Theatrical Costuming (sage study)
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Theatrical costuming is a sage study in the field of Textiles, centering around a distinctive style of attire specifically tailored for theatrical or operatic performances. Its purpose is to enrich the immersive artistic landscape envisioned within the realms of theater and opera. At its core, theatrical costuming strives to amplify storytelling by leveraging clothing and accessories to delineate characters, establish historical eras and locales, and imbue the overall production with a particular mood and atmosphere.
This field of study seamlessly merges the realms of artistic expression, historical expertise, practical sewing proficiency, and a profound grasp of character development and narrative construction. Costumers play a pivotal role in enhancing the audience's comprehension of characters and plotlines, serving as the conduits that transport the imagination across diverse realms and epochs, all through the garments adorning the performers on the theatrical stage.
Sage Abilities
The sage abilities below are those acquired by a character through the study, according to status.
Amateur Status
- Tailoring: provides skill at selecting and working with various types of fabrics, in the creation of clothing; the skill includes sewing, maintenance and repair, and fitting of clothes.
- Historical Costuming: Gives a deep understanding of historical and cultural fashion trends.
Authority Status
- Costume Forging: enables the duplication of any costume, including uniforms, courtwear, clerical vestments and more, if originals or near-originals are available. Includes the creation of masks, hats or accessories.
- Pocket Compartments: Costumes created can contain hidden pockets that can store small objects, with unusual characteristics related to size and shape.
- Quick Change: produces a lightning costume change in clothing provided time was spent creating the garment ahead of time; the change happens within the space of two rounds.
Expert Status
- Illusory Transformation: the costumer can weave enchantment into costumes that allows the wearer to assume the appearance of other individuals.
- Stealth Enhancement: costumes can be made to blend seamlessly with the environment, allowing increased stealth abilities while wearing them.
Sage Status
- Merge Meld: the character gains abilities, strengths or weaknesses depending on the manufacture of the costume
- Flash Change: rapid costume changes can be made to occur with a mere thought.
- Sentient Wardrobe: the costumer's wardrobe compartment, or some of the clothes in it, can acquire life and act upon their own cognisance.
