Armour

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 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 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 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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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

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.