Re: [HoE] New Bionics

[Jim Burzelic <zombi_bobb@yahoo.com>]

> > Rib Chassis
> > Cost:N/A ($2000)
> > Type: Integral
> > Spirit Loss: 1
> > Mounts: 1
> > Drain: 1(1)
> > Mount Location: Torso
> >
> > This system replaces a Scrapper's rib cage with an
> > internally braced upper torso. Aside from being a
> > glorified and expensive Internal Bracing system
> the
> > chassis was originally designed to support two
> extra
> > arms, which would be located right below the
> original
> > two. For this purpose there are sockets in the
> sides
> > where standard cyber arms are put in. The Rib
> Chassis
> > also eliminates the spirit loss for these two
> extra
> > arms.
> > The extra arms are used by spend a separate action
> to
> > concentrate on them and also operate at -8.
> >
> > Quad Arm Processor
> > Cost:N/A ($4000)
> > Type: Integral
> > Spirit Loss: None
> > Mounts: 1
> > Drain: 1(1)
> > Mount Location: Head
> >
> > This little doo-hickey let's a scrapper comprehend
> and
> > use four arms effectively. It eliminates the
> penalties
> > associated with four arms, allowing them to be
> used as
> > if they were always there. They do however still
> > suffer the off-hand penalty unless Two-fisted is
> > bought for each arm. In other words the scrapper
> would
> > need to purchase three-fisted and then four-fisted
> to
> > eliminate these penalties.
> 
> 
> I have some questions that you did not address. 
> First off what about the
> weight of the entire thing?  I am thinking that a
> steel torso is a little
> heavy to carry on normal waster legs. 

Okay, I guess I should have been a little more
specific. First it's not a solid hunk of steel. The
steel that is in it would be ghost steel(I thought IO
said all bionics were). The rib chassis would simulate
ribs, basically a bio-plasticy rubber casing over
ghost steel ribs, allowing for stretching, inhaling,
exhaling, and everything else. This alone wouldn't
modify a person very much. There would be no drain, or
mount cost, just the spirit loss because it's not
taking up extra space or doing anything special, just
being more durable ribs that just kind of sit there.
They wouldn't even be able to mount the extra arms,
and would probably be just some sort of endo-armor.
What give it the internal bracing and the drain and
mount cost is the extra set of collar bones inserted
at the based of the chassis along with the cyber-arm
ports on the sides. It's made to stretch along with
the ribs when necessary and it's primary job is to
support the extra arms so they can function
"normally".

 Would about
> being top heavy, you
> know, kinda like Dolly Parton?  Would you fall over
> alot like Toodles the
> Tumbling clown? 

I don't think you would anymore than if you had two
decked out cyber arms and full torso and arm
exo-armor.

There are also some serious
> penalties I think you
> overlooked.  Does this provide any type of armoring
> against EMPs or anytime
> there is a nuke explosion do your two bionic arms go
> limp and you stop
> breathing??  The ribs and diaphragm are what allow a
> waster to breath
> (unless of course you are Harrowed), if you take
> those out you will have to
> replace them with some type of mechanical part,
> which are subject to EMP
> pulses.
> 

These bionics are made to comply with the rest of the
bionicws in HOE and will suffer against EMP the same
as every other Scrapper. As far as loss of breath, the
explanation of the rib chassis above should help. It
won't hinder or help breathing. The mechanical parts
are the lower collar bones and arm ports.

<snipaage of grisly death>
<and then snipping of doomies and sykers doing bad
things>
> 
> Also how do you keep something like that powered up?
>  A chunk of ghost rock,
> spook juice, or a battery?  No doubt that will suck
> alot of power when you
> are punching through walls.
> 
Same way the other bionics are powered, they'll suck
up a little more energy.

> Having four arms is more than likely going to affect
> how people react to
> you.  Persuasion rolls should have some type of a
> negative, but overawe
> rolls could be helped by your freakish exterior. 
> Last, but not least,
> sneak.  Sneaking will be alittle difficult while
> lugging that stuff around.
> I see . . . Darth Vader.

I imagine he'll blend right in with a group of other
heavily chopped up scrappers such as Pit regulars.

> 
> I'm not trying to be totally negative about this
> though.  It is a mighty
> creative idea and would be great for roleplay.  The
> strength of those bionic
> arms would just be crazy!  Like 4d12+8!  You don't
> like somebody, don't
> sweat it, just through a car on them.  Locked in a
> room with no way out?
> Break through the wall.

Yes, you can, if you buy Samson for all the arms.

  Should be able to have an
> armor rating on your
> upper guts and gizzards.  That would be cool. 
> "Bullets?  Is someone
> shooting at me??"

Yep, if you buy endo- or exo-armor.

I hope this helps.



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Jim Burzelic
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