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=== Entering the Circus === | === Entering the Circus === | ||
[[File:Klaus Benji.jpg|thumb|Klaus and Benji the ghoul guard the gate.]] | |||
[[File:Klaus Benji.jpg|thumb|Klaus and Benji guard the gate.]] | Front gate is guarded by circus performer [[Klaus]] and his tamed ghoul, [[Benji]]. The party can attempt to enter the Circus by speaking with them. Klaus stops them, stating that he is checking every visitor to see if they are a vicious murderer. He will have Benji sniff the active party member, and the ghoul reacts accordingly. | ||
* (''sniffing the party member or a hireling'') Brain juice smells like PISS and IRON. NO LIKE. | |||
* (''sniffing the Dark Urge'') BLOOD.TASTY BLOOD. SO DELICIOUS. AHAHAHA | |||
* (''sniffing non-tadpoled party member, i.e. Halsin or Jaheira'') Urgh. Smells like a MUD FART. | |||
Whatever the result is, Klaus will deny entry, explaining that he can't subject other patrons to the stink. However, he can be bribed or reasoned with: | |||
* Surely we can come to an agreement? (200) | |||
* [PERSUASION] I'm not a threat to you or anyone else in the circus - I swear it. | * [PERSUASION] I'm not a threat to you or anyone else in the circus - I swear it. | ||
* [ | * [DARK URGE][PERSUASION] I ''used'' to be a killer, but I've reformed my ways. | ||
* [INTIMIDATION] Let me in, or I snap you in two. | * [INTIMIDATION] Let me in, or I snap you in two. | ||
* | * [BARBARIAN][IMTIMIDATION] You can smell the blood of my enemies, that's all. Want to join my ''smell''? | ||
* [DECEPTION] I'm a friend of Lord Gortash. I wonder what he'll say if I tell him about this… | |||
* [ARCHFEY][DECEPTION] Unless you seek the wrath of the Seelie Court, you will let me pass. | * [ARCHFEY][DECEPTION] Unless you seek the wrath of the Seelie Court, you will let me pass. | ||
* [WARLOCK][DECEPTION] I've actually just been hired. I do a magic show. | * [WARLOCK][DECEPTION] I've actually just been hired. I do a magic show. | ||
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* [ROGUE][DECEPTION] I've actually just been hired. I juggle knives. | * [ROGUE][DECEPTION] I've actually just been hired. I juggle knives. | ||
* [SORCERER][DECEPTION] I've actually just been hired to do a magic show. Fingers crossed no one blows up this time! | * [SORCERER][DECEPTION] I've actually just been hired to do a magic show. Fingers crossed no one blows up this time! | ||
*[ | * [DRAGONBORN][DECEPTION] I’ve actually just been hired. I’m the new fire breather! | ||
Successfully passing a check allows entry into the circus. | Successfully passing a check (all DC 10) allows entry into the circus grounds. | ||
However, the gatekeeping duo can easily be bypassed by walking further down the gate towards a group of children {{Coords|-22|-34}}. Here, there is a gap in the gate that can be jumped over. | |||
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=== Dribbles' Show === | === Dribbles' Show === | ||
[[File:Dribbles Imposter.jpg|thumb|Dribbles needs a volunteer for his last act | [[File:Dribbles Imposter.jpg|thumb|Dribbles needs a volunteer for his last act]] | ||
Approaching Dribbles' stage {{Coords|-41|-36}} automatically starts a cutscene where Dribbles begins performing a comedy show full of terrible puns | Approaching Dribbles' stage {{Coords|-41|-36}} ( or {{Coords|-33|-39}} if the party entered through the fence breach) automatically starts a cutscene where Dribbles, accompanied with a dog called [[Bitey Buddy]], begins performing a comedy show full of terrible puns. Towards the end of the show, he states he plans to perform a magic trick, but needs a volunteer with "nerves of steel and the heart of a lion." In doing this, he singles out the player character. They may agree to go up, or may encourage any other party member to do it. The cutscene plays out for any currently active party member, but they won't have an option to volunteer their mates. | ||
* What are you going to do? | * What are you going to do? | ||
* ''Approach the stage.'' | * ''Approach the stage.'' | ||
* (Options to volunteer for each other party member) | * (Options to volunteer for each other party member) | ||
