Vacc Suits

[thrash]

Originally Posted by Varyon

For longer-term use, you'd need something for dealing with solid wastes*.

An article on deep water divers -- the kind of workers who weld on the feet of oil drill rigs, breathe helium-oxygen mix, and stay down for weeks at a time -- suggested that one of the job requirements is to be able to "poop on command," before spending hours in their hard suits on the ocean floor.

[Fred Brackin]

Originally Posted by Varyon

(which could include morale effects, although the morale hit of "No steak" .

The highest calorie count liquid meal replacements are very "rich" tasting due to their lipid content. That part wasn't really a hardship.

There's a bionic implant in UT that reduces food and water intake (and hence output) y a factor of 3. It might be quite popular with powered armor troops and environmental suit workers. It'd probably do what Thrash was talking about too.

[whswhs]

Three of the four player characters are done (except perhaps for gear), so here are the revised character sheets for the curious:

Guilherme Duarte Marques Silva
male: age 61

ST 9 [-10]: DX 10 —: IQ 13 [60]: HT 10 —
Dmg 1d-2/1d-1: BL 16 lbs.: HP 9 —: Will 13 —: Per 13 —: FP 10 —: Basic Speed 5.00 —: Basic Move 5: Dodge 8

Physical Background
Native gravity: 0.375

Social Background
TL: 10
CF: Brazilian
Languages: Portuguese (Native) —: French (Accented) [4]: Japanese (Broken) [2]

Advantages
Business Acumen 2 [20]
Cable Jack (Temporary Disadvantage: Electrical, -20%) [4]
Independent Income 2 [2]: $5000/month
Status 2 [5]: monthly cost of living $3000*
Wealthy [20]: starting wealth $250,000

* One level of Status free from Wealthy.

Perks
Claim to Hospitality (former mistress) [1]
Headhunter [1]

Disadvantages
Chronic Pain (migraines: Severe: 4 hours: 6 or less) [-7]
Code of Honor (Professional) [-5]
Duty (9) [-5]
Sense of Duty (family) [-5]

Quirks
Pretense (faithful husband) [-1]
Religious (Catholic) [-1]

Skills
Accounting-13 [1]†
Administration-14 [1]†
Area Knowledge (Pavonis Portal)-13 [1]
Body Language-12 [1]
Brawling-11 [2]
Carousing-10 [1]
Computer Operation-13 [1]
Connoisseur (Dance)-12 [1]
Crossbow-10 [1]
Current Affairs (Business)-13 [1]
Dancing (samba)-9 [1]
Detect Lies-11 [1]
Fast-Talk-12 [1]
Finance-13 [1]†
Gambling-14 [1]†
Intimidation-12 [1]
Law (Brazilian Empire contract law)-11 [1]
Leadership-13 [2]
Merchant-15 [2]†
Observation-12 [1]
Professional Skill (theatrical lighting)-12 [1]
Propaganda-15 [2]†
Psychology (Applied)-11 [1]
Public Speaking-12 [1]
Savoir-Faire (High Society)-13 [1]
Streetwise-12 [1]
Teaching-12 [1]
Typing-10 —
Vacc Suit-9 [1]
Wrestling-10 [2]
Writing-12 [1]

† Includes +2 from Business Acumen.

Attributes 50 + Secondary Characteristics 0 + Advantages 57 + Perks 2 – Disadvantages 22 – Quirks 2 + Skills 35 = 120

[whswhs]

Sakura Hamaguchi Silva
female: age 28: 5’1”: 105 lbs.

ST 9 [-10]: DX 10 —: IQ 13 [60]: HT 10 —
Dmg 1d-2/1d-1: BL 16 lbs.: HP 9 —: Will 13 —: Per 13 —: FP 10 —: Basic Speed 5.00 —: Basic Move 5: Dodge-8: Parry (tonfa)-8

Physical Background
Native gravity: 1.000

Social Background
TL: 10
CF: Japanese; Brazilian [1]
Languages: Japanese (Native) —; Portuguese (Accented) [4]

Advantages
Ally (husband; 120 points; 9 or less) [5]
Cable Jack (Temporary Disadvantage: Electrical, -20%) [4]
Contact (street: provides Streetwise-12: somewhat reliable: 12 or less) [2]
Eidetic Memory (Temporary Disadvantage: Electrical, -20%) [4]
G-Experience (0.375 G) [1]
Independent Income 2 [2]: monthly income $5000
Legal Enforcement Powers [5]
Natural Copper 2 [20]
Police Rank 0 —
Status 2 [5]: monthly cost of living $3000*
Wealthy [20]: starting wealth $250,000

* One level of Status free from Wealthy.

Perks
Deep Study [1]
In the Know [1]
Penetrating Voice [1]
Tracer [1]
Weapon Bond (tonfa) [1]

Disadvantages
Code of Honor (Japanese) [-15]
Insomniac (Mild) [-10]
Reputation -3 (foreigner: Intolerant people in Pavonis Portal: always) [-5]
Sense of Duty (family) [-5]
Sleepwalker (12) [-5]
Vow (enforce the law without fear or favor) [-5]

Quirks
Careful [-1]
Not Maternal [-1]
Religious (Roman Catholic) [-1]
Responsive [-1]
Trademark (leaves small wooden crosses at crime scenes) [-1]

Feature
Gold/rosewood crucifix: family heirloom: 0.9 lb., value $13,700: treated as Signature Gear: if missing, -1 to IQ, Will, Per, skill rolls based on them, and self-control rolls

