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I imagine it depends on the local etiquette a bit, but do you ask people your race / class / religion / orientation when you first meet them? Or do you take their self-description at face value? If the latter, don't mention it.
I never tell people my Kitsune is a Kitsune because she never shifts out of human form. I don't tell them who my cleric worships. If they ask, or look suspicious at the bouncy redhead then yes, they find out. But a lot of people don't seem to care or notice who they are adventuring with.
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There are folks out there that have a +10 on their Perception or Sense Motive at the lower tiers to see *exactly* those sorts of things.
Because they've been blindsided in the past in-character, or they like seeing/observing things/etc.
Be polite and respectful to your table, and play the character how they'd be played.
A 'surprise' can be handled well without constant note-passing to the GM in PFS.
This is basically what having the GM have the table make the rolls entails.
Which is what this can lead to, as well as frustration and hard feelings.
The best implementation I've seen for it is to let the party know out of character before the game begins that if they desire they can make Perception/Sense Motive/etc checks about the character, and then give hints as to what's off, etc if they make the DC.
However, being honest with the party before going on an adventure where the team is infiltrating a base or whatnot might be kind of important, lest they accidentally friendly-fire not knowing that your disguise has been abandoned.
Technically, it'd be against the rules of PvP, but if the party didn't know in the middle of a firefight that the kitsune (in this case) in the rafters over there was with the team, the basic assumption would more than likely be 'enemy combatant' rather than 'ally'.
The same sort of consideration can apply to vigilantes. The coolest ones are the ones that make the transition between identities seamless and reasonable.
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My kitsune slayer almost never takes human form (which is why it's her best disguise!), but my husband's kitsune kinteticest is the reverse and never out of human form (except for those rare occasions when he's forced out of it). He always introduces his character as "perfectly human". We have enough other players around here that have either kitsunes, or outsiders with scion of humanity that usually they just laugh at his intro and don't push too much (though out of character he will tell them if they ask).
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I imagine it depends on the local etiquette a bit,
I think that this is the KEY take away from this thread :-).
Ask your local players what they prefer.
Be aware though that players ARE likely to notice. For example, I figured out a character was a kitsune when I saw how absurdly high the DCs for their enchantment spells were.
And you HAVE to tell the GM, of course. He needs to adjudicate things like Favoured enemy, enemy tactics, etc. You are NEVER allowed to lie to or mislead the GM, even by failing to provide information. You just cannot know what she needs to know
I don't really play PFS a lot, but can you tell the players without telling the characters?
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Venture-Agent, Minnesota—Minneapolis
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I am creating a Kitsune Unchained Rogue. As a kitsune has human form and +10 disguise to appear human,
...but still the -2 for disguising yourself as a different race. Be good, put at least one rank in the skill so you can better pull it off.
Watch out for those half-elf rangers with their skill focus Perception, class skill, and a reasonable Wisdom.
I don't really play PFS a lot, but can you tell the players without telling the characters?
Yes, most certainly. In many cases it is better to let them know OOC so they can feel like they are part of the joke rather than someone is trying to pull a fast one on them.
I would recommend you tell the players.
I would also suggest you tell their characters.
You have also gone through training in order to become a Pathfinder Field Agent. There they would have drilled it into you to cooperate. The team my need to know about your other identify, you will really want to think hard about if you share that in character.
Since you are a former slave, does that mean someone from Liberty’s Edge freed you? Might have a different (and much more positive) opinion of Pathfinder agents in that case.
You can be distrusting of most people but make an exception for Pathfinders. Having a double standard like that might even make the character a little more interesting.
