(07-21-2015, 09:07 AM)Gegenji Wrote:(07-21-2015, 08:55 AM)FreelanceWizard Wrote: Because, as Fernehalwes said at the London Fan Fest, Fantasia can only turn you into what you (the drinker) actually really feel that you truly are and truly want to be. So, it can't be used as a weapon, to facilitate crime, to escape danger, and so on; it simply doesn't work that way. It just lets you transform yourself into the thing you want to be deep in your heart.
It hasn't been used that way, though. Fantasia potions I've seen (from outside, in passing and such rather than actual interactions) used in RP were usually boiled down to little more than "Oops, I accidentally drank this and I'm a Lalafell." It's nothing about the person being a Lalafell deep down - and they can change back just as easily - which kinda conflicts with Ferne's explanation.
I'm definitely not in favor of the "oopsie! I've changed my race all of a sudden!" use of Fantasia, because as you note, that also goes against what Fernehalwes said -- unless, I suppose, your character's deep-down desire is to be a constantly shifting being with no clear identity.
I suppose I'm more willing to defend Fantasia and similar artifice because the two times I've been near its use ICly, it's been part of long-term character development arcs, there's been significant consequences involved, and the people involved were fine with the IC skepticism being tossed their way.
Personally, I like the idea of someone feeling out of place, like they're a hyur trapped in a auri body, waking up one morning to find a mysterious vial near their bed with a card that says, "Drink me
". Where did it come from? Who made it? It made your life better since you drank it, but its provenance is mysterious.
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