Total Cyborg, Life Support System, and how GURPS deal whith it

Arcanjo7Sagi · 11-18-2015, 09:06 AM

I have a question about how exactly GURPS can emulate the relationship between the cyborg brain with it's Life Support System and the rest of the body.

A brain needs nutrients, oxygen and other things do survive. In science fiction, a total cyborg have a brain case with Life Support System. But in some fictions, they don't give us much detail about. Others, like the original Robocop, show us that the brain still needs some "food" to survive (nutrients and others things), so the cyborg (in this case, Murphy/Robocop), have some form of artificial digestive system.

But in GURPS Ultra-Tech we don't have much details about this kind of stuff. The books says that a total cyborg have a case with Life Supprt System, sure. But what about the rules?

In the Android template it's says that the robot need fuel cells. So, a total cyborg body would need some form of fuel cells to work. But even if the cyborg is Nucllear powered, the brain would still need nutrients, so, in theory, you still need to eat.

Some may think that this details could be included in Maintenance disadvantage (maybe replacing the nutrients used/consumed or something like that), but for me it's doesn't seem quite right.

How we can emulate this in GURPS, at least in a "realistic" way?

And about other thing: it's really necessary to have the Maintenance disadvantage? I mean, it make some sense, but the frequency rate doesn't seem right. I mean, sure, we can assume that they are very complex and needs constant attention. But look and hour computers, cars, etc.. They need some maintenance, sure, but not with this frequency. You can use a car or a computer for more than year without any special attention. This, of course, may differ from movie to movie, book to book, etc.. But... I don't know. Maybe this should be discussed somehow.

Anyway, thanks and sorry for any english mistakes (and I know that there are many).

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11-18-2015, 09:06 AM	#1
Arcanjo7Sagi Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Total Cyborg, Life Support System, and how GURPS deal whith it I have a question about how exactly GURPS can emulate the relationship between the cyborg brain with it's Life Support System and the rest of the body. A brain needs nutrients, oxygen and other things do survive. In science fiction, a total cyborg have a brain case with Life Support System. But in some fictions, they don't give us much detail about. Others, like the original Robocop, show us that the brain still needs some "food" to survive (nutrients and others things), so the cyborg (in this case, Murphy/Robocop), have some form of artificial digestive system. But in GURPS Ultra-Tech we don't have much details about this kind of stuff. The books says that a total cyborg have a case with Life Supprt System, sure. But what about the rules? In the Android template it's says that the robot need fuel cells. So, a total cyborg body would need some form of fuel cells to work. But even if the cyborg is Nucllear powered, the brain would still need nutrients, so, in theory, you still need to eat. Some may think that this details could be included in Maintenance disadvantage (maybe replacing the nutrients used/consumed or something like that), but for me it's doesn't seem quite right. How we can emulate this in GURPS, at least in a "realistic" way? And about other thing: it's really necessary to have the Maintenance disadvantage? I mean, it make some sense, but the frequency rate doesn't seem right. I mean, sure, we can assume that they are very complex and needs constant attention. But look and hour computers, cars, etc.. They need some maintenance, sure, but not with this frequency. You can use a car or a computer for more than year without any special attention. This, of course, may differ from movie to movie, book to book, etc.. But... I don't know. Maybe this should be discussed somehow. Anyway, thanks and sorry for any english mistakes (and I know that there are many). =) __________________ “He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you.”