Tutorial 1

Tutorial 1: Creating a Local Identity (the Wolf Form)

Goal: Let’s create a "Wild Shape" or "Illusion" for a specific character. We are going to create Visage that changes the token's appearance to a wolf. This is a Local Visage because it belongs to that specific token (or actor if the token is linked). It is an Identity, because it intended to replace the current token's identity.

Prerequisites

• Role: Player or Game Master
• Required Modules: Visage

Concepts Covered

• Three methods to access the Local Visage Library
• Creating a new Visage
• Setting Mode to Identity
• Changing a token's image
• Applying and removing the Visage

Step-by-Step Guide

Phase 1: Creating the Visage

1. Open the token's Visage Library: You can access a token's Visage Library in three ways:

   • From the Token HUD: Right-click your token on the canvas, click the Visage Icon (a domino mask) to open the Selector HUD, and select the Configure button (the cog icon) at the top.
   • From the Actor Sheet: Click the Visage button in the window header of any open Actor sheet. It will either be in the header or inside the header's context menu depending on your system.
   • From the Sidebar: Right-click an Actor in the sidebar and select Visage.

   Now the Visage Library is open take a look around the interface. Find out more about The Visage Library here.

   Tip: The Visage Library is the main window for managing your Local (specific to the token) or Global (for GMs) Visages. You know it is the Local Visage Library because it has a gold coloured theme.

2. Create New Local Layer: Click the Create New Local Layer button to open the Visage Editor. New Visages start with nothing ticked, so they only change what you choose. More information about The Visage Editor can be found here.

3. Give the Visage a Label: In the top bar of the Visage Editor, give it a name, e.g., "Wolf Form" or "Wolf Illusion". This name will only appear in the Visage Library and Selector HUD and is to help you remember what it is for.

4. Check the Visage mode is Identity: New Local Visages start as Identities, so this Visage is applied as a change to the base token rather than as an Overlay.

5. Option: Assign the Visage to a Category and give it some Tags: At the bottom of the Visage Editor are the Category and Tags fields. As you build a large library of Visages you might want to put them into Categories (like folders) or give them Tags (filter keywords) to help you find them faster. If your token is a druid with lots of shapeshift forms, you might want to create a Category called "Shapeshift Forms". You might want to give each form some Tags, such as "Animal", "Monster", "Aquatic".

   Tip: Categories and Tags are entirely optional. You don't need to use them. If you decide later you want to put existing Visages into Categories or give them Tags, just edit the Visage and add them.

Phase 2: Setting up the Visage appearance

Still inside the Visage Editor:

1. Select a new token image: Token Appearance is already selected in the Layers list on the left, so its settings are shown on the right. In the Identity section, tick the checkbox next to Image to show you want to change the image. Then enter the file path in the input box. You can also click the file picker next to the input to find your chosen new look.

   Tip: As you make changes to the Visage settings, the Live Preview will update and show you the changes you have made. Some changes cannot be easily shown in the Preview, so they are listed in the Applied values panel in the corner of the preview stage.

   Tip: If you want to start from the token's current look and only change a few things, click the copy button in the heading of a section (or in the Token Appearance header for every section). It fills in the token's current settings for you.

2. Option: Change the token's image scale: Is your new form a different size to your old form? You can change the image's scale in the Size & Fit section by ticking the checkbox before Scale and giving it a new value (these are percentages where '100' is the default), e.g., make it 80 (smaller) or 150 (larger).

   Tip: Scale only changes the size of the image, not the size of the token. To change the size of the token, change the X Dimension and Y Dimension settings.

   Tip: Leave all other appearance settings blank so your token inherits them from the base token. This is a powerful feature of Visage and is how you can later stack Visages on top of each other.

3. Save the Visage: As soon as you make any change to settings inside the Visage Editor the Save Local Layer button in the bottom corner will light up to tell you that you have unsaved changes. Click the button to save the Visage. This will close the Visage Editor.

You can now see your new Visage in the Visage Library and in the Selector HUD.

Testing It Out

1. You can apply your new Visage two ways:
   • Normally you would right-click your token, click the Visage icon in the token's HUD and when the Selector HUD opens, click the Visage tile you want to apply.
   • You can also apply Visages from the Visage Library. Click the Apply icon (the play symbol) on the right side of the Visage's card.
2. When you apply the new Visage you will see the token's image transition to the new image (and, if you set a scale, see the image scale change).
3. To remove an Identity Visage, apply a different Identity Visage or apply the default token (this will always be the first Visage tile inside the Selector HUD or card inside the Visage Library).

Pro-Tips & Creative Ideas

• Duplicating a Visage: You can duplicate this Visage to easily create a Bear Form by just swapping the image. Inside the Visage Library, find the Visage card you want to duplicate, click the Context Menu icon (the three vertical dots) and select Duplicate. Edit the duplicate, give it a new Label and change the image and you have another form ready to apply.