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Okay, I have a bard character who needs to play double agent for a bit...I need to disguise him and disguise him well, as the guy he's going to work for is both higher level and has True Sight on a magic item. My bard can Bluff (+20, and he can cast Glibness), but I'm insecure about his Disguise check (+11). Also, he can Alter Self/Polymorph into a new form that doesn't look like him. If he fails this, he is as good as dead. At the moment, he has 12k saved up. Given that, I have a few questions.

1.) What are some ways to foil True Seeing? So far, the best options seems to be scrolls/potions of Greater Spell Immunity, but I'm worried about what would happen if that gets dispelled (a definite possibility), and I want to plan for it, as he would, as well as I can.

2.) How much disguise bonus does an Alter Self or Polymorph give?
I think Alter Self said you get a +10 when creating a disguise for yourself, but this meant to be a whole different identity or persona with (where possible...more likely with Polymorph) different height, weight, etc. Would that Disguise check only come into play if someone has reason to suspect this persona of being him, or is it just when looking at him?

3.) Any items to help with any of this?

Any other ideas or suggestions would be very welcome. Thank you for your input!

I like that perception field idea. Any ideas of ways to do that effectively?

[Copy&Pasta from another post I did for similar question + extra*]

Hmm... Lets see what I can think of while "away from books"...

1) Possibly, if a team mate or friendly Thieve's Guild has a higher Disguise modifier you can have them try and disguise ya [Aid other bonus?]

2) As stated already, Masterwork Disguise Kit is a sure fire +2 circumstance bonus.

3) I believe that there was a magic item or two that granted Competence bonuses [I believe Mask of Lies MiC book, gave a +5-ish] but most if not all are 'masks' of one form or another. Mask of Lies for example looks like of like a hockey mask imho with crosses as holes for the eyes and mouth.
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Mask of Lies [MiC: 4.5k gp/Comp. Adventurer: 17k gp] gives a +5 to Bluff. Silly me...

4) I honestly don't know the answer, but what happens if you Polymorph into a Changeling, and use the Changeling's Alter Self-like ability [its a physical not illusion] ability to change yourself again?
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5) Along with Second Impression, Assume Quirk [googled to be sure] takes the familiar sights penalty a person gets when trying to see through your disguise. Sadly I think it has a duration/day [1 hour-ish?]

6*) Dust of Disappearance

7*) Nondetection

8*)
-along with-

[Google-fu'd from posts somewhere else on the internet]

9*) Circlet of Persuasion for a +3 Cha check bonus to your Disguise?

10*) Get a way to have a Medusa's Flesh to Stone sight? [not serious, just an idea I had...]

... That's all I got for now...

Ah... Well that's nice to know for future reference. Don't know where my head was when I suggested it.

*Insert "More You Know pic"*

You see, I can't use spells to disguise myself. The True Sight item will see right through it.