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[Wounded Ronin]

A short while ago I remember there was a discussion regarding SR concept art. In SR2 there were a lot of metas in leathers (that had codpieces) with Bladerunner esque urban sprawl and then with SR3+ you started to get less of that specifically. That was the gist of the discussion, anyway.

This had me reflect on how leathers (with codpieces) and long coats with gigantic collars are really a big part of that whole 80s cyberpunk look and feel. The obvious example of Blade Runner, but I remember how even in Rise of The Dragon, which was an adventure game, the protagonist went around in a brown trenchcoat with a gigantic collar. (And could be arrested for going outside in his underwear, which was awesome.) Nothing gets more period Hollywood in my book than a giant animatronic troll wearing leathers with a codpiece. That's almost Total Recall right there.

Hell, man, even mondo pistols (9M) were part and parcel of 80s. Between the hero and his one shot pistol of instant death, all the assault rifle packing goons who used 10 round bursts every turn were doomed to failure.

Now, if we mix elements of Blade Runner with the magical hokeyness of Big Trouble in Little China, the animatronic trolls of Total Recall, and perhaps the glib dystopianism of Escape from New York, we realize that we need more items to make our SR experience truly vibrant. The SR1 electric guitars were good, but I think we need rules for codpieces and overcoats.


Big Collar Lined Coat (retails for 1,000 nuyen)

The Big Collar Lined Coat is similar to a regular Lined Coat but it doesn't come in a Western Duster style; it only comes in Harrison Ford style. It provides the same protection and conceal bonuses but it provides 1 extra dice for Ettiquette (street) tests when worn.



Genuine Leather Codpiece (retails for 500 nuyen)

A character who is wearing either synthetic or real leathers may complete his outfit with this genuine leather article. If you're going to cover yourself with synthetic leathers the least you can do is put the geniuine article where it counts. The genuine leather codpiece provides an additional point of impact armor against called shots to raise damage made against the wearer.


Troll-sized Genuine Leather Codpiece (retails for 750 nuyen)

As above, except that the Troll-sized codpiece also acts as a concealable quick draw holster for a pistol or pistol-sized object.


Escape from New York Eyepatch (retails for 50 nuyen)

If you lose an eye to the injury table but you're a starting character and can't afford a new one you can at least wear this authentic Escape from New York Eyepatch.