Mounted on an appendage, a mesh tape dispenser enables a user to quickly apply mesh tape to anything within reach of its manipulator (usually an
adjacent square). In addition to its more conventional uses, an installed mesh tape dispenser can be used to entangle an adjacent enemy. With a
successful melee attack, the user can hinder either the target's arms or its legs. If the target's arms are hindered, it incurs a -2 penalty to all attacks
and Dexterity-based skill checks. If the target's legs are hindered, its speed is reduced by 10 feet, and it cannot run. If the user Pins a foe during
a grapple check the user can attempt to tie up the target of his grapple with the tape. Targets that are tied up are considered pinned until released (see
Tie Up in Rules of Engagement). Organics of unusual size use the Artilect size table to determine cost factor for their size.
Type: External
Cost: 1,000 x cost factor ECUs