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nezumi

Feb 28 2007, 02:58 AM

Post #76

Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet;

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QUOTE (Sir_Psycho)

What's a throbber?

And more importantly, are these inflatable dummies... anatomically correct? ;)

Those two questions in such proximity to each other is a little disturbing...

AH described a throbber as:
"Synthlinked equivalent of an electric bass guitar with variable tempo, built in drum machine and a couple low-pass filters - generally pumps out polyrhythmic noise at 60 Hz and below at 100 dB or higher.

The kind of sound that'll rattle your skull and you feel in your chest as much as hear in your ears."

I think that sums it well.

Anatomically correct bits come extra.

nezumi View Member Profile	Mar 5 2007, 02:21 PM Post #77
Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760	Alright, continuing along, I'm finally putting up CYBERWARE! As always, any input is valuable to me. Is it overpowered? Is it silly? Would it realistically work? What is missing? What is good? Headware [ Spoiler ] Radar Sensor If not implanted in cyberears, the radar sensor looks like a slight bulge on the forehead. It detects any radar signals within 100 meters, sounding a quiet alarm if detected. The alarm gives some basic information on strength and approximate direction of the signal. It will detect any vehicles using active sensors with a rating of 1 or higher, any use of ECM or ECD, as well as other radar-based devices such as speed guns. It will automatically fail to identify the direction of the source of the radar if ECM or ECD is in use in the area. This is a passive system and does not make the user more vulnerable to being found by sensors himself. Head Pop Gun This is a small pellet gun, installed just under the scalp. It can hold up to 60 pellets and a small canister of compressed air. Before use, it can only be spotted when the head is uncovered, using a successful perception (8) check. During use it makes a small sound as the compressed air escapes, which requires a test with a TN of 6 to notice. The metal pellets cause 4L damage and use Light Pistol ranges. They can accept no modifications, however due to their intuitive placement, effectively have a Laser Sight for the purpose of determining target numbers. The pop gun is Single Shot and causes no recoil. It requires no special skills to use, instead allowing the user to default to Quickness at no penalty. Morphace Cosmetic Shift Installed servos and bladders along ridge lines in the face (brows, nose, cheeks, chin and other points) allow for tiny shifts in the user's facial biometrics. The Morphace can copy biometrics stored in headware memory or shunted through a datajack, or can be manually adjusted through conscious effort on the part of the user. Using the Morphace automatically subtracts 2 from any disguise-related test, and adds 1 to the user's Charisma score (if used to form a more visually appealing face). NewTeeth Powerjaw The jaw is reinforced and teeth are replaced with high-density ceramics fused directly to the bone. They have a concealability of 9. Now you can bite through a telephone book! Essence Avail. Cost St. Index Legal Radar Sensor .4 6/1 week 3,000¥ 1.5 Legal Head Pop Gun .2 4/24 hours 2,000¥ 1 4P-N Morphace Cosmetic Shift .4 8/2 weeks 9,000¥ 1.5 8P-N NewTeeth .15 4/48 hours 6,000¥ 1 Legal Senseware [ Spoiler ] Front Optic Mount The eyes are removed from the eye sockets and the bridge of the nose is reworked to allow for a cluster of cyberoptics. It can appear in several styles, from a single visor slit, rotating camera clusters, or a main optic with smaller ones arranged around. Similar to cybereyes, this will accept up to .9 essence in vision enhancements with no further essence loss. This is not compatible with non-independent cybereyes. Ultraviolet Cybereye Upgrade Much like the thermographic upgrade, this allows the user to see UV light. Modifiers for light levels are the same as unaugmented vision, however UV flashlights can be bought for the same cost as standard flashlights, increase the light level appropriately, and are invisible to anyone unable to see UV light. Due to the rarity of this ability, UV vision is now an unusually useful tool, however once it becomes more common it'll quickly lose its applicability. Wearman Wearman defines convenient music. In addition to picking up all commercial radio bands, it can read chips plugged into a datajack. The sound is played in full audio quality, taking full advantage of the audio nerve to give effects, depth and timber well beyond that the human ear will normally encounter. Excellent for music, frightening for talk shows. Voice Stress Analyzer While the classic "lie detector" certainly is not fool-proof, this cyber version installed in the ear adds +1 to an opponent's Target Numbers in interrogation and bargain tests, as well as any etiquette or negotiation opposed test where the opponent may be intentionally hiding something. Sensory Extension This is a single or pair of antennae, between one and three feet long, extending generally from the shoulders or head. A single cyberoptic and microphone are mounted on the tip, allowing the user to scout around corners without putting himself in the line of fire. It accepts .2 essence in either audio or video modifications without further essence loss, but cannot hold more than .4 essence in either. In all other ways it follows