| From: | Todd Montgomery <tmont@****.WVU.WVNET.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Cyberware Brand Names |
| Date: | Sun, 10 Jan 93 19:50:42 CET |
was to give the players the option of buying the cyberware item in
different brand names. The specifics are below.
I would appreciate any comments.
Comments, and/or flames can be sent directly to:
Internet: tmont@****.wvu.wvnet.edu
Or just reply to this message.
ShadowRun Cyberware Brand Names and Effects
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Levels of Essence Effect:
Level Effect on Essence Cost
1 +5%
2 +2%
3 0%
4 -5%
5 -10%
Maintenance:
Frequency in months / Percentage of cost to be paid in
maintenance per year. (Do not include
Street Index)
Brand Name Level Cost Availability Maintenance Street Index
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ChibaWare 5 x3 +4/x2 2/15% +.5
Ares-Custom 5 x2.5 +5/x3 2/20% +.6
Fuchi-SeriesII 5 x2.5 +4/x2 1/15% +.4
Ares-Gold 5 x3 +3/x1.75 3/12% +.4
Ares-Silver 4 x2.5 +2/x1.5 3/11% +.3
Fuchi-SeriesI 4 x2 +3/x1.5 4/15% +.2
BorgWare 4 x1.75 +4/x1.5 1/20% +.2
Ares-Turbo 3 x2 +1/x1.5 6/12% +.3
Ares-Milea 3 x1.5 +1/x1.25 3/11% +.1
Fuchi-Synth 3 x1.0 +0/x1 3/10% +.1
Ares-MarkV 3 x1 +0/x1 2/10% +0 -- Basic
StreetLethal 3 x.9 +1/x1.5 1/15% +0
Vindicator 3 x.8 +2/x2 3/12% +.1 (Ares)
Leme' 2 x.8 +0/x.5 1/20% +0
Vigilante 2 x.75 +0/x.75 2/10% +.1 (Fuchi)
NAO-AFFS 2 x.8 +1/x1 4/10% +.1
CaTsClaW 1 x.7 +0/x.75 1/20% -.1
Warrant 1 x.6 -1/x.5 1/30% -.1
Note: Not all Brands carry every type of cyberware. GM discretion.
Example of Maintenance Cost:
The Street Samurai Archetype has the following Cyberware.
Cybereyes with Low-Light
Dermal Plating: 2
Muscle Replacement: 1
Retractable Hand Razors
Smartlink
Wired Reflexes: 2
Assuming all this to be Ares-MarkV Brand you have the following.
Cyberware Type Essence Cost Maintenance Cost
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Cybereyes with
Low Light .2 8,000 800 per year
Dermal Plating:2 1 15,000 1,500 per year
Muscle Rep.:1 1 20,000 2,000 per year
Ret. Hand Rzors .2 9,000 900 per year
Smartlink .5 2,500 250 per year
Wired Ref.:2 3 165,000 16,500 per year
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TOTAL: 5.9 219,500 21,950 per year
Monthly Maintenance Cost = 21,950/12 = 1,829 Nuyen
Failing to pay maintenance cost results:
The (Maintenance cost per year/12) must be paid every month
with the characters lifestyle. It is assumed this payment
covers the maintenance every x months as in the above table.
Failure to pay for two months results in downgrade of cyberware.
The exact effects are left to the individual GM. An example
might be loss of +2 to Reaction for Wired Reflexes level 1.
Failure to pay for over one year can result in total loss of
cyberware. Repairing cyberware costs 10% x months not paid.
These costs include Doctors bills and any surgery.
Financing Cyberware:
Level 3, 4, and 5 cyberware can be financed by some corporations
and agencies. The deals usually include some legal matters like
contracts of business. The endorsers also usually require some DNA
sample for purely medicinal use (Ritual Sorcery for delinquents).
The financing usually involves a 20+% increase in price but the
entire amount may be divided over 12, 24, even 36 month plans. Most
financers require at least 20% of base cost down, up front.
Failure to provide payments is VERY BAD. One month can slide but
some fast talking MUST be done. And a gratuity will be expected.
Two months might require some customer "retraining" to make him
more responsible. Past two months you better leave the country and
fast. Of course, a corp will probable follow if the customer was a
substantial investment.
Even some street organizations (read Loan Sharks, Mob, Yak, etc...)
offer the above. Only payments are usually higher and retribution
even less friendly.
"Law without punishment is impotent."
- Pascal
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