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Electronic equipment and drones can also be affected
by Electricity damage. They never suffer Stun damage
so Electricity damage is Physical when used against
electronics and drones. They resist damage as usual and
suffer a secondary effect if they take even a single box
of damage.
The secondary effect for electronics and drones
damaged by Electricity damage is shorting out or overloading.
In game terms this is reflected as secondary
Matrix damage equal to half the Physical damage
rounded down.
Vehicles can be damaged by Electricity attacks but do
not suffer any secondary effects. Specific systems of vehicles
can be targeted by a Called Shots (p. 195).
by Electricity damage. They never suffer Stun damage
so Electricity damage is Physical when used against
electronics and drones. They resist damage as usual and
suffer a secondary effect if they take even a single box
of damage.
The secondary effect for electronics and drones
damaged by Electricity damage is shorting out or overloading.
In game terms this is reflected as secondary
Matrix damage equal to half the Physical damage
rounded down.
Vehicles can be damaged by Electricity attacks but do
not suffer any secondary effects. Specific systems of vehicles
can be targeted by a Called Shots (p. 195).
I would assume a metahuman body would be like a vehicle, just because someone hits me in the chest with a Stun Baton, does not necessarily cause my cyberarm to short a bit.(ie take matrix damage from the zapping)
But if I do a called shot to an obvious cyberarm, maybe aiming for a joint to jam it right into the inner parts, would it potentially do half the electrical damage in matrix damage to the cyber so with some repeated called shots I could temporarily shut it down?
Granted most of the cyber is more solid state and optical chips, but some parts of it can still be affected to some limited degree.
Just trying to picture a bunch of KE cops trying to take down a cybermonster (assuming the cyber is all offline so can not be directly hacked) with taser pistols this way since it will probably be pretty much bullet resistant due to all the metal/plastic as well as having a high Body/Armor so can shake off a majority of straight on damage.
Granted the target is not going to sit still for this, especially if they realize I am focusing on a particular limb but am curious it this would apply.