the rules for independent cybereyes. Essence Avail. Cost St. Index Legal Front Optic Mount .4 4/1 week 4,000¥ 1.25 Legal UV Cybereye Upgrade .2 6/72 hours 4,000¥ 1.5 Legal Wearman .1 4/24 hours 500¥ .8 Legal Voice Stress Analyzer .3 6/1 week 10,000¥ 2 4P-N Sensory Extension .4 6/1 week 15,000¥ 1.5 6P-N Fashionware [ Spoiler ] Skinwatch This is a high-quality, subdermal timepiece that can be installed anywhere on the body (although the wrist is the most common location). It comes with an assortment of functions, including stop watch, multiple time zones, a vibrating alarm and so on. When activated, an LED display shows faintly through, not providing enough light to illuminate the area, but allowing it to be read even under bright conditions, all controlled through a DNI interface. Light Tattoo A light tattoo is a patch of phosphorescence chemicals that glow under low-light conditions. They create enough light to change the light around a character from Full Darkness to Minimal Light, and anyone targeting the user suffers lighting penalties no worse than Partial Light, but otherwise do not provide enough light to give a distinct tactical advantage. Light tattoos may either be static or dynamic. Only dynamic light tattoos cost essence, and the standard essence cost is a flat .1 regardless as to the area of skin covered. While both types of tattoos include a wide spectrum of colors (including UV) and any pattern imaginable, dynamic light tattoos feature shifting patterns, either based off of pre-recorded images or other forms of input. It is not unheard of for gangers to project live trid shows on their skins. If the user is able to convert a mental image into a machine-readable form, he may change his pictures at whim. Dynamic light tattoos may always be turned off with a free action. Light tattoos of both types can also be done using temporary pigments that fade in 2, 6, 12 or 24 months, for no extra charge. Shift-tacts Shift-tacts are a cyber-eye add-on that allow the user to change the external color of the cybereye. By default, the eyes are plugged into a pocket secretary or similar device which then runs a utility that changes the color of the eyes to the user's specifications, however shift-tacts can be DNI enabled for the standard cost. Any color or pattern is possible. While this may contribute towards an overall disguise, it does nothing to fool retinal scanners. Mood-skin Mood-skin is a simple machine usually installed near the kidneys. It watches the bloodstream for tell-tale hormones as well as internal temperature, pulse and blood pressure, using it to determine the user's overall emotional state. This information is almost useless independently. However, this device is designed to be combined with Light Tattoos or certain clothing treatments to cause a new pattern to be displayed. While Mood-skin was originally conceived as a way of interacting with skin-based art (hence the name), it can interface with any relevant DNI-enabled device, including shift-tacts or possibly even a decker's avatar through his headware deck. This allows fascinating effects, like tiger stripes appearing on the skin when the user feels threatened, lighter skin when feeling aroused, etc. Techhair The natural hair follicles are modified to grow chemically impregnated hair, keeping the approximate feel and flexibility of natural hair, but giving it color-shifting properties. The hair can change to a pre-determined color based on a pre-determined condition. The color/condition match-ups are determined at the time of installation. Colors cover the visible spectrum, including UV, and conditions can be based off of temperature, sunlight, or exposure to a particular chemical (directly or through the blood stream). Techhair can store at most 15 of these "combinations", in addition to the default hair color (which is a slightly duller shade of the original, natural hair color). Any unused combinations cannot be set later, although all combinations can be reset if Techhair is reinstalled. Techhair can be installed anywhere natural hair grows. Techhair may lose its color over time and require reinstallation. Mr. Studd Sexual Implant This confers all the benefits associated with having a metal wang. Mr. Studd comes in an assortment of shapes and sizes, both discrete and obviously artificial. It adds a -2 modifier to any Target Number related to penis-based activities. The female version is Midnight Lady, which confers the female version of the above benefits. Contraceptive Implant Available both for men and women, the contraceptive implant practically eliminates any chance of the user directly contributing towards the conception of a child. Additionally, the contraceptive implant has a number of low-level anti-biotic properties, reducing the chance of some STDs. Kill Display For the truly brazen, this uses a subdermal LCD screen to display "KILLS: XXX", where 'XXX' is any three digit number. This can range in size from 25 to 250 square cm (2X2" to 6X6"). The number is set by a small key fob. Essence Avail. Cost St. Index Legal Skinwatch .1 4/1 day 600¥ .8 Legal Light Tattoo (static) per sq. meter - 2/2 hours 400¥ .6 Legal Light Tattoo (dynamic) per sq. meter .1 4/1 day 800¥ .8 Legal Shift-tacts - 4/4 days 400¥ .8 Legal Mood-skin - 4/4 days 400¥ 1 Legal Techhair - 6/4 days 350¥ 1 Legal Mr. Studd/Midnight Lady .1 4/2 days 1,000¥ .8 Legal Contraceptive Implant - 2/2 days 100¥ .6 Legal Kill Display .1 3/12 hours 600¥ .8 Legal So... Thoughts? Comments?

