Wizarding Faire 2020: Ambush at the Gamekeepers Lair

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STORYLINE: Hagrid was awoken by a sudden freak chill in the summer night air. He was grabbing his thickest blanket when he heard a loud bang in the other room followed by the startled squawks of the baby hippogriffs. "Off! Off! Get off me!" The home invader was none other than sixth year student Fennimore who was busy waving his wand wildly. "Hagrid! HAGRID! Help me!" Fennimore was firing off ill-thought spells in an attempt to loosen the grip of the snake coiled tight around him. "Easy now. Don' yeh worry, Fenny. Once ye stop all that yippin', she'll relax. She's more scared then yew, and twice as cold."

The Wizarding Faire is back! Grab your brooms, don your house colors and race down to Mischief Managed to see all the wonderful creations. Hooray! This post was inspired by Second Spaces' Game Keeper Clutter, and these two wonderful creatures, the pygmy hippogriff by banana peel, and wearable animesh ohcami by Clover.

I just love this event and Mischief Managed. Its one of the best roleplay sims in SL. The details with so many rooms, areas, places, and mysteries and secret passages... its just a dream. You could spend days just exploring it. The role players are all great people with a passion for the story. So many good times are had, and players progress through the school years, and some become teachers themselves. They recently expanded and added a 2nd sim. You can read more about the sim and roleplay here: https://mischiefmanagedsl.net/

On Him, Fennimore:
Pet: banana peel pygmy hippogriff - ravenhouse, gacha [mesh](Wizarding Faire)(75L)
Pet: Clover ohcami pet [Animesh] (Wizarding Faire)(499L)
Outfit: FATEplay Henry Cloak Pants, Sweater, Tie, Undershirt Ravenclaw [mesh](600L)
Wand: Madpeas Spellbound Ivoryspire Wand, gacha [mesh](75L)
Scarf: +FATHER House Scarf - Blue W/ Tassels [mesh](50L)
Hair: Dura 2018 Group gift Hair [mesh]
Eyes: IKON Hope Eyes - Denim [mesh](150L)
Skin: Tableau Vivant Femboy Hunt 2012 exclusive [BOM]
Mesh head: Raven Bell James, Bento [mesh] (2000L)
Body: Signature Gianni - Mesh Body [mesh](3500L)
Pose: yzk mens pose 4 hero1

Setting:
Decor: Second Spaces Game Keeper Clutter, Ceiling Rack 1 [mesh](Wizarding Faire)(300L)
Decor: Second Spaces Game Keeper Clutter, Ceiling Rack 2 [mesh](Wizarding Faire)(300L)
Decor: Second Spaces Game Keeper Clutter, outdoor [mesh](Wizarding Faire)(300L)
Decor: Second Spaces Game Keeper Clutter, indoor [mesh](Wizarding Faire)(300L)
Pet: banana peel pygmy hippogriff - hufflehouse, gacha [mesh](Wizarding Faire)(75L)
House: Titans The Gamekeeper Hut Rare, gacha [mesh]

Location:
Mischief Managed

The Addams Family - The Perfect Family 1

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STORYLINE: The Addams Family was a popular topic of rumor and speculation at Wednesday's school. The normally soft murmurs turned into a roar when for show and tell, Wednesday brought a macabre painting she claimed she painted herself. But instead of people praising her artist skill, they were horrified. The details were so gruesome, her art teacher asked how she achieved such realism. Wednesday replied simply she had a live "dead" model.

Every now and then something spontaneous and wonderful happens. After a conversation between Draconias and Aarya about how the Addams Family is the "Perfect Family," this fun portrait idea grew. Thanks to Aarya, Draconias, and Lexxii for letting me blog this!

