Part 4: Setting the Stage

well, I suppose we either gotta agree, or roll. Dude seems nice, maybe a priest can greet our characters when they return home?

You gain 1 Production Point. Vaizeth gifts PCs who obtain their sponsorship with two panaceas and several illuminated philosophical texts worth a total of 3,000 gp (this collection of texts is 3 Bulk and grants a +2 item bonus to Lore and Religion checks to Recall Knowledge about philosophical topics if the tomes are referenced for an hour per check).

Everybody gains a Hero Point!

For each PC, you must hold auditions! Fallenta takes care of putting out the casting call and scheduling all of the auditions for a single day. When the PCs are ready to take on this responsibility, they need to set aside a day and be at the Kintargo Opera House to watch the auditions and make their choices.

Fallenta provides you with the actors' portfolios. Note that any of these actors is capable of portraying any ancestry or gender—makeup, costuming, and other special effects might be required, but those factors are handled separately during other responsibilities). Explain to the PCs that actors who possess a persona trait that matches a PC’s persona trait is an excellent potential choice to play that PC in the opera.

The party decides which actor will potentially portray each PC; any actors not chosen remain as potential backups for roles. Then we will run an influence encounter for each of the chosen actors to simulate the audition. The accumulation of Influence in this case determines whether the actor has the chops to play the part or not. Each audition lasts 2 15-minute rounds.

so is the next step picking the actor we'd like to portray our PC? What if we pick the same actor?

If multiple PCs pick the same actor, we would run a separate challenge for each one and whoever got the most points would be the PC the actor would be better suited to play, but it doesn't look like that will be necessary at this time. :)

You can each roll 2 rounds of skill checks to assess Ormund's performance. The skills are Art Lore DC 27, Diplomacy DC 34, Perception DC 32, Performance DC 30, or Theater Lore DC 30. During the auditions, a PC with the leader persona trait gets a +2 circumstance bonus to all skill checks. If you get at least 4 total successes, then the actor is appropriate to play the part. If you get at least 6 total successes, then the actor is perfect for the role which leads to additional rewards at the end of this section.

You can each roll 2 rounds of skill checks to assess Aurelia's performance. The skills are Games Lore DC 27, Diplomacy DC 34, Perception DC 32, Performance DC 30, or Theater Lore DC 30. During the auditions, a PC with the leader persona trait gets a +2 circumstance bonus to all skill checks. If you get at least 4 total successes, then the actor is appropriate to play the part. If you get at least 6 total successes, then the actor is perfect for the role which leads to additional rewards at the end of this section.

Rolling for Horace to keep things moving.

You can each roll 2 rounds of skill checks to assess Aurelia's performance. The skills are Academia Lore DC 27, Diplomacy DC 34, Perception DC 32, Performance DC 30, or Theater Lore DC 30. During the auditions, a PC with the leader persona trait gets a +2 circumstance bonus to all skill checks. If you get at least 4 total successes, then the actor is appropriate to play the part. If you get at least 6 total successes, then the actor is perfect for the role which leads to additional rewards at the end of this section.