Sphynx View Member Profile	Mar 5 2007, 03:07 PM Post #78
Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,222 Joined: 11-October 02 From: Netherlands and Belgium Member No.: 3,437	Love the Radar Sensor and Morphic Cosmetic Shift,

Platinum View Member Profile	Mar 5 2007, 04:22 PM Post #79
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Ontari-airee-o Member No.: 1,115	I too dig the radar extention, but I don't think that you would need to have the bulge, as you can spread out the sensors and transmitters over a flat area under the skin. The power jaw is kinda cool as well ... biting through locks like JAWS in James Bond. Seen the ultraviolet many times before, and I would think it was common place. Voice Stress Analyzer and Sensory Extension just make sense. Good job.

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Mar 5 2007, 04:30 PM

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Creating a god with his own hands

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QUOTE

If not implanted in cyberears, the radar sensor looks like a slight bulge on the forehead. It detects any radar signals within 100 meters, sounding a quiet alarm if detected. The alarm gives some basic information on strength and approximate direction of the signal. It will detect any vehicles using active sensors with a rating of 1 or higher, any use of ECM or ECD, as well as other radar-based devices such as speed guns. It will automatically fail to identify the direction of the source of the radar if ECM or ECD is in use in the area. This is a passive system and does not make the user more vulnerable to being found by sensors himself.

I find this ridiculous on several levels, and not that useful. but then again i'm a TEMPEST junkie.

and is this stuff for 3 or 4?

nezumi View Member Profile	Mar 5 2007, 04:57 PM Post #81
Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760	The bulge is carrying stuff over from CP2020. I honestly do want more obvious cyberware, but you're certainly right, there's no reason why it MUST be obvious like that. What is TEMPEST? Why do you think its ridiculous? Current radar detectors on the market do exactly that, the only difference here is its implanted in the person. Everything so far is written for SR3/SR3R, HOWEVER, the vast majority of it would be fully compatible between the two (since I only have two weapons, and the only attribute I regularly deal with is Strength).

Herald of Verjig... Herald of Verjigorm View Member Profile	Mar 5 2007, 05:04 PM Post #82
Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017	NewTeeth, perfect to give to that troll-sized human henchman.

Platinum View Member Profile	Mar 6 2007, 08:41 PM Post #83
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Ontari-airee-o Member No.: 1,115	I got an idea for this in another thread: A cyber-heart/lungs. Normal +2 athletics, +2 body, includes tracheal filter 2 cost =Y= 350,000 ess 2.0 Overdrive +3 athletics, +3 body, includes tracheal filter 3 cost =Y= 550,000 ess 3.0 Advantages can be decentralized to improve chances of surviving, allows secondary venting. Additional body dice add to both durability and against poisons/toxins. need to add more ... just is just a rough idea. I forgot if this is in the chrome book.

nezumi View Member Profile	Mar 6 2007, 08:52 PM Post #84
Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760	Looks interesting (although I'd bump the Body bonus down to +1/+2). Any other comments on that? If people like it, I wouldn't mind including it.

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Mar 6 2007, 09:19 PM

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QUOTE (nezumi)

If not implanted in cyberears, the radar sensor looks like a slight bulge on the forehead.

So thats what was going on with the medical examiners head from the whole Anna Nicole Smith debacle!

