Armour

Armour protects the wearer from damage in combat and other harsh environments. Artifact armour can have technomagical qualities that vary from thermal protection to computerized, servo-aided joints. Unless otherwise stated, the armour will include torso, limb, hand, foot, and head protection. Armour does not include shields.

Armour Checklist
  1. Armour Type

  2. Armour Parameters

Armour Type

Armour Type

Thickening the skin.

Die Roll (1d100)

Armour Type

01-09

Ablative

10-18

Ballistic

19-27

Combat

28-36

Compucrafted

37-45

Concussion

46-54

Flexion

55-58

Force Field

59-67

Helmet

68-77

Plastix

78-79

Powered

80-86

Protex

87-95

Shield

96-99

Vac Suit

00

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Die Roll

Armour Type

Armour Types

Ablative Armour

Armour Rating

625

Restrictiveness

3

Wate

2.5 (1.5kg)

EXPS

200

Value

590/kg (900)

Ablative armour negates lazer attacks. When hit by a lazer, the ablative material vaporizes, producing an anti-lazer gas that dissipates the lazer bolt, keeping the attack from damaging the wearer. When hit by a lazer, the wearer will take no damage because of the ablative armour. This armour only works against lazers and does not affect energy attacks such as fission, fusion, or plasma. The armour rating represents how well the armour is at deflecting all other attacks. Since the armour vaporizes to disrupt lazers, it has a limited lifespan. The armour will lose its ablative effect after disrupting 300-1000 (1d8+2 x 100) hit points of lazer damage. If a lazer attack scores a hit, the damage score harms the armour, not the wearer. Depleted ablative armour retains its AR of 625 but loses all special defences against lazers.

Ballistic Amour

Armour Rating

625

Restrictiveness

3

Wate

2.9 (2kg)

EXPS

200

Value

590/kg (1200)

Ballistic armour negates ballistic attacks. A crisscrossing mat of super-dense polymers absorbs high-velocity projectile damage (bullets, fragments, etc.). Ballistic armour can absorb 100-600 (1d6 times 100) hit points of high velocity (Type C attacks) damage. Once the armour has sustained this maximum damage, it will be unable to negate projectile damage but maintains its AR of 625. Ballistic cloth does not absorb damage from low-velocity attacks such as punches, maces, pipes, flails, etc.

Combat Armour

Armour Rating

725

Restrictiveness

2

Wate

3.0 (2kg)

EXPS

100

Value

1000/kg (2000)

Combat armour is typical futuristic, militaristic body protection designed for infantry dogmeat. It is usually composed of such mundane materials as Kevlar weaves and ceramic plates.

Compucrafted Armour

Armour Rating

Plus 30-120 (3d4 times 10)

Restrictiveness

0-3 (1d4-1)

Wate

Halved

EXPS

300

Value

See below

Compucrafted armour is computer-designed versions of mundane armour types. They are designed to handle stress better, deflect blows better, be less restrictive, and have less wate. Compucrafted armour uses special alloys, plastics, and ceramics, unlike the mundane equivalents.

Compucrafted Armour Type
Computer made stuff is better.

Die Roll (1d100)

Armour Type

Armour Rating

WATE %

VALUE /kg

01-06

None (clothes)

500

0

(500)

07-12

Furs/skins

550

1.6% (1.5kg)

4.8/kg (7)

13-18

Leather

550

2.2% (2.0kg)

5.8/kg (12)

19-24

Padded

550

1.5% (1.5KG)

7.1/kg (11)

25-30

Studded

575

2.7% (2.5kg)

13.2/kg (33)

31-36

Ring

575

3.6% (3.0kg)

21.2/kg (63)

37-42

Scale

600

5.7% (4.0kg)

27.6/kg (110)

43-48

Cured Hide

600

1.3% (1.5kg)

137.6/kg (300)

49-54

Plant Fibre

600

1.3% (1.5kg)

400/kg (700)

55-60

Chain

625

4.2% (3kg)

51.4/kg (250)

61-66

Splint

650

0.8% (1kg)

35.5/kg (100)

67-72

Banded

650

5% (3.5kg)

85/kg (450)

73-78

Plastix

675

0.8% (1kg)

2000/kg (2000)

79-84

Plate (chest)

675

6.3% (4.5kg)

160/kg (800)

85-90

Plate (full)

700

7.1% (5kg)

184/kg (900)

91-00

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Die Roll

Type

AR

Wate

Value

Do not forget to increase armour rating by 30-120.

