<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=261557.msg12927879#msg12927879">Quote from: Re Z L on 24-01-2017, 01:01:04</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Just echoing Cerulean's excellent answers/advice at this point, but yes Artifact Cards will be at least 3-dot Artifacts.  Based on how power you want the Evocations to be will determine anything higher than that  :)<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Okay. The spare bonus points I can leave for the moment, in case I need them to boost the investment in the artifact. If that's not needed, it won't take me long to find another use for them :)<br/><br/>I could use help in designing the artifact though<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=261557.msg12927879#msg12927879">Quote from: Re Z L on 24-01-2017, 01:01:04</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Just a couple quick things:<br/><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>3 Bonus Points left (you have 2 marked down; 12 charms + 2 merits + 1 abilities = 15/18)</li></ul><br/>That's all I see left for the sheet mechanics-wise; when you're finished with it I can offer more help if you like  :)<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Cool. what's your thoughts on having access to a Manse at this stage? It's something I was kicking around, but hadn't fully decided on.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=261557.msg12927879#msg12927879">Quote from: Re Z L on 24-01-2017, 01:01:04</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Maintaining an alternate persona is kind of a weird area in terms of abilities.  If you look deep into Socialize Charms you'll see charms for creating alternate identities.  Performance involves Acting.  Larceny covers disguises.  Presence is used for directly lying to people.  So the question is...what do you really plan to do?<br/><br/>If you want to <em>act</em> like a different person then Performance is the way to go--you can cover most things this way, but primarily the new <em>personality</em> that you've adopted.<br/>If you want to use <em>lies</em> to back up your new persona then Presence is probably what you want.  You might not be able to change your personality drastically like you could with Performance, but you could convince people that you are whoever it is you say you are.<br/>If you just want to <em>look like</em> someone else then Larceny is what you need.  It's the only ability that is used for disguise attempts and Larceny still has the various disguise charms.<br/><br/>BUT, for any of those (except arguably Larceny) you'll need a reasonably good Guile which depends directly on your Socialize...it protects you from people trying to interrogate you or figure you out in some way (read intentions).<br/><br/>Hope that makes sense  :)<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Yep. I expect I'll be making use of all of those over time, depending on the circumstances. The new Persona charms were quite high level IIRC, and they're probably overkill at the moment. He would adopt another persona for a con, but it would be I suppose an enhanced version of how an ordinary con man might do it, so disguise and lies mainly :) Convince others he is who he claims to be and so on.