nezumi View Member Profile	Mar 9 2007, 02:45 PM Post #86
Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760	I added the cyber heart/lungs combo, but decreased the costs slightly, since I thought they were too high for anyone to be interested in using them. I am very curious what people think of the Sandevistan Boosterware. I know the way I phrase it, it sounds like a reflex trigger should decrease the cost of wired reflexes. Basically, I've seen the boosterware run in CP2020 and it was very exciting, because the player knows if he doesn't do what he needs to do in X number of rounds, he's basically sunk. [ Spoiler ] Sandevistan Boosterware Saeddar-Krupp scientists determined that one of the primary drawbacks to the installation of reaction-increasing cyberware was the fact that it was always on, it impacted every aspect of daily life. Dr. Sandevistan created a type of speed-boosting cyberware that only came on when desired, and only for a very short spurt, reducing the impact it had on the mental integrity of the patient. When activated, using a free action, it adds +3 reaction and +3d6 initiative for three initiative rolls, after which it shuts down and is unresponsive for fifteen minutes. This technology is similar to Boosted Reflexes in its functionality, temporarily "super charging" the existing synapses, but also relying on separately installed "spillover" connections. As such, it is incompatible with any other form of initiative or reaction boosting powers, magic or cyberware, including a VCR. It can be "downgraded" to Boosted Reflexes 3 for 15,000¥ (the grade will be equivalent to the grade of the Sandevistan Boosterware), but can never be completely removed. BigKnucks Titanium is formed in a matrix around the knuckle bones, increasing the damage done in unarmed combat to (Str+3)M Stun. This is almost always done in black clinics rather than through legal means. When bone lacing is already present, use the higher of the two damage codes. Bodweight Vein Clips Several major arteries and veins of the body are encased with a reactive polymer at specific pressure points. When blood pressure reflects massive hemorrhaging and bleeding, the clips automatically tighten, creating an instant tourniquet! Reduces the Target Number to stabilize from a deadly wound by 2, but add 1 to the Target Number for the Permanent Damage test. Stinger Similar to Hand Razors, the fingernails are replaced with high density carbon fiber plates. A reservoir connects them to a small bladder installed in the palm, capable of holding up to eight doses of a liquid chemical. When the muscles in the palm contract, it forces one dose out through the Stingers (and into the bloodstream of anyone who has been hit on a successful unarmed attack). Stingers do (Str+2)L and have a concealability of 6. Stingers have been heard to occasionally leak, especially when they come in contact with fabric or on an unsuccessful attack, and so it is recommended they not store any chemical that requires skin contact to be dangerous. Cyber-Vascular! All of the heart and most of the lungs are replaced with cybernetics optimized to an active lifestyle. This comes in two versions, normal and 'overdrive', overdrive uses higher quality parts and more invasive surgery to squeeze extra benefits from the cyberware. The normal version adds +2 dice to athletics and swimming tests. It adds +1 to the recipient's body score and includes a rating 2 tracheal filter. Overdrive adds +3 to swimming and athletic tests, +2 to the recipient's body score, and includes a rating 3 tracheal filter. Both versions double the amount of time a person can hold his breath. Essence Avail. Cost St. Index Legal Sandevistan Boosterware 2.8 8/2 weeks 200,000¥ 2 3-R BigKnucks .2 3/48 hours 5,000¥ 2 3-N Bodweight Vein Clips .3 6/1 week 5,000¥ 1 Legal Stinger .2 6/1 week 14,000¥ 1 3-N Cyber-Vascular! (normal) 1.5 4/2 weeks 150,000¥ 1.5 Legal Cyber-Vascular! (overdrive) 2 5/1 month 250,000¥ 2 Legal Hands, hands, hands, lots of cyberhands... and a few other limbs as well (I could probably shorten this list, but I'm not sure what precisely I should drop.) [ Spoiler ] Replaceable Hands The following are optional hands meant to be attached to a cyberarm. The price for the quick-release attachment is not included. Unless otherwise specified, the Strength for all damage caused by replacement hands is based on the cyberlimb it is attached to, not the character's total strength. The listed values are a modification of standard synthetic or obvious cyberhand or partial arm statistics. Buzzhand This synthetic hand pulls back revealing a set of weighted monofilament strands around a spinning, ceramic-lined, titanium hub. It takes a Simple Action to activate the weapon in the hand, which then causes 6S damage. The "weed-whacker" add-on takes all the available space in the hand (1 ECU) and no further modifications to it are possible. Hammerhand This is a titanium hand attached to a powerful, explosively-driven piston. When the user punches a solid object (requiring a hit in melee combat), a shell inside the piston goes off causing (Str+4)M damage. The shell is then ejected and a new one has to be loaded in before the hand can be used in such a way again. It takes a Simple Action to reload a discharged Hammerhand. This hand requires an entire lower-arm and needs 3 ECUs. Grapplehand The fingers bend backwards on this hand, forming a grappling hook, attached to the wrist by a fine spool of 30 meters of grapple line (sold separately) stored in the wrist. This hand comes only in synthetic form, and has no further available space for modifications. Spikehand The Spikehand contains a four inch titanium spike that shoots out of the palm of the hand, causing 4M damage. It can be loaded with four doses of a chemical of the user's choice and takes 1 ECU. A pair of these reduce the Target Number by 1 for climbing tests. Modular hand Designed to absolutely maximize the use of space, the Modular Hand is a veritable Swiss army knife of tools. The fingers can be opened, revealing a: single dose syringe, 1 meter garrote line extending from a fingertip, one inch blade and a picklock jack knife. In addition, there is a 25 square cm (2X2") palm storage space. There are no further ECUs available in this hand. Grip Foot The normal toes extend and the sole of the foot reveals a sixth, reversible toe, allowing the user to grasp and manipulate objects using an appropriate Quickness test. In addition, if both feet are grip feet, climbing target numbers are reduced by 2 when shoes are not worn. This foot has .5 ECU less than a standard cyber foot. Tool Foot/Hand Both feet and hands come with this modification. Toes or fingers contain a small screwdriver, adjustable wrench, soldering iron, socket wrench and wire saw blade. This takes 2 ECUs of space. Modular Fingers Modular fingers are an inexpensive method of giving an old cyberhand new zest, and nigh-infinite uses. First, the cyberhand must be modified, replacing the finger with a modular socket. This socket takes .25 ECU of space, and can only be