From:	Jessica Snyder <jrsnyder@********.WISC.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Magical surgery?
Date:	Sat, 12 Apr 1997 13:35:54 -0500

[turn to elf stuff deleted]

>> What the Grimoire II does say is that these type of spells can be heavily
>> unbalancing, and should be allowed only with GM permission.

>Hm. I guess You missed the point. He was talking about plastic surgery and
>NOT "metamorphing" (sorry do not know the english word). That is not to
>change your body into something total different (what cannot be done by
>surgery yet), but some simple changes to your appearance that one cannot
>recognize you furthermore.

I believe I understood. But as far as the game mechanics goes, I think
that the design philosophy is the same for all Transformation magick.
The level of severity of the change is used by the designer of the
spell to determine how long the spell must be sustained before the
effects become permanent. And it is my understanding that plastic
surgery is a type of transformation... That's my personal opinion,
having looked at the rules and tried to make a best fit.

Perhaps one of the real gurus here can give us a clearer view
on the game mechanics involved... (that's a cry for help, btw)

Gossamer