Auxiliary Cyber Limbs
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The advances made in the development of Vehicle Control Rigs and the Man/Machine interface
of Drones in conjunction with cyberware have finally made it possible to alter the metahuman
body with additional limbs. Basic versions of this technology have brought you the Articulated
Weapon Mount and the Balance Tail cyberware. Now we present you with the culmination of this
technology, independent multiple cyberlimbs fully integrated with the metahuman body.
Each Auxiliary Cyber-limb breaks down into four components. The physical attachement
point and structural bracing for the limb, a Limited Simsense Rig (for body posture/limb
position sensing), a DNI and a limited MST (Muscle Signal Transference) Command Rig (for
direct control of the limb), and a limited Autonomus System Rig (for network integrity
and adaptive fine motor control within the arm). Users may not need all the components
of the package. A cybertorso installed concurrently negates the need for seperate
structural bracing, as the torso already incorporates enough structural integrity to
support the additional limbs. A Vehicle Control Rig replaces the Limited Simsense Rig,
MSt Command Rig, and Autonomus System Rig, as it already contains all three components
within its system. Likewise, a full-Simsense Rig replaces the need for Limited Simsense
Rig. Wired Reflex and Move-by-Wire systems must add an additional 10% to their cost for
each additional limb in terms of circuitry added within the limb to increase the speed of
the additional limbs concurrently with the rest of the body.
Clothing and armor must be customized to accommodate the extra limbs. Additional limbs
are so exotic and bizzare that in addition to the normal penalties from Cyberware, they
add an additional +2 to all Charisma/Social Skills where applicable.
Game Effects
In order for the system to function, all four components or substitutes for them must be
present. Because the body must be structurally modified to accomodate enhanced cyberlimbs,
a character may not possess a limb wiht a Strength Rating higher than twice his body or
Body +4, whichever is lower. In addition, any enhancements above Strength Rating 4 require
the implantation of a cybertorso to structurally support the limb.
Users are still restricted to the base number of Actions. The additional limbs do not
convey additional actions. The only exception to this is that the character may fire more
than one weapon. The rules for Two-Weapon fighting in the Cannon Companion are extended to
include additional limbs.
Ranged Combat Rules
Each weapon fired past the first gives all weapons an additional +2 modifier plus any
uncompensated recoil modifiers to all weapons fired. Using more than one firearm
eliminates any benefit gained from smartlink systems or laser sights (pg. 112 SR3).
Multiple targets still incur a +2 TN penalty per additional target, and all weapons must
be fired in the same mode. Pistols and SMGs are useable by each arm, and one rifle-sized
weapon may be fired by each pair of arms able to brace and hold the weapon.
Melee Combat Rules
Additional limbs do nothing to help a character in melee unless the character spends the
time learning fighting techniques that accommodate multiple limbs. Unarmed Multi-Limb
Combat consists of a variety of styles, schools and techniques for incorporating additional
limbs into older martial arts forms. The advent of these limbs is too recent for any new
style to have grown up specifically designed for them. Each individual adapts a known style
to incorporate their extra limbs. Additional Off-Hand Weapon skills must be purchased
for each additional limb a character trains to use an Armed Combat skill with.
Alternatively, the user may train themselves in a Off-Hand Cyber Implant combat skill for
that limb.
For damage, the auxiliary limbs add 1/4 of their Strength attribute to the overall power of the
attack. This is due to the fact that additional limbs are restricted in their movements by
the rest of the body and so cannot be brought to bear quite as effectively as two cyberlimbs.
New Skills
Listed below are the Active Skills and specilizations which are needed to be taken in order
to maximze the use of these cyberware components. Because the operation of limbs beyond the
basic two arms, two legs that human beings are born with is outside of the human experience,
a certain investment of time and effort is required to integrate and utilize these additional
limbs to their full potential.
- Mechanical Arm Operation (Reaction)
- This skill governs the conscious control of articulated arms and other mechanical limbs to
grab, carry, pick items up, punch and so on.