applied in place of the four long fingers. Once installed, any cyberfinger can interface with that socket as a plug-and-play device. Because cyberfingers are generally designed to match a particular finger on a particular hand, inappropriate labeling may result in cyberhands looking odd or deformed, and so it is recommended that those with synthetic hands keep their fingers carefully sorted to avoid confusion and embarrassment. The cyberhand must have fingers to replace to accept this option. A single modular cyberfinger has .5 ECU of space, into which a single device can be installed. Generally the device is permanently fixed into the finger and not removable, hence the value of fingers being interchangeable. The device does not, by default, come with a DNI connection, reducing its overall cost. However, any switches or controls are built into the finger itself, either concealed in the knuckles or fingertips, or activated by moving the finger in certain ways (for instance, extending the finger may activate the device, curling the finger may deactivate it). The method of interacting with the device is specified when the device is purchased. Common devices include lighters, flashlights, screwdrivers, tracking devices (in which the entire finger is deposited with the mark), syringes, etc. The cost of the device is doubled when installed. No-Hands Sometimes the best cyberhand is none at all. While fingers are useful, no one's going to argue with you when you've got a gorram auto-shotgun for a hand! Removing the hand is largely a no cost surgery and increases the ECUs for the hand from 2 to 5! On the other... hand, the hand loses all ability to function as a hand, as it lacks fingers, a palm, etc. This operation is also available for non-cybered limbs, but the ECU stays at 0. While it can be done with feet, it is considered a poor choice. Over-sized Limbs After reinforcing the surrounding joints and skeletal system, the patient receives an arm or a leg one size category larger than he would normally receive. Humans and elves receive a limb appropriate for an ork, orks and dwarves receive one appropriate for a troll, trolls receive one appropriate for an elephant. The cyberlimb has +2 Strength compared to a standard-sized cyberlimb, and can still receive an additional +3 strength without further essence cost, as per standard rules. Troll and larger sizes receive +1 and +2 reach bonuses respectively. Legs must always come in pairs, and confer the running modifier of their appropriate race, allowing a dwarf to run with the speed of a troll. Because the limb is too big for the body, it is ungainly, and its base quickness is 3 (reducing all quickness based skills by 1 when using that limb). While they can be bought as synthetic limbs, they are always obviously not natural, and so cannot be concealed. Leg Extenders The runt brother to Hydraulic Jacks, Leg Extenders lack the power to significantly increase the user's athletic abilities. Instead, Leg Extenders can add two feet or subtract one foot from the user's height (the dwarf version is only 75% as effective). These reduce the disguise Target Number appropriately when height is a major concern, and, when extended, add one to the running multiplier. These are fully compatible with synthetic and natural limbs, and have a concealability of 8 when not in use (when adding or subtracting more than six inches, the concealability is six for synthetic limbs, five for natural limbs). Essence ECU Avail. Cost St. Index Legal Buzzhand (synthetic only) +.3 1 +10/2 wks +10,000¥ 3 3-N Hammerhand (includes lower arm) +.3 3 +2/2 days +6,000¥ .9 3-N Grapplehand (synthetic only) +.1 1 +3/7 days +1,000¥ 1 4P-N Spikehand +.2 1 +3/7 days +6,000¥ 1 3-N Modular Hand +0 1 +2/2 days +1,000¥ 1 6-N Grip Foot +.2 .5 +4/7 days +4,000¥ 1 6P-N Tool Foot/Hand +0 2 +2/2 days +800¥ 1 Legal Modular Finger Socket +0 .25 +4/1 day +300¥ 1 Legal Modular Finger +.1 Special +4/1 day +1,000¥ 1 Legal No-Hand +0 Special Always 0¥ - Legal Over-sized Limb 1.3 Special 4/4 days 100,000¥ 1.5 Legal Leg Extender .3 3 4/4 days 10,000¥ 1 Legal Bioware (just two). Chemskins I wanted to put in cyber, but couldn't figure out how without making it terribly expensive essence wise. Still, I think its cool and I'd love to see peoples' comments on it. [ Spoiler ] Bioware Bonespike A blade of polymer reinforced bone is implanted along the inside of the forearm and connected with muscles. With a voluntary action, the blade slides out a small slit under the palm and can be used much like a Handblade. While not as strong as steel, it is just as deadly and far more invisible to cyberware scanners. It does (Str)L damage, multiplied by 1.5 when two are installed, and is made primarily for those who need a reliable, but concealable weapon. Chemskins The patient's skin is treated to carefully alter the nature of their melanocytes (responsible for skin color), and an additional layer of chromatophores are implanted. The result is the ability to change skin color within a number of minutes, to any of a wide range of colors and patterns. Skin color may change as a result of environmental factors, such as temperature, pressure, and the emotional state of the patient, or as a result of conscious effort. Patterns resulting from environmental factors are mostly 'programmed' during the initial surgery, and cannot be changed later. Certain patterns commonly occur 'naturally', for instance skin oftentimes grows darker when the patient feels threatened or angry, lighter when feeling amorous, pinker when cold. This change is slight, but can only be avoided by putting in a different pattern in its place. Patterns are always 'simple', stripes, spots, etc. It cannot be set to replicate specific shapes, like letters, but rather an overarching geometric theme. Available colors and patterns include most any that appear in nature. It takes between two and ten minutes for a change, depending on its complexity. A change can be resisted with a Willpower(4) test. The difficulty of intentionally causing change depends on the complexity of the change. A minor shift in color is a Willpower(3) test, a complex pattern is a Willpower(6) test. Divide 10 minutes by the number of successes to determine how long the shift takes. The new pattern can be maintained without further effort (until the next one begins). This can be used to help camouflage a person. It adds +3 to the Target Number to see the person, if appropriate to the environment, but is reduced by the clothing the patient is wearing. This process is not compatible with dermal sheaths, cybernetic dermal plating, orthoskin, or any other procedure that significantly modifies or replaces the skin. Bio Avail. Cost St. Index Legal Bonespike .25 8/8 days 15,000¥ 1.5 6P-R Chemskins .8 8/1 month 45,000¥ 1 Legal As always, I'm looking for comments, constructive or otherwise. If you would find this stuff useful and would include it, tell me! If you wouldn't include it, tell me why! It is my intention to cater to my audience, not to myself. Tune in next time for cyberdeck add-ons!