% wate and value per kg are for heavy personas. Medium personas can use the (flat) values.

The armour rating (AR) increases by 30-120 (3d4 x 10) from the base armour rating. Lighter and less cumbersome materials allow for more unrestricted body movement. The lighter design decreases the armour’s restrictiveness to between 0-3 (1d4-1). The new restrictiveness cannot be higher than armour’s previous restrictiveness. Compucrafted armour reduces its wate by half and increases its value four times. EXPS value is a flat 300 points for all types of compucrafted armour.

Concussion Armour

Armour Rating

625

Restrictiveness

3

Wate

2.9 (2kg)

EXPS

200

Value

590/kg (1200)

Concussion armour absorbs concussive forces. The protection looks like a bulky, pillowy onesie. Each of the fluffy lumps is full of tiny resilient beads that increase the surface area that concussion force is absorbed over. This design reduces crushing damage from explosions, falls, crashes, blunt weapons, squeezing attacks, etc. Any of these damages types are reduced by 1/2 when wearing concussion armour.

Flexion Covering

Armour Rating

None

Restrictiveness

Table

Wate

Table

EXPS

333

Value

Table

Flexion coverings increase protection against specific attacks. They offer no protection against other attacks. The various flexion coverings appear as beltless, pocket-less ponchos, parkas or trench coats. The persona can wear Flexion over armour and equipment. The flexion coverings can essentially withstand limitless damage. Flexion should only do so after the persona has sustained 1000 hit points in damage.

Flexion Covering Type

Determine the type of Flexion covering.

Die Roll (1d100)

Type

Restrict

Wate (kg)

Value (eps)

01-15

Concussion

+1

3.0

500

16-30

Electro

0

1.0

2000

31-45

Energy

+1

2.4

20000

46-60

Inertia

+2

4.0

250

61-75

Lazer

0

0.75

4000

76-90

Projectile

+2

4.0

1000

91-99

Vibro

+1

2.5

5400

00

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Die Roll

Type

Restrict

Wate

Value

Concussion

Concuflex reduces the chance of being injured by concussion attacks. Shockwaves, crushing and gravity attacks are concussive attacks. Concuflex increases the persona’s armour rating (AR) by +150 against such attacks. This covering appears as a bulky down parka.

Electro

Electroflex reduces the chance of being injured by electrical attacks. Electrical attacks include stun, lightning arcs and electrocution. Electroflex increases the persona’s armour rating (AR) by +150 against such attacks. This covering appears like a black slicker with tendrils reaching the ground.

Energy

Enerflex reduces the chance of being injured by energy attacks. Energy weapons include fusion, fission and plasma attacks Enerflex improves the persona’s AR by +150 against energy attacks This covering appears like a translucent shimmering raincoat.

Inertia

Inerflex reduces the chance of being injured by energy inertia attacks. Classic inertia attacks are focused concussive damage like swords, punches, or inertia weapons. Inerflex improves the persona’s AR by +150 against inertia attacks. This covering appears like a wet, flattened-down parka.

Lazer

Reflex reduces the chance of being injured by energy lazer attacks. Lazer attacks include anything generated by a lazer, including lazer sights and lazer detectors. Reflex improves the persona’s AR by +150 against lazer attacks. This covering appears like a matte trench coat with reflective flecks.

Previous EXP versions flexion coverings terminated in the letter 'c' instead of 'x'. The 'c' as a suffix was too similar to a derogatory term in the language of the main buyers.
Projectile

Proflex reduces the chance of being injured by high-velocity projectile attacks. Projectile attacks include bullets, crossbow bolts and launched quills. Proflex improves the persona’s AR by +150 against projectile attacks. This covering appears like a poncho woven from tiny ballistic tiles.

Vibro

Vibroflex reduces the chance of being damaged by vibro weapon attacks. Vibro attacks include any vibro enhanced attack, sonic attacks other high-frequency damage. Vibroflex improves the persona’s AR by +150 against vibration attacks. This covering appears like a rough weave of loose fibres.

Force Field

Armour Rating

0

Restrictiveness

0

Wate

Table

EXPS

500

Value

Table

Force field belts generate a nearly invisible defensive shield contoured to the wearer’s body. The electromagically generated field dissipates kinetic energy protecting the wearer. The belt will absorb any attack that uses energy (kinetic, lazer, clubs). The field raises instantly when an incoming attack is detected. The force field belt absorbs any damage that the wearer would have taken. This force field does not stop poison gas, radiation, kisses or psionic attacks.

