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From: Gurth <jweste%smtp@******.HZEELAND.NL>
Subject: Dikote
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 14:27:01 +0200
Last week I believe it was, someone asked for the price to add dikote to
a weapon. A few months ago, I had compiled a list for myself to give more
or less standard costs for this, and I thought the rest of you out there
might be interested too.

There is nothing in the list from Fields of Fire, I don't have that book
(yet).

More than one item can be treated with Dikote together. Add the prices
together for all items that are treated. If this cost comes below 1000
nuyen, it is 1000 nuyen instead. Apply availability and street index
normally (p.91, ShadowTech).

If an item is not listed below, it cannot be treated with Dikote (doing
it anyway melts the item, or otherwise destroys it).

Weapons

Item Surface Base Normal Rating
area Dikote rating with
(sq. cm) cost Dikote

Katana 400 4000 (str+3)M (str+3)S
Sword 300 3000 (str+2)M (str+2)S
Ares Monosword 350 3500 (str+3)M (str+3)S

Knife 30 to 100 area x 10 (str)L (str)M
Throwing Knife 60 600 (str)L* (str)M
(str)L** (str+1)L
Survival Knife 120 1200 (str+2)L (str+2)M

Shuriken 80 800 (str)L (str+1)L

Laser Crescent Axe 200 2000 (str)S (str)D
Wallacher Combat Axe
Axe blade 100 1000 (str)S (str)D
Thrusting Point 60 600 (str+2)L (str+2)M

Fore-arm Snap Blades 3x 40 1200 (str)M (str)S

Pole Arm 7500 75000 (str)S (str+1)S
Staff 5000 50000 (str+2)M (str+3)M
Stun Stun
Club 2500 25000 (str+1)M (str+2)M
Stun Stun

Stun Baton 2000 20000 6S Stun 6S Stun
AZ-150 Super Stun 2000 20000 8S Stun 8S Stun
Baton

Arrow 10 100 as bow +1 Power
Precision Arrow 10 100 as bow +1 Power
Crossbow Bolt 10 100 as crossbow +1 Power

Hand Razors 4x 5 200 (str)L (str)M
Improved Hand 4x 5 200 (str+2)L (str+2)M
Razors
Spurs 3x 40 1200 (str)M (str)S

* = when used to stab a target
** = when thrown at a target

Body Armor

Item Surface Base Normal Rating
area Dikote rating with
(sq. cm) cost Dikote

Vest with Plates 10000 100000 (4/3) (5/4)
Lined Coat 27500 275000 (4/2) (5/3)

Secure Long Coat 27500 275000 (4/2) (5/3)

Partial Heavy Armor 15000 150000 (6/4) (7/5)
Full Suit Heavy 22500 225000 (8/6) (9/7)
Armor
Helmet 4000 40000 (+1/+1) (+2/+2)

Light Security 17500 175000 (6/4) (7/5)
Medium Security 22500 225000 (6/5) (7/6)
Heavy Security 25000 250000 (7/5) (8/6)
Security Helmet 6000 60000 (+1/+2) (+2/+3)

Ammunition

Item Surface Base Normal Rating
area Dikote rating with
(sq. cm) cost Dikote

Regular ammo 3 30 as weapon +1 Power
Explosive ammo <<if treated with Dikote, these explode and destroy
all other items being treated with them>>
Cannon ammo <<if treated with Dikote, these explode and destroy
all other items being treated with them>>
Needle ammo 3 30 as weapon +1 Power
APDS ammo 4 40 as weapon +1 Power
Missiles and <<if treated with Dikote, these explode and destroy
grenades all other items being treated with them>>

Disclaimer

These messages were posted a long time ago on a mailing list far, far away. The copyright to their contents probably lies with the original authors of the individual messages, but since they were published in an electronic forum that anyone could subscribe to, and the logs were available to subscribers and most likely non-subscribers as well, it's felt that re-publishing them here is a kind of public service.