* [ | * [GREAT OLD ONE][INSIGHT] ''Gaze through the clown with your patron's eldritch sight.'' ({{Ability check|Wisdom|25}}, Advantage, no Wisdom modifier <ref>As per current state of the game</ref>) | ||
* I'm good. | * I'm good. | ||
Denying the offer results in a random crowd member volunteering. Either way, Dribbles and his dog suddenly attacks, along with | Denying the offer results in a random crowd member volunteering. Either way, Dribbles and his dog suddenly attacks, along with two other doppelgangers who disguised themselves as circus beast keepers<ref>Animals</ref>. If the random crowd member came on stage, he is instantly murdered by the dog. | ||
After defeating Dribbles, it turns out that he was a doppelganger. His corpse can be spoken to with | After defeating Dribbles, it turns out that he, too, was a doppelganger. His corpse can be spoken to with {{SAI|Speak with Dead}} spell and grant some information on the attack: | ||
* Who are you? ''I am | * Who are you? - ''I am called… Fumm…'' | ||
* You singled me out from the crowd. Why? ''I saw in your | * What type of creature are you? - ''A shapechanger… People call us… doppelgangers…'' | ||
* You singled me out from the crowd. Why? - ''I saw in your eyes… what I see in my own… death.'' | |||
* Why did you attack? ''To sow | * Why did you attack? - ''To sow chaos… it is His will… '' | ||
* It is 'His will'? What are you talking about? ''*You feel a rush of power, dark and insidious - something prevents the corpse from answering.*'' | * It is 'His will'? What are you talking about? - ''*You feel a rush of power, dark and insidious - something prevents the corpse from answering.*'' | ||
* What happened to Dribbles the Clown? ''I killed | * What happened to Dribbles the Clown? - ''I killed him… bathed in his blood… a death worthy of the list… of the Tribunal.'' | ||
* What's the Tribunal? ''The greatest | * What's the Tribunal? - ''The greatest honour… of them all.'' | ||
* Where is Dribbles' corpse? ''Mistress needed his body | * Where is Dribbles' corpse? - ''Mistress needed his body parts… for her art… '' | ||
[[Lucretious]] moves | After the battle has been resolved, [[Lucretious]] moves from her tent closer to the stage area. Speaking with her might actually start the quest, as she asks the player to find what is left of Dribbles in exchange for fabulous rewards. As a necromancer, Lucretious even preferres the dead-and-raised clown to a living employee. | ||
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==== Hand ==== | ==== Hand ==== | ||
[[File:Dribbles Hand.jpg|thumb|The hand in Popper's tent.]] | [[File:Dribbles Hand.jpg|thumb|The hand in Popper's tent.]] | ||
[[Clown's Severed Hand|Dribble's Hand]] is on a plate in [[Popper|Popper's]] store inside the Circus of the Last Days. It can either be stealthily stolen like any other object, or the party can attempt to simply go up and grab it. If the party attempts to grab it, they are stopped by Popper, who says it is his "special hand." Alternatively, If the party has found [[Note from BUSINESSLORD POPPER]] (buried behind the Dribbles' stage) they can simply confront Popper about the hand in conversation. | [[Clown's Severed Hand|Dribble's Hand]] is on a plate in [[Popper|Popper's]] store inside the Circus of the Last Days {{Coords||}}. It can either be stealthily stolen like any other object, or the party can attempt to simply go up and grab it. If the party attempts to grab it, they are stopped by Popper, who says it is his "special hand." Alternatively, If the party has found [[Note from BUSINESSLORD POPPER]] (buried behind the Dribbles' stage) they can simply confront Popper about the hand in conversation. | ||
If Popper is asked why the hand is so special, he would explain the hand has ''artificial'' rat bite marks, and therefore it costs 10,000 gold. To counter the cheeky kobold, the talking party member will have a variety of lines to attempt to get the severed hand from him for free: | If Popper is asked why the hand is so special, he would explain the hand has ''artificial'' rat bite marks, and therefore it costs 10,000 gold. To counter the cheeky kobold, the talking party member will have a variety of lines to attempt to get the severed hand from him for free: |