Headgear
Advances in ballistic fabrics from spiderweave venlar threads to ceramic-titanium composite plates enable modern armor to be lightweight, flexible, and concealable.
Advances in ballistic fabrics from spiderweave venlar threads to ceramic-titanium composite plates enable modern armor to be lightweight, flexible, and concealable.
A stylish face mask that can range from a nose and mouth covering respirator in the shape of a tech mask, animal's snout, or whatever else your imagination can muster.
Rating: 1 - 6
Armor Rating: -
Social Rating: -
Capacity: -
Availability: 1
Cost: Rating x ¥75
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Cumulative: The armor value of this piece stacks with other armor.
Functions as a gas mask without clashing with the look of your fancy outfit or drawing unwanted attention from law enforcement.
Armor Rating: -
Social Rating: -
Capacity: -
Availability: 1
Cost: ¥300
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Cumulative: The armor value of this piece stacks with other armor.
The king of hats, the fedora’s been a staple of menswear for almost two hundred years despite starting life as a ladies’ hat. Nowadays, it’s for anyone. A fedora is made of felt, with a soft brim, creased crown, and a pinched front, often, but not always, having a cloth or leather hatband. They come in many colors, but dark grey and brown are the most common by far.
Armor Rating: -
Social Rating: +3
Capacity: 3
Availability: 3
Cost: ¥30
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Often mistaken for a fedora, a trilby has a narrower brim, turned down in the front and angled up in the rear.
Armor Rating: -
Social Rating: +2
Capacity: 2
Availability: 3
Cost: ¥20
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While a homburg bears a passing resemblance to a fedora, it’s made of a hard, stiff felt, with the brim turning up on the sides while dipping down at the front and rear. It has a dented crown and only comes in a dark grey or black. Popular with gangsters in the 1930s, it has a reputation as a criminal’s hat and picked up the nickname of “The Godfather.” It remains popular with today’s mob. A homburg is usually decorated with a silk or satin hatband.
Armor Rating: -
Social Rating: +4
Capacity: 4
Availability: 3
Cost: ¥40
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Cumulative: The armor value of this piece stacks with other armor.
Another hat made of stiff felt, the bowler’s rounded top leaves no doubt as to its form. Like the homburg, it tends to dip at fore and aft while rising on the sides, but unlike the other hats detailed here, the bowler is often an informal hat thanks to having roots in the low-born British and Irish immigrants of the nineteenth century.
Armor Rating: -
Social Rating: +1
Capacity: 1
Availability: 3
Cost: ¥10
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Armor Rating: 2
Social Rating: -
Capacity: -
Availability: 1
Cost: ¥750
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Armor Rating: 2
Social Rating: -
Capacity: -
Availability: 1
Cost: ¥750
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A large, square headscarf made with a smooth, Kevlar weave ballistic cloth. It can be easily styled into a hijab, wrapped around the face, or worn around the neck and shoulders.
Armor Rating: 2
Social Rating: -
Capacity: 2
Availability: 2
Cost: ¥250
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The tactical turban is the primary armor for many Sikhs and others who have their reasons for wearing such a garment.
Armor Rating: 2
Social Rating: -
Capacity: 2
Availability: 2
Cost: ¥250
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“Protect the face” is more than just street talk for keeping your front man alive and kicking. Scars may look tough on the street, but everywhere else they raise questions and draw attention. Not to mention all the squishy and important stuff located behind that face. Not being identified is a great bonus, too, especially for people whose job is not being noticed. The basic design is simple, but the mask comes in a wide array of styles, including an entire line of “masquerade” styles that provide protection during those strange events where the rich want anonymity.
Armor Rating: 1
Social Rating: -2
Capacity: 4
Availability: 2
Cost: ¥200
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Cumulative: The armor value of this piece stacks with other armor.
+1 Dice Pool Modifier on Influence (Intimidation) tests.
Customized (+¥150): +1 Dice Pool Modifier on Influence (Intimidation) tests.
Helmets come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and protect your noggin from trauma.
Armor Rating: 2
Social Rating: -4
Capacity: 6
Availability: 1
Cost: ¥500
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Cumulative: The armor value of this piece stacks with other armor.
A sturdy, if not suspicious, helmet that is more often than not seen in the rear-view mirror of a terrified civilian.
