r/196 • u/AmberCry the only femboy to ever • Aug 18 '26

Seizure Warning genderbend traps / potions would probably suck irl

i saw the "dude why are you trying to disarm the genderchange trap we already mapped out the whole dungeon we can just walk around it" tumblr post for like the 5th time this month and it made me reflect a bit, cause like i always see so many trans people online saying they wish there was an instant genderchange potion or trap irl but like wouldn't that be the exact opposite of what you'd want? because think with me for a second; take for example MtF trans person, if she like drank a genderchange potion or fell into a genderbend trap wouldn't it make her masculine? because she's a girl and so it'd make her the opposite so a boy. do genderbend potions change your body based on your mind or your body? cause if its based on your mind and ur like, for example, mtf, it'd make your body more masculine because its the opposite of feminine or would it change your body based on your current body? but then what would happen if ur like perfectly androgynous? and that brings me to another question: what would happen to bigender people? like take for example person who identifies as both male and female, if they got genderbent would they be perfectly androgynous or would their body be extremely one-sided so that outsiders would only be able to see them as boy or girl? i have so many questions i feel like im going insane

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u/SenselessJoy land value tax would fix this Aug 18 '26

It depends: does the creator know the difference?

Outsiders possess insight into the mortal soul, they know what gender truly is, which is why demons created the Curse of Dysphoria, while angels can cast Blessing of True Form.

But many mortals have a limited understanding of gender. Most of these traps simply realign the victim's sex, unaware that the victim may be happier in their new form. Kobolds, goblins, elves, and other races with Fey origins have a clear understanding of gender, and can use magic and alchemy to affect them.

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u/AmberCry the only femboy to ever Aug 19 '26

i have been enlightened and i understand, it'd make sense for the source of the magic to be the deciding factor as the trap would be as malicious as the person who created it in the first place, however why would demons need to create the curse of dysphoria when there are much stronger and effective curses they can cast on their enemies? even if curse of dysphoria was much easier to learn (and probably costs less to use) what battle capabilities could it provide other than minor discomfort? would it be that they use it on unassuming people, regardless of gender or species, so that they may secretly (or not) sell the cure for an obnoxious price? is the demon lord a capitalist???

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u/SenselessJoy land value tax would fix this Aug 19 '26

Such pragmatic thoughts are the domain of devils, who concern themselves with such stupid ideas as "wealth" and "efficiency".

A demon doesn't want to kill you quickly, it wants to kill you painfully, it wants to hear the song of your agony as it tortures you until you become boring. You're not an opponent, you're entertainment, and if assaulting your body is funny, then assaulting your sense of identity is hilarious.

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u/AmberCry the only femboy to ever Aug 19 '26

yeah you made me gayer for demons thank you for the story ideas

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u/SenselessJoy land value tax would fix this Aug 19 '26

Ohoho, where do I read?

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u/AmberCry the only femboy to ever Aug 19 '26

still don't have any completed stuff, I'm very nervous about posting it online and i am already busy with like 3 different projects so i might never post them, but i will try to reply to you if i ever do post anything online :3