The kinetic shield is a tool that prevents incoming attacks from hitting and damaging the wielder. Attached to one of the user's appendages, the shield
is composed of a central hub with two wide arcs mounted on struts above and below the hub. When inactive, the arcs rest against the hub in the shape
of a large humanoid eye. When the user activates the unit as a swift action, the arcs slide away from the hub, activating a translucent energy shield.
The kinetic shield is originally designed to be installed on a synthetic arm, but a handheld version that runs on a single energy cell is available
for 40,000 credits. The energy cell provides enough power to run the shield continuously for 1 hour. There are two versions of kinetic shield available.
A civilian model for personal protection mounted on one arm and a military model mounted on two with twice the protection rating.
Warning: The shielding afforded by kinetic barriers does not protect against extremes of temperature, toxins, or radiation.
If undamaged for a round, an active Kinetic Shield will regenerate equal to its SR [shield regeneration] Shields can also be recharged manually by using a Full-Round Action and a Computer Use check (DC determines the amount of shields healed).
DC15 1d8
DC20 2d8
DC30 3d8
Type: External
Micro Shield, Kinetic Barrier [Civilian]
Price 2,000,000 x cost factor ECUs Slot: Yes/1 Weight: 22 x cost factor lb
Shield Hit Points: 10 Shield Damage Reduction: 1 Shield Regeneration: 1
Micro Shield, Kinetic Barrier [Military]
Price: 4,000,000 x cost factor ECUs Slot: Yes/2 Weight: 44 x cost factor lbs
Shield Hit Points: 20 Shield Damage Reduction: 2 Shield Regeneration: 2
Restrictions:
Civilian Micro Shield - Licensed (+1)
Military Micro Shield - Military (+3)