Template:Disguise
Disguise (Larceny)
Appearing as another character or masking one's identity requires a successful (Intelligence + Larceny) roll. This is generally a dramatic action, requiring several minutes of applying costuming and perhaps prosthetics and makeup. The difficulty of the task ranges from 1 to look like someone else of the same gender, racial background, and body type (but not a specific person). Add one for each of those criteria the character tries to surpass, so looking like a specific person (+1), who is notably taller (+1), and is a different gender (+1) has a difficulty of 4. Hurrying also adds to the difficulty. Add two if the character is working without effective props and/or trying to mimic a specific person without several weeks of direct observation of the subject. For every additional month of work preparing a disguise beyond what is necessary, reduce the difficulty of the roll by one (to a minimum of difficulty 1). Players should note that mundane disguises cannot actually raise Appearance by more than one dot (to a maximum of 5 for humans), although disguises can temporarily reduce Appearance as far as to 0. If a character impersonates someone more attractive than herself (Appearance + 1), the disguise might be nearly flawless, but she cannot actually use this attractiveness as well as someone who actually has it. Spending protracted time "dressed up" in a disguise makes a perfect justification as training time to raise Appearance.
Whenever characters first encounter a disguised character, their players should roll (Perception + Awareness). If the threshold of this roll exceeds the threshold of the disguise, the observer realizes that the character is an imposter. If the Awareness check fails, the inquiring character may not reroll unless the disguised character does something unexpected or out of character (calling a lover by the wrong name, declaring a new heir, etc.). Therefore, loved ones and close friends will receive many more rechecks than acquaintances. If the character is caught without the disguise/props on, the ruse is automatically pierced.