Since it's something that has some lore behind it, yeah, I have L'yhta accept that Fantasia is a thing that exists, although to her knowledge, it's extremely rare. Mysterium's had two instances of characters being subjected to Fantasia, and in both cases, it was a fairly large plot point and in one case, it wasn't even Fantasia ICly (it was an "experiment" by an evil, insane alchemist). Both characters have had fairly significant adjustment issues, both socially and physically, and both are still quite angry at the people behind their changes.
Personally, I think Fantasia is a good thing for a story when it produces some interesting RP, like ExKage mentioned. People learning how to adapt to a new form with different physical characteristics and dealing with the social elements (a newly minted miqo'te woman being leered at, a new roegadyn male being viewed as both violent and dumb, etc.) can produce some good stories. Hell, a "we all woke up one morning as Lalafell!" story could be good for a few laughs, albeit expensive laughs. However, like any major character change involving a rare substance, you have to be careful not to be cliche about it.
I have to agree that I don't really like the idea of someone using Fantasia to retcon a character while keeping the same name. However, I don't like people retconning characters in the first place.
Personally, I think Fantasia is a good thing for a story when it produces some interesting RP, like ExKage mentioned. People learning how to adapt to a new form with different physical characteristics and dealing with the social elements (a newly minted miqo'te woman being leered at, a new roegadyn male being viewed as both violent and dumb, etc.) can produce some good stories. Hell, a "we all woke up one morning as Lalafell!" story could be good for a few laughs, albeit expensive laughs. However, like any major character change involving a rare substance, you have to be careful not to be cliche about it.
I have to agree that I don't really like the idea of someone using Fantasia to retcon a character while keeping the same name. However, I don't like people retconning characters in the first place.
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