Force field belts vary in the number of hit points they absorb. Once the belt absorbs this damage, it shuts off. The persona cannot use the force field belt before replacing the batteries.

Force Field Belt Strength

The amount of hit points of damage can the force field belt absorb before recharging.

Die Roll (1d100)

Damage Absorbed

Wate (kgs)

Value (eps)

01-40

50 HPS

0.5

75000

41-80

75 HPS

0.75

150000

81-90

100 HPS

1.5

300000

91-97

125 HPS

3.0

600000

98-99

150 HPS

6.0

1200000

00

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Die Roll

Damage Absorbed

Wate

Value

Helmet

Armour Rating

+40

Restrictiveness

0

Wate

Special

EXPS

50 + TOY

Value

100 + TOY

These are specialized helmets that offer head protection and a special accessory. The accessory is usually an artifact baked right into the helmet. The artifact could be a gun, vet equipment, or a scope. The persona controls the artifact using voice command, tongue wrangling, or facial contortions. The milieu of the campaign determines the base helmet type.

Regardless of the helmet type, the AR bonus is the same. Helmets do not affect restrictiveness. The baked-in artifact determines the wate and value of the helmet.

The type of equipment installed is limited by wate and reason. Heavy artifacts would not only be impractical but would cause severe neck injury. The table is an abbreviated list of equipment that may be useful in a combat helmet.

Helmet Accessory

Cool things built into the modern helmet.

Die Roll (1d100)

Accessory

01-25

Communication

26-35

Gun

36-40

Miscellaneous Eq.

41-70

Vet Equipment

71-85

Scope

86-99

Visual Aid

00

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Die Roll

Accessory

Communication

The communication device is generated at communicators. The comms cannot have a wate greater than 6 kg. Helmet communications are common, and this does not count as a roll, and the player may roll again.

Gun

The gun can only be a pistol, and its wate cannot exceed 6kg. The gun is part of the helmet, and the wearer’s head actions trigger it. Jump to Gun to generate the pistol.

Veterinarian Equipment

The vet equipment must be reusable, and its wate cannot exceed 6kg. The artifact cannot be a disposable one, like a vedi-kit or special bandage dispenser. Jump to Vet Equipment.

Miscellaneous Equipment

The miscellaneous artifact must be reusable, fair and its wate cannot exceed 6kg. For instance, a plastix helmet with a built-in fire log may be humorous but cruel. Jump to Miscellaneous Equipment.

Scope

There is no limit to the type of scope in a helmet. Roll from the list of scope artifacts found in Scopes.

Visual Aid

The persona will be able to flip the vizaud up and down using a stylish visor. Roll from the list of visual aid artifacts found in Visual Aids

Plastix Armour

Armour Rating

800

Restrictiveness

1

Wate

1.0 (0.7kg)

EXPS

75

Value

1000/kg (1000)

Plastix armour is unusually clean looking, white, ceramic composite plate armour. The armour tends to remain clean and white. This ceramic plating is the staple uniform of disposable spacefaring infantry. This armour’s helmet includes a closed faceplate with a nearly opaque sun visor. Any persona wearing the helmet suffers a -114 penalty on her attack rolls. The armour rating is not compromised if the persona removes this helmet.

In previous EXP versions, plastix armour had no AR when not wearing the vision-obscuring visor.

Powered Armour

Armour Rating

750

Restrictiveness

15

Wate

300 (210kg)

EXPS

1000

Value

10000000 + accessories

Powered armour is servo-aided and computer-enhanced body armour. Typically powered armour is sealed, carries its power plant and fully integrates with its accessories. Powered armour enhances the wearer’s attributes by electronically amplifying the persona’s natural abilities. Powered armour becomes an anatomical extension of the persona, fully integrating her with the armour and its artifacts. Jump to Powered Armour.

Protex

Armour Rating

600

Restrictiveness

+2

Wate

None (2kg)

EXPS

900

Value

20000

Protex is industrial under armour that protects personas from specific workplace hazards. Each suit consists of a bodysuit, integrated gloves, hood, and socks. The armour clothing offers complete protection from the hazard described. The protection is total, no damage taken, no saves necessary.

This armour is not for the rigours of combat. Combat will destroy Protex reasonably quickly. Protex armour can withstand 400 HPS of damage. Any hit points of damage that the persona suffers are considered Protex damage.

