It's not only for disguises, either. It can also be an option for those who don't want their favorite clothes to look patchy or repaired after they got mugged or caught some shrapnel (primarily a corporate citizen concern.)
It's not only for disguises, either. It can also be an option for those who don't want their favorite clothes to look patchy or repaired after they got mugged or caught some shrapnel (primarily a corporate citizen concern.)
This was basically what I was going to say... Glad Johnny confirmed it.
Anyway...
As far as shrouds/hoods are concerned. What we need is descriptions that are not as easy to identify as NPCs, and that's about it. Shrouds should get busted, and repaired, but it should also not be so obvious to distinguish PCs from NPCs simply based on this. Same with your tailored clothes (especially if you're corporate).
That said, there are PCs who currently take advantage of this. That's why undamaged disguises have so much value over damaged ones.
The way you act while on disguise is way more telling than the material of the patch in your poncho.
That being said, I wouldn't mind a TOP tier artist to be able to do seamless repairs in order to steal business from all the other MID tier artists that do patchwork.