Default: Reaction, Walker
Specilizations: By Arm Type -- Cybernetic Arm, Cybernetic Tentacle, Articulated Weapon Mount
- Cybernetic Tentacle / Prehensile Tail Operation
- This skill covers the use of both cybernetic tentacles and prehensile tails for manipulating
objects and as a myomer driven whip.
Default: Reaction, Mechanical Arm Operation
Specializations: By Type
- Mechanical Wing Operation (Reaction)
- This skill gifts the user with the conscious control of cybernetic wings both for flight
and assisted leap purposes. Skill in this area allows the user to change directions in mid
leap, perform controlled gliding, take-off and landing. This skill may be used as
complementary dice for Jumping or on its own for any kind of mid-air maneuvering.
Default: Reaction, Fixed-Wing Aircraft
Specilizations: By maneuver - Leaping, Gliding, Mid-air Maneuvering
- Multi-Limb Martial Art (Quickness)
- These martial art styles are all derived from disparate existing martial arts forms,
but share a commonality in the incorporation of additional limbs into their fighting styles.
A character may only increase this skill up to one level lower than the primary martial art
from which this skill is derived. This skill is applied as a complementary skill to the
primary martial art in unarmed combat.
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Auxiliary Cyber Limb (ACL) Subsystems and Accessories
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Structural Attachment Point: This provides the physical anchoring necessary
to support an additional limb. Can accomodate 1 ECU worth of equipment - usually used
for a replacement mount.
Replacement Modification: Used for quick changing limb mounts. See Man &
Machine p. 39
DNI: Direct Neural Interface - allows mental control of a cybernetic device.
Limited Simsense Rig: Conveys sensory impressions from the limb, the same as
the Simsense channel on a Remote Control Deck.
Limited MST Command Rig: Together with the DNI, conveys motor control neural
impulses directly to the myomer in the limb. Analogous to the Command channel on a
Remote Control Deck
Limited Autonomus System Rig: Provides biofeedback, fine control & integration
of the limb with the bodys original limbs. Analogous to the System channel on a Remote
Control Deck.
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| ACL Cyberware | Essence | ECU | Cost |
| Structural Attachment Point | 0.35 | 3.0 | 5,000 |
| Strength Enhancment Reinforcement | +0.1/Rating | 1.0 | 1,000 |
| Replacement Modificaton | - | 1.0 | 500 |
| DNI | 0.1 | | 4,500 |
| Limited Simsense Rig | 0.1 | | 1,000 |
| Limited MST Command Rig | 0.1 | | 1,000 |
| Limited Autonomous System Rig | 0.1 | | 1,000 |
| Balance Processor | 0.15 | | 2,000 |
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Strength Enhancement: Increased structural anchoring to support the load
characteristics of stronger limbs.
Balance Processor: Processor and inertial sensors that controls limbs to
counterbalance the rest of the body maintaining the whole in a state of balance.
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Auxiliary Cyber Limb (ACL) Mounts
- Articulated Weapon Mount Arm
- The articulated arm is a seperate articulated tracking mount, usually anchored to a
cybertorso in the middle of the back. This mount extends out over the user's shoulder or
out to the side for a clear field of fire. It has a full range of motion except for a dead
spot behind the user's head.
Game Effects:
Normal weapon mounts may only be mounted to a cyberlimb or cybertorso, but with the
provision of the structural attachment point, the Articulated Arm may be securely attached
to a metahuman skeleton just below the shoulder blades.
- Balance Tail
- Grafted to the base of the spine, this weighted cybernetic tail extends for slightly
more than one meter. Connected to an expert system balance processor, the tail adjusts to
keep the user's center of gravity balanced. The tail is not under conscious control and
tends to twitch and sway in counterpoint to the user's movements.
Game Effects: Requires 1-Structural Attachment Point & a Balance Processor.
The balance tail reduces the target number by -2 of any tests involving
balance, including climbing, walking a ledge, jumping, falling, Knockdown and so on. If
combined with balance augmentation earware, the cumulative modifier is -3.
