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Electrocurs
by Logan Graves (Fennriss@aol.com)
[We’ve all heard for years about cyber’d guard dogs or “electrocurs.” (A few of us have even been unfortunate enough to tangle with a couple of ‘em.) When Buzz sent me the following, I knew immediately what to do–dissiminate it throughout the Shadowland Server. So, runners beware! Once mass-produced, the price tag on these doggies will likely drop by a factor of at least ten and probably fifty! Here are the all gristly stats on six different prototype Renraku electrocurs. While you’re reading this, try and imagine breaking into a moon-lit building protected by three or four of these babies. Personally, I wouldn’t like to mess with any of ‘em, especially the top-end “models.”]
–Fenris(8:12:18/6-18-56)
[Fenris, See what you make of this file. I was poking around a datastore in that ‘Raku R&D lab up in Seattle, when I found it, just lying there out in the open. Maybe it’s supposed to be a warning…]
–Buzz(4:52:12/6-16-56)
E-Cur Project Update: Internal Memo
From: Dr. Aikara, Project Director
To: Dr. Kuregamu, Head of R&D
Test Subjects
All doberman pinscher subjects were chosen for their size, first & their intelligence, second. Subjects are approximately the same age and all are of similar stock.
- Subject Z: 66cm 154kg; unaltered doberman, [test control #42]
- Subject A: 64cm 167(198)kg; type I cyberware augmented doberman
- Subject B: 69cm 165(240)kg; type II cyberware augmented doberman
- Subject C: 71cm 172(180)kg; type I bioware augmented doberman
- Subject D: 71cm 174(183)kg; type II bioware augmented doberman
- Subject E: 69cm 167(227)kg; type III cyberware & bioware augmented doberman
- Subject F: 71cm 169(268)kg; type IV cyberware & bioware augmented doberman
Subject Z.42 (control)
Bod: 5 Qui: 4x4 Str: 3 Int: 2/4 Wis: 2 Ess/B.I: 6/0 Rxn: 4 + Ini: 1d6 Threat/Pro: 4/3
Cyberware: None.
Bioware: None.
Natural Skills: (Unarmed 4), (Stealth 2)
Notes: Cost: ¥50. Bite Damage: 6M (normal). Used to determine normal reactions to foreign & hostile situations. All 41 previous control subjects provided meager competition for augmented subjects A-G.
Subject A, type I cyberware package
Bod: 5 Qui: 4x4 Str: 3 Int: 2/4 Wis: 2 Ess/B.I: 2.8/0 Rxn: 4(8) + Ini: 1d6(3d6) Threat/Pro: 5/3
Cyberware: Wired Reflexes 2, CyberEyes w/Low-Light, Cyberteeth & Jaws.
Bioware: None.
Natural Skills: (Unarmed 8), (Stealth 2)
Notes: Cost: ¥175,000. Bite Damage: 6S. More controllable than Subject B. Displays no signs of cyberpsychosis. Recommend immediate production, as second-party security providers seem more-than-eager to purchase.
Subject B, type II cyberware package
Bod: 5 Qui: 4(6)x4 Str: 3(5) Int: 2/4 Wis: 2 Ess/B.I: .8/0 Rxn: 4(8) + Ini: 1d6(3d6) Threat/Pro: 5/4
Cyberware: Wired Reflexes 2, CyberEyes w/Low-Light, Cyberteeth & Jaws, Muscle Replacements 2
Bioware: None.
Natural Skills: (Unarmed 8), (Stealth 2)
Notes: Cost: ¥225,000. Bite Damage: 6S. Few appreciable benefits over Subject A. Exhibiting early stages of cyberpsychosis. Recommend holding production on this model, pending further observation.
Subject C, type I bioware package
Bod: 5(6) Qui: 4(8)x4 Str: 3(7) Int: 2/4 Wis: 2 Ess/B.I: 6/4.7 Rxn: 6(8) + Ini: 1d6(2d6) Threat/Pro: 5/3
Cyberware: None.
Bioware: Muscle Augments 3, Synaptic Accel 1, Suprathyroid Gland, Enhanced Articulation 1
Natural Skills: (Unarmed 8), (Stealth 2)
Notes: Cost: ¥325,000. Bite Damage: 6M (norm). Subject is more fierce than Subject D. Very controllable. Displaying no signs of system-overstress. Recommend immediate production for use within company facilities.
Subject D, type II bioware package
Bod: 5(6) Qui: 4(7)x4 Str: 3(6) Int: 2/4 Wis: 2 Ess/B.I: 6/4.6 Rxn: 5(6) + Ini: 1d6(3d6) Threat/Pro: 5/3
Cyberware: None.
Bioware: Muscle Augments 2, Synaptic Accel 2, Suprathyroid Gland
Natural Skills: (Unarmed 6), (Stealth 2)
Notes: Cost: ¥350,000. Bite Damage: 6M (norm). Subject has marginally higher reactions than C. Controllable normally, but strangely showing initial signs of system-overstress. Recommend holding production on this model, pending further observation.
Subject E, type III cyberware package/type III bioware package
Bod: 5(9) Qui: 4(8)x4 Str: 3(7) Int: 2/4 Wis: 2 Ess/B.I: .15/4.4 Rxn: 6(12) + Ini: 1d6(3d6) Threat/Pro: 5/4
Cyberware: Aluminum Bone Lacing, Dermal Plating 3, Wired Reflexes 2, Cybereyes w/Low-Light, Cyberteeth & Jaws
Bioware: Muscle Augments 3, Suprathyroid Gland, Enhanced Articulation 1
Natural Skills: (Unarmed 12), (Stealth 2), (Armor +0/+1)
Notes: Cost: ¥475,000. Bite Damage: 6S. Phenomenal reactions and combat abilities. Subject appears to have developed required ferocity. Not controllable; mauled three interns to death. Displaying advanced stages of cyberpsychosis, but no signs of system-overstress. Recommend immediate production for use in unmanned zones.
Subject F, type IV cyberware package/type IV bioware package
Bod: 5(9) Qui: 4(8)x4 Str: 3(7) Int: 2/4 Wis: 2 Ess/B.I: .05/4.4 Rxn: 5(7) + Ini: 1d6(3d6) Threat/Pro: 5/4
Cyberware: Titanium Bone Lacing, Dermal Plating 3, CyberEyes w/Low-Light, Cyberteeth & Jaws, Muscle Replacements 2
Bioware: Muscle Augments 1, Synaptic Accel 2, Suprathyroid Gland, Enhanced Articulation 1
Natural Skills: (Unarmed 7), (Stealth 2), (Armor +1/+1)
Notes: Cost: ¥525,000. Bite Damage: 6S. Truly a disappointment, Subject F was to be our top-of-the-line production model, but responded poorly to both forms of augmentation. Subject is not controllable, displaying advanced signs of both cyberpsychosis & system-overstress. Obviously a waste of nuyen, especially when compared to Subjects C & D. Recommend termination.