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Hello folks. I've got a rules debate which I was hoping someone could shed some clarity on. The Disguise skill seems to cover physical disguises of the player (makeup, clothing, hair, body language, etc.). It does not say anything about what to do when the player wants to try and mimic another person's voice.
Maybe that is more of a Bluff skill?
Maybe it falls under Disguise?
I'm not sure how to work with that so I'd appreciate any guidance you all can throw my way.
thanks!
Should be disguise. Despite similar wording that's how it worked in pathfinder.
Its also a required secondary power. I mean you can't have a disguise that just doesn't work at all the second you talk.
Yeah. I would go with Disguise also.
It matches too much with trying to disguise your looks to impersonate a specific person.
I think Bluff would be better to try and act like the person that you are disguising though - changing mannerisms and explaining away why you don't happen to know some minor bits of trivia that the actual person knows.
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In the Core Rulebook, there is an item that even mentions using Disguise for vocal mimicry.
Throat
PRICE 125 LEVEL 1
A vocal modulator includes a series of miniature actuators built
specifically to reshape your voice box, along with miniature
hyper-resonant chambers that dynamically close or open.
This allows you to change the pitch, timbre, and tone of your
voice. You can more easily imitate accents or pronounce alien
languages. When using Disguise to change your appearance,
you gain a +2 circumstance bonus if the change in your voice
also helps your disguise (at the GM’s discretion).
thanks for the feedback. That modulator is a strong argument for Disguise skill.
Yeah. I would go with Disguise also.
It matches too much with trying to disguise your looks to impersonate a specific person.
I think Bluff would be better to try and act like the person that you are disguising though - changing mannerisms and explaining away why you don't happen to know some minor bits of trivia that the actual person knows.
Excellent point. The greater the interaction and the more pointed the questions, the harder it is. Disguise will only get you so far.
I think Bluff would be better to try and act like the person that you are disguising though - changing mannerisms and explaining away why you don't happen to know some minor bits of trivia that the actual person knows.
Except now you're requiring two checks with two different skills, exponentially increasing the chance of failure.
Except now you're requiring two checks with two different skills, exponentially increasing the chance of failure.
I think Bluff would be better to try and act like the person that you are disguising though - changing mannerisms and explaining away why you don't happen to know some minor bits of trivia that the actual person knows.
Indeed it would.
Though wouldn't that be warranted? It is one thing to look and sound like another person. It is quite a bit harder to both look and sound like that person, and be able to act like them and pretend that you know all the same things that they do.
Disguise can fool an audio/video camera. Disguise plus Bluff: Lie can fool a person's close friend when they are talking to you.
For fooling a guard or someone who doesn't know the person being impersonated, just the disguise check would be fine. Same with the close friend seeing you or even hearing you say something - just the disguise check would be fine.
But if that friend starts chatting with you about the plans 'the two of you' made the day before, that is where I would start asking for Bluff checks.