Noctis is kicking butt this October. You need some authentic looking spookiness for your Halloween? Run over to RMK Gothic and check out the Halloween Market Noctis booth on main street in front of the castle. I love this Abandoned Piano! It comes with a stool, piano, lots of candles and sheet music too! Just touch the sheet music twice to start playing Clair De Lune by Debussy. Love it! You can buy additional sheet music too, a creepy horror version of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata with spooky sounds effects. To the right of Morticia is one of the pieces from the macabre Artist studio by Noctis. It's part of the Tag Gacha - Haunted Hollywood Tours. Touch the painting and it will slowly go from blank canvas to fulled painted. Very cool! You can read how to play the Tag Gacha here: http://taggacha.com/how-to-play 

Setting:
Piano: Noctis Abandoned Piano [mesh](RMK Halloween)(355L)
Music: Noctis Piano Music: Moonlight Sonata [mesh](RMK Halloween)(155L)
Panting: Noctis Vanitas painting 1/Phillipe de Champaigne, 1646 [mesh](TAG Gacha)(50L)
House: Never Totally Dead A Haunted Manor (1900L)

Pugsley, left:
Shirt: :SEY Ensemble_01_(D/sweater) [mesh] (400L)
Hair: Argrace Ken - White [mesh] (250L)
Pants: Deadwool Joad pants - black - for boots vrs [mesh](320L)
Shoes, socks: DECO Wingtip Shoe Medium - Coal [mesh] (250L)
Candy bucket: Lark Candy Bucket - Cat [mesh](past, Candy Fair)
Under shirt: GizzA Leather Outfits Group Gift Male - Shirt (group gft)(free)
Eyes: S0NG Charmmy~ Lust Eye [mesh] (50L)
Hands: Slink Male Hands [mesh](450L)
Skin: Tableau Vivant Nathan - tone 1 (990L)
Pose: momomuller / 3M w5_0 (40L)

The Thing, left middle:
Hands: Slink Male Hands - gesture

Wednesday, center:
Guest Appearance: LexxiiLeopard as Wednesday
Hair: Wasabi Pills Sugar Rush
Makeup: Madrid Solo Male lip mix - Shine only.
Dress: The Secret Store Lulu Vintage Dress
Doll: Del's Odd Shop Stitched Up Dolly
Stockings: Mosquito's Way Stockings - Black
Shoes: Alyce SLink Mary Janes
Skin: Swallow Daniel Ivory Black makeup ( group gift )

Gomez, middle right:
Guest Appearance: Draconias Timeless of Souzou Eien as Gomez
Suit: Lapointe & Bastchild "Modern Closed" Pinstripe Tux  2.0
Hair: Action James Veganic HAIR
Shoes: Schadenfreude Black Suede Beatle Boots
Mustache: RAW HOUSE The Italian

Morticia, right:
Guest appearance: Aarya Phantomhive of the Dark Phantom blog as Morticia
For additional storyline, and style card information, go to the The Addam's Family Portrait.

Additional Settings:
Furniture: contributed by Draco's ridiculous collection of furniture
Books: Old World Books
Desk: Aisling Reading Desk
Witch supplies: Second Spaces Monster's Study - potion ingredients
Rug: Kosh Chaan Rug

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STORYLINE: Muffy Hightower was on a mission: infiltrate the Addams mansion, find out if Wednesday really does have a mummified body for her still life painting, report her findings to her friends, and collect the reward money. Simple, right? First, Muffy started by emulating Wednesday's style. She laughed secretly inside when the gloomy girl was so overjoyed that a popular cheerleader suddenly took an interest in her that an invite to a slumber party at Freak Central soon followed. It was all too easy, Muffy thought.  What could possibly go wrong?

Muffy is wearing a fantastic Wednesday dress by Goth1c0 you can pick up at RMK Halloween. Her Eyeball necklace is by DownDownDown. You can change the textures by touching it and switch the colors on ribbon, metal, and 3 sets of eyes. Her pet Moth by Silentsparrow is a Dream Gacha prize. It comes in holdable, follow, and rez versions. (If you hurry there is also a purple and orange Moth still out for sale from Fifty Linden Friday at the mainstore location.) Muffy's hair, by Taketomi, is a fun spooky kawaii style with many hair pins and skulls from the past round of Gacha Mania. Her pastel goth tights are by Amerie, and shoes from Boom. Her pose is by Kirin and one one of many wonderful gifts from Season's Story anniversary round. Be sure to go check it out before the event ends.

