Aria nodded seriously, "Aye, I little relish the thought of a stand-up fight against such a wizard - in times past, my general tack has been to try to dispatch a foe before they realize they're in a battle! Once they gather their wits, I find myself less likely to have the advantage! That Selunite dagger had, apparently an energy-sword spell for 'scrambling' the magic when a foe tries to cast, so I might try to use that - if, that is, conjuring the blade doesn't ruin the surprise."<br/><br/>She laughed when she heard Kass's plan - in an approving way. "That's beautiful! Well worth trying? Hmm, to keep your gear about you, would the magic that you used - um, on me," she licked her lips pointedly, and stuck her tongue tip against the inside of her cheek to bulge it outward in a manner reminiscent of something else entirely "- allow you to keep it on you but, like, absorb your stuff into yourself like a druid does in animal form? I don't know if it'd still be functional, but, at least it'd only be a matter of dismissing the spell. Also, from the loot I kept a ring that, while it doesn't actually transmute you, glamers you to look different, same magic as one of my own it seems-"<br/><br/>Aria demonstrated by briefly assuming the guise of Kass herself - an imperfect disguise which Kass might notice subtle inconsistencies in - kissing her, and then returning to her true form. "Though, hmm, the illusion doesn't change my clothes and gear - so if they don't already know what we look like, it doesn't necessarily help. Maybe if we end up wanting to assume the guise of people they know, like staff at their inn, or somesuch."<br/><br/>"Well, I think it's a clever plan, and if we found out a way you can 'approach' them as a courtesan, go for it. And I'll try to keep in earshot, and maybe as we go about town questioning, we can work out some 'duress' and 'code' words you can use if, for example, I'm listening through a wall or from around a corner and you need to signal to me you're in trouble or it's the right time for an ambush. If I'm across a wall, I can blink through it to ambush. Or you could turn me invisible - though that'd be counterproductive if the wizard has permanencied invisibility-seeing, most of those who do are true wizards unlike myself."<br/><br/><br/>lol, I didn't notice one of Aria's original rings had the same disguise ability as the one she kept (though obviously she'd be offering it to Kass anyway). The rings of disguise are the same as the SRD 'hat of disguise', Disguise Self (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/disguiseSelf.htm) at will (AFAICT no effect on gear).<br/><br/>Alter Self (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/alterSelf.htm) which Kass knows appears to give the option of absorbing pieces of gear/clothes or not.<br/>