> > > I can't even get the option to try to take the portrait in GOA. I've been able to get into the kitchen, make a distraction, and get to the banquet hall before the serving girls, but it still won't let me take the picture. I've already talked to the bartender and the baker as much as I can.
> > > My inventory:
> > > 19 Bronze Coins
> > > Guard's Sword
> > > Torch
> > > Clear Focus Stone
> > > Magnifying Glass
> > >
> > > 5 Red Gemstones
> > > Stone of Strengthening
> > > Wire Clippers
> > > Piece of Trash
> > >
> > > 5 Black Gemstones
> > > Food Rations
> > > Key of Opening
> > > Crate
> > >
> > > 6 Apples
> > > Tinderbox
> > > Portrait
> > > Map
> > >
> > > Is there something I'm missing or that I haven't done?
> >
> > I am assuming that you have created the distraction in the kitchen in the required creative way. Assuming that this is the case, you have everything that you need, its just a sequence thing. Try a number of different combinations, its a bit tricky and you can't just take it off the wall. It can take a while.
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> There is one trick with the picture. Before you can actually take it, you must have your character realize that the picture is on the wall. To know this has happen, you'll get an option like, "Take the picture of the Metamorphic ring of the wall". Then, you can go back and do the sequence. You only have a limited number of turns until the girls come back out. So if you can go northwest instead of north then west, do so. Good luck!
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> ~x~Band-"Isn't that the picture?"Aids~x~

Maybe I'm missing something obvious, but I've tried everything in the castle several times and I still can't see the picture. Could I please have a general hint? For instance, is whatever I need to do in the castle, the town outside, the village of boredom, or where?