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MrCogmor said:
Xanatos is going to have Rotwood monitored and managed to keep away from real magic (How do the clothes turn the stone?) and to see who gets interested in him after his recent bout of publicity. If we try to hire him we'll need to assure Xanatos that we don't intend to break the masquerade and won't let Rotwood do it either.
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I repeat once more - Rotwood has already demonstrated canonically he can keep a secret about magic once the importance of it is impressed upon him.

Also, the idea that he's merely a "crackpot" and can't be at all useful for occult is rather bunk. His theories are wrong because he's never gotten the chance to study the real thing outside of conspiracy boards and cryptozoology. He is still a genius at the whole schtick.
 
No Brooklyn, but Angela was missing as well, and we know she's alive and hanging with Star, so that doesn't mean anything. Could be he got sucked into the Time Machine thing and hasn't gotten back yet, could be on a one gargoyle crusade to kill Demona, could be a lot of things...

I would guess this is preemptive damage control, since Demona is probably going to screw thinsg up in the near future. Here's hoping it works, but I have a feeling that it's going to get worse before it gets better.
 
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Okay, so surface level. Xanatos is doing exactly what we figured; revealing the non-magical part of the magical masquerade in order to protect the rest.

And that's good! Very smart move on his part.

But, uh ... he didn't exactly do it subtly.

That alone speaks boundlessly to Xanay's desperation, tonight, but it also is something that is bound to be noticed. Sure, he needed to not be subtle, I get that; there wasn't a better option here. People watching needed to hear, directly and without hedging, that magic is not real.

But anyone with a brain is going to see Xanatos bringing on an expert in only magical studies, letting this Hans Rotwood say nothing that is not immediately shut down, and shut down in a very specific, non-magical direction, and the only conclusion they're going to be able to come to is, "Ah. Magic is real, and Xanatos is desperately attempting to hide it. Shit."

This is ... Hail Mary is right. Xanatos, Mr. Plan-For-Every-Occasion Xanatos, is undertaking an action he has not well prepared for, and in which the odds might not fall in his favor. Hooooo boy.

...oh, hey, there's another visit from our friendly neighborhood Bill in the thread! Neat! :D
 
So I have a random idea.

Flavor text said:
As Doofania is a country of FREEDOM from OPPRESION. Why we are a symbol being someone who did the impossible and went from immigrant to one of the richest people in the world AND THE WHOLE WORLD SHALL SEE THE WISDOM OF MAKING ME THE SUPREME DICTATOR OF THE WORLD.

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But on a more specific note (also stealing from kunf fu panda) how about something like the Thread of Hope.

A massive bus service meant to bring anyone, from anywhere within the US to DOOFANIA . You can be a mutant, super, magical, dwarf, cripple, etc and we'll find a house to put you in and some work for you to push yourself to be a better person.

Also run by phineas and ferb because it's all about going big or going home and making something that will help people I think would be synergistic as hell.
 
So I tried some stuff that's my go-tos for puzzling that didn't work.

It's a 7x7 Grid, AFAIK there's no color difference between letters, same size, same font etc. No invis text.
Letter counts as follows, notably(?) there's no Q's, S's, T's, W's or Z's.
A 3
B 1
C 1
D 1
E 6
F 1
G 1
H 2
I 2
J 1
K 1
L 5
M 3
N 2
O 6
P 1
Q 0
R 1
S 0
T 0
U 3
V 1
W 0
X 2
Y 5
Z 0