- Prehensile Tail
- Similar to the Balance Tail, this cybernetic tail is grafted to the base of the spine and
extends for slightly more than one meter. Unlike the balance tail, this is a slimmer, more
flexible limb ending in a rounded tip that can coil tightly around an object and is coated
with a high-traction rubber-like surface in order to grip and lift objects. The structural
attachment mount at the base of the spine must be slighly reinforced to cope with greater
strength enhancements installed in the tail. Upgraded prehensile tails take on articulated
joints very much like the metahuman spinal column. A DNI must also be implanted for direct
control and under that direct and conscious control the tail no longer assists in balance.
This tail may accept all cyberlimb enhancements that take up 1 ECU or less.
Game Effects: Requires 1-Structural Attachment Point, Limited Simsense Rig,
Limited MST Command Rig, Limited Autonomous System Rig & DNI for conscious control.
The tail has a basic strength of 1, which may be upgraded along with the
required structural reinforcments. When used as a whip, the prehensile tail does STR(L) damage
and may be used for entangling attacks. If a balance processor is implanted, the tail may be
used as a balance tail whenever not under conscious control. Taking control of the tail disrupts
this balancing effect, and requires a complex action to brace for use.
- Cybernetic Arms
- Each cyberarm is installed seperately, anchored to the user's ribcage and spinal column
which are reinforced to sustain the load. As the ACLs are given more strength, the metahuman
skeletal system is further reinforced. It is recommended that the ACL Cyberarms are installed
in pairs for balance for single installations cause reduced effectivness at tasks and increase
stress build-up on the metahuman torso and cyberarm. Multiple cybernetic arms are usually
mounted on a single base and all cybernetic arms anchored to the same base may share
(and be directed by) the same DNI. The Simsense, MST, and Autonomous System Rigs must be
installed seperately for each arm, as they help coordinate the movement of the arms with the
rest of the human body.
Game Effects: Requires 1-Structural Attachment Point, Limited Simsense Rig,
Limited MST Command Rig, Limited Autonomous System Rig & DNI for conscious control.
The cyberarm has a base strength of 1. Strength may be increased up to
Rating 4 by reinforcing the ribcage and spinal column. Enhancements after rating 4 require a
cybertorso for the proper structural anchoring of the arm. If cyberarms are not installed in
pairs, the use of the arm imposes an additional +2 to all TNs involving its use, and the arm
and supporting structures suffer an additional 1d6 Stress points per month of use. These
Stress points may be relieved as normal. These Cybernetic Arms can mount all accessories
available to normal Cybernetic arms.
- Cybernetic Tentacles
- These devices are identical to the prehensile tail, but may be installed just about anywhere.
The basic varient is very small and thin, extends for a maximum length of 1.5 meters, but has
little strength. An retractable option exists where the tentacle can wrap itself about a winch-like
drum as it retracts. Stronger varients require strengthed attachment points and larger casings for
the retraction option. Tentacles may accept one cyberfinger enhancement at their tip.
Game Effects: Requires 1-Structural Attachment Point, Limited Simsense Rig,
Limited MST Command Rig, Limited Autonomous System Rig & DNI for conscious control.
The basic tentacle has a strength of 1 and can be mounted so that it retracts
into a circular housing 10 centimeters in diameter. The housing can be external or internal, although
the internal mount will take up either essence or ECU (in a cybertorso or other cyberlimb)
- Balance/Display Wings
- These lightweight, composite wings are always installed in pairs. The cost includes the
hardware for both wings. Only one DNI need be installed, and if installed in tandem with a
Balance Tail, one Balance Processor may be shared by both systems. Balance/Display Wings have
a small amount of ECU available for cyberlimb enhancments. The ECU is distributed evenly in
both wings, so half the ECU listed is in one wing and the other half in the other. The wings
can accept the following enhancments: Claws, blades, & spurs of every kind. The wings may
also be coated in Ruthenium Polymer for color displays or chameleon cloaking systems.
Game Effects: Requires 1-Structural Attachment Point & Balance Processor for Balance
purposes. Limited Simsense Rig, Limited MST Command Rig, Limited Autonomous System Rig & DNI
required for conscious control.
