Bionic augmentations (no ontology)

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'''Bionic augmentations''', commonly shortened to just '''bionics''' or '''augs''', are specially crafted human body enhancements that can improve various aspects of the receiver's body and performance. In essence, any being that has received augmentations is usually referred to as an '''augmented person''', an '''aug''', or an '''H+''' (H referring to Human, as augmentations are for humans only).
'''Bionic augmentations''', commonly shortened to just '''bionics''' or '''augs''', are specially crafted human body enhancements that can improve various aspects of the receiver's body and performance. In essence, any being that has received augmentations is usually referred to as an '''augmented person''', an '''aug''', or an '''H+''' (H referring to Human, as augmentations are for humans only).
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| Ocular Shield vision preservation device
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| Body tissue damage resistance, lv1
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| Body skeletal toughness treatment
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| Augmented torso+hips become un-[[Broken limb|breakable]]
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| Guardian Life Support System, lv1
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| Guardian Life Support System, lv3
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| Body resiliency enhancer, lv1 ; Reptile Skin
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| Body resiliency enhancer, lv4 ; Dragon Skin
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| Weapon aug: XND-1000 excess energy dissipator
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* Allows 1-handed and dual-wielding of Class 3/Class 5 Short weapons without penalty.
* Allows 1-handed and dual-wielding of Class 3/Class 5 Short weapons without penalty.
* Allows dual-wielding any non Class 3/Class 5S with a FT+2 penalty instead of FT+4.
* Allows dual-wielding any non Class 3/Class 5S with a FT+2 penalty instead of FT+4.
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=== Guardian LSS ===
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* Maximum [[Pain]] Threshold increased by 15%
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* Maximum [[Pain]] Threshold increased by 25%
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* Natural Pain regeneration rate is now 3%/turn instead of 2% (note: as a consequence, this will burn 15kcal/turn)
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* Maximum [[Pain]] Threshold increased by 50%
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* Natural Pain regeneration rate is now 3%/turn instead of 2% (note: as a consequence, this will burn 15kcal/turn)
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* Natural blood regeneration is now 0.2 unit/turn instead of 0.1 (note: as a consequence, this will burn 30kcal/turn instead of 15)
=== Hacking ===
=== Hacking ===
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* Psychic blast: SPECIAL-type, LDV N, IS 22, 33/33/33 33/33/33/33, bypasses Pain Sensitivity (treats it as being 100%), FT influenced.
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* Psychic blast: SPECIAL-type, LDV N, IS 22, 33/33/33 33/33/33/33, bypasses Pain Sensitivity (treats it as being 100%), FT influenced.*
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* The XND-1000 excess energy dissipator is an arm cannon, which draws power from unassigned Power Pool energy. It is disabled if there is less than 5 unassigned PP.
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* The arm cannon's ammunition is Power, and Max Power is equal to the amount of unassigned PP. Power recharges naturally at a rate of 0.5/turn until full.
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* The XND-1000 offers two attacks:
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** Force Bolt: Singular blast of energy which costs 5 Power. SPECIAL-type, LDV+2, IS 5, 28/28/28 28/28/28/28.
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** Charged Force Bolt: Singular blast of energy, of variable power. User can choose how much Power can be charged in a single shot (must be minimum 10)
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*** Damage is SPECIAL-type. IS 9.
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*** Pain damage calculation formula: '''28 + ( (X/5) * 12 )''' where X is amount of power charged.
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*** LDV calculation formula: '''Total Pain discharged / 10''' rounded up.
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*** ''Example:'' Charging 11 Power results in: Pain = '''28+((11/5)*2) = 54%''', and LDV = '''54 / 10 = 5.4, rounded to 5''' (thus LDV+5).
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*** WARNING: After firing a Charged Force Bolt, the user is considered stunned for 3 turns (current turn + next 2) as it drains considerable amounts of energy at once. Use with caution.
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Secondary effect]]
*[[Secondary effect]]

Revision as of 19:46, 18 October 2014

Bionic augmentations, commonly shortened to just bionics or augs, are specially crafted human body enhancements that can improve various aspects of the receiver's body and performance. In essence, any being that has received augmentations is usually referred to as an augmented person, an aug, or an H+ (H referring to Human, as augmentations are for humans only).

In MazeWorld, augmentations are enhancements that can modify or improve the contestant's body, upgrading various aspects of his or her performance; and so permanently. They can only be found in a bionics workshop, of which only one exists in the Mazes, and is the only location where those implants are designed, produced and sold.

