Disguise Kit:Duration [Archive] - Wizards Community

Disguise Kit:Duration [Archive] - Wizards Community

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delewobmesid
07-31-07, 10:45 AM How often does a disguise have have to be 'refreshed'? I'm considering playing a Kobold and need to determine if the +2 cir bonus from a disguise kit is affordable enough for starting equipment (I will probably turn up doing it anyway) I'm thinking daily, but it isn't stated in the description of the kit (and I don't have a PHB on to look up the skill)
Zanzibax
07-31-07, 10:52 AM How often does a disguise have have to be 'refreshed'? I'm considering playing a Kobold and need to determine if the +2 cir bonus from a disguise kit is affordable enough for starting equipment (I will probably turn up doing it anyway) I'm thinking daily, but it isn't stated in the description of the kit (and I don't have a PHB on to look up the skill)

I don't think it's marked so it would depend on the type of disguise.

If your disguise is involved, I would guess that it needs to be refreshed after every rest period...whether that's once every 24 hours or once every 8 hours for napping...and probably once every combat in which you take damage or deal melee damage...and then...some spells might just destroy your disguise...such as fireball.

Wax nose..body glues for moustaches and the like? That'll need to be refreshed more often in the sub-tropical heat and humidity of Keoland or the Hold of the Sea Princes.

I'm hoping though that a rules lawyer will prove the case that the disguise check HAS no duration and you can keep it on forever checking only when you change it.
Zanzibax
07-31-07, 11:00 AM I walked away from the PC before I realized that you should also take ranks in Perform (Act).

A check in this should provide a synergistic bonus for the disguise, but it might not be written into the rules and you would be compelled to rely upon a kind DM to grant you a circumstance bonus.

"That's not a tail, it's a scabbard for my sword. What's wrong with you people?"
Zanzibax
07-31-07, 11:14 AM http://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/disguise.htm

Minor details only +5
Disguised as different gender1 -2
Disguised as different race1 -2
Disguised as different age category1 -2

Familiarity Viewer’s Spot
Check Bonus
Recognizes on sight +4
Friends or associates +6
Close friends +8
Intimate +10

Your Disguise check result determines how good the disguise is, and it is opposed by others’ Spot check results. If you don’t draw any attention to yourself, others do not get to make Spot checks. If you come to the attention of people who are suspicious (such as a guard who is watching commoners walking through a city gate), it can be assumed that such observers are taking 10 on their Spot checks.

You get only one Disguise check per use of the skill, even if several people are making Spot checks against it. The Disguise check is made secretly, so that you can’t be sure how good the result is.

The effectiveness of your disguise depends in part on how much you’re attempting to change your appearance.

If you are impersonating a particular individual, those who know what that person looks like get a bonus on their Spot checks according to the table below. Furthermore, they are automatically considered to be suspicious of you, so opposed checks are always called for.

Usually, an individual makes a Spot check to see through your disguise immediately upon meeting you and each hour thereafter. If you casually meet many different creatures, each for a short time, check once per day or hour, using an average Spot modifier for the group.
Zanzibax
07-31-07, 11:15 AM http://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/perform.htm
UMiskatonic
07-31-07, 01:16 PM Never, if you pay standard upkeep. You'll notice that standard upkeep refills arrows, healing kits, and spell components too.

Good deal for 12 gold.
ShinAkuma2
07-31-07, 01:55 PM Wait wait...Is the question about how often the kit has to be refreshed? Or how often the disguise itself needs to be refreshed?

I think some of y'all are answering a question that was never asked.
UMiskatonic
07-31-07, 01:58 PM Instead of Perform(Act), you want Bluff. Take a look at what 5 ranks of Bluff does for you.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
delewobmesid 07-31-07, 10:45 AM	How often does a disguise have have to be 'refreshed'? I'm considering playing a Kobold and need to determine if the +2 cir bonus from a disguise kit is affordable enough for starting equipment (I will probably turn up doing it anyway) I'm thinking daily, but it isn't stated in the description of the kit (and I don't have a PHB on to look up the skill)
Zanzibax 07-31-07, 10:52 AM	How often does a disguise have have to be 'refreshed'? I'm considering playing a Kobold and need to determine if the +2 cir bonus from a disguise kit is affordable enough for starting equipment (I will probably turn up doing it anyway) I'm thinking daily, but it isn't stated in the description of the kit (and I don't have a PHB on to look up the skill) I don't think it's marked so it would depend on the type of disguise. If your disguise is involved, I would guess that it needs to be refreshed after every rest period...whether that's once every 24 hours or once every 8 hours for napping...and probably once every combat in which you take damage or deal melee damage...and then...some spells might just destroy your disguise...such as fireball. Wax nose..body glues for moustaches and the like? That'll need to be refreshed more often in the sub-tropical heat and humidity of Keoland or the Hold of the Sea Princes. I'm hoping though that a rules lawyer will prove the case that the disguise check HAS no duration and you can keep it on forever checking only when you change it.
Zanzibax 07-31-07, 11:00 AM	I walked away from the PC before I realized that you should also take ranks in Perform (Act). A check in this should provide a synergistic bonus for the disguise, but it might not be written into the rules and you would be compelled to rely upon a kind DM to grant you a circumstance bonus. "That's not a tail, it's a scabbard for my sword. What's wrong with you people?"
Zanzibax 07-31-07, 11:14 AM	http://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/disguise.htm Minor details only +5 Disguised as different gender1 -2 Disguised as different race1 -2 Disguised as different age category1 -2 Familiarity Viewer’s Spot Check Bonus Recognizes on sight +4 Friends or associates +6 Close friends +8 Intimate +10 Your Disguise check result determines how good the disguise is, and it is opposed by others’ Spot check results. If you don’t draw any attention to yourself, others do not get to make Spot checks. If you come to the attention of people who are suspicious (such as a guard who is watching commoners walking through a city gate), it can be assumed that such observers are taking 10 on their Spot checks. You get only one Disguise check per use of the skill, even if several people are making Spot checks against it. The Disguise check is made secretly, so that you can’t be sure how good the result is. The effectiveness of your disguise depends in part on how much you’re attempting to change your appearance. If you are impersonating a particular individual, those who know what that person looks like get a bonus on their Spot checks according to the table below. Furthermore, they are automatically considered to be suspicious of you, so opposed checks are always called for. Usually, an individual makes a Spot check to see through your disguise immediately upon meeting you and each hour thereafter. If you casually meet many different creatures, each for a short time, check once per day or hour, using an average Spot modifier for the group.
Zanzibax 07-31-07, 11:15 AM	http://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/perform.htm
UMiskatonic 07-31-07, 01:16 PM	Never, if you pay standard upkeep. You'll notice that standard upkeep refills arrows, healing kits, and spell components too. Good deal for 12 gold.
ShinAkuma2 07-31-07, 01:55 PM	Wait wait...Is the question about how often the kit has to be refreshed? Or how often the disguise itself needs to be refreshed? I think some of y'all are answering a question that was never asked.
UMiskatonic 07-31-07, 01:58 PM	Instead of Perform(Act), you want Bluff. Take a look at what 5 ranks of Bluff does for you.