Caeser Cipher for horizontal and vertical rows:
+1W M X D O H B L G T H D X K Q N L N K N U F I Z X K K N W D D X T K C G E Z D X T D J M A N Z N L
+2V L W C N G A K F S G C W J P M K M J M T E H Y W J J M V C C W S J B F D Y C W S C I L Z M Y M K
+3U K V B M F Z J E R F B V I O L J L I L S D G X V I I L U B B V R I A E C X B V R B H K Y L X L J
+4T J U A L E Y I D Q E A U H N K I K H K R C F W U H H K T A A U Q H Z D B W A U Q A G J X K W K I
+5S I T Z K D X H C P D Z T G M J H J G J Q B E V T G G J S Z Z T P G Y C A V Z T P Z F I W J V J H
+6R H S Y J C W G B O C Y S F L I G I F I P A D U S F F I R Y Y S O F X B Z U Y S O Y E H V I U I G
+7Q G R X I B V F A N B X R E K H F H E H O Z C T R E E H Q X X R N E W A Y T X R N X D G U H T H F
+8P F Q W H A U E Z M A W Q D J G E G D G N Y B S Q D D G P W W Q M D V Z X S W Q M W C F T G S G E
+9O E P V G Z T D Y L Z V P C I F D F C F M X A R P C C F O V V P L C U Y W R V P L V B E S F R F D
+10N D O U F Y S C X K Y U O B H E C E B E L W Z Q O B B E N U U O K B T X V Q U O K U A D R E Q E C
+11M C N T E X R B W J X T N A G D B D A D K V Y P N A A D M T T N J A S W U P T N J T Z C Q D P D B
+12L B M S D W Q A V I W S M Z F C A C Z C J U X O M Z Z C L S S M I Z R V T O S M I S Y B P C O C A
+13K A L R C V P Z U H V R L Y E B Z B Y B I T W N L Y Y B K R R L H Y Q U S N R L H R X A O B N B Z
+14J Z K Q B U O Y T G U Q K X D A Y A X A H S V M K X X A J Q Q K G X P T R M Q K G Q W Z N A M A Y
+15I Y J P A T N X S F T P J W C Z X Z W Z G R U L J W W Z I P P J F W O S Q L P J F P V Y M Z L Z X
+16H X I O Z S M W R E S O I V B Y W Y V Y F Q T K I V V Y H O O I E V N R P K O I E O U X L Y K Y W
+17G W H N Y R L V Q D R N H U A X V X U X E P S J H U U X G N N H D U M Q O J N H D N T W K X J X V
+18F V G M X Q K U P C Q M G T Z W U W T W D O R I G T T W F M M G C T L P N I M G C M S V J W I W U
+19E U F L W P J T O B P L F S Y V T V S V C N Q H F S S V E L L F B S K O M H L F B L R U I V H V T
+20D T E K V O I S N A O K E R X U S U R U B M P G E R R U D K K E A R J N L G K E A K Q T H U G U S
+21C S D J U N H R M Z N J D Q W T R T Q T A L O F D Q Q T C J J D Z Q I M K F J D Z J P S G T F T R
+22B R C I T M G Q L Y M I C P V S Q S P S Z K N E C P P S B I I C Y P H L J E I C Y I O R F S E S Q
+23A Q B H S L F P K X L H B O U R P R O R Y J M D B O O R A H H B X O G K I D H B X H N Q E R D R P
+24Z P A G R K E O J W K G A N T Q O Q N Q X I L C A N N Q Z G G A W N F J H C G A W G M P D Q C Q O
+25Y O Z F Q J D N I V J F Z M S P N P M P W H K B Z M M P Y F F Z V M E I G B F Z V F L O C P B P N

+1W L Q F W G J M G N I D E M X T L Z D Z A D H N X X D N O D K K T X Z H X N K K T N B K U N C D L
+2V K P E V F I L F M H C D L W S K Y C Y Z C G M W W C M N C J J S W Y G W M J J S M A J T M B C K
+3U J O D U E H K E L G B C K V R J X B X Y B F L V V B L M B I I R V X F V L I I R L Z I S L A B J
+4T I N C T D G J D K F A B J U Q I W A W X A E K U U A K L A H H Q U W E U K H H Q K Y H R K Z A I
+5S H M B S C F I C J E Z A I T P H V Z V W Z D J T T Z J K Z G G P T V D T J G G P J X G Q J Y Z H
+6R G L A R B E H B I D Y Z H S O G U Y U V Y C I S S Y I J Y F F O S U C S I F F O I W F P I X Y G
+7Q F K Z Q A D G A H C X Y G R N F T X T U X B H R R X H I X E E N R T B R H E E N H V E O H W X F
+8P E J Y P Z C F Z G B W X F Q M E S W S T W A G Q Q W G H W D D M Q S A Q G D D M G U D N G V W E
+9O D I X O Y B E Y F A V W E P L D R V R S V Z F P P V F G V C C L P R Z P F C C L F T C M F U V D
+10N C H W N X A D X E Z U V D O K C Q U Q R U Y E O O U E F U B B K O Q Y O E B B K E S B L E T U C
+11M B G V M W Z C W D Y T U C N J B P T P Q T X D N N T D E T A A J N P X N D A A J D R A K D S T B
+12L A F U L V Y B V C X S T B M I A O S O P S W C M M S C D S Z Z I M O W M C Z Z I C Q Z J C R S A
+13K Z E T K U X A U B W R S A L H Z N R N O R V B L L R B C R Y Y H L N V L B Y Y H B P Y I B Q R Z
+14J Y D S J T W Z T A V Q R Z K G Y M Q M N Q U A K K Q A B Q X X G K M U K A X X G A O X H A P Q Y
+15I X C R I S V Y S Z U P Q Y J F X L P L M P T Z J J P Z A P W W F J L T J Z W W F Z N W G Z O P X
+16H W B Q H R U X R Y T O P X I E W K O K L O S Y I I O Y Z O V V E I K S I Y V V E Y M V F Y N O W
+17G V A P G Q T W Q X S N O W H D V J N J K N R X H H N X Y N U U D H J R H X U U D X L U E X M N V
+18F U Z O F P S V P W R M N V G C U I M I J M Q W G G M W X M T T C G I Q G W T T C W K T D W L M U
+19E T Y N E O R U O V Q L M U F B T H L H I L P V F F L V W L S S B F H P F V S S B V J S C V K L T
+20D S X M D N Q T N U P K L T E A S G K G H K O U E E K U V K R R A E G O E U R R A U I R B U J K S
+21C R W L C M P S M T O J K S D Z R F J F G J N T D D J T U J Q Q Z D F N D T Q Q Z T H Q A T I J R
+22B Q V K B L O R L S N I J R C Y Q E I E F I M S C C I S T I P P Y C E M C S P P Y S G P Z S H I Q
+23A P U J A K N Q K R M H I Q B X P D H D E H L R B B H R S H O O X B D L B R O O X R F O Y R G H P
+24Z O T I Z J M P J Q L G H P A W O C G C D G K Q A A G Q R G N N W A C K A Q N N W Q E N X Q F G O
+25Y N S H Y I L O I P K F G O Z V N B F B C F J P Z Z F P Q F M M V Z B J Z P M M V P D M W P E F N

