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Message: <blockquote data-quote="humble minion" data-source="post: 1892268" data-attributes="member: 5948">Be a bit careful.  Any king worth his silly hat is going to have a spellcaster on staff who can check out newcomers.  If his detect magic reveals you're draped in illusionary items, you're already in trouble.  Nystul's Unremarkable Aura is your friend.  I'd recommend forgoing disguise completely unless someone in court will recognise you for who you are, in which case a freshly-grown beard and judicious use of the Disguise skill are in order.As well as the obvious rogue, wizard or bard, a druid would be brilliant in this situation - able to take the form of a rat or cat, and go prowling round the castle and overhear things that wouldn't be said in the presence of a human.  Speak With Plants/Animals/Stone allows you to question the king's potplant, horse, or wall about what he does in private.  Commune with Nature can pinpoint his secret dungeons in a minute or two.  Animal Messenger is a great way to get reports out.Get your paladin's mount to suborn the king's horse.  Find where he burns his secret messages and cast mending on the charred fragments.  Sell him new, improved magical lights for his private suite - that are actually Lantern Archons in glass globes, who will report to you what they overhear.  Charm a mimic, and plant it somewhere as a spy under orders not to eat anyone.  Caution is the key.  Remember that you're probably not the first person to have tried to Scry on the king's inner chambers.  He will have precautions active against such obvious methods such as charm, detect thoughts, clairvoyance, invisibility, and so on.  Even mundane wards such as lead sheeting (vs divinations) or heavy incense smoke in the air (vs invisibility) could make your life tricky if you're not a bit imaginative.</blockquote>

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