The Art Museum

Your turn begins at The Art Museum.

Roll two dice for what you encounter while exploring the art museum:

2 = You are absorbed into a painted scene and forced to fight an artistic replica of yourself. Roll a die. If the die roll is 1, 2, or 3, fight a Melee Combat with an art nemesis. If the die roll is 4, 5, or 6, fight a Magical Combat with an art nemesis. The art nemesis has special attributes: It's Arms equals your Arms plus 1, it's Magic equals your Magic plus 1, it's Craft equals your Craft minus 1, and it's Vitae equals your Vitae minus 1. You cannot end Combat with the art nemesis unless it has fallen. If the art nemesis has fallen due to Combat with you, heal all Wounds you received due to Combat with the art nemesis, then gain an art replica. An art replica is an Item. If you have an art replica at the start of any Combat, you may choose to have the monster in that Combat with you fight a Combat with the art replicon first. The kind of Combat the art replicon fights with the monster will be of the same kind you would have fought with the monster. The art replicon has special attributes: It's Arms equals the monster's Arms plus 1, it's Magic equals the monster's Magic plus 1, it's Craft equals the monster's Craft minus 1, unless the monster's Craft is 1, in which case it's Craft is 1, and it's Vitae equals the monster's Vitae minus 1, unless the monster's Vitae is 1, in which case it's Vitae is 1. If the monster has fallen due to Combat with the art replicon, lose the art replica, then the Combat with you does not occur and you gain the appropriate XP as though the monster had fallen due to Combat with you. If the art replicon has fallen due to Combat with the monster, lose the art replica, then the Combat with you and the monster occurs, with the monster healing all Wounds it received due to Combat with the art replicon. If neither the art replicon nor the monster has fallen due to the Combat between them, another Combat of the same kind occurs with the art replicon and the monster, with the art replicon and the monster retaining any Wounds they received due to Combat with each other.

3 = You watch in marvel as a painting comes to life and a colorful image of you steps out of it. Fight a Magical Combat with a painted portrait. The painted portrait has special attributes: It's Arms equals your Arms plus 1, it's Magic equals your Magic plus 1, it's Craft equals your Craft minus 1, and it's Vitae equals your Vitae minus 1. If the painted portrait has fallen due to Combat with you, heal all Wounds you received due to Combat with the painted portrait, then gain a portrait painting. A portrait painting is an Item. If you have a portrait painting at the start of any Magical Combat, you may choose to have the monster in that Magical Combat with you fight a Magical Combat with the paint portrait first. The paint portrait has special attributes: It's Arms equals the monster's Arms plus 1, it's Magic equals the monster's Magic plus 1, it's Craft equals the monster's Craft minus 1, unless the monster's Craft is 1, in which case it's Craft is 1, and it's Vitae equals the monster's Vitae minus 1, unless the monster's Vitae is 1, in which case it's Vitae is 1. If the monster has fallen due to Combat with the paint portrait, lose the portrait painting, then the Combat with you does not occur and you gain the Magical XP as though the monster had fallen due to Combat with you. If the paint portrait has fallen due to Combat with the monster, lose the portrait painting, then the Combat with you and the monster occurs, with the monster healing all Wounds it received due to Combat with the paint portrait. If neither the paint portrait nor the monster has fallen due to the Combat between them, another Magical Combat occurs with the paint portrait and the monster, with the paint portrait and the monster retaining any Wounds they received due to Combat with each other.

4 = An arcane artist tries to teach you some tricky art magic. Roll a die. If the die roll is equal to or less than your Arms, gain absorb. Absorb is a Spell. You may use absorb at any time you receive a Wound due to a Melee Combat. When used, you do not receive the Wound, then increase your Arms by 1. The increase lasts until the monster in the Melee Combat that used absorb has fallen or if you choose to end Combat with that monster. You may not use more than 1 absorb per Wound per Combat.

5 = This ornate museum is maintained by an enclave of artistic mages. Fight a Magical Combat with an art mage. The art mage's attributes are Arms: 2, Magic: 4, Craft: 3, Vitae: 2. If the art mage receives a Wound due to a Magical Combat with you, roll a die. If the die roll is 3 or 6, the art mage does not receive the Wound, then increase the art mage's Magic by 1. The increase lasts until the art mage has fallen or if you choose to end Combat with the art mage.

6 = An abrasive critic decides to trash you for supposedly having no artistic value. Fight a Magical Combat with an art critic. The art critic's attributes are Arms: 1, Magic: 3, Craft: 2, Vitae: 1. If the art critic receives a Wound due to a Magical Combat with you, roll a die. If the die roll is 2, 4, or 6, the art critic does not receive the Wound, then increase the art critic's Magic by 1. The increase lasts until the art critic has fallen or if you choose to end Combat with the art critic.

7 = Those who enter this museum find it very difficult to leave the beautiful art all around them. If you choose, roll two dice. If the die roll is 7 or 11, your turn ends and your next turn will begin in The Merchant Manor; Proceed to that page if so.

