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Add "Disguises" #33

Open Volte6 opened 5 months ago

Volte6 commented 5 months ago

Description

Add an equipment type of "Disguise." Disguises allow players to appear to be a specific mob.

Considerations

Is it one equipment piece to appear to be a mob
Is it a percentage of overall "disguise" 1/10th of a disguise means 10% chance of being discovered?
Disguises may need a special action to activate, that way it can be dispelled when discovered?

windu-ant commented 5 months ago

This would be a really cool thing to add, not only to allow players to hide from each other, but would open up additional ways for players to sneak into a mobs camp or something similar. Sure this could be handled by a check for "if wearing item" but this idea would be a lot more flavorful and a PC who is already "troll" race wouldn't need a disguise, and the builder would not have to add two checks - if wearing item/ if race etc.

Volte6 commented 4 months ago

Yes I think you're thinking along the same lines as I am.

Additionally in becoming a wanted/outlaw character, disguises could help evade authorities.

I do feel like detection should be possible and hopefully interesting, so that it's not essentially guarenteed "invisibility". For example, guard dogs may have the ability to detect hidden or disguised players.