Fleshcrafting

2019-04-28T13:49:17Z

2600:387:5:803:0:0:0:5D: /* Other Games */

'''Fleshcrafting''', also known as '''Fleshwarping''', is a term used on /tg/ as a catch-all to a specific form of dark magic and/or mad science that revolves around augmenting, transforming, shaping, sculpting and creating life, typically through a horrific amalgamation of alchemy, surgery and, if present, sorcery. Common uses of fleshcrafting include producing grotesque grafted biological augments or weapons, and creating monsters from corpse-pieces or living beings, usually to serve as servants of some description. This field of interest is usually restricted to races and individuals of the evil NPC variety, as it is generally seen as being too morally reprehensible (or overpowered) to allow PCs to have it.

==D&D==
Fleshcrafting has been used in the background of various monsters and even races since [[Dungeons & Dragons]] was first a thing. The [[Flesh Golem]], the [[Broken One]], the [[Bulette]], the [[Owlbear]] and many more are usually said to be the result of mad [[wizard]]s or dark [[artificer]]s playing around with the secret of life. Heck, even [[Mongrelfolk]] have been portrayed as fleshcrafted once or twice; the [[Darklord]] of G'henna has the ability to transform worshippers of [[Zhakata]] he doesn't like into mongrelfolk.

In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2nd edition, PCs were pretty much restricted from using this style, although the Anatomist [[kits]] for the [[Necromancer]] ([[Wizard]]) did eventually allow the player to build flesh golems and, technically, the [[Xixchil]] could touch upon it through its racial ability to self-improve by grafting on armor and weapon-limbs. Several unique NPC monsters also existed to represent victims of flesh-crafting experiments.

In 3rd edition, PCs could actually get involved in this themselves. The principles of creating grafts were first introduced in the 3e [[Fiend Folio]], then expanded upon in "Lords of Madness", which presented the Graft Flesh item creation feat, several new [[aberration]] grafts, and the Fleshwarper, a Prestige Class specialized in augmenting itself and others by grafting on bits of defeated monsters. The [[Half-Golem]] template technically represents one branch of fleshcrafting study. A Major Artifact in the [[Book of Vile Darkness]] [[splatbook]] called "The Despoiler of Flesh" is a rod made from human tongues sewn together, which grants its wielder the ability to mutate others more or less as they see fit.

It appears extensively in the Eberron setting, being the specialty of the Daelkyr and their minions, and the source of all aberrations in the setting. Even one of the races called out as masters of grafting and flesh crafting in d&d, mindflayers, are a product of flesh crafting. They run the gamut of the standard grafts seen in the fiend folio, cool fleshy armor, a ball of meat that mutates anything you put in it, and whole new races made of the various goblinoids. A few other factions get in on the fun, but fleshworking is the Daelkyr's specialty and they're better at it than anyone else.

In [[Pathfinder]], several archetypes for the [[Alchemist]] make use of Fleshcrafting, whilst it is an "artform" mastered and wielded by both the [[drow]] and the [[derro]]. The drow in particular have created a number of unique, horrific monster species through their established procedures for warping living organisms to their liking.

The [[Ravenloft]] fan-wiki divides Fleshcrafting into two branches; Biomancy (magical & psionic fleshcrafting) and Bio-Engineering (mad science fleshcrafting).

==WH40K==
In [[Warhammer 40,000]], there are several examples of this form of artifice.

The absolute champions of it of the [[Haemonculi]] of the [[Dark Eldar]], and several other Dark Eldar units actually represent the fruits of their labor at sculpting flesh into new servile forms.

The Magos Biologis of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] also experiment in this field, as their teachings lead them to prefer bio-grafts and organic augmentations over the traditional cybernetics of their fellows.

Althoug it is often referred to as "genetical enhancement", the processus of using [[Gene-seed]] to create a [[Space Marine]] is effectively a form of fleshcrafting. Indeed, it uses various external genetically cultured biological augments to transform a lowly human into a powerful Adeptus Astartes, and [[God-Emperor of Mankind|Big.E]] made sure they would not be genetically transmissible as He didn't want to turn all of mankind into Astartes. Despite this, most works refer to it as "genhancement" to convey it is an ([[skub|arguably]]) safe and controlled process instead of the product of mad science or some dark magic.

The forces of [[Chaos]] mutate the flesh and bone of their mortal followers as their see fit, whether intentionally by invoking directly into their power, or accidentally by being exposed to warp energies. The usefulness of these differ, but it takes a lot of physical and mental power to handle the mutations that the Dark gods bestow upon their followers (and also a lot of luck), as being too physically or mentally frail, or simply being at the bad end of their patron god's mood, can result in them [[Chaos Spawn|devolving into what we can only describe as the Dark God's failed arts-and-craft project]].

The [[Tyranids]]' entire species is based on fleshcrafting, constantly absorbing new genetic material and analyzing it to provide new ways to modify and augment themselves on a physical and species level.

And, last but not least, let's not forget about [[Fabius Bile|Mr. Fabulous]] who's been <s>desecrating</s> CAREFULLY PERFORMING SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS UPON anyone or anything that had the <s>misfortune</s> PRIVILEGE to get in the same room as him for the last ten millenia in order to create 'the perfect human being'.