8 = The thieves in this museum protect the art pieces and instead rob visitors like you. Fight a Melee Combat with an art thief. The art thief's attributes are Arms: 3, Magic: 1, Craft: 2, Vitae: 1. If the art thief receives a Wound due to a Melee Combat with you, roll a die. If the die roll is 2, 4, or 6, the art thief does not receive the Wound, then increase the art thief's Arms by 1. The increase lasts until the art thief has fallen or if you choose to end Combat with the art thief.

9 = A villainous admirer of art has covered his body with all sorts of magically painted pigments. Fight a Melee Combat with an art vandal. The art vandal's attributes are Arms: 4, Magic: 2, Craft: 3, Vitae: 2. If the art vandal receives a Wound due to a Melee Combat with you, roll a die. If the die roll is 3 or 6, the art vandal does not receive the Wound, then increase the art vandal's Arms by 1. The increase lasts until the art vandal has fallen or if you choose to end Combat with the art vandal.

10 = An artistic arcanist attempts to teach you an incantation to an interesting art magic spell. Roll a die. If the die roll is equal to or less than your Magic, gain absolve. Absolve is a Spell. You may use absolve at any time you receive a Wound due to a Magical Combat. When used, you do not receive the Wound, then increase your Magic by 1. The increase lasts until the monster in the Magical Combat that used absolve has fallen or if you choose to end Combat with that monster. You may not use more than 1 absolve per Wound per Combat.

11 = You gaze in wonder as a statuesque sculpture steps off it's base and assumes your form. Fight a Melee Combat with a sculpted statue. The sculpted statue has special attributes: It's Arms equals your Arms plus 1, it's Magic equals your Magic plus 1, it's Craft equals your Craft minus 1, and it's Vitae equals your Vitae minus 1. If the sculpted statue has fallen due to Combat with you, heal all Wounds you received due to Combat with the sculpted statue, then gain a statue sculpture. A statue sculpture is an Item. If you have a statue sculpture at the start of any Melee Combat, you may choose to have the monster in that Melee Combat with you fight a Melee Combat with the sculpt statue first. The sculpt statue has special attributes: It's Arms equals the monster's Arms plus 1, it's Magic equals the monster's Magic plus 1, it's Craft equals the monster's Craft minus 1, unless the monster's Craft is 1, in which case it's Craft is 1, and it's Vitae equals the monster's Vitae minus 1, unless the monster's Vitae is 1, in which case it's Vitae is 1. If the monster has fallen due to Combat with the sculpt statue, lose the statue sculpture, then the Combat with you does not occur and you gain the Melee XP as though the monster had fallen due to Combat with you. If the sculpt statue has fallen due to Combat with the monster, lose the statue sculpture, then the Combat with you and the monster occurs, with the monster healing all Wounds it received due to Combat with the sculpt statue. If neither the sculpt statue nor the monster has fallen due to the Combat between them, another Melee Combat occurs with the sculpt statue and the monster, with the sculpt statue and the monster retaining any Wounds they received due to Combat with each other.

12 = This rare museum of elaborate beauty is run by a powerful patron of the arts. Fight a Magical Combat with an arch artisan. The arch artisan's attributes are Arms: 6, Magic: 6, Craft: 6, Vitae: 6. If the arch artisan receives a Wound due to Combat with you, roll a die. If the die roll is 6, the arch artisan does not receive the Wound, then increase the arch artisan's Arms and Magic by 1. If the arch artisan has fallen due to Combat with you, gain a prismatic paintbrush. A prismatic paintbrush is an Item and a weapon. If you have the prismatic paintbrush at the start of any Combat with a monster, and it is the first Combat you have been in with the monster that turn, you may choose to roll two dice. If the die roll is equal to or less than your Magic, that monster must fight a Combat with a prismatic painting first. The kind of Combat the prismatic painting fights with the monster will be of the same kind you would have fought with the monster. The prismatic painting has special attributes: It's Arms equals the monster's Arms plus 1, it's Magic equals the monster's Magic plus 1, it's Craft equals the monster's Craft minus 1, unless the monster's Craft is 1, in which case it's Craft is 1, and it's Vitae equals the monster's Vitae minus 1, unless the monster's Vitae is 1, in which case it's Vitae is 1. If the monster has fallen due to Combat with the prismatic painting, the Combat with you does not occur and you gain the appropriate XP as though the monster had fallen due to Combat with you. If the prismatic painting has fallen due to Combat with the monster, the Combat with you and the monster occurs, with the monster healing all Wounds it received due to Combat with the prismatic painting. If neither the prismatic painting nor the monster has fallen due to the Combat between them, another Combat of the same kind occurs with the prismatic painting and the monster, with the prismatic painting and the monster retaining any Wounds they received due to Combat with each other.

Unless you rolled a 7 and returned to The Merchant Manor, after your art museum encounter, your turn ends and the next turn will begin at The Art Museum; Stay on this page.

The Merchant Manor