I don't have Augmentation, so please correct me if this is addressed in it.

I've always wondered why none of the official books have come up with a "Cosmetic Surgery" spell. It seems like something that magic could be used to great advantage.

Even if you maintained that the spell could (or perhaps only should) be attempted by someone with an appropriate medical skill (Medicine or Cosmetic Surgery Specialization), there are quite a few shadow reasons and even some legal reasons why this would have been a major goal for quite a few people.

How many movies have you seen where a bad guy really needs to hide out and gets some quick shadowcutter cosmetic surgery to change his appearance enough ? What about the New You shop on the corner which now offers (for a steep fee) a no appointment necessary gender change? Loose all that excess fat over your lunch break? What if your character wanted to hide a little or just decided he wanted a pair of boobs for a while, just to throw people off their balance? Maybe this is just my twisted mind at work.

I'm really not a psycho, trust me.

I don't think it's easy to make permanent changes in people with magic, is it?

Obviously it would be a Health spell, with a minimum sustaining time that IMO would have to be much too long to be cast successfully in combat. I would say it should have the same stipulation as the Fashion and Makeover spells "The changes rendered are permanent until lifestyle changes alter the situation".

Depends. The rules necessary with the spell construction table are in Street Magic. It's rather if you want to give magic so much influence that it does make all the other nifty disguising options useless. Also, it would make the Disguise illusion spell worthless, if you allow some kind of Cosmetic Surgery manipulation spell, because spells only take some rounds to become permanent, and you can make permanent spells after all.

It's all a choice of game balance.

Pssh, cosmetic surgery. Give me the good ole Turn to Goo anyday.

What's more inconspicious than a pile of goo on the floor?

My first thought when I read this thread was, "okaaay, that's why I don't play SR4".

But, then I learned about how the three seashells are supposed to work and what I feel is VICTORY.

For years it was a mystery. Nobody knew. And now I do.

Thank you, DSF. Your power is truly ultimate.

Now you know why she sells sea shells by the sea shore.

No, you just stop sustaining the spell.

Back on topic, though. How would turn to goo effect sex?

I don't know, it combines lubricant and threesomes in a unique way.

Actually, the Goo in Turn to Goo is sticky and glue-like.

Still, there is something ultimately intimate about being able to just immerse yourself in someone or pour someone totally inside of you.

It does make me wonder exactly what 2070 magic and technology offer to unbirthing fetishists.

That's because you have the wrong version of the spell.

And it does leave the cyberware intact, so if the target had cybergenitals...

How about using Shapechange to turn your partner into a Protean?

Shapechange has Body limitations. I believe it's only +/-2 Body. So you could change an Ork with Strength 6 into a Horse (Body 8), but not a Dog (Body 2) let alone something that doesn't even have a Body score.

Any spell or cybernetics that allows shapechange will be popular. Half the fun of cheating with much fewer drawbacks, it's the adjustable partner!