Consequently, the scientific field of biological engineering is the subject of a Science Team in the Mazes, but is comprised of only one person; Lance Chaosclaw, the only bionics engineer in all of Mazeworld. He is the only person who can install and remove implants; they cannot be used directly by the contestant.

There exists in the Mazes an intellectual movement of small size but of relative importance, which is related to augs and the wish for improving all humans as a whole, it is called transhumanism. Lance Chaosclaw is a devout transhumanist and believes that the entire human genre should be born enhanced in the same way he "enhances" people via installing implants on clients.

Bionic implants may only be installed on humans and halflings, as Lance refuses to work on anything that isn't "human or para-human", and does not consider youkai, for example, to fit the definition.

Function

Bionic augmentations work on the principle of bases and the augmentations proper. Bases can be seen as the 'hardware'; they are the physical body part replacements, while augmentations are the 'software', which offer the proper ability enhancements. Bases alone can sometimes provide bonuses, but the real source of enhanced abilities come from the augmentations.

Bases are non-removable; once the Contestant has chosen to get a body part augmented, he/she cannot revert back to natural body parts. Augmentations however, can be replaced and modified at the customer's leisure, as long as money allows. It must be noted that once an augmentation is removed, it must be paid for again.

A third factor to take in account is a statistic called Power Pool, or simply PP. Having enough money to pay for an augmentation isn't sufficient; the customer's body must have sufficient energy reserves to be able to handle it, and each aug has a PP cost. This is where PP comes in play ; the more bases installed on the customer's body, the more PP they dispose of to install augmentations.

Bases

Name Power Pool Cost Notes
Bionic Arm PP +20 1000 P$ Can be installed twice (one per arm). Replaces arm and hand.
Bionic Leg PP +25 1250 P$ Can be installed twice (one per leg). Replaces leg and foot.
Brainpower Cerebral Enhancement Platform PP +25 500 P$ Has no effects on its own.
Bionic Eyes PP +10 1000 P$ Replaces natural eyes. Impervious to damage.
Chest Augmentation Platform PP +40 2000 P$ Has no effects on its own.
Dermal Armor PP +0 250 P$ Has no effects on its own; augmentations determine toughness

Augmentations

Note that the effects between leveling augmentations do not stack. For example, upgrading Muscular fiber enhancement from lv1 to lv2 does not result in stacking both effects - the superior level's effects replace the inferior's effects instead. This also means the PP costs are replaced instead of stacking.

Bionic Arm augs

Name Power Pool P$ cost Effects Notes
Muscular fiber enhancement, lv1 PP -5 550 P$ Strength +10%
Muscular fiber enhancement, lv2 PP -10 1100 P$ Strength +20% Requires lv1 installed.
Arm skeletal toughness treatment PP -15 1650 P$ Augmented arm+hand become un-breakable
Arm tissue damage resistance, lv1 PP -10 1100 P$ Max limb HP increase - Arm +10, Hand +5
Arm tissue damage resistance, lv2 PP -20 2200 P$ Max limb HP increase - Arm +20, Hand +10 Requires lv1 installed
Weapon aug: Ripperclaws PP -10 1100 P$ See Weapon augs

Bionic Leg augs

Name Power Pool P$ cost Effects Notes
Leg skeletal toughness treatment PP -15 1650 P$ Augmented leg+foot become un-breakable
Leg tissue damage resistance, lv1 PP -5 1100 P$ Max limb HP increase - Leg +10, Foot +5
Leg tissue damage resistance, lv2 PP -10 2200 P$ Max limb HP increase - Leg +10, Foot +5 Requires lv1 installed
Ninja Speed implant, lv1 PP -5 550 P$ Escaping, slipping past unnoticed and taking cover now have fixed FT 5
Ninja Speed implant, lv2 PP -10 1100 P$ Escaping, slipping past unnoticed and taking cover now have fixed FT 4 Requires lv1 installed
True Ninja Speed implant, lv3 PP -20 2200 P$ Escaping, slipping past unnoticed and taking cover now auto-succeed without the need to roll Requires lv2 installed