Platinum View Member Profile	Mar 9 2007, 03:09 PM Post #87
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Ontari-airee-o Member No.: 1,115	Pretty cool. Originally I kept the costs a little high because I didn't want it to appear to be too munchkin. the chemskin is great. As are the hands, I am glad to see that you made them replacable. some things to add, Shock hand, and terrorist hand... one that is embedded with an explosive device, or one that can shoot the fingers. 4L.

nezumi View Member Profile	Mar 9 2007, 03:31 PM Post #88
Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760	I liked the terrorist hand, but then I realized you can already do that by taking up the ECUs in the hand with a wad of plastic explosives. That said, I am wickedly pleased with the fact that I can now make a character who has a chainsaw in his arm and a bomb in his hand.

Herald of Verjig... Herald of Verjigorm View Member Profile	Mar 9 2007, 05:44 PM Post #89
Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017	Boosterware: about the price of wired 2 with stepped reflex trigger, so I can't think of any reason why someone would pick a 3 round and then off when they could get some ware that's 2/3 the effect but has more lasting power. If it was significantly more essense-friendly or something, I could understand, but it seems outclasses by wired and a trigger. Stinger is a repeat of hand razors and a venom sack, well multiple venom sacks to get that many doses.

nezumi View Member Profile	Mar 9 2007, 07:16 PM Post #90
Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760	The boosterware has the effects of wired-reflexes 3 (minus 3 reaction) for the cost of 2, and with the time limiter. You don't think that's enough to make it tempting? Do you think I should decrease essence, money or both? You can connect a venom sack to hand razors??

Herald of Verjig...

Mar 9 2007, 07:33 PM

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The concept of a burst has some advantages, but the three round limit seems to make it useless. In SR, combats are either a one round bloodbath or a long drawn out affair trying to manipulate TN penalties until that one clean shot that finishes the battle. In the first case, the free action will at best be in a surprise round, giving the owner a chance to matter if the threats survive the surprise round. In the second case, it either means that one player will be a threat for three rounds, then no more dangerous than the decker, or will refuse to use the boost, in fear of needing it later in the fight.

Even if it was something more like 15 seconds and 15 minutes I'd see it as more reasonable, just the 9 seconds then 15 minutes feels to restricting to be of any use.

QUOTE

...as an accessory to a cyber-implant blade or dart weapon.

Hand razors aren't explicitly mentioned, so it could come down to arguing with the GM, but I prefer the bioware one anyway which says

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Implanted next to a cyber-implant weapon,

Since they are supposed to be similar, I see no reason why the gland could be linked to hand razors, but the sack only works if it's a larger weapon.

[edit]And since I'm looking at the odd rules for chemical glands, I have the sudden urge to make a high quickness high body troll of some sort whose primary hobby is target spitting (using the rules for spitting a chemical, but with no chemical gland)

nezumi View Member Profile	Mar 9 2007, 08:02 PM Post #92
Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760	For some reason, the chemical sack completely escaped my attention. Good, I can nix that! As for the boosterware... I did originally have it at 5 rounds, but I was worried it was too powerful. I'll put it back to that. I think you're right though, if you're dedicating almost have of your essence to one piece of ware, you want to know it'll more or less do what it should. I'll probably also boost the reflexes to +5, to make it a tiny bit more dependable. (I actually considered boosting it to +4d6 initiative, to make it really a 'wild card', but thought that really was crazy-talk). Do you think that fixes it?

Herald of Verjig... Herald of Verjigorm View Member Profile	Mar 9 2007, 09:37 PM Post #93
Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017	Without any other changes, I think 5 rounds is long enough to matter in most fights, but I just thought of an interesting compromise. Explain the 15 minute downtime as partially to let your squishy-bits recover, so the actual mechanism has a cooldown time equal to long it was in use, but each re-activation without letting the organic parts rest for at least 15 minutes results in stress on the user of some sort. I'm not sure how to handle the stress part. I dislike auto-damage, but I'm not sure how to scale the tests that an average (3s) human would be expected to start taking damage on the 5th usage round and one in good shape (5 or 6) can reasonably make it to a third activation before failing any rolls. I'm also undecided if it should be resisted with body or treated as a direct mental attack and thus resisted by willpower.

