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Originally posted by sleyvas

Agreed. I don't see Hillsfar as human extremists to the point that they go extremely out of their way to hunt down non-humans. Many of its citizens probably realize that someone coming in under disguise still carries money to buy their bread or pay for some mead or buy some equipment they need. Now, if they cause trouble, they might be looked at. Now there MIGHT be the use of magical animals.... but let's face it, if someone were to bring in some magical cat with true sight and it were known to be scrutinizing people at the town's gates... said animal would probably be targeted and killed just out of spite.

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Originally posted by TheIriaeban

Continual Faerie Fire can be used to detect undead no matter how they are disguised. The priests of Selune have put a version of that in the Iriaebor council chamber to detect those that are not in their natural shape (for some reason, it doesn't work on ogre magi but it will work on dopplegangers, lycanthropes, and other shapechangers/polymorphers). I do not know if Hillsfar would be THAT paranoid for something like this to be done at the city gates.

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Seriously, I’m happy that the “real Realms” has shown through the all-too-common misconceptions of the setting for you, and though Kuje was right about my not wanting to harm Rich Baker’s great trilogy by talking overmuch about Hillsfar, let me say this much: the racism is official ruling policy, enforced by the Red Plumes but little loved by the populace. There are still a few half-elves who can pass for human with the right cosmetics and/or spells and keeping indoors by day, and do so - - and a handful of halflings and gnomes who keep hidden in cellars and underground rooms, making a good living as armorers, locksmiths, and repairers of metal items (working for humans who run smithies and shops as “fronts” with such non-humans as the unseen ‘backroom’ crafters). In the streets, though, Hillsfar is a human-only city.

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Originally posted by Azar

I don't think an animal needs to be explicitly magical. There are plenty of real-world species with olfactory organs keen enough to distinguish between a wide array of scents. It stands to reason that a gnome or an elf (the latter possibly being perfectly scentless under normal conditions?) may register differently than a human. At the very least, an odd reaction by such a beast could give an authority figure in a high-security position reason enough to involve specialized magic.

Anyhow...it seems that Hillsfar isn't quite at an Orwellian level of surveillance.

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Originally posted by Azar

I don't think an animal needs to be explicitly magical. There are plenty of real-world species with olfactory organs keen enough to distinguish between a wide array of scents. It stands to reason that a gnome or an elf (the latter possibly being perfectly scentless under normal conditions?) may register differently than a human. At the very least, an odd reaction by such a beast could give an authority figure in a high-security position reason enough to involve specialized magic.

Anyhow...it seems that Hillsfar isn't quite at an Orwellian level of surveillance.

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You make yourself—including clothing, armor, weapons, and equipment—look different. You can seem 1 foot shorter or taller, thin, fat, or in between. You cannot change your body type. Otherwise, the extent of the apparent change is up to you. You could add or obscure a minor feature or look like an entirely different person.

The spell does not provide the abilities or mannerisms of the chosen form, nor does it alter the perceived tactile (touch) or audible (sound) properties of you or your equipment.

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Originally posted by Kentinal

No it does not, hat of disguise provides disguise self spell effect

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You make yourself—including clothing, armor, weapons, and equipment—look different. You can seem 1 foot shorter or taller, thin, fat, or in between. You cannot change your body type. Otherwise, the extent of the apparent change is up to you. You could add or obscure a minor feature or look like an entirely different person.

The spell does not provide the abilities or mannerisms of the chosen form, nor does it alter the perceived tactile (touch) or audible (sound) properties of you or your equipment.

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Hat of Disguise: This normal-appearing hat contains a powerful enchantment that allows its wearer to alter his appearance as follows:

Height: +/–25% of actual height
Weight: +/–50% of actual weight
Sex: Male or female
Hair: Any color
Eyes: Any color
Complexion: Any color
Facial features: Highly mutable

Thus, the wearer could appear as a comely woman, a half-orc, or possibly even a gnome. If the hat is removed, the disguise is instantly dispelled. The headgear can be used over and over. Note that the hat can be changed (as part of a disguise) to appear as a comb, ribbon, head band, fillet, cap, coif, hood, helmet, etc.

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