User blog comment:Flodoomable/The Sabbath (Fan-Lore)/@comment-26376061-20160802183744/@comment-5426290-20160926082530

The point is not so much that they want a flat holstaur, it's more that they are frustrated since their magic doesn't work flawlessly yet.

Science is great and all, they can do it that way too. But it would be much more conveniënt if they could stuff all the transformations into one painless, effortless and quick spell over some huge operation.