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So, I was reading over the Mimic's statblock, and it can use a Diguise check to try to express itself as an object, like a treasure chest. But, I can't figure out how to work that.
Typically, a disguise check has a modifier of +5 if only minor details change. Then it gets negative modifiers as a creature tries to disguise itself as a different race.
But what about if there are no changes made? Is that even better than +5, if +5 is for minor changes?
And what about if you are going beyond just race, to make yourself seem to be an inanimate object? Is that an even steeper modifier?
I am also curious how this applies to a standard character trying to disguise themselves.
For example, slapping on some body paint and disguising yourself as a statue or something.
The way I run it is the mimics special ability doesn't impose any penalties for trying to be an object. So I just make the d20 roll + 30 for a disguise check.
As it stands, the normal rules for disguise don't really cover pretending to be objects for normal characters. You'd have to make something up.