Brainpower augs

Name Power Pool P$ cost Effects Notes
Augmented sensorial awareness PP -5 550 P$ Permanent increased alertness
Akimbo Mind ambidexterity enhancement PP -15 1650 P$ See Akimbo Mind
HX-1337 hacking device, lv1 PP -10 1100 P$ User may attempt hacking devices See Hacking
HX-1337 hacking device, lv2 PP -15 1700 P$ User may attempt hacking devices See Hacking
HX-1337 hacking device, lv3 PP -20 2500 P$ User may attempt hacking devices See Hacking
Combat sensorial enhancement PP -25 2750 P$ Reduces IS by 1 tier Requires Augmented sensorial awareness installed
Social interaction enhancer PP -15 1650 P$ See Social interaction enhancer Requires Bionic Eyes installed
Weapon aug: PsyBlast PP -15 1650 P$ See Weapon augs Requires Augmented sensorial awareness installed

Bionic Eyes

Name Power Pool P$ cost Effects Notes
Sharp Vision accuracy enhancer, lv1 PP -20 2200 P$ Permanent FT-1
Sharp Vision accuracy enhancer, lv2 PP -45 4950 P$ Permanent FT-2 Requires lv1 installed
Ocular Shield vision preservation device PP -5 550 P$ Grants immunity to weaponlight dazzling and flashbang effects
ICU smart vision implant PP -10 1100 P$ Grants immunity to tear gas and smoke effects, and cancels environmental blindness (nightvision)

Chest Platform augs

Name Power Pool P$ cost Effects Notes
Body tissue damage resistance, lv1 PP -10 1100 P$ Max limb HP increase - Torso +5, Hips +5
Body tissue damage resistance, lv2 PP -20 2200 P$ Max limb HP increase - Torso +10, Hips +10 Requires lv1 installed
Body skeletal toughness treatment PP -15 1650 P$ Augmented torso+hips become un-breakable
Guardian Life Support System, lv1 PP -10 1100 P$ See Guardian LSS
Guardian Life Support System, lv2 PP -20 2200 P$ See Guardian LSS Requires lv1 installed
Guardian Life Support System, lv3 PP -30 3300 P$ See Guardian LSS Requires lv2 installed

Dermal Armor augs

Name Power Pool P$ cost Effects Notes
Body resiliency enhancer, lv1 ; Reptile Skin PP -5 550 P$ Permanent Pain Sensitivity -10%
Body resiliency enhancer, lv2 ; Daemon Skin PP -10 1100 P$ Permanent Pain Sensitivity -25% Requires lv1 installed
Body resiliency enhancer, lv3 ; Oni Skin PP -25 2750 P$ Permanent Pain Sensitivity -50% Requires lv2 installed
Body resiliency enhancer, lv4 ; Dragon Skin PP -40 4400 P$ Permanent Pain Sensitivity -75% Requires lv3 installed

Extra augs

An augmented person may choose 1 "Extra" augmentation, but only if they have at least 1 base already installed.

Name Power Pool P$ cost Effects Notes
ENBoost power battery, lv1 PP +25 1500 P$ Provides an extra +25 Power Pool instantly
ENBoost power battery, lv2 PP +35 2000 P$ Provides an extra +35 Power Pool instantly Requires lv1 installed
Weapon aug: XND-1000 excess energy dissipator PP cost variable 2000 P$ See Weapon augs

Unique mechanics

Akimbo Mind

When installed, this augmentation...

  • Allows 1-handed and dual-wielding of Class 3/Class 5 Short weapons without penalty.
  • Allows dual-wielding any non Class 3/Class 5S with a FT+2 penalty instead of FT+4.

Guardian LSS

Level 1:

  • Maximum Pain Threshold increased by 15%

Level 2:

  • Maximum Pain Threshold increased by 25%
  • Natural Pain regeneration rate is now 3%/turn instead of 2% (note: as a consequence, this will burn 15kcal/turn)

Level 3:

  • Maximum Pain Threshold increased by 50%
  • Natural Pain regeneration rate is now 3%/turn instead of 2% (note: as a consequence, this will burn 15kcal/turn)
  • Natural blood regeneration is now 0.2 unit/turn instead of 0.1 (note: as a consequence, this will burn 30kcal/turn instead of 15)

Hacking

Via the use of the HX-1337 hacking device, an augmented Contestant may attempt hacking electronic devices; depending on the level installed, more devices may be hacked.

  • Lv1 allows hacking electronic locks.
  • Lv2 allows hacking local computers' login/password request.
  • Lv3 allows hacking databases over MazeNet, as well as robots/drones (attempting to connect is a fixed FT 6 attack, if it's successful, the hacking mini-game begins). Does not work on the Duplica Bot.

Hacking mini-game

When attempting to hack, a hacking mini-game begins. The objective of the mini-game is to take control of the System the hacker is invading. Each system has a varying difficulty level, which depends on the system one is attempting to hack.

