Disguise

In some situations, it can be helpful to appear to be someone else. Maybe an adventurer being sought by the guard wants to pass the city gate dressed as a beggar, or a thief wants to pretend to be a count’s son at a banquet in order to steal a tiara. To keep up a deception, the hero must make a Disguise (Costuming) check. Disguise encompasses not only the disguise itself but also the necessary gestures and facial expressions.

Every successful stage actor must have a high rating in this skill, to portray different roles convincingly. You can also use Disguise if you want to pretend to be from a different social standing or from a distant realm, or even imitate another person. It’s also possible to appear as a member of a different species or gender, but this skill cannot mask the obvious, however. A dwarf cannot look convincingly like a giant Thorwaler, nor can a fat Tulamyde portray a slender elf.

Check: INT/CHA/AGI
Applications: Costuming, Imitate Person, Stage Acting
Encumbrance: Yes
Tools: a disguise
Quality: it’s hard to see through the disguise.
Failed Check: the disguise is a poor one that won’t pass close examination.
Critical Success: the disguise is flawless.
Botch: people see through the disguise at once. The hero will probably get in trouble.
Improvement Cost: B

• Beggar pretending to be a different beggar +5
• Almadan portraying a Horasian +3
  
• Male courtier with feminine features pretending to be a female courtier +1
  
• Thorwaler imitating a Tulamyde +/0
  
• Male trying to look female, or vice versa -1
• Dwarf trying to look like a small human -3
  
• Human trying to look like an orc -5
  
• Disguise Competitive check — Disguise (Costuming) against Perception (Search or Spot)