So I have an idea for a crafter wizard, but there is the problem that most enemies attack the most vulnerable looking member of a party.
Is it possible to make ordinary clothes look like a suit of full-plate, a buckler look like a Tower Shield, and a staff look like a glaive?
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There is Mock Armor, from the Ultimate Equipment book.
Mock Armor:
Mock armor
Source: Ultimate Equipment pg. 57
Price: 90 gp; Weight 10 lbs.
Category: Adventuring Gear
Description
When an arcane caster needs a disguise, she might don a suit of mock armor. Made from leather or thin wood such as balsa or bamboo and painted to look like metal, a suit of mock armor passes as full plate under all but the closest scrutiny. A character inspecting someone in mock armor must succeed at a DC 20 Perception check to identify it as fake. Mock armor gives you no Armor Class bonus, doesn’t affect your maximum Dexterity bonus, and has no armor check penalty, arcane spell failure chance, or speed reduction. It cannot be given magical armor abilities, whether enhancement bonuses or properties like fortification or ghost touch. When wearing mock armor, you gain a +4 circumstance bonus on Bluff checks to conceal your identity or allegiance as a spellcaster (for example, in cities where arcane spellcasting is illegal). The Craft (carpentry) or Craft (leather) DC to create mock armor is 25.
Source: Ultimate Equipment pg. 57
Price: 90 gp; Weight 10 lbs.
Category: Adventuring Gear
Description
When an arcane caster needs a disguise, she might don a suit of mock armor. Made from leather or thin wood such as balsa or bamboo and painted to look like metal, a suit of mock armor passes as full plate under all but the closest scrutiny. A character inspecting someone in mock armor must succeed at a DC 20 Perception check to identify it as fake. Mock armor gives you no Armor Class bonus, doesn’t affect your maximum Dexterity bonus, and has no armor check penalty, arcane spell failure chance, or speed reduction. It cannot be given magical armor abilities, whether enhancement bonuses or properties like fortification or ghost touch. When wearing mock armor, you gain a +4 circumstance bonus on Bluff checks to conceal your identity or allegiance as a spellcaster (for example, in cities where arcane spellcasting is illegal). The Craft (carpentry) or Craft (leather) DC to create mock armor is 25.
Hmm, nice.
I'd much rather like to something like the Shae from Dragon'd Demand where the Shae's leather armor looks like form fitting full-plate.
Addendum
I just figured out that a vest (or anything) that gives continuous Disguise Self would do this just fine.
You make yourself - including clothing, armor, weapons, and equipment - look different. You can seem 1 foot shorter or taller, thin, fat, or in between. You cannot change your creature type (although you can appear as another subtype). Otherwise, the extent of the apparent change is up to you. You could add or obscure a minor feature or look like an entirely different person or gender.