You know that the world is a stage, and most people are far too easily fooled by a well-tailored coat and a splash of greasepaint. While some grifters rely on forged documents or smooth talking alone, you understand the visceral power of visual transformation. You might have started as a theatrical tailor, a makeup artist for high-society galas, or an operative who realized that changing your face is safer than drawing a blade. To you, a costume isn't a lie—it is a finely crafted truth that people want to see. You don't just slip past guards; you walk right past them wearing their captain's face.
- Ability Scores: Dexterity, Constitution, Charisma
- Feat: Skilled
- Skill Proficiencies: Deception and Sleight of Hand
- Tool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit
- Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Disguise Kit, Fine Clothes, 10 GP; or (B) 50 GP
Theatrical Schemes
Every Costumier has a preferred method for pulling off their visual deceptions. Choose or roll on the table below to determine your signature style:
| d6 | Theatrical Schemes |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Mirror: You flawlessly replicate specific, existing people down to the exact tear in their sleeve. |
| 2 | The Highborn: You maintain a lavish, completely fabricated noble persona with a wardrobe to match. |
| 3 | The Chameleon: You specialize in blending into crowds, dressing as unmemorable servants, laborers, or low-tier guards. |
| 4 | The Quick-Change: You prefer rapid transformations, wearing layered outfits that can be shed in an alleyway to lose pursuers. |
| 5 | The Grand Macabre: You use makeup and prosthetics to mimic horrifying wounds, plague symptoms, or monstrous features to terrify marks. |
| 6 | The Foreign Envoy: You invent personas from distant, exotic lands, allowing your eccentric behavior and strange attire to bypass local scrutiny. |
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