Death Row makes it's debut at Collabor88 with two stunning pieces for the spooky hotel theme: A gorgeous velvet hotel couch, and stacked suitcases that include a blood stained holdable one, with or without, pose trigger. The couch seats people on all four sides, comes in pg and adult, and has a texture change hud. Don't miss it!  From RMK Halloween is the Ethelton Casket from Noctis is another beautifully textured goodie for gothic home decor. It includes a pose to laying down inside, and the lid opens and closes. There is a hud to change it's textures too. To the left of the image is the Magus supplies and Professor's desk, and on the rug is the Magus podium is the gift from RMK Halloween Dream Gacha. On the wall above the desk, is the Papermoon Green Witch Shelf from the Halloween Market at RMK, and by the podium is Green Witch Bundle prize from the RMK Dream Gacha. Next to the bundle is the Crystal Altar by Souzou Eien. It's also a prize from the RMK Dream Gacha. Close by is the Jar of Dirt from the MelonBunny booth at RMK Halloween Market. It's one of the commons from the gacha. The Rares are backpacks and when someone bumps you, your jar spills it's contents all over.  There is a hearts rare backpack and bones. (Go figure I won the hearts rares instead of the bones. lol)  Speaking of backpack, next to Muffy on the ground is the Traveling Witch Pack by Contraption on sale at the RMK Halloween market. Poking out from behind the piano, is the Purple Skeleton Flamingo lawn ornament by Free Bird. It's a gacha in the RMK Halloween Market. To the right of the piano, it a small table by Noctis, vanitas Still life table flute from the Tag Gacha. Next to the Coffin is the Somewhere beyond the sea chaise lounge by Bauwerk. I added it for Pugsley who has a pet octopus. Finishing off the spooky room is the Pixelwear Vamps Rug.

Muffy Hightower:
Pet: silentsparrow Moth - (Dusk) - Flying [mesh](RMK Halloween)(free)
Necklace: DownDownDown DDD_Eyeball necklace [mesh](RMK Halloween)(213L)
Dress, socks: Goth1c0 Misery Loves Wednesday [mesh](RMK Halloween)(125L)
Suitcase: Death Row stack of suitcases, with holdable suitcase [mesh](Collabor88)(188L)
Hair: Taketomi Kokoa with Goth Queen Decora Clips RARE, gacha [mesh](past, Gacha Mania)
Tights: Amerie  Tights - Pink Bone (100L)
Shoes: BOOM Ginchiest Creepers (male) tar/laces [mesh](225L)
Eyes: IKON Spectral Eyes - Starfall [mesh] (150L)
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Casual [mesh](450L)
Skin: Pink Fuel Alyx <Porcelain> - Smokey/LidA (dkbrow)(1350L)
Pose: Kirin Poses  TSS GIFT BOX (Season's Story)(free)

Setting:
Couch: Death Row lobby couch [mesh](Collabor88)(pg 288L, adult 788L)
Suitcases: Death Row stack of suitcases, with holdable suitcase [mesh](Collabor88)(188L)
Casket: Noctis Ethelton Casket and HUD [mesh](RMK Halloween)(155L)
Desk: Noctis Magus Professor's desk set V2 [mesh](RMK Halloween)(155L)
Podium: Noctis Magus supplies on plynth [mesh](RMK Halloween)(free)
Backpack: Contraption Traveling Witch Pack [mesh](RMK Halloween)(200L)
Shelf: Papermoon *pm* Green Witch Shelf [mesh](RMK Halloween)(250L)
Witch supplies: Papermoon *pm* Green Witch Bundle [mesh](RMK Halloween)(free)
Witch supplies:  Souzou Eien Crystal Altar [mesh](RMK Halloween)(free)
Witch supplies: MelonBunny {MB} Jar of Dirt, gacha [mesh](RMK Halloween)(50L)
Lawn Ornament: Free Bird purple skeleton flamingo, gacha [mesh](RMK Halloween)(50L)
Table: Noctis vanitas Still life table flute [mesh](TAG Gacha)(50L)
Octopus: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Somewhere beyond the sea Chaise lounge black [mesh](250L)
Rug: Pixelwear [Px] Vamps Rug - Black & Violet 3.0 (60L)

