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Beyond Flesh

Cyberpunk for nova

Augmentation Technology for Nova

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Contents

Cyberware and Bioware……………….4

Terms…………………………………………4

Tolerance…………………………………….4

Installation…………………………………..5

New skills……………………………………5

Mutations…………………………………...6

Tech levels…………………………………..6

Cybernetic implants…………………….7

Bioware………………………………….12

Mutations…………

……………………..14

Advantageous………………………………..14

Disadvantageous…………………………….14

……………………..14

Cyberware and Bioware……………….4

Cybernetic implants…………………….7

Bioware………………………………….12

Mutations…………

Mutations………………………………..14

Cyberware and Bioware

ybernetics and genetic engineering

are prime themes for a great number

of sci-fi books, movies and of course

games. Who doesn’t want the op-

portunity to be the Neuromancer or

a Blade Runner?

cal scale, cybernetic implants are for-

eign bodies and have a heavy toll on

the body’s immune system and gen-

eral health.

Bioware

be installed in the body.

Every implant and bioware

has a Tolerance

ter with a total of 8 Tolerance points

and three Vitality dice, suffers a +3

penalty to all rolls against health

threats.

No character ay have a Tolerance

greater than his Vitality dice (again,

the natural ones) multiplied by four.

He can’t install any other implants or

bioware past that point.

Tolerance rating which de-

scribes its toll on the body according

to its extensiveness. Bioware have

reduced Tolerance ratings compared

to cyberware because they are or-

ganic and less intrusive.

Every character also has a To

Tolerance

Bioware is a slang term for genetic

modifications. They do the same job

with cyberware, improving functions

of the body or adding new ones.

However, whereas cyberware are

based on artificial devices merging

with living tissue, bioware are made

of tissue themselves, produced by

alterations in the subject’s genetic

code. This makes bioware of more

limited potency but also gives them

distinct advantages, like being very

subtle. Also, being organic, they

don’t face any problems with rejec-

tion and take a lighter toll on the

body.

Terms

Tol-

Cyberware is a term referring to elec-

tronic implants installed in the hu-

man body to replace lost functions

(like an artificial limb), enhance its

capabilities (like muscle enhance-

ments) or provide new abilities (like

infrared vision). These implants are

specially designed to merge with the

host’s tissues and interact with them.

In short, they become extensions of

the host’s body. The main advantage

of cyberware is that they can be very

powerful and versatile. Unfortu-

nately, implants (especially extensive

ones) are not very subtle and tend to

attract the attention of law enforce-

ment agencies. Additionally, some

societies may frown upon the use of

extensive modifications, considering

modified people to be cyborg freaks

or inhuman. Also, on a more practi-

erance rating, which is determined

by adding up the Tolerance of all his

implants and bioware.

Tolerance comes into play

when the character faces some health

threat. Such threats include:

•

Installation

The installation of an implant inside

the body is a complicated matter.

The main procedure involves sur-

gery, but precautions must be taken

to avoid the rejection of the device

by the immune system. Generally,

the recipient must be hospitalised for

one month per point of the im-

plant’s Tolerance (or fraction

thereof) after the surgical procedure.

During this period, he is treated with

immunity-depressing drugs (impose a

+3 penalty to any contamination or

lethality roll for diseases), so if he

gets smart and starts walking the

streets, he’ sure to pay dearly.

Surgery is done by someone

with the Surgery-implant subskill (see

Diseases

•

Contamination by viruses and

microbes

•

Radiation

•

Poisonous vapors and gases

Tolerance

•

Toxins and poisons

Other health-related problems

In such a case, the roll to defend

against such a threat suffers a penalty

equal to the Tolerance of the charac-

ter divided by his Vitality dice and

rounding up. The Vitality dice used

for this purpose are those naturally

possessed by the character and not as

a result of any implant. So, a charac-

Both implants and bioware take their

toll on the recipient’s general health,

since they modify his genetic code

with some unexpected results or

cause reactions from the immune sys-

tem. These factors limit the number

of implants or bioware which may

Cybernetics

ybernetics

Bioware

Terms

TTo

ll-

erance

Cyberware

The installation

•

Both implants and bioware

the new skills sidebar). During sur-

gery, make a check for the subskill

and consult the next table.

