When you think about it shouldn't polymorph and soul transfer spells be a much bigger deal in settings where they exist?
Their very existence means that any magic user could be someone completely different than he/she seems. The likes of spies or serial killers would love such spells.
>>48057202
If they're big deals, then could they afford such things?
>>48057202
Daily reminder: Magic is still not an everyman's tool that people use to wipe their ass after dropping one.
>>48057202
Boring answer: Depends on the setting
Fun answer: Because you either need to dedicate your life to studying it and be smart enough to actually use what you studied, or you need to be born with magical talent, which then needs to manifest.
Also this makes me want to play a Wizard who is super old and wrinkly, holding onto life via alchemical organs and furious willpower, who's main motivation is gettin revenge on an equally old wizard. They both had a falling out, went up into their towers for 100 years and now have come down to battle.Or the exact same scenario except he's alive because he got a one-way ticket to youth and turned into a little girl.
>>48057592The other wizard also turned himself into a little girl
>>48057324
In D&D literally every class casts spells now.
>>48057202
Settings where "polymorph" and "soul transfer" exist and more-or-less mundane people have access to them usually also have "soul scrying", "true names" and "detect alignment".
I fail to see the problem.
It's not like the magical government can't track you with unique number assigned to your soul's essence.
>>48057719
PCs are not representative of the everyman.
High level magic spells are like supercars. I may know what a Lamborghini is but I'm pretty sure I've never seen one in real life, and will almost certainly never drive one or know someone who has. They might be a big deal to a very tiny subset of people but most people outside of that group will never realistically have to give a fuck about them.
>>48058272
So you're saying in any realistic setting magic users are the topical aristocracy?
>>48058972
Is that a weird thought? That's how it works in a lot of settings.
>>48058972
>topical aristocracy
What does this term mean?
>>48060290
I believe it's an aristocracy that is applied directly to the skin.
>>48060588
The last thing I want is the Aristocrats applying something to my skin?
>>48057682
>Seemingly innoncent little girl hires PC to kill a mean old wizard that intends to murder her.
Actually, not a bad plot hook.
>>48057682The setting is full of magical girls who are all century-plus old wizards.
>>48057872
Now there's a campaign idea. In a world where criminals can shape shift and swap bodies, the player take on the roles of government agents that keep the peace and the public calm and unaware.
>>48061650
Touhou?
>No one's posted that manga
I'm proud of you /tg/
>>48061671
Which? There are several that could be posted and appropriate.
>>48061680
The Asanagi one.You know, the most fucked up one.
>>48058272
Not to be rude, but where do you live? I've seen plenty of supercars in my short life, and even though I've never driven one, it's not terribly uncommon for me to meet someone who has (a couple of friends of mine have, and a lot of people's parents that I know have at some point or another).
>>48061701
Doesn't ring a bell.
Could you provide a quick recap?
>>48061660
>>48057202
You know, can you actually use polymorph to avoid dying of old age? I don't see why you couldn't.
>>48061832
Mindbreak through application repeated rape and death.
>>48061975
Polymorph has a time limit
>>48062002
I have no idea which comic you're talking about. For a second I thought you meant that one where the kid raised by wolves gets turned into a trap.
>>48062095
Search for Fatalpulse.
>>48062038
But wasn't there a higher level polymorph spell that makes the target eventually forget who they were, and start living in their new body?
>>48061923
Fatalpulse, Victim Girls doujin featuring Cagliostro from Granblue Fantasy. Search it on panda, hard to miss.
>>48062167
Meant for >>48062095.
>>48061923
Also, Psychopass would be a better choice to mimic.
The tracking system is full of flaws and fails a lot, but mistakes are being covered up so ordinary people feel safe when they actually aren't.
>>48057202
Hah. I recognize this Taiwanese metal etching.
>>48062143
In Howl's Moving Castle the only way to break the morphic spell was through character growth revealing it to have been a metaphor.
>>48063189
>>48061671
Seeing a character star in an issue of Victim Girls changes them in your eyes forever. VG is an odd duck one of those one's that you'll orgasm to but you'll not be happy about it.
>>48061671
>>48063189
Oh.
Sorry for misplacing your trust in me.I didn't even realize this wasn't a doujin-original setting
>>48061775
Maryland. Most people here drive normal cars, not Lamborghinis.
>>48057202
>When you think about it shouldn't polymorph and soul transfer spells be a much bigger deal in settings where they exist?
the only real settings i can think of where those exist are dnd and those have all sorts of dumbass problems
