03-25-2010, 11:54 AM
Disguises: The way to hide yourself without hiding
Forewords
Yes. These petty things allow us to do a lot of things. For example, meta-game, hide from our arch nemesis, and what ever you would ever like to do, hidden. However, there are a lot of misconceptions, which I've seen being used. This is why, I wrote the guide. This guide will hopefully say, how do you create the perfect disguise, why/where would your disguise never work and what items are good for this.
Here we go!
[1.0] Recognizing
[1.1] Well, duh, I can't disguise then?
[1.2] Why would we even do it, then?
[1.3] The perfect disguise
[1.4] But I can just change my voice, right?
[1.0] Recognizing
First things first, how do you actually recognize? I mean, anyone. At all. Well, you don't note faces you haven't actually seen, that's for sure. But! When you talk to someone, your brain notes a few things.
[1.1] Well, duh, I can't disguise then?
Wrong! You can disguise. But it'll be harder, if you've got to do it to talk to a friend/enemy from close-up. I'll be going into that later.
Disguises are hard. And they are used light headedly. First of all, all masks and face covers are forbidden in most cities and towns. Why? Because of the reason they're for. Also, what makes them even more difficult, is this. Have you ever tried breathing in a mask? It's horrible. Your breath generates humidity, which sticks on the mask, making it sticky, and finally cold and a hell of a thing to try and wear. This means, a mask should never be used full-time. Then again, as I said in the beginning, a simple mask wouldn't do a thing. A mask with a hat, maybe, but that's hard to try and do in CotH, so you'd have to have this. [item]Shadowcraft Cap[/item]
That helmet would cover your face pretty nicely, at least if you mention that it fully covers your head. This is one of the items, that are good for disguising.
[1.2] Why would we even do it, then?
Well. Disguising can be a good method to stay hidden. When used correctly.
Plus sides
+ Disguising well can cover your face, rendering you unrecognizable
Minus sides
- Most disguises that do this, actually stiffen your movement and make it harder to breathe and move.
- It costs a lot of money, and mostly isn't effective enough.
- It isn't allowed in cities
Ehh. All of these are what I've said, but I shortened it up a bit. Well, darn. It is damn impossible to disguise 100% Unrecognizably. Or is it?
Well let's see!
[1.3] The perfect disguise
There would be a perfect disguise in existence. There -is-. Firstly, you pick a costume, that'll allow you to hide everything you have. All skin. All of your face. Well, a mask that'll do this, is here [item]51252[/item] Or this [item]45523[/item]. Well, there's loads of these! But they are disgusting, mostly. And the other one makes you look like a retard, but who cares. You're trying to disguise yourself, not trying to be fab. Well, after that, you'll need to make a costy enchant on the helmet to distort your voice. Why? See the imitations-thing.
This would be from a mage, and it costs a heckload of money. After that, you'll need something to cover up your shoulders, something with a lot of toppings. -Then- you'll need to wear high heel shoes, to get some length. You could also say that your arm's been cut off.
And by now, you'll look like a robot. But at least no one'll recognize you! Even your friends. Though, you'll need some practising in hiding your normal emotes, as in, you will need to be another person. You'll have to change your walking style and the length of your words.
[1.4] But I can just change my voice, right?
Wrong. Your voice is a trait in where your eyes are, and basically impossible to cover up. You would need years of practise in imitating to disguise the basic sound in your voice. Years. And if someone knows you better than a stranger, it's even harder to imitate an accent or another voice perfectly. It's so damn difficult to cover up that basic sound, that you shouldn't even try if you haven't trained, as I said.
Oh come on, I'll just change my hairstyle and never talk and stay real shady!
Oh dear god. No. You won't. At this point, let's look down and see our dear Piroskas comment. Once you -try- to look shady, you'll be noted even more. And changing your hairstyle doesn't really change anything.
What have we learned so far? Disguising is a very temporary method to stay hidden. And a pretty bad one.
So! If you truly want to stay hidden, never talk to anyone or get any friends!
Uhh. This is quite ready now, but I'm not sure of all the 'facts' I said, so I'd like some of that sweet feedback. Did I do something/everything wrong? Did I fail horribly? Should I stop living? Anything goes! Just, your thoughts 's all.
