
Now I have to make some decisions on what their efforts and successful ability checks will mean. They will have to see how well it helps when then actually visit the castle. I let them study it and role inspection checks to see how well they are were able to sketch it and take notes about it-in general how much they could learn from it. Unfortunately, I misread, or didn't think about it enough when the party found it. The characters must smash their way into the castle to reach it."Īlso, it notes that the chest once contained the floor plans of the castle, but that they were long lost.īased on the description, I think that the intention is that is is meant to be an exterior-only model. Anyone who has seen the castle recognizes this replica for what it is." The read-out text describes it this way: "Dominating this room is a twelve-foot-tall model of a dark castle with high walls and tall spires."Īnother hint is that if the card reading reveals that a treasure is here, "it’s hidden in the miniature castle. It is described as a "scale model of the castle out of magically sculpted rock. Could a party studying the castle learn anything about the rooms and passages of the castle? It is not clear to me whether it is intended that this be a solid sculpture of the castle showing only the outside of the castle (exterior-only model), or whether the inside is depicted as well.

In the Amber Temple, the Architect's Room (X20) is a twelve-foot-tall model of castle Ravenloft. If you are a player in this adventure, you probably shouldn't be reading this.