Route Cipher
Y L U Y E A M O L O L L U Y E A F E J O H U I E Y L V O D E M O A O B N K H X G R M X N Y E P I C
+1X K T X D Z L N K N K K T X D Z E D I N G T H D X K U N C D L N Z N A M J G W F Q L W M X D O H B
+2W J S W C Y K M J M J J S W C Y D C H M F S G C W J T M B C K M Y M Z L I F V E P K V L W C N G A
+3V I R V B X J L I L I I R V B X C B G L E R F B V I S L A B J L X L Y K H E U D O J U K V B M F Z
+4U H Q U A W I K H K H H Q U A W B A F K D Q E A U H R K Z A I K W K X J G D T C N I T J U A L E Y
+5T G P T Z V H J G J G G P T Z V A Z E J C P D Z T G Q J Y Z H J V J W I F C S B M H S I T Z K D X
+6S F O S Y U G I F I F F O S Y U Z Y D I B O C Y S F P I X Y G I U I V H E B R A L G R H S Y J C W
+7R E N R X T F H E H E E N R X T Y X C H A N B X R E O H W X F H T H U G D A Q Z K F Q G R X I B V
+8Q D M Q W S E G D G D D M Q W S X W B G Z M A W Q D N G V W E G S G T F C Z P Y J E P F Q W H A U
+9P C L P V R D F C F C C L P V R W V A F Y L Z V P C M F U V D F R F S E B Y O X I D O E P V G Z T
+10O B K O U Q C E B E B B K O U Q V U Z E X K Y U O B L E T U C E Q E R D A X N W H C N D O U F Y S
+11N A J N T P B D A D A A J N T P U T Y D W J X T N A K D S T B D P D Q C Z W M V G B M C N T E X R
+12M Z I M S O A C Z C Z Z I M S O T S X C V I W S M Z J C R S A C O C P B Y V L U F A L B M S D W Q
+13L Y H L R N Z B Y B Y Y H L R N S R W B U H V R L Y I B Q R Z B N B O A X U K T E Z K A L R C V P
+14K X G K Q M Y A X A X X G K Q M R Q V A T G U Q K X H A P Q Y A M A N Z W T J S D Y J Z K Q B U O
+15J W F J P L X Z W Z W W F J P L Q P U Z S F T P J W G Z O P X Z L Z M Y V S I R C X I Y J P A T N
+16I V E I O K W Y V Y V V E I O K P O T Y R E S O I V F Y N O W Y K Y L X U R H Q B W H X I O Z S M
+17H U D H N J V X U X U U D H N J O N S X Q D R N H U E X M N V X J X K W T Q G P A V G W H N Y R L
+18G T C G M I U W T W T T C G M I N M R W P C Q M G T D W L M U W I W J V S P F O Z U F V G M X Q K
+19F S B F L H T V S V S S B F L H M L Q V O B P L F S C V K L T V H V I U R O E N Y T E U F L W P J
+20E R A E K G S U R U R R A E K G L K P U N A O K E R B U J K S U G U H T Q N D M X S D T E K V O I
+21D Q Z D J F R T Q T Q Q Z D J F K J O T M Z N J D Q A T I J R T F T G S P M C L W R C S D J U N H
+22C P Y C I E Q S P S P P Y C I E J I N S L Y M I C P Z S H I Q S E S F R O L B K V Q B R C I T M G
+23B O X B H D P R O R O O X B H D I H M R K X L H B O Y R G H P R D R E Q N K A J U P A Q B H S L F
+24A N W A G C O Q N Q N N W A G C H G L Q J W K G A N X Q F G O Q C Q D P M J Z I T O Z P A G R K E
+25Z M V Z F B N P M P M M V Z F B G F K P I V J F Z M W P E F N P B P C O L I Y H S N Y O Z F Q J D