Each System may be divided in Levels (the amount of which depends on difficulty level), and each Level is composed of Nodes (minimum 3). In order to pass a Level, the hacker must conquer over 50% of the Nodes.

To conquer a Node, the hacker must select it, then roll a 2d6 as if to roll an attack. Each Node has varying FT.

Node conquering:

  • Critical success: Conquers the Node automatically and causes a FT-1 bonus on all other Nodes of the Level.
  • Success: Conquers the Node.
  • Failure: Node is not conquered. Enables WARN mode.
  • Critical failures: Node is not conquered. Enables WARN mode. Causes a FT+1 malus on all other Nodes of the Level.

WARN mode:

  • If on, the System has detected the hacker's presence; if the hacker fails twice, he/she is ejected from the System, and the System locks down.
  • If the hacker pulls out from the System voluntarily while WARN mode is on, the System locks down as well.
  • A locked-down system cannot be invaded anymore, and must be somehow reset, or destroyed.

Systems:

  • Container electronic locks (Easy, Lv1 minimum)
    • Levels: 1
    • Nodes per Level: 1+1d4 (between 2 and 5)
    • FT per Node: FT 3+1d3 (between 4 and 6)
    • Success results: Unlocks and opens the container
  • Local computer access (Medium, lv2 minimum)
    • Levels: 1
    • Nodes per Level: 2+1d5 (between 3 and 7)
    • FT per Node: FT 4+1d3 (between 5 and 7)
    • Success results: Login and password information are revealed
  • Online database access (Hard, lv3 minimum)
    • Levels: 2
    • Nodes: 3+1d6 (between 4 and 9)
    • FT per Node: 4+1d4 (between 5 and 8)
    • Success results: Login and password information are revealed
  • Bot/Drone domination (Very hard, lv3 minimum)
    • Levels: 3
    • Nodes: 5+1d5 (between 6 and 10 nodes)
    • FT per Node: 4+1d5 (between 5 and 9)
    • Success results: Robot or drone immediately disengages any hostile behavior. If possible, it may be reprogrammed to modify its behavior (ie, to tell it to attack or defend specific targets, etc.)

Social interaction enhancer

The Social interaction enhancer makes full use of an augmented brain and pair of eyes in order to augment the social aspect of the user's life. The SIE turns the bionic eyes into a passive scanner capable of analyzing conversational partners, which grants the ability to discern concealed or otherwise inconspicuous details; such as:

  • Hostility level towards the user
  • Motive and attitude
  • Persuasion efficiency (of the user, on the scanned beings)
  • With sufficient time, morale levels

These details may help an user inclined to persuade and sway other people, and can be a valuable tool for diplomats. While it is not a magical tool and will not tell the user precisely what to say or how to react, the SIE certainly may give helpful insight.

Weapon augs

Ripperclaws:

  • Grants the user retractable claws on the mounted fist. When extended, the claws allow for Blunt/Sharp-type punches, and when retracted, they allow for normal Blunt-type only punches.

PsyBlast:

  • Psychic blast: SPECIAL-type, LDV N, IS 22, 33/33/33 33/33/33/33, bypasses Pain Sensitivity (treats it as being 100%), FT influenced.*

XND-1000 dissipator:

  • The XND-1000 excess energy dissipator is an arm cannon, which draws power from unassigned Power Pool energy. It is disabled if there is less than 5 unassigned PP.
  • The arm cannon's ammunition is Power, and Max Power is equal to the amount of unassigned PP. Power recharges naturally at a rate of 0.5/turn until full.
  • The XND-1000 offers two attacks:
    • Force Bolt: Singular blast of energy which costs 5 Power. SPECIAL-type, LDV+2, IS 5, 28/28/28 28/28/28/28.
    • Charged Force Bolt: Singular blast of energy, of variable power. User can choose how much Power can be charged in a single shot (must be minimum 10)
      • Damage is SPECIAL-type. IS 9.
      • Pain damage calculation formula: 28 + ( (X/5) * 12 ) where X is amount of power charged.
      • LDV calculation formula: Total Pain discharged / 10 rounded up.
      • Example: Charging 11 Power results in: Pain = 28+((11/5)*2) = 54%, and LDV = 54 / 10 = 5.4, rounded to 5 (thus LDV+5).
      • WARNING: After firing a Charged Force Bolt, the user is considered stunned for 3 turns (current turn + next 2) as it drains considerable amounts of energy at once. Use with caution.

See also

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