Skills
Administration-12 [1]
Area Knowledge (neighborhood)-13 [1]
Artist (Calligraphy)-11 [1]
Body Language-14 [1]†
Computer Operation-13 [1]
Computer Security-11 [1]
Criminology-14 [1]†
Cryptography-11 [1]
Detect Lies-13 [1]†
Diagnosis (external injuries)-12/10 [1]
Diplomacy-11 [1]
Electronics Operation (Comm)-12 [1]
Electronics Operation (Security Systems)-12 [1]
Fast-Talk-12 [1]
First Aid-13 [1]
Forensics-11 [1]
Guns (Rifle)-11 [2]
Intelligence Analysis-13 [1]†
Interrogation-14 [1]†
Law (Brazilian criminal law)-11 [1]
Leadership-12 [1]
Observation-14 [1]†
Political Science-11 [1]
Psychology (Applied)-11 [1]
Research-12 [1]
Savoir-Faire (High Society)-13 [1]
Savoir-Faire (Police)-15 [1]†
Search-12 [1]
Shadowing-14 [1]†
Streetwise-14 [1]†
Survival (Martian; Arctic)-12 [1]
Teaching-12 [1]
Theology (Catholic)-11 [1]
Tonfa-9 [1]
Typing-10 —
Vacc Suit-9 [1]
Wrestling-10 [2]
Writing-12 [1]

† Includes +2 from Natural Copper 2.

Techniques
[Wrestling] Arm Lock-12 [2]

Attributes 50 + Secondary Characteristics 0 + Advantages 73 + Perks 5 – Disadvantages 45 – Quirks 5 + Skills 39 + Techniques 2 + unspent 1 = 119

[whswhs]

Gloria Iris Costa Silva
female: age 19: 5’7”: 135 lbs.

ST 8 [-20]: DX 10 —: IQ 13 [60]: HT 10 —
Dmg 1d-3/1d-2: BL 13 lbs.: HP 8 —: Will 13 —: Per 14 [5]: FP 10 —: Basic Speed 5.25 —: Basic Move 5: Dodge 8

Physical Background
Native gravity: 0.375

Social Background
TL: 10
CF: Brazilian: Japanese [1]: Western [1]
Languages: Portuguese (Native) —: French (Accented) [4]: Japanese (Accented) [4]

Advantages
Attractive [4]
Charisma 1 [5]
Fashion Sense [5]
High Manual Dexterity 1 [5]
Independent Income 2 [2]: monthly income $5000
Resistant to Influence +3 [5]
Status 2 [5]: monthly cost of living $3000*
Wealthy [20]: starting wealth $250,000

* One level of Status free from Wealthy

Perks
Equipment Bond (computer) [1]
Haughty Sneer [1]
Social Arbiter [1]

Disadvantages
Code of Honor (Lady) [-10]
Odious Personal Habit (fidgeting) [-5]
Sense of Duty (family) [-5]
Xenophilia (15) [-5]

Quirks
Attentive [-1]
Daily Ritual (rosary) [-1]
Determined [-1]
Religious (Catholic) [-1]
Responsive [-1]

Skills
Acting-12 [1]
Area Knowledge (neighborhood)-13 [1]
Area Knowledge (Pavonis Portal)-13 [1]
Artist (Drawing)-11 [1]
Artist (Painting)-11 [1]
Artist (Virtual Reality)-13 [4]
Body Language-13 [1]
Computer Operation-13 [1]
Connoisseur (Fashion)-13 [1]†
Connoisseur (Literature)-12 [1]
Connoisseur (Visual Arts)-12 [1]
Current Affairs (Pavonis Portal)-13 [1]
Current Affairs (Popular Culture)-13 [1]
Dancing (samba)-9 [1]
Diplomacy-11 [1]
Electronics Operation (Media)-12 [1]
Finance-11 [1]
Gesture-13 [1]
Guns (Pistol)-10 [1]
History (early space age)-11 [1]
Holdout-12 [1]
Leadership-13 [1]‡
Makeup-13 [1]
Meditation-12 [2]
Memetics-11 [1]
Merchant-12 [1]
Observation-13 [1]
Propaganda-12 [1]
Psychology (Applied)-11 [1]
Public Speaking-13 [1]‡
Research-12 [1]
Savoir-Faire (High Society)-13 [1]
Search-13 [1]
Stealth-9 [1]
Teaching-12 [1]
Typing-10 —
Vacc Suit-9 [1]
Writing-12 [1]

† Includes +1 from Fashion Sense.
‡ Includes +1 from Charisma 1.

Attributes 40 + Secondary Characteristics 5 + Advantages 61 + Perks 4 – Disadvantages 25 – Quirks 5 + Skills 40 = 120

[Farmer]

Interesting and thanks for posting them.

Curious - is 1 point in a weapon skill enough to have developed a bond with one particular example of it?

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Farmer

Interesting and thanks for posting them.

Curious - is 1 point in a weapon skill enough to have developed a bond with one particular example of it?

There is no good reason to do so (spending an extra point on the weapon skill will get you everything weapon bond gives you, and more) but I don't see anything forbidding it.

[whswhs]

Originally Posted by Anthony

There is no good reason to do so (spending an extra point on the weapon skill will get you everything weapon bond gives you, and more) but I don't see anything forbidding it.

It's not profitable at that level, but it's not a loss either. And it will pay off as she advances to higher levels.

[Farmer]

There's nothing against it in the rules, it just seems like a lack of experience to have found a weapon suited specifically to that person. It will certainly be worthwhile after the next point is spent on the skill itself.

[Rupert]

Originally Posted by Farmer

There's nothing against it in the rules, it just seems like a lack of experience to have found a weapon suited specifically to that person. It will certainly be worthwhile after the next point is spent on the skill itself.

200 hours training or the equivalent, and the weapon could've been selected for her by a master, or custom-made by an expert armourer. I don't see why Weapon Bond is impossible even for a weapon someone has no skill in, though I would require familiarity with it before any benefit from the bond was gained.