Isn there any way for a magus to create permanent magical effects?
In the basic Fifth Edition rules, there are two ways to get a permanent magical effect. First, just about any effect can be made permanent via an enchanted device. One way to do this is to make a “constant effect device” as explained in the sidebar on p. 99. For instance, to turn someone permanently into a frog, you could make an enchanted device that attaches to the victim, say a collar or cloak, with a constant effect. Then design the effect so it can only be activated or deactivated by you (“Effect Use”, p. 99) and build in a Requisite so the item changes along with the wearer, becoming part of the animal form. Then, if you manage to get someone to put on the item (and it penetrates his magic resistance), poof! he’s a frog, he cannot voluntarily change back, the item can’t fall off, and the effect does not expire. Of course, you had to spend one or more seasons in the lab to make the item, which is a big investment just to turn one person into a frog. Also, the item would cause Warp