For another view of the Addams' Family portrait, please visit:
The Addams Family by Draconias Timeless

For the Third image in this Story Series, please visit the Dark Phantom blog: The Addam's Family Portrait. We did a team effort to blog the Noctis Tag Gacha Artist Studio items. Check it out!
Thanks for your help, Aarya, Draconias, and Lexxii!

 

The Pleasure Palace: The Game Master

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STORYLINE: "Welcome to my private residence, ex-A.N.G.E.L," Kujo smirked. "I suppose you must be quite thirsty for your reward by now? This is Rook, she is the Eden I promised you. She liked your song. I had hoped you would come work for me. The Battle Bot match was a test to see how you would perform under pressure. Sadly, you are far too violent and unpredictable to be hirable. And since Rook is much more valuable than you are, I can't release her to you. You have ruined my plans for the last time. But don't worry, we will make it as painless as possible. You will be heavy dosed on opium until you die. Goodbye A.N.G.E.L."

Romp and Month of Games are ending soon, if you have not checked them out yet, hurry over! The Month of Games has products in the themes of classic board games Chess, Candyland, and Clue. Pictured above on Rook is cool combination of the Vengeful Threads Pawn lolita dress and Zanze Rook dress. Pawn includes a cute collar with little chess pieces on it. The Zanze Rook comes with a mesh dress, sleeves and Rook hat. In the background is a Rook staff from the Down Down Down chess piece gacha. Her stockings are by Cannibelle and work with Slink. Her hair is rigged mesh by Curio Obscura. Touch it to change the colors, many options included! Her heels were available during World Goth Fair, but I wasn't able to track them down at the Deadpool mainstore. This awesome skin is a group gift by Essences. ... Now over on Kujo, I have a funky mix of Tuxedo and Latex. lol This was inspired by the Latex Bowtie by BOOM available at ROMP. It's open collar RLV and includes a hud to change the colors. You can edit and modify to get the perfect fit, or add a tint. This Tuxedo is gorgeous. I highly recommend it. It come with shirt, open and closed jacket, handkerchief, and cumberbun. It also has materials. Hair is once more the Makoto hair by Aysashi. This hair is so nice! The shades are by Gos. Touch them for a menu to change the frame and len color, or wear them up or down. My favorite dress shoes are the Bradford by PixelFashion. Noctis skin is so badass, I love it and wear it often, love the brows. lol The pose is a new group gift from Del May. ... Now about the setting. This scene was inspired by the Kuro's Declan Set on sale at ROMP. It just seems perfect for a men's club, smoking room, or a secret society's headquarters. You really need to come try the demos for these, they are awesome. The sofa and chair can texture change, and they are also editable. I tweaked the colors for this post and made them taller for my size. It has materials also. The animations come in M/F, FFM, and MMF, adult and pg. Included in the set is the floorlamp that turns on and off, the table, and whip and box props. You can also buy individual pieces. The body bags are a new group gift by Contraption and come materials enabled.

On Him, Kujo:
Bowtie: BOOM Dapper Gents Bowtie Open Collar [mesh](ROMP)(170L)
Tuxedo: Kauna Tuxedo Handkerchief, Jacket, Tuxedo Trousers Black [mesh] (896L)
Undershirt: Radical Dreamers Fitted Latex Catsuit w/o Materials [mesh](600L)
Shades: [Gos] Custom Eyewear - SCT (800L)
Hair: Ayashi Makoto - whites [mesh](250L)
Glove Applier: Adam n Eve latex glove (150L)
Hands: Slink Male Hands On Hip, Cigarette, Gesture [mesh] (450L each)
Shoes: PixelFashion Bradford Shoes Black V [mesh] (390L)
Skin: Tableau Vivant Noctis skin - bald -Tone 01 (Boystown) (990L)
Pose: Del May DM - Alley Catch Group Gift (free)