Armor Rating: 2
Social Rating: -4
Capacity: 6
Availability: 2
Cost: ¥200
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Cumulative: The armor value of this piece stacks with other armor.
This enclosed motorcycle helmet has a flip-up visor, thick head padding, and a chinstrap in case you go flying off of your motorcycle or take a few dings on your morning commute.
Armor Rating: 2
Social Rating: -2
Capacity: 3
Availability: 2
Cost: ¥200
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The well-known "UrbEx" helmet has had more optical sensors fitted to it in the pursuit of catching good skateboarding clips than any other on the market. People love it, despite its low modification capability.
Armor Rating: 2
Social Rating: -1
Capacity: 2
Availability: 2
Cost: ¥100
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The antithesis of fashionable, these helmets are meant to keep your brains from getting all over the pavement when you take a tumble from your PMV or get sideswiped while on your bicycle.
Armor Rating: 2
Social Rating: -
Capacity: 2
Availability: 2
Cost: ¥200
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Styled like an actual Urban Brawl helmet, this one is guaranteed to be able to take a hit by a crowbar and leave no dents whatsoever.
Armor Rating: 2
Social Rating: -1
Capacity: 2
Availability: 2
Cost: ¥150
Notes:
+1 Dice Pool Modifier on Charisma-related tests with Urban Brawl fans and Gangers.
Cumulative: The armor value of this piece stacks with other armor.
A standard firefighter's helmet, complete with detachable gas mask.
Armor Rating: 2
Social Rating: -3
Capacity: 3
Availability: 3
Cost: ¥750
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Meant to ensure your braincage's contents while working on a job site.
Armor Rating: 2
Social Rating: -2
Capacity: 4
Availability: 2
Cost: ¥150
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Durable protective helmets that range in the style of every conceivable corporate color, patterning, and face plates - or lack thereof.
Armor Rating: 3
Social Rating: -6
Capacity: 5
Availability: 7 (Legal)
Cost: ¥5,000
Notes:
+1 Dice Pool Modifier on Influence (Intimidation) tests.
Cumulative: The armor value of this piece stacks with other armor.
A plastisteel riot helmet with an intimidatingly militaristic, large shape and a full-face faceshield which can be raiser or lowered manually or via wireless signal. The face shield can come in transparent or opaque colors.
Armor Rating: 2
Social Rating: -6
Capacity: 6
Availability: 7 (Legal)
Cost: ¥1,000
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Cumulative: The armor value of this piece stacks with other armor.
A simple, Kevlar or densiplast helmet meant to absorb the concussive force of a firefight or a headshot in close quarters combat. Comes with a detachable, transparent densiplast face covering.
Armor Rating: 3
Social Rating: -4
Capacity: 8
Availability: 7 (Legal)
Cost: ¥1,500
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An extremely thick, bullet-resistant helmet with a whole host of visual and audio suites that sharpen the user's acuity and protect the delicate meat inside.
Armor Rating: 4
Social Rating: -8
Capacity: 8
Availability: 9 (Illegal)
Cost: ¥12,000
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This diving helmet is designed for commercial divers who require unrestricted verbal communication to perform their jobs or runners who want to talk to coordinate their operations, all of whom are forced to rely on twentieth-century tech (by contrast, trodes could make communication mental while not leaving the user’s head inside a fragile gas-filled bubble). Hoses on the back of the helmet connect into an air-supply tank, or a variable gas mix for deep operations. Speakers and audio pickups built onto the outside allow communication even when signals are too weak due to water and distance. Most helmets include a headlamp and low-light vision enhancements as well as internal and external connections needed for data transfers.
Armor Rating: -
Social Rating: -6
Capacity: 6
Availability: 6
Cost: ¥900
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External Speakers
Dataport
Wireless: Transmits environmental information.
Cumulative: The armor value of this piece stacks with other armor.
The shallow-dive little brother of the breathing helmet, this piece of gear offers accessory plugs for communication systems, voice microphones, or other add-ons in addition to the dual hoses for air from a tank. Though unwieldy, the full-face mask also doubles as protection against gas attacks.
Armor Rating: -
Social Rating: -4
Capacity: 4
Availability: 3
Cost: ¥300
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Wireless: Transmits environmental information.
Cumulative: The armor value of this piece stacks with other armor.