==Other Games==
In [[Deadlands]], "Patchwork Science", a primitive form of fleshcrafting that amounts to making [[Flesh Golem]]s is mentioned in the second of its monster manuals, although Marshals are told emphatically that this is NOT to be allowed into player hands as an [[Arcane Background]].

The [[Tzimisce]] from [[Vampire: The Masquerade]] have the [[Vicissitude]] discipline, which grants them the power to shape flesh and bone at low levels, become a puddle of sapient Vitae, do all sorts of weird stuff and even become a monster.

[[Skaven]] [[Clan Moulder]] in [[Warhammer Fantasy]] specializes in this, mostly to create bigger and better breeds of rats.

The [[Phyrexia]]ns from [[Magic: The Gathering]] are not a wasteful bunch. If you don't need a body part, and it can be used somewhere else, they will take it, and use it. The also have nanobots called glistening oil that turns creatures into phyrexians. MTG also has thrulls which are living creatures made out of corpses.

Fleshcrafter is a character class in [[FAPP]] that specializes in adding and removing assets and mutations to their self or others.

The Zerg from [[Starcraft]] are similar to the Tyranids, in culling essence from creatures to assimilate them, or alter one of their existing creatures with attributes from essence they have collected. No wonder Starcraft is accused of being a ripoff.

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Furioso Dreadnought

2019-04-28T00:48:27Z

2600:387:5:803:0:0:0:5D: /* Contemptor-Furioso Dreadnoughts */

[[File:Furioso Dreadnought.jpg|360px|right|thumb|RIP AND FUCKING TEAR!]]
'''Furioso Dreadnoughts''' are super-special [[Blood Angels]] exclusive Dreadnoughts designed for [[RIP AND TEAR|ripping and tearing]] the [[Anal circumference|anal region]] of the enemies of mankind. [[Orks]] shit themselves when these things comes <s>rolling</s> lumbering across the battlefields.

===Overview===
The Blood Angels Master of the Forges conceived this pattern in M35 (don't ask where or how the Blood Angels came up with this innovation, less so if it's a member of the [[Mechanicus]], who are still [[butthurt]] over not getting their grubby metallic tentacles over this tech), although others believe that these warriors earned their scars in the Battle of [[Terra]]. Reflecting his chapter's preference for [[FATAL|fisting and causing severe rectum damage,]] the Furioso pattern enters battle with two Dreadnought Close Combat Weapons (Blood Talons or Furioso Fists) and forgoes any heavy weaponry, although one arm may be replaced with a frag cannon as an assault weapon. It also has one built in storm bolter or heavy flamer to deal with large numbers of light infantry, as well as a meltagun for anti-armour duty.

For an equally more [[Lulz|lulzy]] variation, mortally wounded [[Librarians]] are sometimes interred in a suit of [[Librarian Dreadnought|modified furioso armour]] and are equipped with a force weapon and close combat weapon. Dreadnoughts inducted into the Death Company are solely comprised of Furioso variants and Librarian Furiosos may also be found in use by the Blood Angels and their successors.

==Contemptor-Furioso Dreadnoughts==

[[File:Contemptor-Furioso_2.jpg|270px|right|thumb|RAW! The Furioso Dreadnought's bigger and badder brother.]]

Yet another [[Dreadnought]] exclusive to the [[Blood Angels|bishonen vampires]]. The Contemptor-Furioso is the Furioso counterpart to regular Contemptor Dreadnoughts. As you can imagine, these things make regular old Furioso Dreadnoughts look like unused and rusted piles of [[METAL BOXES|metal boxes]] (The hilarious thing is that the 7th edition Blood Angel rules makes this more true than you would expect).

Like their little brothers, the Contemptor-Furioso is armed with two close combat weapons and is better than the regular Furioso in almost every way. It is unknown whether the Blood Angels still have their stockpiles of these sweet, sweet paintrains in their armory. Although it is highly likely that they still do when one considers the amount of [[STC]] the space vampires have found underneath their [[Baal|homeworld.]]

In a similar sense to the [[Mortis Dreadnought#Contemptor-Mortis Dreadnoughts|Contemptor-Mortis Dreadnoughts]], after 10 millennia since the [[Horus Heresy]], the numbers of actual usable Contemptor-Furiosos are rare and beyond ancient. It is unknown whether the Blood Angels still have a stash of these guys hanging about underneath the surface of [[Baal]]. Though, if so they probably pulled a few out of storage after the [[Devastation of Baal]].

===Tabletop===
Contemptor-Furioso Dreadnoughts as mentioned are superior than the Furioso Dreadnoughts in almost every way save for price, obviously. Benefits include Atomantic Shielding, 13/12/10 armour, fleet, S7, WS5, The Red Thirst, two DCW's with storm bolters, and that's just to start! You get the option for both Contemptor fun (trading a DCW for Kheres Assault Cannon, other standard dread guns, etc) and Blood Angel goodies (Blood Talons, upgrading a storm bolter to a meltagun to break people out of their metal bawkses, the Frag Cannon arm replacement, and the chassis-mounted Magna Grapple). There's not much of a reason to take Blood Talons on Contemptor unless you know you're facing lots of 2+ saves, otherwise anything else is better. Keep in mind that taking Blood Talons restricts the ranged weaponry to the in-built weapon systems only, so if you use them you may want to consider taking a Lucius Pattern Dreadnought Drop Pod as well to assist getting it into combat.

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