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SkinSteel
by JC Sain (JCSAIN@WRALP.COM)
Now you can look like a comic book hero. With this form fitting material, made from a titanium-aluminate and composite sandwich and shock gel liner. Originally made for space suit uses, this material can only be formed in Zero G. It comes in two expensive and available forms or a rare and very expensive Shadow version.
| Level | Bal / Imp | Weight | Conceal | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 Kg | 6 | 20,000 |
| 2 | 2 / 2 | 1.25 Kg | 4 | 80,000 |
| Cyber/Bio | 3 / 3 | +2 Body Ess: 1 Body: 1 | 4 | 575,000 |
This restricted military item integrates cyberware with Bioware and is considered Beta grade. Very similar to dermal sheathing but more advanced. It is more very effective at distributing the force and shock of an attack.
GAME NOTE: All forms of this stuff are cumulative with other worn armor. Once the amount if any physical damage is determined, the number of boxes taken is halved and applied equally to both condition monitors. If the power of a weapons attack (before burst or autofire) is greater than the total armor value this benefit is not provided. In other words it won’t help you when you get hit with panther cannon fire chummer.
Because of the total body coverage only the face and palms are left exposed. Thus the time it takes to put on level 1 and 2 is about 10-15 minutes. Sweating is also a problem and can be fixed by any street Doc for about 10,000 and .25 body.
Please send me your comments on this stuff: JCSAIN@WRALP.COM