Originally posted by Aduin

Somehow I doubt any undercover rogue will get very far with the system you\'re proposing. It\'s like \"no, I won\'t tell you my real name, but you can call me such-and-such.\" Anyone that denies giving out their real name clearly has a reason to hide it. Plus then, if you just give someone your alias, not your real name, they will have no way of identifying you in the future. You won\'t have any name above your head for them.

That is THE whole point! So people that you don\'t want to know you, don\'t. Ok.. Suppose that you are a rogue/thief and you just stole from someone. Would you like that person to see your name flashing above your head? Personally, I wouldn\'t want my name flashing above my head. Then they can get friends after you. I would rather have it go this way:

Thief: *Notices a group of adventurers talking outside of the local bank. He scans over them for awhile and notices that one of the adventurers has a fat sack of gold on him. He stealthfully creeps over to the one that has the fat sack of gold. He quickly and quietly snatches the gold off the fellow adventurer. Begins to walk away at a fast pace*

Adventurer: *He abruptly stops chatting and noticed a slight tug at his belt. He glances down and notices that his sack of gold is gone.* \"Hey! I have been swindled!\"
*He frantically looks around and notices a figure walking away at a fast pace. He notices that the fellow is wearing a brownish colored cape that has a hood on it, and that he is also wearing leather pants.* \"That is the guy that got my stash! Get him!\"

Thief: *Runs away and hides for a moment, only to take off the clothes he was wearing over his other set of clothing. Tosses the old clothes into a nearby bush. Walks back into view for the adventurer to see him.*

Adventurer: *Runs up to the fellow and begins talking to him.* \"Excuse me sir, but did you see a fellow running through here with a brown colored cape with leather leggings on?\"

Thief: \"Yes. He ran that way!\" *Points north toward the mountains*

Adventurer: \"Thanks! Come on boys, let\'s go get us a thief!\" *As he shouts to his buddies behind him*

You see, if he would of had the name above his head, they would have known that it was the same guy. Thus concludes my long ass post. (Sorry it was so long )