On Her, Rook:
Dress: Vengeful Threads The Pawn - Dress, Collar [mesh](Month of Games)(245L)
Hat, Sleeves: Zanze Chess Gown Sleeve, Chess Hat White Rook [mesh](Month of Games)(325L)
Stockings, applier: Cannibelle Big Stripe Stockings - Black (50L)
Heels: DEADPOOL Grave Strides Slink High Heels [mesh](past, World Goth Fair)
Hair: Curio Obscura Erstwhile Spirals Hairstyle [mesh] (250L)
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Casual [mesh](450L)
Feet: Slink Female Feet (AvEnhance) - High [mesh](675L)
Lipstick: Pink Fuel INK LipGloss (75L)
Eyes: Poetic Colors classic gen4 - m/r - blue surf [mesh] (150L)
Skin: Essences Jamie pale02.group gift (group gift, free)

Setting:
Sofa, chair, lamp, table, whip, box: Kuro Declan's Set [mesh](ROMP)(pg 1000L, adult 1600L)
Staff: Down Down Down DDD_Alice's Chess rod_Rook (W), gacha [mesh](40L)
Skybox scene: Garden of Dreams The Library (2000L)
Bodies: Contraption [mesh](group gift, free)
Chandeliers: Madpeas MadPea Chandelier [mesh](past hunt prize)

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STORYLINE: As he was lead away, the Cursed A.N.G.E.L overheard a heated argument. A young man was being tortured for an investigative story he published on Earth News. Apparently, he found out the EVA team manager was given a big payout by Kujo to sabotage her Battle Bot. The kid did nothing wrong, in the A.N.G.E.L's opinion. Seriously, since when was it a crime to expose people cheating the system? That's the point of journalism. If Kujo couldn't beat into submission this spirited idealistic reporter, then he damn sure wasn't going to take down an A.N.G.E.L either.

Helping out with a bonus ROMP image and story idea are Remmock and Kariritaisho as the reporter Art Murrow and Kujo's henchman Alka. They are showing you the Oyasumi set decorations, and the N4RS DeSade Salon table. The table comes in either M/F or M/M. It's RLV and will provide cuff for particle chains. It has materials also. Special note, some of the animations are exclusives you won't see anywhere else.

Setting:

Furniture: N4RS DeSade Salon Table [mesh] (ROMP)(1899L)

Furniture: oyasumi kinky cross, kinky gear [mesh](ROMP)(175L)

On her, Ninja Alka:

Outfit, boots: R2 enbi suit, boots - red [mesh]

Sword: BareRose Hichisito White [mesh](raffle, free)

Hair: ploom Ouch [mesh]

Armor: Ravensoul Onslaught Female Black Armor Set [mesh]

Mask: Naminoke Kitsune Men 12  [mesh]

Hairsticks: TAMA Japanese Lantern Hairsticks & Earrings   [mesh]

Bodystocking: Beautiful Dirty Rich Dark Thoughts

Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Casual [mesh](450L)
Feet: Slink Female Feet (AvEnhance) - Mid [mesh](675L)

Pose: Musa Sword Pose 005

On him, Reporter Art Murrow:

Vest: GABRIEL Leather Vest in Black [mesh] (The Mens Department)

Bracelets: GABRIEL Leather Bracelet in Black [mesh] (The Mens Department)

Pants: Razor Timberlake Black Slacks [mesh]

Shoes: Fashionatic Brancho Male Shoes
Hair: [LCKY] Zero [mesh]

Blood Splatter: REDRUM Blood on Face HARDCORE
Blood Splatter: Ama Lighter Blood Splatter Full Body Tattoo
Eyes: Prima Petite Daydream Eyes II - Serendipity

Thanks for your help, Remmock and Kariritaisho!