S2-E2 — The Portrait Hall Challenge
PF2e Challenge
The Portrait Hall Challenge
Primary CheckDeception, Diplomacy, Performance, or Society DC 16
ProgressAchieve 3 successes before 2 failures. Every 2 rounds of delay adds one escalation, but never removes the route forward.
Critical SuccessThe painted court accepts the party’s cover and reveals the service door without raising an alarm.
SuccessThe party passes the hall and learns the phrase “the house remembers the ember.”
FailureA painted courtier demands a name, creating an additional complication but not blocking passage.
Critical FailureThe portraits sound a bell; the servants in S2-E3 become alert, but the route remains open.