Protex Armour

Specialized armour type that works best against a specific attack type.

Die Roll (1d100)

Protex Type

Protection

01-09

Cold

Freezing temps.

10-18

Corrosives

Acid and alkali.

19-36

Dryness

Saves body moisture.

37-45

Electricity

Grounds current.

46-54

Energy

Energy flashes.

55-63

Flame

Fire no hurt.

64-72

Gases

Toxic vapours.

73-81

Heat

Radiated heat.

82-90

Lazer

Non-military lazers.

91-94

Radiation

Radiated rads.

95-99

Viruses

No bugs get in

00

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Die Roll

Protex Type

Protection

Shield

Armour Rating

Table

Restrictiveness

Table

Wate

Table

EXPS

100

Value

Table

A shield is a handheld sheet of armour used to deflect and block attacks. The shields here are like bucklers or tower shields, not force fields. A shield can only protect one flank and does not cover the entire persona. They are crafted from specific armour types and offer bonuses in AR and defences.

Shield Type

Types of shields based on other types of armour.

Die Roll (1d100)

Shield Type

01-10

Ablative

11-20

Ballistic

21-30

Combat Armour

31-40

Compucrafted

41-50

Concussion

51-60

Flexion

61-70

Force Shield

71-80

Plastix

81-90

Powered

91-99

Protex

Die Roll

Shield Type

Ablative Shield

This shield functions like the armour type Ablative. The shield gives an armour rating bonus of +75 and defends against lazer attacks. The shield negates 10-100 (1d10 x 10) hit points of lazer damage.

Ballistic Shield

This shield functions like the armour type Ballistic. The shield gives an armour rating bonus of +75 and defends against ballistic attacks. The shield negates 10-100 (1d10 x 10) hit points of ballistic damage.

Combat Armour Shield

The shield functions like the armour type Combat. The shield gives an armour rating bonus of +125.

Compucrafted Shield

This shield is base on a Compucrafted version of mundane armour. The shield improves armour rating by +3-300 (3d10 * 10).

Concussion Shield

This shield functions like the armour type Concussion. The shield gives an armour rating bonus of +75 and defends against concussion attacks. The shield negates 10-100 (1d10 x 10) hit points of concussion damage.

Flexion Shield

A flexion shied like an umbrella made of Flexion armour. The shield gives an armour rating bonus of +125.

Force Shield

A force field shield a defensive wall projected from a wrist band. It does not encompass the persona’s body like a regular Force Field. The force shield absorbs 10-100 (1d10 x 10) hit points per battery.

Plastix Blocker

This large white shield functions like the armour type Plastix. The shield gives an armour rating bonus of +75 and impairs the user’s accuracy. Using a plastix shield will inflict an attack roll penalty of -100.

Powered Shield

A powered shield is an attachment for an upper limb of Powered Armour. The shield only works with the peripheral point of a powered armour limb. The shield gives an armour rating bonus of +100 and 0-2 (1d3-1) accessories. The accessories for a powered shield are generated at Upper Limbs.

Protex Shield

A protex shield functions like the armour type Protex. There is no adjustment of the persona’s armour rating. The shield absorbs 100-400 (1d4x100) hit points of the protex type.

Drawing of a humanoid wearing a space suit and floating far above the planet.

Have your vac suit ready

Vac Suit

The vacuum resistance suit protects organic personas from the harm of space. The cumbersome vac suit beats being simultaneously asphyxiated, boiled and frozen. The vac suit can also be called a spacesuit.

Exatmo = EXterior to ATMOsphere. Inatmo = INside ATMOsphere.

There are three different types of vac suits: civilian, industrial, and military. Each of which has its peculiarities. Vac suits will rip only if subject to direct damaging forces. For example, shooting or intentionally cutting a vac suit may cause it to rupture. None of these vac suits can survive entering into an atmosphere.

Vac Suit Type
Avoid the suck.

Die Roll (1d100)

Vac Suit Type

01-50

Civilian

51-90

Industrial

91-99

Military

00

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Die Roll

Vac Suit Type

Civilian

Armour Rating

500

Restrictiveness

4

Wate

10 (8kg)

EXPS

350

Value

100000

The civilian vac suit is the life preserver of outer space. The suit keeps civilians alive in case of an exatmo emergency. Adorning the vac suit is simple to understand and can be done quickly. No one can don a civilian vac suit faster than an explosive decompression.

