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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 5563322" data-attributes="member: 42582">Exploring this issue a bit more - where does the paragon path come from for a PC who doesn't engage with the outside world? Maybe the gods - even though no one back home has even heard of Friar Errol, angels sent by Pelor elevate him to the status of Radiant Servant. In this sort of situation, though, I would think it would be those same angels (or other sorts of divine portents) that would be sending the PCs off to their next adventure.And even a PC who was bestowed with paragon-ness by some non-social agent - the gods, a demon prince, whatever - would still stand out, I think, in the local watering hole. This is someone who is wearing magical, probably masterwork armour; who is wearing a whole bevy of magical jewellery; and who is capable, at a pinch, of engaging meaningfully in negotiations with kings, dukes, angels and devils. I would have thought that blending in might be a skill challenge in itself (with Bluff, History and Streetwise as the most natural primary skills).In my last campaign - Rolemaster set in fantasy East Asia - at one stage a god sent the PCs to a city (Freeport) expressly to find out what certain cultists were up to there (I ran a modified version of the Freeport trilogy for 15th+ level PCs). They were under instructions not to draw attention to themselves. This lasted for less than a day of gamtime, and less than a session of real time - only one (the fox spirit ranger/ninja) was particularly skilled at duping and disguise, while the first time the others were confronted with any sort of obstacle they revealed their mithril and adamantine weapons and/or used leadership and diplomatic skills that made it clear that they were serious guys who meant serious business.I don't think it would be much different in D&D - unless a high level PC is successfully disgusing or bluffing, a few minutes interaction should be enough to give an NPC an inkling that this person is something other than a raw recruit.</blockquote>

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