Y A M O L L U Y E E J O H U I E Y O L L U Y E A F H X G R M X N Y E P I C L V O D E M O A O B N K
+1X Z L N K K T X D D I N G T H D X N K K T X D Z E G W F Q L W M X D O H B K U N C D L N Z N A M J
+2W Y K M J J S W C C H M F S G C W M J J S W C Y D F V E P K V L W C N G A J T M B C K M Y M Z L I
+3V X J L I I R V B B G L E R F B V L I I R V B X C E U D O J U K V B M F Z I S L A B J L X L Y K H
+4U W I K H H Q U A A F K D Q E A U K H H Q U A W B D T C N I T J U A L E Y H R K Z A I K W K X J G
+5T V H J G G P T Z Z E J C P D Z T J G G P T Z V A C S B M H S I T Z K D X G Q J Y Z H J V J W I F
+6S U G I F F O S Y Y D I B O C Y S I F F O S Y U Z B R A L G R H S Y J C W F P I X Y G I U I V H E
+7R T F H E E N R X X C H A N B X R H E E N R X T Y A Q Z K F Q G R X I B V E O H W X F H T H U G D
+8Q S E G D D M Q W W B G Z M A W Q G D D M Q W S X Z P Y J E P F Q W H A U D N G V W E G S G T F C
+9P R D F C C L P V V A F Y L Z V P F C C L P V R W Y O X I D O E P V G Z T C M F U V D F R F S E B
+10O Q C E B B K O U U Z E X K Y U O E B B K O U Q V X N W H C N D O U F Y S B L E T U C E Q E R D A
+11N P B D A A J N T T Y D W J X T N D A A J N T P U W M V G B M C N T E X R A K D S T B D P D Q C Z
+12M O A C Z Z I M S S X C V I W S M C Z Z I M S O T V L U F A L B M S D W Q Z J C R S A C O C P B Y
+13L N Z B Y Y H L R R W B U H V R L B Y Y H L R N S U K T E Z K A L R C V P Y I B Q R Z B N B O A X
+14K M Y A X X G K Q Q V A T G U Q K A X X G K Q M R T J S D Y J Z K Q B U O X H A P Q Y A M A N Z W
+15J L X Z W W F J P P U Z S F T P J Z W W F J P L Q S I R C X I Y J P A T N W G Z O P X Z L Z M Y V
+16I K W Y V V E I O O T Y R E S O I Y V V E I O K P R H Q B W H X I O Z S M V F Y N O W Y K Y L X U
+17H J V X U U D H N N S X Q D R N H X U U D H N J O Q G P A V G W H N Y R L U E X M N V X J X K W T
+18G I U W T T C G M M R W P C Q M G W T T C G M I N P F O Z U F V G M X Q K T D W L M U W I W J V S
+19F H T V S S B F L L Q V O B P L F V S S B F L H M O E N Y T E U F L W P J S C V K L T V H V I U R
+20E G S U R R A E K K P U N A O K E U R R A E K G L N D M X S D T E K V O I R B U J K S U G U H T Q
+21D F R T Q Q Z D J J O T M Z N J D T Q Q Z D J F K M C L W R C S D J U N H Q A T I J R T F T G S P
+22C E Q S P P Y C I I N S L Y M I C S P P Y C I E J L B K V Q B R C I T M G P Z S H I Q S E S F R O
+23B D P R O O X B H H M R K X L H B R O O X B H D I K A J U P A Q B H S L F O Y R G H P R D R E Q N
+24A C O Q N N W A G G L Q J W K G A Q N N W A G C H J Z I T O Z P A G R K E N X Q F G O Q C Q D P M
+25Z B N P M M V Z F F K P I V J F Z P M M V Z F B G I Y H S N Y O Z F Q J D M W P E F N P B P C O L

If it's a Polybius square I don't know where to start or what the key could be.

I'm fairly confidant it's a substitution cipher of some type, but the grid part has kinda broken my brain. Good luck to someone who's thinkbox is revving higher, hope my failings helped.
 
Perhaps it's a grille cipher? Possibly rotated multiple times in some way. Perhaps once with the 6 o-clock as a potential clue?
 
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