My proposal is a stat based 'recall ' that allows you to pull up the description of recently looked at people. This would be int/perception based, with higher int allowing you to recall more people, and perception giving more of their description slots.
#1, why? What exactly is the problem with the player remembering "look"s via whatever means?
#2, how could it work with different (or concealed) identities?
I've been explicitly told by staff in the past that if you forget something IC OR OOC, that's that. You forgot, your character forgot.
Also, we have memorize and recall for basically this exact thing.
Remember jobaka is a short punk with purple hair and a face scar.
Problem fixed!
Part of the intrigue is the development of the intrigue itself. Are you familiar enough for a person to remember their appearance? Do you take the time to 'look' at people, read through, and have things stand out? Think you know someone, hire someone to discreetly photograph them so you can compare?
So like I said, while great initially, lot of these interactions and good player habits would be thrown to the wayside with a command like this.
I've found that this has helped me describe people in real life too.
