Talk:The Shapeling Arts
OK, so lets discuss other body-shaping techniques of the Neath and how they can or can't be related to Shapeling Arts.
Starved invented their own branches of Shapeling Arts because they are human origin and so can't sense things that Rubbery can. But also, because Starved's ways were developed furter independently, they can do tings unknown to Rubbery.
Anthe's Sharpness looks less related, because when performing Shapeling Arts on someone makes them more malleable, flexible (excluding some occasions when someone specially do otherwise, like Starved growing armor on their bodies during invasion). But it share some things that at least looks common between them. They are body changing techniques. They can be applied to many different living beings (not only humans, but drownies and claymen can be Sharp, when Shapeling Arts are not limited to rubberies, it can be performed by humans and Starved and even on animals or skeletons). They both can be chemically stimulated. The only thing that we don't know is source of arts in Anthe, when about Starved we know they are related to rubberies because humans tried to do so themselves.
Liber Visionis technique of face-changing could be named as far-related to Shapelings too. As I remember, Snuffers are related to Shapelings, because Thief-Of-Faces was created by Flukes. Then Benjamin did research on Snuffers and created human variant of their facework, using wax.
There are also some stuff about body changing like that weird growing shell of regrets or just eating specific stuff like chertapples/peligin flesh or some applications of Red Science or unknown concoctions that Mr Cards need to drink, but I not call them related to Shapeling Arts.
Editor Response: - If you want to relate the alternate ways of body changing to the Shapeling Arts there needs to be some citation that explicitly links the two. We agreed that Ecdysis should be mentioned on the page because it's used by the Starved Men which is an explicit link, but things like Anthe's Sharpness are never related to the Shapeling Arts in any capacity to my knowledge - Does the Liber Visionis use wax? Putting that detail aside, I don't think the Liber Visionis can be called Shapeling Arts without a citation. I know the Snuffers are related to the Flukes by being the creation of the Thief-of-Faces, but it's never stated if they use the Shapeling Arts themselves (plus they usually steal/borrow faces rather than shape them, which seems impractical if they also know the Shapeling Arts). You can create a separate Liber Visionis page if you'd like with a note that it's unconfirmed if it draws from the Shapeling Arts, but I don't think it's worth mentioning on this article - If you want to compile all the possible body modifications that's beyond the scope of the lore wiki (outside of introducing a new category called "Body Modifications"). Although the FL Gameplay Wiki might find that useful.
