a magical pedestal

working my way out of the tower. spiraling down the spiraling staircase. i find a tiny tiny door. a magical door, perhaps? slightly ajar. open just enough for a bright beam of light to shine thru. i turn the knob. feeling like alice opening the midget door to wonderland. peak my head out before taking a step. can see ground, that's good. i step thru. and... walla!!

just some strange pedestal and asian tourists taking snapshots. nothing fancy. no wonderland. no magic. unless it's a magical pedestal! i touch it. nothing happens. no magical life force flows thru me, or anything RPG-like of the sort. maybe if i stand on the pedestal something magical will happen? i think it over. but i'm pretty confident that written somewhere in the magical pedestals section of the dungeonmaster's handbook is - a magical pedestal will not work if surrounded by asian tourists. ah so, i decline. just take some snapshots of it myself. american style.