nezumi View Member Profile	Mar 27 2007, 01:56 PM Post #94
Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760	Alright, been out sick, hopefully I haven't been forgotten... This is my last "serious" post, since after this point things have already been posted elsewhere, or get significantly more whimsical. So far 90% of the recommended changes have been implemented, FYI, so comments are always appreciated. Cyberdeck Accessories [ Spoiler ] Cyberdeck Security System The cyberdeck case has either a thumbprint or retinal scanner built in. The system can be set up such that unauthorized access is simply disallowed, or actually causes the deck to actively wipe its own memory. The thumbprint scanner is effectively a rating 7 maglock. The retinal scanner is effectively rating 10. Zetatech CompuMods Turn the power of your deck into versatility! Each mod includes a simple external device and software, taking advantage of the processing power of the modern cyberdeck or trid terminal to turn it into an assortment of essential tools. Voice Stress Analyzer While the classic "lie detector" certainly is not fool-proof, when in use, this kit adds +1 to an opponent's target numbers in interrogation and bargain tests, as well as any etiquette or negotiation opposed test where the opponent may be intentionally hiding something. Bug Scanner Using signal scanners, this acts as a rating 6 bug detector (see SR3, page 291). Gas Detection System This works as a rating 3 gas detection system (see SR3 page 294). MAD Used to find weapons and cyberware, this acts as a rating 2 hand-held Magnetic Anomaly Detector (see SR3 page 294). Scanner This is a radio scanner, able to scan through all radio frequencies, including those used for wireless matrix and drone networks (although unable to decrypt either without the appropriate hardware). It has an effective rating of 8 (see SR3 page 289). Shadowdeck There's nothing more valuable to a decker than privacy, a function the Shadowdeck performs superbly. When a decker is ready to log into the matrix, he uses a cellular phone connection to call the Shadowdeck. The Shadowdeck is the only part actually connected to the matrix. When a host uses a Trace utility, it is the Shadowdeck, not the decker, which is eventually found. The Shadowdeck has a flux rating of 4 and encryption of 4. The decker may still be found through the Triangulate utility, but the host has to know to look for him first. Conceal Weight Avail. Cost St. Index Legal Thumbprint lock 8 - 6/1 week 3,000¥ 1 Legal Retinal lock 8 - 8/2 weeks 15,000¥ 1 Legal Voice Stress Analyzer 6 1 6/2 weeks 8,000¥ 1.75 4P-N Bug Scanner 5 1 8/4 days 2,500¥ 1.75 5P-V Gas Detection System 5 1 10/10 days 1,500¥ 1 Legal MAD 6 1 3/48 hours 4,000¥ 2 8P-U Scanner 8 1 9/48 hours 700¥ 2.25 Legal Shadowdeck 4 3 6/2 weeks 10,000¥ 2 3P-S IC [ Spoiler ] Wolf Wolf is Black IC that acts like a White IC until it attacks. Any Analyze Icon or Analyze IC action requires an additional two successes to reveal it is anything other than a conventional white IC killer program. If not identified as Wolf, when it attacks, it gets +1d6 initiative, -1 to TNs for its first turn. While this IC is still as illegal as conventional Black IC, it is more difficult to spot as such, reducing legal liability and thusly making it more common on systems that do not enjoy extraterritoriality. Fatal Attractor Street rumors have it that Fatal Attractor was programmed by a love-scorned decker. Regardless, this IC has been encountered on a number of systems (and, so the story goes, not always with the knowledge of the host owner). It works similar to Wolf, but appears to be a friendly, metahuman decker or valid user on a system. It always appears with an attractive, female icon, and will attempt to engage a decker in conversation for 1d6+1 rounds before attacking. When it attacks, it reveals itself to be a gray IC blaster program. If not identified as IC, when it attacks, it gets +1d6 initiative, -1 to TNs for its first turn. Guard Dog This is reactive white IC that resides in a single node. When the node is activated for any reason, Guard Dog delivers a message to a predetermined location, but does not otherwise interact with the decker. This is not, strictly speaking, an IC program, as it also serves for auditing the use of corporate resources, initiating otherwise unrelated physical events when a particular activity is begun, etc. Guard Dog can be intercepted and stopped before it successfully delivers its message. If caught in combat, it will only attempt to Evade Detection and disengage. Vehicles Stationary Drones (made specifically for whoever in the SR3R threads requested them) [ Spoiler ] Stationary Drones Stationary drones act like conventional drones for most rules calculations. They are designed to operate without a rigger, resulting in a much simpler, cheaper interface. Unless otherwise specified, a stationary drone can transmit only rudimentary information to Captain's Chair mode, generally a bird's eye view, digitized layout of targets found in the area, and are incapable of a true ASIST connection due primarily to their lack of "human" sensory inputs. This makes full rigger interaction and battletac systems incompatible with these simple drones. Instead, most depend on a "universal" bandwidth, a simple series of commands that allow it to interface with a cyberdeck, a computer, or even a remote control. Stationary drones are, as the name implies, incapable of moving by their own power, however they may be moved by someone else, if light enough and not bolted down. The inability to move and very specialized sensor suite significantly reduces the price, making these drones limited in their versatility, but extremely affordable. APEX Mobile Point Defense System Based on technology developed by the UCAS Navy, the APEX houses a light machine gun (7S damage), four ultrasound motion sensors and a 400 round drum. This is meant to serve as a stationary firing platform, but weighing in at only 20 kilos, it can easily be repositioned as necessary. It is activated and deactivated through an encrypted (rating 4) remote control, and can synch up with its handheld controller, a rigger's wireless network, an appropriately equipped deck, or even a trid. Sensors can be set for a specific target size or range of fire (use Issuing Commands, SR3, p. 157). In the case of a mechanical failure, the weapon will shut off and signal the operator through radio contact. The APEX transmits with an effective flux rating of 3, and its remote control transmits with a flux rating of 1. The APEX has a battery life of 50 hours. Other Features: Universal Remote-Control Interface, Rating 4 Encryption, Micro-turret with Ingram Valiant LMG, 1 CF Ammo Bin, Hardwired Sharpshooter 3 Autosoft Charybdis Portable Defense Perimeter This automated firing platform is so simple, it can barely be considered a drone at all. This is a one meter tall tripod mount, designed to house a single firearm and up to 300 rounds of ammunition. This is activated either through a timed hard-switch or a simple radio remote (flux rating of 1), although the radio remote feature can be physically disabled. It can transmit only the most rudimentary information to a rigger network, and does not cope well with complex situations. It can be programmed to fire at targets based on motion or temperature, but will not fire on targets past 200 meters. It does offer 360 degrees of coverage, as well as the ability to fire directly upwards, but can be set to offer a 90, 180 or 360 degree range of fire. Ultimately though, its low price tag and light weight (less than 4 kilos) make it excellent for covering area without risking lives. Other Features: Universal Remote-Control Interface, Micro-turret, 1 CF Ammo Bin, Hardwired Sharpshooter 2 Autosoft Model Hand Spd Accel Body Armor Sig Auto Pilot Sensor Cargo Load APEX - - - 2 4 7 0 4 3 1 65 Charybdis - - - 1 0 9 0 2 2 1 20 Model Seating S/B L/T Chass SI Avail Cost APEX - 1 min - Stationary 2 6/2 weeks 19,000¥ Charybdis - - - Stationary 1.5 4/4 days 4,000¥