The civilian vac suit has no motion controls. Personas must clumsily drag themselves around by grappling in zero gravity. Civilian vac suits have an all-frequency homing device, emitting a locator-distress call.

The persona will be able to function for four days in a vacuum. After the fourth day, the civilian vac suit turns into a personalized cryogenic suspension unit. Vac suit cryo will keep a persona alive as long as it suits the story. A persona can also wear the vac suit to protect against toxins inside an atmosphere. The suit will maintain a safe environment for four days and then act as a stasis bag for four months. Being resurrected from a vac suit is a veterinarian maneuver.

A civilian vac suit is relatively delicate, and intentional destruction can lead to rupture. If warranted, there is a 1% chance of rupture per hit point of damage. For example, 30 hit points of damage has a 30% chance of vac suit rupture. Vac suit rupture will quickly kill the persona.:art: alien_vac_suit.png

Aquarium with goldfish has robot legs and pincer arm.

Industrial vac suit for an alien.

Industrial

Armour Rating

600

Restrictiveness

8

Wate

30 (21kg)

EXPS

350

Value

250000

The industrial vac suit is for repair work in outer space. It is cumbersome to put on and is not helpful in an emergency decompression.

The wearer can fly an industrial vac suit at six h/u. The industrial vac suit has a built-in radio and storage for tools and parts. The industrial vac suit also has a mini airlock. The airlock allows for delicate inatmo hands-on work.

A worker can inhabit the industrial vac suit for one day. Beyond one day of use, the wearer will die from the perils of exatmo. There are no safety features like those found in civilian vac suits. An industrial vac suit cannot function inatmo.

Military

Armour Rating

700

Restrictiveness

6

Wate

20 (15kg)

EXPS

350

Value

300000

A military vac suit is the least hospitable of the vac suits. It is stealthy, combat-ready and expendable. There are no similarities between powered armour and military vac suits. The military vac suit has no role in emergency procedures.

The military vac suit is designed not to be found. It is dark, light-absorbing and hard to detect. There are no homing beacons. Communications are only through a lazer communicator with a direct line of a site.

The suit has a jet system built into the shoulders and feet of the vac suit. This jet system is nimble and can turn on an electrum piece. The system allows the wearer to travel at 12 h/u.

The gloves are highly articulated, allowing the wearer to employ any weapon. The entire suit is ready for explosive removal in the atmosphere. This feature allows the wearer to be combat-ready when boarding a space vehicle. A military vac suit cannot function inatmo and cannot cross into an atmosphere.

A military vac suit will function for six days in exatmo. There is no cryogenic suspension. Upon incapacitation of the wearer, a military vac destroys itself and its wearer. The suit melts into harmless space debris, leaving no helpful evidence behind.

Armour Parameters

Armour Rating

The higher the armour rating, the better the protection offered to the wearer. Not all the armour in this chapter has a high armour rating, but each offers some unique form of special protection.

The base armour rating of an unarmoured target is 500. The armour ratings are related to this base value. For instance, a suit of armour with an armour rating of 725 would give the wearer a base armour rating of 725 instead of 500.

Restrictiveness

The more restrictive a suit of armour is, the more cumbersome and unyielding it is to normal body movement. The more cumbersome the armour, the higher its restrictiveness. The less restrictive armour is, the more that the persona can use her dexterity to avoid taking damage.

Wate

The wate of armour is unnecessarily complicated. The wate includes a number followed by another number in brackets. The first number is a percentage. The second number is the total wate of this armour for a 70 kgs anthro persona.

The percentage value helps the referee when fabricating armour for aliens or robots. The total wate of the armour will be the percentage of the wearer’s wate. If the percentage wate is 2.5% and the wearer has a wate of 100 kgs, the armour’s wate is 2.5 kgs. The value in brackets is the armour’s wate for a 70 kgs anthro, or 1.5 kgs).

EXPS

This value is the number of Experience points the persona earns for identifying the armour’s unique function.

Value

The value of armour is unnecessarily complicated. The value includes a number followed by another number in brackets. The first number is a value per kilogram. The second number is the value of this armour for a 70 kgs anthro persona.

The value per kilogram helps the referee when fabricating armour for aliens and robots. The value of a suit of ablative armour is 590 eps per kilogram of armour wate. So a three-kilogram suit of ablative armour is worth 1770 eps. The standard value for a 70 kgs anthro persona is 900 eps.