Forewords
Yes. These petty things allow us to do a lot of things. For example, meta-game, hide from our arch nemesis, and what ever you would ever like to do, hidden. However, there are a lot of misconceptions, which I've seen being used. This is why, I wrote the guide. This guide will hopefully say, how do you create the perfect disguise, why/where would your disguise never work and what items are good for this.
Here we go!
[1.0] Recognizing
[1.1] Well, duh, I can't disguise then?
[1.2] Why would we even do it, then?
[1.3] The perfect disguise
[1.4] But I can just change my voice, right?
[1.0] Recognizing
First things first, how do you actually recognize? I mean, anyone. At all. Well, you don't note faces you haven't actually seen, that's for sure. But! When you talk to someone, your brain notes a few things.
- - Your nose
- Your bone-shape
- Your eye shape
- Your chin
- Your forehead
- Your cheeks
- Your -ears-
- Your voice
- The way you stand
- The way you act
- The way you move
- The way you cough or talk.
[1.1] Well, duh, I can't disguise then?
Wrong! You can disguise. But it'll be harder, if you've got to do it to talk to a friend/enemy from close-up. I'll be going into that later.
Disguises are hard. And they are used light headedly. First of all, all masks and face covers are forbidden in most cities and towns. Why? Because of the reason they're for. Also, what makes them even more difficult, is this. Have you ever tried breathing in a mask? It's horrible. Your breath generates humidity, which sticks on the mask, making it sticky, and finally cold and a hell of a thing to try and wear. This means, a mask should never be used full-time. Then again, as I said in the beginning, a simple mask wouldn't do a thing. A mask with a hat, maybe, but that's hard to try and do in CotH, so you'd have to have this. [item]Shadowcraft Cap[/item]
That helmet would cover your face pretty nicely, at least if you mention that it fully covers your head. This is one of the items, that are good for disguising.
[1.2] Why would we even do it, then?
Well. Disguising can be a good method to stay hidden. When used correctly.
Plus sides
+ Disguising well can cover your face, rendering you unrecognizable
Minus sides
- Most disguises that do this, actually stiffen your movement and make it harder to breathe and move.
- It costs a lot of money, and mostly isn't effective enough.
- It isn't allowed in cities
Ehh. All of these are what I've said, but I shortened it up a bit. Well, darn. It is damn impossible to disguise 100% Unrecognizably. Or is it?
Well let's see!
[1.3] The perfect disguise
There would be a perfect disguise in existence. There -is-. Firstly, you pick a costume, that'll allow you to hide everything you have. All skin. All of your face. Well, a mask that'll do this, is here [item]51252[/item] Or this [item]45523[/item]. Well, there's loads of these! But they are disgusting, mostly. And the other one makes you look like a retard, but who cares. You're trying to disguise yourself, not trying to be fab. Well, after that, you'll need to make a costy enchant on the helmet to distort your voice. Why? See the imitations-thing.
This would be from a mage, and it costs a heckload of money. After that, you'll need something to cover up your shoulders, something with a lot of toppings. -Then- you'll need to wear high heel shoes, to get some length. You could also say that your arm's been cut off.
And by now, you'll look like a robot. But at least no one'll recognize you! Even your friends. Though, you'll need some practising in hiding your normal emotes, as in, you will need to be another person. You'll have to change your walking style and the length of your words.
[1.4] But I can just change my voice, right?
Wrong. Your voice is a trait in where your eyes are, and basically impossible to cover up. You would need years of practise in imitating to disguise the basic sound in your voice. Years. And if someone knows you better than a stranger, it's even harder to imitate an accent or another voice perfectly. It's so damn difficult to cover up that basic sound, that you shouldn't even try if you haven't trained, as I said.
Oh come on, I'll just change my hairstyle and never talk and stay real shady!
Oh dear god. No. You won't. At this point, let's look down and see our dear Piroskas comment. Once you -try- to look shady, you'll be noted even more. And changing your hairstyle doesn't really change anything.
What have we learned so far? Disguising is a very temporary method to stay hidden. And a pretty bad one.
So! If you truly want to stay hidden, never talk to anyone or get any friends!
Uhh. This is quite ready now, but I'm not sure of all the 'facts' I said, so I'd like some of that sweet feedback. Did I do something/everything wrong? Did I fail horribly? Should I stop living? Anything goes! Just, your thoughts 's all.
Azheron's back in business. For reals.