In a similar fashion to the Balance tail, these wings reduce the target
number by -2 of any tests involving balance, including climbing, walking a ledge, jumping,
falling, knockdown and so on. If combined with balance augmentation earware or a Balance Tail,
the cumulative modifier is -3. If combined with both a Balance Tail and balance augmentation
earware, the cumulative modifier is -4.
- Functional Wings
- These large, powerful wings enable gliding flight and can provide limited amounts of lift
greatly extending jump distances. They have an effective strength comparable to most cyberarms
and can be similarly augmented in strength. Functional Wings have a small amount of ECU available
for cyberlimb enhancments. The ECU is distributed evenly in both wings, so half the ECU listed
is in one wing and the other half in the other. The wings can accept the following enhancments:
Claws, blades, & spurs of every kind, shock hand (which electrifies the entire wing), & body
plating. The wings may also be coated in Ruthenium Polymer for color displays or chameleon
cloaking systems.
Game Effects: Requires 2-Structural Attachment Points, Balance Processor, Limited Simsense
Rig, Limited MST Command Rig, Limited Autonomous System Rig & DNI for conscious control.
These wings require 3 points of strength reinforcement to each of their
attachment points, for a collective 6 points of reinforcement to the collective mounting point.
They have a base strength of 4, and if attached to a cybertorso may be similarly upgraded in
strength. Every 2 points of strength lends an extra die to all jump tests -- the basic set of
wings adds an additional 2-dice to all jump tests. In addition, these wings have all the
characteristics and perform all the functions of Balance Wings, lending a -2 to the TNs for
all balance tests.
- Thruster Enhanced Wings
- Smaller than Functional Wings, these wings serve as control surfaces and fine aerodynamic
control to the twin thruster units that unfold into a Y over the shoulders of the user. The
entire unit is integrated so that with a single command, wings and thrusters direct the user
through the air in powered flight.
Game Effects: Requires 2-Structural Attachment Points, Limited Simsense Rig,
Limited MST Command Rig, Limited Autonomous System Rig & DNI for conscious control.
These wings also require a total of 6 points of strength reinforcement
applied to their collective mounting point (3 points for each attachment point) Thruster
enhanced wings enable to user to make jet assisted leaps up to 30 feet high or across. In
addition, the thrusters enable the user to fly with a speed of 50, accel of 4 and handling
of 4 as if they were a vectored thrust drone.
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| ACL External Components |
Body |
ECU |
Handling |
Speed |
Accel |
Strength |
Pilot |
Sensor |
Weight |
Cost |
| Articulated Weapon Arm |
1 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
4 |
1 |
1 |
5 kg |
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| Balance Tail |
1 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 kg |
5,000 |
| Prehensile Tail |
1 |
1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 kg |
10,000 |
| Obvious Mechanical Arm |
1 |
10 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5kg |
10,000 |
| Synthetic Mechanical Arm |
1 |
5 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5kg |
20,000 |
| Cybernetic Tentacle |
1 |
0.25 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 kg |
10,000 |
| Balance/Display Wings |
1 |
1 |
3 |
NA |
NA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5kg |
10,000 |
| Functional Wings |
1 |
2 |
3 |
NA |
NA |
4 |
1 |
1 |
10 kg |
20,000 |
| Thruster Enhanced Wings |
1 |
2 |
4 |
50 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
10 kg |
75,000 |
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Package Deals
- Quad
- This package consists of a pair of fully articulated ACL Cyberarms installed just below and behind the normal pair. The attachment points are located just below the shoulder blades and are directly attached to the ribcage and spinal column.
Cybertorso, 2 Cyberarms, 2 Auxiliary Cyberarms
| Spider (Alpha Grade Ground Combat Model) | 3.92 Essence | 633,000 nY |
- Cybertorso, 2 Cyberarms, 4 Auxiliary Cyberarms
- Sprite
- 2 Thruster Enhanced Wings
- Falcon
- Cybertorso, Thruster Enhanced Wings, 2 Cyberarms
| Archangel (Alpha-Grade Air Combat Model) | 4.72 Essence | 890,000 nY |
- Cybertorso, Thruster Enhanced Wings, 2 Cybearms, 2 Cyberlegs
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