[Amorphous]

I have used Transformation to good effect, as well.

According to the manual there is a 20% chance of feeblemind or death, but to be honest I have had much better results than that.

In my last game - playing MA Man - I used it extensively with my crones (20+ times or so) and only had 2 of them feebleminded and no death at all. And this was with neutral luck-scales in normal, where Transformation costs 8 nature gems.

Thing is, if you have a sizeable contingent of N3 mages that benefit from Transformation, you probably will be able to summon Faerie Queens eventually, so feeblemindedness is not that much of a problem, as it can be healed. And, as Baalz mentioned, the deaths are very much mitigated by the fact that the mages that do not die are upkeep-free.


This does not mean that using Transformation is always a good idea, but as far as I can see Baalz uses it with good reason here. Oceania needs better magic on land, and Transformation goes a long way towards providing it.



Last, but not least: Thank you for a very good guide Baalz!