Lord Pendragon
First Post
But there's more to a Disguise check than makeup. A part of it is attitude and acting ability, which is why the key attribute is Charisma, rather than Wisdom or Intelligence (for noticing discrepancies in the makeup). Disguise is a presentation, only part of which is the actual physical disguise. I'd go so far as to say that ranks in Disguise only partially represent a skill with makeup, but also represent the ability to act the part.Apok said:can take 20 on any skill provided that you have enough time and that there is no immediate or direct penalty for failure. Basically, you're tweaking your disguise until you get it just right (rolling all those checks until you finally score a 20).
That said, how can a PC know how effective his Disguise will be, until it's put to the test in an opposed check? How can he know his makeup is worth a '20', when the makeup may only be a third-part of what makes up a perfect roll? In his repeated attempts to perfect his makeup, he could actually make it worse. God knows that as a part-time thespian myself, I've scrapped a makeup job only to do a worse job afterward.
For these reasons, I don't allow one to take 20 on Disguise. I don't make the roll myself, because I like to allow the PCs to make as many rolls as possible. But I do require they make the roll only when it becomes relevent (iow opposed).