Pendaric View Member Profile	Mar 27 2007, 07:11 PM Post #95
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 993 Joined: 5-December 05 From: Crying in the wilderness Member No.: 8,047	Most of the cyberdeck add-ons can already be done with a simple electronics test to add the piece of equipment to the deck or make it fit to a FUP. The shadowdeck is no more than a dedicated celluar link but is a cool concept. I like wolf as a piece of IC. Fatal attraction seems to clever being more intellegent than an agent. Holding any variable conversation is difficult to program after all. Guard dog I think is too similar to gaurdian, they do pretty much the same thing. I like the drones there a nice in-between from a dumb smart gun and a smart smart gun from the main book. Could you please clean up the stats a bit Nezumi, they have been blitzed by the board for easy understanding. My 2 :nuyen: worth anyway

nezumi View Member Profile	Mar 27 2007, 07:45 PM Post #96
Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760	With the cyberdeck add-ons, my goal was to also reduce the cost of the equipment by harnessing the untapped power of the deck. Do you think they're redundant? Yeah, you pretty much summed up the shadowdeck. It's one of those things that you could probably make, but no one ever would because the process of making your own equipment is so stupidly expensive compared to buying 'off the shelf'. So I put one off the shelf. Again, do you think it's redundant? Where does the Guardian IC appear? In Matrix? Embarrassing note, I hadn't actually considered the possibility of Fatal Attractor being "too intelligent". Although I've also spent half an hour talking to a mob in a MUD before I realized it was just a piece of code, so maybe I'm not the best example here. I'll probably add a second test to realize the "lady" is speaking oddly, since I imagine the basic "make conversation" code can't have gotten much worse and has likely gotten a good deal better. I'll edit my vehicle stats for easier reading. Stationary vehicles: [ Spoiler ] Stationary Drones Stationary drones act like conventional drones for most rules calculations. They are designed to operate without a rigger, resulting in a much simpler, cheaper interface. Unless otherwise specified, a stationary drone can transmit only rudimentary information to Captain's Chair mode, generally a bird's eye view, digitized layout of targets found in the area, and are incapable of a true ASIST connection due primarily to their lack of "human" sensory inputs. This makes full rigger interaction and battletac systems incompatible with these simple drones. Instead, most depend on a "universal" bandwidth, a simple series of commands that allow it to interface with a cyberdeck, a computer, or even a remote control. Stationary drones are, as the name implies, incapable of moving by their own power, however they may be moved by someone else, if light enough and not bolted down. The inability to move and very specialized sensor suite significantly reduces the price, making these drones limited in their versatility, but extremely affordable. APEX Mobile Point Defense System Based on technology developed by the UCAS Navy, the APEX houses a light machine gun (7S damage), four ultrasound motion sensors and a 400 round drum. This is meant to serve as a stationary firing platform, but weighing in at only 20 kilos, it can easily be repositioned as necessary. It is activated and deactivated through an encrypted (rating 4) remote control, and can synch up with its handheld controller, a rigger's wireless network, an appropriately equipped deck, or even a trid. Sensors can be set for a specific target size or range of fire (use Issuing Commands, SR3, p. 157). In the case of a mechanical failure, the weapon will shut off and signal the operator through radio contact. The APEX transmits with an effective flux rating of 3, and its remote control transmits with a flux rating of 1. The APEX has a battery life of 50 hours. Other Features: Universal Remote-Control Interface, Rating 4 Encryption, Micro-turret with Ingram Valiant LMG, 1 CF Ammo Bin, Hardwired Sharpshooter 3 Autosoft APEX Hand - Spd - Accel - Body 2 Armor 4 Sig 7 Auto 0 Pilot 4 Sensor 3 Cargo 1 Load 65 Seating - S/B 1 minute L/T - Chass Stationary SI 2 Avail 6/2 weeks Cost 19,000¥ Charybdis Portable Defense Perimeter This automated firing platform is so simple, it can barely be considered a drone at all. This is a one meter tall tripod mount, designed to house a single firearm and up to 300 rounds of ammunition. This is activated either through a timed hard-switch or a simple radio remote (flux rating of 1), although the radio remote feature can be physically disabled. It can transmit only the most rudimentary information to a rigger network, and does not cope well with complex situations. It can be programmed to fire at targets based on motion or temperature, but will not fire on targets past 200 meters. It does offer 360 degrees of coverage, as well as the ability to fire directly upwards, but can be set to offer a 90, 180 or 360 degree range of fire. Ultimately though, its low price tag and light weight (less than 4 kilos) make it excellent for covering area without risking lives. Other Features: Universal Remote-Control Interface, Micro-turret, 1 CF Ammo Bin, Hardwired Sharpshooter 2 Autosoft Charybdis Hand - Spd - Accel - Body 1 Armor 0 Sig 9 Auto 0 Pilot 2 Sensor 2 Cargo 1 Load 20 Seating - S/B - L/T - Chass Stationary SI 1.5 Avail 4/4 weeks Cost 4,000¥ Better?

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