While Gorrid spoke with the blacksmith, Spriggy continued to study the runes. He even went so far as to copy them into his song/spellbook. (In a safe way that would not cause the book to burst into flames, of course.) As he copied them down, it brought to mind a story he had come across a long time ago. It was a cautionary tale. A very old one, but certainly based in truth. About a wax candle-doll that played with fire magic in an unsafe manner. When it poked the "Eternal Flame," it received an eternal burn. A lit wick that could not be put out, causing the doll to slowly melt while it reflected on the error of its ways.
It was an obscure story. And had the sort of dark morals that only the oldest versions of fairytales could get away with.
But it prompted Spriggy to double check and make sure that the rune alignments hadn't been tampered with, and that there were no mistakes he could see that might suggest unsafe conditions. For all he knew, a small crack in the runes might be slowly leaking a "fiery fury" into the local animals, causing them to become increasingly agressive.
I would like to use my bardic lore to ask, "Is this forge sufficiently and properly protected to avoid the dangers of the plane of eternal fire?" Essentially, is it up to code?
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Bardic Lore: Spells and Magicks
When you first encounter an important creature, location, or item (your call) covered by your bardic lore you can ask the GM any one question about it; the GM will answer truthfully. The GM may then ask you what tale, song, or legend you heard that information in.