Skill Question: Disguise

[Thunderstorm]

Do you think it is a feasible new use for disguise, for a Wizard and/ or Socerer to mask the fact that they are casting a spell?

Or any suggestion on what skill to use....

 

[Nifft]

Not really. Disguise IMHO applies to making you look like someone else. Acting or sounding like someone else would be Bluff or Perform(Impersonate) or Perform(Impression).

I'd allow hiding spellcasting with any of these skills, though:

- Bluff
- Perform
- Slight of Hand (for Somatic components)
- Innuendo
- Hide & Move Silently

-- Nifft

 

[Maitre Du Donjon]

On a related note, what are the tricks you can use to make the DC of opposing spellcasters that want to ID the spell you are casting?

 

[Branduil]

Bluff would be appropriate for such a thing, I think.

 

[LokiDR]

I have used bluf for preveting others from noticing you are casting spells. It only works if you try something plausible, not something like fireball.

Disguise works for impersonating some one or concealing your identity. There is a synergy bonus from bluff for convincing others you are a specific person.

Perform does not apply, that only means you are good at entertaining others.

Innuendo also doesn't apply, as you trying NOT to let anyone know you are casting, not sending some message to your buddy.

Slight of hand doesn't mean hiding specific actions, only taking objects or hiding small objects. Good to hide your material components/foci, not for hiding spells in general.

Of course, if they don't see you at all, it would be very hard for them to tell you casting spells. But you could not use Hide to prevent a person who is looking at you from noticing you casting a spell.

My advice: go around a convient corner. If there isn't a convient corner, well, you could always go evoker on them

 

[LokiDR]

On a related note, what are the tricks you can use to make the DC of opposing spellcasters that want to ID the spell you are casting?

There is nifty feat from FR called spell thematics that works well for this purpose. I don't remember the full errtata'd version though.