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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sword of Spirit" data-source="post: 6541350" data-attributes="member: 6677017">I think what I'll end up doing is saying that the chanting of the words and intricate gestures can't be disguised, but you can attempt to turn your back and chant quietly until the final moments of the spell, allowing some sort of check to pull it out without being noticed. I kind of like the image of an ally distracting the person you are talking with while you turn your back for a few seconds and quietly cast the spell, turning back around as you finish the final gesture towards them.On the other hand, for spells like suggestion it kind of seems like the very reason it lacks a somatic component is so that you can cast it surreptitiously--it seems like part of the design of the spell itself.So I might make exceptions for spells that actually seem like they are thematically designed for casting on someone face to face. In the case of suggestion, for example, I'd say you don't chant, but rather have to speak in such a way as to weave the correct pitch, resonance, and maybe cadence into at least part of the sentence. Someone familiar with the spell might be able to make an Intelligence (Arcana) check to notice what you are doing.Material components and somatic components are not the same thing, so I'd say you can simply reach your hand into a pocket and touch the material component if it doesn't also specific a somatic component.</blockquote>