Hall Of Sculptures

Location

This is in the Metroplex U area. It opened on October 31st, 2013, and had some extra halloween-related encounters for the first day. See Hall of Sculptures (Halloween 2013) and Hall Of Sculptures (Halloween 2014) for details.

It can be entered from the Grand Staircase in the Hall of Paintings (does not show up if you released the Skeletal Rider and are Etheric). Once you've chatted with Suzy enough, you can also unlock a shortcut via the main map up the scaffolding.

This area counts as hard-to-enter, indoors, aboveground.

When resting here:

You find a dark corner of the museum and sit down to rest. Nobody bothers you… perhaps this is a normal place for student naps.

You regain 25+2.5*First Aid hit points!

Or, while etheric:

You find a dark corner of the museum and sit down to rest, letting yourself be lulled by the soothing buzzing of a thousand wings.

You regain 12+??*First Aid hit points!

Legend
	Combat Encounters		Etheric only
	Noncombat Encounters		Non-Etheric only
	Choice Encounters		Requires Fishing pole
	Gang Warfare Encounters		Can lead to a Hacking Encounter

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Combat Encounters

	Opponent	Encounter Text	Notes
	TREE OF HANDS	The hall leads you past a tree, straight and true. It's strange to see a real tree, let alone in a building, but it doesn't trouble you until its leaves start dropping, revealing sickly fruit like human hands. A moment later, it drops the facade, your eyes blurring between a tree and a nest of endlessly writhing hands reaching towards you, grasping for something.
	SPEARWOMAN	As you make your way through the hall, you find your way blocked by some sort of mad woman. She shouts something, either in a language you don't understand or no language at all, and leaps to impale you with her spear.
	MEMORIAL STATUE+DRONE STATUE	Near the stairs, you pass by a statue of a soldier and his drone companion… a memorial to wars fought decades ago. The plaque near the rope line tells of the horrible fates suffered by those who fought in those wars and the inconceivable number who died. As you read, you feel a chill up your spine. When you look back up to the statue, you see the man has leveled his rifle at you and the drone is leaping towards you like a wild animal.
?	MIDGARD SECURITY	A security guard stalks up to you, screaming something about how "you bastards" killed buddies in the dorms. Whatever he's going on about, he isn't going to let it go without a fight.	Only when dressed as a punk
	MIDGARD SECURITY+HOUND	A guard appears from behind one of the exhibits, opens his eyes wide, and stumbles back drawing his weapon. A hound drone appears, seemingly from nowhere but probably from where he popped out a moment ago, to aid him.	After killing above guard encounter, or attacking the the design student or the donation hipster.
	MIDGARD SECURITY+HOUND	A twisted, lupine form moves from behind one of the exhibits, followed moments later by a human guard. The thing leaps to the attack and he reaches for his weapon.	After killing above guard encounter, or attacking the design student or the donation hipster.

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Noncombat Encounters

	Encounter	Result	Notes
	Protesting Quad	2 XP in Perception	Prior to resolving The Protest
	Lonesome Quad	2 XP in Perception	After resolving The Protest
	Insect Collection	2 XP in Perception, more in some cases With a bug net equipped, gain 50 duration of Hunting Net if you don't have any.
	Orbital Veterans	2 XP in Reflexes, more in some cases
	Valkyrie Statue	2 XP in Strength, more in some cases
	Porcelain Tree	2 XP in Will, more in some cases
	Wall of Masks	2 XP in random attribute, more in some cases
	Floating Masks	In various conditions, learn an additional copy of a technique you already know. With polysteel mask on, gain one of the alien/wrapped/chained/fiery museum masks with appropriate at technique Otherwise, gain various XP in various cases
	Massive Stone	20 energy of Fantasies of the Stone, more in some cases
	Bleeding Stone	20 energy of Blood of the Stone, more in some cases
	Buzzing Lights	Gain 20 energy of Crawling Larva, or 4 XP Will if you have ≥6 Fire Power	If you are below 50% HP or have Dripping With Gore

Choice Encounters

Suzy, Statue Fan

1. Talk art - Information
2. Talk statues - Information
3. Talk Eclipse - Information
4. Talk music - Gain idolfusion demo (1/day) if friendly
5. Docents? (After talking about Eclipse) - unlock secret back entrance if friendly
6. Sothrane Nighthawk? (After talking about statues result) - become more friendly
7. Lash out - Fight Design Student
8. Let her pass - Walk away

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Dingy Grey Guard

1. Exchange pleasantries - gain 2-4 XP Will and/or Perception
2. Talk about art - Information
3. Ask about security - gain 2 XP Will or Perception
4. Attack him - Fight Midgard Security
5. Pass on by - Walk away

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Called Back to the Tablet - Blood of the Stone or Fantasies of the Stone active, black tablet shard equipped)

1. Look for the angular script (only with Angular tech) - Learn one of Jagged Rune, Open Rune, Triple Rune, Humanoid Rune, lose one Angular Script
2. Check out the blocky script (only with Blocky tech) – Learn one of Jagged Rune, Open Rune, Triple Rune, Humanoid Rune, lose one Blocky Script
3. Examine the flowing script (only with Flowing tech) – Learn one of Jagged Rune, Open Rune, Triple Rune, Humanoid Rune, lose one Flowing Script
4. Compare the mysterious script (only with Mysterious tech) – Learn one of Jagged Rune, Open Rune, Triple Rune, Humanoid Rune, lose one Mysterious Script
5. Contemplate the runes (only after learning all four Runes) - Gain 20 energy of Runic Contemplation with Shard of Language
6. Look over the tablet - Fight Runic Hound, Runic Spider or Runic Orb
7. Leave it be - Walk away