin Mardrax - Rachel Stevenson. Costume = Nurse Akallabeth - Elliot A. Banks III. Costume = Scruffy the Janitor Cryptomancer - James 'Jimmy' Elliott Johansen. Costume = Pirate Blby - A small black guinea pig. Costume = Necromancer Ozymandias - Kelly Moses. Costume = Scarlet Pimpernel Gryphon - Zane 'Jack' Russell. Costume = Luke 'Shortass Stormtrooper' Skywalker Degorram - Character to come 24 or so hours until night phase ends. Specials, PM me with your choices. Feel free to RP during night phase all

"Sir," Mia murmured to Corban softly, "Sir, we have a problem." Corban looked up from his brooding to follow Mia's gaze where it fell on a gathering in the crowd around one of the party goers. Swearing under his breath, Corban stood and began to work his way through the crowd, Mia close at his heels. "What's going on here?" Corban frowned at the mob, crowded around a figure dressed in green. "What do you think you're doing?" "He did it, Mr West!" someone in the crowd shouted. "He killed the girl!" "That's a lie!" the man shouted back, voice muffled by his mask, only to have his voice drowned out by the upsurge of angry voices. "Mia," Corban turned to his secretary, "if we don't get him out of here these people are going to kill him." "Agreed, Sir, but we've searched everywhere here already, there's no exit." "Wasn't there a cloak room in one of the corners?" At Mia's nod of assent, Corban let out a piercing whistle that attracted the attention of everyone in the room. "I am not going to judge this man without evidence, but I agree that if there is enough reason for you to suspect him, he should be separated until we are able to find our way out of here." Corban took the man gently but firmly by the arm and began to lead him away, following Mia to the coat room. The crowd followed behind, muttering angrily, but calmed slightly by the compromise. "We'll let you out as soon as we can sort this whole mess out," Corban said quietly to the man he vaguely recognised as one of his security guards. Receiving only a curt nod in response, the costumed Green Dragon Ranger stepped into the room and had the door closed tightly behind him. OOC: Giles Jordan was an innocent villager. Night phase for 24ish hours. Specials, PM me.

Update - Rules Standard rules apply to this game - villagers win when they kill the wolves, wolves win if they bring the number of villagers down to equal theirs (so if there are 2 wolves, the wolves win when there are 2 villagers. If the villagers get 1 wolf, then the wolves win when they get down to 1 villager). During night phase, the wolves send me their kill request, and the seer and baner send me their own requests. Each night the seer is allowed to ask me if one player is a wolf or not. I am able to tell them the player's role (ie wolf, villager, baner, etc). The baner sends me a request to bane one player. This can be anyone, including themselves. If the baner banes a target of the wolves, the target is safe and the kill fails. If the baner banes someone who isn't a target, then the kill goes through. If the baner banes a wolf when there are 2, there is a 50% chance of the kill succeeding. If the baner banes a wolf when there is only 1, then the kill fails. Any questions?

At the moment, Gryphon and Giles are tied with 2 vote each and a scattering of votes for others. I'm holding the round open about 3.5 more hours and I'd appreciate if any of the "no votes yet" people could help me break the tie. And for the record, I am not counting Sora Hikari and Ran Yoko's votes because they have not replied to my PM about signing up in the game. For all intents and purposes, they are not playing members as I haven't received confirmation of their interest and do not want to reroll characters.

What's this? A barter system? Taking bets or offering bribes?

Nope, didn't hear anything from them until they posted in the game thread I'll PM them and tell them they have until the end of this day phase to sign up or not, and if they do I'll recast roles...

And we're off! First day phase is now in motion, you have 48ish hours to lynch someone. Night phases will be roughly 24 hours. I expect to be lenient on this depending on workload and such. No PM alliances but feel free to work on posts together. Just cc me a copy of all game related PMs please. Roles being PM'd out now...

The party was in full swing after it had been running for barely half an hour. Corban and Mia had been chatting with one of the older board members when there was a sudden scream of terror from above. Everybody looked up to see a young woman in a Playboy Playmate costume falling from the upper railing, only to land on one of the snack tables with a sickening crack. Enough people saw a figure run into the shadows to know it hadn't been accident. Silence descended over the party, before it was shattered by another shriek within the crowd. Then chaos descended. As one, everyone ran for the doors, piling up against them as the first to arrive realised they were locked. "Mia!" Corban barked. "What's going on?" "Your guess is as good as mine, Sir," Mia had her cellphone out, trying to call someone - anyone - before she swore softly. "There's no reception in this room, Sir. And I remember hearing something about this area being soundproofed..." The crowd had gone quiet to hear Mia's voice, soft but strong in the room. "The hotel is practically deserted except for us, the doors are locked, and there's a cellphone blocker in here." "How bloody convenient," Corban muttered under his breath. "So it would seem, Sir," Mia agreed as the crowd began to mutter amidst themselves. Convenient or not, it was also likely that the killer was in the room with them, dressed up in disguise and all. Trick or Treat... OOC: Welcome to your first day phase. You have roughly 48 hours to sling the blame. Roles are being PM'd as we speak

Trailing a tape measure To size you up See if you fit Inside the trunk Revving the chainsaw To fix 'overhang' Stop at the market Pick up some ham Driving to swampland To visit the gators Fussy eaters they be But bloodlust is greater Trailing the tape measure Amongst other tools Free of your presence 'Hidden' from fools. New line: If lies were cats you'd be a litter