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<blockquote data-quote="Theo R Cwithin" data-source="post: 7968722" data-attributes="member: 75712">Personally, I like having a distinction between the kits if only because something called a &quot;forgery kit&quot; just sounds illicit. It's considered contraband, and those in possession of one are considered criminals-- just like thieves' tools.It's not RAW, but I like to think a forgery kit contains a few high-end and ordinary doc supplies (paper, quills, ink, sealing wax, erasers, tracing paper, etc), as well as a selection of forms, letterhead, stamps, ID blanks, foil seals, unused ticket books, blank bank note, etc, swiped from official sources. It might even include some sort of fantastical configurable embossing tool, paper-aging solutions, jewelers' loup, and so forth. In addition to the basic writing &amp;/or art skills needed, the proficiency mostly implies maintaining a working local knowledge of the jargon, codes, forms, etc, of the trades &amp; offices being mimicked; as well as keeping the kit stocked with whatever basic docs might come in handy wherever the forger is at the time (and surreptitiously disposing of the unused illegal materials). Of course, this could mean a &quot;forgery kit&quot; is just &quot;calligraphy supplies + illegal docs&quot;.Forgery, imo, isn't really about making a perfect fake document, so much as creating a passably fake document for the situation, one that's &quot;good enough&quot; to get past the right person under the right circumstances at the right time. Generally, that's at least as much a question of understanding the mindset of the mark inspecting the forgery, as it is of reproducing/altering the physical document itself.Note that this means that there certainly&nbsp; are cases where perfection is required, like the classic royal wedding invite or kingly scepter. For those, an artistic skill is obviously required to pull off the forgery. But there's an enormous range of what constitutes a &quot;useful&quot; forgery where that degree of artistic skill isn't really necessary, and it just boils down to understanding the specific needs &amp; risks of that particular situation and not wasting any more effort or expense than necessary. (And this is even reflected in the &quot;create a fake in a short rest&quot; -type situations.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Theo R Cwithin, post: 7968722, member: 75712"] Personally, I like having a distinction between the kits if only because something called a "forgery kit" just [I]sounds[/I] illicit. It's considered contraband, and those in possession of one are considered criminals-- just like thieves' tools. It's not RAW, but I like to think a forgery kit contains a few high-end and ordinary doc supplies (paper, quills, ink, sealing wax, erasers, tracing paper, etc), as well as a selection of forms, letterhead, stamps, ID blanks, foil seals, unused ticket books, blank bank note, etc, swiped from official sources. It might even include some sort of fantastical configurable embossing tool, paper-aging solutions, jewelers' loup, and so forth. In addition to the basic writing &/or art skills needed, the proficiency mostly implies maintaining a working local knowledge of the jargon, codes, forms, etc, of the trades & offices being mimicked; as well as keeping the kit stocked with whatever basic docs might come in handy wherever the forger is at the time (and surreptitiously disposing of the unused illegal materials). Of course, this could mean a "forgery kit" is just "calligraphy supplies + illegal docs". Forgery, imo, isn't really about making a perfect fake document, so much as creating a [I]passably[/I] fake document for the situation, one that's "good enough" to get past the right person under the right circumstances at the right time. Generally, that's at least as much a question of understanding the mindset of the mark inspecting the forgery, as it is of reproducing/altering the physical document itself. Note that this means that there certainly [I]are[/I] cases where perfection is required, like the classic royal wedding invite or kingly scepter. For those, an artistic skill is obviously required to pull off the forgery. But there's an enormous range of what constitutes a "useful" forgery where that degree of artistic skill isn't really necessary, and it just boils down to understanding the specific needs & risks of that particular situation and not wasting any more effort or expense than necessary. (And this is even reflected in the "create a fake in a short rest" -type situations.) [/QUOTE]

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