Cosmetic Question

[Hobbes]

Originally Posted by whswhs

I think elves are within the range of things achievable with Morph (Cosmetic). That is, as far as outward form goes. Basically, Cosmetic lets you do anything you could do as a "man in a rubber suit" with an unlimited budget for costume, makeup, and maybe light prosthetics. So you could be an elf, a Star Trek alien, or a classic Hollywood wolfman. But for anything that would require an animal, or a mechanical model, or computer animation, forget about it.

On the other hand, you could, for example, have cosmetic angel wings that just didn't let you fly because the aerodynamics was wrong.

That's exactly how I read it.

Assuming for a moment that the trait does function this way, that leads back to my initial question. The description you've given describes how the ability would function from "human" to "humanoid with funny bumps." What happens when you try to reverse the process. If you're playing a Hollywood wolfman with angel wings, can you use Morph (Cosmetic) to turn into a normal human? If so, do the wings disappear? Does your Flight (Winged) ability cease to function, or function in the absence of visible wings? Does your punch damage still benefit from wolf claws or not? etc.

[vitruvian]

What happens when you try to reverse the process. If you're playing a Hollywood wolfman with angel wings, can you use Morph (Cosmetic) to turn into a normal human? If so, do the wings disappear? Does your Flight (Winged) ability cease to function, or function in the absence of visible wings? Does your punch damage still benefit from wolf claws or not? etc.

You know, I don't really have a problem with letting Morph, even Cosmetic Morph, sometimes make the character *weaker* while changed. So you could lose the use of your wings, or your claws, or your horns, while morphed into a shape that doesn't have them. If you go four-legged, you're reduced to a Move appropriate to a two-legged creature crawling on all fours, unless you get up on 'hind legs' and look really funky running... and so on. This also lets you mimic a one-armed man. Changes to your shape can always end up hampering you... you just can't *gain* any abilities due to your morphing abilities.

And you shouldn't get any points back from this, unless *all* of the forms you can change into lack the wings, or the claws, or whatever, in which case it can be a case of Alternate Abilities or Temporary Disadvantage (Negated Advantage) on one or the other ability.