Failure of implant:

Successes

Result

remain hospitalised. If this is not the

case, he suffers a +3 penalty to the

Vitality check at the end of the pro-

cedure.

At the end of the infection pe-

riod (about a week), a Vitality roll

must be made to see if the infection

gets out of control. This roll has a

bonus equal to the successes of the

viral surgery skill check. Success

means that the infection is success-

fully contained and dies out in a cou-

ple of days. The modifications to the

DNA will fully express themselves in

1-2 months. Failure means that the

DNA modifications have been made

but the infection spreads and turns

into a disease which can potentially

kill the character.

Typical statistics for such a dis-

ease are: Incubation 2-3 days, Dura-

tion 1-2 weeks, Contamination 4 (via

blood or sexual contact only), Le-

thality the bioware’s Tolerance x2,

Effect the bioware’s Tolerance, Ter-

minal Effect death.

On a critical failure, the dis-

ease is even more strong, double its

Lethality and Effect. Efficiently bat-

tling such a disease requires expen- sive medication tailored to the char-

Critical failure

Major reaction

Surgery (INT)+

—> implant+:

Failure of implant: Surgery fails to

install the implant. Although the de-

vice is unharmed, its installation must

be done through a new attempt.

Due to safety reasons, only one sur-

gical procedure per month is al-

lowed.

Successfully installed:

Failure

Failure of implant,

moderate reaction

> implant+: Implant surgery

allows the performing of surgi-

cal operations in order to in-

stall a cybernetic implant. This

skill is critical to the success of

the implant’s installation.

Genetic engineering (INT)+:

One success

Successfully installed,

minor reaction

Two+ successes Successfully installed

Genetic engineering (INT)+:

Genetic engineering offers a

wide variety of knowledge

from the field of genetics. The

character is able to perform

simple tasks, like carrying out a

eugenics program, to complex

ones, like modifying the DNA

structure of a living being, clon-

ing a creature etc.

—> viral surgery+:

Successfully installed: Surgery is com-

pleted successfully and the implant is

fully functional.

Major reaction:

tem, increasing the recipient’s Toler-

ance by one.

Major reaction: The placement of

the implant causes the organism to

respond in an unexpected, uncon-

trollable way. The recipient takes

Constitution damage equal to the

Tolerance of the implant. Even if he

survives, he increases his Tolerance

rating by 3.

Moderate reaction:

The installation of a bioware applica-

tion is a job only the expert should

handle. And the expert is someone

with the genetic engineering skill plus

the viral surgery subskill (see the new

skills sidebar).

First of all, a special retro-virus

tailored to the recipient must be cre-

ated. This requires a successful viral

surgery skill check. Second, the recipi-

ent must be infected with the retrovi-

rus. Within a few days, the recipi-

ent’s body is completely infected by

the virus, which brings about the

necessary changes in his DNA. During

this critical period, the recipient must

> viral surgery+: This spe-

cialisation deals with the crea-

tion of tailored retroviruses to

bring about genetic modifica-

tions to a living creature. It

covers the entire procedure for

the installation of a bioware

application.

Moderate reaction: The recipient’s

immune system mobilises against the

implant. The ensuing rejection causes

Constitution damage equal to half

the Tolerance rating of the implant

and increases the Tolerance of the

recipient by 2.

Min

or reaction: The implant causes a

minor reaction from the immune sys-

or reaction:

New skills

ew skills

Result

Surgery (INT)+

Failure of implant:

> implant+:

Two+ successes

Genetic engineering (INT)+:

Successfully installed:

Major reaction:

The installation

> viral surgery+:

Moderate reaction:

Minor reaction:

Min

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