'skin control' 'speed control' 'flight control' shapecontrols

When a transmuter who does not major in alteration undergoes a shapeshift, he or she generally loses most of the personal spells affecting them. However, the mages developed skills to help maintain some of these spells when they shapeshift, and mages skilled enough in shapeshifting controls may attempt to maintain haste/slow, fly, harden, ironskin and stoneskin. To keep hold of these affects the mage must successfully check for their control of the magic when they shapeshift, or else they lose them. Use of all these skills is automatic. Transmuters who major in alteration always maintain these spells when they shapeshift and do not need the controls. See also: help 'shapeshift', help 'magicmajor'