RE: [HOE] cyborg armour and contingencies

["McKay, Ashley" <Ashley.McKay@dva.gov.au>]

Actually, this can has had no limb replacements whatsoever, and no subdermal
armour either.   Other than the normal Harrowed ability to resist pain, he's
got no 'inherent' defensive capabilities (other than the EMP shield).

The only external armour he got is the light, light skirmish armour (AV2).
I personally felt that given all the other capabilities of cyborgs, any more
than that is sheer overkill.

True, the hardpoints on the arms & torso are a dead giveaway, but when every
member of the posse (and just about every single other human as well) is
wearing armour of some sort, how would opponents even know he's a cyborg?

Ashley.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Jeff Yates [SMTP:jyates@poboxes.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, October 24, 2000 9:55 PM
> To:	hoe@gamerz.net
> Subject:	Re: [HOE]   cyborg armour and contingincies
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> <Ya know, these cyborg comments might be spoilers, so I leave some space
> just in case.  Different marshal's different rules...>
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> Heavy combat infiltrator?  Your borg will either not have much
> armor/equipment, or won't look human.  All the really heavy armor, hard
> points, big guns won't fit _inside_ the human body, so heavy combat stuff
> goes on the outside.  Or replaces entire limbs, too.  Even if your marshal
> let you out of the armor, etc., you'd still look mighty weird with all
> those
> power outlets and data ports and bolts sticking out of your skin.
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> They're called "heavy cans" because they look more like an automaton than
> a
> human.
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> Now, if you meant a durable infiltrator, that makes perfect sense.
> Subdural
> armor, a shield, that's more like it.  Add the kevlar vest and motorcycle
> helmet any cautious waster would wear, and you've got pretty good layered
> armor without looking like a tank on legs.  And if you can find a military
> grade helmet, well, who wouldn't wear one?  Infiltrator in a powered armor
> suit?  Yummy.  Munchkin probably, but yummy.
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> Actually, my infiltrator isn't fully subdural armored, because of the
> Nimbleness penalties.  But that's just my tastes and character background.
> He used to be an actor, and got "upgraded" for espionage work.  Even has
> the
> "Hearts and Minds" rule of engagement.
> 
> Jeff Y.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "McKay, Ashley" <Ashley.McKay@dva.gov.au>
> To: <hoe@gamerz.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 12:39 AM
> Subject: RE: [HOE] cyborg armour and contingincies
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> > True enough, but what if the borg has EMP shielding...
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> > The borg I'm currently designing is a heavy combat model, with the
> > infiltrator package, with EMP shielding.   He bleeds, he farts, he's
> immune
> > to EMP, can't be a cyborg...
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> > Ashley.
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