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<blockquote data-quote="Springheel" data-source="post: 6846500" data-attributes="member: 6828720">I'm just getting back into D&amp;D5e after being away from RPing for years.&nbsp; I have a player creating a warlock who gets to cast Disguise Self at will, and I find myself a bit confused by the spell description.&nbsp; It says that the spell &quot;fails to hold up to physical inspection&quot;, but it doesn't say what that means.&nbsp; If the warlock makes himself a hat, and an NPC puts his hand through the hat, does that:1. cancel the spell?2. reveal it as an illusion, but the NPC still sees the disguise? 3. reveals it as an illusion and makes the disguise see-through (as Minor Illusion)?Likewise, the spell says that a creature can &quot;discern that you are disguised&quot; by making a Saving Throw, but again, I don't know what that means.&nbsp; First, what does &quot;CAN&quot; mean?&nbsp; That suggests that not all onlookers get to make a saving throw.&nbsp; Would it be safe to say only onlookers that have a reason to suspect something attempt a save?&nbsp; Or is the disguise dodgy enough that there are always little cues that make it suspicious to anyone that looks at it for long?&nbsp; Or do you have to actually make physical contact?And as above, what would be the results of &quot;discerning that you are disguised?&quot;A related question--the spell doesn't say anything about trying to duplicate the appearance of specific people.&nbsp; Is that allowed?Thanks for the help.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Springheel, post: 6846500, member: 6828720"] I'm just getting back into D&D5e after being away from RPing for years. I have a player creating a warlock who gets to cast Disguise Self at will, and I find myself a bit confused by the spell description. It says that the spell "fails to hold up to physical inspection", but it doesn't say what that means. If the warlock makes himself a hat, and an NPC puts his hand through the hat, does that: 1. cancel the spell? 2. reveal it as an illusion, but the NPC still sees the disguise? 3. reveals it as an illusion and makes the disguise see-through (as Minor Illusion)? Likewise, the spell says that a creature can "discern that you are disguised" by making a Saving Throw, but again, I don't know what that means. First, what does "CAN" mean? That suggests that not all onlookers get to make a saving throw. Would it be safe to say only onlookers that have a reason to suspect something attempt a save? Or is the disguise dodgy enough that there are always little cues that make it suspicious to anyone that looks at it for long? Or do you have to actually make physical contact? And as above, what would be the results of "discerning that you are disguised?" A related question--the spell doesn't say anything about trying to duplicate the appearance of specific people. Is that allowed? Thanks for the help. [/QUOTE]

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