From what I've read and heard, it seems that disguises and alternative identities would be a little too easy to detect so I am wondering what the community thinks about it
From what I've read and heard, it seems that disguises and alternative identities would be a little too easy to detect so I am wondering what the community thinks about it
Your questions are are abit too specific for too much juicy forum discussion imo. Better to ask more broad and general questions.
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I know familiarity with yourself OR the person you are impersonating (ie family members or close associates) may cause the disguise to immediately fail, at which stage you're going to get a lot of unwanted attention.
I suspect there is an "inspect" or "investigate" mechanic from the bardic tree that serves as a counterbalance to the disguise skill.
If there have been a spate of crimes in a town or suspicions of disguises (ie Alabis), it's likely the guards will inspect people all the more until the criminal is identified. At that stage they may wind up answering for all of their crimes.
Posted By Oracle at 08:44 AM - Fri Apr 28 2017
I know familiarity with yourself OR the person you are impersonating (ie family members or close associates) may cause the disguise to immediately fail, at which stage you're going to get a lot of unwanted attention.
I suspect there is an "inspect" or "investigate" mechanic from the bardic tree that serves as a counterbalance to the disguise skill.
If there have been a spate of crimes in a town or suspicions of disguises (ie Alabis), it's likely the guards will inspect people all the more until the criminal is identified. At that stage they may wind up answering for all of their crimes.
I am hoping this won't be broken as all hell, as disguises and aliases are a key role in a lot of playstyles. If anything, I'm thinking it'll work off of a detection meter that cools down very slowly over time. Maybe the more attention you garner in disguise, the higher this meter goes when inspected. Like a potential meter of sorts! For instance: disguising yourself as someone of insignificance like a peasant or cave dweller would keep your detection rate very low until you do something outrageous that catches people's attention. The longer eyes are on you, the higher the meter goes. People with the skill to detect an identity would grow suspicious and inspect them when the opportunity presents itself. At this point the meter is full and, if inspected, the person will be immediately found out.
I think a system like that would be balanced but I can't help but feel this would make detective-work too easy...