Changes to Core Items

ENCUMBRANCE:

Weapon Assembly and Disassemble:

• Any projectile or energy weapon of TL 3 or higher can be disassembled in order to reduce their Encumbrance. Two handed weapon become 1 Encumbrance and One handed weapons become negligible. The downside is that they require an additional round of combat to reassemble before they can be used again.

Exploration Gear

The Backpack (TL 1/4): 5/50 Credits

• You can stow up to a value of 4 encumbrance within a Backpack. 8 for Tech Level 4. (Any two handed weapons carried assembled in a backpack are strapped to the side)

• Any items stowed within a Backpack count as having a value of 0 towards your total carried encumbrance. Allowing you to safely carry much more than you normally would.

Comm Server (TL 4): 1,000 Credits

• Comes with fold out legs and backpack slings. Can be carried on your back so long as nothing else is.

• Can create a secure network for up to 10 Compads, Dataslabs or other communications devices with a range of 30 kilometres.

• Alternately it can jam all but the most advanced or secure communications within the same area.

Survey Scanner (TL 4): 250 Credits

• Grants a +1 bonus to any survival checks where geographic information would be useful. (Planting Crops or searching for water for example)

Grapnel Launcher (TL 4): 200 Credits

• Grapnel Launcher counts as projectile ranged weapon when in use. The Difficulty of hitting and securing the Grapnel is in place of an AC value.

• A launched Grapnel does 1d6 damage to living targets but due to the slow flight speed it suffers a -4 to any attack rolls against human sized targets.

Tools and Medicine

Bioscanner (TL 4): 300 Credits

• Grants a +1 to Tech/Medical Checks when diagnosing a human patient.

• Can perform full DNA sequencing and analysts of a biological individual or organism, humanoid or otherwise, in a matter of minutes using a Tech/Medical check.

Metatool (TL 4): 200 Credits

• Grants a +1 to any Tech/Posttech skill checks.

• Doesn't stack with a tool kit.

ToolKit / Posttech (TL 4): 300 Credits

• Grants a +2 to any Tech/Postech skill checks so long as the user has at least 0 in the skill.

• Doesn't stack with a Metatool.

• It is the size of a backpack and can be carried in place of one.

ToolKit / Pretech (TL 5): 1,000 Credits

• Grants a +1 to any Tech/Postech skill checks so long as the user has at least 0 in the skill.

• It is the size of a backpack and can be carried in place of one.

Personal Accessories

Compad (TL 4): 100 Credits

• When not connected to a TL 4 Comm system it can communicate with other compads up to 1 kilometres away. It can also take photo's and short videos. As well as browse any com-matrix it is attached too.

• Can be used for hacking (See Hacking Rules)

Dataslab (TL 4): 300 Credits

• When not connected to a TL 4 Comm system it can communicate with other compads or Data slates up to 10 kilometres away. It can also take photo's and short videos. As well as browse any com-matrix it is attached too. When connected it can provide a +1 to a computer's check to gather knowledge about a connected subject.

• Can be used for hacking (See Hacking Rules)

Dermofilm (TL 4): 100 Credits

• Can provide a +1 to any skill checks to obscure or disguise your identity.

Starship Fittings and Parts

Spike Drive Upgrades:

• For every spike rating a drive is improved. The vessels free power in increased by 20 points. So an upgrade from level 1 to 2 will add 20 power to the ship. While an upgrade from from level 1 to 3 will add 40 power.