Quote - One thing you all should think about is that VSS is NOT about figures and skin.
Really think about that for a second. What is VSS?
It is a way to apply materials to hundreds of actors (props, body parts, whatever) ALL FROM ONE PLACE.

I love this about the skin shader, that I can make a change to a template and update all applicable materials easily. I can see how this could be adapted for other uses. I currently use scripts to copy materials and make minor changes, and they are big time savers, but the template idea allows control over more nodes and in a very customizable process.