Disguise Self

See also:  Seeming, a more powerful version of this spell.

Disguise Self is a level 1 illusion spell. This spell allows spellcasters to temporarily change their appearance. While active, gain access to the action  Dispel Disguise to end the effect.

Description

Magically change all aspects of your appearance.

Properties

Cost

Action + Level 1 Spell Slot

Details

 Range: Self

Ritual

At higher levels

Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.

Variants

•  Disguise Self: Femme Dragonborn
•  Disguise Self: Masc Dragonborn
•  Disguise Self: Femme Drow
•  Disguise Self: Masc Drow
•  Disguise Self: Femme Strong Drow
•  Disguise Self: Masc Strong Drow
•  Disguise Self: Femme Dwarf
•  Disguise Self: Masc Dwarf
•  Disguise Self: Femme Elf
•  Disguise Self: Masc Elf
•  Disguise Self: Femme Strong Elf
•  Disguise Self: Masc Strong Elf
•  Disguise Self: Femme Githyanki
•  Disguise Self: Masc Githyanki
•  Disguise Self: Femme Gnome
•  Disguise Self: Masc Gnome
•  Disguise Self: Femme Half-Elf
•  Disguise Self: Masc Half-Elf
•  Disguise Self: Femme Strong Half-Elf
•  Disguise Self: Masc Strong Half-Elf
•  Disguise Self: Femme Half-Orc
•  Disguise Self: Masc Half-Orc
•  Disguise Self: Femme Halfling
•  Disguise Self: Masc Halfling
•  Disguise Self: Femme Human
•  Disguise Self: Masc Human
•  Disguise Self: Femme Strong Human
•  Disguise Self: Masc Strong Human
•  Disguise Self: Femme Tiefling
•  Disguise Self: Masc Tiefling
•  Disguise Self: Femme Strong Tiefling
•  Disguise Self: Masc Strong Tiefling

Condition: Disguise Self

 Disguise Self

Duration: Until Long rest

• Appearance is entirely changed.

Polymorphed

How to learn

Classes:

• Class Level 1: Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard, Trickery Domain (Domain Spell), and Draconic Bloodline (Gold/Fire Ancestry)

• Class Level 3: Arcane Trickster, Eldritch Knight, and Gloom Stalker

Feats:

•  Magic Initiate: Bard
•  Magic Initiate: Sorcerer
•  Magic Initiate: Wizard
•  Ritual Caster

Granted by the following items:

• Mask of the Shapeshifter

Other ways to learn:

• Granted to Warlocks who choose the Eldritch Invocation  Mask of Many Faces at level 2+.

Notes

• The version granted by Mask of the Shapeshifter is called  Shapeshift and does not cost any spell slots
• Can be used to gain race specific bonuses on equipment and dialogue options if the player disguises as the corresponding race
• Since the spell changes Creature Size it can be used to fit through some entrances with size requirements
• Allows using  Speak with Dead on creatures you've killed yourself
• This does not grant the disguise's racial features. For example, a Halfling disguised as a Wood Elf will still only have 7.5 m movement speed
• As of Patch 5, you can escape each prison once per character making use of this spell. As long as your appearance changes after being jailed (Commit a crime while disguised, then dispelling the effect while in jail, or vice versa), having the  Fugitive Condition won't cause guards to spot you. Dispelling the effect before the Fugitive Condition ends will make guards able to recognize you. If you try to escape the same prison more than once using this method, then this will cause guards to spot you no matter what you look like
• Disguise Self allows one to bypass race restrictions on items and use race-specific dialogue in NPC interactions
• Disguise Self disables effects that require Brand of the Absolute to trigger, such as Gloves of Power.
• As of Patch 5, Hotfix 17, you can give yourself racial equipment bonuses for longer than intended by using the Mask of the Shapeshifter, taking the mask off, and long resting without removing the disguise. When you wake up, the disguise will be gone, but the racial bonuses on your equipment will still affect you. Note that this only works for racial equipment bonuses, not racial dialogue options.

External Links

• Disguise self on the Forgotten Realms Wiki