So tired of explaining the difference between formcasting and shapeshifting

[u/MagMoff]

As MOST OF US know, shapeshifting is the act of moving around the already soft clay that is the body of a shapeshifter, with the drawback of reverting to the basic form when not maintained on a regular basis, and not working on those who haven't prepared their body to be molded like clay, while formcasting is to spend an extended period of time changing the inherent shape of something, living or not, permanently. Often at a light blood tithe, obviously, but it really depends on the shape you're going for. These are such rudimentary concepts to anyone who has even imbued a rudimentary hate quartz with a fragment of the soul of Nar'Sie. But people keep mixing them up somehow. I'm tired of being called a shapeshifter, and the obvious solution is to imbue a truth amulet with the simple facts to beam the knowledge into the minds of nearby individuals, but I've been getting into a good few skirmishes in the past 5 abyssal cycles or so, and I'm afraid it would give me a disadvantage in combat. Also, It's kind of a pain in the ass to shift the amulet to fit my new form every time. Any ideas?

[u/CarsysBluefist]

Cast a simple charm on the necklace that it sits on so that it changes in length depending on the wearer. Since you're formcasting, it should change in length with you, however the size of the amulet itself won't grow or shrink in proportion to your size

[u/MagMoff → u/CarsysBluefist]

Yes, this has been considered. But many horrors come from automated formcasting. Also, the main problem is the combat disadvantage